The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-23 00:00:00

THE RIVER PLATE.

EMENT TO THE

---
The following important intelligence from Buenos Ayres I
was received at Liverpool on Wednesday, and posted in the
Underwriters' Room :
BUENOS AYRES, AUG. 18.—Two hundred marines have
landed at Monte Video. Several English and French vessels
have gone up the Uruguay to reconnoitre, and it is supposed
that all amicable negotiations are now at an end. Rosas
makes a merit of showing the utmost protection to all the
English on shore.
It will, in all probability, be a long affair with the forces
now in the river ; but it is supposed they do not to
push the matter, in expectation of the arrival of additional
force.
The Sala (House of Representatives) was occupied yes-
terday in reading the correspondence between this Govern-
ment and the foreign Ministers, which it is supposed will
occupy them three days more, after which the discussion
will take place.
AUGUST 20.—1 t is said that the French and English
forces intend taking immediate possession of Colonia, and
placing a garrison there. This being a central point will
prove a rendezvous for all the disaffected of Oribe's army.
The feeling gains ground to-day that Rosas will resist to
the last, so confident is he of his resourc s. It is said that
he intends immediately to put the town under martial law,
and turn every male out to dr:11 each day—keeping at least
15,000 men under arms in the town.
AucatsT 21.—The Sala met again to day, and is said in •
tend proposing to declare our treaty null and void, on the
plea that the English have often violated it.
In consequence of the blockade of Buseo by Ihe French
and English ships, Oribe has declared a free port on the
Lagoa Minim, from whence he will draw his supplies at a
cheaper rate than at Buenos Ayres.
BUENOS AYRES, AUGUST 19.—The Advices from Monte
Video are to the 17th inst., several of Brown's vessels are
fitting out under French and English flags, and the Monte
Videan flotilla of boats was getting ready supposed for a
cruise up the Uruguay. The French corvette Expeditive
and the English schooner Dolphin returned here this morn-
ing. W. do not know what the plans of the admirals may
he, but apparently Oribe will not evacuate the Monte Videan
territory, unless compelled by superior force, and the admirals,
although supreme by water, are very weak by land. In
Buenos Ayres every thing remained very quiet, but the
Gaceta has been very violent in its leading articles. Yester-
day the Sala met, and all documents regarding the negotia-
tions were laid before them : they are very volumnious.
It seems to be generally understood that an appeal will be
made to European cabinets, and it is supposed that the
present conveyance carries despatches to that effect. The
levies in the country, particularly to the south, continue, and
the troops are being drawn nearer the town.
AUGUST 20.—The reading of the documents at the Sala
to-day has just finished, and to-morrow the discussion will
commence.
There is an opinion that the English and French vi ssels
will be refused entry here; should this be the case, we may
look for an immediate blockade.
BUENOS AYRES.
- -

AUGUST 12.—You will find a copy of the dispatch from
Mr. Ouseley to the Monte l'idean Government. By its tenor
you will easily perceive that if this Government persists in
not withdrawing its troops, serious consequences will follow.
The anniversary of the defeat of the troops under General
Whitelock was celebrated here to-clay in the most orderly
manner.
AUGUST IG:7-Please request our friends to suspend ship-
ments, even of goods prepared, for we see no prospect of
any arrangement ; but, on the contrary, that this
port will have to be blockaded, and a powerful expedition
sent to this country, before this Government will accede to
the unjust deMands of England and France. We are think-
ing of shippidg, all our goods to Valparaiso. You have ed.'
closed a copy of the memorial to Lord Aberdeen ; it hai
no other object in view than the protection of British
interests in these countries, and to stay, if possible, the
certain ruin which must attend us, it' an armed inter-
vention is continued. You will notice by the newspapers
the spirit Which is growing up against us, and it is but too
true that it is the work of our own Government ' • and
surely, as British subjects, we have a right to oppose by all
legal means such as may bring•our ruin. The local political
affairs of the country do not concern us so long as we are
amply protected, which; in the strictest sense, we have
hitherto been.
Everything remains tranquil here, and we are without
later dates from Monte Video, which seems to be a studied
measure on the part of the Ministers. Brazil, it is believed,
will be neutral.
The army of General Oribe will never be compelled to
retire by the blockade of the Banda Oriental. Supplies will
be received by him through Rio Grande, and already a free
port has been declared on the Laguna, which communi-
cates with Rio Grande. . The destruction if property i.i
the Banda Oriental will be greater than ever, and the
truth will then become more manifest, that by armed in-
tervention England is only destroying the proper y of her
own subjects, inasmuch as the debts due cannot be paid if
the natives are ruined by the war; and the property of Bri•
tish subjects cannot be expe,ted to share a better fate than
that which befalls the property of the inhabitants; more
especially so, when the Governments of England and France
have undertaken to redress the real or imaginary wrongs of
the nativee—a matter which, in reality, does not concern
them.

