The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-08 00:00:00

SOUTH WARK.

George Freenw a, a bargeman, was brought before
Mr. A'Beckett charged with throwing John Gingle,
another bargeman, into the river, with intent to in-
jure him.

Complainant stated that on Saturday evening his
barge was moored inside St. Saviour's Dock. The
defendant had charge of another barge outside, which
was lying across, so that no other barge could get out.
Wishing to save tide and proceed down the river, he
asked the prisoner to let go his hawser, to enable
him to pass out. This he refused to do, and witness
said if he did not he would do it himself. The pri-
soner still refusing to unfasten the rope and make way
for his barge, he went towards the head to remove it,
when prisoner came up to him, and using dreadful
language, actnally pushed him overboard. The depth
of water in the dock when he was immersed was six
feet, and had not he been able to swim, he must
have been drowned, as it was some time before he
was got out. He was then nearly insensible.
In answer to the charge the prisoner said that he
did not wilfully push him overboard. Complainant
was about to cut his barge adrift, and on his going to
prevent him his arm accidentally touched his, and he
fell overboard. He (prisoner) jumped into the water,
and assisted in getting him out.
The watchman of the dock denied the prisoner's
statement. He never got into the water at all, but
used ill language towards complainant.
The prisoner having declared that he could bring
witnesses to prove his assertions, was remanded for a
week.

The prisoners were accordingly remanded for that
purpose.

DESTRUCTIVE WHIRLWIND IN

LIMERICK.

A letter from Limerick, written on Sunday night,
and published in Saunders of yesterday morning, con-
tains the following particulars of an unusually violent
whirlwind which raged in that city on Sunday even-
ing At half-past five o'clock this morning this
city was visited by one of the most awful and destruc-
tive whirlwinds ever experienced in this part of Ire-
land, or, I believe, ever known to have occurred within
these realms. The suddenness of the gale, with
its destructive consequences, are almost incre-
dible, but the following are the exact par-
ticulars :—The greater portion of the day was fine,
with occasional showers of rain, and now and then
bright sunshine. However, at the hour above stated.
the horizon assumed a bright yellowish aspect towards
the north, and a whirlwind set in from the north-west,
the effect being first experienced at the North Strand,
at the residence of Mr. William Gleeson, ship agent.
The noise in the air, as the whirlwind approached, re-
sembled the roar of steamers discharging waste steam
from their funnels on reaching the quays. In a
moment the trees in front of Mr. Gleeson's house
were uptorn and born aloft in the air to a great
height, the leaves and huge branches dangling so
for a few seconds, when the dense body de-
scended, tumbled the chimney glasses, demolished
the window frames, and in a shorter space than I
write the word, rushed along the Wellesley-bridge,
prostrating those who were walking thereon, some of
whom only escaped being carried over the swivel by
firmly holding on by the iron paling ; but they were
injured by the trees which passed over them. The
terrific blast struck the office of the same gentleman,
situate at the south end of Wellesley-bridge, at the
city side of the river, and so powerful was the gust
that the entire shop front, shutters, sash, window
glass, &c., were shivered to pieces, and displaced two
feet from the wall. An apple-woman who was
sitting in the locality was slightly injured, and
the adjoining shop windows instantaneously de-
molished. The stores in Brunswick-street and
on Honan's-quay were stripped of their heavy slat-
ing, and the flues of the kilns hurled away
in the current. At Arthur's Quay sails were carried
off from the turf-boats in the river and fell upon
housetops in Denmark-street. Two windows in
Cruise's Hotel, George's-street, were blown in with a
tremendous crash, some of the gentlemen stopping
there being cut by the glass. The shock was felt by
the inhabitants of other dwellings in the vicinity, and
caused utter consternation. The uncontrollable ele-
ment was discernible throughout its devastating pro-
gress, resembling a heavy body of dust blown
up from the earth, and took a circuitous route,
passing down Denmark-street, through Mungret-
street, and so on, to Thomond-gate, doing consider-
able damage to house property—unroofing many
dwellings, stores, warehouses, &c. The corn-market
in Mungret-street was considerably damaged, while
window shutters, frames, and door posts, were blown
about like so much tissue paper. Many persons were
lifted from terra firma and spun round like whipping
tops. Two men, I am sorry to add, were so badly
hurt that they had to be conveyed to Barrington's
Hospital, where they lie in a precarious state. It is
rather remarkable that this extraordinary phenomenon
confined its ravages to the localities I have enume-
rated, unknown until passed away to the inhabitants
of the other portions of the city. Darkness having
set in soon after, I am unable to furnish more in
detail. As I write crowds are congregated in every
quarter talking over this unprecedented occurrence,
which will be long remembered by those who wit-
nessed it. It is rather remarkable that in Mr. Glee-
son's timber yard, in Ellen-street, huge beams were
blown about."