The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-16 00:00:00

THAMES HAVEN.

The adjourned special and halr-yearly meetings of
this company were held yesterday, at the office,
Gresham-rooms, Basingball-street; Mr. Lowden in
the chair.

It was agreed to proceed with the business of the
special meeting, for the purpose of considering a
provisional agreement entered into with the London,
Tilbury, and Southend Company. The report of the
directors stated that the agreement was entered into
on the 3d of June, 1852, between Mr. Waddington
and Mr. Daniell on the part of the Eastern Counties
and Blackwell companies, and Mr. Lowden on the
part of the Thames Haven Company. The latter
company agreed to make a single line of railway
from Mucking to Shell Haven (about four miles in
length), and to lay out 10,0001. in wharfs at
Shell Haven ; to abandon the other portion of
the line from Mucking to Romford, and transfer
the line and works, the wharf and works, and 20
acres of land, having a frontage of 12 chains to the
river Thames, in consideration of a payment of
48,0001,, or interest at 4 per cent. on that sum, after
the completion of the works and transfer of the pro-
perty ; the interest on 12,C00/. to commence imme-
diately, at 4 per cent., and the same rates of interest
on any other sures which may be expended under the
agreement ' the Thames Haven Company to have the
option of taking the above amount in shares at 6 per
cent. per annum instead of money.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the company bad 6,4131.
at the bankers', and 3,5801. in arrears of calls; making
about 10,0001. available. Since June last they had
paid nearly all their debts, and there was not above
1,4001. now due. There were 12,126 shares in the
company. He would be glad to hear any observa-
tions on the subject they had met to discuss.
Mr. D. W. HARVEY said that the Thames Haven
Company was virtually at an end, and he thought the
simple course would be for the Tilbury Company to
pay them a certain sum and take the undertaking off
their hand* at once. He estimated that the Thames
Haven Company would have to lay out 30,0001. under
the agreement, and that the property they had to dis-
pose of, including 119 acres of land, was worth
80,0001., and deducting the 30,0001. would leave a
clear sum of 50,0001. for them to receive. If his
proposition were acceded to they would receive about
4/. par share, although he thought the whole of
their interest was worth Si. per share, or about
60,0001 He thought it would he as well to appoint a
small committee to assist the directors in a negotiation
to that effect. _ _

The CHAIRMAN said that Mr. Harvey's figures
were not correct, and he hoped they would not adopt
his advice on the present occasion.
Mr. J. Wthsori said they had either to confirm or
reject the agreement submitted. He believed it would
be the interest of both parties to carry it out.
The report was then adopted, and after some dis-
cussion resolutions were passed to the effect that the
provisional agreement entered into with the London,
Tilbury, and Southend Company be approved and
confirmed, and the directors be authorised to carry
the same into effect; and, on the motion of Mr.
Har-
vey, that three shareholders be appointed to confer
with the directors on the most eligible mode of car-
rying out existing agreements, the committee to con-
sist of Mr. D. W. Harvey, Mr. C. Hills, and Mr.
Whetham.
The business of the special meeting having been
concluded, that of the adjourned half-yearly meeting
was proceeded with. The report was adopted, and
the proceedings at the last meeting were confirmed.
The accounts showed a balance in hand of 5,7771.
The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.

Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office Yes-
terday from the Governor of Gibraltar.

PFATII
FROM SWALLOWING AN EMBROCATION.-
sterday Mr. W. Baker held an inquest respecting the
Ye
death of Mr. Cost Fleury Marquard, late superintendent of
the K division of police, which took rlace under the follow-
ing circumstances:—lt appears that the deceased bad been
invalided for some time past, by order of the Commissioners
at Scotland-yard, in consequence of ill health
dw and
ll beingstat s-
able to follow his official duties at the Shae,
King David-lane, Shadwell High-street. The deceased had
been under proper medical treatment from his professional
adviser, and had with his medicine an embrocation, which
the deceased was in the habit of applying daily, and on
Sunday morning last he by somo unfortunate means took up
the wrong bottle, pouring a portion of the poisonous mix-
rure into a wino-glass, which bo drank betbre his attendant
discovered the fatal mistake. His surgeon and other medi.
cal gentlemen were immediately called to the assistance of
the deceased, who lingered and died in a few hours, at his
private residence near the Thames Police Court, Arbour-
square, Stepney, notwithstanding every skill that medical
science could suggest.
Verdict in The jury returned a
ac-
cordance with these facts.

