The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

A MAN RUN DOWN BY A STEAMS&
PAINPUL SCENE.

The following letter appears in this morning's
Times :
"Most people would imagine that a voyage from South-
ampton to Cowes would be a very quiet and unexciting
affair, particularly ce • brilliant autumn day with the sea as
smooth as glass. Thanks, however, to the captain of the
Lady of the Lake—if they will only patenting that distin-
guished steamer—they may meet with sights and sounds
that will haunt them through many a night to come, and,
if they chance to be iovalida, sustain • shock from which
they may never recover. I will warrant them sane
.arartioaar ha:ideate if they only Lie as I did. As
to the boat itself—one of these much advertised pie-
rester steamers—when I went on board on Saturday It was
crammed from stem to stern with sheep, so closely packed
that any attempt at forcing • merge through them was
hopeless. The stench arising from these panting and
frightened animals must have been particularly soothing to
the serves of any invalid who might happen to be on board.
It was bad enough for a strong man to bear. Anyone who
remembers Smithfield at its fullest and dirtiest will have
some idea of the state of the deck immediately in front of
the chief cabio, across which women and children were com-
pelled to walk or wade. It most, I should think, be the
usual condition of the vessel, for the captain and crew re-
garded the sufferings of the passengers with such oomph,-
covey as only long habit could have inspired. But the
sheep were fajoyabie sompared with what was to follow.
Half way down Southampton Water we ran into a boat
pulled by ens man, who certainly plied his oars with the
energy of despair to get out of our way. Nobody thought
of getting out of his way. The captain was seated on deck
chatting with • friend, and there was no lookout forward,
so we ran into the poor fellow and smashed his boat into
a hundred pieces. He clutched at a plank scarcely large
enough to float a dog, aad bravely did he tight against dea
for ten or twelve minutes at leaat. The nom of the crash-
th
ing boat around the captain, and the steamer was Mopped,
and this was evidently thought enough, for the lifebuoy was
not thrown overboard, nor was the vessel backed or put
about. Those of the crew who came aft contented them-
selves with staring at the man's dying efforts. But
when was the best! Why, lying on the poop, in-
t:umbering the narrow span left us by the sheep, instead of
hanging over she side on the davits. The tackle was also
obstinate, and when at lest it was lowered, at the instigation
of some of the pamengers, it wan found that there were no
thole-pins, and only one oar and a boathook. So little did
the crew appear to realise the situation that one ruffian oc-
cupied himself with abasing the passengers who were en-
cooragiog them to their duty. The lowering of the boat•
consumed full ten minutes, and by the time it reached the
water the poor fellow was gone. Nothing could excised the
indignation and horror of the passengers, who declared that
he had been murdered, and many of them left their names
in the hope that the captain might be brought to justice.
That human life should be sacrificed thus wantoely ou
highway like Southampton Water is an outrage on society.
If a passenger should ever fall overboard from one of these
steamers he knows what his fate must be. Therefore, let
him provide himself with a awuniniug-belt, or stop on dry
land till such fellows as the captain of the Lady of the Lake
have been taught bow to respect human Ile. Of the shock
sustained by the passengers in witnessing the dying struggles
of the poor fallow and hearing his cries I need not speak.
They have seen that which they will not easily forget. But
there is me thing, sir, which I hope to see, through the
, intervention of your powerful journal, and that is soma
decent provision made for the lives of passeuger. and others
in the cam of accidents. They may as well bang fish-basketa
over the sides of a vessel as the boat which I saw lowered
from the Lady of the Lake.—Your obedient servant,
"Ventuor, isle of Wight." REGINALD N. Suorrs.

•
Another psuenger writes :—"Thia morning, in bright sun.
light, a man was run down, while fishing iu Bouthampum
Water, by the steamer, lady of the Lake, going to Cowes.
Lookout there was noise, for when the crash was heard
no one was aware what had happened till, on looking
esteem, a man was seen floating among the fragments
of his shattered host. As he made successful efforts
to keep himself afloat I thought him in very slight
danger. To stop and reverse a small steamer, to lower
a boat, and throw out a lifebuoy, seemed the work of a
few minutes. Alas! the criminal neglect of running him
down was a fitting prelude to the shameful scene which
tollowed. Will it Le credited, sir, that though on
each side of the steersman there were two lifebuuys, none
was thrown out ; that the steamer was stopped and reversed,
but by some mishap did not bring up near him ; and lastly,
that, when goaded by the indignant remoustmoces of the
passengers, the boat was clumsily lowered and the doomed
males strewth was fast failing him, I saw, with horror, only
one oar was available to scull with. Before this reached
him be gave one despairing cry, and then sank to rise no
more. A widow sad ten children (I am told) are the victims
of this immures' treasactiou, which of course cannot rest
here. The peamagers by the company's boats will judge
what security they poseses in the commanders and equip-
ments of their leek each of which carries, ostentatiously
framed and gland, the certificate of the Board of Trade that
they are well friend in all needful respects."

