The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-09 00:00:00

ME SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1864.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CRUEL TREATMENT OF A WlFE,—Thomas Marshall, a
tall rough-looking fellow, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt
with assaulting and threatening his wife.
Tho wife—l am the mother of nine children. My husband
threw a pail of water over me in front of Mr Squire's shop,
in the Tottenham-court-road, where I have stood with a
"'tall for years, and he also told Mr Squires that I had
stolen some meat from his shop. He has illuaed me before
and in consequence of his illusago I had to undergo the
operation cf having one of ray breasts cut off, and was in
the hospital for some weeks, and received a little assistance
from the court.

Mr ryrwhitt—Have you any children ?
Wife—l have, and work hard to support them, and am
willing to do so as long as he does not annoy or kick me.
Mr Tyrwhitt—You are not obliged to live with such a
savage fellow.

State Portraits of their Royal Righnesses

PAINTED BY THE DORE JENSEN.

Now ON VIEW AT 11PLEAN'S, IN THE HAYMARSET.
The catalogue of the Portraits already taken of
their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prineess of
Wales must, even now, we should imagine, be very
considerable. Any one who sauntered into this last
season's exhibition of paintings at the Royal Aca.
demy, will have recognised more than one notable
addition to the number of those Portraits. But con-
spicuous among those latest attestations at once to
the popularity and to the comelinees of the Heir
to the Crown and his Pair young Bride, were the
two remarkable pictures now on view at Mr.
111'Lean's well-known studio in the Haymarket.
They are incomparably to our mind the very finest
among all the numerous portraits of their Royal
Highnesses that have been yet produced. And
they are so—they take thus (in cur estimation) prece-
dence among all other contemporary portaitures of
the Prince and Princess of Wales—at once as works
of art and es likenesses, as" counterfeit presentments"
of the illustrious originals. They are the works,
these two noble pictures, of a Danish artist, emi-
nhyeonet, righthg doubtless,
his of
ham h since, in his native land,
is questionable powers, new
we might say inevitably, to
though
ourselves. Now that we can see them in a
betterdis-
tancef
than when we first saw them—high up, at any
rate light,
above
theand
hrz more reasonable ,
the Royal Academy
Exhibition, we recognise more distinctly than we
were enabled to do then the manifold excel-
lence of Theodore Jensen's portraits of their Royal
Highnesses—portraits, for those reasons (namely,
the better light in which and the lesser altitude
at which they are here at length displayed to
view)—portraits for these reasons, really and truly
as we may say now for the first time exhibited, eel.•
tainly for the first time satisfactorily exhibited, at
Mr. MiCleala's in the Haymarket. The Prince's por-
trait, as here given,
is the first that has ever been
of himself but of any illustrious
arrayed in the magnificent
ppearisootnedagneowt only of
robes of a knight of the,Order of the Star of India !
The delicate, exquisitely pale blue (almost whitish
blue) silk robe of the last created order of• knight.
hood, depending from H.R.H.'s shoulders and trail.
ing along the dais upon which he stands forth to
view in the easiest of natural attitude. Otherwise
peculiarity of his cos•
tome,th a than in
tthhei s
Princedistinguishing
is arrayed, according to his
favourite wont, in the full uniform of a British
general officer—i.e. in scarlet and gold, with other

soldierly and princely appurtenances. En-
circling the neck and pendant upon the bosom,
the star and collar of the glorious order of
Indian Knighthood already particularised.
In the companion picture, the beautiful young
Princess Alexandra, now Princess of Wales,

destined (if life be but spared to herself and her
royal husband) to become Queen Consort of Eng-
land—in this companion picture of our already
sumptuous queenly-looking
velvet y
dressoun g
"d
Princess, e
"deeply,
p l
y darkly, beautifully
H.R.H. is robed in
a
blue," that is, in other words, of the true Denmark
blue in colour, the velvet texture of the robe and
the dark richness of the colouring, being en-

