The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1863.

tropolitan Board of Works should have power over the
subway in connection with the sewers.
Mr. DOULTON considered it was unadvisable to give
two bodies separate control over the subway.
Mr. CO WPER supported the clause.
The amendment was negatived without a division, and
the clause was agreed to.
Clause 9 was agreed to.
On clause 10,
Mr. CRA WFORD moved that the certificate handing
over the new street to the City should be signed by the
Chief Commissioner of Works, instead of the chairman of
the board.

Mr. COWPER would rather some other person was
named than the Chief Commissioner of Works for signing
the certificate. He thought it would be better some compe-
tent person should be named to join the chairman in giving
the certificate. He should not oppose the amendment.
AftEr some discussion, in which Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Cox,
Mr. Tite, Mr. Cubitt, Mr. Alderman Salomons, Mr. J. T.
Norris, and Sir John Shelley took part, the amendment was
agreed to.

NAMING THE NEW STREET.
Mr. CRAWFORD said, it was desirable the house
should insert in the clause the name of the street, and
not leave it to the tender mercies of the Metropolitan
Board of Works. Lately that body had, in new naming
the streefs, given some of them their own distinguished
names. (Hear, hear.) He had no desire to see that prin-
ciple carried oat in naming the new street, and he proposed
it should be called Mansion House-street. (Oh oh )
Sir J. SHELLEY said it was very amusing to hear the
manner in which the citizens of London spoke of the Board
of Works, and the horror and dread they had of that body
The hon. member (Mr. Crawford) alluded to the " tender
mercies" of the Board; and the Lord Mayor had called
them a " foreign body." He hoped they would give the new
street some better name than the one proposed.
Mr. AYRTON said there was one objection to the pro-
posed name, viz., that many of the citizens would not be
able to pronounce it, (Laughter.) One of the earliest writers
on the City said that "what struck him as most curious in
London was the enormous quantity of provisions he saw,
and the wonderful powers of the citizens to eat them."
(Laughter.) The Mansion House was only suggestive of
that one faculty of the corporation. (Laughter.) If it was
necessary to have a name connected with the City, his hon.
friend (Alderman Sydney), who knew all about the corpo-
ration, and who informed them on a former evening how
the corporation behaved in their cups—a condition for which
they were most celebrated—(laughter)—might be able
to give them some historic name. For instance, why not take
Whittington or his cat—(laughter)—and call it Whitting-
ton-street or Cat-street. (Laughter) If they could not get
a historic name in the corporation, let them take one out of
it. Let them identify the noble lord's with it (Lord Palmer-
ston), and, as he was a patron of the bill, naming the street
after him would be a compliment worthy of his administra-
tion. (Laughter.) There were many names that could be
selected; but as to Mansion House-street, why he had hoped
before this to have seen the Mansion House converted into
a railway station. (Hear.) The footing and stability of the
corporation were like the Brahmin's description of the
world. The globe, he said, " stands upon an elephant's
back, and his legs on a turtle's back"—(laughter)—and
that he (Mr. Ayrton) thought, was very much like the
stability of the corporation of London. (Renewed laughter.)
He hoped the house would negative, the amendment.
Lord PALMERSTON—I can only say that I hope the
duty of baptising the new street will be left to the proper
parties, namely, the Metropolitan Board of Works.
(Laughter.)

Mr. CRAWFORD then withdrew his amendment, and
all the clauses having been agreed to, the bill passed
through committee.

The house having resumed, went into committee on
THE LONDON COAL AND WINE DUTIES CON,
TINUANCE BILL.
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On clause 2,

Mr. COX proposed an amendment, the effect of which
was to declare that the very first work to which the 4d
fund should be devoted was the removal of Middle-row,
Holborn. The Holborn Board of Works had estimated
that it might be removed at a cost of £45,000 or £50,000,
and that in the course of a few months. He did not con-
sider that the existence of Holborn-hill was anything like
so great an obstruction to the traffic westward from the City
as Middle-row, Holborn. Then, let the corporation do the
graceful thing, and consent to allocate the comparatively
trifling sum of £50,000 for the purpose. If they did, they
could henceforward take their stand, not upon turtle, as had
been suggested by an hon. friend near him, but upon
Middle-row, Holborn. (Laughter.)

