Star.
London, England, 1826-11-10 00:00:00

FURTHER PARTICULARS.

" Hutt., Nov. 7.
" At two o'clock this afternoon, the Graham steam packet,-vhich
usually plies between Null -nd Grimsby, arrived in our Roads,
towed by the United Kingdom steam packet, of Edinburgh, of
upwards of 1000 tons. A dreadful accident occurred on board the
former, between eight and nine o'clock this morning. She had left
Grimsby with passengers for Hull, and stood into the middle of
the Humber to take passengers, exc. from the United Kingdom for
this port and the neighbourhood. After they bad been alongside
about ten minutes, and about a mile and a half from Grimsby, the
pressure of the steam caused the boiler to explode with a tremen-
dous noise. At that moment there were about seventy passengers
on board, about half of whom had been received from the United
Kingdom. Two were killed on the instant, eight or nine wounded,
and eight or nine swept into the river.
" Seneca' were afterwards recovered from the water. but four are

known to be missing, and it is feared this is below the number
actually lost. Tbe two men killed I have seen on board the United
Kingdom; one of th-m is said to be a Methodist Preacher, who
preached at Louth on Sunday evening, and missed the boat yester-
day. Nobody on board knew his name. The name of the other
man is William !deft, of Scarbro ; he has lately been a seaman on
board the United Kingdom, but left that vessel two days ago, and
being unable to put into Scarbro', be was coming up here II the
Graham.
" The four persons missing are a man named Johnson, of Louth,
and three others, from that place or Grimsby, named John Bowe,
Richard Jennings, and Poston. Amongst those injured are two
Ladies—one of them severely ; the other was blown into the water
in which she remained ten minutes; but was so far recovered that
she retuned in the same boat with me to Hull. The Graham
appears to be much injured; but I can say nothing of the eitent of
the damage, at they would not permit me to go 3D board."

zsraact or ANOTHIII LEM&

" Among the passengers on board the United Kingdom, which
was on her way from London to Scotland, were the Earl of Kit-
bank and Colonel Howard, (brother-in-law to Sir William Ilse.,
Lord Advocate of Scotland), who commanded the 45d Dragoons
at the battle of Talavera. Those Gentlemen at the moment of the
accident, with a gallantry worthy of their rank, were handing the
females from the United Kingdom to the Graham, and both nar-
rowly escaped destruction. They were nearly opposite to the boiler,
which exploded, and a piece of metal, nearly tOlbs. weight, actually
passed between them, and killed the unfortunate man Melling.—
Both these Gentlemen displayed the greatest activity and coolness
during the whole of this trying occasion. The latter caught an
infant in his arms which was thrown by its mother, in a state of
despair, from the Graham to the United Kingdom, and thus the
life of the little innocent was miraculously saved.
" Several circumstances were peculiarly providential. The two
vessels were in immediate contact. Had the least chasm been left
between them, in the confusion which ensued, and the anxiety to
burry from the one skip to the other, many persons must have fallen
in and have perished. Another circumstance appears scarcely
less remarkable : the broken fragments were driven in a line across
the United Kingdom; if they bad swept lengthwise along either
vessel, the loss of life, from the crowded state of the decks, must
have been ten times greater. Too much praise cannot be given to
Captain Oman, of the United Kingdom, his passengers, and crew.
To Dr. Hutchison, and other Medical Gentlemen, passengers on
board Captain Oman's vessel, as well as to several who hurried
from the shore, great praise is due for their humans and prompt
attention.
" I cannot learn the name of the man described as a Methodist
Preacher. He is a sharp-visaged man, about 50, with a recoiling
forehead, and the front of his head entirely bared; and be appears
to have been drowned rather than killed."
HATTON-LIAIS DAY).

Roaager.—Jrvies Derek was brought before the Ma-
gistrate, by Macey, an officer, charged with stealing a large quantity
of bed-furniture, the property of a Gentleman, residing at No. $2,
Hatton Garden, under the following circumstances:
Ou the 19th ult. the Gentleman having some bed furniture
to forward to Finchley, purposed sending it by the errand cart from
the Blue Posts, in Holborn, and be accordingly went there, and de-
sired the book-keeper to send the carrier to his house for the package.
In the course of the morning a man called, stating himself to be the
carrier to Finchiey, and that he had been sent from the Blue Pots .
for a bundle; the Gentleman did not hesitate in delivering the
bed-furniture to him, and the man said he would take
care to deliver it immediately en his arrival at Finchley.—
Subsequently it was discovered that the fellow was net the Fincialey
carrier, but being at the bar at the Bine Posts overheard the Geo-
tkman, and had gone to his house and obtained the property. In-
formation was given at the different Police offices, and the prisoner
and a man named Foster were seen to get out of a hackney-coach,
at the corner of Latit-street, in the Borough ; they had with them
the bundle of bed furnitlre, with which they proceeded to the house
of Jack Martin, the Magpie and Horse-shoe, in the Borough.—
Foster was apprehended with the property, and has been since ca-
pitally convicted, but the prisoner escaped, but was retaken this
morning and brought here.
Mr. Manna attended for the prisoner, who stands remanded.
Accounts from MairaWtie that official intelligence
had been received from the Commandant at Cape de Glatt, of the
military and inhabitants having beaten of the Algerine fleet and
the boats of the squadron, which bad been detached to capture five
Spanish merchantmen which bad taken refuge under the guns of
Sc. Peter's Castle.
The disputes still continue at Macclesfield between
Messrs. Pawns amithoir weavers. The men refuse working at
the present pita. Which ate considerably higher than those at
Manchester, and dm aimpotneago is, that some hundred looms are
at a gand-atill, and tits tandlim of the workmen gaivins.
Friday se'nnight, Mrs. Dit. cox, midwife, was so dread-
' fully injured at ben lodgings in Princess-street, Devooport, by her
clothes catching lire, while sleeping in her armchair, that she ex-
pired an the following Monday. in great agonies. The deceased
A was upwards et seventy years of age.