The Sun. — London, England, 1852-01-09 00:00:00

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.) EXTENSIVE lITTERLNG OF CoUNTERFEIT Cots. Jane Connell and ;Vary stove, two elegantly-dressed women, were brought before Mr. Hardwick, charged with having uttered several counterfeit half-crowns at the Pantheon Bazaar, Oxford-street. Mr. Cross, solicitor, appeared for the prisoners. Emma Stocker said she was an assistant at a stall in the Pantheon B 'sear. On Monday last, between 3 end 4in the afternoon, the prisoner Connell came to her stall, and purchased an article which came to sixpence. in payment for which she gave her what appeared t o be a good half-crown piece, and she gave her the change out. The prisoner then joined the prisouer Stove, and they both walked away, and directly they were gone she discovered that the half-crown was a counterfeit. She immediately went in search of them, but did not find them, and she saw no more of them until yesterday, when she saw them outside the Pantheon. She told one of the officers, who followed them and brought them back to the Bazaar, where they were detained till a police-constable arrived, when they were given into custody. Cross-examined by Mr. Cross—When the prisoners Were brought back they both stoutly denied ever seeing her before. When she found the coin was bad she wrapped it in a piece of paper and gave it to her mis tress, in whose charge it has remained ever since. She never saw Connell before last Monday, and was certain as to the identity of the two prisoners. They had not left more than five minutes before she discovered the half-crown was a counterfeit. • Isabella Reid said she kept a Berlin wool counter in the Pantheon. On Christmas-eve. about half-past four o'clock, the prisoner Connell came to her counter and purchased two yards of gold thread, which came to threepence, and ten dered a half-crown in payment. Witness gave her 2s. 31 change, and the prisoner left the place. After the Bazaar was closed witness west into a shop close by to purchase Something, and in payment Tut down the coin she had re ceived from the prisoner, when it was returned to her as bad. She was positive the half-crown produced is the same she took from the prisoner. Sarah Emblem said she kept a stand in the Pantheon Bazaar for the sale of jewellery-. On the 31st of December last the prisoner Connell came to her stand and purchased an article which came to sixpence, and gave her a half crown in payment, which she immediately detected as bad, and returned it to her again. Was positive the prisoner was the person. Mr. Superintendent Otway, C division, stated that last night, about five o'clock, the prisoners were brought in a cab to the station, and that after the constable had taken them into the station he looked at the bottom of the cab, and found a bad half-crown lying under the mat. Robards, one of the warrant officm.s attached to this court, said he received charge of the prisoners at the Pantheon, and while in his custody at the police• station they said they were strangers to each other, and had met at the Bazaar ac cidentally. He had since ascertained, from inquiries he had made, that they were sisters. Inspector Whall, C division, said, the prisoners at the station gave their address 31, Edward-street, Hampstead road. He had caused inquiries to be made there, but they were not known. He, if time were allowed him, had no doubt he could prove a former conviction against Connell. Mr, Cross, OR behalf of the prisoners, said there was not the slightest evidence to connect Stove with being an ac complice of Connell, and he therefore trusted his Worship Would discharge her, and not remand her with Connell. Mr. HaaDwics decided upon remanding them both till Thursday next. TYROLESE MINSTRELS. Rainer and Hotaus, and the company of Tyrolese lingers, had again the honour of singing before her Ma jesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, at Windsor Castle, on New Year's-day. The performance was also wit nessed by the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Prin cess Royal, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Louisa, and the distinguished visitors staying at the Castle, Monsieur and Madame Van de Weyer, Lord and Lady E. Howard, and attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Household. Her Majesty was pleased to express he r great approbation of the performance. In the inter vals of the concert, the Tyrolese ex.euted some of their national dances, to the apparent gratification end amuse tent of the Royal party. The following is the pro trammel of the concert:— Ram des vaches. Das Herzel (Quintet t). Das frische Maiel in Thal. National Tyrolean Song. Bey un• im Tyrol ish a Freud. Das Echo in Gebarge. Instrumental Song. Jager Chorus. Singers Abschied vom Tyrol. Das freie Land. Wer dat denn's Bier umgschitt. rioter's Tod . (Bass Solo). Wenn ich morgen fiiih aufsteh. Hue silt, hue stif (War Song, 1809). At break of day the Tyrolese singers had the honour, by command of her Majesty, of serenading her Royal lollghness the Duchess of Kent, who expressed herself ranch delighted with their singing. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. The death of the Rev. Francis Smith, M.A„ renders 'recant the livings of Tarrant Rawsto❑ and Tarrant Rushton, near Blandfoul, Dorset. Both livings are rectories, in the patronage of Sir J. W. Smith—the former is worth 1201., and the latter about 2204 per itILIUM. A communion service has baen presented to the Rev. J. T. Gollibrand by the congregation of the parish church of Norton Fitzwarren, on the oc3asion of the Rev. Gentleman's relinquishing his pastoral duties and the assistant curacy of that parish.— Taunton Journal. The Lord -Lieutenant of Ireland has appointed the R s `►. William Stud& rt Kennedy, curate of Ballymena, and son of the Dean of Clonfert, to the incumbency of the United parishes of St. Dolough's and Belgriffin, diocese of Dublin. On Sunday last the Very Rdv. W. B. Disney was duly !nstalled, or, according to the technical phraseology, read himself in," as Dean of Armagh, in the cathedral of that city. ;CATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.—We learn from I t l ‘ eir cular recently issued by Sir Joshua Walna s l ev , M.p., ° President of the National Parliamentary Reform 'Associa +9 4 °o, that the council have resolved to convene a general Conference of Reformers, to assemble in London from all parts at) f t he kingdom, on the meeting of Parliament. The objects t i . l ght in convening this conference are—that the introduc l°ll of a Ministerial measure of Parliamentary reform should c e niatter of certainty; that there should be such a mani festation of public opinion as shall cause that measure to be radical and complete; and that means should be taken to insure its success, and to obviate the necessity for further a gitation. We unders and that the invitations of the council 1 0 attend this conference have been most extensively circu at.ed, and th a t, by the arrangements i n progress, the e°Pinions of all classes will be represented. The answers already received are uniformly favourable ; and it oas be en well observed by one of the most Zealous friends of reform, that " a delegation from a lATIONAL CONFERENCE upon a subje c t i n w hi c h t h e thol e coun t r y is interested' must be strictly in harm on y w i t h c `ossellian notions of deputations ( etiquette." We thi n k t h at l ue Council of the National Reform Association hav e d one ell in convening a general conference of Reformers in Lon -11°11; and we confidently trust that every city, parliamentary eoreugh, and town in the kingdom will send. their represen tatives' to this truly national assembly. Such a respons e i s ost jiistly due to the council of an association which, in the i l a nguage . of Mr. Cobden, has " kept burning the lamp of Re 'Vim, and trimmed it at a time when it was very likely to have "n negl ec t e d by th e grea t b o dy o f the people," and it cannot be doubt e d th at t h e country at l arge w ill, with one assent, attend to the call of a body Of men who during a long season Of apathy and indifference have, in three years, held nearly '2 OO meetings, and published upwards of 250,000 addresses, tracts, and other papers. By th ese energe ti c means, the principles of the Association have been disseminated tar and Wide, and that those principles are founded in truth, justice, and sound policy, is proved by the gratifying fact that at every meeting which h as b een h e ld under auspices of the Association resolutions have been unanimously passed hi their support. FIRE' AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.—Wednesday morning, at a few Minutes before one o'clock, a fire of a seri ous character occurred in the premises known as the Globe and Pigeons Tavern, No. 14, High-street, Shadwell, occupied the house, on his return home,per ceived Mr. W. Lowman. It was discovered by one of the neigh pours, who in passing a d en se volume of black smoke issuing from the bar that the place was t Window. The man having listened ... fo_r_a second or two at ( Ile d.oor, heard sufficient to satisfy himself °re. for the woodwork of the bar was cracking. N ot a tn ent longer was therefore lost in arousin 9 10 - g the inmates, but b efore they were sensible of the great danger to Which the W ere exposed, the liquors became ignited , on Which a huge sheet of fl ame rus h e d ro und the bar, and seized upo n the bar Parlour. ',three engines of the Londo n Establi shment were pro mptly on the spot, and a plentiful supply cf . water havi ng b een furni s h e d b y th e E as t London Company 's mains, th e firemen set to work, and finall y succeeded in extinguishi ng t he names, but not until the most valuable p or t ion of the contents within the lower part of the building were consumed, tlticl the upper part seriously damaged. The origin of the fire I . l ' unkn own . Fortunate'v Mr. Lowman was insu r e d in the 4lsinarch fire-office, and the premises in the Royal Exchange. CAPTURE OF A GANG OF BURGLARS AND SUICIDE ? I '' THE PROSECUTOR. —Four young men, who from their Position were supposed to be respectable persons, have been arrested at Plymouth, charged with having committed Iltveral burglaries in that town and ne;ghbourhood; three of the brothers— sons of Mr. Pearse, who keeps a shop for e r sale of cheap publications in Marlborough -street, Devon ;in, and who are apprentices respectively to a blacksmith, 2 re,i r r , i!nd a cabinet-maker, and one the son of a tailor, also N yitk ing in Devonport, named Perry, but who has not resided k,,,`.Ylie parents for some time past, but has lived out in bril7e latterly with some officer living in Stonehouse. The la:slivers ,were examined before the magistrates on Saturday of ' t - h ,i u en the evidence taken placed beyond a doubt the fact ,hav e b r being concerned in several of the burglaries which last t w ee i ll committed in Plymouth and Devonport during the kr, w e'll months. One of the principal witnesses was a rbose premises !ow, a jewiller, carrying on business in the town, er g , na_ were broken into a short time ago, and a of tri4ev'tb_tl,,ty ofjewellery stolen. He proved that a number `e' e lsi s , t „!,lound in the prisoners' possession had formed part ,e are e u .