The Sun. — London, England, 1847-08-30 00:00:00

I r. ) 1, ; & 0 rl'g 'or 0' r. c , JO ; 0° tt o tio defe li ; , . ig {bye P yor t v ; gtt'" j 0 be spit' 00 t l it' 00 E 0 aP P O e x b . 4 et' oul 9 a aII 0' ro to o' l int ° if!' , e r ill jef g ts pe7ool ° anger I to hi s c li ents, who therefore could not have any I t.,r,it in rescuing him from the custody of the con stable. The defendant positively denied being found in the a nt position as that described by the constable. He . 48 ,, I milting his way home, when the constable came up rum and told him "it was quite time he woe or. (41140 He said that he should go when he liked. The constable then pushed him into the middle of the street, e d kick e d hi m on the leg. He cried out, when the llefendants Mitcham and High a m, who had previously te e n the c onsta b le ' s conduct, came up and spoke to him. 4a consequence was they were also taken into custody. BINGIIiit said with respect to the charge against ey?narsyteatiea,:sdtawteimtheonutt, casting any imputation upon the ,tetin g he did not feel justified in con but as regarded the other two, he must say justof the peace, !t was a very dangerous thing to. set up as constable and and interfere with the police. He ought it wholly unwarrantable in them asking the eta4table what charge he had got, and that they had acted altogether very unadvisedly, but as there had t9a no real violence, and as they had been sufficiently Ilished by being locked up, he should discharge them th that admonition. WORSI IIP-STREET.—(T HIS DAY.) en s t enn is Scanlen, w as c h arge d , w i t h anot h er , no t yet in kbbel: lamed Andrew Comfort, with the following B e l t appears that they were yesterday engaged by Mr. kous eur, tail or , of No. 126, Lon lane, Finsbury, at his of h i e ' in the ma nu f acture of three black coats for some customers, who were this morning to attend a ta i ne ik i . Mrs. Seymour, who had been left at home i l e n e z r hu*band to take charge of the premises, had 111 0 -114 `" , in the afternoon, to leave the house for a , 11 period. She was absent about half an hour, but vil!ltiler return the dishonest snips had disappeared, and otherthere the three garments mentioned above, and otee articles also. I n f ormat i on o f t h e ro bb ery was at marti n to the police, an d D enn i s S can len was this foa r , d "g captured. None of the property has been th Be4 ti !I lea Was remanded for a few days, in the hope fat 11 the interim his companion would be found, and "lac trace of the stolen property would be obtained. J o „ A,, TR ANIES.—(T HIS DAY.) , *B4 eh "'a ' a Young man of rather genteel appearance, Is/ ar ged with grossly insulting a respectable married natned Mary Power. Prosecutrix stated, that yesterday evening, with s are other female friend, she was returning home, and the Itri n'd a few doors from her own residence, she saw Itc ro Pris°ll9; ho was stoppirer and insulting every ttirs 4ll he ! net. She endeavure'd to avoid him, but e d uct u e r her, threw his arms round her waist, and c a o h n (i t'utle most grossly. The witness screamed With the disen - g ge herself, when he assailed her "'a to e l i F ' s , I ° l ll and disgusting epithets, and threat- Th e c ons ] l3 ` k her into the gutter. orruborated the evidence' c al: de who took the prisoner into custody,ll Prisoner was quite Th e h e had errs ° net', slightingly. said—" Oh, he didn't think , • % ,. °ll e so far as had been represented." 4 4t I; n 7 i PnLEY nt.served, that his conduct from first tolt~. I,',l4'en disgustin at,d cowardly in the extrimt , W EI 4 i crn eanour in g. t i , e d,,ck was most unbecoming,. *ere 3 ni gh such brutal and atrocious outrages . 4 , 04 . , pet Thee; stop to. He should fine him 51., or out , .4:lprisont n ent, with hard labour. this, 15111,11er, who had ev,I DC- a nticite 41 1, ' et4 d quite astonished as p he n was led away to thed _ 1 t t r €•-, - , . 4,q 0,1 4,4 h,„ LATE FEARFUL 't4l‘l BO A_T EXPLOSION Tti t I I it, INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.) er e , quest on the body of the unfortunate suf elle in the recent disaster on . the Thames, was Ilea to. , 1. c ) 1 th to-day at eleven o'clock, in the e e Board o -room e ''''i • e ' t • ;Martin's workhouse, at ja tt r y tk : c a l Gall ery, before Mr. Bedford an d a spec i a l of the aeve nteen, selected from the neighbourhood b odie s cal amity. It will be recollected that fiv'e 150-....4aNtere found. The names of the unfortunate s Jo hn /N itre John Littleton, about 32, coste h rm ad on h g e e e r a, t°ll l - 4, 45 , ck 1eY, 19, engineer (whose body toed) ' here from the dead-house in th j e oh l n liat ß er lu lo n o t - , Watell'imilernas Shade, 14, call-boy ; test -ttk er; and George S err eon IN tr. 4.. ger. Shute, aged about 30 cateeec.,,darn Smith and Mr. Nichols s on a , ls g o e d n i t d lem m e r n . , 1 with the boats, attended; a °et a th e gli Ch ambers (th e co unsel), and I\lr. Dakes, ~ e i t -, %elicit eue , . to the company. tse t , t ' ar te the parish, also attended. Mr. Le T ß he re a t r o r n a , og th e e . excellent. I : for the convenience of the press were ene _, .„,.._. 444 Court having been formally opened, wasd l'alpr. Poietetues, linendraper, of the Strand, T he , °ree ler ,. lay at ,i, l l having viewed the bodies, three of which , T he workhouse Workhouse and two at the hospital, 'o the ;'eacstu addressed a few preparatory 11)4)(184,1'Y. He said, no doubt tles eat. c4 th e j ury, It was d remarks and t b the bOt , o ' r which t hey h h a a d d be m e e n t to de enquire into. ha pres h se is d b m y in the serious the „!,Prising that such an occurrenFe that opi ticurilelie rnind, neither was it surprising and else d excited *here had b een set forth in the public prints against the cor ep and that charges had been S ao ; tae With which of course the made jury had nothing tt:tteekieitrictYtitnieust disregard all the reports which had ap and all the C o lumns of the newspapers, .. ""e e ee 8 Which had been publishid with r . involve — of 14 41 41 1 i ' l ,, rren ce. The inquiry might , respect to .." e na l- quiries of the hind involved —criminally riminally tttrithii setal,:;teflifoethuel,r.si, h an h a a t d ha h t e a e l n on o e e , Tester -: itie ( .. tg , ..._ one o f a runstciansi(emp(e,dn,demnutlsyt that the e;"t''ely At• natureq-inted but he assured unless Pre3c u l'"4l.4 to '' tk atn n t' of the evidc s e i e (il li l. e n e:a t t S o u e r a in e t . the Inoeat.rillirY sh . o a u c id ua nut be closed this day, . t he withc°nclusive evidence should be brought for . ::1°11:elatx: of th, 1 . 1 ". The y t Peet i to the causes which had led o t , o the_ should have the evidence science Nqi c h ighest reputalion in the branch of c1e'...`..: t 4 Otb; - 0 ocomotion by the aid of s s t t e t a i r l , e ) ir n at. teetio -•ng further to say than to repo.- thu to the evidence which might be adduced ,before tleeite:nati q with the ~ saiggested that, if there were any gen cartipar, on `"e jury connected in any way Th e - ( 3', they should withdraw. and ;(I.uiee-°1434a, C oincided in the suggestion, (I If te ti le ve tt -- ore were any gentlemen connected with kr. Jenkinse s w a e ic e l i e s p g e o r . formed some work for the Pi ' a N o tiT.. a i nquired if he had requested to be lur, Jenk7Jury ? Zr he Cettni,„, sa id he had. 'raw ow'n,o, - "p il s aid --I think you had better with- Air ' . e j e l :°. h° the delicacy of the inquiry. Th e f ol i i i Ins accordingly withdrew. , r , Thoena:)w,,lng witnesses were then examined : ‘' ° vont - J...7 2 a acie said he lived at 11, Rose-street, her of the Itufeet„Nen, and that he was the fat age last October, call-boy, who was fourteen years of of th e e etaber. He had been employed on the bode him m te te °tuPany since last Christmas. He had had i ko °l,ved f ront the Ant to the Cricket about three . eoe n v t " a ßce He was in the habit of seeing him le:',.raorning but he did not see him on the !morn atAh°e` ttihe occurrence in consequence of being in bed saw him after the accident, but he \v4B VA rinie.He insensible from the time of the accident until , .01,y 1: 45tt r 1 3 death. Had no statement to make with re as he believed his son was perfectly 4"4e1 his son,' place. A t with his in, r W• Jones— hat was the cause of your remov evitil ' Y°11? Son son from the Ant to th l e C th r o ic u k g e h t t P he The s not 413 " -- I had him removed as who were placed ov er tell treated by the persona who be better treated ley tb o l ui, and I thouht he w ba .? l o .r h ot tl .L l '; l z i was laced l p unt o f u x n un der in 2, rr o a t i h i j e c k C - r t i e c r k r e a t c . e, elece„„:4"' said be was a to .B%;: e % J ce oli t txß lunt and thVaatuthxe kneeetion. P that every e athe e • • she was his watchmaker, Hteali had e taken t o n r o e t s h t i o n r g e now that L l . no Lyttleton said, b 