The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-27 00:00:00

WRECKS OFF LOWASTOFT.

[ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
In the dreadful gale of Tuesday the Itth instant, about one
o'clock, P.M. a brig, " Tite Ann of Shields," witth a signal of
distress, was observed ashore on the Stanford Sand off Lowestoft.
The Lowestoft life-boat, coml.:larded by Lieutenants Carter and
Harmer, It.N. • with a crew consisting of William Folkard and
David Burwood, pilots, George Fenno, steersman, and fourteen
others, was immediately launched, aid after being towed to Kirtley
Gap, made sail for the vessel ; but a strong ebb tide prevented
their reaching it. About the same time, another brig, the Harriet
and John of Sunderland, the crew of which camped in their own
boat, struck on the Newcome ; and a sloor, the Dorset of Rams.
gate, on the sot/A-cast part of the Holme Sand. The latter being
considered in the greatest danger, the life-boat endeavoured to
reach her; not succeeding, she (the life-boat) anchored. At half.
three, the tide having eased, she got her anchor, and after many
attempts, a communication was git with the sloop, then on her
beam ends, by means of grapnels thrown to her by Lieutenant
Harmer. The life.boat was then hauled under the most-head of
the sloop, on which were the crew, consisting of seven persons;
after some time the master was saved by dropping from the mast.
and being 'maimed into the boat; shortly atter another man was
saved in a similar manner. At this period the crew of the I.f :Jost
were in a most perilous situation, she being completely under
water. One of the many tremendous seas which broke over the
wreck upon the boat, washed out of her Lieutenant Carter, D. Bur.
wood, pilot, and another, hut they were happily saved. It now
appeared to every one in the boat, that they could be of no further
use, the boat being washed from the wreck, and in such a state,
that it was doubtful whether she could reach the shore. They
Were, therefore, relunctantly obliged to cut the cable, and leave the
remainder of the crew of the sloop to their fate. Alter the life-
boat crew had secured themselves, with great difficulty the foresail
was hoisted a little way up, when the boat was happily found to
answer her helm, and veered before the sea, which was breaking
considerably over the heads of those abaft, making its way forward ;
the one or other end of the boat being alternately under water, so
much so, that the crew could not at times see each other. After
passing the Newsome Sand, the boat reached the shore full of
water, about seven o'clock, when the crew were assisted out of her,
so much exhausted as to render it requisite that they should be led
or conveyed to their homes.
Very shortly after, the life-boat was launched, the yawl called
the Trinity of Lowestoft, with a crew of sixteen persons, William
Farrell, steersman, was launched and towed along the. beach, till
unfortunately, her outrigger was broken by another boat coming in
contact t she was consequently obliged to put back to the main ; '
where, being fitted with another outrigger, she was immediately
re-launched, and towed towards Kirkley by men and horses.
'
About half-past two, observing the life-boat endeavouring to reach
the sloop, she cast off* and made sail for the brig Ann, which she
reached, after striking on tie Newsome Sand, and getting over
with great peril and difficulty, and was brought to, about a cable's
length to the leeward of the brig : from which a buoy was imme-
diately veered to her, the sea running at the time so high. that the
crew of the yawl dared not venture to lay her alongside the brig;
they therefore got their anchor, and having set thin foresail, let the
anchor go again, and veered out their cable, hauled by the rope
from the brig, under her boss, sad succeeded in taking the crew,
consisting of the master, seven men and two boys, from the bow-
sprit of the vessel.
Too much praise cannot be given to Lieutenants Carter and Har-
mer. the pilots, the crew of the life-boat, and the crew of the yawl,
for their perilous and persevering exertions on this occasion.
The sloop soon afterwards went to pieces, and the brig filled and
sunk.

The medals of the Suffolk Humane Society have been awarded to
William Folkard and David Durwood, pilots, and George Yallop,
stemenan of the life-boat, and to William Furrell,fthe steersman of
the yawl, as a small token of the value the Society entertain ter
their laudable exertions.

ACCIDENT TO A STEAM PACKET.

