The Sun.
London, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.

PORTSMOUTH.—The Dutch merchant ship Jeannette,
Captain Visses, was towed into harbour on Sunday
night, from Cowes, having been in collision with tho
Monteagle emigrant ship off Portland, early in the
morning of the 25th ult. The Jeannette was from Hartle-
pool, bound to Ceylon, heavily laden, and the collision
appears to have been caused by the darkness of the
morning : the time at which it took place being about 3
o'clock. It is represented as being of the most frightful
character, reducing the Jeannette to a perfect wreck,
carrying away her bowsprit, main andifore masts, toge-
ther with all her sails yards, and rigging. The Mont.
eagle fared much better, her chief damage consisting
in the loss of her jibboom, which she left on board
the Jeannette. After the two vessels had parted
from each other, the captain of the Monteagle sent
a lifeboat to the Jeannette for the purpose of bringing
off her people, as it appeared very probable that
she would shortly founder ; but Captain Visses having
assured himself that there was no danger of this taking
place, declined to leave his ship. The Monteagle, how-
ever, remained by her till daylight, her captain proffer-
ing every assistance in his power, and he did not leave
the disabled vessel till a steamer came up. Finding, then,
that he might quit the Jeannette without exposing her
crew to danger, he pursued his voyage. The captain of
the steamer, belonging to Cork, offered to take the Jean-
nette in tow, but demanding a very exhorbitant price,
1,0001., for his services, Captain Visses refused to avail
himself of them. Shortly after a sloop belonging to
Penzance, named the Smuggler, came up, and offering
to take the Jeannette in tow on reasonable terms, the
offer was accepted, and the two vessels, after encounter-
ing most severe weather in the Channel, arrived in Cowes
Roads on Saturday. The Jeannette has been brought
to this port to undergo the necessary repairs, by direction
of B. J. Martin, Esq., surveyor to Lloyd's and the au-
thorisation of the underwriters of Holland being placed
for that purpose in the hands of L. A. . Vanden Bergh
and Son, the agents at this port. It is considered that
the repairs will entail a cost of some thousands of
pounds.

