The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1861-01-09 00:00:00

CANADA.-THE EXTRADITION CASE.

THE ACCIDENT TO THE EXPRESS ON
THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTEtiN

RAILWAY.

On inquiry. on Monday night, at the Euston Hotel, it
rf±s ascertained that Mr. Appleby, of Sevenoaks,who was
injufed.about the head and face, was progress-
ing faVoniably uhiler tli6 tiatds of the medical officer of
to rail ivay coMPani,' and in: a' tail Way. of speedily
itcOVerieg;bBl4 able.. to' sit up, read; and coVerse,
ft is heed' thatin a few days he will be able to
leave fOr the company have. fOrivarded an
official account of the calatiroiiiii to tie Railway
Department of the Board of Trade, pfiat tAI the Visit
of the government inspector, who, between this and the
adjourned inquest, will inquire into the circumstances
connecled tiff/ the accident. In the meantime, dining
all Monday and nalffyi the engineers and officers of
the line, in pursuance of ti 4 Atlornendation of the
coroner and jury, have been instituting a tied investi-
gation, and report, so far as they have been aSte td.
ascertain, that both the rails and the road were free
from obstruction, and that there was no undue strain
upon the couplings ; nor is it considered by any means
Piotatle Mat dill intense cold of the night, in conjunc-
tion tiiicitie attain, could have had the effect of
causing them to' snap' asfindet

,AS,Vpp$T TITE
CHATITAX.!

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TEYNHAM, Monday. Another victim t'eff Vedlt
added to the number of deaths caused by the sad acci-
dent which occurred near this station to the last down
train fftnt Vittoria Station, at a late hour on Saturday'
night, the engine' driverf William Mathewson, (not
Pattison, as was previously st'i&O.7.having died from the
effects of the injuries he had receivei, at of Tate hour on
Sunday night, making the third death in colimicrtioii
with this accident. All the three men have left wives
and families. During the whole of Monday, numbers
of workmen were employed in putting the down line in
oidef, and in raising what was left of the disabled
engine and tender; d work of great difficulty. Under
the direction it llh. finnigali, the manager, the line
was perfectly C.iedied, and the traffic resumed cm both
lines' on , Monday night.. 'the
,bodiesof the deeeased
then of the station to a*ait
coroner's inqnesf; dtiee liaving,lieen fOiiiaticied to 'Sir..
T. Hills, the coroner for West Add:

A MAN KILLED AT ASTLEY'S BY A LION.

The following are the particulars of the terrible en-
counter which took place at Astley's Amphitheatre on
Monday morning :—An under-groom named Smith was
literally throttled to death by one of the lions which
play so prominent a part in the holiday entertainments
at that fay iirite place of amusement. The lions', three
in nuinber, die confined in rt cage at the back of the
stage. "When tlie night *atihinan left the theatre on
Monday morning a fer'i fdinntee before 7 he repotted
" all right." Shortly afterwards milli, the deteaSed,
entered the place and found the lions prowling about.
They had torn off a heavy iron bar which crossed the
front of their cage; and then burst open the door.
Smith was alone, and nut being familiar with the ani-
mals, he attempted to escape into ail adjoining stable
yard. His situation was a frightful one, dnd most
men would have acted precisely as he did under
similar circumstances ; but the probability is that if
he had stood his ground boldly his life would have been
saved. Unfortunately one of the lions—that which is
known by the name of Havelock—caught sight of his
retreating figure and instantly sprang upon him. It
seized hint by the liattrichesi pulled him to the ground,
and then fixed its teeth in his throat: Death mist hate
been almost instantaneous, but, as Smith Was found a
good deal cut and bruised at the back of the head it is
supposed that the lion, after burying its fangs in his
throat, dragged him about and dashed his head against
the ground. It seems, in fact, to have worried him,
though the wounds inflicted by the brute are neither so
numerous nor so severe as might have been expected.
There were no cries for help, but a sort of shuffling
noise was heard by a man in the stable yard. He sus-
pected what had occurred, and did not venture to open
the door through which Smith had endeavoured to
escape, but he gave the alarm, and in a few minutes
was joined by several grooms and other persons con=
nected with the theatre. They were all however,
too much afraid to enter the place, and nothing, was
done to ascertain the fate of Smith until the arrival of
Crockett, the Lion Conqueror, to whom the animals
belong. As ma as he reached the spot he passed
through the door alone, none of the others daring to
follow. The body of Smith was lying face upwards a
few feet from the door, and Havelock was crouching
over it as a hungry dog hangs over a piece of ,meat.
Crockett immediately threw the animal off and dragged
the body into the yard. It was still warm, but life had
been extinct for some time. A surgeon was sent for,
but of course he could render no assistance. Crockett
lost no time in securing the lions. They allowed him
to capture them easily enough. Even Havelock did
not offer any resistance, and the other two, which had
taken no part in the terrible scene with Smith, seemed
rather afraid than otherwise. In a few minutes all
three were back in their cage again, and on Monday
night they went through their usual performances
before a crowded audience. Smith was unmarried.
There will, of course, be an inquiry into the circum-
stances which attended the unhappy man's death.
(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)

