The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNIESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 7, 1853.

LINES LEASED-UT FIXED RENTALS.

THE FUNERAL OF LIEUT.-GENERAL
SIB CHARLES NAPIER.

LIFE AT THE DIGGINGS.

Leasing
Cumpans.

Closing Prices
this day.

Business
this day.

We have been favoured with a letter from a
a Cambridgeshire emigrant, dated Melbourne, May
28, from which we make the following extracts.
He arrived in the heart of the Forest Creek dig-
gings, Mount Alexander district, on the last day
of February

This mournful ceremony will take place at Portsmouth
on Thursday (to-morrow) about two o'clock, and will be
a grand spectacle, everything short of full military parade
being conceded to the memory of the gallant Napier,
the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, the Master-
General of the Ordnance, all the military in Portsmouth
garrison (upwards of 3,000), and a brilliant cortege of
friends following.
A special meeting of the Portsmouth Town Council was
convened yesterday, by requisition to the mayor of the
borough, at which it was resolved, on the motion'of Al-
derman Childs, seconded by Councillor Emanuel, "That
this council deeply deplores the loss England has sus-
tained by the demise of the late brave and gallant Lieut.-
General Sir Charles James Napier ; and that, with a
view to record the gratitude of this municipality, and
their respect and admiration of the services rendered to
his country by the hero of Scinde, resolved that the
mayor, aldermen, councillors, and officers of the corpo-
ration, in their robes of office, do attend the funeral of
the late gallant chief on Thursday next, the Bth inst. ;
and that the General Purposes Committee make the re-
quisite arrangements, and prepare an address of condo-
lence to Lady Napier, expressive of the feelings of this
council towards the memory of the deceased." The
Loyal Fraternity of Freemasons of Portsmouth also
meet this evening (Wednesday), to resolve on following
to the grave the remains of their venerated and distin-
guished brother in the craft. With the exception of the
firing of guns, &c., the funeral of Sir Charles Napier
will be upon a magnificent scale, and will doubtless at-
tract thousands of strangers from far and near to wit-
ness it. The following orders relative to the local mili-
tary arrangements for the mournful ceremony were
officially published yesterday :
" PORTSMOUTH GARRISON OTWERS, SEPT, 6, 1853.
"The Commandant desires to notify that the funeral of
the late distinguished Lieut.-General Sir Charles James
Napier, G.C.8., Colonel of her Majesty's 22d Regiment,
will take place on Thursday next, the Bth instant, and be
met by him outside the Landport-gate, at two p.m. on
that day, on its arrival from his residence near Purbrook ;
and those officers and men of this garrison who may be
desirous of showing their respect to the memory of so dis-
tinguished an ornament of the profession, who served his
country with the ardour of a patriot for more than fifty
years, and whose deeds have always been associated with
the glory of the British arms, are requested to assemble
there for the occasion. Officers to appear in full dress,
with black crape round the left arm. A return of the
probable number of non-commissioned officers and men
who will desire to attend to be sent to the Town-Major's
office as soon as possible, in order that proper arrange-
ments may be made, as far as practicable. One sergeant,
one corporal, and six privates from each corps in garrison,
viz., Royal Artillery, 35th Regiment, 42d Regiment,
Royal Marines, Royal Marine Artillery, 79th Regiment,
and the Rifle Brigade, of tall and equal height, to act as
bearers, will parade at the Landport Ravelin, at half-past
one, on Thursday, and there receive directions. Guards
to mount from their private parades on Thursday at nine
a.m., both at Gosport and Portsmouth."

