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

existiuts India mail centrards, and if this plea were
carrier) out they would net only do a further sortie° to
the State, bet obtala proat for themselves.
Mr. CIZAWFAID begged to explain that the &mum-
statues ceder. whica Le and the nine retiring elite eves
left the board were entirely of a personal character, and
had not arisen from any ditihrence in opinion from
those who remained. He had been induced to unite
in the endeavour to improve the cemznueicetion with
India, Laving as a merchant howl felt the incon-
veniency retultiag from the defective arrangements
of the old compauy, and though it was true the
communication was now more frecpient, and in-
creased advantages were obtained, it was come-
quent on' the interference and the expenditure of this
company. At the last mcetieg, the directors had been
entruste4 with two duties; first, to explain to the public
thaiugh Parliament what had really occurred, and how
their objrcts had been forestalled; and secondly, to de-
vise a neaascheme to eerry.eut those objects. With re-
gard to the first, they found that the political crisis ab-
sorbed allattention, end when their case was brought
before Perliameat, they were in plain terms " pooh-
peolieil." Is appeared, hoWeeer, that in the debate in
the House of Commons the Chancellor of the Exchequer
stated that he had taken on himself the responsibility of
deciding on the contracts, giving the country to under-
stand that be had so decided on a fair consideration of
all the eirchmstanees of the cave; whereas Lord Derby
had written to him (Mr. Crawford) a note, stating that
he and the Chancellor of the Exchequer were unable to
came to any other conelesien than that which had been
arrived at in favour of the other company, the matter
having been decided by their predecessors in office.—
(Hear, hear, and a lairah.) ...Either, then, Lord Derby,
the Prime. Minister, had put him off with a fudge, or
the Chancellor of the Emehequer was not a Right Hon.
Gentleman.—(Laughter.) Then, with respect to the
new schethe; the board would have had such a scheme
to propound, but that they were upset by a little
trick—one amongst their own proprietors having opened
negotiations for effecting arrangements betwcea the
Austrian Lloyd's and the Peninsular and Oriental, ay
which thneo-operatioia'of theTastern Steam Navigation
Company with the Austrian Lloyd's would have been
impossible.' It was' in this state of affairs that Mr.
Bernal and 'other gentlemen 'acquainted with the sub-
ject suggested the scheme new proposed. He having no
time to carry it out, and intending to leave the board,
had not gene into the details, but should be happy to
assist generally as a private shareholder.
In reply to questions,
Mr. BRUNEL stated that it was not intended to have
any coaling station unless under extraordinary circum-
stances, as the high price of freight or other special
reasons should render it necessary. One main feature
of the plan
,was to purebsse the coil. at the low price at
which it could only be hat) in this country, and that
each vessel should carry sufficient for tile-whole-voyage.
He had na doubt that the speed of 15 knots as the lowest
average might be maintained. The vessels it was pro-
posed to build would be constructed
.principally of iron.
Of course every known. improvement would be adopted
in the machinery. They would be very large, and
would carry probably 3,000 or 4,000 tons of coal each,
besides having ample .steerage for. cargo and the most
extensive accommodation for passengers. No company
could compete with . them, all . other companies
being. moro or less shackled by reason of their contracts.
—(Hear, hear.) In his opinion Government contracts
were destructive. and .proltieitory of steam navigation;
but they, at least, were free of that, which could not he
said of any other company. . . Therefore, they need not
tear competition. Their vessels would be constructed en
the screw and paddle principle, which would give them
the power of three distinct and separate engines, and
thus provide for all contingencies.
Mr:SCOTT RUSSELL remarked that there were steam-
vessels now doing eighteen miles an hour regularly, and
instanced the Holyhead heats, and it was well known
amongst snip-hullaers now that it was much easier to
aot a high leas of speed
in large than in small vessels.
