The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-05 00:00:00

TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTE/k1 13P11 6, 1848.

HER MAJESTY'Id
SPEECH,

PRORO GATIO N

OF

PARLIAMENT.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,

I am happy to be able to release you from the
duties of a laborious and protracted session.
The Act for the Prevention of Crime and
Outrage in Ireland, which received my assent at
the commencement of the session, was attended
by the most beneficial effects. The open display
of arms intended for criminal purposes was
checked : the course of justice was no longer inter-
rupted, and several atrocious murderers, who had
spread terror through the country, w ere apprehended,
tried, and convicted.

The distress in Ireland, consequent upon suc-
cessive failures in the production oZ food has
been mitigated by the application of the
Law for the Relief of the Poor, and by the amount
of charitable contributions raised in other parts of
the United Kingdom.
On the other hand, organized eonfederacies took
advantage of the existing pressure tolexcite my
suffering subjects to rebellion. Hopes of plunder
and confiscation were held out to tempt the distressed;
while the most visionary prospects were exhibited
to the ambitious. In this conjunctnre I ap-
plied to your loyalty and wisdom for increased
powers ; and strengthened by your prompt con-
currence, my Government was enabled to de-
feat in a few days machinations which had
been prepared during many months. The energy
and decision shown by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ire-
land in this emergency deserve my warmest approba-
tion.

In the midst of these difficulties you
have continued your labours for the improve-
ment of the laws. The Act fur facilitating the
Sale of Incumbered Estates will, I trust,
gradually remove an evil of great magnitude in the
social state of Ireland.

The system of perpetual Entails of Land
established in Scotland, produced very serious evils
both to heirs of entail and to the community, and I
have had great satisfaction in seeing it amended upon
principles which have long been found to operate
beneficially in this part of the United Kingdom.
I have given my cordial assent to the mea-
sures which have in view the improvement of
the public health, and I entertain an earnest hope
that a foundation has been laid fir continued ad-
vances in this beneficial work.

GENTLEMEN OF TIIE HOUSE OF COMMONS,
I have to thank you fur the readiness with which
you have granted the supplies necessary for the
public service.

I shall avail myself of every opportunity which
the exigencies of the State may allow for enforcing

economy.

MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,
I have renewed in a formal manner my diplo-
matic relations with the Government of France.
The good understanding between the two countries
has continued without the slightest interruption.
Events of deep importance have disturbed the in-
ternal tranquillity of many of the States of Europe,
both in the north and in the south. These events
have led to hostilities between neighbouring countries.
I am Employing my good offices, in concert with
other friendly Powers, to bring to an amicable set•
tlement these differences ; and I trust that our efforts
may be successful.

I am rejciced to think that an increasing sense of
the value of peace encourages the hope that the na-
tions of Europe may continue in the enjoyment of its

blessings.
Amidst these convulsions, I have had the satis-
faction of being able to preserve peace for my own
dominions, and to maintain our domestic tranquillity.
The strength of our institutions has been tried and
has not been found wanting. I have studied
to preserve the people committed to my charge in
the enjoyment of that temperate freedom which they
so justly value. My people, on their side, feel too
sensibly the advantages of order and security to allow
the promoters of pillage and confusion any chance of
success in their wicked designs.
I acknowledge with grateful feelings the many
marks of loyalty and attachment which I have received
from all classes of my people. It is my earnest hope
that by cultivating respect to the law and obedience
to the precepts of religion, the liberties of this people
may, by the blessing of Almighty God, be perpe-
tuated.

DEATH OF JOHN MICENZIE, ESQ.—We are
sorry to hear of the death of this celebrated scholar,
whose name is so well known in connexion with Celtic
literature. Mr. M‘lienzie was born at Gareloch, in
Ross•shire, in 1806. He published, edited, or trans-
lated about thirty different works in the Gaelic lan.
guage. Of these, the principal are—" The Beauties of
Gaelic Poetry, and Lives of the Highland Bards ;" " The
History of Prince Charles, and of the Rebellion of
1745-46 ;" and " The English-Gaelic Dictionary." The
last was a work of great labour, and his close applicator
to it for two years proved •cry injurious to his health.
He lingered for some months, and died at Poolewe, in
the parish of Gareloch, on the 19th ultimo.—Glasgow
Herald.

