The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-01 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 30.—The Eclair steam-sloop is still at
the Notherbank, where it is most likely she will remain
many weeks. •
The malady, whatever it is, still rages on board; three
more deaths have been announced since our dispatch ofyes-
tsrday, and two fresh cases have manifested themselves on
board. r.

The quarantine officers will not receive anything from her,
nor is any one allowed to go on board or leave the vessel. We
believe, however, medical aid has been sent from Haslar Hos-
pital ; fresh provisions have also been supplied. The Custom-
house officers dare not go on board, and the quaraatine vessel
keeps guard round her.
She was sent off the station by the orders d Commander
C. H. M. Buckle, of the Growler steam-sloop ; prior to which,
however, on the disease manifesting itself in tile deadly .form
it assumed, a commission of three surgeons sat upon the case
to decide what was best to be done under the alarming cir-
cumstances, when they came to the unanimous resolution of
sending the Eclair off the station and home. -

We have been at considerable pains to ascertain the exact
number of dead and their . names. The number we believe
to be 65. The names of the men we may be able to furnish
to-morrow. The names of the officers dead we are enabled
Id give now. They are—
Mr. W. G. B. Estcourt, the Commander of the Eclair
f 1.841).
Surgeon—Mr. John Maconchy (1838).
Paymaster and.Purser—Mr. Thomas R. Hallett (1838).
Assistant-Surgeon—Mr. Charles Hartman (1840).
Clerk—Mr. Cleland Mill.

• Naval Cadet—Mr. Symons. . .
Master's Assistant—Mr. Goman.
The Superb, 80, Captain Corry, came into harbour this
morning, in tow of the Echo steamer. She had her lower
deck guns in.
The Rattler steam-sloop, Commander Smith, is in the har-
bour repairing defects. She has her foremast out, which is
being attended to at the dockyard. ,
The Dee steam transport, Master Commander Driver, ar-
rived at Kingstown, Dublin, w ith the 49th, from Plymouth,
on the 26th ult.

The Apollo troop-ship, Commander Radcliffe, arrived at
Cork, with troops, on the 25th ult.
The Penelope, 22, steam frigate, Commodore Jones ;. the
Tortoise store and guard ship, Commander Morrell; the Lily,
16, Commander Newton ; and the Sealark, 10, Commander
Gooch, were at Ascension on the 25th of July, the only
vessels of war at that island. All well.

The Royalist, 10, arrived at Singapore on the 15th of July,
from Malacca, and lett on the 16th, on a cruise.
The Pilot, 16, Commander Jervis, arrived at Singapore,
from Malacca, on the 20th July.
The Vixen steam-sloop, Commander Giffard, arrived at
Singapore on the 19th July, from Malacca.
The Fly, 18, Captain Blackwood, arrived at Singapore from
Malacca, on the 21st of July.

NUMEROUS SUDDEN DEATHS.:—Yesterday Mr.
Baker held, at the Refiners' Arms, Buross-street, Commercial-
road, four inquests on the bodies of persons who have died
suddenly. The first was on Owen Clark, aged fifty-five, a
blacksmith, of Hungerford-street. Deceased bad scarcely
ever been a day ill until Saturday last, when he had a spas-
modic attack, and died immediately after his wife had given
him a cup of coffee and rum. The second was on the
body of Sharman Stimson, aged fifiy-four, clerk to Mr.
Brown, surveyor, &c., of Billiter-street. Deceased bad not
been ill f,r twelve years until Saturday, when he had a
.paralytic attack that rendered him speechless. He was
taken home and medically treated, but died at midnight.
The _third inquest related to the death of Eliza Hill, aged 18,
a native of Birmingham. She came to London on the 20th
of September, on a visit to her sister. On Saturday morning
last she was seized with violent internal pains, which con-
tinued until her death on Sunday morning. A post mortem
examination, made by Mr. Cory, of the Commercial-road,
showed that death was caused by an ulcer of the stomach,
which had perforated its coats. The fourth was on the body
of Henrietta Elizabeth Bishop, an infant, who received a
slight fall on Saturday week. The circumstance frightened
the_mother so much that it altered the character of her milk,
which brought on inflammation of the child's bowels, of
which it died on Sunday. Verdict in each case, "Natural
death."

DEATH WHILST TRYING TO SAVE A FAVOURITE
DOG.—Yesterday Mr. G. J. Mills held an inquest at the Per-
severance, Stephen-street, Lisson-grove, on the body of
William Row, aged forty-six, occasionally employed by Mr.
Frew, coal merchant. On Saturday last deceased with an-
other man went with a waggon of coals to Edgware, for
which he was to receive ninepence wages. On their return,
as they were approaching Kilburn, the deceased, who was
driving, saw a favourite little dog of his which he had placed
in the waggon going to jump out of it. He ran to save the
animal, and in so doing he slipped and fell on his side on the
road, when the wheels of the vehicle passed obliquely over
the upper part of his body. He was conveyed to his home,
where he (lied of internal injuries in about two hours after-
wards. Verdict---" Accidental death."
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CROYDON RAILWAY.—
Yesterday morning, between twelve and one o'clock, a fright-
ful accident occurred on the London and Croydon Railway,
by which a man named Charles Hill, aged thirty-eight years,
lost his life. Hill was foreman of the ballast men employed
on the line between New-cross and the Dartmouth Arms sta-
tion. He was about to start with a train of waggons con-
taining cuttings of earth to another part of the line, to form
an embankment. The train was propelled by a locomotive
engine, which had been set in motion before Hill was quite
ready to accompany it, when he hastily attempted to get
upots the engine. In so doing his foot slipped. and he fell be-
nzath the wheels across the line of rails, and the engine passed
_completely over both legs. The engineer stopped the engine
as speedily as possible, when it was found that Hill's right
leg was smashed in a frightful manner, and nearly severed
from the thigh, and the left foot was cut ititwo. He was con-
veyed to Guy's Hospital, but from the nature of the injuries
he had received, no hopes from the first were entertained of
his recovery. He lingered until eleven o'clock the same
morning, when death put an end to his sufferings. He has
left a widow and large family.

THE .METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS IN SPITAL-
FIELDS.—Yesterday the Commissioners of her Majesty's
Woods and Forests issued notices for the erection of the
houses in the new line of street leading from the London
Docks to Spitaltields Church, the entire length consisting of
about 3,000 feet, being divided into thirty-two lots. The
width of the new street will be about fifty-four feet. The
lots, severally, are to be let on lease for a term ofeighty years,
from Christina,-day, 1845. The new street, north of High-
street, Whitechapel, will be called Commercial-street; that
leading out of East Smithfield will be called Dock-street,
and East Smithfield will be named St. George-street. In
Commercial-street a new church is in course of erection, to be
deriominated the Church of St. Jude, and in Dock-street a
church will be built for the Sailors' Home in Wells-street.
A new street is also proposed to be formed in the continua-
tion of the Commercial-road, to High-street, Whitechapel.
STRIKES FOR WAGES.—The moulders of Messrs.
Boulton, Watt, and Co., Soho Foundry, have during the past
week struck for an advance of wages. The men have de-
manded 2s. per week additional, but we are informed that
the firm have determined not to accede to their request, and
that several new hands are already engaged. Notice has
been given by the men in many collieries around Bilston for
another advance in their wages, and it is expected that a
strike will be the consequence. The late concessions of the
masters seem to have encouraged the men to adopt the pre-
sent very questionable proceeding.—Birmingham Journal,