The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-02 00:00:00

Another policeman said that the police had been
unable to trace that individual, but from the in-
quiries instituted it was found that he had been for
some years an inmate of tho Colney-hatch Lunatic
Asylum, and that his present condition was such
that his evidence would be wholly useless.
The jury returned a verdict " That the deceased
was found dying in the Regent's Canal, but by what
means she came into the said canal there was no
evidence to show."

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT

BILSTON.

We are now enabled to give further particulars of
the fatal colliery accident by which seven men and
boys lost their lives than we were on Saturday.

It appears that four men and three boys were en-
gaged at the Bradley Colliery, of Messrs. G. B.
Thorneycroft and Co., making a eommunication be-
tween the engine-pit of the colliery, and a pit in the
thick coal seam. The object in view was to make a
water level to draw off into the engine pit a large
accumulation of water in the thick coal before de-
scribed, and which was at a higher level than the
engine-pit. The men had proceeded in their work
to within about 15 feet of the water, when it burst
in upon them in great force. They were driven before
it to the shaft, by which they descended a distance of
about 70 yards, and shouted for the tackle to be sen t
down. The butty of the pit, who had just ascended,
made instant preparations to comply with their re-
quest, but before the skip could be got down to the
point at which they raised the alarm the weight and
force of the rushing water had destroyed the scaf-
folding which here spanned the shaft, and forced
the poor fellows into the water beneath.
As soon as the two pumping engines, which were
at once put on in full work, had drawn off sufficient
water, Harvey, the manager, descended, and, ac-
companied by other two men, found two of the de-
ceased driven by the force of the liberated water
into the " inset" at the bottom of the engine pit,
some 200 yards from the place where they were at
work when the water broke in upon them. They
were by that time quite dead. The remaining five
bodies had not been recovered up to ten o'clock on
Friday night. All the water, however, had been
pumped out, but the debris had so far interfered
with the easy moving of the working parties, that
the bodies could not, it was feared, be reached be-

fore Saturday morning.
When the water broke in upon the dee,eased
about 40 men were working some distance off
in the thin mine coal. Their pit being connected
with_ tbe enaine pit, the roar of water could
be distinctly heard in the thin cum, ...a tho
men became greatly alarmed, but they bad the
means of escape in several directions, as indeed had
the deceased, if the water had not gained upon them
with fatal rapidity. Even if the 40 men in question
had not had the facilities for escape which they pos-
sessed the water in the thick coal was not sufficient
to render their position hazardous.
The deceased are Thomas Dunning, aged 48, mar-
ried (the " doggy" of the pit), and his son Isaac,
aged 12 ; Charles Deakin, aged 22; Joseph Wilks,
married, and having four children; Samuel Speed,
20; Frederick Cound, 15; and Wm. Schofield.
The bodies recovered were those of Speed and the
boy Dunning. It was not known at the colliery=
Friday night whether Speed was married ; but the
" doggy," in addition to his son who was killed with
him, had three children.
Captain Thorneycroft, who at the time of the ac-
cident was on the magistrate's bench at Bilstou, was
at the colliery within an hour after the occurrence
happened, and he remained there the greater part
of the night, as did also Mr. Hartley and another
member of the firm, with Mr. Baker, the Govern-
ment inspector, and Mr. Smallman, mining engi-
neer to Messrs. Thorneycroft. By the last-named
two gentlemen the efforts of the working parties
were directed.
Much consternation naturally prevailed in and
around Bilston, and the pit banks at the colliery.
were crowded during most of the evening, notwith-
standing the heavy rain ; but the police, under
Superintendent M'Crea, kept the public from im-
peding the operations.

SUICIDE THRO UGHALLEGED CRUELTY

BY A HUSBAND.

