The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-01 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 1, 184.

morning of Saturday last. The deceased gentleman
entered the army in 1831, and obtained a captaincy in
1841, and entered on half-pay in 1844. In 1834 he pro-
ceeded to New South Wales with his regiment, whence,
after some years' service, he went to Madras, where
he remained until his retirement on the ground of ill-
health. From the evidence of Mr. Johnston, a gentle-
man who lodged in the same house with the deceased,
No. 8, Cecil street, it appeared that he was a person of
a peculiarly nervous and excited temperament, and that
he had upon a previous occasion made an attempt upon
his life. Deceased frequently complained that his
friends never visited him or communicated with him,
but this appeared to be a delusion, for a gentleman from
the office of Messrs. Cox and Greenwood, the army
agents, deposed that he was treated with uniform kind-
ness by his friends and relatives. Deceased frequently
was quite rational ; but at other times the witnesses

were of opinion that he was altogether delirious. The
jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of " Tem-
porary Insanity."
TEE FLOODS AND THE RmewArs.—The foods
that during the last fortnight have been so unprece-
dented, particularly in the eastern and north-eastern
districts, have put to a severer test than usual the
strength and solidity of the railwa)s. The ordinary
roads have been rendered impassable. On the branch
lines of the Eastern Counties, from Ely to Peterborough
and beyond, the arable and meadow lands are two and
three feet under water for six and seven miles around,
so that viewed from a train in transit, the country
presents nothing but a vast sheet •f water, from which
neither the canals nor the rivers can be distinguished.
The farmers alongside the railway are to be seen ferry-
ing themselves i❑ boats from field to field and farm to
farm. Many acres of oats and barley, mowed and
unmowed, are surrounded with water, and this in
Cambridgshire and Lincolnshire is expected to render
the crops below the average. An ingenious method
has been resorted to on the Eastern Counties to mitigate
the effect of the mass of water, by placing little break.
waters of wood at the bottom of embankments, but in
spite of these precautions the line between Swavesy
and St. Ives has been overflowed, and the traffic tempo-
rarily suspended. Although the Great Northern runs
parallel with the Witham Navigation, and almost on a
level, it has not suffered from the overflowing. The line
affected most has been the Northampton and Peterbo-
rough branch of the London and North-Western, where
a bridge or two has been washed down, and the mail
trains detained. The rails of the South-Eastern have
been covered by the overflowings of the Stour, near
Canterbury, and those of the Great Western a short way
above Reading.
ACCIDENT ON THE YORK AND NEWCASTLE RAIL•
WAY.—TIIREE MEN KILLED.—On Sunday evening,
between eleven and twelve o'clock, a serious collision
occurred on this line, between the mail train from Lon-
don and a workmen's engine and tender, with a carriage,
when three men, servants of the company, were killed.
It appears that the line where the accident happened is
intersected for a few miles by the Shields and Pontop
line, and early on the above morning 13 men were dis-
patched, with an engine and carriage, to repair a sta-
tionary engine at Vigo, on the Pontop line. The work-
men having completed this job, were taken up by the
engine, and proceeded towards Shields, but on their
return they stopped to take in water at a tank placed
about half a mile from the Bowden station. In doing
so, they made every allowance for the mail train having
passed, because it was due at ten oclock ; but unfor-
tunately, from the foggy state of the night, it had
been detained full an hour, and coming suddenly up
at speed, and unperceived, from the state of the
atmosphere, ran violently into the workmen's car-
riage end engine, shattering the former to pieces, and
killing three of the men within it, and severely injuring
another one, the other nine only escaping by jumping
out. The mail engine and tender were thrown off the
line by the violence of the collision, and strange to say,
the passengers escaped uninjured, save three gentlemen,
who were slightly bruised on the head and other parts
of the body, This circumstance is attributable to there
being a mail van and horse-box between the mail ten-
der and the passenger carriages.