hanced or set off by a wonderful rendering—
thanks to the skill of the artist's magical brush—
wa e
b w reallyo r k wonderful
clouds
rendering, in all its fairy
gorgeous lace—lace
here touched into the sembii3nce of reality in all
the mazes of its gossamer-like embroidery. Added
to this, among the mere accesscnies to this sump-
tuous portraiture of the Princess, tho artist has de-
picted some amongst the many marvellous treasures,
in the shape of jewellery lavished at the tame of her
bridal upon the lovely young Princess—presents
from her Majesty, from his Royal Highness the
Bridegroom, from one and another of the august per-
sonages in the two Royal families then about
to be allied. A very synosure among coronets
glittering resplendently in its prc-eminence among
all these treasures I Precious stones of the costliest
value, and these disposed in the most elaborate and ex-
quisitely tasteful settings—around the neck, upon the
bosom, pendant from the shoulder-knots, encircling
the delicate fingers, twinkling at the waist
and about the stomacher ! Altogether, apart
from these more surroundings, adjuncts, or acces-
sories toithe interest and splendour of these
two noble portraits of their Royal Highnesses as
painted by the hand of Theodore Jensen—these
portraits, viewed simply and solely as portraits,
command at once our interest and our lasting admi-
ration for themselves. Simply as portraits, we repeat,
they are the very best that have yet been pro-
duced.which—as who can fail to
fact, who looks upon them
recognise
e the
previous Recognising
knowledge of the originals
they are designed to represent —it cannot
be a matter of surprise to learn that
the list of subscribers to the engravings of these
two pictures, engravings now in active prepare-
list that grows from day .to day with
unaccustomed
rapidity, even in the instance of
Stateprepara-
tion,
on
is a
Portraits of the highest personages in the
realm under the Sovereign.