On the arrival of Mr. Crockett he rushed to the stage,
where the lion was running about with the unfortunate
mar, Smith in his mouth, to all appearance quite dead.
Mr. Crockett instantly seized a stable fork, and dealt
the lion a heavy blow on Vie side of the head, which
caused it to let the man go; but, instead of running
away, he turned round, and seemed inclined to spring
upon his master. Another powerful blow, however,
made the enraged animal turn round and run away.
Medical aid was immediately sought for poor Smith";
but on the arrival of the surgeon, life was found to be
extinct.

After the body of Smith had been removed Mr. Croc-
kett went in search of the three lions who were now roam-
ing about the theatre. One was seen running about at a
remote corner of the stage, another was in the arena, and
the other could not be seen. The lioness was the first that
was attempted to be secured; but this was a work of ex-
treme danger and difficulty, as the assistants were all
afraid of even approaching the beast. On seeing Mr.
Crockett the lioness made a dash through the pit saloon,
whence she rushed up the box staircase and entered one
one of the private boxes, and took up a most threaten-
ing attitude. Nothing daunted Mr. Crockett entered
the box. placed a leathern collar round her neck, and
having secured her head, she was hauled out of the
place by ropes, and finally placed in security. From
the private box Mr. Crockett saw another of the animals
playing on the stage with a quantity of ribbons and
stage properties, and with comparatively little difficulty
it was placed again in the cage; and after a few minutes'
search the third was recaptured.

