The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-22 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN A

BANK AT MANCHESTER.

On Monday morning last, at the Borough Sessions,
Manchester, a somewhat important case was tried, that
of John Cleveland, who was charged on one indictment
with stealing notes to the amount of 2701. the property
of Henry Graves; and, on another, with attempting to
steal the same notes.
The prisoner, a young man of unassuming appearance,
had been classed by rumour as one of the swell mob,
though his appearance indicated rather to the contrary.
Some sensation was created in court by the appearance,
for the defence, of Mr. Ballantine, whose frequent suc-
cessful advocacy at the Old Bailey, for criminals there
indicted, has rendered his name so well known through-
out the country. Mr. Pollock conducted the prosecu-
tion: Mr. Peter Burke being joined with Mr. Ballantine
in the defence.

The facts of the case were these :—The prosecutor,
Graves, went to the bank of Messrs. Jones, Lloyd, and
Co., there to change a cheque of 2711., and got two notes
for 100 L, one for 50/., and one for 201. ; these notes,
having examined them, he folded up and put them into
his coat pocket, in which were a pah of gloves, a knife,
and a piece of ivory. He was in the act of taking the
remainder of the change from the counter, when he felt
a pull at his coat, and heard the rattle in his pocket of
the piece of ivory. This at once attracted his attention,
and in turning round he saw the prisoner close to him,
with his hand close to the pocket in which the notes had
been put. One of the gloves was hanging out of the
pocket, and in the prisoner's hand were the notes and
other glove together. The prisoner pushed back the
notes into the pocket again, and then Graves caught
him by the collar, on which he said, " I beg your par-
don." The prisoner, on being charged with the rob-
bery, pulled out a number of sovereigns and spread
on the counter; that showed that be had money, though
he had not received them at the bank, nor had
he transacted any business there on that day. After
he put the sovereigns on the table he went
out in a great hurry, and as he left he was heard
to say something about fetching somebody to speak to
his character and to make all right ; but he was fol-
lowed out and taken at a public-house. On these facts
Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Burke contended that there was
not such a removal of the property as to constitute lar-
ceny, and the Recorder being of the same opinion, after
hearing Mr. Pollock in reply, directal an acquittal for
the felony.

Mr. Bollantine then traversed the charge of misde-
meanor to the next sessions, and thus the matter rests.
—Manchester Courier.

FALL OF A RAILWAY BRIDGE.
Flt Ri ACCIDENT.—We regret to have to
state that at about twelve o'clock on Thursday the
viaduct cf the IVaterford and Kilkenny Railway,
crossing the Dublin road at Aughtnalog, within one
mile of this city, fell, whilst several persons were
working upon it, who have all been more or le,s in-
jured. At about one o'clock the shocking tidings
reached our city, and spread universal consternation
amongst the inhabitants. On proceeding to the melan-
choly scene, we met along the road the sufferers, to the
number of 14, being borne on doors and in cars to our
county infirmary, amidst the shrieks of their friends
and relatives, and upon arriving at Aughmalog a
most distressing spectacle presented itself. The
western stone face of the arch which crossed the road
remained, but the entire of the brick work and the
other stone face lay in an immense heap blocking up
the passage, and several people were engaged in dig-
ging amongst the rubbish in the expectation of still
finding some mangled bodies beneath. It appears
that a small portion of the brick work gave way the
previous evening, but the upper surface remained appa-
rently uninjured, and the workmen proceeded to labour
on the top, as usual, in the morning. At about twelve
o'clock a horse and earth-waggon were passing across
the bridge, and about fourteen or fifteen persons were
engaged near it. Suddenly the arch gave way with
an awful crash, and all were hurled through the aper-
tare, and partially buried in the rubbish. We con-
versed with one of them who had a most providential
escape by falling under a large beam which came
down in a slanting direction, and prevented the bricks
and earth from tithing upon him; he, however, had
received a severe contusion on the head. All the men
are seriously injured, and four, w• regret to say, are
stated as being hopeless cases. It is not exactly known
whether an v persons were at the period of the disaster
passing under the bridge, but a party of the Sad Regi-
ment, on its march to our city, was in close proxi-
mity to the spot at the time, and it is rumoured, but
we cannot say whether on good authority, that one of
the soldiers is missing, and is supposed to have been
buried in the ruins. Great difference of opinion
prevailed up to the hour of our going to pres., as
to whether or not some bodies still remained under
the ruins, but the rubbish was not completely re-
moved last night. The horse which had been draw-
ing the waggon, and which fell with the men, es-
caped with but slight injury. Mr. Joseph Wright, one
of the contractors, was early at the calamitous scene,
and giving every possible attention and direction for
the removal and care of the sufferers, and his exer-
tions were actively seconded by Peter Blake, county
inspector, and W.F. Winslow, S.l.,Esqs., who were.
also immediately in attendance. The utmost sym-
pathy and excitement still pervades the public mind
here. We have just learned that one of the sufferers
has died in the infirmary, and that a lifeless body has
been dug out of the ruins.—Kilkenny Moderator.

UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.—At a special
meeting of the Council, held on Monday last, Sir Harry
Smith was elected a vice-patron, and Lady Smith an
honorary member of this growing and important institution.
The Chairman of the Council, Majer Shadwell Clerke, had
the honour of waiting upon Sir Harry and his lady, to deli-
ver to them the official notification of their election.
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the barracks at Cardiff, had a bad breast, which, seven years ago (by
a bruise), commenced swelling, and ultimately five abscesses formed.
discharging large quantities of humour, which no treatment could
cure. She was much debilitated in her health, indeed her constitu-
tion seemed to be breaking up very fast. By chance she called on a
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GlNEERS.—Twesteay.
Sir Joirie RENNIE, PresiOnt, in the Chair.
The paper read was, " Ati Account of the Sarah
nds, and other iron vessels, with direct acting auxiliary
gives and screw-propellers," by John Grantham, of
'verpool, Assoc. Inst. C.E. The object of the paper
was to show that a propeller might be constructed of
such dimensions that the number of revolutions it would
require to make in order to obtain a high velocity would
not much exceed that of the ordinary paddle-wheel, and
that hence the usual marine condensing engine might be
applied direct to the propeller-shaft without the inter-
vention of a secondary motion. It appeared from the
statements in the paper that this opinion was found to be
correct, and that "IVooderofes" expanding pitch screw-
propeller was the best form that had hitherto been em-
ployed. Ina paper read to the institution upwards of
three years since, Mr. Grantham gave his views on this
subject, and several vessels had been since built, the re-
sults of the trials of which were communicated to the
meeting. The principal of these were the Emerald and
Diamond, three masted steamers of 300 tons, and
60-horse power; the Nautilus, of the same dimensions;
the Antelope, of 600 tons, and 100 power; and the Sarah
Sands, of 1,000 tuns, and 180-horse power. Drawings
of these vessels were exhibited to the meeting. The
capabilities and performance of these vessel: were
described in the paper, but particular notice was taken of
the last-named vessel, Which had performed a most suc-
cessful voyage to New York during bad weather and
adverse winds. The passages made by the ordinary
New York liners, which were out at the same time, were
very long, averaging 48 days each, and the Boston and
Liverpool steamers were much longer than usual on their
passage. The Sarah Sands used her steam about 17
days and sailed the remainder, making her voyage in 2$
days 10 hours. On her arrival she had about enough
fuel remaining for four days' steaming. The paper did
not enter minutely into particulars of the screw itself, as
it was considered that too much attention had been given
to that branch of the subject, to the exclusion of the con-
sideration of the plans for working it, which, after all,
had been the stumbling-block to the general adoption of
the system. It was necessary with the screw, the theory
of which as a propeller was so little understood, to pro-
ceed with experiments perseveringly in one direction,
as variations in the results were frequently attributed to
causes which really did not exist. After describing
several interesting details, the paper concluded by ex-
pressing a desire that engineers should examine the
drawings of the system laid before the meeting, and
endeavour to add to the stock of information already
obtained. After the paper was read, Mr. Grantham
added some facts which he had recently gathered, and
which strongly confirmed what had been stated. The
Diamond had recently made a very rapid passage to
Madeira, deeply laden ; but during the whole passage
the engines maintained a very moderate speed, and
quite removed the impression that under inch circum-
stances they would run too fast from their being con-
nected directly to the screw. An account of the last
successful voyage outwards of the Sarah Sands was
also given, and it appeared that, in spite of most se-
vere gales, which had driven back almost all other
vessels, her passage had been made in the most satisfac-
tory manner.
In the discussion which followed several engineers of
eminence expressed themselves much pleased with the
facts brought forward in the paper, and perfectly con-
curred with the views put forth. The principle of the
following current of the ship, which had a material in-
fluence in increasing the efficiency of the screw, was
alluded to, and a conviction was expressed that the screw
would eventually supersede all other means of propelling
vessels on long voyages. An account was given also of
the auxiliary screw-steamers that ply between London
and Rotterdam, and some interesting facts were given of
the power which these vessels possessed of working to
windward in bad weather. The subject was closed by a
discussion upon several points that had been started re-
lative to the size of the screw, the mode of disengaging
it, and the prospects which were held out of the final
success of the principle.
The subject will be renewed at the next meeting, on
Tuesday, June 1, when the following paper will be
read:—‘• An account of the iron barque Josephine, of
Liverpool," by Captain Masters.
It was announced that there would not be any meeting
on Whit-Tuesday.

