The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-18 00:00:00

The Wreck of the Royal Victoria.

Yesterday the Board of Trade received from the
receiver of wrecks at Lerwick the deposition of Mr.
John Pearson, *chief officer of the iron ship Royal
Victoria, 1,444 tons burden, which was lost off the
Shetland Islands a few days since, within a short
time after her sailing on her first voyage to Calcutta.
The crew abandoned the ship in the boats, and
several of them died from exposure and starva-
tion. Mr. Pearson states that the Royal Vic-
toria belonged to Messrs. Furnie Brothers, of
Liverpool, and held the class of A 1 on Lloyd's
register for 22 years. The officer is of opinion
that her crew, 36 hands, was insufficient in num-
ber for the management of the vessel, especially
as she was overmasted and rigged. On the 15th of
January, on sighting Cape Wrath and St. Kildare,
the wind b'ew fresh from, the westward, and in-
creased ; and on the 18th it blew a gale. The ship
was laid to, under a lower main topsail, and heading
about W.N.W. till four p.m., when a heavy squall
struck her, and threw the ship on her beam-ends.
An endeavour was made to get the vessel cff before
the wind by hoisting the foretopmast staysail, but
it would not recover. At six.p.m., Captain Leslie
caused the mizenmast to be cut away, and shortly
afterwards the mainmast, which in falling also car-
ried away the foretopmast, leaving the ship in a
more unmanageable position. The officers and crew
stuck to the vessel until four o'clock the next day,
when, finding that there was no likelihood of her
righting, they took to the boats and abandoned
her. He (\lr. Pearson) had command of the pin-
nace, with seventeen hands, and Captain
Leslie took charge of the lifeboats with fourteen
hands. It was blowing a heavy gale, with hail and
a fearful sea running. Soon after dark the two
boats parted company, and did not again see each
other. The pinnace reached Shetland at noon on
the 23d, her crew having suffered the most fright-
ful privations, and two of the men died in the boat.
The captain's boat was driven ashore two days
afterwards, in another part of the island, with only
two of her hands out of fourteen living. Among
those who perished were
the master; John Brown, the boatswain; Scott;
se
Ellis, Mears, and Kelly, Captain Thomas Leslie,
amen. The names of the
survivors are—John Spargo, Henry Scaswell, Mike
Kennel!, Henry Nemis, Jeremiah Driscoll, Henry
Birch, John Dove, Peter Lawless, John Hayes,
William Davey, Charles Tooley, Jos. Taylor, Thos.
Warren, and James Jenkins. At the time the boats
abandoned the ship she was lying in about lat. 59
N., and long. 121 W. Tne
loss of the ship is esti-
mated at 35,000, and the cargo at £1,600.

DIARKETS--This Day.

MARK-LANE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 40s 8d;
barley, 31s Ild ; oats, 198 ld ; rye, 29s Id ; beans, 33s 7d ;
and peas, 33s 7d.
barley, 32s 0d ; oats, 18s 10d ; rye, 29a 2d; beans, 33s 8d;
peas,TH3E3S 3Sdi.x WEEKS'
AvElt.kuEs. Wheat, 40s 8d ;
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 103,806;
barley, 84,464; oats, 19,906; rye, 69 ; beans, 6,458; peas;
1,501 quarters.

of beasts on a
METROPOLITANsIein CATTLE.
supply The to.
day-s market was very
limited, and the demand for all breeds ruled steady at fully
Monday's currency. The best Scots sold at ss, in some
instances at 5s 2d per 81bs. Sheep, though in very mode-
rate supply, moved off slowly on former terms. The best
Downs, in the wool, realised 6s per sibs.
The few lambs
on offer were readily disposed of at 78 per Blbs. Calves were
in moderate request at from 4s to 5s per 81bs. The supply
was limited. In pigs and mulch cows very little was dQing
at drooping currencies.
Per Slbs.to s
s. d. s. d. s. d. 8. d•
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8
Second quality do. 4 2 4 4 Flue. S'thdown d 0.5 10 6 0
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo one. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime
Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 .1,-;arF,? liogs .... 3 6 4 0
Second qualitydo. 4 8 5 2 °M all POrkerß ... , 4 2 4 4
Suckling calves, 18s to 26a; and quarter-old store Pigs)
208 to 25s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ....
........... 230
Cows
110 f Sheep and. lambs .... 900
Sheep
Calves l2O 1 Pigs ............ •—•
Pigs. 312

ink the offal.