THE MURDER AT STROOD.—On Monday evening
the jury empanelled to inquire into the murder of Mary
Abbott assembled, for the fourth time, at the Angel Inn,
at Stroud; but such was the excitement that it was evi-
dent the inquiry could not be conducted in the room
which, up to that time, had been allotted for the pur-
pose; it was accordingly announced that the inquiry
would be adjourned to the Guildhall. Since the confine-
ment of Maria M'Gill in the gaol, she has not been
allowed any interview with her family, and on this occa-
sion was not present during the inquiry. Every exer-
tion has bees made to trace those portions of the dress
which are still missing, consisting of the two shawls,
veil, and victorine worn by deceased on leaving the inn.
Thus far the matter is still involved in mystery, rendered
more profound by the unaccountable absence of the de-
ceased's fellow-servant, who left her plaee a few days
after her, and of whom no tidings can be gleaned. After
hearing some additional evidence the jury retired to the
council chamber, and, in about a quarter of an hour re-
turned into the hall, when the coroner announced the
adjournment of the inquiry for a fortnight.
DEATH FROM CHOLERA.—Yesterday afternoon Mr.
W. Baker held an inquest at the Crown, High-street,
Shadwell, concerning the death of John Noel, aged 67,
who had died from cholera. It appeared from the evidence
in the case of Noel, who was a seafaring man, that for
the last three or four months ho had been working as
a long-shore labourer, and had no regular home. On
Sunday night last he obtained a lodging at No. 79,
New Gravel-lane. He was then quite well, but
about five o'clock on the following morning he
was seized with excruciating cramps in his body
and limbs, attended with vomiting and purging.
characteristics of cholera. Mr. Ross, the parish
surgeon, was sent for, and attended him until his death,
! which took place at eight o'clock the same evening. Mr.
Ross. surgeon, stated that on his arrival he found the
deceased labouring under all the symptoms of Asiatic
cholera; having had experience when this fatal malady
was raging hero in 1832 and 1833, he could speak posi-
tively us to this fact. He adopted the usual remedies,
as recommended by the Board of Health, together with
the inhalation ti chloroform in small quantities, with
marked success, as it had the effect of relieving the de-
ceased immediately of all cramps; reaction, however,
did not take place, and he died the same evening. The
jury returned a verdict of " Natural death from Asiatic
cholera."

SMUGGLERS APPREIIENDED.—EarIy on Saturday
morning three men, with a van and pair of horses, were
seized by a party of the coast guard service, between the
White
Horse, Borstal, and Ring's 11111 Farm, on the
road to Wouldham. The van had in it 53 tubs of
brandy spirit, which was conveyed to the Custom-house,
and the men secured in Rechester gaol. On the same
Edasyq,,t,E. heyvvsvicekrbeambr,otug,lht before the Mayor, E. Buck,
,c(lind W. W. Hayward, Esq.,
in
when they were remanded for further examination cm
Thursday next,—Maidstone lie Journal of yesterday.
JENNY LIND AT BRIGUTON
—This gifted lady
sang at a concert here on Monday morning to an im-
mense audience. Thu large. room at the town-hall was
not capable of accommodating
for seats; the ating
the whole of the appli-
cantsorchestra was half filled, and a great
number were obliged to
ante room. Crowds of be content with places in an
town-hall long before Personscongregated near the
thea concert commenced, in order,
if possible, to obtain
fame is resounding through the
sight of the vocalist, whose
empire. The perfor-
mance began at two o'clock, and after an overture and
a duet between Roger and B
appearance on the platfor Belletti, Jenny Lind made her
led on by Balfe. Loud
cheers greeted her entrance.° ' She commenced with the
" Dove sono" of Mozart, and all who have heard her in
this beautiful air can comprehend the sweet pathos she
threw into it. Her next appearance was in a duet with
Belletti, "La ci darem," and this was followed shortly
after by '° Casts diva." The
impression she made upon
' her hearers was greater than anything we ever wit-
nessed before in this town.
