The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-05 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUST 5, 1037-

MIDDLESEX ELECTION.

YESTERDAY.

It having been announced that Mr. Hume would address
the electors at the close of the poll from the bus ings at
Charing-cross, a large number of persons collecte l there.
theA t thatc he hour Chairman
tte telflehs Committee,Hion.GentlemaeneddwroaNsc
proceeding to ad-
up, attended by
'
dress the meeting, when a heavy shower, which lasted for
upwards of twenty minutes, suddenly dispersed those as-
sembled, and an adjournment took place to the Reform
Committee Room at the Ship Hotel, Charing-cross. The
Chairnian of the Committee, Mr. Fearon, then gave the
gross poll made up till Two o clock.
Byng 4492
Hume
4145
Wood ...... 4424
Pownall
State of the Day's Poll at Two o'Clock,
Hume
Byng
955
Wood
835
817
Pownall
Mr. HOME then addressed those assembled. He did
not know the result of the election, but assuming that he
was beaten, ho honestly declared that he did not care for
himself, but he was much grieved at the expected result
on account of the great and glorious cause for which
they were all fighting—the loss would be to the nation,
—not to him.---(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") The
Tories had beaten them—not by the honest and free votes
of the electors within the county, but by the out-voters,
and by the necessarily enormous expense attendant upon
the bringing up of that class of the constituency. He was
ashamed of the City of London upon this occasion—it had
not done its duty. It was a most serious thing for the
Reformers to know that in a stand-up fight—h 6
would not—indeed he dare not, call it a fair one
—they had been beaten by the Tories. The cause
was obvious : the Tories had been active, industrious,
and well organised. On the other hand, the Reformers
had been apathetic, indolent, and self-confiding. The Hon.
Gentleman said, with much emphasis, "1 have been beaten
in Middlesex—but the Tories have miscalculated. I can
assure them they sha'nt get rid of me." The Hon. Gentle-
man then retired amidst loud cheering.
Mr. FEAZON. then addressed a few words to the
.meeting. He said they had then the returns from the va-
rious districts made up only till Two o'clock. But if their
fears with regard to Mr. Hume's defeat should be realized,
the result would be a great national disgrace. Mr. Hume
was not an ordinary man. He had not like many
other politicians been content with making speeches and
propounding theories—one half of which were impractica-
ble, brought forward for the mere purpose of courting po-
pular applause, or feeding popular ignorance—Mr. Hume
had directed his mind to all those subjects affecting the well-
being of the community, not confining himself to the finances
of the country, but stretching far into the soundest and
wisest views of political economy. If any portion of
their defeat had arisen from the clamour which was
most disreputably and dishonestly raised upon the subject
of the Poor Law Bill, that would only prove the extreme
ignorance of the people, and the thorough want of principle
among the well-informed of the Tories, who availed them-
selves of the prejudice which existed against the Bill,
which they themselves had helped to carry, for the most
base and dishonourable purposes.—(Hear, hear.) But it
ought not to be concealed from those present, nor from any
Englishman, that the true cause of. failure arose from the
great want of political knowledge which existed throughout
the country, and the *ant of a right understanding of the
relative station of the representative and,..the constituent.
The constituent imagined, and the excessive canvass now
considered necessary rather aided that feeling, that ho had a
favour to confer, instead of feeling as the obliged party if
faithfully and honourably represented. With regard to the
PoorAaw Bill, he felt quite confident that whatever tempo-
rary success might attend Tory clamour upon that subject,
it would be viewed as a measure which had substantially
been the salvation of English society, whether poor or
rich. The Honourable Gentleman was again com-
plaining of the want of political integrity in the con-
stituency, when he was interrupted by a cry of " Give
them the 4-" v" He proceeded—the ballot would

The Jury gare a verdict in faviur of the defendant a
eight o'clock.

LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.

