The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

THE MURDER IN SHOREDITCH.

Immediately after Thomas .Brooks, aged 21, And

described as an urnbrel!a-maker, was placed at the bar,
and indicted for the wilful murder of William Gabart,
by shooting him on the 17th of March last.

The prisoner seemed borne down by the weight of the
awful charge rgainst him. He lo9ked wretched and
care-worn, and immediately after he was placed at the
bar he placed his handkerchief to his eyes and burst
into tears. He is of a very spare figure, and has a
very youthful appearance._ Certainly, looking at him in
the dock, we would hardly imagine that he could commit
so fearful a crime as that of murder.

Mr. Clerk and Mr. Robinsen appeared for the prose
cution, and Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner.
Mr. CLERK briefly stated the case for the prosecution,
and recapitulated the details, which have recently and at
length appeared in The Sun. It would be for the
jury to say, after hearing the evidtnce, whether the
prisoner was guilty of murder or of manslaughter. He
then called the following witnesses :
Richard Eaton, tin-plater, 3, Cock-alley, Shoreditch,
recollected Wednesday the 17th of March being near
Hare-alley. He went there about ten minutes to ten
o'clock. James Vadkins and the deceased were with
him, By the desire of the deceased he went and called
on the prisoner. He called Tom, and the prisoner came
down, as he had told him the deceased wanted to speak
to him. He (the deceased) asked the prisoner for the
tickets of his things which he had in his box. He said
he would not give them to him until he had paid him the
money he owed him ; and, he added, he did not know
he should even give them to him then ; adding furt►her,
that if the deceased stopped there a minute he would put
a bullet in him. He (witness) then went away, saying
" That he would not stop there to be shot at." He went
to his lodgings in the next court. A few minutues after
he heard the report of a guo. Ile went down stairs and
hurried to the house in which the prisoner resided, at
the door of which he found the deceased lying in a 'pool
of blood. He did not see the prisoner there. He then
went for a doctor.

Cross-examined by Mr. CLartlisos—He simply went
at the request of the deceased, in order that he niight
call the prisoner down to speak to him (the deceased).
He did not go to annoy the prisoner, with whom he
never had an angry word. On his oath he did not
expect a row, and he did not go there for the purpose of
creating one.

By the COURT—He saw a young woman sitting down
at the prisoner's door.
James Vadkins, a lad, was next examined—Knew the
deceased. Recollected Wednesday evening, the 17th of
March. He was at the top of Hare-alley about ten
o'clock that night. The prisoner, the deceased, and Eaton
wero there. They were all close together. Heard
the deceased say to the prisoner " I'll give you
a punch on the head." The prisoner said, "If you stop
there a minute I will put a bullet in you." No blows
were struck ; none were armed. The deceased had his
hands in his pocket. The prisoner then went in. He
(witness) remained at the top of the court with the de-
ceased. The deceased was going down the court, and he
(witness) said " Don't go down, you'll be shot." He
replied, "What have Ito be afraid of ?" He did, how-
ever, go down, and called " Tom" at the prisoner's door.
Immediately after a gun was fired. He saw the flash,
and heard the noise. As nearly as he could guess, the
firing took place about ten minutes after the prisoner
threatened to shoot the deceased.
Cross-examined—We found those he had mentioned
in the court. He did not know that they were there.
The deceased and the prisoner looked angrily at each
other, and appeared as if they had been quarrelling.
Charles Eaton said he was the brother of Richard
Eaton. Recollected being at the top of Hare-alley on
the night in question. His brother, the deceased, and
the prisoner were there. When he came up he heard
the prisoner say, "If you stop there a minute I will
puE a bullet into your head." He heard nothing said
in reply. His brother on that went away to his lodgings
leaving him (witness) and the deceased in the court,
The prisoner went into the hcuse he lived in and sent
up stairs. They (witness and deceased) went down the
court and stopped at the prisoner's door. The next mo-
ment the deceased was shot on the threshold of the door.
lie had not said a word. The deceased instantly fell
and died. Immediately after the report he saw the pri-
soner with the gun in his hand.
Mary Jarvis, jun„ said she lived with her mother in
flare-alley, in toe same house as the prisoner. They
lived on the third floor. The prisoner lived higher up.
She had kept company with the prisoner. She was
sitting at the door of the house on the night of the 17th.
Eaton came to the door several times, and called the
prisoner, saying " Come down; I want to speak to you."
He came down, and they went together to the top of the
court, about six yards from the door. No one else was
at the top of the court at the time. Some words passed
between them, and she heard Eaton say " God
strike me dead." That was all she could recol-
lect. She went into the house and came out
again immediately after. She then saw the
deceased standing at the top of the court. Saw the de-
ceased strike at the prisoner, and hit him on the forehead
several times. Gobart challenged the prisoner to come
out and fight him, but the prisoner said it was not worth
his while to do so. She then went towards Shoreditch,
but stopped on her way, and saw about half-a-dozen at
the top of the court. Heard Dick Eaton and some of
them say, " if they could get a good bullet they would
blow his (the prisoner's) bloody brains out, or blow his
b—g nose of Gobart said, " No, if I had a knife
I'd stick it in his b—g guts." They then all went
into Cock-court ; she then went into Shoreditch, and
immediately after heard the report of a gun, but she
could not tell by whom it was tired. When she came
back she saw Gobart lying on the ground. She went
up to her mother's room, and found the prisoner there,
with his hands stained with blood. He threw his arms
round her neck, and exclaimed, "I have done it ; I
have done it." He had a gun in his possession.
Cross-Examined.---When Dick Eaton came down the
court he was alone. Asks d the prisoner if he should say
that he was there, and he said "No, don't tell them that,
as I shall go up stairs and come down again." Dick
Eaton swore at the prisoner, anti d—d his eyes, and
said he would have the prisoner's life some time or other.
(Thc trial was proceeding when our report left.)

