The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-24 00:00:00

AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.

Cutters—Pearl, Sparrow-hawk, Ann, Alarm, llebe,
Seallower, Whim, Aurora, Osprey, Snake, and Romulus.
Schooners—Galatea,Xarifa, Hawk, Camilla, and Gem.
On Saturday last the Queen's Cup of 100 Guineas
was sailed for by the Alarm and Owen Glendower ; they
started at eleven A.M., and came in as follows :

Alarm 6h. 23m. 15see. P.M.
Owen Glendower

On the same evening a brilliant display of fireworks
was set off from the following yachts :—Kestrel, Lord
Yarborough ; Syren, Sir Thomas Wilson • Brilliant,
G. H. Ackers, Esq. ; Flirt, Sir B. R. Graham, Bart. ;
Zephyretta, H. Hope, Esq. ; Sparrow-hawk, Thomas
Hallifax, Esq. ; Camilla, Thomas Hallifax, jun., Esq. ;
Wave, Marquis of Blandford ; Medina, A. J. Ham-
brough, Esq.
The castle of N. Harwell, Esq., at East Cowes, was
beautilly illuminated with blue and red lights.
Many of our noblemen and gentlemen have left us for
Plymouth, &c., and are not expected to return before
Wednesday next. The Royal yacht is not expected
back before that time. As usual at this period of the
season, we have many changes ; several families leaving,
and others arriving for the bathing season (September
and October). The town is very far from full.
We have the following- visitors and their families with
us :—The Duchess of Montrose, the Marquis of Angle-
sey, the Marchioness Wellesley, the Marquis of Bland-
ford, Lord Dillon, Lord Clonbrock, Lord Cadogan, Sir
James Graham, Sir William Montagu, Sir Bellingham
Graham, Sir H. Webster, Lady Stradbroke, H. Hope,
Esq., Thomas Hallifax, Esq., Lady Fitzgerald, Lord
Fitzhardinge, Sir C. Egerton, Lord E. Bruce, Lord A.
Paget, Lord Seaham, John Mills, Esq., Thomas Legh,
Esq., John Congreve, Esq., Lord Lovain, A. Hill, Esq.,
A. Oswald, Esq., M.P., Spencer de Horsey, Esq., &c.

