The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-17 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTEL-
LIGEN CE.
Woomvtor, Ats. 14.—Commander Smith, R.N., with
the crew and Royal Marines-of the William and Mary yacht,
and Mr. Stuart, the pilot who navigated the Amphion steam-
frigate down the river on her experimental trip on Thursday,
remained on board all night at her moorings at Greenhithe,
and the Lightning steam-vessel, Master-Commander Petley,
proceeded to Greenhithe, this morning, returning with the
Amphion in tow at a quarter past eight o'clock. A singular
and fatal accident occurred at nine o'clock on Thursday even-
ing to one of the crew of the Lightning, named George Ro-
binson. On the arrival of that vessel opposite Woolwich
Dockyard on her return with the party who went down the
river in the Amphion, the late George Robinson was desired
to go down from the Lightning into the boat, and make the
vessel fast to the mooring buoy in the river, and he stepped
upon the buoy for that purpose, and placed the rope through
the iron ring attached to it, but some delay having taken
place in his returning the end of the rope to those on board,
he was repeatedly calledupon, without returning any answer.
Another of the crew was sent to the buoy to ascertain the
cause, when he was horror struck to observe that his com-
rade was dead, and lying on the buoy. The body was im-
mediately taken on shore, and Mr. Stuart, surgeon, was
promptly in attendance, but life was extinct, and all attempts
to restore him unavailable.
The Janus, steam-vessel, formerly experimented upon
with rotary engines by the Earl of Dundonald, has returned
to Deptford to be fitted with machinery, to render her ser-
viceable.
The Odin steam vessel, recently launched at Deptford, has
been removed to the East India Docks, to be fitted with her
machinery.
The Trident steam vessel, Lieutenant Commander Rigge,
left Woolwich on Wednesday afternoon, for Devonport and
Malta. The Trident is externally a very smart looking
vessel, and is to be placed at the disposal of 'Lieutenant Wag-
horn, of overland journey celebrity, to aid him in testing the
merits of toe Trieste route.
The Sidon is ordered to be commissioned immediately at
Woolwich, by Captain W. H. Henderson, C. 8., and the
following officers have been appointed to her:—Lieutenant,
G. H. Gardner; Paymaster and purser, R. M. Jeffery; Gun-
ner, John Rose ; Boatswain, William Tilbury; and Carpenter,
Thomas Wiley.
APPOINTMENTS TO WOOLWICH DOCKTARD.—Mr. Wil-
liam Chambers, acting inspector, confirmed, vice Stuart, pro-
moted ; r. Thomas Ridgway, to be acting inspector, vice
Chamber's.
The following circulars have just been issued :
"Admiralty, July 3, 1846.
"MEMORANDIML—Whereas in article 5, sec. 1, chap. 2,
page 6, of the Queen's regulations, it is ordered that—' In
the event of an officer being in command of one of her
Majesty's ships abroad, as Commodore of second class, or
as Captain receiving official notification from the Admiralty,
or the Commander-in-Chief of the station on which he is
serving, of his having been promoted to the rank of Flag
Officer, he is forthwith discharged to the supernumerary
list for a passage to England, and another officer is to be
appointed to the temporary command of the ship, unless the
senior officer on the spot, or himself, if the senior officer
present, shall from peculiar circumstances consider it essen-
tially necessary for the benefit of the Queen's service,
that such promoted officer should continue for a time
to retain his command of the ship as Commodore
or Captain as the case may be ; in which case it shall
be permitted for him to retain the command as long as so
requisite, and no longer; but he is not to hoist his flag nor
assume any rank or command beyond what he previously
held in the said ship, unless, while so ernployetl, he should
meet with a flag officer, junior to himself, having a flag
flying, or shall be called to attend as member of a court-
martial ; under either of which occurrences he is to hoist
his proper flag without any special order to that effect, and
to take rank and command accordingly. Every flag, how-
ever, so hoisted, without a special order from the Admi-
ralty, in consequence of so meeting a junior flag officer
with his flag flying, or being so called to attend as a member
of a court-martial, shall always be immediately struck, on
parting company from such junior flag officer, or on the
closing of any such court-martial, and no increase or alte-
ration of any kind, either of pay or of officers or retinue,
or claim of prize or freight money, or other advantage,
shall be allowed because a flag be so casually hoisted, un-
less the Admiralty, in consideration of any peculiar cir-
cumstances attending such occurrence see reason to order
otherwise.
