The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-05 00:00:00

CAUTION'----NARROW ESCAPE OF A 'MOTHER AND THREE

CHILDREN.—On Saturday last Mrs. Thomas. residing at
15, Raphael street, together , with her three children,,
partook of some currant tart, when alrhost immediately
after they were attacked with vomiting and excruciating
pains in the stomach and 'bowels; accompanied with
liarrhcea, their sufferings continued for some hours, but
providentially they all recovered. Mrs. Thomas, feeling -
satisfied that they had been poisoiled, took the remainder
of the tart to Mr. Barnes, of Knightsbridge, for exami:
nation. That gentleman, upon submitting the remains of
the tart to a chemical analysis, soon found.that it con-
tained both arsenic and copper;,the presence of which was
accounted for from the fact that the green colour in the
ornaments which had been employed to decorate the
tart, 'consisted of amanita of capper (Scheele's green),
a most virulent poison. It is astonishing that, notwith-
standing the publicity given from time to time to similar
cases, poisonous Coloured ornaments should continue to
be used to decorate the food which we eat.
THE MAIM—SOUTHAMPTON, July 4.—The Penin-
sular and Oriental Company's steam-ship .Euxine, Cap-
tain A. Kellock, sailed this afternoon
.with the India,
China, and Mediterranean mails, 56 passengers—among
whom are Captain Wilton, Majors Hamilton and
Friend, Dr. Mazkinpon, &a.—and a full general cargo.
The Euxine has, also on freight the largest amount of
specie ever shipped by the Peninsular and Oriental
Company on board either of their East India steam-ships,
and is divided as follows :—For India, 776 boxes, eon-
, taining 205,8091. ; the Straits, 490 boxes; containing
118,265/. ; China, 1,789 boxes, 4'57,487/. ;- and Alext
andria, 9 boxes, with 31,4301., making a total _of 3,984
boxes, value, 812,9911. The Indus, Captain Brooks,
with the heavy portion of the India, China,
and Meiliterrane4n mails, is hourly expected. The
Tagus, Captain Christian, sails on the 7th inst. with the
mails for Vigo, Oporto, Cadiz, Lisbon, and Gibraltar.
The Royal Mail steamer Tamar, Captain Bevis, is pre-
paring to convey the Brazilian and River Plate mails on
the 9th inst.

ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS IN FRANCE.—One of the
most considerable manufacturing establishments of the
deaartment of the Somme, the large paper mill of St.
Sulpice-les-Doullens, belonging to an English firm, was
on Tuesday destroyed by fire. The precise amount of
loss has not yet been ascertained, but the insurances
amount to 212,090 f. L'lmpartial of Valenciennes de-
scribes the following accident : —" Towards five o'clock
in the Morning of Monday last, -two working miners
employed in the Moulin coal mine, situated between
Auzin an i Beuvrages, were about to fire a train in a
new galiery, when an explosion of fire damp took place,
and suffssatect them. . The pestilential odour of the
gas forced the wollsnien who were employed at distan't
parts of the mine to escape into the open air. It was
three in the afternoon before they could recover the dead,
bodies of their two comrades. The violence of the ex,
plosion was such that several large beams of wood were
broken into pieces, whilst large stones were hurled to
a distance of several metre?.
THREE IVIIssiNG SHIPS.—A notice has been posted at
Lloyd's, referring to three ships, which had for a long
time.been missing. and which there is too much reason
to believe have foundered, and every soul belonging to
them perished. The ship Adams (formerly the Stanley
Cacique), commanded by Capt. Fitzsimons, sailed from
Bombay on the Ist of last December, with a rich cargo,.
for Lendon, and has not since been heard of. She be-
longed to Mews. Adams and Co., of Glasgow, and is
described- in Lloyd's Register of Shipping as 867 tons,
and built in the United States in 1844. She was classed
A. 1 for eight years, and was partly rebuilt in 1854.
Her crew numbered in all nearly 30 people. The next
unfortunate missing ship is the City of Montreal, a floe
Glasgow built vessel, 812 tons register, formed of iron,
commanded by Capt. Guthrie. She sailed from Liver-
pool on the 2d April last for Quebec, and was spoken
with on the 24th of the same month, in lat. 45, lon. 47,
since which not the least tidings have been heard of her.
She is supposed to have gone down ; her crew, 4a. in
number, perishing in her. The other ship is the Marcus
Monte, Capt. Rickeles. She sailed from Liverpool on
the 6thasf March for Konigsberg, and has not since been
heard of.
THE IMPERIAL HOTEL ComPANY.—The annexed re-
lates to the present position of the above company':—
"Imperial Hotel Company, 6, Whitehall, July 4.—Sir
—The remarks in your City Article' of this day io ie-
gard to the Jmperial Hotel Company, stating that. it is
not clear whether the. project is in abeyance or is aban-
done3, lead me to send you this communication. On the
9th of May the Committee addressed a letter to the office
of Woods and Ferests, asking for information as to the
terms on which Government would be willing to dispose
to them of the Crown lands situate in Trafalgar-square
which this company seeks to acquire. This-letter has
been referred to the Treasury, and no answer has been
received. in regard to the site of the National Gallery
and buildings behind it, the barracks and the workhouse,
the Conirnittee, of course, can take no further steps un-
til they are, in receipt of a reply from Government. From
What has lately passed in,Parliatnent the bill for the new
'site for the National Gallery having been withdrawn for
this session, it.isnot,probable that any reply will be sent
for some time to come. Meanwhile, if this site in Tra-
falgar-square cannot-be obtained, another equally eligi-
ble is in contemplation. So that, Sir, you will see the
project is not completely abandoned. I am, Sir, yours
faithfully, A. DAVIDSON, Secretary."
MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A *LADY.—A. most brutal
-assault was committed on Thursday last. It appeals
that -Provost and Mrs. Barr have resided for some
time back at Lyleston House, near Cardross, and
within three miles of Helensburgb, the Provost became
Contractor for a railway at present in course of forma:
thin in the neighbourhood. On the evening of.Thura-
daY last Mrs. Barr proceeded along the public -road
towards Helensburgh to meet her husband, • who was
coming from Greenock ; and when only about
500 yards from the gate of the mansion, she was set upon
by a ruffian with intent to rob her. She was knocked
down, and three very severe wounds inflicted upon her
head with an iron rod, and her arm was also severely
hurt in attempting to defend her head. Happily her
cries attracted the attention of one of her own house
servants, who.happened to be accidentally in the neigh-
bourhood at the time, and of a man near at hand ; and
they appeared in sight just as the villain had his arm'
uplifted for another blow. On perceising them be in-
stantly leaped the wall and ran across the country. He'
was ultimately arrested, and next morning:was- conveyed
to Lylestou House, and at once identified by. Mrs. Barr
as the person who had assaulted her. He is a native of
the sister isle. On a medical examination being wads,
it was found that the lady's skull was not injured, but
she stil 1 lies in a precarious state.—Ayr Advertiser.
MISS NIGHTINGALE.—Yesterday afternoon a numer-
ously attended, meeting of noblemen and gentlemen was
held at St. George's Hospital, Hyde-park, for the pur-
pose of adopting means to evince their admiration of
Miss Nightingale in connection with her conduct in the
East. The Duke of Cambridge presided, and was sup-
ported by the Marquis of Westminster, Lord Powis,
Lord Martvers, tol! Chelsea, Lord Lilford, Admiral the
Hon. E. Knox, Col. the Hon. C. Lowther, Sir Benjamin
Brodie, and many other members of the nobility. His
Royal Highness, in opening the proceedings, alluded to
the heroism -Miss Nightingale had displayed, not only
in sacrificing every personal and domestic comfort by
proceeding to the Crimea, but also in her conduct to-
wards every one, who came under her notice in the. hospi-
tals. High and low, rich and poor, received the same
kind attention at her hands. She was loved by'all—
friends and foes, English, French, Turks, and Russians
—and her , name would long be held up to the admira-
tion of the civilised globe. (Hear, hear.) Viscount Chel-
sea then moved the following resolUtion :—" That. Miss
Nightingale be elected an honorary governor of St.
George's Hospital, in testimony of the respectful admira-
tion felt by the-supporters of this charity, for her, self-
denial and disinterestedness, and the devoted heroism
which has induced her, at the sacrifice of every personal
and domestic comfort, to undertake that mission in the
cause of suffering humanity, which her courage and p?r-
severance bate rendered so eminently successful, and*
which demand the grateful acknowledgment of every
philanthropic heart." The Marquis of Westminster se-
conded the resolution, which was carried by acclamation.
A vote of thanks to the Duke of Cambridge closed the
proceedings.
A GRAPPLE WITH A BußGLAß.—Yesterday morning,
at the early h.oor of two o'clock, the inhabitants of Rath-
bone-place, Oxford-street, were alarmed by cries in a
man's voice of " Murder," "Police," till the person who
had been giving utterance to them seemed to stop from
exhaustion.
of alarm, it Was ascertained that in the first floor of
Upon inquiries being made as to the cause
No. 14, which is in the oemipation of Mr. Edgecombe,
bootmaker, resides a French watch and click maker
named Volaugde and he, about ,the hour above named,
was ideeping in the back room, when he was aroused by
a rustling noise in the front apartment. Upon getting
up, which he did instantly, after striking 'a light he pro-
ceeded to the room, and discovered a man just in the act
of pulling out a 'drawer, which had been forcibly opened,
and which contained several watches ands chains, and
trinkets of great value. He at once, placing his night
lamp on the table, seized the bhrglar, who closed' with
him, and a desperate struggle ensued, ending'in 141: Vo-
lauge being nearly stripped of his night dress, and even-
tually. thrown to the extreme' end of the room ; and
beforehe could recover himself the burglar threw up one
of the windows and leaped into the street. Alighting on
his feet, he made off. A few minutes afterwards five
policemen (who had not been earlier at hand when
wanted) made
their appearance
statement of M. Volaug6, started' and, on hearing the
off in different direc-
tions, with the view of effecting the capture of the des-
perado, who' !however, as may be anticipated, had during
this time made a safe retreat. From the flurry and ex-
citement at the time M. Volauge was unable to describe
the man. The burglar could not have obtained an en-
-1 trance otherwise than by means of skeleton keys.