Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-29 00:00:00

- ( / . i"‘ a at _ r NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. The intelligence of the loSs of this magnificent vessel, almost in sight of port, has cast a deep gloom upon the public mind, and the details otthe circumstances attend ing the awful calamity 'have fully realised the worst anticipations. Only thirty-nine out of the 493 souls on board composing her passengers and crew, have been saved—it may almost be said, by a miracle. 'The territe hurricane mocked at human effort; and -with such fury did it accomplish its work of destruction, that six hours did not elapse from the 'time the vessel struck till she was completely broken up into fragments. The coast on which she struck is peculiarly dangerous to anyivon vessel, being completely rock-bound. In some places- the rocks are irregular and jut out in sharp points, at others they rise in a perpendicular wall - from the shore to a height of-300 er 400 feet. The spot where the dreadfuleatastrophe took place lies between Moelfra and Point Lynas, on a cadge °frocks; not over 300 yards from the shore. She had a splendid passage from Melbourne, Only 58 days having elapsed from the time she sailed till her arrival at Queenstown, where she landed'l7 passengers. Having merely telegraphed to Liverpoill, she left that' port on Monday for the Mersey, enjoying good' weather till she -passed Holyhead, where a pretty stiff breeze sprung up from W.- After passing' the Skerries, the wind veered more to thenorth, and- increased in strength till about ten , o'clock, at which - time — it was nearly high tide, and the wind blew a perfect hurricane from the N..E. Orders were immediately given to put on all -steam and leave the ship i under bare poles, and to steer SE. by E. a . quarter 'E. Shortly after it was observed she had neared the shore; every effort was made that ;good, seamanship could suggest to put her about, but the fury of the gale, some deficiency of the crew,'and the weight of leer masts and rigging, rendered all attempts abortive. The ship was a t thi s time an pilot ground, and blue lights were hang'up, rockets and guns were fired, in the hope of bringing a pilot to their assistance--but,.es.is now known, without, success. Soundings were taken every minute, and 'find ing that 'the vessel was still being driven nearer to the coast,,Ctiptain Taylor gave orders to let go the port anchor, which was dew inl6 fatho ms water. The starboard anchor was immediatelyafter let go. he night continued pitelav dark, - and there-was not the smallest abatement in - the violence of the'hurricane. ikt two o'clock on Wednes day morning [the chain of the port anchor parted. The stream : anchor was immediately got over the bow, but proved of little avail, as the vessel struck with tremen dous violence on the reef, at half-past two, thaving drifted-stern on. In order - to lighten her, the mainmast was cut away, carrying' as it went overboard the naizen top along with it. The engines were kept at full-speed, in order if poesible, to secure her on the bank. About an hear afterlhe 'foremast, too,-was cut away, het-each a sea was running that this gave her no relief, andake con tinued to; beat with greaeviolence on therocks. At this time her broadside was wholly exposed to the violence of the sea, the-captain therefore gave orders_ to starboard the helm, for the purpose of obviating this. She afterwards began to rest upon the bank in consequence. of the ebb ing•of the tide, but,. *when the flow recommenced, she agam began - to thump heavily on the bottom. When affairs were in this critical condition, the boats wain's mate Tolunteered•to attempt to get on-shore with a line; "for the purpose of having a hawser fastened to the rocks, but he was forestalled by a Portngese sailor, who, lyin g a rope round his -waist, plunged :into the water, and made for shore. Though land was not many yards distant, yet such was the violence Of the sea.that it was' almost by superhuman effort he gained. a footing. A hawser -was immediately passed to the shore from the ship, and operations tonimenced to get ' the-passengers on land:.!Several of the inhabitants made great exertions to render* assistance, but unfortunately without much avail: • A boatswain's chair having :been fixed on the hawier, abont a:dozen seamen were ,taken ashore by this means. IA order to facilitate operations, all the passen garS on deck at this time were ordered aft. Only other four- S'eathen,* however, had been landed by- means of the'thair, when the vessel parted amid ships with a sudden jerk, precipitating h number Of passengers and seamen, who happened to be standing over - -the place, into the 'Sea, while nearly 400 passengers who were below. in the saldons, being uuable 'to get on deck from the tremendous seas which were breaking over her, were literallY buried - amongst the .falling fragments of the broken machinery and the iron beams of the ship. This occurred about six o'clock *in the morning, and two hours afterwards the vessel had become completely broken up into fragments. The scenes on board. during those - last dreailfnl hours almost beggar description, and some of the most heartrending incidents on record are recounted by the sarvivert Whether "from their apprehensions being quieted by assurances from the _officers of the ship, or whether the calmness - -of despair had taken pos session of their minds, the' passengers, according to all aaeOnnts,' behiried _with great fortitude, if not uncommon composure. There -was no shrieking, no rushing' frantically about,--, all was, .order „and_ dis cipline. Fathers were standing with their children in their arms, wives were .elinging :to their huebands;:and friends were embracing each other, with only the-melan choly hope of going down to death together. A clergyman, the Rev. . Mr. Hodson, from New Zealand, ; :yvhe was on board, commenced .a prayer; meeting in the afterpart Of the saloon after the vessel struck. Almost all on board earnestly - and.eagerly took part in the services, and when the final crash took place the proceedings were still going on. Nothing, it is said, could exceed the courage and calmness of the reverend gentlenian during the awful hour which immediately preceded the parting, of the ship. Unmindful 'of his own case, he went about dispensing comfert to all, and, setting an example of dignified calmnessaad Christian fortitude. Otie of the crew, mindful of the evil 'effects which have anmany similar occasions resulted from the spirit room being forced, broke open the door, staved all the' casks, and broke every bottle of liquor,—a 'proceedirig which probably tended to preserve order in the*shiP. Between twenty and thirty persons only managed to get- ashore, after the ship broke asunder ; and many gallant fellow,—after buffeting with the waves, and seizing the sharp-pointed rocks, which laCerated his hands and limbs , in a frightful manner,--Was obliged, by the'violence of the waves, to forego his hold' and sink into a watery "grave. Several who 'gained a precarious footing one shelving reek, were washed Off by the reflux of the waves ; and many iiho Perished hod their heads literally smashed to'pieces; in the crishof the breaking machinery, and by the fragments of the ship's framing. The'captain on all hands 'is allowed to have done his duty like'a true British seaman. To use the words' of one of the survivors, "he stood im the declelike . a Man of Irlo f?''le"Was Seeff - stairdihg - Irnibe - Piiii with spar lashed to his body, talking to the second mate. A wave came and struck - them both ; the captain's leg - became entangled in the fretwork round the saloon. Dowie, the second Mate; called out to him to' iold on. Just at that moment a child was struck from the • arMeettifk'father, and washed near 'the captain., who, thiiiigh in the greatest danger, called to the mate to take hold of --the child and fasten it with a r6pti. - mi mind aft& thisi ieemif to ludeledorne deranged, by the exercise, anxiety; and fatigue he had undergon e . lie called out for the second mate, saying, "Where's Cowie? I won't go ashore without • you. The Royal Charter is always right ; we shall all be' saved." A passenger (Dowie) and the captain then got into whiCh they lowered"from one of the davits. It could not live, however, in suelaa sea. Immediately on teaching the it was broke n in two on the t rocks. One of - thepieces . struck the ca ptainandm_ w a h te o , and in stoutly sealeetheir fate." The passenger the boat them was more fortunate • he of asho re , after incredible efforts, bat . in a state of perfect nudity' And complete. The Melancholy' interest • connected with the ill-fated • shin is heiglitenect by the.faet that she had made a most ros rotiVTOYage; indeed:- a , voyage surpassingly good. S ppe he had roundeu gape Horn, and passed unscathed . • through all''the • dangers of . Oat tempestuous- region. She had triumphed .over the stormy Atlantic, and yet she:lmet•withutterdestruction within a few' yards shores 'of Old• England; • The highest praise, and credit •is due to Commander McGregor of the Coast Guard, ..and' to Captain Mends of H.M.S, Rutin% for the exertions they made to protect the wreck and property on being informed of the_ . disaster. The latter.gallant gentleman desatched steam tender, with a party from the c r ew - of the Has tings, to the scene, and that in the face of the furious gale which was blowing at the time: The survivors all speak in terms of the highest praise and gratitude of the hospitality shown theth by the Peasantry of Ariglesea. Nothing was wanting on their p , art t o render every assistance, and all' the comforts o '," 141 011' 'they had command we re a t th e serv i ce of tue sufferers. CaPtain Copeland who - lives in the vicinity of the place where the ca t as t ro ph e occurred, brought a light cart to the beach filled vOlth clothing, which was; under. the circumstances, a most acceptable boon, as almost every: dher. who had landed was nearly naked. It would be, however, invidious to single out instances -of hospitality, where every one, according te• his . means, seemed only too happy to bestow, and we shall not.pursue this gratifying portion of the melancholy event further. We have had the following narratives from several of the survivors Samuel Granfall, a native , of St. Ives, Cornwall, says he came from the diggings of Ballarat, and shipped on board the Royal Charter from Melbourne. They had a beautiful voyage, and .everything was as comfortable as could possibly . be on board. They left Qaeenstown on Monday evening, and 'rounded the Tuskar light about' four in the morning. The wind, which had been from the south, at this time veered round to the S.S.E. •After snaking Ilolyhead, it came on very thick, so thick that it was impossible to see" the , length of theship. • ; :The vessel was keeping close to the ,ward, about two- miles of the head, with no topsails up, and only fore had aft canvass set. She kept as close as possible to - the wind. off Point Lynes, when it became still darker, and com- , tamed to rain very heavily. - About two o'clock, the wind was blowing very hard From 'tha, N.E. , From half-past five, rockets and cannon had been fired, ' and blue‘lights hung out in hope Of Attracting a pilot att half-past ten 'orders were given to let go a bower anchor, 'and immediately, therefore, a second anchor was let go. About half an hour after, that hain , of the second anchor parted close to the bow. The - captain gave 'immediate orders to give plenty of chain to the other anchor. Two kedges or stream anchors were got up out of the hold to put the ern hawseri in; but before the kedges were ready the other chain had parted, and she drifted in. towards the land. The narrator could not tell what 'time she struck. She wasaboutan hour on the rock 'before she broke in .two. 2 , 70 attempt was made to get , 61 by_ any passengers till day fight. There were four - captains on ;hoard, Captain 'Withers, who lost his ship 'en the Feejee Islands : ; Captain Adams, Captain Johnstone, 'and Captain Trayior,—all of whom made great exertionsto keepthe passengers quzet; assuring them that when day broke they would get a !gangway, and all hands would be put on shore. The greatest composure reigned throughout the ship till the moment of her going to pieces. While the mainmast and mizentop were being tut away, orders were issued for all hands to keep below, but immediately - after that was effected .there was no compalsion, and every one was allowed to 'come on deck, or remain below, as he pleased. Every sea at this time was breaking over her, and was carrying her away piecemeal. It was almost impossible to remain on deck, and several passengers who attempted it were washed overboard. He (the narrator) clung to a rope from the weather davit, till the deck was down to the water's edge. One of his mates close at his side; asked him what they were to do ? he replied, we must do the best we can. When he found it impossible to hold on longer, he committed himself -to the water. By dint of great exertions, and after being knocked down several times by pieces of timber, he got near enough to the shore, to adinat of a rope being thrown -to him, which he with difficulty grasped, and was hauled on shore, in a state of insensibility. When hanging on by the rope, he saw scores right under him struggling amidst the surf. James M'Cappin gave an almost exactly similar account of the manner in which the ship struck as that detailed above. He was in the company of the captain and mate when both went down. The captain, he said, _ was standing, holding by the side of one of the companion ways, when -he was thrown with such violence against the fretted work round the'saloon, that his leg became entangled in it. He lay there for some tame exposed to every wave that broke over the ship. When extricated, he called for Dowie, the second mate, saying "I won't go ashore without you. He appeared to be very much excited. We all three, got into one of the boats, but it went to pieces against the .rocks. One of the pieces struck the captain and Dowie,_ and they instantly disappeared. He was carried on the crest of a wave upon a rock, but was immediately washed back again. He was eventually taken on shore by the boatswain's mate, but how he could not say, as he was insensible for about three hours. While in the , boat he saw :the young man who had been messmate landed three times upon a rock, and drawn back as often, by the reflux of the waves. He also observed twelve persons holding on by one spar, which was dashed with terrible violence against the side 'of the ship, masses of timber were at the time heaped above them ; . the whole, therefore, perished. He could not sufficiently admire the firmness with which the Rev. W. Hodson performed his sacred duties in the trying crisis. He is almost sure that the ship ' went to pieces at the time the rev. gentleman was con ducting the prayer