Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-10 00:00:00

STORMS ON THE COAST.

RAMSGATE. Thursday.—A. fearful gale prevailed
throughout to day off the Kentish cogs', during which
several vessels drove into this harbour of refuge and
Safety; but the French vessels, the Petite Emma, M.
Vallice, master, and the Josephine, barq le, 7C6 tons,
bound from Seaham to Bordeaux, coal laden, in making
for the harbour drove ashore, and were eventually lost.
The Emma sank so that not a vestige was to be seen, bat
the other broke up and speedily strewei the coast with
the wreck. The crews were fortunate'y rescued from a
watery grave, and received every attention that humanity
could suggest, with a change of raiment, but a poor bora(
15 was killed by a falling spar;
HASTYNOi•-0a Wednesday night, between nine and tea
o'clock, a sloop was observed to be in great distress a
short distanee from the shore. The moon shone at the
time, and in a cparter of anhour she struck upon the
rooks. Efforts. were made to save the crew, who were
seen clinging to the mast, but without sucu>ss. Here
they remained for nearly an hour, when the sloop broke
up and all hands were lost. The name on the stern of the
pantis, Draper, Thomas Price, Plymouth. From pipers
which have been washed ashore, she appears to have left
Newcastle for Falmouth on the 23th ult., laden with coal
and machinery.

BR G ['TOT*, Tii URS DA T. —During the whole of yesterday...
,he wind blew fearfully off thiS, coast at S S.E., and the'
sea which had been razing with great violence the whole
of the morning, made the King's-read impassable(at three
o'clock in the afternoon), opposite the baths, where it tore
away the stone copings of the sea wall. A brig wasiat
length descried in the offing, and it was evident she eetild
not withstand the gale. The vessel was totally unmanage_
able, and was f,.st driving ashore; and communication
between her and the land was attempted by means..of
rockets, but without avail, and she struck on a sand bar
east of the western entrance to. the Chain pier, at save*
o'clock. Two- life-boats —one the property of the town,
and the other the private property of John Weight, the
well-known wa.terman—immediately put off, and the town
boat reached the vessel first, and took off five of the crew,
hein; unable to take more. as she was comp .4led to •• cast
off." Wright's boat succz,e led in reaehi.ag the brig, and
took the remainder of the crew, three in number, and
each boat reached the shore in safety, amidst hearty
chess. The brig was in cargo, an I was bound frora
Middlesborough to Portsmono. and is named the l'il,zrira
(of Gosport), the property of Mcoars. S pith and Comper.
She was laden with cm!, and is insure.T. at Searaorough.
The vessel has since drif ed on to the beach, where the
waves broke her up like a toy-ship would be broken wits
a hammer.

NEWHAVEN, Oct, B.—The Ocean, from Shields to Ply-
mouth, is on shore in this bay. and to become a
wreck. It is blowing a heavy gale from the south.
LIVERIWL, 7.—The Indian (s.s.), which arrive&
here to-day, reports having passed several icebergs on the
20th Sept.. off 13:11e Isle.

DEAL, Oat. is blowing 3, 'pie from S S.W. ; the
ships in the Downs are riding heavily, mast of them with-
two anchors down.

* n,.4 0
from Konen to Myth, in coming down the Seine in tow of
the N-ptune (s), got on shoreilear Marais•V rnier, dragged
her auchors during the flood tide, in nigh- of October 5,
was carried by the current to the east of her original
position, and on the Wh was lying high up on the bank.
The Herclue (s.) was endeavouring to get her off, but it
was feared w0,,,11 not succeed. Her position was not bad,
nor had she sustained any damage. The Minis?' Freneh
schonter, from Rouen' to Nantes, sank near the Scottish
Maid, crew saved.._

OronTo, O. 2 —Nothing has come-in or gone out for
the last few days, in consequence of a heavy sea on the
bar. To-day the wind has shifted to the eastward, emit'
the bar is much better. The Lusitania (s.), from. Lisbon,
has just come in, and the Vesta (s.s.), from London, wilt
get in presently." The Braganza, (s.), • for Liverpool. and.
some sailing vessels, are getting under weig`a to proceed
out, hut none of the sailing vessels will get is today, the
wind beim; east.
NEw Thus, Sept. 24.—The Thirty-one States (Ameri-
can ship), from Savana for Montrose, has put into. Boston.
. with cargo shifted, vessel strained, and loss of f wetoosail,
having, on the 15th Sept., in lat. 39 N.. longs--W., expe-
rienced a hurricane from N.E.N. and N.W.

