The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-01 00:00:00

THE BRAZILS.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. 29.—Her Majesty's packet Peterel,
Lieut. Creser, arrived to-day from the Brazils with the
mails and several passengers. A direct arrival from the
River Plate, however, put us in possession, some days
ago, of much later advices from the seat of war ; and
a vessel arrived on Thursday last from Pernambuco
reported later intelligence from the northern parts of
the Brazils. Tho Peterel sailed from Rio de Janeiro,
Aug. 5 ; Bahia, Aug. 19 ; and from Pernambuco, Aug.
26. She had on freight about 20,0004 more or less ;
and the following passengers :--Coitnt • St. Martin,
Messrs. Shepherd, Rick, Cottrell; .Sregman, Downes,
Burton and child; Tucker, lady, and ,children ; Dr.
M'Cormack and son ; and Mr.-Tully and servant.
Her' Majesty's ships Grecian, Seagull (following
packet), and Spider remained at Rio. Also the American
ships Bainbridge, Columbia, and Constitution, with the
French sloop of war Proserpine. It was intended that
the Brazilian frigate, Constitution, should leave for
England about the •10th inst., bearing the pendant of
Admiral Grenfell, on board of which it was rumoured
that Mr. Hamilton would be a passenger. The Spider
announced, on' her arrival at Rio from Monte Video,
that a cessation of war had taken place between the bel-
ligerents, but which rumour must relate to the tem-
porary notification of a cessation, of the character of
which later accounts thence have already informed the
British public.
The Peterel spoke yesterday, in ion. BW., the George-
town, from Colombia for London, and reports to have
seen at Rio on the 31st of July the Rozannah Crown,
Tynemouth _Castle, Light of the Harem, Emilia, Indus,
Gipsy, Agenoria, John Cock, George, J. T. Carr, Sa-
muel Spyvel, Equator, Medora, Harmony, and Levenside.
The Empress was safely delivered of a Princess on the
27th of July, on which auspicious event being announced
a succession of grand gala days ensued.
Of mercantile news there is little of importance. The
Price Current of July 31 states—
" The further detention of the Peterel packet induces us
to publish the present number, which, from the limited
amount of business since our last, could otherwise be de-
layed until the report of the month could be presented.
" Coffee—Prices have been unaltered during the week,
in which about 30,000 bags have been sold, but the mar-
ket is rather flat as regards the lower qualities. Shipped
during July, 137,974 bags, of which for the Cape of Good
Hope 4,680 bags ; for Cowes, 4,630; for Hamburgh,
3,630 ; for London, 594 ; for United States, 5,200 ; for
New York, 3,000; for River Plate, 42." _

Sugar—None at market, 160 cakes arrived July 31.
Hides—Not a sale reported. Market Sat.
MONEY MARKET. —Discounts continued to be freely
obtained. Exchange.—ln expectation of the sailing of
the packet on July 26, transactions were brought to a
close on July 24, when 15,0001. were passed upon London
at 26/ pence ; nor had the subsequent detention of the
packet materially increased the amount of business,
which, since our last, may be estimated at 45,0001., at
26f pence and 27 pence for interest bills. Exchange
upon Paris, 348.
The amount taken by the Treasury for this packet is
20,0001. upon London ; upon France, 260,000 francs.
In stock but a few transactions at 78 to 78g. Freights
for the Channel, 325. 6d. to 355.

ALARMING COLLISION ON THE
NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
Yesterday morning, between the hours of two and
three, a collision of a most serious nature occurred upon
the London and North-Western Railway, near the Wat-
ford station, between two goods trains, by which two
men, a stoker and engine-driver, were very seriously
injured. At the time stated, a train, consisting entirely
of goods carriages, approached near to the Watford sta-
tion, at what is stated to have been the regular speed.
Another train, likewise a goods one, was proceeding in
the same direction. The morning being extremely
foggy and dark, the engine-driver of the latter train, it
is supposed, could not see the one in front, for his en-
gine ran against the rear of the other train with great
violence. The train in advance, and also the driver and
stoker, escaped without any injury. The second train,
however, was not so fortunate, for it was forced off
the line, and the stoker, a young man named
Thomas Cole, together with Henry Gibbs, the
engine-driver, were precipitated one under the
engine, and the other between the tender and engine.
The latter had both his legs broken, and Cole received
a compound fracture of the right ancle. As soots ;
as possible the line was cleared, a work of no little diffi-
culty, but it was accomplished in time to allow the mail
train to pass along the next hour after the accident.
Both men were taken to the University College Hos-
pital, where it was then found necessary, in order to
save the life of Gibbs, to resort to amputation, and at
seven o'clock last evening we ascertained that he and
his companion Cole were both going on as favourably as
could be expected.
The following is the official report :
" An unfortunate accident occurred on the London
and North-Western Railway, at the Watford station,
between two and three this (Wednesday) morning, to
the engine-driver and fireman of a goods train, arising
from the heedlessness of the former. The first goods
train had been delayed on the road, between Wolverton
and Leighton, by the failure of power in the engine
which drew it. From the station it was assisted to
Tring by the second goods train, and thence to London ;
the road being on an incline nearly the whole way, it was
allowed to proceed without further assistance, and
stopped at Watford according to regulation. There the
usual signals were exhibited to prohibit any other train
from entering the station. The signals for caution were
also exhibited by the policeman at each end of the tunnel,
and the night being foggy there was additional reason
for the enginemen of the second train, who were per-
fectly aware that the other could not be far ahead, to
advance with the greatest care. Unhappily this I% AS
not observed, and coming into collision with the train in
front, the engineman and fireman of No. 72 engine had
both fractures of the legs. The poor men were, as early
as possible, removed to the North London Hospital, and
in one case at least amputation of the limb will be ne-
cessary."

TFIE SUSPECTED POISONING IN ESSEX.—Yesterday
morning an inquest was commenced before Mr. C. 6.
Lewis, at' the Cock Inn, Mamden, a village near (la-
yering, on the body of the child P. Taylor, whose death
from the effects of poison, administered, as it-is alleged,
by Sarah Chesham, has been already recorded. A mass
of evidence was taken, which repeated and confirmed
in great measure the facts elicited before the magis-
trates at the time the woman Chesham was committed
for trial, and the proceedings were adjourned for a fort-
tight, to allow of full proof from a post mortem exami-
nation and analysis whether death was the result of tl:e
poison administered.
FOOT RACE IN THE WATERLOO.IIOAD.—Yeter lay
Millman and Collins ran a 250 yar.is race for 10/. The
latter won by ten yards.