The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-21 00:00:00

THURSDAY, SEpT..I3.

NOLDSWORTDI D. WISE AND OTHERS.
This was another action against the Directors of
the South Devon Insurance Company, to recover a
total loss on the ship, Westbury. The chief mate,
William Gilpin, sttited ffiie circumstances 'of the loss:
The vessel left Belfast on the 23d of June, 1826, Sailed
to St. Andrew's, where she took in a cargo of timber,
and left that place for Valencia in Ireland on the 15th
of Sept. On the 20th a violent gale arose, and on
the 22d in the morning the ship was thrown on her
beam ends. They endeavoured to lighten her, and
worked the pumps, which choaked more than once*
On the morning of the 23d, as she still lay in the
same way, and was sinking forward in the Water,
they cut away the fore top gallant masts, but with-
out effect ; she did not answer her helm, and lhhey
expected her Every minute to capsize. Seeing a
vessel, astern, they made ,a signal of distress, and
when she came up, the crew, consisting of twelve
persons, abandoned the ship, and were taken to
Boston. The Bolivar afterwards fell in with the
Westbury, and took her to New York, where great
charges of salvage and bottomry were made; after
being repaired, she was sent to England, but got
ashore in the Mersey, and a further damage was
sustained to the amount of 850/. Altogether, the
salvage, bottomry, and damage in the river exceeded
the amount for which the vessel was insured—
namely, 'l,BOO/. ; and as the owner had giVen•notice
of abandonment to the Insurance Company, it was
contended that they ought to take the vessel, and
pay the amount insured.
The Jury, after a minute's consultation, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1,8001.

The Dikke and Duchess of St: Alban's passed
through Gloucester on Friday, on their route from tea-
mington to Malvern. During her stay at the Hop-pole the
Duchess sent to a neighbouring shop for some gloves
Besides those of the Worcester manufacture, French gloves
were produced, but the Duchess declared her determination
" not to buy any gloves of foreign manufacture."— Glou-
cester Journal.

Mathews, the Comedian, is in the_ possession
of the finest portrait of Colly Cibber known to exist.
The Poet, Player, and Dramatic Writer is painted, wd be-
lieve, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, a three-quarters length, in
the character of Lord lbppington. The best bust of the
laureat is at Strawberry Hill. He appears in a cap then
eld ; it is coloured from the life, and said to be extremely
like. Cibber gave this bust to Kitty Clive, the celebrated
actress; and her brother, Mr. Rafter, gave it after her
death, to Mr. Walpole.
Several London and country Magistrates visited
Clerkenwell Prison, on Saturday last, for the purpose of
seeing' Sheen, the murderer. The Magistrates entered
into a long conversation with him, during which theytad-
vised him to go to sea, and intimated that, if he would
consent, his speedy liberation would be the consequence.
Sheen replied, that he should have no objection to go to
sea, if a month was allowed him after his liberation to
prepare himself. The Magistrates, however, appear to
wish for better security than his own word.
The public should be upon their guard, 4ith
respect to the dried or smoked salmon, which• is exhibited
for sale at the various shell-fish shops in the metropolis. It
is in general cured by the Jews in the neighbourhood of
Duke's-place, and the fish, thus appropriated, is, With few
exceptions, either stale, unhealthy, or out of season, and
would be condemned at Billingsgate, could it previouslf be
seen by the proper authorities. The only dried salmon in
the London market that can be depended upon, is sent in
that state from Wales or Scotland—very little indeed is Sent
from Scotland, and in 'Wales the salmon is never split.—
Dried or smoked salmon from Holland is prohibited.

AN OLD FOOL.--A woman residing at tjn-
coln, fancying that life and all its earee were likely to
prove a heavier burthen to bear than shi could endure pa-
tiently, a few days ago attempted to make short work iyith
her difficulties, by taking 60 grains of opium, which soon
began to incommode her to a greater degree than was at
last wished for. Medical aid being sent for, and the enemy
being expelled,a dose of strong coffee-decoction was admi-
nistered, and the only complaint which the patient uttered
on being rescued against her will from the grave, was, that
" the coffee would taste better with a little sugar to sweeten
it !"—Lincoln Paper.

REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—Major Berger,
formerly of the Life Guards, and who, at that time, moved
in the first circles of society, and was supposed to be lios-
sessed of an independent fortune, came before the Magis-
trates at Marlborough-street yesterday, with several otter
poor persons, for the purpose of swearing to the necesry
affidavit to entitle him to receive parochial relief. !Hr
stated, that he was married in the year 1805, in Carliple,
by license, and that his wife and three children were now
residing in Cumberland; that he had rented apartments in
the parish of St. James for three years, for which he paid
SOL per annum. He appeared extremely dejected ; and,
although shabbily dressed, was very clean.
ELECTRICITY.--We understand that Mr.
Ritchie, of Tain Academy, has fallen oh a method of mak-
in.. an electric plate-machine of any convenient size, imd
at a much less expence than by the usual method. The
following
is a short description of the process. Let two
,
circular pieces of baked wood he procured, about a foot in
diameter, and nearly an inch thick. These pieces, when
placed together on the same axis, have a. groove in the
circumference capable of receiving the plate glass destitted
for making the machine. The glass is cut in the form
of portions of the section of a circle, to the number of faur
or six, and fixed in the groove and to each other by strdnl
electric cement. The pieces of wood are secured fast 'to-
gether while the cement is soft, so that the whole becomes
stronger than one piece. As small pieces of plate glass
are much cheaper in proportion than one large plate, an
elegant machine may, by this means, hece._ssm
e three,madecootfa.
n
as
ANDhorDEßfour, or even five feet diameter, at a much smaller rate, and
tis in
equal power
atr those
itmo'ony OVERMATCHED
formed ofu onesN MATCHED.
e.
horse—first ap-
pearances are deceitful ; for which reason many
are paired, but feW are miltehed. Now in match-
ina (in either traffic) it isnot only •
requisite that no
great dispr.oportion of size, age, or quality should
exist, but it is equally proper that the pair should
pull together ; for if one be frisky and the other
dull—one slow and the other
a runaway—there
will be the very devil to pay. When there is a
disproportion in size, the pair lookridiculous—
,zl giant and a dwarf, a pony and an elephant ; but
this only affects appearances , • • whereas disparity
in age, I
b-ood) or temper, leads to more serious
consequences and accidents. The filly will kick
and plunge, by, the side of the, aged horse, will
fret and 'break bridle, and, in the long run, will
break the old horse's wind, or perhaps his heart.
A tight rein will scarcely suffice in such a case,
and very often, bolting is .the' end of such a
match ; and thus it is also with wedded pairs.

pains to procure the following details:—
the middle of July, the Newhaven and
Fisherrow boatsl to the number of fifty-five, each
manned with five spirited, experienced,. hardy
fellows, had reached Wick. They were among,
the first, as usual, but immediately after their ar-
rival a great number of boats arrived, not only
from all the usual stations in the North and
West Highlands, but there were upwards of a
dozen continental vessels of considerable burden.
There were no less than '2,300 boats forward in
all, five hundred above the number which ap-
peared last season, and certainly far above
any number that has been seen at that
station for thirty years. Fishing began on
the 20th July, but owing to• the prevalence of
strong gales from the north, and unfavourable
weather generally, little good was done. Dur-
ing that period, many of the boats did not take
a single cran, others were more fortunate, and
on the whole, the average would rim about 20
barrels to each boat. The weather became more
favourable, "and the fishing went prosperously
forward. There were, however, far too many ,

boats for the station.
As soon as the fish made their appearance,
there was a simultaneous and resolute push for
the place,, and the. consequence was, that in the
confusion. and contention, which unavoidably
ensued, the one not only embarrassed and ob-
structed the operations of the other, but the nets,
in numberless cases, were shot so closely, and
running parallel, that instead of taking, they ac-
tually excluded the fish. Hence, besides the
damage, much labour and precious time were
expended to little purpose. The shoals which
regularly visit this quarter, are of such inagni-
tude, that according to .the. opinion of men of
twenty years' experience, 1,500 boats will do as
much business as double the number. This is
obvious, from the case of Helmsdale. Last year
the fishing was indifferent at that place, and con-
sequently other stations were this year preferred.
Only about 140 boats arrived, and continued at
that quarter, and every thing, went on to the
complete satisfaction of all parties—there was no
collision—no altercation or. irritation, and not a
net, nor a buoy was lost. Schooled by experi-
ence, some sagacious. fishermen, who saw the
futility of mingling in keen and profitless com-
petition, shot off to a distance and were very for-
tunate. One boat from Fisherrow, for instance,
for eight days, sailed to a distance of about twelve
miles from land, and they took, on the whole,
eighty barrels. Numbers of those that braved
the bustle and peril of the competition, did not
in that time take a dozen crans, and not one in
twenty came near this quantity. The supply
.of
fish was this year abundant, and rather superior
in quantity. Taken in the aggregate, the boats,
as nearly as has yet been ascertained, took on an
average 160 crans. About 600 herrings make
a cran, and the whole take at Wick may be
guessed" at. about 370,000 -barrels. The
fishers have their boats, nets, complete apparatus,
to provide and keep up, and they have for their
labour an allowance of whiskyiledging, and 10s.
a barrel.

