The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-31 00:00:00

THAMES.

How PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN TIIE PUBLIC STREETS.
Thomas Hoare, a boy, was brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with furiously driving a horse and cart in a public
thoroughfare, to the common danger of passengers.
Mr. Partridge asked the police constable to give him a
short outline of the case, and this having been done, the
magistrate said—l will send these cases for trial. Acci-
dents and loss of life so frequently occur that small fines are
quite inadequate to meet the case. Take a deposition, Mr.
Pyer.
William Church, 304 K, stated that about 10 minutes
past nine last night he saw the defendant in a cart drawn
by a spirited horse, which he was beating with his whip,
and proceeding at a furious pace along Sidney-square to
Sidney-street, Stepney. He heard the screams of a female
who was terribly frightened, and who fell down while at-
tempting to get out of the way of the horse and cart. She
was, fortunately, not hurt beyond the fright. He saw the
prisoner put the whip handle in a socket and seize the
reins with both hands.

Mr. Partridge—Did he loosen and shake the reins to
urge the horse onward ?
Witness—No, sir, he did not; he tried to pull the horse
back. He was unable to do so. The horse had been
flogged into such it, furious pace that he could not stop it.
He ran into a gateway where he intended to put up, and
the shock was very great. I took the prisoner into cus-
tody, and he said the horse had overpowered him and got
beyond his strength.
The prisoner, in defence, said that he could not stop the
horse, and called S.irah. Skinner, the wifo of a pewterer,
who merely said the bogy was in her husband's employ, and
that he always behayed well. He could not pull up the
horse.

Mr. Partridge, after consulting with Mr. Pyer, the chief
clerk, said he did intend to have committed this case to
the sessions for trial, but he found he could not do so
No one was injured by the furious driving of the prisoner
Great blame attached to parties who intrusted young lads
like the prisoner with horses and carts in the streets of the
metropolis. The prisoner had flogged tho horse with his
whip into a furious gallop, and could not stop it. The
number of accilents and loss of life from the practice of
reckless and furious driving in the public streets was fright-
ful. He fined the prisoner 405., and in default of payment
committed him to prison for one month.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. This Day.

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LoNDoN, March 31.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.

CLYDE, March 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Madras,
from Mauritius.

QUEENSTOWN, March 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Chil-
lian, screw steamer, from Jamaica ; Cowlitz, from New
York.

LIVERPOOL, March 30.—Wind E.—Arrived—Achilles,
from Bombay.

PORTSMOUTH, March N.—Wind E.—Arrivod—Hertha,
from Stettin for Brest, towed in leaky, and with other
damage.

SOUTHAMPTON, March 31.—Wind S,S.W.—Arrived.—
Poonah, from Alexandria.
GRIMSBY, March 30.—Wind
for Bombay.

LEITH, March 30.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Cavalier, for
Quebec.

:LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.

Arrived, March 30.—Balaklava, from Algoa Bay; Pa-
trian, from Antigua ; Eleanor and Theodosia, from St.
Michael's ; British Prince, from Calcutta ; Witch of the
seas, from Cape Town; 'Thurso, from Foo-Chow ; Fairy
Vision, from Valencia.

DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passed, March 30.—Alexandra, screw steamer, for Genoa
Herperis, for Mauritius—both from London.
Anchored.—Brunelle, from London, for Quebec.

A movement has been inaugurated in Texas to
provide a homestead for General John B. Hood, of the late
Rebel army, in that State, which he claims as his home.

General Dick Taylor is reported to have leased
from the State of Louisiana the new canal connecting
New Orleans with Lake Poutchartrain for $750,000.

Speaking of the only living child of the late
" Stonewall Jackson," a writer in the Richmond Enquirer
says :—" She is a bright little cherub three years old, with
fair hair, blue eyes, and a complexion of mingled lilies
and roses—the lilies, however, greatly predominating :
altogether, perhaps, she does not look very robust. She
wore a Maria Louise blue merino, trimmed with narrow
velvet ribbon, edged with white. Her little cloth cloak
was of a light drab colour, ornamented with bands of silk
and fancy buttons. Her hat was of English straw,
trimmed with blue velvet and blue and white feathers. A
tippet and muff of ermine completed the costume of the
little fairy, and she looked as enchanting as any mother's
darling need look. She was borne in the arms of a
coloured nurse, of whom she seemed very fond, and to
whom she was prattling with exuberant gaiety. The
dark-eyed, sad-looking lady who followed her in widow's
cap and garb of deepest mourning, completed the pic-
ture of sunshine and shadow."