NEW COUI?T.
(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman HUNTER.)
William Henry Graham pleaded Guilty to breaking
into the premises of his late employer, Mr. James Wil-
liams, and stealing 37 lbs. weight of flock, value 3/.
Sentenced to seven years' transportation.
Thomas Gardner pleaded Guilty to stealing a coat,
value 10s., the property of James Cotter.—Sentenced to
six months' imprisonment with bard labour.
George Burr, aged 19, pleaded Guilty to stealing a
brass window guard, value 255., tho property of Samuel
Reeves. The prisoner had been formerly tried on dif-
ferent charges, and acquitted.
The Learned RECORDER, in passing sentence of seven
years' transportation, said that he intended that this
individual should be sent out of the country, and be sub-
jected to the mildest form of transport punishment; that
was, as he understood, that a ticket of leave should be
given him for the term of his sentence, and that he
should be employed in the operations of husbandry or
as a shepherd. Some papers had been sent to him
(whence they came he knew not), showing that employ-
ment in this way could be given to above ten thousand
persons.
George Yarnold, aged 40, oilman, pleaded Guilty to two
several acts, charging him with stealing 39 pieces of
stained paper, the property of Mr. John Knight, and
30 pieces of paper, the property of Robert Denton.
he Learned JUDGE said that it had long been the
practice of the prisoner to rob from boys the property
which had been entrusted to them to carry home, and
where he could not do this lie had in many cases corrupted
and induced them to steal from their employers. One boy
with whom he was thus infamously successful was at
present undergoirg a year's imprisonment. The sentence
was that he be for the first offence sentenced to seven years'
transportation, and for the second offence to seven years'
more, the latter term of punishment to commence at the
expiratiOn of the first.
John Donne, aged 25, a draper, pleaded Guilty to steal-
ing eighteen yards of silk, the property of his master,
Charles Terry.—Sentenced to a year's imprisonment,
with hard labour.

Thomas Avery, a boy of 14, pleaded Guilty to stealing
a shilling from his master, Thomas Leonard.—To be
imprisoned for a month.

