The Sun.
London, England, 1835-11-12 00:00:00

PARR V. HINDSON.

This was a special case, in which Mr. J. Jervis moved
on the part of the plaintiff to be allowed to receive the
whole of fife defendant's wages during the time he had been
engaged as cooper in a vessel which sailed from Liverpool
to Guinea, in 1832 and 1833. The action was originally
brought against Mr. Hamilton, the owner of the vessel in
which the defendant, at that time the apprentice of the
plaintiff, was employed ; but the record was subsequently
withdrawn, and the name of the defendant substituted. It
was tried at Chester before Mr. Justice Vaughan, who sug-
gested that it should be made a special case, and come
before the whole Court.

The Court suggested that the money should be divided,
and each'party pay the costs of the issue.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

THE LATE STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.

It will be remembered that a sand barge man, named
William Ibbott, of College-street, Lambeth, was killed on
the river Thames, on the 17th of October last, in conse-
quence of a collision with the John Bull steam ship and a
sailing barge belonging to the father of the deceased, on
board of which he was at the time. The body was taken
to Greenwich, in Kent, and afterwards removed to Ro-
therhithe, Surrey, and a Jury was summoned in Rotherhithe,
before Mr. R. Carter, the Coroner for Surrey, when several
witnesses were examined. It appeared from their evidence
that when the collision took place the mast of the barge fell
by the board, and struck the deceased on the head and killed
him on the spot ; but, owing to the conflicting evidence of
the witnesses on both sides, it was not satisfactorily ascer-
tained whether the deceased lost his life by mere accident,
or through any carelessness either on the part of the per-
sons on board the barge or the steam packet. A difference
of opinion prevailed amongst the Jurymen ; nine of them
were for returning a verdict of accidental death with a deo-
dand of from 1001. to 2001. ; the other three Jurymen were
inclined to return a verdict of manslaughter, and one
of this party declared that nothing should induce him
to change his opinion. In consequence of this, the Coro-
ner discharged the Jury, and declared he should not call
another. The friends of the deceased, however, afterwards
prevailed on the Coroner to summon another Jury, which
met last Thursday at Mr. Okey's, the Hero of Waterloo
Tavern, Waterloo-road, Lambeth, but the only evidence
then received was that of John Billings, who merely identi-
fied the body, which had been interred in a brick vault, no
earth having been thrown over it. The Jury also viewed the
body, and the inquest was adjourned.
Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, the proceedings
were resumed at the same place. Mr. Clarkson, the coun-
sel, and Mr. Phillips, solicitor, of the firm of Phillips,
Pearce, and Boulger, appeared to watch the case on the
part of the General Steam Navigation Company. Mr.
Ryland, the barristet, and Messrs. Pritchard and Goddard,
solicitors, attended on the behalf of the relatives of the
deceased.
Robert Corduroy was the first witness examined. This
evidence—which was a mere repetition of his former state-
ment, to the effect that the John Bull steamer was coming
down the river very fast as the barge was going up off Ro-
therhithe ; that the people on the John Bull gave conflict-
ing orders to the bargemen, and then ran into the barge,
knocked down the mast, and killed the deceased—has al-
ready been published at full length.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARK6ON—The barge in which

