The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT IN

BERMONDSEY.
- Yesterday morning the inquiry into the cause of the
accident arising from the fall of the railway arch, in
Great Russell-street, Ekrmondsey, was resumed in the
Board-room of the Union workhouse, before Mr. Carter,
the Coroner, and the jury empannelled upon the former
occasion.

Upon the inquiry of one of the jurors, Mr. Corner,
solicitor for Mr. Little, the contractor, said that applies"
Lion had been made to General Pasley, for the purpoTshe e
of his being present at the inquiry to give evidence.
General had replied that he should have been most WO'
to have been present, but that he was compelled to be in
Oxford at the time, to attend the British Association.
The contractors, however, with the view of fully inves-
tigating the matter, had consulted several eminent engi-
neers, who were prepared to give evidence that day.
A beautifully-constructed wooden model of the arch
was then brought into the room, and imitation centres
fitted to show the effect which might be produced to the
corner of the arch in the removal of part of the fittiegg
by a passing vehicle, as was stated to have been the case
by one of the witnesses upon the last occasion.
Mr. Thomas Grissell (of the firm of Grissells and Pete,
the eminent builders), deposed that he had been called
upon to examine the materials of which the fallen bridge
had been composed—the bricks, mortar, and concrete.
He had been called upon by the engineers of the railway
to give his opinion of their quality. He considered the
whole of the materials to be of the best description, and
he did not see anything in the nature of them to account
for the accident. The same material was fit and proper
to he used in an arch of such a span, and they were the
same throughout the line. To that part which remained
his attention had been called. The arch was called a
skew arch, and the bricks had been placed in strict con-
formity with the usual custom. The abutments are not
more moved than they would be by the fall of the mate-
riels. He was satisfied the arch did not fall through the
instability of the abutments. Having been much ea-
gaged in this kind of work he was of opinion that the
work was properly and faithfully performed. But little
of the concrete appears to have fallen with the arch. The
concrete, as far as he could say, had been filled in to a
level on each side. The object of easing the arch is to allow
it to take its own bearing to test the solidity of the arch'
The mortar being green there is considerable pressure,
and if the mortar had been bad the arch would have
come down. If the arch did not follow the centre the
arch was a sound arch, and the builder was justified, in
the course of five days (as he had been informed Was
the case) in removing the ribs altogether. The centre
is merely left for a few days, as a matter of precaution'
Looking at the form of the arch it would almost stand
without mortar at all. It was not customary to use
cement, except in the winter. The circumstance of the
mortar becoming hard or dry was not an actual neer
sky. The arch was turned under very unfavourable
circumstances as to the weather. He was fully of ophliell
that the manner in which the centre was removed was the
cause of the accident.
Several other scientific gentlemen gave similarevideno.
This being the whole of the testimony, the Coroner
briefly recapitulated the evidence, and after about sa
hour's deliberation the following verdict was unarm;
mously returned :—" That the deceased parties were
accidentally killed, but, at the same time, they (the jury)
desire to say that they cannot but express their opiaion
as to the incautious manner in which the boy has fie"'
and that they are desirous of recommending to the con-
tractors of such works to apply to the proper authort;
ties for leave to stop up any public way over which eof
arch may be turned, more particularly in the striking
the centres, so as to prevent any such accidents as that
in future." • e• sat
The inquiry was then concluded, the jury bawl..
upwards of six hours.

