The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-16 00:00:00

RAILWA

GREAT NORTHERN.
The half-yearly report of the directors of this company
states that, after providing for the fixed rents and charges,
including the interest on the mortgage debt, now en-
tirely borne by revenue, and for the dividends on the
various preference shares there remains a balance of
61,1701. applicable to dividends on the original stock,
and on the B stock. To pay a dividend at the rate of
21 per cent. per annum on the original stock, and at the
rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the B stock, will re-
quire the sum of 60,1051., and the directors recommend
dividends accordingly, which, if adopted, will leave to
be carried to next half year's iLccount the sum of 1,0651.
In the case of the 41 per Cent Redeemable Preference
101. Shares, as only three calls are paid, and the fourth
will not be due till the 30th of September, it is intended
to defer paying the dividend till after the scrip has been
sent in for registration, and therefore to pay it with the
next half-year's dividend on the whole share after the
general meeting in February, 1854. The dividend of
the 30th of June will be Is. 70. per share, and the
sum of 8,5141. is reserved to meet it, including also in-
terest on calls paid in advance, The gross receipt of the
half-year to the 30th of June, although the first half of
the year, and which is usually less productive than the
second or autumn half year, exceeds that ended the 31st
of December, 1852, by a sum of 20,000 L On the 28th of
June last the Royal assent was given to the Great
Northern Railway Company's Increase of Capital
Act, 1853, introduced to Parliament under the authority
of the general meeting of the 26th of August, 1852, and
which gives legal sanction to the 750,0001. share capital
raised under the authority of the same meeting by the
issue of 41 Redeemable Preference 101. shares, of which
71. 10s. has been paid up. The act also gives the usual
power to borrow on mortgage 250,0001. The saute act
gives power to convert all the mortgage debt of the com-
pany into a debenture stock, at not exceeding 4 per cent.
per annum interest ; to redeem the 5 per cent. redeem-
able preference stock, and the 6 per cent. stock of the
East Lincolnshire Railway Company. The directors
having made arrangements by which a reasonable num-
ber of trains on the line to 14 c'onstruoted-by the Mid—,
land Railway Company from Leicester, by Bedford, to
Hitchin, on the Great Northern Railway are to meet
the Great Northern trains, and to convey the goods and
passenger traffic to and from the Great Northern line
and Leicester, by Bedford and Hitchin ; and in case
of any dispute arising as to the number of trains, or
the nature and extent of the accommodation afforded,
or as to the rates and fares, such dispute is to be decided
by the Board of Trade. The directors consider that
this arrangement will practically secure to the Great
Northern the full benefit of the contemplated Sandy and
Bedford branch, of seven-and-a-half miles, without put-
ting the proprietors to the cost of its construction, and
a clause securing this object is inserted in the Midland
Company's act. The general meeting in August last
year was informed that, under the pressure of a manda-
mus, the directors had found it necessary to take steps
towards the construction of the Isle of Axholm Rail-
way, of 26 miles. A subsequent decision, however,
of the Courts in a similar case, that a mandamus for
such an object cannot be granted, relieved them from
the necessity, and the intention of making that railway
has been abandoned. The Ambergate Company are
this session seeking power to make an independent line
of about 2/ miles, from their junction with the Midland
Railway into Nottingham, and to build at Nottingham
a station separate from, and independent of, that of the
Midland Railway Company. In the meantime the
Great Northern Company continue to work in concert
with the Ambergate Company. An independent
company have obtained a bill for the construction
of a line to connect directly the towns of Boston and
Grantham, to run into the Great Northern station at
Grantham, where it will join the Ambergate line, and
friendly relations have been established with that com-
pany. An act has also passed for making a line under
and following the course of the New-road, from the
Edgeware-road to King's-moss—in the first instance un-
der the title of " The North Metropolitan Railway."