"ON MODERN COSTIIME."—Sneh is the title given
to a brochure recently issued by E. Moses & Son, of
the Mineries. The great object of its gratuitous publica-
tion will at once suggest itself to the mind, but the author
has so ingenio-asly blended the literary element with his
commendations of the firm and its manufactures, that if it
may not be pronounced to rank among the " literary curto-
sities of the age, at all events it is an advertising curio-
One thing is also certain, that
its pages—which are elegantly
with lively anecdote—cannot
Romans,
thes,
Egyptians, &c.,a
tswbhle.rteyilatitan'e'dfnoe:vaametnnadatiinnwoylitehlselheoiollynpvet eeagry year 64.
eap'd6teilirl d The essay commences with a
notice of the nataionnaalcocmosetsunadoews of th
very best specimens of whio h may,
of course, be seen in the
Mincries. The following brief extracts will convey an idea
of the style and scope of the pamphlet :—‘, Our modern
a to oure Greeks,o wn time;
fashions always run into extremes% At the beginning of
thii; cen!ury an amorous swain Was delighted to see the
waist of ii ;.y lady love almost on a level ,v,:h her shoulders ;
and now the I:aist a a young lady of 18 is long as that
of her great-grans. The vast bonnet CnC° pro-
jected so far in front t,;• at it was like peeping down k.: lane
if you tried to see the face, Then came the little bonn...t,
like a small cap, on the back of t,l'e head, threatening to By
away at the first puff of wind. Now ,1:11e bonnet is brought .
more forward, loaded with ornacients,
azd raised like a
helmet with a sharp peak. The fashions changed just as
rapidly with our ancestors as they ydo with us," Again.
"Sometimes the fashion that is obstinately independort of
Kings and Queens gives way before some trivial incident,
or changes in a moment under some sudden impulse of dis-
gust. Mrs Turner, a physician's widow, invented the
yellow starched ruff; but as she had a hand in the murder
of Sir Thomas Overburyrand went to the gallows with a
yellow ruff round her neck, the fashion died with the in-
ventress. Black satin was once in vogue; but, as Mrs
Manning wore it on the gallows, tie lady of fashion has
worn it since. 4, ti on what apparent trifles the whole
I,cha-
racter of a costume—nay, the very charter of the wearer
—may depend, when good taste is wholly departed from!
Fashion is regarded as the sole test of propriety, If a coat-
collar be the eighth of an inch too broad or too narrow for
the latest mode, or the two waist buttons on the back of
the co,:t be too neighbourly or too distant, or if the coat be
too swallow-L.' filed, er have too
broad a termination, we
at the wearer.tom That which to-day is
laugh incontinently .
is to-morrow
the perfection of propriety purely ludicrous.
or hero becomes a pitiful ' Guy,'—a figure
The greatest sage
for a pantomime,—if his dress be Ott of fashion, How neces-
sary it is, then, to be careful in the L'Noice of one's tailor!"
Several apt anecdotes are given of Gen,;:leman. George IV.
and Brummell, and the following from
Lh,"ly Morgan—
we don't know which to admire the most, the cOting sar-
casm of the lady or the use to which it has now been I:ut :
Lord Anglesea was once as great a toilet-model to tn.?
Princeßegent (afterwards George IV,), as Beau Brummell. '
Lady Morgan records an amusing Conversation with his
lordship. "Lord Anglesea," said her ladyship, " some ad-
mire yon as Lord Lieutenant, some for your heroism ; but
I admire you for—" Lord A.—" For what, Lady Mor-
gan ? ' Lady M.-46 for the cut of your coat. Who is your
tailor l'' In these days this question put to any remark-
ably well-dressed man is pretty sure to be met with but one
answer—which we leave to the sagacity of the reader. A
very pleasant half -hour, however, may y be spent in the
perusal of this brochure front the Minories,
ACCIDENT AT A RAILWAY STATION.--.A fatal
accident occurred at the Chelmsti)rd station of the Great
Eastern Railway yesterday morning. Mr. Frank Snell
was walking along the line towards the station on the
down side, with a small hamper in his hand, and when he
was a short distance from the station he was knocked down
by the mail train from London, which is duo at 10.15 a.m.
The train passed over his body, mangling it in a shocking
manner. The driver. on seeing Mr. Snell, blew his
whistle, but tho deceased, who was rather deaf, probably
did not hear it= He 'r' highly respected is the neigh-
bourhood.

The Nightingale Fund,

The committee of the Nightingale Fund met at
5, Cliffo rd-street, on the 27th July, when the annaal
accounts and reports for the year ending the 24th
June were presented.
_

It appeared that fifteen probationers were under
training at St. Thomas's Hospital, for permanent
hospital nurses. Eight had completed their proba-
tionary term during the past year, two had been
dismissed, and one had resigned. Altogether 34
probationers had left the school to take service in
various hospitals and infirmaries.
The demand for trained hospital nurses had in-
creased and was even greater than could be supplied,
but a sufficiency of well qualified candidates was
not always forthcoming. The committee had no
difficulty in finding situations for their trained
nurses at competent salaries.

At King's College Hospital, under the superin-
tendence of the authorities of the St. John's-house
Training Institution for Nurses, the school for
training midwifery nurses to be employed exclu-
sively among the poor had made satisfactory
progress.

The women had completed their training during
the past year. These were employed nearly all in
country parishes with the sanction of the resident
clergy and medical men, and either under their
immediate direction or that of some resident lady.
In some caess individuals, and in others the Parochial
MissioeAssociation,had become responsible for their
maintenance.

The regulations for the admission of candidates
of both classes, and other information may be ob-
tained from the secretary, 11, Lombard-street, E.C.

