The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-26 00:00:00

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THE LATE GALES. THE EXTRAORDINARY ROB-
The storm on Friday and Saturday last, on many parts BERIES IN PERKSHLRE.
of the coast, was the most destructive that has been ex- ABINGDON, TUESDAY NIGHT.—The examination of
perienced for a considerable period. Many of the the witnesses still continues, but, both yesterday and to-
casualties were of the most appalling character. day, have been partially private, as was that of Mr.
The American ship Allen, Captain Fleighton, laden Salisbury, a large maltster and brewer, taken this after-
with cotton and other goods, from New York, in beating noon, but of the testimony given in open Court the fol-
up channel, encountered the gale on Friday, and was lowing is the most important. No other person has yet
driven on the French coast between Maples and Bou- been arrested, but it is said Superintendent Wyatt has
logne. It was four o'clock in the afternoon when she warrants for the apprehension of several who are
impli-
struck. The men took to the rigging, in the hopes of sated by the evidence of the last few days.
obtaining assistance from the shore. Ere, however, William Beechey—About two years ago I was out of
many hours had elapsed, the heavy sea beat her so vio- employ, and remember meeting Thomas Prior, the pri-
lently on the sands that she became a total wreck. Un- sorter, on St. Helen's-wharf. He was boatman for Mr.
fortunately, the captain, Mr. Heighton, and ten of his Pemberton. He and I had some conversation together.
crew were washed overboard and drowned. The re- He told me he had some malt and hops. He said he
mainder, consisting of the mate and five seamen,preserved I shoved his boat up a back way, pointing towards Abing-
themselves by swimming ashore, and were necessarily in dun-bridge, and they got out six sacks of malt and some
a very exhausted condition. The amount of her loss is hops. One of the men present had a bine coat on, with
very heavy. Two other vessel=, named the Devon :tad pigeon tails, and a bunch of keys on his arm. Prior
Plymouth, and a Prussian ship, were driven ashore about said he thought it was the foreman, and said, " Why,
a mile to the eastward, where they remained with every that must be Jones," but he said, he thought
probability of becoming a loss. it was Gardener. From the description of the other one,
In the north sea, off Yarmouth, the Humber, Whitby, I thought it must be Edney; and there was another
and other ports, many colliers are reported as lost, and man, whom I did not know. Prior said that the man
much exeitemeet prevails as to the fate of the crews, with the keys showeda him about the place. "The
Our columns of Monday described several melancholy brewery" was mentioned by Prior as the place where
wrecks realer Tynemouth Castle. In the Leith roads a the malt and hops were got from, and by his saying he
sloop called the Carr Rock sunk, and the whole of her shoved his boat back up the water, I thought he mud
crew went down with her. Off Hartlepool a large num- mean Miss Spenleve's. I understood he was going to
her of vessels were dismested, and were knocking about take his: boat Birmingham way. This transaction
in a very disabled condition. Near the Ilasborough was a common talk about the wharf at the time. I heard
lights much damage was sustained. The Hasbcrough it spoken of twenty times. Prior told me he looked out in
sands were the scene of several shipwrecks, but the loss the night, and saw " Old Dusty" trying to take one of
of life was comparatively very trifling, the sacks out of the boat, and he called out to him, " Let
The destruction among the shipping of Milford was 'um bide," and then " Old Dusty" cut. He soon after
enormous. It commenced to blow naost fearfully on the started with his boat. I don't know what Dusty's name
19th from S.S.W., and so continues, varying one or two is besides " Charley." (By "Dusty" is meant a man who
points, until Saturday. The damage to property on has absconded.)
shore has also been very ureat. More than twenty The evidence of another witness proves a loss in Miss
vessels during the storm were driven into the harbour so Splenlove's stock before the management was confided to
disabled as to render many of them almost perfect air. Marshall:
wrecks. The coast for miles bears evidence of the The interest as to the result of the inquiry daily in-
awful character of the gales, spars and pieces of wreck creases, especially in Oxford, in consequence of the re-
are continually being washed up. In other parts of the spectability of the alleged receivers in that city.
Welsh coast the losses were very heavy. At the
entrance to Llanelly harbour, two schooners, named the
Trader, of Milford, and the Dolphin, of Penzance, struck
upon the bar, and almost immediately foundered, every
one of their crews perishing with them. None of their
bodies have as yet been cast up. In the vicinity of
Padstow the gales occasioned much damage, and not
withstanding every precaution, much of the scaffolding
attached to the Trevose lighthouse was blown away. Off
Penzance similar effects were sustained. The pier of
this port suffered sev: rely. A Bergen ketch from Inca,
laden with salt, was hurled on to the sands at Gunwalloe,
and in less than half an hour was completely lost. By
means of ropes thrown by the Coast Guard of Prussia
Cove station, the master and three of his crew were
preserved, the remainder (four), however, were washed
overboard and drowned.