"And whereas no provision has been made expressly to
govern the cases of other officers similarly circumstanced,
such as a commander, whilst commanding a sloop of war, re-
ceiving official information of his having been promoted to
the rank of captain, but not appointed to any rated ship on
the spot ; or a lieutenant receiving official information of his
having been promoted to the rank of commander. My
Lords are therefore pleased to direct that the principles
established in the article before quoted is so far to govern in
the latter cases that such officers, notwithstanding their
having received intimation of their advancement, are not,
whilst they continue to perform the duties of :the inferior
stations they held previously to hearing of their promotion,
to be entitled to assume any superior command, or to receive
any higher full pay than previously possessed, except in the
event of a commander so circumstanced being required to
attend a court martial, in which case he is to take his
seat thereat according to his rank as captain. But officers
under the circumstances before mentioned are to be su-
perseded from the ships in which they have been serving
with inferior rank, so soon as the public service will admit
of it, either by a senior officer placing an officer piesent to
act in the lieu of such ofillier promoted, or if the officer pro-
moted should be himse the senior present, then he is to
discharge himself from such inferior station, directing the
officer next in contrand to him to fill such vacancy, until
the pleasure of the Commander-in-Chief or of the Admiralty
be made known thereof, unless circumstances should induce
such senior officer so promoted to consider his thus acting
may prove injurious to the public service at the moment, and
in such case he is to act as before directed, immediately the
service will admit of his so doing.
" By command of their Lordships,
" H. CORRY.
" To all Flag Officers, Commanders-in-Chief,
Captains, and Commanding Officers, of
her Majesty's ships and vessels."
" Admiralty, July 20, 1846.
" MEMORANDUM. —The Lords Commissioners Of the Ad-
. miralty are pleased to direct, that no clerks assistant shall in
f future be rated or entered on board any of her Majesty's
ships at home or abroad without their permission.
By command of their Lordships,
• .‘ U. G. WARD.

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with small sheets of tin ; and the workmen are ordered on
no account to leave their working clothes on board the ves-
sels, but to hang them up in a place now appropriated for
the purpose.
The Secretary of the Admiralty (Mr. Ward) is reported
to have said, that in addition to the sixteen iron steamers
already in commission, and four built which are not yet
in commission, " there were seven more now building
by contract, including the Sidon, the largest of the whole,
which was of 1,954 tons, mid 7blo horse-power.
The Sidon is a wooden vessei, built and fitted with engines
under the direction of C,Anniodore Sir Charles Napier.
The Simoom is an iron vessel, building and being fitted
with engines, &c., by Mr. Robert Napier, of Glasgow.
The following are some particulars of this immense ship :
Feet Inches
Length, extreme 250 0
Ditto, between perpendiculars 243 0
Ditto, on the keel for tonnage 2lB 41
Beam, extreme
Depth from below the upper or sheer deck 30 0
Draught of water
Power of engines
Diameter of propelling screw ... 10 6
Distance of every part of the engines, boilers, and
steam-chest, below the water line, six feet. To stow 800
tons of coal.

She has 32 gun ports on main deck.
Armament preparing for her—
Upper or sheer deck : Cwt.
2 8-inch guns, weighing
4 8-inch guns, weighing
2 32-pounders, weighing 25

Main dick:—

12 32-pounders, weighing
There is one chimney, which is the only part of the appa-
ratus connected with the engines or boilers which is to be
seen on the upper deck—the main deck—or the orlop deck.

APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS AT THE ADMIRALTY.

August 11.—Lieutenant George M. Gardner, to the Sidon ;
Paymaster and Purser Robert M. Jeffrey, to the Sidon;
Master's Assistant, William Edward Warren, to the Hound.
_ _ _ _

August 12.—Master's Assistant William Long, to the
Dasher; Master's Assistant Alfred Forrester, to the Ocean.
Promotion.—Acting Second Master John James Brown, to
the rank of master; seniority, Auzust 6.
August 13.—Lieutenant J. C. Hughes, to the Contest;
Master's Assistant Alfred Forrester, from the Ocean to the
Trident ; Midshipman Nelson G. Spencer, to the Victory, as
supernumerary ; Naval Cadet Richard Knighg, to the
Victory, as supernumerary.

To all Commanders in-Chief, Captains,
and Commanding Officers of her Ma-
jesty's ships and vessels."
