The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-12 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

•
SHOCKING} ACCIDENT AT LADY FLETCHER'S.
On Monday last an Inquisition was taken be-
fore TIIO3IAS HIGGS, Esq., at the White Horse, Knights-
bridge, ore the body of George Armstrong, a fine youth, aged
12 year, who was unfortunately shot by his brother...
James Stevens sworn.-4 am carter to Lady Fletcher, at'
Walton-on-Tames. On Wednesday her -Ladyships steward,'
Mr. Fns, employed the deceased and his brother,' a lad; 14
years of age, to drive away the crows from the lands belong!,
mg to Lady Fletcher; they had a gun, but were not allowedpowder or shot. About ten o'clock that morning I saw' the
two boys together ; they' were quite friendly, and told me they
heardlieo
(tib, ewil
who
reportctt i,re4gr
to
on
had bought some gunpowder and shot, No. I. saw the de-
ceased fire at a mark ; was at plough in it large field, inter.
mixed
with
hidploannitoaolikoinnsg rSouoond"
of a gun, after
observed
me; the decease) was then lying on his back: I Went and
picked him up ; he was senseleils, his right hand and side
seemed dead. The deceased, hoWever, recovered his senses a
little, and', did not complain of: his brother. 1 conveyed him
home, and went after a doctor.
• John Finn, sworn.-1 am steward to Lady Fletcher. The
deceased and his brother were . employed to drive away the
crows on her Ladyship's lands--they were stationed in different
places. When I gave the gun to the eldest lad, on the previous
evening, it had a small charge in it. -After the deceased was
wounded, a medical gentleman . of Walton saw him, and sub-
sequently he was conveyed to St. George's Hospital.
Mr. John Bowling, the hotise-surgeon, attended thedeceased
lad. He 'was' wounded •in the arm and side. The shot had
lacerated the lungs, passed the diaphragm, anti some of them
were lodged in the fiver. Near four ounces of blood was in the
right cavity of the thorax, and a little in the abdomen, which
was quite sufficient to cause death. Every thing was done for
him, but without effect, and he died on Friday last of. the,in-
juries.
Edward Armstrong, brother of the deceased, said the gun
went off at half cock. I had no intention of firing it. We
had fired three times before the accident happened, and when
it took place, I had the stock in one hard and the barrel in the
other : the loCk got entangled in my smockfrock, and by that
occurrence it went off, and shot my poor brother, who was at the
moment not three yards from me. •
The jury being satisfied with the above evidence, returned
a verdict that the deceased youth was accidentally shot.—Deo-
dand of 6s. on the gun.

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Dog, supposed to have been mad, which bit several others,
was
unsedqesuterled directedafe
few
days
days since at Dover : the Mayor has in
c all dogs to be kept up, or if at large to be
muzzled.

SANDWICH ISLANDS.

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The following conversation is communicated, by .
Mr. at's, the Missionary, in his account of the
inhabitants of the Sandwich islands :—" At
Kairua the Governor entered freely into conver-
sations on religious subjects, particularly respect",
ing the resurrection of the body, the destruction
of the heavens anti the earth, at the last day, and
the final judgment. After listening attentively
to what was said upon these subjects, he inquired
abort the locality of heaven and hell. He was
told that we did not know where the one or the
other was situated, as no mortal has ever returned
from either, to tell mankind about them; and we
only know, that there is a place called Heaven,
where God makes glorious manifestations of his -
perfections, and where all good men are pet-
fectly happy ; and that there is a place whet*.
wicked men are shut up in darkness, to endure ,
endless misery. He then said, 44 How do you
know these things?" • I asked for his Bible, and
translated the passages, which inculcate the doc-
trine of the resurrection, &c. and told. him it was
from that book we obtained all our knowledge• of
these things ; and that it was the contents of that
book which we had come to teach the people .r
Hawaii. He then asked if all the people in our na- •
tive countries were acquainted with the Bible. lan-.
swered, that from the abundant means of instruc--
lion enjoyed there, the greater portion of the people'
had either read the book, or had in some other
way become acquainted with its principal MI.,
tents, ile then said, 44 now is it that such num*.
bens of them swear, get intoxicated, and do go'
many things prohibited 'in that hook ?" 'He was'
told, that there was a vast difference between/ .
knowing the word of God and obeying it ; antt
that it was most likely, those persons knew their-
conduct was displeasing to the God that made.
them, yet persisted in it because agreeable to' -
their corrupt inclinations.. Ile asked if God

