The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-15 00:00:00

FATAL COLLISION AT SEA.

The Dublin Evening Post of Thursday contains the
following:—
During the heavy gales last night a deplorable acci-
dent occurred in the river Mersey, at Liverpool, by
which it is apprehended three or four persons have lost
their lives. The Iron Duke steamer, with the mails on
board for Kingstown, had just left the pier, and, while,
proceeding slowly down the river, came in contact with
a boat.which appeared to have three or four persons on
board. The night was very dark, and although a sharp
look-out was kept on board the steamer, nothing was seen
ahead until the boat was within a short distance.

The following account of the accident was drawn up
by the passengers on board
" Wednesday Evening, Oct. 9, 1844.
on board the Iron Duke.

"After leaving George's Pier this evening, for Kings-
town, having come down slowly by the docks, and just
after having passed the Iron Ship Building-yard—the
captain being on the stage keeping a 100k-out, and one
man on each paddle-box, with, certainly, more than two
:ten looking out on the forecastle, several passengers being
at the time about the stage in front of the chimney, the
night dark and blowing hard—a cry was passed from the
forecastle, A boat right ahead.' Immediately the word.
Stop her—back her, was given by the captain, which was
at once attended to ; but the boat having been so close
under the ship before she was seen, from the darkness of
the night, had not time to clear her, and, while the en-
gines were in the act of being stopped, the boat was run
on by the steamer and swamped, having been struck by
the larboard paddle. The ship was at once stopped,
blue-lights were barned, life-buoys were thrown over,
and the boat lowered, with a crew, who went to look for
and render assistance to the unfortunate people who had
been in the boat ; but, after searching about for a long
time (fully three quarters of an hour), were obliged to
return without having been able to discover any trace
either of the men or the boat.
" We, the passengers, who were on board the Iron
Duke, and on deck at the time of this accident, cannot
for a moment hesitate giving our testimony as to the
watchfulness of the look-out kept by Captain Williams
and his men on this distressing occasion, and are firmly
)f opinion that every care was taken to avoid such an
accident, and that on the boat being seen (she having no
light to show), everything possible was done to avert the
Wright Willett, Clerk. !Peter M'Donnell.
EL H. Brophy, Clerk, M.A. !James Sterling (standing at
John Wrenn. the time on the larboard
Isaac Holmes. paddle-box).
John Andrews. Matthew John Coffey.
George Wall. John Wright.
K. M'Kenzie. B. M'Gouran."

Saturday,
at
ENCROACHMENTSaverynuOmNerTouII: meetingß EGI EN To'fl; Ph Ae
vestry.-oolfl
St. Marylebone, for the purpose of considering what
steps Should be taken with respect to recent incloseres
which have been made of portions of the Regent's-Park,
t was agreed, on the motion of the Rev. Dr. Ifellowes,
that a memorial should be presented to the Commissioners
Woods and Forests, representing " that a pa.rt;of the
Regent's-park, in one of the green sli
been adjoinin loseg the
;round attached to Hanover Lodge, has. incd
with an iron wire fence, and thus taken from the public
•and that the green slips which lay
use , to the north of
the park, between the canal and the road of the outer
irele, are more prized by the public in general for the
lira' scenery which they exhibit, and for the shady
walks which they afford, particularly during the hot
summer months. Your memorialists, therefore,
setting
.he highest value on these slips, are greatly
grieved to
see one of them fenced in, and abstracted from
benefit." the pub