SUFFOLK ALBERT COLLEGE.—The building in
course of creation at Fran Unshorn, Saffolk—designed as a
county memorial of the late Prime Consort and toroaded
also to serve as a school or college in which a higher stan-
dard of edacation may be imparted to the middle classes of
the neighbourhood—is making steady progress. The edifice
is in the Gothic style and is of • collegiate character ; it
covers an area of 240 ft. by 230 ft., and contains ■ccommo-
datioa for a ►eed muter, four sob-muter and other sober• •
drate officials, sad 300 boys. The general elevation pre-
sent, a central block of building with • lofty clock tower -
in thr portion of the building it is inteeded to record and
devote the memorial character of the edifice by placing a
statue of the late Prince Consort in • canopied niche over
' the entrance doorway. On each aide of the central build-
ing the college extends about 120 feet. At the west end the
head muter's residence is placed, and it is proposed to
erect ut the opposite end a chapel for the use of the stn-
dents ; a library, lecture-room, and clam-rooms ■re provided
for both the upper end lower 'schools which the institution
is to accommodate. At the luck of the central building is
a spacious sod lofty and in the immediate
eeighhourhood of this are the matron's residence and domes-
tic OEMS. An infirmary for sick boys—eepararo sod dire
tinct from the surrouodiug apartments—in also provided.
The building generally has now reached the first story, and
the inauguration of the college is expected to be effected is
the course of next summer. The cost of the works on hand.
exclusive of the eonteniplated chapel, will be about 13,01101.
The architect surged is Mr. F. P. ck, of Maidstone, and the
contractor is Mr. J. W. Lacey, of Norwich.
WoREINO CLUB FOR LAMBETH. A
meeting was held last eight in the North-street Hall for
the purpose of reeetVien &legatee from the surrounding
factories to explain the objects and plans of a proposed
I Waking Men's Club for Lambeth. Mr. Savage occupied
the chair, and introduced Mr. Comilly Peyton, siehtant
i secretary to the Working Mee 's Club acid leatitute talon,
who entered into particulars relative to the working of such
clubs. Upwards of 100 name* have already been given in
as sneashers, and it in Barposeti to bold soother peddle meet-
ing at an early date. The chairman announced that the
provisiceel committee bad premises for the clu► under
coolideretioe.
CRTSTAL PALACIL —Biondi]] will give hie laid low'
rope performance of this mason on Thwelny next. This is'-
also the last creek of the ghost. as the trump in the entree'
room most be removed for the first writer concertos Satur-
day text, when Mdlle. Carlotta Patti winging.

