The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-09 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL DEATH.

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NOTTINGHAM, SATURDAY.--A shocking accident oc-
curred at New Radford, near this town, last night, the
particulars of which are as follow:—A person of the
name of Charlton, his wife, and family, came to reside
a short time ago at the Hope and Anchor, kept by Mr.
Ellerthorne, and yesterday afternoon) he, accompanied
by his son, went out with a double-barrelled gun to
shoot over land adjoining. They returned in the even-
ing, and, when passing the bar, the landlady remarked
that he (the deceased) was very unwell, and hoped that
he would take care of himself. Deceased replied he
would. His son preceded him a few yards upstairs, and
in a moment the loud report of a gun was heard. The
unfortunate gamekeeper staggered downstairs into the
arms of one of the domestics a corpse. The contents of
the fowlingpiece had entered the abdomen. The bowels
were literally torn out. The body presented a frightful
appearance, and medical assistance was instantly on the
spot, but no aid could be rendered, as the unfortunate
man died immediately. The spectacle was of the most
shocking description. The deceased's clothes were on
fire, and worse consequences were apprehended. It is a
most fortunate matter that the son of the deceased es-
caped, as ho was a few yards in advance of his father
when the piece discharged itself. Mrs. Charlton was in
the room adjoining at the time of the accident. It ap-
pears that on their way home the deceased took in pieces
the gun, giving the stock to his son and putting the bar-
rel in his own pockets, the percussion caps being allowed
to remain on the nipples.

ASSAULT UPON A CORONER'S OFFICER AND JURY.—
Friday evening Mr. Wakley, M.P., empannelled a jury at
the Southampton Arms, Bath-place, New-road, to inquire
into the death of Joseph White, aged five months, who it
was alleged had been murdered. Mr. Daviss, the coroner's
constable, accompanied by the jury, proceeded to view the
body, which lay at 23, Fitzroy-row, a dirty, low locality,
the retreat of a wicked class, including men, women, and
boys, who are the terror of the neighbourhood. As soon as
the officer and fury entered the row they were abased and
hooted by a body of women and boys, who, as the jury ap-
proached the house where the corpse lay, commenced jostling
and pelting them with stones. The jury with the greatest
difficulty gained the house, and had just entered the room to
view the body when the mob attempted to force open the
door with sticks and missiles. The constable went out to
quiet them, when he was met with groans and yells, and one
of the most determined ruffians rushed at the officer and
commenced kicking him, whereupon the latter seized him,
but he was speedily re,cued. Upon this, Mr. Davie, with
the assistance of two jurors, seized another ringleader, and
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There have been great rejoicings lately in Mona-
ghan, county Armagh, owing to the happy advent of a son
and heir to the Light Hon. Lord Rossmore. His Lordship's
reply to an address of congratulation, presented to him by
the inhabitants of the town, was particularly appropriate
and beautiful.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.:
GOVRT OF EXCVE,Q(IEU, Dec. 8.
(Sittings 4t NI-1 Prius, 1,-.....ture M. 134niu MARTIN
Rud Sprcitl Juri,s.)

SPENCER J. CURTIS.
This was an action to recover from the defendant,
one of the provisional committee of an intended line of
railway from Gravesend to Brighten, the price and
value of the plaintiff's work, as an engineer, in sur-
veying the proposed line.
Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Cooke appeared for the
plaintiff; the Attorney-General and Mr. Karslake for
the defendant.

The evidence of the plaintiff consisted of the usual
proof of attendance by defendant at meetings of the
committee, at which the work was either ordered to
be done or sanctioned; that the work was done, and
that the price charged was reasonable.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL having addressed the
jury for the defendant, without calling any witnesses,
his Lordship left it to the jury to say whether the
work was done by the plaintiff, expecting the under-
taking to be successful, and looking only to the profits
for the remuneration of his trouble, in which case
their verdict must be for the defendant; or whether
he did not look at all events to be paid by the indivi-
dual members of the committee, if the funds were
not sufficient, whether the defendant did not by
his acts authorise him to do the work with this ex-
pectation, in which ease the verdict must be frir the
plaintiff.
The jury immediately returned a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages, €651.

MILLER V. BALOMONS, M.P.