The Sun. — 1847-04-01 (London, England)

ACCIDENTS ADMITED INTO ADDENBROOKE'S HOSPITAL DURING THE WEEK.—On Friday last, a lad named Richard Essex, aged 12, residing at Milton, whilst saw. ing some wood seriously injured the fingers of his left hand; it was found necessary to amputate one of the fingers immediately, and the case is now progressing very favourably. The operation was performed whilst the patient was under the influence of ether.—On Sunday last, a labourer, named Prime, residing at Melbourne, aged 21, was admitted. It appeared that some days previously,- whilst at work in a gravel pit, he was completely overwhelmed and buried in earth by a slipping of the bank which he was excavating. He was found to have sustained a fracture of the left collar bone, to have broken one or two ribs on the same side, and to have suffered severely from contusions. It is hoped he will do well.—On Wednesday, William Wells, aged 19, a native of Woburn, Beds, met with a very serious accident whilst at work on the lino now constructing at Six Mile Bottom. The poor boy was engaged in that most perilous occupation, " tipping," when accidentally stumbling he fell beneath the wagon wheels. He was immediately conveyed to the hospital, when it was found that the left leg was completely crushed below the knee, and his head too appeared to have suffered from the concussion. Amputation of the injured limb was resolved upon, and the case now promises favourably. It was deemed expedient not to administer the vapour of ether to this patient.—Cambridge Chronicle. AN IDOL CHEATED BY THE HoltsEwmr.--A mile below Serampour, there is a large pagoda, held in extreme veneration. The principal idol is brought out once a year, on a car like that of Juggernaut, to visit some of his neighbours. An immense concourse is always collected on those occasions, and here, as at Juggernaut, the poor wretches throw themselves under the wheel of the car to be crushed to death.—Mr. Pakenham, Lord Wm. Bentinck's private secretary,. happened to ba passing through the place on horseback, last year, at the time of the ceremony. He saw a Hindoo throw himself down in the way of the car ; the wheels were ' near upon him, when Mr. Pakenham galloped up and belaboured the martyr with his horsewhip. The poor devil jumped up, and ran as fast as his legs could carry him into his jungle, shouting murder He was quite prepared to endure a horrible death, but a horsewhipping was a thing that had never entered into his calculations. What a capricious principle is courage I—timid and spiritless as these ;people are, there are forms under which death seems to them a matter perfectly indifferent. Voyage dans Inde par Victor Jacquemont. _  THE V DISTRESSED IRlSll.—Upwards of thirty pounds have been collected at the Scilly Islands for the relief of the Irish, and forwarded to the committee, by the chaplain of the Islands. In addition to this, Charles Steel, Esp,lnspecting Commander, has remitted to the Comptroller of that department the sum of 51., being a voluntary subscription on the part of the officers and men; also 21. lOs. by the officers of the customs at that port, to the Hon. Spring Rice, one of the honorary secre• tariia.--- West Brit"