The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-21 00:00:00

THE CRICKET _E`XPLOSION

ofin thatthe
The following memorandum o f agreement between
• CAlreiosskrest., SwmillitfhulalyndexJpolayicne,
tfhoor t tohnestrbnuoiltdioinng of the
vessel, and the means taken by tb e proprietors
first instance to ensure safety; ; and will
also prove
useful in explaining many point s • in the evidence,
which might otherwise appear ob; scure :
"SPECIFICATIONS OF AN las)N STEAM-BOAT.
Length on deck, 126 feet ; breaclat of beam, 13 feet
depth of hold, 7 feet; draft of watssr, 2 feet 6 inches,
with machinery and coals on board. Is to be built of
the best plates, flush jointed, and. countersunk riveted.
Platting of bottom lower streal c, one-fourth thick ;
, second, third, and fourth streaks, three-sixteenths
thick ; fifth streak, one-eighth full; sixth streak, one-
eighth. Angle iron frames 2 inches by 2 inches, and
18 inches apart in centre of vesssti, and towards the
ends the angle iron to be lighter and 24 inches apart.
Sleepers about 12 inches deep and one-quarter thick,
and of sufficient length to distribute the weight of
engines and boiler over 30 feet length of vessel. Keel
and stems G inches by half an inch. Bulkheads and
coal bunkers one-eighth full one-eighth bare. Suit-
calb4hig,aolois"p-Droonulslno,_don:i.rx.on_astlh:ound that portion of the boat
designated the plank shear or gunwale streak, in-
,
inches by 2i; beams 24 lf.i.npeibeecse
aopfabrtest37 dinophinese,bys
2i ; plankshear of Quebec , iak, 7 inches by 24 • deck
best yellow pine, 5 inches 1,,y
bbeeastmrse,d
and pine,rimB
pieces inches
obfy li -. ;
Paddle Shearbeams, streak of
suitablespring
Que, bee oak.
,uCoanb..in floors
of good yellow battens, one it tch thick
bearers of red pine. Cabins to be fiattnedd
fittings,
to
and similairnifos'tshoyse
lAignhttans
adndßeeoem,
companions
diothnes jtooinbeeres'grir k
!vessels. Glazing of the best character (with the
best bull's eye scuttles). The whole of the wood and
iron work to have three good coats of paint. This
vessel is to be fitted with a pair of engines of 16-horse
power, each similar in principle to those on board the
Ant and Bee, with a much improved and very pow-
erful boiler. A good cabin stove in the after cabin.
And to be equipped with anchor, ropes, and every-
thing for her station. A small winch at the head for
her anchor, and all necessary fittings complete to go
upon her station, for work, and to include an extra
donkey-pump, steam pressure gauge, vacuum gauge,
and a Salter's balance on one safety-valve ; the other
safety-valve to have a weight in ,the usuAl way, and
all necessary fire-irons and spanners. Speed to be
equal to the fastest of the above bridge bests- con-
sumption of fuel not to exceed 4ilbs. of good Welsh
coals per indicator horse power of (66,000) por hour.
Time of completion—all May, 1846.
" I, William Joyce, do hereby undertake to make,
construct, finish, and supply you with the wliole of
the before- mentioned works, viz. :—The iron steamer,
complete with her engines, boiler, and fittings, in all
respects ready to go to work upon her station, of the
very best quality, best of materials and workmanship,
and without any extra charge whatever beyond the
sum now agreed upon, viz. :-2,550/. sterling.
" To be paid for in the following manner, viz.-
8001. immediately after signing this agreement ; a
further sum of 4001. in the middle of March ; 4001.
middle of April ; and 450/. when the boat is complete
for delivery, and having had her fair trial ; the re-
maining balance of 5001. to remain in your hands
until two months from the day of the first starting
this vessel on her station ; and if at the end of two
months the working of the boat and engines is satis-
factory in all respects, the sum of 250,/, to be paid to
me. Also at the end of the next two months, if all is
satisfactory, a further sum of 1251. to be paid to me,
leaving a balance of 125/. in your hands for a further
a six i
onx months
her
station
t from the
s a
time
o do
fotfhtewfior
first
startingonth s , o rthui
this
tbi
01
security to you for the good and satisfactory perform-
ance in every way of everything before-mentioned and
set forth. Should any improvement be adopted by the
suggestion of the owners, no extra charge to be
made except by special agreement in writing for that
purpose. And I also agree to make the necessary
trials for the boat previous to delivering her, and
make no charge for the same ; and I further agree,
should the proprietors think it advisable to sell the
boat within three months, to take a third of the loss,
if sold free from all damage except from fair wear,
which may accrue from such sale below the • price
fixed upon for the completion of the boat in every
respect, 2,5501.
" In consideration ofreceiving the above order t yon
the terms specified, I also agree to put the engines
and boiler, which I have already been paid for, into
the new steam-boat building by Messrs. Ditchburn
and Co., called the Cricket, and to complete the same
engine and boiler in every respect fit for work upon
her station (with the exception ,of half the cost of a
donkey-pump, pressure gauge, and Salter's balance,
which has been settled at 121.) before the expiration

