... SHOCKING ACCiDENTS AT WOLvYEP- HAM7PTON RACES. TWENTY PERSONS INJURED. In yesterday's Mercury we gave a, telegraphic report from our Wolverhampton correspondent of an alarming accident which had occurred at the races in that town, The following additional ...

... shocking accident occurred on the railway near West Durham Colliery, between Crook and Tow Law. . Edw. -F. Bueton, 16 years 'of age, son of. Mr. Buston, cabinet maker, of Hope-street, Crook, was killed on 'tbe spot. The deceased and a youth named Race were ...

... COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LEEDS MERCURY. March 24th, 1857. GENTLENMEN,-A most iltemperate and one-hided letter, tuder the signature 0, onthissubjectappearedin your paper on Tlbursday last, the 19th instant. The owners of Lundhill colliery ...

... ACCIDENTS. FATAL MISTAXE.-A very melancholy event has occurred at Malton, whereby Mr Wm. Moorhouse, a tradesman in the town, has met sudden death. From a coroner's inquest last week, it was ascer- tained that death had resulted from a very strong dose ...

... assistance. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-A melancholy accident occur- red on Friday afternoon, at Hammersmith, to Mr. George Kirkwood Curme, a medical student, of King's College, London, by which he was drowned. On that afternoon there was a race among the members ...

... RIALWAY ACCIDENTS. MAN KILLED AT HARROGATE. A man named John Heaton, of 59, 4rgyle-street Eeighley, met his death on Saturday afternoon in a shocking manner at the Harrogate station. Accom- pahisd bay hi wife, he arrived by the 3 p.m. train on Ihis vay ...

... ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES. MPLANCHOLY OcCURnRcCE.-An accident of a most distressing nature occurred at Soutberudown, near Bridgend, last week. The two Eons of Mr. W. H. Morgan, were, it seems, in the habit of bathing and swimming their horses in the sea ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT. ual Lit ietcsttrit, July 15t/s.-ILast night roccurred one of to those dreadfiul catadtroplheB, the result of driving oppo- d- sirion coaches, tire extent of which hils so stumitied the ial country with bhiror, that sober peolile for a ...

... GROSSY GLOCKNER. - - , I -- - ,- ,,1 - ,_ M - - ?? tc The, 'accident on lhe Gross-Giockner is, says the St. Jawnrsas Gazelte, another illustration of the too-often- proved truth that the race is not so the swift nor tule nsttlo to the strong ; unleus the ...

... scorched. ; -v A JOCKEY KrILLD.--The little border town of l, Annan held its annual races on the Ist inst., and irl the proceedings were 'marked by a very melancholy hI accident to one of the jockeys. The last stake was w in the way of- ' consolation ' for ...

... for the establishment of fashionable race meetings in th Alidlends. The new course is one and a half miles in length, and possesses at splonlidly straight finiish. The paddock is the largestin Lngland, aud on the race-stand aeconinsodatioun has been provided ...

... ACCIDENT TO MR. MOODY. Mr. Moody, the evangelist, met with accident tn Saturday at Belfast. was driving with other g*ntiemen to the railway station, when his ear enllided with cart. Mr. Moody's left foot was caught between the vehicles and injured. The ...