The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-17 00:00:00

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" London, Sept. 12, 18:10."
The parties met on Wimbledon Common, at five,
r.m., the same day. Lord Cardigan's second fire took
effect upon Mr. Tuckett, who was immediately placed
under the care of the surgeon in attendance.

DONCASTER RACES. -- Agrippa's Prophecy
fulfilled, as prognosticated in Bill's Life in London of
Sunday last, September the 13th, in which Sporting
Journal Launcelot was pronounced the winner of the St.
Leger. The best, most authentic, and fullest account of
the Races, will be given in Bell's Life, accompanied by a
Portrait of Launcelot, pourtrayed by Mr. Herring, who
will, in addition, add his Symmetry. The price of Bell's
Life in Lcildo» is Fivepence. Bell's Life is published in
time for the Euston-square Station Railway, atone o'clock

on SaturCay afternoon.
THE ACCIDENT ON TIIE EASTERN COUN-
TIES RAILWAY.—( FURTHER PARTICULARS.)—On irquir-
ing yesterday at the London Hospital, we learned that
Perry, one of the persons injured at the recent accident on
the Eastern Counties Railway, lies in so dangerous a state
that not the slightest hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Mason, another of the sufferers, is going on tolerably well.
The unfortunate roan Perry is a mechanic, and bad gone
down the railway for a day's pleasure. He had his leg
broken in two places, and his upper jaw was very much in-
jured. He has been unable to speak since he has been in
the hospital. Amongst the passengers in the train which
had caused the accident were Mr. George Stephenson, who
might be termed the father of aloads; Mr. Braithwaite,
and other eminent engineers, who were proceeding with
some gentlemen belonging to the Northern and Eastern
line to make arrangements for its opening to the public on
the following morning. The engine did not receive any
injury by the concussion, and in a short time after the acci-
dent was enabled to proceed to its destination with the
gentlemen it had taken down. Macon says that he had
laccidentally met Perry and 'a man named Miles, who were
shopmates of his, at the silk manufactory of Mr. Archer,
in Worship-street, and they had :.greed to go for an ex-
cursion as far as Ilford. They accordingly got into the two
o'clock train, and shortly afterwards the accident occurred,
but Miles escaped unhurt.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—Bctween ten and eleven
o'clock on Wednesday night, the omnibus to the South-
ampton Railway was returning by Millbank, and when it
got nearly opposite to the Penitentiary, a respectable
young man, named Abraham Mockford, who was sitting
on the box, suddenly fell into the road, and before the
driver could pull up, both the wheels of the carriage
passed over his body. On the omnibus being stopped, all
the passengers got out, and the young man was immedi-
ately conveyed to the Westminster Hospital, but he ex-
pired before he reached it. The driver, a steady, careful
man, to whom no blame attaches, and the conductor, were
immediately conveyed to the station-house, accompanied
by several respectable witnesses, who were passengers at
the time, and who gave their names and addresses in order
to appear in favour of the driver, if Accessary.
ELOPEMENT.—On Sunday evening, at five
o'clock, an elegantly attired couple alighted from one of
Messrs. Wheatley's omnibuses at the White Hart Ta.
vern, Greenwich. They proceeded down Nelson-street,
when two gentlemen drove rapidly up in a dashing cabrio-
let and splendid horse; they immediately jumped out.
One gentleman, said to be the lady's brother, seized her
and took her away from the moustached hero, using, at
the same time, some very angry expressions towards her,
and the other gentleman, said to be the lady's husband, com-
menced a violent attack upoa the " gay Lothario," who,
from his dress and general appearance, was an officer be.
longing to some cavalry regiment. He was dressed in
black, wearing a surtout-coat, was about six feet high, of
dark fine countenance, fl irid complexion, wearing, in ad-
dition to a moustache, an imperial. The male fuoitive
although he was greatly superior in streng_thtetottihteedienliligigh.;
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rant husband, received a sound drubbing,
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Collegeman, that was the first time 11
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they
had ascertained
the value of a moustache, % t
lip from sharing the fate of the under one. The gay de-
ceiver was taken to the :hop of Mr
endham, surgeon
and apothecary, in Nelson-street,
dressed, &c. Upon Serjeant 11PGliere his wounds were
, No. 19 R, hearing
of the disturbance, he was
(Ton the spot, but the
disappointed hero said he deciculienedybiving the parties into
custody. The two gentlemen forced the lady into
cabriolet, and drove off towards town.
A. gardener
near N ewbury has adopted the fol-
lowing novel mode f o protecting his fruit from tile ravages
of the wasp. He destroys the blackbirds by catching them
in an ingenious little trap for the purpose, and hangstlo m
up in rows in front of his fruit ; the wasp immediately
fixes on them and leaves the fruit untouched. This may
be seen by the peach, apricot, and plum being without a
bite.— Wills Independent.