The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

THE GALE ON THE IRISH COAST.

(From the Wexford Independent of Wednesday.)
From an early hour on Sunday morning we experienced
an awful gale from the S.E., which continued unabated
until Monday night, when it lulled considerably, but still
continued what seamen call a very strong gale, shifted a
little more to the E. The gale was accompanied by a dark
flying mist, which rendered lights or land invisible at a very
short distance, and we regret to state that several casualties;
accompanied with loss of lives, have occurred.
On Sunday morning a small smack running for the har-
bour, being unable to take in a pilot; stranded at Rosslare,
when the crew were taken off by the exertions of the pilots.
She proves to be the William and Mary from Port Gain,
laden with slates. Three vessels belonging to this port,
the Columbine, Lucinda Jane, and Vulcan entered the bay
at the first of the gale, and their only chance of safety de-
pending on running in, the masters acting on their own
experience, ran boldly onwards, and succeeded in gaining
port without any injury.
As the S.E. gales sweep the whole length of our qua.ys,
an unusual heavy sea washed them from end to end, keeping
the seamen of the several vessels constantly engaged in
fending off, and keeping clear of each other, and we are
glad to be able to say that the shipping sustained very,
little damage, the Edward Phelan alone carrying away her
fore-topmast. We wish we-could say the same of the fish,
ing smacks, cots, and small boats of our poor industrious
fishermen. Many of them have suffered, and some severely.
A Jersey fishing smack and also a Wexford one drovo
close on the bridge, but by great exertions and assistance;
were passed through the draw-bridge with little dam=
age. An oyster smack belonging to John Bell and another
to Jamos Mulligan, suffered severely by collision with some
vessels, and two oyster boats sunk at their moorings near
the dockyard. The damage to smaller craft has been very
severe. No life has been lost, or personal injury sustained,
but the fatigue of numbers has been great.
The gale continued with unabated fury the whole of Sun-
day night, and on Monday morning the schooner Stag, J.
Veneer, master, of about 100 tons burthen, of and from Pen-
zance, for Liverpool, with China clay and block tin, ran
ashore at Blackwater. Being of light draft, the vessel got
near the beach, and the crew were saved by means of a line
skilfully thrown on board by the Curracloe coast guards by
means of Dennett's rockets.

About noon, same day, a barque of 350 tons was seen
from Curracloe, labouring heavily outside the surf, and fast
drifting on the shore, under foretop-mast staysail and close-
reefed maintop-sail. It was evident tho ill-fated ves-
sel could not haul off in teeth of so furious a gale, and no
boat could leave the beach and pass the dreadful surf. At
half-past two, p.m , the vessel struck in the surf near the
spot where the Stag was stranded, but immediately falling
over on her beam ends, the furious billows made a clean
breach over her, and in less than an hour, the strand was
strewed with fragments of her wreck, and of the entire
crew not one was saved, for though there were numbers of
able hands and willing hearts on the shore witnesses to the
distressing scene, all human aid was unavailing, From
papers and letters soon after picked up, it is supposed that
the ;doomed barque was the Caravane, of Bordeaux, Pos-
sonier, master. The cargo was wheat. Several Spanish
letters, directed "San Sebastian," were cast on shore, and a
trunk containing youth's clothing, with some books having
the name "F. Rouz" written in them. The bodies of some
of the unfortunate crew have been washed on shore, and
properly taken care of.
A large ship was seen about 10 o'clock in distress on the
south end of the Long Bank, about four miles from the
harbour's mouth, but after beating for some time she got
off and ran on the beach a little north of Grenoro Point
in Ballygeary. She proves to be the United States ship
Niagara, Captain Bennett, 800 tons burthen, of and for New
York, from Liverpool, with a general cargo, railway iron
and 220 passengers. The Pilot boat No. 2 was soon along-
side rendering valuable assistance, and at 4 o'clock p.m.
landed all the passengers on the Paul Quay. The passengers
leave on Thursday for Liverpool. The Niagara sailed at
10 o'clock, a.m. on Sunday.
On Saturday evening, about six o'clock the weather,
which up to then had been remarkable for hard frost, under-
went a great change ; and in the course of a few hours a
violent storm blew from the south-east, which in the course
of the night assumed all the terrible appearance of a hurri-
cane, accompanied by excessive rain. During the entire
of Sunday the storm continued, with some severe showers ;
and yesterday morning it assumed the same threatening
character which distinguished it on Saturday, and in conse-
quence of which all communication, by means of steamer,
between Cork and Queenstown, and Passage and Queens-
town, was superseded. At one period of the day it was
thought a steamer from Passage could make Queenstown,
but when off Hawibowline, we. understand, she encountered
so rough a sea and severe gale that she was obliged to put
back. Many of the streets of the city, and particularly the
Lower Glanmire-road, yesterday, presented unmistakable
evidences of the severity of the storm on the preceding night
—heaps of slates blown from the roofs of the houses, and
bricks precipitated from chimney tops, being frequently met
with. The trees on the Dyke, as usual, have sustained
some injury ; and in Brown-street considerable alarm was
caused by the rising of the tide on Sunday evening, when
the people began to fear they were about being visited by a
second flood. .The river was considerably swollen, .the wind
continuing all through from the south-east, and some fears
were entertained that Patrick's Bridge would sustain some
further injury ; however, the apprehensions were ground-
less. Our morning contemporary has the following, in
describing the violence of the gale :—" Sunday morning one
of the carriages of the Cork, Blackrock, and Passage railway
was borne along by the hurricane, and driven the entire dis