„` : at the time of the robbery. Mr. Row, however, 4 Z p a i s t. ,V it e a la °excited in consequence of . the prominent part he , 4 41; sub s ° n to take in the prosecution, and a depression A ce so 4ll nitted ec illerilly ensued, under the pressure of which insa,, it b_n l oc , s ,l'inide on Monday las', by shooting himself'. • Y rete''St Was held, and a verdict of " Temporary PU T t iled. Puts Nt l 3, b 'Y a nd P tl y 13 ond o f ulh RIDGE.—The papers tell us that a who 11d stand that th Y: aeP i are to be bound together in the new bridge o — 114egant bridge. And we further under bridge afb eyed tope .of' London has, in the handsomest vi sa __ ressid . p)stile U - se at the ceremony of opening the th e nai llelS th ' 4 t his • ,le old a " _, at d ouh , most wise and Christian- like pro -nisho mercee ar3 , a le toll shall not (as at pr sent, on a halfp e nny Properly n l rt leture) be levied on Sundays. The la th er Y 01 1 w ee ,i7s (or might ask), " Wherefore take e not t a 3, 8 , extortion) . he worst r s and exact double on the seventh? ki llY hs? , in two sun, abbath-breaking (namely, that of R a ; —Pea ch. uns ay halfpence instead of the working there w i lit il t b S :WrisTr oN two OP LEwE3.-7-W 41 for this e understand that i llt. , 97 1 is borou h Protectionist candidates at the next elec -14 i s slip g — nainelY, Mr. D 0 barri Ay, the magistrate, and titer.--Brigliton Gazette. THE SUN, LONDON, Wieshould not omit to mention that Mr. Silsey, 'one of two passengers who were bayed, handsomely handed over to each of the surviving portion of the crew the sam of 1/. ss. as a reward for the noble conduct they had displayed on the lamentable occasion. In the course of the evening . , the men were presented with the amount by Mr. Vincent, the young midshipman; and the poor tellaws seemed considerably affocted by the gift. FOWILY, JAN. 6. A life.boat, nearly new, has been picked up rear this port. The boat is about thirty fact long, and is marked on the quarter "Amazon, of London." The following letter has been recAved by the secre tary of the company from Lir. Neihon, one of the sur viving passengers of the Amazon, testifying to the gal luntry of Mr. W. Vincent during the trying scenes suc ceeding the loss of that vessel : " Itiniewood, near Liverpool, Jan. 7. " Sir,—As one of the survivors of the passengers of the unfortunate Anvizon, I feel it my duty to bring. through your official position, to the notice of the direc tors the gallant conduct of Mr. Wiiliem Vincent, jun., midshipman of that vessel. " He will have given you a description of the event, which I need not, therefore, dwell upon; but he will not have told you of the admirable manner in which he be haved throughout the scene. " I had got away in one of the life-boats, with fifteen of the crew. We picked Mr. Vincent, Mr. Sisley, and three men out of the dingy,which immediately swamped, and not for one moment during the trying sceno that followed did that young officer show the slightest symp tom of fear or hesitation, or utter a single murmur in complaint. His whole care and attention seemed devoted to the men, of whom he took the command, and his entire conduct throughout was worthy of the pro fession to which he belongs, and of which, if he lives, he must become a distinguished ornament. "I have had an opportunity this morning of mention ing his conduct to the Pre3ident of the Board of Trade, and shill feel deeply gratified by any mark of approba tion the directors may feel disposed to show him. "I am, &c., " ROBERT NEILSON. " Captain Chappell, R N., SQemtary, Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company." PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Mr. Thomas Sisley, one of the passengers taken out of the dingy, and saved in the after life boat, formerly carried on business in Watling.- street, London. He had on board the Amazon a quantity of French fabrics, with which he was proceeding to the West Indies, and occupied a double berth in the chief cabin in conjunction with a friend, Mr. Cheque. Mr. Sisley was in bed when the fire raged, and was awakened by the berth being filled with smoke; he jumped out immediately, and snatching up the nearest garment, a coat belonging to his friend, hastily rushed through the cabin to the deck. The horrible scene which now pre sented itself seemed, as in the case of most of the sur vivors, to have paralyzed his senses, and to have tempo rarily disturbed his recollection. Having got from the burning ship into one of the beats which fouled her tackle, he was precipitated into the sea, and providentially for him succeeded by swimming in getting on board the dingy. On landing here, in a state of nudity, he sent for an old friend, Mr. henry Seaman, a gentleman in the silk trade, by whom ho was speedily provided with those neces series which were so much required in his distressed condition. Mr. Sisley's surmise as to the cause of the fire is that it commenced among the coal, which, being stowed in tarred bags, would be readily ignited when placed near the engines. Some of those who escaped first attempted to get pos session of the beat life-boat, placed nearer amidships, but loft so much time in their vain efforts to remove her from the cranes or crutches that the approaching flames drove them off, and they then took to the alter life-boat, in which they left the ship. The conduct of Mr. Vincent, the young midship man, is deservedly spoken of in terms of the highest praise by all the passengers, seamen, and enginemen, and to his courageous bearing and skilful manage ment they attribute, under Providence, the security of their lives in an open boat, on a tempestuous sea, under such difficult circumstances. Taking his place iu the stern-sheets, he, although the youngest on board, assumed the responsible charge of the boat, and continuing in a standing posture nearly the whole of the time from leaving the wreck to joining the brig, he gave such directions to the men at the oars and to the cox swain as prevented the boat being engulfed by the heavy seas which were running, and at the same time secured her proper progress iu that course which they thought would have soonest led them to a place of refuge. A difference of opinion exists in relation to the conduct of the crew of the barque which they saw near ;hem shortly after parting from the wreck. Those who think their cries were heard by the barque, condemn her officers, and with just cause, for not coming to assist them. Those, on the other hand, who consider that the barque did not bear them hail her, state that the course which she pursued, in running directly towards the burning wreck, was the most natural and humane which could have been observed. _ _ The following statement by William Forster, an able seamen, providentially escaped, will be read with interest at the present momeet:— " We left Southampton in the Amezon steam-ship at 3 P.M., with very fine weather, and proceeded down channel until 9 P.M., when we had to stop to cool the bearings of the engine, we then being off the Bill of Portland. At 11 P.M. we proceeded on our voyage, with au increasing breeze and clear weather. At noon the following day all watch were employed in securing the anchors and getting things secured for sea. At 1 P.M. we commenced sending down the lower and top gallant yards, upon account of the wind still increasing, and being dead on end of us. From then nothing par ticular occurred until 9 P.m., when again we had to stop the engine to cool it. It was then my watch, and I was on deck at a quarter to 12, when we again proceeded, with the wind a little increased. I knew not why it was that I should have a dread something would happen to the vessel, but I can safely say I did not enjoy one hour's com fort on board. This night of the fire in particular, about 10 minutes before 12, I lay down by the after gun wale, when it appears I must have dozed off, for all Monet) I fancying I heard two persons con versing " If we did no t m i n d w h a t we were about, arousedhaenn3dv myself s e e yi l ti.n w b o ): would blow up." After I gathered my senses a little, I heard another man say it Ras the bell which denoted on board it was half-past 12. I got up then, as I knew it was my watch below, and walked forward to the mess I belonged to, where I sat down and considered whether I should go to bed or not. I at once determined I should lay down on the mess stool until my watch on deck again. I then took off my oil-skin coat, and folding it, placed it as a pillow, but had scarcely laid my head down, when I heard the cry of fire. For a second or two I took no notice, as I bad so often been disappointed' at different sounds, but all at once I heard three or four strokes on the fire bell. I immediately jumped up, and looking up, saw the flames protruding up one of the hatchways of the engine-room, which was by the foremast funnel. I ran alt and up the foremost companion, followed by Mr. Roberts, the chief officer, in his shirt. He imme diately flew to some wet mats that were lying on the foremast sponsons, singing out for me at the same time to assist him, which I did till he had used them all, about ten in number. He then ran through the flames to the other end of the ship. I may observe that the swabs we threw on the fire made no more impression on it than a cupful of water would. I then proceeded over the paddieboy on the starboard side, the flames then being as high as the highest point of them, and when I came to descend I found that I had to throw myself on my stomach to