The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-07 00:00:00

THE PRINCESS LOUIS OF HESSE.

The following bulletin of the health of the Prin-
cess Louis of Hesse was issued this day
:
" WINDSOR CASTLE, April 6, 1863.

" Her Royal Highness the Princess Louis of
Hesse has passed an excellent night, and continues
well. The infant princess is also well.
" JAMES CLARK, M.D.
" CHARLES LOCOCK, M.D.
" ARTHUR FARRE, M.D."

THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.—We understand that
the Queen's birthday will be kept on the 6th of June, but
there will not be a drawing-room, and the usual parade of
the Guards will be dispensed with.

On Saturday next, the 11th inst. their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales will
return from Sandringham to NV indsor. Their Royal High-
nesses will not take up their abode at Mar.borough House
so soon as was expected, as the Prince has said he will not
occupy it until the necessary preparations are in every way
completed.—Court Journal.

ACCIDENT TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE Ex-
CHEQUER.—The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone
M.P., has been confined to his house in Carlton House:
terrace, from injuries received by an accident on Saturday.
On Saturday evening between six and seven, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, who was riding, was thrown from his
horse in Rotten-row. The horse took fright, and the right
hon. gentleman lost all control over the animal. He re-
ceived a severe cut on the forehead, and a slight cut on the
nose, and is severely bruised about the head. The right
hon. gentleman had no groom with hm at :the time, and
was much shaken. On Sunday h. was obliged to keep
his bed. Yesterday he was able to descend to his library ;
and on inquiry last evening we were glad to learn that the
right hon. gentlemen wrs going on well.—Morning Paper
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—During the
week ending April 4 the visitors have been es fol-
lows:--On Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday, free days,
open from 10 a m. to 10 p.m., 8,287 ; on Wednesday, Thurs-
day, and Friday, students' days (Arniesion to th, public
6d) open from 10 a.m till 5 p rn., 963; total, 9,250. From
the opening of the museum, 3,748,283.'Mu5eum of Patents,
South Kensington—Number of visitors for toe week ending
April 4, 1,553. Total number since the opening of the
Museum, free daily (May 12, 1858), 702,686:
THE REPRESENTATION OF DEVONPORT.—With
respect to the report of the intended, retirement of
Sir, A. W. Buller, we find the party papers are pursuing
the same course as they did with respect to the report
about Sir Michael Seymour. Six months before the event,
and again and agaia during the interim, wo stated that
Admiral Sir M Seymour would retire from the House of
Commons, and probably take the command-in-chief at
Portsmouth. The party papers repeatedly denied our
statements, but Sir Michael did vacate the seat for Devon•
port, and is the naval commander-in-chief at Portsmouth.
We have printed a rumour as to the probability of Sir A.
W. Buller having his promised seat at the India Council
Board, in time to make it necessary he should vacate hie
seat as M.P. for Devonport. This some of the party.papers
affect to disbelieve, but since we made .reference to it, cir.
cumstances have occurred tending to establish its pro%,a-
bility. Mr. J. R. Jeffery, of Liverpool, who has a laudable
ambition to enter Parliament, has again been in the
borough, and has had interviews with some of the leading
Liberals, and it was stated in Devonport yesterday that a
canvass on Mr. Jeffery's behalf would be begun in good
earnest immediately after the Easter holidays. The Con-
servatives also evidently expect a vacancy, and assert they
are fully prepared for the emergency.— Western literning
News of yesterday.
THE GOVERNMENT TROOP-SHIP BONTES.—This
fine steam-ship, which has just been built and fitted
on, by Messrs. Laird, of Birkenhead, for the Government
transport service, left the Mersey on Saturday last under
steam for Devonport. The Bontes is the largest vessel ever
constructed on the Mersey—she is 800 feet in length over
all, 44 feet 7 inches in extreme breadth, 32 feet depth of
hold, and her register tonnage 2,811 tons; her engines are
500 horse power, and she has accommodation for about
1,100 to 1,200 men. 4lt
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF GAS.—On Thursday

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night a most terrific explosion of gas occurred at
gonkwearmouth, Sunderland, which it has subsequently
been discovered caused the death of three children. It
occurred in a large new steam flour-mill, occupied by Mr.
D. Ryder, near to the railway station. At the time of the
explosion seven little boys were playing in front of the mill.
Four of them escaped, but the other three poor little
children were overwhelmed by the falling mill and killed.
Their names were William and Robert Garwood, 14 and 11
years of age respectively, sons of a potter, and George
Geoffrey, an orphan boy, who was living with his brother
I'he mill is a complete wreck, and the damage is estimated
at. between £2,000 and £3,000. It is partially covered by
insurance.