meeting. W. G. Ferris, the messmate of M'Cappin, made a statement in all points essentially the same ,as the pre ceding. When it was foulfd the ship was drifting, there was much crying to have the mast cut down, and it was through the exertions of Captain Withers that it was done so soon. The saloon was filled with water to about the depth of a foot, not from leakage, but from the waves breaking over her. He swam ashore, and landed perfectly sensible, but alMost naked, and suffering from severe cuts and contusions on the arms and legs, from grasping the sharp pointed rocks. The bodies washed ashore presented a fearful appearance, many of them having nothing of the head remaining but the chin, While others had both arms and legs broken; in short, they were mangled in the most horrid manner. He recognised a man named Thomas Taylor, belonging to Stockport. A young man named Perry, who was Swimming ashore with his child on his back, were both drowned;, the child was washed ashore. J. S. Henry, a lunatic, who was brought from an asylum at Adelaide, was locked up at the time, and consequently perished. lie thought they were badly used on being landed at Liverpool on Thursday night. " Captain Martin, who had charge of the vessel which brought them from Anglesea, though he knew that every one of them were. entirely destitute of - the raeaniaof - procuring any of the comforts or even the , necessaries, •required- 'b their exhausted condition, went off and left them standing en the Landing-stage, without even offering to procure for theai the necessary accommodation ; and had it not been that a dock-gateman conducted them to the Sailors' Home, where they were received by Mr. Williams in the most hospitable manner, they would' have been 'under the necessity of parading the streets all night. One of the men, on landing here, was accosted by a lady and gentleman on the stage, who showed him portraits of Mr. and Mrs.' Glover, exhijiiting great anxiety to 'ascertain their fate. Mrs. Mover, who was on board, Was drowned, but Mr. Glover wasin Melbourne when 'he left. . We have the accountsigiven by several others of the survivors, but they don't add - anything to what has been already ;Wed. Eveiy one of them is lef t entirely destitute, everything at other times eonSidered Valuable was cast away in the struggle for dear life. The following is a list of the saloon passengers 'saved, and the cabin passengers lost : Saloon Passengers Saved.—W. hfarse, T. Grundy, C. Taylor. a Cabin Pasengers Lost.—Mr. and Mrs. endive() Misses Forbes and servant, Mr. and Mrs. and Master Murray, „ Mr. and Mrs. Grove, Mr. Molyneux, Mr. Tivedale, Rev. Mr. Hodge, Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Fenwick and four children, Mr. Hulton Da. Halch, Mr. and Mrs. Prit chard, two children -ald-aerrant Mr. Beans, Mr. J. S. 'Henry, Mr. La Fague, Mrs. Woodruffe and child, Mr. and , Mrs. Jenkins and five sons, Mn and Mrs. Davies,. two daughters and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce, child and servant; Mr. M'George, Captain Withers, H. C. Taylor's daughter and servant. Saloon Passengers Landed at Queenstown.—Mr. Gar ' diner , Mr: M'Evoy, Mrs. Mahmer and child. The following is from an officer on board the Royal Charter to a lady in town : " Screw steam-ship Royal Charter, off Cork, (57 days out,) .Oct.-25th. "DEAR FRIEND,--I write you just a few lines, to let You know you may expect me and one or two friends at your house on Tuesday or Wednesday night, so be pre- P b e r e e d z How We is arenAowliceeT Remember m ingupChannel e we ndi a y sl t a o sh h in er g , n ad ine w d e ay n s a a ' l l l s la st and all. Excuse bad writing. * * * We ran out d ng h h av aad e co w m in e ds hom al e l s ill ev fif en t7 l; inthekrwtayy fronythe line. Must now say good bye. Hoping this - will find you all quite well, believe inc to remain yours, sincerely, ' " FRED. FOSTER." The e. followin particnlare life Were e nabled to pu blish a pu in our second eaition of yesterday The following ,is the narrative of the boatswain's mate, John Suaicar, which is given nearly in his own language : On Monday we left QueenstoWn in the afternoon, ' after putting sonic passengers on board the pilot boat Petrel who desired to be landed. We proceed on with calin weather and water smooth. We made Ballycotton at half-past seven Light p. m., and Youghal Light, o n the Irish coast, at.half-past eight. Reachnd the Mame Light at nine, made the Nook Light in half an hour, and sighted lu,skar at about half-past-eleven, On - Tuesday morning, saw Barasey, at which time the wind began to keshen. - . The wind heading, we took in the square sails; .and at ten a.m, the wind increasing, took in all the force and aft sails. In the afternoon made Holy ' head at half-past one, and at, half-past four were right ahead of Holyheadharbonr. Could see the steam-ship Great Esztern: Off Bardsesr the steam-tug United Kingdom came alongside, and handed on board some newspapers, asking if We would give a free passage - to eleven riggers,- as we were going to Liverpool, and the tug' was not going until •she get a tow.:. The riggers were taken on board. At a 'quarter' to eight on 'Tuesday evening were abreast of the Skerries, dis ' taut about a mile and a half. At - this time the wind !- had increased to ix :..heavy gale, and. the ship was making little or progress through the water. She was driving up with the strength of the tide, and nearing the shore ; the -Steam had- no effect, but .we did all we could to . keep the ship., off. , The main topsail was lowered,' but she • still drifted. • Clewed up tn the aintopsail, and the , hands were sent "up to furl it - The wind had now increased considerably, almost blew the . sail from the . yard, and it became entangled on 'the -Starboard side. It was difficult to get the sail -etowed. _ At this time Mr. Bean, the. third officer, with-se'veral sehmen and •myself,' were trying to make-the sail 'fast, but 'could-not succeed in atcomphsh ing it. Shortly afterwards orders were given to cock bill the port ecncli-or4 and_let go: -This was done, giving her 75 fathoms :of chain. , The vessel was, steaming - the whole time. Finding she was dragging, we let go the starboard-anchor:" Still finding her dragging, we paid out all the port chain.- The vessel was still steam ing, and the - wind had now increased to a perfect hurri cane. We then went to get the stream anchor up, and while doing so the starboard chain parted. I then felt the ship canting over to port, and fancied the wind had changed. u arias were then given to cut away the mainmast, which was done, and in a Yew , minutes afterwards she struck on a bank. The -captain gave • orders to the engineer to give her as much steam as he could - to harden her on the bank. It was then about - three-quarter ebb tide. The place -where she struck was to the west of Moelfra, eastward of Point Lynas. Heard the - captain give orders to starboard the helm, to keep her on the shore, so that the sea would ' not have so much power . on her broadside. When she became hardened on, the chief officer gave me and the boatswain orders to cut the main and maintopmast stays, as they were lying across the boat, so that the boat could be cleared in case of need. We did so. The:chief boatswain - and myself were afterwards sitting on a spar, On the deck house, the sea at the time making e' complete breach over the ship. I then went forward to look out, and ascertain whether we were on sand or rock, when I discovered the