The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-11 00:00:00

EVIBNIIItd, JUNE 119 1851.

LAMBETH.
THE EGG-THROWING ON THE OAKS DAY.—Yester-
day being the day on which the warrants granted
against Messrs. Henry and Thomas Dimsdale, the
eons of Baron Dimsdale, and Captain Williams, of the
Army and Navy Club, for the very aristocratic amuse-
ment of egg-throwing, Mr. Jarman, Mr. Watson, and
others, who had been seriously assaulted, and had their
clothes completely destroyed, attended to substantiate
the charge.
The defendants, however, did not think proper to
make their appearance, and
Saunders (the officer who held the warrants), upon
being sworn, stated that he had been to the Army and
Navy Club several times for the purpose of seeing Cap-
tain Williams, but was not sueceisful. He ha I left
word, however, that if he (the captain) did not attend
before his Worship on that day, he should take the
consequence of being locked up when apprehended,
and preparatory to his b-ing taken before the ma-
eistrate at this court. He (Saunders) had also called at
N 10, Bury-street, Ste James's, for the purpose of see-
ing the afessrs. Dimsdale, but was told they were out of
town. He, however, left a message at the club-house,
that unless they attended before his Worship on that
day, they too would have to submit to the consequences
of beiag taken up on the warrant. Saunders, the officer,
added, that agreeable to his Worship's instructions, he
had served a summons upon Mr. Pierce, the landlord of
the house, No. 10, Bury-street, to give evidence in the
matter, and that person was then in attendance.
Mr. ELLIOTT here directed Mr. Pierce to get into the
witness-box, and told Mr. Shields, the chief usher, to
tdmiaister the oath to him in the usual way.
This having been done, Mr. Pierce was examined as
to his knowledge of the egg-throwing on the return from
the Oaks, when he declared that he knew nothing what-
ever about it. In reply to the questions of the magis-
trate, he (Pierce) said, that on the Oaks day he had
lodging at his house Mr. Henry Dimsdale; Captain
horntou, of the Ist Royal Dragoons; Lieutenant Little-
dale, of the same regiment; Lieutenant Sortens, of the
16th Lancers; the Hon. Mr. Anstey, of the 16th Lan-
cers; Mr. Ibbard, late of the Scotch Greys; and Messrs.
Dent and Humphry, private gentlemen. These gentle-
men did not start from his house, nor did he accompany
them to or from Epsom on the Oaks day, but went in a
briiska in company with Captain Foster. Mr. flattop,
Mr. Barclay, and Mr. Goff, all officers belonging to the
t 6th Lancers, and returned rather early.
Mr. ELLlOTT—Witness, I would advise you to be a
little cautious in answering the questions. Now I ask
you again whether you were not present and saw the
parties in the four-wheel coach fling eggs at the com-
plainants and other parties? Pierce—l did not see it,
Sir. I came home some time before the four-horse
coach.
Mr. ELLIOTT—Have von told Saunders the officer
that you witnessed the egg-throwing? Witness—l did
not, Sir.
Mr. ELLIOTT—Did you say anything to the officer
about it being very foolish on the part of Mr. Peat
coming forward to give the information he had, and that
it would be the ruin of him, as he was a military sad-
dler and they were military officers? Witness—l do
not think I said that; but I might have said I thought
it was foolish on the part of Mr. Peat to give informa-
tion against officers.
Saunders was here sworn, and swore positively that
Mr. Pearce distinctly told him that he had witnessed a
part or the throwing of eggs from the four-wheel carriage
in which the Messrs. Dimsdale were, as he was in
drag" immediately following. Pearce had also said
that it was a very foolish thing of Mr. Peat coming for-
ward as he did, as he was a military saddler, and that
it would be the ruin of him, as the gentlemen were all
military officers.
Mr. Collins, one of the parties assaulted, spoke posi-
tively as to the identification of Pearce as a person he
saw taking an active part in the affray at South Lam-
oath, when the complaining parties were stopped and
given iato custody, but the police were not in sufficient
rime then to secure them.
Mr. Peat here came forward, and said that his inter-
ference in the matter was in the first instance perfectly
accidental. He did not witness any of the alleged egg-
,hrowing, but rode up just at the time when the four-
horse coach was stopped at South Lambeth, and know•
ing Mr. JersnanAnd Mr. Watson, two of the complain-
ants, and alt) recognising the gentlemen in the drag, he
undertook, iTthe confusion of giving addresses, to give
he former gentlemen the names of the latter. The
Messrs. Dimsdale particularly appealed to him, and asked
if he would not be answerable for them? and he replied
" Certainly he ahould." When last in this court, he
(Mr. Peat) had represented,the Messrs. Dimsdale to be
• he sons of the banker, but found since then that contra-
fictions to his assertions had appeared in the public
papers. The mistake, however, arose from' his belief
that their father, Baron Dimsdale, was a atener in the
banking-house of that name. He (Mr. Peat) regretted
-xceedingly that anything coming from him should have
given the Baron Dimsdale a moment's unhappiness, as
he believed him to be one of the kindest and best men
in existence. With regard to the anticipation of Mr.
Pearce as to the consequences of the information which
oe had given, and which was not tendered voluntarily,
es (Kr. Peat) had little to fear while the army was offi-
cered by gentlemen; and in conclusion he wished to say,
that an intimation had reached him that it was the wish
•)f the accused party to make the most liberal compensa-
tion to the complainants for the injury they had sustained,
provided his Worship would permit of the matter being
settled in this way.