On Tues lay morning, ways a local paper. the batmen on
night duty at R iwnham Ferry heard a strange poise on the
bank of the titer ou the Somersetsbire side.. Three times
he crossed over to discover thi cause, but without succese..
Shortly after inorn!rg (fawned the nocturnal disturber was
found to be art immense s Amon trout which the tide had
left in a ridge on' the bank of the river. Ile was speedily
captured and found to b.? in rxceflent condition weighing
201, lbe and being 211ach.ss in circum`erence and 30 inches
in length. •
ABSAITLT IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE At the New Bailey
Police Court, Mamhts or, on Thursday, Mr. Henry Jones,.
.a young gentleman resiiline at AshteL-toot-Mersey, was
HIM mooed at the ins'ance o! Mr. J.trnes Bentley, agent to
the Itlanchetter, Smith Junction, and Altrinchatm Railway
Comoany, at the Oxford Road Station, for eammi,ting an
asstult upon him. Mr. Lerescbe, barristkr, apvared, for
the complainant; t ni Mr. R.-B CUbbett for the defen-
dant. Mr. I,•!resch„,e, who'apPliato the bench to require
the defend tnt to enter into reoogn'z trines to answ.er as
indictment at the quarter sessions, under the 9111 Gee.
Dr.; sec. 29, said that on Satarday, the 29th September,
the c onplaitiatit eves about returning from the Oxford
-Read Station to his resi knee at B,wdor, by the 11 15
e.ist. train. The defendant, with some friends of his own
station, were " larl.ing" in a first class ca-ritge .a.atl one of
them threw a hat of the other upon the platform. The
hat was returned, and the complainant got in`cr the hind
compel tinety. of the same carriage. When the train began
to more, the hat was again thrown out of the carriage
window, when the defendant called to a b•y to bring it.
The complainant, seeing danger to the boy, warned•him to
keep off the train, or he might be hurt, and the h it was,
emseqrten•ly. left b• hind. After the train bad passed Old
Trafford, the complainant, who was reposine in the err-
: ridge, vvi-s startled by, findieg that the defendant hat
atm; the outside hoard, entered his compartment, a
stood over him, 4esuanding, " btre's that 11,1 ?" anti
Wore he could make any reply, gave him two seveve
blows, one of which discoloured his eye, and the other
caused bis feu to swell. He was compl,telf stunned by
the violence he received, and was partially insensible until
he arrived at BowdOn. He was obliged to remain at his
home on Sunday and Mord ty, and on Tuesday morning
communicated with his ,olieitor. The defen lant was seen,
and it was her
to him that as he might have been in
liquor at *he time of the assault, the mater should be
settled providel he consented to re eke an apology. Tho
fmu of one wis dra.vn up, in which he was required to
beg the complainan's purdou for what he had done, bat
at the some time that the apology eroul I not be pubs.
lished. No interview, however, could be hod ; but some
interference was attecriete.d t) be made with the officials of
the company, and the complainant was told that if he took
any further s.epB in the matter, it would be- at the peril of
his situation. The only course to adopt, therefore, was
the one new taken, and he honed the bench ronlat send
the case before a jury. Mr. Bentley deposed to the same
facts, and was erns:-examined by Mr. Cobbct„ who sub-
mitted th at the:complainant had no right to interfere with
the lad who W'as asked to restore the hat. He did not
deny he assault, but thought it might be lA% cith by the
beach, instead of sending it to the sessions, Mr. Trafford
said he had power to deal with the case under the rules of
the company, for interfering with tae comfort of the pas-
sengers. What had token 'place was dangerous to the
defendant himself, aid it was nreessary that order and
propi,ty should be preserved in the trains. To pass
from one carriage to amther, in order to Wir into strife,
was so dingeroua and improper that the ease could not
h - the case might
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