The Sun.
London, England, 1807-06-23 00:00:00

SIVANSZA, RTNE CO.

BOA T- RACE. -
Pilot-bolits, belonging to this Port, started
)n Tuesday morning, from the Pier, to. sail round, a
Bo it moored off the MninOles; and ebenretniit ;
the'first five that arrived, to receive the under-men 7
tio:ted-prerniurns, which had been colletSteci by.stth-,
scripion. The winners reached The
.Pier in the
following order
. ... • -

z. Warrior, D. Lewis, 21. .
2. Fortunatus, W.. 1-19pkins, tl. trs. 6d: • "
3. ilywna, B. 'does, rl is.
• 4. Fiiends, I'. tlewshury,- los. 6(.1.
5. Tyger, 1. Bhickinore, 7s. 6d
The last Boat, kosc in June, I - Bevan, received ss.
The day was retnarkably pleasant, and a great
crowd assembled to view the contest, -but a most.
lamentable catastrophe attended
,this aquatic exhi—
bition .

• Among -other boats which put to sea on (he occa-'
slot}, with company, was one belonging to Captain
Roberts, of the ,Yrince of Wales's Fusileers, iii
which, besides himself, were Captain Logan, Cap-
thin- and Adjutant of the sate-Corps; Mr. Collier!
of Hen<lreYoylan; near Swansea ; accompanied by
his brother-iioaw, Mr. Williams, of Cheshunt,
Herts, (tnnuerly of Worcester, where. his father
now resides) ; Mr.Taghott, son of Mr. Baghott,
of Abergavenny, who was articled to a respectable
attorney in this town; Mr., John Thomas; of our
Custonf-house, and Adjutant of the Forest Volun-!,
leers ; Thomas Sylvester,' a youth of about 14,
eldest •son of Mr. SylVester,-; surgeon; of.. Swansea ;
Hopkin Williams,: a boy nearly of the same .age;
son of Jeremiah Williams' pilot, of this port;
Thomas GrOve, son of Mr. William Grove, of
Swansea ; John PranciS, son of Alt- Francis, Of the'
Golden Lion, in this town; and William Jenkins;
of the MorristoA armed brig, of this port---Coni-
prising in the whole eleven persons, all. of whom,,
except Captain Roberts and the three last Mention-
ed, unlhippily perished !
The causes of so many valuable member& being
thus lost to society were thesethe 4at bad by no
means a Stitficient quantity of ballast in her, she was
very badly trimmed, and worse manned, none on
board possessing any nautical knowledge, except
Frincis. :When 'something more than a mile, as
near :as could be judged, froth our pier-head, she
was observed tb, be :in an extremely' critical sittia
tion, and a sudien squall coming' on; she shipped
a sea. over her gunnel, which
.greatly alarming those
On hoard; they rushed to the .opposite or leeward
aide; When-She immediately filled and went down.
Tile scene .now became most awfully painful—boats
ins‘antly put off from thepier,,:and crowding- all the
Sail they could carry,. speedily reached the fatal
spot:. Francis, who narrowly_ escaped' deatrudion,
through getting entangled in the rigging, was first
discovered s*Wimming, autPone of the boats-mak.;
lag towards'hitu, he,'.cOnfident--that his /strength
would enable him longer to contend with the
waves, generously "declined assistance,
.and. urged
the people in her to proceed to the relief 'of those
astern, who required' help much'inOre: thatAiiiriself,
He was, however, taken up ; as were likewise Mr
Grove-and-Jenkins, the latter being, caught:by the .
arm; just as he was sinking.: Captain.. Roberts- was
'extricated from -.the rioging, almost' exhausted 4
but M. Mrt TMr:-Baghott, 'and,
the two lads, Sylvester and Williams, were not "to
. be seen.. ,Gapt.;in Logan and Mr. rhomas were
.ibund floating on the. water, and were brought •, to
shore :with all -the ::expedition. possible,,-.where the
Medical Gentlemen' had humanely. arid promptly as-
sembled, on the first alarin.of the boat having sunk;
to render their professional aid: -Every effort that
their skill could devise was rdide, to restore anima:-
ton, but all proved in:',ffectual ; the vital spark was
extinguished--in both; •
AsAhe.ride receded; , the -Coroner,' with :Several
other Gentlemen, attended. by -the- merr: employed
upon the impress 'service; and a .greatmumber of
other persons,' Went out for the purpose:of searching
for. the bodies of the remaining unfortunate sufferers,
and taking care of the property that might.be in their
possession. They were all- totind in the evening,
conveyed to this town, and delivered to their sor-
rowful friends..
• Captain Logan and Mr. Williams have left-wi-
dows and families to deplore their loss ; the latter
had been here only a;very, few days on a"visit to his
brother,in-law, Mr. Collier, who has resided-in this
neighbourhood 'nearly two years ; they were bath
fine young men, and, their premature fate is- greatly
regretted,. Mr. ,Baghott was a -promising young
man, and had rendered himself universally esteem-
ed among the connexions he had formed. - The af-
flialion of Mr. 'and Mrs. Sylvester will be:readily,
conceived-by every parent; they have lost an atilt
-
able boy,-'on whom their 'fondest,hopes- were justly
placed ;, nor -are'youngWilliams's father and am»•
Cher less objets of commiseration and pity—they,
too, have been deprived ,of a hopethl son: • Mr.'
r.chomas
.was;a Most 'deserving charaliter from an
humble sphere he-had advanced himself, solely by.
his own merit, to a situation of trust and coutidence,,
and was‘beloved by,all who knew hid]. His remains
were interred yesterday.evening,, with military ho--
hours; the Forest lolunteers, his lamenting coin
pinions in, arms, attended on the melancholy occa-,
sion,, with' a great number of Other friends. Cap-
tain' Logan ,was interred this evening, with similar.
-honours. (suited to his rank), by ..the 'Prince of
, Wales's; Fusileers :.fhe .regret felt: by. both. Officers
and men .was fully •attested. by 'their ,appearance on
this solemn occasion Of. th eir; pay ing thOasklionoura
to the remains of au...experienced Officer_ and. true,
Soldier. .
inquests We-re 14d'ati'ihe hodiq'on'WedneSday'.
by J.' C. CoLt.ts,, Esq. Coroner. The OtficerS of
the Royal iNasyy,. resiuent'in Swansea, and several
ieape&4.lo served upon the. juries. Th
ierdias 'were:pf 'Course saine In every instatiee
tikcideni, through miciiicinda'emert
orth.ef, teat Aftei -"the thothnful proceedings had
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terairrated;', the Coroners addressed the juries, and
forcibly poi-nic4 out the necessity of 'erecting,
subscription, on -sonie—cllnvetOnt
_spot,. near the
Month ~t* the river,. for the reception of
-pefsoiis appar:!ntiy &c...and pro,
vi lay requisite; iipp'4,tins in 'ditferent as
AL4ted by the 6,iciety in ton.ion,
:appeared to nicer with the approbation' of
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all present ; and we hope so desirable an obje& will,
be speedily carried into execution, no less than 21
individuals having lost their lives by drowning within
the last three years ; Viz. three 'in the canal, five,
in the river, and thirteen in the sea; some bl whom,'
there is-reason to believe, "might have been restored,•
could the necessary accommodations have been ob-:
tamed in time. _ _

