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DISPUTED LIFE POLICIES,

"A trial of considerable interest to Life Assurance Offices and the
public was concluded yesterday in the Court of Exchequer. The
Eagle Company held a policy for an assurance of 5391. in the Albion
Company as security for an advance, the payment of which policy
was now disputed by the Albion, on the ground that at the time it
was effected the fact of the assured party having heen a man of in-
temperate habits was concealed from the °dice. 1 he chief evidence
turtle tioon the question as to the degree of intemperance that had
been exhibited, and the restt:t wan, that a verd:ct was giv, n against
the resisting office, not only for the amount of the policy, but also for
401. interest frtun the ditto when it tr.caum due. The circumstance
of the action tieing brought by one office against another prevents a
str:li!ng illustration of the uncertainty which may attach to till
taPter the present systmr, end stmas that the only mole by
avti eh absolute sectuity can be ohtatned ny the public must lie in the
general adoption by Assurance Offices of the plan of prof e ling them-
selves in evt,ry case by dua inquiries bet;ire the grzntim f each pi,-

get a new power, and they do not renew the appoint-
ment of,the overswan. Past all doubt that, then, is il-
legal. Therefo►e I have no hesitation whst,ver in ad•
visiog your Lordships in this case to reverse the inter-
locutors appealed from, the eff.-et of which will be to
kind for the suspension, and to pass the Bill.
Sir FITZLSUY KELLY—And grant the interdict.
Lord Buoucaam—And grant the ilterdtet of course.
Interlocutors n>pp+•aled fr rn re te=en.

WM.
landlord and borrow 504 to play at skittles with, and
having fleeced bias of that sum they all neinsged to get
clear off. One if them (Anderson) was, however taken
into custody while engaged in the accomplishment of a
similar robbery, and was committed for trial on both
offe-ces. lie was tried for one at the June sessions at
the Old Daily, and pleaded " Gulls)" to the other, and
was seritenceti to IS . months' impriseereeer.
The sentence, considering that the prisoner La i been
proved to have been concerned with his exp -rt compa-
nioes in many similar robberies, was consnler.ll very
slight arid %hotly inadequetit to the offence. The pri •
sutler iiirn.elr, it ass said, expected at h ast seven Veers'
transpertation, aid thinking tea: the Cowmen Set-jean
r
mow,' yews and not months, he extlilizne,l, What, 18
years my Lord!" when sentence was pa-s.-d. The pro-
secution, however, had the effect of breaking up three or
foUr gangs (.f. sharpers who were daily committing x-
teesive robberies by skittle sharping.
'The prisoner, who, by shaving his whiskers and a
great portion of the hair from his forehead and side
face, effscted a. considerable difference in his appearance,
Was identified by the prosecutor as haring taken au
active part iu the robbery; and Sergeant Goff having
produced an office copy signed by Mr. Clark, Clerk of
the Arraigns, of a certificate certifying that the prisoner
stood indicted with the others whose names are above
given for feloniously stealing 504, the moneys of the
prosecutor,
He was fully committed for trial.
THA 11 E S.
Daniel White, an Irish labourer, a remarkably tall
and powerful mart, was brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with committing violent assaults on Mr. William
G. Mills, the landlord of the Three Tuna public-house,
in Penny-fields. Poplar, and on Edwin Bevis, a police-
constable, 243 K.
The case was one of a very aggravated description,
and both complainants appeared with marks of severe
injuries on their persons.
On Saturday night, about ten o'clock, the prisoner
went into the tap-room of the Three Tuns and fastened
a quarrel on another man about the settlenient of some
wages, and struck him several times, and cut his face and
eyes in a dreadful manner. Mr. Mills directly inter-
po'ed, and found the prisoner fighting with another man,
whom he threatened to serve as he had done the other.
Mr. Mills said he should not, and ordered him to leave
the house instantly; on which the prisoner, who is an
experienced fighting man, struck Mr. Mills on the face
with his clenched fivts, and with tremendous violence,
cutting his lip open. Mr. Mills was knocked over one
of the tables, and nearly stunned, and while in this po-
sition, unable to defend himself, he was again struck a
severe blow on the side of the head. He retreated
int.) the passage, bleeding copiously from the
mouth and nose, and called for the police.
Bevis, a tall, muscullsr man, hut no m stch
fir the prisoner, entered the house and cid( sr cured to
arrest him; but the prisoner struck him a trieretelous
blow over the eye which sent him reeling Laickvesrds.
The policeman, as soon as he recovered himself, ad-
vanced towards the prisoner again, and received another
blow squally severe on the mouth, the eff et of which
was to completely divide the upper lip, and to tell him
to the ground. Bevil., finding it was impossible to cap.
turn the prisoner by himself called fur assistance, and
several other policemen rushed into the house and see -d
the ruffian, who made a furieus attack upon them; but
a-well-dire wed blow irom the truncheon of one of tie, m
on White's wrist disabled him. and he was secured.
In answer t e questions by Mr. YARDLEY, Bevis said
Mr. Mills was covered with blood when be entered the
house, and that he appeared to have met with serious
injuries. Tie witness added that his lip had been sewn
up and covered with an adhesive plaster, and that his eye
was aho cut. He was struck a third time while spiel;
lug his rat tie.