We have great pleasure in announcing the speed,
arrival in England of his Royal Highness Prince
demar of Prussia. It will be remembered by all who
are familiar with the particulars of the actions on the
Sutlej, that this illustrious Prince, accompanied hY. lasi!
suite, shared the dangers and privations of the Brit
ha
army of the fields of Moodkee and Ferozeshah, an ~,whicia
latter occasion Dr. Roffman, the physician of his WY
Highness, fell mortally wounded. His Royal Higbee?
was also present at the battle of Sobraon, and thus wit-
nessed the total overthrow of the turbulent iloaders_:
We believe that the occasion of the visit of the Prim!:
is to receive at the hands of her Majesty the Goa!:
Cross of the Bath, in commemoration of the shod
which he bad in the glorious victories in question,
we feel sure that he will be met by the British puha',
with every expression of respect.
AT 01g
ACCIDENT TO ONE OF THE BOSJESMAN
EGYPTIAN HALL.—On Friday during the performalle:
and whilst the young African was showing to the
the
ence the way in which his countrymen extract
venom from the snake, he incautiously
poisoned arrow long ways in his mouth, at the moment
he did not feel any effects, but towards the evening hu
evinced considerable uneasiness with a slight sensatiOn.
of shuddering. Mr. Tyler fearing that by some accident
he had poisoned himself immediately conveyed hint to
their lodgings at Peckham. The poor Bushman's face
began to swell, and his throat also displayed a similar
placed the
tendency. A medical man was instantly called in who
pronounced the Bosjesman to be labouring under the
effects of poison; the usual remedies were applied, vi%.•
an emetic, and mustard poultice to the throat. Oa
Saturday, however, he was too unwell to be removed'
but on Monday morning again appeared at the BOP"
tian Hall, having somewhat recovered. The oceurreael
occasioned considerable regret amongst those Connected
with the exhibition. We need not suggest to the pro-
prietors, and to Mr. Tyler, the importance of withhola-
ing " sweatmeats " from these aborigines, seeing mans
are now composed of prussic acid and other injurious
matter.
THE LATE DR. CHALMERS.—It will, we are sure,
afford pleasure to all our readers to learn that the Queen'
on the advice of Lord John Russell, has settled on Mrs.
Dr. Chalmers and her family a pension on the civil list
of 2001. a-year. It is highly creditable both to the
monarch and her adviser, that the act, alike unsolicited
and unexpected on the part of Mrs. Chalmers and bet
friends, takes the form of a spontaneous expression of
sympathy with the bereaved widow, and of respect for
the illustrious dead. The official letter of intimation to
Mrs. Chalmers, written by Lord John's own hand, is at
follows:—" Chesham-place, June 22,1847. Madam--.1
have the satisfaction of informing you, that the Queen,
taking into her consideration the piety, eloquence, en
learning of the late Dr. Chalmers, has been pleased to
command that a pension of two hundred pounds a year
should be settled upon you and your daughters, out of
her Majesty's civil list. Allow me to add, that I true!,
that this act of the Queen may. render the remainder of
your life as tolerable as the loss of so eminent and excel
lent a partner will permit. I have the honour to be,
Madam, your obedient faithful servant, J. ROSSELL.,"'"-*
Edinburgh Witness.
LIBERALITY OF THE PRESENT POPE.—We read in.
the Mondo Illustrato of Rome:—" A wealthy nobleman
desired to constitute one of his two sons his universal
legatee, on condition that he would make a sacrifice Of
part of his property to the church. The two sons,
knowing that their father was very eccentric, deter-
mined, whatever will he might make, to divide his
fortune between them. Irritated at this, the father
made a secret will, by which he left a very small sum
indeed to his two sons, and the bulk of his property to
the priest who should happen to say the first mass in
the church in which his funeral ceremony was to take
place. This will he deposited with a notary. On his
death, which took place shortly after, the notary opened
the will, and struck by its singularity, took it to the
Pope. It was late at night that his Holiness became
acquainted with it, but before daylight next morning he
hastened to the church at which the funeral ceremony
was to take place, caused the doors to be opened bf
stating who he was, and celebrated the sacrifice of the
mass before any priest had arrived. He thus became
legally entitled to the property of the deceased, and
immediately made it all over to the two sons."
At Derrynane House chapel mass is celebrated
every morning by the Rev. J. O'Sullivan, who resides in
the Abbey. On the right of the altar is a large chair or
pew, where Mr. O'Connell used to sit. It has a back seven
feet high, and this pew is now covered with black cloth'
the door fastened, and no one is to enter it again. ~.
TIE ham CHIEF SECRETARYSHIP.--The Duval!
Freeman's Journal of Thursday states, it has been settled
that Sir William Somerville will succeed to the Irish
Secretaryship, which Mr. Labouchere vacates for the
Board of Control, immediately after the dissolution of
Parliament.

BIRTHS
On the 25th inst., in Lowndes-.strcet, the lady of Edward
F. Jenner, Esq., of a son.
On the 25th lust., at Calbourne Rectory, Isle of Wight, the
wife of the Re-r. Robert Sumner of a daughter.
On the 25th inst., at INlarlborOugh-road, Da!ston, the wife
of Charles Newton, Esq., of a son and heir.
On the 26th :inst., at the Vicarage, Old Windsor, the lady
of the Rev. E. hopper of a daughter. son'
On the 26th inst., in Piccadilly, the wife of Mr. Mas
of a daughter.
On the 26th :inst., iu Sussex-square, the wife of J. G. Turn-
bull, Esq., of a .son.

On MARRIED. • F
n the 21st inst., at N icon, Isle of Wight, William •
`Volley, Esq., to Jane, eldest daughter of the late Henry
Coape, Esq.
_ On the 23d inst., at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, Joseph
Deane, late Captain Carabineers, to Georgiana Charlotte,
only child
of the late Lieutenant-Colonel Thurshy, of the
53d Regiment.
Walker On n the
m2a4xtltiv
einst.,
3atte, St. George's, GBeeorrrye'9l,
elalda,n o ver- sqii a re,, John
g i Devon, to EmilY
Jeannette, eldest daughter of the late Colonel Craigle, Bengal
Army.
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DIED.
On the 16th inst., at Whitby-, Thomas Yeoman, Esq• lil
•
On the 22d i.nst., at Quatre Bras, near Dorchester, Capte
James Murray, aged 67.
On the 23d fast., at Eltham-place, Lee-green, Kent,
Higham, Esq., aged 67.
On the 23d hist., at Compton, Surrey, Harriet, wife of E,
Evitt, Esq , agi td 73.
On the 24th iinst , Elizabeth, wife of Martin Prior, Esq.
On the 24th thstl, Anna Hester, second daughter of the
Rev. John Smith, Vicar of Ealing, Middlesex'
On the 24th :inst., at Alveston, Warwickshire, Edward
Holbech, Esq., late of the Inniskilling Dragoons, aged 62.
On the 25th inst., John Rawlinson, Esq., of Winipole-
street.
On the 25th knit., William John Gunner, second son of E.
W. Gunner, Esq, of Enfield Lock.
On the 25th inst., at Crow-hill, Mansfield, Eleanor, the
third daughter of John Edward Brodhurgt, Esq., aged 18.
On the 25th _inst., Mr. W. T. East, of Providence-rov?
Finsbury-square, aged 46.
On the 25th hist t., at Cirencester, Harriet Maria, the infant
daughter of Joseitil i Sewed, Esq.
On the 25th int ;t., at Victoria-road, Pimlico, Major John
Gaff, late of the 76i`h Regiment, aged 70.

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EAST INDIA HOUSE, 16th JCRS, 1847.
THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice,
That a GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be hell
at'their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 30th Inst.,
from Nine o'clock in the Morning until Six in the Evening, for the
ELECTION of a DIRECTOR of the said Company, in the room of
Major-General Archibald Robertson, deceased.
The Form of a Letter of Attorney and of a Declaration for ena-
bling the Proprietors of East India Stock to Vote by Proxy on this
occasion May be obtained, upon application at tote by
in this
NNW.
JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary.