The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-03 00:00:00

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE:

--- 979 2,973-3,500 new ditto.
250 horse power of engines The four companies of Royal Artillery, brought "tms
d
in the Birkenhead !aeon-troop ship from Calla"
Halifax, Nova Scotia, landed and marctiedsto
rison at half•past two u'cle,ck to-day, headediby the "P"—
of the rogitneut.
The Feiza Baari, Turkish war steelier, bad her stellijk
up to-day, and lei% Woolwich at fialt.:past two,O'ckr
Pat on her return to Constantinople. •
Lieu. enant John W. D. 14‘ Donald, recently proeler
from mate of the, Queen, 116, flag ship on the
.1)0itIr
raneati station, and sou of iSir. 11/I‘Doniald; litasteHli;
rendant at Woolwich Dockyard,- is appointed to
au am at the factory here.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—A- distressing. accident
cnired on Saturday iest to one of the diuihteis of the..it
L. Cooper, of Einpingham, near Stamtord. We
the Gentleman, his wife, and children, were vigil
Sir Astley P. Cooper, Bart., at Gadesbridge, near:Oleo
Hempstead, Hers. In the garden at that place is a
about nine feet deep, which had not been used for mctlr
-
years; it was covered over with boards, and upon them
placed a quantity of plants, which it seems attrac'ed;tht..tensionteion of the children. Whilst amusing. themselves tnis
the flowers; a portion of -the boards gave way, and Melfce'
Anne, aged six years, fell into the well- and was dror37„
The, Rev. Lovick Cooper, when the melancholy- accident Pr,
carred, h-d left Gadesbridge fur Empiegham, to dischtTei
his clerical duties on the folloWing day. It is believed taut
the boards covering the well had become rut
en in cpoie'
quence of the frequent watering of the plants 'Upon thew--
Stamford Atercio y.
•
Arrang.-tir-nts• hive been entered info- by
trustees of the docks of Birkeuhead and the Dock We'"
hou.e Company to co operate for carrying on the our,.
works of the ducks on
,the plans of Mr. 'Abernethy,
We congratulate the promoters of Birkenhead on the.
portant prospects these arrangetneets foreshadow, that'acei
water entrance, suited to the exigencies of the tineso/ •
speedily be obtained.— Liverpool Albion.
THE LIVERPOOL STIPES,DIART anmAll
committee of the Liverpool Town Council have, recce!,
mended "That one police magistrate be appointed, and ,hll5,
the ,glary of the police magistrate be fixed. at e
1,001.1. per annum ; also, that ,J. S. Mausaeld, Esq.,, be,lrro
commended to the Right Hon. the Steretary of State:as f
fit and proper person to be appointed polieeniegiatrate4
this borough." It is rumoured (says the Albion) oat ate'
siderable opposition will be offered to the recoalmendatione
SIR JOHN Feasexusz.The Calcutta English-040
copies the following from a Sydney paper of February
" The Brothers has 'made a very quick run from lionolia",
of 29 days, which is one of the quickest passages on reesee'
Captain Stayers states that, the day prior to his departart
the British Consul had received intelligence of two yeas'
wrecked in St. George's Sound, supposed -to be Sir MO
Franklin's, and that two of her Majesty's brigs were
patched to ascertain the truth of tpe assertion."
f
THE BISHOP OF EXETER'S SYNOD.--A meeting - o
influential gentlemen and tradesmen ofthe diocese of Esc"
ter, members of the Chsrels of England, was held on Satar
day at the 'Atheneum, to protest against the Synod Pre'
posed to be held by the Bishop of Exeter on the 25th inst.;
Sir John Kennaway, Bart., presided. A form of protest was
unanimously adopted, and a- committee -was- appointed tO
procure signatures, and take the necessary steps for its pub'
PEMBROKESHIRE CATTLE FAIR9.—A marked ins'
provemen- in the prices of agricultural stock and product was perceptible at he recent fairs in Peinbre.keshire, para•
cularly at Have rfordwest and Narbertb, where, in eons&
quence of there not being a supply of stock sufficient to meet
the demand of the graziers and drovers, a rapid advance Of
from 15s to 20s. a head took place, and at this rise scarcely
any remained unsold. This advance is considered a good
omen, and is looked upon by agriculturists as progressive and
permanent. It is also worthy of notice, as showing tile con"
ditionot the three counties of Pembroke, Carmarthen, and
Cardigan, that the collector of the inland revenue in this
circui,, just completed, did not meet with a single defaulter.-
Quems ADELAIDE. MI•MpRIAL EuNi).--The tint
annual meeting of this society, established for the rebeffie
the female orphan children of officers in. the navy-and-no-
rifles, as a memorial to the memory: of -the- latelamtinted
Queen Adelaide, was-held at Willis's Rooms yesterday, Ad-
miral Sir Charles Malcolm presiding. The report stated that
the society originated from the wish of-an individual tts'eea."
.der One of the memorials suggested by Queen Adeljtide
means of healing, in some degree, the distress in whi4Orber
loss hid involved those persons connected with the naviChted
marine services, who had hitherto been accustomed to look
to the Royal bounty as a sure resource in time of need. ' The
parties whom this charity was established to assist dill not
ask for the means of living in idleness, _but to receive'sl4o
assistance as eould give them an edueation to enable them,
by their industry, to live in comfort and respectability. The
balance-sheet showed that be total receipts had been,63lL
Is. 5d., and the expenditure 148/ 6s. 10d. They bad an in-
vestment also of 436/. 12s. fid. The report was adopted, re'
vlutioni passed for carrying out the objects of the society.
and after a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting ceps'
rated.