Course of Exchange 1---Yesterday,

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 12 1
Antwerp . .. 25 70
Brussels — 25 70
Hamburgh
Park
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 70
Frankfort on Maine — 1203
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 3 li
Berlin —
Madrid
Cadiz —48 i
Leghorn — 25 72}
Milan — 25 75
Genoa — 25 75
Naples
Palermo.. — 25 75
Messina — 25 771
Lisbon
Oporto

11 19
12 s 2
12 2
25 75
25 75
13 10!,
25 30
:Za TT!,
25 80
120!
11 87f
11 90

48i
25 80
25 80
25 80
25 821
25 822
25 821
52
62k

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the
Victoria (London) Dock Company was held to-day,
Mr. Charles Morrison in the chair. The report,
which was adopted, stated, that the bill for author-
ising the amalgamation of the London and St.
Katharine's Docks, which contains the requisite
powers for carrying into effect the agreement made
between the Victcria (London) Dock Company and
Messrs. Peto, Botts and Brassey, having receive d
the Royal Assent, it became unnecessary to pros
secute the bill promoted by the Company for
that purpose, and it has accordingly been dropped.
By the agreement with Messrs Peto, Betts, and
Brassey, those gentlemen have the option of corn-
pleting the purchase of the dock and other property

of the company, either in the month of August, or
on the Ist January next. They have informed the
Board that they elect to postpone the completion to
the latter date. On the let January therefore they
will pay for the company's stock at the rate of
£lO7 I.os per cent., and for the company's shares
at the price of £1 10s premium, in addition
to the sum paid up or paid in advance of
calls on each share. The shareholders will
receive, .n addition,- the usual half-yearly divi-
dend at the rate of 5,1 per cent. per annum. The
lessees will have the option of giving, and the
shareholders of receiving, in lieu of payment in
osh, the 4 per cent. debenture stock of the Amal-
gaoated London and St. Katharine's Dock Com-
panies', at such a prise as may be agreed on, but
the acceptance at such stock in lieu of cash will be ,
optional with each shareholder. The directors will
receive froLi the lessees any proposal which they
may think /,.toper on this subject, and will com-
municate the saLie to the shareholders in time for
their decision befo:e tha Ist January.
The llirnok of Peath states that the mountaineers
of the district of Neidr a, and particularly those of
Valeska and the neighbourhood, are reduced to such
misery from the bad harvest of last year and the
unfruitfulness of the present season, that they are
obliged to live on the leaves of trees and roots.
Subscriptions are being made for their relief.

THE METRIC SYSTEM.--An Act of Parliament
has just been printed to render permissive the
metric system of weights and measures. It recites that for
the promotion and extension of our internal as well as our
foreign trade, and for the advancement of science, it is ex-
pedient to legalize the use of the metric system of weights
and measures. It enacts that, notwithstanding everything
contained in any Act of Parliament to the contrary, no
contract or dealing shall be deemed to be invalid or open to
objection on the ground that the weights or measures ex-
presseJ or referred to in such contract or dealing are
weights and measures of the metric system, or on the
ground that decimal subdivisions of legal weights and
measures, whether metric or otherwise, are used in such
contract or deai3ng. In a schedule annexed to the act the
equivalents of metric weights and measures are set forth.