There is no business doing, the shopkeepers sell nothing,
and they cannot pay.
Exchange is 8-Id. per paper dollar.
Notwithstanding the stron:,; petition of the captains of
vessels loading at the Busso to be allowed city a few days
beyond the 12th August, Mr. Turner, our chargé d'affaires at
Monte Video, refused, and they were obliged to return to
Buenos Ayres only partly laden.

During yesterday the following accidents were
admitted at Guy's Hospital. The first case was that of
Mary Ann Collett, aged thirty-nine years. She resided at
77, Devonshire-street, Kennington. At an early hour on
the same morning, the lodgers in the house were alarmed at
t he
fire; cause,
they extinguished they found her in e
hearing screams proceeding from her bed-room, when,
tl
upon
bedl itLs
with htelrti t
nh
grhtto_ctitostch ascertain
flames as speedily as Possible, and conveyed her to the hos-
pital. She was so much burnt about the Lead, hack, and
arms, that she has been unable yetlo account for the ce tcur-
renee. The second case was that of Robert Robinton,
an
apprentice on board the ship Victoria, now lying oft' St.
Katharine Docks. On crossing the deck his foot slipped,
and he was precipitated her.dforemost down the hatchway
into the held, falling upon his head, whereby he sustained
a severe concussion of the brain Ile lies in a very pre-
carious state. The third case was that of Theresa Littlewood,
aged ten years, whose parents reide in Broadwall, Black-
friars, NVIIO, nbilst reaching something from the mantel-piece,
set her frock on fire. She was severely burnt about the
neck, shoulders, and hips. The fourth case was that of
Robert Orern, aged thirty-three 3-ears. lie was at work
on his master's premises, No. 15, Charles-street, Oakley-
street, Lambeth, attending to a horse, when he was
squeezed by the animal against the wall of the building, by
which he received several severe contusions, besides internal
injuries.
IMPROVEMENTS IN PICCADILLY.—The Commis•
simmers of Woods and Forests have commenced their projected im.
provements in Piccadilly, which is to be widened to 70 feet, from
Park-lane to Bolton-street, by taking in about 30 feet of the Green.
park. • The workmen have already removed a large portion of the
iron railing, and razed the ground, the brick wall, and the lodge.
The improvement is to be completed with all possible dispatch ; it
will be of great advantage to the inhabitants as well asto the public.
OMNIBUS ACCIDENT ON LUDGATE- HILL.--:Yester-
day afternoon, about four o'clock, an accident occurred on Ludgate-
hill, which leaves no doubt will be attended with the death of a
fine and beautiful male child, named Edward Flemming, aged five
years, the sun of a glass manufacturer of that name, residing at No.
I, Loveday-street, Smithfield. It appears that a Wandsworth and
City omnibus was proceeding down Ludgate-hill, when the child
was observed suddenly to shoot out from among the throng of
passers-by into the road, and before the driver was aware of the cir-
cumstance the poor child was knocked down by the horses, and the
near fere-wheel had passed over . his neck and head. The little
sufferer was conveyed to St. Bartholomew 's Hospital. The unfor-
tunate: child, who, it was stated could not possibly survive many
bem, was in the clr:,,ge of a female servant.
ENT llNsll' !.; ROBBERY OF PLATE. AT ROCBE3TER.
—A quatitny ei plate missing yesterday morning from the
'anti-+ of the house of Captain Thoroas Baker, at Boliy.hill,
Roett•aster. It appears that the foot-boy, about tit-elve O'clock,
left the pantry for about an bouq and on his return he missed the
basket containing the plate. The robbery, therefore, roust haw.
been committed during the temporary absence of the boy. The
articles stolen are twelve table forks, twelve dessert forks, eleven.
tea .poops, eight table spoons, two sauce ladles, five salts,
one
.se somewhaterapieces singularsingulare that
o
the
fe.lti
butter knife, two gravy spoons, one soup ladle, and one fish
knife.
whichoftht
he e robberyieves
there were
vthe time
pantryyi
did not touch. The valuformat.ien was instantly forwarded e
dthe plate thus stolen is 601. In.
the 'Stroueterminus of thaetietttuthe police.station, and also
but up to a late hour last night no realcrand Gravesend Railway,
been found by the police. This makes the clue to the robbery has
third extensive robtligy
in this city within the last INC weeks.

