The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-19 00:00:00

NAVAL INLLIGETENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—A. sad accident hap-
pened yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, on
board the Grampus frigate, stripping to be pail off in
this harbour. It appeared that about the above time
a seaman, named William Colebrook, was engaged
with others on board the ship irs getting the water
tanks out, when the rope strap that supported the
spar or derrick broke, and the spar fell upon the head
of the man Colebrook, jamming it against the ham.
mock netting and literally smashing it, of course
killing him instantaneously. An inquest was held
upon th• body this afternoon, by Mr. William John
Cooper, the coroner for the borough and waters of
Portsmouth, before a jury composed of twelve of the
ship's company, when it was elicited in evidence from
the boatswain and others that the rope used was of the
usual kind for getting out the tanks from the hold;
that the tank which was at the time of the accident
being raised was a ton and a half in weight when
full, and half a ton when empty ; and that the rope
used in this case was of the necessary strength for
the purpose ; in which opinion Lieutenant Dorville,
First Lieutenant of the ship coincided. By the di-
rection of the last named officer, the rope, after the
accident, was given into the custody of the sentry, a
marine, named Rudge, to take care of, in tke event of
its being wanted by the coroner at the inquest. It
passed from the charge of that sentry to that of
of another sentry, named Scott, who stated that it
was lost while he was on duty, and notwithstand-
ing every inquiry for its production by
the coroner, the rope was not found. A verdict of
" Accidental death" was returned. The body of the
unfortunate deceased, who had served the whole term
of the ship's commission, will be interred to-morrow.
Another serious accident happened soon after the
above to a man named Edward Donally, also a sea-
man, who fell from the foretop, whereby he sustained
a compound fracture of the jawbone. He was to-day
conveyed in his hammock to Hasler. This accident
cannot be accounted for in any other way than that
the man was intoxicated at the time he went into the
top ; he was warned by his shipmates not to venture,
but disregarded their advice.
The annual promotions of the officers of the Royal
yachts came down this morning. Lieutenant Bed-
ford is promoted to the rank of Commander, and
Messrs. Atkinson, Lethbridge, and Elphinstone, the
three mates are made Lieutenants. Mr. Welch, Mas-
ter of the Fairy, has received a costly gold seal and a
portrait of the Duchess of Kent as a mark of her ap-
preciation of the character of that officer, and of his
attention to her Royal Highness during her sojourn
at Osborn, in the absence of her Mnjesty in Scotland,
when the Fairy was left under the command of Mr.
Welch, to attend upon the Duchess and the other
members of the Royal family then residing upon the
island.

The Committee of revision now overhauling the
dock)ards is expected here this evening, to commence
their reduction of this establishment. It is not pro-
bable much will be done here in the way of cutting
down, as the amount of wages paid to the poor arti-
sans has already been reduced by 2161. per week, and
there appears no probability of the office of Assistant
Master Attendant being filled up at present, Mr.
Ali Donald, of the royal yacht, who was supposed to
be destined for that appointment, having been ap-
pointed to fill another office of a similar character at
Woolwich.