THE LATE COAL-MINE ACCI-
DENT AT OLDBURY.

BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY EVENING.—The jury before
whom the inquest was held at Dudley on the bodies of
two :4 the sufferers, late residents in Worcestershire,
by the coal-mine explosion at Dudley, returned a ver-
dict last evening of manslaughter against Thomas Harris,
ground bailiff at Newbury pit—s verdict which has ex-
cited the strongest sensation in the district.
The adjourned inquest at Oldbury, in Staffordshire,
was resumed at the Talbot Inn there to-day.
The Coroner, before proceeding with the business,
stated that efforts of a benevolent character had already
been made with a view to relieve the distress occasioned
by the late accident in the mine.
Charles Kennedy was the first witness examined. He
had worked in the mine two years ago, but left on ac-
count of the sulphur that was in it, which he believed to
have arisen from the detective character of the ventila-
tion. The witness, on cross-examination, admitted
that a new gate road bad been made since he left,
as shown in the plan. He had been twice burned in
the pit.
Mr. John Brittle, mining surveyor, Dudley, had exa-
mined the pit with Mr. Yardley and Mr. Silas Elwell,
yesterday, from one end to the other, and only found
sulphur in one part of it. He attributed the explosion
to the fact that one side of the work was not properly
ventilated. He considered the place where the men were
at work sufficiently ventilated. The state of the atmos-
phere affects much the condition of the sulphur in mines.
Tuesday last was a very bad day to work in pits. The
colliers in several pits were at play that day, in conse-
quence of the sulphur in them, engendered by the damp
and foggy atmosphere.
Mr. Yardley and Mr. Elwell gave evidence to the same
effect, both insisting strongly that the state of the atmo-
sphere had much to do in causing the explosion.
. The CORONER then summed up the evidence, and the
jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death ;" but ex-
pressing dissatisfaction with the ventilation of the pit.

A distressing wreck occurred under the rocks about a
mile westward of the Isle of Whisthorn, near the Mull
of Galloway ; the barque Helen and Elizabeth, of Bel-
fast, about midnight on Friday, was driven ashore,
where she totally broke up, every soul belonging to her,
amounting, it is supposed, to fourteen persons, meeting
with a watery grave. The Coast Guard, when apprised
of the occurrence, hastened to the spot, but the sea ran
so high that to render any assistance was impossible, and
by daybreak she had gone to pieces. None of the bodies
are as yet washed ashore.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 21.—The storm continues with very
little abatement. A flag of distress has been exhibited
all day on the Eddystone Lighthouse, and in consequence
of the severity of the storm, Mr. Ditcham, the agent,
has not been able to hold communication with the light
keepers. An attempt to approach was made this after-
noon, in the Diligent tender, but the heavy Atlantic sea
and rising tide forced that vessel to put back as night
approached. Intelligence has reached here of the loss
of the sloop Ellen, Captain Beach, belonging to Mr.
Clark, of Fareham, Portsmouth. She was consigned
from Perros, on the coast of France, to Mr. Attril, of
this port, with about 35 head of cattle and some poultry,
and unhappily went ashore on Friday morning, in Big-
bury Bay, a little to the west of Mothecombe. The ill-
fated vessel was quickly dashed to pieces, and all her
crew perished. One of the bullocks swam ashore, and
the body of one of the crew has been washed on the
beach. The Ellen was not above 50 tons burden, and
was consequently small for this description of trade at
the present season of the year. Nov. 22.—This morning
Mr. Ditcham, the agent for lights, made a more suc-
cessful attempt to visit the Eddystone. There is a
tremendous sea in the Channel, and the wind is
blowing strong from the southward. After approach-
ing the lighthouse as near as the boisterous state of
the weather would permit, the light keepers were sig-
nalled to throw out a letter in a sealed bottle; from this
it was ascertained that the distress flag had been kept
hoisted in consequence of the damaged state of the
lower part of the door of the basement entrance, caused
by the great weight of the water, which had forced itself
iato the lighthouse at the upper doorway during the
storm. Measures are to be immediately taken to repair
the damage.