THE DEAD OF 1860.—During the year just closed
death has been more than usually busy in the ranks of
the aristocracy, the clergy, and men of letters, science,
and art. The naval and military professions, too, have
both lost several distinguished members. The following
is a list of some of the most prominent among them :
On January 3rd Lord John Scott, died, aged 51 ; on
the 9th of the same month the remains of Lord
Macaulay, the historian, were interred in Westminster
Abbey ; on the 15th Lord LOndesborough died, aged
55 ; on the 20th Sir W. C. Ross, one of our most dis-
tinguished miniature painters, aged 66 ; on the following
day Captain Harrison, commander of the Great Eastern,
was drowned; on the 23rd the Right Hon. M. T. Baines,
M.P. for Leeds, aged 60 ; and on the 30th Dr. Todd,
the celebrated surgeon, aged 66. On the Ist February,
Dr. Alexander, Director-General of the Army, died ; on
the 2nd Dr. T. Foster, writer on natural philosophy,
aged 70 ; on the 3rd Sir T. S. Brisbane, astronomer,
aged 86 ; on the 4th Captain Moorsom, inventor of the
celebrated shells; on the 12th Sir William Napier,
the military historian, aged 74 ; on the 16th the
Bishop of Rochester, aged 76 ; on the 20th Mr. H.
Drummond, M.P. for West Surrey, aged 73. On
the 12th of March Mr. Baron Watson died suddenly,
while presiding at the Montgomery Assizes at Welsh-
pool, aged 64; on the 14th the Countess Granville;
on the 16th M. Jullien ; on the 17th Mrs. Jameson,
the authoress, aged 66 ; and on the 27th the
Earl of Longford. On the Ist of April Colonel
Mure, author of "The Literature of Greece," &c., died ;
on the 13th Mr. John Finlaison, the actuary, aged 77 ;
and on the 18th Dr—Andrew Amos, Professor of Law
at Cambridge. On the. 4th of May Dr. Musgrove,
Archbishop of York, died, aged 72; on the 12th Sir
Charles Barry, aged 65; on the 19th Lady Byron,
widow of the poet ; on the 23rd Mr. Albert Smith ;
on the 30th Mr. S. G. Goodrich, known as "Peter
Parley ;" and on the 31st Lord Heytesbury, aged
81. On the 3rd of June Field-Marshal the Earl of
Strafford died, aged 82 ; on the 9th Mr. G. P. R.
James, the novelist ; on the 11th the Rev. Mr.
Baden Powell; and on the 26th Mr. R. B. Brough, the
author. On the 19th of July Lord Elphinstone, late
Governor of Bombay, died, aged 53, and on the 31st
Miss Vandenhoff, the celebrated actress. On the 2nd
of August, Sir George H. Ward died, aged 61; on the
3rd, General Sir H. Wyndham, M.P. for West Cumber-
land, aged 70 ; on the 11th, the Right Hon. James
Wilson, Finance Minister of India, aged 55 ; on the 24th,
Mr. Jesse Hartley, engineer, aged 80 ; and on the 27th,
the Dowager Countess of Craven, formerly known in
the theatrical world as Miss Brunton, aged 78. On the
let of September, Mrs. Yates, the actress, aged 61, having
survived her aunt, the Dowager Countess of Craven,
only three days ; On the 7th Sir G. Simpson, Governor
of the Hudson's Bay Company; on the Bth Mr. Her-
bert Ingram, M.P., proprietor of the Illustrated London
News, in consequence of the steamer Lady Elgin being
run into by a schooner on Lake Superior ; on the 13th
Mr. Jardine, magistrate at Bow-street; on the 18th
Mr. Joseph Locke, civil engineer and M.P. for Honiton;
and on the. 29th the Rev. Alexander Fletcher, the
eminent Dissenting minister. On the Ist of October
Mr. Ebenezer Landell, the wood engraver ; on the 4th
Mr. A. E. Chalon, R.A., aged 80 ; on the 12th
General Sir Harry Smith, aged 72 ; on the 21st
the Duke of Richmond, aged 69, and on the same day
Lord Manvers, aged 82, and on the 31st the Earl of
Dundonald, aged 84. On the 6th of November Admiral
Sir Charles Napier, aged 74 ; on the Bth the Bishop
of Worcester, aged 77, and Sir Charles Fellows, the
archaeologist; on the following day Alderman Wire ;
on the 11th, Mr. George Scharf, the artist, aged 72, and
General Lygon, Colonel of the 13th Dragoons; on the
24th, Dr. Croly ; and on the following day the Duke of
Norfolk. On the Ist of December, Sir H. Marsh, M.D.,
and Lord Rossmore; on the 6th, Lady A. K. Murray ;
on the 10th, Sir T. D. Lugard; on the 12th, Major-
General Freke Williams, aged 68; on the 14th, the
Earl of Aberdeen, aged 76 ; on the 18th, Sir G. Carroll,
aged 76 ; on the following day, the Marquis Dalhousie ;
on the 20th, Mr. Alfred Bunn, for many years lessee of
Drury-lane Theatre, and Lieutenant-General Willes,
aged 71 ; on the 25th, the Earl of Mexborough, aged 77 ;
on the 26th, the Rev. Dr. Thompson, rector of Lincoln
College; and on the 31st, the Countess of Eglinton.

