The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-12 00:00:00

SHERRIES HARBOUR OF REFUGE.

A strong effort has been made to induce the new Lords of I
the Admiralty to construct a harbour of refuge on the north-
east coast of Ireland, and Skerries is suggested as possessing
great natural capabilities. The Drogheda Improvement
Commissioners state in their memorial to the Lords of the
Admiralty :
"That between Kingstown and Belfast there are several
sites possessing more or less natural capabilities that would
involve but a moderate cost of constructing a harbour
of refuge, and that would afford, in the opinion of the
most intelligent masters of vessels, the best possible
protection to the large amount of shipping frequenting
the ports along the north-east coast, and to emigrant and
other vessels from various ports of the United Kingdom.
That it is a well-founded opinion of your petitioners, in
which they are sustained by those of able a-nd experienced
navigators, that Skerries Harbour, situate on the north-
east coast of Ireland, would form the most eligible and ad-
vantageous position for a harbour of refuge. That it 1)o:t-
-ames great natural capabilities from its depth of water,
superior bolding ground, regular soundings, and other im-
portant requisites, that would render it capable of accom-
modating the largest merchant vessels, or even the royal
navy, having besides the primary and essential advantages
of direct accessibility from the sea along as even line of
indentations
of free from sunken rocks and dangerous
of the coast—circumstances that are regarded by marine
engineers as indispensable conditions in fixing the position
of a harbour of refuge. That there is no other point en
the north-east coast more frequented by ships passing and
zepassing from the different ports of the United King-
dom (including Liverpool, the greatest naval port of
Great Britain) than the Island of Rock-a-Bill, situate about
four miles seaward of Skerries. That a lighthouse is now
in course of erection on Rock-a-Bill that would distinctly
indicate to vessels the course they would be enabled to steer
during violent gales in making their approach to a harbour
of refuge that would be so advantageously situated hi so
many essential particulars as Skerries. That but little
remains to render Skerries a complete safety harbour, where
nature bas already done so much and art has also been em-
ployed, having abundant materials close at hand to convert
it into a capacious harbour of refuge at the least possible
cost of construction."
The petitioners, therefore, fully coinciding in the petitions
already adopted at a public meeting of the inhabitants of
Drogheda, praying for s harbour of refuge on the north-east
e:,ast, humbly pray the honourable House of Commons
that such may be constructed at Skerriess, the petitioners
being fully persuaded that this ethition Would afford the
greatest amount of protection to theiuterets
o f
dangerous.e°ln uler-
cud navigation along a coast so proverbially
The decision of the Government does not appear on the re-
cord.—Freeman's Journal.

FATAL Gus ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday morning
William Robinson Bower, the youngest son of Mr. Samuel
Bower, manufacturer, of "The Hey," near Marsden, was
accidentally shot by his own gun. About half-past nine
o'clock in the morning, the deceased, accompanied by a ser-
vant named Prank Bainforth, went upon some hilly pasture
Bround, the property of his father, and situate behind Mr.
ower's residence, far the purpose of shooting sparrows.
The man had been sent forward to start the birds, and the
deceased, with his loaded gun, prepared to cross a fence.
'To accomplish this he passed his gun over the fence, hold-
,Ling it by the muzzle, the butt end resting upon the ground.
lie leaned forward with his breast upon the gun barrel, and
was in the act of springing over, when, owing to some cir-
cumstance, the gun went off,
and the entire charge was
lodged in the
youth's breast. He placed his hand upon
the
place, exclairoed " Oh, Frank !" took three or four pacese
;forward, then fell upon his face, and all was over. Theie
...ceased was is years of age, and a fine vigorous youth.—
y Cio•oniele.
SAD ACCIDENT.— A mother and her son, aged
Imo years, came to Liverpoal from Manchester by an early
jp.orbiag ; the father followed at nine
train on Saturday been killed,
,o'el.leic, in the street by a cart, through the
to learn on his arrival that his son had
lavia g" The deceased was John Henry
earelet been run over:
er.
./1,34 of the drivii,
orn Riddell, bookkeeper, of 2,
Riddell, sou son of Mr. W.l
Salford. On arriving at Liver-
-wet th-ter. Regent-road,
pool, Mrs.- sa ortl, who secom-
rvvell-street, it Riddell and Mr. Samuel ocs, I
.e tone , overlooker
at Mr. Hatters factor v, I
puled her,.breakfast was being settled
partook of breakfast at Elston 's spirit vaults, In
The acconli for
Roe-street.
When alarm wit., given that a &lib! had been run
.oveerc,in,,t_hoe
street.
~ mr...‘iddeli, missing
misgiving was la-
her little boy! exclatm i b
.0
an' see if it is •,,nr Johnny ; ' and her
:stoutly realised.' The little fellow had wandered out of the
eloor upon the fiaa .at the edge of which he stumbled and
fell, at the corner Of
-that moment there ca ii-street and Murray-street. Just at
ve slang Murray-street a one-horse
iicart, driven rapidly a qo carelessly, and close to the kerb- 1
aone, by William Jon(: s, who sat in front of the cart, with
the reins in his hands, , tod unconsciously drove over the
ebiil, breaking some Oft lw. limbs and jamming his head be-
tween the rim of the wh
tel a nd the kerbstone. The child
te
.
,died almost immediatel, y frot.'l the injuries received and
gelieral shock to the ne cog pled wirihtebinthqueierstvweradsilicetlda
r mils sy.
an i'he afternoon. The j airy
ta the driver for his reek-
c ,
pre& Intment of severe ce asure epos
.esune4, ..-Aiverpool life rcury.
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