The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-16 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, JULY 15.—The Mercury tender, tem-
porarily commanded by Lieutenant Corbett, of the Ex-
cellent, returned from a cruise off Brighton to-day.
Quite a new feature in paying naval respt.cts to illus-
trious personages was struck out yesterday by Sir C.
Napier in his squadron at Spithead during her Majesty's
transit through that anchorage. Not only were the
yards manned, but the whole of the bulwarks of the
three ships of the line. The men being dressed in white
had a very Imposing effect ; and when to this was added
the marines, who were stationed on the poop and gang-
way of each ship, and fired aftu de joie as her Majesty
passed, the rattling of the musketry mingling with the
hearty cheering of the men on the yards and bulwarks,
we think her Majesty and her Royal Consort must have
been highly gratified.
The royal yacht has gone down to her moorings at
Cowes to-day, to attend her Majesty's pleasure.
WOOLWICH, JULY 15.—The Athol troop-ship, Master-
Comwander Yearn, is lying off the dockyard, Woolwich,
taking in stores, brought down by barges from Deptford,
previous to her leaving England with two companies of
the Royal Artillery, for Ceylon. She will embark at
the same time detachments of the 7th Dragoon Guards
and 73d Regiment of Foot, for a passage to the Cape of
Good Hope,: to join the head-quarters of those regiments
at that station. _

The Garland_ steam-packet, Captain Sunithett, went
up the river on Monday, to Messrs. Penn's, to have some
repairs made in her machinery.
The Dragon steam-frigate went down the river on
Tuesday to try her machinery, and returned to Wool-
wich yesterday afternoon.
The Minx steam-vessel went down the river on an
experimental trip to try her screw propeller, but owing
to some part of her works giving way, she was under
the necessity of being towed back to Woolwich by
another steamer, then on trial by a private firm, and said
to be intended for a steam pleasure-yacht.
Commodore Lord John Hay, C. 8., one of the Lords
of the Admiralty ; Captain Ellice, Controller of Steam-
machinery; and Mr. Lloyd, Chief Engineer at Somerset
House, visited Woolwich to-day, and witnessed the test-
ing of the horse-power of the Trident steam-vessel at
the beam at the west end of the basin. The Trident is
nominally 350-horse power, but the testing was nut com-
pleted to-day.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.

The following notice, which is considered of some im-
portance by parties connected with the Australian colo-
nies, has just been issued from the General Post-office,
on the subject of the conveyance of letters, &c.:—
" General Post-office, July, 1847.
" It having been represented to the Postmaster-Gene-
ral that the opport of forwarding letters from this
country direct to Port Adelaide, South Australia, and to
Port Philip, New South Wales, by private ship, are now
frequent, and that the correspondence for those districts
will be more expeditiously conveyed by such vessels
than by the monthly contract packets to Sydney, by
which it is at present transmitted, all letters and news-
papers for South Australia and Port Philip will hereafter
be forwarded by private ship sailing to those places,
unless specially addressed to go by the Sydney packets.
" The postage chargeable upon such correspondence
will consequently be the usual ship letter rate of Bd. for
each letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, &c.,
and Id. for each newspaper, unless such letters or news-
papers are speciallyadodf topr%setadge will be chargeable beforwardaergdebayblpeauckpoetn.,
when the packet rate
letters, and newspapers will be forwarded tree.
‘• Letters and newspapers for New Zealand will still
be forwarded by the Sydney contract packets, unless
specially addressed by private ship." '

EARLY HARVEST.-A correspondent states that
two fields of Lammas Wheat. in the hamlet of Arle,
have been harvested in excellent condition. It is per-
fectly ripe, and the yield considerably over the average.
—Cheltenham Examiner.

- THE METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—The anni-
versary festival of this institution took place yesterday
at the Albion Tavern, where a handsome dinner was
supplied to about 100 gentlemen. Sir John Dean Paul
presided, and among those present were—Mr. 0. An.
derdon, Queen's Counsel; Mr. W.Roper, Mr. J. Gurney
Fry;- Mr. Joseph Fry, jun., Mr. H. Edmund Gurney,
Mr, Hoare, Mr. R. M. Bates the Rev. Dr. Raphall of
Birmingham, Mr. J. Moses Levy, Mr. A. Haldane, Mr.