ASSIZE IN TELLIGENCE.
11711 CIRG'UIT.—Cat .Auy. 3.
JENNINGS AND OTEIERS V. LYNN, CLEM:.
Mr. Malin, Mr. J3fue,, and Mr. liuthlok updeared
for Lilo pliiat,ifs; sad Mr. Mr. MaLisry tor
the defend tote.

liey, and of afterwards assuming the full responsibility or the com-
pleteness of suit inquiries by holding themselves precluded from
raising any future question. In the pr •,ent case two otlices at•e
-found to be diametrically opposed -in their opinions as tt what can
properly invalidate a t.lahn, and yet the public are expected to be
able to glare themselves against such eo•itingences. Similar c.eses
have occurred betters, and even if they were mote rare, they would

The are the owners of lands in the parish of
C:sidoecle, in thii county, of which the def.oLint is the
rector. The plaintiffs contend that the parish h:.s been
itumemoriably divided into a great niunber of dis-
tricts, for each of which a money payment has
been rendered to the rector as a distinct modus
in lieu of the tithes of corn, lily, potaroes, turnips, ~nd
agistment. The defendant, on the contrary, conte. ds
that the moduses only cover the tithes acorn and hay.
It appeared that the Tithe Commissioners proceeded to
commute the tithes of the parish, and made decisions in
favour of the rector in four of the alleged districts.
Against two of these decisions actions were brought by
way of appeal by the landowners. In one of these cases
the verdict was ultimately entered for them, in the
other f,r the rector. The present action was brought
by way of appeal against the third of those decisions.
The plaintiff.' case was proceeded with yesterday and
to-day, after which

seriously injure the progress of lite assurance. The very principle
upon which the business Is tintuded is the removal of uncertainty,
and whenever that principle Is counte,acted in the Slightest degree,
tee people woo would be the first to resort to its advantages are the
first to be deterred."—Times, July 11, 1350.

THE LONDON INDISPUTABLE LIFE
FOLIC Y COMPANY

No. 72, LOMBARD-S rREET, LONDON.
TRUSTEES.
'. Campbell Renton, Esq., M.P. Richard Spooner, Esq., M.P.
I Richard Jialins, Esq., Q.C. James Fuller Madox, Esq.
William Wilberforce, Esq.
DIRECTORS.
' Robert Henry Forman, Esq.
John Hamilton, Esq.
James Fuller Madox, Esq.
John Matthews, Esq.
C. Octaclus Parnell, Esq.
AUDITORS.

William Adams, Esq.
John Atkins, Esq.
Henry Augustus Bevan, Esq.
T. Thompson Bramwell, Esq.
Jmlut Danger&ld, Esq.

()purge Cumming, Esq.
William D. Starling, Esq.

J oces Turner, Esq.
David Henry Stone, Esq.

Szcarraar —David Alison, Esq.
BANKERS-- M ossrs. Spooner, Attwoods, and Co.
VADDINGTON LOCAL BOARD.
24, Connaught-terrace, Edgev.-are -road.
Rev. James Sherbold Boone, A.M., Stanhope. street, Hyde-park.
Captain Creed, Norfolk-crescent, Oxford-square.
Charles Pemberton. Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Hyde-park, and Lin-
coln's Inn-fie-ids.
Thomas Jervis Amos, Esq., York-street, Portman-square.
George Y. Robson, Esq., Eastbourne-terrace, Eyde-park, and New-
square, Lincoln's Inn.

