The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

il
THE
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ME LATE COLLISION ON LAKE ERIE. lof Captain Bsrclay is of course quite outdone by this
Some few weeks since it was reported that among one of J,inea's. During the six weeks .Jones
the number who found a watery grave by the coils- . has, upon the average, ceneumed 6:b. of flesh meet
mien between the Atlantic and the Prop.-11.,,, on Lake per day; and it is belp?ved that he. is new
Erie, was Mrs. Cornwell, a sister of Elihu Burritt,l some 9Q.b. lighter than when he commenced. The
eta we are happy to say, is incorrect, as the follow- average .irrie occupied in walking the mile and a.helf,
ing ieeply interesting tester, just received iu Londeu, 1 has been 19 to 21 minutes; end it is said that oe
evil satisfactorily prove :- several occasions (once on two successive hours) he
" I awoke about five minute; previous to the con- walked his distance when he was so unconscious,
cussion which caused the destruction of so many un- being apparently asleep, that be would have gone for-
•
I did not at first feel
f,rtuna e
.•;!..!!s• alarmed, ward in a straight line, but that he was accompanied
think", ssenese nothing serious had happened. My by men who guided him at the different turns. We
Too,, si.o
f,sAe wever, sprung out of her berth, and, understand that now, Jones's general bodily condition
eel ..r,. ,is • -t et the hand, inquired in a tone of terror is good, that the excitement of the brain has gradually
heould be the matter. I endeavoured to quiet ceased, and that there is no reason to believe that he
.ut soon perceived that some great change had has been injuriously affected by the fearful state of
cruse over the boat. Tile machinery seemed to be tension in which he has so long kept himself.
disabled, and vhs fast suspending its operations.
"The bell commenced tolling at this moment. PROGRESS OF THE LIVERPOOL DOCK
' -11ich indeed was a death-knell to many a poor soul, ESTATE.
I :i•stened a moment, and there followed immediately The accounts of the trustees of the Liverpool Dock;
^..n most heart-rendin cries from every part of the for the year ending the 24th of June last, give a most
,t 'Fire!' and ' We g
are sinking l' I arose from satisfactory exposition of the state of the vast property_
.• - berth, and looking out of the window saw at under their control, and of the growing prosperityt. 001
' ' %3 that we were going down rapidly. I then left the port. The dues on tonnage received du nods
.11.
year have been 137,7541. Os. 5d.; on foreiglgtogod 1
% state room, taking nothing with me but 0ne103.,
wards, 86,402/. 3s. 5d.; and outwards, 221
those stools called life-preservers, expecting to test 53T0he interest
mekieg a total amount of 246,6861. si. St .
efficacy in a few moments. As I reached the
1e I witnessed a scene of which those who read far on bonds amounts to 202,3741. 133, 3d., is using a
ordinary expenditure of 63 The ba-
margin
44,311/, 12s. • .
corneuen,cernent of
. newqpaper e..:count3 can form but a very faint lance in the hands of the bankers and treasurer has in-
r;asFends were embracing each other for the creased from 103,148/. 15i. 11d. at the
e lime-lips met lips that were in a few moments the year to 135,096/. Os. 31. at the close. therehich has
The
oi
ni
ge.hyt bdourt i eo qw, ersda,ov9ia2n /d.
- ;s1 in death. Those tones, so full of agony, are still been received on bond 592 9441. 7s. 10d••.w r is sc-
.:ging in my ears, and will be remembered by me counted for by the repayment of
rdl human sorrow and suffering are forgotten. One the cost of property purchased.
t.The lighthouse dutie
fie(); 614'351. 13s. ; and
,ought afforded me much comfort in this trying mo- have been 11,543/. 14s. 103..
