The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

THE SUN LONDON, TUESDAY, EVENING, - JUNE 10, 1862.1

was not acquainted with him, and accosted him
thus : ' Well, your great cock has fallen in the first
pit.' The Union man, after stating that he did not
know or desire to know him, inquired who he
alluded to. The reply was ' John R. Kenly.' As
soon as he had spoken the words he was knocked
down on the side walk. This was soon made known
to the Union men in the vicinity, and they declared
their determination to whip every Secessionist
they could find who uttered a word of rejoicing ;
and their determination was effectually executed
yesterday."
This was followed by a series of disgraceful and
dangerous mobs and riots OH Sunday.
The same was the case at Hagerstown.
The following is a summary of the proceedings
in Congress :--
"In the United States Senate on the 24th, a bill
was introduced to legalise and confirm the act of the
President, accepting volunteers under the act of
July 22, 1861, and to authorise the acceptance of
200,000 additional to those under that act. The bill
was referred to the military committee. Mr. Wil-
son then introduced a bill to amend the Fugitive
Slave Act. On the 26th the bill legalising the ac-

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ceptance by the President of all troops thus far mus.
_ _

tered into service was reported back from the mili-
tary committee. Mr. Sumner offered two resolutions

in relation to slaves—one caning on the Secretary
of War for information as to the execution, by the
generals, of the act of Aug., 1861, freeing the slaves
employed in any manner by the rebels to assist the
rebellion ; the other extending a general invitation
to all persons, without distinction as to colour, to
come forward and aid the Government in putting
down the rebellion. Mr. Sumner also offered a bill
to repeal the Fugitive Slave Law, and to prohibit
slavery in the territories, forts, arsenals, dockyards,
and all other places under the special jurisdiction of
the national Government. Mr. Howe introduced a
bill, which was referred, providing for a more effec-
tive mode of procedure with obstinate rebels in
places taken possession of 1)7 the Union armies.
" In the house the Confiscation Bill was taken up
and somewhat amended, and passed by 82 yeas to
62 nays. The bill to give freedom to slaves employed
in the rebel service was next considered, and, after
some debate, was defeated by 78 nays to 74 yeas.
On the 27th the Tax Bill was considered and
amended by striking out the tax on cotton and modi-
fying the tax on auction sales to 1 per cent. on mer-
chandise, and a tenth of 1 per cent, on bonds, stocks,
&c.

" In the house the Speaker laid before the house a
message from the President, referring briefly to the
history of the commencement of hostilities, and his
exercise of the broad powers of the constitution to
preserve the capital of the country during the ab-
sence of Congress. Incidentally with this he refers
to the arrangements with Governor Morgan, Alex.
Cummings, and others, with a view to speedy and
efficient protective measures. By this means he
believes the Government was prevented from an
overthrow. He has no knowledge that even a dol-
lar was lost or wasted. The President quoted the
house resolution censuring Mr. Cameron, and says
that not only himself but all the heads of depart-
ments are responsible with Mr. Cameron for what-
ever error, wrong, or fault has been committed.
The message was referred to the committee of the
whole on the state of the Union. The house ad-
journed.

" In the Senate on the 28th the Vice-President
presented a message from the President, that it was
incompatible with the public interest to furnish in-
formation concerning arrests in Kentucky at pre-
sent."

President Lincoln had declined, as inexpedient
for the interests of the public service, furnishing
Congress with any correspondence on Mexican
affairs that has taken place since his last message.
Advices from the city of Mexico state that the
British Minister had concluded a treaty with Do-
blado, during the latter part of April, amicably
settling all difficulties with the British Government.
The sudden action of the French prevented the con-
clusion of a treaty with the Spanish commandant.
A Mexican Minister would be sent to Madrid for
the purpose of arranging matters with the Spanish
Government. Gen. Prim left Mexico on good terms
with the Juarez Government.

The New York _Herald of the 27th says :
" There is nothing new as to the Indiana Bond
affair. Publics opinion in the street seems to be
settling down to the conviction that the public will
not suffer in consequence of the irregular issue.
Colonel Hudson, the Indiana State agent, reports
that he is fast getting the track of the irregular
bonds still outstanding, and hopes by the end of
the week they will all be retired. He received last
evening 110,000 dols., and burnt them.