succeed. As soon as I was down I found there were some men trying to clear the foremast life boat, when I staid and assisted them, but the flames increased so rapidly on us that we were obliged to leave her, and commenced on the next. I had no idea at the time this second boat was a life-boat. 1 found we had a deal of trouble to get this boat clear, as sho was placed in iron crutches, and in the confusion we found it very hard to get the boat clear of them, but during the time, which was only a short space, I repeatedly cast my eyes on the quarter-deck, which was then all on fire to see what was going on, but I saw nothing but Captain Symons and a number of the passengers surrounding him, as if to crave his advice what was best to be done. I heard him shout out—' Never mind the boats,'when by this time the boat was partly down. I jumped off the deck into her. The men that lowered the boat then c ame down the tackles into the boat, and both were saved. The vessel at this time bad such way on her, and was going through th© water so rapidly, I should think about the rate of 12 or 13 knots an hour, that we found it impossible to hold by her any longer. We therefore let go, and, dropping astern, we left the next boat banging by one end on her tackle, that was unhooked. As soon as we were astern, we heard nothing but death screehes all around us. We immediately set to to clear away the oars, which were all looped to two or three of the thwarts, and then it was some seconds be fore we could find the boat's crutches, which are used for pulling the boat with; but after we were all ready we lost all cries, with the exception of what happened,to be in a little boat called the dingy, which was the smallest boat in the ship. We made immediately away for her, and succeeded in saving five lives, anti then lashed her astern, in case we should pick up more than our own boat could carry, and should also have her in reserve, providing she could live, but we had scarcely done so when a very heavy sea followed, sunk the dingy, and half-filled our own boat with water. Wo had then no other resource but to get our boat baled out, and this we did by cutting the tops of our boots off, sided by our southwesters; and, fortunately, we at the same time picked up a seven gallon beaker, of which we knocked the head in, and F weeded in getting our seats dry ut amagqauzairtt:roxopfloadned.houlvre stopped before there ?gut we did no t save any more lives. Aboagain. We then l a id by t h e fi re unt il t h e s hi p sun k, see if th ere were any boats besides I n oi k gr , h at ntthearty h e h s e e re o o u e r h n s i t e p i l l v d e a s s y t : vessel that mi g ht pick us up, but we saw nothin g . W e then pulled away good idea of _to the ea s t war d, w hi c h we h a d a very nothing until byth e sea run n i ng th a t way , b ut we saw Marsden, Rho twelve at no on , w h en we s i ghted the b r i g o took us on board,and treated us very kindly, and bore up with us from Plymo u th, wher e w e landed at seven A 111. on Tuesday morning, and we were most kindly treat e d by the Fisherme n an d Marine So ciety, and then proceeded y to our respective homes. In the course of cooversrtio il Forster said he deemed it fortunate for the safety of t h e survivors that they had picked u p Lieutenant Vincent and the others in the dingy. Before this took place there prevailed a con siderable dfference of opinion amongst those in the life-boat as to what eves the proper course to steer, &Co but the moment that officer was taken into the life-boat the command was by general consent conceded to him. His coolness and judgment inspired the utmost con fidence amongst all, and his judicious directions were followed with the utmost elleerfuluess and ala- LOSS OF THE AMAZON. OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION BY THE DIRECTORS- EXAMINATION OF THE SURVIVORS. SOUidAMP lON, TIIURSDAY EVENING, 7 o'Cnocx The painful sensation which has been produced at this port by the melancholy intelligence of the destruction of the Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Amazon, attended with so fearful a loss of lite, was in some degree alle viated by the arrival here of the news of a Dutch vessel having put into Brest on the sth instant, having on board six passengers and nineteen of the crew of the ill fated ship, who were at first supposed to have met with a watery grave in their attempts to escape from the conflegration. Great anxiety is still felt to have these welcome tidings confirmed by the publication of a list of the names of the feriunete passengers and seamen in quesiion, together with the narrative of the circumstances under which they were picked up by the Dutch vessel alluded to; and an eager expectation prevails to see this additional information connected with so all-absorbing a catastrophe afforded. This afternoon, at two o'clock, the chairman and di rectors of the company assembled at their offices, es, near the Esplanade, for the purpose of instituting an inquiryinto the melancholy facts attending the loss of the vessel. There were present Mr. T. Baring , M.P., the chair man of the company; Captain Mangles, the deputy-chairman; Captain Nelson, one of the Elder Brethren of the Trinity; Mr. Masterman and Colonel Short, directors; Captain Corrie, R.N., the Admiralty , Invpector of the Mail Service of the Port; Captain Chap ple, R N., the manager of the company ; Captain Barton, R.N. Captain Rivett of the Teviot; and Captain Wilson, of the Dee. The Hon. Chairman opened the proceedings by re marking, that the directors felt it their duty, no t on ly to themselves, but to the public, to institute the earliest possible inquiry regarding the unfortunate fate which one of their ships bad met with. They were desirous that the public should be put in possession of all the facts that could be gleaned. That portion of the crow who bad been so mercifully preserved, at least those who were known to have escaped. were in attendance, and it was the directors' intention to call them in and hear the state ments relative to the unfortunate catastrophe. The investigation then proceeded. The survivors were called in one after another, and were requested to state all that came under their observation. William Notburn, water-tender on board the Amazon, stated that he was below in the engine-room at the time of the steamer's being found to be on fire. He noticed flakes of fire dropping like as if from the loss of the boilers. He procured a bucket of water, and endeavoured to extinguish the fire, but found it was of no service in suppressing it. Endeavoured then to turn the feeders of the boilers, and to ease the safety-valve, but found he could not. He remained below as long as possible; not a light was left in the place, and ho went up to the gang way and then to the spar deck. Mr. William Angus, the second engineer, was there, between the funnel and crank gratings, pulling out oars, and throwing them out of the way of the fire on -deck. Saw the captain, Mr. Symonds, as he was pulling away the oars. The fire gradually extended over the ship, and he escaped by getting into the second boat (life-boat on starboard quarter). Notburn was questioned as to the iron crane orcrutches, on which the keels of the steamer's boats rested, and whether as fitted they were as easily to be got out as when they were what is called lashed. He thought they were not, and preferred the lashing to the cranes. James White fireman of the Amazon, was on watch at twelve o'clock on Sunday night. Heard the alarm of fire, and observed smoke and fire round the starboard fourth boiler (the most forward) near the steam chest. The flames gradually extended. The hose was got out and laid along the deck, but was of no service. He then went up and got through the gratings to the spar deck, where he saw the captain, who directed him to throw overboard several trusses of hay which they had for live stock. He did so, but the flames gained round him, and he heard the captain say, " Oh, she is gone, it is all over with herr' He then got into the life-boat, and was preserved. This man also spoke in condemnatory terms of the cranes used in launching the boats. Mr. William Vincent, the young midshipman, was next called in, and his appearance excited much interest. He said, about twenty minutes to one on Sunday morning, he was aloft on the quarter deck of of the Amazon. He was on watch with the second office:, Mr. Sreweeke. The vessel was in lat. 49.12 N., long. 4.57 W., steering W. by S. half S., steaming about 8i knots per hour. It was blowing almost a gale of wind, and the wind was increasing from the windward. He saw smoke coming out from the hatchway of the foremost funnel, and almost immech ately afterwards the flames burst through. The alarm of the crew was instant, and he ran down and alarmed the captain. Everything was done to extinguish the fire. The hose of the fire-engine and buckets of water were brought io play. The wind, however, increased the fury of the fire, and all the means to stop the flames were ineffectual. He made his way to the helm, and assisted in putting it hard a-starboard, so as to put the ship before the wind. It was some time , before they could pay her off. Saw the mail boat lowered; 25 peo ple got into her, all in confusion, bat the moment she touched the water she went over and sunk. I saw nothing of the people afterwards. Supposed they were all drowned. Saw the pinnace also lowered full of people. They were unable to unhook the foretackle, an d s he sheered across the sea, when the people were washed out of her, and the boat remained hanging by the tackle. The people then rushed to the second cutter, she was being unhooked, when a sea caught her and threw her off the cranes. The bow tackling giving way, the boat immediately fell, stern upwards, and those in her, with the exception of two, who clung to the shafts, were precipitated into the sea, and were drowned. They thee got the starboard-side life-boat, which they lowered, and attempts were made to save those struggling in the water. The ship, however, was making so much way, the engines were being stopped, that they were swept away and never were seen again. Almost at the same time the dingy at the stern was lowered. He got into it along with the chief steward, one passenger, and two seamen, and got clear of the steamer. They were shortly picked up by the lifeboat. They then pulled away to the ship. She appeared almost enveloped in flames. The wind, however, and the sea increasing, prevented them making any way. They bad taken the dingy in tow, but were compelled to let her go, and keep off the lifeboat with her head to the sea. The steamer disappeared about five o'clock. The sa w h er bl ow up, her magazines having ignited. At noon on the Monday they were picked up by the Marsdens, of Cardiff. The last time we saw Captain Symonds was near the main mast. The confusion that prevailed prevented the boats being followed. William Steers, an able seaman on board the Amazon, said he was called up about twelve o'clock on Sunday night. Went upon deck, and sat down upon the grating near the fore funnel. Thought he was very hot, and got up. Afterwards raw fire issuing up the fore-part of the engine-room. Made for the saloon door, to unhook soma of the fire-buckets. In doing so was nearly suffo cated, the smoke was tremendous. The first person he saw there was Captain Symonds, who was coming up. He then ran aft, and put the helm hard up. Captain Symonds followed, and asked if she would " pay up ?" He replied, " She is hard up." The fire raged aft violently. Nothing could be done. All were in a state of terror. Saw two passengers all in a blaze. They ran up to the wheel, where they fell, calling to their Maker to save them. Saw Mrs. Scott, the stewardess; she was standing on the quarter-deck. Then made for the dingy. The Chairman i nqu i re d w h at t i me transp i re d f rom the period cf his discovering the fire to his getting into the dingy?