SHREWS/MS, THURSDAY.—The Garland steam packet,
Master Commander Smithet, with their Majesties the King
and Queen of the Belgians on board, passed the Nore about
six P.M. yesterday, en route to Ostend. They were saluted
with twenty-one guns from the Ocean, the flag-ship of the
Commander-in-Chief.
The Trident, new iron steam sloop, Lieutenant Commander
Charles G. Rigge, destined for a packet in the Mediterranean,
passed down in about an hour after for Portsmouth and
Southampton. On her voyage hence to Greenhithe on Sun-
day last, she broke down, and it was feared she would have
to proceed to Woolwich to have her engines put to rights,
but fortunately the damage was not much, and after a suc-
cessful trial in Long Reach yesterday she proceeded on to
Portsmouth. Lieutenant \Nraghorn having selected her for
his experiment in the Mediterranean, great dispatch has
been made in getting her ready for sea, scarcely a month
having been occupied in her equipment.
The North Star, 26, Captain Sir J. E. Home, Bart., daily
expected home from the West India station, is ordered to be
received and paid off at Chatham.
The Birkenhead, iron steam-frigate, also fitting for the
pendant here, will not be ready before the end of September.
The Recruit, iron 12-gun brig, Commander Slade, has
bent sails, and will leave the fitting basin to-morrow. She
has five months' provisions on board, and the following
armament, viz., ten 32-pounders, 25 cwt. each, 6 feet slung,
and two 18-pounders, 20 cwt. each, 6 feet long, with two
12-pounder carronades for boats. Draught of water forward,
13 feet 1 inch ; aft, 14 feet 5 inches. Height of mid{ hip port,
about 5 feet from the water's edge. Mr. Ditchlllarn, her
constructor, inspected her on Tuesday.
The Hound, 10, Commander Wood, is all ataunt, and is
now being painted. Her armament consists of the following
guns, viz., two 3'2-pounders. 32 cwt. each, 6 feet 6 inches
long; and six 32-pounders, 25 cwt. each, 6 feet long; with
two 12-pounder carronades for boats. She will go into har-
bour next week. She is nearly fully manned. The Recruit
is not yet half-manned, from which it would appear that
Jack prefers the " wooden widls " to iron ones.
The Raven cutter, Lieutenant Stephens, has been to Yar-
mouth for volunteers, from whence a goodly number of
seamen are constantly procured for general service.
Ships in Dock—The Horatio, 44, fitting as a block ship ;
the Euryalus, 44, as a convict ship; and the Birkenhead,
steam frigate, for commission; also the Dart, 3, brigantine,
building.
In Harbour—The Ocean, 80, flag ship, pro tem. ; the Raven,
3, and the African and Wildfire, steamers.
CHATHAM, AUG. 14.—The Mutine, 12 guns, Commander
Robert B. Crawford, in dock, was paid off oa the 11th inst.;
a collection on the day of paying her off, was made on board
by the gallant officer in command, when his officers and crew
subscribed upwards of 111., which the worthy officer placed
into the hands of the widow of the late John Hammond, who
unfortunately lost his life while in the execution of his duty
off the Cape of Good Hope. This ship has the whole of her
copper stripped off her bottom, and the workmen are engaged
making good the damage she sustained by getting on shore
in the straits of Madagascar, while chasing a slaver. She
will then be fresh coppered, and placed again in commission.
In Harbour, the Bull-dog steam sloop, fitting for sea.
TROOPS FROM HALIFAX AND MERMUDA. —The following
detachments of regiments arrived at the Invalid Depot, St.
Mary's Barracks, Brompton, consisting of twenty-two men
attached to the 2d Battalion, Rifle Brigade, fourteen men of
the Reserved Battalion. eighteen men of the 77th Regiment,
and six women and eighteen children, ten of them being or-
phans. These troops are from Halifax; they embarked on
board the troop-ship Athol on the 20th June last, and at
Bermuda took on board detachments of the Ist Royals, 7th
Royal Fusiliers, 19th Foot, 23d Welch Fusiliers, and 71st
Highland Light Infantry, to the number of 57 men, with se-
veral women, and a company of Royal Sappers and Miners.
On their arrival at Spithead the troops, with the exception
of the Sappers, were placed on board the ship Princess Royal.
The whole of the soldiers will be discharged on pensions.
PORTSMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The Contest, 12-gun brig, Com-
mander M'Murdo, sailed from Spithead this morning, for the
coast of Africa. Commander Douglas, lately appointed to '
the Pantaloon, goes out in her.