HE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.—The
final money deposit (£200) in connexion with this race will
be made on Thursday next, at Barnes, and the race will
tage place, according to previous a.rangement, next Tues-
day. The present champion (Chambers) is in training at
Wandsworth ; and Everson, his antagonist, at Barnes.
FATAL PUGILISTIC ENCOUNTER.—Yesterday a
man about 20 years old, 5f c. Ow. high, was brought
to the London Hospital at 10 o'clock in the morning with
marks of violence on his head, face, and body, and in a
dying state. He expired half an hour afterwards. Two
men who brought the deceased to the hospital said they did
not know his name and address, and that he had been
fighting that morning with another man in a field in Bow.
['he prisoner was insensible on the termination of the
fight, and his antagonist absconded. The deceased was
dressed in a snuff-coloured coat, black cloth trousers, white

shirt, and white stockings.
AN EXPENSIVE .TOKE —At the Liverpool Assizes
yesterday, a rather curious action
teasw tried, the
plaintiffs and defendant being cotton aea Mr.
Walton, the manager for the plaintiffs, while at an hotel in
Bolton, met the defendant, and the conversation turned
upon cotton. The defendant said he had 105 bales of
Egyptian cotton lying at Liverpool, which he would sell
for £l,BOO below the invoice price. Mr. 'Walton and Mr.
Yates, who was also present, agreed to buy the cotton on
these terms, and paid a deposit, partly in cash and an
"I 0 U,,, the defer dant giving a sale note. On going
down to Liverpool, the plaintiffs found that the defendant
had no cotton in that town or anywhere else, and they
therefore brought the action to recover damages. For the
defence it was contended that the affair was a joke, aul the
contract made in a mere spirit of " bounce." The learned
Judge (Mr. Baron Martin) said there was no getting ever
the sale note, and if people foolishly made such contracts,
they must abide the consequences. The jury found a ver-
dict for the plaintiffs—damages £330.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN
RAILWAY.—By a passing train on Saturday morn-
ing it was discovered that a most horrble accident had
taken place at the Stansted station, near Bishop Stortford,
as the remains of a human body were perceived to lad scat-
tered about the line in all directions, and to collect which
it became absolutely necessary to use a broom. Upon inqui-
ries being instituted, the unfortunate creature was di,co-
vered to be the night signalman at the Stansted station,
named Clark, who was about 40 years of age, and who is
supposed to have met with his untimely death by the up.
mail train, although there is not the slightest clue as to
how it did recur. The poor fellow was a particularly
behaved and steady man, and a native of Bishop Stortford,
and we regret to add that he leaves a wife and a large family
of young children, The coroner for Essex will hold an in-
quest on the body this day (Tuesday).
GItEIT FIRE ON THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS.—At
noon, on Sunday, the town of Mal:on was alarmed
by the tolling of the fire bells. The fire brigade were soon
together. and engines and four horses were despatched to
Leavening, on the \Voids, nine miles distan', where a de-
structive fire was raging • n the farmste.d of Mrs M.
Simpson. The fire was caused by a spark from a flue, which
was blown by the high wind—almost a gale—into the ad-
joining building, and fanned into a furious flame. Build-
ings, corn, and other property were totally tuna, but a
severance was made in order to save the house, and the
wind was fortunately right for blowing the fire away from
the stacks. The place is on a wold summit, without water;
therefore the fire was very difficult to subdue, and the
damage is heavy, but covered by insurance in the Couuty-
offico.
THE ACCIDENT TO AN EXPRESS TRAIN.—A larg;
number of workmen were employed during the whole of
Sunday in removing the wreck occasioned by the accident
at Little Bytham on the Great Northern Railway, reported
in The Sun of yesterday. The two wounded passengers,
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, were progressing favourabiy. It has
been ascertained that the enginedriver, Charles Clarke, had
two of his ribs fractured. The speed of the train at the time
of the accident is alleged to have been nearly 60 mites an
pas.
occurrence
hrur, so that it appears perfectly miraculous how the
senger should have escaped. This frightful was
not without its ludicrous incident. One of the ss
was extricated from a shattered carriage without having
sustained the slightest personal injury; but, although he
had just escaped from the very jaws of death, he could not
be pacified because the railway officials could not find his
pipe among the ruins,