—Steers replied that it was such a thing that before they could get a turn of the air-pump they were were a i nearly suffocated. I n getting from the saloon he nearly perished. It was The any one to imegine the difficulties they The Chairman—What is your opinion as to the way the boats were secured ? Steers thought that if they had not had the cranss or crut c h es, on which they were supported, which obstructed their clearance, every pas senger would have been saved. It could not have been eight minutes before the rush was male to the boats. There were nine boats altogether. Th e fl ames played round them. Many got into them before they were lowered. The Chairman asked him if he saw the barque ? Steers said he did. They all vied out to her, and she showed a light in return, and they thought she would have hauled up, and they would have seen her in the morning. They, however, saw nothing of her. The Chairman inquired if she had brought up, whe ther she could have picked up those in the gig? Steers said he thought it possible. John d Henry P a s amore , a bl e seaman o f the Amazon, sai that it was his watch on deer. His attention was drawn to a man coming upthehatchway, calling out calling F t i h r e e , fi fi r r e e : ' b ' e a u nd afterwards flames torushed up. He ran drove hi m a, , and it. pt ringing it until the Names paddle•box; there After four attempts, he got over the tunnel with only ehissaw Captain Symonds by the after in tears, and tseharsrila_g• trousers on; he was almost frantic, his , hair. Heard him exclaim, " She is lo:t! life-boat. '"' Jost!' Witness then got into the a li t e John Neerink, a native Hamburgh, who was on watch at the time, an d cor roborative statements. Th ey e otter survivors, gave cor generally in adverse terms of the employment of er a P n a es ‘ l . rp s towin g the boats. The Chairman then called Ai r . i , the superintend- Lanswer . to his ent engineer of the comp any , w ll io n which protected distance questions, said that round the funnels protected the about the decks was iron air casin g deck from the overheating of the tu nnels. Captain Wilson, of the company's ,h,_qp, Teviot, was called, and observed that the use of cranes to the boats were a great support to the davits, and that he found them preferable to the lashing. In answer to the Chairman, Captain Wilson said the use of cranes might, to those who did not understand them, lead to some delay in gettirg them out, but they W ere easily to be got off. They did not rt quire so much gear. Captain Rivett, of the Teviot, also spoke to the value of the cranes. He should say that they could be got out in three minutes; but he doubted whither a sail could be got out to the windward. Mr. Mills havin g expressed an opinion doubtful of the steam-chest from the nature of it having heated the coal sacks, The Chairman desired the room to be cleared of strangers. After a brief delay, the Hon. Gentleman stated that the Board were not in a position to offer au opinion at present on the unfortunate occurrence. It was possible that others might be saved who would be ea abled to offer more important information concerning the lamentable event; and the Board, therefore, deemed it necessary to afford the fullest opportunity in furtherance of that desirable object. The Board accordingly broke up. As each of the survivors were called in, the chairman ' feelingly shook th e m by the hand, and warmly L con gratulated them upon their meritorious conduct and marvellous escape. EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1852, THE ENGINEERS AND THE EMPLOYERS, (From the Times.) We are greatly concerned to state, that up to the pre sent moment no advance has been made towards an ar rangement of the dispute between the engineers and their employers. The masters have expressed their de termined resolution to abide by the terms of their notice, and the men have announced intentions which indicate anything but a disposition to retract. Unfor tunately, the questions at issue are so simple and cate gorical that a compromise, in the usual sense of the word, becomes exceedingly difficult; and, though it may appear harsh to say so. we are convinced that the operatives ought to accept the terms of their employers, unconditionally as they are framed. It is with great regret that we express what +seems so arbitrary an opi nion, but we subjoin our reasons in plain language, both that the men may see their true position and the public be enlightened on a case which demands all the vigilance of the country at large. The only official act to which the " Amalga mated Society" candidly owns, is the dispatch of a cir cular to the several engineering firms, " advising the discontinuance of systematic overtime and piecework." This " advice," or as the employers phrase it, these "demands" the firms in question have refused to accept, and they make " the unconditional withdrawal" of this circular the sole and absolute condition of keeping their works open as before. Now, in estimating the resolu tion thus taken, we have to consider, first, the character of the demands themselves; secondly, the circumstances under which they are made; and lastly, the general pur pose to which they tend. On all these points we say the masters can be shown to have the better cause. We need not repeat what we have already stated on the subject of overtime; it is not in reality a demand made on behalf of the workman, but a demand made in behalf of the man out of work, and no sensible person can possibly maintain that an employer ought to be coerced into distributing between two men or more as amount of work which one man is able and willing to perform. It may seem capricious, and it may perhaps be unwise, to induce a single man to spend twelve hours on a job which would provide two men with six hour.' work apiece, but the question, at any rate, is not one for com pulsion' and it is manifestly inconsistent with th e ri g ht s both of master and men that terms should be dictated under penalty of stoppage, by a " council" sitting in London. As to piecework, if any argument is required to show . the unreasonableness of proscribing such a practice, we need only refer to the letter of Messrs. Walker, which we publish to-day. In point of fact, even the " Executive Council" could only defend themselves on this point by alleging that the contracts in question were not voluntary. But, virtually, they must have been so. An employer says to a workman, " You must do this job for a certain sum." This, perhaps, seems an arbitrary proceeding, but it ,is perfectly clear that the price thus fixed must be at least equal to the current value of the labour required, for, if it were not so, then, in case of refusal, no other man could be found to take the work, and it would remain undone. The only com pulsion exercised against the workman first applied to is that of fair,competition. John Brown takes a job of piecework on his master's terms, because, if he dues not, John Green will do so instead. If there is no John Green forthcoming, then John Brown may have his own way, but if there is, then it follows from the very fact that the price was not set too low. We have put this case on its own simple merits, but, in reality, as Messrs. Walker observe, earnings by piece work are invariably higher than earnings by daywork, and the demand of " the Council" is practically aimed at the " organization of labour" alone. The points, there fore, of overtime and piecework, even considered on their own grounds, are manifestly untenable. Considered in their evident purpose, and under the circumstances of the dispute, they are less admissible still. The Amalgamated Society is not upholding the title of workmen to fair hours of recreation and leisure; it is maintaining the title of men without employment to be found in occupation at the expense of those em ployed. This is proved beyond question by the published rules, documents, and transactions of the society. The language, moreover, of the council is deceitful and evasive. They profess merely to "advise;" but advice, as was proved in the cases of Messrs. Hibbert and Platt and Messrs. Parr and Curtis, means dictation under penalties. The society d in May last tendered their " advice" to the former of these firms, and in July to the latter, and both were coerced into yielding. As to the assertion made by Mr. W. Newton that this dis pute was a "private one," with which the society had no kind of concern, we have set that point at rest for ever. We possess a letter not only signed but written from beginning to end by Mr. W. Allen, the very person who at this moment is sue scribing as secretary the notices of the " Executive Council." This letter is dated from the " Gene ral Office of the Amalgamated Society," and it states in the plainest language that the council of the society met to deliberate on