The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-09 00:00:00

DISTRESSING CA SE OF DROWNING AT TR

SITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.—Mr. Temple Freere, who had
been keeping his terms at Trinity College, Cambridge, a young
man of very high promise and great popularity in the Univer-
sity, has just come by his death in the following manner. A
fellow-student, named Henderson, with two or three others,
had it seems been supping together on Saturday night, and
sallied forth some time after midnight to have a walk in the
cloisters before going to bed. They there met with a
Mr. Freere, when, after some conversation, one of the
party proposed getting out of College for a stroll into the
country. It being contrary to the rule for any student re-
siding inside the College walls to pass through the gates after ten
o'clock, it was agreed upon to get over the wall of the master's
1 garden which abuts the Cam. There is another wall which
joins this garden wall, and extends also by the river towards
the outward walk in front of the library, and in getting
.on to
this Mr. Henderson missed
hhis footing, and was precipitated
into the river. Mr. 1 succeeded, a minute before, in
getting clear of the second and was, when his companion
fell into the water, stan,,dhinogwrafe on the bank. Urged by the
danger of his friend,
()fit appears, did not know how to
swim, he instantly threw coat
etl
e,nn and jumped in to save
gentleman him. Whether the unfortunate
asitsleized by the
cramp, or that he was too much encumbereda with
and so stuck fast amongst the weeds and mud aththecethes,
. of the river, is not certain. He was heard to tell Mr. Ilteoniu
dersen to get on his back, which he did ; but instantly
perceived Mr. Freere sinking, so that he was induced to throw.
himself off, and cling again to the roots of ivy until assistance
arrived, when Mr. Freere suddenly disappeared, and was no
more seen—there was no struggle, and merely a bubble on the
surface of the water. His lifeless body was dragged out of the
wAter at about four o'clock by the porters and others of the
College, who were called up by his friends. Mr. Henderson
remained clinging to the roots of some ivy towards the lower
1 part of the wall until his companions pulled him up by means
of a robe which they had procured from the porter's lodge.
Ildr, lienderson is confined to his bed, and remains very ill.
f An inquest on the body of Mr. Freere was held on Sunday
morning. The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental
diowning." Mr. Freere's younger brother, an only one, was
burnt to death last year at a school which was burnt down near
i Harrow.
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Po ItTDYNLLAEN RAILWAY.—The Govern-
ment Commissioners, Sir J. Smith, K.C.8., and Professor
Barlow, appointed to report on the best line of railway between
London and Dublin, have completed their survey from the sea-
boa:l terminus to this city—having been accompanied from
Dvnllaean to Newtown by Mr. Newnham, and from thence to
"Worcester by Mr. Varden. The Commissioners arrived in this
city yesterday, ( Thursday), and, having surveyed particular
points on the line in this neighbourhood, have set off to com-
plete their inspection of the remaining portion—from hence to
Dudcot. Mr. Brunel, chief engineer, and Mr. Hennett, sur-
veyor to the Great Western Railway, accompany the Commis-
sioners along this portion of the line. Thus there is every
prospect of the Commissioners speedily giving in their report ;
and, although as a matter of course, nothing has yet transpired,
in reference to their opinion of the line, we are glad to be able
to say, that neither has the existence of any insurmountab.e
obstacle eome to light, or anything else occurred to alter the
belief of its promoters, that the Imperial line is the best that
can he found between London and Dublin lVarces. Herald.
THAMES EMBANKMENT.--A . meeting of gen-
t:mill:l desirous that the opportunity afforded by the proposed
lutt,,,ur• for tlie embankment of the Thames, now before Parlia-
went, should not be lost for securing to the public a right of
v, ay a '..al g its bank, was held at the Guildhall Coffee-house, on
Tomtlay last, Sir William Heygate, Bart., in the chair. The
gentlemen present unanimously came to the following resolu-
r ti,,n :....-..' That a committee having been app,,inted by the Right
flonouvable the House of Commons to consider the subject of
em banking the river Thames; and it appearing highly desirable
that the present opportunity should not be lost of converting r
portiozi•of such embankment into a public walk or road, for the
purpose of a communication from Southwark-bridge to Hun-
gerford-market, as well as for the health and recreation of the
inhabitants of the metropolis, that a petition to the
House of Commons praying that 'no measure for em-
banking the Thames, which does not embrace such a provision
should pass into a law,' be prepared and submitted to another
meeting to be shortly. held, for the purpose of taking such
petition into consideration."
THE TEA PLANT.—The tea plant was im-
parted from China into the Brazils about twenty years ago, and
is cultivated very extensively in some parts, particularly nea.i
St. Paul, about eighty leagues from the capital. One pro-
prietor alone possesses 60,000 feet of tea plants, some of which
are six or eight years old. The tea is commonly gathered in Oc-
tober, November, December, January, and February ; a good
workman can collect nearly sixteen pounds a day. The leaf is
afterwards,,. dressed and dried. The youngest leaves form the
and
dmperial tea," whileiktshooe less tender constitute the " hyson"
other varieties.
re-
cently placed in the Jardin d,
lemin, who imported them
France, from their anal
are well fitted for the in.M.,tt?
NEWPORT.--The
a favourable appearance in this b
feet of tea plants have
been
«s plant es at Paris, and M.
M Guil-
• is of opinion that certain parts of
the Ilrazils in climate and seil,
temperance
ion of the plant. . .
roperance cause is assuming
persons having signed the total oroligh,
\
meetings.upwards of forty-eight
abstinence pledge at two recent
A ARUNK.ARD'S LAST
evening an inquest was held before Mr.
Cios3 Hospital, on the body of Geor:,e
IL) Rl}Vi. E.—Ott Friday
hisitcorgos3,sat the Charing
, aged fifty, a
coat:ill:lan. Being drunk, he fell from' 1
cad jammed between the spokes of the coach-box, with his
AceidenAl death through intoxication. carriage. Verdict—