The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-19 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECKS OF THE IRISH

COAST.

The rumours which were rife on Friday evening with
respect to the vessels which had been lost on Bray Head
unhappily proved to be too true. On Friday morning,
at about half-past three o'clock, the coast guards on
duty near Greystones discovered a vessel which subse-
quently proved to be the Lady Harriet schooner, of
Chester, close to the shore. When first seen at low
water her masts were standing, and her crew five in
number, were seen lashed to them. The waves, how-
ever, broke over them with great force, and no effective
assistance could be rendered them. She knocked about
from that until high water, at 10 o'clock, when her fore-
mast went overboard, carrying with it four of the sailors.
The captain, however, still clung to the mainmast, and
was somewhat sheltered by a portion of the sail which
he had managed to fasten to the weather side of the mast,
so as in some measure to break the force of the waves
which were at this time sweeping over the wreck with
terrific violence. He must evidently have been a man of
great coolness and determination, for he was plainly seen
to cut away a portion of the rigging, which was in danger
of falling on him, and also to kick away a spar with
his foot. At length, however, the sail gave way, and he
dragged away with it, but managed by means of the
lashings with which he was made fast to the mast to
regain his former position, where he held on for some
minutes longer. The mainmast, however, was finally
carried away, dragging with it the gallant sailor, who
disappeared from the sight of all on shore. To their
great astonishment, however, he was in some minutes
again seen close to the shore walking stoutly on the
sand, but a terrific wave overtook him and swept him
again amongst the surging billows. Again he managed
to regain his feet, and a man with a rope round his
waist, the end of which was retained by those on shore,
made desperate but fruitless efforts to reach the brave
mariner, who had by this time nearly succeeded in gaining
the shore, when a second wave, far more terrific than the
former one, and which appeared as if specially sent for
the purpose, swept him off his feet, and he was no more
seen until picked up in some hours afterwards a lifeless
corpse amongst the rocks near the shore. One of the
ill-fated crew was picked up with the life scarcely in him.
and removed to the house of Mr. Scallins, where he was
treated with every kindness, and was placed under the
care of a medical man, under whose treatment he rallied
a little, but sank again, and died at 10 o'clock the same
night, as was supposed, the effects of severe internal
injuries. Two other bodies came on shore in the course
of the next day ; but the fifth had not be found up to
late on Saturday evening. The deceased men were all
supposed to be Welch. Their clothes had either been
washed off by the fury of the tempest, or torn off by
the cords with which they had been lashed to the
masts for so many hours. The ill-fated vessel was
laden with coal, and went to pieces in the course of
the next day. Lieut. Forbes, with the men of the coast
guard, were most active in preserving such property as
could be found, as well as in looking after the bodies, in
which duty they received most efficient aid from Mr. Jones
and the constabulary force in the neighbourhood. An in-
quest was to have been held upon the bodies on Saturday
by Mr. Hudson of Arklow. At about 6 o'clock A.M.,
another vessel went on shore within a mile of the spot on
which the last-named unfortunate vessel was wrecked. She
was a brig called the Betsy of Maryport, and was coal-
laden. In less than half an hour after she struck, her masts
went overboard, and her bottom commenced breaking up.
The crew managed to get on shore ; but the master, a man
of 67 years of age, was being carried off by the water when
his son jumped in and brought him safely to the shore.
The crew were taken to the farm-house of Mr.
GraVes, near Kilcoole, where they received every at-
tention and comfort requisite to men in their destitute
position. _ _

Much about the same hour a third wreck took place
upon Bray Head. The vessel was named the New
Valiant, of Portmaddock, South Wales, and was laden
with grain. She came ashore without a crew, and with
her mast cut away, and she broke up with the next high
tide. No intelligence could be gained as to the fate of
her crew.