It would require upwards of 200 barrels a
boat to do them substantial justice, and conse-
quently our Fisherrow and Ndwhaven neigh-
bours .declare that, owing no doubt to the gene-
ral keenness of the competition, it has been a
very unprofitable season for them. Their sons
and sires who stopped at home on account of
being unable to stand the risk and fatigue of the
herring-fishing, by amusing themselves in taking
stray whiting and small flounders, turned their
time to far better account. Serious complaints
are made of the loss of nets, a circumstance
which never occurred at that quarter before. On
one night a number were cut, and carried off, or
at all events were lost to the owners. The Ma-
gistrates of Wick, much to their credit, promptly
offered a handsome reward for .the discovery of
the delinquents, but no information was obtained.
On the whole, the north fishing has been fully
above an average season, and it is gratifying to
be able to add, that during the week the whole
of the fishers who left this vicinity have got back
in safety to their families.

On Tuesday.last, an inquest was held on the
body of Robert Agnew, a seaman belonging to
the Mars, of Maryport, recently arrived in this
port from Quebec, -and a verdict of manslaughter
returned against Richard Fletcher, the mate of
the Mars, in consequence of which he has been
committed to gaol. It appeared that on Monday
evening, while the Captain was engaged in trans-
acting business on shore, the deceased and others
of the
.crew got themselves intoxicated, and on
the Captain's return to the vessel, made a simul-
taneousto. and peremptory demand for their wages,
with which he refused to comply, telling' them,
at the same time, if dissatisfiacecdoiwnpitahnitehdeirwtir.tehata-
ment on board, they were aewtm:lrieboeerrxetwychtoaonnglhoeoidrak,. out
vessel.
against
la ibnil
challenge
Ihi
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ll
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ni
gn
et their demand,
od
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this,
was an d
immediatelyhi havings
accepted p art
for another
blows
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sh
by
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ltelticehCera;ptsaeivne
ill-will of Agnew, who applied to him the epithet
of ~the Captain's bully,
of which unfortunately
occasioned A ' onethe'
gmevv s fall
across a plank, whereby his neck was dislocated,
and death almost
instantaneously
ensued.—Sligo
Luminary. . ,

The meeting in
Pasheller's bankruptcy took
place at Huntingdon, on Tuesday, and the ex-
amination of Mr. John Pasheller lasted nearly
the whole of that and the following day. The
first subject of inquiry was " Mrs. Pasheller's
account," and in particular a diamond necklace
purchased for 700 guineas, which it was stated,
-NV
was part of the proceeds of Mrs. P. ',he assignees
s West India 1
property due before her marriage.
were left to take advice as to their right to re-
cover this. The marriage-settlement on Mrs.
P. it appeared was 400/. a-year, that lady bring.
incomed
eodf I.
that, , 0 O 0 /Ar.
pas
. it ol ,30hee
OfiaYear ; but
Pasheller
itsinsol-
vent at the time, whereas he himself estimated
that he was worth 15,000/. As to the debt of
45,000/. standing. to his private account, he
it
tng was an
oiiten
stated that the bank was always represented to
him as flourishing, and he only
took what he
supposed to be his share of the profits. On 8 . the
second day one of the assignees proceeded to
Mr. Pasheller's residence to break
open a room,
and search for letters, and some of them (from
irs. Pasheller) containing strong expressions
against the assignees and otl
• ters, a scene of great
uproar and vituperation occurred on being
their
produced. The "examination of Mr. Chas. Pa-
sheller was not concluded d
. ,an .an: adjournment
took place till the 26th inst.—fury Post.