The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-28 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBEE, 28

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DUBLIN, THURSDAY MORNING.

THE TIPPERARY BANK.

Sir Fitzroy Kelly, it is announced, has been
already retained for the petitioners in the appeal
to the House of Lords against the judgment of
Chancellor Brady in the case of "O'Flaherty v.
1\1'1)0:veil." Great faith is placed in the sound-
ness of the decision of the late Sir Michael O'Logh-
liii in the no less celebrated case of " Faweet v.
Hodges.' (the Agricultural Bank), and counsel for
tho creditors of the Tipperary Bank appear to be
tolerably certain that the highest legal tribunal
will agree in the construction of the law as laid
down by Sir Michael O'Loghlin.

LITERATURE.

The Young Yiigers. By Captain Mayne Reid.
Illustrated by William Harvey. David Bogue.
One of the last productions issued from his well-
known establishment in Fleet-street, by the late
Mr. David Bogue—" that worthy man and excel-
lent publisher," as ho was once upon a time desig-
nated in one of the revised Fairy Tales of Child-
hood, edited by the pen and illustrated by the
pencil of our dear old friend George Cruikshank—
was this sixth Christmas• book written for the de-
light of the boy readers of England, by their idolised
favourite Captain Mayne Reid, the most popular
author now living of such capital, delightful, ex-
hilarating books of adventure. "The Young
Yagers"— being a narrative of certain hunting ex-
ploits in Southern Africa, exploits comparable
many of them to those of the famous lion-killers
Jules Gerard and Gordon Cumming. By reason
of their blended animation, sparkle, freshness,
daring, variety, and divers other agreeable
and inspiriting characteristics, " The Young
Tfigers " may at once take rank, among
works of this kind, side by side with the very
best of its five notable predecessors. Com-
panion volumes to those already ranged upon the
pet shelf in the boy-reader's library—the shelf
sacred to Robinson Crusoe, to Philip Quarl, to
Peter Wilkins, to Paul and Virginia, to that golden
treasury of romance with children young and old,
the glorious and incomparable Arabian Nights'
Entertainments. There, too, upon that dear old
shelf have gradually (during the last half-dozen
years) come to be placed, one after another,
the series of books for boy-readers penned eurrente
calamo, winter after winter, by the author of the
" Rifle Rangers," and the "Scalp Hunters," and
the " White Chief," and the "Quadroon." First
and foremost " The Desert Home," being the ad-
ventures of a Family (the " EnglisleFamily Robin-
son") lost in the wilderness. Afterwards " The
Forest Exiles," and the " Boy Hunters," and the
" Young Voyageurs," and the " Bush Boys." And
now—so far completing the " set of six"—The
Young Yiigers, a kind of sequel to the book last
mentioned. A sequel is it not to those well-remem-
bered pages descriptive of the Cape Farmer and
his Family in the wild Karoos of the southern part
of thegreat African continent ? Don't all the bright-
eyed young rogues who hung delighted over those
enthralling pages last Christmas tide—pages which
they read, forgetful for awhile of Blind-man's-Buff
and Hunt-the-Slipper, indifferent to mince pies, and
careless of all the allurements of snap-dragon and
even of the anticipations awakened usually by the
promise of the grand new pantomime—don't they
recognise on the instant, with a chuckle and a rub of
the hands, the old familiar names of the quondam
" Bush Boys," now metamorphosed into the
"Young Yiigers"—Hans, and Jan, and Hendrik ?
Grown a little since last we met them, but still
pretty much the same, and recognisable at a glance
even in the disguise of their picturesque regi-
