The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-18 00:00:00

LATE STEAM BOAT
EXPLOSION.

4DJOUINED INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
The •
ter Inquest on the bodies of the unfortunate stif-
f, erl,,lvas resumed this morning, at ten o'clock, be-
r. Bedford, in the board-room of St. Martin's
°dehouse.
a4tne discussion ensued as to whether Mr. Joyce
itoeld to-day -ay submit evidence with respect to the con-
-,,e"°11 of the boiler.
pe'r• James said he was ready to produce all the
bst:11:)113 who had been employed at work on the
-„1 'l's from first to last.
tliet CORONERe thought it would be well to defer
pc,rteviid.ebee until Mr. Lloyd had furnished his re-
denc,e his statement might, perhaps, render this evi-
, On the part of Mr. Joyce onnecessar
Jar .
bev. the best
tellts nee considered that this would
43. eto adopt. If the report of Mr. Lloyd threw
41,11Putation upon the construction of the boilers
al `r" engines, he should be ready to tender it.
tact Jones, the foreman, said this would be the
41...1.advisable course. The evidence mentioned by
eelreVtc.e would be in readiness if the jury re-
the James za'd it would.
4141:1i-de Breton said Clarke was ready to be exa-
kTrhe CoßoNen said he did not intend to examine
liCiarke at this stage of the inquiry.
esero,. 4rY Knight, employed by Mr. Spiller, an engi-
ti as a labourer, said he was employed
Ape,lll °fltbs ago as stoker to the Cricket. It was in
tde• or May
Were last year. He believed he succeeded
Pally -1.-s. He remained in the service of the com-
es...! or seven or eight weeks. Clarke was. the
.
le Peer all the time. Never worked the machine.ry,
q..e.414 work it, but he did not know sufficient
ki;:gines to be entrusted with the charge of them.
wet" what the safety-valves were. rind seen the
dej-valves tied down. When they were not tied
(14111 they worked well. He (witness) tied them
re;'lll,g Clarke's direction. Clarke tied them down
'41`41.13' when the boat was under weigh. They
hrbe fastened down with six or seven yards of spun
attached quite close to the end of the lever. A
p,
tted as used, and the strings having been tight-
s nail all his plight, the strings were attached to
lee in in the beam as large as his finger ; it was
taptug enough to hold his whole weight. When the
the ilia, gave the word to stop, he regularly tied down
d
valves. No steam could escape when he tie
ie,rnt as the lever was "flushed down in its socket:'
eete 1t,..,a,rn never escaped when he tied it; it could
dean k-;larke did not say why he wanted them tied
\P when
steam escaped from the two
v tnea the when the valves were tied down.
a
Captain said, " Stand by," and
I ea:ere about to commence our journey,
the -,a3rs made it a point to tie the valves, and to stirt
tie fire' Clarke's directions to me were always o
t"e valves at those times. He did not tell me to
fire up. Directly we got to the end of our
sele—at each end—Clarke made it a rule to come
tisee that the levers were untied. The JTect of
et-64{, the valves was this, instead of the pressure being
Cu.: it teas at 80, which number was indicated by the
htl„,e) Providing we stopped at the pier- end for three
reitlitel. Sometimes they stopped as long as five
stand fort passengers. After the captain called out,
the hei,_l337, Clarke gave me no instructions as to
vk4„got the gunge should go when he tied the
4i3yi-"' I have heard when the valves were tied a
to e
sO,Ft noise in the boilers, as if steam was trying
go I'e• The mercury used to stand in a still state
reo, and when the engines moved, it used also to
it ti:,l,lP and down, and when the pressure was great
to be agitated. After the engine had worked
and
‘te, it used to get steady—to between 30 an
deter nderstood enough of the gunge to know that
sometimes got mixed with it. No water got
the eR the pressure was low ; it only got in when
vrttkPreasure was exceedingly great. About three
1104' after I had been in the boat, when I went to
oat ofth? fires, I found that all the water had gone
he the boiler, though, according to a regular rule,
by fish always the night before. I knew this
fotuldthe gunge cocks. I got a candle and.