" The statement of the New York City Bank
zompared as follows with the preceding week :
Increase in loans, 669,367 dols. ; increase in specie,
392,063 dols.; increase in circulation, 134,762 dols.;
increase in deposits, 2,598,935 dols. The only
marked change was in the deposit column, which
showed an incease of 2,500,000, in consequence of
the steady increase of money at New York. The
increase in loans was rather less than was ex petted.
The bullion reserve continued to fluctuate in the
neighbourhood of thirty millions of dollars.
The other commercial intelligence has been anti-
cipated via Halifax.

NEW YORK, MAY 29.
(By Telegraph to Halifax.)
Confirmatory accounts have been received of
Beauregard's being at Richmond, and the general
indications are that the Confederates certainly
intend to dispute the passage of M'Clellan's army
to Richmond.

The Cincinnati Gazette states that the Federal
army meved up on the 25th to within three fourths
of a mile of the ConfederAte fortifications at
Corinth.
The Federals were entrenching at this point.
General Halleck reports that his position does not
warrant his risking anything, hence he moves by
regular approaches, fortifying as he goes along.
The Federals were expected to open an attack on
the 29th.

General Lovell is reported to have arrived at
Corinth with 7,000 went. It is said that General
Price commands the Confederate front.
Advices received from Fort Wright, on the Mis-
sissippi. to the 27th, state that the Confedejates
have been largely reinforced at that place. The
transports had arrived from Memphis, bringing
two regiments of infantry and three batteries of
artillery. Part of this force landed at Fort Ran-
dolph, while the remainder occupy the Arkansas
shore, nearly opposite the foot of Island No. 33,
where they are reported to be throwing up bat-
teries.

A refugee from Memphis says it was rumoured in
thet city that 10 Federal vessels had reached White
River, at the mouth of which they had established
a blockade. The Confederate steamers would thus
be cut off from retreat.

forces to New Orleans to fight and subdue rebellious
armies. Tbey find substantially only fugitive
masses, run away proprietws, a whisky•drinking
mob, and starving citizens with their wives and
children. It is our duty to callback the first, punish
the second, root out the thir6, and feed and protect
the last."

General Butler having seized the beef and sugar
intended for the Confederates, it will be, distributed
among the poor.
The New Orleans Bee attributes the distress of
the population not to a want of liberality on the
part of the jnhabitants, but to the lengthened
blockade and the derangement of the currency.
The New Orleans Delta mentions that the flag
of the Dutch consulate is nct flying.
The Havannah correspondent of the Associated
Press says that news has been received in Havannah
that Gen. Butler had seized6oo,ooo dols. deposited
with the Dutch consul by the agents of Messrs.
Hopes, bankers, of Amsterdam, and that all the
foreign consuls had made a unanimous protest
against the seizure.

The military committee in the House of Repre-
sentatives will report in favour of enlarging the
locks of the Erie and Oswego canals. The esti-
mated cost of this enlargement is 3,500,000 doll.
The amount of the overissue of Indiana State
stock discovered up to the present time is 1,250,000
dollars.

Advices from New Orleans to 20th May state that
the New Orleans Bee had been suppressed by Gen.
Butler. The New Orleans Delta was being pub-
lished under Fcderal inspection. All circulation of
Confederate notes was forbidden. The fast day pro-
claimed by Jefferson Davis was forbidden to be ob-
served in the New Orleans churches.

The authenticity of Gen. Butler's order, directing
that the ladies of New Orleans who insult Federal
soldiers shall be treated as women of the town ply-
ing their avocation, is fully confirmed by direct ad-
vices. The proclamation was genuine. One load of
cotton has arrived at New Orleans from Plaquemive.
General Butler has announced that Federal protec-
tion will be given to all cotton coming into New
Orleans.

Six Confederates are to be shot at New Orleans
for violating their parole at Fort Jackson.
General Beauregard's official report of the battle
of Shiloh gives 1,700 killed, 8,000 wounded, and
1,000 missing.

