Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-18 00:00:00

COURT AND OFFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Queen had a dinner party on Tuesday, which
included several distinguished personages, to meet the
Prince and Princess Frederick William of Prussia. _

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
and Princess Mary took leave of her Majesty, and left
Windsor for Kew, attended by Lady Geraldine
Somerset, and Lieut. Colonel Purves.
The following visitors have also taken their de-
parture :—The Duchess of Wellington, the Count de
Lavradio (Portuguese Minister), the Marquis and
Marchioness of Ailesbury, Earl and Countess Spencer,
and Major-General Wylde.
The_Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley have

arrived in St. James's Square, prom Knowsley Hall.
His lordship remains at Knowsley.
Bryan Edwards, Esq., chief justice of Jamaica, has
received the honour of knighthood.
Meetings of the Cambridge University Commissioners
were held on Tuesday, the Bth, Wednesday, the 9th,
Thursday, the 10th, Friday, the 11th, Monday, the 14th,
and Tuesday, the 15th instant. The commissioners
present were—the Bishop of Chester, Lord Stanley,
M.P., the Right Hon. Sir Lawrence Peel, and the Rev.
Dr. Vaughan.

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The Bishop of St. Asaph held a confirmation at
Hawarden Church on Sunday last, when 115 partici-
pated in the rite,
The Oxford and Cambridge Mission to Central
Africa has just received a magnificent donation of £5OO,
from the Bishop of Oxford, with a promise of a sub-
scription for five years of £2O, both on condition that
the resolutions are carried out in their integrity. The
mission has also received two other donations of £lOO
each, but scarcely one-seventh part of the sum required
has been as yet subscribed.
The Marquis of Cholmondeley presided, on Monday,
at the meeting of the Chester branch of the Church
Missionary Society ; and among the speakers were the
Marquis of Westminster and the Rev. Canon Stowell.
A second meeting was held in the evening, when-the
Bishop of Chester occupied the chair.
The Hereford Cathedral restoration is still being
steadily and satisfactorily pursued; but the chapter,
after 18 years' work, and the expenditure of nearly
double as many thousand pounds, have borrowed
money. £13,000 is the utmost sum they can raise in
this way to be repeid in 30 years, whilst much more
will be required to approach completion of the pro-
posed repairs ; the chapter, therefore, still solicit sub-
scriptions in aid of the work. The restoration of the
north transept is approaching completion externally.
The Birmingham Hospital having been pronounced
in debt to the amount of between £3,000 and £4,000,
the Rev. Dr. Miller, rector of the Old Parish Church,
proposed the setting apart the collections of a given
Sunday in all the places of worship in the town for the
purpose of liquidating the liabilities. This was done
last Sunday ; and the returns already made show a sum
total so raised of £3,743. In some instances, new
annual subscriptions are included, but not in all. The
new annual subscriptions amount to £219.

s#orting Auttilignut.

SHREWSBIIRY RACES.-YESTERDAY.
The MONKMOOR HANDICAP, 3 sow; each, with a piece of

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WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER.
BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY.—THIRD DAY.
This inquiry was again resumed yesterday, at one
o'clock intiae Crown Court, St. George's-hall.

James Russell was the first witness called and, on
being svora, said :—I was a passenger on board the
Royal,. Charter, with my wife and two .children, who
were drowned. I remember when we were oil Holy-
head:. I was on deck whew we were•passing that place;
which might-be about two or three miles distant. The
wind was I:l',)wing a little fresh, and was a-bead. I saw
Cap fTequently during the•voyage: I was
examinee' ,fore the coroner, and certain questions were
then-tpat -to me vtotiehing Captain Taylor's conduct.
From my oi-in observation I never saw Captain Taylor
in atiy irnr?,-,per state, or in such 'a
state-that a gentle-
man'::9uglf. not to be,. I.Was washed overboard and
thrown up Uy the sea on the rocks.
To Cap! tin Harris—l saw nothing of the wreck till
some tine. !fterwards: I cannot say what time the gale
came on -..) severe, for I :had gOrie into* my cabin at
eight o'cla•A in the evening ; but I felt from the motion
of the ship, that it must have been. blowing hard. I
heard Cap:ain Johnston, who was a nautical man, say
on Tuesday forenoon, that from the appearance of the.
weather it -vonld blow hard.. The passengers seemed to
be in a st.ite between hope and: fear: at the tinie,tho
struck. CaPtain Adams took me by the hand.and.
told,rae there was great danger, and on that being com-
municated to me, I went on deck. I saw four persons
at tile stern of the vessel, with Whom I was intimately
accpulinted, but not one of them wa.l saved.
TO Mr. Mansrield-7-The vessel acted in. some measure
as a breakwater, and to some extent helped to calm the'
sea betweun.ber and the shore. • 1