The Bellerophon, 78, Captain Baynes, C. 8., sailed
this afternoon to join the squadron under Vice-Ad-
miral Sir William Parker, G.C.8., off Naples. She
left with a rattling breeze at N.N.E., which showed
her off to great advantage.
The African steam-tug arrived here from Sheerness
this morning, with a portion of the late crew of the
Amphion, 34, recently paid off there.
Wind, N.N.E.; strong breezes and cloudy.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 17.—0 n Saturday, the 14th inst.,
Mr. Wood, Chief Commissioner for Emigration visited
and inspected the four emigration ships now lying in
the Sound, viz., the Harbinger, Trafalgar, Candahar,
and Thetis. Mr. Wood was accompanied by Mr.
Carew, the local Government emigration agent, by
the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Wellesley, and by the Rev.
T. C. Childs, minister of St. Mary's Devonport, an
indefatigable clergyman, who takes a lively interest
in the spiritual and temporal welfare of all emigrants,
English or foreign, leaving the port of Plymouth,
and voluntarily ministering to their comfort.
The Harbinger, of 760 tons, belonging to Mr.
Chapman, of London, is a fine new ship, having seven
feet six inches between decks, usefully and substan-
tially fitted throughout with swinging stoves, and all
modern improvements. She brought 161 emigrants
from London has embarked 105 here, and will take about
twenty more. The single women are placed aft under
the cabins, and have a portion of the larboard quarter
of their compartment screened off for an infirmary.
The married people and young children are midships,
and there is a compartment forward for the single
men. A dietary scale is stuck against the mainmast.
Adults have half a pound of beef or pork, and three
quarts of water daily ; bread, flour, rice, raisins, &c.,
in proportion. The list of medical comforts, at the
discretion of Mr. Barnes, her surgeon, includes arrow-
root, sago, lemon juice, brandy, wine, porter, and
preserved milk. The emigrants appear healthy and
happy. An addition was made to their number on
the passage off the South Foreland, by the birth of a
boy, which has been christened by Mr. Childs. The
most interesting sight on board this ship was a school
of 69 of the children of the emigrants under a course
of instruction in reading and writing by a clever teacher,
named Palmer Kemp. These children were ranged in
classes, and, among'other things, were actively studying
the elements of geography, a science in which they were
about to take an extensively practical lesson on their
passage to Sydney. 'Mr. Wood expressed himself
highly gratified with the condition of the Harbinger.
The dietary and most of the arrangements on board
the other ships are similar to the above. The Tra-
falgar, for Port Adelaide, which is a Government
ship, brought 193 from London, and will ship 82
here. The Candahar, for Port Adelaide, is a private
ship, belonging to Captain Ridley, of London, whence
she brought 205, and will take in 32 at this port.
On her passage down, when off' Deal, she sent ashore
an intermediate female passenger for confinement,
and brought the husband on. The Thetis, for Port
Philip, is a Government vessel, belonging to Mr.
Duncan Dunbar, of London; she embarked 116
emigrants there, and will ship 105 here. Her pas-
sengers are principally from Aberdeen and the Clyde,
a few from Yorkshire, and ten or twelve from London.
'Those on board the Harbinger came from Yorkshire
and the West of England. It would be more econo-
mical to the Government, and more convenient to the
emigrants, if all were embarked at Plymouth. The
above four vessels made an average passage from the
Thames of nine days, during which they have to be
fed. A difficult passage down Channel sometimes
disgusts emi:Jants so much thpt they abandon the
more extended voyage. At Plymouth there are
clean, airy, and substantial depots close by the water
side, and after leaving the port the land is usually
cleared in about 24 hours.
CHATHAM, OCT. 18.—The Chatham yacht sailed
this morning for Sheerness with the Pay Clerks,
and there paid off the Comus, 18, Commander Ed-
win C. T. D'Eyncourt. One sergeant and two pri-
vates of the Royal Marines from this ship joined their
head-quarters at this division, and one corporal, one
drummer, and 16 privates proceed to join the Wool-
wich division.

The Black Eagle, Admiralty steam-yacht, Com-
mander S. B. Cook, embarked from this yard th•
committee of the Admiralty yestcrday afternoon,
those gentlemen having completed their examination
of this depot, and at four o'clock proceeded to Sheer-
ness, where they remained all night, and this morn-
ing the yacht sailed for Portsmouth with the com-
mittee.

This morning one sergeant and ,eight privates of
the Royal Marines of this division proceeded en route
to Woolwich, for the purpose of proceeding to the
Island of Ascension.

Woormicn, :OcT. 18.—The Lightning steam-
vessel arrived at 'Woolwich yesterday afternoon, and.
his Excellency Count Reventlow will embark to-
morrow in her for Copenhagen.
The Vivid steam-vessel, Captain Smithett, em-
barked the Countess of Westmoreland and suite at
Dover on Monday afternoon, and left the harbour
immediately for Calais. The Countess, with Lady
Fane, were on their way to join his Excellency the
Earl of (Westmoreland at Berlin. The voyage to
Calais was performed by the Vivid in the extraordi-
nary short time of 81 minutes, or one hour and 21
minutes, being the quickest voyage on record between
England and France.

