The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-17 00:00:00

NEW ZEALAND.

Captain ROUS gave notice, that he would withdraw the
addition of which he had given notice on the motion of the
Hon. Member for Liskeard, and that he would move an amend-
ment instead, to the effect that the proceedings of the New
Zealand Company were a violation of the rights of the Crown.
PLAY-GROUND AT MiLLBANK.

Letd R. GROSVENOR said that he wished to ask a
question of the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the
Home Department, respecting the ground which had been
lying waste for a number of years near Millbank Penitentiary.
When he left London last year he had understood that tbis
piece of ground which consistedof about five or six acres, in con-
formity sith sanatory regulations recommended in the report of
the Health of Towns Commissioners should be left unbuilt upon
for the rem eation of the inhabitants. The banks at that spot
was washed by the tidal water, which had always been
considered greatly contributive to health. But he was
surprised at being subsequently informed that the Noble
Lord at the head of the. Woods and Forests, and
the Secretary for the Home Department, had decided on
letting the land on building leases. The whole loss would be
not more than 1,0001. in the first instance, and about 3001.'
a-year afterwards. Ile wished to know whether it was still
determined to withhold this advantage from the inhabitants of
that populous neighbourhood.
Lord LINCOLN said that the circumstances were these :
the land consisted of sixteen acres, and was let on lease about
five or six years ago. All this ground was let on bull-
ing leases, and was now covered with buildings,
except about five acres, constituting the open
space alluded to by his Noble Friend. With respect
to these five acres, when it was proposed to build upon them,
the inspectors of prisons expressed an apprehension that such
a proceeding w. old be injurious to the health of the
prisoners. But when the plan supported by his Noble Friend
for improving the space for public recreation, and not for
building, was submitted to the inspectors, they withdraw their
objection, upon which, in fact, the answer of his Right Hon.
Friend (Sir J. Graham) had been grounded. Subsequently
he (Lord Lincoln) consulted Mr. Cubitt as to the value of
the property, and the cost of improving it as pro-
posed. The estimate of the eminent engineer was, that
the expense would be about 2,0001., with the sacrifice of
a rent of 1001. a year. In the first place, then, he must say
that he did not think the locality had so much claim upon the
Government for such an expenditure as other neighbourhoods in
the metropolis, and, besides, the expense could not be incurred
by the Woods and Forests without an Act of Parliament.
(LEFT SITTING.)

DOVER, JUNE IG.—Their Royal Highnesses the
Duke and Duchess de Nemours arrived about half.past two this
afternoon, by special train of the South-Eastern Railway, and went
to the Ship Hotel. About five o'clock they embarked in the Prin-
cess Mary steamer, and proceeded to Ostend, where they will ar-
rive about ten o'clock. They were received with a guard of honour,
and royal salutes fired from the western heights at their arrival and
departure. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is expected
this evening at the York Hotel, to proceed in the morning by the
Princess Alice, Captain Smithett, to Calais.

FORTUNATE Escm.E.-0n the evening of Sunday
an occurrence of a most serious character took place on board the
Eclipse, Richmond steamer. It appears that the Eclipse left Rich-
mond-bridge at its usual time, with 000 passengers. She proceeded
down the river until nearly opposite Hammersmith whets it was dis-
covered that the boiler bad become red hot, and that if an explosion
did not take place the vessel would take fire. The crew imme-
diately poured water into the enginc.room, and the consterna.
tion amongst the passengers was so great that the steamer was
run to the nearest shore, on the Barnes side, where the whole were
disembarked, several jumping into the water and wading ashore.
Several of the females were nearly in a fainting state from fright,
and were conveyed to the Boileau Arms public-house, in the
Hammersmith Suspension Bridge-road ; and eventually the whole
body crossed the bridge to Hammersmith Broadway, where the
Hammersmith Conveyance Company provided omnibuses for their
conveyance to town.

THE MAILS, SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 16.—The Ori-
ental Company's steamship Royal Tar, Captain Evans, arrived at
3 A.M. this day from Gibraltar, and landed the Peninsular and
Mediterranean mails, which were forwarded to London by the 9
o'clock morning train. llere dates are—Gibraltar, June 6,
Cadiz 7, Lisbon 9, Oporto 10, Vigo 11, Corunna 12. The Royal
Tar brings home 90 passengers, and a small cargo, and 14 packages
of specie. The Montrose, Captain Wilson, will leave the ducks to-
morrow for Gibraltar, taking out the regular mails. The Clyde
steamer, Captain Symons, will also take her departure to-morrow,
carrying out the West India mails, 30 passengers, a moderate cargo,
and 5,0001. in money.
The East India and China Association have re-
ceived a communication from the Government, stating that the
Governor of Ceylon has been instructed, if he sees no objection to
the measure, to direct the postmaster at Colombo to make up mails
by way of Marseilles for transmission by the direct Calcutta line of
packets.

The brig Isla, of Aberdeen, has sailed from Strom-
ness for Davis' Straits, in search of black lead and other minerals
abounding in that icy region. She is furnished with a mineralogist.
lf'
oh2eolhslaaniss.also prepared for whaling, having two boats and a crew

at Baths, West.
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young man,evetlillg,
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minster.road. He sank suddenly, without apparent cause, and is
supposed to have been seized by a fit.

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a respectable FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR ANDOVER.—On Monday
morning, 16th inst., at seven o'clock, an inquest was held at Enham,
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near the town, and in the borough of Andover, before Harry
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pointed Mr. Charles Dale their foreman, and, from the evidence
of witnesses, it appeared Mr. Guyatt had been at Charlton, near
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Andover, the whole of Saturday, h
his annual sheering, and, from the fatigue and extreme heat of the
day, had taken more beer than he had been accustomed to. He
left the Royal Oak Inn at Charlton, on horseback, about ten o'clock
at night, for his own residence, riding very fast. His wife, sitting
up for her husband, about twelve o'clock, heard his horse in a
meadow behind the house, and, on calling the carter, the horse was
found there, with saddle and bridle, and without his master. The
carter then commenced a search, and, about a mile from the farm,
found Mr. Guyatt lying insensible under a hedge. Mr. Westlake,
surgeon, of Andover, deposed that he saw the deceased about three
o'clock on Sunday morning, at his own house, and, on examination,
found a severe contusion on the back of his head, which, lie stated,
caused death. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death.
The deceased was about forty, a plain English farmer, and much
respected in the neighbourhood.
DEATH IN WHITECROSS-STREET PRlSoN.—Yester-
day afternoon Mr. W. Payne held an inquest in Whitecross-street
Prison as to the death of Mr. Edward Milford, aged 35 years, late
a prisoner. The deceased had been in the above prison since the
9th of May for a debt of 300/. He was in very good health when
first admitted, and remained so until the morning of Tuesday last,
when lie was seized with violent pains in the head. Mr. W. Ward,
the prison surgeon, was called in with great promptitude, and pre.
scribed for the deceased, whom he found in a state of insensibility.
He was subsequently placed in the infirmary, where he continued
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THE WELSH IRON TRADE.—We are to find
last, from inflammation of the
that there i.• a continued re action in the price of iron. sorry The Ynis-
per ton. We apprehend the failure of a large
cperdic‘evsynfnarnndalst'sintaglsyfiefr.a Iron Companies have this week lowered their
speculative broker and dealer has operated prejudicially ..
on the mar-
ket ; but if the fear entertained rather generally, that Parliament
will stop the progress of many of the railway Rills for this session,
should prove groundless, we hope there will be sufficient demand
for iron to prevent a return to the old rates of wages, which, we
fear, must otherwise take place.—Cambrian.