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

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-ZPRI(IIITFUL STEAMBOAT COLLISION.

IrvimpooL, Sunday Evening.—About 2 o'clock this
'morning the iron screw steamer The Mail, belonging to
the Dublin Screw Steam Company's fleet, was entering
the Isles ey from Dublin when sbe was run into opposite
the Rocli: Lighthouse by the new iron steamer Excelsior,
proceeditig to Milfast.

The "Mill had stopped her engines, but the Excelsior
was at full speed. Her stem entered the port how of the
Mail awl penetrated as far as the foremast. tearing up
everything on its way, killing on the spot 5 Irish farm
labourers asleep under the spar deck, and so severely in.
jnring 9 others that 3 have since died. The remainder
are lyissat the Northern Hospital in a dangerous state.
The El-cel :Fair has lost her figurehead, bowsprit, anchor,
and cable cebaiu, but was otherwise uninjured, and pro-
ceeded on her voyage. The Mail was cut down to the
water's edge, but sustained no injury below the water
Ithe. The names of the killed are Michael Doran, John
C"18.3% Martin Howes, Brian Mahon, and Morris Con.
v*e. There are three others whose bodies have not been
identified. The other sufferers are John Murphy, Pa-
trick BrAtle, Lawrence Durkin, Michael Kilhorn,
.att
Daniel 'Nom, and Thomas Neil. There were on board
about 7p
deck and 4 cabin passengers. None of the
1 er were injured. An inquiry will be opened in the
turning.

1111 TIARYPIAN ORATION.—The annual Harveisn
oration
(in Latin) was delivered on Saturday in the
theatre of the Royal College of Physicians, Pall-mall
East, by Dr. Hamilton Roe, in the presence of the
Blshop of Chester Bishop of 'Bath and Wells, Provost
of Oriel, W. B. Gladstone, M.P., and a number of fel-
lows and membe
dent of the collets of the college. Dr. Paris, the presi-
ge, in the chair.
%tit aPPears from the Belgian Moniteur that the plan of
Bouhon,
'Lows. Bischoffsheim, Brugmann, De Brouckere, De
and Oppenheim to found a Credit Mobilier at
Brussels on the same principle as that at Paris has been
indefinitely postponed, on an objection of the Minister
of Finance that, at the present moment, it would affor d
a stimulus to
"' amblin g.
; Till FATAL FIRI AT WooLvilca.—On Saturday an
guest was held by Mr. Carttar, the coroner for Kent,
at the Castle Inn, Woolwich, on the body of Mrs. Eliza-
eth Jewsberry, who was suffocated at the fire which
occasioned the destruction of the Canterbury Music-hall,
10 that t0w5..,.., The jury returned a verdiot—" That the
1---essed VOA suffocated by a fire which occurred on the
iige"e °f the 3d inst., but how the said fire originated
."
xMir 00RORt was no eviATION RIPORIIdence to show."BlLL.—We have much
pleasure in being
to bring in able to announce that a motion will be
this evening made in the House of Commons, for leave
a bill to confer the municipal franchise on all
-- !!I,olle persons in the city of London who possess the Par-
is
garnheutary franchise. We congratulate the t orporation on t
proof of their liberalit, and of their readiness to
thconsent to their institutions y
being made conformable to
e spirit of the age and the progress of improvement.
~..4 resolving on the step they have taken, they
tlt've acted a most judicious part, as well as
donee a most liberal thing; and we cannot doubt that
'Tka. Legislature, as well as the country, will duly appre-
to the sacrifices of their present privileges which the
Cy w
_ryoration thus show them they are willing no to
A, •
.ricrentii9 il fivati.er.