The promoters are desirous of forming a communication
with the Great Northern station, and intend to carry on
their line to the western and southern districts of London,
as well as towards the city, The directors are not in any
way parties to this project, but they are of opinion that
it can only affect the Great Northern beneficially. The
report alludes to the question of the validity of the
working agreement of February 26, 1852, between the
Great Northern Railway Company and the South York-
shire Railway and River Dun Company, and the recent
decision in the Court of Exchequer in favour of the South
Yorkshire Company. They state that, although the
judgment will be entered up for the South Yorkshire
Company, it cannot by any means be considered as a
conclusive judgment ; and that, under the circum-
stances, they have not hesitated in carrying the case by
way of appeal to the Court of Exchequer Chamber. The
question of the validity of the argument will, therefore,
be argued before that court, which will consist exclu-
sively of the judges of the Queen's Bench and Common
Pleas. In the meantime the directors have not been
indifferent to the propriety of endeavouring to come to
an amicable arrangement with the South Yorkshire
Company, to be regulated entirely by the payment of
toll according to the quantity of coal ; but the
communications bad between the parties have not
hitherto resulted in any arrangement. Prior to the
half-yearly meeting in February one of the directors
will retire from office, and not present himself for re-
election, in deference to the wishes of the proprietors,
and to carry out the understanding come to at the gene-
ral meeting in February last. The candidates for a seat
in the direc:lon will be required to intimate the same by
letter, addressed to and lodged with the secretary prior
to the Ist of February in each year, and, therein failing,
to be considered ineligible for election.
The report of Mr. J. Cubit, the engineer, states that
considerable works are in progress at the Knottingley
and Wakefield stations, which are the joint property of
this company and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Com-
pany, and which it has become necessary to remodel
and enlarge in order to facilitate the working of the
greatly increasing traffic consequent on the opening of
this line. The long-continued heavy rains and floods
have produced no ill effects on the line, and the perma-
nent way throughout is in good order, and the works
are in a sound and satisfactory state.
The capital account to the 30th of June shows that
10,227,378/• had been received, including 4,808,4371. on
the original stock, 1,298,2241,. on 5 per cent. perpetual
preference capital, 1,425,4341. redeemable preference
capital, 2,594,6221. loans on mortgage. The sum ex-
pended on capital account amounted to 9,958,478/.,
leaving a balance of 268,9001., including amount in-
vested in South Yorkshire Railway shares, &c. The
revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of
June shows that 381,5771. had been received, and
174,8791., or 45'83 per cent., expended, including
6,0151. rates and taxes, and 6,1211. Government duty,
leaving a balance of 206,6981. To this sum is added
3,7021., the balance from the last half-year, and 8,4001.
due from the Eastern Counties Company for six months'
interest and rent-charge on the Royston and Hitchin
Railway, making 218,8001. From this is deducted
18,0001. rent guaranteed to the East Lincolnshire,
8,0001. rent of Royston and Hitchin, 4,7851. rent of
Foss Dyke Navigation, 5,829/. rent of Witham Naviga-
tion, 1,515/. rent of Louth Navigation, and 59,496/. in-
terest on mortgage debt, together 98,042/., leaving a
balance of 120,7581. The dividend on the perpetual 5
per cent. stock amounts to 32,3231., on the 5 per cent
redeemable preference stock to 18,7501., estimated divi-
dend on 4/ per cent. redeemable preference stock
8,514/.—together, 59,5871., which, deducted from the
120,7581., leaves 61,171/. available for dividend on the
original and B shares, being equal to 21 per
cent. per annum on the original shares, and at
the rate of 5 per cent. on the 6 per cent. B shares.