tones from Pasage. to Horsehead before it was stopped,
—Southern .Reporter.

CANADIAN 'STEAM NAVIG.ATION COMPANY.

We extract the following leading articles from the Toronto
Leader and Newfoundland _Express, to show how much the
Canadians themselves appreciate and desire to encourage the
direct line of communication afforded between Canada and this
country, by the steamers of the company we have mentioned
above, and to which, like our Canadian contemporaries, we
wish and prognosticate every success :
" This line of ocean steamers, when it gets fairly into opera-
tion with the class of vessels which it is contemplated to
use, will probably do more to bring Canada into notice in
England and Europe generally, than anything else that has
occurred. On the arrival of the Lady _Eglinton, at Liver-
pool, on returning from her second trip, there appeared, for
the first time in the history of Canada, a budget of British
American news in the London morning papers under a
separate head. Heretofore when a stray item of Canadian
news found a place in the English papers, it had generally
been distilled through American channels, and reported
second-hand by. American reporters, who naturally gave
greatest pre-eminence to their own domestic intelligence.
When this line of ocean steamers is fairly established they
will regularly supply the English public with direct intelli-
gence of Canadian affairs. Canada is fast taking its place
among the nations of the world ; not necessarily as an inde-
pendent country, but as one of growing interest and impor-
tance."—Toronto Leader.

"We find it announced by Messrs. McKean, McLarty an:
Co., that their Canadian line of five steamers, for a semi-
monthly .line, consisting of the Cleopatra, Ontario, Erie and
Huron, is about being completed, and rill commence run-
ning betiveen Liverpool and Quebec in April next, and that
the Sarah Sands is chartered for the present to complete the
line. We presume she will lie up as a reserve steamer, in
case of accidents. _ _