FOREIGN SUPPLIES.
The following arrivals of cattle, provisions, and
grain, took place at the port of London on Monday, the
enumeration of which will be of exceeding interest to
the general public, as well as to those mere immediately
concerned in the importation and traffic of such produc-
tions at the present time:—The Attwood, from Rotter-
dam, brought 71 oxen and cows, 8 calves, and 224
sheep; the Bellona, from Gravelines, 131 packages of
eggs; the Victorine, from Ccen, 150 cases of eggs; the
Poule, from Cherbourg, 183 cases of eggs; the Konig-
via Von Schoneden, from Wolgast, 1,200 tags of
wheat; the Mentor, from Danteic, several huetdreds of
hams; the Ocean, from,llotterdam, 162 casks of butter,
13 baskets of cucumbers, some of fish, 53 of yeast, 71
of cheese, and other articles; the Zealolls, from Charles-
ton, 2,300 quarters of paddy, or rice in the husk; the
Line, from Wolgast, 1,200 quarters of wheat; the
Magnet, from Harlingen, 1,940 casks of butter, 150
casks of cheeses, 13 horses, 137 cows, .07 calves, 110
sheep, 9 packages of poultry, 3 of eggs, and 334 bags
of potatoes; the Rapid, .frotu Rotterdam, 71 cows, 6
calves, 271 sheep, 8,000 cheeses, 296 hales of seed,
several packages of butter, fish, and other productions;
the City of London, from Rotterdam, 274 casks of
butter, 2,798 of cheese, 55 oxtit and cows, several
packages of hams, fish, poultry, etc.; the Oxenbirg,
troth Aarhuns, 450 Quarters of oats, and 230 quarters
of barley; the Neptune, from Gravelines, 243 cases of
I eggs; the Winchester, from Latiecestoe, Van Themen's
Land, 890 Lags of wheat ; the Niemeperum n, from
Danteic, 1,600 qt:arters of whrat; the Laurine Ma-
-1 thilde, from Micullefaulit, 4,',0 quarters of barley; the
1 Jane Smith, from Stettin. 750 quarters of barley; the
Ceres, also Irons Stettin., 800 quarters of %sheet; the
Princess Royal, from liamburAh, 304 casks of butter,
38 oxen, 20 casks of flour, 33 bales of bacon, 488 bags
of wheat, several of tongues, perk, seed, and other
articles; the John Troughton, troni Alexandria, 2,000
quarters of beans: the _Rattler, from llobart Town, 2.86
bags of wheat, the Twit Broclre, from Wadewalla
(Sweden), 500 quarters of oats and 160 of seed; the
Maidstone, from Calcutta, 2,752 packages of rice; the
Agnette liirstine, from Aarhuns (Denmark), 320 quar-
ters of wheat and 170 of oats; the Iloffaung, from
Stettin, 1,255 quarters of wheat ; and the Charlotte,
front Dantzie, 1,302 quarters of peas. The whole of
these arrivals took place at the port of London alone, as
before stated, in one day, and the several articles in-
cluded in the list are, it need scarcely be stated, either
entirely free, or subject to very trifling rates of duty on
importation into this country. The arrivals of butter
from Holland have lately been very extensive, much
more so than was formerly the case, and every possible
privilege is conceded in order that these articles of food
may be admitted into the markets without delay.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
The number of deaths registered in the Loudon dis•
tricts last week were 278, or males, 512 ; females, 46i.
Births, 1,3;17, or males, 668 ; females, 659. Meteoro-
logical observations taken at the Royal Observatory,
Greenwich•—barometer, mean height, 29.005 ; ther-
mometer, highest, 68.0 ; lowest, 45.1 ; mean, 56.1 ;
general direction of the wind, S.S.W., with a maximum
pressure of 3.5 lbs. on the square foot ; mean amount of
cloud, 6.8; sums of rain, 0 54 inches.