THE IN7E.RNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Whit-Monday has been long looked for by the
Commissioners and the officials of the Exhibition.
Greenwich Fair is no more, and it is not exciting to
walk up One Tree-hill and run down again under
the surveillance of policemen prompt to repress
exuberance of spirits. Richmond, Kew, and the
Crystal Palace yesterday attracted their usual
quota of holiday folks, but it was not unreasonably
' thought that the Exhibition would reign supreme.
There was another side to the question, however.
The Exhibition is to remain for six months, but
there is only one Whit-Monday in the year, and
that is consecrated to the worship of the sylvan
deities. Thus few vi ent to South Kensington save
those who could make sure of no other day before
October in which to see it; yet there were 60,000
persons registered at the turnstiles as having
entered the building. No doubt many of the
officials expected to see a hundred thousand, but
they forget the peculiar uses of the day, and
that to-day there will probably be a much
larger attendance. There was much hope in the
slight showers of the morning—hope that intending
excursionists would be diverted from the open air
to the wonders of the World's Fair. The rain, how-
ever, waste casualty which probably sent many to
the Exhibition who were bound for the suburbs, but
which undoubtedly kept many at home who were
bound for the Exhibition. The numbers at eleven
o'clock, only one hour after the opening of the build-
ing, were 13,198. Within the next two hours nearly
30,000 visitors found means of entrance, and the one
o'clock return was 41,625. The two hours between
one and three showed only a rise of 10,042, of whom
the great majority entered before two o'clock, soon
after which it became pretty evident that the num-
bers would scarcely touch 60,000 instead of 100,000.
The five o'clock return gave 57,365, and the final
return at seven was 59,682, of whom but 3,075
were season-ticket holders. Some 16,000 members
of the Ancient Order of Foresters were expected in
the middle of the day, but they did not come—why,
we know not. There were, however, some bodies
of visitors worthy of especial mention. A thousand
of the workmen employed on the building entered
on tickets graciously presented to them by her Ma-
jesty; 200 mechanics in the employment of Messrs.
Richards, of St. Martin's-lane, on tickets given
them by that firm, and a little school, numbering
but 24, all the way from Fremey, near Leeds, found
their way to the Exhibition, vza the Great Northern
Railway. Among the distinguished visitors there
was no one of any particular note, except the Duke
of Sutherland, and his grace is nearly a daily visitor.
It was very interesting to note the way in which
the people set about seeing the building and its
contents. The majority of them entered under
the eastern dome, where for a while they lingered,
examining the dressing-cases and the trophy of
Messrs. Hunt and Roskell, and enjoying the pros-
pect which presented itself. But without much
delay they began to spread, some down the
nave, some into the south-eastern transept,
some into the north-eastern transept, `and the
eastern annexe, which, with its approaches, was
for two or three of the earlier hours almost impas-
sable. Around the iron they stood in wonder at the
contents of the cases and the stands ; the massive
crank exhibited as from the steam hammer by the
Mersey Steel and Iron Company receiving its full
share of their admiration. Returning, they stopped
to look at the beautiful woods shown by several of
our colonies, and then ascending the steps of the
dome they crossed its platform to look at Skid-
more's magnificent Hereford Cathedral screen, and
at the big bells, which, despite the regulation
which we understood was issued, continue to affright
people of weak nerves and to annoy all the visitors.
The American Court did not appear to draw many
parsons, but the medieval courts of Messrs. Hard-
man, of Birmingham, and Messrs. Hart, of London,
were during the day well filled. The carriages
under the picture gallery were examined by criti-
cal and admiring crowds, who then passed either
into the Hardware Court, of which we shall have

a detailed notice in a few days, or into the court
which is somewhat obscurely placed, in which are
exhibited furs, &c., some of them by Lillicrap, and
others by Drake, rivalling, if they do nit excel,
those shown in the trophies in the nave. The courts