The Columbine, 16, arrived from Chatham yesterday morn-
ing. She came into harbour this forenoon, in consequence of
a leak having been discovered in her bow. It is as yet un-
certain whether it will be necessary to dock.
The Comet, Lieutenant Johnson, sailed last night with
dispatches for the Channel Fleet, under Sir W. Parker,
G.C.B.
The Rifleman steam-gun vessel is to go to Woolwich a few
days, to receive her engines. She is being rigged for that
purpose.
The Gladiator steam frigate, Captain Robb. and the Athol
troop-ship, are refitting. The latter is to be reported ready
for sea on Tuesday next.
The Mercury cutter sailed last night for Yarmoush, to fetch
Lieutenar t W oolridge and a party of divers, belonging to the
Excellent, who have been employed in blowing up a wreck.
The Penelope steam frigate is refitting with the utmost
celerity. She will be ready for the pendant about the end of
the month.
ROYAL MAUINES.—The following gentlemen having passed
the requisite examination at the Royal Naval College, will
receive commissions next week :—Messrs. lAarris, Wilson,
Dunn, Parry, Cox, and Taylor.
Snetasress, Au°. 13.—The Columbine, 16, Commander
Booth, having had her compasses adjusted and undergone
the usual inspection by the Commander-in-Chief, sailed on
Friday for Spithead, where she is to be paid advance wages,
and afterwards proceed to the East India station.
The Goodwill lighter arrived on Monday from Portsmouth,
and the Duck on Tuesday from Plymouth, with stores for
the dockyard. The Goodwill has gone to Chatham, the Duck
and Rochester remain unloading.
The Dragon steam-frigate is very nearly ready for the
pendant. The riggers have gammoned the bowsprit, and it
is expected she will be very shortly commissioned. Since
the fortunate discovery of Are Ou board this vessel, and the

regsed, and the military allowed to act, then they said
the Government must:be answerable for any excesses com-
mitted by the people, as to day there is what they call
an after-kirmess in the same parish. After obstinately
refusing for some time, the heads of the Government at
last gave way, the:permission for the guard of citizens to
continue their functions was granted, and the pro-
clamation withdrawn, so it is to be hoped that to-night
will pass off quietly, though some still entertain fears
lest the lower orders, in their cups, which they always
indulge in at these kirmisses, should forget themselves.
I shall not close my letter till to-morrow, in case there
should be anything to communicate.
Monday, August 10.—Thank God, the night has
passed over quietly. The streets were of course full of
people, excited enough, but more with joy at having for
the second time got the mastery than anything else, and
I trust now that everything will subside into its usual
quiet. We are now all pondering what the King will say
and do. At present he is as.still as a mouse, possibly
waiting till the flume has burned out. The principal
citizens are drawing up a protocol which is to be pre-
sented to the King in person, by a deputation of the
first people in the town, giving a fair state-
ment of the affair, and also it is said they
intend complaining of the excessive dearness of every-
thing here, begging for a diminution of the taxes with
which Cologne is burdened, on account of its
being a fortress. I hope and trust that all will
end well, for though an absolute monarch, he has
certainly shown himself to be a good King, and it is to
be hoped that he will show his moderation now. Next
Sunday is kirmess in our own parish, and I assure ynu
we look forward to it with some anxiety, as the. St.
Giles of Cologne is situated in our parish, and if any
disturbance was to break out, it would be no joke in
such a low neighbourhood ; but there is yet a whole
week to that, and in that time the excitement will doubt-
less, ,have subsided. The officers are in sad disgrace.
There is a talk of sending them all to Coventry, and
might
ting hhatveembeeonuttho the
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consequences,Casino.
if When I think whatrnment
had not given way, it makes one shudder. In England
such a thing would cause a few broken heads, and be
done with, but here every man has been a soldier,
and still belong to the militia to a certain age, so
that they well know how not only to defend,
but to organise themselves, and these Cologne
the conduct of the military was
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country, viz., that
shameful in the extreme, and that the citizens of Co-
logne have behaved most nobly in doing their best to
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beaten
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by the military, being
accidentally in the crowd. I forgot to say there were
also some disturbances on Thursday, the 3d, which gave
rise to the scenes of Tuesday. VVe have also had a
shock of an earthquake here, but very 'slight. We
did not know It. It seems that this year is to be an
eves ful one. Business is still very bad, and no wonder,
with the hot weather and this state of confusion. Adieu.