Mr. ELLIOTT replied that he could not listen to such a
course. Besides the number of persons wh) had coma
torward publicly to complain he (Mr. Elliott) had re-
ceived numerous complaints of similar outrages by the
same parties, and one in particular from an aged gentle-
man, who, with his wife end two daughters, bid been
shamefully treated while passing over Clapham-common
in an open carriage.
Mr. ELLIOTT has directed thst the warrants, which
-ire in the hand. of Saunders and Sergeant Goff, should
he executed without loss of time; and if the accused
were put to any inconvenience by being locked up they
had only themselves to blame.

THAMES.
CHARGE or EmnEZZ L LENT.-- tVilliam Cowley, a re-
spectable-looking young man, 22 years of age, was finally
examined, charged with embezzling various sums
amounting to about 3/. the moneys of Mr. James Cantor,
proprietor of the Lord Nelson public-house, Bromley.
The prisoner entered the service of Mr. Cantor a
little more than a fortnight since. He boarded and
lodged at the house, and his wages were a guinea a
month, and a halfpenny on every pot of beer be sold.
His business was to ♦isit Messrs. Maudslay's (the engi-
nJers) hulks and the other ships at Poplar, and supply
beer to the labourers, and notwithstanding the liberality
of his master he absconded on Saturday week with the
►bove amount. Ile was apprehended on Wednesday by
Westfield, 329 K, in the East India-road, when he coolly
" Oh, it's only a breach of trust; I sold the beer
and got the money."

Three cases were proved against the prisoner, and he
was fully committed for trial.

THE LATE BOILER EXPLOSION.
BRISTOL, JUNE 10.—Three more of the sufferers
from the late dreadful boiler explosion at the Starveall
Colliery, liingswood, near this city, the particulars of
which were given in The Sun of Monday, have aince
died, making altogether seven persons now lying deat
John Burchell, the engineer of the works, and two of
whose sons are amongst the killed, is also so, seriously
injured that his death is hourly expected. The other
persons wounded are at present progressing: favourably.
The following is the list of those now dead:—Joseph
Long, bailiff of the colliery; William Burchell and John
Burchell, jun., Francis Bryant, Daniel Mountain, James
Ricketts, and Samuel Bryant. Mountain has left be-
hind him a wife and eight children, and the others have
also left families to deplore their loss.
Five of the party having died in the county of Glou-
cester, an inquest on the bodies has been commenced
before Mr. W. Joyner Ellis, the coroner for the district,
at the Rose and Crown Tavern, St. George's,
The jury having been sworn,
The CORONER said they had a very painful investiga-
tion before them—indeed, he might say that during the
many years he had held the office of coroner he had
seldom had to deal with a more painful case. It de-
manded, and he had no doubt that it would receive at
their hands, a most patient and attentive investigation.
By the provisions of a recent Act of Parliament they
were prohibited from proceeding in inquests on the bodies
of persons killed in connexion with the working of coal-
mines until they had given two clear days' notice to
one of her Majesty's principal Secretaries of State,
in order to afford time for the attendance of a Govern-
ment Inspector. lie had sent information of the acci-
dent as soon as he heard of it to Sir George Grey, and
no doubt he would send down an inspector to watch the
inquiry, and pending that circumstance he would not
be warranted in receiving evidence; but he would at
present confine the duties of the jury to
viewing the
bodies and making a careful examination of the scene
of the accident, the boiler, &c., which would materially
assist them in the investigation.
• e-vard. boiler,
presentet a drea Hui spectacle. The engine-yard, _
The jury then proceeded to view the bodies, which
or m
whened fromtorn
from its bed was blown into the air to the height of be-
tween &c., also exhibited a perfect mass of ruins; and some
idea of the violence of the explosion
the fact that the boiler, weighing seven
of a stack
over 50 feet high, when it separated,
tween 60 and 70 feet, descending on the top ma yt
obnes
falling one portion
on the east and the other on the west side of the engine-
house. The masonry round the boiler shivered to
atoms, and a portion of the boundary wall
WAS thrown
down. The precise ca
uses of the accident have not yet
been determined, although many speculations are afloat
relative to the subject.

