The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-13 00:00:00

GUILDHALL-(THIS DAY.)

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.
A young men nem( d 7 homas Maddo c, the mate of
the Dahlia, one of the steam• boats belonging to the
London and Westminster Penny Steam-boat Compaq'
was charged this morning, before Alderman Lawrance!
with having occasioned the death of Ann Williams and
other persons by running down a boat on the river.
The charge arose out of the melancholy accident which
occurred at Blacktriars-bridge on Sunday lust, and to
peered to create SUMO excitement in the City.
Mr. Robinson, the barrister, attended for the prisoner;
Francis Williams was the first witness called. 11
said—On Sunday last I and some friends, ten in number,
hired a boat and went to Greenwich to spend the day
We returned home in the evening, and came gently tIP
the river on the tide. As we approached Blackfriars'
bridge we caught sight of the steamer. We were going
up towards Hungertord, and the steamer was crossing
the tide. Tho steamer struck our boat near the bow ea
the right hand side. The tide was running up, and we
shouted for the steamer to heap off, hut they took ne
notice of us and came down upon oar boat. The engines
were not stopped, and we came in contact with the
paddle-box. The consequence was that onr boat was
capsized, and we were all thrown into the water. Three
of our party were lost, namely, Ann Williams, Em 0,5,,
Bate;, and Thomas Weston; but I and the others who
could not swim were pulled into the steamer.
Alderman LAWRANCE—Rave the bodies been found?
Witness—No; they've been dragging for them 011 since. Ido not recollect seeing any one at the wheel ee
the steamer ; but I was too much confused to se' anything.
Cross-exitninetl—l was steering the bent, and we
could see the steamer, and they could see us some
distance off. Perhaps forty yards. We wont through
the fourth arch of the bridge, and we 1111 a
got about fifteen yards above bridge when the
steamer struck us. We wore inone of t"0
boats that are capable of accommodating thirteen of
l'°"""ta nereens. are, I felt no darner before we et
through the arch, but then we all became very much
alarmed, and called out to the steamer to stop.
11,11,
Williams was my sister. in-law. Some of the females
e
got up when the damage became apparent, but not le
such a manner as to render the boat unsafe.
By the AenenereN—We could see the seamer before
We got through the arch, but we saw no danger, 20„
were quite joyful. The steamer came deliberate dowit
upon us.
James Quin, in the employ of Sir Henry Meux, we!
the next witness examined—lle said, I was on
beard the schollop on Sunday with the las!
witness. There were ten persons on board, and I eew
the Dahlia steamer come towards us. We came against
her after passing the bridge, at a time when she
ap-
peared to be making a shoot across the river for one Of
the arches. She was very much laden with passeng.(o,4
and seemed to be coming towards the arch we n%
passed through. We called out lustily, but with..,`e
avail, and the steamer eventually ran us down. .
were going with the tide, while the steamer was gol'So,
against it. Tho paddle-box caught the bow of
boat, and turned it over. I was immerged in it
water with the whole of my body
onset'
and attempted to swim, but found I could not, because
my head struck against something. I then dived do" deeper, and then I came to the surface. Directly lelf
so I saw my father struggling for his life, and while
seized the capsized boat with the one hand, I clung ,0
his collar with the other. I held on in this way untel"
rope was thrown from the steamer, and at length, with;
a good deal of difficulty, I succeeded in saving tie father, who, together with myself and some ono else, wa taken on shore to a receiving-house. My father haste'
mained in an insensible state ever since.