'ne liv e d at N 6, treet. sand, Joh o. aged thirty-three, and was hewker.n, Lyttleton, was Bloomsbury-street. Her e w r id b o u w s: Gt end , L're S hute said h e li ve d i n James-street, Mile that he was a painter and glazier. The de a Vi 'i r J ahn Shute was hi s only son, and t h at h e h a d a nd wag fttld two children. He was a general dealer, II: a s aged twenty-four and a half. aoh n iss r Y Noble, of 104, Golden-lane, St..L . uke o ' n s. 11, 4 NN 45 u . ekley ghte . was his nephew; his age was eighteen. rete,... a . l in }ais employment as an engineer, and was bor iii ii . home from repairing a small engine. He t o n()thl rla more to say, except that he should like ‘ir tio ask some questions of the engineer and of 1 . ~3:,?.e Ja m he was examined. th 'tr at 1., jarees 'locker said he was a tailor, and e we e resided at No. 23, Maddox-street. before hai r k to a board the Cricket about five minutes . Wh Past ls I.ll e on the morning of the occurren H ce e th en " he went on board he looked about him : a sh ort N"lked to' the stern of the boat and took his rather ,tir. distance from the boiler. He was ra b b or.t clidPtied, after waiting a few minutes, that the _ not Prosse r theu „„4,oceed on its voy 'was much longer age—it 84 ther e °l' bra —more than two hundred. after - o p u a l r d t Iv, were nearly one hundred in the felegeeb°l4. Ilad sat about five when Shud d quiver below his feet—a sort of trembling blown minutes, af'e' he let ° 1:1% ~Irnmediatel after the deck w" • et, triousand ieces, With a terrific 111 4 "In the direvti on o f the after-part of the t. boa explosion. TilE SUN, LONDON, MOND AY EYE,: The whole of the back part was driven away—he did ; not think a single foot remained. The seat on which he sat was blown from under him. A parcel which he had in his hand, and his hat, were blown aw ay and he was wounded on the hip and shoulder. The steam struck him on the face like a slap from a hand. When the steam had cleared away he found that all the persons he had noticed on the seats had been carried away—sonic were banging by the sides; and he assisted a lady who had called loudly to him for assistance. The Echo, a Richmond boat, came from the middle of the river and took some of the passengers off. A gentleman with a white head cried out that his leg had been broken. lie looked down into the cabin and heard a noise like the howling of a dog. Assisted to get a man from amongst the timbers whose mouth and forehead were bleedir g. lie was doubled up like a drunken man. There was no one on board con nected with the company to render assistance. Saw neither the captain nor the engineer on board. Ex amined the place from which the boiler had been carried, but found no one there. He apprehended that the boat was waiting for the captain, as it was ready to start and had its fair complement of pas sengers. By the jery—Was in the habit of going down Duke-street to the boats. On the morning in ques tion he met persons coming from the boat, and he ran down the pier and got on board without loss of time, as he thought the boat must be about to start, as they were not in the habit of stopping long after landing. The boat was not aground, because he felt the stern part sink after the explosion. Travelled frequently by the boats, and was often in the habit of standing by the engines and admiring them. A Juryman said the time of the occurrence was about the period when the parties connected with the boats breakfasted. When the statement was read over to the witness he added to it, that the parties connected with the boat came down to it to inquire into the cause of the explosion after it had happened. Mr. Archibald Henry Hamilton was next examined. He said he was a reporter, and that he lived at No. 6, Francis-street, Waterloo-road, and that on Friday morning he went on board the boat at about twenty three minutes past nine o'clock, and took up his po sition in the fore part of the vessel near the windlass. About two minutes after, whilst talking to a fo reigner, he experienced a sort of oscillation in the vessel. In a moment after the explosion took place, and he was thrown on his face. The boat was not aground. The captain was not on board, because he af terwards heard him put the question to Mr. Gilleto, the superintendent of the boats, " How long do you suppose I have been on shore ?" He knew the super intendent, and spoke to him ten minutes after the occurrence. He did not look into the engine -room, but he saw neither the engineer nor stoker on board. Saw Redgrave taken out. Ile thought the last wit ness was mistaken, as there appeared to him (wit ness) to he no more than from 120 to 140 persons on hoard. The deck was not overcrowded. There were few on that part of the deck on which he stood. Did not notice the after part of the boat ; there was plenty of roam. Passengers were coming on board when the explosion took place. The CORONER said he did not intend to take further evidence with respect to the explosion. He fished now to have evidence of the parties who as sisted in conveying the deceased persons from the boat to the places where they now lay. George Silverton said he resided at 13, George street, Adelphi, and that he was a fisherman. He was standing at his door at the time of the occur rence, and when he saw and heard the explosion he ran down to the boat, and with the aid of the captain extricated the boy Shade from the bottom of the boat. He was lying in the after-cabin, and was almost covered with fragments of wood and water. Pulled him out by his arms, and took him into the office ; afterwards took him on his shoulders to the hospital, and assisted to undress him and put him to bed. He was living at that time, and at the time he left him, but he was unconscious. Immediate attention was rendered to him. Had seen the engineers, but noticed nothing remarkable in them. Knew the engineer, but he never spoke to him about the engines. As sisted in extricating an elderly gentleman with white hair from the broken fragments. (We believe this is the person whose leg was amputated ) By Mr. Montague Chambers—The call-boy might have been blown up and fallen where he found him, or he might have fallen through the deck, the middle of which was entirely broken up. The Learned Counsel said he merely asked the question in order that the jury might not form an erroneous opinion with respect to what the unfortunate youth was doing at the time of the occurrence, that they might not consider that he was neglecting his duty. Some discussion here ensued on the application of Mr. Noble to inspect the engines and fire-place of the boat. The CORONER said he could not then give him an order—he doubted whether he had power to do so, but no doubt the company would offer the relatives of the deceased parties every facility for that purpose. On inquiry it appeared, from the statement of the superintendent of the boats, that the ill-fated vessel was in the custody of the police, and that he had re ceived directions from the company to permit no one to see it without an order from them. Mr. Knight (a juryman)—Do you mean to say that the jury may not see it without the permission of the company, if they think proper? Mr. Montague Chambers—l dare say the company will afford the jury every facility for inspecting the boat, and also the relatives of the deceased parties. There is no doubt about it. Mr. knight—l do not claim to inspect the boat either by favour or affection, but by right. The superintendent promised the coroner to allow the persons, related to the deceased, to see the boat, and the matter dropped. George Martin Young, house surgeon of Charing cross Hospital, was next examined—The deceased Thomas Shade was brought to the hospital, and ad mitted about half-past nine o'clock on Friday morn ing, hut deceased was then in a state of collet's°. He bore the marks of a flesh wout:d on his left cheek, also a small cut on the top of his head. It N's as his opi nion from the symptoms presented that the deceased had sustained a fracture of the skull. Every assist ance was afforded him. He rallied slightly, and died about two o'clock of the sane day. No post mortem examination of the deceastd had been made. Ile believed that hie death was attributable to a pressure upon the brain. There were none of the deceased's limbs broken, though his whole body exhibited the marks of various contusions and bruises. By a juror—He had no doubt but that the inju ries received had been the cause of death. The CORONER then directed a post mortem exami nation of the head of the deceased to be made previous to burial. Mr. Shade, the. father of deceased, was then called, and in answer to a question put by the Coroner, said that he had no objection to the examination being made. Mr. Young then stated that George Shute, another of the deceased, was brought to the hospital on Friday morning