S THE EXPRESS, 1' I.J.E6JUA Y ki V 14:1
pews leett.SY CLASS and LONDON PRIZE bad as Thorold-square, if not worse. This, for LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
MEDALS. I example, is the sanitary condition of 11 street called
WATHERSTON sad 1110GDEA,
THE FRENCH IN MEXICO.
Prior's-mount, and the low courts issuing out of GOLDSMITHS and TES/ELLER.%
The Trigie of Cherbourg publishes a letter from
Mwastssem7.ls. usorsmi•strel6 covont-Prden• w*c"l•meen" it :—" Al • rule the courts are wet, muddy, un-
K.B This mtabUsbrocLt is closed acs in the evening, sod ea
eateedussa 7 s'alack• " paved, and malarious ; the houses filthy and Mexico, dated the 19th of Sept., which contains
" unventilated ; and the privies either open cess- the following :
ALFRED
E 'body knows Mr. MILES. " pools or panned, without water supply, drains. You cannot adequately conceive our surprise when we
REMOVED from Bond-govt. to 7.1, BROOK STREET, lissirer.
in the journals which reach us from France all that is
ispuire, In to
The Ins. TROU,ERS originated by him, I all " untrapped, and the dust and refuse lying in a read
the New Patterns foe Winter...setter. than ever.
events-who hear all that is said-are
sPECIAL No f ICE Ti.) GENTLEMEN. 9
very theatre of the
" heap so aa to be blown about the court by every written oa the affairs of Mexico. We, who are here on the
A. W. MILKS begs 1n..4 respectfully to announce that his " gust of wind. In some there was • great defi-
me& is the ration. departments of his establishment is now
" ciency of water ; in others the water was run_ deeply pained to see how little the public mild is informed
on Mei affairs-how much facts are misrepresented.
replete for Overcoats, Vestings. Bedford Curds, and scarlet
waternevtf cloth for hunting. The .01d4 Ted Black and Blue " ning constantly to waste,.no receptacles for it The enthusiasm of the Mexican people at the sight of our
Frock Coats, so.. A choice of 50 ploccsof bulestructilde wooded t, be
,
15 es of England Cloths. &STA BLlslitu hit they address. being provided at all. victorious army is far from being as deep, u complete, as is
even in densely-
is in some
pretended ; and the policy followed up to the present time
-.-_=-- "places apparently permitted,
by M. Dabois de Saligny is disapproved by 'IL
" populated localities."
F‘ht era3rtlSlS. they are assassinated, and it is only by intimidation
The existence of such plague-spots in the very Every day our soldiers are attacked ; every day
centre of the molt crowded districts of the metre •
--- -.- - I that we can possibly maintain ourselves in some of the
TO 001tRESPONDENTS. i polls is not only • public scandal but a very serious
positions which we occupy. The Mexican people do not
Advertisements Intended fur "The Express' London T4llll, 1,11. j public danger. They are, as we have said, the
rise en mane against us because there ie no unity in the
but on every side parties are formed ;
= omnst'il;e hr
set tPuhe,l'ilibee'oiS, issus
I nurseries of the worst forms of contagious disease, n.tion ;
' and should typhus or any other malignant fever buds of guerillas, soldiers escaped from Puebla
____
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COYENT.O ARDEN. unhappily break out in any such neighbourhood, and Mexico. attack Os everywhere; they meet us,
Toni svionwo. THE DE°ERT FLOWER. Mesas. W. IL reprisals, we impose on the
Weiss, H. Coml. A. Cook, acid IV. II onset' ; Misses Lou sa and these localities supply the conditions which inten- and then, resorting to
villages which receive these armed hands extraordinary COO .
Susan Pine. Conductor, Mr. A. Mellon.-Commence at S. oily its fatal action and secure its rapid progress.
At a time when fever is avowedly on the tributions, @re shoot those who lend them support-sadus-
UAYMARKET. comities which will result in rendering almost impossible any
Tuts ermento, ors MARY ANNE COOL AS A CUCUMBEIL
reconciliation between victorious France sod vanquished
-Mr. dude. Mathews : Miss F. weeht and Mrs. 2. Fitz. increase it becomes, therefore, most important 1
einem-THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Mr. and Mrs. Mules to inquire bow this source of danger . Mexico. We must abandon the policy in Mexico of M. de
Itathews.-And MY HUSBANDS GliGeT. Mr. Clark.
can be most promptly and effectually removed. No i &dim, which has alienated the minds of all. That policy
LYCEUM. doubt, if the provisions of the Local Management doe* not accord in the least with our interest,. There hes
OS BATURDAY :Mir, BEL DE 1101210. a Love Stan.
34444,4. Itecbter. Brougham, Emery Martel. and Jordan : Act were faithfully carried out, they would be been talk of the recal of Marshal Foray end M. de Salim,
General Strain°, and M.
Mews Terry. Lavesue, and Elsworthy, sea Mrs. Lee. sufficient for the purpose. There seems, however,
BRITANNIA. to be in many parishes a very great but most t/dhoeonitholonaltot4s be
sac
M. deedSabliygay. It is now car
'n that
M hal Foray ii going without delay to retii.n to France.
TOTS EVesitts4, THE DAYS OF LOOS XV. Mrs. S. Lane.
-THE ORES F other EFFECT. Mews. Reynolds and l case : short-sighted reluctance on the part of the autho- As for M. .
Mdms. Cranford and Yand,L -81ngtng by Sam Collins, lie. Ran- rities to use the powers entrusted to them under this feeef. y, be protests against the rumour of his
dal, and Mme. Pico/a-And TalE HONOUR Or Tlll !WISE. -- - --
Act. They discourage the local officers of health from
THE KING OF THE GREEKS.
instituting sanitary inquiries, holding, apparently,
mos werzi AT TAXDOIv BEIDOL
Day -Yanks. to ew.• ••Allsra).111. Oh- Ma. that it is unnecessary to investigate the causes of The King of the Greeks embarked on Saturday
iellese- Mama; 2. SSTs_ .Allerneoa. Oh. 67m local disease, or ascertain the real condition even at Toulon for Athens, on board the Greek frigate
__ .
--
--Hellas. The moment the King ar.ivcil on board
of notoriously bad neighbourhoods. If the officers
LONDON, T UE.5D.4 Y, OCTOBER 27. the royal flag was hoisted at the main, ands, salute
institute inquiry after a formal complaint has been
made, this, according to the existing official theory, of 101 guns fired from the forts, and repeated by
1r is anything but satisfactory to find that appears to be considered quite sufficient. So true the vessels of the experimental squadron. On
typhus is again on the in crease, not merely in the is this, that Dr. Moose, the medical officer at Beth- leaving the harbour, the Aleeires, French screw
parish
of Marylebone, but throughout London nal-green, was censured by the Board of Guardians liner, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral d'Herbing-
generally, and especially in the East. This is the for demanding an inquest on the child that died at hem, took up her position on the right of the Hel-
more disappointing, as, after having prevailed con- Hollybush-place, and has been, we believe, since lass and the Revenge, English steam lioor, with
siderably during the spring months, it had so far dismissed from his office for the offence. There the flag of Rear-Admiral Yelverton, on the left. The
subsided in the summer that the number of cases can be no doubt, however, that in insisting on an Russian frigate took the lead, and the Greek cor-
in the London Fever Hospital was comparatively inquest Dr. Moose did a real service to the public. vette Efnomia brought up the rear. The Hellas
few. In the month of July the total number of The verdict returned in these cases has had a salu- will stop at Messina to coal, and thence proceed to