of the present month.
" Signed by both of us upon 1" 0. if. smina.
the I 1 th day of Feb., 1846. f " W. JOYCE.
" Witness to the above signatures, BN. J ASH:"

Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to ,T)ermit
his Royal Highness the Prince of \Vales to be patron of
the next Eisteddfod, to take place at Abergavenny, .in
the autumn of 1848, on which occasion his Royal High-
ness the Prince of \Vales gives a prize of twenty-five
guineas for the best critical essay on the history of the
language and literature of Wales, from the time of
Gruff'ydd ap Cynan (and Merlin) to that of Sir Gruffycld
Llwyd (and Gwilym Ddu), accompanied with speci-
mens, both in the original and in a close English, or
Latin translation, of the poems most characteristic of
that period.
TIIE LATE FATAL STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT NE AR
NINE-ELMS.—Yesterday Mr. William Carter, the co-
roner for Surrey, and a respectable jury, met at /he
Nine-elms, and were engaged upwards of four hours in
inquiring into the circumstances connected with the
death of James Patten, aged 35, a drill and colour-ser-
geant of the Scots Fusilier Guards, \-vho, together with
Wilson Emery, her Majesty's swan-keeper, were
drowned by a boat in which they were .'owing into col-
lision with an iron steam-boat, as noticed in this journal
of Monday week. The inquiry excited co,asiderable in-
terest, and Mr. Wilmer, solicitor to the Scots Fusiliers,
attended to watch the proceedings on behalf of the regi-
ment. The whole of the non-commissioned offie,a'rs, and
four companies of the battalion, together with the band,
were drawn up in front of the tavern, where they re-
mained until the coroner issued his order for the int. er-
meat of deceased. The body was then conveyed to tL'e
burial-ground of St. John's, Westminster, the balm'
playing " The Dead March in Saul," through the prin-
cipal thoroughfares leading to the place of interment.
A great many witnesses were examined. Their evidence
was principally in corroboration of the account of the
room hvinen
accident already published.
cleared of strangers, the jur Th e
y returned aa vergdict be
of
"Accidental death."
QMARYLEBONE VESTRY --On Saturday this vestry
this vestry resumed their sittings after an adjournment
of six weeks. Mr. Joseph called the attention of the
vestry to the necessity of some immediate steps being
taken for improving the sanitary condition of the
parish, and said it was quite certain that, if this were
not done, the Government would very soon take the
matter into their own hands. After some little discus-
sion it was ag,reed that a day should be appointed for
calling together the committees that had been nominated
the earliest possibly period. oi Lis Tort
Ns:BirtaErEysco:ition of the parish at
COURTS.—Nothing can exceed
ths,
_and the
suitors in the Nell, County Courts ax the ex2rebintaenwt
Act
demanded of them on entering- proceree
,Th
has
sum-
followingnowthTenEdisNsafiwsfacCt
a ,
clerk, 8,
~
c. 22ss..
;3 db.
a; i 1 callingierr,h4es.
hTsecdhaa.er, :
isfneeeg,enb asot ef r, iietmilnfig7s
mons for a debt of 61. in the 13romp
.c
sevenand hearing m c
0 I
ton --(minty Court,
be
particularsen in ful l
oolp operation ion
cost
Itwill
n 3 suhsotwbethsattatseudi ttehrastdtoh
the
not
wholecOm polfaitnhew,i,tfheoeus without re
