The Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester Telegram. — 1862-01-23 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

THAIIIN.—About nine o'clock on Teseday night mat exeiteineut was caused amongst the passengers on London.bridge, owing to the following remarkable ease of suicide. It appears that for many years past Mr. Herring, the omnibus proprietor of Lewisham, has been in the daily habit of runnieg bicrellicle from that place to the City and back again. On Tuesday night, se the 'shirk, WAS performing its return, the conductor Mr. Herring, jun., was noticed to step off the "monkey board" of the omnibus on to the step, then dash across the foot pavement between the paseers by, and baring mounted the steps of one of the recesses, plunged head foremost into the river. An alarm Was immediately raised, the drags were procured, end search made for the unfortunate man, hot without effect. There can be but little doubt that the deemed met his death before reaching the water by striking against the projecting piers of the bridge. No muss is at present assigned for the rash act, FRIGHTFHL ACCTDINT WITH A THBASHWIG MACWHIL —A most frightful accident occurred on Monday at Stoughton Wyville, Leicestershire, on • farm oseepied by Mr. Dunmore, ceased by the bursting of the boiler of a steam thrashing machine. About eleven o'clock on the morning of the accident, wlaile Mr. Butcher and ten men were in Mr. Dunmore's stackyard, employed in working the engine, it was ascertained that the ' supply pipe WAA leaking and means were immediately set abont to stop it. To do this the engine was stopped, and while some of tbe party were in the act of applying tow and red lead to the part, the boiler exploded with • loud report and scattered destruction all around. At the time of the occident eight persons were standing near the engine, four of whom have lost their lives. One poor fellow's head was blown off and was found at • distance of 50 yards, sacither's leg and bead were blown away to • great distance. Two others were carried over several potato camps, and at the time they were picked up were not dead, but expired towards evening. The other fair are more or less injured, two we believe seriously, bat hopes are entertained for their recovery. Mr. Butcher, who was also much scalded, was conveyed to his own house at Gainley ; and we are glad to learn his injuries are not of • very serious nature.  first  TWO BROTHERS DROWN= AT WORALWf.—An inquest was held at Woodsy, on Monday, by Mr. Rutter, on the bodies of two little boys, brothers, named John William Brown and Thome Brown, the former six and the latter two years old. From the evidence of their mother, who lives at Roe Green, it appears that on Friday the elder was sent to wash a itiop in the brook, and took his younger brother with him. John asked his mother whether be might wit wash it in a pit, which is in a field near the house, and his mother told him that be eras not to go near the pit on any account. The boys then went out and never returned. After some tame had (dared the mother went to look for them, and ultimately the body of the younger was found floating in the pit in the field, and the body of the elder was afterwards drawn out of the same place. Ti,. loop and elder boy's shoes and stockings were found on the cap of the water, which would man to indicate that the younpr boy bad fake in trek and the other had, in trying to save him, been drowned himself. A verdict of " Accidentally drowned" was returned. GARROTTING lw