Aspinall—l observed all the afternoon that
the wind was freshening; and after eight o'clock, I
heard it blowing very hard.
said he had received a letter from Mr.
O'Dow.cl that was .addressed—to—Mr. Smith, and he•
thought it
,woUld be well to put it into the court, not
in justification of Captain Taylor, but of another
gentlornan, .Mr. Bradbury, inasmuch as it had been
-stated in the newspapers that Mr. Bradbury had said
that Captain Taylor was drunk. The letter is as
follows :

" MomaltA, Saturday Morning.
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"Tiaving.,seen a statement in the public papers, to
the effect that I had , stated. that Captain Taylor, of the.
Royal Charter, was not Sober, I beg to say most positively
that, I, liavo. not the • least knoiyledge
,of ever having
madei. such a statement ; if I did, • it must have .beerk
,•
during a state of unconsciousue:ss, which has often,been
the ease during, my illness. , Had I been, cow eious,l.
never `could have made a statement so untrue. , I. never
-kneig Captain Taylor or any of the officers, to be in a
state of intoxication during the whole voyame. 0 ~
"(signed) ' 4' JOHN BILADBUILY.".

Accompanying, the above was a note from miss•Brad-
tury, requestirig Mr., Smith to lay it before- the Court
of Inquiry. There was also a note from Surgeon
Hughes, certifying that John Bradbury was not fit to
be removed. .
Mr. Aspinall read the following

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"Deposition of John Bradbury, of Manchester, a
thirctclass "passenger from Melbourne 'to Liverpool .in
'the Royal Charter; sworn before IL' 11. Smith, receiver
of wrecks :—Did anything happen to the Royal Charter
during the voyage from -Melbourne to QueenstOwn ?
No. -How long did the ship' remain off Queenstown ?
-(,-
From two to three hours.—Are you acquainted
with nautical matters ? I :am not.---illow was the
weather from Queenstown to Holylread? It was clear,
with, light 'winds. - PaS-sinksHolyhead saw the Great
Eastern 'between four and hve p.m., on the 25th Oct.,
1859.—What time did you pass the Sherries ? Ido
not remember.—Did you see the Sherries Light ? I
did.—Did you pass outside or inside the Skerries ?
Outside.—flow was the wind then ? I don't know.
The wind was fresh and ahead.—Did you see Point
Lynas Light ? Yes.—How far, to your opinion, were
you from it ? Between three and four miles. The wind
kept freshening and- getting thick, with rain. I came
on deck. about two hours after seeing Point Lynas, and
• they were burning blue lights on the bridge. I think
it would then be between eight and nine o'clock. I
don't know how the wind was, but it was very strong.
I don't know whether the ship had any sail set, but she
was-under steam. I only remained on deck about ten
minutes. I was at 'the fore part of the ship, and
did not see Captain Taylor. I did not suppose there
was any 'danger and went to bed. I heard the anchors
being let go, but. I don't know the time. I was awoke
between one and two o'clock, on the morning of the
26th, and was told the ship was driving ashore, and I got
up and went into the saloon ; and while I was there I
saw Captain Taylor come down to his room twice. He
had no appearance of being intoxicated. I saw Captain
Taylor frequently durifig the voyage, and I copied his
log-book forhim. I: did not hear anyone ask Captain
Taylor to bear up for Holyhead. I consider everything
was done that could be done to save the ship and pas-
sengersi-but-the-storm--and sea was-so-violent- that, it
was impossible to do more, in my opinion."
Mr. Mansfield thought it would be important to have
Mr. Bradbnry examined, as he had copied the captain's
log,,and would be able, no donbt, to give a good deal
of information.

O'Dowil said there was no doubt it would be im-
portant, but it would be some time before he could be
brought.

Aspinall suggested that Captain Harris should
write out the questions that might be necessary to have
answered, and Mr. Smith would get them answered.

The suggestion was not adopted.
Samuel Edward Gapper was then called, and he
said----1 was examined before the coroner. I was a
second cabin passenger. I have been in court a great
portion of the time that the other witnesses were
being examined. I heard nothing that I did not agree
with except as to the. wind. One gentleman said it
was strong when we came to the Irish coast, but it was
very gentle.

