Posted with permission of the transcriber, Barb. Baker. Geo. THE TIMES, Saturday, December 31, 1853 SINGULAR GUN ACCIDENT. There was a very serious "gun accident" near Brampton, on the afternoon of Monday last. MR. JOHN GRISDALE, gamekeeper to the EARL OF CARLISLE, was out shooting with his second son in the neighbourhood of Naworth. They each had a gun, and we believe were accompanied by one or two other persons, also with guns. While the father and son were separated from each other, but still in the same beat, a hare suddenly started up, and, without the one being aware of the propinquity of the other, and thinking only of putting an end to the career of "poor puss" both raised their guns to the shoulder simultaneously and covered the hare, which was scudding away between them on a kind of sloping ground. The father's gun was first discharged with fatal effect, so far as the hare was concerned, but at the very same moment, the gun dropped from his son's hands undischarged, and to the dismay of the party, it was discovered that he was severely wounded by the same discharge which had killed the hare. He bled profusely from the face and arms, and was thought to be more seriously injured than fortunately it turned out. He was immedicately removed home to Brampton, and a surgeon called in, when it was found that he was wounded in both arms and in the right eye and cheek. As many as 13 shots were lodged in the right arm above the elbow, and 11 in the left; two or three had entered the face. He was, however, pronounced to be in no danger, and is now doing well. It was a most providential escape, in a double sense, for had the son fired first, it is more than probably that he would have shot the father. The son is a very fine young fellow, and is gamekeeper to the HON. CHARLES HOWARD. ===================================================== TIMELY CONTRITION: The day previous to Christmas day, an old woman, who resides in the neighbourhood of Westham, who has met with a sad reverse of fortune, received a letter bearing the London post-mark, and containing a 5 l. Bank of England note. On a slip of paper enclosed was written, "MRS. ____________, I send you 5 l., part of the sum I robbed you of when I lived in your service, ..... BETTY. (Chelmsford Chronicle) =====================================================