The dividend on the corresponding period of last
year was at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum, the gross
receipts being 290,6751. ; and the balance remaining for
dividend on the original stock was 49,1861., while the
gross receipts in the half-year ending the 30th of June
last amounted to 381,5781., and the balance remaining
for dividend on the original stock was 61,1641. The
number of miles run by the engines was 2,163,119, of
which 1,187,531 miles were run by goods engines. The
consumption of coke by passenger engines was at the
rate of 21.11 b. per mile, and by goods engines 39•51 b.
per mile run. The cost of the coke and coal consumed
during the half-year was 18,9811., or 12s. 6id, per ton,
or 2'2od. per mile per train. The total working charges,
including rates and taxes and Government duty, averaged
1.695. per mile for the 2,068,615 miles run by the trains,
In addition to the 283 miles of the Great Northern sys-
tem, the company's trains have worked over 126 miles of
railway the property of other companies—namely, 53
miles over the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
lines, 18 miles from Doncaster to Barnsley over the
South Yorkshire, and over 55 miles of the Lancashire
and Yorkshire Railways; making the total length of
railway worked over by the Great Northern trains 409
miles. The gross receipts on 2411 miles for the half-
year ending on the 31st of December, 1851, amounted
to 315,6501., and the dividend to 21 per cent. per an-
num ;on 2231 miles for the half-year ending the 30th of
June, 1852, amounted to 290,6751., and the dividend to
2 per cent. per annum ; on 283 miles for the half-year
ending the 31st of December, 1852, 361,0511., and the
dividend to 21 per cent. per annum ; and on 283 miles
for the half-year ending the 30th of June, 1853, to
381,5781., and the dividend to 21 per cent, per annum.

The SECRETARY (Mr. Nash), who is also secretary to
the Hereford, Ross, and Glocester Railway, said, there
was an agreement between the Great Western and the
Hereford, Ross, and Glocester Companies by which
the Great Western was to work it and pay, first of all
the interest on the debenture debt, and then were to
take 611 per cent, for working thelinarsuld allow 40 per
cent, of the earnings for interest or dividend.
The CHAIRMAN said, this had been considered a very
advantageous bargain to the Hereford, Ross, and Glo-
cester Company, as, although the working expenses
appeared high, they could not themselves work it at that
cost.
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After some further conversation, the resolutions were
put and carried nern. con., and the meeting broke up.

SEAR AM HARBOUR WATERWORKS.

direct.
Fore Cabin. Saloon.
To or from Gravesend and London •••• .. •• 10d. .. Is. 2d.
„ Gravesend and Blackwell or Woolwish 8d• . Os. 10d.
Between Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .. Os. Bd.
BOAT TICKETS .—Twelve Months, st. 03. ; Six Months, 31. Os. ;
Three Mouths, 21. Monk be had of the Collectors on board the
Packets ;or of Mr. Terracp Pier, Gravesend.
Fast and Commodious Packets Co Let for Excursions. For Terms,
apply to Mr. W. Morean, agent, Star Office, Fenchurch-street Ter-
minus, Blackwell Railway.
July 23d, 1853.

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GREAT DINNER TO THE MARQUIS OF LON-
DONDERRY TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING
OF THE WORKS.
On Wednesday evening last a number of the proprie-
tors and friends of the above company sat down to
dinner at the Vane Arms, Seaham Harbour, in com-
memoration of the completion of the above undertaking.
The chair was occupied by Robert Wight, Esq., who
was supported on the right by Lord Seaham, and on the
left by his noble father, the Marquis of Londonderry,
who wore, on this occasion, the blue ribbon of the garter.
The vice-chair was occupied by J. J. Wright, Esq. The
dinner was served up in Mr. Gilmour's best style, and
though small time had been allowed for its preparation,
it fully sustained the credit of the Vane Arms.
After the removal of the cloth, the CHAIRMAN gave
the usual introductory toasts of "The Queen," " Prince
Albert, and the rest of the Royal Family," and "The
Army and Navy."
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, in responding to the
last toast, alluded to the younger men who were now
coming forward to supply the place of those whom he
hoped they would equal, though he well knew they could
never surpass them. If it was their fate, and it had
been his, to pass a long life in toil and service, he knew
there was at least one thing at which they would feel
highly gratified, viz., in having such a kind and welcome
reception as he had received from the people of Seaham.
