The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

THURSDAY

EVENING-, SEPTEMBER 11, lB5l.

SOUTHWARK.

Richard Newsom, a middle-aged man, was brought
up in custody, charged with attempting to drown
himself.

John Andrews said that on the previous night he
was passing Mill-stairs, Horselydown, about ten
o'clock, when he beard a splash in the water. On
running to the landing-place he perceived a man
struggling in the river, when he caught hold of hi►
clothes and dragged him out. He attempted to get
away from him—so determined was he to commit
suicide—but a police-constable fortunately came up
and secured him. _ _

Police-constable 281 M said he heard cries of "Police"
while on duty in Mill-lane, and running down to the
water-side he saw the prisoner struggling to get away
from last witness. He waa dripping wet, and ex-
claimed that he was determined to commit suicide,
although he was prevented then. Witness seised hold
of him, and with assistance conveyed him to the police
station.

In defence the prisoner said he had been drinking,
and did not know what he was about.

The Magistrate ordered him to find two sureties of
20/. each for his future good conduct, and in default
of finding such bail he must be imprisoned six months,
THAMES.

Francis Brozsn, a hatter, of 124, High-street,
Poplar, appeared before Mr. Yardley, to answer a
charge of shooting Henry Long, a labourer in the
employ of Mr. Mare, ship-builder, of Blackwell, and
residing at No. 1, arden-street, Poplar.
The complainant, a young man, appeared in court
with his head and face enveloped in hospital ban-
dages, and apparently labouring under great suffer-
ing. A portion of the side of his left cheek was
blown away.
The facts of the case were these. On the 4th of
August there was a regatta, or rowing match, at
Blackwell, and the prisoner was firing salutes with a
fowling-piece on the platform at the back of the
King's Arms Tavern, Blackwell- stairs. The wager
boats were passing, and the prisoner, who had not
been accustomed to use fire-arms, raised a gun with
which he was armed, to his shoulder, and snapped it
twice. The third time he pulled the trigger the gun
went off suddenly close to the prosecutor's face, and
he fell most severely wounded. The prisoner was
very much distressed on ascertaining that he had in-
jured Long, and called to some persons near him,
" For God's sake to help him," and assisted the by-
standers in raising the complainant from the ground,
and carrying him to the hospital.
Mr. YARDLEY took particular pains to elicit from
the witnesses whether the prisoner had been guilty of
anything but mere awkwardness in the discharge of
tha piece which had had such disastrous effects. He
said there was no reason to suppose the injuries
received by the unfortunate man arose from any
other cause than the stupid, childish, clumsy use of
fire-arms by a person who did not know how to use
them when there was no occasion to do so. The con-
duct of the prisoner was highly reprehensible. He
had no business to use fire-arms at all on the occasion
of the regatta . It was a most absurd practice. In-
asmuch as the prisoner had not killed the poor fellow
he could not take cognizance of the matter crimi-
nally, but he did not know how far be was liable
civilly. If the man had been killed, he should have
committed the prisoner for trial for manslaughter.
The prisoner had caused the young man very serious
injury, and he hoped he would do all in his power to
compensate him. If the prisoner had a spark of good
feeling, he would make the prosecutor all the repara-
tion in his power. He discharged the prisoner, and
cautioned him not to use fire-arms unless it was abso-
lutely necessary for him to do so.
The prisoner, who expressed the greatest sorrow
promised to do all in his power to compensate Long,
and left the court with him.