ee a.,;a0;74
before the cause is called on. If they are not, the cause
is not beard. The entire cost of summons for this debt
amounted to 2L Os. 9d., divided as folloves :—" To the
general fund for building Courts, 65., c: five per cent.
on the amount claimed ; judge, 2s. ; clerk, 2s. ; and
bailiff, ls. 10d. ; hearing on application (without a jury),
judge, lls. 6d.; clerk, ls. 61; paying in or out of Court,
6end.te; entering satisfaction,
and drawing up order, clerk, 3s. ; serving order, bailiff,.
ls.
present,s. lOd. ;a
ntaxing y coonset s, clerk,witness
examined.l s."
case
have
lastedav e allbbuetefinvpeaimd,insuoteths,atthtehedreefecnodualudt
bneot,nbo're,g
duction. In order to ensure the fees for subpce the
most profitable for the lligh Bailiff, af notice is stucklaas upe
n the office, stating, " That costs of witnesses will not
,nathede."
be tillowed unless subpoenaed."
ebone County lii another case whestr.
Court both
the debt was only 2s. cost amounted to Is. d
In the Maryl parties are sworn,
valither there
is ic:ty necessity or not for so doing,
solely to get the " costs of swearing witnesses," a man
being employed expressly to Peke the " fees " after
swearing them.
INCENDIARISM. CAMBRIDGE,
MONDAY. Last
evening an alarming fire broke out, shortly before eight
o'clock, on the farm of Colonel Pemberton, at Trump-
ington, near Cambridge. It originated in a stack of
bif thet
wind burnt.
straw, and from thence communicated to four others,
two of which were wheat, and all were totally destroyed.
In consequence of the great scarcity of water fears were
h entertainedad
veered for t hae
fseawfept yo i on ft s : the
mast village,hav ewhich,
cTehned
tfiarrey . T
i s
he lo
supposedss
isestimated
to have been
at the
from
l
e work 0,f0071.
t( i n 1)
1,5001., and it is stated will fall on the insurance offices.
-a
Ikv eo r ofks , tht
he e
weethreke
bf
ouf furnacess t , tot
vas
upwards of
the `FittonPaTrkhelron
430 tons—one furnace worki, •
grey
lro7l.The Witton.
Park Works belong to Messrs.' Bolckow amid Vaughan,
1 of Middlesborough on-Tees.

DISCOVERY OF PLATINUM IN FRANCE:—M. Guey-
rard has just informed the General Council of the Isere
that ho has discovered a vein of platinum in the meta-
morphic district of the valley of the Drac, which ho
hopes to work with advantage. Hitherto this precious
metal, which combines with incomparible hardness the
lustre of gold and_kilvorf has only been met with in the
Ural Mountains, and its e; arcity has alWays rendered
the price very exorbitant.—Paris paper.
GLASGOW COTTON MARKET.—The demand
ton this week has continued quiet, and, owiT-
vourablo accounts of the new crop -

packet, holders have given way -'
Friday last,—,National AdvF

:EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF HER
MAJESTY AND PRINCE ALBERT.
[The following appeared in our Third and Fourth
Editions last night :—]

SEVEN O'CLOCK.

Notwithstanding the rain, manihUndreciSOiner-
sons had gathered round the terminus of the London
and Birmingham Railway before three o'clock, in
expectation of the arrival of the Queen. Capt. Mansel
and a detachment of Lancers arrived at four o'clock,
also half a dozen Royal carriages ; but ner Majesty
tad not arrived at seven o'clock. The stormy
weather has, no doubt, detained her Majesty at
Fleetwood.

