The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-27 00:00:00

BO `Y7STREET.T—(yffis_ DAY.)

Patrick 0' Ht e ,sey and Ai y ne,, sey: his
daughter, were placed at the bar before Mr. Henry,
charged utafer the following circumstances:—
Tie Inas Brown, a drayman in the employ of Messrs.
Barclay and Perkins, deposed that he was in the White
Lion pubic-heuse, Drury-lane, last night, and the pri-
soners were there. He was drinking same gin with some
friends. Neither of them had taken any notice of the
prisoners until the female, without the slightest provo-
cation, rushed at wit! ess and struck him a violent blow
on the head. Witness pushed her away from him. In
an instant the father drew from his pockft a clasp-
knif.., end, opening it, deliberately plunged it into his
face, aiming the blow at the eye; the cheek-bone, how-
trer, arrested the blow.
S. veral witnesses corroborated tle above evidence.
The male prisoner was called upon for his defence, He
stated that the drayman bad pulled his daughter about,
and he resented it.
Tile case was remanded to bring other witnesses on
the side of the defence.
Patrick Mesh, the pugilist, was charged with vio-
lently assaulting several police-constables whilst in the
execution of their duty.
The barman at the Red Lion public-house, Princes-
street, stated that the prisoner was drinking for some
hours in their house and became very noisy. He car-
ried this on to such an extent that they were obliged to
send for the police, and it required the united &arts of
five constables to remove him to the station. lie bad
severely bruised several of the police, his blows being
delivered with such force and precisim. The prisoner's
head was fearfully cut by the blows from the truncheons
of the constables. He had been several times in custody,
and tho charges were always assaults.
Mr. HENRY sentenced him to two months' imprison-
'tent.

WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.
The following is the evidence of Sir Charles Wood,
as Chancellor of the Exchequer, before the Select
Committee of the House of Commons, to whom the
estminster Temporary-bridge Bill was referred.
It will show the course which the Government took
tith regard to the Bill. The statement of the Right
-tic, on. Baronet was made in answer to a question from
'34 IL Inglis :
In 1846, when I became Chancellor of the Ex-
enequer, the bridge was supposed to be in a dan-
gerous state. At thit time I employed Major Bran-
dretb, an engineer officer, who was also in charge of
engineering works under the Admiralty; he in-
Illeetcd the bridge, and reported upon its state at that
ti
[fief to the etTect that it was not in immediate
danger, but that it was in a very unsound state. He
recommended certain works to be undertaken which
bad been suggested by Mr. Walker, the engineer of
`he bridge, which consisted principally in lightening
of upper part of the structure, in supporting two
_".l the piers, which were in the most dangerous
late, by certain shores and piles driven into the
river, and in placing stones round the foot of the
biers, and other works, which were then executed.
r• Walker has, from time to time since that period,
represented the bridge to be in a state which in all
Pr°balmil •••
y would, before very long, require, what I
in fact, call the erection of a new bridge.
°floY matters were not then quite so flourishing