Mr. CRAWFORD had no authority to pledge the cor-
poration to the doing of graceful things. (A laugh.) At
the same time he felt quite sure that the corporation would
be willing to recognise the removal of Middle-row as a
work so adjacent to the City that it would come within the
province of the bill; but there could not be a doubt as to
the prior necessity of getting rid of Holborn-hill.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS was understood to say that he
considered the whole discussion premature.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS inquired whether Middle-
row was not within the limits of the borough of Finsbury ;
if it was he did not doubt but that it would be a very agree-
able announcement for the hon. member to have to make to
hie constituents that he had brought about its removal.
Mr. COX would be very angry with his hon. friend the
member for Greenwich (Mr. Alderman Salomons) if he
thought improper motives were imputed to him by his hon.
friend, bat the fact was that up to five minutes ago he did
not know that Middle-row was in Finsbury.
Mr. AYRTON thought that the money expended upon
the filling up the valley at the foot of Holborn-hill would
be thrown away unless Middle•row were also removed.

Mr. Alderman SI oNEY said that there were improve
ments to be made in the eastern parts of the metropolis
which had the first claim upon the corporation.
Mr. CUBITT could not allow that the filling up of the
Holborn valley would be of no use unless Middle-row were
also removed.

Mr. COWPER urged that the raising of Holborn-hill
was of much more importance than the removal or widen-
ing of Middle-row. It was therefore treated as a primary
charge on the duties, but whatever was left would be ex-
pended on the widening of Middle-row.
The amendment was negatived without a division. The
clause was then agreed to and the bill passed through com-
mittee.

VACCINATION (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill passed though committee.
NAVAL Mi.DICAL SUPPLEMENTAL FUND SO-
CIETY WINDING-UP ACT (1861) AMENDMENT
BILL.
On the motion of Mr. STANSFELD, this bill was read
a third time and passed.
SALMON FISHERIES (SCOTLAND) ACT CON-
TINUANCE BILL.
This bill was read a second time.
SALE OF MILL SITES, &c, (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill passed through committee.
LISBURN ELEC ['ION—WITHDRAWAL OF
PETITION.

On the order for the consideration of the report of the
general committee of elections,
Mr. BOUVERIE presented a petition from Alexander
M'Cann, who had sent the document purporting to be the
withdrawal of the petition. He stated that he had been
entrusted with the withdrawal of the petition, and prayed
that he might be offered an opportunity of substantiating
his allegations upon oath.
After some discussion the motion was agreed to.
ENGLISH CHURCH SERVICES IN WALES BILL.
This bill was recommitted.

On clause 1, which provided that the bill should come
into operation where there were ten English inhabitants,
Mr. HUNT moved the insertion of the qualification three
of them should be householders.
Mr. AYRTON opposed the amendment.
The committee divided. The numbers were--
For the amendment
Against
Majority against
Several other verbal amendments were proposed, and
eventually the chairman was ordered to report progress)
leaving the clause still to be disposed of.

THE LOSS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON,

By the Jura, which arrived at Liverpool on Wed
nesday, we have received the following additiona
particulars of the loss of the Anglo-Saxon :

STATEMENT OF WILLIAM ➢i'MASTER, CHIEF ENGINEER
_ _

" the Anglo-Saxon left Liverpool with about 444
souls on board (comprising 48 cabin and 312 steer-
age passengers, with a ship's company of 85 souls)
on the 16th of April, at 6 p.m. Reached Moville,
near Londonderry, on the 17th. We had strong
westerly winds up to the 22d, and on the 25th made
field-ice; got through it safely on the 27th, expect-
ing to make Cape Race about noon on Monday, en-
gines going at a slow speed; very thick dense fog.
At 11 a.m. discovered breakers ahead. Orders were
received to reverse the engines full speed, and re •
versed them lull speed. The ship then struck heavily
aft. Then ordered to stop and turn ahead full speed.
Did so. Gave orders to the second engineer to stand
by the bilge injections, and every man to stand to
his duty, which was done. Shortly after this the
water came rushing into the forward stokehole,
putting out fires and filling engine-room. By this
time the engines were stopped, and I eased the
safety-valve levers, and told the men that nothing
more remained to be done, and that they had better
be cool and save themselves. I then came on deck
and assisted in rigging out a studdingsail boom from
the ship's rail to an adjacent rock. Over this we
succeeded in getting ashore, and then by mears of
a basket, slung for a chair, we succeeded in getting
ashore the women and children. About this time
the ship began to break up. Numbers of the pas-
sengers and crew climbed into the rigging, leaving
also a large number on deck, all of whom were
drowned. The scene at this time was a dreadful one.
We could give them no further assistance, and many
attempted to save their lives by dropping into the
water, but were swept away by the surf. The ship
fell over to her port side, and broke completely up,
leaving those on board to the mercy of the
waves. We then despatched four of our
number to find the Cape Lighthouse station.
Tney returned with Mr. John Murphy, captain
of the Associated Press newsboat ; we went with
him to the telegraph station, and were there made
comfortable. During our stay near the wreck we
gathered sufficient wood to light a fire, and suc-
ceeded in getting about two ounces of bread for the
children, but the arrival of Mr. Murphy provided
us with sufficient shelter and food. To Mr. Murphy
for his extreme kindness I, for myself and compa-
nions, desire to return our most sincere thanks.
We shall never forget it, nor the large-hearted
liberality with which he took care of us and seemed
to anticipate our every inclination or want until we
were received on board the Bloodhound."

