The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-18 00:00:00

LOSS OF THIRTEEN LIVE

BY SHIPWRECK

AT SOUTHEND

(From the Essex Herald.)

On Wednesday night, between eight and nine o'clock,
Southend was visited by a most tremendous storm of wind
and rain, the severity of which has not been equalled for
many years, and its effects have been most melancholy and
disastrous. The wind blew a perfect hurricane, from the
south-east, and the rain fell in torrents. Windows were
blown in, and slates, tiles, &c., were hurled in all directions.
Many persons were afraid to retire to rest, and others who
had done so were greatly alarmed, as the houses literally
shook (such was the force of the wind), and they were per-
ceptibly rocked in their beds. Six boats which were driven
from their anchors were completely destroyed. the violence
of the wind driving them against the wharfs and piles of the
pier, until they were not only complete wrecks, but had the
appearance of being chopped up for fire-wood. Such de-
struction among the boats here was never before witnessed,
and the most distressing circumstance is, they were mostly
the property of poor hard-working men, who have no other
means of subsistence. The Rhoda, of Newcastle, and the
St. Lawrence, bound to Malta, with Government stores,
were driven on shore, but got off without much damage.
We now come to a more melancholy detail. A schooner
was perceived early on the same morning, with signals of
distress. A Leigh boat went to her assistance, and put four
of her hands on board her ; they weighed anchor, and were
running for the north shore, the wind blowing strong at the
time. A few minutes would have brought her on the sand,
but being water-logged she unfortunately sunk, and every
soul on board perished, together with the four men who were
in the boat at the stern of the schooner, and who it is sup-
posed from the sudden occurrence had not time to detach
her from the ship. This unfortunate catastrophe happened
about half-past nine o'clock in the morning, a short distance
from shore, in the presence of hundreds of their fellow-crea-
tures, who could not render them any assistance.
On Saturday boats from Leigh were in search of the bodies,
and succeeded in picking up one of their own men, and one
of the crew of the schooner. Divers also descended to the
wreck, and brought up the ship's boat, by which it was as-
certained that the ill-fated vessel was the Brisk, of London,
Captain Fossarn, laden with coals. It is stated by one of the
crew of the Leigh boat that the crew consisted of seven per-
sons, and that a woman and child were on board, making in
the whole 13 souls, all hurried into eternity by this melan-
choly event.
The names of the Leigh men drowned were—Chas. Brady,
aged 30, leaving two children, and his wife near her confine-
ment ; Robert Noaks, aged 24, a wife and one child; Henry
Wade, 17, single man ; and Frederick Fairhead, aged 13.
the distressing affair has naturally excited a feeling of deep
melancholy in the town.

COURT OF CHANCERY-WEDNESDAY

(Before Sir James Wigram.)
SHARP V

TAYLOR

This case, which occupied several days, terminated to-day.
The bill prayed that it might be declared the plaintiff; Capt.
Sharp, a merchant, of Liverpool, was entitled to an equal
share in a ship called the Victoria, and to a moiety d her
earnings in four voyages, between Liverpool and Charleston,
since she was purchased. It also prayed that an account
might be taken of the dealings of the parties in respect of
such ship.
His Honour, in delivering judgment, said he had consi-
dered this case since yesterday, and did not feel obliged to
give any_ opinion as to the illegality of the transaction alleged

n the Lill; as to the registry-of the Victoria in the name of
tobertson. It appeared to him that the course the defend-