THE INSURRECTION at COLOGNE.
The following extract from a private letter, which has
been kindly banded to us for publication, gives a vivid
account of a very serious outbreak at Cologne :
COLOGNE, AUG. 16.
My dear —, I received your kind letter on Tuesday
last, for which many thanks, and reply to it in haste,
sooner than I intended, fearing you might all be alarmed
and anxious by the newspaper reports of the dis-
turbances in. Cologne. We have indeed very narrowly
escaped a serious revolution, and although very great
excitement still exists, still I trust, by the Government
not having recourse to violent measures, that all will
end well. I must now give you some account of the af-
fair. It all arose from one of the kirmess's, or Saint's-
day-feasts, and had no political grounds whatever. Last
Sunday was St. Martin's kinness, which is held in that
part of the town, near the Rhine, and where the market-
place is. On the 3d day of the kirmess (Tuesday), some
boys wanted to let off some fireworks, which is not al-
~. The Yoyal Yacht Squadron of Cowes, Isle of Wight.
lowed here. The police interfered, and the people, who 2. The Royal Western Yacht Club of Plymouth.
were already much displeased by finding that pi- 3. The Royal Victoria Yacht Club of Ride.
quets of soldiers had been placed about the market, 4. The Royal Southern Yacht Club of Southampton.
began to murmur. The soldiers were ordered to 5. The Royal Eastern Yacht Club of Leith.
clear the market-place. This was, of course, re- 6. The Royal Northern Yacht Club of Glasgow.
sisted, as no cause had been given for such a pro- 7. The Royal Harwich Yacht Club.
ceeding, and in the fray a gendarme cut down and 8. The Royal Cork Yacht Club.
killed a man, literally hacking him to death. This was the 9. The Royal Kingstown Yacht Club (Ireland).
signal for battle. I have heard from au eyewitness that 10. The Royal Mersey Yacht Club, LiverpooL
it was something quite awful to witness the dead still- 11. The Royal Thames Yacht Club. G
During
the present week the Hon. G. A Byron, R.Y. S.
ness that prevailed, while the priest administered the (Phantom yacht), Sir J. R. Carnac, Bart. (heroine yacht),
last sacrament to the poor dying creature. Hundreds and several other leading yachtsmen, have joined the United
stood silent there, with faces white with passion and Yacht Club. The annual subscription is eight guineas.
clenched fists. The battle then began between the ASCENTS OF MONT BLANC.—Accounts from Cha-
soldiery and the people. The former behaved most mounix inform us, that the very fine weather which has pre-
shamefully, using their bayonets and swords upon every railed there for some weeks past has led to several attempts
one they could reach. At last the people began to throw (most of them successful) to explore the summit of Mont
down stones from the tops of the houses. At eleven Blanc, and the even more perilous assent and passage of the
o'clock the Dragoons came over from Deutz, dashing scenery in all the glory of its wild grandeur. On the 30th
in amongst the people, and cutting them down without of June a French Count Alfred crossed the Col du Geant,
with fire guides, to Cormayeur, without accident. 'On the
discrimination, shouting out, " Cut the Cologne canaille
13th of July Count Bouille reached the summit of Mont
down," "Down with the dogs,", &c. This shameful con- Blanc, having experienced rough weather. On the 16th of
duct enraged the townspeople still more, but the military
being too strong for them, they dispersed, and the streets July, another French gentleman, in attempting to cross the
Geant, with five guidesSwas caught in a snow storm, and,
were quiet by two in the morning, but not, lam sorry after wandering about the ice and snow for 14 hours, the
to say, without bloodshed. Six were mortally wounded party fortunately got back to the Montauvert, where
(four are since dead) and a very great number great apprehensions were entertained about them. On
wounded more or less. Amongst the latter were Iseve- the 2nd of August Messrs. Greene, Popham, and Dutton,
ral of the principal townspeople, who were returning with eight guides, crossed the Col du Leant is 17 hours,
home quietly from the Casino, &c., and knew nothing of Ilse va
di ntc?i•enmeaorsT lionsttooaneeroefv their
e fn gutihdee s,i c we,hforowma s precipitated
which he
was
the riot until they were attacked and cut down by par-
extricated by lowering down another guide by a rope, his
ties of soldiery, who came dashing up the streets: as if further fall having been stopped by his mountain pole catch-