STATEMENT OF MR. WILLIAM JENKINS, PURSER.

"At 11 a.m., while going very slow, saw land
ahead. The ship was stopped and backed astern ;
she struck forward first, then her stern fell in upon
the rocks, striking heavily under the counter. I

went up on the poop, and then to the forecastle;
got a rope from the jP)boom on the rocks, and tried
to get out a hawser, but before we could do so her
head fell off, and she came broadside on the rocks.
We then got a hawser fastened to the rocks from
the starboard fore gangway, and got the women
and children ashore by means of a basket, also 30
or 40 men. The ship was thumping very heavily,
and the water getting in forward and covering the
deck. The people were washed away and smashed
against the rocks. As the ship began to settle down
No. 3 boat, filled with the passengers, got foul of
the rigging, was upset, and all lost. The top of
the saloon then floated away with a lad upon it,
holding on to the capstan. Some of the people got
into the rigging, but went overboard with the mast,
except those in the mizen rigging, who succeeded
in getting away upon a raft. Three boats on the
starboard side also got cway with some people in
them, but I soon lost sight of them in the fog. We
then succeeded in getting the women up the rocks,
and when they were all safe we sent men on in
both directions, north and south, to find the Cape
station. While these men were away we got the
remainder to go down to the wreck to save clothing
and provisions if any could be found for the women.
We found the foremast still standing, with about a
dozen upon it, but the sea was so high we could do
nothing for them. The fog was still very dense.
We collected some broken wood, and sent it up to
make a fire for the women and children."

were eventually picked up by the Dauntless about
daylight."
STATEMENT OF MR. R. A. ALLEN, THIRD OFFICER.
" Up to Saturday, April 25, we had experienced
fair westerly weather. At 8 o'clock that evening we
encountered ice about the outward edge of the
Banks, and the speed was reduced. At 10 p.m. we
fell in with heavier ice—the engines were stopped
altogether, only a light breeze forcing the ship
gently through. The fog was very thick. About 10
a.m. on Sunday the fog cleared up, and we set the
foretopsail and head sails in order to force through
faster. At 12 we could see clear water ahead. The
ice not being so thick, we now let the engines go
aheed slow, occasionally stopping as the ice got
thicker. At 2 p.m. we were clear of the ice alto-
gether ; the engines were turned a head full speed,
and all plain sail set, the weather being fine and
clear. At daybreak on Monday morning it again
became very foggy. We took in all sail and slowed
the engines. We got an observation the day be-
fore (Sunday), the position of the ship being then
latitude 46.54 N., and longitude 47.24 W. At 10
minutes past 11 on Monday morning we saw the
breakers, and in a few minutes the ship struck.
According to our calculation, and judging from the
course steered since taking the observation yester-
day, we believed the ship to be 17 miles south of
Cape Race. I was on deck when she struck, and
was a good deal with the captain, assisting him and
taking orders. [Mr. Allen here confirms the ac-
count given by Mr. Little as regards the landing of
the passengers in the basket, and continues] :—The
captain went up the saloon deck, and I followed
hlm. The ship was lying over much, and the cap-
tain was putting on a little buoy. I tried to get
into the main rigging, but the ship went over so
fast that the captain and myself were precipitated
into the water, and went down together. While
under water I got hold of the captain's coat,
thinking it was one of the sails, and commenced
hauling myself up by it, and presently I got
bold of his whiskers. We came to the surface
together, and when I saw it was the captain I
let go of him, and got hold of a piece of wreck.
The captain said to me, ' Now, Mr. Allen, let's strike
out clear of the wreck as soon as we can.' A sea
washed me against the main rigging, and I got into
it, up under the maintop. The chief steward was
there, Captain Hyler, the ship's cook, and two
passengers, one a boy. When I got into the rigging
I looked to see where the captain was. I saw him
in the water, surrounded by small pieces of floating
wreck, and so hemmed in that he could make no
exertions to save himself. When I looked again he
was gone. He must have slipped through the
buoy, for that was floating. He was not seen after.
wards. We hailed a boat not far out, but they did
not care to come to us. Soma after that the main-
topmast was carried away, just above the topsail
yard. A portion of the saloon deck was floating
near the mizenmast, and sometimes came near us.
Captain Hyler succeeded in getting on it, and it
then floated way, so that the rest of us could not.
In a few minutes the mainmast was carried away
and I fell with it. When I got into the water I
struck out for the raft, and got on it, but the chief
steward was drowned before he could reach it.
Captain Hyler and myself hauled the ship's cook
and the boy on the raft. Three or four others were
on the raft before. We now cut the raft clear of
the wreck, and it floated away. Towards evening
the fog cleared, and we saw a man floating on the
after part of the saloon-deck. We soon got near
him, and, thinking our own raft might not hold
out, we took the other in tow, trying to row them
with a couple of oars we had picked up, but we
could not make any headway. We drifted about
all night, and soon after sunrise saw the steamer.