Mr. ANDERSON, of Westoe, in responding to " The
Navy," said he was sure they would do their duty when
called upon, whether against Russia or any other
country.
Lord SEAHAM hoped he was not breaking through the
order of the toasts in adding the " Militia" to the num-
ber. As an officer in that body, he was proud to state
that these troops would do honour to any country in
the world. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN—" The Bishop and Clergy of the
Diocese." Responded to by the Rev. Mr. BETHUNE.
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing "The health of the Mar-
quis of Londonderry, called attention to his numerous
distinguished qualities and long experience, and the im-
portant position he held in the county of Durham. He
was sure he was not saying too much before the noble
lord, when he said that if his lordship had done nothing
else than extended the traffic in that most important ar-
ticle of commerce—the coal trade, he was entitled to
their most heartfelt gratitude. In extending that trade
he had, as it were, opened up a new source of wealth to
the district, and he was sure there was none but wished
him the highest success. (Cheers.) But be had not
alone been the means of accomplishing this, fur he was at
the present time constructing a line of railway to con-
nect the rising town of Seaham Harbour with the port
and town of Sunderland—(cheers)—so that this town
once looked upon as a rival would be a powerful adjunct
to that great port. There had been an expression used
in another place something to this effect—" How can the
Queen's Government be carried on ?" Now in the spirit
of that question, he would like to ask the inhabitants
of Seaham how the prosperity and government of this
little place can be carried on without the fostering
care and generous impulses of the noble lord ? (Cheers.)
He more especially alluded to that event which had con-
vened them together—the completion of the Seaham
Harbour Water Works. He reminded his brother di-
rectors, after they had commenced operations, and like-
wise builders "counted the cost," that they found it
would not be a remunerative concern. An appeal was
then made to the noble lord, who at once gave up to the
company, for a mere peppercorn, the right to supply with
water the ships that entered the port—a source of reve-
nue of about 150/. per annum. This, the chairman
thought, would make the Seaham Water Works one of
the best investments that could be found. Mr. Wight
concluded by proposing the toast, which was drunk with
all the honours.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY responded to the toast.
He said it was with no ordinary feelings of gratification
and pride that he rose to say a few words on the present
occasion. He liked much more to hear speeches than to
make them himself—to see work done than talk about
it. What he wanted was facts, and other things he dis-
carded as ephemeral, and of no importance. When Mr.
Wright asked "How the Government was to be carried
on," and alluded to himself (the Marquis) in the flattering
manner he had done, he could not but think that a great
deal of their success was to be attributed to the industry
and intelligence of the people of Seaham themselves, for
he had never suggested an improvement but had been
warmly responded to by them. This was indeed a most
auspicious day for this little town, for not only was
there an essential element to the health and comfort of
the people brought to their own doors, but it had been
carried to the very harbour, where the shipping coming
to the port could partake of it. He could appeal to God
that the thought of benefitting by this means the 700
houses of the town was more before his eyes and afforded
him more real pleasure than any advantage to himself
connected with it. (Cheers.) The Marchioness was no
doubt the polar star of the place, and to it his family
were attached by peculiarities. Any one with a common
heart and soul could see that there was no object nearer
or dearer to the heart of his wife than to be of service
to the estates of which she was the heiress. (Hear.) He
returned his hearty and sincere thanks to each and all
of them for the manner in which his name and his exer-
tions had been received by them ; he could not, as was to
be expected, be spared much longer among them ; nay, it
was possible that this might be the very last occasion ;
but as long as it pleased God to spare him, he would
look back with pride and pleasure on the kindness they'
had shown him. Before sitting down he would trespass
a few moments more on their attention, and propose "The
Health of their chairman, Mr. Wight." Mr. Wight
came down here when the place had the appearance of a
barren and unfruitful rock, and plunged with him into
the undertaking. He spent thousands of pounds to
establish that great manufactory, and his exertions,
though futile enough looking at first, had been crowned
with complete success. It would be well, indeed, if
some more of Sunderland's enterprising merchants
would follow his example, and come here to taste the
fresh air a little oftener than they do. Without the least
WESTMINSTER.--Thomas
disparagement to others, he would say if there wash oneiis
MofarCyorrSpeiceteirOn for
Thomas Spicer, a labourer, re-
man who had raised himself to the top of the treed yis leis siding
dat No. oh. 11, Jubilee-court, Jews'-row, Chelsea, was
osix.aTrhgee prisoner
ra
wsasavasgeentastosatulhet Hupoounse
, wife. •his
own exertions, and could now look calmly aro.