BARNET CATTLE Fem.—Yesterday this fair,
which is one of the largest in England, commenced.
Early in the morning immense droves of cattle were
flocking in from all parts of the country in fine condi-
tion. By eight o'clock business commenced very briskly
among the Highland Scots—three and four years old
steers at from 81. to 10/. per head. r Hereford, Devon, and
Lincoln beasts were in great demand, and sold freely at
from 16/. to 22/, according to size and age. Welch
beasts of all kinds met with ready buyers at good prices;
milch cows, of the Yorkshire breed, including their
small calf, made from 18/. to 251. per head; in calvers
from 15/. to 181. per head. Suffolk cows, forward with
calf, sold at from 18/. to 18/. per bead. The horse fair
was well supplied with good young cart-horses, suitable
for London work, which sold freely at from 40 to 55
guines each; cart colts, two years old, from 25 to 35
guineas each. Welch ponies sold briskly, the most use-
ful making from 12 to 16 guineas each; upwards of 900
being offered for sale.

SWIMMING MATCII.—Last evening, a grand scien-
tific swimming match came off at the National Baths,
Holborn. The race was open to all the. world. The
number of competitors for the prize, which was a
Leander silver medal, were four, namely, Messrs. Pew-
ters, Housen, Stiles, and Drake. Shortly after eight
o'clock the candidates for the medal appeared in the
water, when each in his turn highly amused the visitors
by their extraordinary powers in swimming. We have
so frequently alluded to the respective abilities of each
of these swimmers that any notice at the present time is
quite unnecessary.
After much competition by each of
the candidates, Mr. Pewters was pronounced the winner
of the medal, by Mr. Renworthy, who acted as umpire
on the occasion, but who would have entered the list for
the prize, had he not received a severe contusion on his
body by falling through a trap-door on Saturday last.
The baths were well attended.

:—" A
DREADFUL OccuitßENcE.--The following myste-
rious and dreadful occurrence is reported from the
county of Monaghan
happened on last Sunday,
the 27th ult., near the town of
Monaghan. R. Lamartine Grason, and his lady,to whom he was married on the 22d of May, were taking
most appalling accident
a drive in a pony phaeton about four o'clock, Par., in
the direction of Rosmore Park, when the two ponies
took fright and bounded over a bridge that crosses the
Ulster Canal, and fell into the canal, about 120 feet
deep, killing Mr. and Mrs. Grason and Miss A. Gra-
ham, sister-in-law to the unfortunate young gentleman.
Mn.t Grason was pregnant. Mr. Grason has left no re-
lative to inherit his large property,
about 18,0001. per
annum."

REFUSING INTERMENT —Oil Saturday a commu-
crew of the Helen
nication was received at Lloyd's, stating that one of the
cholera, off Southwold, Kent, the master took the body
ashore for interment; the authorities, however, ascer•
, Captain Easter, having died from
tanning that the man had died of cholera, positively re-
fused to allow the body to be buried, and the crew con-
signed their deceased shipmate to the deep.

THE ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
ABERDEEN, SATURDAY EVENING.-By' the fishing
cutttx L. e, of Hull, arrivill at Stroluness on the 30Lh
u;t., we have the following intelligence from Davis

" The American whalor M'Lellan, of New London,
commanded by Captain Jackson, visited Lkvely, Disco
Island, and learned that on the 2d of July, her itatjesty's
ships Investigator and Enterprise, under Sir John Ross,
had reached the harbour of Lievely, and landed dis-
patches to the care of the Danish governor, to be for-
warded by the first vessel to Europe. The expedition
immediately proceeded in search of Sir Juhn Franklin.
The crews were all well."

The following is a list of the Davis Straits fishery
down to the 18th of July:— Tons,
Lord Gambier, of Hull ... 30
Abram, of Hull
True Love. of hull
Prince of Wales, of 11u11...
Lady Jane, of Newcastle
Jane, of Bo'ness . .
Princess Charlotte, of Dundee ...
Alexander, of Dundee ...
Advice, of Dundee...
Chieftain of Kirltaldy, of Dundee
Regalia, of Dundee
Pacific, of Aberdeen
Joseph Green, of Peterhead ...
M'Lellan, of New London
No losses had occurred.