ant had taken, and he was bound to say honestly taken, re-
lieved him from deciding that question. If the transaction
alleged in the bill was illegal, and which on grounds of public
policy the court could not enforce, he did not well see why the
bill was not demurrable in the first instance. Lord Eldon,
in his judgment in such cases, repeatedly said that a party
who availed himself of that defence did a grossly dishonest
thing, for it was always in his power to advance the justice
of the case just the same as if public justice was not con-
cerned in the transaction. Here the defendant by his
answer had not taken advantage of the illegality, but wished,
as he alleged, to abide by the agreement actually come W.
The court had ruled, that if the transaction was illegal, and
had been, executed in part, one of the parties having
made himself liable to the other, so that the court could
fasten on that liability without investigating the origi-
nally illegal transaction, then it would direct that to be
done, which, as between the parties themselves, ought
to be performed. " Devonport V. Whitmore," 2 Mylne
and Craig, was the last case on the subject, and laid
down the doctrine beyond all question. The defendant had
stated in his answer, that a certain agreement had been
made, and that he was willing to be bound by it, and sub-
mitted to account on that footing. This would apply to the
moneys which bad been received for freight. He thought,
also, the plaintiff might follow the proceeds of the sale of
the ship, having been sold by the agents of Taylor, Messrs.
Wood and Co., under the bottomry bond. That was mani-
festly a legal transaction, and he felt he could decree as to
that, as well as the freight, under the submission of the de-
fendant's own answer. He had been asked, however, to dis-
miss the bill as it regarded the ownership of the vessel, but
he could not do that, inasmuch as he would thereby be de-
priving himself of the means of making any decree at all.
He had then been asked to give the costs of the hearing,
as they had been occasioned by the case made with regard
to the illegality. He thought it was a case in which the
costs must abide the result of the account which he
should direct to be taken After hearing the answer
of the defendant': and the admission contained in it,
he was far from thinking that the defendant had given
such an answer as would enable him to say judicially
that the case suggested by the bill as to the letters was one
which the plaintiff was not justified in bringing forward.
There was a direct admission that whilst the defendant was
by letter acknowledging to the plaintiff that he had an in-
terest in the ship, he was writing two sets of letters—several
of the same date—in one of which he privately instructed
Robertson to write to the plaintiff a letter feigning a state of
circumstances that did not exist. The decree he proposed to
make was, that the defendant having by his answer submitted
to abide by the agreement therein-mentioned—namely, that
whatever profit should arise from freights earned by the Vic-
toria, after payment of her expenses. should be for the joint
and equal benefit of both, it must be referred to the master to
inquire and state what moneys had been paid to, and received
by, Taylor in respect. of.such freights, and what other moneys
(if any) "Robertson and Co. had become and now were liable
to pay to the defendant Taylor, in respect of freight ur other-
wise. He also thought that as to the proceeds of the sale of
the ship, which it-was said had been paid into a trust account,
he thought it would be desirable to have a receiver appointed
to get that money, and, if necessary, proceedings might be
taken to recover that money.

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE

CAMBRIDGE, MARCH 15.
CLASSICAL TRIPOS.
EXAMINERS—WiIIiam Henry Bateson, M.A. St. John's
College ; Edward Herbert Bunbury, M.A. Trinity College ;
Edward 'Wafter, M.A., Magdalene College; James Hild-
yard. M.A., Christ's College.
FIRST CLASS—* Denman, Trinity College ; Munro,
Trinity College ; Atkinson, Clare Hall ; Peter,' Jesus Col-
lege ; Wolfe, St. John's College ; Shaw, Trinity College ;
Morse, St. John's College : Wilson, St. John's College ;
Kingley, Magdalene College.
SECOND CLASS—Nug6e, Trinity College ; Ainger, St.
John's College ; Ommaney, Trinity College ; Barstow,
Trinity College ; Venables, Pembroke College ; Vaughan,
Christ's College ; Vidal, 0. E., St. John's College; Fowell,
Christ's College; Carter, Emanuel College ; Montagu, Caius
College ; Woodford, Pembroke College ; Vidal, J. H., St.

John's College; Parr, Catherine Hall iSheepshanks, Trinity
College ; Sheringham, St. John's College.
THIRD CLASS—Walpole, Caius College; Yeoman, Tri-
nity College ; Slade, St. John's College; Conybeare, St.
Peter's College ; Riley, Trinity College ; Thrupp, Trinity
College ; Light, St. John's College ; Hogg, Emanuel Col-
lege ; Ramsay, Trinity College.
On Monday, the 14th instant, the following gentlemen
were elected fellows of St. John's College :—Bailey,
Attlay, Bather.

„
On Saturday, the 12th, John Parker Birkett, 8.A., and
scholar of Jesus College, were elected to a by-fellowship of
that society.