W. L. Ogilby. Subscriptions to the amount of 3001.
.and upwards were announced during the evening. It
appears from the report, that the expenditure of the
hospital for the year has exceeded the receipts by 621.;
in the same space 10,273 patients-have been admitted to
the benefits of-the institution. The only introductions
recinired by patients in appl) ing at the hospital are sick-
ness and poverty. The arrangements of the festival
were unexceptionable, the musical department being
under the direction of Mr. Hobbs, and Mr. Toole being
toastmaster.
Lord Berriedale, son of the Earl of Caithness, will
in a few days lead to the hymeneal altar Miss
bride's Philip,
youngest daughter of George Philips, Es
lather is M.P. for Poole, and one of the Wealthiest mer-
chants in the kingdom.
Lord Howard de Walden and suite arrived at
Blackwell yesterday morning, by the General Steam
Navigation Company's steam-ship Triton, which vessel
left Ostend at one o'clock the same morning.
THE MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 15. -- The
Oriental Company's steam-ship Madrid, Captain Weeks,
arrived at 8 P.M. last evening, from Gibraltar, with the
Peninsular and other mails, which were landed under
charge of Lieutenant Wewenham, R.N., and forwarded
to London by the 1 A.M. train this day. The dates are_.
Gibraltar, July sth; Cadiz, 6th; Lisbon, 9th; Oporto,loth;
and Vigo, 11th. The Madrid brought 46 passengers and a
very full cargo of fruit. The American Company's steam.
ship Washington, Captain Hewit, having taken in fresh
coal and completed her repairs, left the docks this day at 4
P.M., with the American mails, for New York, ander
charge of Mr. W. W. Hinchen, A.N. The Washington.
takes out a full cargo of 500 tons and above 140 passen-
gers. The Royal West India mail packet Dee, Captain
__
Allan, will leave the port on the 17th, with the West.
India and Gulf mails. The Montrose, Captain Olive, is
hourly expected from Genoa, Leghorn; Civita Vecchia,`
and Gibraltsr.

SUSPECTED HIGHWAY R°l3-•
BERY AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
(From the Bury Herald.) of
On Thursday morning last, a man of the name
Michael M'Dearmed, from Dundalk, county of skru3Sge_;,
was discovered lying on the London-road, with a frig,e.me,"
ful fracture of the skull. He was removed to the Stlave.."-
General Hospital, where every care and attention
been paid to him, and we understand that this moral,
(Tuesday) M'Dearmed is considered by his hie Ca
attendants to be better. Suspicion having fallen by
man of the name of Welham, a drover, employe,' m"
M'Dearmed, he was taken into custody at Layenbal
and brought to Bury. On Monday an examinatinn,„(l). ,
the prisoner took place before Dr. Probart, when the "-
lowing evidence was adduced. bar
Robert Mann, of Bradfield Combust, laboureresce.
ing been sworn, deposed—On Thursday, the Bth 1111;i
between five end six o'clock in the morning, as I es
going from my own house to Chapel-hill, on the tit
pike-road, I saw a man lying flat on his back, ea led
bank at the left hand side of the road. His head res,
against the bank in the direction of Bury, and the—of
['minder of his body lay in the road in the direCUoh
Bradfield. His hands were close to his side. lie,;(1,
nothing on his head. His face was covered with bees
I spoke to him. He opened his eyes, but made no alleriis
He then turned himself on his right side, and Put, of
left hand on a wound which I saw on the left sieetbs •
his head. I saw a hat about eight yards off, on 0
opposite side of the road, and at that spot was a g 11•11
quantity of blood in four different places within a rife.
distance of each other. In the hat were two haliw'ssi•
chief's, upon which I did not observe any blood, 0",,'",1
ever. I put one of the handkerchiefs on the woun,r--00
the other I put loosely over his head. I put his has pl
his head, and left him. I took no notice of his tires • e
of his pockets. Ido not know who the man wes. , ;
William Mower, of Bradfield Combust, con la'
sworn—Last Thursday morning, about six o'ooo%o
consequence of information I received, I went to alfrge
whom I found lying On his right side. I saw 0,
stone upon which I could see a hair or two, and to
seemed to be a speck of blood. I gave this stone neje
policeman. I have • known the prisoner from boyaily
he is a drover, living at Lavenhem, and has been
habit for many years of driving beasts for strangers "
come to Bury market.
