The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-27 00:00:00

THE GALE OP WEDNESDAY.—Two LIVES LOST
ON TUE FlRTH.—During the heavy westerly gales which
arose on Tuesday night and continued until four o'clock on
Thursday morning, an aecident occurred on the Firth,
amongst others of a leas serious character, resulting in the
loss of two persons—a youth of 17, named Cameron, who
resided at Coatfield-lane, Leith, and who was employed in
the sloop Kitty, belonging to Mr. Duncan, coal merchant,
of that town, and a seaman residing. near Muchals, about
14 miles seaward front Leith, on the Fifeshire coast. It
seems that the sloop, which was manned by four seamen,
including these two persons, was endeavounng to reach a
brig lying off Muchals, with -a heavy load of coal ; but the
sea running high at the time, and the wind blowing with
great violence, the men were unable to accomplish their
object, and resolved, if possible, fearing that the gale would
blow them out to sea, to run the sloop aground. Several
ineffectual attempts having been made to do this, the crew
finally determined to leave the vessel. They accordingly
went off in a small oar boat, leaving the sloop to its fate ;
but when near the coast just below. Buckhaven, a strong
sea capsized the boat, and the four men had to swim for
their lives. Two of them only succeeded in saving them-
selves—Cameron and the other man being drowned. The
bodies of the deceased were nashed ashore on Thursday
near the place where the distressing accident occurred, and
were conveyed to their relatives. Nothing has since been
heard of the sloop, which was 'cost probably driven far out
to sea. The same evening, abiut seven o'clock, Captain
Matier, of the brig Lucien, a merchant vessel lying in Leith
Roads bound to Sunderland, narrowly escaped being lost
with three of his men. They Nvere pulling out from Leith
to reach the brig, which was then weighing anchor, but
were driven to Inchkeith, where, after great exertion, they
succeeded in getting shelter. It was thought that the
captain and crew were lost. and the Lucien sailed for her
destination, probably c,onveying intelligence to that effect.
During the gale there were several accidents to the ship-
ping at Leith, but of a trivial kind. The steamers crossed
over to and from Burntisland with great difficulty.—
Scotsman. •
A CAUTION TO MOTHERS.—On Friday last an
inquest was held at Litchurch, before Mr. Whiston, coroner,
on the body of Henry Henfreys, a child three months old,
who had died on the Wednesday morning previous. The
child, it appeared, had been previously attended by Dr. Har-
wood, and from inquiries made it did not appear necessary at
first for an inquest to be held. Farther information, how-
ever, having been obtained, an inquest was deemed requisite,
and the jury proceeded to view the body- which presented a
most emaciated appearance. After a body, iiirpury into the
circumstances of the case, the jury were of opinion that
death had taken place from Godfrey's Cordial having been
unadvisedly administered by the mother, and • returned a
verdict to that effect. The coroner severely reprimanded
the mother for giving the child an article of the effect of
which she was ignortuit,—.Verby RePorter.