Most distressing accidents are of frequent occurrence in
mining districts. We were never before called upon to re-
cord so unfortunate and melancholy an occurrence—either
with respect to loss of property or human life—as the one
which took place in the coal mines of Mr. Curwen at Work-
ington, on Friday night last. The principal workings in
Mr. Curwen's collieries extend a long way under the sea.
In the Lady Pit the Camperdown band runs rapidly to-
wards the surface in the direction of the shore, and it was
here the miners lied fora long time been employed. As
they proceeded onwards with their labour the thickness, of
the covering between the sea and the workings was daily
reduced by their operations, until, at the time the accident
occurred, it is supposed to . have not exceeded fifteen
fathems, only four fathoms of which were freestone, the rest
loose gravel and sand. The coal having been thus cut
away to within so short a distance, and the excavated seam
being so great—eleven or twelve feet—added to the re.
(novel of some pillars, the superincumbent strata gave way,
the water rushed in from the sea, and three valuable mines,
Lady Pit, Isahella Pit, and Union Pit, were almost in-
stantaneously filled and rendered for ever useless.
At the time the sea broke in there. were fifty-seven men
and boys in the mine, thirty of whom escaped by the bear,
mouth, but twenty-five men and two boys were overtaken
by the water and perished.
In addition to thik, twenty-eight valuable horses also
perished. It was fortunate the accident took place at the
hour of changing the shift, when comparatively few men
were in the pits, otherwise the loss of life might have been
much more extensive. Several of the survivors were within
three hundred yards of the place where'the water broke in,
which had the effect of not only instantly changing the cur-
rent of air in the mine, but of rendering it comparatively
cold: This at once convinced them all was not right, and
they made.the best of their way to what is called the bear-
mouth, and escaped. The current of air, as the men
ascended the inclined plane, was so great from the pressure
of the water, that the men experienced the greatest difficulty
in keening their footing, and had the trap-doors not been
uncommonly good, it is thought very few would have escaped
with life. As a man named Bland, who had gone dovrn to
render assistance, was returning, the outer door was closed
IV the violence of the current, and opening inwards, he tried
in vain to move it. At length, however, he succeeded in
breaking ono of the boards of which the door was formed,
and such was the rush of air through the aperture, that he
was carried with tremendous force through the opening, and
thus escaped.
The place where the water broke into the pit is nearly
a mile and a half from the shaft, between Salterbeck and
Harrington, and about forty or fifty yards below low
water-mark. The three pits were filled with water by
half-past ten, an hour and a half from the time the roof
gave way. A vessel sailed over the opening on Saturday,
the captain of which supposes the aperture to be little
short of an acre in extent; but as his conjecture was
formed from the extent of the discoloured water, the pro-
bability is that his surmise much exceeds the actual extent.
Owing to a considerable body of water having for nearly
twelve months past made its way into the pit at the place
Where the accident happened, the experienced workmen
frequently cautioned the viewer of their danger, but their
counsel was disregarded. The men were daily working
at the place, removed the coal to the full extent of the
band, and occasionally took away part of the pillars, and had
therefOre ample opportunity of judging for themselves. The
pits' were amply furnished with every necessary article ;
tb2 outlays for improvements were liberal and upon an ex-
th-ai:'.s: scale rt., plarnhar_rtf mnn nmnlntrntl mac, nr•rsntor.
be almost irreparable, as the pits are rendered for ever
useless.
thrown out
of nl sof
work, 400
butm e
Ar.
n, and. Curwcnho)s arc
tas for
he
pre-
sent
expressed
wish to give as many of them employment as possible in
t
his
collieries at Harrington.—Cumberland Pacquet.
IrowUn

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not alter the fact of whien ne - •• -
not pravent canvassing, and it would not enlighten the
minds of the electors.—( Cries of " Yes, but it would
f
m
protect them.") It would not protect the conscien-
ous man 0r.,„.,,as
the. truth-te11er..... I.,'llcereei "puts not
knowledge,
in a very large extension of the suffrage, which he hoped and
d he
would s
ten%
eti nr yg soon csaerl er da
t. —e
d(La on udd
tchhee ecr so mittee pro-
.)
ceeded with their labours.

HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL MUNIFICENCE AND
GPATITUDS. —Our readers may recollect an account of an
accident, in which her Majesty, shortly after her accession, was
placed in some danger by the restiveness of the horses under
her Royal carriage in descending Highgate-hill. Mr. Turner,
the landlord of the Fox and Grapes, who was the most pro-
minent person in affording the requisite assistance, received a
communication on Tuesday last, commandieir his attendance
at the Palace on the following day. He attended accordingly,
and was introduced to two gentlemen, who informed him that
her Majesty had commanded his attendance, in order that his
wishes might be ascertained with respect to the reward that
he might have anticipated. Mr. Turner replied that he had
not anticipated any further notice of his exertions, and that
he had no request of any kind to make. He was then in-
formed that her Majesty was of opinion that if Mr. Turner
were permitted to put up the Royal Arms it might be of some
service to the business of his house, and, in addition, desired
that he would accept a pocket-book and its contents, which
accordingly was handed to him by the gentle.men. A further
intimation was conveyed, that if, at any futuro time, Mr.
Turner or his family should be in need of assistance from un-
looked for misfortunes of any kind they were always to bear
in mind that they should have a firm friend in her Majesty.
Mr. Turner was, of course, much rejoiced with his good for-
tune, and after offering his most. grateful acknowledgements,
returned home in the words of his neighbours "a made man."
Mr. Turner anticipates a great accession of business from his
fortunate adventure, and expects that " The Queen's arms"
34,111 yet be honoured by an occasional call from her Majesty.
With respect to the contents of the pocket-book Mr. Turner
will not mention the amount, but says it is " heavy."
The Marquis of Lansdowne left town yesterday for
his scat, Bowood Park, Wilts.