MAecLEsrivt.D.—We regret to learn that Mr.
Williams, one of the Members for this borough, is at p) 03 cot
suffering from sovero illuesl.--Afacaesfield Courier.

having set up a fictitious firm, " Merton and Co," at
No. 4, Fickard.street, St. Luke's, and obtaining ten gold
rings under false pr.tenees —The prisoners were fully
committed on the charge.
A second charge was made by Mr. John Swsinsland,
of 5, Curtain-road, St.
,Luke's, for obtaining a work-box
and other articles, his property.—Committed for trial.
A third charge was preferred against them by Mr.
William Wickham and Co., stationers, No. 165 Strand,
for feloniously stealing a number of account books, their
property.—Fully committed.
A fourth charge was preferred by Mr. Pierre Class
Susie, of No. 7, Chapel street, Pentonville, for obtaining
under false and fraudulent pretence ten card-cases and
other valuable property,
The prosecutor is a mother•o'-pearl fancy goods manu-
facturer, and he identified both prisoners.—They were
fully committed for trial on this charge.
Numerous other charges were made against them,
and in the course of the day they were conveyed to
Newgate.

Mr. MUWATT, M.P., said the Prime Minister did not
deny any of their statements. The fact wa3, they did
not want to trouble themselves with the matter, and the
Bill was really a water company's Bill. In one word,
they made no provision for the 700,000 who were wholly
without water. Did they propose to reduce the price?
They did so for the class who did not require it, and
threw the burden on the middle classei. In the schedule
of rates he found that, after combining the nine mono-
polies into one—and they must remember that, at pre-
sent, they had no legal tenure, but the Bill gave them a
legal exiatenee through all time—they not only enabled
them to charge the present rate, although at present, for
very shame's sake, they only took 33., but they proposed
that they should have the maximum rate till they had a
net dividend of 5 per cent. on a fictitious capital of
4,800,0001., and that then they should reduce their rate if
they had a greater dividend. Ho would now say a few
words on his own Bill. The great pinciple in it wa.,
that the ratepayers who had to drink and pay far the
water should have the control over it. He had divided
London into 17 districts, all lying within six miles of
Charing-cross. The ratepayers in each district would
nominate four of their body, the city of London four,
and the Government four, to form a general
commission for the whole metropolis, in alt
amounting to 76 persons. They should be unpaid, and
would nominate from their own body five members and
a secretary to form an executive committee, who would
be paid, and would have to devote their whole time to
the work. At the same time they would only be the
mouthpieces of the ratepayers; for the ratepayers weialet
choose the 76, and they would choose the acting com-
mittee. One of them would be nominated by Govern.
went. He did not fix any source of supply, as ho thought
the commissioners should be left to judge and choose for
themselves. With regard to expense, he must premiss
that none of the estimates beemincnt engineers to'
a constant supply of pure wadi* exceeded by much
2,000,0001. In his opinion, the present companies
had no claim for compensation, but he providee
that the commissioners should have the power to buy
them out on terms not excei ding ten years' purcha,e.
It wont against the grain with him to allow this, as hi
thought half would be enough, but, as there were 70
members in the House who were interested in water
companies, it was perhaps better to give a little more,
than have a ruinous contest.
Mr. THWAITES mown', and Mr. SIIAND seconded, a
resolution that a petition (which embodied the foregoing
resolutions) should be presented to Parliament by Mr.
Alderman Humphery, and that Sir William Molesworth
be requested to support the same.
Sir W. MoLxswoatru said he had attended to hear the
opinions of his constituents, as he wished to act altoge
ther in compliance with them. They coincided perfectlj
with his own.