they have become since, and I therefore post
Nned doing anything as long as I could, relying
11P°11 the constant inspection which was made of the
icridge, Mr. Walker being directed to report to me
any immediate need arose for taking any fur-
ther measures. la the autumn of last year he re-
tiled to me that the sinking was still going on, and I
riesired Sir John Burgoyne, who is the Inspector.-
irneral of Fortification., an engineer officer of great
it He
to inspect the bridge, and to report to me upon
Re associated with himself Major Aldridge, ano-
ther engineer officer of considerable skill, and they
iePorted that the bridge was in a state which might
Bat
for some time; that they did not thir.k there was
anl„, immediate danger, but that the bridge clearly
..48•
in such a state that no great length of time
ailhltght to be suffered to elapse without taking mea-
C 1,48 for erecting a new bridge. The Commissioners
s— then to consider whether they, would, as bad been
ttelggested at one time, use the present bridge as a
eokPorary bridge whilst a new bridge was in course of
nstruction or whether it was more expedient that
illai!ew bridge should be on the actual site of the ex-
hetnif bride and that a temporary bridge should
built alongside of it, to provide the means of cross-
DI a river during the time which would be e. m-
e,,/,.ed in the erection of the new bridge. I believe
I)d'act to be that the foundations of the existing
1-gee bad, that wherever the river is to be
°B2 SO
lisjd e what really and truly amounts to a new
tA ge must be erected. We were told that nearly
sa
te Years would elapse in the construction of a
C 1 e, Porary bridge, and that it might be made very
we:I; the existing bridge, so that the approachts
4'4
4 be, in point of fact, from the ends of the pre-
' ! bridge, without entailing any great expense in the
f—lition of those approaches. One great objection,
tite-"rse) to removing the bridge from its present
t, t,!ss that claims for compensation for injury caused
situo" Property on each side of the river by an site-
to of the existing line of street might be made
Of atjerS large amount indeed. As regards this side
the "a river, the claims would not be very material,
on the
being partly bridge estate property ; yet
if t e Lambeth side the claims would be very large
fs„ h"e bridge were removed to any great distance
liret4 its present position. It appeared that there
Sion.. lunds belonging to the Bridge Commis-
ehir,s,rsi independently of the bridge estates,
Ate,i'4 Would be quite sufficient for the purpose of
404 tneg a temporary bridge. The cost of the erec-
that (),Lany permanent structure would be far beyond
Wonitiwujoh the funds of the Bridge Commissioners
Adv. " meet, and I should doubt whether it would be
liev:Ahle to sell the property for that purpose ; I be-
Per it it Would be more advisable to keep the pro-
Av4iWo that the annual income from it would be
1414"le for the purpose of meeting the ordinary re-
‘‘,4,, of the bridge, and I think, therefore, that
litrtVer we come to erect a permanent bridge, Par-
the e t;t mustappropriate a sum for so doing. By
LhAvez:ssting Acts relative to Westminster-bridge we
have power to repair the existing bridge, but we
pr
power to erect a temporary bridge. The
of the present Bill is to authorise the Bridge
laii,,,e4lissioners to spend the RUMS of moneys which they
brid,,l4 hand, for the purpose of erecting a temporary
Astir. fir. Barry, believe, had formerly some ob-
tio theill to the present site by reason of its proximity
that new Houses of Parliament, but I understand
withothers
changed his mind, and that he now concurs
beat site
in thinking that the present site is the
kie,t for a new bridge. A meeting of the West-
ago "'bridge Commissioners was held some time
to it was then determined that we should apply
P°Nts:not ribln-lent to grant to the Commissioners the
%aid of erecting a temporary bridge, which the
do under the existing Acts of Parliament y,.'

In transmitting the telegraphic dispatch (which ap-
peared in yesterday's Sun) announcing the wreck of
the steamer Superb, two rather important errors were
made. In alluding to the exertions used to save the
lives of the passengers, the name of the master was
substituted for that of the mate. It was Mr. Fennell,
the chief mate, and Mr. A. B. Hamilton, a passenger,
who distinguished themselves by their bravery and
coolness, and won the admiration of all the survivors.
The second error was in giving the steamer Courier
the credit of taking the passengers off the wreck,
when it should have been the Collier, one of the
screw steamers plying between Shoreham and Jersey.

