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898 THE X.EAPEB. [l^o. 339^ Sattjkday,
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THE BRISTOL CHANNEL REGATTA. The Bristol...
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NAVAL ANP MILITARY. Gallant Repuxse of P...
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Middlesex Sessions.—Herr Von Dittmar, La...
he Btated was one of the persons be had previously mentioned . This man told the officer that a Mr . Reid , oil and colourman , living in Leonard-street , Shoreditch , had given Lewin the forged note to get cashed . After a time , the accused was taken to the station-house , and searched but no other note was found on him . One of the principals of the firm of Messrs . Banm and Co . stated that Hewitt came to their shop a few days since , and as ^ e * if they bought Australian bank-notes . Being , told that they did , he produced the forgei 20 £ note , and said he would leave it to be inspected . Inquiries were made , and Lewin was given into custody , as related . The secretary of the Union Bank of Australia stated thai that firm had a branch , at Geelong , for which the bank at London issued notes . Neither of the names
that were appended to the forged note was known to the Tatter establishment . For the defence , -witnesses were called to prove that Lewia had received the note from a tradesman in Shoreditch to try and get it changed for him , and that he had told him that he would do the hest he could with it . Alderman Sydney thought this defence was satisfactory , and Lewin was discharged . Fraud .- —William Kennedy and Benjamin Norm , two respectably dressed men , were placed at the bar of the Mansion House , in the custody of an officer of the Liverpool Detective Police JWe , charged -with having
conspired with JameB Beckwith ( not in . custody ) to defraud Messrs . White and Brice , wine merchants , carrying on business in Mark-lane , of neaTly 100 ? . Beckwith had been , in the employ of Messrs . White and Brice , but had absconded \ rith cash / belonging to the firm to the amount of 94 ? . 17 s . 4 d . It would seem -that -he had been encouraged in this robbery by Kennedy and Norris , and that the design of all three was to go to America ; but , owing to a , telegraphic despatch from London , Kennedy and Norris were apprehended by the detective officer on board a vessel . Beckwith has for
the present escaped . The other two were remanded . Celestina Somner , the young woman convicted at the April sessions of the Central Criminal Court for the murder of her child at Islington , has been removed from Newgate to the Millbank Prison , preparatory to undergoing her sentence of penal servitude for life . Gaufornia ai NoTTn * G-Hnx . —By this title we do not mean that any gold-diggings have been discovered in the western suburb beyond Bayswater , but that , according to a correspondent of the Times , San Francisco itself can hardly be in a more lawless state than the said outlet from London . Burglaries are of continual occurrence ; tlie police , in sporting phraseology , are ' nowhere . 5 * the inhabitants have to fight the marauders as ttest they may , and , afteT lodging them at the station-house , frequently have the satisfaction of seeing them slip through . some dainty little crevice of the law , obligingly provided for the . behoof of rogues .
The householders have in fact been obliged to organize a Committee of Vigilance and Safety , like that of the San Franciscans . The writer alluded to , in describing a midnight encounter a friend of his had with a burglar , says : — " Let it be known , to the officials who levy ' watch rates' upon us , that , despite a whole army of female shriekings and cries of ' Police ! ' more than an hour elapsed ere a policeman came to convey away the yielding ruffian . " He proceeds : — " We are tired of contending with these desperadoes . We are martyrs to rheumatism through exposure in our front gardens -when in bloody strife with the fpe ; the voices of our -wives are hushed through fearful hoarseness in screaming , and we have resolved to fall back in future on our -wellknown prowess with Adams ' s revolver . We cannot trouble the magistrates in future , however frequent may he our calls for the coroner . Personally , I am quite capable of protecting my own household , -and ought , Burely , to bo exempted from police rates . "
898 The X.Eapeb. [L^O. 339^ Sattjkday,
898 THE X . EAPEB . [ l ^ o . 339 ^ Sattjkday ,
The Bristol Channel Regatta. The Bristol...