they were mad. Clergymen, bankers, merchants, all ing luckily in the ice. A large mass of the Glacier du 'recut
shared the same fate. They made 22 prisoners, mostly also fell in close to the party during their passage. On the
people who had nothing to do with the affair. You may sth of August Messrs. Wolley and Hurt reached the summit
imagine the excitement that prevailed the next day. of Mont Blanc, with six guides, led by the veteran Coutet,
The heads of the town called on the Burgomaster to who thereby performed his 17th ascent, 12 of which suc-
call a meeting. This he did, at which all the first citi- ceeded. The weather during their ascent was so clear that
zens were present, thus making it no longer an affair of the party were. distinctly observeddfraoaChtamtrnii!darariivinafi
the rabble, to assert their rights as citizens of Cologne. fAtthe summt The courage
l and their considerateano
atteentiongui efornthe
The presence of the commanding general, Von de Lundt, these
safety expeditiose,
of the travellers, are highly spoken of. Professor
was required (I forgot to say it was by his orders that
the troops fell on the people); and a severe remonstrance Forbes, who has been staying for the last fortnight at the
Montauyert, engaged in scientific researches, is about to ex-
was made to him and the president of the town. The plore the Tacul Glacier and the Col du Genie ter the same
prisoners were required to be set at liberty, and purpose. It is also currently reported that Mr. Robert Peel,
also a promise demanded that the troops should son of the late Premier, is daily expected in Chamounix,
all be consigned to their barracks, that neither with the intention of ascending Mont Blanc.
the police leer the soldiery should patrol the THE LATE STORM—MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT
town, and that citizens, the heads of the town, should be ALBION HOUSE, PIMLICO.—On Wednesday, Mr. Bedford,
permitted to form a guard of themselves to patrol the the Coroner for Westminster, held an inquest at Albion
streets, in which case they would ensure the peace of House, Shaftesbury-terrace, Pimlico, on the body of William
the town. But they told the military authorities in ?lawP-Y, aged 25, whose death took place under the follow-
lain terms, that if this was refused and the military or ing circumstances :—lt appeared, from the evidence, that the
P
deceased, wko was the son of a farmer in Warwickshire,
police acted, they would not answer for the copse- had been in the service of Mr. Smith, the proprietor of the
quences. You have seen enough of Cologne to know above establishment, tOr a period of four months. During
that the people must be in a dreadful state of excite- that time he had slept in one of the rooms on the basement
went to dare to ask so much. There was no use in floor. On Saturday week, owing to the heavy storm that
striving with the people, so at three in the afternoon visited the metropolis, the lower floor of Mr. Smith's pre-
the answer was returned from Berlin by telegraph that mises was laid
whichof the d upwards otweencled wasninein ches under
o neowanll'ter,
the terms were to be conceded. Upon this 600 of the inobliged t
satisfied with
y
chief citizens formed themselves into companies, and consequence o
aroomat
thtope the house. Not feeling i
the town remained quiet, although thousands assembled
the apartment, he returned to his former 'bedroom
on Sunday last, where he, slept for the night. The
at the market ; yet by means of a few well aimed re- following day he complained of having a bad cold, and
marks and untie persuasion, the peace was not again it was agreed upon by his mistress, that a charcoal fire
broken. It is impossible to describe the anxiety that should be made up to air the room. On Monday afternoon,
prevailed until the favourable answer was given, and some charcoal was placed by the cook in a patent stove, and
well it was for us all that the Government was wise put in the deceased's apartment, and at half-past eleven at
enough to give way ; had it been otherwise, Heaven night he retired to bed, but whether he was aware of the
knows what might have happened. stove being in the place, or knew the danger of the same,
It has since been ascertained that the working classes the
learned. On following morning, on the
to deceased's bed-room to call him, she could
had taken their measures secretly, to act in a most de- calkd
going
gbe
cided manner in case the citizens were not allowed to obtain
was Having obtained assistance, the door
a
take charge of the town. All the workmen and boat- sensible, with a violent movement of the whole frame. Mr.
