The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-29 00:00:00

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.

SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Intelli-
gence was received this morning that the Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's large screw steam-
ship Himalaya had got ashore. It appears that
she was steaming up the Solent, by Hurst Castle,
last evening, and, in endeavouring to clear a brig,
touched the shore opposite the eastle, and, being
an ebb tide, she was obliged to remain during the
night.
Immediately upon gaining the above information
Captain Engledue, the superintendent, despatched
some steamboats for the purpose Of towing her off,
and no doubt she will be afloat by midday. From
the state of the shore on which the Himalaya lies,
there is no need of apprehension as to any serious
consequences, and it is fully expected that she will
be got off without injury to either her hull or
machinery.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL.

ADJOURNED INQUEST (THIS DAY).

The inquiry was resumed this morning at 10 o'clock.
The jury having assembled, a discussion took place of
one hour's duration as to the admission of the evidence
of a gentleman named Chaplain, a member of the Col-
lege of Surgeons, and apothecary to the institution ; and
his evidence, which was ultimately admitted, went to
prove that he had sounded the child, and could not de-
tect the presence of any stone in the bladder.
Mary Rosser sworn, said—l live in No. 13, March-
mont-place. I was nurse to the child in the hospital
about a week. lam a friend of its mother's. The child
was first taken to the hospital upon a Friday, and it
was in my arms. Dr. ScobelL sounded the child, and
said there was no stone ; he could not feel one. Mr.
Cooke sounded him afterwards, and said there was a
stone, and we were to make up our mind by Satur-
day whether the child should come into the hospital,
as it could not be done without. It was taken in upon
the Tuesday. It was a healthy child in every other re-
spect, excepting when it required to urinate, and then it
screamed very dreadfully. At the request of the mother
I was allowed to be in the hospital with him to see the
operation performed. The child played about the hos-
pital up to the Thursday morning. Dr. Scobell saw
the child several times when it was in the hospital.
No inquiry was made about the state of the child, who
had been confined in his inside for one or two days
before that. Upon that morning-it had bread and but-
ter for its breakfast at the hospital. I took the child
home to its mother that morning, but it did not have
anything to eat. When I came back the nurse took the
child from me ; and having brought it back to me, she told
me to undress hirn, and was in such haste thatl had barely
time to take its clothes off. I was not allowed to see
the operation. The nurse told me that the doctors would
not allow it. She shortly afterwards brought the child
back, and dashed it down upon the bed, and said it
would be a good job when the dirty little wretch was
dead. (Sensation.) The chil,d was in a dreadful state ;
it had a long cut underneath its person. No directions
were given to me how to attend to it ; it cried much for
drink. The nurses did nothing for it, and the day-nurse
said she would jump down its d—d little throat if
it teazed her for drink. The doctors did not see it
again until half-past ten the next morning. Dr. Scobell
and Mr. Cook saw it, and spoke about it being very
bad, and ordered it some brandy ; and this the
nurses gave it, but that was all that was done. On
the next. day and Saturday they again saw it in the
morning, and give some directions. It died upon
Sunday about half past eight.
After some further evidence the inquiry was ad.
journed. The Inquest-room was densely crowded, and
the proceedings created the greatest interest.