The RECORDER—If you come here again you will be
thoroughly well whipped.—(Laughter.)
The remainder of the morning was passed in hearing
similarly trivial charges.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
IN THE CASE OF BARTHOLOMEW BENIOWSEL
The ASSISTANT •JUDGE said an application had been
formerly made for the postponement of this case, and he
wished now to ask what course the parties intended to
adopt on the present occasion. Was the counsel for the
prosecution in attendance ?
Major Beniowski—l wish for no postponement, my
Lord. I mean to defend myself, and I am quite ready
now. _

FILER, on the part of the prosecution, wished for
a short adjournment, in order that Mr. Bodkin, who
Was at present engaged at the Central Criminal Court,
might have time to attend.
The JUDGE—Then I shall take another case, which
will occupy the Court for about half an hour.
The deputy-clerk of the peace having read the indict-
ment charging the defendant with an assault upon
David Urquhart,
The defendant pleaded not guilty ; when
Mr. DLER (Mr. Bodkin not having arrived at the
stipulated time)" opened the case and
lent for an assault of a most
expiration of ZL4_,
said this was an ira;C:2
aggravated nature, and one which, If the facts were fully
stated before the committing magistrates, might have
assumed a much more serious character, and then stated
the facts elicited in the following evidence :
Mr. BODKIN, having at length arrived, proceeded to
examine the prosecutor, who stated that his name was
David Urquhart, and that he had resided at 28, Clarges-
street, and had been secretary of embassy at Constan
tinople. He had a residence near Southampton, and
whenever he came to London stopped at 15, St. James's-
place. He had written many articles for the press, as
well as in the form of pamphlets, upon various subjects,
and any person who wished to find out his address
could have easily done so by inquiring at his pub-
lisher's. He had been much connected with the
Association of the Friends of Poland, and was present
at the late meeting at the Freemasons' Tavern on the
the subject of the annexation of Cracow. Previous to
that day he had not known the defendant personally,
but he was aware of his character by public report. He
(the defendant) was a Polish Jew by birth, and had been
in the service of Russia. After the meeting at the Free-
masons' Tavern was over, and as he (witness) was going
through the vestibule the defendant came up to him with
the air of a man who felt grateful to him for having spoken
in, favour of his country, as he (vvitims)lllo. wade speed

that day on moving a resolution, and took hold of
.his
haw], and asked for a few moments' convtrsatien with
him. When he heard that his name was Beniowski he
waked away from him The witness then detailed the
facts of the assault, which ere already familiar to the
public from the report of tLv pieliminary investigation
at Bow- strt et.

Cross examined by Mr. WYLD (who in the interi'
bad been engeged by defendant)—He had not been
politically engaged since his return from Constanti-
nople. There was a cause for his quitting that situation.
That cause was the fact of his having countenanced the
voyage of the Vixen to the Black Sea. He had not
been employ ed since, but he believed the reasons why
he had not were groundless. He had not made any
charge stating that Lord Palmerston and Mr. Cobden
were in the pay of the Emperor of Russia.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said he did not see what
light the jury ceuld derive from any arrangements
between the Emperor of Russia, Lcrd Palmerston, or
Mr. Cobicilen.
Cross-examination resumed.—He had no occasion to,
look out for his livelihood since his employment had
ceased in 1837, as he had an independent property.
Whenever he sent any communications to the newspapers,
he invariably attached his name and adds ess to them. Ile
had written leading articles, but, as a matter of course,
his name did not arpear to them. A work had been
published at Glasgow, in which the name of the deleF,
dant had been used. He had on many occasions said
the defendant was a spy, but in any observations he made
upon him, he only alluded to him in his public character,
as one of a class of agents who are employed, or may be
employed, or looking for employment, from Russia, le
this and other countries. One of his grounds for con'
eluding the defendant to be in pay, was, that he was eF
ceedingly active in exciting the people to revolution in
England, and lad been the chief organiser of the Chartist
conspiracy. His (defendant's) name was struck off the
Polish list by the English Government. Another reason
why he believed the defendant to be a spy was, because
he had published a work instructing the people as to the
best means of defending themselves against the military.
Mr. BODKIN re-examined the witness, he said when
that after his return from Constantinople, he was pre'
sented to her Majesty at the Drawing-room, by Lord
Palmerston, to prevent any unfavourable impression
from resting on his character, in consequence of his real
from the embassy at Constantinople. With respect
his (defendant's) relation towards the Poles, he (witness)
spoke upon the authority of Lord Dudley Stuart, and,
he was authorised to state so. In 1839 he was invited
to stand for the borough of Marylebone, and in consr
quence he had much communication with the leading
Chartists of London, and he was borne out in his
opinions of Beniowski by what he was told by them.
The Rev. Hamilton Grey confirmed the statements of
the prosecutor with respect to the facts of the assault.
The police-constable, who took the defendant into
custody, and the surgeon who attended Mr. Urqbart,
having been examined,
Mr. WILD addressed the jury at great length for the
defendant, dwelling strongly on the great provocation°
had received in being denounced as a spy.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE summed up the evidence.
After a short consultation, the foreman of the jury ror
and said we are obliged to find the defendant Guilty.
Sentence was deferred to the next session, the air
fendant being admitted to bail on his own recognizanees'