bad Lthat the water had escaped by a tube which
Pre cracked the day before by an excessive
ktid ire of steam. I pumped for an hour and a half,
I)„altipe,:°:and that the water ran out as fast as I
d it in. No doubt the water did not run out
Ives ay before, because the tube was red hot. This
Ireiee°d4
from
morning ; and, as Clarke had not
Pteeeep 11.°111 Greenwich, whither he had gone the
to to r„,-ng night, he went to Buttress, on the Bee,
Clarce and look at it, which he did. Afterwards
cell, et, arrived, and proposed that they should
loouldt`e tube. Buttress said, as the pressure
out, be the same as on the boiler, it would come
thro„„4,:a iron bar, as thick as my finger, was thrust
tee :a." the tube, and a " washer" made at each
letlk' a joint was made in the middle, and the
tigh4tge was almost stopped, but it afterwards golf,
firm. About four days or a week after
Joints of the other tubes injured at one of the
to 11,-i44'0110 which the water came. Pumped for
401011-'l% Buttress came and got the other hands,
paired whom was Ball, the mate, and it was re-
eve, Clarke was not present on this occasion. It
kiterarlY in the morning. Clarke came some time
tress's :Ind the boat proceeded on her journey. But-
there id him that if Clarke stopped in the vessel
quer, ee w° 111 d be an explosion before long. In conse-
thls ..
, was determined to leave, and had come to
thy Place e, when Clarke said he intended to fill up
411 y thin with a friend of his. I never said
oileuegeh
3tnd.ecros t,o Clarke in consequence of this. I
ernplo -ngut that I should report it to my
but I did not, as I thought I should be
it 3 he ev-lt, as Edwards was, and served out the same
engine -"" I saw Mr. Smith once or twice in the
—roe •
thee, I with Clarke. When Mr. Smith was
been , 'new that the valves were tied. They had
versatee, by e
ro before Mr. Smith came. No con-
and
./nsesadiePas:: in my presence, between Mr. Smith
so distance!' with respect to the valves; but I was
face fro respect them, and did nothear .
what askedile all that
, I did not pay much attention to
Ileardp. etween them. I think I should have
Was it, as I knew Clarke was doing the thing that
cause g. I knew that he was doing wrong, be-
tcitiea
uhad
ybeen
othertol d that the tying of the valves was
engineers•—(These statements
ptuesed much sensation amongst the jury and all
the, nt.) Clarke compelled me to tie the valves. lie
theui to blame me for not doing it and attending to
thenitirnace. Sometimes I purposely neglected tying
biaz.,Rnd when I did so, Clarke, on hearing the steam
4:10 ing
cad off, used to Come and ask me why I did not
(.10, and to tie them
be you not afraid of having your
blown off? Witness—Yes, I was.
nitrite
distance were you off when
ii:_arite and Mr. Smith were conversing ? Witness—
Wrooms is about four yards long, and the engines
ere going, and made a great noise. I might not
ve heard all they said, in consequence. The yarn
Was twisted round the nail. The place was dark
Where,, the string was fastened to the nail; and Mr.
Smith could not have seen it unless he looked par-
titUlarly for it. The other ends of the yarn were
hanging down in front of the boiler, and any one
fight have seen them. lam quite sure there was
110 pulley over the beam. Ido not know any of the
Other proprietors of the boat. No other engineer
'alis employed whilst I was in the boat. I have seen
Clarke take the boat away without the water being
and no water came. This was dangerous. Thisth
Pllenedseveral times. I. t was my duty to supply
• a water. Clarke, knowing that there was no water
forhe boilers, set the boat in motion. The pump was
a,,vasllPPlying water. He wanted to getT htehepubtnopast
Y to get the other pump in m
.uove • ,
wan the engine. The other engines never went
hez]ting till
aowa3r until their boilers were sup lied with water.
