The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-05 00:00:00

POLICP.

MANSION.HOUrS
Yesterday the Captain of the Venus Lei k, and the crew,
appeared before the Loan flaTost, in uence of a sum.
mons to attend the investigation of the circumstances of the death
of two young men named John Kinghern and Robert Boyd. The
complaint was made by the father of Kinghorn.
The first witness examined was the steward of the Venue, which

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belongs to the London, Leith, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Company.
His testimony was to the following effect :
On the 25th of December they were sailing between Inch.
kelth and the Frith, when at night the witness heard that • man
wns overboard,and ran upon deck. They were then going at the rate
of live knots an hour hefore the wind. Nifitness heard the deceased
Robert lioyd, who was the mate, cry out, " Halloo !" in the water.
They threw out t..to casks, one after the other, towards him. They
had no boat at the stern. They put about as quickly as possible,
but some time elapseebefore they could do an. They had no stern
boat, nor had they had any for eleven months, during which the
witness had served on hoard the smack. They had one boat, but
it was lashed on the midships, and tilled with casks, which formed
part of the cargo, and were lashed together. The boat, therefore,
Was quite useless, as they could not get It out in less than an hour.
They put back for twenty minutes, but Boyd soon sunk.
In answer to various questions from the Loan lilawoo., the
witness stated that if they had had a stern boat, or other boat that
was free, they could litve got it out in a few minutes, and lioyd
might kave been raved.
A sailor gave evidence to the same effect. Boyd was, he said,
on the boom, and overreached himself in trying to get in the main.
sail, and fell overboard. He swam for about five minutes. If
they had had a stern boat they could have got it out in time, per-

haps, to save hint. •
The man who was at the helm stated that he put about int- I
mediately upon hearing that the mate had gone overboard. Wit.
ness only beard him call out once. Thin man was also of opinion I i
that if there had been a boat free the poor fellow might have been
saved.
The case of the loss of young Kinglimn was then inquired into.
On Tuesday, the 27th 3lay, they were entering the Cockle, in
Yarmouth Roads.
The litst witness stated that they were going under a trysail,
with a heavy sea. At twelve o'clock at noon. Kinghorn, in heav-
ing the lead at the quarter-deck, fell overboard. The poor lad I
swam after them "strong" for a long time.
The LORD MAYOR—WeII. and (lid you throw nothing to him?
—No, my Lord, we were in such confusion.
The Lott') MAYOR—Did you then put back ?
Witness—No, my Lord, we were then running through the nar-
rows ; we did touch as it was, and for our own lives we could not
turn either way. It was a heavy gale. We saw him swimming
after us strong for a long time. At last I saw a large wave cover
him, and I (lid not see him again. It shocked us very much, my
Lord, to see him lost in that manner, but we could do nothinh.
The Loup Mayou-11 you had had a boat there, could you
have got it out to save hint ?
The Captain—My Lord, no boat could have lived in that sea.
It was then stated that the complainant, Mr. Kinghorn, had
been misinformed when he said that Boyd was a good swimmer.
The Steward,on being questioned as to the practice of the smacks
with respect to stern-boats, said that some did carry them, that
it was the general practice ; but he could not be positive that
all did.
The Captain said that he had frequently left the boat+ behind in
such seasons. as they were often washed aw (y. Both the hands
were acting contrary to his orders when they fell overboard. Ile
had told Kinghorn to remove, as time place he stood in was ma sale
—but the boy said, " 0, no fear."
The Loup Mayon said, it mattered not how they were acting;
the question was, what steps should have been taken to awe their
lives.after they had fallen overboard ? With respect to the secand
case, it (lid not appear that any particular blame was attributable
to those on board ; but it was advisable that all such vessels should
be provided with something which *night be thrown overboard, and
with effect, upon such emergencies. Willi respect to the first case,
it was clear that had there been a boa3,.free, the poor mate's life
might have been saved. So far there was great negligence ; and
he should dismiss the case in the eontidence that the vessel would
not be allowed to proceed to sea without a proper boat attached to it.
The Captain said, he would state the wish of his Lordship to
the owners.
It was stated to the Lord Mayor that there was among the in-
ventions submitted to the Humane Society, one calculated to be of
great service in cases like the present. It was a buoy which would
support one person. There was a small piece of machinery at-
tached to it, by which a fusee was lighted in an instant. This in-
vention was hung at the stern, and when a person fell over at night
the fusee was lighted, and the buoy thrown overboard. The man
was then enabled to see it, and those on board would be guided to
the spot where he was sustained.
The LORD MAYOR said those vessels which carried passengers
ought, undoubtedly, to he provided with something of that nature.
A baker, having first made affidavit, begged to call the attention
of the Lord Mayor to a subject which was of the greatest import-
ance to time trade as well as to the public. Ile had now sworn that
he had been to several weight and measure makers, and could ob-
tain no measures. nor could any be supplied for several week'', so
great was the demand. The Act rendered all who used other Inca-
. m cures liable to a penalty. Now the Itiqtiest was going abbut, and
he wished to know how he was to act,
The Lour) MAYOR said no proceedings would be taken where
it could be proved that the legal measures could not be procured.