VEN iNG SUN, TIIITRSDA Y, OCTOBER i 3 1845.

-
Topsham, and 'EA mouth (Daw's line), 1,4 p. —Ditto (Head's),
p . —Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, :34 p —Devon and
Central Cornwall, 1,4 p.—Dartmouth, Torbay, and Exeter
Junction, 1% p.—South Wales, 3/4 .
HULL, OCT. 22.
- - •

The market to-day has presented more confidence, not-
withstanding the gloomy accounts fr..nt some of the pro-
vincial as well as the . London market. The-opinion gene-
rally is that the depret,sion is hit temporary. Tbe sales
are—Eastern Counties, New, 9—Net th Pr:tish, UarliAes,
4--Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 2144''.—Axliolme, 48s. p.
—Chelmsford and i3ury, 1%--Derbv and Gainsborough,3%
—East Lincolnshire, 4L—East *Coast, 2%—Essex and
Suffolk, 11. 16s. 6d.---Grsnd 21/.l—Null and Barns-
ley Junction, 3% p.— Lincoln and Wainfleet, 10s. p.—Lou-
don and York, Ai—London and Norwich Direct, 17s.
Northampton, Bedford, and Cambridge, 7s. 6d. p.---Notting-
ham and Boston, 4%—Sheffield and Blacclekfleld, ss. p.

YORK, Oct. 22.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Newcastle and Dar-
lington Junction, New (Brandling), 5214—Nortb British,
Carlislrzs, 41/y—Cambridge, and Lincoln. New, s—East Lin-
colnshire 4U—Grand UniOn, 2%—London and York, 5
Newcastle anti Berwick, 16%—North Kent and Direct Dover,
4—North Staffordshire, 7N,—Welsh lidlande, 31,t.