willt.aine occasion Clarke went oni bopard
whilstthe Bheee,v.o,ans
len Buttress was employe, and you
his boilers were filled, said,
ia et better stop all day."
dr37l except that many friends of
I have notchiinguem.sorweetroo
orinkin_
gin the engine-room on Sundays,' and some
Rin.:ern—particularly one, Winnett--drove the en-
on some occasions, though he knew as much
out it as I did.
e
Ce 0.20
--s-exaniined by Mr. M. CHAMBERS-1 am
41.4d1.8 of age. Mr. Joyce brought him here to give
th—ence. Had been employed for some weeks in
atence. Citizen as a stoker. The valves could not be got
to be tied. The Cricket took about ten trips a
tel and each time I tied the valves, although I knew
the 300 passengers who came on board were in
eZter- I did not mention the matter because I wa3
Crat to leave the company, and I did not wish to
1-eat,e any disturbance. If I had I should have been
When
at, as Edwards was. I found the valves tied
th en I Went first. I was six weeks in the service of
vaet c°°'Pany before I was told that the tying of the
..,ves was dangerous. I was told by Mr. Buttress
itla Mr. Skinner, the engineers of the Bee and Ant.
d:nlY stopped a fortnight after I was informed of the
tiger- Rent, the former engineer, is my third
eousiee
b Mr. Chambers here asked the witness if he knew,
ye tying the valve, that he was placing the lives of
t Passengers in jeopardy, and whether he might
have been instrumental in causing the deaths of
"dreds of people.
The CORONER thought the question should not
°a put.
M'lntyre considered that the man ought not
to be called upon to criminate himself.
Ybe jury seemed to be of the same opinion, and
the question was not put.
LzkrAine -
1,4Q14 resumed—The Waives each wore out

a new rope in about a week. Never noticed the
steam blowing off from the screw valves.
To a juryman—Ball, the mate, assisted four or five

times in pumping.
To the foreman—l tied down the valves every day
I was in the boat —(lncreased sensation)—and on
the day the first accident happened.
By Mr. Le Breton—Never saw the gunge higher
than 80. Could not tell the quantity of water
in the boiler when the first accident happened. I
might have shown Mr. Smith the tied levers when
he came down, but I did not do so; it was not my
business; I was not concerned..
By Mr. James-IN. hen I was first placed under
Clarke I did not know how to move a lever, so little
did I know the nature of the boiler and the machi-
nery. The tying of the valves stopped any noise from
the blowing off of the steam—all was still. It was at
such times that the gunge rose to 80. I have known
the boiler get three times hotter than it should get in
one journey. The condensers being too hot, would
not condense the steam, and it would escape in the
engine-room in clouds, and cause so much inconve-
nience that the engine had to be stopped until the
steam cleared away, and the people on board at such
times would call out "All hot bere."—(Laughter.)
They were right, for it was dreadfully hot.—
(Laughter.) This occurred when the valves were
tied down. When Clarke took the boat away with
no water in the bottom cock, he chanced whether the
pumps would work or not ; sometimes they would not
work, from being out of order. The boat would
work well at a pressure of 20 to tie square inch,
which pressure was frequently shown when she came
into the pier. 25 to 30 was the ordinary working
pressure. lam sure the leakages I have mentioned
was caused by the tying of the levers, and the undue
pressure on the boiler. I knew why Edwards had been
discharged from the hands, and found Ball amongst
the number. I untied the valves when we got in,
and tied them on the word " stand by " being
uttered. I never spoke to Joyce in my life. I have
received and expect nothing, except being reim-
bursed for loss of time, from coming here.
By Mr. M'lntyre.—The rope was seven or eight
yards long, and I supplied the new ones. The
donkey pump took ten minutes or a quarter of an
hour to fill the boiler. Clarke used to let his friends
practice. Ile stood by, and sometimes they turned
the boat astern instead of forward—(Laughter)—so
ignorant were they of the task entrusted to them.
