The Sun.
London, England, 1869-09-17 00:00:00

WOOLWICH DOCKYARD.

The Lords of the Admiralty, though they have
eot been determining to abolish Sheerness Dockyard,
have yet been troubled very considerably about
Woolwich Dockyard. What can they do with
it ? Keep it, sell it, or allow it to be rented ?
The problem is one which is being anxiously
considered both at Whitehall and at Woolwich. The
Local Board of Health, hearing that the yard
was to be preserved in its present state, wrote to the
Premier, rudely protesting. The first reply skewed
the doubt that existed upon the matter, and inti-
mated that the question was under the further con-
sideration of the Lords of the Admiralty. The
second letter makes it manifest " my Lords" wish to
get rid of the dockyard, for the writer declares that
" the Admiralty, with the sanction of the Treasury,
have determined to remove the limitations placed on
its disuosal."

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yes Sisemont.

WRECK OE THE CARIVA7IC.

It is with regret we have to announce a terrible
shipwreck which has befallen one of the fine fleet
of mail steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental
Company, the Carnatic, a powerful iron-built ves-
sel of 1,776 tons, which, according to the telegrams
received yesterday by the company, was totally
lost, with about 27 of her people, off the Island of
Shadwan, in the Gulf of Suez, on Monday morning
last.

The Carnatic has for some time been employed by
the company on the service between Suez and Bom-
bay and Bombay and China. She left Suez for
Bombay on Sunday last, the 12th inst., under the
charge of Capt. I'. B. Jones, R.N.R., commander,
an old and experienced officer of the company.
She carried 22 first-class passengers, 12 second, one
native servant, and one child—in all 37. She
had a general cargo, shipped from the steamer
Venetian, from Liverpool, together with about
£40,000 in specie. A telegram of her departure
was received at the company's office in Leadenhall-
street on Monday, and the first they heard of the
disaster to the ship was early yesterday morning,
when a relative of one of the passengers waited on
the Secretary with a telegranx reporting that the
Carnatic was totally wrecked, and that his friends
were to be telegraphed to that he was saved. Be-
yond this no positive intelligence was received by
the company till about noon, when the following
came to hand from their superintendent at Suez :
" Suez, Sept. 16, 2 a.m.

"The Carnatic steamship, from Suez for Bom-
bay, was totally wrecked off Shadwan at 1 a.m. on
the 13th of September ; passengers and crew landed
on Shadwan, and arrived in the Sumatra at Suez
at 2 a.m. September 16, excepting five passengers
and nine of the officers and crew and fifteen na-
tives. Mails, specie, cargo, and baggage went down
in ship.' "

After the receipt of the above another was re-
ceived :

" Suez, Sept. 16.
" The Sumatra arrived at two a.m. to-day. The
Carnatic a total wreck off Shadwan at one a.m.
September 13. Passengers and crew lauded on
Shadwan, and arrived in Sumatra, with the ex-
ception of the following, who are missing :—Capt.
Pope, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Cuppage, Mr. Pidding
(Peninsular and Oriental Service) and Mr Warren,
Mr. Ransford (surgeon), Mr. Gardner (purser)
Mr M'lntosh (purser's clerk), Mr. Boque (chief
engineer), Mr. Coll (?), Mr. M'Caw (fifth engi-
neer), F. Ferguson (steward), Woods, Spratt,
Harper, and 15 natives. Mails, specie, cargo, and
luggage went down in ship."
The following is a list of the passengers saved :
Captain R. N. Cole and native man servant, Major
George Pearse, Mr. Stutz, Mr. Andraec, Miss F.
R. Cameron, Mr. P. 1). Alexander, Mr. E. J. P.
Jeffery, Mr. J. F. Burkenshaw, Mr. W. Good, Mr.
A. Morton, Mr. Felstead, Mr. ilaggerston, Mr.
Lyne, Mr. Elton, Mr. Jones, Mr. Morrell, Mr. W.
Martin, Mrs. Stewart and infant, Mrs. Flood, Mr.
J. E. Gilliland, Major Champain, Mr. L. Clark,
Mr. G. Preece, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Aspivall, Mr. W.
P. Johnston, Mr. Preston,' Mr. Hickson, Mr. W.
0. Lauder, Mr. Collarks.

The island of Shadwan is situate on the south
side of the entrance to the Red Sea from the Gulf
of Suez. It is of some extent, with high land in the
centre, and is about 10 or 12 miles from the main
land coast of Egypt. Whether the Carnatic was
driven to it by stress of weather or got ashore in a
fog is yet to be learnt, but it appears most remark-
able that after clearing all the reef shoals and in•
tricate navigation down the Gulf,and an unfathom-
able sea entered, she should have struck on the
island in question, probably going at full speed at
the time, making 11 knots an hour. It is generally
believed that after striking she filled and then glided
off the reef and foundered in deep water. The
Carnatic was built in 1862. The Board of Trade
returns of British steamers represent her as 1,254
tons register, with engines of 400-horse power. Her
extreme length was 294 ft. ; breadth of deck, 28ft.
Tin. ; and depth of hold 17ft. Gin. Her crew,
with officers, engineers, and waiters, numbered
about 80 hands.

The fate of those of the passengers and crew
mining is doubtful; it is surmised they went in
the ship, or were swamped in a boat as the vessel
foundered.

The company do not insure their steamers, they
set aside a reserve fund to meet their losses. Both
cargo aad specie were fully insured at Lloyd's and
at Liverpool.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

MONMOUTHSHIRE.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held at Newport on Wednesday—Lord Tredegar
in the chair.

The report was taken as read.

The CHAIRMAN having moved that the report
and statement of accounts for the half-year be
a(lopted,

Mr. W. S. CARTWRIGHT moved an amendment
negativing the adoption of the report, and said he
should move that a dividend of 41 per cent., instead
of 4 per cent., as recommended by the directors, be
declared. lie explaimed the circumstances which
had led up to his present action, and said if he did
not succeed on the present occasion be should
agitate the question among the shareholders until
his purpose was accomplished.
Mr. C. BAILEY seconded the amendment.
A resolution declaring a dividend of 5 per cent.
on the perpetual stock was then moved by the
CHAIRMAN, and carried.

The CHAthmANlthen moved a resolution declaring
a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum on
the ordinary stock of the company.
Mr. CARTWRIGHT moved an amendment, substitu-
ting 4/ per cent, for 4 per cent., which was seconded
by Mr. CRAWSHAY BAILEY.

On a division the amendment was lost by 21
to 19, and a poll was demanded and taken at once,
when the decision was reversed and the amendment
was carried.