The Express. — 1868-10-12 (London, England)

VALUABLY LIFEBOAT SERVICE.--SLLLOTH, NEAR CAELIMII, Our. 10.—A Idling smack was observed in a dangerous position on the South Bank yesterday, with the sea breaking over her (says Mr. James Barnes, of H.M. customs). The Angela and Hannah lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was at once launched and proceeded to the spot and found the smack filled and covered with the tide, the mast only being above water, and no one on her. The lifeboat was then taken away to the eastward in the track of the tide, so that if anything had floated from the wreck it might be seen, and shortly afterwards a man was observed on a small raft formed with a couple of ballast boards and gaff. The poor fellow was quickly picked up by the lifeboat and placed on board a steam tug which had followed the boat from Moth, and the lifeboat was then towed back to its station. The smack was the Rover, of Annan, and was on a vo to that place in ballast from Skinburness. Fortunately no lives were lost on the occasion from the vessel—the rescued man it would appear being the only one on board her at the time she went on the bank. This lifeboat and the one stationed at Plymouth were presented to the institution some years since by Miss Burdett Coutts. Powramorrit, Ot.T. 11.—Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, }C.C.S., paid a visit to the dockyard yesterday, and was afterwards entertained by the Port Admiral. DEATH OF AN OFFlCElL—lntelligence has reached Alnwick by telegram that Captain Oswald Carr, R.A., fourth son of Mr. Ralph Carr, of liedgeley, has 1.0 ( n killed in action at New Zealand. Mr. Ralph Carr, who is a county gentleman very highly esteemed in Northumberland, has sent all the information that is yet known of the death cd his son in a letter to the local Farr. IMELANCHOLY SUICIDE OF A LADY NEAR BEISTot.— Quite a painful sensation was produced on Friday night at the northern extremity of Bristol, in consequence of its becoming known that a lady of means and position, ...a...f00d So Ins Uie wtidow of so WM*? m her Majesty's service, had committed suicide by hanging herself in her bedchamber. The lady, whose name was Clifford, had resided at No. 10, Elton-terrace, and being possessed of ample means, and being of a cheerful and affable disposition, she had gained great popularity in the neighbourhood. To the poor she wee-a-End benefactress, and by the well-to-do residents she was respected as a desirable neighbour. There had been nothing in Mrs. Clifford's demeanour to excite any suspicion that her mind was affected. One of her servants thought that she had observed a certain wildness of expres.aou in her oye on Thursday, but it was not supposed that there was anything really amiss with her. On Friday morning she did not come down at the usual breakfast hour ; but it was supposed that she was indulging in a little extra sloop. In-the course of the morning a letter was brought which required an answer ; and one of the domestics took it to her bedroom door and knocked at it, but failed to obtain any answer. The girl was surprised and returned downstairs ; and soon afterwards further attempts were made to arouse what was suppoAol to be the sleeping lady. All being in vain, the domestics became alarmed, and a meisonger was despatched with all speed to the residence of Dr. Challecombe, a medical gentleman residing in Kingsquare, Bristol, who, besides being a profesucional adviser, was also a personal friend of Mrs. Clifford. Dr. Challacombo lost no time in proceeding to the residence of the unfortunate lady, and, being unable to gut into the bedroom by the door, be obtained a ladder, and ascended to the window, through which, to his great grief, he raw the body of Mrs. Clifford suspended from the bud-post. AU attempts to open the window proving in vain, the cluitr.ber-door was forced, and the corpse of the ill-fated buy was out down by her man-servant. Life was quite . sheet end the body cold. The cord by which she was suspended was composed of silk trimmings which she had taken from the bottom of her dram and twisted into a sort of rope. No cause can be andined for the rash act.