The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-13 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sir,—During the late terrific gale on the Suffolk coast,
an excellent man, named Thomas Cable, jun., of Ald-
borough, lost his life whilst attempting to save the life
of a shipwrecked boy. The youth was a Swede, and
belonged to the Swedish brig Vesta, which was totally
wrecked on the Low Light beach on the 3d instant,
during the fearful gale of that day. Nine of her
crew were saved ; but the lad in question having been
left behind, Cable made a noble effort to save his life,
by tying a rope around his body, and dashing through
the surf to the youth's rescue. He had succeeded in
reaching the lad, but the rope breaking he was carried
under the ship's bottom, and no doubt was instantly
crushed to death.

Cable was a good boatman and was much respected
in his neighbourhood. His bravery bad on several occa-
sions been brought before the Royal National Life-boat
Institution. He was always conspicuous in his readiness
to man the Aldborough life-boat, or any shore boat,
when their services were required to save life from ship.
wreck. He has left a widow and five little children,
who were entirely dependent on his exertions, totally
destitute.

An appeal on behalf of the dependeudents of the gal-
lant dead has never been made in vain in The Sun,
and, should you kindly give publicity to the above facts,
the aid of the benevolent may probably be enlisted in
favour of poor Cable's widow, and possibly obtain a
sheiter for some of his orphans in some of our large me-
tropolitan public schools.
Any farther information relative to this case may be
obtained from R. V. Gorham, Esq., surgeon, of Ald-
borough, Suffolk, and Secretary to the Aldborough
Life-boat branch of the above Institution ; and any con-
tributions intended for poor Cable's widow will be
thankfully received by him, as well as, sir, your obedient
and obliged servant, RICHARD LEWIS,
Secretary to the Royal National
Life-boat Institution.
14, John-street, Adelpbi, Nov. 12, 1855.

THE DUKE or NEWCASTLE —A private (French
lettter from Sebastopol, of Oct. 30th, states as follows:
" The Duke of Newcastle, who was for some time with
us, and who was present at the la,t events of the siege,
embarked some days ago on board the Highflyer. After
having touched at Kertch and visited the eastern coast
of the Crimea, he again embarked for Burden, whence
he will return to the bead-quarters of Omar Pasha. It
is said that the ex-War Minister of her Britannic Ma-
jesty will be at Constantinople about the Ist of De-
cember.

THE EELLOT TESTIMONIAL—The subscription entered
into two years ago for the purpose of honouring the
memory of the intrepid, skilful, and much-beloved
French officer Bellot has been closed, and amounts to
upwards of 2,2001., of which sum nearly 5001. has been
expended in erecting a monument of granite ; the re-
mainder, according to the wish of the subscribers, being
in the course of division among the five young sisters of
the deceased. The fact of the recent erection of the
monument was announced yesterday evening on the
opening of the first meeting of the season of the Royal
Geographical Society by Sir Roderick Murchison, who,
having acted as the chairman of the meeting of the
friends of Bellot, explained that the site which bad been
obtained for the monument, through the goodwill of the
Lords of the Admiralty and the Commissioners and Go-
vernor of Greenwich Hospital, was the quay of that
great naval establishment, than which no position could
have been selected more worthy of the occasion or more
honourable to the memory of the gallant young French
volunteer, who had twice risked his life in the search
after Franklin. The monument is an obelisk, about
35ft. high, of red granite, designed by Mr. Philip Hard-
wick, 8.A., and executed by Messrs. M`Donald, of
Aberdeen, which bears on its base in large letters the
word "Bellot," both on the side facing the Thames and
on that which is presented to the western quadrangle of
the Royal hospital. His Excellency the French Ambas-
sador, the Comte de Persigny, honoured the meeting
with his company, to mark the sense entertained by his
Sovereign and his countrymen of this spontaneous effort
of Englishmen to record their admiration of the devoted
services of the young French seaman.
CURIOUS CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—On Satur-
day last, before the High Court of Justiciary, Edin-
burgh, Alex. Watt, a young man, clerk to a solicitor,
was placed at the bar charged with forgery of a cheque
for 351. upon the Edinburgh Commercial Bank, and with
uttering it and receiving payment from the Clydesdale
Bank there. His employer, Mr. John Murray, whose
name was endorsed on the cheqiie as the payee, declared
his signature a forgery, and the name of the granter,
William Robh, appeared to be a fictitious one, the Com-
mercial Bank having no account with any person of that
name. The cheque-clerk and the teller at the Clydes-
dale Bank spoke positively to Watt having presented
the forged cheque about 1 o'clockonthel4thofSept.,
and received payment. Witnesses for the defense, how.
ever, testified to Watt being in engaged in bustionuoenksdsetrion.
another part of the town at that time, and two gentle-
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One of these gentlemen, Mr. Clark, a member
of the Scottish bar, had employed Watt as his clerk for
a year, and bad a high opinion of him. One day early
in October he saw two individuals talking in St. An-
drew-square, one of whom he took to be his former clerk,
and went forward to speak to him. On approaching him
the resemblance increased, and he felt certain it was
Watt ; but, 119 he was about to address him, the person
turned round slightly, nod he saw he was quite mistaken.
Witness was very much struck with the resemblance in
figure as well as in dress. The character of the prisoner
was borne high testimony to as steady and trustworthy,
as well as temperate and industrious. On the evidence
being concluded, the Lord-Advocate said there could
be no doubt that this was a case of mistaken identity of
a very remarkable character, and he regretted that in
investigating the forgery which had undoubtedly been
committed Mr. Watt should have, from an unfortunate
coincidence of circunistarxes, been placed in this pain-
fill' situation. Being convinced that the charge pro-
ceeded from error, the jury would acquit the prisoner.
Under direction of the Court the jury found Watt "Not
guilty," and be was liberated amid the, applause of a
crowded alefalblage,