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Dated the 4th day of March, 184

THE LATE LATE COLLISION ON THE RIVER.—
The
rectors of the London and Leith Navigation Company have
instituted an investigation at Leith intod
the circumstances
attending the late accident, which resulte in.the loss of the
Rose schooner and several lives, through col
the lision with their
steamer the Royal Victoria. Mr. Weber, captain of the
Rose, was examined, and detailed the circumstances under
which the collision occurred, so far as he knew them, and said
that his schooner was anchored on the north side of the
Thames at the time. The night was quite clear. He had
no lights fixed to the schooner's mast or bow. The steamer
struck her on the larboard bow, and
she went down on her
boadside. The steamer had her engines reversed, and she
went astern before the Rose sunk. Was part-owner of the
vessel. She had been valued at 8001. or 9001. She was 18
years old. Captain Meiklereid, the master of the Royal Vic-
toria, stated that he left St. Kathheerine's Wharf on Saturda
night, at twelve o'clock. T pilot left her at the
usual place, Gravesend. He then took the control of the
steamer, and on arriving off the creek at Hole Haven, about
half a mile from the shore, the accident occurred. On nearing
Hole Haven he noticed three vessels ahead, one under canvass,
and the other two at anchor. He wanted to go to the north-
ward, between the two at anchor, as he could not get to the
southward, the sailing vessel being close on to him. He was
on the bridge, and the carpenter was with him. The second
mate, Johnson, was at the helm. It was the carpenter's
duty to be on the look out, and Dickson was on the bow.
The night was clear, and he saw the vessels half a mile off.
He would have gone to the southward of the vessels if there
had been room. He desired the helm to " port, port—hard
a-port." The helm, in consequence of the ebb tide, did not
steer well, and he directed the engineer to stop the engines
and reverse them, so as to go astern. It was too late, how-
ever, to prevent the collision ; the steamer struck the
schooner, and in four or five minutes she went down. Some
Portion of her went under the steamer. He instantly di-
rected a boat to be lowered to save the crew, but it picked
up none. The steamer was brought to an anchor, and for
two hours remained by the spot where the Rose went down.
It then continued its course to Leith. The captain of the
schooner was brought on board the steamer. None of the
passengers were alarmed by the accident excepting those on
deck. One of the Royal Victoria's anchors was torn away.
TAILORS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.--The tenth
anniversary of this excellent charity was celebrated last
evening by a public dinner at the London Tavern, under the
presidency of Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P. About 300
members attended. After dinner the noble chairman pro-
posed the toast, '° Success to the Institution." The secre-
tary then read the report and list of the subscriptions, from
which it appeared that the receipts exceeded the expenditure
by 1,370/., and the subscriptions of the evening amounted to
nearly 9001. Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the
rueotin broke up at a late hour,