In the quarterly report which appeared in February
last, apprehension was expressed that scurvy may break
out among the people of this country. The necessity of
precautionary measures was also adverted to in the fol-
lowing teruas.—

"Dr. Baly, the physician to the Tililbat,k Penitentiary,
showed some time ago that scurvy was very prevalent in
prisons from the dietaries of which potatoes were ex-
cluded, and did not exist where potatoes were used.
The potato contains a :mall quantity of a vegetable acid,
in cumblnation with potash (bitartrate of potash, or
cream of tartar). It is certain that scurvy, which was
formerly common, has almost disappeared since the
potato entered largely into the food of the population.
If; now that th• potato has grown scarce, this disease,
characterised among other symptoms by swollen bleeding
gums, again become prevalent, its simple prophylactics
should be had recourse to."

Although no deaths have yet been directly ascribed
to scurvy in London, the disease, it is now ascertained,
has appeared in many parts of the country. Several
cases, too, have shown themselves at the London hos-
pitals. Under these circumstances the following prac-
tical suggestions of Dr. Baly deserve the attention of the
public. The poorer classes particularly should be
properly informed on the subject. Where green
vegetables and lime juice cannot be procured, a weak
acidulated drink of cream of tartar and sugar may be
tried ; for it is the presence of the former salt which
probably renders the potato antiscorbutic. "
It cannot be doubted," says Dr. Body, 4, that the
scurvyprevaleneeenotflend,some par
st the present
of England,presen ttime
and even in
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preservation of health—namely, potatoes. The want of
potatoes, as I have shown elsewhere, was the cause of
the appearance of scurvy in many prisons and other
public institutions at former periods. The potato beire
now so scarce, other articles of diet have been sub-
stituted for it. The article substituted has been for the
most part,some cheap kind of grain, as Indian corn, rice,
oats, barley, peas, or beans. But the farinaceous food
made limn grain has no antiscorbutic property. It has
been necessary, therefore, to supply this defect by
flavouring the farinaceous food with lime juice, the
great prophylactic against scurvy in the navy ; or to
combine uith the food some fresh vegetable, such a
turnips (Swedes), carrots, cabbages, onions, cress, and
mustard. Both these measures, when tried, have been
successful.

" A small quantity of lime juice would be sufficient to
give antiscorbutic properties to the rice, meal, or Indian
corn, loud used by the pour, or an acidulous drink
might be made with it. In either way it would be an
efficacious, and, I think, au economical preventive of the
disease. Its use might he introduced with great advan-
tage into workhouses and amongst the out-door poor.
The fresh vegetables I named could stldom be
procured by the poor themseives in sufficient quantity,
but sometimes, perhaps, they might use plants which
grow wild, such as the common water-cress and scurvy.
grass. These are powerful antiscorbutics, and most
edible green vegetables, especially those which have an
possess the same pi operties.
important point, however, seems to be, that the
paocio‘d‘rTtaluihnedtete guardians of ;the poor should be instructs
that farinaceous foods, made of grain or meal of an
kind, will not alone serve as substitutes for potatoe
that either some green vegetable ar succulent root must
be eaten with them; or the deficient antiscorbutio pro.
petty supplied with Lialeilgs34o.