mentals, the regimentals of the Cape Rifles, among
whose number they have been enrolled. Associated.
with them three other dashing young fellows (also
Yitgers)—the Van Wyks—Klaas, and Arend, and
their elder brother Kroot Willem, signifying (this
last name) rather euphoniously the intrinsically and
horribly vulgar sobriquet of Big William! Attending
upon these six "Young Yiigers," Klaas, Arend, and
Willem Van Wyk, and Hans, Jan, and Hendrik
Von Bloom—we stumble very soon upon Congo
the Kaffir, and recognise (don't we recognise ?) our
old friend Swartboy the Bushman. Huzza ! for
the introduction of new faces and the recognition
of old—and away we speed with the " -Young
Yiigers''—rifle in hand, forage-cap on head, belted,
booted, smoking, laughing, chattering away to
our heart's content upon the old primeval warfare
of the wilderness—a series of grand hunting expe-
ditions ! Crossing a " Drift;" following the "Mick
Manes ; " hunting the Lion ; even drawing the
ling-bow upon a Unicorn ! stalking the Blesboks ;
chased by the Keilloa ; charged by Muchochos ;
struggling with Snakes ; having a brush with a
brindled Gnoo ; and riding upon a Rhinoceros !
Talk of Jules Gerard and Gordon Caroming—
these are something like adventures ! And William
Harvey, the illustrator, enters to the full into the
spirit of them—Does he not ? Answer this, the
rather startling frontispiece, in which we behold
friend Hendrik Von Bloom bounding into the air
like a veritable skyrocket, and so escaping, with
the agility of a flea, or a grasshopper, the dreadful
horns of a mighty monster of a Blue-Buck ! An-
other sketch (p. 48) reveals to us the terrific spec-
tacle of a " Lion stalking the Gemsbok "—the lord
of the forest bounding upon his prey like an evil-
destiny. " The Feunec and the Ostrich Eggs,"
(p. 127), is an eccentric picture enough ; and so,
too, for that matter, is the rather more turbulent
group of dogs and hunters engaged (p. 190) in "A
brush with the Brindled Gnoo." " Driving the
Blesboks " (p. 246) lengthens out into -a wonderful
perspective. " The Kleitoa and the Lion," a little
further on (p. 279), are seen engaged in a dreadfirt
struggle. " The Waterbuck " (p. 353) is the por-
trait of one whom Laudseer would, without doubt,
marvellously like to have as a sitter. Two of the
calmer glimpses into African Life, afforded us here
by the ready pencil of Wm. Harvey, being (p. 326)
a -peep at " The Eagle and the Klipspringer," and
another, (p. 90) that Hans has "on the sly,"
at a cluster of Camel Birds—the Ostriches of the
African continent. A couple of engravings yet
remain to be particularised—one (p. 380) dis-
closing "The Ambuscade of the Lions," the other
(p. 422), portraying the appalling " Charge of the
Rhinoceros." We have been all the more explicit
in our enumeration of these embellishments, be-
cause, through the mere mention of their charac-
ter, a more definite notion may be formed of
the nature of the marvellous hunting ex-
ploits of the " Young Yiigers " Hendrik,
Hans, Jan, Klaas, Arend, Willem shown
in another illustration (p. 18,) cosily bivou-
acing by their camp-fire attended by Congo the
Kaffir and Swartboy the Bushman. The narrative
closes—how ? Characteristically enough, with the
expression of a hope on the part of Kroot Willem
—the hope of making peradventure at no distant
date "another expedition io the haunts of the mighty
elephant on the banks of the lovely Limpopo." And
so their rifles are hung up for a while with a side-
long glance at the forsaken domains of the Lion,
and the Rhinoceros, and the Ostrich, and the
Leopard, and the Snake, and the Unicorn—as
the Young Yiigers fling down their well-worn trap-
pings as hunting adventurers and carouse in luxu-
rious leisure at the feet of the lovely True)z, and of
'he pretty blushing Wilhelmine.