with an extensive wound on the right side of the head. He did not think, however, that the wound was sufficient to cause death. He thought that death might have ensued from drowning. He was not prepared to say that death was caused by drowning. No post morlein examination had been made. - Edward Maddox, of 47, Queen-street, Webber. street, Blackfriars, a coal porter, deposed, that about 25 minutes past nine o'clock on Friday morning he was at work, levelling the ground opposite Mr. Reeve's wharf, when he saw the explosion of the Cricket steam-boat, at the end of the Fox-under-the- Hill Pier. He then ran into the water directly, seeing a number of persons jumping overboard. He brought out of the water one person with his mouth broken in ; he was not dead. The next person whom he picked up was a costermonger, who was dead. He tohokialiaoth of th em t o th e pay-office on the pier,_ from w place h he b e li eve d th ey were carr i e d to the hos pital. of the wa t er a About twenty mi nu te s a fter he dragged out gentl eman l y -l oo ki ng man , w h o h a d i n his po c k e t ii. 10s, r. lle and t some other money in silver, also a watch an d a lete w p as a , y t . o o a ffi ll ee a , pp: ,h a e r r an e c h e e , dead. He t oo k him oto the left him. Henry Rogers, 75 F, policeman, stated that he saw the explosion of the Crickemi Cricket while n standing on Hun gerford-bridge, on Friday morning. ran to render assistance, and got g. down Ile im me di a t e ly The first person whom he assisted to the to the was the pier. one whom he thought to be the engi neer , who stated in answer to a question put to him by witnessshed,t he was not severely hurt, but was only shook: that he was not severely hurt, but was only shook. He saw the call-boy taken out of the boat. He also saw the last witness drag out of the water an elderly gentleman, whom he assisted in carrying from the pier to the workhouse. He had been since identified, and he (witness) understood that his name was Lit tleton. He was dressed in fustian jacket and trow sers. After his return from the workhouse he saw the last witness bring to the pier another person who was quite dead, and who had since been identified. He understood the name of that person to be Blunt. By a juror—He assisted to bring the engineer on shore. He was standing when he saw him by the paddle-box of the Cricket. His face appeared splashed with marks of dirt and soot. William Chappell, residing at No. 34, Caro line•street, waterman, stated that between nine end ten o'clock on Friday morning, while he was standing en Somerset-heue causeway, he saw the explosion of the Cricket steamer ; he with his mates immediately manned the boat and pro ceeded to the scene of the explosion during their passage they picked up nine bats, and shortly after picked up th e b o dy o f Littleto,,, ;tiish whom they rowed nearly ashore, and Maddox (the last witness a • • f; ut one) then took the body from the of head the boat up to the pay-office on the pier. Witness immediately jumped out of the boat on to the pier, where he , saw a surgeon, who stated that the body was dead. Ile then returned to the boat, and just at "flood" he, with his mate, by the use of the grappling irons, found the body of a prson quite dead, since iden tified as the body of Mr. Blunt. Witness took charg: of the property of deceased, which amounted to thirty shillings in gold, ten shillings in silver, a silver watch, gold chain, and penknife. 'William Chapman, residing at Hunge4ord-mar ket, greengrocer, stated that at about ten o'clock on Friday morning, while endeavouring to pass a rope under the paddle- box of the Cricket he felt some resistance to it, which proved to be the body of a man who was dead, and lying close against the paddle box under the wheel. lie hauled the body ashore, and gave it in charge of Poiiceman 138, after which period he had not seen anything of the body. John Silk, living at the Farmhouse, Mint, Borough, said that between ten and eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, he saw a man lying in the wake of the fourth pier of Waterloo-bridge on the Surrey side of the river. The man was dressed, his clothes were torn. lie ran into the water, and, having procured some as sistance, he carried the body ashore, when it was put into a shell, and carried to St. John's Church, Waterloo-road. The right thigh of deceased was broken, he was also much scalded, and his nose very _ _ much chafed and bruised. The CORONER stated that he had received a com • munication from Mr. Carter, the Coroner of Surrey, stating that as there was no doubt hut that the body of the deceased was one of the sufferers by the late accident, he requested him (Mr. Bedford), in order to avoid unnecessary expense and trouble, to take charge of the body. Under all the circumstances, he (Mr. Bedford) had thought it advisable to do so, and the body had accordingly been sent over to this workhouse for the purposes of this inquiry. John Watson, porter to the workhouse, proved the receipt of the body of Buckley, the person found by the last witness. John Nathan Bainbridge, surgeon, of St. Martin's Workhouse, stated that the bodies of Littleton and Blunt were brought to the workhouse shortly after nine o'clock. He saw them soon after their arrival. He examined the bodies externally, and he could find no material marks of violence on the body of Blount. There was a slight abrasion of the skin on the side of the nose, nothing, however, sufficient to cause death, and he believed that the deceased came by his death from drowning. He presented all the appearances of a person who had died by that means. The body of Mr. Littleton showed a considerable wound on the right side of the temple, about an inch and a half long and deep; there was also some bruises aild abrasions of the skin on the arms, but not sufficient to produce death ; and he could not state, without a pout mortem examination, whether the wound on the temple was of itself sufficient to produce death. With respect to the deceased Buck ley, he had examined him, and found that his thigh was br ,, ken, which must have happened before death, as the muscles had contracted to the extent of about three inches. There were also marks of injury on the forehead and the nose. It would be necessary to have a poNt mortem examination, in order to ascer tain whether the deceased bad come by his death by the effects of injuries received, or by drowning. • This concluded the whole of the evidence of to-day. Mr. Montague Chambers then stated that the cap tain, the engineer, and the stoker, and also the super intendent, were in attendance, and were ready to give any information that might be required. The ContesLa suggested that the better course would be to have the beat and all the parts of the machinery examined by a competent engineer before any further proceedings should be taken. A juror suggested the name of Sir J. Rennie. The CORONER thought that the appointment would be better to be left entirely in his hands. It would be sufficient that a person of eminence would be ap pointed. Probably the Secretary of State himself would appoint some person to examine the whole of the machinery. The inquest was then adjourned till eleven o'clock on Monday. In answer to a question by the Coroner, Mr. M. Chambers said that the proprietors were anxious that the vessel should be placed in the hands of the police, or some independent party. It was at present in the charge of the proprietors. The vessel was then ordered to be placed in the hands and under the care of the Thames Police, with orders not to admit any person on board, or near the machinery, without an order from the Coroner, or some other person of authority. A gentleman from Mr. Joyce's, the builder of the engines, thought that it would be desirable that should an inspection of the vessel take place by a third party, that Mr. Joyce should be in attendanne at the same time. Mr. M. Chambers also suggested the propriety of the attendance of an engineer on the part of the company. It was then ordered that a professional person for the company, and also for Mr. Joyce, should be in at• tendance during the inquisition. The inquest was then adjourned till eleven o'clock on Monday next, the 6th of September. The jury then arranged to meet to-morrow at the pay-office on the pier, at the Fox-under-the-Hill, at twelve o'clock, for the purpose of viewing the boat and machinery, in order, as they stated, to afford them a key to the evidence which would be furnished by the professional examination on Monday next. LLYNVI VALLEY RAILWAY. (THIS DAY.) The second half-yearly ordinary general meeting of this company, was held to-day at the offices, 449, West Strand ; Dr. Bowring, 11. P., in the chair. The advertisement convening the meeting having been read, and the seal of the company affixed to the register of