A committee was then nominated to act on the sub-
ject, and the thanks of the meeting being given to Mr.
Mowatt, Sir W. Moleswortb, and the chairman, the
meeting seprated.

N AVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Letters fromikßio express some disappointment at no
relief being sento‘ut for the Southampton, 50, flag-ship,
the pqmj&a_pder-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Reynolds, C. 8.,
having Weeped a wish to be superseded. It was re•
ported at Rio,, however, that Rear-Admiral the Hon.
Fleetwood Pellew would be the new Commander-in-
Chief he pleased. The flag-ship had suffered a fee,
cases of fever, one.,of which terminated fatally, but the
cold air to the southward soon put the remainder on
their legs again. The squadron was healthy. Nearly
all caught the distemper at an island called Cobrao,
where the storehouses are situated. The Brazilians
were going to blockade the River Plate; by all ac
counts they had sailed from Rio for that part of the
station, but had not arrived up to last advices from
thence. The Brazilian squadron is commmanded by an
Englishman.—Herald.
The Master-Attendant of Portsmouth Dockyard, Mr.
Underwood, accompanied by the officers of the pay
office, went off to Spithead to pay the Ajax, 60, screw-
ship, Captain Quin, and Hogue, 60, scrocv-ship, Captain
Xl'Dougall, six mouths' wages. Both vessels are to
proceed to Cork to-day.
The wind moderated on Monday morning, and the
Devastation, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Campbell,
sailed from Spithead for Devonport, whore she will
await final orders fur the %Vest Indies.
The Hecate, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Hand, sailed
from Portsmouth on Monday morning to help the screw-
ship Megmrs, en route to Queenstown for the Cape.
The royal yachts not being required for some time,
were removed up Portsmouth harbour to their moorings
yesterday morning.
The Porcupine, steam-vessel, Litut-Commander
Bacon, is returning stores and dismantling at Ports.
mouth.

Sappho, 12, Commander Hon. A. Cochrane, arrived
at Halifax May 22, from Bermuda.
PORTSMOUTLI, TUESDAY.—We had a heavy gale of
wind last night from the westward, but the ships at
Spithead rode well with the,ir topgallant masts on deck.
A barge, laden with ballalt, belonging to Mr. P. Itolt,
the contractor, in co out of Langstone harbour,
shipped a sea and sa . One man was drowned.
The Wellesley, 7 Captain G. Goldsmith, with the
flag of Admiral Dundonald, arrived at Spithead
this afternoo• •e West Indies. She came in
through the and saluted the fl ie. of the Port-
Admiral 3 Inv, which the Victory returnee
with 15. 1'
DEVONPORT, TUESLY.—The Chapman, from Sierra
Leone. coining to Catwataribn Monday evening, fouled
the Datch steam•frigate Merapi, and though injured
her but trifling, it will detuin her three or four dap.

APPOINTBIENT.
WOOLINICII, JUNE 10.—Mate—John George W. P.
Edwardes (1850), from the Retribution steam-frigate,
on her passage home from Lisbon, to the Ajax, 58
screw steam-ship, ordered to return from Portsmouth
to her former station at Cork.

The Hydra, 6, paddlo wheel steam-sloop, had her
steam up yesterday to try her engines, and will soon be
ready for commission.

The Shear water, 8, paddle-wheel steam- vessel, is al: 0
nearly ready for active service.
Captain Johnson, of the Compass Department, has at
present in the hands of the principal compass-maker to
the Admiralty a standard compass in every respect the
same as the one he uses for adjusting the compasses of
the vessels of the royal navy, and it is intended to be
submitted to the inspection of the public in the Great
Exhibition at Hyde-park.
Upwards of 100 foreigners visited Woolwich Dock-
yard last week, having obtained cards of admission from
the Legations of their respective countriv, and upwards
lion
of ninety visited it during the previous .It may
be advisable to mention, to prevent disappol t, that
when application is made at the Legation for a and of '
admission the names of the whole of the persons in-
tended to form a party should be given, that they may
be written on the card, as several disappointments have
taken place, owing to persons having applied for a card
and taken several friends with them whose names had
not been previously given, and were consequently, not
permitted to visit the yard, the instructions to the direc-
tor of police being very stringent in that respect.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent frox the General Post-office
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]

