The Sun.
London, England, 1833-09-19 00:00:00

Within the circle of a mile from the end of
St. James-street there are no fewer than twenty.five
gambling-houses of all descriptions, the majotity of which
are of the very lowest description. if the amount of the
plunder committed in these hells, even for one night only,
could be ascertained, and made public, the fact would be
appalling and scarcely credible. Whoever plays with fel-
lows who have the shuffling of their own cards must be
blockheads, or incurable ideots, when it is known that a
confederate, who knows the art of cutting and shuffling,
receives a handsome salary annually from the proprietors
of these dens of iniquity for his fraudulent services.
RESISTANCE TO CHURCH RATES.—A
vast number of parishioners were summoned this morn-
ing (Seit. IS), at the Mansion-house, Lower-street,
Islington, to show cause why their goods and chattels
should not be sold for the payment of the above rate, when
the greatest excitement prevailed ; the most part were
dismissed in the twinkling of an eye, and retired with
the most sorrowful countenances, some of the poorest
(chiefly widow women), even shedding tears, and declar-
ing their inability to satisfy at the same time the collec-
tor's demands and their children's wants, while some more
determined characters coolly declared their readiness to
suffer even imprisonment, rather than yield to what they
termed an Anti-Christian, and therefore illegal imposition.
Among the latter I particularly noticed two individuals,
whose names I was very desirous to know, in consequence
Of their gentlemanly appearance, and of the considerable
length of time they were detained by the Magistrates, and
I ascertained that one of them was the Rev. Dr. Bennett,
of Silver-street Chapel, Falcon-square ; and the other a
Copenhagen-10055. Frenchman,oenhage proprietorhouse.
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situde compelled me at last to leave the double door of this
private tribunal, from whence I could occasionally bear
a confused noise, but no articulate sound.—Morning
Chronicle.

- Sunday, Sept. 1.
Wind continuing N.E., high, but sea smooth,
while tide was low ; smack lying on sand ; went on
deck to ascertain the depth of water and distance
from land, about two o'clock a.m. Met the mate
on deck, cast the lead, and found the depth to be
only 18 inches, the length of the lead, and smooth
water extending towards land, only about 200 feet
distant; returned to the ladies' cabin, and reported
ship's nearness to the land, urged them to rise and
dress, and get ashore immediately, as I conceived
we were not out of danger. They all rose and
dressed to go ashore. I desired the mate to get the
boat out of the vessel for that pm pose ; lie replied
that the boat could not go ashore without the men,
and not a man would leave the vessel so long as she
stuck together. I next applied to the captain, who
assured the ladies that in an hour the sea would
leave us quite dry, and they would then walk ashore
without wetting their feet. Saw the captain or
mate get the almanack from the steward, to ascer-
tain the tide. In half an hour after, heard the sea
beating against the vessel, and the tide making.
About half-past two a.m., heard the men taking out
the boat, in doing which they broke the glass of the
small sky-light in the gentlemen's cabin. Gale in-
creasing; boat stove, and went ashore, every wave
washing over us; second and principal sky-light
in gentlemen's cabin broken, and water pouring in;
the steward was desired to put tarpauling on the
broken skylights to keep out the water; lie replied
it was impossible, as no one could then stand on
deck; the mate was also desired to do so; third
skylight broken in gentlemen's cabin, and the sea
pouring in at all three; the gentlemen's cabin aban-
doned about half past five o'clock, A.M. ; gentlemen
stationed on the companion stair s:iw preventive
men on shore, but got no assistance; they had no
boat; I took my station at the foot of the compa-
nion stair, at the ladies' cabin, holding by the rail,
and standing in two feet water; the captain and
mate at this time, half past six, A.M., went on deck,
but, before leaving us, assured us we were quite
safe, as the tide was beating us ashore. The ladies
said they had lost all hope of being saved; the
forms, tables, and stools in the gentlemen's cabin
being afloat, they broke down the whole of the
partitions, and the wreck, with the trunks and boxes
belonging► to the passengers, made a circuit from
one cabin to the other, as every wave broke over
her. A little before seven the mate came back to
the companion stairs, and I requested him to come
down and satisfy the ladies as to our safety ; he as-
sured them we were all safe, and advised them to
get into the upper berths, as the tide would rise no
higher. At this time the following gentlemen were
crowded on the companion stairs with closed hatch:—
Mr. Geast,Mr. Horsburgh, Dr. Logan, Mr. Wood, Mr.
Murray, and Mr. Brown, who, along with myself,
were at the foot of the stair, in four feet water.
The ladies, who had previously been sitting near the
cabin door, went immediately to the upper berths,
and the mate was not three minutes absent when the
skylight of the ladies' cabin was forced open by the
sea. I then called on the ladies to come out. They
were occupied in prayer; I particularly observed
Mrs. Cormack, a young lady about 19, with her
child, 18 months old, lying in the upper berth. She
looked up—shook her head—held up her child—
kissed it—pressed it to her bosom, and lay down
to die—for the returning wave, now awfully in-
creased by wha► poured in at the broken skylight of
the ladies' cabin, suffocated all but one in an instant.

I heard but one shriek. I was forced out of my po-
sition by the current of the water, and the cabin door
then shut, which had been previously kept open by
the position I had occupied. The cabin door being
shut, exposed the bed room of Miss Hamilton, whom
I observed in bed through the cross rail on the top
of her door ; I made an effort to force it open, and
split the panel, but the returning wave completely
filled the cabin. As the hatchway had now been
opened
,by the gentlemen at the top of the stair
making their escape, the water rushing down the
stair immersed all who remained, and I had to
pull myself up through the water by my grasp of the
bannister of the stair, but, unfortunately, Mr.
Brown was too late, and he shared the fate of
the ladies. On reaching the deck, I cast my eyes
for an instant upon the broken skylights, and the
water appeared completely to fill the space, boiling
and surging like a cauldron : the instantly returning
wave filled the deck itself as high as the bulwark.
With great difficulty we reached the fore part of
the vessel, where we found the captain and crew,
with all the steerage passengers, including three
females, secured to the rigging and to the winch.
We lashed ourselves in the same manner, and con-
tinued there, with the sea breaking over us, for
about four hours, when we were relieved by the in-
habitants of Brancaster, who carried us ashore.
When relieved we were nearly spent from cold,
fatigue, and the constant immersion by the waves
instantly succeeding each other, which so entirely
benumbed and exhausted even the most robust
among us, that it is extremely probable that the
more delicate frames of the ladies and children could
not have survived, even if the fatal advice to be-
take themselves to their berths had not been fol-
lowed, and we had been able to lash them on deck
—certainly the children must have perished; the
only chance they had of safety would have been our
being able to get the crew to secure the cabin sky-
lights with tarpauling, and so prevent the water
from filling the cabin, by the waves breaking over
the deck, as I have every reason to believe the ac-
tual height of the sea was not much above the cabin
floor, and the ship's timbers were not injured, so
that the ship could not fill from leaking.
When we got ashore, we certainly received every
kindness which our situation demanded, or the most
unbounded hospitality could bestow. Skilful means
were instantly adopted to restore the almost sus-
pended animation of the greater sufferers, while
food, warmth, and clothing, were liberally bestowed