THE MIDLAND RAILWAY
ACCIDENT.
We have received the following additional particulars of
this sad event, an account of which appeared in The Sun of
yesterday. A few errors appeared in our former account. The
accident took place at a spot about a mile and a half on the
Leeds side of the Cudworth or Barnsley- station, and not
between Wath and airfield, as previously stated. It was
however, whilst between the two latter stations that the
engine became impaired, and was unable to convey the train
at the usual rate. In this part of the line the two o'clock lug-
gage train from Leeds passed the train at so slow a pace that
the enginemen were able to speak to each other, and the
person who had the charge of the luggage train was desired
by the engineer of the other train to end a pilot or assistant
engine to assist the mail train on its journey to Leeds This
latter train continued its course, and passed the Cud-
worth station about 20 minutes before the arrival of the
assistant engine, which was dispatched from Masbrough.
The usual red caution or signal lights attached to
the tail of the train were then visible from the station,
and the watchman at the station pointed this circum-
stance out to the driver of the assistant engine. The
latter then proceeed with his engine, and, after going a
short distance, seeing that he was approaching the train,
he partly turned off the steam, in order to slacken his
pace ; but, as he himself subsequently stated, seeing a
white light—the signal for the way being clear, or that he
was to go on-exhibited by the guard of the mail train, he
again put on the steam, and almost instantly ran with great
violence into the train. It would thus appear, that it was
owing to the accidental or negligent exhibition of a white
instead of a red light by the guard the engineer of the as-
sistant engine was induced to hasten his speed at a spot su
near in proximity to the crippled train that he could not
prevent the collision. The three latter carriages of the train,
which were all for Leeds, became detached from the
rest of the train, which consisted of carriages going to
York, Newcastle, &c. These three carriages were thrown
off the line and greatly damaged. The last of them
was a second-class carriage, and its buffers were struck
with such immense force by the engine as to be driven
into the first compartment of the next preceding carriago,
which was a first-class one. In this compartment were Mr.
W. Fuller Beteler, Bankruptcy Commissioner ; Mr. Jonathan
Andrews, of Leeds, sharebroker ; and Inspector Child
and Sergeant Stubbs, of the Leeds detective pike force.
The injuries sustained by Mr. Boteler were much more seri-
ous than we were at first led to believe. Both this gentle-
man's legs were struck by one of the buffers, and were both
broken below the knee, and his person was otherwise consi
derably injured. Mr. Stubbs sustained a compound fracture
of one of his legs ; Mr. Ahclrews and Mr. Child both vceived
some severe contusions and bruises, and are still unable
to attend their usual avocations The passengers in the
other two comp-rtments of the carriage escaped with
little or no injury. What is somewhat remarkable, two
gentlemen• who were in the centre division of the
second-class carriage, which was first struel,, also escaped
with a few slight bruises. Mr. Botder was speedily con-
veyed to his own residence at Oulton, near Leeds, and front
the latter town several medical gentlemen were quickly in
attendance upon the unfortunate sufferer. After a ens ;1-
• tation amoz.gst Mr. S. Smith, Mr. T. P. Tcaie, Mr. Key,
and Mr. Chorlev, it was considered that amputation of one
of Mr. Boteler's !ens was necessary, and the operation was
performed the same evening. At the time ( f this being
written (Tuesday evening) the unfortunate sufferer was in
such a state as to precludethe slightest hope of his recovery;
indeed, he was not expected to survive more than a few
hours. The learned gentleman, who is about seventy years
of age, is highly respected by all who know him, and espe-
cially by those who have had an opportunity of witnessing
his conduct in his judicial capacity. For the last few weeks
he had been sojourning in Kent with his family, and was re-
turning home alone; but information of the sad event has
been forwarded to them, and they were hourly expected at
Oulton. Mr. Stubbs was taken to the Leeds General In-
firmary, and his fracture was reduced the same evening, and
the latest report states that he is going on favourably. The
Directors of the Midland Railway Company have commenced
an inquiry into the cause of the accident, and they have
done all in their power to assuage the sufferings of the per-
sons who were hurt. We may add, that one person who is
still unwell, and stayirg at one of the inns at Leeds unable
to pursue his usual calling, is Mr. Collins, who had been
sent from London to the north by Sir John Rennie on rail-
. way business. A commercial gentleman, named Lee, has
also been somewhat severely injured, and is thereby detained
in Leeds. The occurrence of this accident has excited
• strong feelings of grief in Leeds and the neighbourhood, and
there is a general demand for a thorough investigation into
the whole case.
The following letter, from the son of Mr. Matthew Hill,
•
• the eminent barrister, who was a passenger by the train, was
published in a morning paper of yesterday :—" Don't be
alarmed, I am all safe, lite and limb, but I bud the narrowest
_ escape I ever met with. Soon after we passed Sheffield our
5 engine burst one of its cylinders, and broke the piston-rod.
- This was cleared in about a quarter of an hour, and with the
- other cylinder we proceeded about four miles beyond
- Buursley, at a foot pace, sending word by a luggage-train
that passed us for a fresh engine: this overtook us at such a
_ -
violent peer, as to crush up the last carriage, a second-class,
_ and drive it bodily into the one I was sitting in- a first- class.
- Fortunately, I was in the centre compartment, and not in the
- last. I was thrown furiously forward, and pitched head first
into the opposite seat. I lost no time, you may be sure, in
_ picking myself up and getting out, when a horrible scene pre-
- senteeitself. The compartment immediately behind mine
- was filled with shrieking and groaning victims, calling for
- assistance. The guard and I soon opened the door and dragged
- one man out, who, the moment lie reached the ground, fi 11.
We soon had him up, and I led him to the bank, seated him,
f- elt his leg, and pronounced no bones broken. Returning
- to the carriage, I saw a horrid sight—an old gentleman with
- white hair was sitting with firm determination, his legs
- being both jambed between the buffer of the second class,
- which had penetrated into the centre, and his own seat-
- one leg cut completely off, except a small piece of flesh, and
- the other dreadfully smashed; and what was worse, so fast
- were the carriages stuck, that it was nearly an hour before
- he could be released. A poor man with one leg escaped by
- a miracle losing that one, and as it is is much hurt; a lady
is much cut, and bruises arc like blackberries. As soon as
- I saw sufficient people attending the wounded I sent an old
- gentleman, with a terribly crushed hat, one way with a red
- lamp, whilst I went the other with another; by this means
- we stopped a down train, which might have rushed in upon
- all the passengers. Soon after daylight an engine came and
- fetched us away. My carriage was forced off the rails, and
- the rest of the train before it broke away, and went on for
- 100 yards, in which we went on. I luckily saved my level
- at first, and fortunately found everything right at last, with
- the exception of a slight hurt on the calf of my leg, and my
- nerves a good deal shaken. lam all right.-Royal Hotel,
--__ Leeds, Monday morning."