The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY -EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1853.

THE MEDITERRANEAN.

SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-ship Sultan arrived this
morning (off intercolonial duties), from Smyrna,
Malta, and Gibraltar, bringing with her only two
passengers—viz., Captain Gardiner, son of the
governor of Gibraltar, and le Baron de Marchand.
In freight the Sultan had 366 bales sheep's wool,
22 ditto carpets, 59 chests of opium, 64 cases of
sponge, 56 bales skins, 3 cases gum, 19 drums
scammony, 3 tubs leeches, 2 cases otto of roses, and
2 ditto melons. The Sultan has also brought the
following fruit, which is the first received from
Smyrna this season :-943 bags black fruit, 273
barrels ditto, 336 cases of fruit, 24,732 drums and
boxes of ditto, 2,275 boxes sultanas, and 400 ditto
Malaga raisins. There were also 16 bales of silk
and 36 packages sundries.
The latest dates brought by the Sultan are
Smyrna, Aug. 28; Malta, Aug. 31 ; Gibraltar,
Sept. 5.
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At Smyrna there was lying a Sardinian frigate,
named Aurora ; Austrian ditto, Novara; schooners
British Queen, of London, and Magnet, of Colches-
ter ; brig Launceston ; American oarque Minosa,
of Boston. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Firebrand
arrived from Besika Bay on the 26th August, and
left on the following day for Jaffa and the ports of
Syria.
At Malta were her Majesty's ship Ceylon, and
the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Vectis.

The British screw steamer Balbec, Captain Mil-
ler, arrived out at Gibraltar from Liverpool on the
31st August, after a passage of six days. There
was some very heavy weather at Gibraltar on the
Ist inst. The peals of thunder which passed over
the rock are described as awful.

Her Majesty's steam troop-ships Simoom and
Cruizer were lying in the bay.

GIBRALTER SHIPPING.

Arrivals.—Sept. I—The British schooner, Premier,
J. Pile, from Smyrna ; steamer Melita, J. Cook, from
Constantinople and Malta. 2—The schooner Excel, J.
Read, from Cate ; brigantine Majestic, J. Ormston,
from Oran. 3—The schooner Caledonia, W. Rippon,
from Venice ; schooner Mignon, H. Harvey, from
Liverpool.
Clearances.—August 31—The British barque Queen
of the Teign, J. Williams (acting), for Trieste; brigan-
tine Seahorse, A. Granutich, for Mazagan ; schooner
Gallovidian, C. D. Murdock, for Messina ; brigantine
Eva, W. M'Credie, for Oran ; steamer Calpe, G. C.
Wakeham, for Liverpool. Sept. I—The barque Eme-
rald, J. Martin, for Cadiz. 2—The schooner Secret,
J. Davies, for Malta and Messina ; schooner Tremer,
J. Pile, for Plymouth ; schooner Lioness, T. Duff, for
Almeria.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steam-
ship Douro arrived out at Gibraltar on the Ist instant,
being 4i days from Southampton.
The screw-steamer Rajah, Captain D. K. Mason, had
discharged her cargo of, coals at Malta, and was to leave
for the Levant on the 31st ult. _

The City of London. steam-ship, Captain Cargill, was
to leave Constantinople for Smyrna, Malta, and South-
ampton, on the 28th ult. She may be, therefore, looked
for in a few days.
The United States mail-steam-ship Washington ar-
rived this morning, en, route from Bremen to New York.
She leaves on Wednesday next.

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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DA Y.)

PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 11.—Wind, S. to S.E. Arrived—
Minstrie, from Monte Video ; her Majesty's ship Malacca,
from Moulmein. Sailed—Her Mujesty's ship Vulcan, for
West Indies. Off Port—Vickingen, from Akyab, and
sailed for Amsterdam ; Ann Man, from Portland Bay,
N.W. S.

OFF TORBAY.—Estafette, from Hamburg, for Melbourne.
OFF THE START, Sept. U.—Rockall, from New Orleans,
for Havre.