9e
Albert dock warehousesgng
naent-that I had no friend with me ; I was glad duties2bslo.c3kd. ;gravoing
rent 60,201/. 14:,. 3d., the
"flat all I loved were away. Scores of parsons were dock
4s. The
-lw jumping overboard ota my right hand and on my being
hwaovrekinpgroduL"dfor rate's and
expenditure 36,258 Z 6s. 61 A
left; the water was too deep for me to, remain longer table embodied with the accounts, showing the
in the position I then occupied, and I made an at- amount of dock duties at the port of Liverpool
tempt to climb upon the hurrieane deck, but fell from the year 1752 exhibits the most remarkable history
twice ; the third time I succeeder;. When I reached of progress which ha' ever been noticed in this or any
In 17521 the 77 amount received for tonnage
e highest part of the boat I looked in every direr- other country.
;ion for a light, but could dir:;over none nearer than dues in Liverpootutrwasl7996ii Bs. 2d.; and in the closing
the stars, nor any help nearer than from Him whosooot
.was 14,0491. 15;.k Id., or
reaohiow 1'031:379mi gi yearcd it
andtoo ian
reigns above them. There seemed time but for the nearlyisn
year of the
eightfold.ce n re' the
re'aclheeadl3,6s,7B2/. 112870
ones solemn thought, that. here, beneath 30 fathoms is. From this p:o.int it declined
of water, far from frieiads or the green shore, I siturhpard
during
the next three years, when it began again to in-
was to find my last resting place. The veil that
crease, and has steadily progressed,
until we have in
separated me from the unseen world seemed already the past year an amount of 246,6861. 52. Bd. This, how-
turned aside for me to enter. A poor Ger- ever, does not show fully the amazing improvement
map. clung to me, and in broken accents begged me which has taken place during the past 16- years, for on
is pray for him. 'He was a wicked man,' he said, the 25th of September, 1846, there was a reduction
' and did not know how to pray.' I reminded him that bade in the rates of 38i per cent. On the Ist of Decem-
' Our Father's at the helm.' I noticed a gentleman
_, 1844, a reduction was made in the tonnage dues on
't
kneeling down by a cross beam. I went and knelt
East India vessels of 33 per cent., or about 18 per cent.
h his as segregate of foreign voyages. Again, in 1848,
down by his side, and put my arm throng
DOW even whilst MI Bramley Moore was dock chairmae, a further
he engaged in prayer. The water was
. , redaction was made, amounting to 40,0001. Our pro-
with the hurricane deck. Just at this moment I
gross during the past half century is best ascertained by
saw the light of the steamer Propeller, that had the number of the vessels and the tonnage of the port.
struck use The water about us was black for some In 1800 the number of vessels was 4,746, and the ton•
distance with the heads of persons struggling for nage 450,060 tons. In 1852 the number of vessels had
life. As the Propeller was nearing us our boat reached 21,473, with a tonnage of 3,912,506 tons, or
it etrred to retain its position-the reason God only above eightfold the tonnage of 1800. - Liverpool
knows. There was a spot a few feet square still Standard.
above water, and all the living persons left on our THE LOBOS ISLANDS.
veesel were clustered upon it. The other steamer at
last came alongside, and took us all off. I was the We are glad to find, from the annexed letters, that
last lady who left the wreck, and was lifted by three the American Government, on more mature consi-
eaen into the Propeller. Here the scene was harrow- deration, has determined to pursue a line of policy
F,ng in the extreme. This vessel was also seriously with regard to the guano question more consistent
injured, and it seemed very uncertain whether we with its own dignity and the undoubted rights of
should not be subjected to a repetition of all the Peru than Mt'. Webster's order of the 16th of June
horrors from which we had just escaped. Parents had prepared us to expect. It will be seen with satie-
e, ere asking frantically for their children, brothers faction that Mr. Jewett's piratical expedition is now
looking eagerly in every face for a lost sister, stigmatized by Mr. Webster as "an act of private
f; tends loudly war, which can never receive any countenance" from
lamenting their missing companions.