ST. DAVID'S CAZHEDRAL.—There is every pros-
pect now that the restoration of this ancient cattle.
dral, which has been in a ailapidated state for many a score
of years past, will be at one proceeded with, A meeting
of the Restoration Building Committee has been held, at
which four tenders were submittal for carrying out the four
divisions of the work, the totals beinj as follows :—G. Pol-
lard, £13,993; Hood and Son, Xlb, 813 ; T. Williams,
£16,639; James and Price, £17,384„ ithe committee ac-
cepted the tender of Mr G. Pollard, and it was determined
that the first division, comprising the lower pact of the tower
and the choir, and the fourth division, comprisOg the dry
areas and drains, should be first completed before o=2m:i-
-cing the other two divisions, This will involve an exi2encli-
tura of £8,978, and it was reported at the meeting that the
subscriptions already promised amounted to £8,309.
David's is the mother church of Wales, and the restoration
is looked upon with general favour throughout the princi-
pality. The hon. secretaries of the restoration fund aro Mr
C. Allen, Tenby, and the Rev. Canon Thomas, Steynton,
Milford.
TTAYES COMMON AGAIN ON FIRE.—On Sunday
considei:q.ble alarm was occasioned by what appeared
to be a very ,:xtensive fire, and which was visible over the
whole of the mt.stropolis. Mr Henderson, of the London
o conductors of the Prince of Wales'
Fire Brigade, and t...t1
New-cross, with numeroto parish
Volunteer Fire Brigade,
e of the conflagration, on 4
at the furze on Hayes-con,-
engines, started for the Beet:
There was no water to
ach-
ing which it was ascertained
mon, near Bromley, was in flamel,'•
be obtained, and a stiff breeze prevait,lng, the flames spread
like wildfire. Efforts were made by the police and others
to extinguish the fire, but it was found in;pessible to do
anything but allow it to barn itself out, and about four
acres of furze were consequently destroyed. This is the
second tame the common has been on fire within a few days.
LEAPING FROM A TRAIN.-011 Saturday evening
Joseph Nixon, a lad between 12 and 13 years of
age, the son of Mr William Nixon, a master carter, residing
at Edge-hill, was killed at the Huyton station of the London
and North-Western Railway, It appears the poor boy was
sent to pay some club money for his brother, at the Queen's
Arms Inn, at Huyton, and that he was afterwards to remain
for some time at the house of his uncle, Mr Joseph
Watkin, builder, of that village. At Edge-hill he by
mistake got into the train which leaves Lime-street at 6 46,
and which does not stop at Huyton, instead of the one that
leaves at 7 o'clock. On reaching Huyton station he per-
ceived the error he had made, and, though the train was
dashing along at full speed, he unfortunately opened the
carriage door and jumped out just as the train had passed
the platform. Ho fell upon his head, and was picked up
insensible and bleeding profusely. Ho was taken into one
of the waiting-rooms, and Dr. Gorst sent for. That
gentleman was immediately in attendance, but medical aid
was of no avail, the little fellow's skull being fearfully
fractured. Ho flied in less than an hour after the accident,
not having spoken or regained consciousness. The body
was conveyed to the Queen's Arms Inn, where it awaits a
coroner's inquest, and Mr Watkin then came to Liverpool
to bring the melancholy tidings of his nephew's death to his
parents. It seems that there were several persons—two of
them men—in the same compartment of the carriage with
the boy, and, most extraordinary to relate, none of them
attempted to prevent him committing an act which was
almost certain to result in his destruction.—Liverpool

Mercury.
The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2i per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.20 per Ll sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
175.10 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
rather more than 1-10th per cent. dearer in Paris than in
London.
By adviccs from Hamburg the price of gold is 125 per mar
and the short exchanv on London is 13.5: per £1 sterling.
Standard gold at the I igllsh mint price is, t4erefore, about

The British Archaeological Ass( )Ration,

IPSWICH, a tug. 8.

The twenty-first annual congress of th e British
Archaeological Association commenced thiL s day at
Ipswich. There was a great influx of arche eulogists
by the various railway trains in the morn :ng, and
at three o'clock a numerous assemblage col! ected in
the council chamber of the Town-h all, w here the
members of the association and visitors Were re-
ceived by the mayor and corporation.
'
Among"those present were—Mr Tomrine, M.P.,
Mr. Cobbold, M.P., Mr Pettigrew, Mr %1 right,
Mr Planche, Mr. Gordon Hills, Mr Levi en, Mr G.
R. Wright, Mr Previte, Mr Godwin, and many
others of the leading members of the ast,ocih tion,
besides a number of clergymen of the ne ightiour-
hood, and a large sprinkling of ladies.
The MAYOR, in expressing his gratification at
the visit of the Archaeological Association to
Ipswich, regretted they had not como some years
earlier, to have preserved from destrue tion many of
the ancient monuments of Ipswich, of which few
now remained. The town formed, however, an ex-
cellent centre for excursions, and objects of great
interest to the antiquary, and he hoped they would
spend an agreeable and interesting week. It would
be his endeavour and that of the corporation to give
them every possible assistance.
Lord Houghton, the president of the meeting last
year at Leeds, was unable to attend, therefore the
usual formality of resigning the chair to his succes•
sor was dispensed with.
Mr PETTIGREW, as the oldest vice-president of
the association, and one of its original founders, in-
troduced Mr Tomline, M.P., to the meeting as their
president. He said the time was gone by when it
was necessary to speak of the value of such asso-
ciations, as it was now generally admitted ;
and the work they had accomplished in
diffusing a taste for era w)logical researches,
and in preserving the monuments of past times,
had thrown much light on obscure parts of
Mu Mato,
.7- of 612. Igingdom. Ho conelnded by
pointing out the special qualifications of Mr. Tom-
line for the office of their president, to which he
had been elected.