To Mr. Aspinall—Some of the passengers were
anxious to go near enough Holyhead to see the Great
Eastern, but the captain declined the proposal.
To the Court—l was acquainted with Captain Adams,
and I saw him on the evening of Tuesday on three
occaitioixs. After the anchors were let go,..Mr; Croom
came down to the cabin, and tapped Captain Aims
on the shoulder, and said that Captain Taylor wanted
to 9oak.to him immediately. He went away, and I
waited -till his return, when I asked how we were
situated, ivad said I was not afraid, but,, wished to know.
He looked me in the face and said,
possible to sing the song of lf it were
The Squall,' it
He could now be done with feeling."
eaidhe had
no doubt we would have to 'do so
motion of swimming) before we would (making g
the
ashore. I heard Captain Adams say that he
t
had had a conversation with Captain Taylor and
Captain Withers earlier in the evening, but he did not
say that the consultation was with reference to any act
to be taken for the preservation of the ship. Just at the
time when the order was given for the ladies and children
to be brought forward, in order that they might be get
ashore, the vessel parted. Up to that time there was a
hope that the passengers would be got ashore, by the
hawser .and by boats, when it would become daylight.
Mr. Croon, the fourth officer, seemed anxious to save
ladies andelaildren first. The captain and the rest of
the officers all done their duty. The passengers and
officers both seemed to behave well.

Joseph. B,ogers, the Maltese sailor who swam from the
Yessercto'the shore with the line, by.which the hawser
was brought ashore, was the next witness. He spoke
Englist:very imperfectly, but his evidence was to this
effect. lie was on deck between four and five o'clock
in the morning of the day of the wreck, because
it was his watch. The boatswain's mate called
him to go down below and help the sailmaker
to stow away the small sail:, that were unbent,
which comprised the three roy AIS and three topgallant.

sails. He-was doing so when he Was again called up to
loose the maintopmast staysail, and it was set only about
ten minutes when it was hauled down again. When he, I
came on deck he saw the manyard had been rounded air
but could not see what had been done besides, because
it was too dark. The impression on' his. mind at that'
time was that the captain intended' to stay tlie ship. The
maintopsail was set but it was furled up again. ; He.
was on the yardarm at the time, and , was, nearly
blown off. He knew he could not stow it, and went on
deck and told Mr. Stevens, the chief officer, that he ;
could not furl the sail, and Mr. Stevens told him to go.'
Up again and try. He went up and made the gasket,
fast roma, the yardarm, and when :he came down, he
heard. the captain give the order to let go the port
anchor, and while. that was being done he (wit-
ness) helped to pay out the chain. The starboard
anchor was also let ;go soon after. A, short time
afterwards they cut away -the mast, as the anchor
was ' being dragged. The ship was : ultimately
driven on shore, and he then heard Captain Taylor give
an order to clear the portlift-boat, and the witness
assisted .in doing so. When the ship struck on the rocks
he was in the forecastle with some 'other sailors, and; one
of them said to him, "Jne, *hat are you going
to do ?" He asked . the boatsvrain7s mate - whet
he was going to do, and he said be was going.
ashore. Some one said to. witness, " Joe, you go
ashore," and at the same time, offered him a life-
buoy, but he replied that if he went ashore he would
swim ashore. He then got the line and made it fast ,
iroundhis body ; 'and on going out mlong, the jih-boom,
lie found the Ilying,jib-boom guy was adrift, and b it,.
he let himself down into the writer-He-was driven back by
the, waves several times to the side of the ship, and while
he was in the water he saw some-men on the rocks: Heget
to the rocks again, and be called out' d the men " will you
Jena me a hand,""end about that time sane ?person gut;
`hold of him and pulled him out. Ho did not see the -
hawser pulled to the rocks, because he was taken'away
by some peeple. He wanted to stay, but- they' would
not allow him, and he supposed it was becanse he was I
exhausted. .
Captain Harris congratulated Rogers on his being
the means of saving the lives of seventeen persons by
his gallant conduct of swimming ashore; and, he also
congratulated him on the present that had becumade to
him en the previous day.
Roland Hughes, master of the life-boat at Amlwcb,
was then called and,savarn. He said lie was fifty-two
years Of age, and had resided at that• place from his
infancy,' and he never saw strch a storm in his- life.
He was at another place that night, looking after.
a schoonor that was lost, and he did not see the
signals- which were; fired from. the Royal Charter.
The crew of the life-boat practised every three mouths.
It would have been quite'impesSible for any boat to
have ptit. to sea that night. There were four or live of,
the men belonging to the life-heat on shore, abreast of
the Royal Charter at the time of the wreck. It would
have been quite impossible to have gone round Moelfra
Point that night. •He did not hear that'there wits any
life-boat out along the coast that night.
George Suiaear, a Maltese sailor, was the next wit-
ness called, and deposed as followsL-I was boatswain's
mate on board the. Royal Charter. I .have been in .one
of Mr. Inman's ships sailing out of this port. On
Tuesday, the 25th, I 'remember 'eomingfrom 'Que'ens- •
town to Holyhead, and a nice gentle breeze was blow-
ing. We had unbent the light sails, and had the
royals and skysails below. Prom eight to twelve was
my watch on, deck. We, had a storm maintopmast
staysail and other storm sails on board, including djib
and foretopmast-staysail. After the- hawser was got
ashore I was ordered to go ashore first by the chief'
officer and attend to the hauling Tine, in, order to get the
ladies ashore. When we were about to' get the hawser
ashore, Mr. Stevens said to me, " Suiacar, can; you
swim ?" and I said I could. " Yes," says he, "all
your countrymen can swim ; will you take this line and
swim ashore with it ?" I said I would &anything at
all I could to save life, and as we' were talking we
observed some persons on the cliffs, and I coiled up the
line to, try to heave it to them. We tried several times.
to throw it . out the rocks, but still missed it,
and at last a heavy sea came and washed it
out of our hands. I said to Mr. Stevens
that I . knew whore there was another line,.
and he told me to get it at once. I ran to a place
where I knew the line was, as we had been using it to
sling the stage that we were painting on the day before.
I asked time to go below to get my life-belt, and when
I got it I tied the end of the line round my body. At
that minute I met Rogers, and he said, "What are you
going to do ?" ~ I told (him that I was going to swim
ashore. He said, "Let us both go." Rogers suc-
k. in getting out on the jibboom, and lowered him-
self doWn into the water. I was going over amid-
ships, when Captain Withers observed that ' I was
in danger; and just as I got to the water I was
hauled aboard again. I was told that if I had gone
over at the place where I was going that I should
have been dashed to pieces between the vessel and the
rocks. By that time Rogers had got ashore.
Mr. O'Dowd said that this witness was the last he
wished to call to give evidence on this portion of the
matter. He thought it right that he should apprise his
learned friend, Mr. Aspinall, of the course he intended
to take on further investigating the circumstances, and
he apprehended that the next thing for them would
be to inquire whether the Royal Charter was
built as strongly as it was customary for them to build
iron vessels, and, secondly, whether that strength was
-sufficient. This, of course was subject to the opinion
of the court: It would be necessary that the highest
possible scientific evidence should be produced on such
questions, and in order to obtain that evidence, he
asked for an adjournment for a week.
Some conversation took place as to the time necessary
to get such evidence, and what time would be most
suitable to all parties.—lt was finally agreed glut the
court.should be adjourned to Wednesday next, at one
ehlciek:

