Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1864-07-22 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUICIDE OF A MAN UPON HIS MOTIIER'S GRAVIC IN NUNHIIAD CENIXTICRY.—A suicide, of a character difficult perhaps to parallel in this country,  took plice yesterday evening week between seven and eight o'clock, on a grave in Nunhead Cemetery. It appears that at the hour in question two ladies, who were walking in the most beautiful part of the grounds, came upon a gentlemanly-dressed man of about 20 or 30 years of age, who was writhing in N., y upon the turf over a newly made grave. Noticing that be was ashy pale, and that a bottle was by his aide, they immediately told the gate porter, and gave an alarm. Medical aid was instantly sent for, and the surgeons were upon the spot in a few minutes. Every remedy was applied with a view to save his life, but unfortunately without avail, and he expired in great suffering iii less than a quarter of an hour after he was found. Ile was dressed in a brown overcoat, light trousers, and striped waistcoat ; and he wore gold studs and a pin. his lifeless body was conveyed in a cab to the deadhouse of the local workhouse. The grave upon which the deceased was found was that of a Mrs Twist, aged 56, recently buried. In the pocket of the deceased was found a handkerchief marked with the name ".1. W. Twist," and two certificates which showed that he was a steward on board an ocean steamer. The address of the family is at pretPot unknown. The deceased's mother bad only been interred on the previous day, and when deceased was found on the ground ho appeared to be suffering from intense grief as well as physical pain. It is believed that the poison with which the unhappy man put an end to his existence was potash.  SERIOUS AFFRAY WITH PoACHERS.—A serious affray occurred a few days since, when two keepers in the employ of Mr W. P. Thornhill., Gratton, near Gratton Dale, met wilt three poachers, who had with t 15 Illaantity of aame. nets, tool other poaching ilenwiii s. One of the keepers seized hold of one of the p ,achers. A teerific tight then took place between the 1,-eptrs and poaelwirs, which resulted hi the keepers beim! oveceonie Webster, tote of the keepers. was dre.,drul! y beaten about the head and face. The other p-r was not so mueli beaten. Webster lies in a v ylale roils state.  It i, understood that the Committee iii to conside- the subject have strongly recominen.le.l that the whole of our infantry should be furnished with breech-loading rifles, and there appears to exi,t little doubt bnt that the recommendation w:11 he acted MO,  An i:igenions writer in a recent number of the 11,rne ifs Din., 11,,,0ks computes the average yearly loss of life on railway journeys as 1 in 7,0011.000 travellers, whereas 70.000 in 20;000,000 travellers would be no more than the fair proportion to the annual 10. s of life in former days among travellers by land and  One day last week a sin 2•nlar circumstance occurred in the poultry-yard of the Rev. Mr Macpherson. Lyhster. A large crow (Species unknown to our informant, but most probably the hooded crow) made an attack upon one of a brood of chickens, evidently with the intention of furnishing his crowship's table with a dainty morsel. The attack was not resented by the hen on the instant, as is commonly the ease; but the lord of the harem, whose watchful eye had anticipated the cruel design of the intruder, made a sudden dart at him as he was about to seize his prey, and with one stroke stretched the black cateran lifeless on the ground. Whatever the stroke was given with, the spur or the . bill, was not ascertained, hut it had pierced the breast of the crow in such a manner that life was speedily extinct.--John o' Groat Amara/. The experiments that have been going on for some time past have now assumed an unusual degree of interest. The competition between the Whitworth and Armstrong guns has not been allowed altogether to exclude experiments with the guns of other inventors. The select committee on ordnance have now arrived on the 'ground with four guns, the same in material, length. and calibre, differing only in rifling, and the committee expect to decide betwixt them in he course of three wesks. In addition to this a 100. pounder gun has been tried, which was found capable of smashing in a ranter of 61 feet iron plate, aid about three yards of , oak backing. This was actually done at TM yards, and neelirding to the calculation of scientific tnen present, the Came effect would he prodticied at 4.000 yards, by merely increasing the charge of powder. FEAgrut, OccrltltENt7F: TtlegdaV week, a party of young persons went to Powerscotirt Waterfall for a picnic. 011 e of the party, named Benson. arresnded the rooky precipice at one side of the waterfall to the height of 150 feet A number n.f the persons who were in the field beneath warned him of the danger he was running, and called on him to come down from his perilous position. When trying to descend, he slipped from the In 2e of a rook and was dashed in his fall against each projection of the precipice. But a ,erine more terrilde awaited the spectators, as the unfortunate filan fell on the spikes which were erected to prevent persona attempting a rash adventure such as that made by Mr Benson. IT. wae imnalsrl on tile spikes. which penetrated throe .!It his thiglia. tearing the mnseles from the hones. As he hung with his head down, Mr J. Id Cooper awl Mr .T. Wilson ran to his assistance and sustained him till Mr J. IT Lemon came to their aid, and lifted him off the 'rot spear heads. lie .was conveyed in a dying state to Enniskerry Little tar no hope is entertained of his recovery.—Freenezn's  MINNTERIAr