but the fair songstress appeared
by her exertions to repeat
bowed, and retired. Herencore was demanded,
it
.to be too much. fatigued
next
ance was in the trio for the voice and two flutes, and
nothing less than a repetition of it would satisfy her
delighted hearers. She replied with the request
and was again applauded to the echo. She also
sang the romanza " Quando lascia,", from .Roberto
it Diavolo, and the popular ~ Ah I non giunge,"
from the Sonnambulat, obtaining a rapturous encore in
the latter air. We never saw an audience, three-fourths
of which were ladies, more enthusiastic in their applause.
The singing of Roger was alsolmuch applauded, and alto-
gether it was the richest musical treat we ever had in the
same room. There must have been at least a thousand
persons present. This (Wednesday) evening she ap•
pears at the theatre nLa Sonnambula. Mr. F. Wright,
a local professor, who has entered into this speculation
with great spirit, has let nearly every seat.. On Friday
she again performs at the Theatre in La Ezglia del Reg-
gimento, and the seats are going off,rapidly, The box
and pit stalls are a guinea and a half.
LONDON CLERICS PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY.
—A public meeting was held at the Western Literary
Institution, Leicester-square, on Monday evening, to
promote the interests of the above society, which has
just been established, for the purpose of affording induce-
nlents to the clerks of London and others to form a sav-
ings fund, and enabling them, by obtaining advances
from the society, to become their own landlords by the
purchase of the lease or freehold of the houses in which
they reside with the money which would otherwise be
expended in rent. Those parties who become depositing
members of the society, without wishing to become bor-
rowers, are to receive a fair rate of, interest (guaranteed
at 5 per cent. per annum for the first five years memb, r-
ship, and 7 per cent. for subsequent years) for,their
money, arising from the profits made by the advances
made to the borrowing members, who are to give Jrtort,_
gages upon the properties purchased by them as security
to the society for the money advanced. At the meeting
held on Monday night, Mr. Tingle of the Apothecaries'
Company, was voted to the chair, and the principles on
which the society is founded were explained by Mr. J.
Richards, the solicitor, and Mr. F. M. Ball, the secretary',
who stated that the rules had received the sanction f
Mr. Tidd Pratt, the barrister appointed by the Govern-
ment to inspect the rules of friendly societies. The cal-
culations of the society had also been submitted to Mr.
F. G. B. Nelson, the actuary of the Medical and Invalid
Assurance Society, and Mr. Jenkin Jones, the adtuary
of the National Mercantile Assurance Society, both of.
whom had given certificates of the correctness of those
culculations, upon which the statements put forth by the
a p society were founded. Resolutions were passed -
prov-
ing of the objects of the society, and electing a body of
dirt ctors, principally composed of gentlemen connected
with assurance and other public companies.
of members having been enrolled,the meeting concluded
with a vote of thanks to the -chairman.
NORFOLK. ESTUARY COMPANY. A number
Sir 'William
Flolkes, Bart., has been elected chairman of this com-
pany, vice Lord George Bentinck, deceased.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

CAMBRIDGE, OCT. 31.-A congregation was holden
this day for the purpose of presenting for acceptance by
the Senate graces confirmatory of the adoption of the re-
port of the Syndicate appointed to consider the best
means of affording encouragement to those studies, for
the pursuit of which professorships have been founded in
the University. The following is a copy of the report in
question:—

THE GREAT. PEACE CONGRESS.
MEETING AT EXE fER HALL.
An immensely-crowded meeting of the friends of peace
was held last evening, in the large room at Exeter Halt,
to receive M. Visschers, councillor to the Belgian Go-
vernment; M. Francisque Bouvet, member of the French
National Assembly; the Baron Suringan, of Holland;
Elihu Burritt, Esq., of the United States; and W.