allotted to civil, military, and naval engineering
were thronged, the Armstrong guns of course at-
tracting, and for a while retaining, the attention of
all beholders. Then through the glass and the pot-
tery—with an inspection of Mr. Stiff's wonderful
earthenware worm for a still—into the Processes
Court they passed admiringly; but when the pre-
cious metals came in view they were fairly trapped
for an hour. In the Foreign Courts many spent
the remainder of the day, the French department
being the decided favourite. Through these, how-
ever, the main body went, and after some physical
struggles reached the western dome, where Mr. J.
W. Walker's new organ was played by Dr. Cl4ipp
for their especial benefit. Hence they reached,
through the Austrian display, the machinery
annexe, in which it is impossible to say whether
they more affected the machinery or the cheap
dinner which Mr.' Morrish provides at eightpence,
giving also a substantial tea for sixpence. Messrs.
Cox and Sons' carving machine, Messrs. Easton
and Amos's and Messrs. Gwynne's pumps, Messrs.
Fentum's ivory turning and carving, Mr. Holmes's
electric light, Messrs. Samuelson and Co.'s oil mill,
Messrs. Platt Brothers', Messrs. Dobson and Bar-
low's, and Messrs. Walker and Hacking's wonderful
cotton machinery, as well as the carpet and other
looms on the western side, had each an admiring
crowd all day long. Of a truth the annexe was for
four hours yesterday no place for people with tender
toes and fiery tempers; some of whom, doubtless,
found their way through the new entrance into the
Horticultural Gardens, admission to which was for
the day reduced to sixpence. When the annexe had
been examined the body of the visitors found their
way along the northern foreign courts, through the
musical, the furniture, and the ecclesiological courts
back to the eastern dome, where there was an extra
performance on the organ of Messrs. Forster and
Andrews, and where Miss Ellen Bliss excited the
admiration of all within earshot by her performance
on the beautiful grand piano of Messrs. Kirkman
and Son, of Soho-square. Many avoiding the crowd
in the courts which we have last named, took to the
nave, where the great novelty is Messrs. F. and C.
Osler's stand containing specimens of lapidary
glass cutting, one of the five specimens presenting
no fewer than 1360 facets, and being, with its com-
panions, a work of real and high art. Round this,
the jewellery and small arms trophies, and round
the exquisite model of Milan Cathedral, there was
a constant throng.

When visitors hal got thus far there were
symptoms of fatigue, and no wonder. But the
galleries were yet to be seen, and especially the
picture galleries, in which the majority of the
holidly folks finished the day. Much time had
doubtless been lost by every one. Few of the
visitors had a definite plan, and those few who
had could not carry it out for the crowds. A
' plain guide, such as that just published by Messrs.
Sampson Low, Son, and Co., at the cost of sixpence,
or tho twopenny key which they have also. issued,
in the hands of the people would have been a great
gain to themselves. There is nothing in Messrs.
Low's guide to distract the attention, it is a plain
handbook, purporting to direct to the wonders of
the Exhibition in one visit, and if people will
only follow its directions, or will follow the sketch
which we have given above, they will see in one
day as much those who have no such guide could-
see in seven.

When the shades of evening close around the
Exhibition, and the majority of the sight-seers
begin to look for means of conveyance homewards,
the scene in front of the South Kensington
Museum is lively enough. Yesterday it was " rare
fun" to witness the struggles of the people to get
places on the omnibuses, which came up in a long
string; but of a surety some accident even more
painful than the last will occur if the confusion is
allowed to continue. The police do all that they
can under present regulations, but on crowded days
it is absolutely necessary that the omnibuses should
be permitted to come nearer to the building than
they now (6. ' As matters stand the bussed all start
from one spot, the vicinity of which is closely packed
with people eager to get a seat- after their hard

day's work—for hard pork it into see the Exhibi-
tion in a day. It could do little harm if the omni-
buses were, up to and after certain hours in the
forenoon and the evening, permitted to deposit and
take up passengers on the east side of the Exhibi-
tion-road. Some'such arrangement mast be made
if the police would have a due care of public safety.

ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON,
CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILIVAY.

