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iiorse at East Greenwich, and seriously hurt. The animal had 

 become restive, and bolted, but the major succeeded in pulling it 

 up, when it stumbled, and, falling, rolled over its rider, who 

 sustained a fracture of the skull, besides other injuries. 



Sir William Muir was thrown from his horse whilst riding to 

 the India Office and was severely shaken. 



While proceeding home from court in a hansom cab, in conse- 

 quence of the harness breaking, Lord Justice Baggallay was 

 nearly thrown out of the vehicle, and sustained a severe shaking. 



Whilst William Bowden, of Lower Street, Tettenhall, was 

 driving a horse and trap, the animal took fright and ran away. 

 Bowden was thrown out of the vehicle, and the side of his face 

 bruised. 



While a young horse was being driven in an empty wagon 

 belonging to an iron merchant of Willenh ill, it became frightened 

 and bolted down the street. A man who had been standinsr at 

 the animals head was knocked down, and the wheels of the 

 vehicle passed over him, inflicting serious bruises. The animal 

 afterwards ran into the window of a public house, breaking it, 

 and from thence into the yard of a chemist, where it was secured. 



A number of persons returning from a football match at Perry 

 Barr had a narrow escape. They were riding in a wagonette 

 along the Birchfield Eoad, but as the vehicle was too full on one 

 side, it turned over, the whole party being thrown into the road. 

 The accident caused some excitement, but beyond a few scratches 

 and bruises no injuries were sustained, but the vehicle was very 

 much damaged. 



Florence Baker was playing in the road at Deritend, when she 

 was knocked down and run over by a cart. It was found that 

 one of her legs was broken. 



A man was driving a furniture van, near Sparkbrook, Deritend, 

 when, in endeavouring to recover the reins, which had slipped, 

 his legs became entangled in them, and he was thrown under the 

 vehicle, the wheels of which passed over his leg, breaking his 

 ankle and injuring his knee. 



A boy named George Hill was knocked down and run over by 

 a heavy coal cart, at Cheapside, Deritend. Besides several 

 internal injuries, one of his legs was severely crushed. 



A little boy named Eli Taylor, whose parents reside at 

 Merridale Street, Walsall, was playing in the street, when he 



