The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-24 00:00:00

A LUNATIC.

A Woman, named Catherine Leecn, was charged as a lunatic,
4,,,," having gone into a water pit in Windsor to drown herself.
'nue police officer complained of Mr. Heath, the relieving
nee' of Toxteth-park, who, he said, refused to render any
"istiince to the poor woman. Mr. Raffles sent a peremptory
°Ner to the relieving (Ulcer to take proper charge of the poor
Nrokan.

(Before Messrs. RENN and J. H. TURNER.)
A SOCIETY CASE.
The committee of a burial society, called the Phoenix,
- pi-, late one of their 'cli-story, for • v-n
,m,ottu4 1 g
Tured a collecting book, by tearing Chit 'Matt; OW IZ Mr.
CObb was for the complainants, and Mr. Bluck for the defence.
e case had been before the court some days ago, when the
defendant was ordered to give up the book, and it was alleged
t44t •Ito had torn out some leaves upon which about £5 10s. of
Zescriptions were entered, and this was alleged to be a loss
the society. The case was proved, and the defendant was
wed the above amount, togetber with £5 penalty and costs.

Daman Pasha, the first Chamberlain of the Sultan
wu° Was dismissed a short time ago, has been arrested
°A a charge of having embezzled 28,000,000 piastres.

THE INQUIRY INTO THE LOSS OF THE

GARLAND.

The inquiry was resumed yesterday afternoon before
Mr. Raffles and Capt. Harris, the nautical assessor.
Christopher Slater, the captain of the vessel, being the
only remaining witness, was first called. He said :
We left the Salthouse Dock on the afternoon of the 28th
of February in tow of a steam-tug, which left the ship
about 7.30. I set all sail and steered her W.N.W.,
intending to go out by the South Channel. At 5 a.m.
on the morning of the 29th, it was blowing fresh from
the S.S.W., and finding that I could not go out by the
South Channel, I determined to take the north one. At
five a.m. Point Lynas was seen bearing S.S.W. about
31 leagues. At nine a.m. we saw the Isle of Man, and
continued our course until the " Calf" bore S.S.E.
ten miles, when the course was altered to N. by
E. It was about two p.m. when I shortened sail,
as the weather had become thick. I continued various
channel courses until eight o'clock. Before dark I told
the mate to pinch the anchors on the sides, so that they
would be ready for letting go. I did not myself see this
order executed, but the mate said they were all ready,
except a pinch with a capstan bar. I also told the mate
to have the lead line ready. About eight o'clock I
thought I saw a glimpse of a red light : the mate
said he saw it distinctly. I saw it no more. It
was shortly before nine o'clock when they sung out
"Land ahead." I thought at first it was the
Irish coast, but found from the formation of
the land that it was the Mull of Kantyre. I did not
sec the light, as we were not far enough to the west-
ward. I took up the hand-lead, but got no bottom
with the whole length of the line—twenty-two fathoms.
I continued in my course with the expectation of
weathering Sandy Island. At 9.50 the wind suddenly
died away, and there was a calm ; when I first saw the
land, the wind was to the westward of south. Just at
this time I saw breakers close under the bow.

I sung out to square the after-yards and wear the ship ;
I took up the hand-lead and hove it over the side, I
had ten fathoms. When the ship was about half canted
and had paid off ten points, she struckseveral times. I
urdeted the top3uil halyard 3 to lot go, and ale° the
anchor. This was done ; but she continued to strike

the rock, and was shortly a wreck. When the flood
made she swung with her stern in shore ; she fell over
on her starboard side with her decks to seaward. The
boats were then got out and hung in the davits. The
weather was moderate, and the night very dark. At
daylight the boats were lowered into the water, and the
second mate was dispatched to find a landing place. The
first-mate was sent off shortly after. The witness

then detailed the proceedings of the crew during the
time when the ship was aground. On Thursday Mr.
McDonnell went to the place and took witness's deposi-
tion. The ship was not finally abandoned till the 7th
May. They were wrecked on Garback Head or the
Keel rocks. Witness had often been through the
Channel; probably five times in the same vessel. The
chart by-which the vessel was navigated was by Walker,
and dated 1844. There was no light on Sandy Island
marked in this chart. They had another chart, dated
1843, which did contain Sandy light. Witness knew
the light was a red one, but did not think the one he
saw at eight in the evening could be Sandy light. He
had been at sea for thirty-six years ; and twenty years
as master in the foreign trade. Several testimonials as
to ability and character were put in by the witness.
The inquiry then closed. The result will be known
in a few days.