[From the Bostos Gazette. ]

On Saturday evening, the 15th instant, an accident occurred to
the Waterloo Steam Packet, employed in the Ferry between Hull
and Baehr+, which had nearly been productive of very disastrous
consequences. The packet left Barton Jetty, a little before seven
o'clock, with wind and tide in her favour; and was proceeding
along the Lincolnshire coast—the might cloudy and dark. About
twenty minutes after starting, the Captain wert down below to
collect the fare from the cabin zingers. The sail was set ; but
no person was employed in out ahead. In an instant the
packet struck against the brig Amid, Captain Foster, lying at
anchor nearly opposite Barrow. The crash was tremendous. All
the dead works on the starboard bow over the fore cabin, were
stove in ; and the mast and chimney funnel fell down, almost in-
stantly. The blase of fire from the furnace, in the darkness of
the evening, excited the dreadful apprehension of the passengers,
nearly thirty in number, that, even if the vessel did not sink,
they would inevitably fall a prey to the flames. To add to
their consternation, it was found that the Captain and crew, upon
the packet striking the Lizard, had made their escape on board
that vessel, with, we believe, one or two of the passengers, leaving
the rest to take care of themselves. Captain Bennett, of the
Venerable, of Hull, who was returning in the packet from Barton,
had run out of the cabin, on the accident occurring, and after nor- ' ,
rawly escaping falling overboard from the broken state of the
packet's bow, had actually got one foot upon the Lizard, when
providentially he vas led, upon the instant, to decide upon re-
maining with the packet. To this the safety of the passengers is
chiefly, under (lod, to be ascribed, as, by the desertion of the
crew (which was not at the moment known) no other person com-
petent to take the management of the vessel was left on board.
Upon getting clear of the brig, it was found that the steam-engine
was stopped, owing to the anchor having been driven into the
paddle box ; and the vessel was left at the mercy of the wind and
tide, with the probability of having received material injury.—
, Mr. Nainby, of Grimsby, one of the passengers, suggested letting
off the steam, to prevent the boiler exploding, which, after some
difficulty, owing to the fall of the funnel and the mast upon deck,
was accomplished. Captain Bennett took charge of the vessel, and
the passengers rendered every possible assistance. At the sugges-
tion of a gentleman, a forestay-sail was erected on a stower, with
guys to steady it, and the wind being southerly, and the tide run-
ning down, although the vessel had scarcely steerage way, and the
night was dark, they succeeded in making the shore, a little to the
westward of the Dumber Dock, where Captain Bennett ran her
ashore on the mud, and the passengers were landed in safety about
an hour and a half after the accident. _ .

On the packet striking the Lizard, tm or twelve of the passen-
gers crowded into the packet's boat, hanging over her stem, and
called upon those in the packet to lower her down, or cut the ropes ;
in either of which cases, from being so overfilled, every person in
her would undoubtedly have perished. The boat was subsequent-
ly let down with four persons, and two or three more immediately
jumped into her—others would have followed, but the former, very
judiciously, cut the painter. One yoil.ig lady of Hull, who, with
her mother, was among the passengers, understanding that the
latter had got into the boat, was determined to take the chance of
life or death with her, and accordingly attempted to let herself
down from the stern into the boat, as she supposed ; but finding,
while hanging by the hands, that she could not with her feet reach
the boat (which indeed had put oft' from the packet), she called
out for assistance, and was happily drawn again on board. The
small boat reacbed the shore in safety, nearly at the same time as
the packet, and the latter was also reached and boarded, a few
miniites before she took the ground, by the Captain and crew, who
had tullowed them in the Lizard's boat. One of the crew, who was
at the helm at the time of the accident, had his arm broken by, it
is said, the falling of the mast.

