The Sun. — 1854-08-29 (London, England)

ACCIDENT ON TEE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.—On Sunday morning, about a quarter to 7 o'clock, John Blincfie, a fireman to the passengers' train, which came into collision with the goods' train ,on the night of Monday, the 14th inst., near the Highbury Station of the North London Railway, after suffering very great agony, died at the German hospital, Dalkon in consequence of the severe injuries he received on that occasion. lie had been in the service of the company nearly five years, and %Yas a young man of very meritorious character in his department of life. He has left a widow and one child to lament his loss. His parents are very respect. able tradespeople in a country town in istottingnara• shire,' As one of the conseptentes, of these calamitous occurrences, the mother vf- the young man, who was only in his 24th year, has been obliged to leaveherbusiness and her home for the last fortnight to watch at the bed tide of her dying sQe, at an expense most inconvenient to a person in her station of life ; for although,-"'she observed, " we arerespwtable, still :we are very poor.' An ir.quest on the body will be held by Mr. Baker, the Col'oner, on Wednesday next.  DISTRESSING SurotDE AT HottEsLow.—During the last week quite a gloom has been cast over the town of Hounslow, by the feticide of Mr. David Thomas Morriss, a surgeon, and the principal visiting-assistant of Messrs. Frogley and Hall. Deceased, who WWI only 28 years of age, was widely known and much beloved amobg all classe4 in the locality, where he had practised for three. years. -He had been married about five years, resided with his wife, two children, and a female servant, in a house contiguous to his employers. Haying been very severely worked of late on account of the prevailing epidemic, he went to London on Sunday, the 20th instant. During his absence a discovery bad been made by his employers of an alleged improper intimacy between the female servant above named and deceased, which caused them to signify to him on his return on Monday that his engagement with them wogld terminate at an early date. Deceased imp home to his wife, and telling herb ;ately went - 'cad somethinging disserious to communicate mention the fact of his impend ''Missal, and that-. taving then no means of maintaining his farnilh could put an end to his existence. He then asker.l. Mrs. Morriss to call the servant maid, and speak to her about the discovery which had been made. During the interview that followed Mrs. Morriss became excited, and boxed the ears of the girl. Suddenly Mr. Morriss 'drew a phial of prussic acid from his pocket, and, exclaiming to himself " This is trouble indeed," drank it off in their presence, and though assistance was summoned immediately he expired in a few minutes. It Wag 3,lrcia,vn at the inquest, held yesterday, before Mr. kley, that deceased when at any time much dotaPhnradets sheed Wei sn not mind, ma i that he was frequently low in spirits, thinking nwgohuisldwaCyoTii:erse about suicide, he o ,had , she believel.llrdhei,, v 3,) rwr:yieFsh v Ttytoil sye ..ideee.rnt e. His professionaltheworlddustoiesfaswteraes returned edjt(ll.7ecp.itolie,aszi.,erti:dtmd cpair irr:taihvs; asmrp uuu-. took versalpliyeeerelsapsetcteevder:Liinnglfj ounatow. 'the -funeral, which was attended by an immense concourse of people..