HYDROPIIOI3I A.—ln various parts of South Ame-
rica this dreadful disease is extremely common in the violent
heats of summer. The wild beasts in a country but ill sup-
plied with streams, and in the long summer, when those springs
are dried up, tear their flesh in agony with this disease. The
wolves and all the dog kind Are the especial sufferers, but the
jaguars or tigers, and perhaps all that roam the sandy plains are
seized with this fury. Accidents arc of course common among
the hunterl, herdsmen, and the people of the lower ranks in
general; but they excite comparatively but little terror, from
the frequency and simplicity of the cure. This is effected by
taking two or three doses of a powdered root, which seems
something of a hellebore genus, and of which Lieutenant
Hardy gives the characters. The root throws the patient into
the most profuse perspiration ; the second day generally com-
pletes the sure, though the patient remains woalt fur a time.
It is remarkable that this root acts in the same manner as the
only medicines which have been found a palliative of this dread-
ful disease in Europe. Sudorfics alone seem to have produced
‘v
any effect here, and some instances of the singular force of the
vapour bath in quieting the paroxysms have been given within
these few years, which may tend to a more skilful treatment.
All this, however, has been told to our English surgeons al-
ready. The root in question has even been brought to Eng-
land
ando
Still
any
m Withoutan, e v e n effect.an
administered,
know but,
hard it how is to as
is
convince
hospital surgeon, against his will, what slight circumstances
may be taken advantage of, and what important ones may be
neglected, where the mind of the experimentalist is not in fa-
vour of the operation : we must suspend our belief that the
root which had so plainly wrought its cure in South America,
becomes utterly useless in crossing the Atlantic. The man
wha
•• shall succeed in bringing hydrophobia within the power
of European medicine will deserve the highest gratitude of
Europe, and will doubtless receive the most valuable testimo-
nials of the liberality of England. —Blacktcood.
Yesterday morning, between seven and eight o'clock,
Mary Wilkinson, a fine young woman, t Nenty-one years of age,
housemaid in the service of Mrs. 13:2rtram, of 13aker.strect;
Portman-square, attempted to put a period to her existence in
consequence of being accused by her fellow-servant with being
.pregnant, which she solemnly denied. Yesterday morning
she arose as usual, and proceeded to her work. At breakfast
time she did not snake her appearance after being called, and
one of her fellow-servants went in pursuit of her. On ap-
proaching the water-closet she heard dreadful moans, and
the poer girl was discovered lying there in excruciating
agony, with a tea-cup by her side, which had contained oil
of vitriol„ which she had swallowed. Surgical assistance was
piocured, but not the remotest hopes are entertained for her
recovery. The unfortunate girl is six months advanced in
pregnancy.
The obstacles that interposed to the further improve-
ment and finishing the new street, Wellington-street North,
hiving been removed, the workmen are making great progress
towards its completi :n, having taken down a large portion of
the old ruinous walls opposite the English Opera House, and
a part of the house adjoining, at the north corner in the Strand.
This is preparatory to laying the foundation of new houses,
and making the street uniform and handsome, for at present
the unfinished part has a very unsightly appearance.

from bad to worse, one vicious habit following fast upon
another, till the horse (which had been in the meantime
purchased, and " warranted perfectly sound and quiet and
gentle in harness") became quite useless. At starting, he
would plunge back, rear upright, or bolt forward with such
rapidity, as to render it impossible for aay one to. get into
the gig without running by his side, and taking the opportu-
nity to do so at the risk of his neck. Under these eircum-
stanccs a letter was sent to the defendant, who took no
notice of it, and the plaintiff sent the horse to stand at a
cheap place, to abide the result of this action, which was
immediately commenced.