The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-06 00:00:00

THE NEW BEER ACT.

Yesterday a deputation from the Metropolitan and
Suburban Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society, and
a deputation from the Licensed Victuallers' Defence
Association, consisting of equal numbers of each, met at
Mr. Simpson's, Cremorne Gardens, for the purpose of
amalgamating the two societies, in order to procure the
repeal of the Beer Act, and to adopt such other measures
as they might deem necessary to resist further encroach-
ments on the rights of the trade and the privileges of
the public.
Ttie two societies were represented by the following
gentlemen :—Mr. Simpson, Cremorne- gardens ; Mr. Luce,
King's Arms, Hampton Court ; Mr. Conquest Eagle
Tavern, City-road; Mr. Forster, St. John's-gate, Clerken-
well ; Mr. Forster, Royal Tavern, Blackwall Terminus,
Fenchurch-street ; Mr. Harris, Equestrian Tavern,
Blackfriars-road ; Mr. Symes, Cogers' Hall, Bride-lane, I
Mr. Wallace, Gloucester Tavern, Sloane-street ; Mr.
Hannah, Queen's Head, Amelia-street, Walworth ; and
Mr. Adams, Star and Garter, Kew-bridge.
Those gentlemen having deliberated for upwards of
twe hours, adopted the following resolutions :
"1. That this present committee, consisting of an
equal number of meTbers of the Metropolitan and Su-
burban Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society, and of
the Metropolitan and Suburban Licensed Victuallers'
Defence Association, do now amalgamate, under the
name and title of the Licensed Victuallers' Metropoli-
tan and Provincial Mutual Defence Association."
"2. That the Coannittee of the Joint Associations
are desirous of expressing to those portions of the pub-
lic press who have advocated the true interests of the
Licensed Victuallers, their warmest thanks for the effi-
cient services they have rendered them, and for the liberal
space allotted to their cause."

A vote of thanks to Mr. Simpson for his conduct in
the chair was also carried by acclamation. •
In a conversation which occurred after the meeting,
it was determined that forms of petitions against the
new Beer Act should be left for signature at each public-
house.

FATAL RASHNESS ON THE RAIL.—Mr. Joseph Nevin,
sometime guard on the Stockton and Darlington Rail-
way, and of late years ticket-clerk at the Stockton sta-
tion, had been to Darlington on Monday, and was re-
turning in the Afternoon. On the arrival of his train,

another, from Middlesborough, was in the Stockton sta-
tion, and kept it outside. He alighted—to speak, it is
supposed, to some one in the train going west; and sub-
sequently, was stepping on to his own train, then in mo-
tion, when he fell under the wheels and was run over,
about the lower part of his body. He did not survive
more than two hours. Deceased was a married man,
and was insured in the Railway Passengers' Company.
At the inquest, two questions, affecting the policy, were
raised by an attorney—first, that he was in error in quit-
ting a train while in motion (his not uncommon practice.);

and, secondly, that he might have committed suicide.
The jury, in returning a verdict of "accidental death,"
animadverted upon the awkward c)ristruction and ar
rangement of the station.—Gateshead Observer.

WRECK OF THE FRANKLIN STEAM-SHIP.—The fol-
lowing is an extract of a letter received on Monday
morning, from Lloyd's agent at New York, dated Aug.
23, relative to the position of this wreck, and the at-
tempts used to get her off :—" On the 20th instant I

visited the steamer Franklin • she is stranded on Long
Island Beach, about seventy-five miles from New York,
lying in a very awkward position—broadside on to the

beach. I could walk on board of her, at three-quarters
tide, dry-footed, owing to a sand bank about 15 or 20
fret, which has formed abreast of her in midships. I
found that with the exception of perhaps a few packages
embedded in the coals, of which there were about 250
tons on board at the time she went on shore, the whole

of her cargo has been landed and sent to New York.
They were making preparations for heaving the ship off,
getting out the machinery and coals ; and I am of opi-
nion that if no unforeseen accident occurs, from stress of
weather, the ship will ultimately be got off and brought
into New York. The first difficulty to be encountered
is to get her end on to the beach, and I trust this has
been nearly accomplished by this time, as during the
time I remained on board they were able to heave her
stern off one point, or one-eighth of the distance required
to effect that purpose ; and the tide having been on the
rise ever since, the ship has a considerable list to port,
but when they get all the coals out of the afterhold,
and the larboard wheel off, which was partly cut away
before I left, I think by using a purchase from the mast
heads to the shore they will be able to effect that end.

