the 23rd of October. This man was a well-known and steady porter, and as a railway van was leaving Breeds’s Yard with 16 pockets of hops, two of them fell off and Perry with them, by which fall one arm was broken near the wrist, necessitating amputation. After a time Perry followed his occupation as well as he could with a hook attached to the broken arm. — A fatal fall occurred to a lady, in High street on the (I think) the 9th of November. Miss Selina Cork, a visitor, aged 29, was riding with a gentleman, each on horseback, when she suddenly fell from her seat, was picked up and carried into Miss Whistler’s, where she expired, after a few moans. She had been staying at 15 White-rock place. — A great fall of cliff occurred on Sunday, Dec. 5th, close to the easternmost groyne. There were, indeed, two falls, within about twenty minutes. The crash was like thunder, and the sand-dust rose like smoke. The total amount of rock, earth and other material must have been several hundred tons. A wooden tool-house was demolished, but no one was injured. A man and woman had just passed when the first precipitation occurred, and so nearly were they caught that the woman fainted on the beach. — A broken leg befell a man, on Dec. 8th, through falling off the steps of the Railway Arms beer-house, at Halton. Another fractured leg — this time to Mrs. Daniel Wood, and on the 30th of December. In descending a flight of stairs, she fell from the bottom step, and thus received the hurt. To re-set the limb required her to be put twice under chloroform.
Maritime Casualties
A Fishing-boat lost. On Saturday, Feb. 7th, “The Brothers”, belonging to Mrs. Margaret White, and the “Peace and Plenty”, the property of Mr. John Ball, were trawling at about 16 miles from shore, when The Brothers caught what the fishermen call a “fastening”, from a fresh breeze, and before the hindermost boat could clear away, their nets became entangled and brought the boats in collision. It was soon discovered that the Peace and Plenty was rapidly filling with water. The crew, unable to save anything, had barely time to get on board of The Brothers before their own boat went down. The loss was the greater in consequence of the boat being nearly new, and just furnished with a new set of sails.
Successful Fishery. The Hastings boats away from home had good catches of mackerel during the week which ended on the Feb. 21st. Mark Swain’s “Three Sisters” caught 17,000, and sold them at Brixton at 12s. per hundred; W. Breach’s “Free Trader” caught 12,000, and sold at same place and price; George White’s “Betsy” caught 15,000 and sold them at Worthing at 16s per hundred; and Wm. Pomphrey’s “Palace” caught 13,600 and sold them at Portsmouth at 18s per hundred.
A Distressed Family. — The wife and family of James Crawford, living in the Creek, were left entirely destitute in consequence of Crawford being lost, with many others by the sinking of a ship in the Irish Sea.