i-
bto9 fraAOItbINARY ATTACK.—The Courier de L.
ke- gives the fcllowin account of an audacious attack
teet t)1°11 the 18th on thegperson of M. Gondinet, ex-sub-pre-
titat !t• Y
rieix : - He was proceeding on horseback to his
-418 e -"" Dias-Marie when he was met by a man wearing
and
'4 Illiavisl beard,'tillitoia'r4ledrinivi which entirely covered his face, au
paper, advanced towards him saying, " Bead
),,,Pped 11, . eg of you." M. Gondinet, without hesitation,
~.,:i 4,1,,,,s horse and
with the paper, and observing that it
was „:'.,"4 of exchange out signature, told the man it
hi th "•tout value, as it was not signed.who had
The
man,
41
kile mean time laid hold of the bridle of the horse,
.replied,
littd-it°,7ifi,t,,and you must sign it for.me " and drew a poig-
% lif L from under his blouse, with 'which he threatened
14 glee nf M. Gondinet unless he immediately
While he
signed it, and
old ,aotne time presented an inkstand and pen.
Zidl-C Weapon andtheinkstand in one hand, he kept the
selliT.the other • but a sudden motion of tbe horse havin
Z.' Q-07,'n1. to drop' the knife, he stooped. to pick it up, when.
f,,itlih• °met spurred Lis horse and gallopd. off, taking
0,1001;11 tte paper which he had signed, consisting of bill
t'le. -.... • ‘-in the 'following day M. Gondinet, acconfipaondieda
41811 /1313' gendarmes, went to the spot, where they
Atized teektd, i cotton blouse, and a Cap,
'4l aet' 41-• Gondinet as having been worn by
which
assailant.his
sere ouecog-
(a ire search is being made to discover him. r
0144.1;°,/I,:e,ienee--something to swear by, for conscience,
e'tr...: regulate
by the opinion of the world, has no very
t.;.lnate standard of morality. —Eliza Cook's Journal.
'tol4
-"'ilttl CoPATRY.-A congress of homoeopathic phyci
ir11ziti_4144.4484 surgeons was at Cheltenham on the 13t
e:(14 of taec(iii'l•eteried and interestingh papers on the " prow-
ela,citiAisedn'm s, &c., were. read Drs. Black, Drysdale,
In the evening,
all,o ferty
_t ai:id a discussion follotyhwed.
kitotgst
wbmoemdical menudinedcoagemaenr, at the Queen
Chepmell, Guiness,
Hotel,
kd ‘4t°Bll, Fearwone,r3Luirse.on Wiillis, Ker, and Guillaume;
1,,,,,-"sr°. Engall, Hering,g Blake, Wilson, Szo-
iiotitri l).ltivteestivteoriyt often coceal the fruit, but they have
fruit at all.---,Eto: and without them there had been
Cook's Journal.
tkllitiet4'l:::Bol2.lr °1Y•--This is another instance of the many
(.(, ohet._
,i the influence of the Montreal Gazette. Were
I.,,:rereriler3 deprived of our . invaluable journal" and of the
D..Zetit, e. at, matters would come to a stand still.. In the
q,'• of Ilse, we are entitled to the thanks of the contractor
...v-,,t.'
.4 Le "tomanitv mid to advertising prices from the
:Irt.tr."t• The iiiotntreal Gazette is the first piper that
" osct't;-,•;:irisand the only paper that anybcdy need read.
•• e . Gazette.
itiii Ple of
1a 4b1i.,,, the Jersey papers are congratulating
.tbe
Alienlsl‘s and of that island upon the importation c f thirty
fe, thewelve cabs, as a mark of progress. The cabs
ti e first time, on the pier last Saturday.
tZ°ll,,, :11,T EN ARIAN.—On Sunday week, John Over-
-14,, Ole(' Inmate of the Magdalen Hospital in Gloucester,
ti.ftlthec,(lll 100th year. Some of the ladies of the neigh-
tlii...l,ed the t° whom the old man had become known, fur-
-1.,,q1, i materials for a supper to the inmates of the hos-
-I,,..avrtk HoZl:tr,ation of the oc-c-asion, and it. took place at the
(.4),_lrsx,„
_O, Gloucester on Monday evening. The old man
tvf,ted ii',LT, the scene of the festivity in a wheel-oair,de-
Ti'llty c!lti laurels, and he had the pleasure of seeing
le (5. hischildren' ' him at the table.
!II ~Proeee„ seated round
le. Ler of ~,`,'mgsi were under the direction of Curtis, the...
e. w ,ue h, •
,of ail 48 exe Jepital. Speeches were made, and the meet-
oe,-. his fa,see,dlogly joyous. Overthrow is in the possession
it; ,tni fil;.,u't'es, and be is yet hale and hearty. He has
ri‘Clei —4te Of the hospital for forty years.--Bath

