The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-01 00:00:00

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ltwenty yam
Mr. Chris

the tutors called to me, sa. _
I went out into the water and
filing in the water. Mr. Christor
the machines, jumped in with I
youths floated past me. I waded an
the water ; I cannot swim. I was no
deep water. Mr. Christopherson ton
I saw another, and cot hold of him,

name is Kirkman Finlay. Some had s
the deceased, could swim a little ; the o

attempt was made to rescue them by t,
tide was running towards Liverpool. Th
found when the tide receded, until two anti
It is the usual place of bathing, or there
machines were. I do not remember that
into a similar hole before.
John Christopherson deposed
son. I went with the pupils to bathe, but did r
self. I was in a machine in the water with
two machines for the school. Some of
machine from the water, and shori.:,,
help. I looked out and saw some boys
hands up, but had no idea they were in deep v\
were 20 or 25 yards off. I pulled my coat and sv,.
and went in to them. I got hold of two of then,
were both black in the face, and much exhauSted.
they roust have been under water, as their faces were co,
with sand. The cry for help was from those who were sal,
When I got to the machine I looked out for others.. I
three heads on the Bootle side of the brook, and tho
they were some others of the school, but on getting
found they were three men swimming. The boys r
school are never allowed. to bathe alone. They are
attended by the tutors.---I was not aware of any hole
there before, such as that which I have heard descril-
John Dixon, owner of the machines, said, I drove ti
men into the water a good way to the north of thr
considered it a safe place where I took them in.
have gone to the left to reach the hole. I have ha,
for many years. I went in with my horse to tr
them, and went overhead. There

—I am tutc

with the

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of tin

The shore and banks alter a good deal.
Kirkman Finlay, one of the pupils of Mr. It
forth, aged 13, in November last, ssaid, I wat
the others on Wednesday morning last. I went in
chine with Mr. Rawsdn. There were with us Johr
•nd H. A. Bosanquet. We remained the use•
Bosanquet went further out than the rest hind 1
wards the south. He Nkas a few yard .n me.
him struggling in the water, and fell on I
He then sunk, and rose again. again, z
not see him afterwards. We did not see Bott at all
can, Plunkett, and John Rawson went with us to
sanquet. When we got near we fell into deep Ovate
ton could swim a little. Mr. William Rawson to•
Mr. John Rawson was endeavouring to save B,
After getting out of the pit I floated, and called oul
and Mr. Wm. Rawson came to us. I never knew
before. Ido not think we ever went so far to the sou,
John Henry Bailey, an assistant tutor, said—l was lef
the shore with five of the junior boys, waiting for a mach,
I heard an alarm, and was called, by Mr. Christophers
and went in with part of my clothes on. I saw the machn
man with his horse, which plunged in the water over he:
I went to the place where the boys sank several times, but con
find nothing of the deceased, and having part of my cloth
on had some difficulty in extricating myself.

He sunk

of the hole

Thomas Cunningham, of Copper-as-hill, Liverpool, said—
I am a plumber, and was on Mr. Muspratt's building when
I saw the young men go down, I heard a scream, whit'
called my attention. 1 went into a caravan with anoth
person, undressed myself, and went into the water. I
swim well. We were in the water about an hour, endeavr
ing to find them, but could not, and came out quite exhau
We went to Mr. Rawson's and got some refreshment
we, in about an hour afterwards, went into the water
I came to the place, while wading about, r
bodies would be there. I called for assistance, a,
tually found the whole three bodies nearly to,r'etl
the young men who came felt one of the bodi,s, but
taped him. I got hold of it. It was taken out by anot
person, and I soon after found another body between n
legs. I soon afterwards found the third. They were
moved to the cottage belonging to Mr. Bicke h, of S
forth. I had bathed near the place before, but did not
serve the hole, which .might•be four or five yards in diame
Richard Balfour Reid said—l am a surgeon at 80,
About nine o'clock I heard that
,three boys of Mr. Ram
had sunk. I and others got a boat drawn to the spot
did not recover the bodies, which were afterwards takes
Great interest and caution was taken. There were
thirty persons so engaged. All possible means were
endeavour to restore animation, by friction, warm
nor did they desist until all hope of success was at -
No further evidence was considered necessary, and ti
found a verdict, that the deceased were accidentall-
whilst bathing.
At the request of the iurv. the Corr,

ith Lord Sefton, 1

er. On

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mendation, as lord of the manor of Littlerland, to wh
machines belonged, and with the authorit;-
ship, requesting them to procure a stake or post
found so as to denote the position of the mud bolt
caution to parties who may hereafter bathe near the

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A BLACK BOY PICKED UP AT SEA.—The Belfast arrive(
at this port from Jamaica on Saturday. The captain report
that on the 3d of May, (while on the ontward passage,) it
lat. 16 34, long. 66 34 NV., they picked up a small boat, will
a negro boy in it, in a famished state. The poor fellow hat
been blown off the land in an attempt to get on board :
schooner to which he belonged, in one of the bays in tin
island of Marugalante, and he had been thirteen days in tht
boat. He had drifted two hundred and eighty-four miles it
a westerly direction, and was much exhausted when found
having been seven days without food or water. He, however
recovered.

Viscount and Viscountess Sandon are at Chelten
where they have taken a vila, with their youthful fa]
The Hon. Miss Ryder is greatly improved in health.