During the dreadful storm on Monday night last, a
lock-keeper on the Royal Canal near Ballinacarig, and his
wife, were blown into the lock, where they both perished.
It is supposed they were engaged opening the lock, when
the violence of the storm precipitated them into it. They
were found next morning locked in each other's arms.—
Dublin Paprr.
AWFUL INSTANCES or SUDDEN DELTII.—On Tuesday
night, between right and nine o'clock, as Captain Perry,
formerly of the East India Company's Service, but of late
years a pauper in Linebeth workhouse, was proceeding
from the supper-room in that establishment to the sleeping
ward, he fell backwards in the hall, and instantly expired.
The same night, a master chimney-sweep named Lutnton,
residing in the Mint, in the Borough, having been informed
that a bag of soot, his property, hail been stolen, exclaimed
to the person who gave him the, information, " 'f hen God
strike me dead if I don't serve them out for this !" (mean-
ing the persons who bad robbed him.) The imprecation
had been scarcely uttered when the unfortunate man
dropped down dead, and instantly expired. Inquests will
be held on both the bodies.
CHILD DitOPPlNG.—About eight o'clock on Monday
' night a female infant, apparently about a fortnight old,
was left by its unnatural parent, or some other person, on
the steps of the stairs in one of the chambers in Gray's
Inn. The little innocent was carried to the workhouse in
Little Gray's Inn-lane, where it is taken care of, and likely
to thaw:.

POLICE.

' AIANSIO:N-HOUSE.

Charles May, a solicitor, was brought befole the Lunn MAYOR,
charged with having defrauded Messrs. Clifford and Sian, of the
Temple, of the sum of 51., order the following circumstances
141 r. Clifford stated. that the defendant walked into the iritaess'a
and his partner's shop, which is a law stationer's, and said he
wanted a thirty shilling sta--m. He said he knew Mr. Mao. and
thnt he wanted the difference between 51. and the price of the stamp
Mr. Shin then entered the shop, and the defendant immediately
said to hint, " Ah, my gad friend Sian, how do you do ? I 'tact
(.1/., and you must give me change or a
cahstts...kmipmfoisir.,7w upwards of
Mr. Stan said he knew Mr. Mny by sight, and not doubling that
he was a respectable man, did not hesitate to give him the stamp
end the change of 51. The defendant told him he banked at sir
1 John Pinhorn's house, and gave him a check accortilly. When
the check was offered at the counter. it was refused, an the witness
was told that Mr. May was in the habit of amusing himself in that
way, meaning that he drew upon the house without having eats.
11r. Webster, a partner in Sir John Pin hom's house, stated, that
he did not know the defendant persona:ly, but he knew the de.
fendant kept rash at the house four years ago:- Witness was mei_
tire that as long ago u that time, the house refused to take the
defendant's money, on account of his. having kept his amour., so
irregular. There was, he believed, a balance due to the defertJant
of eight shillings, but since February.ll32U, he believed there had
been no each transactions with him.

The defendant here declared that the house had neer, petted tu
teethe his money.
Mr. Weston .kited, that the money had certainly been refused: but
whether over the counter, or whether notice had been sent to the
defendant to that effect. he could not tell.

Tneprisotier said, in his defence, that he believed he had more
money at his bankers, when he gave the check, than proved to have
been the fact. He alstistated, that he expected the sum of 3atet.
immediately, after which it was his intention to pay it into the
banking house, and which would of course have prevented any
disaprointment to Messrs. Clifford and Man. As for the sum of
St., be could have easily raised it, had he been driven to extreme.,
and could never have entertained a thought of defrauding.
Th' LORD MAYOR said, it would he for a jury to decide ebe.
(ter the defendant had given the check to Mr. Sian with a cocci.
ousnesa that there were no effects to meet it at the banking house•
The complainant was bound over to prosecute at the next seszioes.

UNION-HALL.
Yesterday Jaynes Ivory, a fashionably-dressed young man. nay
brought before the the sitting Magistrates, Is B. ALLEY., and --
HEDGER, Esqrs. under the following circumstances :
Mary Robinson stated, that on Wednesday afternoon last. the
answered a knock at the door of the house where she lived serum.
No. CO, Upper Thames-street ; when shc opened the door. tha
rrisor.er and another who was with him asked if Mary Hob rsen
lived there. She ssid that was her name, upon Utich the prisoner
said, •' I have just arrived from India, and have brought you 'lnc
news from your brother;" upon which she asked them into the
kitchen. The prisoner said he had a parcel at home for her,
he would give her at another time, as the goods were 'muggier],
and requested to know where her mother lived. She gave them the
ar!dress. The prisoner and his companion begged to depart, say.
ing they would certainly call the next day. They, hose/es, called
again in the evening, and told her, as they were goirg out of tern,
they you'd tell her all the facts. Her brother was in a very hers.
tive situation In Calcutta, but would not be home for three Furs,
They had brought home a large tin chest and a brown paper pu-
ce!. covered with tar, but of its contents they knew nothing. 'he
went up stairs with the tea-things, and on coming down again net
the prisoner and his companion in the hall ; the prisoner bid ler
good night, but returned, and asked the loan of ten shillings. She
said she had not so much, but at length he borrowed three &tillers
from her. In a short time after they were gone she missed a silver
table spoon, a pair of shoes, and several other articles. She vu
sure the prisoner was the man.
Hall. the officer, said he had no doubt but the prisoner was one
of a very numerous gang, who went about taking in the unwary
who had relatives abroad. They had even visited various alms.
houses, and telling the inmates plausible stories, send them nut
for beer or paper, and then decamped with every other portable
article.