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CORONERS' INQUESTS.
Last night Mr. Bedford, the Westminster coroner,
held fimr inquests, two at the Westminster Hospital,
and two at St. George's Hospital. The first inquiry
was as to the death of James Looken, a canna' ,
aged 48, who died from the effects of the kick of t
horse. It appeared that, on Friday week last, the de-
ceased was grooming a horse in the stable of a Mr.
Connett, a cab proprietor, near Rochester-row, when
the horse, which had the character of a quiet animal)
suddenly kicked out, and struck the deceased ufioli
the jaw. He was immediately removed to the hospital
when the jaw was found to be fractured. Spasm of
the glottis ensued, and it was deemed necessary to
perform an operation. Deceased, however, died on the
following day, the immediate cause of death being
pneumonia resulting from injury to the"windpipe.—
Verdict, " Accidental death."
The second investigation related to the death of
Elizabeth Walker, a little girl, twelve years of age,
who was burned to death yesterday morning. It ap-
peared from the statement of her father, Walter Wal-
ker, a carpenter, residing at No. 6, Gulston-cottages,
Vauxhall bridge-road, and who was deeply plunged
in grief whilst giving his evidence, that between
eleven and twelve o'clock he left his child alone in
tke house in an up-stairs room, the only.. room in
which there was a fire, peeling potatoes for his
dinner. He returned home about twelve o'clock,
after an absence of about three-quarters of an hour,
when he found his unfortunate child lying at the
bottom of the stairs, denuded of the whole of her
clothing, and burned almost to a cinder. She was
then alive, but expired on her way to the hospital.
She was an extremely handy and domesticated girl,
and had been in service. No doubt her clothes had
taken fire, and hence the distressing accident. Ver-
dict, as in the former case, "Accidental death."
The third investigation concerned the death of
Elizabeth Gundry, a young woman, aged 22, in the
service of Mr. G. Bailey, of Hanwell, who expired
on Sunday last, at Saint George's Hospital, Hyde
Park. The circumstances were of a particularly,
painful character, occurring as they did in a mo-
ment of innocent hilarity. It appeared that so far
back as the 6th of July last, the deceased. with the
gardener, coachman, lady's-maid, and children of-Mr.
Bailey, in all nine persons, were upon a load of hay,
the last load of the season, called " the harvest home
load." All were merry and cheerful. The waggon
moved off amidst the cheers of the assembled
haymakers, Mr. Bailey's coachman driving, but they
had not proceeded twenty yards when one of the
wheels getting into a drainage furrow in the field,
the waggon tipped, and three persons were thrown
off, all of whom were severely injured. The deceased
was admitted into the hospital on the 25th of July,
where she expired, as already stated, on Sunday last.
The melancholy occurrence was purely accidental, and
the verdict was given accordingly.
The last inquiry was into the death of William
Draper, aged 26, a groom, who fell from a horse in
Mount-street, on Monday morning last. The horse
had some time before the accident occurred been
kicking and plunging violently, but at the time of the
accident and for some minutes previously, it had been
perfectly quiet. The deceased fell upon the back of
his head, and died before he reached the hospital. It
appeared probable that he fell from his horse in a fit,
as it was found upon examination that the heart was
very much diseased. Mr. Gee, the house surgeon,
stated that the heart might have ceased to beat before
deceased fell from the horse, and that such an occur-
rence would be rendered more likely by any jolting
or excitement. The wound upon the back of the
head also would have been sufficient to cause death.
The jury, after some deliberation, found "That de-
ceased died from disease of the heart, accelerated by
previous excitement."

- OXFORD, WF.DNESDAY.—This morning an inquest
was held before W. Brunner, Esq., the city coroner,
on the body of William Grainger, a servant of Exeter
College, who was fotind drowned in the Cherwell.
It appeared from the evidence of one of the gardeners
belonging to Christ Church, that soon after seven
o'clock he found a hat on one of the seats in Christ
Church meadow, which it was soon ascertained be-
longed to deceased. Search was immediately made
for the body, and in about two hours it was. found•in.
that part of the Cherwell called Deep Martins. Se-
veral of deceased's fellow-servants were present, and
stated that while waiting in the hall yesterday they
noticed something very strange about deceased's man-
ners, and that he had expressed to one of them his
fear that he should not be able to get through his
work this term. Beyond this there was no cause
assigned for his committing suicide. The jury, in
the absence of any evidence showing how deceased
got into the water, returned a verdict of " Found
drowned." The Rev. Mr. Ley, one of the senior
fellows of Exeter College, was present at the inquest.
Deceased, who was highly respected both by the
authorities and students, had been a faithful servant
of Exeter College upwards of twenty-three years.

