Star.
London, England, 1830-01-28 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.

It is our painful task to record a most melancholy and
awfid accident, attended with the loss of three lives. On Friday
last, about the boor of ten at nigbt, cries for help were beard on
the beach at Stamens, whlcb, after cautioning a short time.
ceased ; all was again still, and no further notice taken of the
circumstance. On the following morning abort nine o'clock,
something wearing a strange appearance, was observed full a
half mile from the shore; Immediately boats were procured
and pet off for the purpose of ascertaining what it could
be; so their arrival they found a chaise and two bones
swamp:. The people immediately set to work to extricate the
chaise, sod on opening the blinds (all of which were shut.) tthey
were borroswartsck on finding it contain the bodies of two wall-
dressed men ! At that time they mu.t have been in the water
twelve hours, all hopes, therefore, of recovery were gone. and no-
thing remained but to bring them ashen, which together with the
chaise. was accordiagly done ; the •hones were dragged ashore
sheetly afterwards, altogether presenting the most melancholy ap-
pearance that perfume was ever witnessed. The driver has not
been found, and is supposed to be carded out to sea.
The onfortunateperson• are Mr. Lipscomb', of the Marine Ho-
ed, el Teignmootb, and Jim relative, Mr. John Noshed ; the for-
mer about forty•ftee, the latter a young main shoot eighteen years
of age. To account for the catastrophe is impossible : the oldest
Inhabitant of the town cannot recollect a limiter circumstance
happening on a met to aU appearance void of danger. Many of
our readers will be able to recollect thec. it being that part
of the beach mid-way henries the at the end of Star-
cress sod thoeliwoo‘bridge. It is commented the driver—
wing. lion all esearmea. acs perhiesly ashen—aunt thaw .fallen
Weep, (those inside, hula AS Minds being sei..bad doubtless
composed themselves also,) and the hones. instead of tithing the
road along the beach to the rlght.bad gone towards the ma:A was
*nose lower/mum the eione, and the hones Ain* •nothiog to
shack Venn. enutiored the same taste moil theme"' to eseattho
chamois fifths slyer. whey, the bask sheleittg almost perpendicu-
larly, the hones lost their looting. and were plunged into deep
water. Mr. Lipscomb" has left a wife and six children to lamest
lees. _ _ _

-IFecesday.at twehe o'sdatk. an Ingest* was held m the bodies
by Kr. Gamma. et Ashbertno. whim whin traseteleadm threw
farther liskt ets the subject. The midi:see weut merely to stow,
that the cbahe was Mood Dearly half • adle oct, in twelve feet of
eraser. with the west. sod jest the head sod tall of Ms grey
mare wale seen with bee dere kg ewe the ah r iserse'a nech. mod
her Mod leg weer the pole; oat a rem at trace broken. the bawls
were op. The post boy was eamarried and had not been towed.--
The chase passed Starcross sweaty Jabots atter tee ; the watches
were taboo treadle pockets, one stopped-at half -past len, the ether
40 minutes alter.ll o'cleck.—Wedsrs Limier*

Sunday last the congregation at Mr. J.ankson's chapel
at &oekwell. were thrown into great alarm. from Me apprehen-
sion that the plate was on ire : smoke skis seen to isms from some
pews in the pliery, and at length it teem, an dross, abet errant
parsons rose from their matt for do pospose of *Wan a lusty
rotwat. Upon examining therapist*, it was found she. the KIM
had been over.beated, and that apart of the wood-work bad
caught Are. The gaikry floor was Jmmsdiatey taken up, and in
about batten hour the bre was extinguished, without any serious

Monday afternoon, a brute in human shape., who had
charge of a small drove of sheep, at the conalailun of she cattle
market in Smithbeld, having driven them a short distaace toward.
Minton' made a halt in the road, bur continued driving hie dog
amongst them, apparently for the sole purpose et worrying the
tired sod jaded missals, whet ed,beenostuned the whole night and
day. A hit r sudd.tn span of shmdog embed the whole to start
off in different directions, which se exasperated the drevet, that,
having With muse dlffiettity eolleetedilis leek, he wised the dug,
whom be had ceased toward. him, mid atom a hods from Ms
pocket, deliberately calls throat !
FALL ACCIDENT.--Tuesday evening, .an inqueat
was held on view of the body of Joseph Robiosop, a weedy, sober,
married man. In the misplay of Meeers.'Vicker• and Co. NW mods.
On the preceding evening. .he was between the water-wheel end
theorem Cowards the shuttle. teethe purpose of setting dawn or
napping the works; he bed to pees sasses* sag, which eirecited
over, hone which he slipped into the water below. mad it wowed
aecording to the evidence of a person sin the mot, that the wheat
deliverable*. op through the meting. The wohee wee4anoodiately
slopped, and the-deceased was footed in she spar dm*, in s dread-
fully ...angled matej his 11l and thigh won man off .war so
his body. He was insoudiately removed to his own boom, end
• Mr. Staniferth, the surgeon, attended. lie was afterwards tate
to the infirmuyeen the reeentmendesion of Mr.43tansfettbewhere
he died at ,feisr o'clock in ibeoserning. VoldialsAccsdentaLtlemb
—ltleodaod on the wheel, one shilling. ..MOW Iris.

D 11313.
At WitAiiiiitionitneer Daftroad, Ceptaio Henry WA, Itslf-yey
Ads Foot mad West Kept Makin.
Its Toth Terrace, Regent's PAIL, Isabella, wife of Julia F.ll-
- Coq.
At North Court Lodge, lirandon, Sulkilk, James Parhimen
Miller Kepenu. K.q. late of the Od fieginseot ot .Late Guards.
At Comely hank, :Robert lkow, esq. aged 65. of the Gene-
t,' Tel ogee.

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