• Robert Jacob, keeper of the Bell tap, sworn 1 e
Wednesday afternoon, about half-past four
man came into my tap. Another person, a sttall:oL,
came in with him, Who sold the man some bulloce 4
toe man paid the Atra,ger 031. 12s. 6d. The au7teet
gave the man back a sovereign.. The man had fivesiat
101. Bank of England notes which he put into 0 roils
bag, which he put into an inside waistcoat pocket- eels
bag looked like. a gown piece, and was of a dark o'oo
He left my house about five o'clock. I have since 41,10
this man at the hospital—it is' the same Mel. Or
stranger was at my house till half-past eight.; .TllO is
I think, was affected by liquor. ,
Mr. Colbrant sworn—On Wednesday night te4.(
turning home, and about four or five minutes afftrodi
o'clock I met some bullocks coming from Bury ore,
Bradfield Combust. There were two men on
ing the bullocks. One of the men had on a D'!;000;
appeared affected with liquor. The other man hteebtt
cap, and was leading the man with the hat on WO
arm. The prisoner was the man who had on tilt 00
and was leading the other man. I came straigretbi,
home, and do not recollect meeting any one betweei,'ooo,
fourth mile-stone and the turnpike road. I sPv
lying by the road side. My son was with me.
Pater Egan, one of the rural police, swerneselet
Thursday afternoon, between twelve and one •
apprehended the prisoner in Lavenham-street.
driving 40 heads of bullocks towards Colcli ".
esietateia
asked him where he was going with the cattle. 's'efitstlf
"to Colchester." I asked him to come into the there
which was close by. We went in. I told hie 3."
had been a man severely injured, who had cattle 1° hO
possession, between Lavenham at.d Bury. I sfear°oo
him, and then took him in ml cart, and drove hinibe
Bury. As we were going along, I asked him ttpie-
ii,s
lett his master. lie said he would show me. 7410
get to the bottom of Chapel• hill, he said he 'ea 00
master. there, pointing to the hedge on the left-hrhi. ell
of the road as )vu go to Bury. I then asked es
he left his master there. Ho said "he was drunk; olf.
his master said to him, " I shall go no further', 0401 ,
care of the cattle." The prisoner said he had lint. •
his master since he lefthim there. th°
Charles Case Smith, Esq., gave evidence as
e7OOll
nature of the injuries, and stated that the wows° AO.
would not be in a condition to be removed in leas
fortnight. eseettila°
The prisoner then made a statement, to the e---001
he lett his master (the wounded man) on the! bit!
consequence of his being intoxicated, and direeld then
(the prisoner) to go on with the cattle. He add 010
a youngish wan walked up to his master, and hva fee
master mutter something, " What are you after he
The prison, r was then remanded for a fortnigOe •
Oh°
Private letters' from Madrid mention tea Titer
Ministerial project for the loan of 1,000,000/• etta tor
sury bonds has been received with universal aPr eir
measured hostility, the unconstitutional method ebe4,
tying the scheme by royal decree instead of foe`
authority of the Cortes, together with the shortnetsei
the notice, which gives the appearance of a preen °OO
job with the parties who might appear as contreciein
being the chief grounds of opposition. It is quit?
therefore, that, supposing dupes to be found leri. '
iOlO
country, and contractors willing, for the sake of litho*
mission, to lend their prestige in entrap Ping ,(11111
scarcely a month would pass before the legality 0'
1:,
bonds would be called in question—repudiat'"„'olo
course upon judo ,rounds; being the ultimate '-00ef
of the whole Lfftir, Any persons who may lend %ell!
to Spain—no le:Ater under what circumstances ots"
her other creditors remain in their present positiotat. pet
bereo•ard:cd as - accessories to the continuance nee
frauds,' since it is only by the discovery that nes/
branded end utterly denied trust in every quarter
eop
she will ever be brought to any assumption of hor tubs
The parties, therefore, if any such are to be fouls,e 110
, hav
may now contribute to her wants, will tot only ."" bee0
ultimate mortification of fiuding •that they 111,0
swindled, like their predecessors, but that in !' se;
stance, unlike the former ones, the penalty '0414,:001°
garded by alt persons save themselves with fee.lS
undisguised gratification.— Times.
The letters from Gibraltar of the 3d inst. clof9°
the rate of exchange upon London at 49- for bi 111,50%
days. Spanish pillared dollars were cororeanthibero
per cent. premium. At Malaga, on the 2d inst., S..
