The Press. — London, England, 1853-08-27 00:00:00

AUGUST 27, 1853. The burnt ships were the Mahomet Shah, from Lon don to New Zealand, and the Engli'h barque Win chester,_ bound home from Melbourne. In the fi rst case the crew and passengers, amounting to nearly one hundred, were rescued by the Helen, which lay near their vessel during two days and nights, while they were occupied in combatting the fire, which had broken out by spontaneous combustion, and finally overcame all their efforts. The rescued individuals, as well as the crew of the Helen, suffered severely af terwards from the scarcity of provisions and water, the number being so much increased and the voyage unusually protracted. Before obtaining fresh sup plies they were reduced to a scanty ration and half a pint of water a-piece per day. The Winchester car ried no passengers, but when the fire broke out in her store-room the men took to the boats at once, under an apprehension, it is said, that a large quan tity of gunpowder was on board. The barque was totally burnt, but, notwithstanding this cowardly de sertion by their crew, the captain and °dicers were happily rescued. A SERIOUS STEAM-BOAT CoussioN occurred in the Tyne on Monday. The Sir John Ensthope, a heavy screw collier, ran into a passenger steamer named the William, bound from Newcastle, at the entrance to Shields harbour. The William was struck just abaft the funnel, and almost immediately sunk, throwing all her passengers, men, women, and children, into the water. A frightful scene of confusion and panic occurred, but, owing to the prompt succour afforded, it is supposed that no lives were lost, as no one was ascertained to be missing. Several passengers were, however, much cut and bruised by the shock, and Renwick, the steersman, had his thigh broken. AN ACCIDENT occurred on Wednesday to an excur sion train from Leeds, proceeding by the Lincoln shire and Yorkshire line, to one of the watering-places on the coast near Fleetwood. At the junction of the Lancashire and Yorkshire line with the London and North-Western, at Euxton, near Preston, it ran into a luggage train, and a smash ensued, which had the effect of blocking up both lines of railway for some hours, but no serious injury was sustained by any of the passengers. IN A FIT OF REVENGE one Patrick Sullivan struck down and kicked an officer in the Customs, named Gampton, so brutally that the unfortunate man died a few hours afterwards from injuries on the brain. Gampton, it seems, had seized some articles which a friend of the aggressor was attempting to smuggle. On a post-mortem examination a large shot was found imbedded in the skull of the deceased officer, just above the forehead, which was stated to have been lodged there twenty years previously, during a scuttle while he was on coast-guard service. A verdict of " Manslaughter" has been returned against the man Sullivan. A RUFFIAN named Mobbs, a jobbing wino - cooper by trade, and residing in Go odman's-yard, Minories, murdered his wife on Wednesday evening, and then sought to reconcile the deed with justice by attempt ing to destroy himself. The murder was committed in the most brutal manner, the wretch cutting the throat of the woman, whom it appears he had long ill-used. His subsequent attempt upon his own throat with the same knife was unsuccessful, and there are hopes of his recovery. His act seems to have been premeditated, as he was seen on the same morning sharpening the table-knife he employed in perpetrating it. He had four children, who have grown up in a state of utter neglect and wretchedness, and who are now consigned to workhouse guardian- ship. A MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE occurred off Islay on the 16th instant. A fishing lugger, containing five men and a woman, with a cargo of sheep and fish, bound for the coast of Ireland, was compelled to put back in consequence of a gale, when the boat struck upon a small rock close to the Ithins of Islay Lighthouse, and instantly sank. Two men and one woman, natives of Ireland, were drowned. The other three were saved. THREE SEAMEN belonging to a Greenland whaler were alleged to have been left on the ice, where they perished, by the culpable negligence of the captain. His name is W. Birch, late master of the ship Germanica, and the proceeding having been investigated by the Hull magistrates, and evidence heard, they committed him to prison on a charge of manslaughter. A DARING BURGLARY was committed last week at Lord Denman's seat, Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, where property and cash of the value of more than 500/. was stolen. Amongst the articles VMS the massive gold box presented by the corporation of London, and containing the freedom of the city, a pair of gold candlesticks, which had been presented to his lordship by her Majesty, and a gold box worth 1001., containing the coronation medals of George IV., William IV., and Queen Victoria. The sup posed burglar has been detected since while offering 6 'me of the purloined articles in pledge, and is now m custody. Most of the property has also been re covered. THE PRESS. FOR ILL-TREATINO. Ills WIFE AND FAMILY, and neglecting to support them, a Manchester shoemaker named John Egan was brought before the police-court in that city on Thursday. The