proprietors, The SECRETARY read a report, of which the fol- lowing is an abstract:-- " The directors congratulate the proprietors on the complete success which has attended their proceedings from the date of the report of the 10th December, 1846. " That report referre.l to an agretment then entered into with the Doffryn, Llynvi, and Forth Cawl Com pany. for the purpose of consolidating the two under takings. The dirt ctors have now the satisfaction of stating that the agreement has been confirmed by Par liament, and that the Act, authorising the union, has re ceived the royal w . sent.. " By this Act, the property and powers of the Duffryn, Llynvi, and Perth Caw! Conip.iny, are vt sled in the Llynvi Railway Cons any, the capital of the llutfryn, Liyuvi, and Porth Cawl Gimpan), is declared to b., part ot the capital of thy- Llynvi Valley Railway Company, the proprietors of the former company re ceiving stock of the new company equivalent to their shares in the Ddrryn, Llynvi, and Perth Cawl Corn party, with the same privilege as the holders of existing shares. " From the nature of the above, and the provisions of the Act, the proprietors cannot tail to perceive that the whole arraortnent between the old and the new com pany, has been based upon fair and liberal terms, and are such as wid, in the judgment of your directors, pro duce a mo.t satisfactory result to the proprietors ot both companies. " Toe Act for authorising the short Extension from Castel-y-Wewa, to Angle-town, in the parish of New castle, has received the royal assent, an. they cannot but regard this short extension as a most important acces..iion to the powers possessed by this company. " The directors have only been put into possession of the Duffryn, Llynvi, and Port`. Cawl line, within a very recent period, and therefore they are not able at. this meeting to afford the proprietors any precise informa tion as to the adoption ot. various suggestions, which have been made to them for the improvement ot the old line; but they trust, by the next half-yearly meeting , t o be in a position to lay before the proprietors a statement of the results of their plan of working it during the con struction of the new line." The accounts showed the receipts up to the 30th of June to have been 19,226/. 10s. ld., and the expendi ture 11,870/. 3s. id., leaving a balance in hand of 7,3561.75. Tice CIIAIRMA.N having briefly addressed the meet ing, the report was received and adopted, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman and directors, the meeting separated. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING HALF-PAST FIVE O'CLOCK. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 3 to 1 agst Wolf-dog 4 to 1 agst Game Lass filly GP.EAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 6 to 4 on the field 7 to 1 agst Palma 7 to 1 agst Pilgrim 7 to 1 agst Sagacity ST. LEGER. 5 to 4 on Cossack 6 to l'agst Planet 9 to 1 agst Van Tromp 11 to 1 agst Eryx 15 to 1 agst Philosopher GLASGOW COTTON MARKET, 'AUG. 27.—The busi ness done in cotton Ibis week lnis been very limited, and in America, Glasgow,and holders al e all to the trade ; but owing to the prospects of a small cstrooepksiaprreesevnetryvaefiri:mmuinch prices.— National National Advertiser. FEARFUL GUN ACCIDENT AT B ATTERSEA.—Yes terdily afternoon, between the hours of four and five, an accident of a most fearful character happened to ti.man named Francis Jardin, aged thirty-five, under the sub. joined circumstances:—lt appears that at that hour the unfortunate man was in Battersea fields with a party of ' gentlemen, shooting, and Jardin was in the act of load ing a rift , . for one o the parti,s, which suddenly ex ploded, and he was shot in the hand, thus causing a c ; e yere fracture 01 . the metacarpal bone of the first finger, besides injuring hi , i face. He was snon taken to a sur 7con in the neighbourhood, and subsequently to the Charing;-cross Hospital, with the bullet remaining in his hand. Mr. G-.:11. Your;;, the house surgeon, who saw Min upon his adtnission, considered that the pr ocess o f can notion mostlie a,:!.,:p;(.l. QUARANTiNE.—'fhe select vestry of Liverpool have resolved to discontinue the quarantine regulations, as far as the Irish aro concerned, the improved health o f th e town haying warranted them in ao doing. THE GREAT BRITAIN STEAMER AFLOAT! (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) This immense vessel, which has kin stranded at the head of the fatal 13:3y of Dundrum, since Sep tember last—now about eleven months—is at last fairly afloat, and in a position from which, with the appliances at the command of the engineers superin tending the operations for fieating her off, she may now be removed at high water of an ordinary tide. This we consider one of the greatest triumphs of engineering talent, as applied to the raising of a stranded ship, which are upon record—not even ex cepting those used in floating the Gorgon steam frigate at Monte Video, and which had engaged the mechanical skill of the most eminent engineers at the various Government dockyards. Our readers are aware that Mr. I. Brunel, jun., *as the engineer who first undertook the task of rescuing the Great l3ritain from her perilous situa tion. It was necessary to preserve her from the risk of breaking up under the terrific surge which rolls into the unsheltered Bay of' Dundrum, from the Irish Sea, v.hen the wind blows freshly from any point from E. to N. or N.N.E. In order to accomplish this im portant object, he caused a substantial breakwater to be erected, about a pistol• shot astern of the steamer, to seaward. This barrier, which was upwards of 150 yards in length, was formed of several rows of piles, the trees for which were furnished gratuitously by Earl Roden, from his plantations at Ravens dale, on the opposite side of the Bay. The outer raw was composed of pliable piles of green or sapwood (an improvement upon the original plan suggested by Captain Claxton, who has been actively engaged during the operations in directing them, on behalf of the owners of the Great Britain). This had the effect of resisting the most violent assaults of the surf, the green timber yielding to the advancing wave, and rebounding by its own elasticity as it receded. Between the inner rows of piles, immense bundles of faggots, formed of brush wood, substantially bound together, and loaded, or moored, by vast quantities of stones, served to " deaden" the billows as they rolled in among them. This invention proved eminently successful in saving the vessel from what: at one time, seemed inevitable destruction—so much so, indeed, that when her bottom was examined, after the first attempt to float her had been made, her hull was found to have suf fered no other injury than three perforations, of no serious importance, caused by fragments of rock torn off in passing over a reef in the furious gale of April last. The exquisite symmetry of the noble vessel's "water-lines" remained as perfect as on the day when she was floated out of the building-dock on the Avon. It is known that, during the springs of last month, the gigantic ship, under the directions of Mr. Bremner, of Wick, to whom the operations for floating her had subsequently been entrusted, she was raised entirely out of the sand in which her keel had been imbedded, by means of great caissons, or "camels," as they are termed by shipbuilders, sus pended over rows of piles driven into the beach from the vessel's bow to 'a point about midships, and de scending by means of chains and blocks as the tide rose, and the steamer floated. The actual impulse was given by powerful levers, acting on fulcra under the bilges, and worked by capstans and other pur chases on the vessel's deck. All these appliances, h owev er, had been cleared away, previous to the tide of Wednesday night last, preparatory to the final attempt to remove the vessel from the shore, where, for upwards of a month past, she had been resting upon two ridges of stones under the bilges, which permitted the workmen effectually to repair her bottom. On the flowing of the tide on Wednesday night, floating operations were commenced, by means of anchors laid out astern, and the warps attached to which were hove upon by the vessel's windleeses aed capstans. These were su far successful as to move the ship about three fathoms farther to seaward, in which position she was permitted to remain until the following day. The Birkenhead, iron steam. frigate, of 1,400 tons and 600-horse power, had come down from Kingstown early in the week to act as a tug when required; and the Scourge, steam-bomb-ship, of 400-horse power, which had formed one of the royal squadron in her Majesty's excursion to Scot land, had also been dispatched to the Bay of Dun drum, and anoltortd about a mile and a half to the south-eastward of her stranded sister. A large num ber of the