The orders for cotton twist to the Continent, via
Hamburgh, from this port, cause the demand to be
greater than the supplies can, at present, be obtained
from the manufacturing districts. The insufficiency this
week from Manchester caused the Hanseatic steam-ship
Leeds to proceed considerably short of tl e freight en-
gaged,-,Hull Packet.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS Or YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.--The morning papers contain the fol-
lowing unostentatious announcement :—" Lord El-
lenborough arrived at Farrance's Hotel yesterday."
How striking is the contrast afforded by his Lord-
ship's return from, and his departure to, the country
where he has " strutted and fretted through his little
hour ;" alternately exciting ridicule by his bombastic
follies, and inspiring fear for their probable results on
' the empire which, in an evil hour, was intrusted to his
rule ! His Lordship left this country with honour—the
representative of his Sovereign, and the selected agent
of the Ministry, in the administration of our posses-
sion in the East. At the dinner given by the East India
Directors in celebration of his appointment, Lord
Ellenborough deemed it consistent with his position
to pass oblique censures upon the acts of his predeces-
sor ; and to enter upon a rather elaborate exposition
of the policy which he would adopt and carry
out in the government of India. Observance of
existing treaties—a careful abstinence from aggres-
sion upon the territories of native princes, and a
constant demonstration of a pacific disposition,
were to inspire confidence in British honour
and moderation. The dominion of Britain in
India under his rule was to be kept within limit*
clearly defined and prescribed. Condensation of ter-
ritory was to be the object of his constant aelici-
tude ; and extension of dominion, by annexation or
conquest, was to be avoided, as tending to weak-
ness, distrust, and disorganisation. Lord Ellenbo-
rough's first proclamation on his arrival at the seat of
Government, breathed the same pacific tone ; and was
fraught with promises of moderation, justice, and
equity. The temple of Janus was to be closed under
his rule—the blessings of peace were to be cherished
by his smile science and arts were to be fos-
tered by his patronage—a new era, in fact, was
to commence with his administration. The acts of
Lord Ellenborough have strangely disagreed with
his promises and proclamation. Prom the date on
which his first manifesto went forth from the Govern-
ment House at Calcutta, to the hour when the
letter of recal from the Court of Directors reached
his hand, the Governor-General seemed determined
to exhibit the humiliating spectacle of a ruler
who had the power of conferring a large amount of
benefit on the people of his government, by merely
pursuing the straightforward course which he bad
prescribed to himself; but who alternately abused
his powers to purposes of puerile display, and of posi-
tive mischief to the empire. Lord Ellenborough dis-
appointed the hopes he had himself raised. By acting
on a policy which, in the strongest language, he had
repudiated and condemned, he virtually pronounced
condemnation on himself; and invited all men to
concur in the sentence. He speedily diminished
the power of achieving extensive and lasting good
which he possessed when he entered upon the go-
vernment. Every monthly mail brought news of
some new freak of the Governor-General. His fustain
proclamations, and especially his general orders for
restoring the sandal-wood gates to the Hindoo temple
of Somnauth, with his bombastic address upon the oc-
casion—intended to imitate the Oriental style, but
which exhibited snore of burlesque than imitation—
exposed his person to ridicule, and his high office
to scorn and contumely. Then followed the in-
dulgence of his vanity in military pomp and diss
play. His projected expeditions—his army of
reserve, and his army of occupation—his march-
ings and counter-marchings—his reviews of troops
and his projects of aggrandisement. The deposi-
tion of the Ameers of Sinde, and the annexa-
tion of their territory to the British dominions, were
marked by perfidy, and pepetrated by a mixture of
fraud and violence. The monstrous violation of
treaties, and the effect it was !ikely to produce gene-
rally on the native powers, at once astounded and
alarmed those who had previously only ridiculed and
despised Lord Ellenborough's indulgence of character-
istic vanity. The memorable exhibition on the plains
of Gwalior completed the eventful history of Lord El-
lenborough's personal puerilities. The " Brumma-
gem Napoleon" closed his military career with that
display of his genius for heroic deeds. The speech
with which he took leave of his brave troops at the
grand military banquet given to him, on the verge of
his departure, by a subscription raised by the military
officers—at which his successor, Sir Henry Hardinge,
with great good taste, declined to be present—wound
up the spectacle of " Lord Ellenborough in India."
It might be easily worked up to a grand scenic ex-
hibition. At Astley's, or some other grand eques-
trian stage, it would draw crowded houses, and elicit
unbounded applause.
STANDARD.—The Duke of Victory has availed
himself of the legal and constitutional termination of
his official career—his regency de jure—to offer a