would not be angry with us for troubling him with
our prayers. If he was like man be said he way

sure he would. I replied, that God was always
" waiting to be gracious,", more ready to hes!
than we to pray ; that indeed he was not like
man, or his patience would have been, exhausted
long ago by the wickedness of men ; but that he

continued exercising long-suffering and forbear- ,
ance towards.sinners that they may turn from
9
their evil ways and live."-

BEE WAR.

A few days since a remarkable'sinkular and
interesting exhibition of the wonderful instinctive
principle of the bee occurred-in this neighhottr..
hood. It appears that a swarm of these sagacious.
insects, the property of a person living at Pest.
house (about a mile from the town), directed their
course in search of food towards the stocks or-
hives belonging to Mr. Rattu, an eminent gar...
dener and florist, residing at Fratton, about 4
mile distant from Pest-house, ft is supposed '-
that they were invited. thither by the luxurious
and rich abundance of delicious sweets that the,
plantation of Mr. Rattu, even at this early part
of the season of the year, so temptingly affords ;
and especially by the production of a bed of'
mignonette, sown near the apiary of the occupier:
of the premises. It appiars, that a squadron or.
detachment of these intruders hap Pest-house
first made.their appearance on the' more rePrei-
,
cent dominions of their neighbours ; which
sion was justly resented on their part,
I)); strong,
and vigorous opposition,. and 'many of the dePra.
dators laere killed nod wounded. Those who
escaped. to tell the late of this disastrous
invasion, hastened back to their own communitY
and, as it is well known that the bee is so costly
irritated as to make frequent attackseven en suS.
picion of intended injury, the whole body at
Pest-honse was speedily put in motion, tied a
,)
war of extermination declared against the lane
-
cent opposers- of the late invaders. It `seems
that the enemy's entire force. did .not move to•
wards the inhabitants at Fratton' at the same
time, but went over in detached bodieti, and an,-
rived ut different ieterva ls, until a mass was formed,
near the mouth' of the hives, of the size of a hat,
Consisting in numbers of about 7,000 or B,ooobeiFi
Thus congregated, they were at liberty to cam-.
mil their unlawful ravages upon the rightful pro-
perty of others with impunity, which could not be
borne with, and thereby a combat was provok-
ingly induced. A spirited resistance having
been determined on, a battle ensued, which, for.
14 successive
. days, was obstinately supported
the enemy retiring every evening, and returning
to renew the attack in the morning. The Pest"
house invaders were constantly observed,. In-
wards the close of the day, to direct their flight,
en masse,, over the parsonage house At Kingstoe•
The result of this conflict has 'proved destruc.
tine to the innocent defenders at 'Futter), soy"
ral thousands of them being killed, and their,
homes,
tendon,d ,
plundered
theder ,d foorrtni6,6lt of voracious
1))out twohutideroet.i;
their
time,
weight of honey—.--squadrons of the der"dii:
tors being constantly employed, on the severtil
dMary.sitiantiu.msrvyask, goff
during the bloodstained
frequently
•
pied proximate to the apiary in defending his
property, by a piece of wood in the shape of
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battledoor, and, as he experienced no difficulty
in diatinguishing his own bees from those of the
Pest-house, he by thii means destroyed manY,°,
f
the latter, as they individually came within his
reach, These wei.e black bees, not very cog"
mon in this island ; those of Mr. Rattu's we";
soPc°ci al
brindled with yellow 'stripes ; and he observed
that .they were very weak. It is known that
bees in attacking one another, do not a lwaYs: use
the sting, but emptoy their pincers on any occi7
lieu of defence or offence. The sting is forrflel.:
by two piercers, is barbed, and had serrate!
edges ; and therefoile, when they .employ this
instrument in the infliction of a wound,. they o_6_
not able to disengage it, but, in the effort to,
escape after stinging, the whole sting nod, part °dl
the-bowels -are separated from the body ;
thus the insect prOcures the cause of its owe UL
Struc arm.— ( Portsmouth Paper.)

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