charge was laid under the new act. Two local inspectors received informa tion on Wednesday night that the prisoner had turned his wife out of doors, anti after beating his children unmercifully had locked them in and left them to starve. The officers broke into the house, and found two children there in a most pitiable state , lying on the floor, without either bedding or cover ing. There was not a particle of food in the house, and the children had tasted nothing during the day. One of them was twelve, and the other, a girl, rive years of age. They were taken to the workhouse, where they were properly attended to, and shortly afterwards the prisoner was seen rolling about the streets in a state of intoxication, and was taken into custody:— A woman who lives next door to the prisoner said the latter had subjected his family to constant ill-treatment. About three weeks ago he was drunk and beatitm his wife, who Red into wit nesa's house; and on Monday evening , he was beating the eldest child about the face. The' prisoner's wife said her husband was able to earn from 20a. to 235. per week, but had scarcely done any work for the last four months. Ile would sit down and work for about two hours occasionally, and then go away to the polthe.leittse. Ile had Ill treated her very 1111101, MO gave her Ann . etas o n the h e ad th e night before the last child was NMI. Of lute he had beets in the habit of !exiting her out of doors, and she was obliged to play a sort of hide and seek with hint to escape his violence. The prisoner's tlOll, whose appearance prownted a shocking combination of emaciation and bruises, was in court. On the Keyhole; morning his father had kicked I • in One face, from which the loss of sight in one eye seemed inevitable. The Se cond child, a girl, had born placed in a basket instead of a chair until its spine had grown shockingly deformed. The w hole family were. 14 sad picture of neglect and misery. (hoe of the Husband's modes of torturing his wife was to twist an instru ment in the long hair of her head, and drug her about the house by it. The prisoner pretended that he was preventod from work ing bocause his wife went away front home for a nertnight at a time, and he could not get ou unless she were there to band his shoes for him. He was sentenced to hard labour for six calendar months. Meantime the family will be taken care of iu the workhouse. • A FIRE broke out in Liverpool on Wednesday night on the premises of Messrs. James and Robert Leck, wood hoop-manufacturers, Leel-street, Liver pool, and, before it could be extinguished, destroyed two manufactories which adjoined each other, and a portion of a warehouse where drugs were stored. The damage sustained has been considerable. The premises destroyed were not insured. A FATAL AcetnEwr occurred on the Hull and Bridlington Railway on Monday las., by which one person was killed, two severely hurt, and twenty or thirty were bruised or shaken. The midday train from Scarborough had just passed the Beverley sta tion, anti was travelling at 30 miles an hour, when a shock was felt, and a third-class carriage got, off the rails. The driver promptly slackened speed, but be fore the train could be stopped the carriage over act, and the following first-class carriage was also pulled off the line, anti the whole train jammed in confusion. On lifting up the overturned carriage, a young woman named Margaret Ake was found dead, and two other passengers severely hurt and insen sible. A great number more had received less serious injuries. On examination it was found that the tire of a wheel had come off, and thus thrown the car riage oil the rails. Verdict at the inquest, " Acci dental death." ptlant. THE concourse of visitors to Dublin has been daily increasing since the announcement of the intended arrival of the Queen on Monday next. It is impos sible to pass through the streets without being struck by the vast influx of strangers, including many foreigners. The hotels and lodging-hou -es are crowded, and all branches of trade have received a very decided impulse. Active preparations for the reception of her Majesty are continued. THE COMMISSIONERS appointed to conduct the in quiry into the state of Maynooth College are the Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Justice Patteson, Dr. Longtield, Chief Baron Pigott, and Mr. James ( rFerrall, brother of the ex-Governor of Malta—three Protestants to two Roman Catholics. Of the latter, one, the Chief Baron, has been, through a lengthened public career, distinguished for moderation and unswerving impar tiality, whether in a political or judicial capacity. Of Mr. OTerrall little is known, beyond the fact of his being a member of a family remarkable for their extreme devotion to the interests of the Church of Rome. MR. PETER M`EVOY GARMAN, one of Mr. Bowyer's opponents for the representation of Dundalk at the late general election, has been appointed by the Lord Lieutenant to the taxing-officership of the law courts created by the recent statute. Mr. Garden is said to be a prime favourite with Lonl Paul Cullen. Dn. F. Mynrev, late of Cork, has been appointed by the government at Victoria, New South Wales, president of the Central Road Board in tL:-' at a salary of 1,0001. per annum. 