The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-29 00:00:00

Wrecking on the Devonshire Coast.

During the past fortnight the town of Budleigh
Salterton has been in an excited state in consequence
of the invasion of a supposed right to carry away
wrecked coal from the beach. In July the Ranger,
a Newcastle vessel, hden with coals, was wrecked
off the coast, and on the 15th inst., after a heavy
ground swell and tide, over 20 tons of coal was
depsited on the beach. Many of the people at
once set about pick'ng it up in bags, baskets, and
wheelbarrows to take home, but were forbidden to
do so by the coastguard, and warned of the conse-
quences. -A great deal of altercation ensued, and
angry feeling expressed. Two or three men were
taken into custody for resisting, and on being bailed
out the cases were allowed to stand over to the
Woodbury petty sersions, when there were on the
bench Mr. J. Wood, Mr. F. Blandy, and Sir Chas.
Stewart. Mr. E. H. Clarke appeared to prosecute
on behalf of the Board of Trade, and Mr. Friend
defended the accused.
William Pratt, Richard Teed, E. Cowd, and
Inac Cowd, and J. Alford were summoned for
removing wrecked property from the Budleigh Sal-
terton beach on the 15th inst. Mr. Joseph Taylor,
chief officer of the coastguard at Budleigh Salterton,
stated that the vessel Ranger was stranded in July
last near the coast of that place. He saw Pratt on
August 15 with some coal that he had collected on
the beach. Witness told him to take the coal to
Mr_ Webber's yard, and defendant said he should

take it home. Witness then said, "If you do you
will be under the penalty of £100." Witness said
he should seize the barrow in the name of the right-
ful owners, or the Board of Trade. Some people
then assisted Pratt to take the barrow of coal away.
There was a quantity of wrecked coal on the beach.
He could identify the coal by its being rounded off
at the edges through being rubbed about in the
water. He explained to many people that they
had no right to take away the coal, and the Act of
Parliament was hung up at the flagstaff at the
sant.; time. The coal was washed up that morn-
ing. He had seen the beach on several previous
days, but saw no coal. Many parties had coal in
their possession, but refused to give it up. By Mr.
Friend—lt was wrecked coal, but he could not
swear it was out of the Ranger. Saw five houses
cleared of wrecked coal, which was afterwards de-
posited in lfr. Webber's yard. In Teed's house all
was wrecked coal ; in Edwin Cowd's about a quarter
not wrecked. Had known Budleigh for sic years,
but could not say what amount of coal was landed
every year. 'There might be 1,500 tons or 3,000.
When coal was landed the vessels had to He off 80()
or 900 yards, and the coal was brought ashore in
lighters. The loss of coal occurred in emptying it
from the lighters into the carts on the shore. About
the spot where the Ranger went down coal was
occasionally unloaded. Had never claimed wrecked
coal at Budleigh before. IVotod swear that the
coal produced was wrecked coal. Friend—
What, when I tell you that I shall call evidence to
prove that a considerable quantity of coal from time
to time fs wasted in unloading on this very spot?
How can you teP. whether this coal is from a wreck
or merely some of that which has dropped when un-
loaded ? A coastguard officer named W. Vincent
said he saw the defendants t•tke away the same coal
on August 15 from the beach. Alford and Pratt
picked up the coal and took it away in barrows.
Witness told them they had no right to remove
the coal, but ought to take it to the watch-house
or to Mr. Webber's yard. By Mr. Friend—Coal
dropped over in unloading might wash up, but if it
did it was soon picked up. Thomas Chown, a coast-
guardmau, said he saw Pratt and Alford remove
coal from the beach on the day in question. John
Purchase, a coastguardman, also deposed to seeing
Alford and Isaac Cowd remove coal from the beach
near the river Otter. Henry Featherstone deposed
to seeing Edwin Cowd remove coal. After hearing
Mr. Clarke and Mr. Friend, the magistrates fined
each of the defendants is. and costs.

Walter Gilley, John Trayhearne, and John
Ford were then summoned for preventing and im-
peding the coastguardmen in their duty to secure
the wrecked coal. Gilley and Trayhearne pleaded
guilty, and were each fined is. and costs, and Ford,
who laid his hands on the officer, wrs fined ss. and
costs 275. 6d.

Matthew Davie, a coastguardman, was summoned
for refusing to give up some wreck in his possession.
Captain Phillips stated that the case was only
brought forward upon public ground; to show the
people of the town that one person had no more
i;glit to take away things from the beach than
another. Some coal was found in the defendant's
house, but "it appeared that Mr. Webber, the re-
ceiver of wreck, had given it to defendant's son as
salvage some time before. No further evidence was
offered, and the case was dismissed.

THE NEW TE3IPORARY THOROUGHFARE FROM
ST. JOHN-STREET TO SMITHFIELD.—By the diver-
sion of St. John-street into Smithfield via Long-lane, a
space of ground upwards of ono hundred feet in width at
its broadest end to about twenty feet at the confluence of
St. John-street with Cow-cross, and two hundred and
eighty feet in length, will be thrown into the public way,
forming a spacious temporary roadway for the general
traffic until the new thoroughfare through the meat and
poultry market is finished. Messrs. Mowlein and Co. have
nearly completed their portion of tho paving contract, and
bult up the pavement to the future love), the remainder
having to be completed by the Holborn Board of Work;
the men in whose employ are now engaged i❑ raising the
footways on the opposite side, and altering the cellar open-
ings to the requisite lovel.

