The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-30 00:00:00

ACCIDENT AT CHELTENHAM•

Thursday afternoon, about six o'clock, as some workmen
were placing the cornice on a building in Clarence-stmt'
a portion of the stone-ashler not having been pro Per
banded into the brick-work, separated from the front, ereo
the cornice consisting of several large blocks of stone 10
with tremendous violence upon three persons beneath, w it
were instantly removed to the Casualty Hospital, whale
was found that George Ballinger, a bricklayer, was clui,r
dead, and Emma Pocket, a child about eleven years 11..
age, wos so dreadfully injured, as to survive only two bier
John Croker, who received some bruises about the shotlie'r,
it is expected will recover. A man at work upon the ,
fold at the time of the accident, very narrowly escaped ei
clinging to a scaffold pole.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
The Coroner's inquest on the two unfortunate penal
George Ballinger and Emma Pocket, was held on Sat%
day morning at the house of Mr. Edward Herbert Butte
before J. Cooke, Esq., Coroner.
Richard Prewitt stated--I am a labourer, working jib!,
Mr. Costins, bricklayer ; that on Thursday last, about b%
past five in the afternoon, I was employed in a culvert_al
Clarence-street, with John Murphy. George Ballinger wl
examining the ground from the house to the culvert, an
was standing near
,Mr. Babb's house.. in. Clareece4"ii
with a carpenter, when the whole of the cornice, with Of
exception of one stone, fell off the house, and three or fetiet
heavy block stones fell on George Ballinger. I was 8130,t,
15 yards off at the time, and ran immediately to the sfaiLso
when I found him under the stones ;
with one stone upon her—l believe her name was E'en,.
there was a girl to
Pocket. George Ballinger, who was alive when we elver
up and took the stones off him, said, " 0 Lord," and ne
spoke after. John Murphy and two masons assisted weiso
removing the stones off his head, chest, and loins ; ilvet
removed the stones off the girl. Ballinger had blood obis
his face. I did not notice any particular mark upon
g
body ; he was taken to the hospital as soon as w eouto
get the hurdles, by six of us. The girl was also tes'e, t;
$ll.
the hospital as fast as possible. She did not speak a" 0.
I do not know who took her. I did not observe anYPgne,
titular mark about her. William Mills, the master re be
was on the scaffold at work at the cornice at the tiniivg
stones fell. He did not fall, but saved himself by gto
by one of the scaffold poles. The work appeared to
._4o
be properly done, but lam not a sufficient judge to oi,
that. Mills had been at work at the cornice all the mug
The stones were of great weight. There was no blow'
on the cornice.
eY op
The Jury having retired to inspect the building, i",;:ielv
their return heard the evidence of Samuel Collins, a
,iered
layer, and Charles Hurse, a stone-mason, who NO"
the scaffolding sufficiently strong.
atb'9
The Jury pronounced a verdict of " Accidental pea er
with a deodand of 51. upon the stones and scaffold,
beater
fine pressed their sincere regret they could not inflict °ear
fine ; and further expressed their surprise, that the I' bad
sary precaution of boarding in the front of the buildiag
girl
Rot been taken, as had it been so done, the life of °have
Emma Pocket would not, in all human probability,
been sacrificed.

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It is said that a chymist at Lyons has discover.;
wit
means of rendering the bread given to the army wo''
out increasing the price of the rations. The inverfOrc'e of
are told, is come to Paris, and has, in the Prese% of
Count Boissy d'Anglas, Director of the Administratit'oof
War and Inspector of Army provisions, caused a Tit oo
of bread to be made according to his process, whieboigi
being tasted, was found perfectly palatable, and on addet:
analyzed, declared to be equally wholesome. It is
(let
that the Government has decided to purchase the sc-orinb
a very high price, a grant for which will be applied for
et,
he next session of the Chambers.— Galignani's
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MARRIED. C•l3''
sOn the 29th inst., at Dover, Lieutenant-Colonel Bowyer,
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to Caroline, daughter of Captain Hopkinson, R.N. d oJO
'. 4,
On the 29th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, f We-
Dawkins, Esq., to Mary, only daughter of J. Petre, Esq., °
wick, Norfolk. CM,
On the 24th inst., J. A. Ross, Esq., of Windsor-terra'fe'fit°l-
road, to Rose, eldest daughter of
.11.1. Alexander, Esq., °f
street, City. 5 vaei
On the 27th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsbury, ThornaGood, of
Esq., of Nassau-street, Cavendish-square, to Emma Eliza
Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury-square. t 110. 9
At Storney, Somerset, the Rev. William Lewis Gerarclosurrep
youngest son of J. C. Gerardot, Esq., of Little 13ookhaimpaiairer'
to Catherine Elizabeth, younger daughterg' of the late J. G.
Esoq.n, btialerr2is7ttehr-
inst. at
stlA9'•
liar of
Esq., to Ellen, second daughter of J. G. 'Lam, Esq''
Hili W combe Bucks, Charles
•both
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High Wycombe.

DIED.
clOnn
ttlhie ._?Gth inst., Air. Power, music-seller,_,Sf wsttft

.ie 24th inst:, aged 65, Jane, the wife 01
Doctors'-commons. "'5
On the 26th inst., at Queen's-place, Kennington, age—
Fenn, Esq. n o°ll'
On the 26th inst., at Upper Tooting, on
aged 30, Jonaths
eldest son of the late J. Wilson, F'sq rnor
Tooting-co'mho'
On the 25th inst., William, e "
eldest son of the late
Esq., of Cranford, Middlesex.

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