but thought she was standing away from us, and
despaired of being seen. I got a staff and hoisted
a woman's dress upon it. They saw the signal, and
came down and picked 'is up."

The following is an official list of the passengers
saved from the Anglo-Saxon
CABIN PASSENGERS-J. Young, wife, seven children—
Miss Hope, Miss Bertram, Miss Englis, Miss Kerwood, Mr.
Caldwell, Mr. Eaton, Mr. Kirkwood, Mr. Christian, Mr.
Towers, Mr. Kirkness, Mr. Fraser, Mr. Martin, Mr, Tealy,
Mr Whites, Captain Reed, Captain Hyles, Captain Cassidy,
Lieutenant Simpson, Mrs Stoddard, Mrs Christian, Mrs
Wright, Mrs James, and Mrs Jackson end child.
STEERAGE PASSENGERS-Mr Parker, Mr Parsons, Mr
St Marie, Mr Collogan, Mr Dallie, Mr Wilpolm, Mr Geo.
Wood, Mr Stanley, Mr Naglies, Mr Lahn, Mr Barbour,
Mr Coulter, Mr Finley, Mr ri organ, Mr Rooke, Mr Lloyd,
Me Turre, Mr Gones, Mr Griffiths, Mr Churchchard, Mr
Wiz..kett, Mr Burrow, Mr Nance, Mr Black, Mr Jones and
wife, Mr Cooth, Mr Fleck, Mr Fergusson, Mr Callaghan,
Mr Pantrie, Mr Barclay, Mr Jamieson, Mr Small, Mr
Bishop, Mr Gormley, Mr Corder, Mr M'Killary, Mr John-
ston, Mr Dinsmore, Mr Reid, Mr Honnell, Mr M'Kay, Mr
Mustagh, Mr Garretty, Mr Christiansen, Mr Davies, Mr
Tapper, Mr M'Nally, Mr Atkinson, Mr Fideles, Mr Jones,
Mr Wood, Mr Dance, Mr Hall, Mr Harrison, Mr Walter,
Mr Bruce, Mr Loubrier, Mr Jones, Elizabeth Waunby,
Mary Ann Thomas, Mary Ann Adams, Mina Christian,
Jesse E. Christian, Mary Waldron, Mary Senwick, Martha
Senwick, Maggie Senwick, Ann Gormley, Jane Colton,
Mary Ralston, Ann Stevens, Mr Rees and child, Mr Towns •
end, Mr Damsel, Mr Cross, Mr Cronen, Mr Berry, Mr
Crawford, Mrs Gauley and child, Christiana Brown, Mary
Callan, Mary Callaghan, Alice Stewart, Mary Kenny, Mary
M•Kenzie, Mary Reed, Jane Walker, Ellen Rijah, Sarah
Smitb, Kate Early, Margaret Evans, Sophia Davis and
child, Eliza Gritty and two children, and two children un-
known.

