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Summary Ot Mews Foe May.
On the 5 th , a collision took pla . ce at the victoria Park Station , on the North London Railway , by which several persons were much injured . On the same day , at the Edgehill Station , near Liverpool , one of the London and North-Western Company ' s engines blew up , killing the guard and the stoker . On the same day too , a blast-furnace burst at Biiston , killing three men . The same day , at the Nine Elms Station , a train passed over one of the South-Western Company ' s servants , severing his members from his body ; an injury he did not long survive . On the 8 th , a medical gentleman , in practice at Birmingham , committed . suicide , in Surrey-street , Strand , hy taking morphia .
On the 9 th , there was a fearful fall of houses in Tottenham-court-road , under the ruins of which several persons were buried . On the 10 th , a Mrs . Anne Perkins committed suicide by drinking the essential oil of bitter almonds . The same evening , a fire took place in Middle-row , Holborn . A child , dropped for safety from one of the windows , was killed by the
fall . On the 11 th , a man named Thomas Regan , while making a sewer in the neighbourhood of the Victoria Park , was buried alive , by the earth closing in on him . On the same day , a woman named Emma Bass , the wife of a photographer , committed suicide by drinking a liquid used in that art . On the same day , a
man named Bradbury was baked to death in a boiler-room , at Salford . On the same day , a lunatic , of the name of Thomas Dale , attempted to kill his wife at Canterbury . On the 12 th , at Clerkenwell Police-court , a man named Cahill was brought up on the charge of swindling money from a man whom he persuaded he could appoint to a G-overnment situation . On the same day , at Bradford , Yorkshire , a man named Samuel Charlton murdered a widow of the name of Hannah Holrovd , of whom he was jealous , and then went and drowned himself . On the same fay , a boy , at Preston , stabbed a girl with whom he was at the time playing . On the 13 th , a medical man , named Steward , residing at Wo burn-buildings ,
St . Pancras , committed suicide by drinking prussic acid . On the same daw , Serjeant Barnicotc , of the Royal Engineers , was drowned in a diving apparatus , whilst making preparations for the removal of the old bridge at Rochester . On the same clay , a fanatic madman , named Bakewell , murdered the person put in charge of him , under the idea that he was killing the devil . On the same evening , afire , to the great alarm of the audience , broke out in the Princess ' s Theatre , but was speedily extinguished .
On the 14-th , a man named Stephen lfox , shot , at Canterbury , his sweetheart Anne lladley , because she slighted him . On the 15 th , Captain Brown , formerly of the Welsh Fusiliers , having been for a length of time in a desponding state of health , shot himself . On the 16 th , a highway robbery and murder was committed near iv , ugeley , Staffordshire . Ou the 18 th , Miss Macnuughten , daughter of the baronet of that name , was burnt to death , her clothes having" taken fire in consequence of her having stood upon a lucifer-match . On the same day , the Sea King was wrecked on a bidden
rook , near Holyhead . On the 25 th , a man named Oeary cut bis wife ' s throat , in Russell-court , Dr ur ^ lane .
OOMrvIEPOIAL . On the i ^ Stii of April , the New Orana . da Company met , ami reported that their profits for the last ball year amounted to . Ld / . hS-h o . s \ , or more than enough to cover the recent losses which they had sustained . On the 1 st of May , the Assam Company met . Their report with respect to the growth of tea , in India was most satisfactory . A dividend of , S percent , was declared .
On the 7 th , the Oriental ( has Company declared a dividend of hs \ 6 < l . per share out of the net profits , . U . On the same day , the Vauxhall Bridge divided 1 'As * , per share . On that day , too , the Australian Mining Company resolved to raise £ 5 , 000 additional capital , at 7 per cent , preference . VOL . ill . A '( J
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Summary Ot Mews Foe May.
On the 5 th , a collision took pla . ce at the victoria Park Station , on the North London Railway , by which several persons were much injured . On the same day , at the Edgehill Station , near Liverpool , one of the London and North-Western Company ' s engines blew up , killing the guard and the stoker . On the same day too , a blast-furnace burst at Biiston , killing three men . The same day , at the Nine Elms Station , a train passed over one of the South-Western Company ' s servants , severing his members from his body ; an injury he did not long survive . On the 8 th , a medical gentleman , in practice at Birmingham , committed . suicide , in Surrey-street , Strand , hy taking morphia .
On the 9 th , there was a fearful fall of houses in Tottenham-court-road , under the ruins of which several persons were buried . On the 10 th , a Mrs . Anne Perkins committed suicide by drinking the essential oil of bitter almonds . The same evening , a fire took place in Middle-row , Holborn . A child , dropped for safety from one of the windows , was killed by the
fall . On the 11 th , a man named Thomas Regan , while making a sewer in the neighbourhood of the Victoria Park , was buried alive , by the earth closing in on him . On the same day , a woman named Emma Bass , the wife of a photographer , committed suicide by drinking a liquid used in that art . On the same day , a
man named Bradbury was baked to death in a boiler-room , at Salford . On the same day , a lunatic , of the name of Thomas Dale , attempted to kill his wife at Canterbury . On the 12 th , at Clerkenwell Police-court , a man named Cahill was brought up on the charge of swindling money from a man whom he persuaded he could appoint to a G-overnment situation . On the same day , at Bradford , Yorkshire , a man named Samuel Charlton murdered a widow of the name of Hannah Holrovd , of whom he was jealous , and then went and drowned himself . On the same fay , a boy , at Preston , stabbed a girl with whom he was at the time playing . On the 13 th , a medical man , named Steward , residing at Wo burn-buildings ,
St . Pancras , committed suicide by drinking prussic acid . On the same daw , Serjeant Barnicotc , of the Royal Engineers , was drowned in a diving apparatus , whilst making preparations for the removal of the old bridge at Rochester . On the same clay , a fanatic madman , named Bakewell , murdered the person put in charge of him , under the idea that he was killing the devil . On the same evening , afire , to the great alarm of the audience , broke out in the Princess ' s Theatre , but was speedily extinguished .
On the 14-th , a man named Stephen lfox , shot , at Canterbury , his sweetheart Anne lladley , because she slighted him . On the 15 th , Captain Brown , formerly of the Welsh Fusiliers , having been for a length of time in a desponding state of health , shot himself . On the 16 th , a highway robbery and murder was committed near iv , ugeley , Staffordshire . Ou the 18 th , Miss Macnuughten , daughter of the baronet of that name , was burnt to death , her clothes having" taken fire in consequence of her having stood upon a lucifer-match . On the same day , the Sea King was wrecked on a bidden
rook , near Holyhead . On the 25 th , a man named Oeary cut bis wife ' s throat , in Russell-court , Dr ur ^ lane .
OOMrvIEPOIAL . On the i ^ Stii of April , the New Orana . da Company met , ami reported that their profits for the last ball year amounted to . Ld / . hS-h o . s \ , or more than enough to cover the recent losses which they had sustained . On the 1 st of May , the Assam Company met . Their report with respect to the growth of tea , in India was most satisfactory . A dividend of , S percent , was declared .
On the 7 th , the Oriental ( has Company declared a dividend of hs \ 6 < l . per share out of the net profits , . U . On the same day , the Vauxhall Bridge divided 1 'As * , per share . On that day , too , the Australian Mining Company resolved to raise £ 5 , 000 additional capital , at 7 per cent , preference . VOL . ill . A '( J