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Mi. Siiith, receiver of wrecks, received the following
letter yesterday, at St. George's-hall, while attending
the above inquiry, and signed by a tide-waiter, in charge
of the wreck :
" Moelfra,' 17th Nov.
" We got on well yesterday, as we succeeded in getting
two bags of sovereigns, supposed to contain about 500
each, and a lot of gold, which Captain Fell has in
charge. This morning I went round the point to the
westward, and found a male body, with' 17 13s. 71d.
on the person, two mourning rings, a small clasp, and a
piece of foreign coin. Just now, sir, there has another
body come ashore, with £l7, three gold rings, three
breast pins, and two pair of earrings, in a belt.'
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Pf. 011,0 c4finfoontatheetuhteppolia.csiohnntotigertienrPaalncmouraper's racers, Goldfinder,
iZ:en t isn
Islington a t th e
rescued from a Cart Gate. The
niinbuslbBeste
and Bennington-
mANeume,streets of Paris.
The Godolphin Arabian was
BONDING IN
Exchequer has sent the TfoEli.--.The Chancellor of the
reply to a series ;of
by persons inte-
restedl.tr°l2lit, Ic2thteNroZ 5
resolutions recently,
Dfoorwwninardged:
in bonding warehouses in Manchester:
receipt of l 8
of the
•
" Sir.—l beg tiY, acknowledge the
letter of the 10th instant,. transmitting the
resolutions passed.at a meeting of the inhabitants •
n inte-
rested in bonding foreign produce in Manchester. It is
perhaps convenient for the public service that the
question of inland bonding has now taken, or is likely
to take, a wider scope than when it was confined to the
single, though very important, case of Manchester ; and,
while I am unable to give you any pledge in regard to
it, I can convey the assurance that it will receive the
careful attention of her. Majesty's Government. —I have
the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant, •
" W. E. GLADSTONE.
"The Mayor of Manclicter."