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" On my return, for a short time, to Melbourne, after
early three months' absence, I perceived evident marks
of improvement • the autumnal rains had washed the
houses clean, a few more houses had been built, and the
foundations of others were being laid. Still, however,
at present, it labours under too many disadvantages to
render it a desirable town for a residence. The greater
part of the town is very low, almost on a level with the
river ; and as no steps have yet been taken towards a
general drainage, it is a perfect swamp in rainy weather,
and abounds in fever and musquitoes. We are now get-
ting into our winter season, and if the weather does not
become more unfavourable, I shall consider it an im-
provement upon the summer. The rains have not been
so continuous as I expected, and in fine weather, al-
though the mornings are a little cold and frosty, we have
clear sunny days, and the face of the country wears a
cheerful countenance. The grass has become green, the
trees (for they never shed their leaves) retain the garb
of summer, and, what is a great comfort, there are no
flies to drive one out of existence. Prices of grain and
provisions still keep up, and I see no chance of their
falling for some time to come—not until the gold fever
has somewhat abated, and men settle down quietly
to agricultural pursuits. Labour also is still very dear,
notwithstanding the vast influx of emigrants every month.
Masons, who seems to be at the top of the ladder,
are earning 30s. a day, and the daily pay of a carpenter
is 255. The clerk seems to be the worst-paid person in
the colony ; he, whether in a Government office or in a
merchant's counting-house, receives about 2001. a year,
a remuneration which in general renders his situation
worse than it was in the mother country. The price of
land, too, in Melbourne and the immediate neighbour.
hood, is still going up, and it is the general opinion that
it is far from having reached its maximum. The day
before I left for the diggings I saw land sold at St.
Kilda, in small lots, at the rate of 2,0001. an acre ; and
since then I have heard of land being sold, about a mile
and a half from Melbourne, for 3,2001. an acre. What
it fetches in the town I am almost afraid to say ; but I
am within the mark when I tell you that 4501. per foot
has been given for land having a street frontage of 60
feet, with a depth of 100 feet or so. This almost un-
heard-of price has put enormous profits into the pockets
of the fortunate sellers, and many of them have realised
large fortunes, and are rushing home to England to en-
joy their wealth there."

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THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY AND
CONVERSIONS TO ROMANISM.

