The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-01 00:00:00

CLERKENIVELL.-(THIS DAY.)

Mr. Patrick Morney, a tradesman residing in Golden-
lane, St. Luke's, was charged with beating and wound-
ing his wife.
The proseeutrix appeared in court with her head
covered with plasters and bandages. It appeared from
her evidence, that on the previous night the prisoner
beat her violently on the head, and flung a chair at her.
The wife begged, however, that the magistrate would
not punish her husband, and declined to prosecute.
Mr. ComnE said, that although she would not prose-
cute, he must bind the prisoner over in proper sureties,
and oblige him to enter into bail for the next twelve
months to the amount of 501.

LOSS OF THE FRENCH WAR-
STEAMER, THE PAPIN, WITH SEVENTY-
SIX OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW.
(From the Paris Messager of Monday.)
The Government yesterday received the painful intel-
ligence of the loss of the steamer Pepin, with one-half of
the persons on board. She left Cadiz at two in the after-
noon of the sth inst., bound for Senegal, keeping a
steady course of south-west half-west. The weather
was fine during the sth and 6th, but during the follow-
ing evening the wind changed to west, and blew with
extreme violence. About half-past eleven, in the night
of the 6th, the vessel struck on a sand-bank nine miles
to the north of Mazagan, within three cables' length
at the utmost of the land. It was impossible to back
the engine as the paddles were embedded in the sand.
For three hours, however, she resisted all the force
of the waves. At four in the morning of the 7th
she was full of water, the sea sweeping her deck.
At five the funnel fell and crushed several who were
beneath it. At half-past five, M. Marey Monge, the
French Consul at Mogadore, who was at the extreme end of
the poop, was washed by a wave down into the hold, and
there perished. Lieut. Deuil met with the same fate a
few minutes afterwards. Upon this, several of the crew
threw themselves into the sea with the hope of saving
themselves by means of spars floating around ; but most
of them peri: hed also, and it was only by making the
must desperate efforts that some reached Azimour, a
small village three miles to the north of the place where
the Papin struck. On the lauding of these the Morro-
comen hastened to receive and assist them. One gave
his burnous to M. du Bourdieu, commissioner at Goree,
who was a passenger in the Pepin. Camels laden with
brushwood were brought down, a great fire was lighted,
and the natives did all in their power to console and re•
lieve the unfortunate sufferers. At eleven in the morn-
ing. the persons who had succeded in getting to land were
only thirty in number. The mainmast of the
vessel, which, until then, had remained firm, although
the Papin was cut in two, fell and crushed about thirty
persons. Inspired by a generous devotedness, Doues-
nerd, the second master gunner, Mirabeau, the second
maitre demanceuvres,llesforges and Natalani, seamen, and
Royol, a voltigeur, of the ad regiment of marine, who
had reached the land, fitted out, with the authority of
M. du Bourdieu, the whale-boat, which was thrown on
the coast in order to make an attempt to save the per-
sons who were still alive in the vessel. They succeeded
in getting through the first breakers, but were after-
wards upset and thrown on the shore, which they
reached safely. In the meantime, Mr. Redman, the
consular agent of England, at Mazagan, and our own,
who had left on the same morning for Rabat, heard that
a French vessel was wrecked on the coast, immediately
turned back, and arrived at the scene of disaster. After
having provided with the most active solicitude for the
first wants of the shipwrecked persons who had reached
the land, Mr. Redman exercised his influence to induce
the Arabs to go on board, and bring off the unhappy
persons who were still there. The Arabs showed on
this deplorable occasion as much courage as humanity.
In less than two hours they had brought to land forty-
four persons, carrying them on their shoulders, and
swimming whilst the tempest was still raging dread-
fully. After convincing himself by the information of
three different envoys that there was no longer any living
person on board the Papin, and after having Oven the
burial rites to eight unfortunate persons, who had been
washed ashore, Mr. Redman conducted all the ship-
wrecked persons to Mazagan, where the most eager and
attentive care was paid to them by himself and cis three
brothers. The letters which have been received from
Mazagan are full of eulogium of the admirable conduct
of Mr. Redman. Fourty-four persons, who remained
on the vessel, certainly owe their lives to him, and
even those who had reached the land are equally
indebted to him for life, considering the state of
suffering and destitution in which he found them.
When the news of the loss of the Papin arrived at
Gibraltar, Sir Frederick Nicholson, commandant of
the British naval force, hastened to write to our Con-
sul, offering to send to the spot the English steamer
Flamer with the necessary succours. The Flamer, in
fact, left immediately for Mazagan. The Government
ship Espadron was also to leave Cadiz for the same
place on the 20th. Mr. Redman has established a guard
of thirty men to save as much as may be possible of the
materiel of the Papin. M. Moray Monge, the Consul
at Mogadore, M. Fleuriot de Langle, the commandant of
the vessel, and all the staff of the vessel, with the ex-
ception M. de St. Pierre, a volunteer, have perished,
with abut half the crew, in all 75. The persons saved
are 76 in number. The following is a list:—Passengers
saved—Messrs. Du Bourdieu, commissionaire ordonna•
teur at Goree; Delaporte, consular agent at Mogadore;
Pusses, the consul's servant, and a Moor. (Here follows
a list of the persons of the crew, including Maret de St.
Pierre, a volunteer officer, and of the soldiers who were
saved.) Passengers Dead—Albert, Lieutenant of Vol-
tigeurs ; Dubree, garde du genie ; Tisserant, a mis-
sionary. priest ; Moray-Monge, Consul at Mogadore ;
two Moots and a Jew. Staff of the vessel—Fleuriot
de Lange, commander ; Dieul, capitaine en second ;
Herente, enseigne ; Vicard, enseigne auxillaire ; Char-
bonnier, commissaire ; Broc, surgeon. (Here follow the
names of the crew and soldiers.)"—The Papin was of
160 horse-power, and the machinery had been made in
England. This vessel was constantly employed in con'
veying troops and letters in the Mediterranean.

VICTORIA PARK.--11l consequence of the very
propitious state of the weather, the operations of digging
and planting have been very actively resumed, and from
seventy to eighty men are daily employed in these occupe-
tions. Within the last month upwards of ten thousand tree
and shrubs have been planted, the avenues being lined with.,
elms and horndeans, intermixed with laurels, chesnuts, and
the true cock-spur thorn. Since the removal of the Three
Colts public-house, and the adjacent houses in Grove- street?
a very extensive view has been thrown open from the upper
parts of the park to Temple Mills and the adjacent districte
in Essex. Great activity is being exercised by building
speculators in the vicinity, and some very handsome and
uniform villas have been erected in the Bishop's-road, actitr
cent to the new Bethnal-green workhouse. _ _

ILITARY INTELLIGENCE.—CHATHAM, DEC, 30.'"'"
This mousing, at 7 o'clock, a detachment of the 65th Regi;
ment, consisting of 2 sergeants and 33 rank and file and
sergeant and 12 rank and file, of the 11th Regiment, marched,
from this garrison to Gravesend, and embarked on board
one of the Star Company's boats at half-past 9 o'clock for
Woolwich, whence they are to proceed on board the tranr
port-ship China, as a convict-guard, in charge of convict
for Norfolk Island. Six women and five children belonging
to the men of the 65th embark with the detachment.
officers hi charge are Captain Johnston and Lieutenv."
Turner, both of the Cbth.