TIIE WOLVERTON MURDER.—It seems to have
been expected that Britten would be executed on Tuesday,
and great numbers of people collected about the gaol on
Monday night and early on Tuesday morning. As soon
as the Shire-hall grounds were thrown open, the crowds
rushed in to secure good places. They were, however,
disappointed ; the anticipated " sight" was not afforded
them: Mr. Secretary Hardy has intimated that he can
see no sufficient ground to justify him in advising her
Majesty to interfere with the duo course of the law in
this case, and so Britten will yet b;t hanged, although
the day of execution has not been male known.

Ricciotti Garibaldi, the son of the General, is
now in England. The exact purport of his visit is not
known ; but the surmise is that it has something to do
with the Roman question—pi obably its financial require-
ments.

REPRESENTATION OF HULL.—The Conservatives
of Hull have selected as their candidate at tl • next general
e tection Air. Bull, of the firm of Thomson, Bonar, and Co.

Her Majesty's ship Orontes arrived at Queens-
' wil -yesterday afternoon from particatar service

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SPOATING INTEL LIGE NCE—This Day

DONCASTER SEPTEMBER MEETING.
The Cleveland Handicap of 20 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only
if declared at the same time as the Great Yorkshire
Handicap, with 85 added ; winners of the Leamington
Stakes or the Great Yorkshire Handicap 71b, of both
101 b, or of any other race after the declaration of the
weights 41b extra ; the second to save his stake. One
mile. 46 subs..

Age st lb Ago st lb
Strathconan ... 410 0 Friday
... 5 7
Regalia ... 59 10 Aspirant ... 47 3 Sultan ... 59 6 Bombastcs... ... 37 '2
Wild Agnes .., 59 5 "L'halia
•.. 4 7 2
Lord Ronald ... 59 2 Sweet Anne •.. 47 0
Westwick ... 4 8 12 Fortunio ▪
3 • Troublesome
...• a 8 7 Castanet ... 7 0
▪ 7 0
Abergeldie
... 48 6 Conundrum ... 46 13
East Luuca:shiro ... a 8 5 Lytham
...
lle • 6 613
Vespasian
... 4 8 5 Bracken •
3 G
Change •
3 8 4 ... •. 3 619
Raglan ... • 8 3 46 9
Archimedes
... 5 8 l'adishah ... ......3
6 9
Skirmish
... 5 8 1 Ida..vthorn ... 4 6 7
Knight Ewant ... 3 8 0 Tho Dean ... ... 3 6 4
Retrousio
•4 7 12 Kidderminster 3 6 '2
Corporal ... 3 710 Weather Star ... 3 6 2
Sea Mew ... 3 7 10 Cora
... •• .. 4 6 2
lueArApoile 37 9 nayonaiso.f ..4 6 1
... 3 7 9 Tightfit c 3 6 0
... 4 7 7 Guinan.)
... 3 *5
10
Klarinska ... 5 7 6 Duchess of York ... 3 5 7
The Priest... ... 3 7 4 Elfota
•.. 4 dead

PROGRAMME OF TO-MORROW'S RACES.
TUNBRIDGE.

The South Eastern Plate of 40 sovs (handicap), for all
ages; three quarters of a mile.
A Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; about one mile,.
A Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added, for all
ages'; two year olds 7st, three Bst 91b, four 9st 41b, five
and upwards 9st 51b. Half a mile.

A Cup, value 20 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs
eveh; three year olds 10st, four list, five and upwards
list 41b. About half a mile.

The Nursery Plate (handicap) of 50 soya, for two year
olds; wieners after Aug. 22 (at noon) 51b extra ; three
quarters of a mile.

st lb
▪ 8 0
• 7 4
• 7 0
• 7 0
• 1 0

Sultana
Peninsula ,
Sorrel ...
Beautiful Star
Kaffir's Land

st lb
Heather Bell ... 8 10
Election • ... 8 7
Ulan ..- ...' ... 8 4
Apron Strings ... 8 2
Helder ... 8 2
Cactus ... 8 0
The Mid Kent Stakes (handicap) of 10 sows each, h ft, with.
40 added. About one mile.
Ago st lb Age st lb
Venturer ... 4 8 10 Pakrita. 3 7 5
Vampire ... ... 48 4 Rod in Pickle ... a 7 2
Froginore ... 58 2 Dutch Admiral 37 0
Quirina ... 4 8 0 Milly
... 3 7 0
Diamond ... ... 3 712 F by Horror out of
Variation (inc 51b Signal ... 3 6 7
extra) ... ...3 7 8

LICH.
The Gold Cup of 10G so
Age st lb
Lord Ronald 5 9 3
Gordian Knot ... 6 8 6
Success ... 5 8 5
Edinburgh 5 8 3
Goodwood... ... 3 7 12
Redcap ... ... 6 710
Goojerat ... 4 7 10
Bertie ... 4 7 7
Merry Harp ... 5 7 7
... 4 7 0
Drum ... ... 4 6 12
Ines ... 3 61`2
Dulcimer ... 5 6 9
Mrs Allan ... ... 4 6 8
Master Willie ... 3 6 8
Life Guardsman ... 4 6 8
King of Spades ... 4 6 8
The Copeland Nursery Plate of 50:sovs(Handieap). Three-

'IELD.
rs (handicap). One mile.

Rinaldo ...
Duchess ...
Volhyaia ...
Black Prince
Barnabo ...
Havannah...
Bedford ...

Age st 1 b
... 5 6 5
▪3 6 4
... 4 6 4
... 4 6 4
... 4 6 a
... 4 6 0
▪3 6 0

St Clair ... ... 3 5 1 2
Fredericia... ... 3 5 1 2
Harpenden ... 3 5 1 0
Red Riband ... 3 5 1 0
Esparto ... 3 5 9
The Admiral. ... 3 5 9
Rejoinder ... 3 5 8
King's Cross 3 5 7
Duchess of York ... 3 5 7