cases in the hospital, including fevers of all kinds, tary effect in quickening the action of the autho- the Piraeus.
---- was 80. Now the hospital contains 190 patients, rities, and the sanitary measures so urgently re-
(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)
almost all of whom, we are told, are suffering from quired have been already carried into effect in the
AMERICA.
typhus fever of a severe form, while a number of condemned districts. These examples will moreover,
NEW YORK, 0cr.17, Erman.
applications have within the last week or two been it may be hoped, operate as a warning to the
(Per the North Amalgam.)
refused for want of room. " The committee of authorities in other parishes to look betimes into It is officially announced that General Lee has
" management," says the Lancet, referring to this the sanitary state of their poorer localities, and put not crossed the Potomac.
deficiency of accommodation, "have now under their house in order before they are summoned to There is no further news from V' ' '
" consideration a plan for increasing the accommo- this urgent duty by some fatal epidemic, and the P ident Lincoln has called for 300,000 volun-
" dation of the hospital by the erection of tem- adverse decision of a local juty.
teen.
" porary buildings of wood or iron. This pro- The most effectual remedy of all, however, would COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
" posal, if carried out, will confer an immense no doubt be the erection in these crowded neigh- Money easy. Gold 49i. Stocks dull.
benefit on the community. The physicians of bourhoods of improved dwellings for the poor on
" the Fever Hospital, Dr. Meetertisow and a scale somewhat proportioned to their need. We
" Dr. BUCHAN, have addressed a letter to the are glad to see that a movement in this direction
EXPRESS FROM PARIS.
" medical officer of the Privy Council, calling his has already commenced in Bethnrl-green. On ____.
" attention to the alarming increase of typhus, and Thursday last a public meetiug was held at (non ma owl, cosasseoranarr.)
"to the necessity of making provision for an Hoxton, " for the purpose of takiig into eon- PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.
" epidemic of considerable magnitude during the " sideration the present state of the dwellings, and The near approach of the opening of the legis-
" coming winter." lative session concentrates all political expectation
" the moral, social, and physical degradation of the
However mournful and even disappointing this " poor in the neglected parishes of Bethnal-green upon the contents of the Emperor's speech ; and
serious increase in a disease mainly springing front " and Shoreditch.” A resolution to the effect all nothing is known of this, the papers, by a coin-
preventable causes, may be, it will hardly surprise that one of the means most celculated to remedy mon agreement, have for the moment scarcely any-
those who are at all acquainted with the sanitary the present deplorable state of things was the thing to may.
state of the poorer metropolitan districts. There erection of commodious and well-ventilated dwell- The Tempe reports that, during the temporary
is, we believe, no doubt that typhus fever, if not loge, let at rentals within the means of the humbler absence from St. Petersburg of the Duke de Monte-
in a great majority of cases actually produced by classes, was unanimously carried ; Dr. Moos; the belle, occasioned by the death of his wife, Marshal
bad sanitary conditions, acquires much of its peen- mover, stating that a gentleman with whom he had Niel will be sent thither on an extraordinary mils-
liar malignity and is propagated with fatal epidemic recently conversed on the subject had offer 3. to Rion. This news, if true, will probably be thought
force in over-crowded, badly-drained, and ill-yen- subscribe a thousand pounds in aid of the work. highly important. A man of Marshal Niel's rank
dilated localities. in any densely populated dis- This is undoubtedly • movement in the right di- would not be sent as ad interim ambassador unless
trict bad water, bad drainage, and filthy tenements rection, and we earnestly hope, for the 'lke not he were expect:d to catty some very great point.
will, of necessity, generate a chronic malaria, that only of Bethnal-green but of the metropolis at If this information should be confirmed, I shall
is the ratan' nursery or seed-plot of epidemic large, that it will be prosecuted with success. expect to hear a revival of M. E. de Girardin's
disease. A few weeks unhealthy weather might at
______ _ _ idea of the regeneration of Poland by an alliance
any time fatally quicken the latent seeds of disease ROYAL VISIT TO NEWMARKET RACES. between France and Russia,
and turn these districts into hot-beds of malignant (THIS DAY.) A letter from Mexico iu the Vigie of Cherbourg
fever. But districts of this sort, cursed with the
KING'S LYNN, Toms' Moinsiso. says that the utmost surprise is felt there at the
presence of chronic malaria, still exist in almost A special train has been ordered to convey the assertions of the French journals that " order "is
every part of the metropolis. The facts that have ponce of Wales and Prince Christian of Denmark established in the country. On the contrary, sums-
recently come to light with regard to to Newmarket this day to witness the great race for the sivations of French soldiers are frequent, and it is
what is called blood-poisoning, in Bettinal-green Cambridaeskire Stake& only by intimidation and martial law that the
and the neighbourhood, may well startle those Their royal highnesses will leave Wolfsrten station of French troops are enabled to hold very many of
who are disposed to regard with complacency the the Lynn and Hnnatanton Railwayst 11 o'cloa,and travel the positions they occupy. Military executions and
results of our recent sanitary legislation. These iy. the Drat
.E tutus utt.ra Railway vidNeEly sodeiCamatlbrizr, the
l timed neaehconfiscations are continually going on reciprocally
facts show, in the most convincing manner, how
Mr, Robertson, the chief superintendent of the°t between the French troops and the guerillas, accord-
very much remains to be done before we can &skew Railway, willhavecherge of the royal train, which ing sus one or the Other gains the upper hand.
fairly say that even the simplest and most amen- will return at 5 p.a. The King and royal family of Hanover have
dial sanitary precautions have been taken in the paid a kind visit to M. and Madame Nader. They
districts where they are most of all required. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess inspected the balloon and the ruins of the car, and
There may, no doubt, have been some amaggErS- Louis of Howe alai the Crown Prime and Pdergee of it is reported that M. Nadar's little boy jumped
tion in the accounts of these recent cases of so- Preside were expected to arrive in Edinburgh last evening upon the Queen's neck s About ceremony. The
called "blood-poisoning" in Bethnal-green. But „.....,(`' Balmoral, and to flare the Wirerfej-hrfarrrrati°° for King sent one of ha own carriages to bring some
without accepting as perfectly authentic the -"'""ss "--s'*--•
The Duke of Somerset, who hail been staying at of M. Nadar's companions to the palace, and
highly-coloured reports that have appeared, the
Stover Nark, Devon, with the duchess and family, is not delighted them by saying that his " kingdom" was facts brought out at the inquests held on some of to' tto If official residence ' yat their disposal.
the unhappy victims of local malaria. sufficiently eZiriLdst 'sr:Lumina grace" is expected toat