' Deplorable as have been the consequences of the
accident, we have just related, still there is reason
to rejoice that it did not produce •a wider range of
calamity. , Several other persons thah those before
mentioned, to the number, . we believe, of six or.
eight; intended to loin' the. 'party, some of :whom
were prevented, by apprehension of danger, some'
through not arriving in time. This, shocking event
has thrown a considerable degree of, gloom over the.
town and vidnity=--a scene which commenced un-,
der the most favourable appearances, and promised'
much gratification to the admiring grouper which'
paraded the, pier_ and beach, was suddenly changed,
to grief and horror.. It was not known, forfore some
time, who were in the boat, and many were eagerly'
and anxiously. inquiringtafter ‘a relation or friend,
till authentic information ruched the shore of .the
names and fate of those on board. We shall con 7
dude this distressing detail, w:th expressing: our
earnest hope, that the dreadful example of the un-:
happy sufferers will powerfully operate with the
living to be cautious of entrusting themselves out to
sea with unskilful hands, an& with imploring the.
Almighty that we may never be doomed to witness
the like again !

EDINBURGH, JUNE 13.

HIGH COURT OF lUSTICIARY.

On Mdnday the Court proceeded in the trial of
Ensign Hug& Maxwell, of the.Lanarkshire Militia;
for giving orders to one of the centinels under his;
command, to fire into a room in Greenlaw-house,,-
where prisoners of agar are confined.
Ensign Maxwell denied that he was guilty of the
crime charged in the indi&ment, and had no dotibt of
proving, that if any person was killed in consequerice
of a shot fired by his order, he was justified in giv-
ing that order, by the circumstances in which he
was placed, and his duty as an, Otficer upon guard.
This case occupied the Court from ten o'clock in
the morning till six in the evening, when the Jury
were inclosed, and remained deliberating for two.
hours.

