The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-28 00:00:00

LORD PALMERSTON AND THE WAR

IN ITALY.

The following memorial of ninety-five ministers
—composing the Conference of the Annual As-
sembly of the Independents for the counties of
Cardigan, Pembroke, and Carmarthen, held at
Llanelly, June 7, 1859—has been presented to Lord
Palmerston :
_

" Respectfully sheweth,
" That your memorialists regard with deep con-
cern the war that has recently broken out in Europe,
which has already deluged its soil with human
blood, and has greatly obstructed the commercial
and friendly intercourse of different nations, and
which will inevitably increase the burdens of the
people, and fill myriads of human hearts and happy
homes with misery and desolation.
" That whilst your memorialists greatly rejoice
in the fact that England has hitherto stood aloof
from this sanguinary strife of other nations, they
would most respectfully urge upon her Majesty's
Ministers seduously to abstain, not only from im-
mediate and overt acts of hostility as regards either
of the belligerent parties, but also from all sueh
entangling engagements and irritating diplomacy,
or menacing demonstrations of force, as may tend
gradually to implicate the country in the incal-
culablememorialists, crimes of war.
" s
he thousandsalists,ind iNidually, and as the re-
preenover whom
they pre-
side, would strenuously encourage her Majesty's
Ministers to maintain intact the policy of non-in-
tervention.
" Signed on behalf of the Conference,
" DANIEL DAVIES, Cardigan, "
airman,
(The Reply.)
" Sir,—l am desired to acknowledge the receipt
of the memorial from the annual assembly of the
Independents for the counties of Cardigan, Pem-
broke, and Carmarthen, urging the necessity of
non-intervention on the part of this country, in the
war between France, Sardinia, and Austria, and to
inform you that her Majesty's Government have no
intention of advising her Majesty, to take part in
the present war, and that they do not foresee the
probability of any events that would lead them to
depart from the policy of neutrality.—
I remain, sir,
your obedient servant,

" G. G. BARRINGTON

" The Rev. David Rees."

A FATAL EXCURSION.—A shocking occurrence
took place, on Saturday last, in the vicinity of Rye-house,
near Broxbourne, by which two young females lost their
lives by drowning, and four other persons very nearly met
with a similar fate. It appears that early on Saturday
morning an excursion party of between 80 and 100 work-
people, employed at Messrs. Abbott's brewery, at Bow,
arrived at Rye-house in numerous vans, accompanied by a
band of music. It was the annual feast given by the firm,
and the men were accompanied by their wives and families.
On their arrival they dispersed in different directions,
amusing themselves at cricketing and other games, while a
party of six got into a light boat for a row down the river.
£hey had proceeded about half a mile when the boat cap-
sized, and immersed the whole of the party into deep water.
Every possible means were taken to rescue those who were
clinging to the bottom of the boat, and were screaming for
help. With difficulty four of the party were brought to the
banks of the river; one or two were insensible, and it was
a considerable time before they were restored. The re-
maining two of the party, two females, named Sarah Maria
Hall, aged 17, and Lizzie Ferguson, aged 14, unhappily
isunk before assistance arrived, and were both drowned.
Their bodies were sgbsequently recovered, but not until
some time had elapsed. It is said that the boat was of too
frail a character to carry so many persons, and that it cap-
sized while one of the party was in the act of stepping from
the fore to the after part to steer. Both the deceased
females resided. et Bow.