Wight was that man. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN said there had been periodsille to give
tory of every one present when they
hewere unable
such was ownreco months,
niwith hard labour, and he entered into his
expression to the feelings of their
nunthe hlis.-
g sauces to keep the peace towards his wife
he looked back to for
When a further period of six months,
his position at that moment.
distant, his father was the only Mr. Broderip, at the conclusion
the period, forty years
the Wear ; and he directed inquiry, of the examination,
iron manufacturer o the anks of an to
ot Seaham Harbour—for wife, be made into the character of the
had then visited Seaham—not
his visit
. and remarked, that if a favourable
to the
recollected his visit only be made to him, report should
the first time. Well he little smithy that stood , he would order assistance to be given '
iron works then in this part
little to her out of the poor -box.
' avenue. He had 1
within what was now his lordships ,
1.0. L
Downing, one of the officers of •
been there at the very time his lordships. . „en., came to 1 of the afternoon reported
the first iron for the construction of the harbour. , menses that on Saturday last two sum-
order es were to be heard which had been taken out
i by
uct a harbour on a barren
What ! he thought, construct a
impossible. the complainant •
like this.—the thing was But •against the prisoner. He came to the
GLOCESTER AND DEAN FOREST. rugged coast
d his own hand bad entered the first : courtand induced her not to press them. He promised
held on it had been done, an. to behave b
The half yearly meeting of this company was
order for malleable iron for the undertaking. Now they i • better towards her in future, but he corn-
*r.
Saturday at Glocester ; Mr. S. Baker in the chair. Mr.
ed had a harbo dt. 160 •l '
ur capable of accommo a ing sai at one witted the assault upon her in the evening.
the directors stated that there remain .
d a mineral wealth that they could ship at the Mr. Bro ?
derip—Does she bear a good character .
The report of 'on time, an Dow • working,
on the capital account with reference to the constructi
The rate of 4,000 tons in a single day. (Cheers.) Mr. Wight Mpg—Very good, sir. She is a hard-working,
ef the railway the small balance of 2561. 19s. lid.
t concluded by expressing his hopes that Seaham Harbour deserving woman.
and on account of revenue for. the pals
uld continue to proser as much as it had done,. Mr. Broderip—Let her have a sovereign out of the
receipts payment a balance disposab ewo . . and —0 ,
half-year showed that there was .
tted the declaration resumed his seat amid loud applause.F or-box.
for dividend of 5,4731., which per
Mr. J. J. WRIGHT rejoiced that the toast committed
of a dividend of 4 per cent.
come-tax, or 10s. per share, leavi g
n 931 towards discharging free from ie-
per.aennaurabalance in hand to his care was one that was sure to call forth a heart
the half year's interest
of
.)
* 5 000/. due inOctober.
the debenture debt of 2 ,
debenture debt had been coann r
pose of enabling the comp
tent to the share
thesum
Glocester Railway,
paid in calls on those
being invested at i per on response—" The health of that noble lady th
This chioness of Londonderry." She was indeed
ofthe people of Seaham,CLEB,KENWELL.—Charles . Tork,
Y placed at the bar before
e Mar- manslauhter of Richard .. . a drover, was
Mr. Come, charged with the
Thomas Moss formerly a con-
' rpolice.
the pole stableattached to the G division of metropo itan .
t acted solely for the pur- star
Y
to su seriwho i Mr, Richard Perkins, provision li-
b *be to that ex- took a deeper interest in her native county,with which street r.