THE WRECK OF THE QUEEN VICTORIA

STEAMSHIP,

On Monday the fiatriid of Pratte flegve4 the offi-
c'al report of the receiver of wieci. el. Plymouth,
containing the sworn deposition, as requiredby. the'
Merchant Shipping Act, of Captain G. P. Lambeff;
commander ct the Queen Victoria, screw steamship,
1430 tons, which was wrecked in leaving Plymouth
Sound for Kevham. ' The ship still remains fast, and
is, being rapidly cleared of all moveable stores and cargo.
Captain iiumbert considers that the casualty was caused
throtfgh Want Of en'tnion «nd judgment on, the part of
tpc pilot. when' na'vigati'ng d Vessel of such length and
tonnage' ineeiV,er, sAtnitting the report to
to' the l3bard, of Trade, writes to' thp eßeet that the
easuirity. appears. to have hem' eatisedb. the vessel hal-
ing been ktpt tit.futl sped when approaching the Van-
guard buoy, which, tgrOdrei
.with the great length,
prevented her from rounding fl"ftt litpy sbelosely as is
.
necessary to avoid running agrounc, thh: ohkeltes
shore. The ship and cargo, it is stated, are Itifftted at'
Lloyd's and other offices for upwards of £lOO,OOO.

A public meeting of the inhabitants of Toronto was
held on the 19th ult., in St. Lawrence Hall, in that city,
for the purpose of expressing sympathy with the fugitive
slave Anderson, and of taking steps with a view to induc-
i tire government to prevent his being returned to a
state of drafety. The Torohto Globe says :•—"The
weather was tibtt iielement, such as would have made
a large meeting for an/ ordinary purpose impossible;
but, in spite of the storm and rain, the hall last night
was crowded with as numerous an iSstiobrage as almost
ever convened within its walls, .evidencinc. the deep
interest felt in Anderson's case by all classy: of oar
citizens. The same thing was shown by the hearty
enthusiasm with which the sentiments uttered by the
Various otntets were re-echoed by the audience. As
Might have been expected, the meeting comprised a con-
, ilderable miniber of met coloured citizens."
r The Mayor was called to the chair.
ittenintions• it favour of the objects of the meeting
were carried enllni§iastically, and, the following petition
to the Governor-Genetel was unanimously adopted :

