Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-25 00:00:00

WINES IN WOOD.

Per Qrt. Per Gal.
s. d. s. d.
PORT, a very superior old Wine 5 0 ... 20 0
~ Ditto ditto choice 4 6 ... 18 0
„ Ditto fine ditto 4 0 ... 16 0
SHERRY, Very sxperior Pale
Ditto Pale or Golden
CAPE MADEIRA 2 6 ... 10 0

SOUTH AFRICAN PORT 3 0 ... 12 0
~ -PI . SHERRY 2 6 10 0

SPIRITS.

Per Qrt. Per Gal.
s. d. s. d.
WHISKY, Finest old Islay Malt
PI Ditto Campleton Malt
ftFine old Scotch Malt
, I .
JamesOn's five-year-old Irish
„ Good Grain 3 0 ... 12...0
BRANDY, Hennessy's or.Martell's 8 0 ... 32 0
._ 9 t Ditto- • in cases, 725. per dos
HOLLANDS, Best quality and strength...(bot ) 4 0 ... 24 0
GIN, fe.ll strength, Best London 3 0 ... 12 0
" Ditto ditto Plymouth 3 0 ... 12. 0
RUM, Finest old Jamaica
Good old
- f / 3 0 ... 12 0
PORTER AND ALES.

Dsz. Qts. Pts.
s. d. s. d.
PORTER, Meux's Best London Double Stout 6 6 ... 3 6
, Guinness's Best Dublin Stout
ALE, Allsopp's East India Pale
~ Best Edinburgh or Alloa 6 0 ... 3 6
CIDER ne mild
5 0... 3 0

THE ABANDONMENT AND SCUTTLING
OF THE BARQUE MADRAS.-

CANCELLATION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF

THE CAPTAIN.

On Monday the Lords Committee of Privy Council
for Trade, on the recommendation of the Local Marine
Board of the port of London, directed the cancellation
of the certificate of Captain Davies, late commander of
the barque Madras, which was abandoned while on a
voyage from London for Sierra Leone, for being in a state of
intoxication at the critical time of leaving the vessel. The
Marine Board instituted an inquiry into the circumstances
of the loss, Mr. Ingham, the police magistrate, assisting,
and it appeared that the Madras left London about the
latter end of last October. She was built in 1827, was
331 tons, and classed in Lloyd's registry 2E 1, diphthong
in black. While in the river she made water, and
the crew had to work the pumps every four hours, and
when she left the Downs every two hours. As the voy-
age proceeded the leak increased, and on the 19th of
November all hands had to take to the pumps ; this was
continued on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd; and the carpen-
ter reported that it as impossible to keep
A brig was sighted and hailed, and her mate and two
hands came on board the barque, and .then it was com-
municated to the crew that they were to abandon her.
There was then between eight and nine feet of water in
her. It was stated that Captain Davies was in liquor
on the 20th, when he fell off his chair, and it was re-
presented that he was in that state off and on for
three days previous to leaving the ship. He was the
first to quit, and he was then suffering from the effects
of drink. The crew lowered him over the side with
a rope or whip from the mainyard, and they hauled him
up the brig's side. He saved his chronometer, and some
other things were taken to the brig. The crew then
left the barque, when she appeared to be fast settling
down. Some of the hands subsequently returned to
her, and Leys, the carpenter, stated that, by direction
of the mate, he knocked her bow port out, and holes
were bored in her, in order that she might sink faster.
It seemed that she was deeply laden, and the crew had
complained of the constant working at the pumps. The
mate denied ever giving orders to 'knock the port out
or to bore holes in her, and Captain Davies said the
ship was leaky when she left the river. They pumped
her from every four to every two hours, then from two
to each hour, then every half-hour. He wanted to get
back to Queenstown, and ordered a signal of distress to
be hoisted. He might have been over fatigued when he
fell. He knew nothing of the holes being made in the
ship. He should consider that he had committed felony
if he had ordered holes to be bored or the bow scuttle to
be knocked away. He knew nothing of its being done.
The Cjurt, after some deliberation, came to the follow-
ing as their finding :-" That it is the opinion of this
board that the ship was in such a leaky and dangerous
state that she was not prematurely abandoned ; but they
think that Captain Davies was under the influence of
liquor on the 20th, and also on the 22nd of November,
the day of the abandonment; and that considering the
critical position of the ship, such intoxication amounted
to gross misconduct and negligence. The board, there-
fore, recommend that his certificate should be cancelled."