Mr: KNOWLES opened the case for the defendant, and
was about to give his evidence, when a negotiation was
opened, which terminated in the withdrawal of a juror,
the plaintiffs agreeing that the moduses should be taken
to cover the tithes of corn and hay only, and that the
defendant, as rector, should henceforth be taken to be
entitled to the tithes of agistment, turnips, and potatoes,
throughout the whole parish, except in the one district,
in which, as already mentioned, the landowners upon a
firmer occasion obtained a verdict in their favour.

Secretary, Chas. Hoghton, Esq

The POLICIES of this Company, boing'lNDlSPU'Ltl3l.h, fOrm
Family Provisions and Negotiable Securities, for their Validity is not
dependent, as in the case of ordinary Policies, upon the import of
previous reports and other documents.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Butholomew M'Carthy, a tall
young man, apparently a sporting character, was brought
up in the custody of pollee-constable Whitcher, 50,
charged with violently assaulting a butcher, iu Wells-
street, and stealing from his person 141. in gold.
The officer stated that about a quarter-pa4t ten on
Saturday night he received inf atmation that a ma❑ had
been knocked down and rubbed in Wells-street, near
Golden-lane. He went there and found the man lying
on the groucd insensible. On returning to consciousness
he was unable to identify or describe the perpetrators.
as he received the blow, which stunned him, from some
person behind him. In consequence of a description of
two men he obtained from the party who gave him in-
formation of the robbery, he went in search of them, and
soon alter saw prisoner, who answered the description of
one of the parties, come out of a court near Golden-lane,
but on seeing him (officer) he ran away. The officer
pursued him for some distance, but was unable to ever-
take him. On making inquiries he found out tha: he
had a mother living in the neighbourhood, and he
(officer) accordingly proceeded there about half an 11,,ur
after the occurrence of the robbery, where he found pri-
soner in bad. Prisoner said he tau a•vuy because he be-
lieved the officer was impressed with an idea that he had
some illicit whiskey in his possession. Ile ',aid he was
a potman at the Fountain, in Golden-lane, and previous
to that he had driseas a mail-cart fur eight years.
John Reeve, 24 A, said he had known prisoner for the
last six or seven years as an associate of thieves, and he
had been continually in custody for assaults and charges of
felony. Prisoner has a brother who is Beryl' g
nine months' imprisonment for a similar offence. There
was not a more notorious set of characters than those of
the prisoner and his family. His father and mother, as
well as all his brothers and sisters, have all been con-
victed felons—some have been transported and others
imprisoned for various terms.
Prisoner said the faults or failings of his family ought
not to fall upon him. It was nu reason, because his
brother was a thief that he should be one also.
Thu officer said he wished for a remand, as he ex-
pected he would be able to apprehend the other party.
The prosecutor was in court, bat was sufferiug so
much from the treatment he had received, that it was
thought advisable to reserve his evidence for a future
examination, and the prisoner was accordingly remanded.
MA /I YL E B ONE.
Yesterday Ralph Cousins, a furuiture•dealer, in Bar-
rett's-court, Wiginore-street, and Amelia Cousins, his
wife, were brought before the sitting magistrate, Mr.
Broughton, charged with the following ruffianly outrage
on the police.
Mr. George Keene attended for the prisoners.
Bowers, 143 I), deposed that on the same morning, at
two o'clock, he heard loud screams of murder in the
court alluded to, and on hastening to the sp,,t he saw the
male prisoner rush from his house with blood .troaming
' down his face. Witness asked him what was the matter,
when he (prisoner) gave him a tremendous blow on the
head and tried to effect his escape. In a struggle which
took place he threw witness down and nearly strangled
him by the force with which he grasped his (witness's)
throat. The female prisoner then came our, and in a
fury seized wituess by the hair of his head while he was
l3ing on the ground, almost in a state of insensibility,
but he at length contrived to spring his rattle, and Ser-
geant Battersly and another officer came to his aisis-
iance. Tne prisoners, who were both drunk, were then
conveyed to the station-hotise.
Evidence in corroboration of a portion of Bowers's
statement was given, and
Mr. BROUGHTON sent the man Cousins to the House
of Correction for a month; the woman was fined 405., or
three weeks' imprisonment.
DARING BOBBERY.—Tliontas Taylor was placed at the
bar charged with having stolen a barometer, the pro-
perty of J. A. Murray, Esq., secretary to the Master of
the Rolls.