APPOINTMENTS TO THE EXCISE.—The following regu-
Lations have been made, relative to the appointments in
the Excise :—Qualifications, &c., of Candidates for Ex-
cise Expectants (or Pupils) : The candidate must not be
less than 19, or more than 25 years of age ; must be
healthy, active, and without any bodily infirmity, un-
married and without family, and free from debt. He
must understand the first four rules of vulgar and deci-
mal fractions, and book-keeping by double entry, . 4----
write fluently and correctly from dictation. On his qua-
lifications being approved upon examination, he will be
placed under instructions for a period not less than six
weeks ; after which, when it shall be certified that he is
capable of acting as an officer, his salary of 501. per an-
num, as an expectant, will commence ; and when actually
employed on duty he will receive an additional allow-
ance at the rate of 301. per annum. A person possessing
average capacity, with the indispensable requisites of
industry and attention, will, generally in about two
years, be promoted in his turn to be an assistant or su-
pernumerary officer, the salary of whom is 851. or 901.
per annum respectively, and will in about two years
more be promoted, in his turn, to be a ride officer, at a
salary of 1001. per annum, when he will be required to
provide himself with, and keep, a horse for the perform.
ante of his duty. His further promotion will depend on
the efficiency of his conduct ; and he cannot, according
to the rules of the service, marry before he attains the
station of ride officer.
FATAL CAB COLLlSlON.—Yesterday Mr. Bedford held
an inquest at the Artillery Arms, Rochester-row, on the
body of Archer Groombridge, a cab-driver, aged 48.
Alfred Vix, 144 V, deposed that about half-past two
o'clock on Friday last he was on duty in Millbank-street,
when he observed a Brougham with two horses pro-
ceeding towards the prison, and also saw a cab, driven
by the deceased, coming in the opposite direction at the
rate of about eight miles an hour. The two vehicles
then came in contact, the jerk throwing deceased off the
box on his back in the roadway. Witness observing
that the deceased was intoxicated, took him to the
police-station after he had been examined by two
medical men, who were of opinion that the deceased
had received no injury from his fall. Mr. Pearse,
surgeon, of Regent-street, Westminster, stated on the
day in question he was called upon to attend the
deceased, who was intoxicated, but after witness had.
administered some stimulants he became much better.
He (witness), however, upon hearing that deceased
had fallen from a cab examined his head and chest, but
found no injuries, and he then said, "All right, master ;
I have only been lushing all day." About 11 o'clock
at night he was again called to attend the deceased, but
on his arrival found that he had expired. He had
made a post-mortem examination of the body, and dis-
covered an extensive fracture through the bone of the
skull, the vessels on the right side of the liver being
highly congested. He was of opinion that death had
taken place from apoplexy, caused by the fracture. By
the Coroner—The fracture would be produced by a per- .
son falling on the lower part of the spine without the
bead touching the ground. Inspector Beckerston and
other witnesses having given testimony as to the intoxi-
cation of the deceased, and also as to his treatment at
of the constable's came forward,
the police station, the jury were about to return their
andverdict,twr
andeine t
ed Richardthe principalT c,v ey, alabourer,
points
evidevidence. After a Ong iliSCUSBio=l,4jetween the ju.smisprssso
the inquiry was adjourned until Thursday next.
EASTERN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.—A general
meeting of shareholders in this company took place yes.
.
terday,:atstheLo unanimously elected
ndonTavenwhen
to n director-
ship, consequent on the resignation of Henry Davidson,
Esq., by reason of his connection with an Australian
e Charlesthevacant M P Geach, Esq.,
Mr. G each on the advan-
Steam-packet Company, one of the main features of the
Eastern Steam Company being to include the Australian
t hrsai
ri nq
colonies with their line to India. From the sound and
practical views entertained by
his aoc_cetshsemfn to the direction
avourble light in
_ s ehui f'de neand
oa
night
his ihsttfriends,dashed
ADELAIDE STEAMER.— The accounts received from tages o thenerg,
Which it is viewed by
may be as an indicatio f
Plymouth regarding the Adelaide Australian steamtheer
uoafrtetrshe
foGrrtehaet
state that she was ready for sea yesterday, and that
, himself
m
rudder, after its alteration, works perfectly. She was
tp start at 9 o'clock this morning, and if everything
WeAsteltrnmcmeNmopa_LnityAeriNi.
through a
were found right would proceed to sea at once.
flockofsheep
~ between Eb
which had taken up
THE STEAMER AUSTRALIAN.—The continued absence of night in a deep cutting ley and Stonehouse.
this steamer has caused insurances to be effected upon her Ten of them wereoait‘iorne
je.cokreerted into mutton. The
at high premiums. On Saturday as much as 10 per cent. sheep belonged
t line near. ___ pson, of Randwick, and
was paid, and yesterday 15 per cent. would probably have first got „ tliit Ebley Chapel, when they,
been demanded. These rates, however, furnish no indi- doubtless, thinking
cations of' a corresponding degree of apprehension re- their journey
byor some distance. The loss, we believe,
garding the vessel, but are simply owing to the indiso- will be borne
FRANKLIN.--A the
company.
ANKLIN.—
tion of the underwriters to extend, except under SIR JOHN
A correspondent of the Cork
extraordinary inducements, their present h r •••conxitittion states that, during the gale of Monday last,
hen iabilities.
a bottle was washed on shore here, containing a letter
STEAM TO AUSTRALIA.—The Harbinger,
next month, . purporting to, be written b Sir
y John Franklin. It is
will commence the General Screw Company's line to ted Cape Bathur t 12th of January, 1850, and repre-
the antipodes, to be followed up by other vessels of sents Sir John ands
his companions to be in considerable
heavy tonnage and good power. d - ed t f ' •
er. hose already Dana wan o provisions, having nearly consumed a seal that
are the Crcesus, Jason, and Golden Fleece , they had caught. It also states
• that ten of the seamen
REMITTANCES OF GOLD TO RUSSIA.—The
remittances
bad died during the ' ' and
previous year, that a bottle
of gold to Russia still continue, and it is estimated that containing a letter was sent adrift in 1849. The letter
the amount already dispatched and the quantity that is written on a sheetof foolscap,
writing rather indif-
ss than ferent, and signed Sir J. Franklin.
will be sent this week, cannot altogether be le
4. St. Pe -
400,000/. At the same time, the letters .roaange
on ANOTHER FALL OF A CLIFF.—EXETER, SATURDAY.
tersburgh quote a further rise in the rate
of exchange
at present The remainder of the cliff at the Halcombe-tunnel, be-
London, which is now 39 5-16 to 7-16, havingt been suffi- tween the towns of Teignmouth and Dawlish, fell this
there is no indication of the suppliesfl
,ei, occasioned morning, with a tremendous crash, upon the South
cient. This state of affairs has
chiefly
tymade at Odessa, Devon line. It was no more than was expected by
by the very large purchases
of wheat to the extent every person who had witnessed its frowning aspect.
where the transactions have recently Fortunately it fell before the arrival of the mail train,
of nearly 100,000 quarters per
.w" which is due at that place about two hours after the
has arrived from S d-
MORE GOLD,—The Pheenician
d worth 195,000/. Aer time at which the accident occurred.
ney with 48,959 ounces of gel
by the Marco DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR HOLYHEAD.—A dreadful
s thosebrought fireoccurredat Rh 1
oseo yn, near Holyhead, on Friday
dates are not so late
3 Sydney one day after the de par- She sailed fromP morning, by which the contents of the farm- and of the
Australian the non- •
steamer . , arrival of ture of the mail Plan Rhypont farm in the occupation of Mr. John Ed-
• n occasion to a good deal of aux' et of
wards, .1, ed. The t
which vessel has give
ought to be home before were most prompt and energetic
as it is considered she
EXTRAORDINARY PAM—There is
antuhouse at- every effort, and spread with terrific rapidity. The
whole
tached to one of the largest farms the parish of of the hay and corn stacks were reduced to ashes ; and '
Dihewyd, Cardiganshire, called " Pontmarchog," from nineteen head of cattle, and a number of calves were
)
which no funeral has passed these 160 years, although literally roasted to death. Happily the farm-hose Cs-
it has been occupied without intermission by different taped without much injury. The loss is estimated at
parties for many years in succession. , upwards of 7004

