The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

, DEATM OF LORD WESTERN.
(From the Essex Herald of Monday.)
We regret to have to announce the death of Lord
Western, which took place at Felix Hall, about nine
o'clock on Sunday morning.
His Lordship, who
,was the son of Charles Western,
Esq., of Riven-hall, by the daughter and heiress of
William Holland, Esq., of London, was born in 1767 ;
and after being eiucated at Eton and Cambridge, entered
Parliament fur the borough of Maldon, in 1790. He
attached himself to the'old Whig party. He continued
to sit fur Malden till 1812, when he obtained a seat fur
the county, and remained in the House of Commons till
1832. During this lokg period of forty-two years he
often took an active part in the business of the House,
particularly on the'corh-laws and the currency question.
If not the author, he vV:as one of the leading promoters
of the Corn Bill of 1815'; and he ever remained a staunch
advocate for proteetion,-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
Protection Society, heliberally 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
speeches and his pamphlets, to enforce his own views on
this subject.
His Lordship steadily supported the Liberal party in
their long struggle for retorm ; and he contributed to
the ultimo.° triumph in 1831 ; but the passing of the
Reform 13,11 cost him his seat for Essex. On the divi-
sion of the county under the provisions of that measure,
he became a candidate for the northern division, but was
defeated by Sir Juhn 'Pyrell and Mr. Baring—a circum-
stance which it was understood induced Lord Melbourne,
as a reward for his long and consistent services, to call
him 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 public dinner at the Shire-hall, at-
tended by 400 gentlemen, with a splendid piece of plate.
Since that period his Lordship had lived in compara-
tive retirement, seldom taking part in the debates of the
House of Lords. A great portion of his time was sedu-
lously devoted to practical improvements in farming.
Lord Western was never married. He had no brother,
and the title is extinct.

THE QUARTER SESSIONS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,-4 perceive by the .Almanac that the quarter
sessions, in the several counties of England and Wales,
will be held this year in the last week in December, con-
sequently there will be five sessions in one year.
This is certainly very irregular, and at the same time
a most inconvenient arrangement, as it will oblige per-
sons to leave their families in the middle of the Christ-
mas holiday?. It is very desirable that this law should
be altered, and that the time of holding the quarter
sessions should be brciught back to the period which,
for a series of years, they were accustomed t,) be held,
viz., the first week after the Epiphany (6th January).
I am; yours, &c., s J. B.
Nov. 4, 1844.

