The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-06 00:00:00

THE RIVER PLATE

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FALMOUTH, Nov. 4. The Thatish !Hi.; Fides,, Cap.
tail)
Video, and on. receipt of
tail) .ClOster, arriv,..d off thi,, direct from
or& Ab proceeded for
Antwerp.. This vessel sailed from the Plate on th? 4th
of September, and confirms the accounts recently re-
ceived by packet from Rio de Janeiro, as to the-affairs
between the belligerent parties being likely to be soon
amicably settled by the intervention of Mr. Hood,
who had quitted Monte Videa about the Ist of September,
in order to have an interview with Rosas, which, it was
anticipated, would conclude favourably and lead to the
early removal of tho blockade. The Gorgon still , re•
mained at Monte Video.

SECOND CROP OF APPLES.—A Correspondent has
forwarded to our office a bunch of young apples and a
bunch of apple blossom, just gathered from a tree in the
orchard of Derry Farm, Glamorganshire. They are a
remarkable evidence of the mildness of the season, at
least in that quarter of the island. A new growth of
orchard fruit in November is something almost unpre-
cedented. It is some compensation, we must admit, for
the failures in vegetation by which the commencement
of this memorable yeai was rendered so lamentably re-
markable.

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—In the Italian
journal of Milan (II Pirata) of October 27, just come to
hand, we find the following declaration We are
authorised by the celebrated singer, Signor Cavaliere G.
B. Rubini, to give contradiction (Ismentire) to the asser-
tions published by certain journals that he is engaged by
the new company at Covent Garden. If he should con-
template re-appearing in London, it will be at the theatre
of Signor Lumley, as he most formally promised to him;
the friendship so long existing betwixt them being the
same as ever."

FIRE AND Loss OF LlFE.—This morning, about
nine o'clock, a fire, attended with fatal results, took
place in King-square, Goswell-street. It appears that a
person residing in one of the houses retired to bed this
morning rather in liquor, and about the time above
t.pecified the upper part of the premises were discovered
on fire. Messengers were sent for the engines, and very
promptly those of the A and B sections of the London
establishment, with that of the West of England Com-
pany, with firemen, arrived at the scene of the calamity.
There being no want of assistance, the engines were
most vigorously worked for nearly half an hour, when
the flames were prevented from extending their destruc-
tion, but not until the upper portion of the house was
destroyed. The firemen afterwards entered, and found
the lodger burnt in a most frightful manner amongst the
partly burnt furniture of the first floor room. Our in-
formant did not bear the deceased's name.
BRITISH ANTI- STATE CHURCH ASSOCIATION.—
Last evening a public meeting of the members and friends
of this association was held at the London Tavern. Dr.
T. Price occupied the chair, supported by the Rev.
Messrs. Miall, Mursell, Cox, Burnett, Stephens, Wad-
dington, and several other ministers and gentlemen.
MORTALITY OF THE METROPOLIS.—The total num-
ber of deaths from all causes registered in the metro-
polis for the week ending Saturday, Oct. 31, 1846, was
977. Of this number there were 948 cases of death
from other causes than violence, showing an increase in
the number of deaths from disease of 84, as compared
with the week preceding. The deaths from diarrhoea
were 26, from dysentery 3, from cholera 1. There were
1,345 births registered during the week in the Me-
tropolis.
ALARMING FlRE.—Yesterday morning between
eight and nine o'clock, the inhabitants of Field-lane,
Holborn, were alarmed by hearing loud cries of " Fire!"
proceeding from the house, No. 1, in the lane. Upon-
the neighbours entering one of the rooms they found a
quantity of straw that had been used as a bed in a general
blaze. At the same time two or three children were in the
room, and the fire was burning most fiercely. After
some trouble the flames were extinguished; but one
child was so severely burnt about the body that it was
forced to be removed to the hospital. The outbreak
was occasioned by a spark flying from a lucifer-match
among the straw on its being struck against the box.
The engines from Farringdon-street station quickly
attended, but fortunately their services were not re-
quired. _ _

