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

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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 at this
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, lying 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
undergone. 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 broken in two on the
t rocks.
One of-thepieces.struck the captainandm_wahteo, and in
stoutly sealeetheir fate." The passenger
the boat them was more fortunate • he of ashore,
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
ppehe had roundeu gape Horn, and passed unscathed
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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 crew - 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 to render every assistance, and all' the comforts
o',"141011' 'they had command were at the service
of tue sufferers. CaPtain Copeland who - lives in
the vicinity of the place where the catastrophe
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 left 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-
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and all. Excuse bad writing. * * * We ran out
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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 enabled to publish
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, on
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

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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 seap was 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. • .
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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 the place,
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 writer,
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. Some 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 or articles or a
similar
a shore. A few articles of
m
vloee'fben
e attire have lieen collected, and 'these are i
and
i n
taken care of by the officers of police and, coastguard now:, on
duty. The se} viced alsos In the removaloftheAngleseamil
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

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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.

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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 ~the 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 were 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_propeer
Council was, whether' they were to give notice to parlia-
position at all, was a question ? When
.heanedellotugh,
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 cLaounse 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.
tohaos 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 before parliament. What
would be said of a railway company 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. 12'
Anderson, R. Sheil, C. J. Corbally, W. Barton,'
Estill, JamenHolme, C. T. Bowing, D. Rae T. Ridley, 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. Ire,r:
non, J. W. Cropper ; Aldermen--Messra.:W. Bonleu,,/
To Bold, J. Parker, J. Cooper, J. H.. Turner, R• ve
. Gardner, J. Bramley-Mobre, M.P., S. Holme, and the
Mayor-31.
The general proceedings, with the one exception, were
then confirmed.
The proceedings of the Education Committee were
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 were
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 orders
of parliament for powers to construct an addition
reservoir on the river Roddlesworth.
'Mr. HODSON, in moving.the confirmation of the pro-
ceedings of the committee, said there were two thiogs
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. Aftetro
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 sn
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 conduct
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 amendnient,
that the rate be 9d. instead of 10d.
was 0 ncillriLide.oblynctlw :amendmenteitti a
insbeitnfixtpeeu
to Bd., but it was not seconded. '
Mr. HonsoN proceeded to move the. second recent'
Mr. Alderman BENNETT proposed a further reduction
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 „ion to ill;
Worship the Mayor, for the attention he had given, f"
justice and impartiality he had shown, and for his hospited
lity and liberality dunng the past year. He only wislife
that the duty had fallen into other hands, who could 1130,5,
-spoken more eloquently ; but he spoke his own feels
and he felt grateful for this kindness, and from or;
manner in he had discharged his duty as ni3i,eitti,
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. Oll
Mr. GnOttroNE, said he was prompted by the
, feelings to perform the pleasing duty of seconding roo
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 suee
throuh a long life. hort
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.) „„ose''
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. Mr' delaa'
ington appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brett for the toe
dant. The case was very tedious, indeed occupying tbefter'
• of the court from nine in the morning until three in the,,,o
noon. From the evidence it would appear that air• l''' oaf
Cowley; brother of the defendant, was part owner af sto6
then building in ScOtland, became embarrassed, and bi'' ',cid
were referred to his brother, Mr. John Cowley, who adc;gat
money and took the ship as security ; and she was bure°r to°
• round to Liverpool, a mere hull, having nothing. but
lower masts and. bowsprit in her. She was taken in"," lir'
and, on the 16th of September, was advertised for sale;ofedf
William Cowley, the original owner, was to have a re-'s
c O ill
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'—erer,
had, it appears, been a master mariner up to 1854. Illo;'fi''
from that year up to 1858, he was not doing 3%1 fliceb;l)
and during that time he was in the habit of going fre,'"-„,)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 ice' ratil 4
,vessel. Smith saw Mr. William Cowley again on theoidet' ,
September, and then, according to his statement, :kr'', l'ire ' ;
askedhim to take charge of his vessel at £l2 per rnen'lt'ota °.;','
plaintiff said that he 'attended the ship from the ;to itn..; I
September to the 22nd of January; that he engaged st,i aP- '',„.l
carpenters to do the work of the ship, and in every '-irtate,""",
manner acted as captain for the time which he claimeabt, OP :f
William CowleY Was afterwards taken to gaol for de, ~, Of .0
the plaintiff had a connection with John Philip C°i"de'tosd°-?(
defendant ; and he told him that he (the plaintiff) ha of 06,4
arrangements with William Cowley to go as eaPtain:: 1 c/a0
ship at £l2 a month. Upon this, the defendant said,,,,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'ilaana
defendant had, at one time, advanied him mono', the le'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 intraet""- .
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turned a verdict for the defendant.
WINDER v. Towarsox.--This was a claim for
~,L36, 1.18,410.. 0,
aert
under the following circumstances :--The plain."' George
Jones, and Co. are metal brokers ; and the defendant'', plate
Townson, Richard Townson, and James Townson, werewas ill
hers and glaziers. It would appear that the actioa
~ed IA
reality against James Townson,. as the others had la': aad 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.-- „ cerdle
however, considered that he had been a partner, and
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for the full amount claimed was awarded the plaintiff'_ 10.51 .
• Dig NORTHERN LOAN ASSOCIATION V JONES.—"T'''' se al'
claim for £ll2 105.,• money lent' and interest due. The c'tbst ''
not present any feature of interest, with the excePticl._,Lactl!'
aerepreseonntethd.e
prTohmeiAsosryseslslootrea;stkheedyMr• It ni-pareo
swore that he only signed one promisory note for 425,0bert.4 t°l
b:e:rpsteeornilifencsatnmiya.emadieik:oberts, who was one of the securiwtieeor,edl_obl dvaerit
identical with
clever forgeries.
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,are ficsimiles:' 'The jury at once gave a verdict for tis,rid: 3
for £ll2 aos.--The Assess-or called up Mr. Roberta, anent cool; a
not
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do not know whether I shall be doing my duty if I do lriberat.o6,
YOU for perjury. It facedit Manifest that you have
,'!„iiiion ' be
that he: to the
foresworn yourself, . the jury are of the satn%ne,t tat
I shall not: pommit you, but shall direct an inqa uf aid ~L'ue
the jury.ast a
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presented against you." The foreman of
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asnignoi;latdtheuecride. :r ayt_ior;e:ll,3ni,r;
they thought that Mr. 'Roberts was labouringr
respecting
Partiee themselves.
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