THE QUEEN'S 13UCKHOUNDS.--THE FIRST PUBLIC
MEET THIS SEASON.—WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Upwards of
400 well mounted red coats assembled this morning at
Salt-hill, many having arrived by the early trains from j
London, in the expectation that Prince Albert would
have honoured the opening meet of the season with his
presence. •In this, however, the public, who regularly
attend the royal hunt, were disappointed, his Royal
Highness having arranged to shoot this morning over
the royal preserves in the Great Park. The Earl of
Rosslyn, the Master ot the Royal Buckhounds, a great
number of the neighbouring nobility and gentry, and
nearly the whole of the officers of the two regiments in
garrison at Windsor, and of the 17th Light 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 Iliac Brook,
after rounding the Mill-pond, went away in beautiful
style for Burnham, Where it doubled to the right to
Hitcham Church into the park, where it took soil. Upon
13Ang dislod4ed it made for Lady Grenville's, crossing
the park, through the private gardens and plantations,
and then broke away flir Taplow Common, on to Lord
Orkney's, and crossed:the Thames, near the ferry to
Cookham, followed by a small portion of the pack. Rory
°Wore doubled back, and recrossed the river into Bucks,
between Cliefden and Cookham, bearing away for Bone-
end, and was there taken in the Thames, after a good
run of nearly two hours, " first and last," over a heavy
line of country. Upwards of 250 were up at the take.
Numerous spills took place during the run. Half-a-
dozen were unhorsed in taking the ditch at Dropmore,
and several were in a -similar predicament on Taplow
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 and
a half will be searched after to-morrow. The royal pack
will be hunted over the Harrow (grass) country on Wed-
nesday. The meet will probably take place at Mr.
Cox's, at Hillingdon, hear Uxbridge. It is expected
that his Royal Highness Prince Albert will be present.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PLYMOUTII.—EarIy on Sa-
turday morning an extensive fire was discovered, by two
policemen, raging on the premises of Mr. Foster's steam
sawing mills, and steam furniture manufactory, at Cox-
side. It was about a quarter to one o'clock when the
alarm was first given, and shortly after the whole body
of the Plymouth police; with their engine, were on the
spot, followed by the 7th Fusiliers and the Royal Ma-
rines, with their engines. The engines of the County
Life Assurance and the Great Western were also in
attendance. Great exertions were made to prevent the
fire spreading, but the property in which it originated
suffered very materially, though, strange to say, the
steam-engine of the sawing-machine, with the saw itself,
were preserved, although the ravages of the fire extended
to within a few inches of the teeth of the saw, which,
had it been destroyed, would have added 1,000/. more to
the loss sustained. We regret to learn that Williams,
one of the policemen who first discovered the fire, re-
ceived several irjuries.., Owing to the darkness of the
night, and the confusion that prevailed, he incautiously
stepped upon a wall, which, being undermined, suddenly
gave way. The property was partly insured ; not suffi-
ciently, however, to meet the cost of replacing the
building, which, doubtless, will amount to between two
and three thousand pounds.
SINGULAR AND SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—Yesterday
a plumber named LaWrence,
assisted by another man,
was standing upon a wall about ten feet high, at a house
in Sloane-street, Chelsea, pulling up by means of a rope
a water-butt. As the butt was ascending, however, the
rope snapped asunder,' and the impetus thus given to
the unfortunate man's body precipitated him with great
force upon a covered water-butt, filled with water, in the
yard of the next
premises. The cover was smashed to
pieces, and the poor fellow's head and body became im-
mersed in the water. was speedily removed, and
subsequently conveyed to St. George's Hospital, where
he was attended by Mr. Cundy, the house-surgeon, who
gives some slight hopds of his ultimate recovery.
THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT COOKE'S ClRCUS.—Theinquest took place lastpight (the particulars of the ac-
cident have already been reported in The Sun). Ser-
geant Hawkes, No. 6, N division, said he was present at
the time of the occurrence, and considered the tent or
circus perfectly secure., The pole was placed in the
centre of the tent, and was held by guide lines two inches
thick, There was an iron hoop round the head of the
pole in which eye-bolts were rivetted similar to the mast
head of a ship. There"were a number of other guide
lines which were driven into the ground to make the tent
secure. The whole appeared to be done in a substantial
manner. After the excitement had subsided witness
Found that one of the
instru-
ment. The rope was, a
guide
t hel requestin lines
adoef the
e either Coroner, been
broken
by* the force of the wind or cut with some sharp
duced. It was about 2+ inches in diameter, and upon
being shown to the jury they were of opinion that it had
been cut, but whether or not before the accident it was
impossible to tell. Witness thought the rope might
have been severed after the tent fell, in order to release
the audience. Mr. Ceike, with his wife and other per-
formers, were in an adjoining tent ready to enter the
circle. Witness considered that the occurrence was
purely accidental, and no blame attributable to any per-
son. The Coroner thought it was remarkable that the
rope should have broken so short as it did, but if it had
been previously injured it would be accounted for. The
wind on the night in question was exceedingly high.
The evidence only went to show that the occurrence was
purely accidental. There was no charge against Mr.
Cooke, who appeared to have taken every precaution in
erecting the circus. The jury after consulting returned
a verdict of " Accidental death."
PRESERVATION OF Two LIVES FROM FIRE.—On
Saturday morning, about half-past six o'clock, an alarm-
ing fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Collier
and Son, bookbinders, 72, Hatton-garden. It appears
to have been occasioned by a large accumulation of
paper shavings which the workmen were clearing out
from the upper part of the house, accidentally igniting
upon the stairs. In One moment the whole was in a
blaze, which, communicating with the staircase, on which
was also large quantities of shavings in readiness to be
removed from bele*. The flames gained such an
ascendancy as completely to cut off all escape for two of
the workmen, one on the third floor, and the other on
the second. Most extraordinarily, these two were deaf
and 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 window, who had got out, and
was clinging to the window sill almost exhausted ; the
spectators, unable to assist him were momentarily ex-
pecting him to fall, when the fire-escape belonging to
the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire
was brought to the spot, and by the efforts of its con-
ductor both were rescued from their danger. The speed
with which the escape was brought after the first alarm
elicited the greatest praise, and to its instrumentality
may be attributed the, saving of the lives of the two
men. The engines were in immediate attendance, and
under the good management of the brigade the flames
were speedily got under, with but little damage to the
premises.

-We regret to state, that on Tuesday afternoon, as
the Rev. Fleetwood Parkhurst, M.A., of Ripple hall, in
this county, was walking in the lligh-street, opposite the
Brunswick Hotel, Cheltenham, he suddenly fell on the
pavement. He was placed in a chair, and conveyed to
the Fleece Hotel, where he was attended by Mr. Eves
and Mr. Wight, who tried remedial measures without
effect. The patient died in about an hour. An inquest
was held in the evening, when a verdict of " Died by
the visitation of God" was returned. Mr. Parkhurst
had riddea over to _Cheltenham, intending to return
home that evening. He was 72 years .of age, held the
living of Epsom, and was descended of the celebrated
Bisho-p ParkhUrst, author of the 9re4 and liebrew
lezievw.— Worcester Herald.