The National Register.
London, England, 1817-11-10 00:00:00

A %OTHER AC COUNT.

'f Cardiff, Oct. 27.--The melancholy catastrophe that has
*just occurred within a few miles of this place, in the loss of a
par kit trim Bristol to Waterford, with so many valuable
lives on board, demands the most serious consideration of
every reflecting mind.
"'Tut a vessel solely employed in the conveyance of pas-
mme, s to and from Bristol to Ireland, should, on such a night
as 1 litir,olay last, the wind a gentle breeze from E.N. E. the
moon at full, the night, nearly As clear as the day .shish pre.
seeded it, become u wreck within four hours after her de-
parture from Kingroad, and between Zoll and 40 unfortunate
iudiviJuals hurried to a watry grave, seems almost incredi.
blc ; yet such is the lamentable fact; and the public will
naturally feel anxious to learn the causes which could produce
mirth dreadful conseoplences in detailing which the heart
, sickens at the knowledge, that to the most flap alit ;111(1 dis.
g aeau I conduct of one in command, to whose care the Ikea
of all on board were intrusted, the whole is to he attributed.
.• The hollowing account is given by one of the pa:onto:gen
saved, and who, with several others, are waiting the assis.
lane, which a subscription now carrying on here is intended
to atiord them . He inhirms us, there was a gentleman's
homily uu [maid, having a carriage belonging to them, whisk
via. lashed to the deck,,,- that about eleven o'clock, the wea-
ther being so 1:1%1111141)11', the Captain retired below, leasing
die vessel in charge of the mate; that he observed this fellow
previously romping and playing with a girl on board, and
that very soon after the Captain omitted the deck, this Aida.
dotted wretch gave up the helm to one of the sailors, and (at
the time the narrator was going below) was endeavouring to
foree the girl into the carriage, in which it appe.rs he stir.
retired, and shortly after the vessel struck upon a tuck, call(
the W °lves, a little to the N. W. of the Flat Holmes. The
inforatind Immediately hastened upon deck, and saw the Mate
and three sailors in possession of the boat (stater for ring from
its guimel a holy, whose hualmad, an officer in !ine at my, had
sireceeded in putting her in. and sir consequence v. as drowned)
and alio made oil fur the land.

The number saved, about 13 (exclusive of the crew be-
fore mem ioued), secured theunielves in the ri2ging, t;11 t: ken
oil in about two hours afterwards, by the boats frt, tt th, • ,;tre;
411 the rest, including the Captain, went dont) in the
Sach,Bir, is the dreadful (to ail.

"The Mate, I imeorstatid, is gone to Bristol, not d it ing to
meet the reproaches which would await bin, so near ,retie
of his 11161111 V and cowas dice ; yet I cannot but liiipe that the
Society of Merchant Venturers in your city will tats some
steps to bring, it possible, such a wretch to exrniphti y pu-
nishment , and take into consideration what means can best
be adopted to prevent, as tar as can he effected, the recur-
rence of such dreadful accidents in future ; to attain which,
1 will just venture to suggest, whether it might not he pro•
molest, by establishing in the large maritinie ph llrei of the
country, a court of experienced naval men, who •huuld ex-
amine ali candidates for the continaml int merchant ships,
" I am Sir, v our übtoiient survanr,
`• S %Ml_ •.L IiEtNI:IIEN."

The I,alifax pt.pers to the 10th Sept., just recciv.d, state the me-
lancholy fact, that the ship Lantaro, Captain Ike,itanin Mathews,
bound from Greenrx-k nor t harleston, with a crew of 14 persons, in-
cluding the captain, 4 cabin pa-sengers, and 29 nien, women. and
children, in the steerage, foundcr,tl at sea on the 10th Sept. of
these 27 perished. The others, including the captain, were picked
up by the Jessie, bound from Ihunfries to St. Andrew's, and carried
into Halifax. Among the sufferers were 13 relatives of Mr. Black,
clerk in a commercial house in
cabin p",,,,engcte saved.-31essrs..linsley Hall, Wm. Hall, Wit.
Weston, and John C. Ross.
Steerage l'assettgers.—Mesrs. Duncan Darmek, J. 31`Euchern,
Thos. 31• Gregor, and Peter Gaines.
Benjamin 31amt ws, master; Hugh I.iyinfrton, John Smith, 1,4 t.
and ttl mates; John Evans, carpenter; William Morgan, stcwant ;
John Polhinick, John Picknel, JaintsClarke, James Smart, John
II ii;g!ris, seamen; John Bernard, Hector 11.1'herson, apprentieea.—
Total, 2.4 k
Loss in the ship--Pake,m;;,rs.-1.. 31•Ncil, wife, and two chil-
dren; .lirchiltald M'lhmald, wife and 5 children; 31r. Black and
wife ; II mom hi, mother, and sister ; Dor aid Campbell,
his lather, mother, mint sisrer ;—sinith and wire; Ihir.can.
. hr. Murray, anti 011 e 111:111, 1111110 unknown; Ellison Cuter, cook;
W. Bradbury, sem:in.—Total, 27 per: on.
The captain Lud ti of the a.-auuea w.re put ou board a schoonc for

Nov. 10.


OLD BAILEY.

--ow-
MONDAY.

