The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-23 00:00:00

Laird was called upon to preside, but its they were to
have an election shortly, Mr. Laird might not he
re-elected chairman. He should move that Mr. Gong*
be chairman, and he would then have to preside over
the meeting.
• A letter from Mr. James Beazley was read, resigning
his seat at the board, inconsequence of intended removal
froth the tooniship.
The hoard theft ddlehrnecl:

EiliEßp`obt rbLiCE COURT.—yiontoKy

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BRUTAL' CONDUCT:
John Griffith, described as the maser 4 a flat on the canal,
was charged by a young woman, named Eieisef ffir
having assaulted her. The complainant said she was
Whitechapel the previous night, when the prisoner walked up
to her and, without the least provocation, knocked her down,
and then, kicked her. A police officer wio came up at the
time, ai?td ftw.,tlie.prisotter kick the e oman, whilst she was
down. The prisonei ggerdecl,,t9 take little heed of the affair,
and said, in a careless way, that teed denttpl4inalit and others
annoyed him. Mr. Raffles censured the brutal eisndqr.t of the
'prisoner. and said he would teach him a lesson; he fuied Mm
£5 or two months' imprisonment.
ANOTHER VIOLENT ASSAULT.

A sailor named John M‘lienna was charged by another
sailor named. Richard Jones, with having violently assaulted
him. From the evidenced the prosecutor and a young Welsh
irliwitoaccompanicd him, It appeared that the two latter were
in Great 11O*/rff:street theiptevious night, when the prisoner
4dtlTeS"sekthe voting *inert, and then, *without any provoca-
tion, the prisoner'
struck Jones a ckti'efrtte Wow in the month
with something. sharp, and,eut the hp —get tfirdigh. He
ble,d a great,deal. The prisoner also knocked do*n alit young
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woman. Nithout saying any more to her. In reply to the
tnaglstrate, the comPfainants said, they; saw the prisoner
before; but they were sore he was the man. The prisoner
denied he wig th,f! manwho fcniiraitted the assault, but police
officer 367 said he found lifde.'d °Tithe man's hands,' and he also
had got a half-bladed knife open in tis pe:cket: The prisoner
was fined £5, or two months' imprisonment.
TWO FLATS AND ONE SHARP.
Henry Blundell, the master of a fiat on the Leeds Canal,
was charged by Edwaid Horsey, another "captain" of a flat,
for having broken his head, by beating it with a piece of
timber. Both men appeared not only to be rough, but, from
the way in which they spoke and answered the magistrate,
they teemed rather brutal in their manner. The complainant
said the prisoner struck hilt! On the head with a great piece of
W00d..:-Mr. Raffles : Ho* often I A great many times.---Mr.
*afies : Was hf sober tes, snit was drunk.---What did he
beai, Sou for 1 Poi ,nhuti only Id Wallop men--,Surgeon
*Caul tid the Rid Iffty terefe *minds on
the h4zi.; and he could not at Dissent tell the feply
to the charge, the prisoner Said : We were all drunk, and we
fought it outi that's all: The nrisaner, was remanded for a
week, until the rlsultclf the woundS could be ascertained.
A,SSAULTiitd A CABMAN. ,
Jcibi Ellis, described A merchant, ha4rc'ng an dike. In Argyle-
stfeeh was chargei for having assiluited a eabiiiin; named
John Lewis, and for not having paid.the fare of the latter. It
appeared that on Sunday night the complainant was engaged
by the defendant, who was accompanied by another person ;
but after some time the latter got out of the cab, and sub-
sequently a dispute arose between Mr. Ellis and the driver,,
when the alleged assault was committed, and the fare was not
paid. The case was proved, and the defendant was fined £1
and 5s for the cab fare,.

Two Ole? A TRADE.
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Mrs. Sus,an Broxinless, p 4 Qt. opn s Matrket, summoned
lair.tts: F: 011iboiig, a tie gl botir, fdr tin tissaiilti Mr. Bluck
was for the defence. The parties kept iiiit6liettr ding in the
market, and on the 12th instant, they had a quarrel about some
one purchasing a pound of beef-steak, and this led to words,
and words became more than wind, for they resulted in blows,
and the complainant alleged she was assaulted by the defen-
dant. On cross-examination by Mr. Bluck, the fair com-
plainant denied that sbe used a cleaver to Mr. Gibbons, and the
latter was fined les. and costs.

ENCiIiIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE

GARLANII

testerday morning, at the Crown Court, St. George's
gr. T. 8, Riffles and Captain Harris, R.N.,
an official enquiry took pack' the, loss of the Gar-
land, on the Calf of Man, on the 29th of Allan'. Mr.
O'Dowd, solicitor to the Board of Trade, appeared on
behalf of the Government. From his opening remarks
it appeared that the Garland was built at Quebec in
1850. Her length was 152 feet; breadtb, 31 feet;
and depth in hold, 22 feet ; registered tonnage
968. Her' owners were Messrs. Edward Walton and
Thos, W. Cookson. Captain, Christopher Slater; and her
cre* ntimhered 21 persons, She left Liverpool in bal-
last, on the 28th of April, for Quebec; was tented by
steamer seven niiies_46stErly of the tell-buoy, and then
proceeded on N.N.W. course, on her voyage, carrying all
sail, and with light wind. Next morning abotitidf-past 7,
Point Lynes bore S.S.W., distant about 31 leagues.
They steered for the North Channel, and about eleven
o'clock were within 10 miles of the Calf of Man. At
this time the weather was hazy and thick, and she went
on N. by E. until about six in the evening, when she
was hauled to the N. The fog increased so much that
they could not see their way, and at seven the course
was altered to N.N.W. About eight o'clock, a light,
supposed to be that of a steamer, was observed, and at
nine, land *as secti tight ahead on the port bow, about
a distant ; arid the captain afiri cfevii supposed it
was the Oast of Ireland. The helm *as put to port,
and the ship battled by the wind on the starboard tack.
The weather cleared tip a little, and the land was found
to be the Mull of Kadtyre. At ten p.rii. an attempt was
made to "wear," Or Writ her ffont the ldnd, when she
struck. There being a heavy sea, she rolled heavily,
made a good deal of water, and was bilged. She
became a complete wreck, and at day-light, the crew
proceeded to strip her. Mr. O'Dowd went on to state
that the assigned cause of the wreck was either defect
in the compasses, or the state of the tides ; but he
thought the ebb-tide, which had run four hours at the
time, would have helped to keep the vessel in her
proper course. He thought he would be able to prove
that no soundings were taken nor was the anchor
'the following Witnesses We're then called ;
David Patrick (15, Lower Aill-street,) was the first
witness called. He was first mato of the Garland.
They left Liverpool on Saturday, the 28th April, at
about eleven e'clock. On Sunday morning they passed
the Isle of Man. It was getting hazy and thick as
they passed the island. The course steered after leaving
the Isle of Man was north and by east ; this course
was continued till about six o'clock, when the captain
hauled her up north. At seven o'clock it was very
foggy, and the ship was hauled to the N.N.W. They
saw nothing till about nine o'clock, when they came in
sight of the Mull of Kantyre, distant about a mile. At
first they were not quite sure where they were. They
supposed it was the Irish coast, and set sail, and steered
about E.S.E. At ten p.m. the wind began to shift. The
ship was dragging round upon the land, and the captain
tried to wear her. She would not wear because of the
breeze having died away, and the ship struck at about
eleven o'clock p.m. They were still uncertain where
they were. They had the lead line on deck all the time
from leaving Liverpool, but did not use it (witness
believed) until after she struck. She struck very
heavily, and lay on the ground about an hour
and a-half. The vessel began to break up on Monday
night. The two compasses agreed, but when the ship
was cleared a quantity of iron was found in a locker in
the cabin and under the compasses. Witness thought
that the iron was too far down to have any influence on
the compasses. At eight o'clock on Sunday evening
they saw a light, but could not tell to what it belonged,
as the weather was too hazy ; they thought it was a
steamer's, or else Sandy light. Witness was on deck
from twelve o'clock on Sunday morning until she
struck. Every precaution was taken ; they had all sail
set before the afternoon, when it became so thick that
they shortened sail to make her go easy. They tried to
'anchor, but she struck before they could do so. She
struck on a reef three quarters of a mile from the shore.
Thomas Hook, the next witness, was the second mate
of the Garland. At about eleven o'clock on Sunday
morning they passed the Isle of Man. It was getting
hazy and thick as they passed the island. Their course
after leaving the island was north and by east. This
course was kept until about seven o'clock, when the
captain hauled her sip north. Nothing was seen till
about nine o'clock, when they came in sight of the Mull
of Kantyre, distant about a mile. They were not quite
sure at first, and set all the sail they could, steering
about N.S.E. At about ten p.m. the wind began to shift,
and the ship was dragging on the sand. They now
attempted to wear her, but the ship struck at eleven
p.m. The lead line was on deck all the time from their
leaving Liverpool. Witness had the management of
the lead; no soundings '*ere taken before she struck.
They took soundings afterwards, and found from three
to five fathoms. There was nearly half a ton of old
iron in the after cabin immediately under the compasses
and near enough (the witness thought) to attract them.
The iron was in a locker, about two feet below the
compasses. All that could be done was done to get the
ship off—no lives were lost. Witness saw the light
referred to by the last witness. All the sails were set
when the ship struck, as they were too close to clew up
sails before letting go the anchor.
Thomas Allan, the boatswain, was called, but did not
appear.
James Moore, cook of the Garland, gave evidence
corroborative of that of the preceding witness. In
addition, he stated that they saw Point Lynes early on
Sunday morning, and were abreast the. Calf of Man at
half-past two o'clock. There was a strong breeze from
the southward and westward all day. Witness went
below at eight o'clock, and was aroused half an, hour
after by the cry, "Land right ahead." He went on
deck, and the captain's orders were, " Brace up on the
starboard tack." The ship stood on in that tack for an
hour and a half, when land was again seen. The order
was given to wear the ship, and in making the attempt
she struck. This was about ten o'clock. Witness
thought that had the captain hauled the ship
in on the other tack when first he saw land, she
, would not have struck.. The anchors were on the
forecastle until she went ashore. Had the anchors
been in proper order the captain might, when he saw
land, have lowered an anchor, and secured the ship till
morning. The weather was quite clear, and there was
no wind or sea to prevent her riding .at anchor. The
iron was stowed away in the starboard locker, and some
twenty feet from the compasses; so that there could be
no attraction. Witness saw the iron ; there was about
six or eight hundred weight. After the ship struck, they
began .to lower -the long-boat. This occupied three
heirs; *nd in Vie meantime the ship drifted consider-