The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-15 00:00:00

FURIOUS AND CARELESS DRIVING.

Bow-STREET.—Yesterday John Kempshall, the driver of
the Paddington stage, No. 4,738, appeared to a summons
granted upon the information of Mr.-John Cath, a merchant,
carrying on business at St. Mary-at-Hill. From the evidence
it appeared, that on Sunday, the 6th instant, Mr. Cath got upon
the defendant's coach, in Coleman-street, and on their arrival
at the public-house opposite St. Luke's Hospital, City-road, a
person wishing to go by the defendant's coach hae not quite
finished his dinner, and sooner than lose a passenger coathee de-
termined to wait, which he did, notwithstanding the compla'.nts
of several of the passengers at being detained so Icing. 'Before
they started again, another stage passed them, when the de-
fendant cried out to the driver of it, that he did not even
want a whip to pass the . However, when they
did start, they went at a tolerable rate until theia arrival
at the top of Pentonville-hill, when defendant commenced
whipping the near side horse to make it keep up 4 with the off
side one, which being a very fast trotter, the other was obliged
to be put into a gallop, to enable it to keep pace. Li this
manner they went down the hill, and upon their coming to,Battle-
bridge turnpike, the defendant drove his coach so as to bring
the splinter bar in contact with the post of the gate, with such
violence, that the complainant was thrown off the stage, and
fell upon his back with his legs entangled in the spokes of the
wheel, so that had the coach moved either forwards or back-
wards his legs must have been broken. Mr. Cath was of
course very much alarmed, and as he was compelled to go
to Judd-street, he with assistance got into the coach, aad
was taken to his place of destination. This evidence was cor-
roborated by a gentleman who at the time was on the stage,
and who further stated that soon after Mr. Cath had left
them, they overtook a lady and gentleman in a chaise, when
the defendant, wanting to set down, instead of stopping short
f.,r that purpose, or of driving on, so as to enable the gentle-
man to clear him with safety, drove against the shaft of the
chaise, and had it been a little harder, the witness had no doubt
but some serious accident must have happened.—The defei-
. dant was fined in the penalty of 51. and costs; Sir. Riefiattp
stating that had he (defendant) been the proprietor of the stage,
he should have fined him to the extent, 10i., as he conceived
it quite time to put a stop to furious driving upon the road in
question.
UNzox-Hatr..—Mr. Decastro, who once "strutted and
fretted his hour upon the stage," and attained some profes-
sional eminence at one of our winter theatres, but who now
has arrived at the last stage of human existence. 4 4 second
childhood and mere oblivion," yesterday charged a Mr. Harfis
with assaulting him. Mr. Decastro resides in Stangate-street,
Lambeth, and being eighty years of age, and so infirm in body
as to be almost incapable of walking, on going along the street
was grossly insulted and ridiculed by Mr. Harris's son, and '
other boys. Mr. Decastro struck at the boy with his stick, and
his father seized Mr. Decastro, and dashed him to the ground,
and nearly struck.what little of-life remained out of his body.
The 3lagistrate ordered the warrant to stand over, and if Mr.
Decastro should be again annoyed by the boys, it should be
re-issued, and the parties punished.

SUDDEN DEATH.—On Sunday evening., about
eight o'clock, as a Gentleman of the name of Turnelitie, was
proceeding towards his residence in Old Street-road, having
just left the Methodist Chapel, in Tabernacle-walk, City-road,
when within a short distance of his house, he became alarmingly
and staggering a few paces, fell down. Several persons
which gathered among the crowd knew him, and assisted him
home, when surgical aid was sent for, but the unfortunate gen-
tleman expired before it could arrive.

YOUTHFUL. HEROISM AND PRESENCE OF MIND.
A short time since, at the mill which is conti-
guous to the village of Box, a youth, 13 years of
age, perceived his brother (about four years old)
enveloped in flames, from having come in contact
with one of the drying stoves. lie immedkately
ran to him, caught him in his arms, and cairied
him into the mill-stream. Regardless of the pain
he was suffering from the burns he had hiniself
received, he hastened to the spot where he knew
his infant brother would be stopped, plutiged
into the stream, brought him out, and thus saved
his life. They are now nearly vrell.--(Bath
Journal.)