The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-20 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES.

On Tuesday, about four o'clock, as two small pleasure
boats, belonging to Messrs. Green and Cornett, of
Greenwich, were passing down the Thames, off the Arsenal
T pier, ti.e occupants of one boat suddenly capsized herby
a movement from one side to the other, and instantly
there was a struggle for life. 'the five young men so sub-
merged clinging to the other frail skiff in the endeavour to
get into it, unfertunately caused that to ovel turn too. A
boat manned fi out the Royal Arsenal ',me:ceded to the spot,
and succeeded in rescuing, seven cut of the ten who were
in the water, but they were unable to save the rest. It is
supposed that the accident was caused by the party in
one of the boats moving as the swell of a parsing steametug
approached them. Shortly after the melancholy event both
boats were rowed to the Woolwich Pier and dragged ashore.
Both of them are much damaged, seemingly as if they had
been run into. Not one of the bodies had as yet been re-
covered.
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MELANCHOLY BOAT A
ACCIDENT.-SEVEN
LIVES .

On Monday afternoon, about two o'clock, the fishing
smack Mystery of Campheltown, Scotland, in company with
a number of other boats, set out from the harbour to proceed
to the north herring fishing. She was manned by a crew
of six fishermen and a bey. The wind, which was mo-
derate, was blowing from the east, end tha water was
quite smooth. On Tuesday morning Mr. Rae, seaman, Pans,
brought to Campbeltown the melancholy tidirgs that four
dead bodies were found among the rocks at Machrahanish, 6
miles to the west of Catnpbt howl), which are identified asbe-
longing to the above-mentioned vessel. The smack has been
found lying on a rock about a mile from the shore. The bodies
of the other three men who composed the crew have not yet
turned up. The nets belonging to the Mystery werefound lying
on a rock about a mile to the south-west of Pans.
It is. stated that the men were eomewhat intoxi-
cated when they left the harbour, and it is therefore
supposed tl at the catastrophe originated in a quarrel.
The boy's throat was found to be cut when his body was
examined ; but it is supposed that this was done, not by
any violence, but by the cord which attached him to a
buoy, by which he attempted to save himself, getting en-
twined about Lis n ck. The names of those found are
John Beaten, John M•William, Donald Mathieson, and
ll'Allistor: the two latter each have a wife and family.
All belong to Campbeltown and the neighbourhood. The
remaining three were from the North.

On Wednesday the opening of the Royal Botanical
Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, took place, and a visit
was raid by the Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by
the Countess of Macclesfield, Lieutenant-Colonel Knollys,
&e. Their Royal Ilighneeses were received by Prince Teek
and the president and fellows of tho society, and were con-
ducted through the grounds.
A telegram from Cork slys that after the races last
evening a Tow took place amongst the people leaving the
source. The police endeavoured to quell it, but were he
themselves. The mounted police coming up at the
time tried to disperse the crowd, and the mob moved on.
As the le Tee retired, stones were thrown at them. One
mounted man was struck, but not sr riously wounded.
In the Court of Bankruptcy on Wednesday Mr.
Reeistrar Rice took the ease of the Countess D'Alteyrac. This
bankrupt was described as of Park-street, Grosvenor-
square, of no oceupatior, end Wednr slay was oppointed for the
first meeting. The debts are stated at about £3,000, and it
will be retnembered that some tine ago
,the bankrupt
brought an action against. Lord Willoughby D'Eresby for
maiutenance. The proceedings were purely formal.
A heavy thunders'orm burst over Halifax between
one and two o'clock on Tuesday. The electric fluid struck
eeeerel places. The pyincieal damage is at the large new
cotton milk erecting at the upper side of the Halifax Work-
house. The mill (amn- y, which has been erected to the
height of 44 yards, was struck on the top and shattered to
the bet'om. The chimney is extetnally of stone, being 19
' feet across at the base, and a brick flue seven feet wide. For
ehout 20 yards and downward from the top, on one side of
the chimney, the masonry is stripped f.om the brickwork.
Mr. M.l.afen, M.P. for Edinburgh, has given
uotice of the following rye eion : - " To can attentice to the

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annual grant to dui. Church of ;.3cotlitud of £22,139
,Os. 101 from tl.e Censolidt,ted Fund, namely, of
117,039 19s. 10d. for augmentatiun of stipends to
Scotch clergy ; of £2,000 to the General Assembly, Church
of Scotland, for itinerant preachers ; of £l,lOO to the Pro-
, urator, for salaries of officers, Church of Scotland ; and of
£2,000 to the High Cotntnissicuer to the General As-
s ,mhly. of the Church of Scotland (Finance Accounts, p. 45) ;
and to inquire whether the First Lord of the Trea-
sury will consider the propriety of introducing a bill .during
next session of Parliament to abolish all or any of these
grante,_and to commute all .personal interests cgtwected
-....tlteyewith in 11v save IP CT ras the sers9lllliutereAts con-
nected with Dcaura and lelayucoth svitti_4ll.l
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