The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-27 00:00:00

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FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT i°
STEPNEY FAIR. of
Tie slay, William Davis was charged' at the
ruit° od
Police-office, with endangering the life of a „'
Bell, in Stepney fair. The injured person is 11°"004;
London Hospital, in a precarious state.
gigantic proportions and stature, known 1111.0,
Morris, from his complexion, was killed in 09. retti
Monday night, at the very spot where Bell was iritlisoi
stated in The Sun of yesterday. David Adams, °'
Match-walk, Shadwell, said he was the propriePrAd
up and-down swing in Stepney fair, and the P'
was employed by him to assist. While the 100:;0
7y)
next the ground was being filled with passeegerso4
was screwed on to a stancheon, and made fast, 'lli,
the revolution of the machine until the lowerlll,,,
or car was properly filled, when it was unhoustivi'ol
the last boat filled sent up acting by its wei.„„hti
counterpoise to the boat coming down. Unless
was filled with the proper number of passengers, to
of turning it was excessive. The boat next the
had been stopped for the purpose of letting Id"
passengers, and taking nine more in, and six 011:0
already entered, when the prisoner unfastened th° off
and the top boat, containing nine passengeNlS
balanced, and it came down very swifty, 0115,1'0
wheel to revolve, and turning round the haad'eas
winch at which Bell was stationed, and it strucltZoo
the head and face, and injured him severely.
was conveyed to the hospital. .„„e.,
Mr. G. A. Falconer, a surgeon in the Cow': loon
road East, said a black man was brought to 111t,f
from Adams's " up and down," on Monday
expired a few minutes afterwards. He was eel ', ef,
to see Bell a few minutes previous. There vlit„,er
tuned wound on the forehead, half an inch ahoy #
nose, one on the upper lip, and a severe bruise oiti
lower jaw. The injuries were very serious,
ould say the man was in daner. 0
should
otOd
The prisoner, in defence, said he had no in° opt.
do any injury whatever. There were two hooksl„,i
each side of the boat, and he unfastened one ,s 1
man the other. His master called out that the,
u"; 90
too light, and he immediately jumped towards 't 000;
it with his hands, and was carried up six feet or go;
His master called out, "You will be killed ; let go;
and he did so. He did all that laid in his power
the boat when he saw it going up too fast. O,'
Charles Smith, police sergeant, said he Was 5., or
near the "up and down." The man injured 11,1';
raised platform thirty feet from the ground, 16101
slight railing around it. He heard the cracking,,,°B
pU
and upon looking up saw Bell hanging over ":10071
form with his head downwards. The iron wiuc'je,
of the machine revolved with great velocity, ath
him with great violence. The handle of the
too long, and the platform was so very small d.,
event of any man upon it missing his hold of the tr,
he must be struck by the handle (for he could tbeit
treat backwards) unless he laid down. He sefl
soner carelessly unlock the boat several tunes, !deo,
master was present, befOe it was filled.—gem""
THE SALT-HILL MURDD'joj
AYLESBURY, TUESDAY EVENING.—The Pt
John Tawell, remains in that resigned and 001
state which has been before described. There is 01
air of something like penitence, as well as PleSod,
signation about him—a feeling which, it is Plreor,/,
tempt him to a confession when all imagina„,l,,Vj
of commutation of his sentence is shut out. -1",,,pr,
Mrs. Tawell sees him for the last time. it ",,,—;oor4
that a great change will be seen in him when im'iord
tation of her visit no longer exists. He 10011 'pry
with great anxiety for her daily letters, snot I:
to derive a considerable degree of consolation ,otl
affectionate and religious sentiments which thergori
The correspondence is admirably sustained on tu...,e Oro
Mrs. Tawell, and the culprit writes with extraortiworti
liberation considering his situation. The hill:Onto bra
of the governor of the gaol (Mr. Sheriff) P." by
warmly and repeatedly acknowledged, not 0017ederoi
wretched man himself, who has been allowed.eltrieluo.
sistent indulgence since, as well as before 111',3-001""
to those members of his family who have 'lwo,
to visit him, has been kind and considerate. ,„to,)
soner has not been subjected to anything likekrs
turb his mind, or interfere with those meditationie 4et
are so necessary to him. On jSunday two Pe°P
witll
many miles merely, as they stated, to converse oe,
prisoner ; they were, of course, denied admitttlii 00 v
Tawell continues to receive communication 5; 1011
medical testimony which was brought against in of
mediately after his execution a full expositicni_.ll r
subject will appear. Dr. Letheby is industriets.
gaged upon the disputed points. „,
The convict's brother and Mr Alfred •n•itted
his professional advisers, are all who have T,'"
to-day.

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTEI3-91.0'.1
EXGE.
There was a fair average quantity CHAN
of Wheat ofli.o.iseriliyi Vol
the demand for all descriptions was in a very
"51,400)4
at barely Monday's currencies. In free Foreign otsw,4l
to nothing was doing, yet holders obtained full %roe,
The supplies of Barley and Malt were only Ditto
the demand for them was inactive, at barely late “iices !-
Beans, Peas, and Flour, moved off slowly, and P
with difficulty supported.
ARRIVALS. 1371/
I Wheat. I Barley. OatS• 41/
6,310 qrs. 2,130 qrs. I 3,290
45,010

English • • • • •
Irish •• • • •• •
Foreign • • • • •

- 1.020 I ----
Malt, 2,730 qrs. tr"
WHITECHAPEL. 01/600
The supply of Meat offering was tolerably good►
- •

demand N;risinactive, at about previous rates. 4; to,if
2s 6d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d; Lamb,
Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d; and Pork, 2s 10d to 43 2d Y'
the carcase.
►4lOl