thduieldmiwithralhes- There was little change at the Bourse to-day.
establish the deplorable sanitary state of many maisstr's Minister at the Levi Mayor's banquet at the Route ultimately rose 16c. for account. A rert
quarters in that densely populated district. Guildhall.report
In the first ere —that of the infant The Duke of Newcastle is expected to arrive in was circulated that the Bank of France and the
child of the poor shoemaker, WART/ tows
towards the close of the week from (Somberab.r Park, Bank of Savoy, which have been carrying on a
furious paper war, had come to an understanding.
who died in an attic at HoUybush-place father' I'4"
deposed that there was s cow-shed where
pigs
were His Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio arrived at --- -
alsofrom
kept and slaughtered within a few yards ofWEATHER REPORT.—(THIS DAY.)
Er A marriage isrk about to take place between the
the house, that the privies and cesspool opposite
Robert TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 8 &IL the door were most offensive, and that the wateroil. brother of Lord Na.,,f'third
dX7 efandtbe rad
of
Mayo,
and
lodged on the surface of the court till it putrefied. r, eldest d s ' Lay Sums Brown a Ila U. W. P. I. Q. LR. -
smelter of the late Marquis of Dalhouate, --- --I- '
Dr. MOORE, the district medical officer who at- K.T, Governor•Genersl of India. Hid... ..... . 29.87 441 1 W.N.W. 18 e- 1
tended the child, gave similar evidence, adding The Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart, MP I ••'•' riliTeelii i t.,.
M. P. UM 12 e 0.16 2
IR o 0.16 1
that he told the parents medicine was utterly use- and Lady Mary Wood left Mickleton Hall on Friday lase to ; sLweeceelsavall 19.94 601 2 W.
par a few days with the Emi sad Countess de Grey, at e - --
-ire:::::.;:r1; f WV.. la in -
10 b -
less unless the child was taken away, as she was
118 o -
suffering from the impurity of the air. He attri- Sisal" Pl"' De"
gillea. i real y 9.97 401 I &S.W. 6 c 0.17
bated her death to blood-poisoning from this The Earl and Counter of Scarborough have left I . jolt' 1 N.. 14 a 014
10 o DEW
cause,
I •
and a verdict to this eftect was accordingly returned heir mat is Yorkshire with Viscount Lumley for some ' "ewer ..:. ease MI 2 Li 12 t -
CO l 'OW to Eg7p4, for the benefit of the noble ibbimad • —lege"
e w.
18 r ass
by the jury. In the later inquests on the children of k,,,rs wash. 1 Pembroke
e: 104.: till 1 &zit!. at I
a weaver named Roca sa, living in Thorold-square, Two parliamentary papers prepared by the Board : issue iie4 *teasers' 61 LAI' 4f -
s f -
the facts brought out seem to show that the of Trade have jut bees published, 4 t -
showing the duties goethiefort '2l:bs eill • N.B. 4 ea -
tenements
of that quarter were even more filthy levied by foreign tariffs en British raumfactores, brought Plymouth 511.03 45, 2 W.N.W. 24 t -
W
and the air more foul than in Hollybtish-place. Into English weights and money. The first part gives the l'igre°l7.t.:lllle 1 Nr:i. a a -
duties levied oo each kind of Mars and thread, and the ffej,,eir -
The basement stories of the houses are two feet WM et. 1 Z. 4 f
below the surface of the square, and this surface wood part the duties levied epos woven manufactures, ' Y ..
tis 30.00017' 1 Art.& S rt r;
-
is not oily unpaved and undrained, but fall of TheseipperiutrPlioas
usUuu
thus
furnished
wilt
be
usefulful
r°
all
i lielir°llad
all"
44
1 itLete g ae
-
I
stagnant pools, with two uncovered dustbins on one LORD •,'D LADY LOND DO OU:14
.AT SCAKBO- Elt. tonSWIDN.WIB. apnAdYol. W., Nornlrtara . B.I4.W.I'irtrANT.4.W..
side, a pump in the centre, and a cow-shed on Boucle-Lord es haw': b hnde arrived at . iglu to fresh, min in
the other side. At the back of most of the houses Scarboroulli on Saturday. They were met at the earesser 91"" fresh to strong, some i
.1.4..4tre5. WIMP CoASTS. As above. I
rain.
are overflowing cesspools, some close to the door stp:,;y aos tyyottenirg ltries,rre'"ingDastrrrs2Mof itubenUmtahunars,triA large
N.& to LILL, and Sounteossre. BE. to B.W. and N.%V., Of the house, communicating with an open drain asse,nbled on the platform, aed presented to Lady' Cree- 1 8.8. W., fresh. fresh to strong,
desborongh, co her alighting, • magnificent bouquet in • ' N.E. to SAL and S.W., showers.
unsupplied with water. Most of the houses are mud., gold bolder. The servant' on e ta ~ 601121SEASE E.. 11 E. to M.S.W and
dependent on the pump for their supply of water, seated an elegantly bound Bible ; and the" teen irry ; Ni to.
strour.-thl W. N.M., fresh.
and the water is charged with impurities, the pump preunted an appropriate address to the noble pair,aeaci. ' waft Routh-Channel and Illiscan y C.na.7ll°W. ZUDt.a.Ytr,tst: Crei
being connected with an underground tank oral gratulsting them on their marriage, sod assuring them of Dove.toLhaadnakire and "1""d'
y the affection arid esteem of their tenants. The cavalcade 5.-Iterometer corrected and reared tor. at half Ude level.
covered with boards and earth, and found on re- t=reeeeded on te se" . The pree,, ace.. Each ten feet. of vertical elevation, millibar about one hundredth
cent examination to be encrusted with mud and 1-id". beside. the tecteotryb7oul Urge suetber
of the
nisi. II,: an Inlya DIIIIIIC
thrw h=edas:si wa tee degrees, above 34. coos-
er.,...joier
alongthe ntelitbonrbociiii:f and it.
filth. The verdict returned by the jury was in about es,teedsd ills:, In shade. D.-Difference cur wAestsbalblf;resvirrdthfaun:i
harmony with these facts :—" That the deceased, tee passing turough dew point). W.-Wind. direction of Rees—two pilots Litiy of se avenue of triumphal arches and other decorations mvgnetic). r.-Force (li to it! -estimated), X.-Extreme force
" being children of • tender age, died from the along
theia sif;irie °I'll" of
resdi tae
l, abd a synlawrer rigpailtr Inons3°2-1-117.ri. IniQU:l:fuaLSerbr'ute'Z', x`
force, 'N'''-';
"mortal effect of blood direr, accelerated by was fired from the math battery, proclaimiteagathlia. '..i. f -fa; b.-hail: L - !Wald ng : en. - misty°. -Illy, ;10'.d"areebc"1 t
" want of water and sanitary measures, in the dis- Nearly the whole town turned oat to meet the noble ;Lull):
.r-raln . s. —snow : t.-thunder, R.-a Itaia.failge ee
lord. Humors and SW etreaamd oa en (in Red), since last report. 8.-Sea Aletnrbaaes a to 9,.
" tried of Thorold-square." These, however, are the whitlows and baloatiiits of e bongo s'iaiOs tbe at
Z.-cal"
far from being isolated or even exceptional owes approaching Scarborough were occupied with spectators. The
The Italian Minister of the Interior has, by a
of localities that concentrate, in their total want =t; the mayor ofGotgreigealti."igh 1 a the
()town'
of the simplest sanitary precautions, the naces- , the artillerynarsii:lr rifle. volunteers, Knight),
dtilisand fobsowneol SeilleAreelaz .ca "mad
bo&e teehidthlebe brrrriedeliatthe 'ldaridura'
ordered
nary conditions of chronic malaria. The de- e v,tri,rs.titeLl.°Z,....theatown, His lordship told Party with catholic, if there is not • spiteeboseriale" eseesd
feeor
tailed report of inquiries instituted on the wwil2e,:n 1-idd ---Zia-T•ead- -by the ens) asyhol 11). °oft' ffbeestfahrf Ifif::, the former. The nos•catholies are to occupy • 6r of
spot by the ..le dicol Ti Intl shows that there are Laha bitsints2 after which his lordship was accompenied the common cemetery, separated by a hedge or • wall. Thus
to welcome0 resideoce amid loud cheers and expressions cuss the contlicta as well as the exorbitabees sod extortioos
other quarters ill the saute neighbourhood quite as
-.

