The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-16 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the
Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken an airing in a
carriage yesterday morning, in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne
House, and also walked on the sea-beach.

Her Majesty and Prince Albert took an airing on Sunday afternoon.
Sir Robert Peel had the honour of joinin4 the royal circle at Osborne
louse, at dinner, yesterday evening.

Archdeacon Marriott had an interview with Lord Stanley yester•
day, at the Colonial-office.

Tile Duke of Wellington left town yesterday, for Walmer Castle,
Kent.

Lord Wharneliffe, Lord President of the Council, left town on
Sunday, for his seat, Wortley Hall, Yorkshire.

' Sir James Graham left town on Sunday for his seat, Netherby, near
Carlisle._

Dr. Brady had an interview yesterday with Lord Stanley, at the
Colonial-office.

The Earl of Lincoln has arrived at Wilton House, near Salisbury,
the residence of the Dowager Countess of Pembroke, from the Isle of
Wight.

Vi,eount Anson arrived in tcrivn- On Friday, from the Cor
nent, and has proceeded to Tamworth.

" The Master Passion," by the author of " High-
ways and Byways," is a tale of the most absorbing interest,
founded on the terrible influence which the passion of jealousy
exercises over the mind, and is certainly not excelled by any
of those admirable sketches in " Highways and Byways"
which gave Mr. Grattan's name a European reputation. The
characters in " The Master Passion" are drawn with the moat
vivid and startling effect; so true to life, indeed, are they,
that we can hardly persuade ourselves, notwithstanding the
wildness and extraordinary incidents of the story, that we
are perusing a mere work of the imagination.
HERNE BAY.—AcciDENTs.—A correspondent calls
our attention to the misconstruction and imperfect state of the pier
at Herne Bay, and informs us of two accidents which have occurred
upon it during the past week. It seems that the beams or planks of
which the flooring is made are fast rotting, and what is worse, have
been, from the first, too far apart, so that a walking-stick, or even a
foot, is very likely to catch, and throw a person down. One of the
cases last week was that of a gentleman, whose cane caught between
the beams rather stiffly. The resistance threw him off his balance,
and broke his leg at the ankle joint. The second case was that of
equal severity, and more to be regretted, as a young lady was the
unfortunate victim. Being late, she was walking at a quick rate to
meet the boat which arrives on littunlay, when her toe caught in sue
of the fissures of the planks ; she was thrown forcibly on the pier,
and her left knee striking a sharp projecting beam, the knee-cap was
broken, and herself otherwise severely stunned and bruised.
The pier at Herne Bay, in its present state, is a dan-
gerous promenade. The company are, we believe, rich enough, and
in all conscience, their dues are high enough; their pier should,
therefore, either be repaired or rendered safe, or themselves in-
dieted.—Kentish Observer. •

SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.—During Saturday and yes-
terday the following serious accidents occurred, some of which are
expected to terminate fatally. The first case was that of Joseph
Carter, aged forty years, a gardener in the service of a gentleman at
Greenwich, who, it appears, proceeded on Saturday morning to assist

in gathering some pears from a very high tree. ile ascended a lad-
, der, and, when near the top, ho overbalanced himself, and fell with
great violence to the ground. He was lifted up and carried to the shop
of a surgeon at Greenwich, where it was found that he had fractured
both his arms, and sustained serious injuries to his face and other
parts of his person. The wounds were dressed, and after a short
time he was placed in a carriage, and conveyed to St. Thomas's
Hospital, where he now lies in a very deplorable condition. The
second case was that of an elderly Irishwoman, named Margaret
Walsh, residing in Glasshouse-yard, Mint-street, Southwark. It
seems that on Sunday morning, between one and two o'clock, a
quarrel ensued between several Irishmen about Ireland, when she
interfered, and in the scuffle she received a severe blow with a
bludgeon, which felled her to the ground. She was picked up in-
sensible, and bleeding from a large wound on the head. The police
CMG up, and removed her to the accident ward of St. Thomas's
Hospital, where the was placed under the care of the house-
surgeon, and is now going on favourably. The third case oc-
curred to James Phillimore, a carman, in the service of Mr. White-
head, of Winchester-street, Bermondsey. He was in the stable
cleaning the harness, when the horse, a viciousanimal, kicked out at
him and knocked him down, causing fracture of several ribs, and
serious injuries externally, whereby his life is considered in danger.
He was taken to Guy's Hospital in a cab, where he was promptly
attended to by the surgeon in attendance. On Saturday night an
accident of a shocking nature occurred to a lad named John Tomlin-
sen, aged ten years, whose parents reside at No. '2, Kennington-
street, Walworth. He was amusing himself by making fireworks,
and whilst mixing up a quantity of the combustible materials in a
Innen mort ir, the whole exploded in his face, burning and disfiguring
him in a dreadful manner. He was removed in a shocking state of
suffering to the hospital, where very faint hopes are entertained of
his recovery.
DISCOVERY OF A MONASTIC WELL, AND MlRA-
cuLors DlCAPE.—Saturday afternoon as the groom of Mr. Bates,
pianoforte manufacturer, Ludgate-hill, was leading ono of his mas-
ter's horses by a halter from the stable at the bottom of Dorset-
street, Salisbury-square, the foot-pavement over which the horse was
walking suddenly fell in, followed by the head, shoulders, and body
of the animal, to the infinite horror of the stableman, who narrowly
escaped being drawn into the aperture also. Police-sergeant Arnold,
No. 204, assisted by some of his men and others, with considerable
difficulty, at length succeeded with ropes in rescuing the poor horse,
whose bulk alone prevented him from sinking any further. On
examining the apperture, which thus so suddenly presented itself, it
was ascertained that it was the mouth of an old well, full of water,
which had been arched over, but that the well had mouldered away
from extreme age, and at length fell in as above described. The
well, which is between f rty ani fifty feet in depth, doubtlessly be-
longed to the priory of White Friars, which some centuries ago stood
upon the site of this locality.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—In the hurdle-race which took
place lately at Autun, the horse rode by M. Bluram failed in his
leap, and hung upon the rope ; at this time the Marquis de Mac
Mahon came up, and his horse, being hampered by the feet of
the other, fell upon his rider and crushed him to death. Thus
within a few days Autun lost two of its principal inhabitants by
nearly similar accidents—viz., M. Schneider, one of its greatest
manufacturers, and the Marquis de Mac Mahon, one of its largest
landowners. The Marquis's family came originally from Scotland
with the Stuarts.—Galiparif.