Terms end on Friday, the 18th

* A son of Lord Denman, and late captain of the poll,

" This is a grate prospect," as the prisoner said when be
peeped out of his cell window.
A laundress advertising in the Times of Saturday for " a
family's washing," says " she can have a good recommenda-
tion from a lady she has washed for thirteen years." Surely
the lady is clean by this time.
EARLY USE OF CoAL.—It is understood by coal miners
that no distinct period can be ascertained when coal was first
used for fuel in any part of England. By the proclamation
of Edward the First, and again in the reign of Queen
Elizabeth, we find coal was prohibited in London during the
sitting of Parliament, lest the healths of the Knights of the
Shire should suffer during their residence in the metropolis.
It appears, however, from a charter of Edward the Second,
dated 1315, that the coal in Derbyshire was in use, and that
the Lord of Alfreton, Thomas de Chatworth, granted to
the Monks of Beauchief Abbey, near Sheffield, permission
to supply themselves from the domains of Norton and Alfre-
ton in Derbyshire.

LENI' IN FRANCE.—The Archbishop of Paris has just
published his pastoral letter for Lent. In addition to the
customary permission to use eggs, butter, and milk, this let-
ter grants a general dispensation of the maigre for the Sun-
day. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of each week, up to
the Thursday in Passion Week inclusively. The dispensation
is limited to one meal {the dinner) on week-days, but it
extends to two meals ontSundays.- The Archbishop recom-
mends to all the faithful who avail themselves of this dispen-
sation to place double alms in the hands of the cure" of their
parish, one of which is to be given to the poor, and the other
to go towards the purchase of the monastery of the Carmelite
Rue de Vuegirard.

THE EARTHQUAKE.—The scene witnessed in the neigh-
bourhoods of St. Giles's and Seven Dials during the whole
of Wednesday, was perhaps the most singular that has pre-
sented itself for many years. Many of the Irish resident in
those localities have left for the shores of the Emerald Isle,
but by far the larger number, unblessed by the world's good,
have been compelled to remain where they are, and to anti-
cipate the fearful event which was to ingulf them in the
bowels of the earth. The frantic cries, the incessant appeals
to Heaven for deliverance, the invocations to the Virgin
and Saints for mediation, the heart-ending supplications for
assistance, heard on every side during the day, sufficiently
evidenced the power with which this popular delusion had
seized the minds of those superstitious people. Towards the
close of the day a large number of them determined not to
remain in London during the night, and with what few things
theyePressed took their departure for what they considered
more favoured spots. Some violent contests arose between
the believers and the sceptics—contests which in not a few,
cases were productive of serious results. The poor Irish,
however, are not the only persons who have been credulous
have been ex' e tan"'
in this matter • m
London to avoid persons from whom better things might
the
eereh amongst the number who left
Gravesend steam-boat companiestreatenetdhe catastrophe.,earthguak e,,Tporovtehde
regard to the various railw; a and the same may be said with
a source of immense gain
pointed for the starting of steam-boats Long before the hour ap-
pointed
Hungerford-rnarket, almnd-boats from London-bridge-
lto9ier places, the shore was
thronged by crowds of decently
families
people of both sexes,
and, in many instances, whole
ahi.ii ies were to he seen with
an amount of eatables and drink' e,rs which would have led
asix mouths' voyage.
one to suppose that they were o.o•
About eleven o'clock, the Planet calm'''. alongside the London-
bridee-wharf, and the rush to get on board of her was
scarcely standing
tre-
mendous, and, in a few minutes, therevwaotise
u railways were
room on board. The trains on the
To without
thosethe
unusually busy in conveying passengers
pro-
scribed limits of the metropolitan disaster.
had not the means of taking trips to Gravesend who
way, other places which were supposed to be exempted
rail-
the influence of the " rude commotion " about to Uedfrom
were resorted to. From an early hour in the morning, place,h
humbler classes from the east end of the metropolis uthe
refuge in the fields beyond the purlieus of Stepney. On Let
north, Hampstead and Highgate were favoured with a visit
from large bodies of the respectable inhabitants of St. Giles,
and Primrose-hill also was selected as a famous spot for view-
ing the demolition of the leviathan city. The darkness of
the day and the thickness of the atmosphere, however, pre-
vented it being seen.—Morning Herald, of yesterday.