393 A Nortru•arms has been just issued by Mr. Richard Griffith, conductor of the valuation of Ire land, that engineers and valuators are about to be despatched through the country for the purpose of carrying out the provisituot of the act 15th and Itith Victoria, chap. lid. This new valuation will form the basis of all future taxation, including the impost upon incomes, itc. A SIIOCKINti OCCURRENCE has taken place in the barracks at Belfast, which resulted in the loss of life to one of the most premising young so ldi ers of th e 12► th Regiment of Foot, named Brown, who was shot in the most cold-blooded manner by one of his own comrades, a private named Hobert Henry O'Neill. Au inquest has been held resulting in a verdict of Wilful murder" against O'Neill. Some petty vengeful feeling is supposed to have prompted the _ murderous art. - ALEXANDER MI! J.:\, who was found guilty at the last Tyrone Assizes of the murder of his aunt, was executed on Saturday in front of the county gaol of Omagh. THE Freeman's Journal announces the death of the Rev. Mr. M•Carron, Roman Catholic Archdeacon of Derry, who was tried and acquitted at the last Londonderry Assizes on a charge of inciting some soldiers of the 54th Regiment to disobey the com mands of their officers. It appears that the rev. gentleman, whilst celebrating RIMS at twelve o'clock on Sunday last at Waterside Chapel, in London deiTy, was suddenly seized with apoplexy, and ex pired between seven and eight o'clock the same after noon. THE SuusenwrioNs received for the Daman In dustrial Institute include the following contributions, viz.: Mr. l'eto, 100!.; Mr. .laekaon, M.l'., 100/. ; Mr. Massey, 100/. ; Mr. Bath, 100 L ; Mr. M•Cormiwk, 100/. ; and Mr. W. Berwick, 20/. LORD CAMPBELL'S VISIT TO HIS IRISH TENANTRY. THE Lord Chief Justice has been lately visiting his Irish estates; and in order to have an opportunity of making acquaintance with his numerous truantry, and wishing, perhaps, to address a word in season to them collectively, invited them all to an entertain ment on Monday last. The banquet was given in the national schoolroom at Moyeullen, • place pie. tnresquely situated near the shores of Lough Corrib, and a few miles trout Galway. Several hundred guests, chiefly peasantry and small holders, were present, and entertained with abundance of substan tial fare. After dinner, his health having been pro posed by the Rev. Francis Kenny, Roman Catholic priest of the parish, Lord Campbell rose to return thanks. Ile began by repaying in kind the compli ments which the reverend proposer had bestowed upon himself, and then entered upon a detail of his own experiences and reflections as an Irish landlord : "It was with .ll reluetance that I became an Irish proprietor, and, indeed, it with a very unexpected event in my life, but. I hope that event may lead to happiness upon your part and upon mine. (` Mar,' and loud cheers.) I must confess that my connection with you has not led to any pecuniary advantage, but to a very heavy pecuniary loss ; but, I impute no blame to you. (Hear, hear.) You have lwen struggling with the dispensations of Divine Providence. First came famine, then pestilence, and it kronur impossible fur you to pay your rents, as you were accustomed to do; litid 1 tun sorry to Nay, gentlemen, that well-intended but unwise legislation added to your calanii. ties. (Hear, hear.) There were measures which Govern• mint thought might be advantageous, but which proved disastrous, such as the Labour Rate Act, upon which mil. were squandered without affording relief, and to the peimanent detriment of Ireland. Then the poorlaw, although charitably intended, was not very considerately worked out, and, in consequence, wreck followed upon wreck. Landlords were involved in embarrassments. They borrowed money, and then came in fatal succession mortgages and receivers, until the unfortunate tenants knew not who was their landlord or whom they should pay. tine said, lam the mortgagee, pay me.' Another said, am the representative of the Court of Chancery ; you must pay ine."llien came the co:lector of the poor rate, or the collector of the labour rate, and threatened a dis tress, and the unfortunate tenant knew not where to turn to for relief and assistance ; so that wider those eircune A 5111494 I am not surprised that he should come to the de termination of paying nobody at all. (` Hear,' aad laughter.) Itut I trust those lout times have passed away. You now know who your landlord is—you know your obligations— you know how much you have to pay, and to whom, and that when you have paid the rent you contracted to pay, that all the rest is your own. I trust that what your truly Christian pastor said will not he forgotten, and that you will enjoy the fruits of your own honest industry. (Cheers. )" The noble lord then gave his tenants some re- Immuring promises on his own account : " I well know how little i can do to fulfil your wishes and mine; but I can unaffectedly and earnestly declare that justice shall be done, and that your comfort and hap piness will be ever near my heart. Though I think many advantages might arise by the holdings being larger than they are at present. 1 will never endeavour to bring about such a state of things by evictions, or any harsh measures lottaoever. .duch applause.) When you are willing to 1