PETERSFIELD
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.—On Wednesday last two accidents happened to two inhabitants of the town, verifying the old truism that "one accident never comes alone," by which each sustained a fracture of a bone. The first took place at the railway arch of the Midhurst line crossing the London and Portsmouth road, and a short distance from the town, to Mr. Frederick Louch, postman, billsticker, &c., who, it appears, was at the time in the act of affixing a bill cautioning parties against throwing stones at the train, when the ladder upon which he was standing, suddenly broke, throwing him with great force upon the hard road, when his elbow was dislocated, and the bone broken. It is pleasing to add that the unfortunate man is progressing favourably under the able skill of Messrs. Whicher and Cross.—The second accident which also proved of a serious nature—fortunately it was not worse—happened to Mr. John Adams, butcher, the particulars of which appear to be as follows:—On the evening of the above-named day, a little before six o'clock, Mr. Adams, with his son, a little boy eight years of age, were returning homewards from Willand Marsh, through Harting Coombe, having at the time his left arm round the back of his boy, with the reins in his right hand, when the horse suddenly fell, throwing him with great violence from the cart over the horse on its right side, with his son on its left. From the great force of the fall, both Mr. Adams (who is a heavy man), and his horse were stunned, and the poor boy being unable to arouse his father, was almost frantic, but luckily had the presence of mind to run back to where he had noticed two men (bricklayers), passing up a hill on their way home to Rogate, from their work at Mr. G. Berry's, bricklayers, in the Coombe. After running some distance, and holloaing, he succeeded in arresting their attention, and who, to their credit be it spoken, instantly proceeded to his cries, and finding his face covered in blood, went in all haste to the spot. Upon reaching the same, they found both man and horse lying in a stunned state and unconscious, and it was near half an hour before Mr. Adams could be aroused from his stupor. After getting the horse up and matters being made so far right, and Mr. Adams reseated, Carpenter, one of the men named, kindly came home with the injured party, where Dr. Leachman was directly in attendance, and found that in addition to being severely shaken and bruised, that his patient had sustained a fracture of the bone close to the wrist. In this case also it is pleasing to state the unfortunate sufferer is favourably progressing under the skilful treatment of Dr. Leachman.