the dispute between Messrs. Hibbei t and their men; that, after due discus sion they decided what course the men should adopt; that, in order that their views should be carried out, they dispatched a deputation to Oldham, and that one member of this deputation was Mr. Newton himself. Seeing, therefore, that the Executive Council is clearly identified with the proceedings at Oldham, how could it possibly be doubted that the same body, in urging upon others the same demands, would resort to the same co ercion? Were not the manufacturers entirely justified in concluding that they must either singly share the fate of Messrs. Hibbert and Platt, or combine in a body for self-defence? And are they not justified now in requir ing, before they forego their protective measures, the withdrawal of " advice" which means nothing less than the coercion of their firms, at the first convenient oppor tunity, into terms which are plainly incompatible with the freedom and prosperity of trade? But there is more behind. The " Executive Council" have now thought proper to announce that they have never demanded, and do not intend demanding, " the dismissal of persons at present working self-acting machines." This is either falsehood or equivocation, or perhaps bath. The dep u t a ti on o f t h e council so deli berately, and with such set purpose, sent to Oldham in May did demand of Messrs. Hibbert and Platt the re moval of all such persons from their works by Christ mas, at latest, when, said they, " the machines shall en tirely fall into the hands of mechanics." These con ditions we have read under their own hands and signatures, and it was further stipulated that none but "mechanics," that is to say, workmen licensed by the council, should ever be (ngoged in those works for the future. We assert, moreover, that the published rules of the society, end the whole tenour of its transactions, do unmistakeably prove the intentions of the council in this most important respect, and even the notice, it will be seen, above quoted, leaves it open to the executive body to torbids,the introduction of any fresh hands of this class. But can it be for a mo ment tolerated in this country and these times that a set of men should band themselves together and declare that none should follow their trade except on their terms and in such numbers as they thought fit; that none, however competent, should be employed in their calling without their license, and that, oven if machinery were invented to perform their work, it should be superintended exclusively by men of their own class at full wages, although such superintendence could be effectively exercised by less skilled men or boys? This is literally and without the smallest exaggeration what the Amalgamated Society declare, and in these attempts they are so deluded as to bespeak the sympathy of the public at large! We observe that the operatives are invited by the council to become co-operatives' in establishing a business of their own—that is to say, in becoming their own masters, in every sense of the word. Now, we do earnestly request these intelligent men to reflect on the simple truths which we here briefly state for their consideration. About 10,000 or 12,000 hands will be out of work, and it is of course clear that to be found in work they will require the same amount of capital as was needed to provide them with work before—that is to say, a capital equalling the aggregate invested in the thirty-six firms closing their establishments. At the rate of 10,00(11. capital for every „100 hands this would require alma 1,000,0001. or 1,200,0001. to be forthcoming. It could only be forthcoming on the terms by which all capital is attracted—viz., good and safe returns. But how can such retu?ns be promised from an establishment in which there will be no parries representing the interests of capital, but all representing the interests of la bour? Under the present system, capital is represented by the terms of the masters, and labour by the terms of the men, these conflicting requirements being so ad justed as to find wages for one party and profit for the other—wages to pay labour, and profit to pay capital. This system, as our City correspondence the other day disclosed, is not always successful, even with all the natural care of the masters in protecting capital at the expense of labour, and what, then, is likely to result where capital will be absolutely unprotected and labour allowed its own terms — where it will be a necessary and essential condition of the establishment that a minimum of work shall be per formed for a maximum of wage? The workmen talk of appointing directors or managers, but either these managers will act like genuine masters, and so place the men exactly where they were before, or they will act like the "Executive Council," and hen what becomes c of the interests they were presumed to represent? Once n more, while there is yet time, we earnestly recommend the operatives to consult their true friends, and . with draw draw demands which can never be conceded without ultimate ruin to all parties together. AUDACIOUS ROBBERY AT LORD DUDLEY COUTTS STUART'S.—lnformation was yesterday transmitted to he t e h n e various metropolitan police stations of a robbery havicg committed on the previous evening at the mansion of the Right Hon. Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, BLP, in Stratford place. It appears that between six and seven o'clock of the evening in question an elderly foreigner of a military appear ance, wearing a profusion of hair about his face, and hie coat closely buttoned up to his chin, knocked at his Lord s hip's lt he residence, and handed to the servan t a letter, saying that came from the secretary 's office of the Pol i,h refugees, and requesting that the letter might be banded to Lord Stuart, and adding that he would wait for his Lordship's re re p ly . The servant proceeded as directed, leaving the bearer cf i th . , :nd two letter in the hall, but on his return the fellow had vanished,e taking with him two greili t av c i o n a g ts, ins a id si e lk t u h m e br m el a l k a, er hats (one a black ene, Chaplain and Moore"). With these articles th e fellow got clear off, and it has since been ascertained that it was a sham letter which was presented. Similar robberieestcotd in the above have recently been very prevalent, bein g ff ete instances through the presentation of a sham letter. THE LIVE Bro m, COUNTY COURT. —M. r Ramshay has caused a notic e to be served on peril, th from et paying to the new Judge treas urer of the County Court, pr ohibiting him, at his hi s quarter's salary, which is now due, and another notice on Mr. Pollock himself, prohibiting him from receiving it. He has also served notice on the ' Courier. ensuingtc Car lisle, that he intends, on an ear l y day in th Earl of Car to apply to the Court of Q u een's g ß . ln L c i h ve f r o p r o a d g e rran te to rm tO restrain Mr. Pollock from actin To be Let, on Lease (including the urter. fixture) the Monument on which use of the Patience vita.--,Punch. SPORTING NOTES. No. CLXV. ANALYSIS OF THE SEVENTY-TIIIRD DERBY. (Continued from Note CLXIV.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In continuation of my analysis of this impor• tact stake I shall next look into ono of the principal Newmarket lots:—to wit FISHER'S, which consists of General Anson's four nominations; not one of them, however, are of much account, only ono—Ball's-eye—having appeared in public, and then in anything but an advantageous light. His b c RoLANDO, by Orlando, out of Gossamer, has been considered the best of the lot; but without I am much out in my cal culations, I must give the preference to his other, b c by Orlando, out of the Princess, who is a much finer looking animal, and stands so much firmer on his pins than the other; but both, however, I think are destined to ac complisksome minor feats in the handicap or small stakes' department, the Derby being altogether out of their line of business. BULL'S-EYE, the progeny of Don John and Lollypop, requires no consideration whatever for racing purposes, according to my estimate, not being worth fifty pounds. The ch c GztEYLEG, by Pantaloon, cut of Black Bess, full brother to Hernandez, is not very likely to do his relative any credit, being by no means a wonder in any respect;—altogether I think the General's whito jacket and cap must be content to figure in the rear on the eventful day. - W. I'ANSON'S LOT is composed of a trio of wretches, so far as the Derby is concerned, and as is generally confessed at Melton. I need say no more than their names and pedigrees are as follow. —Mr. G. Barton's bb c THE SURVEYOR, by the Doctor, out of Fairy Queen; Mr. G. Barton's ch SCIPIO, by Ben-y-Ghlo, out of the Biddy; and Mr. Allardice's br fby Fancy Boy, out of Pelisse. None of them have as yet met the public eye. HESSELTINE'S division at Hambleton numbers only two :—Mr. P. Bateman's ch c Drsmar, by Magpie out of Surprise, aad his own b c THE GOVERNOR, by The Squire, out of Tabitha Bramble. The former has ran once, an d t h e latter hitherto been confined to his training- groun d s. " Bob" is of opinion that he has no chance whatever with either. BRADLEY, of Epsom, has only one animal entrusted to his care that perchance may figure in this great race, and that one is Count Battbyany's br c by Cowl, out of Sophia, 'yclept THE MONK. If he runs he will be nearer last than first. BUTLER, of Newmarket, has a couple of brutes belonging to the Duke of Bedford, engaged in the Derby, under his care The first is a ch c by Weatherbit out of Esmeralda called Hobo (who has actually succumbed in a match to Ilex), and a b c WEATHERGAGE, by Weatherbit, out of Taurina (who is not worth a pony). Of course his Grace with such a brace can have no chance of sweep ing the Derby, without his late purchase HESPERUS, a b c by Bay Middleton, out of Plenary, whom I had almost overlooked, is good enough; of which I enter tain considerable doubt. W. DAY, of Woodyeats, has a trio owning him as trainer; namely, Mr. Fiennes' b c OLD ROWLEY, by the Merry Monarch, out of Bourn,. Tornacha, of no use whatever— Mr. Formica's br g CLAVZRHOUSE, by Lancelot, out of Gadfly, equally cranky—and Mr. Farrance's b c Jox MILLER, by Venison, out of Witticism, who may do something in one of the Spring Handicaps, but will certainly achieve nothing in the Derby spin. DALEY'S LOT - - - consists of a couple, namely—Mr. R. S. Walker's br c TREASURER, by Verulam, out of Makeless, who has been backed at various times for a good deal of money, all of which is thrown away; and another b c belonging to the same owner, by Verulam, out of Abigail, called CAVAN, who likewise will cause all cash invested in his chance to be irrecoverably lost. L. BYRNE, of the Curragb, is carefully preparing one nag for the na tional race in Mr. Bradshaw's b c BARBARIAN, by Si moon, out of Lady Barbara's dam. This horse has up peered in public twice, both occasions, however, having been in Ireland. At the Curragh September Meeting he was not placed for the Railway Stakes, won by Indian Warrior; but to square the account, at the Curragh Oc tober Meeting, he won the National Produce Stakes, beating his former conqueror, Indian Warrior, by half a length, and a field of eight others. He is a remarkably stroag improving colt, and I think it very possible may be heard of satisfactorily in the time to come. DILLY has two in a state of preparation, at Littleton, in Lord Bruce's hr c THE KNIGHT OF THE SHIRE, by Sir Her cules, out of Splitvote, and Mr. Payne's br c WINCE MIND, by Lanercost, out of Valentine; the latter a most unworthy brother of War Eagle. The former's chance requires no comment, and the tatter's but little. Win genund may figure in the race, but in my opinion any thing but advantageously. DREWIETT, of Mickleham, has a solitary animal in the entry, in his b c HASIPTON, by Slane, out of Charlotte, who has ran eight times, woo once, and is no Derby nag. DIXON, of Marlborough, has also a solitary Derby nag under his tutelage—Mr. James Clark's b c ELCOT, by Venison, out of Nike, by Defiance, full brother to the Marlbo rough Buck. This horse it is reported, on what grounds I know not, is going gradually blind, and as a contem porary confirms this rumour, I must even think that there is some truth in it. Whether he is doing satisfac tory work at the present or not I am unable to tell, not having had any direct communication from that quarter for some time past; I shall, however, take the earliest opportunity of discovering his actual condition and chance for the Derby. ,His performances, except in one instance, have been first rate, and very much resemble the Buck's two-year old doings. At Northampton he won the Althorp Park Stakes very easily by a length, beating Ambrose, the Old Lad, and fourteen others. At the Epsom Summer Meeting ho won the Woodcote Stakes, beating Flirt (second), Buckthorn (third), and eleven others, including Frantic and the Sorella's dam filly. At the Newmarket Second October Meeting, in the race for the Clearwell Stakes, when backed at 6 to 4 on him against the field, he ran very mysteriously a bad fourth to Kingston, Harbinger, and Ambrose. This concluded his two years old career, which, except in the last instance, stamps him as a superior animal. By signs, however, not in the heavens, but in certain bet ting coteries, I expect that he will not figure very cre ditably in the race over the Downs. STEPHENSON, JUN., of Newmarket, has three Derby nominations of Lord Clifdcn's in training:—b c MAGNES, by Touchstone, out of Latitude, who has run twice and been beaten each time ; but I opine will run batter in the ensuing season, and yet be of no use at Epsom —a b o SACKBUT, by Touchstone, out of Concertina, who is scarce►y equal to Magnes ; and a b filly Rosary, by Touchstone, out of Crucifix, who may do something in some of the small stakes, or the Oaks, should she keep on her pins, which is dubious, but will, of course, be of no account for the Derby. MARTIN, of Horseheath, has a horse of Mr. Bateson's, a Derby nomination of Lord Clifden's, in training, b e DOLLAND, by Lanercost, out of Gaze. No go. TOM DAWSON, of the celebrated Moor of Middleham, has, as usual, a lengthened string of Derby nags under his care, number ing, this year, no leas than seven. Mr. Meiklam's ch c CONSULTATION, by the Doctor, out of Confusionee— Mr. Wilkins' b c FAXCY FREE, by Fancy Boy, out of Mrs. Fitzwilliam—Mr. Rothwell'a br C EMERY STONE, by Touchstone, out of Gulhane—Mr. Meiklam's b CLEVELAND, by Fancy Boy out of Modesty, the eldest born of his sire.—Mr. W. Wilkins' b c FORTIS, by Red Deer, out of Marietta—Mr. DAwson's b c Tom PINCIt, by Perion, out of Windlass—and his ch c THE NARI. NINT, by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Parasins, and all, anything but Derby nags. If I were ma is an exception, it would be in favour of Clevelan d, w.. ea as a who improving horse, and will, probably , be enro lled victor in some of the Handicap struggles . arleoanne I am, Sir, your®. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. Jan. 9, 182. (To bo continued.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YEsTERDa,y. METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 20 to 1 agat Elthiron 25 to 1 agst Wryneck colt . 30 to 1 agst Landgrave 30 to 1 agat Achyranthes 30 to 1 agst Ro yalty—taken 33 to 1 agst Kick-up-th e• Dust—taken Ban —taken 33 tto 5110agstagst Mis s Ann—tak en 40 ° n 550 to the Wryneck c—t CHESTER CUP. 1,000 to 15 agst Le Julf—_taken kn 1,000 to 15 a gst Cock-crow etk 1,000 to 10 agst Exeter—take: en DERBY. 9 to 1 agstbb. o le Noble—taken 20 to 1 agat Kingston —taken 33 to 1 agat H ome b rewed—taken 50 to 1 agst B ar b ar i an — ta k en Hobble N oble was backed for 2001. in one bet, King ston f'or a pony, and row° an Home b d d Bar for 301. each. Elcot, we understand, was backed on Monday evening for nearly 2001., at 25 to 1. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING, 1852. Nominations for the Liverpool Spring Cup of 100 Sou. The Marquis, 4 yrs—Young Troublesome, 4 yrs— Melford, aged—Fallow Doe, 3 yrs—The Countess, 4 yrs—Prior of Lanercost, 5 yrs—Joe Miller, 3 yrs— Merry bird, 3 yrs—Sir Charles Napier, 3 yrs—Don Carlos, 3 yrs—La Fi anc e e , 5 yrs—Merry Peel, 4 yrs— I First Fruits, 4 yrs—lschia, 4 yrs—Abbess of Jervaux, 5 yrs—Letterpress, 4 yrs f by Harkaway, out of Z:-Ainyra, 3 yrs—Abdalisb, 5 yrs—Kilquade, 4 yrs— Cossack, aged—Lough Bawn, 4 yrs—Surprise, 3 yrs— lanthe, 4 yrs—Banshee, 3 yrs—True Girl, 4 yrs—The Ebor, 5 yrs—Cardival Wiseman, 4 yrs—Snowdrop, 3 yrs—Hungerford, 4 yrs—b c by Red Deer, out of Sister to Porto Bello, 4 yrs. LIVERPOOL, JULY MEETING, 1852. Nominations for the Liverpool Cup of 2,001., &c. The Marquis, 4 yrs—Clincher, 5 yrs—Grey Tommy, 3 yrs—lngratitude, 4 yrs—Lord of the Manor, 4 yrs— Doubt, 6 yrs—Allegro, 3 yrs—Cnazus, 4 yrs—Hernan dez 4 yrs—f by Ithuricl out of Sorella's dam, 3 yrs-- Cock-crow, 4 yrs—The Confessor, 4 yrs—Chief Justice, yrs, Harp, 4 yrs — Goldfinder, 4 yrs—Candlewick, 5 yrs y Fancy, 9 yrs—Goliah, 4 yrs—Miss Ann, 6 yrs— Lady Evelyn, 6 yrs—Herbert, 6 yrs—Hesse Homburg, 4 yrs—Uriel, 6 yes—b c by Ithuriel out of Gipsy, a Tricketress, 4 yrs—Lady Amyott, 3 yrs—Backbiter, aged—Daniel O'Rourke, 3 yrs—Ringleader, 4 yrs— Topliana, aged—Nutshell, 5 yrs—Mountain Flower, 3 yrs—Little Harry, 3 yra—Diamond, 3 yrs—Hippolytus, 4 yrs—Ephesus, 4 yrs—Torn noltby, 4 3re—The Countess, 4 yrs—Sister to Clothworker, 5 yrs—Constel lation, 4 yrs—Galvanism, 3 yrs—Brother to RUBS.. borough, 3 'm—Eurl of Warwick, 3 yrs—B aus h oe , 3 yrs—Colsterdale, 4 yrs—Florence, 3 yrs - -Cessack, aged —Bonita, 3 yrs—Joe Miller, 3 yrs—Pluck, 3 yrs—Len stantine, 3 yrs—Poodle, 3 yrs—f by Cotherstmo out of Virago, 3 yrs—Aphrodite, 4 yrs—Teddington, 4 y ra — Orelio, 3 yrs—Story-teller, 4 yrs—heady Reckoner, 3 yrs—Fred Trade:, 3 yrs—Thunder, 3 yrs—Pelopidas, 3 yrs—Mrs. Birch, 4 yrs—Prince Patrick, 3 yrs—Jack Looming, 4 yrs—Old English Oak, 3 yrs—Raby, 6 yrs —Mark Teploy, 5 yrs—Rassborough, 5 yri—Phantom, 3 yrs—Dalton, 3 yrs—Calculator, 4 yrs—Hartsfoot, 4 yrs—La Fiancee, r 5 yrs—Cardinal Wiseman, 4 yas— Moun:ain Dz-er, 4 yrs—Grand Duke, 4 yrs—Vampyre, aged—Royalty, 3 yrs—Ariosto, 4 yrs—Adine, 3 yrs— Elcot, 3 yrs—The Kepie, 4 yrs—Cyclops, 4 yrs— Ilothorpe, 4 yrs—lndian Warrior, 3 yrs—Elthiron, 6 yrs—Abbess of Jervaux, 5 yrs—b c by Melbourne, out of Sally ,Warfoot, 3 yrs—Richard Primmer, 3 yrs— Burndale, 3 yrs—b c by Cotherstons, out of Wryneck, 3 yrs—Boldboy, 3 yrs—Unity, 4 yrs—The Sutler, 3 yrs—Knook Knoll, 4 yrs—Merry Bird, 3 yrs—Grosve nor, 4 yrs—f by Pantaloon, out of Fugleman's darn, 4 yrs—Queen of Sweden, 4 yrs—Vcrmnth, 4 yrs—Poetess, 3 yrs—Lough Bawn, 4 yrs—Lucio, S yrs Pitsford, 5 yrs—Aaron Smith, 4 yrs. EXETER-HALL. —THURSDAY CONCERTS. The second concert of the series took place last even ing, and it was veryffully attended. The madrigals i and glees were admirably executed by a full and efficient chorus, and were much applauded. Miss Louisa Pyne sang Rode's air exquisitely, and her execution of she sparkling music was as graceful and as truthful as it was brilliant. Mr. Swift, the new tenor, is a singer of great power, and has been admirably taught; nothing seed be more effective or in better taste than his singing in the glees and madrigals last evening•. In the coarse of the evening Miss Goddard played Thalberg's fantasia from Don Pasquale, on the piano, in her usual brilliant style of execution; and Mr. Richardson performed two solos on the flute with marvellous power and exquisite sweetness. THE WEST INDIA MAIL, SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY Montimes. The royal Mail Company's steam-ship Thames ar rived in the river last evening at eight o'clock, but in consequence of its blowing a gale of adverse wind it was some time bef o r e any b oats Cou ld commun i ca t e with her. She brings dates from Tampico of the 6th of December, Vera Cruz of the Bth, Chagrea of the 10th, Jamaica of the 14th. Barbadoes of the 17th, and St. Thomas's of the 20th. The Thames brings 1,251,472 dolls., of which 81,000 are towards payment of the Mexican dividends. Her cargo consists of a small quantity of cochineal, jalap, ginger, &c. There are thirty-five passengers, amongst whom ars the Marquis Allemma, from Vera Cruz, and Lieutenant Colonel Armstrong, from Jamaica. From a hasty perusal of the Jamaica papers we can glean no intelligence worth reporting. The House of Assembly was in session, but little pro gress had been made in public business. The cholera had slightly abated in Montego Bay; bat the reports from the country are not so cheering. In Hanover the disease was raging with great seve rity, and in the Chester Castle district. In Trelawny the reports are of a distressing nature; also at Westmoreland. The small-pox still exists at Falmouth. The weather had been fearfully violent in many of the islands, particularly on the north side. The produce market was quiet, and had declined in value, with little speculation. Exchanges on London—Colonial Bank, 90 days,i per cent. prem.; 60 days, 1 per cent. prem.; 30 days, 1 per cent. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. KINGSTON, JAMAICA, DEC. 12.—Our market does not yet appear to be favourably affected by the,near approach of the Christmas holidays. Some improvement has been apparent in the demand for dry and pickled 6sh, but it is to be attributed solely to the scarcity of the latter, and the unusually low stock of the former. Breadettiffs have - (declined in value, and speculation during the prevalence of the low rates is checked by th• fear entertained on the part of dealers that the receipts for some time will be on a very liberal scale. Sugar--The lower qualities are rather abundant, but the finer grades yet continue in limited supply. We range our quotations at 149. and 209. per 1001 n, as in quality. Coffee—There is not yet sufficient at market to induce a speculation, and prices are nominal. Rum moves rather slowly at 3s. id. per gallon; choice brands, however, command 3s. 2d. duty paid. Pimento brings 3/d. and 3d. per lb. Logwood is in very limited inquiry at 365. per ton; a cargo of Campeachy is held at 40s. Malt—Bottled ale and porter are taken at is.; 6s. per dozen together. All descriptions are becoming scarce. Salt—We quote stove at ss. per sack. Tobacco—The market continues heavily supplied with Cavendish, and prices have declined. We quote it at 9d. per lb. Leaf is taken at 48s. to 523. per 1001bs., in moderate quantities. Gold—American, I per cont. premium. The dollar valued at 4s. sterling. a 'abloom are very scarce. THE POOR FUNDIAOLDER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. observe that many of the writers for the public press (the intelligent editor of The Sun not excepted), whenever they speak of the inequalities of taxation, do not fail to have a fling at th e t uu dh o ld er —d o no t lose the opportunity of complaining that, inasmuch as he does not labour for the production of interest upon his capital, he is far too lightly taxed. There are others, again, who seem to think that because, many years ago, persons who have long been dead and buried entrusted their money with Government for what it was then fairly worth, or the Government would not have agreed to the pterivrmed therefore the present generation s h ou ld b e de of a portion of their income by reducing the rate of interest agreed upon between the partied All this, Mr. Editor, I submit, is most unjust, and in volves a system not very unlike American repudiation. It is certainly one which would be scouted by any re spectable firm, and which, if sanctioned by the State, must necessarily unsettle all mortgages, and all legal and other agreements throughout the kingdom. For what are the facts ? In the first place, those who have lent their hard earned capital to the State are, n ine-tenths of them, persons of very small incomes-1004 2001., and per hapsperiod, that is, the Govern meat as we know, Con sols have been it year. ye very yFnearlylong at p depositor receives 3 per cent for his money, muc h less than is paid on mortgages. and about the same as is allowed by private banks. Notwithstanding the low rate of interest, however, the State mercilessly ex ac t. 7d. for every pound of that interest, and it consequently happens that many individuals, rather than incur the trouble of getting the tax returned, actually p a y the in come-tax, although they are not in the receipt of 1501. a year for themselves and their families! Now take the case of a professional man or tradesman. Many of the former receive large incomes without the risk of money-capital—why then should he be more favoured than the creditor of the Sta te ? A tradesman does not think 20 per cent. too great a return for the risk of capital—is he to be visited lightly and the screw to be put upon the fuedholder, with his paltry 3 per cent., less the income-tax? I am inclined to think that these assaults upon the weaker annuitants on the part of the press have arisen from a reaC.ness to fall in with any popular notion ; but surely react, sa hav e writers will jay e a right, in th ese t i mes , t o expect th at prejudices. estigate facts rather than fell in with However this may be, Mr. Editor, I trust to your sense of j astice for the insertion of this letter, and trust that you will d _on any seeming harshness that it may am, par Sir, yours respectfully, Jan. 7, 1852. PROBITAS. _ THE P OOR OF SOUTHWARK AND LAMBETH _A few days since the " Southwark Soup Kitchen" opened in Gravel-lane, commenced its operations, when a considerable number of the poor of the district was relieved wail this most nutritious beverage, together with excellent beef add bread. Several charitable ladies residing in the vicinity have kindly offered to superintend the distribution of these substantial and acceptable gifts. The principal founder, Mr. John Brady, of No. 86, Blackfriars-road, has been well sup ported in his laudable undertaking, and has received several subscriptions, amongst which he has the honour to acknow ledge the ,following, viz. :—Miss Vivasour, of Hillborough, near Herne Bay, 51. ; Mr. Spencer, Union-street, Borough, 1/. ; Dronever, of Guy's Hospital, 1/. ; Mr. Batty, the pro prietor of Astley's Theatre, 11., &c. &c. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE GLASGOW AND SOUTH. WESTERN RAILwAY.—On Tuesday night a very serious accident happened upon this railway at the Dairy station. A luggage train, it appears, had from some cause or other been brought to a stand at this part of the line, at the time rnooestghohratzeprison E when the up-train from Dumfries was due, and, either from proper precautions not having been taken to warn the ex pected train, or from the signals having been unheeded or unnoticed in time, the passenger train dashed into the other with tremendous force. The number of passengers in tile train was fortunately not very great, some of the carriages being nearly, if not altogether empty, or the catastrophe must have been of a very fatal kind, four first-class carriages being almost knocked to pieces by the force of the concus sion. As it was, almost all the passengers suffered more or less, seven or eight of them were considerably bruised, one gentleman, and the guard of the train severely if not dangerously injured. The railway has been opened . between r a s u d d ay3 oho the Gr t e h e r n e , e in pr a i n so s n t : d re ; Glasgow and Ayr for upwards of ten years , and most serious casualty which has seer occurred upon it. THE FORGERIES ON THE YORKSHIRE BA*ING J C a O m li s PA h N n Y is . , —l" es Edwardt erd a y (Th Marshall.o up p rther evidence of uttering was o n been th e issued charge y o f uttering the D o nact f a o st r ht g ee e r :I L b s er / es . dn n sc, o i notes Courthouse e s . 0 t p , utrh p o ort a i b n o g yf t eo o r b h fia a na v ka s i material to ll t is he case. In reply gi to v t e h n e G an re d en M s a a r id sh h a e ll w sa as id in th n e o y . a tprem e e rs nt, and werew h examination. i chaga added again b cent of the charges preferred against him. They were thew usual question, othing to the prisoners p o e h d .n i I otrois,t,,,oitshneoAwrcbteicingßeegxiohnibsitefdroma here. sketch taken all committed for trial at the next York assizes. THE LINWOOD GALLERY.—A new grand Pane rams The different plates where Sir John katar'arkmsapenaulkeolnbini: l i dS s ei supposed to have passed is pointed out to the audience, and altogether it is a very masterly production, add reflec t s great credit on Mr. Adams, the celebrated scenic painter. In another part of the gallery a number of fleas are exhibited, whose performances are truly astonishing. The t r oupe consists of t wo h un d re d , who, at the command o f a Russian gentlem an , fi re o ff cannon, and draw along a WI, a fac-simile of Kossuth, mounted on a chariot. LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND t RAILWAY , " The subscription contract for this proposed line in exteusien . , of the Eastern Counties and London and Blackwell Ilailway , .. is signed to the extent of V 21,740 !., of which 0;2174 01 ' alleged to be paid up. FRIDAY crity. One of the persons on board the boat had merely managed to escape with only a cloak, and this and his shirt was his only covering. In the course of the night this individual, supposed to be a gentleman, asked Mr. Forster for a knife, if he had such a thing, to cut a pock from his cloak for the purpose of covering his bare head. Forster told him there was no necessity for his doing that, fur that he could give him something bet ter, and then cut off half a comforter, for which the in dividual expressed himself moat grateful. Forster also states that it is his opinion that a much greater number would have been saved had the steam been turned cif when the fire had been discovered. The fact was that the steam hail boon generated in such quantities by the enormous heat of the boilers, and every thing surrot:nd hog and was pouting into the machinery in that uncontrolled manner, that the machinery itself must have been moot powerful and perfect to have withstood and prevented an explosion; but this state of things caused the vessel to dash th roug h the water w ith such rapidity, as to retard the chan ces not only of getting the boats into the water, but of multiplying the danger ar.d difficulty of getting into them. FURTHER PARTICULARS. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT OF THE CHRONICLE PARIS, THURtDAY EVENING.