Owing to this important improvement in the practice of Life As-
surance, the progress of this Company has been sand from the corn•
tnencement of its business, and is steadily advancing.

Copies of the Report of the last Annual Meeting will be fcrwarded,
on application, to Solicitors, to whom Commission is allowed.

ALEXANDER ROBERTSON. M arnger.

YARDLEY said the prisoner was a very savage
fellow, and had commit,ed very gross assaults. lle
sentenced Lim to psy a fine of 31. or be imprisoned for
21 days for the assault on Mr. MIIIs; and to be im-
prisoned for 2 I days, without the option of paying a fine
for assaulting Bevis in the execution of his duty.
Mr. Mills said he anticipated further violence from
the prisoner, who had threatened his life, and he hoped
the magistrate would bind him over to keep the peace.
Mr. YARDLEY—He will be in prison for six weeks.
If he threaten you when he comes out, I will grant you
a a arrant.

Thu prosecutor resides at 28, Porchester• terrace, Bays.
water.

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'Loss OF THE COIV•AIR EMIGRANT Sllll'l.-11111
noble vessel, nearly one thousand tons burthen, was, we re-
gret to say, totally lost on her last outward passage en the
eastern Banks of Newfoundland, with a very near sacrifice
of all the passengers. The ship, which was the property of
Messrs. Pollock and Co., of Glasgow, sailed from Liverpool
in the latter part of May last fur New York, carrying out
300 emigrants. After a passage of thirty-five days she was
making toe the southeast point of the Banks of I\ ewlound-
land. when she unfortunately struck on some rocks. There
was a strong swell running inwards, causing the ship to
thump tremendously, soon battering in her bottom, and the
sea tilling her. The preservation of the alarmed passengers
was the first care of the master and officers. A rope was got
to the shore, thus enabling the crew to place the emigrants
safely on the land. Subsequently the vessel was surrounded
by a gang of desperate wretches, who plundered the baggage
of the passengers of everything twit was valuable.
OUTRAGES IN IRELAND.—According to a return
published on Saturday the total number of outrages re.
ported by the constabulary in Ireland durimc the half-year
ending June, 1818, amounted to 712; of which 86 were
homicides, 37 firing at the person, 100 robbery a arms, 65
firing into dwellings, and 414 incendiary fires. In the en-
suing half-year €3B outrages were reported ;85 homicides, 60
firing at the person, 157 robbery of arms, 30 firing into
dwellings, and 326 incendiary fires. For the half-year
ending Ju.ie,.1849, the total number of homicides was 113
of fiii .g a the person 49, of robbery of arms 67, of firing
into dwellings 59, and of incendiary tires 659—ceaking a
t n

Resistance troop-ship. Master-Commander Peerce,
arrived at Quebec, from Woolwich.
Ocmoaatider the Hon. A. Cochrane, arrived
at Haii:ax. July 19, from the Bay of Fundy, where she
Lad been the previous two mouths in nothing but f,,Tzs.
The Sappho was to sail in a few days fur Prince Ed-
ward's Island. and to return to Halifax in October.
The Sprightly, .I:l:.titc: Cox Allan, returned to Ports-
mouth from Plymouth on Suothy.
DocacrAnD.-Ir.-A.A3.4turdee,--lately foreman at
Bermuda, has been appointed foreman of spipwrights at
WoOlavicb, vice Stuart, superannuated. Au iron shed is
ordered to be constructed at Woolwich 'for the purpose
of holding imflammable materials. The factory depart-
ment are to perform the work.
THE ASSISTANT URGEONS.—The fAlowing Ad-
miralty circular, relating to assistant surgeons, has been
issued :