crews of those two steamers were aboard the Great Britain, and very efficiently contributed to the success . of the experiment. Mr: Bellamy, Second Master Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, and a strong detachment of riggers from the dockyards both of Portsmouth and Plymouth, were also on board the Great Britain, and rendered good service. On Thursday recourse was had to the steam power of the Birkenhead; Lut, owing to the failure of the floating apparatus in tw o large light ers alon g side the Great Britain, and to the lowness `of the tide, which, owing to a northerly wind that had prevailed for some days, did not rise so high as had been expected, all the eflbrts made to remove the vessel were entirely unsuccessful, she not having been towed out even one foot. On Friday, at the flowing of the tide, about twenty minutes before noon, the final experiment to float off the ship was made, and, we have the highest satisfac tion in stating, was attended with the most complete success. Two " best bowers " had been laid out a cable's length astern, and, in a idition to these, two strong warps had been spliced to those of the Birken head. By heaving on these the mammoth steamer was towed out to seaward upwards of eighty fathoms, and into snug moorings, from which by this time she has probably been safely disengaged, and floated on her way to the Mersey. The ship, everything con sidered, made very little water—not we should say more than six inches an hour—a leakage which was easily kept under by ten out of the forty pumps which had been provided to meet any possible emer gency, and some of which were of the most powerful description. On the entire success of the attempt becoming manifest to all who were aboard, and to the crew of the Birkenhead, three cables' lengths astern, the jovial tars of the latter manned the poop, and evinced their gratification at the great event by several rounds of hearty cheers, which were duly acknowledged by their shipmates, as well as by the Scourge's, and all the persons, officers, and foremast-men aboard the Great Britain. On the suggestion of Capt. Clextcn, wine was then produced, and, the day being the anni versary of that on which the steamer was "christened" by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the healths of the Queen and her Illustrious Consort, of the Earl of Roden, Lady M atilda Montgomery, Capt. Claxton, Capt. Caffin, of the Scourge, &c., &c., were given, and enthusiastically received. The Great Britain was, at the close of the opera tions, left, as we stated, in a position of perfect se curity, from which, although she can be removed with any height of tide, it was deemed expedient not to tow her away until a further examination of her bottom had been made. THE GREAT BRITAIN AFLOAT.—We have received by express from Dundruin, t he . gratifying intelligence (Friday),. Passage across the of Mr. Bremner's success, in setting afloat the Great Britain steam-ship. This magnificent vessel was got heYreessteherd:'Yill remain a feNN7ddanyosr‘t'oliceos'min odffeepthweatsetrra,n:, for the p ch le a t n e ne h l e . t u ap is p e o e i r ntr ia e z i r t it s e. ___...------ The following is a co p y of a private lett e r w hi c h was posted at Lloy d ' s this morning (Monday);_ "Belfast, Aug. 28, 1847. "Dear S r post, and .beg i r l—a N I T h to a informb pleasure o f h to-day Britain you,the ay per having arrived here this afternoon in tow with her 11.1ajesty's steam er Birkenhead, being rather leaky, to proceed t o Liverpool. Captain Cl txton ex pects she will be in a fit state to proceed to Liverpool in a day or two. " I am, dear Sir, yours truly, (Signed) " N. FITZSDION. " P. J. Reeves, Esq." o e — in ly; ut ar il e i f d o i:t r r e e i s ni sed iidin t tine t r ! D Ja p t L t p lio ll fo ° u NT ncl ' !Ane of the houses in Middle•rorr. Can 6othing, be done tuation of this great obstruction in such an important (the Builder very' ------ properly ask) to preventl the perpe thoroughfare as Holborn ? ,Itilt(4),LsnaorßeNb. AMERICAN AFFAIRS.. NEW Yoits, AUG. 14.—During the last three or tour days this city has been inundated with rumuars din relation to General Scott and his command. It Mat been confidently stated that an action had taken ~ pluoa between his army and the troops of Mexico, war that city, in which the latter had been defeated Mid completely routed. It is further stated that General Scott, after the action, had received Mexican commissioners, who in due form had surrendered the city to the conquering General, he pledging himself Chat the private property, &c., should be respected. He entered the city, it is said, on the 17th of July. Another account states that no opposition was made t 0 his entry. It is reduced to a certainty that the date cannot be c.arrect. In fact, although the rumour is received froi a different quarters, yet, as no details are given, its a ccuracy is generally doubted. The account most dire. 3t is from a letter written by a lady in Mexico, date d the lith of July, to a gentleman in New Or lean t, in which she says—" General Scott, at the head of his army, is now marching into the city." It would be a waste of time, if nothing worse, to att. simpt a repetition of all the rumours that are COD.. straitly received from Mexico ; and perhaps my opinion on the question of peace or war is more fre q, gently given than is necessary; but, witnessing as I d o daily the anxiety that is evinced here to learn the aiinions of those who are supposed to watch the r assvements of the hostile armies, I have thought that same of your readers might wish to know w healer your correspondent had changed his view of the q.nestion, which for more that. a year he has con -1 tei nded presented no aspect but that of unrelenting w tirfare. On the 31st of July, by the Richmond telegraph, we were informed that Mexico had ap p. Anted commissioners to negotiate a peace. I ex pi aessed to you my unbelief of this tale. The result h ais proved that I was correct. In one particular, and in one only, all parties seem to• concur, and that is—Mr. Trist's mission has totally ft:tied, notwithstanding the friendly interference of the British Minister, which was volunteered. In my litter to you of the 15th June I predicted that such w ould be the result. It is now said that General Scott will probably be authorised to negotiate, while another section of the party in power speak of Mr. B'aichanan, the Secretary of State, as the individual wbo will be charged with the negotiation, so soon as 11Ie.xico is prepared to receive him as Envoy Extra ordinary for the special purpose. But, in judging of the prospects of peace, we must look back and inquire what are the difficulties to be overcome, and what the probability of success. I: will only refer to two or three points, early assumed by the President and his followers, viz. Ist. That the boundary on the Rio Grande must grad should be arranged according to the will and pleasure of Mr. Polk. 2d. That California, New Mexico, &c., should be transferred to the United States for a mere nominal sum. 3d. That the American claims for spoliation on their commerce should be paid. 4th. That the Mexican Government should pay all the expenses incurred by the United States in prose cuting the present water. sth. That the American Government would hold, and continue to hold, until the preceding stipulations were complied with, all that district of country which their army might conquer. Now, it is not my intention to enter into a discus sion of these or any other points of difficulty. I present them merely to show that there are difficulties to adjust, and sacrifices to be made, before a treaty of peace can be concluded, and, permit me to add, not less important measures to be adopted before it can be ratified by the Senate. There is the preliminary question—ls the territory, which may be acquired by conquest or by purchase, to be con sidered a slave-holding territory, or is it not ? This question will be warmly debated, both in and out of Congress, and may convulse the Government to its centre. Some time ago I referred to the then existing diffi culties in California. Since that period these difficulties have been greatly increased, insomuch that the present situation of the territory is adisgrace to the American Government, which has assumed the control of it, and appointed officers to manage its affairs, whose duty it is to execute the laws in such a way as best to promote the happiness and welfare of the people. The consequences have been of a most disgraceful character. Colonel Freemont has been arrested by General (now Governor) Kearney, and ordered to the United States to be tried by a court martial. It is stated that the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Walker, has made an arrangement with Messrs. Rothschild for all the specie the United States may require in Mexico. The specie is to be furnished when required, and draughts on the Treasury to be given for the amount supplied from time to time. Interest to commence when Messrs. Rothschild have notified to the American Government the amount supplied. This will probably prove a convenience to both parties, and will certainly relieve, to a limited , extent, the heavy draughts upon our banks for specie to carry on the war with Mexico. In a former letter I expressed an opinion that the Whig party would probably have in the next House of Representatives a majority of 10 or 12 members. Owing to the unexpected divisions in strong Whig districts in Kentucky, two Locofocos have succeeded, where large Whit majorities voted for different can didates, both of which were defeated. I yet believe, however, that there will be a Whig majority in the house of eight or ten. Times. A GENEVESE TRAVELLER. IN O, AUGUST . 