The Sun.
London, England, 1836-07-07 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

THE HARROW SCHOLARS.—RACING FROM COLLEGE.
—Last evening an inquisition was taken at St. George's
Hospital, before Mr. HIGGS, on view of the body of Sa-
muel Gower, aged 37, who met with an accident on the
22d of March, while bringing some young gentlemen in a
Post-chaise from Harrow school. The inquiry lasted some
hours, as it was reported that the accident arose in conse-
quence of a wager having been laid upon the point of which
should be the first chaise to reach the Red Lion at West-
bourne Green.

Police constable W. Harris, T 121, resided a few doors
from the Red Lion, Westbourne-green. About four o'clock
in the afternoon of the 22d of March, he was standing at
his door, and saw six postchaises as close to each other as
possible, coming from the direction of Harrow, and gal-
lopping as if each was trying to get first to the Red Lion.
The deceased was on a horse of the first chaise ; when,- in
trying to approach the Red Lion, which is on the near side
of the road coming to town, he drove against a timber car-
riage, and by the force of the concussion he was thrown.
from his seat, and the chaise was flung over. A doctor in-
stantly arrived by direction of the young gentlemen in the
chaise, who found that the deceased had received a severe
compound fracture of the left leg. By his advice he was
placed in one of the chaises, and sent to this hospital.
By the Jury—The chaises were going at the rate of
fifteen miles an hour. There is a tree near the Red Lion,
which is a mark that the scholars at Harrow wager upon—
the, wager being who should reach the place first. There
was a number of young gentlemen in the chaises.
'The CORONER. at the request of the Jury, read over the
names of some of the young gentlemen who were in the
post-chaise,—among whom were Lord Newport, the Hon.
G. Bridgewood, Sir T. Monerieff, Mr. W. Bonham, Mr.
G. Ommanney, &c.
'The Jury recorded a verdict of " Accidental Death."

RAGS FROM THE LEVANT.—The following nas
just been issued front the Custom-House :—" By a Council
letter, dated June 15, 1836, the proper officers, are to pre-
vent rags of any description on board of vessels coming from
the Levant, from being landed at any port in the United King-
dom, until further notice."

FACTORY ACT.—The Inspectors appoiuterl under
the Factory Act have issued an official notice, of which the
following is a copy—" As all the clauses of the Factories'
Regulation Act are now in full operation, the Inspectors of Facto-
ries deem it expedient, in order to remove any doubt as to the
employment of children subject to restricted hours of labour,
to issue the following notice r-Ist. No child, under nine
years of age, can be employed in any cotton, flax, 'or wool
factory.—Section 7. 2d. No child, between nine and thir-
teen years of age, can be, employed, or even allowed to re-
main, in such factory, without the certificate of a physician
or surgeon, countersigned by a Magistrate or an Inspector
of Factories, certifying in the form set fo:th in the
thirteenth section, the strength and appearance of such
child.—Sections 11, 12, and 13. 3d. No child, between nine
and thirteen years of age, can be employed in such factory,
without producing weekly a schoolmaster's certificate, that the
" child has, for two hours at least for six out of seven days of
the week next preceding, attended his school, excepting in
cases of sickness, to be certified in such a manner as such in-
spector may appoint, and in case of any holiday, and in case
of absence by any other cause allowed by such inspector, or
by any justice of the peace in the absence of the inspector.
Section 21. 4th. No child, between nine and thirteen years
of age, can be employed, or even allowed to remain, in such
factory longer than forty-eight hours in any one week, and
not more than nine hours in any one day.-Sections 8 and
24. sth. No. child under thirteen .years of age can be em-
ployed in any silk mill more than ten hours in any one day.
The above and all other provisions of the Factories' Regulation
Act, together with all orders and regulations issued by the in-
spectors in their several districts under the authority of this
AO, must be strictly observed in the mills and factories subject
to the said Act."