land distant about thirty yards. I went back, and told the chief officer that it was land; and he said, "We will loose the foretopnaast stay-sail, and when the tide makes up, van her up." I said it would be as well to give - her tie foresail. - It was then getting daylight. I volunteered to go ashore with a line to get a hawser ashore, immediately after which I felt the ship 'strik ing heavier than ever, supposing it was in consequence of the tide making. The 'sea still -broke over her with even greater violenee than ever. The , captain was at this time on deck,- standing 'by the steam tele graph. ' I told the chief officer again I was willing to go ashore with a line ; and do everything in my power to save life. ' Asked him if he would allow me a few minutes to put my lifebelt on, and he Said of . course 'he would. I afterwards told the boatswain I was going to try and get a, line on shore, and he said it was uieless the sea p w as running too high. Afterwards had a small line slang round my body, and wished some one to volunteer to attend to it while I swam ashore. After some hesitation a man volunteered. Just as .I was being lowered into the water, some one called out that there was a line on shore from forward. Upon 'hearing that- I did not go. A 'hawser was got on shore and made fast to a rock, and with this myself- and some of the other seamen saved our lives. - The hawser was - made fast by several of the inhabitants on shore, who came to render assistance. - After the ship struck, all the passengers were directed to go aft until the hawser could be got properly- out; so that as many as possible might be saved. - Shortly after this . the vessel parted amidships, and a large number of pas sengers, standing on the deck where she parted, were swept into the sea - and drowned. The boats were smashed to pieces by the' fury 'of the gale, and the others could not be lowered, so that none of ' them could be - -made available. The passengers allied were driven on shore by the force of the waves. Sixteen of . the crew got ashore by the hawser. An en deavour was made to get a second hawser ashore to rescue the female passengers,: but this could net . be accomplished. Not a single female passenger was saved. In three:hours after the vessel-struck she began to go to pieces. Saw about 70 passengers on the port bow, all anxionsly awaiting some -means of getting them on shore, blit a heavy sea which struck the starboard bow stove' it in, the ship gave a lurch, and the people were all driven into the sea, and drowned. Some of-the passengers saved were thrown upon the rocks, and picked up, by the crew and others whO came to render assistance. • . . . Mr. James Russell, a passenger belonging to Scotland, who had been seven years in Angie* and acquired considerable wealth, was below in his berth when the vessel first struck. He had with him his wife and two young children, one aged ten and the other two and a half years. He was aroused by hearing a commotion on deck and a fellow-passenger; Mr. 2mith, saying " .Oh, Mr. Russell, we are all, gone ; we are drifting- on shore." On getting to the deck his worst fears were confirmed, as it appeared evident that little if any hope of rescue existed. The sea -was breaking over the ship with terrific fury, and the persons on board were running frantically about the deck, in a state of, despair. . Having brought 'his - family from belOw, he held them to gether as they stood on deck, the waves surging over them at every moment. In a minute - or - two a surging sea carried away his wife and-two children, and-he never saw them more. He Ml' nself was then washed off the decks toward the shore, but a succeeding wave brought him back again. Another sea then struck him, and he was driven forward on the beach, and,' as he himself. described it, 'saved by the miraculous hand of Providence. • Mr. Russell had a.considerable sum of -money on board, the produce of his enterprise and skill in Australia, and is now, comparatively speaking, penniless. " The vessel did not, as was at first stated, strike the ground in Red Wharf Bay, but a place between that and Amlwch. It is a small opening in the coast, the beach being chiefly sand and stones.; It is to the west of Point Lynas,, and known as Moelfra, a village ,in the immediate locality being of that name. The coast is thinly inhabited, and the' land flat and uncultivated. ' Very soon after the fatal catastrophe, which resulted in such an awful sacrifice of -human life, the vessel brake up, . and nothing remained but pieces of the - wreck, which ,were moved to and fro by the action of ' the tide. As ' one of the seamen 'described it, she broke up like a bandbox. Those of the crew and passengers who escaped were pro vided with temporary accommodation in the neighbouring cottages, where they . received every mark of kindness from the inhabitants. Dunngthe day most of them left th e pl ace , and were conveyed to Liverpool in steam-tugs sent out by the owners of the ship. Last evening, only one passenger re mained, Mr. Russell, the gentleman previously alluded to, and the boatswain's mate and the carpenter of the ship. Many persOris visited the scene of the wreck yesterday, and were making anxious inquiries as to the fate of relatives and friends. For this purpose every facility was afforded. - Some of the scenes arising out of these inquiriefi amongst those deprived of , their nearest ,relatives, and friends were affecting in the extreme. Shortly after the wreck, several of the bodies of tbe unfortunate sufferers by-the calamity floated upon the beach; .subsequently others were picked up, and the number amounted at a late hour last eveni,ng to 26. Of these, five were . females and two, of them young. 'children. The bodies were conveyed to Llanalgo Church, and carefully laid out on straw, so as to afford an opportunity for identification. Some had on their clothing, while ;others were only partially dressed, as though when the , vessel , struck they had been in their berths, and milled suddenlY to the deck in a state of alarm on being made acquainted with the perilous position of the ill-fated ship. Many of the bodies bore injuries, probably sustained from being dashed against the rocks, sr coming into violent contact with portions of the wreck. One -- man had nearly all his limbs broken, and the body had, as it ivere, to' be gathered up. - Another was without his head, and several were much bruised on various parts of the body. The Rev. 4r. Hughes, the minister of the church,' showed every attention to those who desired to see the bodies for the purpose of identification. That the utmost time shall be allowed, the interments will be delayed as long as possible. - Some small boeks and papers were picked up yesterday on the beach. One of the papers appeared to be a diary kept by a passenger on board, supposed to be a clergyman of Notting ham. The various incidents of the voyage, front- the time of leaving Melbourne until the arrival at Queenstown, were care , fully riggers recorded by previouslythe wri ter , The referred to as being on board the Royal Charter when she grounded have lost six of their num ber, namely, Janies O'Neill, Richard Morris, William Thomas; ' Peter Topping, Thomas Corcoran and Henry White. Those ,-,--• ,saved are James White, Patrick Devine, Pritchard; Thos. -Cunningham, and . William Burton. S ome of them swam 'ashore, and others succeeded in saving themselves by the aid of the hawser. S male far d ndfoentmeaa pwaa'ssshenegde'rson' luggage o r art i c l es o r a similar a shore. A fe w ar ti c l es o f m v l oe e' fben e attire have lieen c o ll ec t ed, and ' these are i and i n taken care of by the officers of police and , coastguard now:, on duty. The se} viced also s In the removal oftheAngleseamil oiftitatehatvolealssowitebheeend called into requisition, to assist : in the protection of any pro pert's, reetiveo, P 1 up on the shore. - ' The position of the vessel at the time of the catastrophe, and-whether or not blame attaches to the captain or his offi cers, was a subject of comment amongst many of , those who visited the spot yesterday. - At present it - would be unfair' to give currency to these remarks, seeing that the matter will undergo a strict investigation at the coroner's inquest,. L - • The number of persons saved is now stated to be 39 ; .of these, 21 are passengers, and the remainder belong' to . the crew. Only very few of the bodies recovered have yet been identi fied.