The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-07 00:00:00

TRANSPORT OF TROOPS TO INDIA.

A proposal has been made to the East India
House by the European and American Steam Com-
pany, under the management of Mr. Croskey, cal-
culated to facilitate the periodical transport by the
overland route of such reinforcements to India as
will be necessary throughout the next six or nine
months to keep the army up to the amount to which
it has now been raised. The company possess eight
powerful screw steamers of an average capacity of
2,377 tons, and it is suggested that four of these
should be employed to estab!ish a fortnightly com-
municaiion from Southampton to Alexandria, and
the remaining four to perform the service from
Suez to Burnt ay. Each vessel could take about
1,100 men, and a supply at the rate of 2,200 per
month could thus be continuously kept up, the
troops reaching Bombay within forty-five days
from their leaving this country. Owing to the
shorter duration of the voyage, it is represented
that for every thousand men despatched 12,0001.
would be saved by the adoption of this route as
compared with that by the Cape, while an advan-
tage will be afforded in enabling the Government to
send home invalids, both civil and military, with
the greatest comfort and expedition. The chief re-
commendation of the offer seems to consist in the
uniformity of the size of the vessels, so that the
number of troops landed at Alexandria would in
each instance find precisely the same accommoda-
tion at Suez Four of the fleet have lately been
taken up by the India Company, and are now on
their way to Calcutta via the Cape ; and, supposing
the present scheme to be assented to, inst ructions
would be transmitted by the overland mail on the
10th inst. for these not to return to England, but
to go to Suez at such periods as to be in readiness
to meet arrivals across the isthmus from this side.
ships of the company are the Golden Fleece,
...÷,aspe3,
-Valcely .Tocelyn, Queen of the South, IT
Indiana, Argo, Calcutta, and Jason.

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S PAPER
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At the Greenwich Police-courkp
Traill, assisted by Capt. SullivAk!,l4,N,, - 4/41„:
offic'al inquiry into the loss cf tbo43Lefitilitii4t
Oriental Steam Navigation Companylk.shiliJEri
of 850 tons burden, which was wrecked on the cast
coast of Ceylon, on the 6th Juno last, while con-
veying her Majesty's mail, treasure, specie, and a
large cargo of opium, to the amount of 200,000/.,
from Bombay to Point de G-alle and China.

Mr. Cumberland attended from the Board of
Trade, and Mr. Stenning, of the firm of M'Lecd
and Stenning, of Fenchurch-street, appeared on be-
half of the company. • ~
Mr. Cumberland stated that the ship I.,ft Bom-
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tion for inquiry was now whether the proper sound-
ings had been taken and such measures adopted as
might have saved the ship.
Francis Bayley said--1 am in the service of tl.e
Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Com,
pany, and am 29 years of age. I have a certificate
of competency from the Board of Trade, dated
Aug. 7, 1852. I was captain of the paddle steamer
Erin belonging to that company. I have been five
years in the service of the company, and master of
the Erin since Jan. last, having previously com-
manded a steamer from Sept., 1856, to Jan., 1857,
belonging to the company, on the Canton river.
Before that I was chief officer of the Erin fur two
years, first between Bombay and China, for twelve
months, and afterwards from Hong Kong and Kur-
rachee. I had made the same voyage about 12 times
before between Bombay and China and Point de
Galle. On the Ist June last I sailed in the Erin from
Bombay at half-past lin the afternoon having trea-
sure and a cargo of opium, valued at 200,0001., on
board. The ships also carried the mails, and there
were eight or ten passengers. The crew consisted of
42 Lama's as Sailors, and six Manilla men as steers-
men. There were four European officers, four en-
gineers, and four firemen. This was the proper
complement of men, and the ship was in good order
and properly equipped. On the sth of June,
at noon, lat. 7 deg. 25 min., and long. 77 deg. 55
min. 30 sec. E. was the actual position of the ship.
We steered from that point S.E. by E., southerly
true course. The compass course was S.E. by E.
i E., and the deviation was about 6 deg. E. At 4
p.m. I again made observations, and the longitude
by chronometer gave 78 deg. 17 min. 15 sec. E.,
and latitude by account 7 deg. 1 min. 0 sec. E. We
were then going from 9to 9i knots. At 9 o'clock
p.m. I observed the meridian altitude Ursa Major
gave lat. 6 deg. 36 min. N., the longitude by ac-
count being 78 deg. 57 min. E. It was then a parti-
cularly clear night, the moon near the full, and I
could have seen the land for at least 10 miles off at
that time. I left orders with Mr. Baynton, the
officer of the watch, to call me if it came at all hazy
or thick, or if he saw anything, and also to call me
between half-past 2 and a quarter to 3 in the morn-
ing. I left the deck between half-past 9 and 10, and
was awoke about a quarter to 1 by the ship striking.
My cabin was on deck, and the door partly open. I
was on deck in an instant. The engines were 'going
at full speed. There was then a squall passing, and I
saw the land on the port beam. I called' out,
"Hard a-port," and the officer of the middle watch,
Mr. Gregory, then came to me aaid said, "It is com-
ing up thick," or some such expression. This was
after the ship struck. She was also striking violently
at the time. Not more than two or three seconds
elapsed between any bearing the ship strike and
going out upon deck. The engines were stepped ati
once. I afterwards went on the paddlebox and tried
-Le get her off, bnt she was hard and fast on the
rack.

