along shore on the morning of Tuesday, July 2nd at hearing the report of a gun fired from a Hastings collier, and also at seeing the pendant of the vessel lowered to half mast. But the mystery was soon cleared up when the small boat of the Queen – that being the vessel’s name – reached the shore with an invalided sailor-boy. The lad thus conveyed had fallen from the rigging, and fractured the bones of his arms. He was immediately carried to the Infirmary, where, of course, he received the necessary attention. His name was said to be Smith, and his home at High Wickham.
Singular Accident to a Horse. On the 10th or 11th of July, a fatality of a very curious character happened to a horse belonging to butcher Banks, of Wellington place. The animal – valued at 20 guineas – was grazing in a field between Belmont and Mr. North’s tank, when it rambled up the bank, where just on the edge of an old quarry was a cleft in the rock, into which the poor brute fell in an upright position, but in such a way as to get his body fixed. When discovered, the horse was found to have died, and apparently after having made great efforts to relieve itself. The rock had to be cut away to get out the carcase. This curious accident reminds the writer that in the year 1821, he witnessed the (he thinks unsuccessful) efforts to rescue a dog that had fallen into a deep cleft in the rock from the top of Cuckoo Hill.
Curious Carriage Accident. On the 26th of July a one horse fly, while coming down the Castle hill with the skid-pan on and the driver leading his horse, the latter commenced kicking, from some unascertained cause. It ultimately became unmanageable, rushed down the remainder of the steep road, and swerved sharply round in the direction of Wellington square. There the carriage was turned over, and a lady and gentleman were thrown out, after which the vehicle was turned completely over again, with the horse sprawling beside it. On being picked up, the gentleman was found not to be greatly hurt, but the lady was much cut and bruised, her face being covered with blood.
Bathing Accident. The week which ended on the 10th of August was noted for two of these occurrences. In one instance an incursionist entered the water at low-tide beyond the East groyne, and having got upon the rocks was suddenly precipitated into a deep mud-hole, from which he was unable to extricate himself. He was rescued from his perilous position by means of the Humane Society’s boat-hooks just in time to prevent drowning. He was much cut about the legs from striking against the rocks. – The second accident occurred on the following Tuesday (Aug. 6th), also near the East groyne. A lad named Stephen Pilbeam, of the Crown Inn, was bathing that morning and got into a hole in the sands, and sank immediately. His cries for help soon attracted notice, but the people on shore were unable to help -