FALMOUTH, Sept. 11.—Wind, S.S.W. Arrived—Gias
cone, from Monte Video, for Liverpool ; Konig Willim,
and Argo, from Akyab ; Conrad Hanriet, from Mazatlan ;
Selma, from Rio Janeiro ; Carl and Johanna, from Man-
zaniella, for Hamburg ; Icene, from Bahia. Sailed—Bal-
to.sara, for New Zealand. Off Port—Flora, from Akyab,
and sailedifor Dordt ; Oberon, and Henrietta, from Piaqua,
and both sailed for Hamburg ; Konegunde, from Trinidad,
and sailed for Elsinore ; Express, from Maroim, and sailed
for Hamburg ; Maria, from Monte Video.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. 11.—The Quito (s) struck on a rock
near Hoaxo, 10th July, and was totally lost—letter bags
and some silver saved ; one person reported to be drowned.
Arrived—America (s), from Boston, on freight $12,756.
HOLYHEAD, Sept. 11.—Wind, S.W., fresh gale. Ar-
rived—Gazelle, from London, for Liverpool, leaky. Sailed
—James Moran, for Quebec.
MARYPoui.2-Sailed—St. George, for Quebec.
CLYDE, Sept. 10.—Wind, E. Arrived—Dromahan, from
Quebec ; Ann Johnston, from Barbadoes ; Statesman,
from Gaspe. Sailed—Marmion, and Huron, for Boston,
U.S. ; Sir Robert Campbell, for Newfoundland.
HARWICH, Sept. 11.—The Augustine, of Stralsund, from
Stettin to Havre, struck on the Longsand, healed over and
sank ; crew landed here.

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CHRISTIANSAND, Sept. s.—The Mitte Margrete, from
Nysted to London, has put into Osteriisoer, with damage,
and must discharge and repair.
SYRA, Aug. 25.—The Inconstant, from Ibrail to Eng-
land, put in here 21st inst., leaky and cargo heated ; must
discharge and repair.
HALIFAX, N.S.—The Friendship, of and from Sunder-
land, to New York, foundered on Sable Island Bank, 26th
Aug. ; crew saved.
BRlSTOL.—Arrived—Fanny, from Barbadoes; and Silks,
from Havana.
GLOUCESTER—Sailed—Herald, for Quebec.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 10.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Gy-
mer, from .Akyab ; Hoop van Caypellan, from Arracan ;
Lucy Wright, and Puma, from Callao ; Amethyst, from
Porto Rico ; Lovtse, Laguna for Alton& ; Francisco, for
St Domingo.
OFF CAPE CLEAR.—Culloden, Bombay.
SUNDERLAND, Sept. 11. Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Se-
veren (s), Susan, and Radical, from Quebec ; Mary Black,
from Dalhousie.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, 10.45 A.M.
Wind S.W., moderate and fine. Arrived—C. Hage and
Hannah Eastee, from Cronstadt ; Alpha, from Hamburg •
Pet, from Palermo. Sailed—Donnebrog, for Santos ;
Getruides and Horatio, for Havannah.

By EUEOPRAN AND AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
_ DEAL, MONDAY, 9.22 A.M.

Wind S.S.W., light and fine. Bassed—Gbidiator, from
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Bombay, to London ; Glorious, from Madras to London ' •
Neptune, from Calcutta, to London ; City of Glasgow'
from Calcutta, to London ; Kent, from Melbourne, to
London ; Dinapore, from Calcutta, to London.

THE MILITIA DEPOT.—Colonel Davenport has suc-
ceeded in engaging some extensive accommodation at
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Militia. a depot for the 2d Regiment of the
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PITMEN'S WAGES.—Messrs. Cowen, of Blaydon, have
advanced, unasked, the wages of their pitmen. The men
in the employ of Mr. Ramsay have solicited an advance,
which was declined on the ground that the small im-
provement in the price of coal did not warrant it,
and fifty of the men have given a month's notice
to leave. At Seaton, the property of the Earl of Dur-
ham, the demands of the men have been refused, and a
number of them ejected from their houses. Strikes
have also taken place at Ludworth, Framwellgate Moor,
and other collieries, the masters in most instances
giving the additional price per score demanded by the
mez.—Newcastle Guardian.

LATE ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND.