Sporting Intelligence.

WINDSOR STEEPLECHASES-TIIURSDAY.

Grand Military Steeplechase, a sweepstakes of 10 goys
each,abnyd,owner e
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second ; a winner of any hurdle-race or steeplechase of
the value of 501., 71b extra ; of 1001., 141 b. About 8
miles. 8 subs.
Sir E. Hutchinson's (48th Regiment) Maid of the
Glen, 12st 71b (including 71b extra) (Capt. Severne) 1
Mr. Craven's (Ist Life Guards) Cervus, 12st
(Mr. Wilkins) 2
Captain Morgan's (Rifle Brigade) Mignionette, 12st
71b (including 71b extra) (Owner) 3
Mr. Hunt's (4th Dragoons) Sir Charles Napier, 12st
(Owner) 0
Capt. Slade's (King's Dragoon Guards) Charley, 12st
(Owner) 0
Betting-2 to 1 agst Mignionette, sto 2 aget Maid
of the Glen, 3 to 1 aget Cervus. On quitting the starting
field the lot refused the first fence, and Maid of the
Glen fell; she was, however, soon righted,l and, atter the
first time round, took the lead, and won by 30 lengths ;
a neck between the second and third ; Sir Charles Napier
and Charley were pullaedswuepepastttahkeesfaorf ssidseo,vasn each,
didh
p.p.,not
pass the post.
Thweillthu2nst/e.ras'dSdetadk;"gentlemen riders, list 71b each ; the
winner to be sold for 501., &c. About three miles.
Six subs.
Mr. B. Land's Pioneer (Mr. Hunt) 1
e
Mr. T. Mason's The Serf ................. (Mr. Henry) 2
Mr. Rogers's Merry-go-Round ...... (Capt. Lane Fox) 3
Mr. G. Barry's Port Wine ...................Mr. O'Kelly 0
The betting opened at even on The Serf, and closed at
2 to 1 on Pioneer. Won by a neck ; very bad third. Port
Wine refused the first fence, and was turned back. The
manner in which The Serf was ridden created considerable
dissatisfaction.
A Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, p.p., with 25 added, for
of
horses the property officers, &c. ; gentlemen riders ;
the winner to be sold for 100/. •About three miles,

. Two subs.
Mr. Day's (66th Itegt.) Marreaduke, list
(Mr. Edwards) 1
Mr. Hunt's (4th Dragoons) Penelope llst...(Owner) 0
A Selling Steeplechase of 5 sous each, p.p., with 25
added. About three miles. Ten subs.
Mr. Day's Marmaduke, 5 yrs, list (500 Mr. (Edwards) 1
Mr. G. Barry's Silvertail, aged, lOst 71b (301.)
(Mr. 0. Kelly) 2
The following also ran :—Lady Grey, Penelope, Spins-
ter, and Honeycomb.
Betting-5 to 4on Honeycomb, 4to 1 agst Marma-
duke. Won by five lengths ; nothing else near. Pene-
lope refused soon after starting, and was turned back.
The weather was, for the period of the year, favour-
able to the enjoyment of the sport. The stand was
moderately well filled. Amongst the company we
noticed Col. and Lady Mary Hood, Col. and Mrs.
Somerset, Capt. and Mrs. Seymour, Lord Grey de Wil-
ton, Sir H. Paton, Capt. Bulkeley, Miss Bulkeley, &c.

The Czar has conceded the line of railway from St.
Petersburg to Saratov to a company of Belgian and
German capitalists.

TIP? BOILER FXPLOSJON OAT BOARD TIIB
ROYAL MAIL COMPANY'AS STEAM
,SHLP
P ARA NA.

SOUTHAMPTON, TIICIRSDAY.

The dreadful accident Which took place last even'mg
on board the Parana, steam ship, has been the theme
of general conversation during the day, and great com-
miseration hai been felt for the suffe:e,.s. in all quarters.

An eye-witnes informs us that alter the steam hhcl
cleared away sufficiently to adroit entrance into the
stokehole, where the F,.:uff.,:rers were lyiog, the scene was
harrowing in the extreme, and the piercing screams of
the poor lacerated fellows as they lay in their agonies
were truly heart rending. They were found quite dead.,,
and were instantly removed to the engine-house in thce
docks. They presented a sickening spectacle, the skin
hinging in driblets from all the exposed parts of their
bodies.

