The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-19 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Mr. Joseph Hinton, a boot-maker, at the entrance to
Clement's Inn, was brought up on a charge of having vio-
lently assaulted Mr. James Watson, a Lieutenant in the
navy on half-pay, residing in the Inn.
Mr. Watson was about entering his chambers on Mon-
day evening, when he met a female, with whom he was ac-
quainted, and stopped to speak to her. He was about to
leave her, when the defendant pushed against him, saying
" d—n your eyes, who don't you get out of the way."
Witness told Lim, if he touched him again, be would knock
him down. He replied, he should like to see him do it.
The defendant again pushed against him, and witness
seized him, and pushed him idto his own shop. Witness
thought it was all over, but while standing with his back
towards the door, he received a violent blow with some in-
strument on his head. He turned round and was instantly
attacked by the defendant, who struck him six or seven
blows on the. forehead with a staff, and wounded him
deeply in several places, the blood flowing from each blow.
The crowd expressed the strongest indignation at the con-
duct of the defendant.
Mr. MINSHULL said the conduct of the defendant was
disgraceful, unmanly, and brutal, and ordered him to pay.
51., and in default to be committed for two months ; and
afterwards to enter bail, himself in 100/., and two sureties
in 501. each, to keep thu peace for six months. He was
then locked up.

HATTON-GARDEN
Yesterday John Dykes, a bargeman, was brought to this
office in the custody of Serjeant Millingnap, and Russell,
of the N division, charged on suspicion of having murdered
Thomas Lee, another bargeman,

The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Slaughter, the
proprietor of some barges at a wharf in the neighbourhood
of Islington. On Saturday night he received his wages,
and was afterwards seen in the company of the deceased at
a public-house, drinking together, and they became intoxi-
cated. They were again observed miller similar circum-
stances, when they both repaired to the Susan barge, which
lay in the Regent's Canal, in which the prisoner was em-
ployed. In the course of the night the prisoner awoke Mr.
Slaughter and his wife, and appeared considerably agitated
and said he felt very unhappy, but hesitated to tell the
cause, but ultimately he said that Lee had accompanied
him on board the barge to sleep, and he had fallen into the
canal. On being questioned be confessed that the man had
been in the water an hour, on which Mr. Slaughter thought
it unnecessary to drag for the body until the following (yes-
terday) morning, when it was taken out quite dead, and
carried to the Albion public-house for the Coroner's in
quest. Information having been forwarded of the circum-
stance to the Islington station-house, Inspector Miller di-
rected the officers to proceed to the spot, and make proper
inquiries, and after doing so they felt themselves justified
in taking the prisoner into custody. On being questioned,
he said that he accidentally met with the deceased man,
and they drank together, when they became intoxicated,
and they were going on board the barge to sleep together,
when he fell over into the canal by accident.
Mr. BENNETT said that the prisoner's concealment of
the fact of the man being in the water for so long a time
after he was aware of the circumstance, involved him in
suspicion. He inquired as to the character of the prisoner.
Mr. Slaughter said, that whenever he received his money
he was in the habit of getting stupidly intoxicated, and he
knew not what he was about, but he was a hardworking
man. When the prisoner came to him and . said, " Oh,
Master, I'm very unhappy," he (witness) thought nothinc, of
the matter ; but he became so agitated and uneasy, that
his wife urged him to ask " Goosey" (a nickname applied
to the prisoner), what was the matter with him, and he at
last told him that a man was in the canal, when be caused
it to be dragged, and the body was taken out.
The prisoner, who is a rough-looking, athletic man, was
then remanded, he having maintained silence during the in-
vestigation.