LORD AI'D LADY LONDVIDOROLION AT &AIM°.
soopm.—Lord Londesborough acid big bride arrived at
dcarboroulh on Saturday. They were met at the Seams,
station by their tenantry, nearly 200 in number. A large
party of young Wits, elughten of the tenantry, were
assembled on the platform, and presented to lady Los-
dsaborough, on her alighting, a niagnifiosot bouquet in •
illusive gold bolder. The servants ins the estate pre-
sented an elegantly bound Bible ; sad the tenantry
presented an appropriate address to the noble pair, eon-
gratulsting them on their marriage, and assuring them of
the affection and esteem of their tenants. The cavalcade
then proceeded oa to Scarborough. The procession com-
prised, besides the tenantry, a large number of the resi-
dent gentry of the neighbourhood, and it extended
about belt a mile along the road. After geglcgthrough
ao avenue of triumphal arches and decorations
aloe( the four miles of road, the party were signalled as
being is sight of Scarborough, and a salute of nine guns
was fired from the south bittery, proclaiming the arrival.
Nearly the whole town tumid out to meet the noble
lord. Banners and dap streamed on every side, and
the windows and baloosies of every house aloes the route
approachiag Scarborough were occupied with spectator.. The
peaasenon was composed of the geatlemea of the town.
headed by the mayor (Kr. Godfrey Knight), and followed
by the artillery sod ride volunteers, and the members of
the various orders of the town. His lordship sad party
were met at the boundary of the township of Scarborough.
where an address Wall read by the mayor, on behalf of the
iahabitants after which his lordship we. accompanied
to his merino residence amid loud cheers and espremions
ol welcome.

