Spring Guns. - Yesterday morning died, Charles Grant, Esq., an eminent Russian broker, of Globe-road, Mile-end. On Sunday se'nnight, about 10 at night, he took his usual walk round his ground, previous to retiring to rest. Not being aware his servants had set the spring-gun which had recently been placed there, in consequence of the numerous depredations committed, he trod upon the wire, and received 5 slugs in the back part of his thigh.
Sir W. Blizard extracted the slugs, and faint hopes were entertained of his recovery until Saturday night, the fifth, when a mortification ensued and terminated his existence. He has left a wife and two children.
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