" The memorial and petition of tl undersigned most
respectfully showeth :
L "That as inhabitants of this free British province; and
*artily attached to the British constitution, we feel
&epl'Y Concerned in any event, or act of civil adminis-
tration,•hy which the reputation of our country as one
whose eoll cannot be polluted with slavery, might be tar-
nished, or the intfuende ofEritish laws given directly or
indirectly to the uplutkl;ing of a cruel oppression.
"That, alarmed by the manlier' it which the rash,
and as four petitioners believed, impteiter act of a local
authority in Canada, in arresting and detaining under
an alleged charge of murder in the State of Idiesouri,
the person of Anderson, now in gaol in Toronto, has
been' affirmed by a majority of the Judges of the Queen's
Beall; yonr petitioners gladly betake themselves to
your tteelletty as the head of the executive govern-
ment, in the carnet"! The' that such a decision may not
prevent your Excellency &era disposing of the case in
harmony with the spirit of can' laws and the dictates of
eternal justice.
"That your petitioners believe that a just as well as
liberal interpretation of the Ashburton Treaty wonkl
excernpt the accused party, Anderson, from the range of
its applieatiou;: and they are strengthened in this belief,
not only by. the authority of a judge of long experience
on the Queen's Berth itself, bat by the opinions of emi-
nent practical lawyers in Ca'aada, and by decisions in
analogous cases both in Britain and the United States ;
also by documents extant and accessible, igastsating the
meaning of Lord Ashburton and other parties elesely
convected with the arrangements of said treaty.
That were the prisoner in question remanded to a
foiled States latry in the circumstances alleged, and in
the pr'esen't slate of the elm law, the prisoner's oppor-
tunities of obtaining impartial jndgment are so small, and
so diminished beyond ail that could have been fore-
seen by the parties in the Ashburton Treaty—especially
since the decision in what is Inoveu as the Med Scott
case, which affirms that a coloured person has no
rights that be can assert, or which citizens of the
Republic ere hound to respect—that his rendition on
the evidence alleged would be to recognise a state of
thiugs never contemplated by those who framed the
treaty. And your memorialists submit that where so
match as a doubt of the reading of the treaty exists, the
bettett shoed, as usual, but especially where such
momentotis interests are concerned, be given to the
accused : and the ease, so far as it happily comes for
preliminaryjudgment before our own government, should
be decided in a large and lerimarre construction of the
clauses of the treaty and the acts of parliament bearing
timer it, rather than by mere technicalities.
lliattEractmsequences of disposing of this cause other-
wise, cannot/ your memorialists hope, but appear to
your excellency and your government most dangerous
to the sacred interests of lust liberty, in rendering the
condition of many industrious residents in this province
one of extreme peril. Nothing being easier than by
means of such evidence as has been brought forward in
This case to drag them hack to bondage, or subject them
to the cruel pains of a law which gives no equal protec-
dcifi to the slave, whether as regards life, chastity, or
religion and then to render our happily, free territory,
a hunting-grottnd for persons whose crime may only
have been that they dared to be better than slaves, and
defended, at the risk of their own lives, or with possible
danger to the lives of aggressors and smilers, their
inalienable rights and their dearest domestic relations.
"That, reposing confidence in the generous and British-
like spirit of your Excellency, and in the belief that your
memorialists plead only for what is just and right, accord-
* to the law of nations, the sacred demands of religion,
and the frnereading of international compacts, they pray
your Excellency to release the prisoner aforesaid, and
hold him not liablo to he rendered up to foreign autho-
rities as claimed."

At the conclusion of the meeting te Mayor said he
was exceedingly gratified at the manner ire which the
whole proceedings had been conducted. lie hoped,
however, that they would respect the law. The law must
be treated with respect ; but if he read the treaty and
the statutes aright, Anderson would never be given up.
((Loud cheers.) They were met that evening as ona
man, without respect to politics or party, and he was
confident that the news of such an influential and
unanimous meeting would cause a bright ray of light to
penetrate the prismier's dark cell. (Great cheering.)
A Toronto telegram of the 22nd ultimo says :—" In
the case of the fugitive slave Anderson, his counsel, in
die Court of Queen's Bench, to-day, gave notice of .the
intention to appeal from the decision of the court.
Chief Justice Robb's= said there was no rule upon
which an appeal could Ie claimed, but if the Court of
Appeal chose to entertain tlie' matter, the Court of
Queen's Bench would offer no opposition. The pri-
soner remains in the meantime at the disposal of the
Government. and will not be surrendered until all legal
means have failed."