.ccounts continued to reach New
,York of the
lieveek comrnitteed by the recent literal. 1 appears
to have been Minos': entieely ceniaed to withie 100
miles from the seashor, and to have made a general
sweep all along from Mobile to New York, of course
being felt more severely in some 1:.19.ces than in
others. Its destructiveness to property of every de-
scription was probably greater than had ever
before been experienced from a similar visitation.
To keep alive the excitement existing relative to
Cuban affairs, a grand arid solemn high mass for the re-
pose of the souls of Lopez and his fellow-martyrs, who
jnatly suffered for their piratical attack upon Cubs,
was announced to take place on the Ist in St. Patrick's
C ,/hedral, New York. A large number of persons,
attired in deep mourning, attended upon the day ap-
pointed, and were much chagrined at the announce-
ment that the performance of high mass would be
dispensed with, on account of the sensation it might
create among the Roman Catholic body, and parti-
cularly in the Spanish dominions. The Archbishop
had also declined on the same account to permit the
erection in the cathedral of a cenotaph inscribed with
the names of the " martyrs." After the conclusion
of the religious ceremomies, the Cuban sympathisers
adjourned to a house in Broadway, when several in-
flemmatory addresses were delivered.
Our miscellaneous advices mention the death of
Miss Laura Addison, the English actress, who ex-
pired while being conveyed to New lirork in a steam-
boat. She had been labouring under severe illness
for some days previously, and her sister, suspeoaing
foul play, had applied for a coroner's inquest. 'Bo
jivige from the published accounts there does not ap-
peer any cause for suspicion.
From Havannah we have advices to the 29th ult.
terror and excitement prevailed in the island. The
Government had succeeded in seizing the press on
wAheiccohrdthineg
Voiceof
ihneewpsepopapleerwarseports the greatest
printing materials were found buried outside the walls
of the city. At Vuelta Abago, south end of the
with it.
published,
Some and
of also
e
a number of persons connected w
island, 200 persons had been arrested, and imprisoned
at Havannah upon a charge or treason. It was ex-
pected that nine persons connected ,with the revolu-
tionary publication seized by the Government would
beiv eeux eyeourtke d
Herald,oith e ls t
writingin il t.
of the feeling which exists in regard to the Govern-
ment, says—
mthayatsithtoe
0 nA the correspondent o2rBretshrna
ndde nstpeoafkitnhge
airsoinaheceseps.eo,
- ....
" The Spaniards thsmselves (16410 t disguise that great
disaffection exists against the Government. I was rob
this morning, by one of the most re*ret-thle and wealthy
merchants from Old Spain, that ho lamented ho should
Cape San Antonio, hated
heifinS:tnhoer
mGoasite ano Spain and the Spaniards with
a hatrod so bitter, that no concession new on the part of
Spain would ever overcome it."
Emanating from such a source, these observations
must be received with some degree of doubt.
Charveedtoos,amckenn,owwloemdgeon,ita,nbducthsilndcrhense.
Enquirer writes :
" _rho Government of the island is now in the hands
A correspondent of the New York Courier and
court-martial, and in their hands General Canedo is no-
thing but an automaton, and issues, whenever they tell
brutala
" 'The actual state of this countryaany is horrible, and if
the humane Government of theU n d States oes not
take some means to subjugate there braes,'e the Carlist
war and the observance of t. ' -1 •
nO Eliot treaty (Airing the
civil war in Spain rill be a trifle compar3d to the scenes
which will be enacted here.
" I claim as an American the protection of that Go-
verment, and if it is not accorded to us se shall be
obliged to Emigrate from this unhappy corzntr.;.'
Freights at Havannah bad elightly improved, and
there was only one British sugar ship onchartered in
the harbour.
The New Orleans Picayune of the 30th ult. pub-
lishes advices from Mstamoras, which state that Car-
denas had usurped the governorship of Tamaulipas.
The same paper has accounts from the city of Mexico
to the 13th ult. The insurrection 3 previously reported
as having broken out in various parts of the country
were spreading, and it was expected that an extra
session of Congress would be called to adopt measures
for their suppression. The Indians continued very
troublesome.