CHATHAM, MONDAY.
Another alarming accident from the collision of
two excursion trains, by which the lives of upwards
of one thousand excursionists were seriously im-
perilled, occurred on the London, Chatham, and
Dover Railway, this morning. at a very short dis-
tance from the Chatham station. Taking advan-
tage of the exceeding fineness of the weather, and
low fares advertised by the railway company, seve-
ral hundred persons availed themselves of the holi-
day on Whit-Monday to visit the Crystal Palace.
An excursion train accordingly left Sheerness, Sit
tingbourne, and some other stations below Chatham,
at nine o'clock this morning, the train being a very
heavy one. On arriving at the Chatham station,
which it raached about ten o'clock, five addi-
tional carriages, all filled with passengers from this
neighbourhood, to be added to the train, raising
the number of carriages to 17. It was then found
necessary to attach another engine to the train, and
to enable this to be done the excursion train had to
be backed down the up-line into the Chatham-hill
tunnel. Mr. Brodrick, the station manager, know-
ing that a heavy excursion train from Dover to
Victoria was about due, directed the telegraph clerk
to forward a message to the next down station at
New Brompton, with orders to stop the Dover train
until the line was signalled as clear, and it was not
until the message had been despatched that the
train was backed into the tunnel. From some
inexplicable mistake, however, the Dover ex-
cursion, which almost immediately after arrived
at New Brompton, was not stopped, but allowed
to continue its journey on to Chatham, towards
Which it was proceeding at its usual rate of speed.
The servants at the Chatham station are positive in
their statements that the signals on the down side
of the tunnel were against the train, but whether
this was really the case or not the driver of the
Dover excursion ran into the tunnel, and in one
minute came into violent collision with the other
excursion train.

It was fortunate that the train was going at under
10 miles an hour, or the loss of life must have been
very great, as there were upwards of 1,500 passen-
gers in the two trains. As it was the shock of the
two trains is described as being most alarming,
while the shrieks and cries of the injured, as well
as the other persons in the train, were of the most
heartrending description, added to which the con-
fusion was fearful, as it was known that the expreis
train was then due in the tunnel.

On the injured passengers being removed, it was
found that nearly twenty were more or less injured,
though it is hoped none fatally so. The worst case
at present known is that of a young woman, named
Elizabeth Williams, aged 19, residing with her
parents in the neighbourhood of Milton, who was
with a party of her friends in one of the carriages
at the rear of the train. On being removed she was
found to be insensible, and suffering from a severe
wound over the right eye, extending to the temple.
She now lies at the York Tavern, in a very precari-
ous state, with apparent concussion of the brain.
All the injured persons were promptly attended by
Mr. Ely, surgeon, the majority suffering from con-
tusions or scalp wounds. After receiving medical
treatment, they were for warded to their respective
residences in cabs, the only case causing immediate
apprehension being that of Miss Williams, as above
described. Most of the persons injured reside in
the immediate neighbourhood, and occupied the
carriages at the rear of the train, where the collision
was most severely felt. The passengers in the Dover
excursion train escaped without any injury whatever.
After a delay of some time those of the excur-
sionists who preferred returning left the train, which
then proceeded onwards, the ordinary traffic not
into
the been interfered with. An investigation
the cause of the accident was commenced this after-
noon by the officials.
MONDAY EVENING—Miss Williams, the passen-
ger who was the most injured, is pronounced better
this evening. She still lies at the York Tavern, be-
ing unable to be removed for the present. From
inquiries made by the railway officials all the other
persons injured are progressing favourably.

THE FATAL PLEASURE-BOAT ACCI-
DENT AT BRIGHTON.

The inquest on the bodies of the two gentlemen
drowned by the upsetting of a pleasure-boat at
about a quarter of a mile at sea in front of Brighton,
on Sunday, was held at the Town Hall yesterday,
before the borough coroner, D. Black, Esq., and a
highly resrectable jury, of which Mr. J. W. Hem-
mings was the foreman,
The names of the two gentlemen whose bodies
have been recovered are Mr. Francis Ponsford, aged
39, of King-street, Leicester, warehouseman ; and
Mr. Henry Peck, aged 58, of the firm of Peck and.
A ttwood, boot and shoe makers, Bond-street, Lon-
don. There is another gentleman miseing, who
there is scarcely a doubt has been drowned. His
name was Edward Smith, aged 28, and he was in
the boat with two friends (Messrs. John and James
Lemon, bootmakers, of 9, Clifton-street, Finsbury).
He has not been seen since the boat went over, but
his hat was found floating on the water.
John Ponsford, of Leicester, warehouseman, iden-
tified the body of the deceased Francis Ponsford as
that of his brother.

