The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-18 00:00:00

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WRECK OF THE « FORFARSHIRE "

STEAMER.

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Coroner's inquest has been held at Bamlterough or. such
of the bodies as have been found. Ono of the witneors,
James Kelly, passenger, said that so conscious was he of the
inefficiency of the boilers, that he would have givi n all he
was worth to be put on shore again before they left the
ha.. lie considered the vessel quite unseaworthy. and ha
been the C,ptain he would have put back int:ilea:a:6y after
!caving Hull.
In confirmation of the bad state of the h i.e• s, tl e fi emr,n
stat. d the course of Lis cviderce 111. t be underAood a
meeting of the Commi toe of the P.-oprit.tGrs of the vessel
was to have been held at Dundee on her arriv il, to consider
the propriety of repairing the boilers or laying her up until
the spring.

The Airy returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," upon
the four bodies found, with a deodand of 1001., being one-half
of the supposed value of that part of the ves_el and machinery
h ft upon the rocks.
The Nerocastle Chronicle of Saturday stiaplii I the following
interesting particulars of this lamentable oecfrrence
About forty feet of the wreck is lying on the Harkars
I. el in eight or ten fathoms water, from the paddle•
wl.eds forward—right through the main hatchway. The
engine, which is of ISO horse power, and reported to have
been of the best construction, is lying greatly damaged.
The boilers are shivered to fragments, and a quantity of new
boiler-plate was also found amongst the wreck. On the
fist discovery cf distress, the flag of distress was hoisted at
Bamborough Castle, the alarm gun was fired along the shore,
to apprise the fishermen of the calamity. The life-boat could
not be launched, or could not possibly get near the rocks to
render any effective assistance to the sufferers, but everything
was done that human ingenuity or enterprise could suggest.
This was Donovan's first trip; Isis leg had been greatly
mimed, and he states that he lay for three hours holding by
a spike nail, and that the vessel was a total wreck in less than
a quarter of an hour after she struck. Several others suf-
fered severely from the cold and the heavy seas, haying
all their clo:hes torn in pieces. They were despairing
of deliverance, and looking about to provide for their
security during the following night. But the most agoniz-
•spectacle ass that of Mrs. Dawson, with her two children,
ing
a boy and a girl, five and seven years of age, firmly grasped
in each hand ; there she held them in the agonies of despair
long after the buffetings of the waves, which drove them to
and fro had deprived them of existence. She is severely in-
jured, and remains at Bamborough, unable to proceed homes
wards. Those unacquainted with the tempestuous state of
the Ferne Islands during a storm will be unable to ap_
predate the praiseworthy deed of daring performed by Mr.
Darling and his daughter, Miss Grace Horsley Darling.
By a dangerous and desperate effort, her father was landed
on the rock, and the frail coble, to preserve it from being
dashed to pieces, was rapidly rowed back among the awful
abyss of wao rs, and kept afloat by tho skilfulness and der:-
telity of this ncble-mindcd young woman. They succeeded
in sea ing the lives of the nine persons named shove, and,
by the assistance of some of the crew, they were enabled to
bring the coble and its burthen to the Longstone Island,
otherwise return and aid would have been impracticable, from
the state of the current. This perilous achievement stands un-
exampled in the feats of female fortitude. From her isolated
abode, where titers ms no solicitation or prospect of reward to
stimulate-, impelled alone by the puro premptings of humanity,
she made her way through desolation and impending destruc-
tion, appalling to the stoutest hearts, to save the lives of her
fellow-1 eiegs. One of the old seamen was moved to tears
when he saw a young female of slender appearance perilliog
her life ter their preservation, Mr. Darling has lived long
upon the islaed. By his watchfulness and ea-e he has in
numberless instances prevented the destruction of life and pro-
perty, and has; himself saved many lives when precautionary
mesSuros were no longer available. The good deeds of Me.
Darling and his excellent daughter ought not to go unrewarded.
A private subscription has been suggested to purchase them
some honorary reward ; but there arc national associations for
this purpose ; and it is expected that some influential person
will forward their claims upon the public institutions. The
Folfarshire was only about two years old, and reported by the
carpenters as being sound when she left port. She is stated
to have loon a losing concern, though the proprietors refused a
la. ge offer above their purchase-money for her. The crew
consisted of Captain John Humble, a native of Newcastle
or Shields; also his wife, who were both drowned.
There were en board ten seamen, four firemen, two engineers,
two coal trimmers, and two stewards. Of these twenty per-
sons thirteen have been saved, viz., five from the %neck, and
eight put out in the long boat, and carried to Shields. The
cabin books have not been found, and the number and names
of the isaasengers cannot he exactly ascertained. One of the
survivors states the number at forty-two, and another at forty_
seven. As only Ave are known to be saved, the probable
loss of life will be between thirty-seven and forty-two
passeugees, mid the master and his wife. and seven of the
crew, will make the total loss between forty-six and fifty-one
persons.

THE REGISTRATION.

FINSBURY.

Nit'SSTS. FALCONER and KEEN, the barristers appointed to
revise the lists of voters for the borough of Finsbury, ap-
pointed yesterday to commence their labours at White Con-
duit House. The Churchwardens and other officers of the se-
veral parishes assembled at the appointed- hour, and the ful-
lowsing► notice was issued fur their direction :
" Mr. Falconer will revise in the lower room—Glass-house-
ya-d, Gray's Inn, Lincoln's lon, the Rolls, Saffron-hill, Hat-
ton-garcon, Ely-rent., St. George the Martyr, St. Giles's,
St. George's, and St. Andrew's.
" Mr. Keen will take---St. James's, Clerkenwell; St.
Lukes; St Mary, Newington; St. Mary, Islington; and St.
&Tula re."

Mr. FALCONER was in attendance at ten o'clock, but could
not proceed in the absence of his eolleag,ue; be did not arrive
w
at eleven o'clock, and a messenger
as despatched to big
chaml ers. It was then ascertained that he had been absent
some days, but was expected to attend the revision. The com-
munication was made to the authorities of the parishes, with
an intimation that they had better wait some time longer in the
hope that he would arrive. They accordingly remained until
near one o'clock.

a.
Mr. FALCONER addreased them on the subject ; he Said he
was placed in a situation of great difficulty. Mr. Kean bad,
with him, named the day. and he had anxiously waited for his
attendance; he had, however, been informed that he wa% in-
disposed, and on that ground alone could he explain his ab-
sence. It then became a question with him whether he should
proceed with the parishes according to the list; but he doubted
much whether he had the power to open a court without his
learned colleague being pra sent. Mr. Falconer appointed
Monday next, and the parties separated.