The Bee-Hive : — 1869-01-16 (London, England)

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A SLEIGHING PARTY.—An accident is reported from Jackson, Pennsyl., on Thursday 24th ult., to a sleighing party, while on their way to Rho, to attend a Christmas Eve entertainment. The report is to the effect that the party, some 30 in number, was riding in a large sleigh. and in order to shorten the distance the driver was directed to go across lots. In doing so, in order to reach the road again, a pond - crossed. TJnfortunalely, the original ice had time closed by a thin rved, and the team on liately went through. drowned, none of the  I  had  been cut, the place being at the skeet of ice. This was not obsei being driven upon the ice immec It is said that 30 persons were party but the driver escaping.  On the 9th inst. MaaShirley, a paltmer in the firm of Smith and Co., grocers, at Barnet, was stopped in.the neighbourhood of South Mimma Church by three yonog men, who suddenly darted horn the side of, the road and stopped the hone. One of them caught hold of the horse's head_ and unbuckled the reins whilst another put the lamps out. The third man got inathetrap, caught hold of Mr. Shirley, saying he wouldhave his money, and if it was not handed over quickly, and quietly they would do for him. After some hesitation Mr. Shirley, whe,is an aged man, took a bag from 13.1 ' coat pocket, contnining £2O, and gave it to the -man, Every arrangement has been made for carrying out thinking it woul the sentence of the law on the 11th inst., at eight dsatisfy him. He, however, asked MrS o'slock, on the young man, Martin •Brown, aged 22, Shirley if he had any more, and he was answered in for the murder of David Baldey, at Kingston, near the negative. The trap was searched, and a bag conLewes, on the 9th of October last. Calmat will be taming £2O was taken, and a pair of green and yellow slippers. The three men then, made off as fast as they the executioner. The convict eats, drinks, and sleeps. could, leaving Mr. Shirley in, the greatest tearor. He asavell as an ordinary person, and his unhappy posi' drove to the Barnet police-station as quickly as.posaible, *float does not at present affect in the slightest degree hishealth, which is naturally very good. He listens and gave information of the robbery. It was afterwith attention to the spiritual advice of the chaplain, wards found. that three young men went to a livery • stable at Barnet about six. o'clock, and,caal. ered a dogof the gaol, the Rev. Mr. Duke, and has of late emcart to drive them to London. As soon as.. the horse ployed much time in reading the Bible and other religious works, but he appears hitherto to have receiaed, was haraessed they drove as far as the Arohway-road, bnt alight religious education. Though quiet and ve- Highgate, where they d:achargeci it ani walked in the spleitful, he does not seem to entertain such a deep direction. of London, eaul nothing mare, was seen of them. sense as might be wished of the awful position, in which he is placed. Never since his confinement in the prison has he volunteered a disavowal of his crime, and at length he has made a full- confession of his guilt and the circumstances connected with it. He repudiates the supposition that he murdered Baldey for the sake of securing the paltry sum of money that he _ took from him, and asserts that he had a stronger • motive. What that motive was, together with the - other circumstances now stated by the only human being to whom they were knoWn, will for obvious reasons and at the prisoner's own request be kept from -• the -public until after the execution has taken place. Ott the 11th inst. affecting interviews took place at the Lewes prison between the convict, his mother, and his • sweetheart. He does not seem to anticipate a re— prieve.  pu