The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-22 00:00:00

LAUNCH OF A STEAMER.

On the 13th instant a new steamer called the Taliesin,
was launched at the building-yard of Messrs. Eyton
Brothers, at Mostyn Colliery, Flintshire. She is en-
tirely owned by Messrs. Eyton, is intended to ply on the
Liverpool and Mostyn station, and has been modelled
so as to combine capability of stowage with speed.
A pair of 45 horse steam-engines for the Taliesin are
now in the course of erection at Mostyn Foundry.
These engines have been recently invented by Messrs.
Eyton, being on an entirQly new principle, combining
extraordinary lightness, with power, and economy of
space. *The two engines weigh about twelve tons, have
no beams, and only occupy about four feet longitudinally
of the vessel's hold. They have another advantage
in long connecting rods, and the smallest possible
amount of friction, both great desiderata among prac-
tical engineers. These engines are equally appli-
cable to steamers of the lightest, as of the heaviest
class, from a river-boat drawing one foot of water, to
the first-class war steamer. Taliesin, after whom the
vessel is named, was a Welsh bard and prophet, who
flourished during the sixth century. He was the bard of
Urien Rheged, a Cumbrian (Cumberland) chieftain, who
is supposed to have resided during the close of his life
with Taliesin, among the disciples of Catwg the wise, at
Llancarvan, in South Wales. In Taliesin's time Welsh
was the vernacular tongue of Cumberland. The pro-
phetic lines given below are by Taliesin, in reference to
the invasion and subsequent conquest of Britain by the
Saxons, whereby the aborigines of the island were driven
from its fairer portions to the fastnesses of Wales. The
prophecy is remarkable for having been in every respect
so singularly fulfilled.
Ei ner a volant,
Ei hiaith a gadwant,
Ei tir a gollant,
Ond gwyllt Walla.
Still shall they chaunt their Maker's praise,
Still keep their language and their lays,
But nought of all their old domain,
Save Wallia's rude and mountain reign.
—Chester Courant.

GROSS ASSAULT COMMITTED

BY THE VICAR OF BRIGHTON ON A BOY.

TOWN-HALL, BRIGHTON, THURSDAY.—This being the
day appointed for hearing the summons issued against
the Rev. H. M. Wagner, the Vicar of Brighton, charging
him with assaulting a little boy named Grover, long
before the appointed hour the neighbourhood of the
Town-hall was crowded by persons anxious to obtain
admittance, and when the Court was opened nearly 500
persons were present, and a much larger number were
outside unable to obtain admittance. At eleven o'clock,
J. N. Wigney, Esq., M.P., Basevi, Esq., Major Allen,
and Major Willard, the Magistrates, took their seats on
the Bench.

Mr. Sydney Walsingham Bennett appeared for the
complainant, and Mr. Cooper and Mr. Dempster for the
Rev. defendant, who did not attend.

The little fellow was then placed on the table. He
appeared an intelligent boy, but being too young to be
sworn, he was merely questioned by Mr. Wigney. He
said he had to complain against the Vicar, who beat him
very much because he said, " Who stopped the clock ?"
He ran away home, and Mr. Wagner followed him, and
burst the door open, and laid hold of his arm whilst he
struck him with his whip ever the head and face, and a
mark was now left over his eye.
Elizabeth Grover was then sworn, and (.I,eposed that
she was the mother of the child, and resided at No. 60,
Upper North-street. He was seven years of age. On
Saturday, between three and four o'clock in the after-
noon, as witness was engaged in an outhouse, the child
came running in, got into the back room, and bolted the
door inside. Mr. Wagner followed in a few minutes.
He had a whip in his hand, and appeared in a great
passion. He gave the door a push and forced it open,
entered the room, and began to flog the child. Witness
could not say how he had got hold of him, but he was
hitting him over the head with a whip.
Mr. Dempster here produced the whip ; it was an or-
dinary sized riding whip, mounted with silver.
Witness believed the whip produced to be the one
used. Mr. Wagner seemed in a great passion as he was
hitting the child. The child received one blow on his
face which blackened his eye ; the remains of the mark
are still visible. During the time he was flogging the
child his screams brought a lodger down, who asked him
why he was flogging the chttl, when the Vicar said,
" Oh, he knows; he said I stopped the church clock, and
I did not." He then shook the child, and took him into
the passage, to show the crowd outside. Witness said
to the boy, " You naughty boy, you ought to be ashamed
of yourself; it serves you right, for being so saucy."
The Vicar then gave the boy who held his horse a penny
and galloped away.
Mr. Cooper then addressed the Bench at considerable
length for the Rev. defendant, and condemned the course
pursued by Mr. Bennett in opposing a compromise, al-
though the Magistrates suggested that a privats arrange-
ment might be entered into.
During the case a great deal of angry recrimination,
passed between the solicitors.
The Magistrates retired to consider their decision, and
during their absence the Court presented a most extraor-
dinary scene, from the great uproar, and cries of " Who
stopped the clock ?" referring to St. Peter's clock not
being wound up since the last church-rate was refused.
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On the Magistrates returning, Mr. Wigney said they
had given the case their best consideration, and had come
to the conclusion that the defendant was guilty of the
assault, and must be fined 40s. and costs.