The Sun.
London, England, 1837-09-06 00:00:00

THE QUEEN AT BRIGHTON.

BRIGHTON, TUESDAY NlGHT.—Pursuant to a requisi-
tion by a very large number of the inhabitants of Brighton,
requesting the High Constable to convene a meeting, for
the purpose of devising the best means of evincing their
loyalty on the approaching visit of her Majesty to the town,
a large number of the most respectable residents of the town
and its neighbourhood, met this afternoon, at the Town-
hall, at half-past two o'clock.
The High-Constable, J. WRIGHT, Esq., was called to the
chair.

Captain Pechell, M.P., and a number of the neighbour-
ing gentry, were on his right and left hand.
THOMAS ALLTREE, Eeq. proposed the fist resolution,
which was to the effect, that on the approaching visit of her
Majesty. the inhabitants of Brighton were hound to take
such measures as would demonstrate their loyalty, attach-
ment, and respect for her Majesty on her first visit as their
Sovereign to the town ; and that a Committee be appointed
for that purpose, with power to collect subscriptions, and
with lower to add to their number.—(Hear, hear.)
H. BLABER, Esq., seconded the resolution. He agreed
i n all that had been said by the gentleman wlio had proposed
it, and he trusted that as far as possible all party feeling
would be given up for the purpose of achieving their ob-
ject.—(Hear, and cheers.)
Here a number of gentlemen exclaimed that no select
;ist should be acted on, and that the Committee should be
appointed from those who were present.
The resolution was then carried, when, after some die-
eu!sion, _ _ .

Mr.lannsHAw moved that a Committee should be ap•
pointed, consisting only of persons then present.

Mr. COLEBATCH seconded the motion.
Several lists were produced, and a'ter a lengthened argu-
ment a Committee was appointed.
Several subscriptions were then haneed if, awl the con-
tributions are expected, in the course cf a day or two, to
amount to a very large sum.
Amongst the various arrangements intende 1 to celebrate
the approaching visit of her Majesty, it is prcyosed to erect.
a splendid triumphal arch on the Londou-rowl, to illuminate
the public buildings, and to have a grand gal I.
The works of the Pavilion are now a'most completed for
the reception of the Queen. Every marisioa in an habit-
able state has been greedily rented at exorbitant terms, and
all those incomplete in their arrangements are being actively
placed in a condition to receive the numerous tenantry who
daily arrive for the purpose of obtaining tmnporary re-
sidence.

The imitations of champagne by the English a3d
Germans are well known, but a somewhat novel speculation
has lately been entered into at Leipsic by pa tins more in-
genious than honest, for the " manufacture c) pictures by
the great Italian masters." Many very clever counterl'eits
have been produced, and it is stated that sei eral profo3ted
English connoisseurs have been duped by tiiem.—Frelick
Paper.

COLLISION BETWEEN THE MO-

MARCH AND APOLLO STEAMERS.

[We received such contradictory statements yester-
day as to this accident, that we refrained giving any
particti!ars until to-day.]
(The following is from a Morning Paper.)

Yesterday morning an accident similar to that which oc-
carrcd last year at the Nore, when the Red Rover was
sunk by corning in contact with the Magnet in the fog, took
place in the river near Gravesend, but was attended with
more fatal results, three persons having perished. The
vessels which came in collision on this occasion were the
Apollo, a small steam-vessel, belonging to the Commer-
cial Steam-Packet Company, and the Monarch, a large
and powerful steam-ship, the property of the General
Steam Navigation Company. Inc' Apollo, a steamer of
about 120 tons, devoted solely to the conveyance of pas-
sengers, was coming up the river on her way from Yar-
mouth to London, with twenty-five persons besides the crew
on board, when she was met by the Monarch, a Leith
packet, on her way down, in Northfleet Hope, and while
rounding the point, a dreadful collision took place, by
which the Apollo, being the smaller body, suffered, and
soon went down. When the two vessels met it was
about three o'clock, and the night was very dark and
hazy, the tide being nearly at its height ; and, when the
crash took place, the affrighted passengers, all of whom
were below in their berths, and a majority of them
asleep, were aroused, and rushed on deck, believing their
doom was fixed, and the shouts of the men, and their
cries for help, mingled with the cries and shrieks of the
females, formed a scene of terrific conftision. The "passen-
gers in the Monarch were soon quieted, and it was ascer-
tained that she had received very little damage by the con-
cussion. She proceeded immediately alongside the Apollo,
which filled rapidly, and took her passengers and crew oa
board, when it was ascertained that all were saved except
the stewardess and two children. In ten minutes afterwards
the Apollo disappeared ; she went down in deep water.
The Monarch remained close to her until daylight, when
the Newcastle, a towing steamer, hove in sight, and the
Apollo's passengers were transferred to her, and conveyed
to London. They did not arrive until ten, and the anxious
-inquirers assembled at the wharf ascertained the real extent
of the calamity. • Previous to the arrival of the Newcastle
information had reached the metropolis that every person
on board the Apollo had perished, and the eastern part of
the metropolis and the city were in a state of feverish ex-
citement for several hours, the report having obtained ex-
tensive circulation, and, with the remembrance of several
recent steam-boat calamities, was too readily accredited by
all who heard it.

