The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-09 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET RACES.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)

Produce Match—Col. Peel received from Lord Glasgow.
Handicap. T.Y.C.

Elimea

••• 1

Wanota
Slug

•~• s

Match—Malmesbury beat Archery.
Plate (First Class). T.Y.C.

Rodney
Mustard

... 1
... 2

Turban

... 3

ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE AT WINDSOIt•-•—•
Yesterday al ternoon (Sunday), about four o'clock, a dis-
tressing accident occurred on the river at Windsor, ad-
jacent to the Castle, causing the death of one individual
and the imminent danger of a second. A man, named
Saunders, employed in the Castle as a painter, and re-
siding in Clewer-lane, had, with his son-in-law, engaged
a boat for an excursion, and despite the warning of the
boatman, incautiously ventured in that part of the river
below the bridge where the current runs strong, and to
the unskilful is always attended with danger. In this
instance, the parties, on approaching this spot, lost all
control over their direction, and impelled by the impe-
tuosity of the stream, were hurried with fatal and irre-
sistible speed towards the weir here crossing the river.
Their screams and distracted cries for assistance on per-
ceiving their inevitable danger were most piercing and.
incessant, sadly and gratingly contrasting with the
joyous operatic air at the instant performing on the
Castle-terrace by the cavalry band. Sympathising
crowds were soon attracted on the bridge, along
the banks, and upon the Castle walls, and some boats,
punts, &c., were hastily put off ; but all their praise-
worthy efforts were ineffectual, and the wretched men,
in the sight and amidst the muttered prayers of hun.
dreds, were hurled over the obstruction—one of them,
as the boat disappeared from under them, hastily
clutched a part of the frame-work, and retained his hold
until rescued from the shore. The father, uttering one
imploring but unavailing cry of " William l" was carried
away by the stream, and for some distance was seen.
convulsively splashing, till at length he :wholly disap.
peered, leaving a lamenting wife and family. At a late
hour in the evening the body had not been recovered..
Such catastrophes are not unfrequent, and it should be
for the consideration of the authorities whether some
repressive regulations should not be adopted.
A case of affiliation was heard at Hull on Thursday,
in the magistrate's private room, before Mr. Cookham.
and Mr. Palmer, justices of the borough. It was a com-,
plaint preferred by Miss Ellen Gaskill Chapman, calling
upon Lord Frederick Peter Charles Beauclerk, why be
should not be adjudged the father of her illegitimate
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ante that he was not the father of the child. He was
not at Bull at the time the complainant alleged the in..
tercourse to have taken place. The magistrates, after
some discussion, agreed to adjourn the case, so as to
hoar several witnesses which the noble defendant wished
to have examined.

THE QUARTER'S REVENUR.—Of the quarter's re.
venue, which is to be completed on Tuesday next, it
may be said that it bears favourable comparison with,
the corresponding quarter of last year. There will,
probably, be a net increase on the quarter of more than
half a million; the chief source of which is the Ex-
cise, and, in a less degree, the Customs. There is Es
falling off upon stamps of about a quarter of a million.
THE MISMANAGEMENT OP HORSES.—OR Satur.
day an inquest was held at the Tulse Hill Tavern, Tulse
Hill, Lambeth, on the body of Mr. James Hill, a cow.
keeper, aged thirty-seven, who was killed under the fol.
lowing dreadful circumstances :—The deceased resided at
Brixton, and on Wednesday had gone to the cemetery at
Norwood, for a load of grass, with which he loaded
his cart, and was on his return home with a neigh.
bour, who accompanied him. When the cart reached
Tulse Hill„;the deceased took the reins, and got on
the shafts to keep the horse up in the descent.
which is very rapid, but he found the weight in it forced
the horse on, and he was unable, by mere pulling, to
keep him in. Ho then most imprudently, in ord..r
to obtain a greater purchase, put both his feet on the
rump of the horse, but no sooner was this done than
the animal commenced kicking most violently, pitched
the unfortunate man off into the road, and, before his
friend could render any assistance, the wheels passed
over his head and crushed it in a frightful manner.
The horse could not be stopped until he got into the
hollow of the hill, near the above tavern ; surgical
aid was promptly obtained for the deceased, but it was
of no avail. His death was almost instantaneous. It
was stated that on that day eight years a brother of the
deceased had lost his life in nearly a similar manner, on
Clapham Common. The Coroner and jury remarked on
the singular fatality which had attended the two brothers
by their management of horses, and a verdict of " Acci•
dental death" was returned.

SALE AT STOWE.—Saturday was the concluding
day of the sale at Stowe. The amount produced up to
the end of the first catalogue was 71,303/. 3s. 3d. In
addition to this, Tuesday produced 2,471/. 10s. 6d.; Wed.
nesday, 3214 15s. 6d.; Thursday, 4591. ss. 6d.; Friday,
5341. 9s. 6d.; Saturday, 4751. 101., making the stun
realised 75,564/. 14s. 3d. The only habitable portions
of the mansion at this moment are two or three rooms
used by the Marquis of Chandos when at Stowe. The
chapel has not escaped in the general wreck. The altar
piece and the organ have both been sold, but the colours
of the Royal Bucks Militia, bequeathed by the Marquis
of Buckingham to the care of his descendants, which
hang over the gallery are yet untouched. What is to
become of the mansion and estate nothing authentic is
known, though a variety of reports are iu circulation.