The offence having been committed in the City, the prisoner via
handed over to the City Authorities.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.

OFFICE, NO. 33, LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS.

PETITIONS TO RE BRAID AT TEE COURT, IN PORTRRAL•
STREET, LINCOLN'S INN-FIELDS, JAN. 2% AT Xncx.
Ainley, 1. Sowerby, Yorkshire, cloth-manufacturer.
Andrews, J. Redcross-street, Southwark, hatter.
Bailey, J. New Brentford. victualler.
Berry, J. P. Foot's Cray, Kent, gentleman.
Cr:.ckar, 11. J. Lime-street, Fenehurch-street. hair-dresser.
Hasler, J. Cromer-street, St. Pancras, carpenter.
Hampton, J. Castle-place, Whitechapel, excise-officer.
Heath, J. C. Thomas-street, New-cut, lineii-draper's shopman.
Hitchcock, J. Edgware-road, /II iddlesex, straw-hat-manufacturer.
Meader, J. Princes-street, Lambeth, bricklayer.
Minden, A. Mitre-street, Aldgate, ostrieb-leather-manufacturer.
Nunn, R. S. Peerless-place, City-road, poulterer.
Perriman, R. Doddiscombsleigh, Devonshire, no business.
Pitt, J. Doddiscombsleigh, Devonshire, (-inner.
Powell, E. jun. Hoxton, carman.
Smith, I. Calthorpe-place, Gray's Inn-lane, out of business.
Sutton, J. E. Great Surrey-street, gentleman.

AN EXPERT TIIIEF.—We hare great satisfaction in
being able to announce the apprehension of Daniel Taylor,
who is charged with being one of the persons who have
mote than once broken into Mr. liolph's shop, at &Bai-
-1 cay, Essex. It appears that this young in years, but old
offender, had got to Babrabam, in Cambridgeshire, where
he might in all probability have remained secure, had not
his pilfering disposition accompanied him ; but suspicion
of a minor offence brought him to justice for a greater, of
which, if he is convicted, he will not have the power of
doing further mischief. It appears that Taylor, whilst at
Babraham, one (lay, as if by accident, called at a shckr-
maker's shop, and leaning over the half (Icor, Legan a con-
versation which ended in a challenge by Taylor to toss for
a pot, when what was not effected by strength, was made
up in quantity, as the sons of Crispin were in the end so
soaked, as to be insensible of what was going forward ; the
next day several articles were missing from the shop.
From this time he became an object of suspicion, and was
eventually apprehended at a public house on a Sunday. (hi
searching his person and his lodgings, the most complete
cheat of tools was discovered, which have rarely been found
upon the oldest and most confirmed burglar. They consisted
of three sets of skeleton keys, a phosphorus box (alias a phea-
sant), a darklantern, a centre bit, and some files. It being as-
certained that he was the person for whom a reward had been
offend, information was conveyed to Mr. G. Rolph, of Bil-
lericay, and Mr. Wm. Rolph went to Babraham, and
brought him up. The prisoner is an active, intelligent
fellow, and was not the least affected by his situation ; on
the contrary, he treated the charge against him with the
greatest levity, appearing as though he was going with Mr.
Rolph on a visit to his friends, rather than to a place of
confinement. The same good spirits have accompanied
him since he has been in gaol.—Bery Gazette.