Tuesday the- Court, met at two o'clock, 'when the
Jury returned, a verdid, finding that the said Hugh
Maxwell is G:uilty of culpable homicide.
The Court passed' sentence, adjudging Ensign
Maxwell to be imprisoned in the Tolbooth Of Can-
nongate, for nine Months. • -

:Yesterday the Marlborough, a 74 gun ship, was
launched at BARNET'S Dock,, Deptford:. The old
Marlborough, which behaved so gallantly in break-.
ing the enemy's ,line on the Ist:of June, 1794, was
unfortunately lost some time since on the Perm
Marks, near Brest, and the present ship has been
built to bear her honourable name. The exterior is
an admirable- "diiplay of Nasal Xrdhiteaure."_ The
Stern rakes with the head with peculiar neatness, and
-the -ornaments,•though.plain, produCe a handsome
efie6.. A female bust, crowned.with laurel, is placed
over -her' bows,
,surrounded by appropriate device's,
well-carved atid painted,,and her sides painted black
acid ye~lcsw: Tfie.sCene, upon this occasion, afford 7:
ed much gratification ; it was a marine gala; the
ships:were decorated with flags, and their decks
thronged with elegant The vessels build-
it:lg itythe doek,:and the surface of theyiver, appear.
ed 'covered .withispeelators: Stages were ere6led
contigitous. to the launch, occupied by the most dis_
tinguished and beautiful females; and bands of music
played 'several loyal airs. ExaCtly at three o'clock
She went off in grand .style, and glided into the em-
-brace. of Old Thames; v ithout t he slightest accident.
Among the distinguished visitants were, his -High=
begs the Duke of GLoucESTER, Princess of WALES
Duchess of CHAiSTDOS, 'the CountesS of HARRII\G7
'l'ciN) Lady CASTLEREA6H, Lord HA REOROUc3H,
Admiral STANHOVE, several Gentlemen of the-Admi-
ralty in their barge, and' other fashionables.=After
the launch, the seled company were entertained
,with a cold collation in the Model. RooM, and in
the evening a ball and supper ensued. The Dept-
ford Volunteers did duty in the yard, and preserved
order.

The Donnegal Regiment of Militia have, taken the
route froM Cavan through' Mullingar to Cork.
The Wiltshire Militia, lately stationed in Jiristol;
have marched to'Durhani in threediviSions, on their
Way to NeWcastle.
Yesterday the Rev. Benjamin Garrens underwent
another private examination- before the Lord Mayor,
charged with, wilfully 'firing a. loaded. pistol -at the
Orkin :of Wliam'Jones, the ball from which passed
through part of his' right side,' and came out at. his
shoulder, from which. his lite was in great danger
Jones was so far recovered,"as to attend the exami-
nation, and gave" a full account' of the circumstances;.
but as the Prisoner is remanded for a further exa-
mination, we deCline to report the particulars of.
this affair at, present.
A Publican in Bishopsgate7Street was Aummoned:
before the Lord Mayor, charged with concealing a
ten pound bank note, supposed to be left at the bar,
of his house. John Wright 'Stated, that. he went
to the Defendant's to book a parcel for a short stage;:
that he gave his receipt book to be signed,, when .hp.
dropped the note that he made
,repeated' application,
to the Defendant to. know if he'sayv. Or. heard any
thing of it, who alWayS declared be never saw it, or
knew any thing about it iitiat having stopped pay-
ment at the Bank, the dete.made its
_appearance,
and wai traced to have been paid,, away by the De-
fendant, three dais after
,it was lost; The Defen-
'dant Liras attended by a Solicifoi-, Wife' pleaded hiS
honesty and respebility.. TheLoicl'' Mayer said it
'was his
,opinion th3t the-Landlord sliebld pay the
atTiouht of' the note, or abide the conhequence.

. _ . .
Many individuals Prtilting., their embareassitietits
fof waht oldue exertion, surm
ount'tibein; like
theiftan iiithefabtei whb wastOld,by iiipidei• to put
his shoulder to the wheel of his waggon Whet) stink.
its n sloagli.' What numerous chances, for instance,
`does the ilre'sent'inorfient;ous Littery Scheme afford
'Of surmounting difficulties, b) the eXpeilAiitife only
of tw'enty-'six

ALPOrtn

COOT OF KING's BENCH;'jtiNt
LLOYD V. Tllimmacturs O.VAVIN6HEE.2fEit.