Mr. TOMLINE then took the chair, and, after wel-
coming the association to the ancient kingdom of
East Anglia—where the Roman, the Saxon, and
the Dane had left their footprints—he proceeded,
in a very eloquent address, to laud archee)logieal
pursuits, and to indicate some of the many advan-
tages that had accrued from the efforts of the asso-
ciation since their first meeting at Canterbury, 20
years ago; amongst which were the formation of
associated local societies, which aided materially to
advance the progress of knowledge. He took a
comprehensive view of the connection of archaeology
with physical science, and of the mutual aid which
they gave to each other. The rapid progress of
knowledge at the present day, he observed, might
be in a great degree attributed to the freedom of
thought of the existing generation, for though our
philosophers and men of science do not surpass,
even if they equal, Plato or Galileo in intellectual

capacity, they possessed the advantage of greater
intellectual freedom.

Mr. COBBOLD, M,P., moved, and Mr. GODWIN
seconded, the thanks of tho meeting to tho presi-
dent for his able and eloquent address.
The motion was carried by acclamation'
The MAYOR directed the attention of the meeting
to a relic of ancient times that was hanging at the
top of the staircase of the Town-hall. It was a
" ducking stool," into which the female scolds of

Ipswich were formerly fastened, and dipped into
water to cool their angry passions.
The meeting was then brought to a close, and
the company proceeded, under the guidance of Mr.

Phipson, one of the luc3l secretaries, to examine

some of the antiquities of Ipswich, including the
town library, an antique house, called " Sparrow's

House," the churches, and the museum.

In the evening there was a meeting at the
Assembly Rooms for reading papers and discus-

sions.

The programme for the week comprises excursions
every day to objects of interest in the neighbour-
hood. To-morrow Bury St.Edmund.'s will be visited,
where the members of the association will be re-
ceived by the mayor and corporation at the Guild-
hall, and they will after wards examine St. Mary's
Churcb, the Norman Tower, St. James's Churcb,
the Abbey ruins, Moyses Hall, and Abbot's Bridge.
The excursion will be prolonged by visits to Hen-
grave Hall, Risby, and Little Saxham, and on the
return to Ipswich there will be an evening meeting
for reading papers and discussion. On Wednesday
there is to be an excursion to Colchester, where the
mayor and corporation will receive the archaeologists,
who will find ample occupation in inspecting the
various antiquities in the town. On Thursday
there will be an excursion to Parham Hall and
Church, thence to Bruisyard Church, to Dennington
Church, and to Framlinghara, concluding with a
visit to the president at Orwell Park in the evening.
The excursion for Friday includes Woodbridge,
Ufford Church, Buttry Abbey, and Orford Castle,
On Saturday, Sudbury, Long Melford, Lowenham,
and Hadleigh, and Little Wenham Hall will be
visited, and the congress will conclude with an
evening meeting.

The Loss of the Corinthian Steamer.

OFFICIAL REPORT.

To tho Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee or Privy

Council for T:ade.