brief justification of his conduct during the period
that he actively performed the duties of that office,
and we confess we can discover nothing ridiculous or
ill-timed in his apology. It appears to us to have
been penned in the spirit of modesty and moderation
which has characterised his whole official career. A
capricious :Contemporary, who is " everything by
turns, and nothing long," sneers at the fact, " so illus.
trative of the actual position of Espartero at the present
moment," that it bears date London. That it does
so is owing to the very " purity of condiwt and mo-
tive," which is admitted by his assaiWt to have
actuated him throughout the difficulties with which he
has been surroundel Had the Duke of Victory dared
to exercise the power which had been so tyrannically
enforced by his successor ; could he have reconciled
it with his conscience to have employed the means
of maintaining his position which have been re-
sorted to by that semi-brigand dictator; Spain, in
spite of the intrigues which had been fomented
against him, might still have been at his feet, and
his resignation of his trust might have borne
the date of Madrid Instead of London. It has been
well remarked that the unostentatious privacy in
which he has lived since his arrival in this country
affords the best reply that could be given to the im-
putation on him of any ambitious desires or mo-
tives in the course he has adopted ; whilst it has
supplied his enemies with a pretext for repeating
the charges of apathy and irresolution to which his
stedfast anxiety to avoid unnecessary bloodshed have
given rise. The qualities of Espartero as a soldier
have never been denied, and it cannot, therefore, be
believed that his extraordinary forbearance during
the first few weeks of the insurrection which was
organised against him, could have been dictated by
other than the purest and noblest motives. Through-
out the entire struggle he acted wholly on the defen-
sive ; avoiding on all occasions collisions which he
appears to have been conscious would have been fruit-
less so far as the general tranquillity was concerned.
In all violent changes, and more especially such as
have lately agitated Spain, the people are almost
invariably the losers ; for it is on such occasions
that military despotism finds the most advantageous
opportunities fur its exercise. The Spanish people
were brought to believe that they had reason to
complain of Espartero; but the series of atrocious
violations of their constitution ; the total disregard of
law and justice, and the despotic tyranny of their
present military dictator ; must have satisfied them,
to apply a Spanish figure of speech, that they
have " got out of the frying-pan into the fire."
All the recent advices from Spain are of one cha-
racter—anarchy, open or concealed, pervading all
parts of the country ; daily, almost hourly,
violations of constitutional liberty ; massacres
without trials, and trials without justice; a Govern-
ment which commands no confidence; and a Senate
selected at the point of the bayonet, and prepared
to turn upon its creators the instant it is enabled
to assume an independent position. And what
manner of person is the successor of him of whose
government the besotted people of Spain became
impatient ?-:-An Ishmael, against whom every man's
arm is raised—a dictator, whose tender mercies
were hardly exceeded by the stork, sent by Her-
cules to punish the eternal croaking of the frogs,
after their appeal to him for a new regime. Need
we point at the late cold-blooded massacres; min-
ders unsupported by even the pretext of judicial
deliberation ; the imprisonment of members of the
Senate on the mere ground of a difference of
political opinion ; the summary rejection of
the decisions of such constituencies as were not
disposed to return Moderado candidates ; and
the total disregard of the privileges enjoyed by
Spanish citizens, under the most dspotic ?fh theft
rulers ? Such are the blessings for wulii
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11AAIrSTEAD-IINATH.—The inhabitants of Hartip--
,tead, who have been long threatened by Sir Thomas
Vtaryou Wilson, the lord of the manor, with haring
heir brautiftil heath encircled with " squares, streets,
and courts," and for an Act to enable him to effect which
fir Thomas has petitioned Parliament, at intervals, ever
4inee the yesr 180, have been in much consternation
luring the past week, upwards of eighty workmen
laving been
.employed in levelling the fences between
he various fields belonging to Sir Thomas between the
Vale of Health and Highgate. On Saturday Sir Thomas
....)nimenced operations on the heath itself, which, as the
•,opyholders have rights of common, and other valuable
ights therein, may still it is hoped, be preserved to the
lublie by the committee of copyholders. Sir Thomas's
iroperty immediately adjoins Caen-wood, the grounds
.f which will be commanded by the intended cemetery.
1-he Committee of copyholders will, it is supposed, call
t meeting of the copyholders as early as possible, !titi-
llation having already been given to Sir Thomas, that
lie copyholders dispute his right to interfere with the
teeth, which, in his recent applications to Parliament,
. to has always professed be had no intention of doing.

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