The Sun.
London, England, 1827-12-31 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY SUDDEN DEATH.

The uncertainty of human life was never more
awfully exemplified than by the sudden death of
Captain William Henry Snow of the 94th regiment,
which occurred at the lower gate of the Royal Ma-
rine Barracts, about eleven o'clock on Thursday
morning last, just as the funeral procession of the
late Captain Bathurst, which Captain Snow in-
tended to join, was about to set out.

Yesterday morning, an inquest was held on the
body, by A. B. Bone, Esq. county coroner, when
the following particulars of the melancholy event
were given in evidence.
Mr. Wm. Ellacott, bootmaker, of Buckwell-street,
Plymouth, on the morning of Captain Bathurst's
funeral, was standing at the lower gate of the Royal
Marine Barracks, for the purpose of witnessing the
procession, and saw Captain Snow coming out of
the parade at a very quick pace, and making some
hurried attempts to loosen the military sash tied
round his waist. He pushed his way through the
crowd, and went towards the wall opposite the
Barrack-gate, uttering some words of which witness
could not distinguish the purport. Before, how-
ever, the deceased reached the wall, he staggered
for a few moments, and fell on his face. Witness,
with several other persons, ran to his assistance,
raised him up, and loosened his stock. He how-
ever seemed quite dead, and, with the exception of
two or three heavy sighs, did not utter a single
sound, nor betray any signs of consciousness after
he fell. He was almost immediately taken into the
Marine Barracks.

William Cowling, Assistant-Surgeon of the Royal
Marines, stated that on the morning of Thursday
the 27th, his medical assistance was required at the
office of the Colonel of Marines, for an officer, who
had fallen down dead, near the Marine Barracks.
On going thither, he found the body of Captain
Snow extended on chairs. He was quite insen-
sible, and had not the slightest appearance of life,
though the body was quite warm. Witness could
not take upon himself to decide what was the cause
of the death of the deceased.

Edward Bulteel, Assistant-Surgeon of the 94th
regiment, had known the deceased about twelve
months. When he first ,became acquainted with
him, he thought from his general appearance, that
he was affected by some disease of the heart. Wit-
ness had constantly visited him professionally for the
last twelve months, during which time he had been
continually taking medicine. In the last spring he
was much troubled with a difficulty of breathing.
Witness always thought that the deceased would
die suddenly.
The Jury, after a short consideration, returned a
verdict of f` Died by the visitation of God."
Captain Snow was a remarkable tall and fine
man, being about thirty years of age, and was much
beloved by his regiment.—Devonport Telegraph.

On Christmas Eve, Penrith market exhibited
a fine show of good beef and mutton. Two Highland
heifers, which attracted most general notice, and consi-
dered the best in the market, were fed at Lowther, the
fattest of which was slaughtered by Messrs. HENnEasox,
and the other, which bore the bell in point of quality, was
slaughtered by Messrs. Cum and WHA RTON. A great
many other fine carcasses were also exhibited, amongst
which was a dun cow and a very fine calf, slaughtered by
Mr. THOMAS NOBLE, and fed by Mr. DxxoN, of Wilder-
wath, both very excellent and generally admired. A cow,
seventeen years old, fed by the late Mr. C. RUDD, whose
death and eccentricities were noticed in the Patriot a few
weeks ago, was also exposed for sale in the above market,
which attracted very geneial notice. The best blabk-
faced mutton in the market was fed at Lowther, and
slaughtered by Mr. Jou N H 5 NDERSON. Carlisle Patriot.

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to pull up fear horses in so gradual a manner, as to be
almost imperceptible, without any exertion on his part.—
One of the wheels is made to act at pleasure on a cylinder,
to which is attached an end of a neat cat-gut rein ; the
other end is connected with the bit of each horse. This
life rein can be attached to the four in less than one minute
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driver from his seat, to clog the wheel, to take out
luggage, or for any other purpose ; it also prevents them
from starting cif while in the act of changing. Thirdly, it
gives the coachman complete command over his horses in
descending a hill, without exertion on his part. If one
horse is vicious or
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restraint, while others are perfectly free; and if the
traces break, or a bar snap, the horse or horses are preserved
from rushing forward, by which many coachmen have been
hurled from the box. These points having been satisfac-
torily established, we readily pronounce the " Life Pre-
' server" to be an invention of the highest importance ; one
which cannot fail to afford extraordinay security to tra-
vellers, whether in mails, stage coaches, private carriages,
Or gigs, to which it is equally applicable. Those of our
readers who have seen the invention in Lang-acre, will
perhaps bear us out in our assertion, that the above advan-
tages are effected by an apparatus extremely simple, and
neither cumbersome nor unsightly. Would that the Man-
chester, Holyhead, and Leeds mails, and other coaches, had
been equipped with it, by which the lives of many unfor-
tunate individuals would have been preserved. We under-
stand that a Gentleman, by the name of SArroan, has a
most ingenious plan for a Suspension Coach, which will
preserve its equilibrium on uneven ground. This, united
with Lieutenant Coox's, would remove almost every danger
to be apprehended. . • . .