30, 1847. THE DUKE DE PRASLIN. The following gleanings from various sources have been obtained since our last : The examining commission yesterday continued its operations. Farther searches were made, and additional letters were find, written by the Duke de Praslin to Mdlle.Luay-Despostes,or by her to the Duke, of such a nature, it is said, as to have rendered necessary a further examination. of Luzy- Desportes. Among the seizures at the Chateau de Vaux, a voluminous correspondence of the Duchess appears. The letters addressed by her to her husband are filled with the noblest sentiments. Nothing can be more touching than the expression of her re proaches to him, which are at the same time tempered by testimonies o f strong affection. M. Legonidec, the examining magistrate, brought from the Chateau de Vaux, where he had been to make a search, a sample of a white substance, which seemed to be arsenic, and stated that he had left at the Chateaux a very large quantity. The Chancellor immediately issued a commission, addressed to the Procureur du Roi of the Tribunal, at Melun, who, in virtue thereof, seized. and transmitted to the Court of Peers the whole of the substance in question, and a phial containing a considerable quantity of lauda num. The white substance was given over to Dr. Orfila and Dr. Tardieu to be analysed. The following account is given by the Presse of the visit of the cure of St. Jacques-du-Haut-Pas to the Duke de Praslin :—" This priest was sent tor on Tuesday, at nine in the morning, by the Chancellor, and at once went to the prison of the Luxembourg. It is not true, as several jourrala have stated that the dying man was unable to speak two words in emcees sion. The curb remained with him till half-pest 11 o'clock, and returned again at 2. The sufferer re ceived him with readiness both times. After again conferring and praying with him, the cure adminis tered to him the sacrament of extreme unction in the presence of Duke Pasquier, who knelt beside him. and was deeply affected. When the priest was about to leave him, the Duke de Praslin took his hand and said with emotion, How much good you have done me!' He then requested him to leave the crucifix. In another half hour he was no more." We read in the Droit :—" The Duke de Praslin had made his will, and before his death stated that it would be found in his portfolio. He has appoined two of his daughters legatees of the whole of his personal property, expressing his confidence that they would make an equitable distribution of it. After several legacies to different members of his family, he be queaths an annuity of 3,000 f. to Mdlle. Luzy. " In speaking of the large fortune of Mme. de Praslin (says the Constitutionnel), we do not fix it sufficiently high. One of the journals states that the notary of that lady, at Paris, has said that her fortune, coining from her mother, and from the legacies made to her since her marriage, now amounts to a capital of 10,500,000 C The Gazette des Tribunaux, in announcing the ar rival of Marshal Sebastiani, states that, after having alighted for a moment at the hotel of his brother (General Tiburce Sebastiani), he went on to his own hotel, accompanied by his physician, where he entered the ground floor, and coming to the door of his daughter's apartment, stopped for a moment, and wept bitterly, after which he went up to his own apartment. At nine o'clock every morning mass is said at the Madeleine for the repose of the soul of the Duchess de Fraslin. The relations and friends of the de ceased attend in great numbers, habited in deep mourning. The following details of the interrogatories to which Mdlle. de Luzy-Desportes has been subjected are given by the Patric., as having been obtained from a person on whose information it places reliance. We cannot, of course, guarantee their correctness : " Questioned on the 19th August by M. Broussais, Juge d'lnstruction, at the moment at which she had been locked up in the Conciergerie, as to how she had learned the horrible event, she replied that it was M. Remy, professor of literature to the Mademoiselles de Praslin, and his wife, who came to tell her of it. They found her so much agitated, that they took her to their residence, Rue de la Ferme des Mathurins, where she remained until eight o'clock in the even ing. It was there that a police-agent went to seek her. To the demands of the magistrate as to the serious wrong with which she had to reproach herself towards the Duchess de Praslin, for having attempted to deprive tier of the affection of her husband and her children, de Luzy answered, No, Sir, never, never ! On my entrance into the house of the Praslins, the Duke and Duchess were already on bad terms. The Duke desired to direct the education of his chil dren alone, at least the Duchess told me so. Mme. de Praslin added, after having talked to me for a long time on this pretension of her husband, that it would be to the Duke that I should have to give an account. The Duke, on his part, told me the same. Three governesses had succeeded each other in the house in the course of some months—the Duchess could not agree with any of them.' Mdlle. de Luzy added, that M. de Praslin first told her that she would reside alone with the children in a part of the hotel, that she would take her meals alone with them, and that she would allow them only to see their mother. Mdlle. de Luzy refused to consent to these proposi tions, and declared that 'she would not accept the situation that was offered her. The Duke then de cided that the governess and the children should take their meals with the family, but that the children should remain under her exclusive control and direc tion. Mdlle. de Luzy ascribes all her differences with the Duchess to an ex-governess. This governess pretended that she kept the children from their mother. At a later period, during a stay at the Château of Vandreuil, where Mdlle. de Luzy was with the Duchess, the latter took part in the readings and direction of the studies of her eight children. On his arrival, the Duke having learned this, was very dissatisfied, and ex pressed that dissatisfaction somewhat strongly, where upon the Duchess abstained. At the Château de Praslin, where the governess and the eight children lived entirely apart, except as regarded the meals, which were taken en famille, Mdlle. de Luzy denies that she ever endeavoured to keep away the children from their mother. I was perhaps greatly wrong,' said she, to accept that position, but I never wilfully endeavoured to pain the Duchess.' Mdlle. de Luzy confesses that at times the Duchess expressed senti ments of jealousy towards her, but which, she says, had not the least foundation in the world. Still generally the Duchess was on good terms with her, without being affectionate ; and that often caused her to forget her injustice. Mdlle. de Luzy had no fortune—no friend at Paris. She was obliged to keep to an acquired position, with se much the more resignation that the Duke had promised her, she says, to give her a pension, if she should have the courage, in spite of all the mortifications she was called on to endure, to finish the education of his three eldest daughters. She calculated that the amount of the pension, w hen the education should be once ter minated, wouldbe 1,500 f. per annum, or 500 f. for each of the young ladies. We are assured, as we have already said, that Mdlle. de Luzy has declared in a formal manner that the Duchess never expre s s e d to her the least suspicion of an improp er connexion be tween her and her husband. The Duchess may have said that to others,' she added, but never to me,' Two years ago , when in Corsica with pupils on one of the estates of the Marshal Sebastiani, a journal published that she had taken to flight with the Duke de Praslin. In conse q uence of this she resolved to leave the house immediately ; but the Marshal, father of the Duchess, opposed this, repre senting that such a measure would be a confirmation of the rumour. The Duchess showed great cubicles, and dissatisfaction nt seeing Mdlle. de Luzy abande her determination and remain in the house. Hoe. ever, this seemed gradually to wear away ; and, es.e eitilly within the last year, the Duchess lisle becoile kind towards her. Mdlle. de Luzy adds that she v. as thunderstruck when, in the month of July last, a priest, a friend of the family, told her that her r.e sence in the Praslin family was a cause of trouble, and that she could no longer remain there. To the question which arose from the facts which accused the Duke of having caused the death of his wife, Mdlle. de Luzy Oh I no ino! na! no! gentlemen, tell me that that is notd not case ! It is impossible ! ile I be, whi?._coluldo noti grave o charges bear to see one of his childre;ayseutffheexiart.s!talsia tell me that it is be I Yoususpicion arise; but say righer. that tlli si ,n o r I no 1, As she spoke which will not be justified! she resumed, oh ! tell head to the ground. 