The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-19 00:00:00

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A CHILD KILLED.—VERDICT OF MANSLAUGHTER.
—On Tuesday Mr. Bedford held a very lengthened in-
quiry at Westminster Hospital, on the body of Rebecca
Gray, a child about three years old, belonging to Thomas
Gray, sergeant in the 68th Regiment. Samuel \Vickers.
a private of the 2d battalion of Scotch Fusilier Guards,
said that about a quarter before two on Saturday after-
noon he was proceeding along Birdcage-walk, towards
Buckingham-gate, and when about thirty yards from
Queen's-square-gate, he saw a carriage and pair, driven
by a man, with a female on the box with him, and the
deceased being at play with some other children, ran
s ead
little down,
across the road, and owing to the furious and reckless
manner in which the driver was travelling he knocked
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such were the injuries, that she expired in about four
hours afterwards, never having recovered from the shock.
Witness and others cried out to the prisoner, who
looked back, and seeing that he had run over the child,
then flogged the horses and gallopped off at a frightful
pace ; but was subsequently overtaken by a cabman, by
the order of a gentleman who saw the occurrence. The
prisoner was taken before the magistrate at Bow-street,
where he gave his name as John Tierney, in the em-
ploy of a gentleman at Keyston, near Bromley, Kent.
Mr. Leggett, also proved that the prisoner was proceed-
ing in the most culpable and careless manner, and
shortly before the ab we event he came in contact with
witness's cart, standing in Queen's-row, and witness
drove after him at the rate of fourteen miles an hour, but
could not catch him. Numerous other witnesses having
been examined, all of whose testimony only went to
show that the accident could very easily have been
avoided if the prisoner had been driving properly, or
taken the slightest precaution, the Coroner summed up
very minutely, and the jury returned a verdict of "Man-
slaughter against John Tierney," after which the Coroner
issued his warrant for his committal.
THE CORN-MARKET OF SOUTHERN RUSSIA--
ODEsSA, JULY 23.—The harvest has commenced
throughout the government of Cherson and its depen-
dencies. In the northern districts of the said govern-
ment the spring sowings of cores are superb ; in the
other parts of the country they are in general more
scarce, but the ears appear equally well filled. The
autumn
sowings are, generally speaking, not so good.
As we have already stated, the hay harvest will prove a
failure. The advices which we have from Bessarabia,
from the government of Ecaterinoslay, and the north of
that of Tauriz, are about analogous. From Ismail we
learn that the rye and barley harvest has commenced in
all the villages around, and that the wheat harvest will
begin next week. All kinds of grain will generally
give a result more satisfactory than was expected, as the
late rains have done a great deal of good to the fields.
Business since our last, up to this day, has been limited
to 8,000 chetwerts, of various qaulities, red and yellow,
from 17 roubles to 23i roubles ; 2,700 chetwerts, of hard
mercantile, from 17i roubles to 18 3-sths roubles ; and
1,800 chetwerts of fine linseed from 21 roubles to 2171
roubles. Exchanges are looking better.—Giornale del
Lloyd Austriaco, Aug. 5.
POLICE APPOINTMENT.—Mr. Joseph Gibbons (son
of the late Sir John Gibbons, Bart.), who for many years
past had rendered himself celebrated by his activity in
the detection of thieves, especially the swell mob, having
caused numerous convictions at Clerkenwell and other
courts, has been appointed to the chief constableship of
Barnstable, Devonshire, many magistrates and persons
of high rank, who appreciated his efforts and capabili-
ties, having lent their influence to obtain for him the ap•
pointment. It may be recollected that, some time ago,
Mr. Gibbons was attacked by some thieves, near St.
Giles's Church, and nearly murdered, when some of the
assailants were tried at the sessions and convicted. lie
was a terror to the swell mob, and his memory was most
pe osliar to the identity of thieves.
Tula ItialvesT.—Operations have been carried on
pretty freely iu the past week. The slight rains we have
had have been benefiei il rather than otherwise, by causing
the grain to hang better in the ear. Most of the corn
which has been reaped is excellent, both for quantity and
quality.—Doeer Telegraph.