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WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.),
Julia McCartney, a servant-of-all-work, was charge"
with assaulting her master, Mr. Hass, a master till'
manufacturer, of No. 2, Middlesex-street, Spital-square"
The complainant, who is of the Jewish persuasion 4
and whose head and face were literally covered lvtt
plaister, and his left arm in a sling, stated that he °if;
rived home last evening, at about half past clef;
o'clock, with his three sons, from the Synagogue, 'wit
he found his wife, who is near her confinement. outs'''
the door, and being supported by two strangers, the calls".
of which, he learnt, was the conduct of the prisone'
who had threatened to " knife her." He went into t,.be
parlour of his house, where the prisoner stood, but she
had no sooner seen him than she snatched up the tw°
candlesticks which were upon the table, and before 11,
could prevent it, she struck him violently on the head With
each of them. He fell, and she then bit him in the el*
and tore the flesh through the coat and shirt. The COin'
plainant here showed a deep and dangerous wound ill
the sinewy part of his arm. The defendant was ale
worse for liquor.
Mrs. Hass stated that the prisoner was sent out with
the youngest child to feed it. It was the Jews' Passol
and the bread they eat themselves during that peri°
was not fit food for infants. It was therefore the prey'
tice among the Jewish parents to have the youngkee
children fed from home on these occasions. When s,m,
came home she had evidently been drinking, and durillea
the day had procured more drink. Witness remonstrilt d
with her, but she was answered with the vilest abuse, tuld
at length the prisoner snatched up a table-knife 511
swore she would "do for her with it." rd
The prisoner here expressed, loud enough to be bold,
by several persons near the dock in which she was ea°
ing, her regret that she had not done it.
Mr. BROUGHTON said he should send her to Pris°P;
but she must be brought up again next week.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince
Bert took their accustomed early walk this morning.. i
The Royal Family took walking and pop,' exerclse
to-day, on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes of the Castle.
M. Isturitz, the Spanish Minister, is expected to ar•
rive at the Castle this evening, on a visit to her blejesit
Viscount Palmerston is also expected to arrived tu
day, on a visit.
lier Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied bi
the Prince Lowenstein, rode out on horseback this afte
'74r;
noon, attended by the Lady in Waiting, the Countess
Mount Edgecumbe. The Equerries in Waiting, Mei°7,
General Wemyss and Lieutenant-Colonel Seymour, als"
attended on horseback. is .
The royal dinner party at the Castle, this evening, .5
expected to include his Excellency M. Isturitz, 1„
Serene Highness Prince Lowenstein, Viscount Pairne'
ston, and Mr. George anti the lion. Mrs. Hope.
The band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attend during
dinner. tier Majesty's private band will afterwards

attend in the Castle. - -
The band of the Ist Life Guards attended dal
dinner, at the Castle, on Tuesday evening, and perfo'

the following pieces I.

March-Waddell.
Introduction and Polka—Lsdy Combermere.
Pot Pourri, No. 4—Zulchner.
' Walzer—Attila"—Labitzky.
March—"ll Torneo"—Lord Westmoreland
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester 1..c613 0.
her Majesty the Queen Dowager yesterday at PP.
borough-house.
0- the
The Marquis of Lansdowne (Lord President hio
Council) was sufficiently recovered yesterday from 4-or
recent attack of gout to leave town in the afternoon
'-
his seat, Bowood-park, Wilts.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The nuptials of --°ab
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Alfred Paget, son of the Marquis of Anglesey, '.l
Miss Wyndham, daughter of the Countess of Listowe:
and sister of Lady Macdonald, were solemnized Oil
morning in Sc. James's Church, in the presence Of the
relations and connexions of both families, and of
distinguished circle, consisting of the principal nobili
in town.