An investigation was held on Friday night by
Mr. G. S. Brent, at the Norfolk Arms, Barnsbury-
road, Islington, on the body of Mrs. Emma Kite,
aged 47, wife of a tailor, of Avery-road, Grosvenor-
square.
Several relatives of the deceased gave evidence,
from whose statement it appeared she had been
twice married, and that for the last two years she
had threatened to commit suicide, being ac-
tuated thereto by her husband's cruelty. On
the 22d inst., she was turned out of doors, but by
the advice of her friends she was prevailed on to
return home, accompanied by her son by the former
marriage, and he remained with her in the house
till the following morning. During the night the
husband ill-used her, and kicked her on the leg.
She watched her opportunity on the following
morning (Friday), and left the house, with a deter-
mination never to return, and went to the house of
her sister, by marriage, 42, Charlotte-street, in the
above-mentioned locality. She seemed depressed
in mind, and recurred to the cruelty she had expe-
rienced, and said if anything happened to her she
hoped they would take her to some infirmary. The
next morning (Saturday) she was seen with a tea
cup in her hand, and shortly afterwards was found
in her bedroom lying on the bed, with her feet on
the floor, insensible. Medical assistance was called
in, but life was extinct. Subsequently, a tea-
cup was found under the bed, which on
analysis proved to have contained oxalic acid.
The husband was sent for, and he said, " Oh,
she has been poisoned." Mr. R. Lamb, of the Cale-
donian-road, made %post nzortent examination, and
from the inflamed the state of the stomach and
oesophagus, was convinced she had been poisoned.
The contents of the stomach on analysation showed
that half an ounce of oxalic acid had been adminis-
tered. Externally there was no bruise on the leg.
The Jury regretted the facility afforded for ob-
taining
poison, with which the deputy coroner
agreed,'
and said, with the exception of arsenic,
corrosive sublimate, prussic acid, in fact all other
poisons were readily obtainable. Oxalic acid could
be had in
any quantity, as it was used in articles of
manufacture.
beforeh
av have
no
effect.eh rn,
It Was thought advisable that an adjournment
should take place in order to have the husband
butitihe deputy coroner said it would
He did not administer the poison,
and therefore his l
previous conduct did not come
within the province of
the coroner's court.
During the cons
clueing the husband,
Wsohmeen
nuption as to the necessity of pro-
the deputy coroner said it
might bring forth
statement as to provocation
on the wife's part it was stated that the first
husband hang, himself and the second husband cut
him down.
The jury were agreed that the poison was self-
administered, and had a long
discussion as to the
state of mind of the deceased.
re-
turned a verdict of "Suicide by means of oxalic
Ultimately they
acid," and left the state of mind an open question,