Ewart, Esq., M.P.; the president and vice-presidents of
the late Peace Congress at Brussels; and for the con-
sideration of various matters bearing on the peace ques-
tion. The chair was filled by Charles Hindley, Esq.,
M.P.; but M. Bouvet and the Baron Suringan were
unavoidably absent.
Amongst the gentlemen on the platform we observed
Dr. Bowring, M.P., M. Bogondi, Lord Beresford, Mr. H.
M. May, Dr. Bennet, Rev. E. Bickersteth, Rev. C. Clay-
ton, Sir W. Lawson, Bart., Dr. Lee (Aylesbury), Rev. J.
Spetcer (Bath), Mr. J. Sturge, Mr. Clapp (United
States), Mr. S. Bo wly (Gloucester), Mr. C. Boely
(Cirencester), Mr. G. W. Alexander, Professor Hoppe.,
Dr. Hodgkins, Mr. T. Krag (Christiana, Norway), Mr.
G. Alexander (Ipswich), Mr. John Foster of Hull, Mr.
E. F. Collins, editor of the Hull Advertiser (Hull), depu-
ties from the Hull Peace Society, Mr. C. Tulk, &c.
Several members of, the Society of Friends were also
present, and the appearance of one of the National
Guard of Paris on the platform was hailed with a burst
of rapturous applause, for which the Frenchman bowed
his cordial acknowledgments.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he
hoped the change which had taken place in the appear-
ance of the hall since last he had the honour of address-
ing an assembly there was indicative of the great change
that was going on in society and among nations in
bringing high and low together in support of the prin-
ciples of peace. If he felt a difficulty in addressing
them as " ladies and gentlemen," they could not wonder
at it, so, singular were the circumstances which had
brought them there. He saw that several members of
the Society of Friends were present. They called
themselves "friends," and they did well. He (the
chairman) belonged to a society, the members of which
did not call each other friends, but by the more endear-
ing terms of " brothers " and " sisters." He should,
not, therefore, call them " ladies and gentlemen ; "
neither should he designate them by the kinder term
" friends "—he must call them his " brothers and
sisters." And so he would address all the supporters of
the principles of peace—English, French Belgians,
Italians, or whatever nation they were of.—(Cheers.)
He rejoiced to find that the peace congress which re-
cently held its meetings at Brussels was admitted even
by its enemies to have been a decided movement in
support of peace principles. The present meeting was
convened for the purpose of receiving the vice-presidents
who attended that congress, and particularly their dear
friend and brother Monsieur Visschers, who pre-
sided over it on the occasion, with an ability and a use-
fulness of which he could not speak in terms of praise
that were too high.—(Cheers.)
Mr. SCOBLE (one of the secretaries) then furnished
an interesting resume of the proceedings of the congress
at Brussels, and the resolutions adopted by it. He then
went on to observe that on the previous day an interview
was granted to a deputation from the society by Lord
John Russell, and that the reception they met with from
his Lordship was worthy of the cause in which they had
embarked. It was most courteous, and beyond that the
Noble Lord expressed himself in terms of the deepest
interest in reference to a movement of this kind. The
Noble Lord had considered the great gathering at Brus•
sels to be a means of promoting moderation and mutual
kindness among the people of Europe. He also, ex-
pressed himself generally as anxious to promote the
peace of the world.—(Cheers.) Subsequently to the
holding of the congress, letters had been received from
Italy, Germany, various parts of France, Denmark,
Schleswig-Holstein, and other places in Europe, where
there were men distinguished for their ability and posi-
tion in society, who were anxious to co-operate with
the friends of this country in promoting the settlement
of all international disputes by arbitration, and so
secure, if possible, permanent peace among the na-
tions.—(Great cheering.) The time of brute force and
barbarism was evidently fast receding; reason and reli-
gion were advancing, and he believed that military glory
would shortly be no longer the idol of nations. It was
for those who were now assembled to give an impulse to
the public feeling and the public sentiment, not only in
this country but throughout the world, and welcome on
that platform, as they had been welcomed on the plat-
form at Brussels, their foreign friends, recognizing them
no longer as enemies—no longer as neighbours merely,
not simply as friends, but indeed and in truth as
brethren.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. S. BOWLY (Gloucester) moved the first resolu-
