The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-16 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT•

LOSS OF EIGHT LIVES.

(Abridged from the Syd—ney Gazelle of January.)
• One of the most melancholy accidents on record Le-
-I.irred here on Sunday last. Six gentlemen, known as
having much practice in the management of sailing boots,
Proceeded on a pleasure trip down the harbour in the
Iliddee, a boat celebrated for her sailing qualities. The
PrysY consisted of Messrs. John and Charles Rogers,
nrapers, of George-street ; Mr. Samuel Thornton, money-
tither at the Box.office of the Theatre, and brother to the
owner of the boat; Mr. Williams, a saddler, lately (tom-
&need business in Bridge-street ; Mr. Fligg, lately from
New Zealand, a Clerk in the employ of Messrs. M'Gua,
Surd, and Co. ; and Mr. Johnson, foreman in the service
of Mr. Mitchell, linen-draper, Waterloo-place, King-
street. The accident which terminated Fo fatally occurred
tabout half-past five in the afternoon. The boat was then
between Shark Island and Bottle and Glass Bay ; a sudden
Neal' carried away the jib sheets, and a sea striking the
'at at the same time, threw her on her beam ends. She
'lined, but a second sea striking her on her quarter, she
Lank stern foremost. Williams, Johnson, Thornton, and
nlgg, sunk with the boat, leaving John and Charles Ro.
eel's struggling with the waves. Beth were good sw;in-
!nen, and made for the shore, Charles first and John follow-
mg. When almost at the shore, John, observing his bro-
ther's strength failing, called to him to keep up his spirits,
for a few strokes more would place them in safety. Charles
nlade no reply, and a moment after his brother observed
him, with his head drooping on his breast, sink to rise no
more. John, now the only survivor, was washed ashore by
the waves in a state of insensiblity.
The friends of the unfortunate sufferers went down on
the following morning to search for the bodies, but with-
Out success. But on Tuesday three expert divers, with
41n earnest desire to recover them proceeded to the spot,
and having made necessary arrangements, stripped, and
dived down at the spot where, in their opinion, the bodies
!mad most probably be found. But the will of Divine
rrovidence decreed that three more lives should be added
tt, this most lamentable occurrence. The divers remain-
ing below for an unusual length of time, fears were en-
tertaired that they had been devoured by sharks, which
doubtless was the case, and they never returned above
Water, thus making a total of eight lives lost.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, MARCH 15.—AriTved the Dement, Harper'
from Antigua ; Fingalt-on, St. John's, New Brunswick ;
Victoria, Street, Cape of Good Hope ; Jane, Cumming;
Africa; Golden Spring, ditto; and Elizabeth, Heird,
Villanora.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 15.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Co..
romando, Pearce, from Charleston ; and Maria, Weeder],
Savannah. Off port the Helen Stewart, from China ;
Georgina, Valparaiso; Union, Demerara ; Grace, An-
tigua ; Adirondack, New Orleans ; Cyrus, St. Joseph's;
Portsmouth, Mobile; John Baring, ditto; Shawe, ditto ;
Alexander Edmond, Savannah ; Washington, ditto ;
and Linnets, Nassau. Sailed the Madourna, Miller, for
Bombay ; Champion, Stetle, Bahia ; Eliza Scotland,
Smith, Rio Janeiro ; Robert Peelsferd, Price, New
Orleans ; Cot:dor, Churchill, BaHmore ; Roscius, Col-
lings, New York ; Sarah Sheafe, Grey, ditto ; Courte-
Uy, Brown, Halifax ; Anna Leffey, Dody, Quebec ;
Ellen, Gill, Demerara. Off port the Lowell, Beqon ;
T. P. Cope, Philadelphia ; Grace Brown, Duff, Savan-
nah ; and Watt. Africa.
,PLvtaoliTH, MAY 15.—Sailed the Fly, Gibbs, for New-
foundland.

FALMOUTH, MAY 14. —Wind S. to S. W., fresh breeze.
Arrived the Fras Mire!, Black, from Port-au- Prince ;
Name, Tulloch, Odessa. Off port, the Auguste and
Meline, Meyer, from Port-au-Prince; Marianne and
Pauline, Wilkin, St. Thomas ; Theodore, Port-au-
Prince ; Proteus, Druling, Passaranang ; Francois Honore,
Godefray, Batavia ; Dulcinca, Havanna.
COWES, MAY 15. Arrived Burmah, Hord, Havanna.
POOLE, MAY 15.—Sailed the Nymph, Brown, for New-
foundland.