THE LATE FTAL ACCiDENT AT THE
DEEP PIT COLLIERY, KINGSWOOD.
BRISTOL, WenriEspar.—Yesterday the coroner for
the western division of Gloucestershire, W. J. Ellis,
Esq., resumed at the King's Arms Inn, Kings wood-
hill, bis inquiry, touching the cause of the late fatal
accident at Messrs. Braine and Co.'s Colliery, the
Deep Pit, Claybottom. A considerable amount of ex-
citement and interest prevailed, which was heightened
by the fact of the engineman of the pit, John Stone,
being brought to the inquest-room, in the custody of
a sergeant of county constabulary, by whom he had
been apprehended in pursuance of the coroner's direc-
tions. Mr. Dickinson, one of the Government inspec-
tors of collieries, was likewise present to watch the
proceedings on behalf of her Majesty's Secretary of
State.
The first witness examined on the inquiry was,
Moses Jefferis, who deposed that ho was employed
at the pit as one of the banksmen or " vangers." Was
present on Monday at the pit's mouth, when the
journey of men was hauled up. The bell was rung
two or three times to warn the engineer; indeed, it
hardly ceased ringing, and the men were crying out
as they came up the pit. The journey was being
hauled up very fast, quite as fast as a cart of coal,
at the time when the witness (a mark on the rope)
passed up the pit's mouth. The engineer did not
check the engine at all as they came up. The cart
with the men went over the shiver wheel and then fell
to the ground. They fell a depth of about 20 feet.
Witness after the accident heard a great deal of ham-
mering in the engine-house. Witness saw Stone, the
engineer, who told him that as he was trying to check
the engine the pin broke. He said the hammering
was caused by his getting out the pin to show to Mr.
Braine.
John Parker deposed that when the token or wit-
ness came up with the " journey" the engineman,
S tone, was at the pit's mouth talking to him. Wit-
ness said to him, "Johnny, the token is gone up,"
and he said, "Do you think it is a journey or a cart
load of coal ?" Witness replied that it was a journey,
and he said then he would go in, and went in directly.
When the engineman went into the engine-house the
journey were 20 fathoms down or more. There was
plenty of time for him to go in. When the cart came
to within six or seven fathoms of the pit's mouth the
men called out as usual, and witness rang the bell a
third time. When they came up they were hauled
up to the wheel. The deceased fell out and eight went
over the wheel.
In reply to questions by the Coroner and the Go-
vernment Inspector, the witness said it was not
usual for the engine man to come out talking to him
while "journeys" of men were passing up or down ;
but sometimes he would come out to fire his boiler.
The cart was not coming up at more than the usual
speed. The men naturally called out as they were
going up over the wheel. Did not consider that the
journey was hauled up too fast. John Stone had the
sole management of the engine. Did not hear any
noise or hammering in the engine-house at the time
of, or just after the accident. A token had been sent
up with the cart of coal to denote that the men were
coming up. Could not tell how it was that the engine
man asked if it was a journey, as witness warned him
of their coming. Did not consider an engineer
justified in leaving the engine when a journey was
coming.
Other witnesses were examined, and they deposed
to the same effect.

Several witnesses were asked as to whether the
engineer was justified in leaving the engine when
they were coming up or down, and they replied that
he was not.

The engineer having been cautioned in the usual
way, was asked if he had anything to say, when he
denied that the breaking of the engine was any fault
of his. As soon as it occurred, he did all he could to
prevent accident, and called in George King to help.
The Coroner then summed up, and the jury, after
a long consultation, returned a verdict of man-
slaughter against John Stone, the engineer, who was
immediately committed for trial upon the Coroner's
warrant.

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ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF THE JEWS
AT DAMAsCUL—Sir Moses Montefiore's synagogue, at Rams-
gate, having undergone a thorough repair, was, according to
Jewish custom, dedicated on Friday evening last, being the
Bth of Elul, and the anniversary of the liberation of the Jews
at Damascus, in which, it will be recollected, Sir Moses Mon-
tefiore rendered eminent services. The ceremony was per-
formed (introductory to the Sabbath eve) by the Rev. Isaac
Myers, Sir Moses' chaplain, astisted by a choir from the New
Synagogue, Great St. Helen's. This synagogue at Ramsgate,
with readers and other officials, is maintained at the sole ex-
pense of Sir Moses Montefiore.

DENAIGH GRAND EISTEDDFOD, 1852.—0 n the
22d ult, a preliminary meeting of the literati of Wales was
held at the hawk and Buckle Inn, Denbigh, and resolutions
passed that an Eisteddfod of magnificence be held there in
the autumn of 1852, and that a memorial to his Royal High-
ness the Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales be drawn
out, praying for their attendance. It was also agreed that
the proclamation be made by a chaired bard.—. Chester
Courant.