The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-18 00:00:00

SIIOCKING ACCIDENTS.

A Mr. WALLINGII.IM, of Star-street, Edgware-
road, linendraper, having a dog which he supposed to have
been bitten by another in a rabid state, was desirous of de-
stroying it; for this purpose he applied to his opposite neigh.
bout., Mr. Leach, grocer, who lent him a blunderbuss, which
had been loaded nine months before; forgetful of this, Leach
put in an additional charge ; Wallingham then prepared to
dispatch the animal, but evincing considerable trepidation,
Leach snatched the piece from him, and in the act of discharg-
ing, the barrel burst, and shocking to relate, the hand was
literally blown off to a considerable distance. In this dilemma,
ho had the presence of mind to run to Mr. Bryant, surgeon, in
the Edgware-road, when it was found necessary to amputate
the arm immediately,. after which he was conveyed to his own
house. Upon examining the fragments of the barrel, there were
found incrusted on their interior with rust for at least the tenth
of an inch in thickness. Leach is said to be doing well.
On Monday morning, about ten o'clock, a
dreadful accident occurred at Messrs. Lees, Cottam, and Allen's
iron-foundry, Cornwall-road, Lambeth: A boy, about 14 years
of age, named Jas. Donner, son of a chimney sweep in Gravel-
lane, was employed to drive the horses in a mill at the above
foundry, and happening to stand near a post close to which the
shaft of the mill passed, his head was caught by the shaft and
crushed between it and the post in a most shocking manner.._
The poor sufferer fell instantly, but was taken up and carried
to another part of the manufactory, where two surgeons prompt-
ly attended him, but he died within a few minutes after the ac-
cident. The body was afterwards taken to the parent's house,
where it lies for a Coroner's Inquest.
On Monday evening, between seven and eight
o'clock, as Mr. Blake, late landlord of the Turk's Head public
house, in the Kent-road, accompanied by a Mr. Emmett, were
returning from Mitcham in a chaise, to the residence of the for.
mer, on their arrival at Peckam Gap-lane, and only within
100 yards of Mr. Blake's house, a waggon, drawn by one horse,
was proceeding in the opposite direction, when, by some cause
not yet ascertained, the horse took fright, galloped off at full
speed, and in its progress came in contact with the chaise, the
wheel of which it completely knocked off', and by the concus-
sion the two gentlemen were thrown out ; Mr. Make pitched
head foremost to the ground, and was unfortunately killed on
the spot. Mr. Emmett, we understand, only received a few
bruises.

Mr. Towler, a respectable gentleman, the
brother to Mr. °reenact°, of the London.road, St. George's.
fields, went a short time since to visit his mother, who resides
at Lynn, in Norfolk, and while there amused himself by shoot.
ing rabbits, and on his return home to his mother and sister, a
very interesting young lady, he having neglected to discharge
his piece, and while conversing with them, his coat sleeve
caught the trigger, when the piece went off; and part of the
contents were lodged in the Otoinsell of the mother, and part
also entered the person of- his sister. The mother being an
elderly woman, we lament to say, shortly afterwards expired
in the most excruciating -agony, although every surgical aid
was speedily obtained without e&ct. The sister, who received
considerable injury, is declared out of danger, and in a fair
way of recovery.- 'The feelings of Mr. Towler can scarcely be
described.
The Glasgow courier of Saturday last contains the following
melancholy intelligence Yesterday the Waterloo steam-
boat, in coming up the river, took the ground nearly opposite
to Govan. Amongst the passengers on board were a number
of Irish labourers (from the Swift steam.packet, from Belfast)
come over to procure work during the harvest, and who impa-
tient to get forward, rushed into a small boat in such numbers,
that she was almost in a sinking state with the load. In this
situation and about to shove off; a huge Irishman jumped head-
long from the iVaterlon into the boat, amongst his companions,
by which the boat was • upset and several persons drowned;
number uncertain."

The. Manchester Gazette says—u We have
much pleasure in 'stating that the journeymen
dyers have received an advance of wages, and
that the majority of them are now peaceably at
work."

A large parcel of Lord BYRON'S manuscripts,
intrusted to Count GANIBA, was thrown over-
board when the Count was. taken into Patras, on
his wiiy from Zante to Missolongbi.
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THr CAmr. o .ne of these creatures,
which so rarely live in. our climate, and which, when not alive,
no lortger• possess that'. singularity which constitutes their
value, is now exhibited at the house of Mr. Dixon, a
'baker, • in. Fleet-street. .It is imported from Sierra Leone,
:and is the only survivor out of a great number who were
passengers the same, vessel: 'h is about nine. inches long
" frog} • the tip, of the 'snout •to the end of the tail," and is,
in all material points, or the lizard form and species. The first
peculiarity which strikes the spectator is in the eye. The ors
of sight, is encasad in a spherical' socket, moveable in every di-
rection, and, projecting so much as to enable the animal to see on
all sides, ; • and what adds to this facility is,' that one eye has no
synipathywith the other; so that one can be shut while the other
is open, or onelooking forwards while the other is looking back..
wards. The appearance of the eye is very singular. It so com-
pletely resembles a gem surrounded by nought ring of gold that it
might well be supposed to be really a piece of metal and a pre-
cious stone. The variations In the hues over the whole skin are
rapid and surprising : on a plant of delicate green the Cameleon
is scarcely distinguishable from the plant itself ; on black it be-
comes dusky ; passing over grey it assumes again another tinge.
It delights in light and heat, and changes in form as well as colour
when warmed by the rays of the sun. The claws have consident-
ble power of tenacityi and are capable of being turned round l-
as to embrace any-object presented to them. The tongue is
long and of shell strength that the animaltan seize with it it fly
or other insect at the distisace of 7 or 8 inches. At the end is
a division in the manner of a forceps. As it is not improbable
that the setting in of cooler weather may be fatal to this very
Singular production of•nature, we would recommend all per-
sons who feel any curiosity to avail themselves of the opportu-
nity now offered to them, , '