Length scant speed—and not only
that,- but speed and
cargo room,. and easy•
el ship-auildi_n gointreconakited. The aid rule
g was 2-beams for the length, they then
increased them to
.4 and 5, and the American clippers
length.rather shialrepehraaanbeluiinit the proportion
sloth!prop
veer
stis:7
ionf
thee
were merely•the old English and American ships built
12 beams.to•the leugtht which had tattle lei miles an
hour in stela water, pbreoapmesr ttioo nt the
back, in very rough weather,
end-in a voyage to- Hambutsah and
had rot shipped a drop of
u.
water, and had gone dUriasy through the sa
that no one
war: ill on board, though several vetreat
to. recommendha t httia6tcpt rtoop soera-
sickness. He did not mean
tiou fot the .Calcutta vessels, bete w 't he recommended
they
was, that should be long a
capacity, and ease, and Co
carry seatahi,'to secure speed,
interfering with the other requirercents'' coal
without The resolution was theta put and carried ttn ntimously;
for
as were others for increasing the nutabrr of directors and
filling up the vacancies at the board. And votes of
thanks having been pasted to- the retiring directorsethe
chairman, and Mr. Bristle', the engineer, the meeting.
separated.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
MIDLAND . cilicuiT.—Lincoln, July 12.
Mr. Baron Alderson entered the city on Saturday, and
forthwith opened the Commission in the city and coariTy
courts, and then adjourned the business till this morn-
ing. Justice Coleridge arrived last evening, he having
gone to Oxford to vote at the University election. The
calendar is light, and the curie list contains only seven
entries.
. .
HORSE STEALING BY A 'SOL—Win. Ricliards9n, aged
17, was indicted for stealing a horse and gig, the pro-
perty of Frederick Clark, of this city. He hired the
horse and gig to go to a neighbouring village, but imme-
diately.made his way to Gansborough, thence into
Yorkshire, and was arrested the next day at Thorne
just as he was selling the property. There were found
upon him a pistol and some bullets, and these ho said
he should have used against any person who overtook
him on the road..-Sentelice 'deferred.
ATTEMPT TO POISON,—/Aldus Ann Blackburn, wife
of Thomas Blackburn, latidlord.of the Red Lion Inn, in
this city, was indicted for attempting to poison her hus-
band with laudanum on the 23d. of March.
Mr.
,FloWers conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
O'Brien the.defence.
The eviletico for the prosecution was that the prosecu-
tor ordereda beefsteak for his supper, which was prepared
by a servant and placed on. the.b.ar table, and that in the
course of eating it ho complained there was laudanum
in it. The wife, who had been asked to partake of the
food, refused; and the husband, finding himself ill, went
into the tsproom and said he Was poisoned, and then
went and lay down, and. fell into a comotose stage. It
was proved that the prisoner had sent for laudanum.
After the evidence for the prosecution had concluded,
onMr. O'Brien was addressing the jury for the pri-
er, . .
Tht, JUDGE stopped him, and said that in the absence
of proof, motive, or that .the •woman had actually put
laudanum on. the steak, it .was unsafe to convict on such
a serious charge. Verdict—Not Guilty.
ChOWN COURT.—(Before•Sir J.--T. COLERIDGE.)
Henry Glen wan indicted for f9loniou3ly cutting and
wounding Jame 3 Kettic, on the• 4th' of April;
Mr. BITTLESTON prosecuted•;• the prisoner was untie-
fended.

• The prisoner locked ti•t•the house of tho proßecutor's
mother. A quarrel ensued ; Glen resolved to leave the
house, arid oil corning down stairs with his clothes and
a reap-book, ho infltcted a very dangerous wound on
the neck with. the hook. • The •prosccutor'a life was in
danger for a fortnight, and it wilt be ::orne time kfore
ho will be able to work.—Ten years' transportation.

e THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLACK
FRIARS BRIDGE ,s
Yesterday an elderly man, ono of the rurvirors of the
party which mpg run down' in the shallop by the Dahlia
s Sunel,l3, evening, applied to AlUerman Law-
rence for a37,istanc..e. Ho qa:en if, at on Sund;iy evening'
he came with his friends i'i 411 J Shallop from Greenwiale',
when having ckarecl the arch n they saw the Dahlia Lma.mhg.; (1.0-wa upon them.r I
an in
(applicant) •hailN-...i the steamer, and desired
n of ttt Shallop
commend to Stand off, while the steers79directi„,,; but
endeavoured te•talte - a more t BlaCkfriars-bridf
0,,
before th-f-`4 had' time t.) di) 'so thecsteail;
ten in number,
sion with thorn' and P"PiPitaVhe boat sank inerae-
iustawaneonslt'
int° d"3 "jert,eing a swimmer, tried to
southerly
came in we'll-
diately, and he ( in
..3. -lientti, doing so :;vns under water
sodieutog, and 'whert'ho rose to the
save id 3 a4gerl
hituself for about fotitirstcro.., . a
eau,
~,ht e. liric that had bean
surface almost 'ex. ha ~ d h
h seiner. and induced his father to
ont from
~t--° c't .' ir t,,ly rer'Pri f
thrown father,
nu they were u ..itun..
.... , . rem
do tli© stur, paoliition by Waternirn who put off to their
were taken on board the stestri.Lo!
. .
‘,
a" - utime applicant lost his sister tcd 1
but in the WC a , .
Blie
snot
ale rolativo and friend?, .. with . two gent
°E.tunt'd they
any one on the
thtt,,,p:croil
foe:bow-3,- espttins of other 'vessels, who condettined the
wantl of caution in not h aving
4)aopktitoi nu't.i.
Alderman LAWRENCE zised if it wAs dark at the time?
Applicant—Certainly not; it wantc.d 20 min
him) o'cloOk, and everything on the river could beds-cerned distinctly.
Alderman LA:WP.ENCE—Tfien what do you want of me ?
Applicant—Tin coroner's inquest, will soon take place,
and the two gentlemen on
.l.)oard
.the Dahlia are going
out of town. .f.iyant to litiew if
attend, E 3 their tt,stimonywill L :
...e linpQrtant to prevo the
I can sunimon them to
negligence on the part of tho,captoip, whose name I came
hero to as6ortliii.
Alderman LAWRENCE—Do
captain with wiiful zie._ligenee in running you gown?
Applicant—Yes, sir; tor.it was no fault of ours, as Ivo
had au experi:qie,ed steersman with us.-
Youintend to charge the
Alderman LAWRENCE—IIvvo the bodes ..boon found?
Apnlicatit—lio, sir not yet. .
Alderman LANI;RENC' E—Then the inquest cannot be
held until 'they Mo found, .however, if you writer. to thi. o
directors of the cowpony, they will
you with :the mane of the capmin,.and then if you,v_li,
come hne,we will Consider . the propriety of gra.n i t:
E sure to furniiillal
3 would
you a summons against hint; bur
detain the two gentleinen, who I shell. lin'
asst in
you can do nothing to
deem it an haperative duty•to render every assistance
their power.

ADDITIONALRTICIILARS.
Yesterday a very searching inquiry.was nit& by the
directors of the London and Westminster Steam-bcat
Company, 'for the purpose of nmertaining whether the
persons in charge. of the 1),),h16 steumer. were tho cause
of the distressing ccident ,ond loss.of life.which occurred
on Sunday night at Blackfriars-hridge.
Captain ,Elliott, who•was in.command, had been indir.
posed for. three Or four days, but Malian of laying up, he
made no complaint, and continued to go with the vole
Oil Sunday evqn.ing, however, he . became worse -4;,d
during hie temp.4ary :absence .the cabin he left and
in charge of the first mate, who todt his
€'o itiun
on the paddlo-bqx. The boa: had. gained. th
to the fourth arch of the—bridge 'when ° "trar'"
shallop, Seeing that there W 43 plenty of
rooper:Fftrcitothtfe,