The Sun. — 1860-01-10 (London, England)

SHIPPING DISASTERS.—Captain D. Nlorris, master of the schooner Royal Charter, of Portmadoc, from Clyde for Rouen, with pig iron, reports :—" Left Dec. 19; at four a.m. of the 23d observed Point of Corswell light bearing S. by E., distant about twelve miles ; the wind changing to S.S.E., reached towards Belfast Lough. 23d. —5.30 p.m., the tide being low, the weather threatening, and the wind S.E. by S., the ship cast anchor at Belfast Lough, in 31 fathoms water, Tray Point bearing. E.S.E. Immediately displayed a bright light in the fore-rigging. 8 p.m. All hands on deck, observed a schooner under courses runnini, towards the schooner with no side lights visible ; hailed her to keep away, but received no answer till the stranger came athwart tho bows, and struck the Royal Charter on the port bow, carrying away her figure-head, cutwater, martingale, and foretopmast, sprung the bowsprit and jibboorn, and carried away much of the gear. Finding it impossible otherwise to get clear, was obliged to slip the second bower anchor with 60 fathoms of chain, and again came to anchor with the first bower. 24th.—Succeeded in finding the anchor and chain. The master boarded the strange schooner by which the damage was occasioned, and found her to be the Industry, of Workington, John Sharpe, master. I requested him to come on board the Royal Charter and survey the damage. Although he promised to come, he did not do so, neither would he give me the name of the owner of his vessel. Owing to the extent of damage sustained by the Royal Charter, was obliged to take a pilot on board, and have her towed to Belfast for repairs." Capt. J. .fin on, master of the schooner Harriet Bercher Stowe, of and'for Fleetwood, from Clyde, with pig iron, reports : "Sailed Dec. 22, N.W., fresh breeze, fine. Midnight passod Mull of Galloway, bearing N.E. 23d. At 4 p.m., weather clear and the wind S.S.E., passed North and South Lights, bearing W. ; stood about half-an-hour to the south ; reefed, and finding the schooner has sprunk a leak, and made much water, hove round and made for Belfast Lough ; the weather then became very rough and squally, with sleet and dense fog. Kept the men at the pumps ; passed the North and South Lights again about 5 or 6 p.m., sighting what was supposed to be Donaghadee Light at about 6.50 p.m., but which proved to be the light of a limekiln at Ballywalter. The schooner went on shore shortly afterwards near Ballywaiter. Seeing no prospect of saving the schooner, all hands abandoned her, and the same night she broke up."—North British Daily Mail. THE ALLEGED MURDER IN PORTSEA,—The inquiry into this case was resumed before the borough coroner yesterday. The only important additional evidence as yet elicited is the identification of four of the seven men of the Limeriok militia now in custody on suspicion of having been concerned in the affray, their names being John Macnamara, Michael M'Cann, Patrick Madden, and Michael Connor. A woman named Poland, living in a house adjoining that in which the affray commenced, deposed that on healing a disturbance she looked out of her chamber window on the third floor, and observed the fatal blow struck by a man dressed in a Glengarry cap and speckled clothes. She had, she said, ample opportunity to observe the man's dress, because it was a bright moonlight morning, and the occurrence took place close to a lighted gas lamp. On being asked to point out the man by his features, she expressed her belief that Connor was the man. Other witnesses, however, deposed to the fact that the man dressed as described was Macnamara. The inquiry has not yet closed.