- A gentleman attended yesterday, to make inquiry as to his wife, whom he supposed to be on board the Royal Charter. The body of his beloved partner was not amongst those lying ill the church, but on a closer investigation his eye fell on the 4* -2 4 - 7 . • * NORTHERN -- DAILY TIMES. corpse of a faithful servant, Who, 'he felt gate, would aceim pany his wife on the voyage. This fact 'too truly told tithe , mournful result. A number of pefsens frOm the more immediate scene efihi wreck, and also from a digtane,e, have already visited thelipot; and many more will no doubt do - so as the circumstances of the disaster become more generally 'known.LiverPool Mercury. - TOWN COUNCIL. iii special meeting of , the Liverpool Town Council as held yesterday in the "Council-chamber of (the Town Preston, Esq., Mayor, presiding. - • The TOWN-CthRIC read letter from Mr. Beloe, - tendering his resignation from the office of Corporate •Auditor, and stating that he had paid the fine of £5O to the Treasurer. Mr. Becirwrrn asked if it was fair 'to take a fine of £5O from a gentleman who gave his services for nothing? The MAYOR replied that it was the-law. The, resignation was accepted . , The minutes of the last meeting were read and" con firmed. , The, proceedings Of the Finance COmmittee cOrn prised—Recommendation to appo . intreter Barber, Jlenry Barber, and John Gleave, as singers at St. Michael's Church, at ~ t he salaxies paid to their predecessors.—Re commendation to,pay to Mr. Hutten, chief clerk in the Treasurer's Department, the. sum of L4O, and to Mr. Owens and Mr. Brown, junior clerks in the same depart ment, the sum of £3O tespecgvely, in consideration of the great additional labour, and the readiness, seal, and ability displayed by them in reference to the accounts of . , the markets, and during the temporary vacancy of the _office of Corporate Auditor.—Recommendation to grant, subject to the approval of the; Lords of the Treasury, and on payment of £l2O, the reversionary interest in a . piece of land on the north side of Erskine-street, for the purpose of erecting schools thereon, in. : connection with . the Brunswick Chapel, Moss-street. _ Mr. STEWART moved the confirmation of the first recommendation. It had been usual to pay fifty guineas to the -singers in the church each year. One of the singers had died, one had been dismissed, and a third had applied to be restored, having resigned some time ago. The Finance Committee had thought it advisable to bring it before the Council.' Mr. Alderman S. Homuu seconded the motion. Mr. JEFFERY asked if the payment was - compulsory ? The TOWN-CLERK answered that it was a voluntary payment. Mr. JEFFERY said, in that case; he would move that it be referred to the new Council for their consideration. He understood that they had met for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the year ; and, in consequence of that, he would move, without further preface, that it be referred to the new Council for their consideration. Mr. STEAKS seconded the amendment. Mr. Alderman S. HOLME explained that there was nothing new in the matter. This church was the pro perty of the Corporation, from which church no man was excluded. As regarded it coming at the end of the session, and it being postponed on that account, they might adjourn everything that was to come before them on the same principle. If it had been a new pro position, he could have agreed with Mr. Jeffery!; but as it was simply asking for three individuals instead of three others who had left, and had been receiving the same salaries, he could not see why it should be objected to. Mr. SHEIL was sorry that the deputy-chairman of the Finance Committee had not been a little more explicit; so that it might be seen whether it would be judicious to continue this gratuity. He believed that one of those vacancies had existed for twelve months, and only one of them had occurred recently. He thought the Corpora tion should let those who attended the church pay the expenditure of it. Mr. GLADSTONE thought it was truly lamentable to call upon those who had nothing to do with the church to contribute to the expenses,of it ; and, after all, the performance ins St. George's Church resembled a six penny opera, more than anything that he knew of. They were now approaching the close of another muni cipal year, and he did not see that they were better off than they were ten years ago. He would ask what any of them would think to be called upon to pay the offi cers of any. Roman Catholic or Dissenting house ? He did not think that there was a member of the. Council who would be willing to pay any other than their own church, and on that ground they had no right to call upon the ratepayers to pay for St. George's Church. The MAYOR-It is not St. George's Church. Mr. GLADSTONE continued to say that there was not one member. of the Council who attended that churck ; there had been one, but he was not attending now. He would put it to the Council; was it fair to ask Dissenters to yay for this church ? - . . Mi. TOBIN said, in. reply 'to the argument of Mr Gladstone, that this church was the property of the Council, and they were bound to - provide for the decent performance .of• the services. There was nothing new in the appointment of these persons. - Mr. ROGERS considered that, if the church was let to a lay or clerical gentleman, it would be self sipporting. Mr. STRAINS said there was £BOB paid for the ex ' penes of the church, and the amount of seat-rents was not sufficient to pay the choir. He thought, as there was a school connected with the church, the authorities would do well to train the - children to sing, and so save the expense. Mr. BOWRING said he would support the amendment. Mr. STEWART thought the Finance Committee had done, quite right in bringing the matter before the Council.: With regard to the question brought,forward 'by Mr. Shiel,-as to why the vacancy had not been filled up that had taken place twelve months ago, that was the fault of the charchwardens in not giving notice to `have it filled up. The amendment was put, and the recommendation adopted on the votes being taken, by 18 voting for the amendment and_ 29 against it. The voting was as follows : For—Mr. John Woodruff, Mr. James Crellin, Mr. Richard Sheil, Mr. John Shimmin, Mr. C. J. Corbally, Mr. Roger Haydock, Mr. James Steains, Mr. Edward Estill, Mr. Charles T. Bowring, Mr. John Rogers, Mr. Charles .Mozley, Mr. Thomas Bulky Job; Mr. Robert son Gladstone, Mr. James R. Jeffery, Mr. James Mellor, Mr. Francis A. Clint, Mr. R. M. Beckwith and Mr. I. W. Cropper. Against—Mr, Daniel Crosthwaite, Mr. Thomas D. Anderson, Mr. James Holm°, Mr. David Rae, Mr. W. P. Jeffreys, Mr. Thomas Ridley, Mr. James Aspinall ,Mr. William Earle, Mr. James Johnion, Mr. James Robertson, Mr. John Stewart, Mr. John Fern worth, Mr. William H. Anthony, Mr. Thomas Vernon. Aldermen—Mr. William Bennett, Mr. Thomas Bold, Mr. James Parker, Mr. Joieph COoper, Mr. J. Hay ward Turner, Mr.: Richard C. Gardner, Mr. Raymond W. Houghton, Mr. Samuel HOlnie,.. and the Mayor. Mr. STEWART ,then proceeded to move the adoption of the other recommendations , and the general proceed ings. were confirmed. Theproceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Watch, Lighting, Fire-prev9ntion, Gas Supply, and Hackney Carriage and Licensing Committees, com prising—Recommendation to 'adopt the sale of Gas Act, 1859, in.accordance with the notice ordered to be given by the Council in September last.