The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-20 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT.

CAMBRIDGE, Nov. 17.—An inquest was sworn
this evening at eight o'clock, at the Jolly Millers
public-house, Newnham, before Mr. D. King, coroner
for the borough, to inquire into the circumstances
touching the death of Mr. William Gunning,. under«.

graduate of Christ's College, which melancholy event
took place this afternoon, on the river. The Vice-
Chancellor, Rev. Dr. Cartmell, master of Christ's
College, was present during the inquiry. It appeared
in evidence that the deceased engaged a boat (an
ordinary funny) about half-past two o'clock in the
afternoon, at a place behind King's Mill, known as
Hawes's Island, and proceeded to row up the stream

towards Grantchester. Some distance up the river is
a chain placed across and locked on either side to
prevent trespassing upon the water, the property of
the late Colonel Pemberton. The deceased rowed
backwards and forwards between this spot and Hawes's
Island several times. He reached the last-mentioned
place about half-past three, and inquired the
time. lie was told, and replied that he should have
time to go back once more, and still be in the college
in time for hall.(at four o'clock). He was next seen
by some boys on the bank, rowing towards the
chain. Their attention, however, was diverted for an
instant, and the next they heard a cry for help, and
saw the deceased, who was unable to swim, struggling
in ten feet of water. The boat, bottom upwards, wa-
floating beside him. The boys raised the alarm, and
Sheldrick, the gamekeeper, who has the care of the
chain, seized some creepers, and arrived in time to
see the body sinking. He tried twice or thrice to
recover it with the creepers, and then ran the distance
of a couple of chains for a boat and a spread. He
returned ; and finally, after the lapse of about ten
minutes, brought the body to the surface with a spread,
and hauled it into the boat. A medical gentleman
(Mr. Adams), who had reached the bank, got into
the boat, and used all the usual means to restore ani-
mation, but life was extinct. The Jolly Millers was
reached in a quarter of an hour, and all available
means were brought into operation, but without
effect. The jury returned a verdict of " Drowned
by the accidental upset of a boat." There is no
doubt but that the deceased, unaware of the con-

tiguity of the chain, which was at the\dangerous
height of about fifteen inches above the water, had
rowed the head of the boat over it ; and that the boat
thus raised at one end, tilted, and the deceased rising,
finally upset it. The unfortunate youth was about
nineteen years of age, and entered as a freshman at
Christ's College in October last only. He was a son
of the ilev. William Gunning, prebendary of Wells,
and vicar of Stowey, near Bath. There was no other
boat within 200 yards of the deceased at the time of
the fatal occurrence, and it should he stated that
Sheldrick is unable to swim, as was the deceased
likewise.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
6 to 1 agst Knight of Gwynne—tske 7 to 1
6 to 1 agst Vain Hope—take 7 to 1
6 to 1 agst Proceed—take 7 to 1
CHESTER CUP.
50 to 1 agst Lord llowth's Peep-o'•day Boy—taken
50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Lady Evelyn—t
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. Parr's Idle Boy—taken
1,000 to 15 agst Mr. H. Holmes's Lismahagow—taken
2,000 to 25 agst Mr. S. Conway's Kennington—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Nolan's Blucher—taken
1,000 to 10 apt Mr. Pedley's Chatterer—taken
1,000 to 10 agst Mr. Merry's Miss Ann—taken
The odds returned agat Peep o'-day-Boy, Lady
Evelyn, Kennington, and Idle Boy were taken to up-
wards of 1001. each; the other bets were in small sums.
DERBY, 1850.
5 to 1 agst Kent's lot—taken
9to 1 agst Mr. W. Edwards na Bolingbroke—t freely ,
11 to 1 agat Duke of Richmond's Ghillie Callum-
-12 to 1 laid to 501.
14 to 1 agat Lord Eglinton's Knight of Avenel—t
18 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's The Italian—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Scott's Cyprus
22 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Sweetheart
25 to 1 agst Lord Airlio's Clincher
25 to 1 agst Lord Airlie's Deicoon
30 to 1 agst Mr. Williamson's Voltigeur—t to 1001.
30 to 1 agst Mr. Gratwicke's The Nigger—t freely
30 to 1 ngst Duke of Bedford's John o' Groat—taken
1,000 to 30 agst Sir H. Pigot's Moultan—taken
1,000 to 50 agst Blarney and Pitsford—taken
Bolingbroke was backed for several hundred pounds;
the Knight of Avenel and The Italian for about 200/.
each; and The Nigger for 3004 or 400/.7 the odds taken
about each being the same that we have quoted.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
North Devon hds., Tues., Merryn Arms; Thurs.,
Brayford.
Dorrington hds., Tues., Cavendish-bridge; Sat., Keg-
worth Station—l- to 11.
Mr.:Drake's lids.,lTues.,Weston-on-the-Green; Thurs.
Edgcott Village; Sat., Thenfard House. "
East Essex hds., Tues., Blackwater street; Fri., Bel-
champ Bells-10i.
South Essex hds., Tues., Stanford-bridge; Sat., In-
grave Church-101.
Essex and Sutra hds., Tues., Stour Wood; Fri.,
Wiston.
Essex Union hds., Wed, Purleigh Wash; Sat., Stock
Ship.
Haydon hds., Wed., Altonside Banks; Sat., Threep
wood.

MR. BUCKINGHAM.—The British Banner says—
" From the Scottish prints we learn that Mr. Bucking-
ham is in Scotland, and, as usual, every where cordially
greeted, attended, from night to night, by numerous
and applauding auditories, and diffusing around him in
a manecr peculiar to himself all sorts of useful know-
ledge. Lord James Stuart at Rothsay, the Duke of
Argyle at Inverary, and the Earl of Fife at Banff, gave
their personal patronage to Mr. Buckingham's lectures
and at Inverness, Elgin, and everywhere &se in the
north, the sheriffs, provosts, and principal inhabitants of
each locality, honoured them with their presence and
support, while in each place advantage was taken of his
presence to hold a temperance soirée or festival for the
advocacy of temperance principles and practices, and in
connexion with sanitary and social reform.
In the presence of a mother we feel that our child-
hood has not all departed.—Eliza Cook's Journal.