The Italian Minister of the Interior hag, by
circular addremsd to the mayors of the ,kingdom, ordered
that coo-catholics shall be buried in the same cemeteries
with catholico, if there is act a separate burialtround for
the former. The non.catholics are to occupy a comer of
the common cemetery, separated by a hedge or a wall. Thum
cease the conflicts as well ea the exorbitance; and extortions
of some catholic cures.

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1863.

THE GIANT BALLOON.

THE ADVENTURES IN BELGIUM, HOL-
LAND, AND GERMANY.

The following letter (No. 2) written by M.
Eugene d'Arnoult to the Nation, contains the fullest
account that has yet appeared of the adventures of
the balloon iu Belgium, Holland, and Germany :

We passed 1 know not how mach time in contemplating
the enchanting scene around us—but at length we ell felt
the necessity of going downwards to see where we were.
Presently the balloon came so near to the earth that we
could readily distinguish the tall chimneys of a vent many
flaming furnaces. "lf we were to fall upon some of
them," said Montgolfier, anxiously. These foresees told
us very clearly that we were in Belgium, and, besides, the
Flemish soup that continually reached our ears left no
doubt upon the point. Godard, Nader, all of us, railed out
frequently to the people below, " Where are we? but we
go no other answer thou shouts of laughter. There were
two bells in the car, and Yen and myself rang them
as hard as we could, while Nader roared through his
speaking trumpet. I had an opportunity of ob-
serving that the purity of the sir in no degree
attenuates the quantity of false notes lodged in the throats
of certain individuals. Our aerial Char:var: at length
provoked • corresponding one on earth, and we could
hear dogs barking, ducks quacking, men swearing, end
women screaming. All this had a droll effect ; but time
went on, the wind blew hard, it was dark night and oar
balloon drove on with prodigious rapidity, sod we were
not able to tell exactly where we were. I could not see
my compass, and we were not allowed to light a lucifer
match under any pretext whatsoever. From the direction
in which we hal passed over Lille, we judged that we must
be going towards the sea; Louis Godard fancied that he
could see lighthouses. We descended again to within
IN yards of the earth. Beneath us we saw • flat marshy
country, of sinister aspect, and indicating plainly the
neighbourhood of the coast. Every one listened with
all his ears, and many fancied they heard the murmurs of
the sea. The further we went on the more desert the country
became ; there was no light whatever, and it became more
and more drfficult to guess where we were going. "I am
entirely out of my reckoc'sg," exclaimed Louis Godard,
"and my opinion is that the only thing we have to do is to
descend at once." " What, here, in the marshes !" remon-
ideate l all of us ; " and suppose we are driven into the sea."
The balloon went driving on still. "We cannot descend here,"
said Jules Godard, "we are over water." Two or three of
us looked over the edge of the car, and affirmed that we
were not over water, but trees. "It is water," Jules
Godard persisted. Everyone now looked out attentively,
and u the balloon descended a little, we saw pls'sly that
there was no water, but without being able to say posi-
tively whether there were trees or not. At the moment
when Jules Godard thought he saw water, Nader exclaimed,
" I see • railway." It turned out that what Nader took for
a railway was a canal running towards the Scheldt, which we
had passed over • few minutes before. Harrah for balloons!
They are the things to travel in—rivers, mountains, cus-
tom-houses—all are passed without let or hindrance. But
every medal has its reverse ; and, if we were delighted at
having safely got over the Scheldt, we by no means relished
the prospect of going on to the Zuyder Zee. " Shall we go
down r asked Louis Godard. There was • moment's pause.
We consulted together ; suddenly I uttered a cry of joy ;
the position of the needle of my compass indicated that the
balloon had made a half tart to the right, and was now
going due east. The aspect of the stars confirmed this as-
sertion. Forward! was now the cry. We threw out •
little ballast, mounted higher, and started with new vigour
with our backs turned to the deprecated Zuyder Zee. It
was now 3 in the morning, and none of us had slept.
Just as we began to try to sleep a little my
diabolic compass showed that the balloon was
turning back again. " Where are you going to take ns
to?' cried out Yon to the immense mass of canvas which was
oscillating above our heads. Louis Godard again proposed
to descend ; but we said " No! forward, forward !" Two
hours sped away without our being able to tell where we
were. At it o'clock day broke, and broad daylight crime on
with marvellous rapidity. It is true that we were at a
height of 990 metres. Novel writers and others have so
much abused descriptions of sunrise on mountains and on
the 0.1e1.11 that I shall say little about this one, although it
isnot • common thing to see the horizon on fire below the
clouds. The finest Venetian paintroge could alone give an
idea of the luxuriant tones of the heaven that we esw.
Such dazzling magnificence led me to wonder that there is
no revival of sun worship. since men must necessarily have
some material representation of the divinity. It is true that
the sun is not made in man's image ! We now had beneath us
an immense plain, the same probably that we had passed over
in the night. There is nothing more pleasant at first sight
nor more monotonous in the long run, than the sort of
country which forms at least one-third of Holland. There
are miniature woods the size of bouquets, fields admirably
cultivated and divided into little patches like gardens,
rivers with extraordinary windings, microscopic roads,
coquettish-looking villages, so white and so clean that I
think the Dutch housewives must scour the very roofs of
their houses every morning. In the midst of every village
there is a jewel of • throb with • shining steeple. While
riling along at • height of 700 metreiwe had beneath us a
picture of Panl Potter's fifty leagues square. All at once
the tableau became animaled. The people below bad per-
ceived the balloon. We heard cries expressive of
astonishment, fright, and even of anger but the
feeling of fright seemed to predominate. We dis-
' tioctly saw women in their chemises look hur-
riedly out of windows and then rush back again. We
saw chubby boys looking at us, and blubbering as if they
were mad. Some men, more determined than the rest,
fired off guns at us. I saw several mamma pointing us out
to stubborn tables, with an attitude which seemed to say
that our balloon was Old Bogy. Oil women raised their
hands against us, and at their signal many ran away, mak.
iog the sign of the croon. It is evident that in some of
these villages we were taken to be the devil in person. On
this point it is apropos to cites letter oommuoicated to me
which has been addressed to the Courrier de Hanover. I
translate it textually ;

"This morning, at about 6 o'clock, we saw passing over
our heads, at a prodigious height; an immense round form,
to which was suspended something which looked like ►
square house of • red colour. Some people pretend to have
seen animated beings in this strange machine, and to have
beard issuing from it superhuman cries. What think you,
Mr. Editor. The whole country is in a state of alarm, and it
will be long before our people recover their equanimity."
At 7 a.m. we crossed over a lake near Yawl ; the wind
then again pushed as in • new direction, nearly at right
eagles with that which we were Liking before. Is less
than • quarter of an hour the balloon got ioto Westphalia.
Dear Renheim, then we crossed the great river Ems, the
towns of Rbeine and Ibbenburrhen, and returned to Han-
over a little above Osuabruck ; we traversed without deign.
ing to take notice of them • little chain of mountains, and
by way no doubt of relaxation after so long a journey went
all round a lake, which is called in German Dummersee.
We then got into • great plain, through which runs • road.
At this tiros the balloon became almost motionless. The
reason of this was that the heat of the sun had caused the
gas to expand. Louis Godard was very uneasy about this
dilation. After two or three oscillations our serial courser
decided upon going off rapidly in an eastern direction, with
about two degrees variation towards the north. This course
r would have taken as to Hamburg and the Baltic, but we
were all so completely absorbed by the splendour of the
tableau before us that we took little note of the change. Oar
bippognff passed over Wageofeld-Steyerberg, where there
is a river which Bows into the Weser. We came within
sight of the great river and Nieoburg, a considerable town
oci one of its banks. We sew • steamboat going down the
river from the town ; the view here was charming. A rust-
ling of the silk of our balloon made us look upwards ; the
monster, coder the influence of the sun, now very hot, was
palpably swelling. As it would have been supremely ridi-
culoue, after having made such • grit-rate journey, to h►ve
treated the inhabitant. of Nienburg with the spectacle of
seeing us blown up—to say nothing of the consequences
of such • catastrophe to our own limbs—we re-
solved to come down. The remaining bags of ballast were
got in order, the reposed the anchors prepared, and Godard
opened the safety-valve. "The monster is disgorging!"
exclaimed rhino.). Aod the balloon did vomit forth its
gsa with • tremendous noise, which may be compered to the
snoring of some gigantic animal. While our companion
made this observation. we were descending at the rate of
two pasties to the second. " To the ropes ! to the ropes !
hold on well !" cried the brothers Godard, who seemed
quite In their element ; " take can of the shook r Every
one climbed up to the ropes which attach the car to the
circular handles underoeath the ballooo. Madame Nader,
whose a cog froid was truly magnifinent, grasped
two largo ropes with her delicate hoods. Nadu