the deceased and witness were, being heavily laden with
sand, was level with the water at midships. There was
scarcely a breath of wind. Would swear that he did not
hear the pilot and Captain of the John Bull call out two or
three times Stand clear, or your mast will go by the
board." The mast fell instantly after the concussion. The
wheels of the steam-boat were not working astern but
a-head at the moment the barge was struck. Never told
the pilot's son, that if the wheels had given one more turn
the barge would have been cleared. Had not said on A
former occasion that the steam-boat was going 10 miles all
hour, instead of six or eight, as he now stated.
John Billings, another bargeman, who was on board the
barge when the deceased was killed, was next examined.
The barge had backed astern to let the Majestic stellar
boat pass, when the John Bull came down,' and the fender
of the paddle struck the barge. The .John Bull did not
stop till after the accident, which was entirely occasioned
by her changing her course suddenly from northward to
southward. There was room on either side of the barge
to have cleared it. Witness and his surviving companiese
saved themselves by jumping upon the guard iron of the
John Bull.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—There was voota
enough for either a northward or southward course. There
was a straw barge forty feet astern. The sand barge was
putting the helm northward, as desired by the people in the
John Bull.
By the CORONER—Witness called to them to stop the
paddles, but they did not until the barge had been struck'
Witness pulled the larboard oar to the last moment, to get
the barge's head northward. We were obliged to run fer
our lives, and leave the oars unshipped.
William Brown, who was in the barge at the time call
collision, was next examined. Nothing material was elicit id
except that he considered the John Bull could not alit):
striking either the straw barge or the sand barge. au
hlwever, he afterwards partly contradicted, by saying to
was time enough to clear both, if she had borne 11P t°
the southward.
Aaron Branier—Was on board the straw barge at the
time. The people in the John Bull called out first'
" Keep to the southward ;" and then immediately after'
wards, " Keep to the northward." The steamer was coming
down at the rate of eight miles an hour. He heard a ma`
on the paddle-box call out, " Ease her," at the women,
she struck the barge. He was not certain she had not
eased her way, before the blow was struck. If the steamer,
had been stopped when the collision took place, it wool°
not have broken a broom-stick hanging over the side of th°
barge.
Cross-examined—He never said he would hang the Car
tain of the John Bull if he could. It was not his intentios'
Mr. CLARKSON—No, no, no, never mind your intentioai
Did you ever say at the Ship and Whale, where the la's
inquest was held, to Mr. Evans, a Thames police-Act
and Barber, that you would harp. the Captain, shoot tee
pilot, and condemn the vessel if you could ? Witness'
No, I never did say so.
Mr. CLARKSON—Do you know a man named Barbel!
Witness—No. 0 yes, I know two or three Barbers, We°
are lightermen.
A man named Barber was here introduced and shoWo t°
the witness, who declared he did not know him.
Cross-examination resumed—Did not know his masters
name. 0, yes he could recollect it, for it had just got Ir.
his head—his name was Christopher Page. Never said is
the Ship and Whale, or any where else, that he would hang
the Captain.
By Mr. RYLAND—Does not know either Mr. Ellinnsf
or Barber. Never used any expressions to the effect
those put to him.
John Duckett (this was a new witness)—Was on Ward
a Windsor barge as watchman, opposite Bell Wharf, will
he saw the deceased's barge and the straw barge about
yards apart. The steamer was approaching when the ea.
pie in the sand barge, which was going northward, cane
out to the John Bull to keep off. She was going at the
rate of five or six miles an hour, and did not stop until thej
barge was struck, which, on receiving the blow, swung P`)°,°„.
to the steamer's stern. The concussion made a great 00,1,ei
and the mast of the barge fell instantly. Some one eaue,
out " a man killed," but the people on board the steal°
did not appear to believe it.
Cross-examined—lt was rather a hazy morning•
frbe
steamer stopped as soon as the accident happened.
CORONER—Do you think this was an accident or n°t_A
Witness—l think if the steamer kept to the NorthWc".
the barge would have been cleared.
James Biomold, a bargeman, stated that he was in a bang
:
lying alongside the last witness, and confirmed his evideas
in every particular. He spoke positively as to the
flitting orders given by the steamer to the barge, and sail
the steamer might have been stopped, and her paddir,
backed so as to prevent the accident.
Cross-examined—The steam-boat went as far to
southward as the depth of water would permit her. "P'''
object seemed to be to avoid the barge.
At the conclusion of this examinatien the inquest We
adjourned until Saturday, and the Jurors were bound ove
in the sum of 401. each to appear on that day.

Per Ton.

Adair%

THE MARKETS.

T.—Nov. 11.
Per Ton.
Walls End Hilda ..................
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Walls End Hotpur ..... ....... ,
Walls End Killingworth
Walls End Lanchester, Stan- 91 1:0,
hope and Tyne Company ••• 0.!
Walls End Newrnarch ..... .1
Walls End Northumberliod...,„
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Walls End Riddell's .......... :4
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