The Shannon, screw frigate, Capt. Wainwright,
resumed ler experimental screw trials at Ports-
mouth, wih a screw of four blades fixed at equi-
distant intervals round a sphere or boss,-similar in
character la the Griffiths boss, having a diameter of
18ft and apitch of 23ft 10in. The blades were cast
from patterns of the blades of the Mangin screw,
which wastried on the 17th of May last. The screw
tried yesteeday and the Man gin had therefore the
same number of blades differently disposed. The
blades of tie Mangin, instead of being distributed
round the circumference of the boss as in the case
of the scree tried on Saturday, had one set of blades
set behind leother, and thus retained the principle
of a lifting screw, which the one tested on Saturday
necessarily was not. It requires a less aperture or
well in theship's stern than our common Admiralty
screw for lifting it when putting the ship under
sail. Fron the proximity of the Mangin's sets of
blades:to each other, the distance being only about
30in, the water became "locked" between them
when working at full speed of the engines, and
caused an excessive vibration throughout the ship.
The ship left the harbour at 11 a.m., drawing the
same depth of water as on her last trial-20ft 3in
forward, and2lft 9in aft. The weather, like that'
experienced on the three preceding trials, was as
favourable as it could possibly be for developing the
powers of a screw. On clearing the Spit buoy the
.shijamade A stretch otet to the poiae.
.as far as the
Warner Light vessel to clear her fires and make all
ready below for the runs at the mile. On reaching
the Light vessel the ship's head was brought round
and laid for the trial ground in Stokes Bay, where
six runs were made. The following were the re-
sults :—First run—time, 5 min 4 sec ; speed, 11.481;
revolutions, 53, Second run—time, 5 min 32 see ;
speed, 10.843 ; revolutions, 521. Third run—
time, 4 min 48 see; speed, 12'500 ; revolutions, 531.
Fourth run—time, 5 min 30 sec ; speed, 10.286 ; re-
volutions, 54. Fifth run—time, 4 min 36 see ;
speed, 13043; revolutions, 531. Sixth run—time,
5 min 54 sec ; speed, 10.169 ; revolutions, 531. The
mean speed of the 6 six suns was 11'553 knots. In
tchorenterrisalcuotf,
otnhethel6th of slay, common screw,a with its leading
y, a
speed of 11.288
knots was realised with a maximum of engine re-
volutions of 591. In the second trial, on the 17th,
with the Mangin, the speed was 11.331 knots, with
a maximum of engine revolutions of 531. The third
trial was made with the common screw, having
both leading and following corners cut, and gave a
speed of 11.062 knots, and a maximum of engine re-
volutions of 54. The fourth trial is the present one,
which, it will be seen by a reference to the figures
quoted, is so far the first in point of speed. The
runs being concluded, the time in which she made
a complete circle, both to port and starboard,
was next taken. The helm was first hove over
to port, which was done to one and a-half
turns of the wheel, and with the rudder
at an angle of 13 deg in 29 sec. The first half
and the
ofufltlheeirceilreceleomwpalsemteaddeinin73mminin.la2ndse2c9. sec,
The helm
was next hove to starboard, with one and a-half
turns of the wheel, and the same angle of rudder
obtained in 43 sec. The half circle was then made
in 3 min 41 sec, and the full circle in 7 min 50 sec.
There was here a difference in time of 14 sec in get-
ting the rudder over to the same angle in going
round to port and starboard, and a difference of 32
sec in making the two circles. The peculiar action
of the screw observed on Saturday may have some-
thing to do with this difference in time, it raising a
ridge of water across the ship's stern from port to
starboard to a height of about 12 inches above the
ship's line of copper, with, of course, a following
current in the same direction over the screw. There
was an almost total absence of any vibration, how-
ever, and a remarkably small rise of water in the
screw well. The beat of the screw, which was so
marked a feature of the Mangin screw, could not be
detectea In uilJ rert or aotion
in revolving through the water being apparently
perfectly continuous and equable. The column of
water discharged astern of the ship by the screw NORTH MIDDLESEX RIFLES.—On Saturday
was also less spread than is usually the case, and evening there was a grand muster of the 29th, or
confined nearly to a line with the ship's course. The North Middlesex Rifles at the Albany-street Bar-
slip of the screw was also much less than either of racks, for the purpose of affording Viscount
the three preceding ones beingonly about two knots. Enfield, M.P., who had been promoted to the rank
The trial altogether proved to be of a very impor- of hon. colonel, to introduce to the regiment the
tent character, and will possibly be the most sec- newly-appointed Lieut. Colonel (late Major) White-
cessful on all points of the intended series, as no head, of the Victoria Rifles. The regiment having
such favourable results are expected from the next been formed into square, nearly every one of the
and last trial, which has to be made with the addi- officers also being present, Viscount Enfield, M.P.,
Lion of two blades. Now that the trials have, how- said he had very great pleasure in introducing
ever, been carried so far, it would be a great oppor- Lieut. Colonel Whitehead to the 29th, because they
tunity lost not to carry them a little further, and would find in him a first-rate military and field
close them with a trial of our acknowledged best officer. Colonel Whitehead had served in the 7th
screw—the Griffiths with two and four blades. The and 47th Regiments, and was, therefore, well
results to be gained by trying the Griffiths under acquainted with military duties. Lieut. Colonel
the same circumstances as the Mangin and the Ad- Whitehead said it was with feelings of the
miralty screw would be of the greatest importance greatest pride he took the command of the
in the consideration of the screw question, and 29th (North Middlesex) Rifles, and ;he thanked
