The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-05 00:00:00

,NATIONAL ANTI-CORN-LAW LEAGUE.
LAT GREAT MEETING B THE .
_ The nextS AGGREGATE MEETING ofEFORE the LEAGBAZAARUE, in the
THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN, will be HELD on WED-
NESDAY NEXT, the 9th inst.
GEORGE WILSON, Esq., will take the Chair at' Seven o'clock
Precisely.
The Meeting 'will be addressed by Richard Cobden, Esq., M.P. ;
Colonel Thompson, and W. J. Fox, Esq.
Tickets of admission to all parts of the House may be had as usual,
at 67, Fleet-street.
Setts will in future be reserved for all Farmers 'elm may snake ap-
Plication at the Offices of the League, up to the hour of meeting; and
the r attendance, whether favourable or opposed to Free Trade. is
requested.
COVENTRY and LEICESTER JUNCTION
RAWAY.
The Parliamentary Deed and Subscribers' Contract will lie for
Signature by Subscribers residing in or near London, from Twelve to
Three, until Thursday, the 10th of April inclusive, at the Offices of
the Company, 3, Church-court, Old Jewry.
R. HARTLEY KENNEDY, Chairman.

London, April 4, 1845.

EXETER, YEOVIL, and DORCHESTER
RAILWAY.
The PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE hereby give Notice, that
APPLICATIONS for SHARES in this undertaking CANNOT be re-
ceived later than TUITRBDAT, the 10th day of April instant, after
Which he Committee will proceed to allot the Shares.
JOHN CLINCH, Secretary.

Exeter, April 1, 1845.

BIER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE
QUEEN
„,11,"ing been pleased tt send a Donation of 201, to the Fund. how
ln_.ng colisequence of the late Calamity on the Scroby Sand • and
the subscriptions already received from several Noblemen, Public
("3113anies, Insurance Societies, Private Individuals, and others, to-
Zether with the Inhabitants of Yarmouth and the neighbourhood,
amounting to a considerable sum ; the Committee confidently hope
that the benevolent objects contemplated In the following appeal, and
stated In the concluding paragraph, may be dilly realised through the
increased assistance and sympathising liberality of the public at large.
AUTHORISED STATEMENT OF TIIE
CALASIITY AND LOSS OF LIFE ON THE SCROBY SAND,