The United States' mail steam-ship Washington,
with the mails of the 18th from Southampton, arrived
at New York on the Ist inst. ; and the Royal Mail
steam-ship America, with the mails of the 22d from
Liverpool, arrived at Boston on the Ist.
The New York Herald gives the following ac-
count of the cruise of the United States' steam-
frigate Mississippi, Commodore Perry, to the fishing-
grounds :
i‘ The favourite steam-frigate Mississippi, Captain J.
M'Cluney, bearing the broad pennant of Commodore
Matthew C. Perry, arrived at this port about eight
o'clock on Wednesday morning from en active and im-
ortant cruise of thirty-two days. Commodore Perry
sailed fmu Now York on Saturday,
.the 31st of July,
having receiand particular ved orders, accompanied by private
instructions, from the President
to investigate the circumstances attending the seizure
of some of o
The selection of Commodore fishing
vessels by the British cruisera..
arduous duty, aided Perry for this delicate and
the miashappi, was
f mostthjudicious and well-timed. The
well-known end tried courage, Commodore, combined with his
a facutrage, rend,
fitted for the task— red him peculiarly
factory -result obtained, and also
is proved 'by the satis-
factory
of personal and -by the gratifying de:,
all thoeußrnintional respect paid to
him and to our flag by
Hering
authorities at every
port at which he touched.
New York, the Mississippi ran up t parted from us at
anchored on the 3d of August. T:isaetport, where she
i our own soil,
and the entire population turned out to receive her
officers and crew. They were dressed as fora
fi. gala-day,
and came with bands playing and colours
wel-
come the defenders of the poor fisherman's rights. The
same joy was manifested during her stay of lerte.
.
and at her departure an adieu was spoken bye Id,aoyesd
tongues, and hundreds of bright eyes beamed their
inspiration into the hearts of our hardy sailors. v
The
frigare arrived at St. John's, New Brunswick, on the
7th of August, and was received by a grand salute
from shore, in honour of our Government. Commo-
dore Perry was visited next day by all the British
officers and functionaries, military and civil, sta-
tioned or resident at the place. A most cordial. in-
vitation to go on shore was extended to the Commo-
dore and officers of the Mississippi by the Gover-
nor and heads of departments. Commodore Perry,
accompanied by some of the officers of the Mississippi,
went on shore next day. The commodore was received,'
on landing by a full guard of honour selected from the
72d Highlanders—one of the most distinguished regi-
ments in the British service. The magnificent costume
of the soldiers, and the precision of their evolutions,
had a fine effect. In the evening he dined with the
Governor of New Brunswick and tne officers of the 72d:
The most harmonious feeling prevailed. Next day the
commodore, still accompanied by the officers of the fri-
gate, visited Fredericktor —the seat of Government—
where they were received by Colonel Murray, the ad-
ministrator of the British Government at that place,
with a salute of artillery, the music of a full military
band, and a guard of honour, formed by another section
of the Highlanders. They were entertained at dinner,
in the evening, by Colonel Murray, who commands the
72d, and met many distinguished British officers. Hila-
rity and good feeling. prevailed, and the most favour-
able impressions were prt &iced on both sides. On the
succeeding day Commodore Perry and officers dined
with the British Provincial Secretary, and on the fol-
lowing they were entertained at a grand dejeuner by the
Attorney-General of the Province. During this time
Commodore Perry had an opportunity for many private
interviews and consultations with the highest military,
civil, and judicial authorities of the British provin-
cial Government, of which he fully availed himself,
and at which our national honour was maintained, and
our fishery rights not forgotten. The commanding
officer, Colonel Murray, with others of the high British
authorities, visited the Mississippi next day, in company
with Commodore Perry. They were received with a
salute of eight guns, taken over the vessel, and enter-
tained at lunch. In the evening Commodore Perry, the
officers of the Mississippi, the Governor and high at
taches of the British Government, attended a grand ball
given them by the citizens of St. John's. The steamer
left St. John 'a upon the 13th of. August, and arrived at
Halifax upon the 15th. Here she met the British man-
of- war ship Cumberland, of 80 guns, bearing the flag of
Vice-Admiral Sir G. F. Seymour, and also the British
steamer Basilisk. Salutes of national and personal re-
spect were fired from the Cumberland and Mississippi,
and visits of the most friendly character were inter-
changed between the commanders and officers. The next
day Commodore Perry and the officers of the Mississippi
dined at the private residence of Sir G. Seymour on
shore by special invitation; a large party of officers and
the most distinguished citizens met them at dinner. In
the meantime a long private interview took place between
Commodore Perry and Sir G. Seymour regarding the
question at issue. Judging from the good feeling or the
party in the evening, it must have been most amicable.
Next day the officers of both nations were entertained
at a very splendid dinner given by the Right Rev. Dr.
Walsh, Roman Catholic Bishop of Nova Scotia.
This dinner was consequent upon the consecra-
tion of a Catholic bishop, and a great number
of distinguished guests, amongthe rest the Right
Rev. Archbishop Hughes, of New York, were present.
During the next and following days avast number of
officers of the British Government, civil cmployfs, private
citizens, ladies, and mechanics visited the Mississippi,
and were received with that true American urbanity of
manner for which Captain M‘Cluaey and his officers are
so remarkable. They were taken over the &Sip, and
went away highly pleased with all they saw. The 18th
of August Commodore Perry and the officers of the Mis-
sissippi dined, by invitation, with th e colonel and officers
of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers, the two
most powerful arms of the British land forces. The dis-
tinguished hosts and their veteran guests were highly
delighted with each other, sud parted with regret. The