LEITH.—On Friday, the 20th inst., about six P.M.,
the wind suddenly veered round from E.S.E. to W.N.W.,
and blew a storm. At midnight a small sloop was seen
sinking almost instanttteeously. She has been a vessel
of from 25 to 35 tons, but whether laden or light is as
yet unknown. At low water her mast is four or five
feet above the surface of the water, but at high water
it will be invisible, and consequently very dangerous for
boats and ships, especially the former. This wreck lies
in the eastern part of the Leith Roads, Nelson's Mo-
nument, about half a cable's length open to the west-
ward of North Leith Steeple, and the south end of
Cramond Island, on a line with Dalmeny House.
Nothing has yet transpired regarding the preger,a,-
lion of the crew, but we fear the worst.—Caledonian
Mercu y.
At Newcastle, the Sceptre, Captain Ruddock, in taking
the bar, got on the point of the rocks, and came in
contact with the stern of the Britain, which was entirely
knocked in, and the Sceptre went to pieces in a very
short time. The crew were enabled to get on board the
Britain, but Captain Ruddock, in endeavouring to follow,
fell between the two vessels and was drowned. His
body was found within a few hours of the occurrence.
Scarcely a vestige of the Sceptre remains.
A large three-mast ship, with Indian corn, was wrecked
at Ballycotton, on Friday morning; name unknown;
crew saved.
On Thursday night the town of Clonakilty was visited
by the storm. Several houses bad their roofs stripped
of slates. All the streets were completely flooded, with
Few exceptions, and the houses had three or four feet of
water in their basement stories, causing much injury to
the property of the inhabitants.
It is reported that four turf boats were swamped in
the Shannon, and all hands on board perished.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
Lorrnotr, Nov. 25.—Wind at noon S., light breeze and
hazy.
DEAL, Nov. 23.—Wind a. r. W.S.W. light, P.M. W.N.W.
to N.W.—Arrd. John Anderson, New Orleans; Christiana,
Quebec; Rover, ditto; Laurel, Rounce, ditto; Camden,
Lumsden, ditto; Queen, Martin, Newfoundland; Pomona,
Colby, Shields, for New York; Josephine, Harris, ditto,
Havannah. Arrd. from the River, Arab, Baker, Mauritius.
Put back, Sultana, Langford, Sydney, New South Wales.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.—Wind variable and light.—Arrd.
Camilla, Fox. Coquimbo • Sea Bird, St. Andrew's, New
Brunswick ; Una, Mack, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Alfred,
ditto ; Naomi, Walsh, Dalhousie ; Ferozapore, Vinnes, Mira.
michi ; Cumberland, Quebec ; Aurora, Scott, ditto ; Tay,
Langwell, ditto; John and Robert, M'Kechnie, ditto;
Greenock, Fleck, ditto ; Milton, Ellis, Montreal. Sld. Texian,
Allcyne, Oahu; Chieftain, Edwards, Shanghae ; Templar,
Marshall, Mauritius; Mary Mair, Payne, Bahia; Priscilla,
Goble, Pernambuco; Mahaica, Jump, Demerara; Rory
O'More, Wakeham, Charleston; Marathon, Johnston, ditto;
Chaos, Wilson, New York. Off port, Alexander, Edmond,
St. John's, New Brunswick ; Argyle, Quebec ; Chieftain,
Frankfield ; Eleanor, Chapman, and Lelia. The Dorothea,
for Calcutta, that was off the port yesterday, putting back,
is supposed to have proceeded on her voyage.
OFF DOVER.—CIio, Monte Video.
COWES.—Arrd. Munro, Potts, Havannah.
YARMOUTH (IsLE or Wrorrr).—Sld. John Wesley, Poly-
nesian Islands; Lady Valiant, Hay, Mauritius.
TORBAY.—Arrd. James Stewart, Donald, London for St.
Helena, with loss of boat and other damage.
FLEETWOOD.-Arrd. Hero, Harrison, Quebec ; Samuel,
M'Lean, ditto.
MARYPOHT.—,Arrd. Henderson, Twentyman, Quebec.
Dust" Nov. 23.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Mary Lyall,
Sanford, Quebec.
CLYDE.—Arrd. Orpheus, Neil, Canton and Hong Kong,
with loss of foremast; Maria Culalia, Goitia, Havannah;
Mary, Christian, Honduras ; Gondola, Rennie, New York ;
Woodstock, Benny, St. John's, New Brunswick; Ann Hall,
Hulet, ditto ; Lord Sidmouth, Dow, ditto; Mariner, Russell,
Miramichi ; Oxford, Burns, Quebec.
WATERFORD.—Arrd. Don, O'Brien, Quebec ; Dispatch,
Walsh, ditto ; Lady Begot, Williams, ditto ; Thistle, ditto.