Cross-examined—We had been in the boat since nine
o'clock in the mornin.g, We had been as far as Greet':
wich, and dined in the park. We left Greenwich Oa!
six o'clock. If the steamer had been stopped ther,u,
would have been no difficulty whatever, and I thin:
there was plenty of time to stop her before the
accident occurred.
Gt
i m o°
t e s
of 10, Kings.gate-street Holborn,
Williams,
the party on board the boat, confirmed the•
hums, the young woman who was lost, was his wife'
There was plenty of time to stop the steamer, or
another
e e:
gy :f
Vof the two preceding witnesses. Ann
the steamer only gone six feet more to the right, the
boat would have been saved. Witness escaped by tb°
paddle-wheel of the steamer. He was dragged up on t°
the steamer, but he was too much excited to perceire
who had charge of the wheel.
Thomas Dawson, a master mariner, of Sunderland:
said—l was on board the steamer when the accident
happened. I was standing in the centre of the vessel 3:1
the time, and I saw the boat directly she was turned
over. I heard the people in the boat scream out, alio
then the prisoner called down the pipe for the engineer e
stop. Two seconds afterwards the collision took
and I rendered all the assistance I could to ree'er
the people thrown out of the boat. The atettniir
was very much crowded,
so
uchli'
for
deed, that there was scarcelyroom enough
was the
two-thirds of the people. The
m prisonere t o on
hove charge
The steamer was going very fast, and er
of the boat.
bridge, whichmade feel
rather rushing at the me e
peered to
B the sound of the fir t a
s scream I heard
I uneasy. y
paddle-bridge of the steamer, and see
off
the steamer. Tho accident and the scream came
almost
together.
William Dawson, the brother of the last witness, con-
firmed this statement, and added that had the steamer
kept her right way the accident would not have her
pened. As it was, there was no room between t 1!:
mate relieved
and the steamer for the boat to
get clear. The
theaeeary, a captain
waternmn living at No. 1, White'
a fern seconds before the ac-
cids etensi-isetrlhitaairimi:epnd.
frigevtNd e,
saw the collision from the shore. He oh'
served the eteamer first being just above Blackfriar,„o'
bridge. She steered from the Temple for the fourth
through
of the bforuidrgthe,
but nevertheless she came in contact with the
arthe small boat was coming
and
at the time the steamer was
boat, and the people i
eased,
her standing up at the time she
was capsized. Four or five men
were rowing in the
boat. It was
the stern and not the paddle-box that
struck the stern of the boat.
Some further evidence of a similar nature was then
gone into and the case was adjourned till Monday. e The prisoner was in the meanwhile admitted to bad'
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ableacookmineg-glass
top
ponoftthh
inclined in such a way as to enable the engine-driver to se: the wh “ole train reflected, so that he can at Once stop cee-
of accident. This plan has just been adopted on the raiIWAY
ee
oAc ims to
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from Brussels to Antwerp.
PROPERTY AND INCOME•TAX.—A Parliamentra
paper just issued states that the assessment made under tlia
above taxes was, in 1843, 1,681,8521., and the net amount
received 1,609,801/. ; in 1844, the assessment Wra
1,581,5404, and the net amount 1,526,3771.; in 1845, the
assessment was 1,578,7691., and the net return 1,512,075'':
in 1816, the assessment was 1,717,4234, and the net amoulici
1,683,1811. ; in 1847, the assessment was 1,768,420/, O
the net produce, 1,734,8834 ; in 1848, the assessment wag
O,e
1,754,3631., and the net amount 1,698,065/ ; in 1849,
assessment was 1,584,6011., and the net amount was
,
1,547,406/, ; in 1850, the assessment was 1,570,7814, and t':
net amount 1,529,611/. ; in 1851, the assessment wa'
1,593,7281., and the return 1,57,3,615/.