Mississippi being always ready, went to sea on the morn-
ing of the 19th, and made for the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
On the 21st she anchored off the Magdalen Islands,
whore a great many fishing vessels were boarded. Com-
modore Perry, in every instance, was most particular in
communicating to each the intentions of Government as
to the line of conduct they should pursue. The vessel
was afterwards run aorcss the mouth of the Bay Chaleur,
and anchored occasionally :at night off Prince Edward's
Island. During her stay there the Commodore caused a
large number of vessels to be boarded, conveying advice
and instruction in each instance to our fishermen. The
British steam-ship Devastation lay off Prince Edward's
Island, and her captain went on board the Mississippi,
and paid his respects personally to Commodore Perry,
In the evening they had a long private interview regard-
ing the fisheries. The Mississippi stood north
August 26, and soon rounded Cape Breton, and still
steaming homeward, arrived in the river yesterday
morning."
Numerous political meetings, Democratic, Whig,
and Webster, bad been held in various parts oft
Union. The Democrats assembled in reat force at
New York on the 2d, when Genera_l_Cgass, who was
well received, delivered a lengthy address "He congratulated them on the triumph of the
Democratic party, and on its condition
and prospects,
and, with the right attained
reached the years of three by his having almost
a
hope that during the political campaignire and ten he expresseda
would resort to personalities any no Demo
o ailpuset
against the Whigs, who weresdbrpthren with themselves
BPeChiegtheniselves
of the same great family,honourable
or swim together. General with witzeomanne
man, and had fought the battlesCT his country. 'But,'
Fralekelin
said the speaker, 'he ain't my chciice.'
Pierce was his choice, and, if God allowed himiefteosildventa•
few months longer, he should see hcr
worked him-
Having highly eulogised ' his choice,'
self into a considerable 'Period, declared
aspiration, the
General, at the end of a well Id his coat. Then,
that it was warm work, and thretuvvirn:off
paid a passingdri-
proceeding with renewed
ritgLuer'grestest nations, one of
bate to America, as
the mightiest nations:One of
face of the earth ;' alluded
i the Stases, caused by the
' in glowing terms to ih ne
at subl i m a spectacle which was
It will be remembered
i everywhere perceptible i d in its petiodio visit,
peorttrion of the skeleton
manner o
TEE. SKELETON or A GI
_ in. FOUND AT WALWORTII.
[ power whicleeophiaed,. dwerhoorew'or:3
~abou,t to exercise
buildings,et aordinary
upon the . riot of election in nominating
whilef ttitlagtirle
deepeningamee time
s a w discovered in a very
theiris e of the country, and, through
immediatetratsa
wsi-npciet, thine.
Dgreeatintz
a chief wag - the course of the Administration near the •
station, in Lock s-fields, s, Id Walworth.
him, to determine
they willed. The on These remai
re was no spectacle ground, werens, Which were only a short distance' under
such principles as
.in
ared to it Europe. This submission to the was that the examined by a medical man, whose opinion
to be eemP 0 skeleton
found was that of a girl about 15 years
will of the majority
was the very corner-stone of their iof age; but and how what
free the bones were not discovered,
free institutions,—it was the very anchor which kept , were found
came to be deposited there remains a mystery.
the ship of state at her moorings. He rejected the I Mr. Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, in whose district
standard, once raised by the Whigs, of elevating their , these bones were found, was applies to, to know if an inquest
candidate into the Presidency on the tail of a racoon. I was necessary, but he considered it would be better for the
General Jackson was not carried there in a great huge 1 Police to make every inquiry they could into the circum-
toy called a soup-bowl.—(Laughter.) The soup-bowl stances. The police have ever since been inquiring in every
was not to be raised as a sort of cabalistic watchword possible quarter where information was likely to be obtained,
or shibboleth, so that every man who pronounced the better 'but without the slightest eta,: andl it was at lest thought
would be received into the faith. The tendency ofe better that the rem s.
h2lini:rdhebuut thee apuetheed
oritlin a coffin and in-
wordthe Whig party was to strengthen the power of the terred in the churcy
and Mr. Carter intimating that
some
general Government, while that of the DE mocrat- order for purpose,the
was necessary, they vesterdg that in his
opinion no inquest . ay permitted
to decrease and abase it. After a powerful eulogy4was
of the remains to be interred in St. Peter's
churchyard, Wal-
General Jackson, the speaker was so overpowered —worth -road.
with
the heat that be threw his waistcoat after his Coat. He TUE FATAL FIRE AT SOMERS- TOWN.—The jury
afterwards announced himself opposed to all •
a the , Ina sat yesterday to investigate the cause of the foss of life in the
of the day, including Communism and Socialism and case of Henry Belham, who perished in this disaster. After
Mormonism • to polygamy, coneubination, and all the hearing the witnesses they returned a verdict of " Accidental
humbugs. He charged the Whigs with th.. death," and appended their desire to express their approba-
otheruring to gain political power
by recent improve- lion of the conduct of Mr. George Weldon, who entered the
second floor b - oom, and was enabled to save two chil-
ments, and profit by immense contrticts. -
After
alluding dreo, and also that of Messrs. Fox and Lawrence, who were
to the conquests which auended the arms of the Repube instrumental in a certain degree in saving the life of Mr. and
lie, he expressed a hope that the time would soon cam© Mrs. Belham and the survivors of their family.
when neither a drum should roll nor a hostile - who rem the Niagara
fired leapt f gara
fired throughout the world, if the United States should et.
a snension-brid
u .-1 e• and. received some. injuries,risk his
is
say—' Your cause is not a just one.' He concluded by near►y recovered, and is determined to risk his life again by
alluding to the prospects of the Democrati c party, and; leaping the Niagara Falls.—Montreal Pilot.

