The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-18 00:00:00

Five started.

DEATH or LADY JANE MUIRHEAD.—This venerable
lady expired on Sunday last, at the advanced age of 81 years. Iler
Ladyship was only surviving daughter o. John third duke of Atholl,
and, consequently, great aunt of the present Duke, and Viscountess
Strathallan. The deceased was born Dec. 2, 1764, and married
Aug 1785, Mr. John Grosset 3luirhead, who died exactly ten years
since.

FATAL ACCIDENT OFF CREMORNE GARDENS.—A
most melarcholy accident happened off the Cremorne Gardens at
Chelsea, by which a boy has lost his life, and others very narrowly
escaped. The deceased, whose name was Greaves, lived with his
parents in the Commercial road, Chelsea, and was sent to school at
his usual time. Instead of going there, he went with some others
to Cremorne Gardens, and on the edge of the river they commenced
" larking," during which the deceased was pushed into the river.
Assistance was rendered, but too late to restore life. •
BEER TRADE.—Yesterday the Beer Trade Protection
Society took their eleventh annual steam excursion. The company,
consisting of a number of families, with prov Mons upon the picnic
plan, went on board the Star, which cleared out from Adelaide-wharf
at ten minutes to nine. The vessel carried upwards of 400 persons.
At Blackwell she took on board about 50 more passengers, and dashed
on for Gravesend, where she landed those who did not wish to go
further, and then steamed on to Southend. The company, at South-
end pier, went on shore, and were allowed three or four hours to re-
fresh themselves at the Royal Hotel and other houses on the hill
above the beach. After such recreation and their walk upon the
pier, they returned to the vessel, and on the war back called at
m Gravesendinthefoermtphlis.ye
oftheleft in the morning. It was past ten at
night when the Star reached London-bridge. Music and dancing in-
one of the towers,arb
creased the pleasure experienced by the party.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE NEW HOUSES OF PA.RLlA-
stEav•—Last evening, between the hours of five: and six, an elderly
was in the act of turynialn
accident the same slipped
equilibrium, fall to the
ament, hoisting a block of stone to the top of
means of a travelling crane. The poor fellow
edie handle of the traveller, when by some
New Houses of r
iiMessrs. Grisell and Peto, was engaged at the
of his fellowabourers immediately
appeared quite insensible. He was,ythwe
theAinLjuArßie3siblNe
GhadFrieacEeisv.e_d were of ster Hospital. where he was attended t
he died shortly after his admission.
eleven last night intelligence of am outbreak
gprounefdt. and the unfortunate man losing his
were received at the engine stations. One was stated distance of upwards of 50 feet. Sonic
went to his assistance, but he
relore, removed to Westmin-
en the hours of ten and
o by the house-surgeon, hat
s ttabtreede separate fires
such a dreadtln character that
to be raging
in Eaton-place, Pimlico ; another in the Edgare• road; oitd and the
on on
third at Battle-bridge. The engines of the L vrd
, establishment
and the West of England company, together with an escape
Society for the Protection of Life from Fire,
Royal .. of the
were remarkably
early in arriving at the last-named place. It was then ascertained
that the premises, numbered 2, Albany-place East, King's-cross,
known as the Caledonian House, had taken fire. The house was a.
double fronted one, belonging to Mr. Joseph Humphreys, a •
hat-
maker and watch manufacturer. The flames were discovered by a
the •
who, in passing premises, perceived smoke arid
police constable, '
flames issuing from the fanlight , over the street door • Having alarmed
the inmates,
they attempted ti descend tale staircase, but owing
re that e
. ascending the
bodies of smoke w staircase, they
to the dense f the buildingand escape by the
were forced to make for the top o
the fire
roof. With the aid of plenty of
water, the
wassoon
extin-
guishedl,o, ever, until very considerable damage had been
; not, .
done. The greate. portion of the stock of hats being either burned
or rendered worthless by the action of the fire ; a great number of
and
severely damaged, the costly plate
valuable watches are also
glass doors and windows of the shop, as well as the extensive
pier
fl e re is not looking-glassee. are demolished. The cause of th
pre-
cisely known, but it is supposed to have originated from a hat-box
Fortunately Ir.
having fallen off a shell into the stove in the shop. 4 3 .
:Jig c‘her two Ire:
Humphreys was 'MUM ::: t::C 2UII Fire-oce.
7:ere f:rtuaitcly 01 4 Laraf.t.2r, .

WHEAT. I BALLET.' OATS. RTE. BEANS. PEAS.
PRICE .. 52s Od 27s Id 23s Bd 32s 4d 35s 8d 34s 9d
DUTY... 18$ Od 9s Od 5s Od 9s 6d 71 6d I Ss 6d

NEW ZEALAND.

Extract of a letter, dated Wellington, Feb. 7, 1846 :
"It seems extraordinary that Captain Gr.ey. has been
nearly three months in the colony without deigning fo an-
nounce his advent to us southerns. Either he is playing the
ignednoe rc
tarl
a fishing village,' &c. We are now without official noafitiecde r
ba
yt Thee BayAu
cohfl a Insdl a npdesn, p
loer
tehl
as et het
hs has
is
ob
ne elyn
intelli-
gence and mail from Auckland since the Ist of November.
" The New Zealand debates have excited our neighbours
in Australia and Van Diemen's Land. A vessel arrived from
the latter, brings news of the resignation, in a body, of all the
non-official members of council, and the commencement
of an agitation for representative legislation; and in New
South Wales and Port Philip they have determined 0 send
agents to London, like those of Canada and the West Indies.
Van Diemen's Land seems going aux aboix in consequence
of Lord Stanley's system there, and I believe if we had
things better establiMied here we should have an extensive
immigration from it and its neighbours."
Nothing was known at the Cook's Straits settlement of
what Captain Grey's intentions were as to carrying on the
war with the natives at the Bay of Islands; indeed, the dis-
tance of the seat of Government from these settlements is so
great a drawback that the settlers know nothing of what is
doing by the Government, excepting through the Sydney
newspapers.

SCAFFOLD ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, as several
bricklayers were at work on a scaffold, repairing the top of a party-
wall of a public-house in lligh-street, Poplar, the ledger of the scaf-
fold suddenly gave way, which caused the part upon which the men
(six in number) were standing, to fall, and the whole of them were
precipitated below.
named James salmon, aged . ' ' WaS de
thirty-six } ears, riously injured.
1 und that
He was removed to the Loudon Hospital, where it was o
his ribs wore fracture(l. He lies in pa very dangerous state. The
cther five men, •••.-.re mash trqlvd3 tut f.-rtanatcY7 irt tcla ~rery
Ox examination it was found that one of them,
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