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DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On
a noted thief, who attends the races and fairs °` ofe
cestershtre and Gloucestershire, by name 5,41/:¢0,91
seruge, was brought up in custody of two em7or
_w
the public office at Worcester, before the nits),, to;
two city magistrates, charged with a higrsll,ol
bery, under the following circumstances :--u° (PA',
day a grazier and cattle-dealer named Fa };e 0.7
Herefordshire, journeyed to Worcester to tnibiirs
purchases, and for this purpose he provideatoo
with country bank-notes, chiefly Herefordsldrra'pea
amount of 2201., besides four blank cheques, 13s°
his father, and drawn upon the HerefordshirerA
the sums to be filled up according to thent•ciPFly
ments which Farr in the course of his reit
negotiations might have. With this sum I°A.,, Or4i
session, Farr sallied forth from his inn, Gripe
Dragon, in Newport-street, between eight sit'eralftri.
o'clock on Thursday evening, and shortly $ the f,f
fell in company with a woman who accompaniej,6btoSeef
sonar in his peregrinations, whom he walked vv,:ei pa et
the cattle-market, which is in an unfrequenr-D-riP4
the town. While talking with this woman tnel,bils,ijea
came up with a male companion, and commence ,„.) ft
Farr, charging him with being in his (prisoneti:,o-,i 1,11
company fur an improper purpose. Some hlist..;eo43
place, after which the woman and the tv°„,,
Farr, whereupon he discovered that he had un; ed
of the whole of his money. Having aseer,r atts,cl);
unwelcome fact, he proceeded to the 110"" a
and gave information of the robberY .tateo.
inspector, Mr. Phillips, who thereupon insit,l„o4l3,of
prompt search for the parties, and it was at
certained, almost beyond a doubt, that they O, 01'
there, had taken their departure for Cheltellua:‘at'evae
active officers, named Sanders and Grubb, wer'elteli'7o
ingly dispatched by the mail train that night t° heaolia
ham, and next day they succeeded in ePPrebootAbs
Shwarnenscruge with nearly the whole of °coat °lO,O
his possession. The cheques were gone, but;4-orterfaoi
290/. in notes, 2801. was recovered. The Fr jai -
according:ly brought back to Worcester, and c'n labe",(o
(as above stated) taken before the magistrates,: be 0,4
formal examination having been gone throeg:ei ifej,,l4
remanded to Friday next. At the same fj,flll°
man, suspected to have been his accompliecWb
in question, was also remanded to Friday, b 3
it is expected the woman will be in custodyooCsPiji#
THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION AT LlYs,4ol4:iii
An inquest was held on the unfortunate suncr-,-0
explosion (the full particulars of which 11$„ the ilO
been published) on Tuesday, by Mr. Baker, PI per
tannin, Tavern, Commercial• road, Limehottse' corchor
course of the examination of the witnesses, tbed, Crnid,
remarked that it would appear that the deegs:eqes:,,
lotte Yaxley (thirteen years of age), was not iiitr"er°
with the nature of the combustibles she via % prerata
with, and the jury could hardly feel that it Varraitte#'
child of her inexperience should have been rl'oooAes.
have had the handling of such dangerous 9,11 tits
John Hi ham, the partner of .111 r. Robeson, in: Ot,
facture of the patent signal light, was of oPitifhala
mode of ignition used in the patent te1;15: wma
accidentally used by the deceased Yttl",°":, Ce
packing up some of the lights for her Majes'Y 14'"
and found some of them improperly labelled, script 41
them back to Charlotte Yaxley to do Prg lsbenloc'e:j
impression was, that in taking off one of ;511 ref,
withdrew the tin slide, and, havinginjudte'%,
it back again, ignited the light, and in her alsbated
it amongst some others. Mr. Higham exhnotet4
jury one of the lights, and explained its tO l'jeV
added that a similar accident had occurre „tiO
revto
only a short time before, and Mr. Robeson clef
Ara
and at the same time cautioned Charlotte - t
'oi
careful in such a case. The inquiry did 0° nerd
until near midnight, when the jury returned $
" Accidental death."

BIRTHS. ,011
On the 22d inst., at Chicksands Priory, the
<et/
beth Osborn, of a son. 11v
, 11,
On the 12th inst., at Florence, the lady of 'os'
Aolif
Esq., of a son. °
On the 15th inst., at Mount fort-crescent, is el
.
wife of Mr. Alfred H. Rixon, of a daughter. WS
On the 21st inst., at Marine-parade, Pc'Ter°
Gordon, of a son and heir.

Pe.
MARRIED. rrooll
On the 20th inst., at St. James's Church, Ppte,iricenge,"
Cobb, Esq., to Eliza, daughter of the late IV:: P„; 40°,t,
On the 24th inst., at St. Peter's Church, ,b3n- 03- eweY
lion. Cornwallis Maude, 2d Life Guards, to t.,l;e /
phinstone Fleeming, daughter of the late Admit
Charles Fleeming

08'
DIED. ,
• stolf
On the 24th inst., at Leigh Court, near Pr' .ta of
year of his age, Philip John Miles, Esq. „all, lei
On the 16th inst., in her 42d year, Stisan.:re,
Michael Walker, of Wedges Mills, Staffordshl,loo
On the Ist of February, at St. Domingo, pior
Wenham, aged 31. tr d -P"sl‘'ll et'Yei
On the 17th inst., at Berkeley House, .-Yoeigh -
Bliss, Esq., of Brandon-park, Suffolk, late Ov)
Magistrate of the same county, aged 70.,
On the 19th inst., at Little Shelford, tAu'
Sir Charles Wale, U.C.13., aged 81.

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