John Chsrles Baynton said—l am in the service of
the Peuinsular and Oriental Navigation _Company,
and third officer on board the Erin. I Lave teen
rather more than two years in the service of the
company as third officrx, and before that time
I served in various sailing vessels. I hive a
certificate of competency from the Board of Trade,
da`el June, 1854. I sailed on board the Erin as
third officer from Bombay on the let of Juine. On
Friday, the sth June, • I recollect comparing my
observations shortly after 12 o'clock with the cap-
tain's and second officer's, and my longitude was 7
deg. 58 sea., varying three miles to the eastward.
All the officers work by different chronometers.
The second officer's observations were the same.
Our latitudes agreed. My watch on that night Iv, s
first watch—from 8 to 12. At 9 o'clock p.m. I saw
the captain on deck with his instrument. The cap-
tain told me to look out for a stir. The captain left
the deck about a quarter to 10, and gave me order 3
to ke a strict look-out and call him immediately if
it came on at. all thick, and to. pass the same orders
to lir. Gregory, who would succeed meat the next
watch. The captain gave me orders to steer 3.E. by
E. half E., and to calthitn At a quarter to 3. Teat
course I continued steering dureg my watch,
t.-
wards the remainder of which by constant inspec-
tion I found that that course was steered. I
am certain that during my watch that COU,S,3 was
not vari-d, for I went to the wheel about evelr
ten minutes. We had a standard and bin-
nacle compass on board. I had not compared
them that - thy nor during my watch. We
were steering by binnacle. The log was hove every
hour from Bto 12. The ship was *going at an even
speed of from 9 to 9i knots per hour. The weather
was very fine during the first part of my watch.
The sky was clear until about 11, with bright moon,
and light fresh breeze from the north-west. All
sails were set, and the engines on at full sre-d.
Between 11 and 12 it became overcast, the moan
and stars being obscured by clouds. • There was no
haze. This was the state of the weather until I
left at 12 o'clock. In that state of the weather, in
my opinion, I should have seen land on that par-
ticular coast six or seven miles off. I was relieved
by Mr. Gregory, and transmitted to him the orders
I had received from the master, making him repeat
them afterwards. I then left the deck.

John L. Gregory, third cr supplemeutaryofficer,
who was not sworn, was next examined, and af er
he had made his. statement,
Mr. Traill, Capt: Sullivan, and Mr. Cumberland
retired for a short time, and on their reta►n to

court,
Mr. TRAILL said he and Capt. Sullivan had hPlci
some conversation with respect to the inquiry un-
der consideration, and had come to the conclusion
that the certificate of Capt. Bayley with bis (Mr.
Trail's) report should be forwarded to the Board
of Trade, when, in all probability, reference would
be made to the conduct of the third superior officer.

ADVENTURES OF A CALCULATLVGI
PHENOMENON.

presented himself to Mr.
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At the Marlborough-street police-court on Saturday
thank him for the assistance he hal givan
a few days ago. This young man was found by a ser•
aebudlof
n, blindto t
hy;ung Swiss
geant of the police wandering about the streets in a sla o
of bewilderment and destitution ; and as tho readiest
means of getting at his story, the sergeant brought him.
to Mr. Albert, the interpreter of this court, who, having
questioned him, immediately brought him before Mr.
Ileadon, who elicited these facts :

The young foreigner's name is Jacques Winc'tler, of
Zurich. He arrived in this country about a fortnight
ago, with the view of giving public specimens of his
calculating powers. He had met with a person who
induced him to believe he could carry out his views';
but that person rohbed him of all his property, his little
stock of clothes and money, and what was of Were con-
sequence, of a packet of letters to persons of scientific
eminence here, of the addresses of whom he retained no
recollection. Being utterly without means to procure a
more thanbec au a
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bed, he had- wandered about tbesetrihesetesdafrotnm tu t
night for
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figures, by four, six, and eight figures, were calculated
mentally with unfailing accuracy; cube roots, six places
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Mr. Beadon, having sati3fied himself that thepaogwaeinrs.
possessed by this young man were of no common order,
directed ss. to be given him from the poor-box for his
present necessities.

On Saturday the young man stated he had not been
able to discover the addresses of any of the parties to
therefore,who m had
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some of
influentialintroduction
person;
th his hope
nise him so far as to enable him to give public specimen
of his powers of mental calculation were completely
blighted. hp:Ptre,,!
In the course of conversation, the young foreigner
said he became blind some years ago from over study,
and while blind he cultivated his calculating powers to
their present extent. lie had now, however, very im-
perfectly recovered his vision. -His chief inducement for
coming to England was the kind notice which had been
taken of his case and powers by Mr. Charles Dickens in
the Household Words.
Mr. Beadon gave the young foreigner s'. more, and
advised him to make application to the directors cf the
Polytechnic, or some other popular and scientific instltu-
tku.

ELECTION EXPENSES IN ESSEx.—The election auditor
for Maldon has just returned the expenses of Mr. T.
Sutton Western, M.P. (who is about to be entertained
by his constituents at a public dinner), at 4221 12s. 5d.;
those of Mr. Bramley-Mo)re, M.P., at 4201. 100. 9d. ;
and those of Mr. Peacocks, at 4141. 193. 9d. These
sums must have been very agreeable to the 5,888 inhabi-
tants of the borough. In North Essex, where there was
no contest; Mr. Beresford, M.P., expended 631. 55., and.
Mr. Du Cane, M.P., AU 7s.

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