Letters from Vera Cruz, of the 21st, mention, that
the adjudicution of the Tehuantepec route was not
made at the time appointed, and no other day had
been fixed.

There was no alteration worthy of note in the
New York stock-market. The demand for money
was more active, but, the supply being abundant, no
alterwion in rates took place. Foreign exchange
was rather dull. Bills on London, 1104 to 1101 ;
Paris, 5.15 to 5 151; Amsterdam, 41 to 414 ; Ham-
burgh, 36'11 to 3G. The cotton-market was very
quiet, without change in price. 25 bales of new
crop, averaging fair New Orleans, had arrived at
New York, and sold at 12-1-,c. per pound. The sales
of the week were :5,1.25 bales. English coal was in
good demand, and commanding 7.75 dolls. per ton.
Scotch pig-iron was selling at 22 50 dolls, to 23 dolls.,
six months, and 21 dolls. cash. A quantity of Swedish
had been sold at at 75 dolls. 1,000 tons English bar
iron had been sold at 40 dolls. to 42.50 dolls. and 45
dolls. The last sale of English refined was made at
55 dolls., six months. 25 tons choice English lead
nad been sold at 4.60 dolls. The English accounts
per steamer America had had a depressing effect on
the wheat and flour markets, and prices of both had
declined. Indian-corn was scarce, and wanted; sales
of sound high-mixed western and southern yellow had
been made at 73c. to 74c. per bushel; and of unsound
at 70c. to 72c. Naval stores were in good demand ;
3,000 barrels spirits of turpentine bad been sold at
42 c. to 43c., the market Oozing firmly at that price.
Tar, rosin, and pitch, had also slightly advenccd.
There was a fair demand for leaf tobacco, with sales
of upwards of 300 hogsheads Kentucky at from sic.
to 9c. per lb.; 140 hogsheads Mason county, at si
to 91 ; and 250 cases Ohio, at sc. Freights to London
—Oil cake, 17s. Gd. per ton; wheat, 6d. per bushel •
flour, 25.. per barrel ; and tobacco, 225. to 225. 6d:
per ton.

