The Sun. — 1845-09-09 (London, England)

HEROIC CONDUCT ON A RAILWAY.—Last Thursday one of the most providential escapes, as regards human life, occurred on the railway connected with the Bishopwearmouth iron works. The iron works in question extend over a vast extent of country, and, for the purpose of a speedy transit from one part to the other, railways have been established, one of which is formed on an inclined plane, down which the heavily laden waggons are propelled at a fearful rate. On the morning of the above day, while one of the trains of waggons was passing down, two very old women, each being nearly seventy years of age, labouring under defective sight sight as well as hearing, got on the line. A few seconds more they both must have inevitably been crushed to death. Their perilous situation was, however, witnessed by Mr. David Holsgrove, the overlooker of the works, who in an instant dashed forward and seized the two females, whom he threw off the line, and out of the way of danger. Unfortunately the engine at this instant came up, which knocked Mr. Holsgrove down, and he was picked up as dead. He was instantly conveyed to one of the buildings in the vicinity, and medical aid was sent for, when, upon examination, it was discovered that he had sustained several contusions about the head, that both his arms were broken in two places, and also one of his legs, besides other injuries about the body. It is supposed that some part of the train must have gone over the limbs. Although so severely and dangerously injured, hopes are entertained of his recovery. The two females escaped without the slightest injury. DISTRESSING SUICIDE FROM SEDUCTION .On Saturday evening a coroner's inquest was held at the Black Horse, Lower-road, Deptford, before C. J. Carttar, Esq., on the body of a young female, named Mary Anne Robson, aged only nineteen, the daughter of one of the master shipwrights in the dockyard at Deptford, who committed suicide by throwing herself into the Surrey Canal on Thursday night. Mary Lake, the wife of a master smith in the dockyard, deposed that in consequence of the indisposition of the mother of the deceased, witness and her husband went to lodge in the house of Mr. Robson. She had known the deceased for some months previously, and had only gone to live there after the deceased ran away from home about two months since. The deceased was a virtuous girl up to the time of her leaving her home, to which she returned about a fortnight since, after an absence of five weeks, A girl named Emily Skinner, who was frequently with the deceased, left her home with her, and they had lived together with a young man, named Jones. Witness last saw deceased alive about six o'clock on Thursday, the day of her death. Since her return home, the deceased appeared much depressed in spirits. Emma Brown deposed that on Thursday night, shortly after eleven o'clock, she heard the splash of something heavy in the water. On hearing the splashing, witness went out and saw some person plunging about in the water; also heard the person moan heavily two or three times. Witness instantly raised an alarm, when several persons came to her assistance ; in the meantime, witness got a prop, but it was not of sufficient length t)1 each the deceased. Witness found the bonnet, shawl, gloves, and •,,ocket-handkerchief of the deceased close by her door, The deceased was in the water about ten minutes. Emily Skinner, the young woman alluded to above, said she and deceased left home together, and went to reside in a common brothel in Fairy's-buildings, Bermondsey. They were taken there by a young womar whom they met at 'the St. Elelena Tea gardens at Rotherhithe. Whilst at the brothel was visited by a young mar , named Jones. On one occasion witness heard deceased threaten to make away with herself, but afterwards said she was only joking. Upon being closely questioned by the Coroner, the witness admitted having said, " Has she gone and done it? Oh 1 IV/ God, I must go and tell him, or else he will get into troub'e and me too," but she would not give any explanation. This wf ness gave her evidence with great nonchalance. The Coroner saiu there was no doubt remorse, arising from the course of life she had been leading, had rendered her unhappy, and had led to this disastrous end. Ti e Jury returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."  ARRIVAL OP Two LroNs.—Two of the finest lions ever imported into this country have arrived within the last few days, on board the John Bartlett, Captain Bartlett. It is very rarely that adult lions are imported, and these are truly splendid animals. They were landed yesterday, in St. Kathetine Docks, and conveyed tt. the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, by whose spirited proprietor they have been purchased. These are the second pair of lions deposited in the gardens within the last few weeks, making seven full-grown lions now in the gardens.