The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-18 00:00:00

THAMES- OFFICE.

The family of Mr. Jarratt, of No. 46, Upper Cornwall-
street, St. George's-in-the-East, have been greatly annoyed,
and the whole neighbourhood disturbed, by the conduct of
some malicious persons who, on the evening of the 4th
inst. commenced throwing stones, pieces of brick, and
other missiles through the back windows of the lower part
of the house, by which several persons have been severely
injured, and property to a considerable amount destroyed.
At length some clue was obtained, which led to the ap-
prehension of a boy named Edward Ellis, aged fourteen,
the son of a respectable tradesman in Worcester-street, St.
George's-in-the-East, and an apprentice to Mr. Shirley, a
blacksmith in the Back-road, St. George's. The youth
was this morning brought before the Magistrates.
Policeman Holmes while on the watch on Thursday
morning, saw the prisoner enter the out-house in Mr.
Shirley's yard, and shortly after the door opened, and a
brick came from that direction.
Policeman Parker stated that, while on the watch, a
stone was thrown, and immediately after he saw the pri-
soner run from the passage of his master's house.
Mr. BRoDERIP said enough had been proved to call upon
the boy to put in good bail to answer the charge at the
Sessions.

Bail was then put in, and Mr, BRoDERIP
_requested the
police to keep still on the watch.

STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.

Saturday the agents for the City of Aberdeen steam-ship
waited on the sitting Magistrates at the Thames Police
Office on the subject of the accident which had occurred off
Purfleet on Sunday morning, and whioh was stated to have
been imputed to the careless conduct of those in charge of
that vessel. They stated it was impossible for the City of
Aberdeen to hare come in contact with the barge in ques-
tion at the time mentioned (four o'clock), as she did not
leave Miller's Wharf till an hour afterwards, and could
not be off Purfleet till between six and seven. The Ma-
gistrate stated the application made to him by Mr. Farlow,
and the steps which he (the Magistrate) had ordered to be
taken in consequence. He then referred them to Mr.
Evans, Chief Surveyor of the Thames Police, to whom
the orders had been given. Mr. Evans referred them to
Mr. Harty, chief mate of the Albion steamer, who had
given him all the information which he possessed on the
subject. They then called upon that gentleman, who
stated that on Sunday morning last, about ten or fifteen
minutes past seven o'clock, the Albion was towing a ship
down the river, and just below Purfleet a large steam-
vessel passed them, which he afterwards understood to be
the City of Aberdeen. In a few minutes he heard a call-
ing out for help, and he understood the voice to say a barge

was sinking. A collier going down had just before passed
the Albion's bows, and he saw a boat put off from the col-
lier to the aid of the people in the barge, which was in a
sinking state close on the north shore. Soon afterwards the
crew of the Albion saw something drifting close to the bows,
which appeared to be the hatches of a barge, and Captain
Reid, the master of the Albion, called out that some wreck
was passing close to the bows, and that the City (f Aberdeen
steam-ship had just passed them.
Mr. Ball, who was at the Albion's wheel, also said it was
the City of Aberdeen.
Mr. Evans said if the steamer left Miller's Wharf at
five, she would reach Purfleet about the time the accident
happened.
The agents admitted this to be the case, but said if the
barge went down on the north shore she could not have been
struck by the City of Aberdeen, which, from her large draught
of water, always kept the middle of the stream.
Mr. Evans said it was very probable the barge was
swamped by the heavy swell raised by the City of Aberdeen.
That the accident had occurred, and that the three persons
were drowned, there could be no doubt.
After some further conversation, Messrs. Hosie and Jen-
kins left the office, expressing their determination to make
every inquiry, in order to ascertain whether any blame at-
tached to their steamer.

The Thames Police made some further inquiries respect-
ing this melancholy occurrence on Saturday night, and as-
certained that the barge was laden with manure, and was
on her way to the Gravesend Canal on Sunday morning.
After the accident two watermen discovered the barge on
her beam ends, drifting close to the Purfleet shore, with her
main sheet fast. The watermen got the anchor from her
bow, let it go, and brought her up, and she then carried
away her mast in three pieces and turned bottom upwards.
The Magistrates have directed a strict investigation into
all the circumstances of the transaction.