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REPRESENTATION OF WESTMINSTER.—YeStere
there was a coalition amongst the partisans of "",:e.
Lushington and Colonel Evans, and the walls we'
placarded with " Vote for Lushington and Evang'''n
WILSON'S ENTERTAINMENT IN EDINBURG ----311
11. 00
Saturday evening Mr. Wilson gave an entertainmeoll
the songs and ballads of Scotland in the Music 17.
which was attended by a numerous and fashionable au to
ence. The minstrel eras in great force, and seeing,ie
increase in strength and vigour with his constant l'ito
ing through the country, for he never sang better 10,i,
he did on Saturday, and the selection of songs WAS tie
mirable. Besides many of the old favourites, which °,;‘,
never tires of hearing Wilson warble, the progrurlll-1.
contained some songs that he never sang before in alp-
contained
burgh ; for example, Burns' fine song of " Go fetch of
me a pint o' wine," which he gave splendidly to as
fine melody that expressed well the feeling of the 10,F;
and another by Tannehill, called " Despairing
beautiful pathetic song, and sung to one of the most ue
cious bits of melody we over listened to. " The SOl:iroe
of Appin" is a noble song, and produced as gre3" ee
effect as it did when Mr. Wilson sang it on his folbe
visit. In addition to the programme he gave doe
Flowers of the Forest," and :t was as finely sungv,lP the
earnestly listened to by the Audience, as ever. 01, he
humorous song of " The Married Man's Lamont; tici
delineated the querilous old man with such force $.OO
effect as to elicit frequent applause. At the concleilo
of the entertainment, Mr. Wilson said a few words to
to
usual happy style, in which he alluded to his late to
Paris, where the songs of Scotland gave great delie op,
his audiences. He said he was to return thither foto
with the intention of doing all in his power "to hrillgovee
French on in Scotch." He returns to London tof
mence his entertainments for the season.—Editsvuoft
to
Evening Courant. [lt will be observed, on reference at
our advertising columns, that this distinguished voope—.,,,
makes his first appearance for the season at thejauw
Stige-okreet, on Aranday next.--B.TA-Stak)

LOSS of the TWEED CONFIRMED.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING.
The Avon Royal mail steam-ship, Captain Norton,
arrived in Cowes Roads last night at ten o'clock, and
it is lamentable to announce that she brings con-
firmatory intelligence of the total loss of the Tweed
on the reef of Alacranes, as previously announced in
The Sun.
It appears that there are seventy-two passengers
and crew lost, and seventy-nine saved, a list of both
of which will be found below.
After the vessel struck, which, it appears, was on
the 12th of February, at half-past three A.M., the
survivors, by various means, got on to the reef. They
remained there for some hours, and at five o'clock
rat, on the first day, one of the boats having been
got ready, the first officer, Mr. Ellison, with eleven
of the survivors, got into it, with the intention of
reaching the Campeachy shore, if possible. They
were, however, fortunate enough to fall in with the
Spanish brig Emilio, fifty-one miles from Sisal roads.
After landing them the brig again returned, and,
amidst much difficulty, succeeded in taking off several
Others, with whom she departed for Perez. On the
following day the remainder left the reef in two
boats, brought by the Emilio, and got in safety to
Perez. The brig then put off to Sisal, and, after
remaining there seven days, she was chartered for
Havannah, where she arrived on the 3d of March.
On the 11th the Avon, being at Havannah, left for
England, and, as previously stated, arrived in Cowes
Roads last night.
The ill-fated Tweed, after she struck on the Ala-
cranes, went to pieces in the course of half-an-hour.
The survivors, who had contrived to reach the reef,
soon managed to collect sufficient timber to construct
a raft, upon which they remained up to their middles
in water the first night, after the tide had made, in a
most painful state of anxiety.
Fortunately, sufficient provisions and wine were
saved to sustain the unfortunate creatures from perish-
ing by hunger ; they were, as a matter of course, used
in a very sparing manner.
The passengers saved speak in the highest terms
of admiration and praise of the conduct of Captain
Parsons throughout the whole of the trying scene.
He did everything it was possible to do to save those
unfortunates who have so untimely perished; never
allowing his own share of the scanty provisions to
exceed that of his companions in wretchedness--
never flagging for one moment in his endeavour to
render his valuable services available.
It appears there were only three female passengers,
all of whom were drowned.
The last five men on the wreck lashed themselves
together on a spar, and ultimately three of them
reached the shore in safety.
The Avon brings home seventy passengerS, inde-
pendently of the survivors of the Tweed.
There was nothing stirring in particular in the
West Indies. The prospects of the crops are en-
couraging in the extreme.
The latest dates brought by the Avon are, Haven-
nab, March 11 ; Chagres, Feb. 26 ; Honduras, Feb.
20 ; Carthagena, Feb. 28 ; Jamaica, March 11; St.
Jago de Cuba, March 8 ; Demerara, March 6 ; Bar-
badoes, March 12 ; Grenada, March 13 ; Porto Rico,
March 16 ; St. Thomas's, March 17 ; and Bermuda,
March 24.
The Avon has a quarter of million of dollars on
board from Parana. She has also 135 cases of cigars,
13 serons of indigo, 50 live turtles, &c.
Our usual papers have not come to hand.

