The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-11 00:00:00

Ho!day, an assistant, was awoke by a noise in the
lunstie ward, whf,n he s•!,.v - -
b!ick!ht,4 stick,
He instantly hurried to deceased's bed, whom he
found insensible and covered with blood. He then
called the watchman. The moment the latter en-
tered, Wheeler rushed at him with Ms stick, but the
watchman overpowered and secured him. Wheeler
by some means got rid of his straight jacket and bolts.
As soon as he was secured, deemed was removed to
the infirmary, and attended by Mr. Runney, the
house.surgeon ; but, although everything was done to
save him, he died on Monday, the 3d inst. Wheeler
was conveyed to the Peckham asylum, where he still
remains in a most infuriated state, threatening de -
struction to all around him.
The jury returned the fcllowirg verdict :—"De-
ceased died of a fracture of the skull, but by whom
caused there was no evidence to prove."

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PLYMOUTH) SEPT. B.—The Penguin packet-brig ar-
rived this morning from Falmouth, aed went up harbour
to refit.
The crew of the Linnet were paid wages at the office in
the dockyard this morning, and the brig sailed this
afternoon for Falrecuth.
The Board of Ordnance having granted the use of
tents for cholera patients at Tavistoek and Beer Afton,
they were on the 6th inst. forwarded to those towns from
the gun-wharf.
Thu Brightman emigrant-ship, of 600 tons burden,
Captain C. G. Cowley, bound to Australia, having
grounded at Worthing, on her passage from London to
this port, was on Thursday, through the instrumentality
of Messrs. Luscombe, Driscoll, and Co., placed in charge
of the dockyard authorities. The Spartan frigate was,
in consequence hauled out of the north deck yesterday
(Friday) morning, and the Briglamen hauled in. The
Government artisans were employed a few extra hours,
the water pumped out of the deck, and the bottom of
the Brightman (which ship draws fifteen feet) was care-
fully examined, when it was found that only a small
portion of the copper of her false keel had been rubbed
off. That trifling defect hating been made good, the
water was again admitted, and this morning the Sir
Francis Drake steamer, Captain Sadler, towed the
Brightman from the dockyard to her sailing moorings in
the Sound. By this judicious arrangement the emigrants
were spared the great inconvenience of landing and re:-
embarking, the expense of unloading cargo has been
saved, and the tedious and unpleasant delay caused by
the other modes of examining a ship's bottom completely
avoided.
Wind—Easterly; smart breeze and fine weather.
Wooawiner, EEPT. 10.--Commodore Henry Eden has
joined from leave, and hoisted his broad pendant on the
Fisgard frigate.
Nir. Richard Graves, shipwright at Woolwich dock-
yard, has been appointed carpenter to the expdition
which sailed on F4riday last from Bristol to survey the
Lagoons in the Bight of Benin, under the charge of Mr.
Ferdinand Struv6. A large fiat- bottomed boat has been
built and fitted out with every necessary convenience for
the purposes of the expedition by Mr. Thompson, of
Rotherhithe, and was forvvarded by railway to Bristol.
The Bosphorus, belonging to the General Screw-pro-
peller Shipping Company, arrived at Liverpool from
London on the 7th instant, after an excellent passage.
In:sking the voyage to Liverpool from the Downs in
three days and two hours. She left the Downs vvitn
moderate wind ahead, which continued till off the Isle
of Wight, when she had a fair wind to the Land's End,
and her average rate of speed to that poict was ten knots,
having made 310 miles in rather less than thirty-one
hours. At the Land's End she experienced a strong
north easterly wind, against which she steamed in
gallant style.
A very interesting trial cf speed took place on the
river on Thursday last, the 6th of Septemb?r, between
the .11L%chester and Sheffield steam vessels, having bows
and stern alike, and fisted up eith excellent deck ac-
commodation, being intended to run between Hull and
New Holland, to coeeey the passeng re of the Blanches
ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Rai:way across the
Humber. Messrs. Robinson and Russell built the Man-
chester, and also fitted her with her engines. The
length of keel of the Manchester is 167 feet, and her'
breadth of beam 22 feet, and she is fitted with oscil-
lating engines of 150 nominal horse rower, the cylinders
being 4 feet diameter, and the stroke 4 feet 6 inches.
The Sheffield was built by Mr. Smith, of Gainsbo-
rough, and her length of keel is 150 feet, with a breadth
of beam of 22 feet. Her engines were constructed by
Messrs. George and Sir John Rennie, under the superia-
tendance of Mr. Humphries, now chief engineer at
Woolwich Dockyard, and they are on the oscillating
principle, of 156 horse-power, with cylinders 4 feet
diameter, and 4 feet stroke. Ruth vessels arrived at
Blackwell about twelve o'clock, when Mr. A. Robinson
went on board the Shsffield, and requested that the race
should commence from Erith instead of Blackwail, as
was at first intended. This was agreed to, and the
Manchester started, followed at about three boats'
length by the Sheffield. When opposite Erith the
Sheffield had to stop twice in consequence of craft in the
river, and the steering becoming jammed in the sheave.
When the Sheffield arrived at Fse :la the Manchester was
about a mile ahead, and instead of stopping there for the
former, as Mr. Robinson proposed, she went on straight
ahead, and from Erith to the Nore light gained nearly
another mile. When the Manchester rounded the light,
Mr. Fowler, engineer to the railway company, and um-
pire of the race, ordered the Sheffield to turn, which gave
her a start of nearly two miles, and that distance was in-
creased all the way to Blackwell, and she was three
miles and a half a-head of the Manchester when she
arrived at the Brunswick pier. Taking the race as com-
mencing at Erith, the Sheffield beat the Manchester by
about a little mere than half a mile, a very close race
considering the distance run by the vessels. The engines
of both worked well—those on the Sheffield making 35
revolutions per minute, with paddle-wheels 18 feet in •
diameter, and floats 11 feet by 11 feet. She had no hot
bearings nor any accident whatever, and kept blowing oil
steam both going and returning. The average speed at-
tained was nearly 16 miles an hour. The Manchester 1
left the river for the lumber on Friday last, and the ;
boats are highly creditable to their constructors.