Capt. Vincent, the superintendent of the company,
who was attending to his duties in another part of the
docks, the moment he was informed of the catastrophe
hurried to the scene of the disaster, and, in concert with
Mr. Hedger, the superintendent of the docks (who hap-
pened fortunately to be close by), and other gentlemen,
rendered in valuable asAstanee in extricating the sufferers.
Surgeons were sent for, who promptly attended ; but
from the severe nature of the injuries the poor fellows
had received recommended instant removal to the Royal
South Hants Infirmary, which was accordingly done with
as much care as possible. There they received every at-
tention from the resident and other medical men of the
town. In answer to the latest inquiry there I find that
tae names of those under surgical treatment are—
J. Hobbs, coal-trimmer, severely scalded—since dead.
Geo. Gordon, aged 38, fireman, scalded in the face,
bands, and feet—not expected to survive.
W. Brandon, a man of colour, aged 37, storekeeper,
scalded in the face, hands, and feet.
Philip Brown, aged 48, coal-trimmer, scalded in the
face, hands, and feet.
John Hill and Geo. Hinder were admitted to the in-
firmary with slight injuries, but have since gone borne.
Besides the above there are two or three cases under
treatment at their own homes.

Mr. Mills, the superintendent engineer of the company,
and Mr. Wylie, the chief engineer of the ship, had a
narrow escape of their lives. i3oth these gentlemen were
in the engine room but a faw minutes previously to the
accident, and had left to attend to some other matters.
Mr. Wylie had only just reached his cabin when the
explosion took place.
The Parana was intended to leave Southampton on
Monday next, with the usual Mexican and West India
mails. She had about 1,200 tons of coals on board, and
her bunkers being full contributed no doubt to lessen
the effect of the explosion ; indeed it is the opinion of
practical men, that had it not been for this fortuitous
circumstance her sides must have been blown out. The
Parana had not shipped any cargo.
The Plata is getting ready with all possible despatch
to supply the place of the Parana. She is laid alongside
of that vessel, and the coals are being transferred, gangs
of men, in relays, working night and day.

I 8 5 6.

examined the remains of this boiler since the accident•
The rent exhibits no symptoms cf previous defect in the
metal.

Coroner—Can you in any way account for the accident?
Witness—There is one place in the smaller rent where
it had given way two years ago, and had been eecured by
a patch and mado good. . . .

The Coroner--Do you conucet thia with the cause of
the accident ?

Witness—No, sir ; I consider it was as strong there as
anywhere else,

E, urination continued—There was plenty of water in
the boiler when the accident occurred. I had cheer veil it
only two minutes before the explosion. The water was
then at the top of the glass, and the indicator showed at
that time a pressure of 121 b. I measured the water in the
boiler at six o'clock, about an hour after the accident,
and there was then 31 inches in the glass. Three of the
deceased men were working close to the boiler, getting
coals out, at the time of the explosion. amid Knowlton
seems to have been in the act of coming up or going down
the ladder at the moment of the accident, from the posi-
tion in which we found him. Knowlton, Rogers, and
Pothecary were quite dead when taken up. Hobbs was
not dead. I assisted in getting him up, and he spoke
to rne. It may have been about 20 minutes before all
the men were got up out of the stokehole.
By the Coroner—l found water in the lower stoke-
hole when I went down to lover the fires, which I
believe must have followed the steam when it rushed
out. The boiler was in :ny charge at the time of the
explosion. Ido not think it possible the pressure could
have been raised from 121 b. to 171 b. or 'even 151 b. be-
tween the time of my seeing the gauge and the explosion
occurring,
The Coroner, at this juncture, said he should propose
an adjournment. There were other witnesses to examine
who were not now in attendance, and he should prefer
to call them before he examined the company's engineer,
Mr. Mills. _ . _

The Jury, through their foreman, suggested that as
the days were now short, and the evenings long, they
should have an evening sitting when they next met.
The Coroner would be very glad to consult the) con.
venience of the jury, but he considered that iu a case of
such great importance, at which, no doubt, hereafter,
they would be assisted by some g entlemen from the
Board of Trade, a day meeting would be more conve-
nient than one in the evening.
The Foreman was instructed to press the point. The
gentlemen of the Bcard of Trade were paid officers, and
the jury were not. The latter felt they had as much
right to be considered as paid servants of the Crown.
The Coroner was sorry the point was pressed. He
certainly should not consent to meet in the evening,
but, probably, by fixing the hour of adjournment to
three o'clock to-morrow, the convenience of all parties
would he consulted.

This arrangement was at once agreed to, and the pro-
ceedings were formally adjourned until to-morrow.