.deposed that Saturday afternoon
capital of the Hereford, Ross, a
of 15,625/. having been
nd both she and her ancestors
(Cheers ) She ath •
every. goodws which street, Holloway,on
so intia.tely connected. ' about five o'clock be
was in his shop when he saw
when
Glocester originator and promoter of al- prisoner pass bY- the
The deceased followed him, and
d
shares, and the balance of 9,3751. d most.work in the town—whether it was in 1 o osite the Pied Bull public-house the prisoner and de-
paid So long as the Hereford rearing , rearing institutions for alleviating the pain of the b d i pp
ed.
oy, _ceased commenced fighting. The prisoner struck the

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soon have peace.
Mr. ELLiorr proposed " Prosperity to the Town of
Seaham Harbour, coupled with the health of Mr. Charl-
ton," to which that gentleman responded.
Mr. J. CANDLISH, in proposing "Prosperity to the
Shipping of the Port," showed, from the nature of the
returns of 1851-52, the necessity of increasing the har-
bour seawards, to allow vessels of larger burden to come
into their docks. _ _

Several other appropriate toasts were spoken to by
Mr. Wight, jun., Mr. J. J. Wright, and Mr. Peter
Mann, the meeting being carried on with the greatest
harmony and success till twelve o'clock, when the
parting cup was taken.—Sunderand News.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.— Win. Poole, an omnibus driver, was 1
charged with causing the death of a man, whose name
was unknown, by driving his omnibus over him.
A gentleman who witnessed the accident said he
observed the deceased making his way through Newgate-
street on Sunday evening in an almost helpless state of
intoxication, and just as the prisoner's omnibus ap-
proached the deceased made a lurch on one side as if
about to cross the road, slipped, and fell under the
splinter bar, when the fore wheel of the omnibus passed
directly over him. The prisoner pulled up, and the
deceased was picked up from between the fore and hind
wheels, and in five minutes after be expired.
Alderman Salomons inquired if the prisoner was in
any way to blame 1
The gentleman said—Certainly not. He was driving
at a rate of not more than four or five miles an hour,
and could not by any possibility have avoided the acci-
dent. _ .

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Alderman Salomons said under these circumstances
he would remand the prisoner on his own recognisances
in 20/., in order that the verdict of the coroner's jury
might be obtained.
Anne Cocker, the mother of a large family of young
children, was placed at the bar upon a charge of cruelty,
in leaving an infant three months old for two days and
nights without proper nourishment and sustenance.
It appeared that the prisoner had within the last nine
months taken to drinking, and so inveterate had the
habit become that during the previous week she departed
1 from her home in the morning leaving the poor little in-
fant in bed, in danger of being smothered in the bed-
clothes. In the evening the father came home, and dis-
covering the deserted state of the child, he procured a
person to suckle it. The child was taken to Dr. Lloyd,
who pronounced it in a dying condition, and recom-
mended the nurse to give information at the police
station, so that the unnatural mother might be appre-
hended. When the prisoner was taken, she was in a
beastly state of drunkenness, and it was ascertained
she had spent the intervening time at the various pub-
lic-houses in the neighbourhood, having made the tour of
all of them. She was, however, remanded for the at-
tendance of Dr. Lloyd.