To the Jury.—The ropes were got from the store-

room.
By the Foreman.—The tube broken was in the
top room. The joint in which the leakage broke out
was below. Mr. Meecham never came into the room
whilst I was there, nor do I remember any passengers
coming down.
On the statement being read over, the witness
added that he found the water below the lowest cock
—below the first row of tubes.
Mr. Boccias, of 6, John-street, Adelphi, patentee
of several articles, particularly with respect to gas,
stated that he was sitting on the stern of the boat at
twelve o'clock on the day before the occurrence.
There was a sudden escape of steam near Waterloo-
bridge, the machinery stopped, the steam was let off
by the funnel, and the steam in the engine room
having evaporated, the boat proceeded. lie did not
inquire the cause, but he knew that something wrong
was going on. He did not rise to inquire, for fear
of alarming the passengers. The whole occurrence
did not occupy half a minute. The boat stopped
longer at the pier that morning than usual. Did not
notice the valve.
John Alfred Skinner, living at No. 5, Union-ter-
race, Deptford, engine-driver, was next examined—
He said I have been occasionally employed in the
Cricket and the Ant. He seldom remained sta-
tionary in one boat. I very frequently acted as engi-
neer to the Cricket. I found the engines to work
extremely well. They required no extraneous aid to
make them work. The lever valves worked extremely
well. I never saw the screw valves work. The only
weight I applied to the levers was the weight made
by the maker, which I pushed backwards and for-
wards as occasion required. A pulley and string
were placed over the larboard valve to move it up and
clown to see if it was free. I never twisted that rope
round a nail. There were plenty of nails, on
which we used to hang our tools, but I did
not hang the rope over any of them. When two
boats ran, the chief engineer devoted his time to the
third boat on the blocks, the engineer of which drove
one of the boats which ran. I remained in the em-
ployment of the company up to the Saturday before
the occurrence. I was last engaged in the Cricket on
the Saturday when the conversation took place with
respect to the valves, by the direction of Clarke, who
called me from the Ant to do so, as he wished to speak
to Mr. Meecham. On that day I noticed that Edwards
was about to tie one of the valves. I told him not to
do so, and whilst doing so I noticed that the other
valve was tied, and I untied it. The rope which tied
the other valve went in a diagonal direction, and was
fastened in front of the boiler. Edwards said his
orders from Clarke were to tie the valves whenever
the boat started. 1 said he should not do so. I said
" Clarke may do as he likes, but it shall not be
dune while I am on board." Edwards said, if
he did not do it, Clarke did it himself. Edwards
added, " I wish you were going to stop, for surely we
shall be all blown up together." lie added, that
when he untied the strings that Clarke used to blame
him and re-tie them. 1 spoke to Clarke about the
tying of the valves the next day, Sunday, in the pre-
sence of Buttress, in the Fox-under-the-Hill. The
conversation arose out of Buttress saving that he had
seen the valves tied very recently, and that he was
surprised Clarke did so, after he had been expressly
directed by Mr. ileecham no's to do so. Clarke came
in, and on being taxed with the act, denied it. He
(witness) said, "ask your stoker." Edwards, who
was present, replied, " Yes, Tom, you know you do ;
it is a fact." Clarke was reminded by Edwards that
Mr. Meecham had seen them tied, to which he
(Clarke) replied, " You are a d— liar, and won't do
for me any longer." I then heard some words with
Clarke, but they were not about the valves.
I never saw the valves tied, but on the occasion I
have mentioned. The valves in the other boats were
not tied. I know that the engines have been left for
days in the control of a man whose whole career in
engineering science does not date back six months.
He acted as fireman at the time of the explosion. I
never told the proprietors that some serious accident
would occur from the conduct of Clarke. I have
stated to Mr. Poletti that I anticipated some serious
disaster sooner or later, from the way in which the
Cricket was conducted by Clarke.