It appears that the Monarch left the Brunswick Steam
Packet Wharf about ten minutes before one o'clock yester-
day morning with goods and passengers, and from the state-
ment made by Mr. George Rooke, her pilot, who has the
reputation of being a very skilful and careful man, and has
conducted steamers up and down the Thames for many
years, she proceeded very cautiously at half-speed only
down the river, owing to the darkness of the night and the
haziness of the weather. Captain Bain, the Master of the
Monarch, was stationed on one paddle-box, end Mr.
Rooke, the pilot, on the other, and a good 100k-out, it is
asserted by the latter, was kept a-head by men placed
in the bows. There were two strong lights hoisted aboard
the Monarch, one at the mast-head, a large illuminating
light, and the other at her stern. In this manner the
Monarch proceeded as far as Northfleet Hope, and when off
Grays, in rounding the point, the Appollo was first seen
bearing towards her in the same direction ; she was within
a very short distance of the Monarch, and Mr. Rooke
states that the order to ease and stop the engines was im-
mediately given. The collision, however, which is described
Qy all parties as a most fearful one, took place, the Monarcls
striking the starboard bow just before the fore rigging. The
Monarch rebounded with the shock, and in order to pre-
sent her going right over the Apollo, the engines were re-
versed, and she afterwards went alongside, and took the
passengers out. They had no sooner reached the Monarch
than every kindness and attention was paid to them by the
captain, steward. stewardess, and crew, and on its being as-
certained that they were persons in a very humble condi-
tion in life, a subscription was immediately commenced
among the passengers of the Monarch, and 12/. was soon
collected. This sum was forwarded to London, and is in the
hands of Mr. Bessell, the Secretary of the General Steam
Navigation Company. It will be a great relief to many of
the sufferers who have lost their property, and is to be ap-
portioned according to their wants. In order to allay any
Fears as regards the Monarch, we are happy to state that the
injury she received is of the most trifling nature, a part of her
eutwater only was carried away, and there is no doubt of her
reaching Leith in safety. Tne slight damage she has sus-
tained will not at all affect her speed. When the ApoUo was
st ruck there were two children asleep in the fore-cabin, one
a boy aged six years. the son of Mr. Boulton, of North-
ampton-square, Clerkenwell ; the other, a girl, about three
ears of age, named Wren. They were both in charge of
the same nurse, and the woman's first effort when the col-
lision took place was an attempt to rescue the children,
but the water flowed in so fast close to the spot where th'ey
were sleeping, that she nearly lost her own life, and the little
ones perished. The stewardess, a respectable female,
named Jones, recently appointed to her situation, rushed
out of the after-cabin on to the deck when the vessel was
struck, when recollecting that her bonnet had been left
below, she returned and was drowned by the rush of water.
Some very narrow escapes took- plare ; many of the pas-
sengers were so terrified as to be unable to save themselves,
and were dragged half asleep into the Monarch.

The Apollo was a handsome little vessel, and formerly
ran between Southampton and Havre. It was only last
week that she went down to Southend with a party of
bakers for the benefit of a society belonging to that trade,
when she got aground and remained so all night, to the no
small inconvenience of the company, who were detained
until next day. The captain and crew persist that no suffi-
cient look-nut was kept on 'board the Monarch, and that
men stationed on the larboard and starboard bows hailed
her to bear -away long before she came up with the Apollo,
and that no notice was taken of their cries, nor was the
vessel eased until she ran into them. In the present state
of the affair it would not be right to suffer the statements
of either party to prejudice the public mind, more particu-
larly as the transaction, when the bodies are raised, will
become the subject of a very solemn inqury.
A meeting of the Directors of the Commercial Steam-
boat Company took place yesterday afternoon, when direc-
tions were given for the raising of the vessel. We were
informed by Mr. Bleaden, the Secretary of the Company,
whose attention to the state of the unfortunate sufferers has
been most humane and considerate, that express ori:crs had
been given to get up the bodies of the stewardess and the
children as quickly as possible, and that every respect should
be paid to their remains.
A most unfounded report of the collision between the
Apollo and the Monarch found its way into the Courier
evening newspaper. It was there stated, on the authority
of Captain Turner, the master of the Mercury, a Gravesend
! -
steamer, that the Apollo left St. Katharine's wharf at four
o'clock for Yarmouth ; that she was met by the Monarch
from Leith, and that the Apollo had sunk with all the
passengers, 20 in number, on board. The report goes on
to state, that when Captain Turner left Grays, three bo-
dies had been found, and fishermen were dragging for more.
The whole statement was a gross misrepresentation, and
will no doubt be productive of great mischief in those
places where no other paper is seen. The journal in ques-
tion must have been shamefully imposed upon, more, espe-
'cially as Captain Turner, a most respectable man, never
gave any account of the kind to any person whatever, and
we have his authority for stating that his name had been
used without his sanction, and that he has been already
put to some inconvenience in consequence.