We regret to announce the loss of the Red Rover sterile-
pack et, bound to Herne Bay, which took place a little bele
fore two o'clock on Monday afternoon, off the Nore, by'
corning into violent contact with the Magnet Margate-
steamer, destined to London. We are happy to say, that
the crew and passengers were saved, The following ac-
count of the unfortunate occurrence is from a gentleman
who was on board the Magnet at the time of the accident :
" The Magnet left Margate at nine o'clock, a.m., on
Monday, the rith instant, with about one hundred and
fifty passengers, there being a considerable fog, which soon
increased to such a degree, as to compel the Captain to
work the vessel by the compass and lead ; yet, in spite of
great care, the vessel grounded about half-past ten o'clock
(a short time before flood), and remained fixed till near
twelve o'clock, when the tide had made sufficiently to float:
her off. During the period of her being aground the wea-
ther had cleared for a few minutes at a time, so as to allow
them to recognise the coast, which bore directly a-head,
and proved to be about two miles East of the Recul-
vers. When the vessel floated again, her proper course
was, therefore, easily made, and the Royal Sovereign and
Emerald steamers, from Boulogne, came up and kept com-
pany for a short time. The fog again became very thick,
but the Horse Buoy and the next were seen, and the ves-
sel continued her course at half speed, or less, being worked
by the compass and lead as before—the Spaniard Buoy
was not seen. Allowing for the slow and cautious course
of the vessel, the captain calculated she would make the
Nore about two o'clock, but the fog was so dense that it
was impossible to tell the position of the steamer with
any accuracy. A few minutes before two o'clock a steamer
was discerned directly a-head, and bearing on the Magnet ;
her distance when first seen could not have been more than
100 yards, and the approach of the vessels was so rapid
that a collision could not be avoided, although the engine
of the Magnet was instantly stopped, and every endeavour
made to avoid it. Scarce a minute could have elapsed
from the appearance of the steamer before the collision
took place ; the crash was tremendous, and it felt as if
the two vessels were breaking to pieces ; the shock was
so great as to prostrate all who were not prepared for it ;
only one or two screams were heard, but consterna-
tion was depicted in each face, and in many the expres-
sion amounted to agony. It was seen directly that the
steamer which had met the Magnet (the Red Rover) was
in a sinking state, her starboard bow being completely de-
molished, and the water pouring into her with extreme
rapidity ; fortunately her passengers were very few in
number, they, with the crew, not amounting to more than
24 or 25 persons ; and all were got on board the Magnet
in a minute or two, for the vessels held sufficiently together
to allow those on the Red Rover to get into the Magnet
without the aid of boats. As soon as possible after the
passengers and crew of the Rover were safe on board the
Magnet, the vessels were separated, and the Magnet was
worked off some distance from the Red Rover, which sank
within ten minutes after being struck. Only a small por-
tion of the luggage that floated was saved. A gentleman
who was a passenger on board the Red Rover states, that
she had two very narrow escapes from other vessels within
ten minutes of the time previous to her collision with the
Magnet, and her rate of going when first discerned from
the Magnet appeared much beyond that which was safe in
such thick weather. For some minutes groat fears existed
respecting the Magnet, but no very serious damage could
be discovered ; her position close to the Nore being ascer-
tained by one of the buoys, the Captain deemed it most
prudent to put into Sheerness, where he landed his passen-
gers in safety, at three o'clock, most grateful and thankful
for their almost miraculous escape.
" The Port Admiral Fleming manifested great conside-
ration and courtesy. He manned
,his gig, and placed her
at the service of the passengers, as many as she could ac-
commodate, to convey them to Chatham."
The Magnet left Margate yesterday morning, at nine
o'clock ; but the fog was so thick that it was impossible to
see many yards beyond the bowsprit. At the Reculvers,
the Magnet got on shore, and was detained there two hours,
until she was floated by the returning tide. When near the
Nore, the Red Rover packet from London to Herne Bay
and Margate, was seen approaching, not many yards
a-head ; and, in the confusion of the moment the signals
of the two vessels, it appears, were misunderstood ; and
though the speed was slackened ne speedily as possible, the
Magnet struck the Red Rover in the bows with such force
as to stave them in, and she instantly began to sink. The
screams of the passengers were most terrific, and the greatest
exertions were made by the captains and crews of both
vessels to save them. The Red Rover fortunately remained
close to the Magnet, and the passengers were enabled to
jump from one boat to the other ; and it is believed that
all on board in this manner effected their escape. The
head of the Red Rover in the mean time gradually
sank until the water reached the deck, and then the vessel
righted and went down perpendicularly, not leaving a ves-
tige in sight. The water was very smooth at the time, and'
the beautiful packet sank without leaving so much as a
bubble on the surface. It was an awe-striking scene, and
several of the sailors shed tears on seeing the noble ship
disappear. The boxes of the passengers were floating about
in all directions, and the boats of the two packets suc-
ceeded in saving most of them. The number of passengers
on board the Red Rover was about thirty, whilst on board
the Magnet there were upwards of 300.
The Magnet received considerable damage from the col-
lision, and instantly put into Sheerness, as it was impos-
sible to proceed to London without repairs. All the pas-
sengers landed at Sheerness, and as there were no means of