SHIPWRECK AND PIRACY NEAR TANGIERS.—The
Robert and Ann, of Newcastle, William Venus, master,
bound to Alexandria, with coke and coals, was steering
a fair course through the Gutt of Gibraltar, on the night
of the Ist instant, when the weather came on so thick
that the crew could hardly see from the head to the stern
of the vessel ; and having got into a strong current,
were driven on shore, at eleven o'clock, near Cape Spar-
tel. The crew got a kedge out, and for four hours la-
boured unsuccessfully to haul her off. About. this time
the weather began to clear up, when the crew, to their
surprise, discovered another vessel within pistol-shot,
exactly in a similar situation to their own. She proved
to be the Syren, of Plymouth, William Turner, master,
bound from Swansea to Messena, and also laden with
coals. The two masters consulted together, and it was
determined that two of the crew of each vessel should
be dispatched to Tangiers to get assistance. The men
pulled off for that purpose, and just as they rounded
Cape Spartel was observed by her Majesty's steamer
Hecla, which vessel was on her way to Tangiers
with dispatches. The officer in command desired them
to return to their vessels, and he would send off
assistance immediately on his arrival at Tangiers. On
the boat's crew re-approaching the stranded ships they
found the decks covered with Moors and Arabs; and
being fired at from the shore immediately pulled off the
land and again made for Tangiers. About two hours
afterwards the boat again fell in with the Hecla; which,
having delivered her dispatches, was returning to assist
the vessels. The Hecla took the boat in tow; and on
nearing the Robert and Ann, the Moors made off, and,
together with a body of armed companions on the beach,
amounting, as the men say, to at least a thousand (a
great number of them mounted on camels and horses)
proceeded inland. Finding that both vessels bad been
stripped, and that the captains and remainder of the
crews had disappeared, the Hecht returned to Tangiers,
where, to the satisfaction of all, it was found that the
two captains and their men had previously arrived,
having pulled there in boats. They had been compelled
to leave the vessels in consequence of one party on shore
firing on them to cover another armed party who were
advancing to board. The captains and crews were for-
warded to Gibraltar, in the Hecla, and were brought in
the Montrose mail-steamer to Southampton. The crew
of the Syren got re-shipped at that port ; and the other
crew were forwarded to London by the local agent of
the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, to receive further
assistance.—Kentish Mercury.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—On Thursday afternoon an
inquest was held before Mr. Higgs, at the Plough Tavern,
Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on the body of Thomas
Daniel Lucas, aged thirty-two, who died rather suddenly
in King's College Hospital on Tuesday last. From the
evidence it appeared that the deceased was a plumber
and glazier, and lived in Drury-court, Strand. lle had
been at work on Thursday se'nnight in the neighbour-
hood, previous to which he had got wet through with
rain. He went home and complained of sore throat and
fever, and his wife procured a draught and gargle from
a surgeon in the neighbourhood. He gradually became
worse till Sunday, when he was quite deliricus. On
Monday afternoon he was taken to the hospital, when he
continued frantic throughout the night, and died the
following morning about half-past seven. The wife,
Elizabeth Lucas, was called, and deposed that about
seven months ago an execution was put in their house,
and every article of furniture was sold, since which time
both witness and deceased had not slept in a bed. Dis-
tress, the death of a sister, and having a child now in the
King's College Hospital, had caused deceased to drink
lately. Mr. Daniels, of King's College Hospital, stated
that he had made a post mortem azamination of the body,
and found an effusion of blood outside the brain and
that the deceased's death had been caused by delirium
tremens. The jury said they were satisfied, and returned
a verdict of "Died by the visitation of God, brought on
by delirium tremens.'
BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.--OD Thursday the
sixteenth half-yearly meeting of the above company was
held at the White Lion Hotel, Bristol. The report,
which was read, commenced by congratulating the pro-
prietors on the opening of the line throughout to Exeter
in May last, thus anticipating by more than a year the
period stipulated in their engagements with the Great
Western Railway Company. The amount of rent and
share of toll due to them by the Great Western Com-
pany for the half-year was stated at 33,4731. 13s. 5d., the
gross earnings being 59,160/. Os. I Id. ; which was most
satisfactory, considering the short period during which
the receipts for the distance beyond Beambridge were
included. The engineer's report also showed that the
state of the line was excellent. All accounts with con-
tractors and others were so nearly closed as to justify the
Directors in stating, that the cost of the construction of
the line would not exceed the amount authorised by the
original Act of incorporation. Part of the sums bor-
rowed on debentures at five per cent. interest had been
paid off, and new securities contracted for at four per
cent., the lenders paying for the stamp; the remaining
portion of the debentures would be similarly provided for
as they fell due. The report recommended them to con-
tinue for the present the dividend of 11.8 s. per share,
equal to four per cent., free of income-tax, for the half.
year, but looked forward shortly to be enabled to de-
clare an increased dividend. The report then went on
to recommend the formation of various branches, and
concluded by stating that on the 30th of June there was
a balance of 127,3201. Os. 4d in the banker's hands and
in securities bearing interest. A variety of resolutions
embodying the various portions of the report, and one
for the formation of a committee to present the Secre-
tary, Mr. J. B. Badham, with a testimonial, were then
passed unanimously, and the meeting separated.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—An accident, which was for-
tunately unattended by serious consequences, occurred
on Sunday night on the Drogheda Railway, at the Lusk
station. It appears that when the last train (which was
an unusually long one) from Drogheda had arrived at
the Lusk station, the driver ran it several perches a-head
of the platform erected at the station, and in conse-
quence of this he was obliged to back the engine so as
to enable passengers to alight, and others to get places.
In the retrograde movement the train was pushed too for
back, and another movement in advance was then made
to bring it to its proper place. At the moment that this
last motion took place, an engine, with some carriages
attached, came up, and the driver, seeing the first train
in motion, supposed it was starting, and without slack-
ening the speed of his engine, pushed on, and just as the
first train stopped it was struck by the after one. The
consequences were, that all the carriages in the first
train were dashed violently against each other, the pas-
sengers were pitched to and fro, and the utmost con-
sternation and confusion prevailed. Several persons
endeavoured to get out of the carriages, and for several
minutes terror and excitement prevailed, and nothing
was heard but screaming alarms. When this subsided,
however, it was ascertained that few were hurt at all,
and though several were bruised, that none were dan-
gerously injured. After a long delay the train was
enabled to proceed, and reached town of course consi-
derably after it was due. None of the carriages were
broken. At an early hour on Thursday, Mr, Eccersly, the
managing director, left town for the purpose of investi
gating the matter.
CAPTURE OF A WIIALE.—On Friday, while the
crew of one of the Dublin trawlers were fishing off
Dunmore, county of Waterford, they captured a whale,
measuring thirty-six feet in length, and seven feet and a
half in thickness.