The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-19 00:00:00

he had the power of opening
tained an eye, as if it still con-
Mrs. O'Keefe—Mick, dear, sure you know I couldn't
help it. His Worship touched me in the tinder point.
The LORD MAYOR—He does not denrve a woman at
all, and least of all such a woman as you. Such an ugly
fellow ought to endeavour to make amends for his defor-
mity by kindness ; but he's a mere brute.
Mrs. O'Keefe—Oh Imy Lord, if he hit me I deurved
it, far I called him a blackguard. Ah, then don't harm
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him. He wouhrnt hurt a fly. Would you ,Mick, ovjewel ?
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Mrs. Ci-Keefe—Sarve you right if he had given. it you
(A laugh.) What right had you to (7.0!..ne betwixt
us, you dirty old scamp ?
Defendant—That's exactly what, j wanted to know,
Peggy
Mrs. O'Keefe—Ali, then it's a sin and shame that he
was'nt let at you. By my arrwl he'd a soon showed you
that he was more than the ninth part of a man, as you
called him when he struck me, for all he's lost an eye, you
dirty half begot ould cativallader.--(Laughter.)
The LORD MAyou--Stop, stop. Is this your gratitude
for the poor man's kindnef:s? You are like the Russian
woman that co,mptair'..ea to the Emperor that their hus-
bands did Dot v allop them half enough. Your husband
must Procii".o bail, not for what he has done to you, for you
seem to like it, but for his violence to this decent man,
whom I must protect.
Mrs. O'Keefe—Never mind Mick, jewel, I'll get hould
of bail for you if it's to be had in the world. She then
moved rapidly out of the Justice-room, and Mick was locked
up in the cage to await the arrival of two respectable hard-
swearing householders from Saffron-hill.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Henry Rodyemond, who underwent art examination on
Thursday, was yesterday again brought Iv, and 'the depo-
sitions made for his commitment,

DESTRUCTION OF THE “MEDWAY"
STEAMER.

Yesterday the Coroner for Kent held an Inquest in the
Town-hall, Gravesend, on the body of Robert Maurer, a
German, who lost his life nn Wednesday last, in his endea-
vour to escape from the Medway steamer, which took fire
between Greenhithe and Northfleet.
James Child was called to identify the deceased. The
witness said he lived at No. 14, College-grove, Bow-road.
He was a merchant's clerk, and fellow clerk to the de-
ceased. Had seen the body of the deceased ; knew it to
be Robert Maurer. His age was 37. The deceased was
employed as a clerk in the house of Frederick Hutt and
Co., in Finsbury-square, merchants. He saw him last
on Wednesday in the counting-house. He was then in
good health.
George Cole.—l live in Northfleet. lam a seaman. I
was standing on Mr. Rhodes's upper wharf; at Nortklfleet,
on Wednesday last, about four o'clock. I saw a steam-boat
just doubling the Hope Point, and a very heavy smoke abaft
the funnel. A person alongside of me said the vessel is full
of smoke. I soon after saw lire out of the starboard quarter.
This was off the India Arms. They kept her to the north,
and then ran her bang into Butcher's yard. I went off, and
picked up one of the men overboard. I saw a female and a
child, both of whom I picked up. I then picked up a gen-
tleman near Mr. Gladish's wharf. He was in a good depth
of water, about 20 yards from the shore. When I took him
it?, he appeared to be dead. I laid him on his stomach, and
he did not move. The other parties who were in the boat
were alive. 1 made all the speed I could with them to the
shore, and gave them in charge to a medical gentleman.
He did not see 'any other person in the water that he did
not pick up. This was about four o'clock. He (lid not go
back to the vessel. Assistance was not rendered, that lie
knew of, by other persons. He was examined by the Direc-
tors of the Star Company the same day. He gave the
same account be had given this day.
William Hill, merchant, Cannon-street, did not know
the deceased. He left London as a passenger on hoard the
Medway, on Wednesday. They had one hundred pas-
sengers on board. They were between Greenhithe and
Grays, when he was sensible of a strong smell of burning.
He went to the Captain, and informed hint of it. The
Captain said he did not know what it was. At Gras s
the smoke issued from all parts of the funnel, and before
they got down to the Hope the smoke was very dense.
Many of the passengers called out, " put us nn shore."
The Captain said if I do, many will lose their lives. Still
they urged hint to put them on shore. He said I must not,
and his firmness was manly. He went. on until the vessel
was grounded, where she was found. The flames were
bursting out of the portholes, and the conflagration became
general when she touched the shore. Thu Captain when
first spoken to said there was no danger. At Northfleet
Hope the smoke was so dense as to leave no doubt of the
vessel being on fire. The Captain told the men to get the
buckets, an he (the Captain) assured the ladies there was
no danger at all. He ascertained that one man lost his
life. He (witness) retained his self-possession. He thought
the Captain did all he could to avoid the worst consequences
of the accident. He heard the Captain say to the engi-
neer, when the vessel went on shore, " Up with the safety
valve." The shock, when she struck, was not enough to
throw any one overboard standing forward—any one stand-
ing aft would have been thrown overboard. There was a
boat hanging over the stern. Some of the passengers, an-
ticipating that getting into a boat would be the means of
saving their lives, got into the boat.
Mr. George Noland, an officer in the Customs, was a
passenger on board the illedway. The-Captain was pressed
by the passengers to put the people on shore. He said he
could not. The passengers hailed the Princess Victoria,
called out " Murder," and called for assistance. The
people applied strong language to the Captain ; called him
murderer, &c. There were great shrieks among the fe-
males, and the witness endeavoured to pacify them, The
vessel then struck with a shock, which might have thrown
many overboard. He then saw a man overboard, and re-
cognised him to be a person with whom he had conversed
on board. He saw no evident danger, and they might have
been all landed safe but for the alarm. He (lid think the
1311120CSS Victoria did hear the cry for assistance, because
they must have seen the smoke,
Mr. Hollingworth, the mate of the Medway, said they
left London at half-past one o'clock on Wednesday. They
had upwards of 100 passengers. He observed smoke com-
ing out of the engine-room. His attention was called to it
by a person named Hill, and he told him to go to the Cap-
tain, who ordered all the passengers to go forward. They
went forward. He obeyed the Captain in putting the helm
to starboard or port ; seven or eight passengers remained
aft with him ; they were near him till they got to North-
fleet ; they got into the boat, he begged of them not to do
so. The vessel was run on shore by the Captain's order.
The tackle of the boat gave way and the bo:tt hung per-
pendicularly. They were plunged into the water. He
caught hold of a young woman until the shock of the vessel
was over. He then ran to let go the other boat tackle,
which would not run. He did not know what became of
the young woman. He leaped overboard, and remained in
the water ten minutes. He seized a young woman by the
waist but did not know what became of her.
A friend of the deceased asked whether the vessel had
been on fire before ?

The witness said she was on fire three or four years ago.
She took fire on the fore part of the boiler. It was trifling,
and extinguished almost immediately. He thought the
Victoria did not hear. Had they acted on the Captain's
advice the whole might have been landed without injury.
The CORONER adjourned the inquest at half-past four to
Tuesday morning next, at nine o'clock.