"It is not:merely the goods for the consumption of Canada
that will come out by the St. Lawrence route, but also the
greater part of the British manufactures imported for the
Stas as far south as the Ohio river, having now a
population of upwarub or o,ooo,Ann_ and increasing at the
rate of half a million a year.
"It is most desirable that the advantages of calling here
(St.-John's) should be pointed out to the -owners of these
steamers. Our legislature has offered £2,600 per annum for
five years to any company whose steamers may call fort-
nightly both ways, in running between any British port and
any American continental nort, with the privilege of coals
duty free. There would also be a considerable sum earned
by passengers, especially on the outward voyages in April
and August, and on the homeward voyages in January and
July; when the buyers for our mercantile establishments
visit the British markets and return. But we do not nok
upon these items as by any means the' chief advantages to
steamers of calling at this port. By the Lady Eglinton's
log on her outward voyage in August, she ran 1,910 miles
from Liverpool to this port, and 953 miles from this port to
Quebec. Now a steamer of 300 horse-power will
consume
about 200 tons of coals between Liverpool and Quebec, and
ought at starting to have 300 tons on board , and by calling
at this port, which is two-thirds of the distance, she
could take 100 tons less than if she were to- make the
whole distance without stopping. She would thus be en-
abled to take a larger quantity of goods, making about
£2UO difference in the freight, and enabling her to leave
Liverpool in better trim, bales of goods being much lighter
than coal, and the steamer, therefore, drawing less water.
The increased speed at the commencement of the voyage
would thus-more than compensate for the detention at this
port, which need nut exceed four hours ; while at the same
time the steamers must pass within twenty miles of the port
whether they. call or not. There is not a more accessible
port in America than that of St. John's. It is not a mile
from the open sea—has .sufficient depth of water for the
largest vessel in the royal navy—has the fine light-house of
Cape. Spear close to its entrance, with the harbour light of
Fort Amherst,—the land is bold, and there are no shoals or
sunken rocks on the coast. Now, by making St. John's a
port of call, a steamer, from Liverpool, running at the rate
of ten miles an hour, would make this port in eight days ;
and from the improvements now making in naval architec-
ture, we cannot doubt that a much higher speed would soon
be attained. We may therefore assume that with the com-
pletion of the telegraphic line between St. John's and the •
continent of America, and with St. John's made a port of
call for the steamers from the British to the North Ameri-
can solonial ports, the commander of the forces in British
North America would be placed within seven days' commu-
nication with the commander-in-chief in London. It must
be evident that such an advantage would be worth a much
larger annual expenditure than
,the sum of £5,000 annually,
asked for to -encourage direct steam communication with
-Newfoundlanda"—Newfoundland lArpriss.-'•\l-

MANSION HOUSE.-LONDON.

ALLEGED EXTENSIVE BILL FORGERIES.

William Andersen, a person of very respectable appear-
ance, aged about 30 years, who, it was reported, has been
extensively engaged in business in the city for some time,
was brought before the Lord Mayor in the custody of John
Forrester, the officer, upon the charge of having uttered a
forged bill•of exchange for £2,250.
Mr. Hobler attended for the defence. The prisoner kept
his handkerchief to his face and sobbed aloud frequently
during the investigation.
Mr. Thomas Scurr Womersley said—l am a bill-broker
in Lombard-street chambers, Clement's-lane, and belong to
the firm of Womersley and Burt. Yesterday, at about two
o'clock, the prisoner brought in the bill of exchange I pro-
duce for £2,250, and asked me to discount it. I wished him
to leave it for a short time. He did so, and left the office ;
and I went and made inquiries about the bill at the offices
of Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Chapman, where I saw Mr.
Chapman, with whom I left the bill. Mr. Chapman sent the
bill back to me with intelligence that it was a forgery, and
at about three o'clock, or a little before, the prisoner re-
turned. I then had possession of the bill, and knew that
it was a forgery. I told him that it was a forgery, and that
I must give him in- charge. He said that he could not
understand what we meant, and that he would go on to the
acceptors with me. I had the bill in my hand, but did not
show it to him after I had received it from Mr. Chapman.
I said it was useless to go to the gentleman whose acceptance
the bill appeared to be, as they had seen the bill, and said
that it was not their acceptance. He made no reply to that.
Daniel Forrester, who had been sent for by Messrs. Overend,
Gurney, and Chapman, came in while the prisoner was
waiting in the office, and I said I must give the prisoner in
charge to Mr. Forrester, I do not recollect whether he made
any observation upon the occasion. He and Forrester then
left the office to go to the prisoner's office to see, as I under-
stood, what property might be there.
The witness, upon being asked how he knew there was
any property at the prisoner's office, said he imagined that
such was the case, but not in consequence of any conversa-
tion he had had with the prisoner. I retained possession of
the bill. I had given nothing for it. I did not discount it.
I am quite sure the bill produced is the same bill the pri-
soner brought to me, and which I gave to Mr. Chapman.
I have not since had any conversation with the prisoner,
nor have I seen him since until I saw him in custody at the
Mansion-house. I had previously discounted for the pri-
soner, and have bills still outstanding. I know his writing,
and am of opinion that the endorsement of his name on the
bill is his.

The Lord Mayor : Do you believe that there is something
in the outstanding bills ?
Witness : I have reason to believe that there is. They
are not in our possession.
The following is a copy of the bill of exchange :
" B 2, 165. " Calcutta, 4th October, 1863.
" No. 620, exchange for £2,250.
"At 90 days after sight pay this first of exchange,
(second and third unpaid) to the order of Mr. J. Du-
pont, the sum of two thousand two hundred and fifty.
pounds sterling value in account L. and S., which place
to account as advised.