of exchange was 49;1,
Liaird
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER
TON ReiLWAY.—A frightful accident occurred nlpsel
line on Saturday night About twenty-five minor, 4i;
eleven o'clock the luggage train, consisting of Iv-irisl;i
waggons and a lugs age van, left Bolton. 0° 9 h
near the coal pit at Keursley, between Stone C 1011) ore,
Dixon Fold, Ciifton, the engineer (George Qu'esdL
served something lying across the rails. It waft. n
night, and he could not see it till close upon —old
engine struck it, and, as it appeared to bins, drael,
four or five yards, when the engine gave a ie,r Or;
proceeded without further interruption. When t" boom
reached Pende ton, the engineer had occasion to s;rid it)
and on examining the engine, he saw upon the ga
ge
front a small quantity of hair and a piece of bon%
passed on with the train to Salt( rd, and there found eilll4
the three waggons next the engine were bespatter!, SO,
blood and flesh. Accompanied by the firelt;
breakmen, he then returned with the engine to tu'oPletel,
where the shock took place, and there found the„.
part of a human body on the outside of the,l.l%ole
about three yards further, within the rails, Oise", 00,
mainder of the body. A police officer was sent 1"7'l tk,
the mutilated remains were discovered to be 00010 the
body of a man named Kay Collier, a watchniaNiftee;
employ of the trustees of the late Mr. Fletcher, 'calla/
From the evidence elicited at the inquest, held yes de
before Mr. Rutter, coroner, it appeared that w-tit
ceased, at eleven o'clock, left a beer house ¢000‘,1,1
quarter of a mile from the spot where he alle,le
forward in liquor, in company with his wife. f.;b shoe
he had to keep watch at the coal pit, and his wife
left him and went home. He must have got over o.o' ttie
to get upon the line, and that. was a nearer wai:eo be
place he was going to. It was well known that W'"' fed
had a little drink he would lie down, and resisOdoifo
effort to raise him; and it appears that he had liein 0100
in this humour and most probably fallen asleeth .0 S 0
the accident occurred whi. h terminated his life Id/
shocking a manner. The jury returned a verdict
"Accidental death."—Manchester Examiner. po'
MAD DOGS.—CAUTION.—Yesterday morniaojiol,l
tices were posted at the various inetropolitaff oda
stations containing the following caution, undere s
esilf,
Victoria, cap. 47:-=" Every person who shall Per dog 0;
ferocious dog to be at large unmuzzled, or anf'tlea
other animal to go at large after having inform% 000
reasonable ground for believing it to be in aerabidees lad
is liable to a penalty of 51. The police have c't
destroy all such dogs and other animals, and aPPre
the parties so offending."

BIRTHS. _.---
, df DWI
On the 13th inst., at Farnborough-place, the -ma"'
Farquhar, of a daughter. '. We' the
On 14th inst., at Henrietta-street, Cavendish-S
I.
Lady Dallas, of a son. - ro d tile
• On the 10th inst., at Hollywood-place, Fulbarn!'—ii '
wife of John Wyllie, Esq., of• a son. ASP'.
• On thelOth inst., at Barnes, Surrey, the lady of Be'''
Thorne, Esq., of a daughter. - - f tile
_.
On the 11th inst., at the Vicarage, Wells, the bid,' o
Rev. A. B. Russell, of a son. k garde°
On the 13th inst., at Bathurst-street, Hyde-Par— ;Aar- ~f
g
the wife of Walter Bryant, Es surgeon, of a datlfh"e—wiley"
On the 13th inst., at Plyinton" Lodge, Plymtont•••
Alf°
M ajor Sith, of
On the 13th insa t., at Ranccby Hall, LinColnshir.Pi the
tba
of Anthony Peacock, Esq. of a son.
On the 14th inst., in Montague-place, Russell-e4llSre'
wife of Mr. Joseph Aldridge, of a daughter.
MA RIZIED. eadt/ler* '
On the 14th inst., at Chelsea, the Rev. J. ci,
rd —• l'iStit--
ALA., to Isabella, second daughter of Captain Edwa
land, the Royal Hospital, Chelsea.
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lED. Wight"
On the 7th inst., M, BeaD
ch-villa, Cowes, Isle of
Robert Meiklam, Esq.
On the 10th inst., Louise, the only daughter of 3•01351 ea
and Madame Poinmeir, lii:f,h-street, Peckham. Rich
On the I Ith inst., at liatlnondsworth, Middlesex'
^"
dt
Blunt Tillyer, aged 66. i-roa
On the 12th inst., in Park-place West, LiverPO°
Thomas .Neave, Esq. , aged 60.0 f J• a.
On the 13th inst., William henry, youngest son A,
Perkins, jun., Esq., of Lark-hall-lane, Clapham. , wife °I
On the 13th inst., at Battersea-fields, Isabella the
Henry Pariss, Esq., aged 2.5. Tbanier
On the 14 tb inst., .11r. George Webb, late 'Lorler
,
street, London, aged 3'J.
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