The Archbishop of Canterbury is now engaged visit-
ing his diocesse. During the past week his Grace has
met the clergy at Sevenoaks, Tunbridge, and Canter-
bury. At the latter city, in addressing the Dean and
Chapter, his Grace thus alluded to the secession of Lord
Charles Thynee, one of the canons of the cathedral :
" I am also reminded of another loss, not less lamented
and much less reasonably to be expected—l am re-
minded of one with whom we took counsel, who has
renounced our Reformed Church, and has given
his adhesion to the corrupt doctrines and depraved
worship of the church of Rome. But he is only one of
many who have taken the same course, and taken it at
a cost, too, which gives sufficient proof of their sin-
cerity ; still, this does not diminish our surprise at that
course, which seems nothing lees than infatuation. This
has led me to reflect on the causes that have produced
results so strange, so little to be expected in persons of
education, piety, and intelligence—in persons such as
many of those who have recently become victims of
the same delusion. The causes are manifest. They
who have gone out from among us had not been content
with the law and the testimony as declared to us by
God himself. They had turned away from the pure and
uncorrupted source, and derived their religious views
from the traditions of men, till a human system became
on their minds a divine revelation. Now, I confess
myself to be one of those who dare not seek the way
of salvation from any other authority than that of
Him from whom salvation must flow. I know of
nothing as able to make us wise unto salvation'
except what is written by the inspiration of God.
Whatever is not absolutely declared therein, and
yet claims to be implicitely received, I look upon with
suspicion. I weigh it in the balance of the sanctuary ;
if it agree with the revealed word of God, and may be
proved thereby in the way of just deduction, then, and
then only, is it to be embraced. If this had been the
view of him whose perversion we have especial reason to
lament, he might, as far as it appears, have been minis-
tering still among us, for the very first reason he alleges
implies a desire of something that the Scripture
does not warrant nor require. He states his belief
that it is necessary for those who have fallen into
sin after baptism to confess their sins to some one
possessed of power to receive confession and give
absolution ; and then he complains that the sacrament
of penance, of which confession is an important part,
and the consequent absolution, is no doctrine of the
Church of England. This is no single case. Many have
been induced to seek that absolution from a Romish
priest which they could not be satisfied our Reformed
church had authority to pronounce. It would have been
a wiser and a safer step to consult the Scriptures,
and inquire what they revealed concerning the remis-
sion of sins. That is the great purpose of the Gospel,
and there He who is offended by sin declares in what
terms He will pardon. Acco7dingly, we may be sure to
find there whatever is needful for procuring forgiveness
of sin. They who could heal the sick and recall the
dead to life might we'd be intrusted with the power
of retaining or absolving transgressions. Other ex-
traordinary powers were granted to the Apostles. But
those who succeeded the Apostles in the ministry of the
church had no such power extended unto them. Why
should it beg The link is entirely wanting which
should connect the promise attending the commission of
the Apostles with the commission given to future minis-
ters of the church. And, for evident reasons, extraordi-
nary powers were granted while needed, and no longer;
but it is remarkable further that the Apostles themselves
have left no example of the exercise of special absolution.
Since, however, the apostolic epistles were commonly
and chiefly addressed to the baptized, we should surely
hear in them some mention of matters so important as
confession and absolution, if they were indeed a part
of the general discipline of the church. The difference
on this point between the apostolic and Romish
preacher must carry conviction to every unprejudiced
inquirer. We have no authority from the Apostles
for the system, the want of which has been com-
plained of as a defect in the church of England, and
what the Apostles have not sanctioned, either by
word or example, our Lord by implication, condemns,
The person whose departure from us we regret
acknowledges that he was led step by step till
lie became convinced that union with Rome
is necessary for the vitality of the church. With
most of those who have left us, this has been the chief
ground of their perversion ; and others, who, though
withheld from taking the final step, are in that hesitat-
ing and doubtful state respecting continuance in the
church, the foundation of which must keep them stran-
gers to that peace and comfort which are the privileges
of the confirmed believer." His Grace then concluded
with an exhortation to those present, showing that there
was no scriptural ground for such apprehension, and
expressing a hope that they would still repose on the
bosom of the church to which they happily belonged.

ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND
NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.

An accident of a character fearful to contemplate
though providentially unattented with loss of life, oc
curred on Monday afternoon at the Euxton junction o
the London and North-Western and Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railways, situated about six miles from Pres-
ton. The circumstances connected with the casualty are
as follow :

About a quarter of a mile on the Preston side of the
Euxton station there is a side line of rails, belonging to
the London and North-Western Company. Yesterday,
four passenger carriages, two first-class and two second-
class, had been turned upon this aiding, which commu-
nicates with the down line of rails by a pair of points. The
" Scotch express " (from London to Edinburgh and Glas-
gow), due in Preston at 2.35, approached Euxton
at the rate of between 35 and 40 miles an hour—
the train consisting of the first-class carriages, one se-
cond-class, and a break-van. The engine-driver (John
Baxter) states that the pointsman lowered the signal
to intimate that all was right, and the train proceeded
on its rapid course past the station. Immediately after-
wards h sudden jerk apprised the driver that the train
was entering the points leading to the siding, instead of
continuing on the main line. He instantly shut off the
steam, and blew the whistle for the guards to apply their
breaks, and then leaped off the engine, followed by the
fireman, William Hardstaff. In another moment the
express came in contact with the carriages on the siding
and a fearful crash took place. The front part of the
engine was demolished, but the carriages of the express
sustained little or no injury, the passengers being found
almost unscathed, although of course in a state of great
consternation. The empty carriages on the siding were
shivered to atoms, two wheels belonging to one of them
being subsequently discovered in the smoke-box of the
engine. Baxter, the driver of the express, was found
lying by the side of the line, covered with blood and
dirt, and in a state of insensibility, having several severe
cuts about his head and back. The fireman escaped
with comparatively little injury. Cobb, the guard, states
that he perceived the danger at the moment the engine-
driver blew his whistle, and that having put on his
break, he threw himself on the floor of the van, to which
he attributes his safety. The breaks are described as
being of a very powerful kind. The distance between
the points and the empty carriages on the siding is esti-
mated at 150 to 200 yards.
A Lancashire and Yorkshire train came up soon after
the accident, and took the express passengers forward
to Preston. Baxter was conveyed to the Station Inn.
The Scotch express, we believe, was the first train to
pass the Euxton junction after the train conveying her
Majesty and suite to the north, and which passed through
Preston station at half-past twelve. It would thus ap-
pear that the empty carriages had been turned upon the
siding and the points left open, shortly after the Queen
went by. Had it been done a little sooner the Royal
train must have suffered the alarming collision instead
of the express.