—Recommendation to, accept the following tenders for supplying police clothing : Mr., E. P, Jones, for, great 'coats and capes ; Messrs. Wren and Co., for coats, trouser, scarlet vests, and stocks ; Messrs. Conway and. Co., for coats and trousers; Mr, J, W. Bell, for great 'coats; Mr. C. Redfern, for hats ; Mr. William Edwards; for capes ; Messrs. Moses 'Levy and Co., ; for gloves ; Mr. James Baker, for boots. . Mr. CLINT moved the confirmation of the first recom mendation, and in doing so observed that if they did not adopt the act it would be adopted for them by the Jegislation, and in his opinion, they had no affernatiVe. It would 'be found necessary to appoint a good in spector,-but that was not to be done at the present time. The act was adopted. Mr. CLINT then moved the second - recommendation. He said, as that was their last meeting for 'the year, he might state that a different principle had been adopted With regard to marine don dealers. This matter had been landed over from the Fill4lloo gemmitteo to the .Watch Committee, and he thought it had been worked very well. Two police-officers were appointed to look after the marine stores, and during the year no less than -15,488 visits had been made by these officers to marine •_. ,• • - §t9l:::Z i n. toWft. Mr. GLADSTONE spoke of the general efficiency of the Mr. CLINT then moved the adoption of the general proceedings, and. Mr. Johnson seconded the motion, which was agreed to. , The proceedings, resolutions and reports of the,Health Committee, comprising—Recommendation that the salary of Mr. John Evans, one of the surveyors in the Engineer's department, be increased from £l2O to £l4O per annum ; that Mr. T. J. Hughes be, appointed col lector of rates, in place of Mr. Peter Bradshaw, re signed, at the lowest scale of salary, yiz., £l5O per annum ' • an& that Mr. Edward Fitzgerald, jun., be ap pointed col' Lector of accounts, in the place of Mr. T. J. T ,, , romoted as above, at the salary of £lO5 per annum ; the consideration of which several matters was Vostper,ed at the last monthy Council, pursuant to the stand-17dg orders. - • Th.e MAXOR said, before Mr. Dover proceeded to move the recommendation in the committee's proceedings, the Town-clerk would read a petition from Mr. Thomas Claadwiek, contractor for constructing certain sewers for tae Corporation. The TOWN ! •CLERE. then read the petition, the sub stance Qf which was, - that he had tendered to construct the sewers in question under the impression that the ground was clay, but he had found it to be rock ; he therefore, on this ground, claimed to be freed from the contract. Mr. Alderman DOVER thought it was out of their power to interfere, though Mr. Chadwick's tender had been much lower than the estimate. , Mr. Alderman Burricrrr thought the committee were more to blame than the contractor. He did not con sider it fair that this man's tender should be taken at little more than half the estimate. . Mr. Alderman DOVER said he could not, know what were men's motives. A rich man might tender, through spite, for one-half what another man could do it for. Mr. GLADSTONE observed that this party had com pleted a large contract,, under the inspection. of Mr. Newlands, and that work was pronounced by Mr. New.. lands to be quite satisfactory ; and it was on trie - recom-. mendation of Mr. Newlands that he was appointed to carry out that work. Besides, what could the Health Committee do, if they were satisfied Of , the man's solvency. They were presented with a legal do cument, duly . executed. The Health Committee were not bound to find a contractor _with brains, for he had no doubt there were some persons pre sent who considered the members .of the Health Committee deficient in that respect. He was convinced that the committee had acted in a straightforward, honest' manner in the whole business. They had not broken faith, but the contractor had broken faith - with the Health Committed. He could not see what other course they could have pursued., Mr. EARLE asked what was the estimated amount ? Mr. Alderman DOVER replied, about 4860. • Mr. EARLE thought it would have struck him that there was sortie error, when the man offered to do it for . £4OO. Mr. Alderman TunirEn said it seemed veryextraordinary that there was such a difference between the contract and the estimate of Mr. Newlands. Mr. SHELL observed that it was very easy for gentle men to tell them what ought to have been done now that they saw the whole matter, and some of them had gone so far as to say they would have seen there was something wrong. Mr. EARLE—Not some of them, it was only me that said that. Mr. SHELL proceeded to say that Mr. Earle had been kind enough_to tell them that he would have seen the error; but he would just state how the case stood with the lealth Committee. On the list of contractors, there were fifteen names that were allowed' to , tender for the work of the committee. When they applied, their names were put on the list, and .their position and - character were inquired into, and also the position of their sureties; but this contract was for an extraordinary case, and in stead of fifteen being allowed to tender, only five were selected, because of the large amount. He would ask how they would have been treated by the Council if they would have rejected the lowest offer ? The com mittee did not come before the Council to ask them to console the man. He had given securities, and they were sufficient, and the work would not be stopped. Contracts had been obtained from other parties, and the work would go on. 'Mr. Bowunro remarked that, in justke to Mr. New; lands, he would say that he had pointed out the dis crepancy when it came before the committee. Mr. Newlands was therefore free from all blame. Mr. STEWART thought the Health Committee had pursued a very wise plan, and he thought when they got respectable tradesmen to' do.the work, as it was very desirable that the work should be well done, it was the duty of the committee to accept the lowest tender; and he could not agree with publishing the contracts. The memorial was referred back to the committee ; and the Town-clerk explained that it would be a matter for consideration, after the work had been completed and paid for, ,-whether they should take proceedings -against the contractor to recover the balance. , The general proceedings of the committee we r e con firmed on the motion of Mr, Alderman Dreier. The proceedings of the Law-courts' Committee were read and confirmed, .on the motion of Mr. Alderman Turner. The*proceedings,.resolntions, and reports of. the Mar kets! Committee comprised a recommendation to sanction the removal of the bars used in Cleveland-square .on market days, and that the thoroughfare through - the square be kept open.;.