LIST OF PASSENGERS AND CREW LOST FROM
THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET TWEED.
PASSENGERS.
Mr. Yurchanote Mr. Serbran
Mr. Fentnha Mr. Guxruga
General Chaulier Mr. Vivinga
Mr. Escudeno Mr. Fox
Mrs. Escudeno, child, and Mr. Porting)
servant Mr. Santo
Mr. Barrimeria Mr. Cuvill
Mr. Robinson Mr. Gonzales
Mr. Meruende Mr. Ladira
Mr. Seidurbergh Mr. Cofer
Mr. Boom Mr. Mathias
Mr. Gartman Mr. Fuentes
Mr. Larado Mr. Topete
Mr. Rermante Mrs. Jones and eon.
Mr. Maspule

CREW
Mr. W. Croke, fourth officer T. Kenny
P. A. Spence, midshipman J. Glassop
R. Varndale, ditto J. Newman, coal-trimmer
S. Rogers, carpenter J. Alcock, ditto
W. Shotter, carpenter's mate J. Moody, ditto
P. M'Cullam, quartermaster' H. Phillpot, engineer's boy
W. Turl, A.B. H. Bluett, waiter
J. Slade, ditto G. Adams, ditto
41- Furze, ditto T. Finlay, barman
J. Cove, ditto H. Hawkins, boots
P. Moore, ditto Wm. Ellis, bed-room steward
H. Horrebow, ditto J. Payne, saloon cook
Egbert Moon, apprentice J. Benson, baker
F. Warren W. Lees, butcher _ _ _

J. Enger Walter Dyne, Admiralty
S. Le Gallais, engineer's ap. agent's servant
J. Dixon, captain's servant D. Martin, A.B.
W. Hair, third engineer Henry Burton, cook's mate
W. Ambrose, fifth engineer Mrs. Grundy, stewardess
W. Wiltshead, boiler maker TOTAL LOST.
Thos. Stone, fireman Passengers 3l
Wm. Bishop Crew 42
Win. Hutchings
J. Haddon 73
LIST OF PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED
FROM THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET
TWEED.