THE GREAT BRITAIN.----We understand that Mr.
Bremner, of Wick, civil engineer, at the request of the
underwriters concerned in this monster steam-ship, now
stranded at Dundrum Bay, has visited and reported
jointly with Mr. Alexander Bremter, of Liverpool,
upon the present state and position of this vessel,
together with the best means for the prevention of
further damage, and finally as to tha practicability
of taking her off. We learn that the report of these
gentlemen is to the effect that this strong vessel has as
yet received comparatively little injury ; that means
may be used for beaching the vessel, by keeping
the stern to the sea until next season, and that then it
will be perfectly practicable to take her off the strand.
At present the tide flows and ebbs regularly in this
magnificent vessel, which sits nearly upright on the rock
which forms the substratum of the rock at Dundrum
Bay, and the officers and crew are still on board. To
meet the exposed nature of the bay and the great length
of the vessel, the Messrs. Bremner have proposed power
ful tackling, whereby to beach the vessel in stormy
weather, and a peculiarly original and ingenious con-
struction of timber over the stern resting at the top on
the vessel and on the rock at the bottom, and
strongly braced diagonally with chain cables therefrom
to the midships. This is intended to act at once as a
break-water, a support to the overhanging stern, and
as a means of keeping the ves.,el-end to the sea. With
these means, which have been sanctioned by the board
of directors, and are now being carried into execution
on this iron mammoth, the strong probability is that
the vessel will be preserved entire in her present preca-
rious position, and be got off early next year by these
gentlemen.--Glasgow Chronicle.
FATAL CART ACCIDENT.--Mr. Payne yesterday
held an inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the
body of John Wrathman, dealer in coals. He was riding
on the shafts of his cart, which was descending Black-
friars-bridge, on the City side, about a month ago,
when, in trying to alight, to lessen the impetus of the
cart, he fell, and one of the wheels passed over his body,
causing injuries which ended fatally on Wednesday last.
Verdict, " Accidental death."
ACCIDENTS ATTENDING THE GUY FAWKES' EXIIP.
DITIONS.—During yesterday the following serious acci-
dents occurred, owing to the many Guy Fawkes' exhi-
bitions carried about the metropolis. In Providence-
row, Finsbury, a number of men with a boy upon their
shoulders, dressed up as a Guy, were about to cross the
carriage way, hurriedly, in consequence of the approach
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of an omnibus, when one slipped, causing the whole to
fall down„and before they could recover themselves, one
of the party, named Watkins, was run over by the omni-
bus and sustained serious injuries. On the river, near
London-bridge, a lad dressed in the usual ludicrous style,
was placed on an elevated position in a boat, for the pur-
pose of begging moue of the steam-boat passengers,
when trying to catch a coin thrown towards him, a
youth fell overboard, and would have been drowned but
for the prompt assistance rendered from the shore. He
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was taken to a public house in an insensible state, where
by means of the usual restoratives, he, in about a couple
of hours, was enabled to leave, although in a very weak
and dangerous state. In the neighbourhood of White.
chapel and/ Poplar numerous accidents occurred, one,
particularly, in which a lad ignited a squib, and threw it
towards a horse attached to a cab. The animal imme-
diately took fright and started off at a furious rate, and
in its progress knocked down and very severely injured
several foot
passengers. It was ultimately stayed by
coming against a heavily laden dust cart. In one pro-
p y
cession, where Guido was dressed up in costly parapher-
nalia, and was proceeding along the Belvidere-road,
Lambeth, an iaebriated individual set fire to Fawkes'
dress, when the oor bo was laced in great jeopardy,
but he was released, by the speedy assistance of his
companions.
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HOLBORN-HILL VIADUCT.—A company has been
formed for the improvement cf the thoroughfare from
Holborn-hill, across Farringdon-street, and along Skin-
ner-street to Snow• hill, by means of a viaduct level from
hill to hill. The viaduct is intended to commence at or
near the south end of Snow-hill, in Skinner-street, and
to terminate on the south side of Holborn-hill, nearly
opposite to Ely-place, striding the dangerous valley of
la 'ilia rerlienvgadt
elevation
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hst length
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oft hrt
tehhep rsViaduct will be
sabout 900 feet, and the su-
perstructure 50 feet. From Holborn-hill to Farringdon-
street the approach will embrace a portion of the site of
street, so as to leave forty yards of the present roadway
intended
sotuothfosrimde
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new
elevation abutting upon the viaduct, with ornamental
shop fronts, and under the viaduct will also be shops
fronting the present roadway, and communicating
with
Farringdon-street. From the south side of Snow-hill,
in Skinner-street, to Farringdon-street, the approach
will embrace the ,whole width of Skinner-street (but
leaving the road along Snow-hill to Farringdon-street
untouched), and it is intended to open the properties on
each side of Skinner-street to abut upon the viaduct
'With elevations similar, or as near as may be deemed ad-
visable, to those intended to be formed on Holborn-hill.
The estimated cost of the works is 200,0001.
In the evening of the 30th ult. the Custom-house
cutter Recherche, of Sherbourg, made a seizure in the
Bay of St. Amite, of an English boat, having
on board
between 800 and 900 kilogrammes of tobacco, with a
which it was attempting to run.
hamper of pottery,
ASSAULTS ON POLICE-CONSTABLES,—The Com-
Missioners of the Metropolitan Police have given direc-
tions to the different 'superintendents of divisions to
cause a report to be made out of all cases of assaults on
police-constables, which may be brought before the ma-
gistrates at the various police-courts, for the purpose of
having the names Of those constables entered into a
book at Scotland-yard, so that the men, if injured, may
receive sufficient compensation when applying for pen-
sions. Should, however, the constables be the aggres-
sors, the Commissioners have directed that their conduct
OF CEYLON.—The general meeting of the
proprietors should be investigated, and be punished accordingly.
BANK
s offices, New Bond-street. At one o'clock the
and directors was held yesterday at the
company
chair was taken by Thomas Young, Esq. The report
'
the last half-year, and recom-
mended
presented a favourable account of the banking operations during
of the company
a dividend et the rate of seven per cent. per
annum. The profits for the past year, ending Jane last,
were stated to have been 11,4251., and the balance of
undivided profits on Jane 30, 18,3341. The report an-
nounced
director.the resignation, from ill-health, of Mr. Stooks
as a
The report was received, and after a few
congratulatory observations from the Chairman, the meet-
ing separated.m
The maa
• ge of Mr. Hugh Horatio Seymour, only
son of the late Lieut. Colonel H_ . H. and Lady Charlottedi
Seymour, and nephew of the Marquis of Cholmon e ey,
solemnised on Wednesday last, in
Robert Ellice, was so .
of a numerous family circle. The Bon. and
the presence
Rev. John Grey officiated
with Miss Georgians Ellice,. daughter of Lieut.-General