Cath. Shackletond was indicted tOr stealing a quantity of
11,:ien, the property of S. Duncan.
The prtsmna wis servaut to Dancan's lodger, and
while she was in the house, 3lrs. Dimean missed a numbered'
articles of wearing apparel, two 11. notes, a gold ring, a gold
chant, and contellan cross. The prisoner's master uaviug
quitted dlr. Outican's lodgings, and the things tieing mussed,
suspicion tell on her. A search warrant was procured, and
Blight and Gilinwir, officers of (lacen.square, searched her
box at leer master's new lo4ings, where lie found some davit.
cater of the property which had been stolen from Mr. !tou-
can, among which was the gold chain and corneiMit este-.
The diffilreal pallllbrokers proved that the prisoner was the
person who pledged the articles) stolen; from the prosecutor)
with them. Several articles of Mts. Duncan's wearing ap-
parel wet e found under the prisoner's bed. Verdict—Guilty
of stealing to the value of Jils. only.
S. Hyland was indicted for stealing a coat, value 11. the
properly of W. Levy, privately in his shop. Verdict--Guilty
of stealing, but not privately.
Francisco Ellll4llllel, WAS indicted for stealing a tea•caddy,
the property of TsJoyce, privately in his shoo.
In his defence he said lie was stars ing out the streets.
Verdict—Guilty of stealing, but nut privately.
J. Jones was illtheted for steating 12ii yards of canvass, the
property R. Brown, iu his dwelling house.
Ibe prosecutor lives in Islington. 'kith.; informed that the
prisoner had stolen huts he pursued and took him with
it on his shoulder. The WOlll.lll who gave the prosecutor the
intirination, piuved that site saw the prisoner. as lie passed
Mr. Brown's door, take lip the canvass, and rim away wills
it.—Guilty of stealing, but not in the dwelling house.
J. Baptist stood indicted for stealing a petticoat, two
handkerchiefs, a frock, and a counterpane; the property of
R. Thompson.
The prosecutor lives in St. George's ill the East. On the
morning of the Ist of October, as early as tour o'clock, the
prosecutor's wife got up to look :111 er the linen in question,
which had been hanging u;ion a line all night. She missed
some of the articles; and upon an examination, she saw the
hand of a person taking stockings. Sac immediately gave an
alarm, and the person to whom the hand belonged ray assay.
The prisoner was apprehended in a place near the premises,
sospeoded by his heels behind a pill He was taken to the
watch house, and on being searched by Jackson. an offices.,
be found concealed about his person a coat and petticoat,
whicto Mrs:111°1111)am swore to be her husband's property.
Ilis shoes were afterwards found upon the prosecutor's pre-
mises, with other articles ready for removal. Verdic—
t
'the following were also convicted of felony, viz.:
C. Waits and IV. Martin, her stealing several articles of
furniture ; G. W iglit and J. Richardson, for stealing alit lbs.
of leaden pipe : aiiil Mary llowlty, for receiving the same ;
J. Allen, fur stealing a pair ofshues; and J. Sullivan, for steal-
ing 1001bs. of ginger.
Three were convicted of misdemeanours, viz.:--S. Powell
and W. Standiland, alias W. 11. Stott., for engraving on cop-
per plate, ism" td a promissory note for pitylliellt of 11. pur-
ling ting to be the
Yorkshire, battlers; and Cecilia ltitzputtick, for uttering
eoutitert'eit money.
TU ESIMY.
Sarah Troup the elder, and Sarah Troup the ymuiger,
mother and daughter, acre indicted fur stealing 211. in
Bauk-cotes,aud several articles of wearing apparel, the p.m-
perty of Sarah Wickham, the dwelling-house of Thomas
Park itlMll.

Sarah Wickham Wa% the wile or a butcher residing in
Clare-street, Clue-market, and deposed, that the younger
prisoner lived with her as a servant mud the 3rd of October,
when sae missed a VI. and afterwards all. note, and a coo-
sideraule quantity 01 wearing apparel, making the whole of
her loss amount to 351. Upon discovering the theft, an offi-
cer ssas seat fin and the mother's; lodgings were searched.
The whole of the property was there round, and both the
mother and daughter were apprehended. It was also proved
by the officer employed by the prosecutor, that the elder
prisoner endeavoured, by all the means in her power, to con-
ceal the property which hod been so stolen.
'file Recut der in summing up to the Jury, observed, that
if there was a shade of dishes duce between the cases of the
the two pi isoursy the mother was the most criminal, in having
w 1.111111111411iy CUalltellalleed.alld abetted in the oilier
daughter. _ . .

Jury found both the prisoners Guilty.
Tatum** Love was mouvicied of stealing feather-bed from
a ready thruished lodging, tti. property of James liollings•
wurtn.

Tue prosecutor is a watchcase maker by trade and the
prisoner loged in his house. Oil the 9th of October last,
afire having been auout tour days in the lodgings, the pri-
soner made off with the ft ather bed. He accused Love of
tun (hi ft, and his reply was," les Hollingsworth, i owe you
use ; say alt is right."
'lase verdict of the Jury having been pronounced, the pro-
secutur strongly recommended the ptisoner to mercy : he had
known tee prisoner for many years, and had trusted him with
much money at different times, and he might have taken ire-
quentiy, if tie hail chosen it, molly valuable goliloy at eh-eases.
lie belies cif tuat the prisoner hail been an honest man until
flit pi eseut maturtnuate occasion, and that he had committed
the tutinery through distress.
The Jury reeinumended the prisoner also to mercy, and in
cousideratiou that he had been imprisoned fur a considerable
time, the Court hued th.t prisoner a shilling, and he was dis-
charged.