did the like, but at the same time put bit arms round
his wife sou to protect her body. I was on one side
towards the middle of the sort of hurdle which serves as
a balcony. I was on my holes and clinging to two ropes.
Montgolfier, Thirion, and Sainl Felix were near me. The
balloon descended so rapidly that it gave us the vertigo.
The air, which we had left so calm above, became a
violent wind ea we neared the earth. "We are going to
throw down the anchors," said Godard, "bold tight."
A h ! the ear struck the earth with tremendous violence.
I cannot imagine how it was that my arms were not
broken. After the first terrible shock the balloon
went up again, but the safety valve was opened
—it again fell—and we suffered a second shock,
if not more violent, at least more painful to us than
the first Up we went again ; the balloon dragged its
anchors. Several times we thought we should be thrown
out. " The anchors are broken," exclaimed Godard. The
balloon beat the 'synod with its head, like • kite when it
falls down. It was horrible. On we went towards Nieo.
burg, at the rate of 10 leagues an hour.• Three large
trees were cut through by the car, as clean as if by a wood-
man's hatchet. One small anchor still remained to us. We
threw it down, and it carried away the roof of • house.
If the balloon had dragged us through the town we
should, inevitably, have been cut to pieces. But fortu-
n►tely it rose • little, and then bumped against the ground
again with as much violence as before. Every one of these
shocks wrenched our limbs; to complete our miafoi tunes
the rope of the safety-valve got loose from us, and the
safety.valve shutting up we lost all hope of the balloon
emptying itself. It went on by bounds of twenty-five,
thirty, and forty metres from the earth, and continued to
fall upon its head. Everything that stood in the way of
the car was dashed to pieces. Every minute brought a new
danger, and what clinger! Now we are terrified to
think of it; but I declare upon my honour that'
at the time not one of us entertained • thought I
of saving his own life at the expense of the
community. Several times some one of us might
have jumped out, but then the balloon being lightened of
a considerable weight, would have ascended to the great
peril of the others. Madame Nader was supported by her
husband, and I can affirm that our greatest moral eateries
was to see her frail form so terribly knocked about—and
yet this poor woman never uttered a cry. During these
terrible moments when all our bones were cracking, she
looked at her husband and at us so calmly and so sweetly
that we wou'd a'l willingly have been crushed to have
saved her.

The above letter, it will be observed, does not
describo the actual descent ; it is probably intended
to be followed by a third.

• A letter of M. Louis Godard says. in two places, that
the balloon, when descending, was driven by the wind at
the rate of 601 segues an hour ; but this is probably a mis-
print.

THE EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OP A CHILD
IN ST. Lulu's.

INQUEST.— HIS DAY.)
This forenoon Mr. H. Reifies Walthew, deputy
coroner, resumed at the Pitman's Arms Tavern, Pitman's.
buildings, St. Luke's. the inquiry respecting the death of the
infant child of Mr. William Rays, which was found stran-
gled under extraordinary circumstances.
Mrs. Peach, landlady of the Rays family, was examined
today. and gave Mr. and Mrs. Rays a good character for
steadiness and COMICieIaiOUIDMIS. They were of sober
habits.

Mrs. Rays was then cautioned, and she said that the de-
ceased was born prematurely. The child was alive, and
drew up its legs after the father returned it to
bed on the Saturday morning. He bad been nurs-
ing the child for about five minutes. He took
it up by placing his hands under it—cot by grasping the
neck. When she found the child dead at 6 o'clock, ::he
called down a lodger, who washed the deceased. She did not
then notice that blood was issuing from the month. Wit-
ness did not know that the midwife stated in the certificate
that the child died on Sunda.. She had refused to give •
certificate unless she was paid her money. The marks on
the ueck witness could only account for by supposing that
they were from injuries at birth. All her other children
died at birth. Witness had not the smallpox very severely.
Dr. Brace, re-called, said that the child could not have
lived for twenty-six hours if the injuries had resulted from
the birth. Convulsions could not have affected the arteries
of the seek or caused the appearance mentioned.
Mr. Dixon, coroner's officer, said that be had instituted
inquiries and found that the parents of the deceased bore •
good character.
The Coroner then summed up, and strongly stigmatised
Misconduct of the midwife in giving a certificate iu such a
case. Every statement in that document was false, and if
such certificates were accepted by the aigistnirs the moat
serious evils would follow. In the present muse it was clear
that death resulted from violence, and the only question
was whether the violence was wilful orotherwise. Dr. Bruce
said, if death were intended the violence must have been
inflicted by a skilled person. Now, it turned out that
Mr. Rays bad heeu assistant to a surgeon, sod the infereoee
was obvious. But too much stress should not be laid upon
that fact. Dr. Bruee's own phrase and Dr. Rogers's sate-
mint also implied that it was possible that death might
' not have been designed, and coesequently it might'
' have been accidental. The father, io the night, I
might have caught the child awkwardly, or the':
mother might have dons so, and if she was sickening
for smallpox, &be insight not hays been quite conscious. If
the jury believed the child was murdered they would return
• verdict of wilful murder agaiost some penile) unknown ; if
not the should say that there was no evidence to show how
the violence was inflicted.

The court woe then cleared, and after a long deliberation
the following verdict was returned :—" That the deceased
was found dead in bed from congestion arising from stran-
gulation, and the jurors say that whether the strangulation
was wilful or otherwise there is no evidence to show."
The proceedings then terminated.