The lady who had first awakened me to a sense of the American Government, and that the commander
our danger was gone. One oung lady was the of the United States squadron in the Pacific has been
only survivor of a familof six,h •
y on t heir way from ordered "to abstain from aiding or abetting any
citizen of the United States" who may resist the
Eugland to the far west; she had not a friend on
this side the Atlantic. When we were landed at lawful authority of the Peruvian Republic :-
Erie I bad to walk a considerable distance barefooted " Department of State, Washington,
MO bareheaded, having escaped with only one under
"
garmei,t, I was seriously bruised, and almost covered Sin-Your letter of the 16Aug. 21t, 1852. h
inst., with the ac-
with some tar into which I had fallen. We were re- companying papers, relative to your proceedings for
'eeived and treated with the greatest kindness at one the purpose of taking guano from the Lobos Islands,
of the hotels. We had clothes brought to us by the has been received. Since the one addressed to you
ladies of the place, and everything done to us that by this department, under date the Sth, in answer to
wrts in their power to do. I arrived home the fol- yours of the 2d of June last, information has reached
Using Monday, very weak and debilitated, but can the department that the Peruvian Government claims
rever forget what obligations I am under to the jurisdiction over these islands, and that in 1842 it
Lord for His saving mercy, when more than 200 of issued two decrees prohibiting any foreign vessels,
upon the penalty of confiscation, from removing guano
my fallow-passengers were lost. " E. 13. CORNWELL."
from any of the islands near the coast of Peru with-
MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. out a licence from that Government. Under these cir-
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED Leicumstances, it is expected that the vessels which have
Tillii WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 25, 1852. proceeded thither under your auspices will not make
Epidemic, Endemic, andleontagious Diseases ...*271 use of the arms with which, it appears
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... ... ... 42 from your letter of the 16th ' t they ins ~ are provided
Tubercular Diseases ... ... ... ... ... 200 I', the t e purpose of forcibly resisting the Peruvian
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 99 authorities. You must be aware that such a resistance
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels .. 43
• "'' would be an act of private war which can never
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Iteepiration ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••t 129 receive any countenance from this Government. The
Diseases of the Stomach, Li ter, and other Organs commander of the United States in the Pacific will
GI Digestion... .., ss, .
~,
~„ 54 also, under existing circumstances, be required to
1 ',eases of the Kidneys, &c. .., ... ... 15 abstain from protecting any vessels of the United
c.,,-ihibirtb, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. ... ... 10 States which may visit those islands for purposes
~ Leeeses of tho Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 14 forbidden by the decrees of the Peruvian Government
i eea 3of -:,, -
.. ee the Skin, &o. ... ... ~. ... 4 until he shall receive further orders.
~laktormations... ... ... ..• ••• •• • 5 " Some of the statements contained •
in your letter
Leomature Birth ••• ••• •• ••• ••• 31 of the 23 of June last had a tendency to mislead us,
es .roplese
Old Age "' • "' *** • 34 and, as intimated above, may, it is apprehended, have
sudth,,
...
...
...
... 1 I done sc.-I am, Sir, very respectfully, your obedient
V iulence„ Privation Cold, and Intonperano .74 servant, " DANIEL WEBSTER.
Causes Dot specified: ... ... „,
~, ,I, 3 "ToJ. C. Jewett, Eiq., New York."
" Aug. 25, 1852.
DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 1,077 " Sir,-By direction of the President, you are
Population Deaths in corr©- Deaths hereby instructed to suspend, until further orders, the
Enumerated, spending week in the execution of the order addressed to you under date of
1561. et 1551. Week.
s'ist •
eat Districts... 376,427 .. 133 ... 155 1
June 16 1852, and you are required to abstain from
North Districts.. 490,396 .. 189 ... 191 aiding or abetting any citizens of the United States
Central Districts 393,256 ... 163 213 who may forcibly resist the execution of the laws of
Eas str • •••
t Districts ... 485
tout} • • 522 190 ... 224 Peru by the authority of that Republic.
'
e Districts.. 616,635 ....•. 233 ... 294 "I am, &c.,
er ___-_---- - - "JOHN P. KENNEDY.
a•Otala...
..... 2,36,1 e 36
... 953 ... 1,077 "Commodore C. S. M'Aulay, Commanding
-,-
Males
Females : es:: "•
...
•••
...
589
U. S. squadron,
Pacific Ocean."