CORONER—Did you say what you anticipated ?
Witness-I\lly, I said nothing more than a blow
up.—(Laughter.) I told him that something would
happen from leaving an inexperienced hand with the
engines. I did not, however, mention to him that
the valves were tied. I can't say that I used the
words, " There will be a blow up." I have often men-
tioned it to the captains, the mates, the foremast hands,
and others, when I have seen the Cricket coining in a
state that no one who knew how to manage a boiler tied
engines would allow it to get in. I have mentioned
it. I did not mention it to Mr. Smith when I have
seen him on my boat, because I was not quite certain
that Clarke made a practice of tying the valves. I
have seen Mr. Joyce on board of my boat and the
Cricket,. butl did not mention it to him. I spoke
publicly to the crews of the boats about it. Ball,
and in fact no man on board the boat,
couldpossibly
fail to know that the valves were tied. There was a
perpetual motion in the mercury of the Cricket which
prevented me from knowing the exact pressure. I
have seen the mercury at 36 and 40, but not more.
I have, however, seen the bubbles up 'i as high as `O.
Knowing the inefficient state of the gauge, I did. not
trust to it, but to the valve. The highest pressure I
ever saw in the Cricket was 45.
By Mr. M. Chambers—l had a quarrel with
Clarke on the Sunday night I have mentioned. I
struck him first, and I dare say half-a-dozen times.
It arose with respect to a lever on the cock at the
back of the condenser of the Cricket. I saw Mr.
Meacham frequently ; he usually came down into my
engine-room. I thought, like any rational man, that
if the steam could not escape, and a fire was kept up,
that the boiler must blow up. I did not mention the
matter to Mr. Joyce or Mr. Smith, because I thought
if Mr. Smith had been a gentleman, he would have
listened to the complaint of Edwards, and because 1
should have been discharged like him.
Mr M. Chambers—Why were you discl-arged ?
Witness—Because I would not blow up the Ant like
the Cricket.—(Laughte.)
Examination resumed—They might say he was dis-
charged, because he employed an improper person to I
drive for him ; but it was not true. Also, that he had
not kept sufficient water in his boiler, which was
caused by some leakage, which he did his best to
re pumps of the Ant would
jeurerfvoirneentgriohtethe sack.—(Laughter.)
not on one occasion work well,. from some cause
pTaoir.othTerh
water was low. I cannot remember that I told
which he could not discover, and in consequence the
Knight that. I expected there would be a blow up.
W itness, to Mr. James—I had a quarrel with
Clarke.
Mr. James You burst your boiler and your
safety-valve was closed.—(Laughter.) I have seen
the Cricket often leave the piers without any steam
blowing off, and when she had got as far as South-
wark-bridge I have seen a sudden escape of steam
from the engine-room. I have been in her Majesty's
navy, and have had some experience in boilers. The
tying of the valves when the word " Stand off" was
given would of course prevent any escape of steam.
Phis led me to believe that some accident would
occur. All in the company had enough to do. 1
thire,levewaotrnklFgdb
to,ftinena fromtempe
rfiavt
ue r
ei nof the
dmeogrrneiensgtill
are expected not to be absent a minute from the en-
gine-room. I have often come at four, as it was my
business to keep the boat going. During the time
the boats are running you are not allowed on any

pretence to leave the boat. There was more to do
than iron could accomplish. I have often helped
the stoker when he has been fainting. I
never bad any complaint. During the first
six months of the running of the boats
I understand Messrs. Joyce attended to the repairs of
the engines, and that that they were entrusted sub-
sequently to Clarke. My gauge has got out of re-
pair. 1 have sent it on shore to be repaired. I have
driven Maudslay's engines ; also oscillating engines.
I saw nothing in the engines of Mr. Joyce to daunt
me from working them. The valves in the Ant dis-
charged at a pressure of thirty-eight pounds. The
di-charge of Edwards operated on my mind, and
prevented me making a formal report to the pro-
prietors.
By Mr. M'lntyre—lf the valves are tied. all addi-
tional fuel and steam would be useless. Less fuel
would be necessary, but what you gained one way
you would lose in another, because you would ger
together an unnecessary quantity of steam. When 1
spoke to Poletti, Ile said he had nothing to do with
it, as Clarke was the responsible man, and he must be
answerable for everything. He has stated this
many times to me. When I spoke to him I
knew that both Mr. Smith and Poletti had
been informed that the practice of tying the
valves was pursued by Clarke. It was public ;
all in the employment of the company knew it. I
refused to work Nsi t h Edwards because he had played
a trick on a man who went by the name of Johnson,
Poletti's brother. Whilst he was examining the
whtel, Edwards gave it half a turn instead of a
mere move, as requested ; but Edwards was as good
a stoker as he had ever worked with.
By the Foreman—The steam suddenly escaped by
the air-pump through the condensers, which led him
to the conclusion that there was an undue pressure
of st( am from the fastening of the valves. The ex-
cessive heat and pressure caused its sudden evapora-

tion in the engine-room.
The CORONER here interposed, and said —Gentle-
men, I think the inquiry has now arrived at that
point when I think it will be better to adjourn it, as
we cannot now further satisfactorily proceed with the
investigation. The experiments of the Government
engineers are, I believe, nearly complete, and on
Wednesday next I think we had better proceed
with it.
A juryman inquired if there was any further evi-
dence with respect to the tying of the valves ?
The CORONER said there was, but seemed to think
that it would be unnecessary to take it.
The inquiry was then adjourned until 10 o'clock
on Wednesday next, when the evidence of Mr. Lloyd
will be taken.

FLANDERS MAIL.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 10.—THE LATE MURDER AT ST.
GERM.--The magistrates appear to have at length
made some discoveries respecting the perpetra-
tion of the murder at M. Evenepoel's. Up to
a late hour yesterday night, great activity was
manifested in the chamber of the Judge of
Instruction. It is reported that a liberated gaily
slave, respecting whom some suspicions were enter-
tained, has been taken into custody, but as yet
nothing certain is known respecting the ground of
arrest, or the name or circumstances of the person
apprehended. We do not remember that any crime
ever created so great a sensation at Brussels as this
has done. Everybody seems ready to facilitate the
discovery of the offenders, and the inhabitants of
Molenbeck St. Jun have set on foot a subscription

for the discovery of the murderers.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 12. The King' Attorney for
the circle of Brussels has given notice that a reward
of 3,000 f. will be paid to any one who will give to
the judicial authorities such information as will lead
to the discovery of the authors or accomplices of the
triple murder in the house of M. Evenepoel.
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 14.—The average price of corn,
during the week ending Sept. 11, was—wheat, 24f.
92c., rye, 14f. 93c., being a rise on wheat, if. 35c.,
rye, It. 76c.
11E1 LVORTSLUYS, SEPT. 12.—A very melancholy
accident took place here this morning. The letter
boat of the transport-ship Frederick Hendrick,
which was lying in the roads, was unfortu-
nately upset by the wind, in consequence
of which three persons lost their lives. Several young
sailors deserve the highest praise for the exertions
they made in saving the rest of the crew.
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN THE DANISH
COLO.SIES.
The resolution of the King of Denmark respecting
the abolition of slavery in the Danish West India
Colonies, which was mentioned some time ago, has
this day been officially announced. The tenor of the
draft, dated the 26th July, is as follows :
" Christian VIII., by the grace of God King of
Denmark,
" Under a sense of justice and philan-
throphy, and taking into our royal conside-
ration the well being of our colonies in the
West Indies, and the interests of the planters in the
colonies, we hereby desire the arbitrary power which
the owners of slaves now exercise over them shall be
wholly put an end to; but in order to protect all those
who are concerned, and that the necessary measures
may be taken h.r preparing those who are in a state
of slavery, that change shall not take place till after
the expiration of twelve years from the date of the
announcement of this resolution, and during that
period matters shall remain in their present state.