conveyance from that place, they were obliged to remain
there all night. None of the Margate vessels yesterday,
we understand, were enabled to reach their destination,
and they were out all night. The City of Canterbury,
Margate steamer, was on shore at the Nayland, on Sunday
evening, but got off on the return of the tide.
The Red Rover left London-bridge at ten o'clock, with
twenty passengers on board, for Herne Bey, and the Mag-
net left Margate at the same time with 220 passengers.
The density of the fog on the river caused much difficulty
in navigating the Red Rover, which increased as she ap-
proached the Nore light, and she ran into two or three
other vessels before she ran foul of the Magnet, but with-
out doing herself or them any material injury. About a
mile below the Nore light, the collision took place which
sunk her. The Magnet, it appears, was going at about
half speed, and the Red Rover against the tide ; and it ap-
pears the people on board both vessels were unconscious
that they were approaching each other till one ran into
the other. starboard bow to starboard bow, which instantly
stopped them both. As soon as the collision took place,
Captain Jones, whose intrepid conduct and presence of mind
are spoken of in terms of great praise by all parties, threw out
a rope by which the Red Ltover was held on for a moment,
and the crew and passengers takto ascertain all
the enon board the Magnet. The
crew then looked around with an..jetY
the people were saved, and being sfied of that, were
about to attempt to save some of te'e luggage and
ee minutes of
,
property ; but the Rover was sunk within th:
the collision taking place, nothing being to be st:en but the
top of her mast. The injury done to the Magnet proves
the tremendous force of the shock she sustained, see having,
in nautical phraseology, her throat cut, her cutwater, bul-
warks and sheathing being torn away, to within two feat of
the water's edge ; the escape of several of the persons va
the side that is damaged, is truly miraculous. The greatest-.
terror and alarm prevailed amongst all on board, and the
screaming of the females and the children added not a little
to the confusion of the scene ; the distressed condition of
several taken from the Red Rover was truly piteous, and
it was some time before the attentions of the Captain and
crew of the Magnet could restore confidence to the passel:le
gers. When order was in some degree restored, Captain
Jones assured them the Magnet was perfectly safe, and
was able to proceed to London forthwith ; but at their
pressing request? he very properly went into Sheerness,
where the passengers of both vessels were landed within an
hour after the disastrous occurrence. The Magnet arrived
at London bridge yesterday about half-past one, to the
great satisfa-ction of the friends and relatives of those who'
embarked in her, the most alarming accounts having reached
town respecting the accident ; indeed a report was prevalent
during the morning that both vessels had gone down
with every soul on board. We are enabled to state
that no person has received any material injury. The
superior size and great strength of the Magnet prevented
her sharing the fate of the Red Rover; which was, though
a large vessel, but slightly built, and incapable of bearing
the shock of a collision with so heavy a vessel as the Mag-
net. Captain Read who has been command of the Red
Rover for two years, has been confined to his bed for several
days, and his place was supplied by the mate, Lynch, who
lately commanded the George Canning, Greenwich steamer.
Capt. Jones is well known as the oldest and most expe-
rienced steam-boat captain on the river, having been on the
Margate station 20 years. No blame, however, attaches
to any party, and the accident is to be attributed solely to
the fog. The sunken' steamer lays in IG feet water, in the
fair way of navigation, and notices to that effect have been
House, who have ordered a buoy
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Yesterday afternoon the Directors and others belonging
to the Herne Bay Steam-boat Company waited on the
Lords of the Admiralty, to request the assistance of barges
and tackle to raise the Red Rover. It is expected that she
will be got up in a few days if the weather prove moderate.
The Magnet is gorse to the Company's yard at Deptford to
repair, and will resume her station at the end of the week.
The Red Rover has been very unfortunate, having met
with a similar collision from the John Bull, and received
material damage. On another occasion she ran down a boat
off Rotherhithe, and drowned two persons.
Since the above account appeared, we have been in-

formed, by a rAssenger on board the Magnet, that he pre-
vailed on abrsut half the passengers to remain in the vessel
at Sheerness. The Magnet left that port yesterday morning
at nine o'clock, and reached London about two ; the passage
having been performed the whole distance against tide.
She sustained little or no injury, in consequence of the pe-
culiar strength of her build.
Seven minutes and a half after striking, the Red Rover
went down. Our informant says she seemed to dart upon
the Magnet as if she had suddenly emerged from a cloud,
so dense was the fog at the moment. The chief mate of
the Magnet was at the helm, and had only just time to have
the engine stopped before the collision took place.
The greatest praise is due to Captain Jones, of the Mag-
net, for the coolness he exhibited on the occasion ; not only
in allaying the fears of his own passengers, but in removing,
in less than two minutes, the thirty passengers from the
Red Rover, which was then in a sinking state.

The Admiralty have, with the greatest promptitude, or-
dered the immediate attendance of their various barges,
with the necessary apparatus of ropes and chains, to attempt
the raising of the Red Rover ; and as her funnel is six feet
above water at low tide, there is little doubt that sho may
be got up in two or three days.
Captain Read, of the Red Rover, was ill, and she was
commanded by the first mate.