restnitentnsulits ELECTION.—The High Sheriff of
Pembrokeshire has fixed the nomination of candidates
for Pemb`rolieshire, on account of the death of the late
Earl Cawdor, for Monday next. The candidates are Mr.
G. Lort Phillips, in the Ceilservative.interest, and Mr.
Owen, who avows himself a "ffiotierate Reformer," sod
a supporter of the present Govertheeet The contest
excites an unusual amount of interest in the eounty, and
is expected to be very severe, both parties declaring their
determination to go to the poll. A contest for the
representation of the county is a very rare occurrence in
this district.
Tile tiest FROZEN OVER.—The river Ouse has been
blocked up by masses of ice and frozen snow for the
last week or ten dayei presenting
a most picturesque
appearance. Navigation is entirely suspended. Foot
passengers were able to walk over on Saturday last,
and, in spite of the temporary thaw df Monday, the ice
is so strong that since Wednesday vehielesi marts, &c.,
have been driven across it, both at Howden and
Booth Ferry. It is upwards of 20 years since a sninally
intense frost was experienced.
THE ACCIDENT TO MR. BREWSTER, Q.C.—Accounts
received in Dublin on Monday morning state that the
right lion, gentleman passed a tranquil night, and is
progressing favourably. It appears that the accident
occurred in this way :—Mr. Brewster was out shooting
with a breech-loading gun, and had taken aim at a
pheasant, but found that the piece would not go off.
Supposing that the charge had not been sufficiently
driven home, he proceeded to ram it down more tightly,
and in doing so unfortunately struck the needle, which
immediately caused the gun to explode, and the contents
hand_.were lodged in the palm of his right h. Dr. Hemp-
hill, of Clonmel, was at once sent for, and was proinptly
in attendance. Hopes are entertained that the accident,
although rather serious, will not involve any penile:tent
injury. The symptoms hitherto presented are of a
favourable character.
DISASTERS IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. -- The
Ellen, of and for Stroud, sailed from Bristol with a
general cargo on the evening of New Year's day. On
reaching the mouth of the Avon, the wind was blowing
a gale, and the cargo having shifted it was found
desirable to run inside the Dunball till the vessel
righted, and she went to anchor outside and awaited
flood tide. On the following morning she got under
woy and sailed, but when between Kineroad and the
Stones, a squall caught her, and she suddenly capsized,
turning bottom up. The crew consisted of four persons,
Henry Beard (master), James Knapp, Henry Niblett,
and Andrew Holden, all of whom perished. The value
of the cargo is estimated at £2,000. A French lugger
was reported to be aground yesterday morning off
Walton Bay.
MTADYEN THE Munpenea.—On Saturday the Lord
Provost of Glasgow received a communication from the
Secretary of State, intimating that the sentence of capi-
tal punishment recently passed upon the lad M‘Fadyen
for the murder, by drowning in the Clyde, of the poor
child Shields, had been respited during Her Majesty's
pleasure. The Lord Provost immediately proceeded to
the North Prison and communicated the intelligence to
the murderer, who appeared quite indifferent about the
matter and made no reply. The sentence thus respited
will in all probability he commuted to imprisonment for
life. The prisoner since his condemnation has evinced
no anxiety regarding his fate, and his behaviour through-
out has been marked by a degree of stolid unconcern
and apparent incapability of realising his position which
has hardly been equalled in criminal annals.
A." SCENE" IN THE CORK COUNCIL CHAMBER.—
We find the following "scene" reported in the local
papers as having been enacted at the last meeting of the
Cork Town Council:—When the Town Clerk read a
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passage in the minutes stating that Mr. Sheehan gave
notice to make a crossing in a street not named, Mr.
Sheehan rose in a very excited manner, and sail : That
is not true, it is an infernal lie • you ought not be
pitting them lies in the books.--Mayor : I insist that
you must sit down—you are out of order.—Mr. Shee-
han : I won't be put down, and be d---d to ye, ye
pack of devils.—(lmmense confusion.)—Mayor (rising):
I won't submit to this any longer. Call in the
Mayor's men ; Mr. Sheehan must leave the room.
--The Mayor's sergeants entered, whereupon Mr.
Sheehan rushed towards the Mayor in a menacing
manner, exclaiming : I'll see you ull to the d— I first :
I'll knock ye all down.—Mavor: Put him out.—[A
scene of terrific uproar ensued, Mr. Sheehan turning
fiercely on the pretorians, who presented a threatening
appearance, and made a demonstration of physical
force—seized a chair as an offensive weapon, and,
holding it suspended for a moment, seemed inclined to
hurl the weighty missile at the heads of the civic
servitors. yielding, however, to the pacific council he
received from some gentlemen round him, his heroic
mood abated, and he stammered forth an apology.]
Mayor (sternly) : Do you apologise ? Mr. Sheehan
(meekly): I do. your worship. I won't do it again.—
The Mayor : He has apologised.—Mr. M'Carthy As
he has apologised, I hope your Worship will not pro-
ceed any further.—The arrest of judgment sued for was
granted, and Barney resumed his seat.