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POOR LAW (IRELAND.)—It appears from a volu-
minous return yesterday printed by order of the House
of Commons, dated the 28th of August last, that the
gross total amount of the valuation of the poor-law
unions of Ireland during the year ended the 25th of
March, 1848, was 13,013,6631.; the amount to be col-
lected by rates made during the year ended the 25th
of March last (exclusive of previous arrears), 1,719,7801.;
the amount of arrears of previous rates uncollected at the
commencement of the year ended the 25th of March,
1848, 257,889/4 the total amount of rate for collection
during the year, 1,977,832/ ; the amount actually col-
lected during the year of the total rates for collection,
1,296,476/4 the amount of rates declared irrecoverable
during the year, and struck off the books in consequence.
15,0911.; and the amount of rates remaining uncollected
at the close of the year ended the 25th of March, 1848,
661,164/. The gross total amount of the liabilities of the
said unions on the 25th of March, 1847, was 379,346/.
and the total liabilities and expenses together 1,676,2091.
The total assets for the year ended the 25th of March,
1848, was 1,372,762/. The amount of rate uncollected
on the 25th of March last was 655,184/.
ILL- TIMED LEVITY PUNISHED. —On Tuesday
morning last, a couple presented themselves in front of
the communion rails, in our cathedral, for the purpose of
being " joined together in holy wedlock." But while the
officiating clergyman was proceeding with the ceremony
in the usual course, his attention was arrested by a most
unbecoming show of levity on the part of the bride-
groom; and this continuing, the clergyman closed his
book and lectured the man rather severely on the ittl"
propriety of his behaviour. The bride, who seemed
much shocked at the thoughtless conduct of the .man to
whom she was being united for life, at length interrupted
the clergyman to ask if it was absolutely necessary that
the ceremony, after having gone so far, should proceed
to completion. The clergyman replied, " Certainly
not; unless you desire it." The lady, on learning that
option still remained to her, thought better of the
natter, and absolutely refused to proceed any further
with the ceremony, arid quitted the building with 111er
friends, leaving the disappointed "groom," no longer
laughing, but looking very disconsolate at this unex-
pected result of levity, as ill-timed as it was ill-placed.
—Manchester Guardian.

The Earl of Clarendon is expected to arrive at
his seat, The Grove, Hertfordshire, on Saturday next,
his family liming resided there for some months pot.
The Noble Lord will ♦isit London on Monday, and re'
main in town for a few days.

iSittith.l.

On the 13th inst., at Aberdeen, the wife of Alexander
Pirie, jun., Esq., of a son.
On the 14th inst., at Cotesbach, the wife of the Reit.);
P. Marriott, of a son.

On the 16th inst., the wife of Robert Pryor, Esq., of Gloti"
center-plaee, Portman-square, of a son.
On the 16th inst., at Ramsgate, the wife of E. Lonsdale,
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 16th inst., at Oxford, the wife of the Rev'. 1.• •
Gawthern, of a son.

On the 17th inst., Mrs. F. F. Jeyes, of Bedfoird-rovit of
daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 11th inst., in Upper Rutland-street, Dublin, Jose,R,ll
Burke, Esq., Assistant- Surgeon 50th (Queen's Own) Keg'"
ment, to Juliana, second daughter of the late W. 01:18°`
Esq. of Sandycove, Kingstown, county of Dublin.
On the 14th inst., at the Abbey Church, Bath,.the Rey
George De Carteret Guille, incumbent of Alderney, to Sol'"_';"
eldest daughter and coheiress of the late Thomas Ste'r'"
Esq., of Cross, Devon. 0,
On the lith inst., at Whippingham, Isle of Wight, ,•
Estwick, youngest son of Richard Estwick, Esq., of X!,.131.
ton, Surrey, to Sarah Elizabeth, second daughter of •
Nunn, Esq, of Broadlands, Newport, Isle of 'Wight.
.1.
On the 11th inst., at Prestwich, William, eldest son
Grant, EN, of Nut tall-hall, to Jane, eldest daughter of Jo'
Clegg, Esq., of Butt-hill, Prestwich. r. Writ
On the 3d inst., at St. Marylebone Church, Mr. J. 4,8 of
to Eliza, third daughter of the late James Hunt,
Half Moon-street.

DIED.
On the 14th inst., at Brighton, aged 91, 11. Brooker, E5(1.4
On the 15th inst., at Clifton, Caroline, relict of Stew
"
Crawford, Esq., M.D. 2.
On the 15th inst., at Walworth, Mr. J. Churcher, aged
to
On the 15th inst., Susan, youngest daughter of the f '
Captain Thomas Cole, R.N., of Park-street East, liegentt
park. , T.
On the 15th inst., at Kensington, Emma, the Wigs
H. Plasket, jun., Esq., aged 33.
Richard
On the 16th inst., at Islington, aged 56, Mr. r-
Crosby, son of the late Mr. B. Crosby, of Stationers'-cour
On the 16th inst., aged 17, Elizabeth Ludlow, the datig
ter of Gabriel Shaw, Esq., of Blackheath. n the •
On the 16th inst., at Verulam-buildings, Gray's .11-'
go
infant son of A. Sarod, Esqet .
On the 17th inst., at Barn, Mrs. Mary Worsterti!c_ii4.
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