tion—" That this meeting cordially approves of the con-
vocation of the recent Peace Congress at Brussels, and
of the principles and practical measures embodied in its
resolutions, and would testify its gratitude to God for
the unanimity and wisdom which characterized its
entire proceedings. And it hails with delight the pre-
sence of M. Visschers, who, with the various vice
presidents, contributed so largely to give effect to
the deliberations of that assembly." He assured
the meeting that he submitted this resolution
to them, not upon the ground of political expediency,
but upon Christian principles, and as a Chris-
tian man. If the precepts of Christianity in refer-
ence to war were not practicable, let them be laid aside
until they were. But he believed that God himself knew
best when Christian principles were first introduced;
and he had perfect confidence, therefore, in the wisdom
and the truth of the precepts recorded for our observ-
ance. If they were impracticable, let them acknowledge
it fairly and fully before the world, and say, " beautiful
as these ,precepts are, we, in our weakness, are not at
present prepared to live up to them," and not endeavour
to lower Christianity to human polity, and the standard
set up by human pride and arrogance.—(Cheers.) They
had been told that slavery was necessary to the main-
tenance of society, and attempts were made to prove it
out of the Bible. Nevertheless, when slavery was swept
away from the British colonies, we found that all the
prophecies and predictions of evil results did not come
to pass, but that the actual results were of quite a
contrary character. So, also, they had been told that
it was nearly impossible for men to live without the
use of intoxicating drinks.—(Cheers.) But they had
lived to find out that the people could do better with-
out them than with them; and he believed if there
were more teetotallers there would be fewer soldiers.
The profession of a soldier had been called " ho.
nourable." Why, the very first step to get the man to
join the ranks was one of the most dishonourable tricks
that could be resorted to. A poor creature, in a state
of intoxication, was induced to take a shilling, and thus
bribed to become servile in this wretched system. He
then took an oath that he would do whatever his com-
manding officer directed him to do, no matter what
might be the dictates of his own conscience. Such con-
duct as that was altogether inconsistent with the prin-
ciples of Christianity.—(Hear, hear.) In his opinion
Christianity and war could not co-exist.—(Cheers.)
Great delusion prevailed in the public mind with regard
to the value of colonial territory which had been con-
quered by the force of our arms. He should like to
know, however, what was the value of the Cape of Good
Hope, which had cost us a million of money not long
since in keeping down rebellious Kafirs? Again, they
were told that our wars in India, and the extension
of British rule in that part of the world, had con-
ferred great benefits upon its people. But if
that argument held good, who could say but
that had Louis Philippe landed an army on
our coast, and made a conquest of England a few years
ago, we, too, might not have been all the better for it.—
(Laughter.) He did not mean to say that people were
always the worse for being conquered; but he did con-
tend that war was an evil from beginning to end, and
could not be justified. The Government of the country
could not maintain its immense standing army if the
people did not find the money; it was time, therefore,
that the people should be enlightened upon the subject,
and taught that Christian principles forbade war. Then
if the Christian Church would consistently do its duty—
if every pastor were the exponent of the practical pre-
cepts of Christianity, he believed that war 'would soon
cease. With this great and righteous object in view, let
them all go forth in that spirit which is stronger than
the sword, the spirit of love and good will. Let them
alike in the Sabbath school and the ragged school bring
their influence to the suppression of the rising passions
of the young. Begin with them, instil Christian prin-
ciples in their minds and hearts, and then might the
beautiful anthem be sung, " Glory to God in the highest;
on earth peace and goodwill to men."—(Cheers.)
Dr. BOWBING seconded the resolution, and said that
it was his privilege a. few days before to fall in with
some of the French National Guards, who bad been on
a visit to this country, and the language they held to
him was this—" We are delighted with our welcome.
