The Sun. — 1866-10-13 (London, England)

VESSEL SUNK IN THE CHANNEL.—About halfpast 10 on Thursday night Capt. Mortleman, of the South-Eastern Railway Company's steamboat Albert Ed-. ward, then lying at the new pier, Folkestone, thought he heard shouting from seaward, and shouting in return he made out the distinct reply " Shipwreck." A boat was of course lowered and sent off, and presently a captain and a portion of the crew of a vessel were brought on board, who after being refreshed were put ashore. Their statement is that they belonged to the Star of Ceylon, 399 tons, which left London on Wednesday, bound for Point de Gallo with a general cargo. At half-past 7on Thursday night, when a little to tho north-east of the South Foreland, they were run into on the port bow by the Spanish steamer Velanquez, Don Jose Vibos master, from Malaga to London with wine and. dried fruit. The Star of Ceylon filled rapidly, and the crew scrambled on board the Spaniard ; last of all the captain went to the fore-yard, and from there dropped to the steamboat's forecastle. Within five or eight minutes of the collision the Star of Ceylon sank ; and the Spania -d was apparently so badly damaged that she ran direct for the shore. The crew of the Star of Ceylon lowered a .Spanish boat, and the captain and 12 of the men got in, with two of the Spanish crew, and rowed away for Dover. Attempting to land there the boat was nearly swamped in the surf. Their shouts for aid were answered from the Admiralty-pier, but no boat came off, and so they put off to sea again, and made for Folkestone. Not knowing the entrance to the harbour, or the amount of surf, they were afraid to attempt to land ; but their shouts were hoard and assistance given them. The persons who came ashore were :—Capt. Matthews, —• Pitt, mate ; Samuel Phillips, second mate ; James Henry, carpenter ; Henry Linkson, steward ; John Merrifield, John Pike, William Tir_.l2-, John Pollard, George Bell, William Turner, Riublartctierndin, Valentin Garcia, and Jose Paredo, the ph areved to have belonging to the Spaniard's crew. Rudol missing men of the Star of Ceylon, are !Jo: h steamer been left on board the Spaniard. The 513, nib got into Dover Harbour. 13, —The attempt to THE OUTRAGES IN SREFFIEL • ntdv7Po er, two murder a file grinder and hisn family has created a very of indignation which the the authorities have given pparoinpfeurl The mayor addressed the odious crime lies p efxepelriensgsiionn instlroen Wednesday, and suggested a council on :the subjefaernoy of Fearneyhough ; and at the subscription for the rs• day, a man named Ratcliffe, charged police-court, on a u hi; employer, was refused bail on with an assault upon re feeling 0. dg Stollutffih account of the prevailing alarm. ilin It transpired that there combination amongst the workmen in the had been a, employment of Mr. Shaw, a wireworker, to prevent a man named Shields from working ; and on Tuesday they resorted to open vlolence, seriously assaulted Mr. Shaw's groom, the prisoner striking him over the eye with a bludgeon ; and they used the foulest throats to Mr. Shaw, and intimated that he could bo " polished off." A remand was granted in order that the whole of the gang might be apprehended. Mr. A. Smith, the clerk, in stating that tho bench refused bail, said, "If the bench were to bail you after these threats, and there were to be loss of life or property, what would the public say ? On an ordinary occasion I would have advised the magistrates to grant bail, but after the late horrible event they would be afraid to do so. If the working men of Sheffield see that the magistrates act severely, as though we were going to have martial law established here—for it really comes to that—they must blame themselves, and not the bench." With regard to the outrage in New llereford-street, it is in contemplation to offer a very large reward (£1,000) fur criminatory information. The executive of the organised trades met on Thursday, and took steps to vindicate their association from any complicity in the attempted assassination. The manufacturers aro going to establish a protective association.