... 65
... 30
... 60
... 28

... 50
... 40
... 40

... 28
... 34
... 30
... 67
. . 40

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 4.—The Fairy Royal yacht,
Commander Crispin, embarked her Majesty, the Prince
Consort, the Royal Family, &c., this morning at Os-
borne, and arrived with them in this harbour under the
usual salutes and ceremonies at half-past ten, landing
from the Royal tender at the Clarence-yard at a quarter
' to eleven, where the naval and military Commanders-
in•Chief and their respective staffs, together with the
Captain-Superintendent and officers of the establishment
were in waiting to receive them. A guard of honour of
the 91st regiment, commanded by Major Yarborough,
Captains Wright and Ward, Lieutenant Cochrane, En-
sign and Adjutant Btemer, and Ensign Horsburgh, were
also in attendance. Mr. Cornelius Stovin, the manager
of the South-Western Railway, took charge of the Royal
train, which was set in motion by Mr. Superintendent
Stevens, of the Gosport terminus, at a few minutes before
eleven o'clock. As the train passed the terminus at
Gosport the Conde de Montemolin and suite (who ar-
rived at the Railway Hotel this morning) paid their re •
spects to her Majesty.
By the latest advices from the coast of Africa
we see it stated that the Contest, 12, Commander
M'Murdo, chased a slave-steamer, for the second time, in
June, but that the steamer led her sixty miles away,
then ran back to her place of embarcation, leaving the
Contest to beat up (if she could) in the night, and so got
clean off and shipped a cargo, after landing one of
1,500 slaves. Of what use can sailing-vessels be in such
chases as this? Why do not the Government, if they
really mean to persevere in endeavouring to check the
traffic in slaves, employ fleet steamers? The Styx
steam-sloop, under the command of Captain H. Chads,
captured thirty vessels; but where is the sailing-vessel,
except Matson's Waterwitch, that has contributed any-
thing like such a quota as that towards the much desired
suppression?
It has not been so generally known as it should be, that
Captain Smith' paddle- box boats were very efficacious
in saving life at the late awful loss of the Ocean
Monarch. A letter which is before us from the Brazilian
Consul .General at Liverpool (Mr. John Pasco Grenfell)
states, that the Brazilian steam-frigate Affonso is fitted
with them, and that the late sad affair has tested their
value. He says :—" A few hands threw our larboard
boat over in a few seconds (we did not hail to lower it),
it floated like a cork, and then, by means of a hawser we
had fastened it to the ands, it was placed close to the
bow of the Ocean Monarch, and was quite sufficient to
receive all the people the other boats could not hold ;
this, as well as the want of seamen, was the reason the
b u rbnoi gat smh'iaps t hneerte mutts sed o Afterwa n t
was getting the poor people into
oowft.,l,ibeorraetasc;phact
hdl del etd-hbi
effio xe
difficulty
them—mostly helpless worm n and children, without one
of the crew of the ill-fated vessel on board to lend them
a Lelping hand, by which means many of the former
perished; for after the brave fellow Jerome got on board
not one was lost."
The Arab, 16, Commander Morris, arrived in Simon's
Bay, Cape of Good Hope, from a cruise in the Mozam-
bique Channel, on the 11th of June.
The Havannah, 19, Captain Erskine, arrived in
Simon's Bay, from England, en route to New Zealand,
on the 11th of June.
Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, accompanied by Flag-
Lieutenant Cochran, went out in the Undine steamer
after her Majesty's departure, and went on board the
Rolla, the exercise brig for the naval apprentices, toin-
spect them. As soon as the Admiral was on board,
the brig, which was near the Spit buoy, bore up, and
set royals and port studding-sails. After running to
the westward tilt nearly abreast of the Kicker Point,
the studding•sails were taken in, and the barque hauled
to the wind on the port tack. She was then worked to
the eastward through Spithead, firing. her guns dur-
ing a considerable portion of the time. On reaching
the Spit she shortened sail to her topsails and jib, and
ran into the harbour, bringing up near her usual berth.
It is but justice to the officers and boys of this vessel to
say that the evolutions performed were executed in a
style which were not only highly creditable to them and
their instructors, but would not have disgraced veteran
seamen ; and the same must be said of the general con-
duct and appearance of the vessel, which is extremely
neat and seamanlike.
The jury masts of the Dauntless were removed to-
day, preparatory to her being docked either for copper-
ing or altering as the case may be.
Wind S.E. ; moderate breezes and fine weather.
The following gentlemen, mates of the Royal Navy,
passed their examinations for gunnery last week on
board the Excellent, at Portsmouth :
First Class—Messrs. Morgan, Urmston— Coiling-
wood ; Campbell—Acorn ; Luce—Fox.
Second Class Messrs. Helby, Macra—Excellent ;
Watson—Firebrand ; Welch—Fox.
Third Class.—Messrs. Robinson—Fox ; Fitzroy—
Collingwood ; Rowley—Fox.
ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY.—Major-General the
Right Hon. Lord Frederick Fitzelarence, G.C.11., Com-
mander-in-Chief of this garrison and the South-west
district, made an official inspection of this eminently
serviceable arm of the national defence on Southsea
Common, this afternoon. The evolutions of the corps
were performed with that perfection for which they have
attained such general celebrity, and were highly to the
satisfaction of the General, who expressed his approba-
tion in the most gratifying terms to Lieutenant-Colonel
Gibsone, the Commandant of the corps.
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 2.—The Ferret, 8, Commander
George Sprigg, arrived yesterday from the coast of
Africa, touching at St. Helena and Ascension, leaving
the latter on the 18th of July, and passing the Azores
on the 21st of August. Six hundred miles south of the
Western Isles she experienced a calm for ten days. The
Ferret has been two years and six mouths from home,
during which time she has lost six of her hands—three
through sickness and three by accident. She has taken
thirteen prizes. Her Majesty's steam-frigate Penelope,
16, Commodore Sir C. Hotham, was at St. Paul do Lo-
anne, all well. Her Majesty's brig Contest, 12, Com-
mender Archibald 111`Murdo; Heroine, 8, Commander
Charles Edmunds; Rapid, 10, Commander Edward
Dixon ; and Dart, 3, were on ,the southern coast.
Turtle continued plentiful at Ascension. Three super-
numerary seamen from the store-ship Tortoise, Captain
Frederick Hutton, stationed there, came home in the
Ferret.