For the purpose of getting her off, they have run out two
cables to their whole length, some 90 or 100 fathoms
broad off on the larboard quarter ; the first anchors are
let go on the top of the outer bar, and they are backed
by other anchors lying in 5 fathoms water, weighing in
all about 20 tons. They have seven steam-pumps on
board, four of which on an average are at work ; and
the day I was on board they had reduced the water in
the hold four feet. But these four pumps were hardly
able to keep her free ; at high water they were placing
others (which had been rendered useless by the reduc-
tion of water) lower down, and when that is effected,
and the whole of them fairly at work, they ought
to be able to keep the water under. They have
stopped a very heavy leak forward by bulkheading
the forepeak up to the lower deck, which, when fin-
ally accomplished, will stop the flow of water in that
quarter. They have still to get at the larboard waste
water-pipe hole, which, when stopped, will considerably
reduce the leakage. After getting her end on, the next
difficulty is the passing the outer bar. Before attempting
that I recommended their securing the lower deck,
laying it afresh where it has been blown up, and filling
the lower hold with casks, using the engine boilers also
as a floating medium, for if she strikes heavy on the
outer bar I fear the steam pumps would not keep her
free. lam sanguine of the ship's being got off. From
what I had heard I was afraid she was very much
strained, but on a close examination I do not think her
badly strained, considering her position, extreme length,
and weight of machinery."—Shipping Gazette.
THE QUEENS BEFORE THE CONQUEST.—BY MRS.
MATTHEW HALL.—This long-expected work has at length
appeared, and will doubtless meet with a ready welcome
from the numerous lovers of that interesting class of
literature, historical biography, particularly as developed
in the lives of eminent and remarkable female sovereigns.
Mrs. Hall not only wields the pen of a graceful and ready
writer, but displays a great amount of historical know-
ledge and antiquarian research. Her object has been to
present a clear and interesting series of records of our
British Queens preceding the Conquest, whose lives are
so much less familiar to the English reader than others
of a later period who have found able biographers ; and
this object she has accomplished in an attractive manner.
No one, indeed, need fear to be repelled from her work
by any dryness of detail. Her biographies of Boadicea
the warlike—of the renowned St. Helena—of Rowena,
Queen of Vortigern—of Bertha, the introducer of Chris-
tianity into Saxon Britain—of the wicked Elfrida—of
Ethelgiva, Queen of Edwy the Fair—of Emma the Pearl
of Normandy; Queen of Ethelred and Canute—of Editba
the Good, Queen of Edward the Confessor—are full of
romanticinterest.
aid of herin
THE.MOTHER.AND DADGRTER,.—The Siecle relates th
manufacturern o e s in
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following affecting story :—Some years ago, the widowe
uinmsatahotel, with a table d'h6te, which succeeded
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pretty girl,
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coat child,
but
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she was se-
duced by one of the Codgers, and they left the place
together. From that time until the last week the
mother heard nothing of her daughter, and
fortnight
iathttempts
to discover her were in vain. About a
the mother came to Paris on business,
and walkingag along
the quays she saw a young woman almost in rags, who
was sobbing piteously as she was being taken between
two soldiers to the office of the Commissary of Police.
The signs of excessive grief of the prisoner excited
Igreat pity from the crowd, and attracted the particular
attention of the widow. Drawing near, she recognised
her daughter, and fell upon her neck, bathing her with
tears. A. coach was called, into which the mother en-
tered with her child and the guards, and in a few
minutes they were in the presence of the commissary.tber
As the charge was merely vaga.bondage, and themo
the
undertook to receive and provide for her daughter,
have, for the
I WHALES AT MILLFORT.—SeveraI whales
tby parties
commissary ordered her to be discharged from custody.
last few days, been observed at 31101Irpotihe,
purpose of
who have gone out in small boats f
fishing. One boat narrowly missed a
few
yards huge whale, which was seen. floating
being upset by a
dis-
tant ; and the back fin of which
seemed at least as large
as the boat.