We have now seen what true brotherhood is—France
and England are now in alliance for ever."—(Loud
cheers.) Was it not an honour to the English mind that
it exhibited itself so nobly the other day, when a scoun-
drel, called a soldier, ventured in the streets of London
to commit a robbery on one of these men? The gene-
rous indignation which was universally displayed by
Englishmen on that occasion did the highest honour
to the public feeling, and he was sure it had left an
indelible impression on the minds of the French nation.
—(Cheers.) Thus it was he would ever wish his coun-
try to be invaded. The greatest conquests were not the
conquests of war: the conquests of peace, as our great
Milton had declared, were far nobler than they. The
resolution referred to the recent congress at Brus-
sels, and that congress seemed destined to give some
great and important lessons to mankind. They had
witnessed the gradual progress of the pacific principle.
France had altered her institutions, and England had
looked on, without interference. desiring only that late
events in that country might bring with them the conso-
lidation of liberty and the establishment of permanent
peace.—(Cheers.) After some further observations
bearing on
,the question of peace, the Learned Gentle-
man concluded by giving his cordial support to the re-
solution, which was then put from the chair and carried
unanimously.
M. VISSCHERB, the President of the Peace Congress,,
was then introduced by the Chairman, and addressed
the meeting in French, which was afterwards interpreted
by Dr. Bowring. The Hon. Gentleman said, that
although he was a perfect stranger, he felt himself to be
surrounded by friends. He esteemed it a high privilege
to be the representative of a Peace Congress, and yes-
terday it afforded him the utmost satisfaction to be re-
ceived by the Prime Minister of England with a kind-
ness, a courtesy, and a welcome that he could scarcely
have ventured to anticipate.—(Cheers.) It was a great
maxim that no man could do justice. o himself—that
no man ought to be the avenger of his own wrongs—
and he would have that maxim, which had hitherto been
applied to individuals, extended to all the nations of the
earth.—(Cheers.) He would rather trust the interests of
mankind to the pacific principle than to the force of
arms or the vacillation of diplomacy—(Renewed cheers)
—and he hoped the time was not far remote when they
would have the reign of right instead of the reign of
violence.—(Cheers.) Among his earliest testimonies in

fat cur of the pacific principle, was a work which he
wrote against, individual duelling; but now he felt that
he was called to a higher mission—to do. all in his
power to prevent duels between nations.—(Loud el.eers.)
He looked to the patience, the wisdom, and: the perse-
verance of those who, like himself, were engaged in this
great cause, for its final and triumphant success; and he
believed that the principles proclaimed at Brussels and
received here would go forward in the world. and marrib,
he doubted not, from hence to Paris, from Paris to Vi-
enna, from Vienna to Florence, and from Florence to
Rome, triumphant.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. EWART next spoke, and expressed his anxious
desire that the thanks of this country should be con-
veyed to the inhabitants of Belgium for the position
they had assumed on this important question. In the
cause of peace they had had with them the united press
of Belgium, and he knew not a single Belgian paper
which had raised its voice, even by insinuation,
or indirectly, against the doctrines' of international
peace.—(Hear, hear.) The Government paper, in par-
ticular, advocated those doctrines with sound reasoning
and great eloquence combined—indeed, tho illustrious
editor of that paper was the Secretary of the Paace
Congress at Brussels. Might he hope that the press of
Great Britain also would feel that its ministers were
destined to be the great high priests of civilization, that
the march of nations very much depended on the admi-
nistration of the press, and that the sympathy which
the friends of peace had experienced on the part of the
Continental press would be echoed and re-echoed by
the press of this country.—(Loud cheers.) In conclu-
sion be hoped the mighty heart of England would be. set

in the great object-of international union, and that,
aided by the feelings of liberty, the loftier, the holier
feelings of religion, and inspired by their duty as men
and as Christians, it would be the first to hold forth the
arm of universal brotherhood to the nations of thq
world, and set the bright example which they, re
was assured, would finally and successfully follow.
