The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-10 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, MAY 9.—Wind, westerly, light breezes, and fine
DEAL, MAY B.—Wikd, A.M. N.N.E., P.M., E.N.E., light.—
Sld. Java, Hong Kong ; Auguste, and Meline, Port au Prince.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY B.—Wind S., light. —Sid. Cleopatra,
China,

FAI:MOUTiT, MAY B.—Wind variable, and light.—Arrd
Admiral Nelson, Queripol.

CLYDE, MAY Douro, Halifax. s.—Adam Smith,
Rio • Brilliant, Quebec and Montreal.

Piulu Plum (AIRICw), JAN. 25.—Arrd. brig Sylph, of and
from Liverpool, from the coast, put in for a navigator, the
master and the mates having died. Off, Adeline, Dowling,
Sierra Leone.
LIVERPOOL, MAY B.—Wind NAV , light.—Arrd., Endes,
Heldori, Calcutta. Off, Harvest Home, Calcutta; Alexander,
supposed from ditto ; Araminta, Bombay ; Ann Rankin, New
Orleans; Princess Victoria, Charleston. Ski. .John Patchett,
Ceylon ; Superb, Ichoboe ; Steward, Pernambuco ; Nugent,
Bahia; Selby, Hayti; Racer, Dalhousie; Indus, Quebec.

HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—An occurrence of a very
distressing character took place in Freckleton Marsh, on
Monday morning last. A young man, named Walton Kirby,
a native of Freckleton, about twenty-one years of age, by
trade a tailor, set off from that village about ten o'clock on
Monday morning, with the intention, of proceeding to Preston
with his intended bride, Alice Allanson, to make some neces-
sary purchases previous to their being married. The latter, it
appeared, had started before him, but not being aware of this,
was loitering on the road with the expectation of meeting
her. He was, however, passed by a man who informed him
that she was some distance in advanceof him. On hearing this
he took a short pipe, which he was smoking, from his mouth,
and put it in his coat pocket, and then started off at a
quicker rate. A brisk wind was blowing in the face of the
poor fellow as he walked, and it is believed that this caused
the fragments of the tobacco in the pipe to set fire to his
coat, which he did not perceive ' till it was beyond his
power to extinguish the flames. A cottager, named Henry
Harrison, living on the heights overlooking the Marsh,
having his attention attracted by flames proceeding from
the side of the road, ran to the spot. On ap-
proaching it he saw a man prostrate on the ground,
but before he reached it the poor fellow had started
off in the direction of the toll-gate, then disrant about
a quarter of a mile. The flames had spread over his
garments so rapidly, that when he arrived at the gate-house,
scared:, a fragment of clothing was left upon his person, a
belt which he wore only being entire; even his shoes were
calcined by the fire. When Harrison arrived at the gate,
the poor woman was imploring assistance from the gate-
keeper, which, however, was inhumanly
.refused, and Har-
rison was under the necessity of taking him to his own cot-
tage, distant upwards of a mile, where he furnished him with
his clothes, and afterwards conveyed him to his own friends.
We are informed that no hopes are entertained of his reco-
vely. The conduct of the inhuman gatekeeper towards the
uniortunate man cannot be too strongly reprobated, as doubt-
less his sufferings might have been much alleviated had
timely assistance been rendered.—Preston Chronick.