Mr. Alderman Moon attended the court yesterday
morning, and stated, with regard to a cab case last week,
in which he fined the driver 10s. for misconduct, that he
had received several letters from persons complaining of
his decision. He said, as the case read in the report, it
would appear that he had decided somewhat too se-
verely ; but, as he doubted the driver's statement "that
he had finished his day's work when hailed by the com-
plainant, and was returning home," and no evidence
was put forward in proof of that statement, and taking
also into consideration the fact that he refused to let
complainant see his badge, and hid it under his arm
when requested to show it, he concluded that the driver
had urged in his defence a statement he could not sub-
stantiate. He was always most anxious to temper jus-
tice with mercy, and no person could be more desirous
than himself to promote a proper feeling of humanity in
1
cabdrivers respecting the treatment of their horses ; and
he therefore hoped the public press would allow him by
the above statement to correct an erroneous impression.

The following is an account of the loss of the Arab
ship Fazl Kereem, with the outward English mails for
Bombay of June 24, and almost the entire crew and
passengers, amounting to 180 persons :
The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Hindostan, corn-
mewled by Captain Harris, the most zealous and efficient
officer of that company's steam fleet in these seas, ar-
rived at Aden, from Suez, at 3 p.m. of the 12th of July,
as usual with that vessel, one day earlier than she was
expected, bringing the home mails for Calcutta and
Bombay of the 24th of June. The Bombay portion of
these mails is not that for which the Indian Government
has a contract with her Majesty's Government to carry
by steam, consequently it is not obligatory upon the
former to supply a steamer for the purpose. However,
when there have been steamers sufficient at its dis-
posal, the Bombay Government have generally ordered
one for this service. The number of such vessels now,
and for a year past, employed at Burmah, has precluded
the possibility of such an arrangement during this sea-
son, and, consequently, sailing vessels have been ap-
pointed to do the duty. The Bombay mails, therefore,
which arrived at Aden by the Precursor, on the 14th of
June, from Suez, were dispatched by the hon. company's
sloop Elphinstone on'the same day. On the 20th of
June the hon. company's steamer Ajdaha left Bombay,
with the homeward-bound mails, and it was calculated
that she would have reached Aden by the sth of July,
and, after delivering over her mails and passengers to
the hon. company's steamer Akbar, which was to take
them to Suez, be ready to return to Bombay with the
home mails expected from Suez by the Hindostan. Un-
fortunately the Ajdalia, encountered very severe weather,
and did not reach Aden till the afternoon of the Bth,
having been obliged to burn all her spare spars and
cables on the voyage. From the accounts given by the
passengers it appears that the vessel was frequently in
the most critical positions, and when she arrived here it
was found that she was in a most shattered condition,
and, on examination, her rudder was discovered to be
so completely rotten that the wonder is how she ever
made Aden at all, and did not founder at sea.
Such being the miserable plight of the Ajdaha, it was
impossible to send her to Bombay, and the only other
vessel belonging to the hon. company in the Aden har-
bour available for the purpose was the small schooner
Mahe. Had sheleen sent, the present disaster would,
in all probability, have never occurred ' bet the reason
assigned for not sending her was, the almost certainty
that the Ajdaha would not be ready for sea by the time
of the arrival of the Akbar with the contract mails from
Suez, expected at Aden on the 26th of July.
Under these circumstances, an Arab ship called the
Fazl Kereem, which had a few days before arrived from
Jiddah, with a cargo of salt and pilgrims bound to Singa-
pore, was engaged by the political agent to carry the
mails to Bombay. It is not known whether she was
properly surveyed before the engagement was entered
into, but as no veto was placed upon the native com-
mander against taking freight from Aden, he took an
additional large cargo from that port, so that when she
put to sea she was deep in the water, and carried in
crew and pilgrim passengers 191 persons. The Hin-
dostan, as above stated, arrived from Suez on the 12th,
coaled, and left on the 13th ; but there being no steamer
to tow out the Fazl Kereem, she remained in harbour
till the evening of the 13th, when, a favourable wind
occurring from the north-east, she made sail and got
clear of Cape Aden. Mr. Hankins was sent in charge
of the mails. He was an acting master in the Indian
navy, the son of an English clergyman, and was sup-
plied with a chronometer to aid the native commander
in the navigation of the vessel.