The Court was occupied the whole of the day in try-
ing Mint cases, none of which presented any feature of
interest.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET-(THIS DA Y.)

ASSAULTING THE POLICE.--Robert Johnson, a solici-
tor's clerk, was placed at the bar before Mr. Hardwick,
charged with assaulting police-constables 4 A and 85 A
while in the execution of their duty.
Gatt, 4A, stated that on the previous night he was
on duty at the entrance of the Argyll-rooms, when the
defendant, who was very drunk, was ejected from the
rooms. Witness requested him to leave quietly, which
he refused to do, and said he was a lawyer, and would
leave when he liked. Defendant then so grossly mis-
conducted himself that witness was obliged to get the
assistance of Hand, 85 A, to remove him to the station.
On the way to the latter place the defendant was exceed-
ingly violent, and struck them in the face several times.

The prisoner, who said he was so drunk that he did
not know what he was about, was fined 405., or 14 days
in the House of Correction.

FEMALE PICKPOCKETS.—Catherine Lavorney alias
Broderick and Lucy Walker alias Spencer, two well-
dressed women, were brought up for final examination,
charged with stealing a purse containing gold and silver
money, the property of Mrs. Radford, 9, Foxley-terrace,
Pembroke-square.

The charge having been proved, Sergeant Glass, 3 C,
produced former convictions against the prisoners, who
were sentenced to three months' imprisonment.

AUSTRALIA.—The departures from the port of London
for the Australian colonies during the past week con-
sisted of three vessels to Sydney, of an aggregate burden
of 1,344 tons ; three to Victoria, of 945 tons ; and one
to Adelaide, of 341 tons. Exporters continue unusually
active, and freights have risen to Si. or Si. 10s., chiefly
in consequence of the uncertainty of ships being able ,to
return. On the whole, the extent of business going on
is without parallel in the trade during the winter
season.