POOLE.—Arrd. Sisters, Brown, Labrador, with loss of bul-
warks, and one man overboard.
DARTMOUTH.—Arrd. Mary Jane, Follett, Labrador.
PLYMOUTH.—Arrd. Baldassare, Randick,
.Quebec; Emma,
Spicer, ditto—experienced a hurricane 19th inst., lost five
men, and had decks swept and bulwarks carried away.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 24.—Wind W.—Arrd. Burgomeistre,
Jansen, Monte Video ; Aurelia, Aniess, Quebec ; Brunette,
Cousens, London for Ceylon, with loss of quarter-boat.
SCILLY, Nov. 23.—'rhe Celerity, James, from Malaga to
London, drove on the rocks near New Grimsby, but was as-
sisted off, and proceeded. The greater part of the wind-
bound sailed on the 17th ir.st.
BIDEFORD, Nov. 24.—The Rowena, of Jersey, was
boarded off Lynmouth, a derelict, by the Coast Guard; 18
casks of palm oil, and seven bags of nuts, have weep washed
on shore, and secured
LIMERICK, Nov. 23.—Sea Lark, bound to Tralee, reported
to have capsized near Ballybunion 19th inst., has drifted into
.
that bay bottom upwards; crew supposed to be drowned.
Arrd. Primrose, Irvin, Quebec; Thetis, Hugill, Quebec.
SHIELDS, Nov. 24.—The cargo of the Britain, Storey, on
shore near Tynemouth, is being saved.
ALDBOEOUGH, Nov. 24.—The St. Lawrence, of and from
Newcastle to London, was in contact with a brig and
damaged her quarter, but proceeded.
PEMBREY, Nov. 22.—Part of the Achill; s, of St. Ives,
came on shore near Towt sands to-day, crew supposed to be
drowned. The Hero of Acre, of Liverpool, was passed, 2d
inst., waterlogged, dismasted, and abandoned, by the China,
arrived at Bristol.
Coax, Nov. 21.—The Nimrod steamer was in contact,
19th inst., with several vessels, among them the Wilhel-
mina, from Alexandria ; the Ann Laby, which lost bow-
sprit ; and the Caroline Sescar, which had stern stove.
limarrowx, Nov. 23.—The Wave, Smallma.n, from Quebec
to Dublin, struck on the Arklow Bank last night, but came
off waterlogged and with loss of rudder. A steamer has
been sent to tow her up.
Bxawtec, Nov. 23.—The Joana, Sims, of Dundee, which
put into Holy Island in a sinking state, has been towed in
here, and is discharging. The cargo of the Elsina, Luckt,
has been saved, but the vessel is a total wreck.
PENZANCE.—Arrd. Resolution, Davis, Quebec.
Bxnummus.—Arrd. Oregon, Evans Quebec.
CORK, Nov. 22.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Try Again, Quebec.
HULL, Nov. 24 —Arrd. Venerable, Martin, St. John's,
New Brunswick; True Love, Parker, Davis' Straits; Lord
Gambier, Patterson, ditto; Sovereign, Holland, Quebec.
TAglaotrnii—itard. Cousins, Gray, Quebec.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.—MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVEN •
ING.—This morning a collision took place on the Man-
chester and Birmingham portion of the London and
North-western Railway, at Stockport, of a serious cha-
racter, but fortunately attended with no loss of life.
The forty minutes past nine o'clock train, which left
Manchester this morning for London, had just passed
over the lofty viaduct which crosses the Mersey at
Stockport, about seven minutes to ten o'clock, when the
engine came in collision with a coal train, one of Lord
Vernon's which had passed the shunts to get upon the
London (or up line), about nine minutes to ten o'clock,
when the Superintendent of the Stockporte station stopped
it, and told the engineer that the train from Manchester
was due in a minute or two, and advised him to back
upon the down iine until it had passed. The engineer
had proceeded to do to, and the whole of the carriages
had cleared the up-line, when the passenger train ar-
rived, and came in collision with the tender and engine.
The collision was dreadful, causing the engines of the
two trains to rear up almost on end, and fall off the line.
I The front of one engine and the rear of the other were
broken badly, and one of the buffers of each were broken
off. The tenders were also considerably damaged. Se-
veral of the passengers were severely bruised and in-
jured, and one had three teeth broken. They were all
conveyed to the Stockport Infirmary, a very short dis.
tance from the spot, and had their wounds attended to.
