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Lyttelton Times, Volume XVII, Issue 967, 15 February 1862, Page 5

A Newmarket Incident.—On the Heath, last week, at Newmarket, might have been seen a private soldier, whose countenance was very much bronzed by the Indian sun. Few, however, recognised in the person of this private soldier the once-renowned Harry Bell, the successful jockey of Faugh-a-Ballagh, when he won the St. Leger, and afterwards the Caesarewitch, the jockey of Refraction when she won the balls—in short, the well-known and still-re-membered Harry Bell. The success of those day* gone by was too much for the young jockey, as success before now has been in its effect with greater men, and he gave way to habits to which we shall forbear further reference. Suffice it to say, that in a moment of madness, for it could have been nothing else, lie enlisted in a marching regiment. This was six years ago. Since that time he has passed through all the vicissitudes of a soldier's life, intensified by an Indian campaign when India was in a state of revolt. After this rough service he came home with his regiment, and, upon a furlough of twenty-one days, visited his wife and relatives at Newmarket the week before last. As soon as it was known that the jockey-soldier was in Newmarket, the chivalroui owner of the " Chocolate Jacket" sent for him, and told him there was now a great dearth of good jockeys, and that if he would promise for the future to keep himself steady his discharge should be procured. The promise was given in the presence of Bell's father-in-law, and the necessary steps have been taken for placing him again on the roll-call of our best jockeys. His generous benefactor has not only given him the," Chocolate Jacket," but has also promised to obtain him other mounts. — Court Journal. A Lokd-Lieutenant Poisoned. —An inquest was held on Monday, at St. Pagan's Castle Hotel, on the body of Mr. C. Hanbury Leigh, of Pontypoolpark, Lord-Lieutenant of Monmouthshire. William , Jennings Eiddlesdale, the valet of the deceased, was ; first examined. On Friday, the 27th ult., about a . qiiarter-past 10, he went into the bedroom occupied by the deceased, who had been ailing for some time, to give him his medicine. There were two bottles standing on the mantel-piece, one empty, the other r nearly full. The Avitness took the latter to hu master, who told him to measure out thre« tablespoonfuls. This being done, Mr. Leigh drank off the dose. He immediately squirted it out, exclaiming, "Good God, you have given me the wrong medicine." The witness put on his spectacles, and then saw the bottle contained "Hawkins's Eoibro- . cation," a medicine for external application only. Mr. Essex, surgeon, Pontypool, arrived shortly afterwards, and administered an emetic. Other medical gentlemen were called, hut their endeavours to restore the unfortunate gentleman were ineffectual; he expired at half-past two on Saturday afternoon. Mr Payne stated that the liniment was a deadly poison it' taken internally; it would act by causing the destruction of any tissue it came ia contact with, and by exciting inflammation of* the surrounding parts. He was of opinion that death . had resulted from its effects. ' The jury i found ' accordingly, that death resulted from the effects of poison, accidentally administered. After the-iu-.; quest, the body, which had been placed in. a thell,' ; - was removed in a hearse to Pontypool. Here, M . well as at Newport, all the shops were partially closed, and the deepest melancholy pervaded the town,— Times,