COLLISION ON TJIR CHESTER AND
HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.

On Monday night an accident happened to the 2.45
up-train from Holyhead, when just in sight of the
Chester station. There is at that point of the line a
shunting lying to the north of the rails, which is reached
by cross rails from both lines of the road, and it hap-
pened that as the train before specified was approaching
Chester, it ran into a short luggage train, which was at
that instant being removed from the down line to the
shunting, completely capsizing it. The confusion at the
moment among the passengers, chiefly excursionists on
their return from the Dublin Exhibition, defies descrip-
tion. Happily, however, there was no harm done to
life or limb, all the damage being oonfined to the upset
vans, and the fittings of the foremost carriages of the
passenger train. This good fortune is, however, hardly
to be attributed to the care and caution of the railway
officials at Chester, who,
despite the publio outcry
against the practice of sending coal and luggage trucks
across the lines when passenger trains are momentarily
expected, persevere in doing so. It is rather to be ac-
counted for by the slackened pace of the train approach-
ing the station, and the lightness of the obstruction.

"BARNACLES." - A correspondent of the Times says
among the " arrivals" of visitors to our coast during the
past week is a remarkable collection of barnacles. A
Spanish brig directed the attention of one of the Folke-
stone fishing boats to a dark object on the water, which
they supposed to be a monster of the deep, but, on nearer
inspection, they found it to be a piece oftimber, 40feet long,
entirely covered and floated by the barnacle fish. Many
thousands of these curious zoophytes have here made them-
selves a home on the fir tree. The sailors secured their prize
and brought it into Folkestone Harbour, where it is now
to be seen. Concerning barnacles many curious opinions
have been held, and they still prevail on the coasts of
the Mediterranean. It was formerly believed that they
turned into geese ; and the Roman Catholics were
allowed to eat "barnacle geese," as they were called
on fish days, fro:n their being supposed to partake
more of the nature of fish than fowl. To such an ex-
tent was this belief carried, that Sir Robert Moray, in a
notice which he sent to the Royal Society on this sub-
ject, says :—" In every shell that I opened I found a
perfect fowl." Discarding this absurdity, v. e find them
to belong to the order cirrhipoda peduncnata, and to
consist of a long fleshy tube with a shell at the end of it.
The tube is from 8 to 12 inches long, and the shell,
which consists of four distinct pieces, contains the vital
members of the animal. They are provided with
feelers, with which they obtain food and fresh air.
They have no legs, nor any power of motion, though
during the earlier periods of their lives they have both
legs eyeye and swim about freely, but as they
advance years they lose the power of locomotion,
and
in
and, attaching themselves to some object, become settled
for the remainder of their lives, and in this state they
have often been mistaken for plants. A. part of the
collection at Folkestone would form a fitting addition
to the beautiful specimens of the sea anemone shown in
the Vivarium at the Zoological Gardens in the Regent's
Park. They are as remarkable for their size as their
number. Seldom, indeed, does such an opportunity
occur in these parts for studying the character of these
animals, and doubtless many naturalists will avail
themselves of it.