0 she fell on her of • you. But no I if you told knees, , cl_i . is h p , e . d her hands, and bent her me, gentlemen, I beg paused and pressed herforehead. d c i o d n t c , i e o n h c e c. t o e d l me, I would not blievei,tnow, inthevheerr!' hands. She then m e, if ' M ile y ls me that be did not do it• ! is impossible!' she continued. `My why then it is I—l alone who am guilty ! I who loved the children so much, who adored h ave been cowardly 1 I dreaded misfortune, misery, and knew not how to resign myself to my lot !' After ano ther pause she proceeded That is all my crime ! --Write it, sir !' she added, looking fixedly at the magistrate — ' Yes , wri▪ te it ! He must have demanded that unfortunate letter which was to vouch for my character ; she must have refused it, and then— ! Oh yes! It is I—lt is I alone who am guilty Write it ! write it " By order of the Queen, a funeral service for the repose of the soul of the Duches s d e P ras li n has been performed in the chapel of the Château of Eu. The Patne states that M. Allard, chief of the po lice de surete, declared in the most positive manner , when interrogated by order of the Chancellor as to the circumstances under which the Duke de Praslin obtained access to the means of self-destruction, that the Duke was never for a second out of his si g ht, and A could not have poisoned himself in his presence. similar d , claration was made by the police agen i; who were in attendance. Th e sae journal gives the. following respecting the exam ina t i on of de Luzy taken before the Chancellor She has been twice and the committee and interrogs ted. The peers who heard her replies agree in conaidlering her a woman of 6uperior talent. Her language is most remarkable in form and substance. 'lmpossible to write it down,' 'aid a competent judge, M. Cousin; nothing can be more clear and brilliant.' Her name is Henriette de Luzy-Desyortes, aged 37, teacher, born in Paris, and residing at No. 9, Rue du Harley in the Marais, in Madame I,emaire's boarding-school. She entered the Duke de Praslin's family in May 1, 1841. She was before that at Lady Hislop's, at Charlston, in England. Her salary was 2,400 f. a year, besides being fed and lodged. „An under governess shared with her the care of the education of three of the daughters and of a little boy of the Duchess's. The other sons were placed under M. Boussu, professor of the College Bourbon. She has, it is said, protested energetically against the suspicion of a culpable intercourse with the Duke. She was dismissed by the Duchess on. July 18, in the evening, lA_ just as all the family were cn the point of leaving for the country. She was greatly grieved, as she was anxious to preserve her place as a provision for the future. She had no other resource than an old graud father, who treated ht r harshly. She was anxious to remain in the house, where ohe could be comfortably eft The children liked her, and she appeared at tached to them. It is said ehat she denies having seen the Duke de Praslin more than twice since her being sent away, and that she cried much on hearing of the crime which he had ceimmitted. S're could rot believe that he was the murderer of his wife." We ebo read in the Pairie.•-- " No authentic and precise account of the NVOUtill3 and contusions received by tli Duchess has yet been published ; but the following details, the accuracy of which we can warrant, will be read with interest. From the neck downwards to the feet, both before and behind, her body was covered es irir clotted blood, and the following wounds were found in different parts of her person, viz., eleven on her head, five of which were deep and large ; the fractures of the skull indicating that the four first must have been inflicted with extreme violence by some sharp-edged weapon.. The torn parts of these wounds prove that they must have been given by some one standing above her while she was in a recumbent position, with the face turned towards him. These blows must have been given by the murderer while she was still asleep. There are five excoriations of the nose, the lett eye, the lower lip, and the chin, which are the effect of strong force used upon these parts, and the marks of the nails are to be observed. Four large wour.ds were lathe neck made with a weapon which was both pointed and sharp,but neither the carotid artery nor the innerjugular vein was divided, as several. journals have announced. On the two hands, the abdomen, and the chest, there are ten wounds more or less deep. The thumb of the left hand was nearly severed at the joint. Thus, more than thirty severe wounds are apparent on the person of the unhappy Duchess de Praslin. There are besides many bruises and livid spots on the limbs. At the same time, it is certain that her death was the corsequence of the hemorrhage from the wounds on the head and neck. The number and situation of the wounds and their nature attest that her death was preceded by a long and violent struggle; and the state of disorder in which the chamber was found leaves no room for doubt on this point. It is also certain that the Duchess cried out several times, and lived a long while after receiving the first blows. It is believed that the wounds in the front of the neck, and particularly that which extended across it under thejaw, were given while she was in bed, and that the murderer pressed hard with his hands on her mouth, imprinting his nails, in order to stifle her cries." The Chancellor has adjourned to Monday the sit ting of the Court of Peers. The object of this delay is to afford time for the report of the medical man charged with the post nun-tem examination of the body of the Duke de Praslin. Marshal Sebastiani arrived on Thursday at his hotel in the Rue du Faubourg St. Honore, overwhelmed with the dreadful calamity that has befallen him. His brother, General Se hastiani, is constantly with hina Soon after his arrival he was visited by two of the King's.aides-dc-cmp, who, in the liable of the King, the Queen, and the whole of thr royal family, ten dered their consolations. The l‘larquis de Choiseul Praslin, brother of the Duke who committed suicide. and th 3 Duke d'Albufera, Peer of France, a near relation, received the news of the catastrophe abroad through the journals. 'They had just arrived at the I Hague. They set out immediately for Paris, where they arrived yesterday. :the body of the Duke de Praslin has been interred at the cemetery of Mont-Parnasse. On Frichy morning at one o'clock the ordcnnateur of the Pompes Funehres, with the requisite number of men aisd carriages, arrived at the prison du Luxembourg. On the summons of the Chancellor, the Prefect of Police, Colonel Pozac, Military Commandant of the Palace of the Luxembourg, M. Elouin, Chief of the Municipal Police, M. Monvalle, the Commissary of Police of the quarter, and M. Trevet, director of the prison, the body was placed in presence of the above named persons in an oak coffin, and then conveyed to the hearse from the chamber where it had been placed. The minutes of this proceeding were then drawn up by M. Monvalle and signed by himself, Colonel Pozac, and MM. Elouin and Trevet; after which the hearse, followed by two mourning car riages containing those functionaries and the em ployes, proceeded to the cemetery where it was lowered into the grave which had been prepared to receive it. Another minute was then drawn up, and the interment was concluded by half-past two. THE RIVER PLATE. The Rattler steamer, which arrived at Falmouth yesterdsy morning at nine A.M., brings advices from the River Plate to the 15th of July, and from Rio Janeiro to the 23d. The blockade on the river had been raised in consequence of the refusal of the Monte Videan Government to accept the armistice proposed by Lord Howden. Oribe had accepted the terms proposed by the plenipotentiaries of France