When made up in 1 From what When
PLACES. General Post-office port die- due.
London. patched.
--- ---
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Jane 13 .. ~ Liverpool .. June 15
America (by U.S. pkt.) N .. .. !Liverpool .•
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Juno 18 .. ..'Southampt. June 12
Africa (West coast).. N 14th of the month Plymouth Arrived
Alexandria* ........ NI 19th & 30th of mo. Dover .. June iiißelgium .. .. .. NiDaily • • Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. . M!9th of the month Southampt. July 12
Buenos Ayree .. .. ItOth of the month Southampt. July 12
California(viaChagres)M 17th of month Southampt. June 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Arrived
Constantinople* .. .. N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 20
Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. June 20
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Tn. Th. S a
Chill .. .. .. . M of the month Southampt,
mTJ.,,,,,utierigee.gs2doaatil.y
France .. .. Ai & N Twice daily .. • • Dwyer .. 'ft-
Greece* .. .. Nlth 17th27thefmo Dover • • June 20
Hamburgh .. .. N Tuesday & Friday London
Holland .. .. .. M Wednes. & Satur. Louden ~
Honduras .. .. . N 17th of the mouth Southampt.l Jut.T2lo"l
. wicedaily
Ireland .. .. M &
mNicTowthi ceo
fd
theaily
nl..onill.,Soutilarapt. June 23
(Holyhead. T
India (via SouthamP.)
India (via Marseilles) l'i7th& 24th of month' Dover .. June 18
Mediterranean (via
Southamrrantepon an
(via ) .. Mi2oth of the month !Southampt. June 23
Medite 1
Marseilles) .. .. Nl7th& 24th of monthrDover .. June 18
mm 'SOuthampt. July 12
Mexico .. .. .... gii92tdh of theofthe month..
month .. ,Southampt. July 5
Madeira .. ..
.. • • .. N s&th 3,0,t,h,,)!: month
Malta* .. .. Niinh'l7th,l9o,27th
Naples* } Dover Juno 18

Marseilles) ••
MN
Mexico ..
Madeira •• ••
Malta* ..
Naples*
Papal States* •• N
peninsular.. •• •.Itfl
Peru •• •• •• •• 31
Tuscany* •• N
West Indies .. • .
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M
* The mails to those c
French packet vie Marsei:
CALLIFORNIA.—MaiI9 to
are now despatched and d

17th& 24th of Month
2d of the month..
9th of the month ,
701,17 th,l9th,27thi
& 30th of month
sth 15th 25th of mo Dover !June 12
sth 15th 25th of mo" Dover .
.: !June 12
7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. !June 16
17th of the month outhamot. June 2,)
sth 15th 25th of morDover • • 'June 12
117th of the month !Southanapt. 'June 20
1
2d of the month .. ISouthasapt. (June 5
ountries thus marked (*) are con,veyed by
Ileg
and from California, via the United %tate
ue by every American packet.

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GOVERNMENT WATER SUPPLY BILL.
A meeting of the constituency of the boreugh
Southwark was convened, in co,phanc,; with art
qai-
sition numerously signed, and held at the Toivn-hall,
Southwark, yesterday afternoon, to take into conidera-
tio❑ the Bill introduced by Government to consolidate
all the existing water companies without the power of
municipal or parochial control.
Mr. Pritchard, High Bailiff for Southwark, presided.
Excuses for non-attendance were read Loth from Sir
B. Hall and Mr. Waklcy, and
Dr. CIIALLICE moved the first resolution, which was
to the effect—that the meeting considered the Uovern-
ment Bill unfair in principle and subversive of sanitary
improvement, particularly as the water supplied by the
companies supported by the Bill was unfit for human
consumption; and they were prepared by every legal
means, to prevent its passing into law. This was se-
conded by Mr. Day, and carried un.inimously.
Mr. A. PELLATT moved the second resolution, which
stated that the water service of London could never be
properly accomplished until it was placed under the con-
trol of a representative body chosen by the ratepayers,
and they would support the principle of Mr. Mowatt's
Bill, which was designed to carry this oui.
COLLINSON seconded the resolution, which was
put and carried.