__a recommendation that all neces sary notices be giyen of an application in the next session of Parliament for a bill to provide better itecem modation for the sale of farni and other — . produce, and for any provisions which may be- necessary for the more efficient regulation and management of the - existing markets ; a recommendation to accept the tender of Mr. Richard Bromley, for painting and papering at the North Haymarket ; and a recommendation that Mr. Hutchison be paid the • sum of £lO, for additional services performed by him at St. John's Market. Mr. JouNso - 14 moved the adoption of the first recom mendation, which was agreed to. • On moving the second recommendation, he said the resolution had been come to in consequence . of the letter of Mr. Massay, which had been. referred to the committee. The committee had no means of providing better -accommodation for the sale of farm produce without asking the sanction of the Council, and this recoinmendation had been broiight before them for that purpose. - Mr. WOODRUFF seconded Mr. Johnson's motion, and said he would leave it in the hands of the Town-clerk to give the necessary notice. The object in bringing it forward at the last meeting of the Council, was to pre vent another year's delay. Mr. T_OBIN asked if it was not obligatory on the com mittee to - describe the 'plan ? The TowN-CLERK said the Council would recollect that a report had .been brought Up by the Markets' Commit tee for proiiding accommodation, and the question was postponed. Notice had to be' given for three successive weeks, and there would not be time for the new com mittee to prepare the matter. Mr. PicroN said there had been a great deal of dis cussion of late on the proceedings of the Markets' Com mittee. Great complaints had been made in reference to Queen-square, and now a great scheme had been laid before the Council, which would entail a large expendi ture and' take up a -large amount of property. He thought the .Markets'; Committee had got. hold of 'a wrong idea in reference to the matter. London , the .population was two millions and a' half, or -five times that of Liverpool, and the whole of the market accom modation provided for the entire poptlation,' in Covent Garden, was not equal to the area of Queen-square. He had never heard the slightest' complaint with 'refer ence toy the market accommodation in Covent Garden, London ; and he wished to know what was to prevent ,Liverpool from adopting 'the same system that was 'in use there. It appealed to him that there was a waste of room, and a waste of time,' and a'waste of money, in every way. When carts went to London, it - was usually at four o'clock in the morning, and they were on their *ay home - by ten or eleven, the produce being put into .the hands' of a salesman, and by this means the principal ~part of the business was , done before - the principal portion of the population are• out of bed: That was What'the farmers wanted in Liverpool, if. they Only knew how to get it. He thought the 'system practised here was unworthy, the present age ; and if circulars were addressed .to the farmers, apprising them that Filch an arrangement had been made, he was sure, they would be glad of it. He sincerely recommended the _Council not to adopt the_ recommendation of the committee. Mr. Alderman BOLD wished, to say that he thought Mr. Picton had Misled the Council by stating that the . market he had referred to was the place which supplied the whole of London. It was well known that the greengrocers in the east and west end were supplied by .farmers, and that supply never reached the market at all. He thought tln Statement made by Mr: Picton was most absurd. Mr. Alderman S. Holm said the question before the • meat for certain alterations or not. Was it_ a_prope e r Council was, whether' they were to give notice to parlia position at all, was a question ? When . he a ned e ll o t ug h , way ,in which the town was extendintigninwasl ire judiciously ,he had first to ask, whether thedposi pn had to remove- the chosen, ? The• people it Smithfieldwould beHe the centre of the town. thought that was driven into c L a o u n se of . the pumber - orealik carts into the centre the market in some- of the outskirts, than to bring these leaded . Before, the. Markets' Comraittee.brought of the town. have been in"- such a resolution, the plan should sent to he Finance Committee, and the costs computed by marketbetter away. t o ha os vbfee OCTOBER, 29, 1859. estimates. He thought they must lose a year, and let them consider the state of their finance, and also con sider whether the site was a suitable one, and when these points were settled, it would be time to, bring in their plans and go b e f ore p ar liament. Wha t would be said of a railway compan y if they went before parliament without knowing what they were going to do, except that they were going to adopt some thing from •an ordnance map, and that was what the Council were about to do by adopting the recommen dation of the committee. Mr. JonNsoN said the committee had done their duty in bringing the matter before the Council. The votes were then taken for or against the resolutien of the committee, as follows • For the motion —Councillors—Messrs. J. Viroodraut R. Haydock, and -J. Johnson-; Aldermen—Messrs. W. Houghton, and T. Toulmin-5. Against the motion—Councillors—Messrs. T. 1 2' Anderson, R. Sheil, C. J. Corbally, W. Barton,' Estill, JamenHolme, C. T. Bowing, D. Rae T. Rid ley, J. Rogers, J; A.. Tobin, C. Mosley, Bulley W. Earle, R. Hutchison, J. R. Jeffery, J. A. Piet"' R. M. Beckwith, J. Stewart, W. H. Anthony, T. I re,r: non, J. W. Cropper ; Aldermen--Messra.:W. Bonleu,,/ To Bold, J. Parker, J. Cooper, J. H.. Turner, R• v e . Gardner, J. Bramley-Mobre, M.P., S. Holme, and the Mayor-31. The general proceedings, with the one exception, wer e then confirmed. The proceedings of the Education Committee wer e read, which comprised a recommendation to 'appoint- s teacher at the North School, in place of Mr. Lyons, 3t a salary of £3O per annum.—The - proceedings w ere confirmed. The general proceedings were then confirmed, with the above exception. The proceedings of the Gaol ; Town-hall establish ment,, and Gardens , Commi \ ttees,, were read and eon firmed. • The proceedingspf the Watei Committee, comprisi . r Recommendation that the charge foi water trading and manufacturing purposes, should be at the rate of _ tenpence per 1,000 gallons, from , the .Ist ° e January next. 2. Recommendation to authorize ,w," necessary steps for complying with the standing ord ers of parliament for powers to construct an additio n reservoir on the river Roddlesworth. 