and England, on the condition that during the armistice the town of Monte Video should be supplied with 1,500 head of ' cattle per month, the price to be decided hereafter, and that all the ports under blockade should be raised. These terms, on being sent to the Monte Videan Goy vernment, were refused. " During the past week," says private correspon dence of the 9th, from Monte Video, " we have had several changes in the military corps, from which the very worst results are apprehended. Garibaldi and Thiebaut now take the lead, and hold respectively the highest military appointments. The former is an Italian ; the latter a Frenchman. Garibaldi is named commander-in-chief of the garrison, and Thiebaut co lonel of the Italians, Basques, and French, so that we are now at the mercy Of this foreign rabble. en ou a g t h t t he very presenti m c risis. These promotions are no t at all well looked upon by p pe e o h p ti l n m u e e t g he en p e i r tr a t l " , of an th d e tGheoyverarnme thought Rivera, by the last accounts, was on the island of Gorriti, with but. a few followers, the greater part of the garrison of Maldonado having deserted from want, no provisions having been sent them by Government. On the 4th we had a change of Ministry, which is now composed of the Pacheco party, v hich caused the disturbances in April, 1846. 'There have also been many changes in the military department, the last of which is the resignation of Garibaldi as com mander of the garrison. By the Commodore we have advices from Buenos Ayres and Moote Video, but they are superseded by the news brought by the Rattler. It was thought impossible for the government of Monte Video to raise further loans after August, and the residents feared that the Italian•suixiliaries would plunder the town. All the merchants had in conse quencefor embarking at a moment's made prt piration s notice. The Rattler foun d on ber arrival at Rio de Janeiro ships.Fi?ga rd, Ra cer, Sea g ull, and Crea her Majesty's ce nt, and two American frigates. The Fisgard left Val p araiso on the :20th of Ma y . When she left , the Collingwood was at Callao ; the Commander-in. Chief at Panama, in the Grampus. The Juno left Valparaiso for Callao on the 30th of M ay . The Modeste and Cormorant (flag-lieutenant acting) were hourly expected at Valparaiso; Con stance at Mayattan ; Carysforton the coast of Mexico odor Harpy,e), the an E d a t g h le e , L a i n z d ard t , he at F m ir o e n b t r e an \ d •ri ; de t o h . e Alecto the Squadron in the River Plate—The Raleigh (C oin . !n On her way to Buenos Ayres, the Kestrel. At Buenos Ayres, the Grecian. At Colonna, the Satel lite. Her rAt Majesty's Maldonado, ehip th m e Cm sailed fro m Monte Video, for the Cape o f G oo d Hope and the East u on July 11. ladles, The Rattler left Rio on the 23d of July, and took in coal at Fayal, where she arrived on the 20th August. She spoke the following vessels :—Aug. 9, the ship Southampton, of London, in lat. 16.50 N., lon. 27.30 W.; the barque Pet, of Scarborough, from Malta to Cork, in lat. 46.48, lon. 13.38 W. The following vessels telegraphed their numbers in passing :—The barque Duchess of Northumberland, August 9, in lat. 12 . 1 N., lon. 25 W. ; August 25, the barques Sir Joseph Bankes and Champlain, in lat. 46.50, lon. 13.50 W., outward bound. 2 Her 3lajesty and her royal suite will remain in Scotland for a fortnight or three weeks longer. Lord Palmerston, who is now in town, will leave on Thursday to join the royal party, as Secretary of State in attend ance, in succesiion to Lord Gr, , y. Sir George Grey is expected to arrive in London from the north on Thurs day next.—Obserrer. REPRESENTATION OF TAUNTON.—The statement of a Bath paper ot a vacancy an the representation of Taunton to be caused by the elevation of Mr. Gabon chere to the peerage is ipcorrect.—Observer. fhe Scotch bench of bishops bas lost one of its members. Dr. Moir, diocesan ot Brechin, a gentltinan of much amiability, died last week. He was ordained fifty years ago, and consecrated in 1637. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. We have received further advices from the Cape to the 17th June. Heavy rains had set in. In the neighbourhood of Uitenhage such incessant rains had not been experienced during the last twenty-seven years. On the 9th June the post rider was unable to cross the Kromme river, and only came over on the afternoon of the following day at the peril of his life. At Gamtoos river the current was so strong , that the ferry boat had to lie idle during sixteen hours ; and at Langekloof the river was so high that the post boy was prevented from continuing his journey. We have intelligence from the N. E. boundary to the end of May. It is to the effect that the emigrant Jack Kock has taken the field, it is supposed, against the emigrants at Windburgh, who are favourably disposed towards the British. Captain Warden has already marched against him, and a force of 150 Griquas were to leave Phillippolis immediately to strengthen Bloem Fontein, which it is thought might be devastated during the absence of the military. The inhabitants of Fort Beaufort have presented an address to Sir Henry Edward Fox Young, the new Lieutenant-Governor of the eastern districts, congra- tulating him on his appointment, and requesting him to turn his attention to the judicial institutions of the colony, to which his Excellency was pleased to make a gracious reply. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. CHELMSFORD, SATURDAY NIGHT.—This afternoon a terrible conflagration took place about two o'clock, in the immediate vicinity of the Chelmsford Railway station. It appears that a large quantity of hay had been collected by several persons in the town of Chelmsford, and placed in ricks on a piece of waste ground adjoining thri railway, amounting to several hundred pounds in value. Abut the time stated, some sparks falling from the funnel of the down two o'clock train to Colchester on to the hay ricks. they immediately ignited, and in a very short time the whole was in flames. The engine of the Economic Insurance Company was brought to the spot. Before five o'clock the entire was consumed. IMPORTATION OF CATTLE INTO BALGIInsi.—An ordinance just issued by the King of the Belgians pro- longs, until the Ist of March next, the entrance of cattle into Belgium free of duty. The frontiers of Luxem bourg are exempted from this measure. EMBARKATION OF TROOPS FOR INDIA. —On Sa turday morning nearly 200 men embarked from the Custom-house quay, Gravesend, on board two ships, for conveyance to Bombay, viz., the Mary, of London, 550 tons burden, Captain Thomas Grant, and the Hindostar, 500 tons, Captain C. West. The former ship received on board a detachment of the 10th Royal Light Dra goons, consisting of 110 men, with four women and eight children, and the following officers:—Captain Methuen Stedman, Lieutenant R. E. Blake, Cornet Robert Clements, and Cornet Edward Stacey ; these troops arrived from Maidstone. Also embarked with them a draught from Chatham garrison, consisting of 66 men of the 78th Highlanders, with one officer, Lieu tenant Thomas James D. Reed. The ship Hindostan received the following draughts from the provisional battalion at Chatham garrison : 177 men of the Ist battalion of the 60th Rifles, 26 men of the 86th Regi ment, and eight men of the 78th Highlanders, with a proportionate number of women and children. The fol lowing officers also embarked : Captain IL Bingham and Lieutenant R. T. Eustace Robertson, 60th Rifles, Lieutenant S. L. A. Messiter, 28th Foot ; and Ensign Duncan D. Grahame, of the 78th Highlanders. The whole of these troops were inspected previous to their em barkation by medical officers appointed for th a t duty. THE POLISH TRIALS. —By accounts from Berlin of the 20th, we learn that only 24 out of the 254 poli tical prisoners who are to be tried, had been interro gated. If this slow rate of proceeding should continue the trials will occupy nearly nine months. NEWS YOU NANCY.—Matthew Irvine, of Hebburn, an ingenious mechanic, has made a small steam engine to rock his child's cradle. The length of the engine and boiler is 161 inches. MARLBOROUGII-STREET POLICE-COURT.—The alte rations which have teen Going on for some weeks past in this Court are now completed, and many of the disad vantages which existed in the previous arrangements have been remedied. The ventilation, the hearing, t.ed the general accommodation are greatly improved. BRISTOL SUGAR-MARKET, AUG. 27.—We have had a good business doing in raw sugars this wetk, at lull prim, and the market closed with more firmness Me than has been perceptible for some time past.—Bria Q. 4 -6 4 16 0 19 6 0 1 , o°' 0 4 6 4 1° 4 4lO `P fa d Ice ° ) fig 'of II i • f e " d g a fa! l'lof/ j 3 8 r e , fr °° rte I :1 of', 4 e t ° 0- 0 13 ` outisc Ise '0 $0 0 of leg° iO O lt o c rlA o r