The following evidence was adduced before the coro-
ner's jury, after we closed up our report of the proceed-
ings in our first edition on Saturday :
William Shrimplin, carpenter, recalled. In answer
to the coroner and jury he deposed—l have been en-
gaged on these works for the last eight weeks as a car-
penter and joiner. lam in the employ of Mr. Lucas,
and was ordered to put up two shores by Mr. Abra-
hams, who is the surveyor to his Grace the Duke of
Norfolk. Mr. Abrahams said he would wish to have
everything safe. After that, Mr. Rowe came and I
took my orders from him. Ile told me that Mr. Abra-
, hams had ordered some more shores to be put up,
and we put up three more double shores. The first
two were at the end of the house—the end nearest the
Strand, They were about 10 feet apart. The top shore
was 40 feet long, and the lower one about 30 feet.
There were altogether five double shores and three
single ones, and they were all about 10 or 12 feet
apart. The first were put up about six weeks ago,
and the last three about three weeks ago. The tim-
ber used, in my judgment, was sound, solid, good
timber, suited to the purpose. I have been a carpenter,
andjoinerall my life, andhave had considerable experience
in framing of different kinds, and the nature of the
shoring required for such purposes. lam quite satisfied
that the shores were sufficient. The wall was about 50
feet high. From the base of the wall to the foot of the
shore was 14 or 15 feet, so that the shores, which were
30 feet long would reach up the wall about 25 feet, and
those which were 40 feet long would reach up about 36
feet. Above the shores, therefore, there was about 16
or 20 feet of wall. I thought that the shoring was
quite sufficient for such a wall. I needle my shores,
not through the wall, but about six or seven inches into
the wall, having a cross plank to receive them of
-inch deal, by three inches, by 14 feet. The wall was
very tender. It was an old wall, and the mortar did not
appear to have much strength. I think it would not
have been desirable, therefore, to needle the shores through
the wall. I apprehended no danger myself, not a bit,
or I should not have been at work under the wall. I
was at work under the wall, within two or three yards
of it, when I heard the crack and it fell, Mr. Rowe
was thew also also. We both ran, but he stumbled and
fell. When I heard the crack I looked up and saw the
wall sinking. It fell out about 12 feet from the top, and
then it all came down together. We had dug down below
the footings of the house, about 18 inches in one
or two places. We thought the shores sufficient, and I
found that my shore stood to the last, until they cracked
by the weight of the falling house. We had shores at
the back end of the house towards the short wall that
cracked, some part of which fell on Tuesday. About a
cartload of that wall fell on Tuesday, but it was not con-
nected with the house, and we made it all secure. I put
in solid wedges to prevent the shores from shifting.
A Juror—Do you think that those 18-inch boles that
you have mentioned had the effect of weakening the
wall ?
Witness—l don't know that it weakened it much. I
should certainly say that it " wouldn't do it no good."
The Juror. At whose direction did you dig those
trenches ?

Witness—At Mr. Rowe's. We did not dig under-
neath the foundations of Mr. Thompson's house. Ido
not know the district surveyor, and am not aware
whether he has seen the property lately. I have not, to
my knowledge, seen the district surveyor upon the pre-
mises at all.

By Mr. Bodkin—There had been some houses re-
moved and the materials taken away, and upon the site
of those premises the new ones were being built. Having
placed a hoarding round, we proceeded to do the
first thing essential in building, which is to dig
for the foundations. When we did that against the
party-wall of the house that has fallen, we found that in
some places the wall did not come down so low as we
had dug. That was the case in one or two places, but
in other parts the wall did come down, and stood beneath
our excavations. Where it did come down to that
extent we put in jack-shores to carry that part where
the foundation of the party-wall did not come down to
our excavations. I was up on the roof of the next
house, No. 184, three days before the accident, with
a plumb-line. I held the plumb bob and Mr. Rowe
stood below, and we found that the wall was not
above an inch or two out of the upright. Mr. Rowe
was quite satisfied, and said there was no danger. Mr.
Abrahams came constantly to see the progress of the
works, and I never heard him express any fear of their
safety. I never heard him say that the shoring was not
safe, and he made no complaints. Mr. Rowe was a
man of great experience, and was considered a clever
man in the trade. We had orders both from Mr. Lucas
and Mr. Rowe to send to the yard the moment any-
thing was wanted, no matter what the expense, and we
always got whatever we wanted immediately.
By Mr. Hawkins—There were no struts or shores of
any kind whatever placed inside the cellar, or inside the
party-wall, to resist the pressure from the wedging up
of the outside shores.