Letters from Rouen state that in the market ibt
manufactures some descriptions of goods had further Ads
vgnced, the demand having lammed.

LITERATURE.
LYDIA ; a Woman's _Book. By Newton
_Mrs.

Gros- land. Vol. 1. Groombridg- e and Sons.
Under her maiden name, Camilla Toulmin, Mrs.
Crosland is well known to the reading public. Her
Contributions to the Belle Assemblee, her " Partners,
for Life," ,4 Toil and Trial," and various prose and
Poetic compositions, are almost all characterised not
°ply by elegance of style and interest of narrative,
but by the excellence of the principles which they'
Maintain.
during the Not content with gratifying her readers
moments of perusal, Mrs. Crosland seeks teimpress them with sentiments which may have a
life-long benefit. "Ly dia" is called a " woman
it
depicts book- simply because the phases of life which
.
are " regarded from the woman's point of
view," and in the execution of her plan the authoress
tells Us she has chiefly depended upon the approval
band SYMPatily of her own sex. As men and women
Ve a separate sphere of trials and temptations, many
of the lessons of life must be more appropriate to the
one than to the other. Such is the very Just opinion.
the
Mrs. Crosland, and such is the occasion of
the second title of her hook—a book. which,
-11' may be surmised from these remarks, is chiefly
intended for the fairer members of the community..
0 them we very cordially commend it, not doubting
that they will find many useful lessons in its pages.
These portions which have pleased us most, and from
'Which we believe the greatest benefit may be derived,
:are those which relate to education—more especially
the education of influence. The influence of
a mother or early teacher upon the ductile
mind and heart of childhood is second to no
human power. As a mother sits with a group of
Children around her knees, it is hardly too much to
hay that in her hands (under Providence) are the
destinies for time and for eternity not only of these
_Jellog beings, but of their children's children for ge-
terations. The education she can bestow requires no
igh intellectual power, no vast erudition—it is the
the
of the heart and the right development of
ter' moral facultief. The contrasting charac-
Rdale and tt e opposite fortunes of Charlton
Lyl :T and Mark Brandon, the heroes of
earl 4.8 story, are all traceable to the
of ti?' influences of the selfish and hypocritical mother
aa.„,e.,ene and the kind, Christian nurse, who per-
tie'"eu a mother's part to the other, putting in prac-
,,e the solemn injunction of his dying parent,
make him what a good woman would consider a
'fl ood man." For the excellent manner in which she
asillustrated the power of a woman's influence,
:eat Praise is due to Mrs. Crosland. Other lessons
tee to be learned from the example of Lydia, which
Pe
better appreciated by an examination of her
told
y .
The manner in which the story is
Is very charming, and some of the
Acre at
remarks are full of beauty. We
tier° at first inclined to disapprove of the se-
us and even terrible nature of part of the. de.-
eleh!ne.rit, but on second thoughts it appears just).-
eviVe, if not necessary, in order to demonstrate what
eeossquences may ensue from evil beginnings.
Lydi -
er,. , a is dedicated to Miss Mitford, and Mrs.
di.usiand gracefully remarks, "If the story of Ly-
:thould.be recognised even by a few as a wo.-
ta'ils book,' then will there seem some fittsess in
Lilts inscribing it to so great an ornament of our sex.
'..„to. one associated in the minds of thousands with
all Is earnest and healthful in genius, and true
and natural in woman."

This •411111 PAUL. 2 Vols. Colburn.
common
is an extraordinary tale ; the plot is an un-
-1 °r!e and it is to be questioned if the events
are aitogethe'r
dared natural. It is likewise to be consi-
th whether it would not be better to choose for
feel' ges of fiction some subject less painful to.t .he
welllega than the one before us. Nevertheless, it is
8 writtec, and some scenes are powerfully de-
theribed. The character of Mr. Brant, who appears at
-ne 71(1, is very ably sketched, and altogether the
r4.-ielPaatiesses attractions for those who prefer the
-14rkable to the every-day occurrences.

TIIR JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE.
There is great variety in this magazine, it affords
mach
useful knowledge on agricultural subjects. In
11'18 number there are articles on the climate of the Bri-
tibh Islands in its effect on cultivation ; Metropolitan
cattle••markets, Ste. The latter division is devoted to
au account of the transactions of the Highland and
gril6 1 Society
elliblLTai
of Scotland on the cultivation
°_l' flax, the culture of the lentil, a list of ploughing
v,,,Petitions &c. Thus, to those seeking.information
t.u.ua.these points, this publication will prove of essen-
_l service from the extent of its details and the re-
"'robes of its accounts.

Tti, D
--..,, JOZTRNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
111
019 y.
BIJICIATE AND MENTAL "'ATI:10-
llie
„fill t
art •
14in,)icle is entitled " The Over-worked
.
are
it; end treats of the manncr in which those who
wrebeirceiaetelitt
tritleivteoscontinued mental exertions shouia
to prevent the evil consequences
hour °I necessarily ensue from too long continued la-
on
ther of the brain. There are several other articles
various forms of lunacy and monomania, and
311)1aPienrsA en
Bethlern Hospital and Colney Hatch Lu-
tet— "sYlum. It concludes with an announcement
tocorrespondents that it is the intention of the editor
PUMA in the next number some miscellaneous
!tatter
WCOS. analysis of and

NEWTON'S LONDON JOURNAL of ARTS,
~,SCIENCES, and MANUFACTURES.
This periodical furnishes the public with descrip-
"lwas of the new patent inventions. It, therefore, is
a valuable repertory for those desiring the earliest in-
telligence on such matters. In this number we find
hat of the recent patents granted for improvements
the application of glas9, to li,Cogan, for the carbo-
nization of coal, to A. Newton, at the office for
Patents, and various others of a similar nature.

