The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-16 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE.

But two short week. have passed since it has ken our lot to
record the loss of three lives by the upsetting of a boat in our
water, and it is now our melancholy duty to announce the loss
of four more from the same cause. A large boat is kept at the
Powder Magazine at Marchwood, for the conveyance of the of-
ficers of the establishment to and from this town. This is now
under repair, and her place has been temporarily supplied by a
long and narrow gig, the property of some gentlemen at Eling,
who use it as a pleasure-boat.

On Friday afternoon last, about half-past 4 o'clock, this boat
left the Quay for the Magazine, having on board nine persons,
v.iz. Crew, Esq., storekeeper of the magazine; Mr. Geo.
Hoare, ion of Mr. Hoare, of Twyford ; a corporal and private of
the artillery; a boatman named Doling and his wife ; and three
labouring men employed in the magazine, named Stanbury,
D. Martill, and Cooper. There was a fresh breeze from
N.E. hut very puffy, as easterly winds always are. As soon as
the bruit had passed the quay, her lug-sail was hoisted, the sheet
being held in hand. They had but just cleared the Breakwater,
when the sail was caught by a sudden squall, resembling a whirl-
Wind; and the gig was upset in a moment. Every body on the
quay saw the accident, and a dozen boats were at the spot in less
than 5 minutes. Here five individuals were found, either in the
boat, which had righted, full of water, or helding to the gun-
wale. - These were Mr. Crew, Doling and his wife, and thestivo
artillerymen. One of the labouring men, Wm. Stanbury, was
seen sinking in the water, and Captain Porter, of the Diligent,
most heroically jumped overboard, and brought him up, but with-
out avail, as he died soon after he•was brought ashore, though, if
medical assistance had beau at hand, it is thought his life .might
have been preserved. Mr. Hoare was also seen in the water, and
one individual touched his hair, but could not hold it, and he
sunk. His body was dragged up about two hours afterwards,
and that of Mr. Cooper in about an hour and a half more. The
body of Martill was not found late on Friday (Telling. Inquests
on Mr. Hoare and Stanbury were held in the evening, .before Mr.
Cork, at the Vine, and a verdict of aecideutally.drowned, with
a deodand in each inquest of is, en the bout. No particular
blame, it appears, can be attached to the boatman, or to any of
the party, as Mr. Crew eraphatierillrileclared ; but we cannot
refrain from saying, that a Ing-sail is very dangerous in a narrow
gig, when, as in this case, her crew consists chiefly of landsmen.
The boat is 2(1 feet long, and about ti wide; but a boat of that
length, built for sailing, should be from f 3 -to fI feet wide, and
the gust of wind which upset the one would hardly give the other
a perceptible heel.—Hampshire Telegraph, • -

BIRTIL—On Monday evening, at No. 6,
.Sufrolk
place the Lady of John Wray, Ls' of a son.
A, healthy old Gentleman was asked by the King--
what Physician and Apothecary he employed, that he looked so
well at his time of life. " Sire," replied the Gentleman, "My
Physician has always been a horse, and my Apothecary an ass."
FROM THE GERMAN,---The Cardinal Campeii
was once engaged in a violent dispute with a certain
Duke of Modena. The latter reproached the Car-
dinal, that his father had been a swine herd. -No
doubt, replied_ the Cardinal, and if your fatlier:had
been a swine herd, you would infallibly have been one
now.--WgissF,p

A very exaggerated statement of an accident that
occurred at the Paddington Canal, on Sunday even.
lug last, having appeared in several of the Morning
Papers, we are authorised to say that the damage is
by no means serious ; that it will be repaired in the
course of this day, and that the Canal will be opened
nakndthta htat
was adore,ca that the
rri escaped
down by the
weight of the water choked u and injured about 50
again for the trade to.morrow. The facts are, that
;
the bank of the Canal, under which a new sewer had
e
jot been constructed, gave way, by which the water
p
flinorttlioen of canal
the bunk
feet of the new sewer at a distance from the Canal
bank,