The Dockyard battalion have ceased their exercises
for the season.
Wind, northerly, light ; weather, fine, with the ap-
pearance of a continuance.
_

WOOLWICH, SEPT. 4.—At an early hour this morning
numerous parties visited the dockyard to witness the
Royal yacht at her moorings in the river. She is greatly
improved in her internal appearance since she was last
at Woolwich. The entire deck has been painted to re-
semble wainscot or oak, the inside of the bulwarks is an
excellent imitation of American bird's eye maple, and the
npits of the paddle-boxes next the deck of the same pat-
tern. ine two paddle-boxes are joined to
the deck with platforms about eight feet above it, with
ample room for two persons to promenade, and com-
mand a far wider view than could be obtained from the
deck. On each of the stern ends of the paddle-boxes
two very handsome recesses or alcoves have been fitted,
are lighted seawards with plate glass, and the front is
made to rise and fall like the moveable roof of a carriage,
the projecting material being of waterproof leather. The
principal cabin below is beautifully fitted up, and the
seats are cushioned and covered with crimson morocco
leather all round the stern side of the vessel; the fire-
place, near the rudder handle, is constructed of beauti-
fully formed groups of flowers, highly coloured and
preserved by the finest enamel on a delicate ground, and
encased in solid and brightly polished brass mouldings,
the chimney of the fireplace having the appearance of a
handsome pillar supported on an appropriate base. The
rudder passes through the principal cabin, and it covered
completely round with carving, which gives the cover
the appearance of being a pillar for supporting the deck.
The chief cabin is profusely lighted by plate-glass win-
dows, and on the side next the passage the door and
windows are fitted with ground glass. The dining-room
is spacious, and contains on the walls a series of maps
on spring rollers. The moulding of the ceiling through-
out the principal rooms and passages is formed of con-
cave and convex representations of a sea shell; the con-
vex one gilded and placed alternately with the concave.
Captain Ellice, comptroller of steam machinery, Mr.
Lloyd, chief engineer at the Admiralty, and Mr. Trickett,
assistant to the chief engineer at Woolwich Dockyard,
went on board the Royal yacht to-day, to inspect the
machinery, previous to her Majesty's embarkation.
The Niger had her steam up to-day, and worked her
propeller in the stream. Captain Ellice, Comptroller of
Steam Machinery, Mr. Lloyd, chief engineer at the Ad-
miralty, and Mr. Trickett, assistant to the chief engineer
at Woolwich Dockyard, went on board at the time the
engines were at work to witness the result, and they gave
52 revolutions per minute. The engines are by Matelslay,
Sons, and Field, and on the direct action principle.
Lieutenant-Colonel Colquhoun was also on board in the
afternoon to witness the working of the engines, and
examine the principle on which they are constructed.
The Niger and the Plumper are to be tried down the
river on Wednesday, and the latter will have a new
screw fitted. On Thursday .both these vessels will go
down again with the Lords of the Admiralty on a trial
to satisfy their Lordships as to their merits.

