The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-12 00:00:00

ASCOT RACES.

(THIS DAY—BY EXPREsS.)

MATCH.
Wolfdog beat Miss Elis.

FALL FROM THE ROOF OF A HOUSE.—On Thursday
a man named Patrick Hart, aged 45 years, a bricklayer's labourer,
was employed on the roof of a new building in Bermondsey New •
road, when he misied his footing, and fell to the basement of the
building, wbaraby he received serious injury to the spine and other
contusions on variOas parts of his person. Ile was taken to Guy's
Hospital.

SUICIDE OF A PRISONER IN A POLICE-STATION.-
Late last night Mr. J. Payne, the Deputy-Coroner, held art inquest
at St. George's Wcrttouse, Borough, on the body of Francis Watson,
aged 22 yr.:ars, the yo mg man who was remanded at the Southwark
Police-Court, before Mr. Cottingham, on Wednesday last, on the
charge of an unnatt.r tl crime, and who committed suicide the same
day whilst under confl !ement in his cell. The jury, after a length-
ened invest gallon, adjourned the inquiry to (this day.), for evidence
as to the state of deceased's mind.

DESPERATE STRUGGLE BETWEEN A WOMAN AND A
THIEF.—On Thursday afternoon a female, named Elizabeth Whit-
more, the wife of a printer, residing at No. 13, Poppins-court, Fleet-
street, finding herself somewhat Indisposed, looked her room door
and laid down upon the bed. She had not, however, been long in
that position ere she heard a gentle tap at the door, and presently
the handle of the lock was turned, and ultimately the door was
opened, by means, it is presumed, of a skeleton key. The intruder,
however, had no sooner made his appearance than he was pounced
upon by Mrs. Whitmore (a powerful woman), who, imagining some-
thing wrong was intended, left the bed and quietly awaited the re-
sult. Having seized the fellow by the collar a vio ent struggle en-
sued, and they actually fell, rolling together from the first-floor land-
in; to the bottom of the stairs. There the fellow succeeded for an
instant in getting up, and started off, but he was almost as quickly
' followed by his determined opponent with the cry of " Stop thief,"
and he was seized by police-constable Lowther, 338, and conveyed to
the station-house.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT A CARRARA WATER MANU-
recroay.—Yesterday morning an accident of a very distressing cha-
racter occurred to a boy, named James Darrell, aged 15 years, in the
employ of Messrs. Callopp and Co., of No. 78 Upper Thames-street,
City, manufacturers of Maugham's patent carrara water. It appears
that the unfortunate lad was busily employed in packing a large
quantity of the water in the racks, ready for sale, when one of the
glass bottles suddenly exploded with a loud report. A portion of the
broken glass cut him in the left eye, and the sight of the eye is en-
tirely destroyed. Other parts of his face are also cut, and much
di-figured. lie was carried to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he now
remains in a very deplorable condition.
EXTRAORDINARY ROSE TREE.—As a remarkable
instance of rapid growth in a rose tree, I beg to state that there is at
present growing In Sale, a tree bearing 8,000 rases of a rare kind. It
was planted in May 1841, being then a small slip, seven inches long,
without roots. It now measures 69 feet in width, and 88 feet in
height. One branch grew 12 feet 6 inches last year, and is now co
vered with roses. It is the property of Mr. William Alderley, of
Sale, and may be seen by any person passing up the lane leading
surveyslast
twoof t h
me
from Dr.,hite's bridge.—Manchester Guardian.
Divnlio OPERATIONS.—BRIGHTON, JUNE Il.—Mr.
Gibson, a gentleman employed by Government to make submarine
ocrathts,byha vimeansngbeoefnasdenivtirbigy dress,Govern has
snbt to been
examine here
for
the
the Bee, a sloop or billyboy, which foundered off the town about
tame months
Taylor's
Brighton more than floating
the Iles five or six ti
her situation. lie state's;
ago, and to unshackle the remaining section of Cap-
fathoms deep, and that she
use-
less to attempt to raise
waged, and is breakwater, which has been moored off
amtewelvemonth. Mr. Gibson has been tiswn in
andt has taken a drawing of the vessel and
at high water she is about nine
. lies upon a rock; that it wduld b
oy e :lerci as she is very considerably da-
stoned which she earried! M"n
breakwater, but has not yet suer.
been requested by the French
the state of the chains, which he aboutisern
platiDfl to erect floating breakwaters,on
both at Brighton and Ineelre, for which
being formed. A considerable sum has purposealrei
carry
Inunca
that th
the project into effect, and it
cities of rrane
se advantage to the two towns,
by the great weight of
Gibson has been under the
Gcoeveded in unshackling It. He has
ent to make a report upon
to do, as it Is in contem-
aptain Taylor's principle,
it should already been
company is naw
subscribed to
as
it
is
more
itthsso•nould,beof
I, would become thei principal route between the two
cities mid arg a ,on accountofthe ro able
great
great saving that
ed I the lime.
fleet a PrOPMed
would be e
and sixty at Brighton 1
ti to put down eighty
sections at Die out
Puet the design. Mr. Gibes:ll4ln tennerl
live steps are being
taken to carry o
make a submarine explosion. to descend aga-n
and to
Pit Saturday„
-,,,,A, EEN ENGLAND AND LUBECK. On
POVP-PE PL ' posted st the General Post-oftice,St.Martin's tea' " -
Thursday a motige alter the 1641 ilititant all letters to the city of ,
le-Grand, that on and
Lubeck, direct by the isamburgh Packets, will he ehargesi with the
6d. per half-ounce, and X the foragu '
paw.
reduced British rate of
lamed, which may or may trot be paid in advance, but the British
ived. Letters by private ship, or by way
iatc. Alone will not be reee
:„,„, will still be subject to the existing
of France, Holland, Or 13413..—, i
rates of postage. Royal Navy Club, New Bond- '1
The members of the ipe of the club, on the Nth 11111.
3trecl have determined on a dloolu v 1