C. Attwood, of Turnham-green, Middlesex, iden-
tified the body of Henry Peck as that of his senior
partner in a boot and shoe business in Bond-street,
London.

Richard Mockford, who had charge of the boat,
deposed that he had been a boatman eight years ;
that the boat in question is a little over 18ft. in
length, is licensed to carry 10 persons is called the
"X L," and was lugger-rigged. Witness bad
another man with him, and they started about half-
past 11 on Sunday morning from the bottom of
West-street with nine passengers, all of whom were
gentlemen. The tide was ebbing when they started
—it was high tide at seven in the morning—and
there was a nice breeze, the wind being from the
south-west. Witness was at the tiller, and after
having gone about a mile to the south-east they
returned; and when off Russell-street, about 600
or 600 yards from the shore, they bore away, took
a sea on the quarters, and made a run, when the
rudder broke and - they had no more control
over the boat, which went on its side to the
leeward. All the sails were up at the time,
but there was not time to get them down.
Witness pushed the boat bottom upper-
most, in order that the passengers might be better
able to cling to her, which he requested them to do.
He could only gee eight, and two of them (the de-
ceased) were knocked off by the sea, and were
picked up by a boat. Another pleasure boat was
passing within forty yards at the time, but did not
pull up. Did not consider they had too much sail
up. Witness had been out in weather six times as
rough in the same kind of boat. He attributed the
accident to the breaking of the rudder.
In answer to questions by jurors, witness said he
had not a lifebuoy on board, and that he was not
aware that the law compelled him to have one.
The Coroner said, according to the bye-lam s, all
pleasure boats must be provided with a lifebuoy.
Inspector Terry said some new bye-laws were
about to come into operation, under which the boat
in question would only be allowed to take eight
persons instead of ten, as heretofore.
George Posting, the other boatman, gave corro-
borative evidence.
Thomas Thwaites, a shipbuilder, deposed that he
built the boat about six years ago. She was a good
boat. The rudder produced was not, he should
think, the one he made, No mechanic would have
mended it in the way this had been mended. It was
of the proper thickness, and of the proper wood ;
but it had been patched and repaired. It had
sprung, and had been improperly mended—riveted
with an iron bolt. A new rudder would not have
cost more than 4s. or ss.

John Lemon, 9, Clifton-street, Finsbury, deposed
that he was one of the passengers, along with his
brother, James Lemon, and a friend of theirs, Ed-
ward Smith, who is missing. Every possible assist-
ance was rendered after the accident.
James Atherall, the owner of the boat, said the
rudder was repaired by a blacksmith last November,
who put in an iron pin. Witness was not aware
that the law compelled him to have a lifebuoy in
every pleasure boat.
The Coroner, in summing np, said it was quite
clear that the breaking of the rudder was the cause
of the accident, and that in the eye of the law no
one was to blame.
The jury, after a few minutes' consultation, re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental death."

THE FATAL GAS EXPLOSION IN SHOREDITCR.—
Mr. Humphreys, coroner, yesterday morning, in the large
room of his offices in Spital-square, Norton-Folgate, con-
cluded the inquest on the body of Hannah Smith, who was
passing along Church street, Shoreditch,
explosion of gas, the full particulars of which
okwilliendg
twohainle
have been already reported. The jury returned a verdict,
That the jury are of opinion that the deceased came to
her death by an explosion of gas, owing to the negli-
gence on the part of the contractors of the sewers." Mr.
Ballantine said it was highly
important that the gas
companies should receive notice before opening the
roads, as they could theia point out the place where the
walla lay.