The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-06 00:00:00

DEATH OF LOit.D WESTEA,N.

(From the Essex Herald of Monday.)
We regret to have to announce the death of Lord
whielt toolz ~t I!.•Fx abut nine
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William Rolland, Esq. of London was b.)rn in 1767 ;
and after being educated at Eton and Cambridg. , entered
Parliament for the borough of Maldon, in 1790. He
attached himself to the old Whig party. He continued
to sit for Maldon till 1812, when he obtained a seat for
the county,. and remained in the House of Commons till
1832. During this long period of forty-two years he
often took an active part in the business of the House,
particularly on the corn-laws and the currency question.
If not the author, he was one of the leading promoters
of the Corn Bill of 1815 ; and he ever remained a staunch
advocate for protection, opposing as strenuously the pro-
Posed fixed duty of the Whigs as he did the doctrines of
the League ; and only last year, on the formation of the
With
Society, he liberally contributed to its funds.
With respect to the currency, he was opposed to the
Principles which have of late years been adopted. He
attributed much of the embarrassment and distress
which have prevailed at different periods to this cause ;
and he endeavoured most laboriously, both by his
'Teethes and his pamphlets, to enforce his own views on
tnis subject.
ilia Lordship steadily supported the Libetnil party in
their long struggle for reform ; and he contributed to
the ultimate triumph in 1831 ; but the passing of the
Reform Bill cost him his seat for Essex. On the divi-
!ion of the county under the provisions of that measure,
he beetime a candidate for the northern division, but was
defeated by Sir John Tyrell and Mr. Baring—a circum-
atance which it was understood induced Lord Melbourne,
r.,11 a reward for his long and consistent services, to call
tit° to the Upper House immediately, by the title of
Baron Western, of Riven-hall ; and his political friends
in the county also testified their esteem for him by pre-
senting him, at a pAillc dinner at the Shire-hall, at-
tended by 400 gentlemen, with a splendid piece of plate.
Since that period his Lordship had livid in compara-
tive retirement, seldom taking part in the debates of the
r°ouse of Lords. A great portion of his um- was sedu-
Italy devoted to practical iinproveinen;s in farming.
Lord Western was never marritd. He had no brother,
and the title is ex:ieet.

FHE QUARTET:

TO EPI I di,' •• F ! 8I

Fereei:e i,v ~.,11.1e that the qtt:rter
se,&ionl_, in the several , Ereri ~,d and '•,v;41..5.
will he held thisi`Year in the last week in Dee. wher, e,ei-
septently there will Ix: five sessions in one
This is certainly ve..y irre.r,ular, and at the s?:ate tiny
a Most inconvenlint arrangement, as it wilt Wig, per-
()ns to leave their families in the middle of the Christ•
I,nas hulidaYs. It is N. ery desirable that this law sh,.n:d
e altered, and that the time of holding tlic
78t116 slloidd be brought back to the period tv!i!f•i",
v°: reties of years, they were accustomed to bt,
the first wee' ter - Epiphany (6th January).
at
I am, yours, &c.. J. U.

N°°• 4, 1844.