his lloNoun said this was just the case of all others THE WRECK OF THE SUPERB.
in which the pox er of irarizonnient ought t., be en- (From the Supplement to the Jersey Sun of Tuesday.)
forced, and au order of commitment fur one month
wou'd issue with costs. I Little cou!d we imagine that the serious warning
so recently giv, n as to steamboat hazards in the
neighbourhood of there islands would be so immedi•
ately followed by a catastrophe which not only ex-
cites the deepest consternation and Sympathy, but a
corresponding degree of indignation, too, at its ap-
parently gratuitous cause.
The Superb left St. Melo at her usual early hour
this morning, and arrived off the Minquiers soon after
10 o; clock. It appears that the desire cn the one
hand to see the wreck of the Polka, and on the other
to afford opportunity to gratify that wish, induced
the master, Captain Priaulx, to approaCh the scene as
near as possible. The frightful result is but too well
known—the vessel struck on the Matrielle, her lar-
board side being driven in. The boats were imme-
diately lowered, and a rush being made, a lady pas-
senger fell a victim at once to the haste to reach
them. Mr. Priaulx, we understand, was the second
to get into the boat; and despite the remonstrance and
entreaty of his mate, Mr. Fennell, remained there,
and escaved the fate of his companions by clinging
to a paddle. had the captain remained on board,
and order been maintained, the passengers being per-
suaded to keep at the fore-end of the vessel, no one
had need even to have a wet foot ; but the anxiety to
reach the boats caused the swamping which resulted
in the sad Joss of life which we have enumerated.
The confusion renders the list imperfect, as no one
could give an accurate account of the actual number
of passengers. The names furnished to us as ascer-
tained to be lost are—Mr. and Mrs. Gosset, of St.
Helier's; Mr. Rattenbury, of Plymouth ; Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson and two children ; John Palmer(stoker),
Williams (boy), and Billott (cook) ; five or six others
are believed also to have been drowned.
On the signal of distress which was hoisted on the
mast being observed from the town, a boat was put
off to the Collier steamer, then rounding the point for
entering the harbour. Captain Doke immediately
put about, and bore for the scene, and by active and
praiseworthy exertions succeeded in taking on board
in safety thirty persons, whom he landed at the new
pier at seven o'clock. The crowds assembled on the
quay were about to hail her approach with cheers,
when the announcement by one from on board that
all was not right checked the ebullition.
Oa the Collier being moored, Mr. Manuel, and
several other gentlemen who had witnessed the admi-
rable promptitude with which Captain Doke hastened
to the rescue, presented to him a handsome silver cup,
which was subscribed for and procured whilst his
vessel was in progress, addressing him with the well-
merited observation, that they were proud of such an
exhibition of ready devotedness on the part of himself,
his mates, and crew, to whom, we believe, suitable
testimonials will be given; and, from our own per-
sonal observation, we say, well do they deserve it.
In concluding this melancholy detail, we must
make a remark or two on the position of the vessel.
She lays bow uppermost, almost over end, with ten
feet between her and water at low tide ; should she
slide forward, through wind or otherwise, she must
evidently go down in deep water and prove a total
loss ; but if sternforemost, there is a bank on which
she may lay for recovery if the weather should remain
calm ; at any rate she now lies out of her course
eight points of the compass.
The ship's carpenter had a most providential escape,
having been floating three hours on a grating, when
the Collier's boat picked him up. Painfully interest.
ing, indeed, are some of the attendant circumstances
of this catastrophe. The two children of Mr. Jack-
son, who had been rescued from the Polka the week
before, were on the deck, And on first seeing the rocks
artlessly inquired what rocks they were ? The reply
was the Matrielle; but the poor father, who had ex-
perienced the same preservation with his wife and
two little ones, added, " I think they ought to be
called the Po]ka rocks !" Scarcely bad the words
been uttered when the vessel struck, and the in-
quirers were precipitated by the shock into the water,
sinking to rise no more.