" J. LE BRUN.

"To Messrs. J. and C. Van Notten and Co., London.
" Accepted loth December, 1853, for two thousand two
hundred and fifty pounds, payable when due, at Messrs.
Martin and Co. J. and C. Van Notten and Co. 660."

The following letter, containing the delivery warrant for
currants, copied below, was found in the possession of the
prisoner. It was not addressed to any person :
_ _

" Dear Sir,—l have but this moment, Tuesday, obtained
the enclosed. In course of the afternoon I will, if possible,
come down and complete the other matters ; but I cannot
promise, as I have so much on hand. If I am not down
at four, I shall be obliged to postpone it until to-mor-
row.—Believe me, yours truly,

" W. B. ANDERSON."

" Custom House Quay.—Speeial Security,

"No. 1.2,968. Warehouses, London, October, 14, 1853.
" Warrant for 20 casks of currants, imported in the
Countess Lonsdale, Little, master, from Hambro ; entered
on the 3d October, 1853, by Iran Notten and Co. deliver-
able to W. B. Anderson or their assigns, by indorsement
thereon, all charges payable.
Mark. •
G. & B. Twenty Casks Currants.
1 d2O cwt. qr. lbs.
361 0 5
F. Blake, warehouse Keeper.
Jno. Silverlock, Superintendent.
Custom House Quay Warrant.
Endorsed.
Deliver the within-mentioned goods.
W. B. ANDERSON."

Mr. Lambert Van Notten Pole, merchant of Nos. 2 and
3, Lime-street-square, City, said—l have one partner, and
we trade under the firm of J. and C. Van Notten and Co.
There is not a Mr. Van Notten in the firm. We bank at
Messrs. Martin and Co.'s, and make our bills payable there.
The acceptance to the bill of exchange produced is not in
my writing, nor in that of my partner, nor has it been
written by my authority. I have never heard of any other
firm of the same name trading in London. The bill of ex-
change is entirely unknown to me, and so is the supposed
drawer. _ _

Daniel Forrester, principal officer of the Mansion-house,
said---Yesterday afternoon, at about three o'clock, I was sent
for to the house of Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Chapman,
and I saw Mr. Chapman. I then went by his direction,
with William Clarke, to the office of Messrs. Womersley
and Burt, in Lombard-street Chambers, Clement's-lane.
When I got there I was ushered into a room where the pri-
soner *as by Mr: Wornersley, who said, " This is Forrester,
and I must give you in'charge." I understood it was upon the
subject of some bill which was forged, and the name of Van
Totten was mentioned, and whilst I was there a Mr. Fries
came in, and asked the prisoner for £1,600, and the
prisoner, and Mr. Fries, and Clarke, and I, went in
a cab to Bread-street, where the prisoner said he ex-
pected the money was. The money not having arrived
there, we went to Billiter-street, where the prisoner
went up the staircase of No. 21, and turned short to the left
slammed the door and went in, and through another door
down another staircase, No. 22, and into the street. He
had muttered a word or two to a gentleman into whose
office he had turned, and he then suddenly started, through
the other door. I ran after him, and he was stopped at
the corner of Mincing-lane. I found in his possesion two
Bank of England notes—the one for £5OO, the other for
100, and the letter and warrant for the currants.
The Lord Mayor : Do you belies o the warrant relates to
some other charge ? _

-Witness : I do. I found a great many papers at his
counting-house.
Mr. Vallings, (of the firm of Young and Vallings)
attended to watch the proceedings on the part of Messrs.
Overend, Gurney, and Chapman, and stated that there were
several other charges of a similar kind against the prisoner,
one of them being to the amount of £3,050.
Mr. Hobler applied to the Lord Mayor to allow his client,
who, he said, had carried on business six or seven years in
the city with a high character, to give in bail to appear on
the day of the second examination.
The strongest oppsition was made to the application to
admit bail, and
The Lord Mayor said lie could not for a moment think of
accepting bail whatever might be the amount proposed, and
however high the character of the securities.
The prisoner was taken sobbing from the bar, and who
never for a moment uncovered any part of his face, was then
remanded, and conveyed to prison in a cab.