POLLING AT ELECTIONS.-It is enacted by a statute
of the late session, that in future no polls shall be taken
at inns, hotels, public-houses, &c., or in any booth or
place communicating with such, unless by the consent
of all the candidates, expressed in writing.
BOROUGH ELECTIONS.--- -By an act lately passed, elec-
tions in future for boroughs, cities, &c., are to take
place within six days after the receipt of the writ or pre-
cept, giving threo clear days' notice at least of the day of
election, exclusive of the day of proclamation and the
day of election.

REGISTRATION OF ELECTORS.—At the last registration
of electors for England and Wales, thenumber registered
was 421,413, of which 409,958 were on the lists for Eng-
land, and 11,455 for Wales. There were in England and
Wales 55,879 freemen, or members of the old corpora-
tions ; 331,534 were registered as 101. householders, and
10,844 in both capacities.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN ALDERSGATE• STREET. This
morning, about half-past 7 o'clock, a most terrific fire
broke out on the premises`No. 23 and 24, Aldersgate-
street, in the occupation of .the Messrs. Lorkin, whole-
sale druggists. The fire was first discovered in the back
warehouse, which runs to a very considerable depth
towards Falcon-square, and messengers were imme-
diately dispatched for engines, which promptly arrived ;
but, owing to the combustible nature of the stock, the
flames had made considerable progress before they were
got into full work. There being an abundant supply of
water, and a strong body of the Moor-lane, Smithfield,
and Bow-lane police on the spot, nine of the most power-
ful brigade engines were soon playing on the burning
mass, throwing an immense volume of water on the
flames. By very great exertions the fire was confined
to the warehouse, and ultimately subdued, after a tre-
mendous quantity of valuable property had been de-
stroyed. No fewer than fifteen engines were present at
one time, and great praise is due to the firemen and po-
lice for their exertions. The amount of damage has not
yet been ascertained, but it must be very considerable.
The origin of the fire is not known. The buildings and
contents are insured.
WRECK OF THE GLENDOWER STEpISHIP.—The en-
dower, Captain W. J. Beckett, Liverpool and Bristol
steam-ship, was wrecked in the course of Sunday after-
noon, a few miles to the southward of Milford. Pro-
videntially the whole of the passengers and crew were
saved. The Glendower left the Mersey on Saturday
morning for Bristol, having to call at Milford on her
way. About 3 o'clock in the afternoon she ran on to
the Crow Rock, a formidable reef situate between five
and six miles to the southward of that place. It was
quickly ascertained that her hull had sustained some
serious injury by striking on the rock, and that she was
rapidly filling with water. .The necessary precautions
were taken for the preservation of life, and the crew
exerted themselves very, creditably in endeavouring to
get the ill-fated steamer into shallow water before she
foundered. They contrived to keep her afloat, although
a very difficult and perilous task, until she drifted a
short distance on to the sand at the point known as
Freshwater West, where she sunk in three fathoms.
The passengers and crew had previously taken to the
boats, and were safely landed,

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two-thirds of the way over, a crocodile seized him by
the thigh. Mr. Butler was dragged off, but clung to
the mane of his horse, and both he and the horse were
floundering in water, often dragged entirely under, and
rapidly going down the stream. At first the crocodile
drew them again to the middle of the river ; but at last
skinhe seemed was
the horse gained shallow water and approached the
shore. As soon as he was within reach natives came to
his assistance, and beat off the crocodile with spears and
er ten
ed days, but was then seized
with fever, which threatened to be fatal. There was a
tendency to locked-jaw.
clubs. Mr. Butler was pierced with five deep gashes,
and had lost much blood. His horse also was terribly
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He passed this crisis, how-
ever, and in April, Mr. Butler writes that he was nearly
recovered from the effects of the frightful affray.
RE-OPENING OP PICCADILLY.--The re-laying of granite
blocks, instead of the former milcadainised paving, at the
Regent-circus, Piccadilly, having been completed, the
thoroughfare to and from the City and West-end of the
town has been re-opened, to the. great convenience of
the vast traffic of this invcrrteut Was of traffic.