THE QUEEN'S ANNUAL EXCURSION.—Her Majesty's
yacht the Victoria and Albert, Captain the Hon. Joseph
Denman, went out of Pcrtsmouth Harbour yesterday,
for her trial cruise, to prepare for the reception of the
Queen on her Majesty's voyage to Liverpool and Scot.
land in the course of next month.
ROYAL VISIT TO MONT BLANC.—Yesterday morning
her Majesty and the Prince Consort, with the whole of
the royal children and a large number of the children of
the nobility, paid a visit to the 'Egyptian hall, to witness
Mr. Albert Smith's Ascent of Mont Blanc. The royal
party enjoyed the entertainment thoroughly. Her Ma.
jeety in particular was much amused, and laughed
heartily at Mr. Smith's voluble commentary on the topics
of the day in the famous " Galignani "song. A t the con-
elusion, her Majesty expressed her warm appreciation of
the merits of the entertainment, and was pleased to ac-
cept a copy of the " Story of Mont Blanc."
THE KING OF PORTUGAL AT LIVERPOOL—Liver-
pool, June 28.--His Majesty the King of Portugal, with
his Royal brother, the Duke of Oporto, and suite, are
expected to arrive in Liverpool, by special train from
Manchester, to-night, about 10 o'clock. The distin-
guished visitors will at once proceed to the Adelphi
Hotel. In the morning early his Majesty will be joined
by the Mayor of Liverpool (Mr. J. B. Lloyd), and will
make a hurried inspection of the principal places of in-
terest connected with the town and port, including, no
doubt, among others, St. George's-hall, which is now
approaching completion, the Free Library and Museum,
the Albert Dock warehouse, the Custom-house, the
new Wapping Dock, in the process of construction. His
Majesty's stay will be very brief, owing to his intention
to proceed to-morrow (Thursday) to Holyhead.
APPROACHING MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—It is
rumoured that the only son and heir of Sir George
Warrender, Bart., of Lochend, lladdingtonshire, is
about to lead to the hymeneal altar the accomplished,
beautiful, and only daughter of Sir Hugh Hume Camp-
bell, Bart., of Marchmont, Berwickshire. The mar-
riage will take place in London before the close of the
season.—Kelao Mail.
SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.—A quarterly general court of
the governors of this corporation was held yesterday at
the offices of the institution, Crane-court, Fleet-street ;
Mr. Webster in the chair. The business of the court
was of but a formal nature. The minutes of the last
court' were read and confirmed, after which a vote of
thanks was passed to eight of tee governors for their
very handsome present of a new banner to the corpora-
tion bearing its insignia and the names of the donors.
The usual compliment to the chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN COMPANY. --At a meeting of the
South Australian Cornnany held yesterday the dividend
declared was at the rate of 6 per cent., and the report
was unanimously adopted. The chairman (Mr. E.
Divett) stated that the accounts received from the co-
lony were most satisfactory, and that the sole drawback
was the absence of a sufficient supply of labour to carry
out public worke. The general improvement in the
value of land had exercised a considerable influence on
the property of the company, and there was at present '
no expectation of an unfavourable reaction.
THE EASTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY'S GREAT
STEAMER OF 22,000 TONS.—The immense screw and
paddle steamer, building at the yard of Messrs. Scott
Russell, at Millwall, for the Eastern Steam Navi-
gation Company, is to be completed in twelve months.
tier keel has been laid down, and several of her bulk-
heads, or compartments, are raised, and the works are
proceeding with energy and expedition. A railroad has
been laid down along the entire length of her way. to
facilitate the conveyance of the materials from the fac-
tory to the different parts of the vessel. The exact
dimensions of the ship are as follows :—Teninige,
buil-
ders' measurement, 22,000 tons ; tonnage burthen, 10,000
tons ; extreme length, 680 ft. ; extreme breadth, 83ft.; ex-
treme depth, 58ft.; power of engines (screw and paddle),
2,600 horse, Her engines are in thecourse of construction
by Messrs. James Watt and Co., of Soho, and Messrs.
Scott Russell, and will be fitted in the vessel before she
is floated off. The hull will be entirely of iron, and of
more than usual strength, the magnitude of her size
enabling Mr. Brunel, the architect, to introduce many
preoutionary measures conducive both to support and
security. From her keel up to six feet above the water-
line is, double, of a cellular construction. The upper
deck will also be strengthened on the same principle,
and will form a complete beam, similar to the tube of
the Britannia-bridge, so that any external injury will
not affect the tightness or the safety of the ship. She
is divided into ten separate water-tight -compartments,
each being 60 feet in length, enabling her to take out
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