n forced,o
answer.nd in-
deceased was found in bed, apparently
men at the Rhine had provided themselves with long
knives, and intended to cut off the bridge and send it Baynton, a surgeon, was called in, and he did all that was
possible for deceased, but without effect, and he died the
floating down the river, so as to prevent the Dragoons same day at one o'clock. The cause of death was congestion
from coming near. The common market people had of the brain, brought on by inhaling the-carbonic acid gas
provided themselves with sithes. Other workmen, armed generated by the charcoal. The jury, after hearing the
with their working tools, were to attack and storm the evidence, returned a verdict, " That the deceased died from
arsenals, so as to provide themselves with arms and inhaling a noxious gas, generated by burning charcoal
ammunition; another party were to attack and burn the incautiously placed in his bed-room by a fellow-servant."
barracks, drive the military out, and take possession of On Thursday last, as the railway train which leaves
the town ; in short, a most fearful revolution was Canterbury twenty-five minutes after eleven in the morning,
was passing towards Ashford, the engine-driver observed
planned, and would have been executed most surely, if
several cows on the railway ; he immediately shut off the
the Government had not given way. The citizen guard
steam and reversed the engine, but being at full speed at the
were unarmed, and yet they kept the rabblequiet by time he saw the animals, he was not able sufficiently to check
telling them they must not now commit any excesses, for the onward motion of the train before it had knocked down
the honour of the town. So much for Wednesday. one of the animals, which falling under the engine was
On Thursday, the cooper, the man who was first dragged by it a considerable distance. The animal was re-
killed, was buried, and the citizens determined to follow leaseed from its unfortunate position much injured, and
him to the grave, not so much on account of the man, Boorman, the police tnesipagectporresoanatthiemmlineediabteetlw eekrlllCer Can
anter-
as for the purpose of making a demonstration to the
Government of the real feelings of the people. I never bury
yset the cow, thus rendering it tit for human. food. The
ascertained to have been the property of Mr. S.
saw such a sight. Hot as it was (95 deg. in the shade, beast were
Sutton, of Wye-court; they had, in consequence of the ex-
East Indian heat), everybody was in the streets. Every cessiv e heat, quitted the field in which they were grazing,
window on the line of road was filled with women. and strayed down the river Stour, and thence got upon the
The procession was more than, half an hour passing the railroad —Kent Herald
house I was in. Generally, the processions here are EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A BARMAN.—On Friday
headed by the police to clear the way, but this time information was received at the police station of the L divi-
there was nothing of the kind. Not a ghost of a police sion, Tower-street, that David Ballauce, barman to Mr.
officer, soldier, or officer was to be seen in the town. Watson, landlord of the Artichoke Tavern, Lower Marsh,
The way was cleared by the church vergers, then fol- Lambeth, absconded on Sunday night last with upwards of
lowed two fine bands of music (not military), then one r timltenagesstrer witht
thehe was
man related
een
management
to o
of the
hna Watson,
in s and
of the singing societies, then a great number of y.
latter residing a few miles out of town. He also had posses-
priests, with candles, crosses, &c., then the hearse, sion of all the moneys belonging to the various sporting
decorated with festoons of evergreens, and wreaths clubs held at the house, and most of the cash belonging to
of immortelless then another cross. The hearse the holders of the prizes. Mr. Watson had no suspicion as
was immediately followed by the friends and to his dishonesty until Monday morning, when he came to
fellow workmen. After thorn came the " Man- town to transact some business, and found that Ballance was
ner Gesang-verein " singing as they only can sing, away. He then expected to see him return, but on his not
and they were followed by at least 5,000 citizens of making his appearance on Thursday, Mr. Watson examined
Cologne, in a triple line, with uncovered heads, and in his books, and discoveredni hiiiseszvioey dweiftaegiosnl.n Ballance is
is
perfect silence, among whOm 3,000 were of the most a. married airaniel
near
damr man,
aa d h
her ccouchmwent. Nearly 2001. of the moneye
respectable class of the people, as no great house was
was the fortnight's takings behind the counter. He is 24
unrepresented either by the principal himself or some
years of age, five feet seven inches high, light complexion,
one for him. Those who formed the citizen guard wore high cheek bones, and had on when he left a suit of new
atyhejufidrgset THE LATE HAILSTORM.—Friday evening a meeting of
the black, with satin vest, and black hat.
a what whitethi s rgi bandaara i
si,n
whenbl uttetlol ny-ohao lteh. a t YErioug
eml,
amongst the demise crowds of was held at the Horns Tavern, Kenuingtot, to receive a
merchant here, is one of them, besides bankers, &c. the nurserymen, florists, and gardeners of the metropolis
the funeral passed, every head was un- report of the damage sustained during the late storm, pre-
covered, and you might have heard a pin drop. After it liminary to the public meeting to be held on Monday next.
was over, they all returned quietly to their homes. But in The report described the principal sufferers to be Messrs.
