The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVE.NING-, SEPTEMBER 2, 1861

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Befere Mr. Gibbons.)

MODEL DISCOUNTING-MACE V. AIKMAN.

This was an action to recover a butcher's account, de-
fendant being a ship and insurance broker of the City and
Highbury.
Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, called his client, who
deposed to the supply of the various items, which he said
had not been raid for. The goods were, except one live
pig, delivered to defendant's house. _ _

Cross-examined by Mr. 0 weu—l have had large orders
from defendant for his ships, but I did Rot give the meat
to defendant as discount.

A man who had formerly been in the service of plaintiff
proved delivering some of the meat, and admitted that de-
fendant had paid for some of the meat. A former bill was
prsented to defendant receipted as discount upon the ships'
accounts.

Plaintiff—l never looked on this bill as discount.

A debt collector proved that defendant had offered £3los.
Mr. Owen then called defendant, who said that he had
paid some of the items, and the rest, except a pig, he looked
upon as discount. A former bill had been settled in that
way, and as to the pig plaintiff had had it back.

It was explained that plaintiff had not received the pig
which had been given to the man.

His Honour did not approve of this new method of dis-
counting, and said that if Mr. Aikman was entitled to dis-
count on the ship's meat he should have taken it at the
time. It would not do to set up a former transaction, and
therefore plaintiff would have a verdict for the unpaid items
with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE EAST INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamship

Poonah, Capt. J. S. Field, arrived at Southampton yester-

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children, and 10 servants), including M. Blondin and two
friends from Gibraltar. On freight she had four packages
of specie, value £l,OOO sterling, 2,075 bales of silk, 15 bales
of cotton, 4 boxes of valuables, and 200:packages of sundries.
The Poonah left Alexandria on the 19th ult., Malta en the
23d, and Gibraltar on the 27th. Fine weather was expe-
rienced in the Mediterranean and on the coasts of Spain and
Portugal ; across the Bay of Biscay strong westerly winds
and equally, with heavy swell. Passed the Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Pera, with the outward mails of the 20th
for the East on the 26th, bound for Malta.
The usual Egyptian fleet and the French frigate Perdrix
were at Alexandria when the Poonah left that port.
Her Majesty's ships Hiberni4, Malacca, Phoebe, Fox.
hound, I'syche, and Cossack were at Malta on the 23d ult.,
and the Trident at Gibraltar on the 27th.
The Spanish screw sloop, 2 guns, 130 horse power, was
launched from the dockyard at Carthageno on the 17fh
and would be towed thence to Barcelona to have her engines
fitted. The Gerona frigate and Prosperidad sloop, on the
stocks in the same arsenal, are progressing towards com-
pletion. The steam transport Maya, Commander V. Abial,
from Havannah, with 745 troops for Cadiz, arrived at Vigo
on the 16th tilt., where she had to perform quarantine. The
sailing corvette Ferrolano, 30, Capt. E. Acebal, from Car-
thagena. arrived at Cadiz on the 21st inst. ; the screw sloop
Leon, 2. Lieut. Garcia de Tudela, from Barcelona, and the
sloop Alerte. 2, Lieut. S. Martinez, from Malaga, on the
24th. The steam transport San Quintin, 2,Commander Don-
nesteve, left Cadiz on the 20th with troops for Havannah.
The late Spanish Consul at Gibraltar, Don Mariano de la
Roca, has been succeeded by Don Juan Antonia Argush,
who has entered upon his consular duties; the Spanish Vice-
Consul, Don Joaquin Gonzalez Huet, who has occupied
that post during the last 12 years, and been frequently in
charge of the consulate, has been appointed Spanish Consul
at Cardiff.

Alarming Colliery Accident.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, Monday Night—lntelli-
gence has just been received of a most alarming
accident having happened at Burradon Colliery,
about six miles from Newcastle, in which pit it will
be recollected that about three years ago 90 men lost
their lives by an explosion of fire damp. The pre-
sent accident resembles in its general features that
of the Hartley calamity, but we hope without the
fearful loss of life that then occurred. About one
o'clock to-day, while the engine was working, the
winding machine balance-weight became detached
by some defect, came crashing down through the
engine-house, smashed the machinery, and broke
the two winding ropes. The two cages having
thus nothing to hold them fell to the bottom, com-
pletely cutting off all communication with the men
below. There were between 100 and 200 men and
boys down the pit at the time. If the cages in
falling have destroyed the bratticing, which can
only be ascertained by inspection, for which no
means at present exiat, the peril of the men is fear-
ful to contemplate, as in that case the ventilation
will be destroyed. Hopes, however, are entertained
that all yet remains intact, and that the rescue of
the men is only a question of time. Preparations
are actively making to get the crab ready so as to
reach them. There is a communication between
this pit and the neighbouring one of Seghill, but
before it can be made available substantial stone
stoppings must be removed, and some degree of
hesitation is felt as to touching them, as they play
an important part in the ventilation of the mine.