THE BRISTOL CHANNEL REGATTA . The Bristol Channel Regatta took place on Monday and Tuesday laBt , off Weston Super-Mare , and it was in all respects one of the most successful of this year . On Monday , a purse of twenty guineas , open to all the pilots of the Bristol Channel , was won by the Mischief , of Cardiff , after a sharply-contested match , eight starting , and the course being round tlie Steep and Flat Holmes , the wind blowing strong from N . N . W . Apurso of twenty guineas , open to all the pleasure-boots in the Bristol Channel , was won by the Arrow , of Milford , four starting . ¦> On Tuesday , the grand sailing-match for tho Bristol Channel Cup , value fifty guineas , open to all Royal or . National Yaclit Clubs , came off with extraordinary dolat . For the first time known in tho Bristol Channel , as many as five yachts of considerable size and power were en-« Wd to start , and the contest was throughout most interacting , and oxoiting . * w ^* * J tw elve the yachts took up their stations ttZ « T „ tlle E . Y . S . scliooner Coauettc , tho flair-ship fwttie day , iathe following order : — * ¦ ' ' ZSg ^ WX & i ?* -. i 3 ^ S 35 ffitt 2-S ; £ - «« £
most severe and trying one , even for th « most powerful vessels , viz ., twice round the Flat and Steep Holmes , and a third time round the Steep Holmes . The wind was blowing strong into the lay from N . N . W . V » nd the tide , wiich has a rise and fall , in this channel , of thirtysix feet , and run 3 like a sluice , made the struggle at some points of the match almost one of desperate exertion . The yachts rounded tie flag-ship in the order below—the time "being taken with extreme precision and correctness on board that vessel : — FIRST ROUND . h . 01 . S . Cyclone . * .. ... ... 2 31 20 Aquiline ... ... ... 2 38 20 Bonita ... ... ... 2 36 15 Silver Star ... ... ... 2 38 30
SECOND ROTOTD . Aquiline ... ... ... 4 17 30 Cyclone ... 4 27 10 Bonita ... ... ... 4 42 12 The Silver Star , which had got the start on-the first round , was totally unable to keep to sea when the-wind freshened with the flood-tide , and was observed suddenly to take -in sail and run hack for Uphill River , leaving the schooner and the two cutters , the Cyclone aud the Bonita , to compete for the prize . The Cyclone , which appeared to be winning on the first round , passing the flag-ship two minutes before the Aquiline , met with a succession of disasters shortly- afterwards which proved irr eparable , although her fine qualities enabled her to make up a great deal of leeway , and to hold the victory in suspense to the close . The Bonita aud Aquiline also behaved admirably . ¦
The third time round the Steep Holme was the severest trial , both from the increasing wind and sea , and from the prodigious difficulty of weathering the rocky island against a seven-knot tide . . . The yachts rounded the Coquette for the last time , thus : —• h . m . s .
Aquihne ...... ... 7 17 17 Cyclone ... ...... 7 58 20 Bonita ... ... 7 59 30 tjie schooner winning the match most gallantly by something more than forty-one minutes . The whole contest afforded a perfect illustration of what has been well called the " present Vice of yachting "—carrying on . The course was pronounce ! by the yacht owners as a cruel one , but it vras certainly one of the finest in the world for the crowd of spectators who had assembled to witness the race fiom the Flagstaff-hill . The whole of the contest , witn all its vicissitudes , could he clearly perceived from tlat commanding situation ; and never , probably , in the Mstory of regattas ha-ve so many of the merest landsmen , and event ladies who had come to be seen , rather than to see , watched a sailing match with such inexhaustible interest . Every point from which a view of the course could be obtained was thronged with an anxious multitude , and the Flagstaff-hill was covered with groups of brilliant and fashionable company .
Naval Anp Military. Gallant Repuxse Of P...