My Lords,—l have the honour to report that I have, in
conjunction with Captain Harris and Baker, as Nautical
Assessors, held an inquiry into the loss of the steamship
Corinthian, off the coast of Portugal, on the 3d of July last.
The Corinthian was an iron screw steamer, built at Greenock.
in 1855, of 1,031 tons, registered at Liverpool, and owned
by Mr James J. Bibby and others. She was commanded
by Mr John Wheaton Goff, and had a crew of 32 hands.
She sailed from Oporto, thoroughly equipped, on her home-
ward voyage on the 3d of July, at 1,45 p.m., with a cargo
of cattle, win:, fruits, wool, &re She bad also oniboard
four passengers, two of whom were to be, if practicable,
landed at Vienna. The weather was clear, with a fresh
northerly wind and a strong westerly swell. After leaving
Oporto the vessel was steered a N.N.W. course for from
fi.,-e to seven miles, when a course was shaped N. by E. 1
E. at',eng the coast towards Vienna. The speed of the ves-
sal is vb.riously estimated at from five to six knots. At 5.40
p.m., acco:ding to the evidence, the Raven Rock is alleged
to have been :)assed, bat there is some little discrepancy in
regard to the sa;stance from ;it. The Raven and the St.
Bartholomew's Reeks form a dangerous group, front-
ing the coast, a little to the southward of the river
Neiva. Three-quarters of an hour after passing the
Raven Rock, and while pursuing the same course the
vessel struck. The engine: were kept going a-head,
and cattle yvere shifted forward w bring the vessel on an
even keel, and the injection hose having been oh, ked, the
engines necessari.v stopped, and do not appear it) have
been subsequently Moved, end every effort to ge.`• her
off by making sail failez... About 2 a.m. he ship floated on
the rise of the tide, and eat; k about an hour afterwards, dur-
ing which time the tide an 6 the westerly swell appear to
have drifted her towards the shore. Ico lives were lost, and
some of the live stock were saved. The evidence of all the
witnesses belonging to the vessel, who were .before the court,
tends to show that the Corinthian struck upoi,-,. a danger not
laid down upon any chart or mentioned in any sat ling direc-
tions for the coast of Portugal. This conclusion is strongly
confirmed by the testimony of Mr John A. Perry, Com-
mander of the steamer Braganza, who on the day follew;ing
went down to the wreck to render assistance. Leaving 1n..1
own vessel at a distance of two and a half miles N.W., he
proceeded to the wreck, and found the masts' heads above
water and a portion of her taffrail visible. Having left a
lighter by her to save property, he returned. On reaching
his own ship, which had been nearly stationary, he found
that his mate had obtained irregular soundings, ranging
from 4to 12 fathoms. Ho then proceeded to Vienna,
and anchored outside the bar, and a pilot came on board,
who informed him that he had, in al probability, passed
over the same danger on which the Corinthian had grounded,
but a rising tide and his light draught of water had saved
him. From this it would appear that the danger in ques-
tion is well known to the local pilots. On the sth, while at
anchor, Capt. Pony, who appears to be a very intelligent
officer, took bearings of the wreck, from which he has con-
structe€l a very neat chart, showing the precise position of
the wreck where she now lies, and which I now append to
this report for the information of your lordships. Upon
this evidence I have felt myself justified in acquitting the
master of the Corinthian of any default in the loss of his
vessel, and have accordingly returned to him his certificate.
In doing so I have deemed it my duty to point out to him
that, in the opinion of myself and of my assessors, he navi:
gated his ship too near the land in the vicinity of the St.
Bartholomew Shoals; and having failed to take any bear.
hags when the vessel was stranded upon this dangerous
rock, its true position is left to this moment very doubtful.
—I have, &c.,
T. S. RAFFLES, Police Magistrate, Liverpool.
We concur in this report,
IThe. Halms 1
R. B. 8A4,1,, !Nautical Assessors.