The Fazl Kereem left in one of those storms called by
the Arabs a " Shamaul," which bring with them clouds
of dust, completely filling the atmosphere, and making
everything look gloomy and desolate. On sailing out
of the harbour several of her sails were riven by the
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.— A labouring man, wind—a sad presage of the fate which awaited that un-
who said his name was Reynolds, presented himself fortunate ship ! Many were the predictions in Aden
before Mr. Hardwick yesterday, to state that he could that she would never reach her destination, for, even if
not get the relieving overseer of the parish to do any- she weathered the sea, it was firmly believed she would
thing for his sick wife and himself, he being without fail to make Bombay in her course. Some of the Aden
employment, in consequence of having joined the late residents so much anticipated an accident that they
dock-labourers' strike. chose to send their letters to Bombay by the Hindostan,
Mr. Hardwick—Where were you employed? via Galle, and others detained them for a future and
Reynolds—At the West India Docks. more promising opportunity.
Mr. Hardwick—And why did you strike ? Only 11 out of 191 souls have lived to tell the fate of
Reynolds —I was obliged to do so. I did not want their doomed companions. Three of these have reached
to strike ; I got pretty good wages for my work, and Aden, two pilgrims and a Lascar, and they state that
would have kept at work if it had not been for the Irish on the morning after the ship left Aden, when she was
labourers. The Irish labourers came round in a body, only about twenty miles from that port, it was discovered
and half murdered any one who would not join the strike. that there were six feet of water in the hold. This
I did not want to have my head smashed, by refusing to alone, with an under cargo of salt, was sufficient to call
join the strike, as I knew the law gave me no protec- ' forth the energy, and perhapstobs were affioerechiefly mu
poorw the stalwart
s.
tion, or what was the same as no protection, for what strength, of Britwishretscehtahemod doctrine er the seamen
passengers
but
of fatalism robbed
satisfaction' would it have been to me, if crippled, to miserable natives, and
learn that somebody had been fined a few shillings for sulmans, whose
injuring me ? When the strike was over, I went back them of their natural power. The witnesses speak most
to the docks to get work again, but everything was strongly of the efforts of poor Mr. Hankins, who urged
slack, and there was no work for at least half of us. the men -to stand to the pumps, and to clear the long-
The dock people hadegot all the hands they could to do boat, but it was all in vain. The spring butt (which
our work while on strike, and when we got back there appears to have been the cause. of the disaster) gave ad-
was nothing to do. I stood at the chain, waiting ever mittance to the water, and little or no effort was made
since Thursday for a turn ; I could not get on, and, as to stay the progress of the drowning element, and in a
my wife is sick and starving, and so am I, we tried the few hours the vessel filled, and went down bodily.
parish, but could get nothing.
Mr. Hardwick, believing there might be some truth 11 judging
from the narrative of the witnesses, 10 of the
men saved owed their lives to Mr. Hankins, since
in the applicant's statement, ordered him 2s, from the they managed to get into the long-boat when the vessel
poor-box. foundered, a clear proof that something had been done
through his exertions to loosen it from the davits. The
• other man was drifted to the shore on a, plank.
Whatever value or importance may be attached to
such a misfortune as the loss of 68 boxes of mails, com-
mon humanity will allow that it is nothing compared to
the dreadful sacrifice of human life. Mr. Hankins
180 souls have by this fell disaster been hurried out
the world ; and this leads to the following remarks and
suggestions :
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TWO INDEPENDENT MINISTERS OFF TO THE DIGGINGS.
—Two of the leading ministers of the Independent body
in Manchester, the Rev. Richard Fletcher, who has held
his charge about 22 years, and the Rev. J. L. Poore,
who has been a pastor there 11 years, are about to take
their passage to Australia. These gentlemen have been
solicited by the Colonial Missionary Society to go out
to 'Victoria and superintend their missions in that
thriving colony, and have accepted the responsible charge,
leaving large and attached congregations behind them.