OFF YARMOUTH BEACH,
On SUNDAY, JANUARY 2:, 1845,

TO THE NOBILITY, GENTRY, AND CLERGY. AND TO THE
SHIPPING, 3fA NUFACTURING, AND TRADING POPULA-
TION OF ENGLAND.
-It is well known to those acquainted with the Eastern coast of
Nqrfol it. that, during heavy gales, the immediate vicinity of Yarmouth
Roads is one of the most dangerous parts of the entire coast of
Englatid.
l'he 'Lumber of wrecks which occur on the Barber, Cross, Corton,
and especially the Scroby Sands, ban long ago Induced a hardy, brave,
and intrepid race of men to devote their entire lives to the saving of
property and life along the coast.
A number of boats called yawls, measuring from 50 to 80 feet long,
and from 30 to 50 tons burden, have, at an expense of from 3001. to
4001. each, been built by the joint contributions of the Beachmen,
Who have f rmed themselves into companies for that purpose. With
thes; they often leave the shore at the most imminent risk of their
lives, not only when the chance of saving property holds out to them
the hope of a large reward in the shape of salvage, but with no less
earnestnoss and intrepidity when the only satisfaction they have in
Prospect is rescuing from a watery grave some of their fellow-
creatures.
On no occasion is it remembered that this noble and disinterested
daring was more magnanimously displayed than un Sunday. the 26th
of January, l8.!5, on whichday,cTuring rveryheavy gale ftom N. tr.
andby W. no less titan five brigs were in distress, four upon the Scroby
Band and one upon the Barber. In no one of these cases was there,
at the time of their condition being discovered, the slightest probabi-
lity of saving anything like property. Nothing, therefore, but the
_wane promptings of humanity could offer any inducement to the
Beachmen to man their boats : yet they hesitated not a single mo-
Moat, but at once launched their gallant barks and set forward to the
rescue. Happily their efforts, in four instances, were suet essfill in
"'Ting all the crews.
The Caister Beachmen, with their yawl, Storm, succeeded in saving
the crew of the Elizabeth, of Scarborough, nine in number.
The Holkham Company, in their Yawl, the Red Rover, 38 tons,
'Went off to the brig Jane, of Whitby, from which, although the yawl
2'4lnained considerable damage, they succeeded in rescuing the crew,
nine in number.
The Young Company, with their yawl, the Sailor's Friend, of 48
tonsrsucceeded, at very considerable risk, in taking off the crew of
the bt'ig Choice, of Newcastle, also nine in number.
_ The star Company, in their yawl, Phoenix, went off to the Ann, of
!4underlend, from which, after splitting the stem and carrying away
the mast of the yawl, they rescued and safely landed the crew of
nine men.
Having thus far been enabled to record the meritorious and suc-
all conduct of these gallant men, who, in addition to the immi-
:tient risk of their lives, have suffered considerably in the injury done
o their property—for which no remuneration can be anticipated but
°m the benevolence of a British public, it remains to relate the me-
an holY catastrophe which forms the climax to this statement.
the The Beachmen of the " Phoenix" having safely landed the crew of
" Ann," and being themselves much exhausted, a fresh crew of
iothe same Company re-manned the yawl, and immediately proceeded
hi another Vessel lying in distress on the Scroby ; the wind was then
owing
a hurricane. On nearing the vessel, they found the sea
tailing over her, and made an nsnccessftd attempt to reach
,',.."ng to do so, they let go theirs anchor and veered down ; unforta-
7"elY the force oft.he sea drove the yawl upon the brig and dashed
beer' to pieces ; when the Beachmen—with the exception of one man
d_litned Abraham WetiNrell), who sank with the yawl—got on board
brig. Which was now Arifting, and every sea breaking with tre-
...miens violence over her
The accident being witnessederom the shore several men belonging
10 the different Companies manned the life-boat and flew to their as-
-"lace. The danger of all was extreme, and those on shore trembled
alike
, for the poor fellows on the brig and those in the life-boat. Hap-
rY she reached the brig though too late for many, some of whom
Were carried overboard by the falling of the brig's masts, and some
drowned on the wreck. Six only of the " Phoenix's crew were savedi;
_ of the brig's crew, who were in a state of exhaustion when the
Phoenix" first reached ber, the whole perished.
Thus in the noble attempt to save the lives of their fellow-men,
seven of our gallant beachmen found a watery grave, leaving behind
four widows and fourteen children (ten of whom are under
we've years of age) totally unprovided for, as well as the aged
Mothers of the three single men. Their naces were Abraham
,Watherell (leaving a widow and nine children), James Shreeve
~...`Widow and three children), Ganham (alias James) Billing (widow
aa two children), James Boulton (widow), Willia-n Warner, George
points. and James George, single men, but upon whom their widowed
Ihothers, or aged parents, depended for subsistence.
_To provide a fund to relieve the necessities of the bereaved—to re-
,_"'ard the noble fellows who so gallantly risked their lives for others—
,'" in replacing the serious loss snffere4 by the boatmen—and
,'"
`" form a nucleus for a permanent fund for the relief of sufferers
under similar calamities in future—ls the object of the present
appeal.
Subscriptions will be received at the banks of Messrs. Barclay and
and Sir R. C. Glynn and Co., London ; and at any of the banking
11°4" in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Signed on behf of the Committee,
W. HURRY PALMER,aI Mayor of Great Yarmouth, Chairman.
tteeroom, Town-hall, Feb. 24, 1845.