SHIP'S COMPANY—John Hoare, Ist officer—Robert
Allen, 3d officer—George Scott, 4th officer—Edmund
Newell, boatswain—Hugh Jones, boatswain's mate—
John Allen, carpenter—William Reid, joiner—A.
Gibbie, seaman—Robert Cain, seaman—W. Cape,
seaman—T. Pritchard, seaman—J. Heasley, seaman—J.
Redmond, seaman—J. Ellis, seaman—T. Quayle, sea-
man—T. Lloyd, seaman—P. Patterson, seaman—W. Ben-
nett, seaman—F. Hunter, seaman—T Hannebal, seaman—
r. Chapman, seaman—James Wilson, seaman—W
Edmondson, seaman—John Larkin, seaman—Thomas
Phelom, seaman—John Johnston, seaman - George Taylor,
seaman—James Halloran,seaman—J. Martin, seaman—W.
M'Master, first engineer—Alexander Mackie, second engi-
neer—James Henderson, 4th engineer—Chas. Carden, sth
engineer—John Daw, fireman—John Williams, fireman—
George Robertson, fireman—Thomas Murphy, fireman--
John Murphy, fireman—John Reilly, fireman—John
avidson, fireman—Henry Norton, fireman—Thos.White,
trimmer—Berry Bridge, trimmer—James Baxter, trimmer
John M'Cartney, trimmer—Patrick Purcell, trimmer--
-John Howard, trimmer—Alfred Patton, surgeon—Wm.
Jenkins, purser—Gilbert Little, assistant-purser—Charles
Barlow, steward—John Davidson, at eward —John Reeve,
steward—George Woolam, steward—John Leah, steward—
Robert Corbett, steward—W. M'Stay, steward—Ed.
Emans, steward—John Huggup, steward—J. J. Carr,
steward—Mrs. Parry, stewardess—Henry Weston, cook—
Alfred Costello, cook—W. Hodgson, cook—John M'Der-
mott, cook—William Jones, butcher—William Carroll,
baker—Alfred Kennedy, baker.

Total saved-33 cabin, 103 steerage passengers, and 71
of the crow.

The mails aro all lost.

The vessel is in 14 fathoms water, and is broken up.
None of the cargo has been saved.

The following letter has been addressed to Mr.
Thomas Court, secretary to the Association of Un-
derwriters at Liverpool, by the owners of the ill-
fated ship :

"Liverpool, May 13.
" Dear Sir,—ln reply to your inquiry relative to
the report in this day's papers that the Anglo• Saxon
was ordered to call at Cape Race, we beg to give
you the following explanation :—Having received
information from Canada shortly before her sailing
to the effect that the ice in the St. Lawrence was
likely to be rather late in breaking up, we deemed
it prudent, although the direct sailings were, not
commenced this year any earlier than usual, to have
full information as to the state of the ice, waiting
for Captain Burgess at the various telegraphic sta-
tions between Cape Race and Quebec, so that he
might learn whether it was safer to proceed to
Quebec or to steer for Portland, and we have since
heard that such information was sent down by our
agents in Canada. Cape R•ce being the nearest
station, and being in the direct track for the St.
Lawrence, Captain Burgess was informed that if he
found no ice in the way and could approach the
Cape without running any risk, it would be desi-
rable to do so ; but if he could not safely do so he
should proceed to some other station on the route to
reeeive information. An erroneous idea having ap-
parently entered the public mind that owners of
steamers in general order their captains to endea-
vour to make rapid passages, at all hazards, we can
safely assert that such is quite contrary to fact.
Enclosed you will find for your perusal an extract
from the original instructions given to Captain Bur-
gess on his appointment as commander, which are
similar to those given to all our captains, from
which you will observe that the utmost care and

caution are impressed upon them, and that they are
specially directed rather to be a day or two longer
on the voyage than run any risk whatever to make
a speedy passage. These cautions are renewed
every trip, and the last words spoken to Captain
Burgess before sailing were to the effect that the
safety of the ship was the first thing to be attended
to. —We are, &c.,

" ALLAN BROTHERS AND CO.
"Thomas Court, Esq."
In the instructions alluded to, among other
stringent rules, appear the following :
" When you meet with fog or ice, or when, owing
to the darkness or the weather, there is any risk in
proceeding, the safest course is to lay to till doy-
light or until the weather clears up. The lead
should be used frequently, and the utmost care
exercised when you are in any doubt as to your
position.
"It is, of course, satisfactory to us when quick
and safe passages are made, but you will bear in
mind that it is of far more importance to make a safe
voyage, even although it should take a day or two
more to do it, rather than to run any risk whatever
to make a speedy passage."