could not but add materially to the knowledge we Lord Enfield for the very flattering manner
already possess on the subject. in which he had introduced him to the regiment.
The Vesuvius, 6, paddle, Commander R. G. Dou-
glas, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from The regiment then marched out under command of
its new lieutenant colonel, assisted by Major Peters
Woolwich on her way to the North American and and Capt. Goode.
West India station. FIELD DAY OF VOLUNTEERS IN RICHMOND
Her Majesty's paddlewheel steamvessel Banshee, PARK.—On Saturday afternoon the second of the
Commander Madden, was on Saturday put out of series of brigade field days of metropolitan volun-
commission at Woolwich for repairs, and the crew teers, under the command of Col. M'Murdo, inspec-
paid off. tor general of volunteers, took place in Richmond
The Worcester, 50, having been lent to the Marine Park. The corps engaged on this occasion were,
Society as a training ship, has been received at Green- with the exception and addition of the Hon. Artil-
w ich, and will be mooredert that station. The sister lery Company, under the command of Lord Colville
sbipWarspiteis about to behanded over to the society and Major Robinson, and the 19th Middlesex
to replace the Venus at Woolwich. The Worcester, (Working Men's College), under command of Lieut.
it appears has been fitted in every department by the Colonel Bathurst, nearly the same as those engaged
Admiralty for the society's use, and will be imme- on Saturday week on Epsom Downs—viz., the
diately available for the service, while the WarsPite, Queen's, under Lord Grosvenor and Gerald Fitz-
it is stated, will have to undergo some extensive gerald ; the London Brigade, under Col. Ward ;
alterations and repairs at the exclusive cost of the the London Scottish, under Lord Elcho ; and the
society, the Admiralty having declined the respon- Artists, under Captains Phillips and Lewis ; in all
sibility of any further expenditure or outlay on the about 2,000 men. The corps were formed into six
society's training ships, further than is requisite for
their removal. battalions, and went through a variety of brigade
movements and light infantry and skirmishing drill,
The screw corvette Racoon, 21, 400-horse power, firing by sections from the right of companies, file
having stripped her lower masts, was on Saturday and volley firing, forming squares toreceive cavalry,
afternoon removed from her berth in Chatham har- &c., and thde wholad sete of te evolutions we
urdo re not com-
bour, and placed in No. 3 dock, where she will plated till
complete fitting for commission. She is expected to mented the commanding officers of the various regi-
berk hh in. Col. M
ready in the course of a month or six weeks. ments on the way their men had performed
thate
or res
-
During the time she has been in the hands of the spective tasks allotted to them,
andcp
shipwrights' department she has undergone a com- marched to the station for town.
plete overhaul and repair. In order to strengthen THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTEER CLOTHING.
her sternpost and to lessen the vibration from the _-The
War Office has issued a circular
intmating
working of the screw, gun-metal knees have been mending officers of volunteer corps,
placed at the rudder-post, similar to those fitted on that the Government will issue cloth for
f the f
board ether steamers. Her planking, to a consider- respective corps o
tio cOm
uniforms to the resp
" Tho cloth is to be
defective timbers made good, in addition to which
able extent, has been removed, and her faulty and colours, viz., scarlet, green, blue, and the ollowing
Govern-
ment grey, or rather " drab•
a great deal of the planking of both her decks has or
cent. for expenses,
been ripped up. officer at cost price, with 5 pe
This is consi-
In consequence of the slow delivery of the armour- as stated in the House of Commons.
the volunteer service ; but a
plates and other portions of the ironwork and ma- dared a great boon tfothe
subject in its detail and
chinery for the Royal Oak, 51, at Chatham, orders little consideration o
issued on the responsibility
ke the boon rather a drawback
f each commanding
have been received from the Controller of the Navy operation will ma
directing 80 of the bands to be withdrawn from a price which a contractor to a
that frigate and placed on the Pylades, 21, 400- volunteers cloth at for the Government offer to the
cheap if not cheaper. When the
corps cou
* ld buy as
power, under repair in the fourth dock. This will
bases his cloth from his commanding
leave about 500 hands, of various trades, still em- volunteer pure
he takes it to his tailor (who looks
ployed on the Royal Oak, to complete which no officer
with a jealous eye and discontented
exertions are being spared by the heads of the at the job theprice
, and inquires for making up.
than otherwise,
various departments, although their efforts are in a spirit)
. -donned that the price for making up their
Ile
isl
materials will be considered mgr© than if he
measure paralyzed by the delays have arisen in
the slabs of iron into the armour plates for the ship. had
"11 supplied the cloth, for his profits
consist more
building and preparing the factory for converting
economy and management of cutting a large
some weeks for her in the
The Royal Oak has been read;
plates have been affixed to her sides.
The delay profit o n wages paid to journeymen tailors.
„,,Tie two or three piece of cloth for many suits than in the simple
iron coating, but up till now only
eleen LONDON Lame—This corps assembled at Somer-
has arisen entirely from care not having been House on Saturday evening, where they were
to have everything prepared for proceeding with a." -.fed by the Marquis of Donegal, the colonel
'
the plating of the frigate as soon as she was suffi- inspee. The number consisted of six come
ciently advanced to allow of this being dens. Up commandiea the noble marquis had completed
to Saturday several of the ponderous machines for panics. When -nrps marched to Burlington
preparing the plates remained on the space adjoin- his inspection, the