ors.—The first pocket of Kent hops, of the
growth of the present year, consigned to Messrs. Hor-
ton and Hart, hop factors, Southwark, was yesterday
sold at 955. per. cwt. It was a very fair sample, and
Superior in quality to the produce of ordinary years.
Picking is not expected to become general for about ten
days,

THE LATE FATAL FIRE IN WAR-

DOUR-STREE
Yesterday evening Mr. Bedford resumed an in-
quiry, which lasted several hours, at the Albion
Uotlee-house, 62, Wardour-street, on view of the
holy of Florence EfizAheth de Touche, aged two
years and a halt; who filet with her death at the recent
conflagration on the evening of Friday last.
Grace Boyd, the niece of Mr. Coney, of 61, War-
dour-street, where the fire took place, said she
retired to bed shortly after eleven o'clock, and then
all was perfectly safe. As her uncle was out, she
left the gas at the end of the counter burning, in order
that he might light his candle on his return. There
was a quantity of newspapers and other paper lying all
around the gas. Witness put the deceased child to bed
in the second floor back room about half past seven
o'clock. There were twelve other persons sleeping in
the house, in addition to Mr. Coney's family. After
the fire had been discovered, and she had been dragged
down stairs by several firemen and policemen, she
attempted once or twice to go upstairs to the child's
room, but they prevented her, and said, " D- the
child, mind yourself." She believed she could have
saved the child over and over again if she had been
allowed to go up stairs.
Paul Girard, fireman, of the London Fire Estab-
lishment, deposed that about an hour after his arrival
at the fire, he was informed by the superintendent,
that there was a child in the second fluor back room.
He immediately hoisted the ladders, and on entering
at the window, he found the child lying on its back.
He wrapped it in green baize, and without delay
handed it down the ladder. When Iwitness entered
the room in which the child was, ;it was in flames.
He wished to observe that there were two engines on
the spot before he arrived, and he was of opinion if
any one had been in the house before, the stairs
might have been safely ascended, and the child
saved.

Police-constable Richards, 57 C, deposed that he
brought two children out of the burning house.. lie
heard some person say that another child was missing.
He then went up stairs and searched all the bed-
rooms on the first floor. He also went up to the
second floor, but the smoke was so overpowering that
he could not remain to search.
James Duggen, conductor of the St. James's fire-
escape, deposed that on his arrival at the premises, he
placed his ladder against a particular window of the
second floor, to which he was directed, and searched
about but found no person. He was subsequently
told that the child was safe, and he then removed his
machine.

It should be explained, that in the second floor
front there were four windows. Three of those win-
dows belonged to one room, and the other to another
room which communicated with the back apartment
in which the unfortunate child slept. Several per-
sons present declared that the last witness was directed
to place his ladder against this particular window, and
to pruceed to the back room. Witness persisted, how-
ever, that he had placed his ladder and had done as he
had been ordered.

Mr. Coney, the proprietor of the house, gave it
as his decided opinion, that if any person had entered
at the window above referred to, and had gone into
the back room, he must of necessity have seen the
child.

George 'Tames, oilman' ,of 72, Wardour-street, ex-
actly opposite the scene of tha.conflagration, deposed
that he heard Grace Boyd distinctly describe the po-
sition of the apartment in which the deceased slept.
He had heard persons exclaim that the child was
saved. Grace Boyd, however, cried out violently
that the child was not saved, and continued to scream
that it was in the second floor back. Witness ran
for the fire escape; but the man in charge appeared
to be very dilatory. Saw the fire-escape man ascend
the ladder, and when he came down he heard him
say there was no child there. Mr. Robinson asked if
he had searched the back room, and he answered that
he had examined the bed and there was no child there.
Witness's impression was, that the fireman had turned
into the room on the left instead of going into the
back room.

The CORONER, in summing up, observed, with
reference to a kind of inferential charge of neglect
upon the fire-escape man, that no doubt in an inquiry
of this nature it was the duty of the jury, if any
neglect were proved on the part of those whose espe-
cial duty it was to endeavour to save life, to express
their strongest condemnation of such neglect; but in
the present case he was of opinion that there was no
direct testimony that the fire-escape man had not,
under the circumstances, acted according to the best
of his judgment.
The jury, after some deliberation, found that the
child's death was caused by " Burning, the result of
an accidental fire.";
The subscription commenced on account of the
sufferers has already amounted to 35/, and is still
open.