THE CLIURCLI of ENGLAND QUARTERLY
REVIEW.
We here meet with popular interpretations of the
Apocalypse, Guizot on Immortality, &c. In the
article on the Earl of Derby and Lord John Russell
there is a great deal of calm reasoning and clear
sense, distinguished by a total absence of that jeering
tone and absurd flippancy which too often spoils the
effect of such compositions on which ever side they
are written.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAx
Gross traffic receipts for passengers •
and goods, week ending July 10,
1852 ••• ••• ... ... £16,219 3 1
Ditto, July 12, 1851 ... ... ... 19,035 0 1

~. £2,815 17 0

Decrease in 1852 ...
-011 don Terminus, July 12, 1852.
th?t4BGow AND SOUTD-WESTERN RAPLWAY.—Traffic for
Week ending July 10, 1852 :
Passengers (24,283), goods and
„ Parcels, horses and carriages.. £4,064 9 9
(16,`:erresponding week in last year 3,979 11 8
—ow's July 12.

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C
rue IN
s
,`-'IIU74e,LLING-IN OF FIVE HOUSES
that
Tor BA,;-4 Attn. - FURTHER PARTICULARS.—It appears
IN ST. PAUL'
nlent-,,frill Weeks past the workmen engaged in the improve-
of thAz ho he City have been employed in pulling down some
blon ""o.uaes situated in Little Carter-lane, Doctors' Com-
-1%4,3 with the view of widening the approaches towards
NedCannon-street. They were yesterday morning en-
at the back of some of the houses which extend at
ue rear to Little Carter-lane, but whose fronts are situated
at the southern side of St. Paul's Churchyard, exactly oppo-
Site the entrance to the Cathedral. Soon after eleven
c'clock, however, the foundation of N0."21, in the occupation
°f Cooks, Sons, and Co.,warehousemen, suddenly gave way, and the whole of the uilding immediately fell inwards to
the ground, dragging in its fall the interior and rear of No.
f), occupied by Mr. Morgan, shawl manufacturer, as also
those of Nos. 22, 23, and 24, large houses likewise occupied
g37Cook and Sons, leaving only the bare front walls standing.
Several persons passing at the time narrowly escaped, and
631ne of the bricks actually fell upon the roof of an omnibus,
ead had any one been sitting on that particular part of the
vehicle, there is no doubt he have seriously, if not
tatallY, injured. After some must
time it wasbeen clearly ascertained
that no person was killed or injured; but, unfortunately, at
the time of the occurrence there were upwards of 7,000/.
Werth of shawls in Messrs. Morgan's premises, the whole of
Which became buried in the ruins. Men were at once set to
Work to prop up the tottering walls and remove the valuable
t‘aiBlaalvao from the debris, and last night some hundreds of
*r erY,Norwich, China crapes, Macclesfield, and Cashmere
ehavrts had been recovered, but a great deal of property is
still hurled in the ruins.
SUDILEN 'DEATH FROM THE HEAT OF THE WEA•
THER.•—• 1
at the Royal Crown,
ter`raY an inq t was held by Mr W. Baker,
St. Gueoesrge's-street Ratcliffe-highway,
on the body of John Peter Bruneck, aged 56 years.
deceased was a foreman, or storekeeper, in the service of the
London Dock Company, where he had been employed up-
Wara of 40 years. On Friday, morning last the deceased
s at his usual oecupation when he complained of the ex-
cessive heat, and exclaimed to Mr. 810 geridge, another
°Meer, e Oh, my head is very bad.,, ,-,F
Jae then asked the
men around him to procure medical assistance, but before
the surgeon could get to the deceased he was quite dead.
The surgeon was of opinion that the deceased had died from
his death had been
!le affection of the heart, and probably
The jury returned a
ha affection
by the heat of the weather.
Verdict of "Natural Death."
, Professor Graham has presented a chemical report
the evidence on
,0 the Board of Trade on the cause of the burning of the
ibis' Amazon, in which, after investigating
e subject, he comes to the conclusion that the origin of the
re must remain a matter of speculation and conjecture. He
Pea not think that it originated in the spontaneoua core.
remarkable
of the coals, because they were Welsh, which are not
rdecnarkable for this property, and were shipped in a dry and
teetY state. He conceives that the sudden, and powerful
litirst of flame from the store-room which occurred at the
~very outset of the conflagration is strongl suestive of the
l'reeence ofta volatile combustible, such as turpentine ; which,
ecording o two witnesses, was in the store-room, thouh
',llais denied by a third. Professor Graham found on trial
that the vapour given off by oil of turpentine is sufficiently
lase at a temperature .somewhat below 110 degrees to make
4 I explosive on the approach of a light.
AeTTIE NEW CITY PRISON AT HOLLOWAY.—By an
f! t of Parliament just printed (15 and 16 Victoria, c 70),
he New City Prison and House of Correction is legalized to
" "good and valid prison," as if the same had been erected
°U4L9f the COURlplatia.