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THE FIRST PUBLIC
Silt-tall'
well
QUEEN'S BUCKIMUNDS.—
IT , lira, te
11" T THU SEASoN.—WINDSoR, MONDAY.s
-mounted red coats assembled Vii
t-iiill, many having arrived by the earlytrains ,
Londo •
o, in the expectation l-:P)r
i h.t
froma
t
have h the season ()floured the opening meet of
wit,
who ree id arly
that Prince Alnber:itahouhlids
preset-ie.,. In this, however, the
attend the royal eunt, were dispauppieLed, his Royal
High, ess having arianged to shoot this inr)
Earl o
rnini-foverr
the royal preserves in the Great Park. The
Rosslyn, the Master of the Royal Bucknounds, a great.
and gentry. acid
number of the neighbouring nobility - • in
nearly the whole of the officers of the two regiments
garrison at Whither, and of the nih Lieht Dragoons,
stationed at Hounslow, were amongst those who were
Present, and went through the hunt. The splendid stag
Rory O'More, upon being uncarted at Two Mile . ,
after rounding the Mill-pond, went away in beautiful
style for Burnham, where it doubled rightto,_thseoil. to
Upon
Hitchans Church into the park, where it took soil.
dislodeed it made
.for Lady Grenvhf
.., crossing.
the park, through the private gardens and-piantations,
And then broke away for Taplow Common, on CO Lord
Orkney's, and crossed the Thames, near
of the
nearthpack. R
eferryortyo
Cookham, followed by a small portion
O'Hore doubled back, and recrossed
tiheriverinitorßo
Bucks,ne.
between Clielden and Cookham, leern,
Thames,
away o
after a good
Bone-
end, and was there taken in the
run of nearly two hours, " first and last," over
line of country. Upwards of 250upa
at theheavy
were take.
Numerous
.spills took place during .the run. Dre
Ipimaloar:
ae
dozen were unhorsed in taking the ditch at
on
Taplow and several were in a similar predicament
Common. A division of the pack took place in Drop-
more Park; five couple and a half of the hounds starting
off in pursuit of a fox. During the after part of the day
one of the hounds was found on Taplow Common, and
another at Burnham. The remaining three couple andac.
a half will be searched after to-morrow. The royal pack
will be hunted over the Harrow (grass) country on t V
Mr.
inesday. The meet will probably take place a
expected
eo's, at Hillingdon, near Uxbridge. It is
nt.
that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will be
preseSa-
t DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PLYMOUTH.--Early on
pu,,ticle*Y morning an extensive fire was discovered, by two
tiavyienten, raging on the premises of Mr. Foster's steam
side:ll6"/Illi!ls, and steam turniture manufactory, at
alarm
was t was about a quarter to one o'clOck when the
Pra was first given, and shortly after the whole body
of the ply mouth polce, with their engine, were nma.
Sritt, followed by the 7th Fusiliers and the Royal
Ma-
i':s, with their enranes. The engines of the County
Assurance ""ile with
and the Great Western wereas
attendance. Great exertions were made to prevent.
ty in which it originated
fire spreading, but the proper
to bay, the
suffered very materially, though, strange
esaw itself,
Were preserved, although the ravages els.ttht eefisruewe,xlvtehnideeldi,
et° within a few inches of the teeth of h
ati it ben deqnyed. would have added 1,000/. more to
the lose?sustaithel. We reeret to learn that Williams,
discovered the fire, re
nn` of the policemen who first
of
eeiveci several injuries. Owieg to the darkness the
night, and tae, eonfusioa that prevailed, he incautiously
stepped upon a wall, which, being undermined, suddenly
gave way. The property was partly irisuri d ; not suffi-
ciently, however, to meet the cost of reolecing the
building, which, Cloubtlese, will amount to between two
arid three thousand pounds.
SINGULAR AND SHOCKING AccnDENT.—Monday
A plem'cier .::izr.eil Li,wrence, assa•tea by acother Man,
Wss standing - )en a ;all about ten feet high, at a house
• • .•
.. a ul • a
In Sloane-st'reet, Ciielf•,:n, pulling up by leeene of a rope
U Water-bait. As the butt was-ascending, however, the
:1)1ke snapped u?ender, and the impetus thus given to
'le
l ''r unfortunate man's body precipitated him with great
3;ee upon a covered water-buta tilled with aster, in t le
e;a I'd et. the next premises. The cover was smashed to
('-eeeg, and the poor fellow's head and body became im-
Anersecl in the water. He was speedily removed, and
tbcoquntly conveyed to St.' George's Hospital, where
