The Sun. — 1832-09-08 (London, England)

SINGULAR DEATH BY STEAMING.---4,11 inquest was held last night at the Bell and Crown, Kil*;ti road, on the body of a boy named W. Wax's, aged se! e years. It appeared that the deceased had taken se:, grapes from Mr. ARNOLD'S garden, situate next his,ri ther's (a bricklayer) house in the Kingsland-road. ARNOLD has paper-mills on his premises, which worked by a steam-engine. Two men, named Bows,; and HARLEY, employed by Mr. ARNOLD, had Seen fb id boy steal the grapes, and on the following day (F 11!)::: week) they caught him, and said they would steam hi".' One held the head of the deceased down to the safes}: valve, while the other turned the valve, and let the ste'"i off upon him. This process of steaming was repeated three or four times, when the deceased cried out " murdered and he was released. He returned home, looking and frightened, but otherwise uninjured. The next ' he was taken ill. He complained of pain in his head, athe he died on Sunday. His eyes had become fixed, and et mass of his blood changed. It appeared that the stesoi, could escape without scalding, and there was every rea;,,, to believe the poor fellow had died of fright. Tee after a deliberation of upwards of an hour, returned a If diet of Manslaughter against the two Tex, JOHN 80we..0 and JOHN HARLEY, who were forthwith committed ale the Coroner's warrant to Newgate. SUMMERS se startedne fsrtoetanint-heis° jes.ofli with twenty-two passengers, and a large quantity bit luggage, Mr. SUMMERS* As St. Giles's Fair was " partner, steered by Mr. OGLE, and assisted byhdi on that day, and the starting of the steam-coach had igie,ebe in and its s hpardogprLosereded accomplished its previously announced, the town was unusually full. ea of Messrs.O it OGLE Monday and morning, coach ran. through the town at the rate of ten toile.tie hour amidst the cheers of the multitude • on cleariPgoo town it was allowed to accelerate its' speed to s-cas fourteen miles an hour; and on reaching the nt;cii" pike itthe numerous horsemen who had attended st°,.r. Ceo ovv ever, 01 it gt proceedede d , of f minutes. On leaving Woodstock one '"of the atter:et:icy o tin enormously. reported that there was a sufficie,oe• way tb et Woodstock,i miles Pi ;IA std of water in the b ailer, which not being the ;oil the boiler, on ascending the first hill, ws, andttv ecntotony litdweroa Chapelb l pe riidseool nausys:took dv place e athn e;ai r 1-5:roo e the night. About 11 o'clock, on Tuesday inforriu'iriola again started, without having had the means of reeve; the d an3ge done to the boiler. It proceeded dote°, 10 Compton Hill at a slow rate under perfect controe'Ltrat• consequence of better coke, the carriage started from 'reigs ford at twelve an hour, and worked up S°v; aol Hill with the greatestg facility and eq " uality of We.' Or so continued till it reached the foot of the bill op minghatn, when the coke was all consumed, and the s,efee' " consequently, very nearly expended ; there was the beep the lo ,t of a clutch to one of the wheels, which had beete she on the road. On coming to a standstill oPP°f.“,eit4r, chu ch, from these causes, the good people of. Bo 00' ham were forward in the cause of practical scion Dg 00 themselves supplied the wanting power, and, fastet!lies the frame, aided the ascent of the carriage to the and Chickens lan, Oxford Journal.  „ PRICES OF •TOCKs Nu:: 'lank Stock 31er Ccrit. Red. Per Cent. Cons. SI N') ,4 3!6 per Cent. — I Ditto Reo shut !klr 3% per Cent. Q2%14 . Per Cent Ann. 17.2 t; ... iPer Cent. 1526 .dlik Long Ann. to expire Jan 5, IS6,' shut Oct. 10, 1859 16 15-16 Jan. 5, 1,460 l6 13-16 N Jan. 5, 1880 — April 5, ISBO — -.... Jan 5 1870 __2_ •