The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-12 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Six,—lt would appear, from your report of the pro-
ceedings at the inquest, that the family of the deceased
parties were unrepresented there ; and as such a fact,
under the circumstances of the case, would necessarily
be regarded as a culpable omission, I think it proper to
state that Mr. Hawkins, instructed by me, attended on
behalf of the relatives to watch the proceedings.—l am,
Sir, your obedient servant,
G. S. BRANDON.
Es9ex-street, Strand, Sept. 12, 1853.

EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.—The Emigration Com-
missioners have advertised for two vessels to carry emi-
grants to South Australia and Victoria. The one for
Adelaide is to be ready on the 26th, the other, for Mel-
bourne, on the 31st of October.
THE PRIVY COUNCIL.—By an act of last session the
registrar of the Privy Council is empowered to examine
witnesses on oath, and the registrar of the Council may
appoint a person to act for the registrar in his absence.
NEW ASSESSED DUTY ON SERVANTS.—Under the new
act the annual duty payable by masters on servants will
be 1/. is. on servants of eighteen years old and upwards,
and 10s. 6d. under eighteen. It will include waiters of
every description, except occasional waiters. One pot-
boy, to carry out beer, although he may occasionally
wait, is allowed to every licensed victualler.
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THE MAIL GUARDS.—TweIve of the oldest mail
guards in the Post-office service, some of whom have
been upwards of 50 years engaged in active duty, are
about to be pensioned by the Postmaster General.
For the remainder of their lives they are to receive, as
superannuation allowance, the sum of seven shillings
and sixpence each, weekly.
ACCIDENT ON THE BLACKWALL RAILWAY.—On Satur-
day, about four o'clock p.m., as a poor lad of the'name
of Stephen Watson, between ten and eleven years of age,
was crossing the line near the Caledonian station, be
was knocked dowa by an engine and tender, which were
coming up in the direction of the Camden Town termi-
nus. The wheels passed over the lower extremity of
both legs, which were shockingly mutilated and almost
severed from the body. The unfortunate sufferer was
conveyed to the Royal Free Hospital, Gray's-inn-road,
where he was promptly attended to by Mr. Lane, the
house-surgeon, who, upon an examination of the inju-
ries, found the right foot completely crushed, while the
left was suspended only by a small ligature. From the
frightful nature of the accident, immediate amputation
of both legs was found necessary, which operation was
expeditiously and most successfully performed by Mr.
Lane. He is progressing as favourably as can be ex-
pected, and hopes are entertained of his ultimate reoo-
V•ry.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—A most shocking accident hap-
pened at the Carnarvon station on Thursday last. A
fine young man, named William Williams, of Amlwch,
had been just employed to act as breaksman. The train
was about to start, and he was engaged in shunting a
coke waggon, when he perceived another waggon which
it was his duty to detach. For this purpose he leaned
over the waggon instead of stooping under it, and in so
doing lost his balance, fell over it, and was caught by the
hook in the lower part of the abdomen, by which he
was frightfully lacerated. His legs fell across the line,
and the train proceeding at the instant they were dread-
fully crushed, one of them being torn open upwards to
the body. The best medical aid was in prompt attend-
ance, but he sank rapidly, and died in about four hours.
FATAL GUN ACCIDENT.—A fatal accident occurred to
Mr. Wm. Freeland, confidential clerk to the firm of
Johnson and Bradley, sharebrokers, of Manchester,
while out shooting on Thursday evening on the moors,
at Hattersley, near Mottram. The deceased was ac-
companied by his two brothers, the Earl of Stamford's
gamekeeper and others, and it appears that while get-
ting over a fence both barrels of his gun which he
in the right breast of the unfortunate man, who in-
dragged after him exploded. The contents were lodged
stantly leaped into the air and fell a corpse. His
brothers heard the report, and on looking towards the
spot saw his convulsive action ; they instantly ran up,
but death had been instantaneous, and no motion was
perceived. The deceased was twenty-eight years of age,
and has left a widow but no family.
A CHILD KILLED IN THE STREET.—A frightful acci-
dent, attended with fatal results, happened on Saturday
night, when one of Pickford's heavy vans was proceeding
caution (t 1
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across Wilmington-square to the station, a child, in a
playful mood, ran off the pavement into the road just as
ttioe van was passing, and was knocked down and crushed
teustdoeth instantaneously. The driver was taken into
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