CABIN PASSENGERS.
Wm. Ellice, Esq., English J. F. Knox, English
L. R. Price, English J. M. Espano, Mexican
B. G. Farias, English S. Fernandez, Canary Isles
C. 0. Steward, English Juan Lobo, Spain
T. Jones, English Antonio Miranda, Spin
T. Probst, German Jose Bollet, Spain.
F. M. Dimond, American A. Palacio, Spain
F. Castro, Spanish M. Banuel, Spain
A. Pierron, French

DECK PASSENGERS.
A. Gutuerrez, Spain J. M. Ortez

J. T. Piria, Spain J. Burgo
J. Luengas, Spain M. M. Echavurni
J. Blanco, Spain, N. Berraza
V. G. Rendueles, Spain D. Dyarrabal
F. L. Peria

CREW.
Captain G. Parsons G. Lowe
E. Ellison, Ist officer J. Wallace
C. H. Onslow, 2d ditto J. Cox, fireman
B. Knott, 3d ditto S. Harris, ditto
T. Rowlett, midshipman T. Hannay, ditto
S. R. Rowland, surgeon L. Mayes, ditto
T..Bullard, purser 0. Hill, ditto
'l'. B. Cameron D. Wallace. ditto
T. Broad, boatswain G. Allum, ditto
T. Smith, quartermaster T. Gurnett, ditto
G. Flemings, do. C. Parker, ditto
W. York, A.B. T. Merton, ditto
W. Bunday, do. C. Stewart, storekeeper
T. Briscoe, do. G. Looney, apprentice
J. Marcy, do. C. P. M'Cabe, captain's
W. Green, do. steward
G. Turl, do. C. Hancock, servant
J. Layer, do. G. Marlow, waiter
T. Harris, do. J. Dawson, storekeeper
T. Burwick, do. T. Ivatts, cook
T. Sully, do. M. Cushman, officers' boy*
T. Phillips, do. W. Cooper, surgeon's boy*
M. Muckrell, do. J. Davis, Lieutenant R.N.,
G. Deal, do. Admiralty Agent
A. M•Kenzie, Ist Engineer TOrAL SAVED.
T. Morrison, 2d do. Passengers 29
D. Blair, 4th do. Crew
S. Forster, fireman
It. Johnston, do. 81
A. Burt
* These two not on board the ship when she was wrecked,
having been left behind at Jamaica.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Silt,—lt is indeed too true that the rumoured loss of
this fine steam-ship has now been confirmed. I have
this moment (ten o'clock, Thursday) received from my
brother, who was to have come home by the Tweed, and
for whose safety since the intelligence was received great
fears were apprehended, a letter written yesterday, of
which the following is an extract:—
" Royal Mail Steamer Avon, off Plymouth,
2 nm., 7th April, 1847."
" I left Barbadoes on the 13th ult., on board the man-
of-war Persian, and joined the steamer at Antigua, on
the 16th ult., since which I have been on passage. After
It most pleasant run through the West India islands, and
stopping one day at St. Thomas', and two at Bermuda, we
are now approaching the destination of the ship, and
shall, some time to-night, be on shore at Southampton.
We are ignorant whether the melancholy loss of the
boyal Mail steamer Tweed, the ship which should have
brought us from Bermuda, is yet known in England or
not. She was wrecked on the Alacarnes reef, in the
Gulf of Mexico, on the 12th February. Seventy-four
lives were lost, thirty of whom were passengers. The
survivors, seventy-six in number, are on board of us."
This information may be relied on as authentic, and I
transmit it for early publication to relieve, in some mea-
sure, the great anxiety existing as to the fate of this
unfortunate vessel, and, as first rumoured, the loss of all
on beard, the latter portion of which will now be seen
not to be correct.—l am your obedient servant,
J. C. WHITEFIELD.
23, Upper North-place, Gray's Inn,
Thursday, Bth April, 1847.

PANAMA, FEBRUARY 21.—The Pacific Steam
Ca'avigation Company's steam-ship New Grenada, from
Callao, arrived here February ',lst, bringing, in addition
:p4 t her usual passengers and cargo, the mails in continua-
tion
with the Company's steamer Chili, which left Val-
Par.aiso 28th January, from the undermentioned ports in
Chili, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and New Grenada, of the
4 e"PcFtive dates as unaernoted:—Valparaiso, Jan. 28;
t°cl, !iimbo, Jan. 29 ; lluasco, Jan. 30; Copiapo, Jan. 30;
I,"'Ja, Feb. 1; Iquique, Feb. 2 ; Arica, Feb. 3; Islay,
46eb• 4 ; Pisco,Callao, Feb. 7; Payta, Feb. 14;
tiaYrl4l, Feb, 16; Buenaventura, Feb. 19.