Mr. ELIHU BURRITT (who was received with very;
loud cheering) then addressed the assembly, and in
the course of an eloquent speech alluded to the coming
of the glorious day predicted by the prophets of old,
when nation shall not lift up sword against nation, nor
learn war any more, but shall beat their swords into
ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks,
when their officers shall be peace and their exactors
righteousness, and there shall be an abundance of
peace as long as the sun and moon endure. Here (said
Mr. Burritt) was the inspired description of that coming
era, whose dawning light even now streaked
the horizon of humanity. The advent of that day
was not a new-born illusion of modern fancy;
it was not t' baselsss speculation of a hope-
ful imagination. No, it was a great, an im-
mortal truth. It was a reality, a future
reality, sacred to the world by all the unwavering veri-
ties of the werd of God.--(Loud cheers.) If thine
enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink ;
resist not evil, but overcome evil with good ; love your
enemies ; they that take the sword shall perish by the
sworn. These principles were olegreat antiquity, and
they had been reviled and ridiculed and spurned for
ages ; but they were mighty and would prevail ; and
the principalities and powers of earth should yet bow to
the power and divinity of those principles.—(Loud
cheers.) The sublime declaration, " God bath made of
one blood all nations of men to dwell on the face of the
earth "—that was not a Greek' apophthegm, though,
uttered in the midst of Athens—it was not a polished-
Maxim of ancient wisdom, or a motto of recent origin.
It was a great, an immortal, an immutable truth—a
capital verity of Divine revelation that would survive
both the existence and memory of all nationalities.—
(Cheers.) Was it, he asked, too early for them,
now, in the nineteenth century, to issue from the verge
of the field of Waterloo an appeal to the people of
every country, tribe, and condition of society, in raising
that principle from the dust into which it had been
trampled by the rude foot of war? What more fitting
place could they have found from which to issue such an
appeal than The neighbourhood of that terrible field
upon which was perpetrated the most stupendous
fratricide that ever filled the world with lamentation and
woe.—(Cheers.)
Mr. G. W. ALEXANDER proposed the second resolh-
tion:—" That permanent and universal peace is the only
condition that can fully develop the principles of
Christianity, civilization, and commerce, and ensure the
social happiness and moral improvement of mankind;
and we, therefore, regard with the highest satisfaction
all the interchanges of good offices, fraternal communi-
cations, and friendly visits between individuals and com-
munities of different nations, believing that they will
directly conduce to unite the people of the earth in the
bonds of perpetual brotherhood."
The Rev. J. BURNETT seconded the resolution.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
The CHAIRMAN then introduced to the meeting M.
Jousselin, substitue du procureur to the French Re-
public, who had visited London in company with other
National Guards of Paris to fraternize with the English
people, and study the administration of justice here.
M. JOUSSELIN said he could could not speak the
English language very well, but he would attempt to
thank the people of this country for their kind reception_
of himself and his companions who had lately returned
to France. " Ladies and Gentlemen," exclaim. dM.
Jousselin, " you are capital good fellows.—(Loud cheers
and laughter.) It I were not a Frenchman I would be
an Englishman. Be sure that we Frenchmen love
you like brothers, and wish that the union between
Ffrence and England may lung endure."—(Cheering.)
The Rev. T. SPENCER moved, and Mr. STURGE se-
conded the next resolution :—" That in the opinion of
this meeting all the necessities and tendencies of the age
continue to encourage the friends of peace in the civi-
lised world to unite their efforts for the entire abolition
of the spirit and policy of war from the family of nations;
and it therefore recommends that energetic and exten-
sive measures be immediately adopted, not only to give..
effect to the recent congress at Brussels, but also to
prepare for a still more general and impressive convoca-
tion on the Continent of the friends of peace during the
next year."