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Jlfr. Hornier, the Solicitor, who has in his time defended.hun-
tired% of individuals, appeared himself in the character of a defend.
ant, before Mr. Alderman SctioLET, yesterday.
Mr. Harmer, it appears, is the proprietor of a Sunday newspaper
called the Dispatch; and the complainant, a Mr. Wood, a printer.
stated that a newly-invented printing-machine, his property, which
by mere manual labour throws off a greater number of copies per
hour than those put in motion by steam-engines, had been set up
on Mr. II armer's premises, and was brought into operation on Sa-
turday last. lie applied t Mr. Harmer for the price of this ma-
chine (3701.) nn Saturday, and Itlr. 11. making excuses of want of
ready money. he went again, with stomps in his pocket. to request
acceptances for the amount. Mr. Harmer not only refused to give
hint acceptance., but while lie was remaining on the premises
to protect his property, came suddenly on him, seized hint by the
collar, threw him down—bruising his arm front top to bottom—and ,
forced him out of the house. This was the assault he complained
of. He had suffered personal injury—but the injury to his feelings
was greater titan all.
Mr. Alderman SciuntEY said Mr. Harmer was so much a man
of the world, and hail had such a great legal experience, that he felt
some difficulty in believing Mr. Harmer could have committed
himself in the manner described. His professional character, how.
ever, would not throw an undue protection around him ; and be-
lieving from the complainant's respectable appearance that lie
would net have complained if he had not thought he had ample
reason so to do, he would grant a summons fur Mr. Hartuer's
attendance.

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Yesterday. in obedience to this summons, 31r. Harmer appeared,
accompanied by Mr. Galloway, the engineer, anti with no incon-
siderable show of documentary and parole evidence. After wait-
ing shout an hour, a note was brought into the office by a little
boy, who said he had received it from a gentleman, who was
waiting in the vicinity for an answer This note proved to be from
Mr. Wood, the complainant, declining to meet Mr. H. on the
ground that a cold had totally deprived him of his voice, and Ten-
tiered him an unequal match for so noisy an opponent as Mr. Har-
mer.
Mr. Harmer was nevertheless very anxious to go into his defence
and said he should have put the question to teat by merely asking,
Mr. Rood a question or two upon a document he held in his hand.
The fact was he had never bargained with or become responsible to
Mr. Wood for the machine. His contract was with another indi-
vidual, but Mr. Wood, conceiving lie had got him in a dilemma
on Saturday night, when the size of the newspaper was enlarged,
endeavoured to extort a sum of money from him, under a threat of
stopping the working of the machine. and did in fact do him injury
to the extent of two or three thousand pounds.
!dr. Alderman Sc or.t: Y declined hearing any thing further.
Mr. Rowe, Mr. Harnier's managing printer, suggested the call.
ing of a witness to the single fact, that Won; had told one of the
pressmen to displace a critical part of the machinery, so as to pre-
rent the whole impression of the Difipatch from being worked tilt
The worthy Alderman, however, applied himself to some other
business, and Mr. Harmer and his friends retired.
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Yesterday Mr. John Robbins, a respectable master baker. re-
siding in Church-street, Manchester-square, attended at this office,
to answer the complaint of William Meredith, a journeyman baker,
who charged him with having " sent out bakings" between one I
and two o'clock, on the Sabbath day, contrary to the Journeymen
Bahers' Act of Parliament.
The complainant stated that he resided in New Church-street,
!Alison-grove, and was employed by Mr. Stretton, a master baker,
residing in the same neighbourhood as the defendant. On Sunday
last, between one and two o'clock, while passing by the shop of
the defendant, he saw his son, a lad about 13 or 14 years of ase,
carrying some baked food in a dish from the oven, through the
street.
Mr. RAW LIN sow Baked the complainant what the dish con-
tained ? Witneas—l cannot say, your Worship.
Mr. Raw Ltsisolc—l suppose it wu a joint of meat? Witness
—.I cannot nay what it was.
31r. Ilawt.tssoit—How far did lie carry it in the street? Wit-
ness —A bout 1110 yards.
Mr. Itiontsrsosr—And it was carried by a little boy 1 Wit-'
nest—Yes, your Worship.
Mr. ItawLimao*—And do you suppose, now, if a leg of mut-
ton is sufkred to remain a little longer than usual at the baker's on
a Sunday, that there is any great sin in letting the owner have it, if
sent for ? I dare say you would not feel very well pleased if you
were served so and kept without your dinner ? Ni'itness ?—But
it is contrary to the Journeymen Bilkers' Act of Parliament.
Mr. RAW LI arsow said that might be, but the offence was of so
trifling a nature, that it would be a pity to enitirce it with sertrity.
If every trifling act he (the witness) committed was to be noticed,
it would be unchari able. They were not always to be hawking
the law about—it would he too hard. Was the boy who carried
the dish of meat a journeyman ? Witness—Hs is uut, but we
viewed biro as one.
Mr. RAW LI N —This is a most trumpery cane, and, by your
OWI3 showing, not supported by the act under which you have pro-
ceeded. The intention of the law is to prevent master bakers em-
ploying journeymen on the Sabbath day. I should recommend
you, toe the sake of your own credit, never again to take up such a
ridiculous case, and I shall certainly not convict the defendant.
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