The gale was also severely felt on the coast to the
north of Dublin. At about ten o'clock on Thursday
night a sloop, called the Grace and Ann, of Strangford,
James Higgins master, was cast ashore at ).>kerries.
She was laden with coals from Whitehaven, and was
bound to Strangford. The crew all escaped, and
it is hoped that the vessel may be got off when
the present gales moderate. A brig, name unknown went
ashore at Balbriggan Pier on Friday night, between 11
and twelve o'clock • the vessel became a total wreck, but
the crew were enabled to reach the shore in safety, owing
to the exertions of the coast guard. A large Prussian
barque also went on shore at Drogheda bar, between 11
and 12 o'clock on Thursday night, the crew, 17, in
number, were drowned, with the exception of the cap-
tain and one man, who managed to reach the shore on a
piece of the wreck, and were picked up by the lighthoe-
keeper. The cargo, which was a general one, strewed
the shore from the mouth of the Boyne to the Be tty-
town strand, but was preserved in a great measure by
the exertions of the coast-guard. The vessel, it is Eup-
posed, was proceeding from Rio Janeiro from some port
in Scotland at the time the disastrous occur:•ence took
place.

AN EMPEROR'S BILLS.-It is expected that some bills
of considerable importance will be presented to the Frencl
Senate by the new Emperor, soon after he shall have been
invested with the purple—or the motley, should that wea
be judged preferable. The bills will first be laid before Mks
Imperial Majesty by certain goldsmith, jewellers, and sau-
sage-makers. They will, it is understood, be submitted to)
the Senate simply to be discharged ; and the general
opinion is, that they will constitute the principal legislation
with which that assembly is likely to be troubled.—Punch.

CANALS.
,Z I vr, Dividend
Names of .4 'Dividend Price. Names of ;t4 per
Companies. A per Companies. 2, \ Annum. Price.
v Annum. go
X 1 X
Ashtnec Oldh 98 U. p. ct. 140 Macclesfield. 100, 21. 10s. 30
Barnsley.- • • 160 Neatli ••• • • • 100 161.
drknk&Abrg 150 Si. 85 Oxford.. •• • • 1001 13!. 135
Birmingham 40 41. 101 Peak Forest. 78 81. 18s. 70
Coventry.. •• 100 251. 200 Regent's •• • • 831 11. Os. 17%
Derby ••• • • 100 61. 63 Rochdale.... 88 21. 42
Ells:nre&Chs 69 23( p. ct. 33% Se•mrset Coal 150 J
krand4 unctn 100 at. pr. ct. 50y, Dra.Lk Fd Wt 121
Do., 6 pr. Ct. 10 6/. pr. ct. 12 Stfird &Wore 1401 281. 405
Grand Surrey 100 21. 10s. Shrewsbury.. 125
,rand Union FlOO I/. 10s. 24 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 290
Kennt & Avn i 39 6s. Od. 7% Severn andl
21. Oe. 24
Lancaster .1100 Wye Rail, t 26
Leeds& Llvrplloo 251. 512 X, Warwick&
41. 40
Leicester ....IW j O 51. 66 Uirming. lOO
LeicstrkNth 183 41. 44% Warwick&
Lou4hboroghll42 701. 510 Napton..} 100 31. 28
klonmouthsh' 1001 Worestr & 78 31. 33
Mntg-inirysh 100 j Binning.
sfeltnM whry , 100 Wilts k )irks —10 s. Od. 71,

GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
X. s. d. Z. s. d.
British •• • • • • • • • • •• •• - - - -
Ditto Provincial 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 2234
Brighton ••••-• • • • ~ 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 16
City of London .. - 6 l. 6l. 100 0 0 150 6 0 125
Jentinental (2d Cap.) 41. 75 0 0 43 10 0 75
~.:quitable.. ••••.. • • sos. 50 0 0 50 0 0 26
Great Centrar...... • 10 per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Imperial •••••• •• - Bl. & bonus. 50 0 0 50 0 0 86
Independent 6l. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London •••... • • • • - 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 68. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25
ehcenia .•• 3ll. per cent. 50 0 0 49 0 0 263(
Satelifr ..... ....... 51. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
Ignited General .... ll. 50 0 0 60 0 0 22
Westminster Chartered 51. per cent, 50 0 0 50 0 0 363¢
Ditto, New .... - 5 l. 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 614
LIST OF SCOTTISEI COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price,
Annum. Share.
-- --.
X s. . X s. d
Sank of Scotland
iritish Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 100 0 0 212
Jaledonian Bank
Jity of Glasgow Bank 51. per cent. 10 0 10 0 0 111
illydesdale Bank -•• • • 6/. per cont. 20 0 10 0 0 12' i7ii
:ommercial Bank •• •; 71. per cent. 500 0 100 0 0 1821 0
:astern Bank •• ••• . •• 61. per cent. 25 U 10 0 0 10
Edinbitt Glasgow Bank 31. per cent. 5 0 6 0 0 41 Os
Eaehangelink of Scot.. - 100 0 31 5 0 9s. Od
,Tational Bank...
lorthof Scotlandßank bl.per cent. 20 0 210 0 314
ioyalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 , 100 0 0 186
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 50 0 0 9234
western Bank ...• •. - 71. per cent. 50 0 50 0 0 72
Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 10 0 0 21%
British Guarantee
':aledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 10 0 0 24
ity of Glasgow Life- 61. per cent. 25 0 2 0 0 41. 155
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. percent. 100 0 15 0 0 24
Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 2 17 6 3%
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 1 10 0 31.17 s
National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 1 0 0 838.0 d
North British Insur. •• 61. per cent. 200 0 20 0 0 341.10 s
Scottish Union Insrace . 7341. pr cent. 20 0 1 0 0 32..94
Standard Life •• ••.. • . 51. per cent. 50 0 7 0 0 1234
(hilted Dep•Assarance 51. per cent. 10 0 1 0 0 11 Ocl
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Pald. Price.
Annum. Share.
..........
.
X. s. d. S. ie. d.
Assam Tea -.. • • .... - 50 0 0 20 0 0 10
&notion Mart.• ••• • • • 21. 55. 50 0 0 - -
Australian AgricUlturl 11. 100 0 0 35 0 0 40
Australian Trust •• .. 61. per cent. - 35 0 0 -
Australian Roya Mail - 10 0 0 20 0 3%
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 105. 10 0 0 10 0 0 22
British American Land 15s. - 38 10 0
Canada ..... •••• .. • • 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 -
Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent. - _ _
Ditto, 6pr ct. Bonds 61. percent. - - 115
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 97
Electric Telegraph (A) - 28 0 0 20 0 0 21
Ditto.. -••• • • • (B) - 25 0 0 710 0 -
Equitable Reversienry 51 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 11734
Ditto Wew .... •• • • - 50 0 0 10 0 0 -
Gen. Rovers. & Invest. 5 p.c.&bs,2l 100 0 0 100 0 0 100
Gen.SteaMNavigation 10 p.ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 28%
Hudson's 8ay...... • • - Stock. - 220
Ilungerford .......... 21. 55. 100 0 0 100 0 0 -
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 5
London Reversionary Si. per cent. 15 0 0 15 0 0 15
Russell Institution.... - - 12 10 0 -
Price's Patent Cand. Co. 101. per cent. 20 0 0 17 10 0 25
Reversionary Int. Soe. 431. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 106
Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 7934
South Australian ... -51. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 2734
Trust and Loan Comp.
of Upper Canada.... - •20 0 0 3 0 0 -

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CASE OF FORGERY AND SWINDLING.—CHELTENHAM._
A dashing, good-looking young fellow, of military car-
riage, and aristocratic appearance, and who, it is believed,
belongs to a respectable family, but has fallen into bad
company, was onWednesday committed by the local ma-
gistrates for trial at the next Gloucestershi e assizes, on a
charge of perjury and fraud. The prisoner arrived at
Cheltenham a few weeks ago and took up his residence
in lodgings at three guineas a week, in Landsdowne-
place, one of the most fashionable quarters of the town.
He stated his name to be Edward Arnold, and repre-
sented that he was about to marry a heiress, and had
come to Cheltenham to prepare for her reception. He
accordingly favoured the tradesmen with orders for valu-
able articles, music, a pianoforte, stationery, and wed-
ding cards.