'Mr. HODSON, in moving . the confirmation of the pro ceedings of the committee, said there were two thiog s which deserved special attention : and the first /In that water for trading and manufacturing purposes IP charged at the rate of 10d. per thousand gallons. Af te t r o a great deal of discussion, the committee had come d the unanimous determination to make that charge, ari he thought it would be found satisfactory to the peep r° of Liverpool. He moved that the proceeding be cow firmed. - _ _ Mr. EARLE seconded the motion. _ Mr. Alderman BENNETT opposed the resolution, on the ground that it was too much. He had objected at it when it was proposed in committee, and since time he had given a great deal. of attention to the s n ject. From the returns of the water engineer, it er peared that about 26 gallons of water was supPlie..; each individual in Liverpool per diem, or ninety inuTig gallons to all ; and at 10d. per thousand, it would be 0r per million -gallons, or £542 per day, £3,794 per week' be £197,288 per annum. One-half of that sum w0u1a..,7, £17,000 more than ever they had in a year. Bennett proceeded to give a long account of the 01 _ 1 likely to arise from the proposed scheme, and condu c t by proposing that the subject be referred back to t'w Water Committee. Mr. Alderman COOPER seconded the amendment' which was carried. Mi. JEFFERY then moved,. as a further amendnien t, that the rate be 9d. instead of 10d. was 0 n ci ll r iLi d e . o b l y nc t l w :amendment eitti a ins bei t n fixt p ee u to Bd., but it was not seconded. ' Mr. HonsoN proceeded to move the. second recent' Mr. Alderman BENNETT proposed a further reducti on mendation, which was confirmed, after some discussion;,, The proceedings of the Baths' Committee, and till of the Special Improvement. Committee were_ read as confirmed. The 9ociaiccimmittee for framine" , bye-la le for the government of persons employed in driving cart in the borough, reported that they-had commenced quiries, but nothing definite could be reported. The Coroner's account, amounting to '.£3B passed. - put to the vote, it Mr. STEWART then said, it devolved upon him to Pro; pose that the beat thanks of the Council be „i on to il l ; Worship the Mayor, for the attention he had given, f" justice and impartiality he had shown, and for his hospit ed lity and liberality dunng the past year. He only wi sli fe that the duty had fallen into other hands, who could 1 13 0 , 5 , - spoken more eloquently ; but he spoke his own feels and he felt grateful for this kindness, and from o r; manner in he had discharged his duty as n i3 i, e itti , he was sure that he would carry with him the , ;or wishes of the Council. He concluded-by wishing much happiness, and long life to enjoy it. O ll Mr. GnOttroNE, said he was prompted by t he , feelings to perform the pleasing duty of seconding ro o vote of thanks to the Mayor. He spoke in high teio P"Per of the manner in which he had discharged the dix` ess devolving upon him, and wished him every s uee throuh a long life. hor t The MAYOR thanked them very kindly in a shot speech, and the proceedings terminated. • COURT OF PASS 1 AGE.—: EsTERDAY. (Before E. JAMES, Esq., Q.C., Assessor.) „„ o se'' I SMITH v : COW LEY.—This was an action brought to re'doit• the sum of £54 10s., wages alleged to be due from the defT,,,,a , as captain of a ship, at the rate of £l2 per month. M r ' de laa' ington appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brett for the toe dant. The case was very tedious, indeed occupying t be fter' • of the court from nine in the morning until three in the ,,, o noon. From the evidence it wou ld appear th a t air• l' ' ' oaf Cowley; brother of the defendant, was part owner af s t o6 then building in ScOtland, became embarrassed, and bi'' ',cid were referred to his brother, Mr. John Cowley, who ad c ; g at money and took the ship as security ; and she was b u r e ° r to ° • round to Liverpool, a mere hull, having nothing. but lower masts and. bowsprit in her. She was taken in"," li r ' and, on the 16th of September, was advertised for sal e ;ofe d f William Cowley, the original owner, was to have a re - ' s c O i ll of the ship, and he then wished to raise a mortgage , 13 ,j'an'' ‘, his brother, equip the ship, and obtain a charter; The P' — er er, had, it appears, been a master mariner up to 1854. Illo;' fi '' from that year up to 1858, he was not doing 3 % 1 fli ceb ;l) and during that time he was in the habit of going fr e ,'" - „,)U'i„' to office seeking employment. Whilst in the , office ()I Z., Oft !: • Elston in August, 1t358, the plaintiff was introduced ;'-',10,:•1 William Cowley, who had just arrived from "Scotland ic e ' ratil 4 , vessel. Smith saw Mr. William Cowley again on th eoi det' , September, and then, according to his statement, :kr'', l'i r e ' ; askedhim to take charge of his vessel at £l2 per rnen' l t ' ot a °.;',' plaintiff said that he 'attended the ship from th e ; t o it n .. ; I September to the 22nd of January; that he engaged s t,i a P- '',„ .l carpenters to do the work of the ship, and in every ' - irt ate,""", manner acted as captain for the time which he claimeabt, OP :f William CowleY Was afterwards taken to gaol for d e , ~, O f .0 the plaintiff had a connection with John Philip C° i " d e ' t osd ° -? ( defendant ; and he told him that he (the plaintiff) h a o f 0 6 ,4 arrangements with William Cowley to go as eaP tain : : 1 c/a 0 ship at £l2 a month. Upon this, the defendant sai d, ,,,a st 4 get plenty of men for less money, but as my' brother that th . : . '' so, I'll give you £12." Upon this alleged fact, and t' il aana defendant had, at one time, advanied him mono', th e l e ' d, art mainly rested his claim. For. the defence, it was alleg ti ,,,t i''' • that the plaintiff Was never engaged' as captain, an _,,, d .,„teli re' never did act as eaptain...--The jury almost intra et "" - . . turned a verdict for the defendant. WINDER v. Towarsox.--This was a claim for ~,L 3 6, 1.18,410.. 0, aert under the following circumstances :--The plain."' Geor g e Jones, and Co. are metal brokers ; and the defendant'', pl ate Townson, Richard Townson, and James Townson , were was ill hers and glaziers. It would appear that the a ctioa ~e d IA reality against James Townson,. as the others ha d l a' : a ad i .! business. The action was brought for goods delivereu ' t , tio• was resisted on the plea that James Townson ica . E . : jaff' t never had been, a partner of the other Townsons. -- „ c erdl e however, considered that he h ad been a partner, and '' for the full amount claimed was awarded the plaint iff '_ 1 0. 5 1 . • Dig NORTHERN LOAN ASSOCI A TIO N V JONE S.—"T'''' s e al' claim for £ll 2 10 5. , • money lent' and interest due. T he c' t bst '' not present any feature of interest, with the excePt icl ._,Lact l ! ' aereprese o n n te th d. e prTohmeiAsosryseslslootrea;stkheedyMr• I t ni - pare o swore that he only signed one promisory note for 4 25, 0ber t.4 t° l b :e : r p s tee o r n ilife n cs a tn m iya. e ma d ieik :oberts, who was one of the securiwtieeor,edl_obl dvaerit identical with clever forgeries. 'l:iutrh noteste signaturesedmorn. Robertshisdain g : so,n These e nd it being c f o oond t ..., ,are ficsimiles:' 'The jury at once gave a verdict for ti s, r id: 3 for £ll2 aos.--The Assess - or called up Mr. Roberta, anent cool; a not t pe th ct e in n do not know whether I shall be doing my duty if I do l riber at .o 6, YOU for perjury. It facedit Manifest that you have ,'!„i ii ion ' b e that he : to the foresworn yourself, . the jury are of the satn%n e ,t tat I shall not: pommit you, but shall direct an inqa uf a id ~L'u e t h e jury.ast a e presented against you." The foreman of _ der 1 n stoo l your T h s i e g n t t s u e r s's o ; r ": The Very rem clever asnignoi;latdtheuecride. :r ayt_ior;e:ll,3ni,r; they thought that Mr. 'Roberts was labouringr respecting Partiee themselves. s an ign in atu di r o e t . me T ot h , e b A n s t se h s e so ; vo s n a ld leave +t tu ri , P. free for thei, Y ; that ~" P. 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