• ••• ,•• ... ... 488
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. THE LATE MR. PUGIN'S CHURCH AND
Males
Females - - - ••• ... 847 OTHER BUILDINGS AT RAMSGATE.
The church, which the deceased architect has raised
Total ...
" for the benefit of the faithful residing in Ram gate,
-
a• ... .
by Scarlatina ... 1,640 and of the foreign seamen using the harbour," consists
e, included 83
* In this number are of a nave, chancel, tower,Lady
chapel, and south Iran-
by Typhus Fever, 72 by Diarrhoea, a 7
nd by Cholera.
' 38 sept-the tower separating the nave and the chancel.
From the east end of the church, northward, extend a
FIFTEEN HUNDRED
MIL sacristy and school, with bell turret. Farther east is a
ES IN A THOUSAND pile of dwelling-honses, partaking of the same character;
, HOURS, and at the west end stands what was his own residence,
(From the Manchester Guardian ) the whole forming a large group at the extremity of the
The a.elosishing feat of walking 1,500 miles in West Cliff, the termination of the town, very prominent
1,000 lawn-commencing each mile and a half with on entering the harbour. The church and school, ex-
each successive hour-was completed at the Borough ternally, are of flint, with plain bands of Whitby stone
Gerttens Salford, oa Saturday morning, by
ni
Jaes at short intervals. The tower is carried up ready to re-
Jon.es. * e
have noticed Jones's progress several times ceive the spire, and upon it is erected a lofty wooden
di:ring the six weeks he has been engaged in his un- cradling, or crow's nest, visible a considerable distance
doreaking ; and we need only add that, as was foreseen, at sea. The style throughout is Decorated, and exter-
lis nervous excitement became very great during his nally the buildings are scarcely remarkable for anything
beyond propriety : this itself, however,. is not a small
walking on Friday night and Saturday morning. It
was during this time that his medical attendants bad tt 0 iwnegr.,
soTmheew rheas: d e nr
ocsea
iics oafndhrwi chko,liwy i twhi tah
obit at t ipl er me t ree in
ot cod
the greatest fear that brain fever might result ; for The pile of dwellinpg-housee at the east end are large and
although Jones has on the whole suffered less in this loft
y, with overwhelming roofs (containine two floors),
respect than might have been antics aced it was felt and battlemented chimney-shafts, and completely swamp
that the excitement caused by the near completion of the church,-Builder.
his task might readily prove too much for him, if it
did not result fatally. On Saturday morning the con- [N siganusthatSEAßOßNE MAILS.
course of spectators in the gardens was very large, and by the night-and Ilile mails are sent front the General Fast-0110
""L't by the morning--41spatch.]
much interest, and even sympathy, was manifested
PLACES. When made up is From what
riven Jones appeared for his last start at eleven %tura' east-oleo port die- When
O due.
. lock. Having just slept soundly, he was then cool ......_ London: , patched.
__............ ------. ,-_____-..-,...........-.....-
1-
tod easy, and conversed with his friends, saying
1
• - tha see rit. oases oe,
the was sure he could finish by doing the mile America is (by Br s pkt.) N oZ4:1 ... ..iLiverpool -pct. 7
and a half in thirteen minutes ; his Ithen "pu se was at America s-, -- • Itt•)M fieet.aes '"'
America (byI7.B•P • iLlverpooi .. 'Arrived
•• •• Southatiapt. Oct. 5
74. being very little faster than that of a healthy man. Australia (via South-
-31 20th f i
lie completed his distance, and his work, in 12 mi- ampton) .• • • • • ~:
7, 24th°
eLlies) - r °re,chmontlito
each tventhiSouthampt. 'Oct. 24
nu• 58 Ditto (via Ma 7 Hope
yee& 14th eachna ever .. Oct. 17
ea seconds ; but during that time he had be- Ditto, viaC. oral.i °. Illmouth.. Nov. 30
It.Sill4th of the month Piy„.,,,,
. Jae so fearfully
tle, excited-probably as much from Africa (West coast)•• •_.