" Admiralty, July 17, 1850.
" My Lotds Guntn;ssioners- 'of the Admiralty are
p:ea,e4 to direct that Llie f:,llovvina ngultrions cstt-
ali~hed, with refercnce t he rank and position at the
assis'ani-surgeon,. of ti:e Royal navy :
" 1. Assts-unt-surgeons are to be divided into two
cla sPs.
"2. The t chsA is t:) consist of all tht se who hove
couipl..t d ears' servitiale friln the Fvriod their
first ent:y; one ye..t Of 14 bieti at least, iou•t be en hoard
a coinuoissioneol ship, and tt e • then two way 6. seivid
in one of her Maj,sty's navel it, :spiials, and mho have
pas-id their cxarelnation tor suige.in, eith. rnt home or
abrad, ai directed by the
.1
141..toirally ,structiohe (chap. 2, art. 26. page 26), but in case tbe si-rvice on
,which the ship may be empioy ed should render it impro-
bable that thr.:e sur::.eons can be assemb:ed for a con-
siderable period of time, th*4l the captain may give an
order to the surgeon of the ship to examide the assistant-
surgeon whose period cf t:me has expired, and, if found
tompt tent, may grant him a terupor ary ccrtoricate until
the requisite,officers can be assembled.
"3. Assistant-surgeons who may have served more
than three years, and Lave passed the examination for
surgeons under the above conditions, are to rank mat to
naval instructors, and are to mess with the ward room
officers,. to be allowed cabins on board whea the accom-
ixodation and si,ace on board will permit.
4. The Second class of assistant-surgeons is to con-
sist of all 'those who have not served three years, and
those who have act passed their examination for surgeon.
" 5. The cabin specified in their Lordships' order of
the 26th of Fa=bruary, 1846, is to be strictly appropriated
to the officers mentioned in that order, and their Lord-
ships' instructions on that head are to be fully carried
oat.
"6. First-class assistant-surgeons, who may be serv-
ing in small vessels commanded by lieutenants, are to
. mess in the gun-room with the other officers.
"7. The above regulations are to be• carried into
effect on the receipt of this circular order.
"By command of their Lordships,
" To all Flag Ofli-era. Sze," J. PARSER."

SHIP WRECKS and LOSS of LIFE
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.—We regret to state
that the steamer Prince Arthur, from Presto] to Menai
Strains, was run ashore yesterday, between Southport
and Formby, having damaged her machinery. Passen-
gers and crew, except two firemen, saved. The vessel
has gone to pieces.
With regard to this unfortunate affair, we learn by
communications from Southport, that the ill-fated ship
left Prestion at tine A M. yesterday, with forty. seven
passengers, bound for Bangor, on a plea?ure-trip.
About twelve, when off Southport, it appears that she
sprung a leak, and shortly atter,
,the fires having been
extinguished, she became unmanageable. Ail bands as-
sisted to keep the vessel clear of water, but between four
erid'fi've o'clock she went ashore, between Ainadale and
Fertnby, and soon afar went to pieces. The ladies on board
were sent ashore in a boat, and afterwards the male pas-
sengers and crew. Unfortunately, two at least of the
firemen are missing. Althot4h signals of distress were
wade, they were not observed tnr some time; but when
the vessel was seen assistance was immediately sent from
Southport. Omnibuses were sent and brought the pas-
sengers to Southport, where their wants were promptly
a• tended fp. So rapid ‘s a, the destruction of the vessel,
that the shore, immediately after the disaster, was
strewed with fragments of the wreck.
Serve of the parties on board were highly respectable
tradesmen from Pieston and Blackburn. The vessel was
formerly known here as a tug-boar, and went by the
name of Dumbarton Castle. A letter from H. C. Chap-
man, Esq., Lloyd's agent, says the vessel is so complete
a wreck that nothing will led saved out of which to re-
ward the gallant boatmen, whose conduct is deserving of
every encouragement, and who were the meausof savieg
tzo many lives. The master states that had the South-
port Channel been buoyed the vessel would have been
saved. Many of the tasseugers were in a state of in-
sensibility when rescued; among them was the sun- of
the late Mayor of Preston.
DREADFUL SHIPWRECK —On Friday, July 19, at
four o'clock, the ship Elizabeth, of Philadelphia, from
Leghorn and Gibraltar, bound for New York, went
ashore about five miles east of Fire Island Lighthouse,
and is a total wreck. She was under the command of
the mate, Henry P. Blegs, Captain Healey haling died
during his absence from this country. The Elizabeth
was freighted with marble, Castile soap, wool, almonds,
oil, Legnorn hate, &c., and the beach is strewn with
articles of this description. The stseue of John C. Cal-
houn was on board, and it is hoped wid be recovered, as
it was carefully packed, and was placed rear the keel,
which still remains, with many of its adjacent timbers.
There were twenty-four persons on board, viz five
cabin passengers and eighteen of the crew, besides the
wif of the late captain. The loss of the Countess
O.,sili will be deeply felt by ber many friends in
this city and in /sl,w England. She was well
known in Cambridge, where she lived many years,
and enjoyed the admiration and esteem of a large
circle of friends. Mr. Horace Sumner, of Boston, we
presume, is the brother of Mr. Charles Sumner, and son
of Sheriff Sumner. He was a young man of rare ta-
lents, of vast observation, and better acquainted with
European politic, than any man in this country. Mrs.
Healey, the captain's wife, was rescued by the seeend
mate, Mr. Davis, swimming with her ashore on a plank.
The rem :ining passengers saved wrre taken from the
wreck by a sloop that went to their assistance, and they
were all conveyed to Islip, where a purse of 100 dollars
was collected and presented to Mrs. Healey and the
mate. The following are the names of the passengers
drowned :—Celeste Peulina, of Rome ; George Sand-
ford, of Germany; Angelo Ossili, Margaret Ossili, and
child, of Flotertee; Horace Sumner, of Boston; George
Ba'es, stsward, of England ; Henry Westercamp, sea-
man, of Germany. The bodies of Celeste Peulina,
Angelo Ossili end child, and George Sandford, have
been recovered; the bodies of the other unfortunate
persons were not found up to last accounts.—Aew York
herald.

