The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-31 00:00:00


We gave on Saturday some account of the fatal
accident which happened to this lady. The fol-
lowing are additional particulars from the Wor-
cester Herald:—

" A few days ago an infant son of Sir Edward Mostyn, Bart.,
of Spring Bank, near this city, showing symptoms of an at-
tack of scarlet-fever, the remainder of the children were, in
order to prevent its further spreading amongst them, sent to
the house of Mr. Parry, a farmer, living at Red Hill, which is a
short distance from Spring Bank. On Tuesday last, Lady Mos-
tyn, their most excellent and amiable mother, walked thither
early in the morning, to pass the day with them, and, as she di-
rected, the close carriage was there to fetch her away, at nine
o'clock in the evening.—The approach to Mr. Parry's house
from the high road is up a short but steep assent, near the top
of Red Hill. At the moment the carriage had cleared the
gate, the off wheel slipped into a water-shoot, the violence of
the jerk occasioned by which was such as to throw the coach-
man from his seat to the ground. He, however, almost im-
mediately recovered his legs, and running to the horses, who
had got into a gallop, succeeded in laying hold of the traces,
and lastly of the reins. The near animal now began to kick
violently at him, and his leg catching in his breeches pocket, he
was again pulled down, consequently he once more lost the
reins, and the wheels passed over both his knees. Upon this,
the horses, loosed from all restraint, set off at full speed towards
Spring Bank, and, in endeavouring to turn into the road to it,
about 300 yards from the gate at Mr. Parry's, brought the car-
riage against two posts with great violence, splitting both.—
They then took again towards the high road, and continued
their furious career. Lady Mostyn had to this time kept her
seat, but, it is supposed, her fright at the situation being in-
creased at the concussion, she took the fatal resolution of jump_
ing out. Besides the coachman, a footMan was in attendance
upon her Ladyship. The latter, who had got down at the gate,
to open it, was in the actof stepping up behind when the coach.
man fell, and ran forward to the coach-door, but was unable to
retain hold of it, owing to the rate at which the horses were
going. He then followed the carriage with all the speed he was
able, and about twenty yards from the entrance to Spring Bank,
he observed something in the road, which he at first thought
was a coat or shawl fallen from the carriage, but on approach-
ing it he found it to be his mistress, lying flat on her face,
with her eyes closed and bleeding profusely at the nose.—
He spoke to her, but she returned no answer, being in a
state of complete insensibility. He then took off his coat,
and wrapping; it round her, placed her on the bank; by this
time the coachman came up, and he remained with her whilst
his fellow servant went to the house, and procured assistance,
by whom she was conveyed home in a large chair, scarcely
spewing the least signs of life. In this interval a gentlemen
who was passing, acting from the impulse of the moment,
attempted to bleed her Ladyship, but little blood issued from
the puncture. The footman then came off' to this city for
medical aid, and Dr. Hastings, Mr. Rayment, Mr. Carden,
and Mr. Stephenson, sen. and jun. were promptly at the bed-
side of the unfortunate lady. They found her right shoulder
dislocated, hut the most extensive injury was on the left, side
of her head, which was contused and swollen to that degree
that they immediately pronounced her case destitute of the
smallest hope. She remained throughout the night and Wed-
nesday in the same state, her eyes closed, anti apparently per-
fectly unconscious of her situation, and until about six o'clock
yesterday morning, when she expired. On examing next day
the spot where her Ladyship fell, it was found to be full
seven feet high front the track of the carriage ; the fatal
mischief, therefore, must have ensued from the great violence
with which she pitched upon her head to the ground, and
not from her clothes catching in the wheel, as has been
stated. Sir Edward was absent at Leicester at the time of the
accident; a dispatch was sent off to him the same night,
and he arrived at Spring Bank about five o'clock on Wed-
nesday afternoon, but it was deemed by the medical gentlemen
most prudent, if possible, to keep him from beholding the truly
deplorable state of their patient, her face being so dreadfully
disfigured, and not a feature was recognizable, and with which
he most reluctantly complied. Sir Edward, we understand,
remains in a state of the most inconsolable affliction at the loss
of his affectionate and inestimable wife, and the devoted and
fond mother of his eleven children. It is due to the feelings cf
the coachman and footman to say, it was owing to no neglect
of their usual care and attention to their beloved and valued
Mistress, the melancholy occurrence took place, which has, in
so afflicting a manner, deprived them of her. After the de-
ceased had so unfortunate sprung from the carriage, the horses
slackened their pace, and arrived at the Barbourne gate at a
trot; the keeper threw open the gate as usual, not knowing that
they were without a guide, and in passing through, the carriage
came in contact with the post, by which the splinter-bar was
broken ; after proceeding a little further they were stopped.
Lady Mostyn was, we understand, about 35 or 36 years of age,
and was the daughter of — Blundell, Esq., of Crosby-house,
Lancashire. An Inquest was held upon the body last night,
and a verdict of Accid.ental Death returned.

MuRDER coN WHADDON-CliASE.—Nothing has
yet transpired to elucidate this mysterious transaction. Lynn,
we understand, appears averse to refer to it. In other respects
his conduct is stated to be becoming his condition.—( Bucks
Chronicle. )

FATAL MISTAKE.—Mrs. George, a gardener's
wife of Southgate, Chichester, administered, on Saturday week,
to her infant child, four months old, two tea-spoons-full of lau-
danum. under the idea that it was Godfrey's Cordial, for which
she had purchased it at a chemist's shop in that city. Immedi-
ately the fatal mistake was discovered, medical aid was resorted
to, but alas ! it was unable to save the life of the child.

Mettle/di the notorious receiver of stolen pro-
perty. has been removed from Ilorsemonger-lane gaol, to the
Retribution hulk, at Sheerness, preparatory to his transporta-
tion to New South Wales.

CANINE SAGACITY.—On Sunday last, as Mr.
UsnEn, the celebrated clown, was travelling from Sheffield to
this city, he stopped at the turnpike at Chapel-en-le-Firth, to
pay the customary tolls for his carriage, but was surprised, on
feeling for his purse, to find it had disappeared ; and while
conversing with the landlady of the toll-bar on his loss, lie was
relieved from his unpleasant predicament, by the appearance of
his faith dog, with the identical purse in his mouth, which
he bad picked up, and carried from the public-house where
Mr. USHER last stopped, a distance of six miles.—( Clieste4
Chronicle.)
On the 22c1 instant, three persons, viz. Eliza-
beth Newman, aged 59, Richard Newman, aged 17, and John
Newman, aged 60, (father, mother, and son) died in St. An-
drew's workhouse • and were all buried in St. Gregory's church-
yard.—( Norfolkazette. )