N 19th & 30th of boy --"
presence and enthusiasm ilexandr!a* • • •••• • • DO er .. Sept. 29
the tones
of of the spectators and Belgium •• .• ••
;I D'UlYf the ri;Ontli. ;:e 71, • Daily
band of music, as from his own exerl-
-Brazil A .. .. .•.. 74 9t12 of tho month Souutnaaranili Oct. 16
ola---that vtab
; slept, it enhe went into the place where he &t\eirflooLT,lsch-ncr„)34 se & 17th of moats ileetleatees. Oct,e 11
126. He Wascontinued found that his pulse had risen to Cape of Good Hope N:l4th of thneouintountn.;FilYn=:: ‘
',ea. 26
11.adE tO induelleebi very restless, and all the attempts
eci,oare.adnetyneorpd,se.........
11172dthelf7tthht.271
th et mo 'Dover ..rettt..23l
draggiet, of sword eepi entirely failed. Mr. Storey, Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt• oct. 1
N Mon Wed &Fri.iSouthampt. Tu. Th g t
atendanee upon Jones) has been a good deal in Channel Isles •• .. •• •
' S uthampt. Arthea .%.
) with Mr. R loy e, surgeon, and Chili .. .. .. .M2d & 17th of ninth 101
others, strongly advised ',Tao. France •
.. .. Mt N Twice daily .. .. !Dover •••• 'Zi.e'll;
11, ,t.l to commence thatwalking the Jones
should not
.be at- qr:eceeeea.r h.' ..
.... I...TtOhesi7dtha
21,1roif
amayo oV
.Londoner
..
mes.
Sat
100 quarter-miles in Ro„andg
.. ::
a4,lEluay successive quarter-bo .. ee'WednJ. & Satur.iLondon ••145eUCtil.171U's
solved to d'o at six O'clock %s,thwhich he had re- Ilond7tas .. .. . N 17th of the mouth
illoouitlahaeft:,Twicedialy
e evening ; but, ?2.
although &lees did not sleep, he India (via SOuth:a.naltp.B)gff 2TOwtheeofdathile iai-onth Soustrhatnpt. Oct. 24
throlNii his second task,' and startedwss resolved to go India (viaMarsoilles) N Rth&24tin efmonth Dover ..'Oct. 32
according to ar- India, via C. of G. Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Sept. , 6
reegement. His feet were furtune
-ely in good Mauritius .. .. .. N 14th of month Plymouth.. Sept.b 26
corittson, and, wieh the exception
of , very Mediterranean (via 1
t e excite-
Mediterranean Southampton) •• M 20th of the month Sonthampt. Sept. 24
en :nt mentioned, lie had been more a
the previous day than on several deaasy during (via
Marseilles) .. .. N Bth&24th of month Dover ..,Oct. 3
the Rix weeks • so that he was mos?, during meth° .. .. .. Med of the month.. Soathampt.'ist ea. coo.
of eueoeediag. ''When Mr. Storey left sanguine Madeira .. .. .. M,9th of the month Southampt. Oct. 16
the garden Malta. i in_y_7tthh,olfamteo,neeto } Dover Sept. 29
la the evening, he insisted that if Jones did fan n s ' - -
e . el eses .._ . . t /.B'3°

FIFTEEN HUNDRED MILES IN A
THOUSAND FIO 1.1 RS.
(From the Manchester Guardian)
The aseionishing feat of walking 1,500 miles in
1,000 hours—commencing each
, and a half with
each seiccessive hour—yeas completed at the Borough
GAO ens Salford, on Saturday morning, by James
Jones. We have noticed Jones's progress several times
fleeing the six weeks he has been
atengageduswas in his un-
ciQrtaking ; and we need only add h
foreseen, es nervous excitement became very great during.
walking on Friday night and Saturday morning.