" In the meantime, it is our royal will and pleasure
that all children of slaves born after the date of this
our declaration shall be considered free. They shall
remain either with their mothers, or relations, or
grand parents; which we haves r
resolved to
confirm."
By another resolution, dated the same day, the
King has commanded the formation of a commission
of persons belonging to the Colonial Government,
whose deity it will he to propose laws and regula-
tions which may be adopted for the carrying out of
the foregoing resolution ; and also who, after the
liberation of the slaves, shall secure the maintenance
of the regular and due cultivation of the plantations
by free labourers.
The Gazette of TVarzburg states that the Bavarian
Government is about to submit to the Chamber of
Commerce in the kingdom a project for the uniform
legislation of letters of exchange. A meeting of the
delegates of the different German Governments will
take place next month at Leipsici for the purpose of
discussing the proposed project of the Prussian Go-
vernment, and for making it known to the States of
the German Confederation.
The Augsburg Gazette states that Rossini has been
appointed Captain of the Civic Guard of Bo-
logne. This celebrated master displays great
zeal in the discharge of the functions of his office.
VIENNA, SEPT. 7.—A Russian courier arrived here
the day before yesterday. It is said that the com-
munications which he has brought from St. Peters-
burgh relate to the Italian relations. The Ambas-
sador at the Court of Waldsee arrived from Russia
some days ago. The Russian Ambassador resident
here, Count Aleeletn, is preparing for a journey to
the Russian capital.
VIENNA, SEPT. B.—His Majesty the King of
Prussia arrived in avid° at Bruck on the 3d, when
he was received by the Archduke John. Several
persons had the honour of dining with his Majesty,
and at four o'clock he proceeded by express train to
Gratz, the beautiful situation of the environs of which
werercgrealotlecdk y admired by his Majesty. At six o'clock
he
ate sixpo o'clock
to
proceededCil li, ando
no followingnhitshewayt
to
morning,rriesten
ad

Venice.
The marriage of the Archduke Ferdinand of Este
with the Archduchess Elizabeth, daughter of the late
Archduke Palatine, is fixed for the 4th of October,
and will be celebrated with great pomp and splendour.
The Hungarian Diet is postponed to the 7th of
November.—Flanders Papers, Sept. 15.

LIE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MANCIIESTER AND

able tide, the remainder of the journey must be
accomplished during that day. A n official notifica-
tion has been received at Fleetwood that the Queen
will arrive at that port at six o'clock, that being the
hour of flood tide, and the royal squadron is to anchor
in the bay, the Queen and her royal consort re-
maining on board all night. On Monday morn•
ing, at eight o'clock, her Majesty will land, and
proceed direct to London by special train.
The train is now in readiness, and consists of the
royal carriage, the carriage of the Queen Dowager,
and two new six-wheeled carriages, four car-
riage trucks, and two luggage vans, belonging to the
North-Western company. The royal train will
proceed from Fleetwood via Preston, Parkside, and
Crewe, to Stafford, where it will leave the line of
rails and pass over the new Trent Valley line, arriv-
ing in London about three o'clock in the afternoon.
Iler Majesty, it is said, will proceed thence imme-
diately by the South-Western line to Southampton,
and reach the Isle of Wight the same evening.
We are informed that the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway Company are providing every accommoda-
tion in their power for visitors at Fleetwood. A list
of beds and accommodation at Fleetwood not yet
taken up is made out, and on personal application at
the station there, visitors will be directed where to
find these places. It is expected that the Irish, Scotch,
and Isle of Man steamers will make up near 250 beds
for the accommodation of such parties. The royal
squadron, consisting of six large steamers, on Mon-
day morning, after her Majesty's departure for
London, will sail out of port, and it is expected will
form a spectacle for the visitors second only to the
sight of it on Sunday night, when entering the bay