Notpoopalewwo word
ow as spoken
the evening there had very nearly been an uproar again, Chapman, Vauxhall, 3,000/. ; Messrs. Chandler and Son,
through the folly of the commandant,
guard-house. The
who had ordered Wandsworth, 2,0001.; Messrs. Dickson, Acre-lane, Brixton,
2,000/. ; Mr. Higgins, Brixton, 1,000/. ; Mr. Myall, Bruns-
and began wick-road, Camberwell, 800/. ; Mr. Clark, Brixton, 7001.;
people found this out_
to
stormto assemble in great Messrs. Fairbairn, Clapham-rise, 6001. ; besides a vast num-
numbers, threatened. it, and getting stones to- ber of others varying from 3001. to 2001. and under, making
gether for that purpose, but the citizen guard came and a total of at least 18,000/.
persuaded them to d
the guard to be doubled-at the chief
disperse, which they promised to do if THE DAGENHAM MURDER.—On Saturday Dennis
they would let them sing one song. This they were Flinn and John Hennessey, two labourers, and a female,
obliged to do, so they sang a sort of revolutionary song named Ellen Rankin, were again examined at the Magis-
and went off. I should tell you that the mayor and citi- trates Court, at Ilford, on suspicion of being concerned in
sells sent to the commandant, and remonstrated with him
having doubled the guard, thereby exciting the pee- the murder of George Clark, the police constable, at Dageu-
forle to riot. After much ado he was obliged to withdraw
e met here and there, but no- ham, Essex, when they produced witnesses to prove that
P tpy. Friday night everything Flinn was at work for Curtis and Co., builders, at Stratford,
at Loughton Church, at the time of the murder, and that
Ellen Rankin was lodging with him at Loughton, which is
fourteen miles from Dagenham ; and it was positively sworn
thing further. that they slept together there on the night of the murder.
yesterday (Saturday), the
citizens held a meeting Hennessey also called his father-in-law, who swore that
(which by the by they had done every day), for the Hennessey was at work with him, on the 29th of June, at
o to:to fcipuei eo
purpose of receiving the reports of all those who were Mortlake, and that he got up at half-past four o'clock on the
it,wattacked
l quiet.l went
x a
by the military. The Chief Justice, a sort of following morning. It was likewise proved that a pair of
little Lord Chancellor here, is as eager as any of them white gloves found on the prisoner Rankin, which were sup-
in the cause, although he is a Government officer. We posed fferhreabelonged to the deceased policeman, had been
were all put in a fright again esterday, in consequence feinv,enin Keiyst, twoompraenv,enntauhieerd Margaret
an il? riscen,
injured
Oh
yk nt re
of a proclamation
_from they Government having been thistles while cutting the corn. The benclf having consulted
sent to be inserted in the paper for to-day, in which together, the chairman said the accused had clearly proved
the guard of citizens were ordered to dissolve, and the an alibi, and were entitled to their discharge.
military were to keep the streets clear. It contained LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY AFTERNOON.—The Great Britain
also observations on the Tuesday's massacre, tending steam-ship, now out thirteen days, has not yet made her
to rekindle the anger of the people. The editor of the appearance. She was not telegraphed when our express bag
paper laid it before the committee of the citizens, and it was made up at half-past four. There has been a communi-
was immediatelYresolved to protesfagainst this proclama- cation throughout the line to Holyhead all day.
tion. A deputation waited on the President and General An action was brought in the Palace Court on Fri-
Van de Lundt, and told them what they thought, advis- day, to recover the exact sum of 2/. for a cart sold. As
ing the withdrawal of the obnoxious proclamation, and the case was defended, and counsel engaged, the costs will
ebe
offering to give up their Sunday's pleasure (a great thing antotauitaBe/d., rahean 3t
y Courtainf ld.,
Requestsa judgment
ncouanlilnavgae bane nd
for a Colognois to do), provided they would give them a the judgment equally rigidly enforced, many
the shillings,
promise in writing that neither police or military should Debts Act i • the action was, therefore, clearly to laid a
interfere with the people to-day (Sunday), but leave the panishmeut la the injury of cords, tQr makieg a bona fidg
0114011 ward to kt o? order ad rip& If the/ were defence.
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