Mr. John Bush, builder, of 3, Mill-street, Lambeth,
next presented himself. He deposed to the general fact
that he had been employed by Mr. Thompson to examine
the wall and to see that no permanent injury was done.
He consequently saw Mr. Abrahams several times upon
the subject, and was satisfied with the mode in which
the works were being conducted. Mr. Thompsonhimself
was anxious that the party-wall should not be pulled
down, on account of the inconvenience it would occa-
sion to him in his business. He was not aware that
either Mr. or Mrs. Thompson was apprehensive of dan-
ger. A portion of the parlour wall was down on Tues-
day afternoon when he was there last with Mr. Thomp-
son, and he was satisfied that that was insecure but that
would not affect the main wall in any way, and before
taking that wall down they certainly ought to have
shored it, both from the inside and the outside.
He thought the cause of the accident had been the giv-
ing way of the floors and the lower part of the wall
failing and bulging out, which it would do on account
of the shores resting only against the upper part. Had
there been shores under the timber joists below, he did
not think the accident would have happened. As it
i was, for want of support the wall bulged out below the
point where the raking shores supported it, and came
down, and of course the upper part followed it.
Mr. James Henderson was next called and examined.
He said :—I am a photographic artist, and did reside
at No. 184, Strand, until quarter-day last. I now
reside at No. 204, Regent-street. I was last in the
house in the Strand on Tuesday evening about
7 o'clock. I occupied the first floor and top floor,
front and back. I have noticed a crack in the front wall
of the house exactly at the angle where the front
and party wall unite. It has been getting worse ever
since the digging at the end of the house commenced.
On Tuesday ast I put my flat hand up to the
knuckles intoi t.l I complained of it to Mr. Thompson,
and he said there was no fear whatever. The last time
that I complained was, I should think, about a month
ago. I was always complaining. I first entertained
fears when the work began in October, and in fact I touk
away my property and carried on my business elsewhere
for three months. I have not slept there since last
quarter-day. There was a crack right along the top of
the room on the first floor also, and another in the
room above, through which the rain used to beat in.
I drew the attention of Mr. Thompson and of Mr. Phil-
lips, who is Mr. Abraham's principal clerk, to the cir-
cumstance, and Mr. Thompson always replied that it
was quite safe. I have nothing further to say, except
that I think the house might have stood for many years
if they had not commenced digging so near to it. Upon
Tuesday I thought that it seemeeworse, and some per-
sons who came in to have their portraits taken spoke of
the strange vibration in the house. I take it that the
vibration was occasioned by the weight of the traffic and
the unsoundness of the foundations.
The coroner here intimated that the case must be ad-
journed, and in the meantime, before they re-assembled,
he should like to have the ground cleared and a plan of
the property prepared.
Mr. Hawkins said it would be very desirable if two
or three independent surveyors would also examine the
premises.
The Coroner said that he had no power under the
act either to make such an examination, or to pay the
gentlemen who made it. He could only pay them for
their attendance according to the usual scale for wit-
nesses, and the expenses of these investigations were
very jealously watched by the magistrates at quarter
sessions.
Mr. Bodkin, on the part of the Messrs. Lucas, said
they were most anxious to further the inquiry in any
way they could, their only object being to elucidate the
truth.
Mr. Ford, on behalf of the Messrs. Smith, volunteered
to bear the expense of employing either one or two or
three surveyors, to be named by the coroner, so desirous
were they for a thorough investigation.
Mr. Abrahams then observed that he should be quite
ready to present himself for examination upon any
future occasion.

After some conversation as to
the most convenient
day for resuming the investigation, it was ultimately
adjourned until the 19th inst.

A MONUMENT TO N APIEE.-Of course there will be a
monument for Napier ; it is his due by the custom of
the country. It is not due only to him, but to the
country itself ; for it is the only use to which we can
now put him to make him a standard for those that
follow. Where to put the monument ? We know of no
place better than on the very head and front of the dis—
trict which constituted his last command—on the shores
of England, where he would have stood so well to defend
us if we had been attacked, and where his very name
may b e a word to remind the foe what sort of a man an
Englishman may be. Nay, it appears to us that we
owe him yet another tribute—it is to give him a worthy
successor. We do not mean in the colonelcy of his regi-
ment—a post of command, alas ! which has become half
honorary, half commercial in its character—but we meanin that district which was for all its historical and politi-
cal associations so well allotted to a man like Napier—
the Kent militia district. If titles do not stray to men
like Napier, let not the patronage of that district stray
amongst mere titled commanders, but let some truly able
man who seeks to emulate Napier's powers as a soldier,
with his devotion as a patriot, be posted on that fore-
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TREATY WITH THE REPUBLIC OF THE EQUATOR.—The
Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have
caused to be transmitted to the Commissioners of Cus-
toms, for their information and guidance, and the officers
under their control, a copy of a treaty of commerce
and navigation between her Majesty and the Republic
of the Equator, and the Commissioners have caused
copies of the same to be transmitted to their officers
at the several ports throughout the United Kingdom
for their future government in the matter.