g; e was attended by=Mr. Cundy, the house-surgeon, who
some slight le - - of his ultimate ri cove y.
• --lIE PAT ACCIDENTI"' AT COOK. i•fti CIRCUS.—The
zncinest
to 1 I.
(the
particulars ~f the ac-
YE la.m.°' pl., "'I, Moilday„et:d n The Sun). Ser-
geant ax44.'-uready been "Pa a . i•4l lie was present at
t4ie tinti
(o.ses, N. 6, al division, •-et
.... ,
ct ed the tent or
eireus httie occin reece, and
eent piaieetly
.. • The le
p(c)ensi i•r .
re ea th se,u, e.
two =flee
%ea a tent, and was held
I ny L.
nd the head of the
pole in
,:i:!ere was an iron a.or rt)?
fineshe we"; !"!P. There were a number of .
of „ 1:1.1 eYe-holls were rivetted similar ttohethregmuiadset
b ei ICI. aes line la," i.
_t la e.
seeeiiBre7ern'were driven into the ground to. make. the tent
-Mane,. ,the whole appeared to be done in a substantial
fo rid ;AI After the excitement had subsided witness
by li
- ""at one of the . guide lines had either been broken
entht: frrorheee
roofntAhtue wind or cut with some sharp instru-
r e- eas, at the request of the Coroner, pro-
e.. eu• I. Wag about 2+ inches in diameter, and upon
eeing aboe,_ , • .
hash ,vi
-t to the jury they were of opinion. that it had
i cut, but whether or not before the accident it was
jattPossible to tell. Witness thought the rope might
nth ve
been severed after the tent fell, in order to release
formerse audience. Alr. Cooke, with his wife and other pe.re-
e were in an adjoining tent ready to enter th
, ircle. i`
e , neusss consiaered that the occurrence was
purely accidental, and no blame attributable to any per-
aoronp;
should have
thought it was remarkable that the
been "u°!a have broken so short as it did, but if it
Thande
injuredit would be accounted fo .
h.
:7,i,..nd on the night in question was exceedingly hig
"•• evidence only went to show that the occurrence was
e,oo Pae'rtivercePrtliYdnig:cidental• There was no charge against Mr.
ke, who uppeared to have taken every precaution in
ttli)te. circus. The jury after consulting returned
" Accidental death."
PREsERVATIoNT OF Two LIVES FROM FIRE.—On
..
aturday morning, about half-past six o'clock, an alarm-
ing fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Collier
end Son, bookbinders, 72, Hatton-garden. It appears
fto have been occasioned by a large accumulation of
ttper shavings which the workmen- were clearing out
bor the upper part of the house, accidentally igniting
the stairs. In one moment the wnole was in a
lug), which, communicating with the staircase
on which
Was also large quantities of shavings in readiness to be
removed from below. The flames gained such an
ascendancy as completely to cut off all escape for two of
•t!ie workmen, one on the third floor, and the other on
the second. Most extraordinarily, these two were deaf
std dumb, consequently unable to act with the same
judgment as persons in the full use of their faculties. It
was most lamentable to see the poor fellows, especially
the one at the third-floor wimlow, who had got out, and
Was clinging to the window sill almost exhausted ; the
sPeetetere miable to assist him, were momentarily ex-
Peeting him to fall, when the firs-escape belonging to
the Royal Society for the Protection 01 Life from Fire
was brought to the spot, and by the efforts of its cen-
ductor both were rescued from their danger. Tb,- speed
;with which the escape was brought after the fire alarm
aticited the greatest
It praise, and to its instrumentality.
men. iie attributed the saving of the lives of the tat). The engines were in immediate attendance,
and
under the good reenagement of the brigade the fletries
avere speedily got under, with but lithe damage to the
Premises.
e :
We regret to state, that on Tuesday,. Aftertfoon, as
the,. Rev. Fleetwood Parltheo-st, M.A., of Ripple-hall, in
this Count-- - 4 opposite the
e, ass W..... mg -
ltrunewick Hotel. Cheltarthion, he suddenly fell on the
Pavement. He Was placed in a chair, and conveyed to
1" Fleece Hotelovhere he was attended by Mr. Eves
Ord Mr. Wight, who tried remedial measures without
`titeeh. The -patient died in shout an hour. An inquest
Wa.e held ii tile eveninz. when a verdiet of " Lied by
the vieitioion of God" ,vas returned. Mr. Parkhurst
h., ally ridden over to Clic hen item, intending to return
"aa that evening. lie aas 72 years of age, held the
hviag of Epsom, and was descended of the celebrated
11, is!.2.p Parkhurst, author of the Greek and Ilebrew
'l/44'4°124.--Worcater Rerald.