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Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 222, 10 February 1874, Page 3

A man named Bush, who had been a witness for the Claimant in the pending Tichborne trial, has- died from excitement caused by a quarrel and consequent' fight respecting the merits of the case. : j Appallino Death of a Spisit Medium.— On November 1G; at the Athenceum assembly rooms, Birmingham, a spiritualistic service j was being held, and in the course of it a | medium named Benjamin Hawkes, a ' toy j dealer of New-street in that town, addressed [ the meeting. He spoke for fully half an hour, appearing to be in his usual health, and then he described with startling vividity a- seance I in which the Apostle Peter had manifested | himself to the assembled spiritists. Peter i had clasped-hands with him, and he (Hawkes) I felt the close pressure of the Apostle's grasp. ; From this he argued that it was quite-possible j to understand how Thomas Didymus thrust j his hand into the side of " the Personification |of Divine Love.". The instant these last ! words were out of the speaker's mouth, he '; fell back on a chair behiud him. There was I great excitement, for the meeting believed j Hawkes was under strong "spirit control." j A few seconds elapsed, and a surgeon came up jto the medium, and found him dead. The j meeting broke up in wild confusion. Perhaps | a more exciting scene never occurred! than j the death of this man, with the wild words cf ! his fervent belief fresh on his lips. Newbridge, says the Tarncujull Conner, i(N.S.W.,) was very nearly being the scene !of a treble tragedy last week. A little boy, i the son of the late Mr John Bayley, accidenj tally fell in the Loddon near a spot where 1 two young ladies, Miss Harriet Cherry and j Miss Grant, were bathing. Without think r jingof the consequences, Miss Cherry made a | dash for the boy, and was immediately fol- | lowed by Miss Grant. Neither being good !swimmers, they soon got out of their depth, | when they called for help. A boy named I Brownbill, only eleven years of age, happenjing to be. coming that way on horseback, I heard their cries, and, without waiting to I divest himself of his clothes, jumped in the I river and succeeded in bringing Miss Cherry Ito shore. Another jump, -and he caught j Miss Grant, who was so much under water I that only her hand coidd be seen. -He however succeeded in rescuing her and the boy, who was clinging tightly to her dress. The' boy was so far gone that great fears were entertained.for his recovery.. Ultimately respiration was restored, and he is now all right. The lad Brownbill deserves to be well rewarded for his bravery, and no doubt had it happened in the old country he would receive a medal from the- Humane Society."