Four of them were able to proceed by the train, which
was not, however, in motion till about oae o'clock, having
been detained three hours. The shunts at which the
accident occurred was only seventy yards from the
Stockport station, where the passenger train was to stop,
and it appears the engineer was to blame in not having
slackened his spec d sooner. Indeed, the signal was up
.r him to stop before arriving at the station, which he
ought to have seen at nearly a mile distance. The en-
gineer and guard of the coal train had both jumped off
their engine before the collision, and escaped unhurt.
Charles Winterbottom, the driver of the passenger train,
jumped off, and had his ankle sprained, and John Fox.
the stoker, had his foot caught between the engine and
tender, and slightly hurt.
DARING PLATE ROBBERY.—On Tuesday, at the
Greenwich Police Court. an elderly man of shabby-
genteel appearance, who gave the name of John Jackson,
and a young man similarly attired, named Thomas
Thorpe, were brought up on remand, charged with rob-
bing the house of Mr. William Hall, a merchant, of
Wood-street, Cheapside, whose country residence is at
Catford Bridge, near Sydenham, of a silver cruet stand,
gold cayenne spoon, silver salt spcons, and a number of
table spoons, value upwards of 20L Ann Ward, house-
maid in the prosecutor's family, stated that on Thursday
last she was directed to lay the cloth in the dining
room, the window of which was partially open, and is
situated about twenty yards from the high road. She
did so, leaving the articles above enumerated on the
table, from is hich they were missed a short time after.
The articles were missed about two o'clock. Police
constable Carpenter, of the detective force, stated
that on Thursday last he was on Blackheath
about two o'clock, when he observed the prisoners
near the upper gate of Greenwich Park. He
saw the prisoner Thorpe pass a bundle or parcel to
the hands of Jackson, who deliberately walked away,
and, suspecting there was something wrong in the trans-
action, he went up to the former, and asked him what he
was doing there, and what he had in his possession.
Thorpe drew a packet of black lead from his pocket,
which he said he was in the habit of selling. Witness
then asked him what was contained in the parcel be had
given to the other paisoner. Thorpe replied he knew
nothing of the parcel nor the other man. He then left
Thorpe and hastened after the prisoner Jackson, who,
upon observing him, ran away, and he ran after him.
On the way he saw Jackson endeavour ton
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bundle over the park wall into the garden
nasten, of Croom's-hill, but which fell short. He picked
up the parcel containing part of the property, and with
the assistance of other persons who ran to his aid, se-
cured the prisoner. He gave Jackson into the custody
of anether constable, and then went in search of Thorpe,
whom he subsequently apprehended. The prisoners
were committed for trial.
ACCIDENTS ON TUESDAY.—EmiIy White, aged 18
months, whose parents reside at No. 12, Bermondsey-
street, Southwark, had been placed in a chair by its
mother, and during her temporary absence a saucepan
of boiling water fell from the fire over her face, arms,
and neck, whereby she was frightfully scalded.. She
was removed to Guy's Hospital, whither she was con-
veyed in a blanket, in dreadful agony; and Rebecca
North, aged five years, residing at No. 1, Grange-
walk, Bermondsey, whilst standing on the fender, set
fire to her clothes, and, before the flames were extin-
guished, she was shockingly burned. She was taken to
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the saute hospital. Slight hopes are entertained of the
recovery of either.
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study than in the smithy, and does not exhibit much of
the robust physique of the forge. His features are
strongly marked, though of a mild and rather intellec-
tual expression, and his delivery is characterised by
the slow oracular kind of pronunciation which is attri-
buted to our transatlantic brethren. For nearly two
hours, with a strong, rough, but monotonous, and not
very distinct voice, did the lecturer declaim on the misery
and sinfulness of war; its opposition to the precepts of
the Scriptures, and its violation of all the softer feelings
of humanity, aiding his memory from time to time
with very copious notes. His argument was founded on
the preaching and practice of our Saviour, and he con-
tended that under no possible circumstances could Chris-
tians justify an appeal to arms. Towards the close of.
the proceedings he was highly applauded, and the thanks
of the meeting were given him by acclamation, and with
long-continued and vehement applause.
ATTEMPT AT SELF-D ESTRUCTION.--This morning,
about eight o'clock, a poor woman, who tippeared to be
In the most abject state of destitution, threw herself into
the Serpentine. Mr. Strutt, one of the proprietors of
the Lyceum Theatre, was riding by at the time, and saw
her arm above the water, he gave an alarm to another
gentleman who was at a short distance, when, with his
assistance, she was drawn to the side. The Humane
Society's men then came up and took her to the receiv-
ing house. She appeared quite dead, but we have since
learnt that animation was restored.