Great surprise was manifested at her Majesty's
non-arrival.

A special engine was to be sent on from Fleetwood
on the starting of the Queen, but as we have said, it
had not arrived at the time we mention.

EIGHT O'CLOCK.

Her Majesty had not arrived at the Euston-square
S: Ilion at half-past seven o'clock, when our Reporter
left. All kinds of surmises were afloat as to the non-
arrival of her Majesty. The crowd, notwithstanding
the cold, wet, muddy street, immediately adjacent
to the terminus, we left waiting with the most exem-
plary patience, some of the female sex. boasting that
they had been waiting since ”three o clock, and that
they should like to see,her
The arrival of the six o'clock train from Fleet-
wood brought no tidings of the arrival of her Ma-
jesty at that port. The train started this morning
at seven o'clock ; it brought a note to Mr. Creed, the
secretary of the company, simply stating that the
Queen had not
.put into the port at the time it
started. The trim, however, came round by Man•
chester and Birningham, and as her Majesty's train
would come b: the Trent Valley, which is not yet
opened for pamenger traffic, it was possible, from the
shortness of tie route, that it might have outstripped
the ordinary train.
Her Majesty was expected every moment, but it is
just possible that she may not arrive until this time
to- morrow.

The next through ordinary train will not arrive
until a quarter to nine.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 20.
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE ATKINSON WILKIN.

This bankrupt was a partner in the house of Messrs.
Beattie, Macnaughton, and Co., East India and Le-
vant-merchants, whose failure exceeded 400,0001. He
now applied to pass the last examination, and was
supported by Mr. Lawrence.

The bankrupt was not opposed by the creditors'
assignee, or any of his creditors ; but Mr. Graham,
the official assignee, objected to the balance-sheet, in
the form in which it was filed.

Mr. LAWRENCE, for the bankrupt, contended that he
was not charged with receiving any moneys that he
had not accounted for, nor for having been guilty of
say •extottvagance as a merchant, but the opposition
restist6n Die' want of vouchers connected with old
firms, with whom Mr. Wilkin had had dealings, and
over which he ha .I no control. Mr. Lawrence com-
plained that Mr. Graham had a strong bias against
the bankrupt, and he challenged him to impute any
improper motives to Mr. Wilkin, who at the time of
the (t—lure had a balance due to him from his firm.
Mr. Graham turned to the Commissioner and
made some observations which did not reach the re-
porters' box, and an adjournment took place ; The
Court ordering Mr. Wilkin to have all his expenses
paid out of the estate.
Adjourned accordingly.

WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT, Sept. 20.
(Before D. C. MOYLAN, Esq., Judge.)
LORD BURY V. CLARKE.
In this case -Lord Viscount Bury, eldest son of the
Earl of Albemarle, was plaintiff, and Mr. Adam
Clarke, postmaster, Jermyn-street, the defendant.
The case was originally heard on the 30th of July,
when damages to the amount of 201. were given in
favour of the plaintiff, which he presented to the
court to form a fund for the relief of distressed ob-
jects who might come before it. The defendant paid
the money, into court, giving notice that application
would be made for a new trial, which came on for
hearing this day.
The facts of the case were these : —On the l Sth of
July last the noble plaintiff having occasion to post
a letter at the defendant's receiving-housein Jermyn-
ztreet, saw exposed in the window some pencil-cases,
which he supposed to be silver. Being in want of
an article of that description, he went into the shop
for the purpose of purchasing one, but OR examining
them more closely he found they were not silver,
and he told the defendant that he wanted a less
trumpery article. The defendant upon this said,
"I tell you what, you are a trumpery fellow, and I
desire you to leave my shop." Lord Bury replied,
" If you were on this side of the counter I'd give you
as good a thrashing as you deserve." The defendant
then desired his assistant to go and fetch a policeman,
intending to give Lord Bury into custody. The
noble plaintiff waited some minutes in the shop and
left, but whilst walking towards Regent-street met a
policeman, and supposing he was the constable whom
the defendant had sent for returned with him to the
shop. On entering the door the defendant came from
behind the counter, and, putting his hands against his
Lordship's shoulders and chest, pushed him into the
street. The judge, on hearing the evidence en both
sides, decided that it was an assault, and gave the full
amount of damages claimed.
Mr. KEENE said he had to apply for a new trial,
first on the ground of misdirection by the Learned
Judge; secondly, that the judgment was against,
evidence ; and thirdly, that the damages were ex-
cessive, considering the nature and character of the
assault. Having stated the particulars of the case as
given above, Mr. Keene contended that the defendant
having in the first instance given notice to the plaintiff
to leave his shop, was justified in turning him out
when he saw him enter again, and that Lord Bury,
by entering the shop a second time, invited him to
commit the assault.
The JUDGE—But not to U3O unnecessary violence.
Mr. Dor, having replied to the arguments of the
Learned Counsel, contending that Lord Bury's sole
object was to show Mr. Clarke that he could not in-
sult and assault customers with impunity, and show-
ing that the damages which had been awarded were
not outrageous or excessive,
The Learned JUDGE said with regard to the law
of the case he was satisfied he had acted quite right,
and that the defendant had used unnecessary or ex-
cessive violence in turning Lord Bury out of the shop.
With respect to the excessive character of the da-
mages, he would hear any evidence Mr. Keene could
produce to show that the amount he had awarded
was excessive, and so much so that the defendant on
account of his circumstances was unable to pay them.
On that ground alone could he make any reduction in
the amount.
Mr. KEE/CR said he had no instructions to offer any
such evidence, and, therefore, should not do so.
After a long and tedious argument,
The Learned JUDGE said he saw no reason to
alter his decision, but he would have no objection to
allow the case to be adjourned, to give Mr. Keene an
opportunity to prove by cases that a jury would,
under similar circumstances, have given a verdict for
lower damages than he had.
The case was accordingly adjourned for that pur-'
pose.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
NEW COURT.

(Before Mr. Commissioner BuLLocK. and Alderman

Sir J. PIRIE, &C.)
Yesterday James Lawson, 19, Benjamin Lawson,
13, William Johnson, 23, and John Murphy, 28, were
indicted for stealing from the person of Mrs. John
Rathbon Taylor a purse and contents on the public
high way.
Mr. Charnock defended Murphy. The rest pleaded
Guilty.
From the evidence of a man named Pound (for-
ir. the police, but now bill distributor for the
theatres) it appeared that the prisoners followed Mrs.
Taylor down Blackfriars-road, until they came to the
London-road, when the younger Lawson thrust his
hand into the lady's pocket, and drew out the purse,
Murphy. (to use a police phrase) " covering" him the
-wird?. They then made off, and were followed to a public-house, where they shared the plunder. When
takeninto custody and searched, it was found that
the total sum of money found upon, them nearly cor-
responded with the amount Mrs. Taylor believed she
had lost. Johnson, however, appeared to have had
" the lion 5 share," for on him was found more than
the others, and a particular, sixpence, whith Mrs.
Taylor swore to, was found upon him. -
The only question was, whether Murphy was a con-
federate. The jury found him Guilty ; and it was
then proved that he had been convicted in 1845 of
burglary. Sentence on Murphy, 7 years transperta.
tion ; Johnson, 6 months ; the elder Lawson, 6 months ;
and the other, 3 months' hard labour.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
The examination of Gardner and Holiday, of No.
4, Pancras-lane, charged with having conspired to
defraud Mr. Gray of a quantity of rope, has caused
quite a sensation amongst the warehousemen and
shopkeepers in the Ci-y. It will be recollected that
two persons, named Herman Cusell and James Loup,
to whom the puachase of the greater part of the pro-
perty so obtained had been traced, were called upon
to give evidence on the second examination of the
prisonersy'indrTutt-,Cusell, to whom Loup acted as
comrn ,loft-fig in the transactions, made such a
statern prit, being vestioned losely by Mr.
Hillory, solicitor for the-posecution, as showed that
he was perfectly aware of the means by which the
goods had been procured.
The consequence of the exposure of the system