AN UJIBBEWAY iIIISSIONARY.—During the sitting
of the House of Commons on Saturday, a stranger was ob-
served below the bar, to whom several Members paid marked
attention. Oa inquiry, we were informed it was the Rev.
George Copway, otherwise liala-ge-ga Gah Bouch, an Ame-
rican chieftain, who has visited England on his way to attend
the Peace Congr-as at Frankfort. Twelve years ago he was
the chiet of a tribe of Ojibbeways; and a hunter in the woods;
but having visited Illinois during Ihe years 1838 and 1839,
he was educated at the expense of some benevolent persons,
and baptised, wht n he returned to his nation, determined to
labour fur the elevation of the Indian people. Having de-
vis,d a scheme with that object, he is now seeking the means
of carrying it out, and hopes to raise funds in Europe for the
purpose. His project is, that the Indians of the north-west,
consisting of about 100,000 souls, shall be granted for ever
about 150 square miles f territory, between the falls of St.
Anthony and the west of Minosotah, and by giving them a
permanent settlement in this land, induce them to become
farmers, and learn the arts of peace and civilization, and it is
understood the American Government is favourable to the
scheme. He is a person of a commanding presence, and
sp,-aks the English language fluently. During his stay at
Liverpool, at which port be arrived in the Niagara, two meet-
ings were held, at which he detailed his plan, but what suc-
cess is to attend the pecuniary part of it on this side of the
Atlantic has yet to be determined.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT WITH A BULL, AND NARROW
ESCAPE.- On Monday afternoon a man was leading a bull
out of Melksham fair by a rope attached to a ring, which
the animal had through his nose, when it became furious
and ran at him, and pinned him between_ its two horns
-agaiftet-she side of the bridge'wgiclicrosses the river near
Mr. Phillips's cloth factory, la this position he was kept
fur several seconds, calling in vain for help. The bull then
back-d, and again ran at him with increased fury; but the
man f 'rtunately escaped its horns.- The violence, however,
with which the animal came against the bridge knocked
down the whole of the parapet for several feet, and with it
sent the man dangling in the air, between thirty and forty
feet above the bed of the liver, where he remained suspended
by the rope which held the bull, of which he still kept a
firm grasp. Several people were near the spot at the time,
and seeing that the bull, after vainly endeavouring to extri-
cate itself, was preparing for a jump, called out to the man
to let go. He did so, and fell into the river, fortunately its
a muddy part, and, upon being got out, was found to have
sustained little injury beyond a few bruises.-21/anchester
Guardian.

AFFECTING ACCIDENT.—LateIy at Purton, Wilts,
three children named Matthews, aged ten and three, and
an infant, were playing with a child's carriage on the
towing. path of a canal, and while the eldest and the infant
were seated in the carriage, which the other had been ap-
parently trying to draw, the pole had come outand the two
children were precipitated, with their little vehicle, into the
water. The other child ran to some haymakers in a
neighbouring field, but could not make itself understood for
crying, and, unfortunately, no one bad the curiosity to fol-
low it. The child, on returning, sat down on the bank and
cried itself to sleep. It was afterwards found in that state.
and then the other children were found lying dead at the
bottom of the canal, with their little carriage floating over
them.