--I had the satish.ction this morning of sending you a short telegraphic dis patch, announcing the safe arrival at Brest, on the .sth instant, of six passengers and nineteen of the crew of the unfortunate Amazan. I now send you a letter which I have received from a friend in Brest, giving some interesting details of tho shipwreck, and the names of the persons saved : t half-past that the " BREST, JAN. s. —Th e D utch vessel, Gertru id a, Captain Tantelar, enter e d th e roads here to-day, w i th twenty-five shipwrecked p ersons, who escaped from a terrible escastrophe, of whi c h i t is a miracle that they are not the victims. The R oyal Mail steam-pac k et Amsz es, going to the We s t Indies, with a crew of e a n h t o r u y t t l t :2( t ) he m ß en a , y anj s O e during the night of the ad of Passengers, caught fire at the January, in consolaence of th e i mprudence, i t i s be lieved, of le domestic, and ater a v er y s h or t time the vessel was nothing but a burnin g furnace. I t appears that in the midst of the confusi on occas i one d b y t h e efforie of the passengers to laun c h t h e or di nary b oats (the two life-boats having been i mme di ate l y b urnt ), a great number of these unfortunat e peop l e l ost th e i r lives. Nevertheless, seven boats w ere save d , an d, it i s believed, received the greatest portion o f t h e p assengers; but of the seven, two only reached the D utc h s hip w hi c h has arrived here. She picked up the fir s t b oa t yester day thepJilayn s u et a eo r n y nb ) d , e a feared this morpnaisntg six t seven d o' a e y loe ( k o S i l n o d t c h a k y e : I t evening,hte is 4 t u hof and nha captain and officers, who showed great though unavail ing courage, him, perished in the steam er w h en s h e blew up—for such was her fate, as an envoy of the French Government, who was going to California for the purpose of sending home accounts of the emigrants in that country, assures me. "In the presence of such a catastrophe ' the British vice-cons u l (i n th e a bsence of Sir Anthony Perrier, the consul, who is detained in Paris by his duties as a mem ber of the International Sanitary Commission) lost no time in endeavouring to save the lives of those who, according to the accounts given by the passengers who have arrived here, were saved in the four or five other boats which escaped from the wreck, an d which, from all appearance, must still be struggling against the waves. The maritime prefect was immediately applied to, and he at once agreed to give every assistance, and the Souilleur steamer, which was in the harbour, was immediately ordered out. Captain Cabaret, the worthy captain of the Souffieur, prepared for sea with a promptitude which does him great credit. Re will, however, have great difficulty in dis covering the precise position in which the melan choly accident happened, for the information given by the crew and passengers rescued by the Gertruida is so vague and unsatisfactory that he must be guided a good deal by his own intelligence and circumstaeces. The Souffieur, notwithstanding all the (-flares made to dispatch her, was not able to leave the Goulet till night fall; but as there is moonlight, it may be able to be of efficient service, and the zeal of the captain is such as inspires great confidence. ",The whole of the shipwrecked passengers and crow, who arrived by the Gertruida, have been brought ashore in boats, and a more melancholy spectacle than they presented could not be pictured. Among ;them are two ladies and a c hild ; and their sufferings may be con ceived from the fact that, basides all the other horrors they have gone through, they were exposed to all the inclemency of the weather, during nearly forty-eight hours, almost in a state of nudity; for as the fire broke out after the passengers had re tired for the nieht, end the raging element spread through the devoted ship with desolating rapidity, they had not ti me to save anything, or even to dress. Imme diately on the news of their arrival here, several ladies hastened to send them the clothing they so much wanted. The family of Sir Anthony Perrier also hurried to the assistance of their distressed countrywomen, and with their ordinary humanity, had the two ladies and their child removed to their house, where they are now re ceiving the care and attention which they so much re quire. One of the ladies—Mrs. Eleanor Roper Mac lennan—is severely burnt, but not to the danger of her life. During the whole of the period between the alarm of fire and the time she left the ship she clung with ma ternal devotion to her child (a boy eighteen mouths' old) and when so many others perished, contrived to save the lives of both. Her husband, who was in the employment of the Government at Demerara, was also on board. She is still ignorant of his death, believing that he has es caped in one of the other boats; but her companions in misfortune declare that they think he was blown up in the steamer when the magazine blew up. The other lady passenger, who has arrived here —Miss Anna Maria Smith —cosies from Dublin, and, I understand, was on her way to Porto Rico, to join a family in which she was to be governess. The male passengers are all comfort ably lodged at an hotel here, by directions of the Vice- Consul. They are also completely destitute, both of money and clothing, but have been amply provided with shoes, hats, and wearing apparel, by the Vice-Consul , who has also secured means to convey them with the l eas t possible delay to Morlaix, where they will be s hipped for England. It is almost unnecessary to say that the mail-bags, as well as everything else on board the unfortunate Amazon, have been totally lost. have only to add that the captain of the Ger truida has acted with the most praiseworthy humanity. He not only placed everything on board his vessel at the disposal of our shipwrecked countrymen, but had gone out of his track to carry them to the nearest harbour. e The following is a list of the persons saved in the two boats rescued by the Gertruida, and landed at Brest:— . FIRST BOAT.—Eleancr Roper Maclennan, and child, passengers; Frederick Glennie, passenger; Bernardo Burnicsin (or Barnicose), ea ditto; Jacob Allen, fireman at Mr. Seya erd's; John Lamont, fireman; William Stone, ditto; William Goodman, ditto; Henry Carter, ditto; Charles Samy, ditto; Georg e Arding, ditto; George Lucan, ditto; John Rodgers, seaman; James Berryman, ditto; Frederick Wall, sailor -bay; Michael Gould, second steward. hSCOND BOAT.---Anna Marie Smith, passenger; William Evans, ditto; Jean Stybus (or Strybos), ditto; George Deal, quartermaster; Alexander Laing, ditto; Daniel Brown, seaman; Joseph Welchman, ditto; Thos. Attwood, fireman." THE DISPATCH EXHIBITION_-____. seen by referring to an advertisement CEART.—Ii will be issue of the Coloured Exhibition elsewhere, that the grams and at one view, the number of showing, by dia the Cr3stal Palace during a of persons that entered Period of four mon th s , th e amount of money taken at the d of an interesting character , deriv4ra, and other statistics ' from various sources; and which was promised to be given iithh r a y by the proprietors 0 Chartiinconsiderable n h s i a d s e t o i f ll theli 7 Sunday,ee k 1 y t ./ b ? i p s a t t o e I; February,o on th e WeBt. has been postponed delay has been rendered necessary understand that this for the Dispatch and enormous and unforeseen demand in consequence of the ), and the tedious pro- Chart, on Sunday last (the -Ithrimste. cess of producing the latter h m ans of ordinary surface com e amount of labour and under our own view, 8 work of great useful and we unhesitatingly pronounce it skid in its accomplishment. There steamness -printing. attended Chart, each of which has to he n e tt are five colours in the process, involving nice manipulation hence by a separate encountering a great and sudden hence the difficulty of circumstances, we think, plead a demand.at These various the postponement, and we have no doubt justification for bearance and indulgence of the public. t will secure the for- THE PATENT WIRE TYPE COMPA NY. -- In the course of our notices, during the summe r , - of the most re markable displays of mechanical genius t o Great Exhibition, we directed attention to be found in the 102, Class VI.) for the manufacture of type a machine (No. tals, and where type was raped nd finishedi rom hard me-. feet form with the greatest iity, and the n the most per accorded to the invention. The process of garlee medal was may remark, is this :-wire, prepared of the i nufacture, we the type required, is served to the machine ze and form of self acting. As the wire is drawn in the , which is letter i s its end by a die of hardened steel, and is then struck upon ously cut off at its proper length, and in this instantane chine delivers the type at the rate of one ilii way the ma mite ; while from the hard character of the to n a dred per mi creased by the pressure it receives, a clear and sharp outline With these valuable properties, added to the vaseer means. labour in its production, and its great durability b saving of times that of the ordinary soft cast type), it i ping sixty not to perceive that before long cast type will be impossible superseded. The name of Mr. liensman, C.E. (wh o such efficient services at the Great Exhibition, in rendered rangement of the machinery department), being o the ar rangement the directors, strongly confirms our opinion thatn the list this is likely to be one of the most important, and at the t. same profitable, inventions of the age; whi le that of m. Harding, tiros the well-known official manager of join t-st ock companies, is a guarantee to the public that the in terests of shareholders will be carefully protected. NOTICE —The new novel, " The Death -Fl a ~ 3 vols., by the popular author of " Ge raldine of Desmo n d , " , ~ is now ready at all respectable libraries in England, Scotland , and Ireland. " A romance of abs orbin g i nterest."- John Bull. " Without doubt, its popularity will be only equalled by the anxiety with which its appearance has been looked for."—lllessenger. 2. Just ready, e H orac e Grantham,• or, The Neglected Son," by Charles Florrocks, Es, i (l ate -. Cap tain 15th Regiment). 3. O'Byrne's " Pocket P ost-office Directory to London and its Environs for 1852," with map , &c. 4. " Alice Rivers; or, a Young Lady, in the Lif e of -L.' Lady, written by Herself," 2 vols., with portrait. MORE PENNY OMNIBUSES.—A line of cleanly looking, well-horsed omnibuses ran, for the first tim e , yes terday between Shoreditch and Lambet h Union Workhouse, at the charge of one penny for the whole distanc e , which cannot be less than five miles. The public are now accom modated with penny omnibuses along two very extensive thoroughfares of the metropolis, viz., Holborn andth e Bo rough and Bishopsgate-street, and between two of its ex tremest suburbs, viz., Kingsland and Lambeth. An Irish Roman Catholic lady, whose son • is fight ing at the C is • Cape, said to have paid a heavy sum to a pri • est to say masses for the souls of all the Kafirs who have fallen by her son's hands.