The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.)

THAMES.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY oN BOARD SHlP.—Samuel Lowe,
a sailor boy, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged
with stealing two 5/. Bank of England notes, Bsovereigns,
a half sovereign, and 6s. or Bs. in silver.

Mr. Lawrence Henderson, master of the British
barque, " Twenty-ninth of May," lying at Limehouse,
said the boy was apprenticed to the owner of the vessel
at Newcastle. On the morning of New Year's Day
the prisoner, who was cabin boy, was missing. The
ship was then lying in the river off Limehouse. At the
same time he missed the ship's boat, and a purse from
his chest. The purse contained two 51. notes, 8 sove
reigns, a half sovereign, and 6s. or Bs. in silver. He
saw no more of the prisoner until last night when he was
in custody at the Thames police-station.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and Mr. Yardley sen•
tenced him to be imprisoned for six months, with hard
labour.

W RECK OF THE BARQUE BOADICEA OF
SHIELDS, WITH LOS, OE NINE, LIVES.

GUERNSEY, JAN. 6.
Soon after daybreak yesterday morning some
persons perceived what they believed to be a wreck
on the Totnez Rocks, to the north-eastward of the
islet of Herm, between three or four miles to the
east of the harbour of St. Peter Port, but as it was
then blowing a gale from the northeast, no boats ven-
tured to proceed to the spot. About 9 o'clock, how-
ever, the brig Diolinda of Poole came into the roads,
and, as it afterwards appeared, reported to some vessel
which was also lying there that she had seen the
wreck, and perceived several men on her deck.
Unfortunately, however, this intelligence was not
promulgated till about 11 o'clock, when it reached
the commander of her
.Majesty's revenue cutter
Eagle, which was then lying in the roads, and also
Capt. Scott, of the steam-tug Watt, both of whom
prepared to go to the rescue. The Eagle got
under weigh soon after 11, and the Watt, as soon
as her steam was up, started about 12 o'clock.
The two vessels reached the wreck nearly at the
same time, after a run of about half an hour.
Almost at the same time the cutter Blonde, be-
longing to J. Brache and Co., arrived at the spot '
from St. Sampson's, from where the wreck and the
men on board had been perceived. Just before the
Watt reached the wreck she picked up a man who
was holding on to a spar. The Eagle and the
Blonde each got out a boat, which approached the
wreck as close as it was possible, and the latter suc-
ceeded in rescuing 2 of the crew, whom she transferred
to the Watt, while the boat of the Eagle saved 3, and
took them on board that vessel. There still, however,
remained two men visible on board the wreck, and
the crews of two boats made every effort to get at
them, but the timbers, spars, and rigging which
were being furiously dashed about by the sea pre-
vented them from reaching the ship. A rope was
thrown on to the wreck, and was caught by the
captain, who passed it under his arms, but from
their being entangled in the rigging, or from ina-
bility to assist themselves, neither of the men could
be moved, and the captain, after his first effort,
dropped his head on his breast and apparently ex-
pired. The fate of the other could not be ascer-
tained, and the three vessels, after continuing
their exertions as long as the safety of their crews
and the state of the rescued men would permit, re-
turned to Guernsey. One of the shipwrecked crew,
Edward Bradley, expired soon after he was received
on board the Eagle, and another was apparently
lifeless, but was recovered by skilful treatment
in the hospital ; a third had the great toe of his
immediate
amputation so much crushed as to render
amputation necessary, and the others were suffer-
ing from contusions and exhaustion. On being
taken to the hospital the survivors wereimmedi-
ately attended by Dr. Roberts and Mr. Col-
lenette, and through their skill and the com-
forts supplied in that establishment, they are
all now doing well. The wrecked ship was
the barque Boadicea, Captain Todd, of North
Shields, of 415 tons, from Alexandria, for Antwerp,
with a cargo of cotton seed and nuttron. She left
Alexandria on the 9th of November, and at noon
on Sunday, the 4th of January, was in lat. 49 25
N., long. 6 16, steering E. by N. At midnight
a light, which proved to be the Caskets, but
which was taken for the Seven Stones or Scilly
Light, was seen on the starboard bow, the ship
steering E. by N., with a strong breeze.
She was then kept S. and by W. till three
o'clock yesterday morning, when the word was given,
" Breakers ahead !" on which she hauled on the
larboard tack, and ran for about half an hour, when
rocks and breakers were seen ahead. An attempt
was made to wear, but the ship would not, and she
struck on the rocks at 4 o'clock. The masts were
then cut away about 5 o'clock, and torches lighted,
which continued burning till the ship broke up at
about daylight. At about 10 o'clock, ono of the crew,
who was sick, was washed away, and five others were
in like manner washed away at intervals, the re-
mainder holding on to the wreck until the arrival
of the three vessels between 12 and 1 o'clock in the
afternoon. Nine of the crew perished, viz.: John
Todd, master ; Wm. Newman, Cardiff ; A. Kidd,
Shetland ; C. Campbell, North Shields; J. Wood,
alias Rodgers, North Shields ; T. M'Donald, Bris-
tol ; I. Horster, a foreigner ; James Harris, boy,
Bristol ; Ed wd. Bradley, Bristol, died on board her
Majesty's ship Eagle. The survivors, who are now
in the hospital, are, Walter Matthews, chief mate;
Ewd. Marsh, Thos. Smith, Jas. Warner, and John
Wilcox. An inquest was held by the court this
morning on the body of Edward Bradley, when
several of the facts above detailed having been do •
posed to a verdict was returned in conformity. The
court, however, at the same time, expressed its
opinion that there were two circumstances in con-
nexion with this catastrophe which demanded
serious inquiry-Ist, Why the master of the Dio-
linda, who arrived in the roads at 9 o'clock, did not
immediately communicate information of the
wreck ; and, secondly, why the crew of the cutter
Secret, who also knew of the event at 9 o'clock,
did not go to the wreck.

THE ACCIDENT To THE POINT OF AYR LIFEBOAT.—
LIVERPOOL, Jan. B.—At the weekly meeting of the
Liverpool Dock Committee this afternoon a report
relating to the accident of the Point of Ayr lifeboat and
the loss of her crew was received from Lieutenant Parkes,
the marine surveyor of the port, which, however, re-
vealed no new facts. In the course of the discussion
which followed it was stated by Mr. Charles Turner, the
chairman, that the men preferred the boats of the Dock
Committee to any other ; that on the occasion of the
disaster the men had no lifebelts with them, they having
an objection to their use on the supposition that they
interfered with the action of the chest and arms ; that
the men were picked men, baying been paid extra wages
from Hoylake ; that most of them had been in the
service of the Dock Committee from 18 to 30 years ; and
that every time they went out to the assistance of a vessel
they received 7s. 6d. each in addition to their wages.
It was ultimately resolved, on the proposition of the
chairman, that the sum of 500/. should be given towards
the relief-fond, which now amounts to about 1,3001. In
answer to Mr. Robertson Gladstone, the chairman stated
that the boat, which was considered to be one of the
best in the service, would be at Liverpool next week,
when it could be examined.
A GAROTTING CASE. —While General Tom Thumb
was enjoying the pantomime at Drury lane on Monday
night, seated in the manager's box, adjacent to the stage,
he was forcibly and unceremoniously seized by one of
the clowns, and, before he could recover his self-posses-
sion, found himself in front of the footlights in the
centre of the stage. The audience were delighted with
this unannounced novelty, as was manifested by im-
mense applause. The little general gracefully bowed
himself out of his unexpected dilemma, and soon re-
, sumed his former position in the manager's box.