EARTHQUAKE AT SEA.—The Board of Trade
have received the following report from her Majesty's
Vice-Consul at Friendly Islands concerning the loss of the
John Wesley, missionary ship, under remarkable circum-
stances :—" Harbour of Nukualofu, Friendly Islands.
Captain James Welch, master of the brig John Wesley, of
London, 237 tons register, has made the following sworn
deposition. lie says:—' The John Wesley was bound
from Habbai to Tonga and back to Habbai and Vavon, and
from thence to Sydney, on a mission voyage. On the
morning of the 20th November last, about two a.m., the
vessel was reaching slowly under two double-reefed top-
sails only, made out land ahead, and immediately wore
round head offshore, and lay to for daylight, watches being
properly set and a good look-out kept. I was on deck
with my chief officer at 3.40 a.m. looking at the sand. Saw
nothing at this time unusual, but at 4.20 found the ship
in an alarming race of current ; saw a reef to leeward, and
ship driving down rapidly towards it. Filled on vessel
and made sail. At 4.30 the vessel struck on the outer
edge of the reef. Lowered the port-quarter boat and sent
to Nukualofu for assistance. This was done at great risk,
the vessel striking heavily at the time. Watched an op-
portunity and got the starboard-quarter boat over to the
port side. Launched her out to land the missionaries.
Just at this time three tremendous tidal waves carried the
vessel clear over the outer edge of the reef, and left her
nearly thy, it being at this time near high water, and it
was with the greatest difficulty we saved the boat from
being stove or drawn under the ship with the rebound
and drawback of the tremendious force of water. At
length succeeded in getting the missionaries and ship's
papers into the boat, and landed them in the island of Jan,
about one mile and a quarter distant. At six p.m. got the
largo boat out, and commenced saving provisions, stores,
luggage, cargo, &c., and landed them also on the island.
At four p.m., the Vice-Consul and the Rev. Messrs.
Whewell and Moultan arrived firm Nukualofu, and ren-
dered every available assistance, They reported a very
severe shock of an earthquake felt all over the Jongu
group at daylight, accompanied by a most alarming and
sudden rise and fall of the tido, carrying away houses and
everything before it, which accounts for the unusual race
of current and tidal waves. At six p.m. all hands went
on shore, and rigged tents, it being unsafe to remain on
board, the sea breaking heavily, and danger of masts and
spars falling, the ship at this time lying on her beam-ends,
and water flowing in and out with the tide. (Signed)
James Welch.' Sworn before me, James Cocker, 11.8. M.
Vice-Consul."

In 1864 the largest average yield of wheat in
any of the " loyal Atlantic States " was in Connecticut-
-164 bushels to the acre ; of rye, 154 bushels to the acre,
in Delaware ; of barley, 27 bushels, also in Delaware ; of
oats, Vermont and Connecticut, 33 bushels ; corn, Ver-
mont, 38 4-5 bushels, and lowa 36 2-3; of buckwheat,
Kentucky, 20 1-3 bushels; potatoes, New Hampshire,
164 bushels; leaf tobacco, Massachusetts, 1,650 pounds per
acre ; of hay, very little difference ; sorghum molasses,
Delaware, 134 1-3 gallons. In 1865 the highest average
yield was as follows:—Wheat, Minnesota, 20 3-5 bushels;
rya, Kansas, 29 bushels ; barley, Minnesota, 29 bushels ;
oats, Minnesota, 411 bushels ; corn, Nebraska, 494
bushels; buckwheat, Nebraska, 26 2-3 bushels; potatoes,
Minnesota, 197 bushels, 33 bushels per acre in excess of
the yield in Vermont, the second on the lists and 1371
bushels greater than the yield in Kentucky; of tobacco,
Connecticut, 1,350 pounds per acre ; hay, Kansas and
Nebraska, two tons per acre ; sorghum molasses, Ohio,
130 gallons per acre.
ALARMING ILLNESS OF THE AUTHOR OF " THE
CHRISTIAN YEAR."—We deeply regret to announce the
serious illness of the venerated author of " The Christian
Year." Mr. Keble, for whom prayers were offered in seve-
ral of the London churches yesterday, lies at Bournemouth
in such a condition that a few hours may bring a change
either for life or for death.

Out of 200,031 emigrants who landed at New
York last year, 4,591 went into the southern state, and
2,435 went into Canada.