LAUNCH OF THE IMPERIEUSE, 50 GUNS,
SCREW STEAM FRIGATE.
DEPTFORD, SEPT. 15.--This fin- vessel, corn-
nienced on the 23d of November, 1850, was launched
to-day, in the presence of a large concourse of spec-
tatore. Commoder, the Right Hon. Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, G.C.H. ; Captain Sir Baldwin Walker,
K.O 8., surveyor of the navy ; Captain Warden, of
the steam department; Sir George Wombwell, Lord
Haddo and f• mill,
'Willcox, R N., Mr. Watts, assistant surveyor
o
C 1 p tt-‘i a M‘Harty, R.N., Captain
the
navy, and a number of officers and
in gentlemenbemetropolis.
con-
nected with the engineering firms
, Lady Walker
at a quarter-past two o'clock
were preserit to Witness the launch, whicht took place
having immediately previous christened
hebows, under the
breaking a bottle of wine
%aster shipwright, who
direction of :Mr. Wilicoxl m
the vessel by
the absence of the superintended the launch
initiciard L. Dundas, C.B ,
Cap-
tain-Superintendent
1411. ired in London, being a
whose presence
committee
as to the best plan for
nalitee at present engaged at
Whitehall in tOcing e
member of the was
manning the Isavi, a fine effect, thevessel, decorated
The launch ha
ha
with the royalstandard and other flags, descending
and la dockyard band playing "Britannia
futurete element amidst the cheers of the ape-
ritifs ',—
tiantt.vorsh,e.r
h. waves,
concluding with " God save the
hen the frigate was brought up in the
C/deen' . w
iniaiie of the river.
The following are the dimensions of the Impe-
rieuse :--
Length from the fore part of the figure-head ft. in.
tothe hfiside of taffrail ... ..• ..• 245 0
Length between the perpendiculars ... 212 0
Length on the upper deck ... ... ••• 215 71
Length of the keel for tonnage ••• ••• ISO 74.
Breadth extreme ... • • •• ••• 50 Of
Breadth for tonnage ... ..- ••• ••• 49 6
Breadth moulded ... ...

it
Dcpth in hold ..
I Burden in tons, old measuremmt
••• 68.
Burden in tons, new measurement 2,357
••• 1,6642 8 94
0
Burden in tons of the engine-room
...... 542 73
1,190
Register tonnage ... . ...
The Itnperieuse is to be towed to Woolwich to-
morrow to be fitted with her screw propeller engines
John Penn and Son.
of 350-horkte power, by
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