The Sun.
London, England, 1840-02-21 00:00:00

the captain and crew.

VIIE LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BER-
MONDSEY..--SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —On Wednesday after-
noon, at five o'clock, an inquest was held before Mr. Payne, at
Guy's llospi'al, on the Indy of Weeks, aged 3a, a bricklayer,
whose death was occasioned on the ruins of the late destructive
fire which took place at Bermo:elsey on the night of Thursday
last. It appeared that on the afternoon of Saturday last the
deceased, in company with some other men, was engaged is
erecting a scaffold against a portion of the ruins left by the
conflagration. He was standing on one of the cross poles of
the third story, and was in the act of fixing a " leger" in the
wall, when, missing the aperture in which he had intended to
place it, ho overbalanced himself, and was precipitated with
great violence on to the giound, where he was picked up and
conveyed to the above hospital in a state of insensibility. Mr.
Passin,eham, house surgeon to the hospital, stated that the de •
ceased was admitted in a state of collapse, having sustained a
compound fracture of the left leg, which was frightfully lace-
rated, and other severe injuries. Amputation was deemed im-
mediately indispensable, which was perfo:meal
the same even-
ing. The deceased, however, sunk, and died on Tuesday
morning. Verdict—" Accidental Death."
THE LATE STEAM-BOAT COLLISION AND
Loss or LIFE orr GRATESEND.—(Further Particulars.)---
During Tuesday and Alonday several attempts have been made
to get at the bodies of the unfortunate persona who perished on
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at each end of the vessel, to protect all craft passing up and
down the river from danger. The occurrence has caused a
lively interest throughout the town of Gravesend, and a liberal
subscription has already been entered into for the benefit of the
survivors of the crew, who lost their all by the melancholy
event. Mrs. Cunningham, the wife of the master of the Wes-
sel, is fast advancing to a state of convalescence.
GOOD NFAVS FOR SHERIFFS.—It is rumoured
to be the intention of Mr. Stockdale„ and his attorney, Mr.
Howard, to bring fifty-two actions against Messrs. Hansard foe
libel, laying the venue in the fifty-two different counties. As
the general instructions of the House of Commons are to let
judgment go by default, no application will, of course, be'mada
to change the venues, and the House will be able, if it pleases.
to amuse itself by the gathering together and detaining of all
the Sheriffs of England.--Ants-Privilege Paper.
ROYAL SOCIETY OF NICSICIA NS.--HIS Itoyal
Iliehnesa the Duke of Cambridge has in the kindest manner
consented to preside at she 102 d anniversary of the Royal So.
cicty of Musicians in April. It will be recollected that his
Royal Highness conferred the same honour on the institutien
last year as one of the Directors of the Concerts of Ancient
Music, under whose auspices the festivals of this Society have
been held for half a century.

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