It
was during this time that his medical attendants had
the greatest fear that brain fever might result; for
although Jones has on the whole suffered less in this
respect than might have been frriticipated, it was felt
that the excitement caused by the near completion f ofit
his task might readily prove too much for him,
did not result fatally. On Saturday morning
the con-
course of spectators in the gardens was very large, and
tc.:l,-Ai interest, and even sympathy, was manifested
leesen Jones appeared for his last start at eleven
(e` lock. Having just slept soundly, he was then cool
teed easy, and conversed with his friends, saying
that he was sure he could finish by doing the mile
and a half in thirteen minutes; his pulse was then at
74. being very little faster than that of a healthy man.
Re completed his distance, and his work, in 12 mite
ntres .58 seconds ; but during that time he had be-
ceue so fearfully excited—probably as much from
' Presence and enthusiasm of the spectators and
tones of a band of music, as from his own exer-
t
hrtTl 'd---that when he went into the place where he
slept, it was found that his pulse had risen to
Ile continued very restless, and all the attempts
u: de to induce sleep entirely failed. Mr. Storey,
druggist, of SPAford
attendance upon (who has been a good deal in
a
nnes) with Mr.Royle, surgeon, and
sellers, strongly advised that Jones should not be al-
lcl to commence walking the 100 quarter-miles in
eels:may successive quarter-hours which he had re-
althou sol„d h
,N (to
es did not at Six O'csleelock in the evening ; but,
throns4h g
hi e
econd teak,. andp,s artd
was resolved to go
s s according to ar-
retigement. His feet were fortunately in very good
condition, and, with the exception
of the excite-
easy during
nr.,nt mentioned, la-e had been more
the previous day than on several days during
sanguine
the six weeks • so that he was naolt
of succeedirtg. ''When Mr. Storey left the gardens
in the evening, he insisted that if Jones did fall asleep
daring any one of his brief intervals of rest from
walking, he should not be again aroused to resume
his task. About midnight he was found to be asleep
inmeasliately on lying down, and he was accordingly
allowed to sleep until five o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing- lie then spin commenced walking, and con-
tinued to walk the quarter miles until seven in the
evening, at which time he would have completed the
hed not exhausted nature demanded rest. The
fact of the break which had occurred during the
night was fairly made known to the thousands who
flocked to tlAegardens during Sunday, whose
payments for admission were all Jones received
fel- hie continued exertion after the completion of his
first terrible task. The 1001. promised to Jones by
the proprietor of the gardens, when he undertook his
perfectly unapproached feat, were paid to him at
three o'clock on Saturday afternoon. It is under-
atood that Jones never before attempted anything like
a pedestrian feat, except on one occasion, when he
walked seven miles in less than an hour ; but he has
now proved himself possessed of powers of endurance
Inch as have never before been exhibited. The feat

rj7th,l7th,l9th,27th
Sept. 29
/ I & 30th of month
Naples* N'Sth 15th 25thofmo boyar lOct. 2
Papal States* sth 15th 25th of mol Dover .. Oct. 2
Peninsula .. • . .. Mt7th 17th 27tbef mo; Sonthampt. Oct. 5
Peru 2cl & 17th of mnthl Southampt. Oct. 1
Tuscany,. N sth 15th th of mol Dover .. Oct. 2
West Indies M 17th of the month Southampt. Arrived
West Indies (except
savanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .. Southampt.
The malls to those countries thus marked (1) are conveyed by
French packet vialdareeines.

DREADFUL DEATH OF THREE CUILDREN.—A
frightful occurrence has just happened at Nevin, near
Pwllheli, North Wales. The wife of a labourer, who lives
in a house remotely situated from other dwellings, had occa-
sion to go for milk to a farm at some distance, and during
her absence locked her three children, aged respectively five,
three, and one years, ha the cottage ; a large quantity of
corn in the straw having been previously placed there.
This by some means became ignited, and on the return
of the woman she found the house on fire and her three
children burnt to ashes. The mother is in a state of dis-
traction.
It is understood that a requisition has been sent to
the directors of the Eastern Union Railway by an influential
body of shareholders, calling upon them to convene a meet-
ing to consider the present position of the undertaking, and
the expediency of making arrangements with the Eastern
Counties lives. Company to work their nes. The day
meeting Li net yet fixed. for the