FORTUNATE ESCAPE.-A few d...
FORTUNATE ESCAPE.-A few days since, as MfIr. Heal- Ing, maltster, and Mr. Merrell, corn-factor, of Tewkesbury, were returning hoine from this town in a gig, and proceeding at a mode- rate pace, in the narrow. part of the High-strect, they were met by a. loose waggon-4orse, with the harness and the chain traces. dangling at his heels, rapidly a(lvancing towards them ; perceiving their dan. ger, they drew up on one side, and gave as much room as the nar- rowness of the road woul4 allow; the atep Ot the gig, however, wans caugrht by the projecting spreader il the traces, and in an instant they were thrown out to the distance of Home yards. The gig horse being a spirited one;, on coming. ip contact with the other, immedi. ately became unmanageable, and ran offi ith the shaf ts, leaving the gig bottom upwarnl, and the wheels literally in the air. The fall of .Tr. Healing was broken by the booths, it being fair-day, and he suffered severely'froin the shock. M2r. Mterrell sustained some se-. vere bruises, pa'ricularly in one arm. Air. Healirg was taken into an irounonget's shop, where he experienced the most humane At- tention. Some of the stall-keepers susiained considerable damage, and were in imminent danrger of their ; The heavy rains which fell during the few days preced- ing Wednesday last cAiused the river Wear to swell to an unusual height on that day; but we have not. heard that it caused any parti cular damage. O)n WYednesday nigtht vwe experienced a decided change of weather: the rain ceased, annd was succeedtd by ia frost as severe and iDtenae nanany that we remember; but tIhat again.yi&eWd to a thar. in the couree of Thrnsday night, winCh still continues.-