This Was an action brought by Mr: Lloyd; an
eminent ironmonger in the Strand,• against the
Marquis of Winchester, for the recovery of the,
amount of a bill of'3ool. for goods sold and de-
livered. The account between these parties con-
sisted -of a variety 'of articles of furniture of the
description sold by the Plaintiff, viz.. register
stoves and grates,. steel fenders,' tire irons, kitchen
screen', &c. • After the Plaintiff had proceeded some
length, id examining Witnesses to the reasonable-
ness of the charges; there appeared a.considerable
differencelin the prices of the, persons in this trade,
Some-allowing a profit of 33 per cent. and others
near 50. The question was in the sequel referred
to the arbitration of two respectable' persons of the
trade, and the Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff,
subject to their award.

BROMLEY V. 'WILLIAMS.

This was an action of trespass; brought under
very
_peculiar circumstances. The Plainliff was al
licensed auctioneer, keeping his , sale-rooms in
Paternoster-row and Spitalfields, where he was
in the habit of selling goods of_ various descrip=.
tions every Monday and Thorsaay. evening, by'
public auction.
.The Defendant was a linen-.
draper, in the same neighbourhood,
.and head,
borough of the parish of Christ Church. Abou
the month of March last the Magistrate.; of - Worship-
street had issued their warrant to the H(;11. Constable
of that District (Wm. Wright)„ desiring him to make
a Privy search throughout the parish upon certain
nights, and to apprehend Fall 'rogueS, vagabonds;
&c. This authority was, as -usuaL ;deputed to the
other Constables of, _the district, and among thd
'rest to the Defendant, who, immediately repaired
to the safe-rooms of the Plaintiff, who was then in
the middle of a- sale, and - told him- he must -desist
from _further business that night. It.was then a
little after ten o'clock, and the Plaintiff not conceivW
ing he had any right to •stop the sale, ref Used to*.
so. The Defendant went away,--vowing vengeance;
and soon after returned,- accompanied-by four con-;
stables or watchmen. By this time-thy: window shut-.
ters olthe Plaintiff's sale-room were put up, and the
Defendant and his assistants, with their staves, broke
the window-shutters, and obliged all the people to
disperse, thereby, preventing the Piaintiff from pur-
suing his 'regular bustles-, to his grat loss; in con 7
Sequence of which this action was brought.
It was endeavoured to be shewn by the Defend=
ant, that some very imprOper and . illegal pra6tices
were followed at this auction room ; but it appear-',
ilia' that the Defendant had offered a compensation,
of forty shillings to the Plaintiff, -thereby acknow,',.
ledging himself in error, and the Plaintiff not being.
able to shew any-special damage, upon the suggesl7
tion of Lord ELLENBOROUGH, --a Juror was with-
drawn, and -consequently each party paid: his own
costs. . .

COURT OF CHANCERY, 1u 22.
SIR WILLIAM. MANNERS V. SCADING.

' The Plaintiff filed his bill in this cause, 'praying
specific execution of :an agreement entered into.by
him and the Defendant. This agreement was that
the Defendant should convey and sell to the Plain 4
tiff certain pieces of land in Ilchester Mead; iii the
Parish. of ,Ilchester, in the County of Somerset;
containing about thirteen acres, be the-same:More
or less. The Defendant was to' receive thesutn of
2,fitiol. as the purchase-money, and the tenure was
for • a terin of tear one thousand years. The
money. was lodged or ready to be paid byt4he
Plaintiff; but the Defendant refused to convey the
premises, alledging that a part, being about' three
acres thereof, Was situated in another parish adjoin-
ing the parish of Ilcheste.r, and which three' acres
were not 'included in the agreement, by which Sir
William's putthase wonld, not aniount to ten acres
of land. The Defendant was ready to convey the
ten acres only, although it appeared that his inters=
tion at first was to sell.-'all his land in tchester Mead,
within 'which•the three acres were, comprised, al-
though; as alledged by the Defendant, such three
'acres were in the adjoining parish, called Titterall
The 'Defendant' liaving, prodUded no evidence; it
waS a point of great nicety and diffidulty to prove
that the-three acres of land in dispute mere
Ifchester parish and a certain presentment made
1798, 'on behali of the Borough of Ilcliester; ripe-
parties in this cause, was 'offered as the only evi-•
&nee of that faet.on eitherside, and seemingly all.
the 'evidence to be had frorn the nature of the'cat3e
at first his Honour was for granting an inquiry be-
fore the Master, but on considering that no OtlEn
proof could he brought than that before him, he.
gave a decree for the Plaintiff, with Costs.
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