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TIiAMES STEAMERS.—It seems ther
50 steamers afloat during the summ...
Thames. The iron steamers between Lond
Chelsea have carried 100,000 persons during
Passengers per Powhattari, from New Orlearn,-
Duckworth, and John Copland, Esqrs., of New Orle
The Watchman says, that John Thorogood, the (
rate prisoner, has been released from Chelmsford g;
friends having paid the rate and costs, in all amoun
.£BO, or thereabouts. This is said to have been done
his knowledge or concurrence.

The Earl of Sefton is still enjoying the delightful s
salmon fishing and grouse shooting on his Scottish (
The noble earl's family are not expected at Croxteth
the middle of October.

THE WAR IN FRENCH AI RICA.—A despatch
ceived by the French government from Marshal
_I
August 15, which gives the following account -
nate affair on the banks of the Mazafran
ing of the 12th, Colonel Champion, of the
commanding the camp of Koleah, was infor,
of Arabs, commanded by the Bey of Winne,
of Hadjoutes, 400 infantry, and 200 regular
passed about midnight between Coleah and 0-
their march towards the plain of Staoneli.
expected on the same day at Koleah from Douerb.,
fifty- natives, who had been to the market of Algiers to
provisions. It was to be presumed, that the enemy wis.
to surprise this convoy, and carry off the natives on their r
turn. Colonel Champion instantly sent out a reconnoite
ing party to explore the valley of the Mazafran. The
tachment, which was too weak, was commanded by Capta
Morisot ; it reached the banks of the river, meeting with bi
a few Arabs, who were easily driven away by our cavalr3
but suddenly our troops were surprised and surrounded 1
the enemy, who were in ambuscade in the bushes. A shat
combat ensued, and, although our soldiers were taken I
surprise, they showed as much sang froid as valour; the
were obliged, however, to give way, and fall back up(
Koleah. The enemy lost a great numb2r, and two of i
standard bearers were killed by a charge of bayonets fro
our carbineers and voltigeurs ; but on our side we have
deplore the loss of two officers, viz. Captain Morisot, of tl
3d Light Infantry, and Lieut. Chacaton, of the Ist regime
of Horse Chasseurs, and 103 noncommissioned officers ai
soldiers.

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SINGULAR ANECDOTIC.—A letter from
Constilutionnel furnishes us with the followir

;--
" M. Prazbynski, an artist of eminence, exhibited here
some time since, the portrait of a female of extraordinar:
beauty, which attracted the admiration of Marshal Taske
witsch, who, after learning from the painter thit it was th
portrait of a lady in the country, agreed to give 200 ducat
for it, on condition that he was mae acquainted with th
name and address of the original. Several generals arrivin
at the moment the marshal was conversing with the artist
he desired him to come with the picture in the evening, an
receive his money. Some good-natured friend having ii
formed the Princess Paskewitsch of the bargain, this lad
wrote a note to the painter, desiring him to bring the poi
trait a little before the appointed time. The painter ket
the new appointment, and, instead of 200, received 400 dt
eats from the princess, to whom he gave the name and at
dress of the fair lady whose features he had copied. I mine
diately afterwards the princess burnt the picture, and sent a
order to the lady to quit the country. The marshal, on hi
ing made ac uainted with his disappointment, banished th
artist from Warsaw, but the princess has become his war,
patroness."

TIM TYPHOONS IN CHINA.—The whole of the island
which lie at the mouth of the Canton river are the resort o
innumerable fishing boats, in which entire families are occu
pied at the nets. At night the lights placed at the stern o
their boats to attract the fish, afford a curious prospect, espe
cially as they glance into some narrow strait, and light m
the craggy sides with the red beams of their torches. Al
the season they spend thus pursuing their occupations ; bu
when, by the warmth or coolness of the water, and by a va
riety of signs, they are warned of the approach of a-typhoon
retiring into close creeks, they draw their boats ashore, an
patiently await the end of the storm. Habit and cnriou
observation have given to the Chinese boatmen and fiNhp,

a peculiar readiness in foreseeing the approach o
phoons. They assert that when, from no appar
the sea rolls in upon the beach with a long
swell, the typhoon is certainly approaching.
prognostic is, that the atmosphere assumes a t_
dy appearance, and an unusual stir and disquiet
servable among the sea-birds, who rise on the w
fly screaming about, as though to find a place e
from the coming tempest. Lightning, too, in the a
threatening indication ; but thunder generally pre
abatement of the typhoon. These tornadoes are not
trons only to the 'fishermen and traders by sea, th
bandman also feels their llernicious effects. The hurries
commencing in the north; gradually veers round to the
and south, and from thence comes charged with salt Ava'
to wither and almost utterly destroy the vegetation near
coast. Trees are.often rooted up or shattered, ships .dri
on the rocks; houses unroofed, and the innumerable rii
swollen into torrents, which pour destruction over the
rice fields on their I;anks. So terrible indeed are these
itations, that the Chinese build temples to deprecate tl
fury ; witness the lofty tower of the thundering winds, nn
the numerous edifices that line the rocky shores of the narrow
strait between Hainan and the continent, in which, on the fifth
day of the-fifth' Moon, the intiiistrates offer costly sacrifices,
burning fragrant woods, or scattering rich essences, and
which seem placed there as guardians and protectors of the
commerce unceasingly carried on below.

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