The Sun. — 1848-07-10 (London, England)

SUICIDE AT BLACYFRIAR9B-BRlDGE.—Yesterday Sunday) morning, about a quarter past midnight, an alarm was raised that a female had been seen to mount one of the seats on Blackfriar's-bridge and plunge head foremost into the river. Neerey, the night pierman, instantly put off in a skiff with drags, for the purpose of rescuing, if possible, the party in question. The spot having been pointed out to him where the female was supposed to have plunged in, Neerey dragged the water for some time, but without being able to find any one; and imagining that the female had been carried away with the tide and drowned, he gave up the search. At daybreak, however, a most appalling scene presented itself. Upon the third pier-head, on the lower side of the bridge, was discovered a middle-aged female lying upon her lett side, with her jaw broken, her head battered in, and covered with blood. At this time the water was nearly ten feet below the spot where the unfortunate creature was lying. A ladder having been procured from the pier, Neerey, with the assistance of the Thames police, succeeded in carrying the female down, and, having placed her in his boat, she was taken ashore, when she was found to be quite dead, and horribly disfigured. Who the unfortunate woman is at present remains unknown. The person who raised the alarm in the first instance stated that she had a child with her on the bridge, that she suddenly pulled off her bonnet and shawl and jumped into the river. He also stated that hee heard the child cry out, " my mother." Neither tae child nor the shawl has been found. It is supposed that the child, in looking for her mother, must have falleninto the water, and also perished. °IsTE i expectedl3. for the plentiful supply paplynoefd,praipmpearoeymustaitenyyrsmmilaey beinexhaustible, having been found in the Channel, i g out smacks in length. Parties at Shoreham are fittlen -oyster trade ; for the express purpose of engaging in shillings pernh and, instead of oysters being sold at i three hundred, they will not realise me than half that sum were more many persons very shortly. There never enemployedtionruns having apparatus before ; and at thisthpee spiritried 00l tchoem pyeetai year is all boats prohibited by law, an is that purpose on sitnroanrged.Dredgingging board are seized by the Coast Guard on owing to an informality in the rrivin in port ; but, dredgers sink the apparatus at not seizable, and Act of Parliament, boats having oysters on board are in spite of of oysters in spite of the in, f statute in that case made and sea, and bring tention and ow RAILWAY (C IT slums provided. This branch was opened on 'Wednesday for BRANCH,— pasEseDnigrceer'u:la!ifirs:S!,l3Aahint:dpnyGeGsaLtzellVersdll'ay we had the pleasure of going over the line, which we found substantially made, and ibe rails firm and smooth. After passing the new Kirkintilloch junction station, the line has a slight descent, and, as it here takes a pretty wide sweep, a good opportunity is afforded of Seeing the line and the country ms Milton, throughutshei ettpoh oert halfwayti ohe travelnw t 0000 nwff nhtbt the asfil throughnneidreniedi as ystei we wTeao enfhnohdi being formerly ngoe irodrt ledyipesaaanabs mentioned,odlvyeesw. diversified ayteT r h pleasant e r ACu ant atwndeentliheirktienrtmillioneuhs andi Cs ampsie, ntohxetroewins justa station,bes beside Campsie. The Campsie hills rise close behind the village, and the far-famed Campsie Glen is not more than a mile and a quarter from it—a delightful and healthy resort fur the denizens of Glasgow, "in populous city pent," on a bright summer's day. We btlieve that it is the company's intention to grant day tickets, at a proportionably reduced rate, to persons de. sirous of going during the day to Campsie and returning in the evening ; and as the glen is the very place for a pie-nic party, we have no doubt that many will avail themselves in fine weather of the privilege. During the fair week, too, cheap excursion trains might be put on with great advantage to all parties. The crops, we are glad to say, look remarkably well in the neighbourhood of Campsie, and the hay harvest is pretty far advanced.—North British Daily Mail. Yesterday (Sunday) morning his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury delivered a sermon at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, on behalf of the Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest at Brompton. Notwithstanding the very adverse state of the weather, the sacred edifice was completely crowded, and after a most eloquent discourse the handsome collection of 1371. 13s. 7d. was made.