SUICIDE or A SOLDIER.—An act of 'determined
suicide was committed on Monday in Macroom, by s
soldier belonging to the 9Uth Light lelantry. The unl:ortn-
nate man, whose name was Thomas O'Shaughnessy, was-ions
of a party on men, conveyit.g ammunition to .14facroom
from li llincollig, where the company to which' O'Shengh
neasy is attached is stationed. It appears that i%ihileerh' the
line of march some of his comrades were remarking that.the
deceased was a bad marcher. He was heard, to say thatmext
day they would find him a better one, for he wonWbe
a-head of them. On arriving at Meer om he was as Urinal
sent on bil et, and on .he evening of the above day he leaded
his musket and tired the contents through his .body, camag
instant death. The deceased is stated to have been a sober
and remarkably well-conducted soldier._ _An inquest_ was
held on the body on Tuesday, in Macroom..
~
GAI
,sl3,,Ronom —The announcement of the dis-
covery of a cave in one of the hills near Trinity, churcb;list
eea: of a re . sr
week, created much interest. Tne juveniles especially ,Were
e Zre
fme
cotsetd eager
ig eri
entrance,e , ex plo rain:
dg
relatedthe
the ten titeece
som' ilf the
vaulted room,. with a ples'ered floor covered
with bian ''-a
sort of minature of Kirkdale Cave, the scene which -rn- ide
Dr..Buckland's Reliquice Dilaviunte so celebrated some;Yeatra
since. The occupier of the field in
-which it isilocataed, 12 ted the gratification of any further curiosity by'eloa. ins;
prevented
it from inspection.- Stamford .ilereury, . . .
NARnOW EacePe.---00 Wednesday evening,. as a
train was proceeding between Nuneaton and Atherstone,
within
the
engine-driver observed an elderly mail cross the line within
oef nngteanrel!driver,
a few yards from the engine. The train, •
at a rapid speed, almost instantly, passed over him, and Pr"'
Which Was running
four hundred yards before it could
bceeesdteodpp%ddi;staln,hcee
tearing the man Was cur in
pieces, immediately ran back t
between the rails, but before heo the spot where he was lying
rose from the ground and reached the place the Mel
being questioned, he said walked into an adjoining field. On
ret urn nig from work, dhe was a farmer's labourer, and was
line befnre the train an that thinking he could cross the
however, that arrived,
he
attempted to do so. It ap-
pears,e owes his wonderful escape to the fact
of his .foot
catching ou the touerra 1, which threw him
.be-
tween the two Is rat ; and although a bundle of sticks be '47110
carrying Was .broken to pieces, ha did not sustain the slightest
injury.-..8' • trnungliam Gazette.
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Sunday even-
ing an accident, terminating in the death of aMr. Drew, of
Chatham, occurred at the WoolwichStation the North
on
Kent line.
10 appears from inquiries made on the spot, that
the deceased arrived at the station shortly before seven
o'clock, intending to proceed to Stroud. Be had not been
on the p:atfOrna many minutes before the express. from
Gravesend came in, and in consequence of its unusual lelgth
the whole of the company's servante were engaged 'in attend-
ing to it. It is supposed that the deceased recognised some
one getting out of the train, fur he attempted to cross thenp-
line, and in crossing from the, plartorm his foot. slipped, and
he fell across the rails. Before he, had•tiine. to rise, a train
of empty carriages proceeding to the arsenal came up....the
breaks were immediately put can, but to no purpose, the en-
gine and the whole of the carriages had Noised through the
station, dragging the unfortunate man with them. Upon
his being picked up he breathed two or three sighs
and
expired.

• WOOLWICH, JUNE 2.— LAUNCE OF THE Bait
STEAM SLOOP.—This fine steaui:veasel, built ist 0°151:
wich•Dock)ard, to mount 14 guns, and be fitted
screw-propeller and with engines by- Mr. Napier,t9!
Glasgow, was launched to-day in'the•reseace of* We!.
number of spectators, among whom wera AnatiY,lOTti
era. Shortly hetore three o'clock I.:liL ht,Air-AdW_7
. Berkeley, C. 8., one of the Lords of the Adm:ritlty•wh.'7
a party of friend.; Captain :Houston &roan,
Lord of the Admiralty; Peer Ibraheem Khan, &WWI!
by Syed Abdoollab, his aide d and accpsofulcul
by Col. Sir C. Wad
El e, C. 8., and Lady Wade; wall COY",
A.nderson, Royal Artillery arrived at the residenciuL
Commodore tnry Eden, and were escorted by the
Gallant Superintendent to the slip from .which the Brillc
was to be launched. The Brisk resisted the strenuous
• ff,flis made to launch her for nearly half an hour; she
theft glided beautifully into the water amid the repeated
cherry of the numerous spectators, the band of al°
Royal Marines playing " Rule Britannia." - •
The following are the dimensions of the Briale:—.
Length between the perpendiculars 190 • °W
Lsngth of keel f-,r tonnage 169 11
Breadth extreme 5 .
Breadth tor tonnage 3..
••• 8i
Breadth moulded • 34 IT
••• ••• Depth in ettgiue-room •.• lB 2
Burden in tons 1 087 39-94 old
surement•