The resolution was adopted unanimously.
On the motion of the Rev. Dr. BURN, seconded by Mr.
CLAPP (United States), the following resolution was
also agreed to .
" That this meeting, deeply impressed with the kind-
ness and polite attentions of the Government and people
of Belgium to the English deputation who attended the
congress at Brussels, would acknowledge the obligations
under which their generosity has laid them, and ittithe
course of events, a similar congress should be held in
this metropolis, it will be their aim to yield a welcome
as cordial and sincere to all their foreign friends who may
honour them with their presence."
Thanks were then voted to the chairman, and the
meeting dispersed. .

AWFUL CASUALTY.
:(From the North British Mail of Monday.)
This morning, shortly after seven o'clt, an accident
occurred in this city of the most appa u g description,
attended with a great loss of human life. At the time
referred to, the people, for a considerable distance round
Alston-street, were startled by an appalling crash, fol-
lowed, for an instant, by a rumbling, noise, and a shock
which caused the houses to vibrate as if by an earth-
quake, and on inquiry, this unusual sound was discovered
to have been occasioned by the fall of a large building,
situated ,between Alston-street and Hope-street, occu-
pied as a sugar-refining house by Mr. James Wilson.
The building was seven stories in height, and nearly
forty yards in length, and the whole of this large pile,
it was found had fallen inwards, with the exception of
the north and south gables, burying amidst the ruins of
walls, floors. and the contents of the premises, up-
wards, it is believed, of twenty human beings. Tie
greatest consternation prevailed amongst those whi)
first arrived at the scene of disaster, for it was
perceived at once, from the extent of the debris which
filled what had been the interior of the building. that it
was scarcely possible that any of the men employed in
the work could be got out alive. Captain Miller and
Dr. Easton soon arrived at the scene, and a great
number of labrers were set to work to extricate those
who were bar di the ruins. Happily, their exertions
were rewarded by the rescue of tour of the workmen
who were found still alive, one of whom was utile to.
walk home. The other three, however, were much in-
jured, and were removed to the Royal Infirmary. Lip
to one o'clock, three dead bodies had been got out, and
it is thought that there are still fifteen individuals
buried amongst the ruins. There were in ordinary,gasea
upwards of 30 men employed in the work ; but this
being Monday morning, it is supposed, from the number
of coats belonging to the workmen left at the gate, that
not more than 22 were at work when the accident took
place. Every exertion is still being made to remove
the machinery and rubbish ; but it is much to be feared
that few, if any, of those still amongst the ruins will be
got out alive.

THREE O'CLOCK.—At this hour other two' men have
been dug out, quite dead. A third, who is still buried
among the ruins, is alive, and there is every probability
of his being safely extricated.
FOUR O'CLOClL—Another of the workmen has just
been extricated, and although much exhausted, he is
entirely uninjured, except a
slight scratch on his face.
Although about 200 men' have been at work since
morning, three-fourths of the rubbish formed by the
materials of the building, remain to be removed.
The two gables stand isolated, without a vestige of any
tie-beams or other attachments. The only part of the
machinery to be seen is a small portion of an elevatcl
near the top of the wall.
Suck parts of the woodwork and machinery as have
been got out of the ruin, resemble more the wreck cast
ashore in a storm than anything else. Everything
wooden is crushed to splinters, and the iron shafts,
wheels, &c., bent and broken to pieces. The northern
gable is tottering; and the southern angle has deflected
inwards from the perpendicular, and, although supported
by a hawser which is passed round it, we fear that when
the accumulated rubbish which now supports its base is
removed, that it, too, will fall. There is, however, a
person on the house-top adjoining, to give,warning when
the least symptom of yielding should become visible, and
save these at work in the ruins.
The wife (widow, we fear we should say) and three
children of one of the workmen have been waiting op=
posite the ruin for the discovery of her husband, and her
wailing was most agonising.
Six o'clock—There are still nine men missing.

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