The nomination of candidates to represent the
borough of Shrewsbury in the house of Commons
took place on SAturday. The first of the candidates
who arrived vvs Mr. Henry Robertson, who was
accompanied by his committee and many of his
friends. Almost immediately after he had taken his
place on the right side of the hustings, Mr. Banner
Oakeley, attended by his committee, appeared on the
other side. The Mayor, Mr. Peele, and several of the
town officials followed, and took their places midway
between the two candidates. They had hardly taken
their places when a shout from the crowd below
proclaimed that Mr. Atkins, the third candidate,
had also arrived, his position being taken up in close
proximity to Mr. Oakeley.
Mr. V. R. CORBETT proposed Mr. Banner Oake-
ley to represent the borough in Parliament, which
was seconded by Mr. A. S. CRAIG. -•
Mr. CLEMENT proposed, and Mr. G. SALT se-
conded, Mr. Henry Robertson. , •
Mr. OAKELEY then --udareiscil-titeutettaiVlNVith
regard to the question of church rates, Mr. Robert-
son had not said one single word ; and if the elec-
tors were satisfied with him, they must be satisfied
with his silence. (Cheers.) For his own part, he
would never give his vote for the total abolition of
church rates—(hear, hear, and groans)—but he
would be very glad to see this much-vexed ques-
tion settled by some judicious compromise. Mr.
Robertson came before them as a supporter of Lord
Palmerston's Government ; and, he would ask them,
was that Government worthy of their support ?
He had nothing to say against Lord Palmerston's
individual character ; but some members of his
Government were the most injurious and
the most ruinous politicians that now exist. (Groans,
and cheers.) What had that government done ?
When Lord Derby brought out a measure of reform,
the whig party upset it, and they had never since
brought forward a measure of their own on the great
question of reform ; yet the liberals said the Con-
servatives were holding everything back. Carlyle
had said that Conservatism was order withmlt pro-
gress, and that liberalism was progress without
order ; but he said conservatism was progress with
order, for he was a progressive man. (Laughter.)
He did not want to stand still, and would admit
that the laws of fifty years ago were not suited for
the present time; and fifty years hence they would
require some further modification. He would refer
to the extravagant and lavish expenditure of the
present government, and the large amount of taxa-
tion under which the people were labouring. He had
not seen any measure brought forward by any mem-
ber of the liberal government to relieve the people
of that load. Mr. Hubbard had brought forward a
motion to equalise the income tax—the tax most
oppressive to all—and had asked the Go-
vernment to allow a committee to be formed to
consider the best means of equalising this tax,
which was almost certain to be a permanent bur-
den, but the Government defeated the whole plan,
and left the income tax still with the people.
(Cheers.)
Mr. ROBERTSON next came forward, and was re-
ceived with great cheering. With regard to the
foreign policy of the country lie would say a few
words. Were it not for the cotton famine occa-
sioned by the war in America, the country would
be in a prosperous condition. (Hear.) He had ob-
served the conduct of the Government in this
matter, and he thought that the only proper course
that could bo pursued -Was *iferi,interventionl-and
therefore he was prepared to support the Govern
went of Lord Palmerston. But if Lord Derby were
at the head of affairs, and brought forward a right-
down good measure, it would have his support.
lie thought, from his experience as a civil engi-
neer and as a commercial man, he should be in a
position to watch the expenditure and to know
where the money goes if they gave him a seat in
Parliament. He looked round this country, and he
saw that there was too much to protect ever to let the
country be without proper defence. There were our
wives, our children, our homes, our liberties, and
all that the nation possesses to be protected ; but
he hoped while they looked for such protection,
and the expenditure to secure it, they would see
that the right man was in the right place. (Loud
Cheers.) He rejoiced that the civil service in India
was now thrown open for competition by the talent
of the country, and he hoped that there would be
very fair play in making these appointments.
(Cheers.) These were his destructive principles of
which he had been accused. (Cheers.) If such
were radicalism, he was a radical, but if, on the other
hand, to love one's country and one's Queen, to
stand up for the church, but at the same time to
give every man freedom—(cheers)—if that was to
be conservative—if to respect the conscience of every
man was to be conservative, then he was a conser-

A show of hands was then taken for Mr. Oake-
the show being taken
Aattkivien for Mr.
Mr. ATKINS then came forward, and addressed the
people amidst a continuous roar of laughter. lie
v.
s,
went on to state that his claims were as strong
as any of the other two candidates, because ho
was as long resident in the town as Mr. Robert-
Son, and was as well as he at one time connected
with a railway. As to Mr. Oakeley, he thought
his claim was very slight, his only claim on the
Shrewsbury electors being that he had married a
pretty woman whose father resided in the town.
Icy, when a considerableo number
R obertson was held
and up.
Mr.
On
the number seemed to us so nearly alike
that we have some difficulty in saying who had
most. The mayor, however, decided in favour of
Mr. Robertson.
A poll was then demanded on behalf of Mr,
Oakeley.