NAVAL ANP MILITARY . Gallant Repuxse of Pikates . —The ship Rajah of Sarawak , Captain Giles , of Swansea , was attacked by pirates in Juno last , in tho Canton Kiver . The llajah of Sarawak was bound from Calcutta for Whampoa . The particulars of the attack are thus described in a letter from Captain Giles to his friends : — " The ship was attacked by pirates coming up the river . We , however , beat them off without losing one of our men , but killed eight of the pirates . There were forty men in the pirate proa , thirty-two of whom , made their escape , though their lioat sank lefore reaching the shore from the effect of our 91 b . grape . " DfflSEB TO CbIMBAN OFFICERS -AT- LE » BURY . — -An
ovation has taken place at Ledbury to some Herefordshire officers just returned from the Crimea—viz ., Major Bright , 19 th Regiment ; Captain . Aynsley , R . N . ; Captain , Hopton , 23 rd Regiment ; Captain Chatfield , 49 th Regiment ; J \ Lieuteriant Biddulph , R . A . ; Lieutenant Hopton , SSth / Regiment ; and Assistant-Surgeon Swinhoe , 95 th Regiment . The event was celebrated by an illumination and other marks of rejoicing . At the dinner , the chair was taken by Mr , Money Hyrle , Colonel of the Herefordshire Militia ; and one of the speakers related an interesting anecdote of Miss Nightingale ' s childhood : — " Doing good was part of Florence Nightingale ' s nature , and it was stated that in her childhood the samo desiro to give relief to tho suffering waB portrayed in her character . Her favourite plaything was a model hospital , in which the beds and their patients wero laid , with little waxen nursea over whom she presided . "
Pontooning . —Tho troops belonging to tho Royal Engineers , with the East India Company ' s Sappers and Miners , were oil Monday engaged soveral hours at Chatham in making interesting experiments in pontooning , with tho view « f still further testing tlie strength and general efficiency of tho pontoons invented by Major-General Thomas Blanchard , C . B ., winch aro in uao by tho troops belonging to tho Royal Sappers and Minors at Urompton . Tho whole of tho experiments were considered to bo higlily successful . —A new kind of pontoon , tho invention of Mr . Forbes , C . E . was on Wednesday subject to experiments at Chatham . Tho reBult does not seem to bo bo favouralilo as in tho cose of General Blanohard ' s invention . The committee of engineer
officers appointed to make the investigation hare not yet given in . then * report . The New Shell . Foundry at "Woecwicm—The ceremony of laying down th . e last stone for the completion of the lofty chimney intended to serve the newlyconstructed shell-foundry in Woolwich . Arsenal , was performed on Monday by Captain Boxer , R . A ., as cn j ef of the department . The : Crimean Banquet . at Portsmouth . —About 2300 soldiers , sailors , and marines recentl y returned from the Crimea , and now stationed at Portsmouth , were entertained at that town on . Tuesday at a banquet provided by the gentry and other inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood . The dinner was given in a spacious pavilion , erected expressly for the occasion , at an expense of about 200 & , in th « Governor ' s parade ground situated within the fortifications of the town , and , the day being remarkably fine , a great concourse of the inhabitants , with the gentry and others for many miles
round , were present . The recipients of this hospitality were all medalmen , and many of them were also decorated with the insignia of the French Legion of Honour . A good many banners were hung out in . the town , and the bells rang merrily . The decorations of the pavilion were similar to those in the Musi « Hall at the Surrey Gardens on the occasion of the GuaTds' dinner . Mr . Engledue , a gentlemon residing in the town , presided , and the toast of th « Army was acknowledged by Sergeant-Major Robert M'Callum , of the Royal Artillery . Mr . Johnson , a warrant © nicer , responded to the toast of the Navy Among the other toasts v ? as one t 6 Miss Nightingale and her lady companions at Scutari . The company separated shortly after three o ' clock . A banquet to the officers took place on Wednesday evening in the same pavilion as that used for the humbler ranks . On this occasion , Lord G « orge Lennox ( was in the chair . Sir W . F . Williams , General Cannon ( of the Turkish army ) , and other celebrities of the war , were present . -
Escape from Shipwreck . —A . very remarkable instance of the preservation of a ship , together with the whole of the passengers and cargo , through the noble and unwearying exertions of the captain , occurred a few months ago , in the Pacific Ocean , at some distance from the coast of South America . ' The Santiago , a steamship « f 1500 tons , commanded by Captain W . R . Bartlett , left Valparaiso on the 2 Gth of last June , having on board a hundred and fifty passengers , and 200 , 000 dollars' worth of property . Two days afterwards , during a very dark night , she struck upon a reef of rocks known by the name of the " Infernal Rocks , " and , though she was immediately backed « ff again , the water had so gained upon the foremost part of the vessel , that it was thought she must inevitably go down . " The coolness , energy , and judgment of the captain , however , " writes one of the passengers , " appear to have saved the ship , arid , after almost incredible exertions , shared in by all on board for two days and nights , she arrived in safety at
Callao . " Everybody worked hard at the pumps during this period , but the water continued to gain oh them . The water-tight compartment alone saved them from destruction , for , had the bulkhead forward given way , the fires would have been extinguished , the engines and pumps stopped , and the vessel must have sunk in half an hour . Throughout the whole of this trying scene , the captain never quitted the deck , and the officers and crew , to a man , are stated to have behaved with the most exemplary fortitude and' untiring zeal , owing to which tho lives of all the passengers , together with the whole of the valuable cargo , were saved . On arriving at Callao , tho passengers and cargo were larded , and the captain then made an effort to save his ship . After passing two days in Callao Ba ) ' , during which time it was expected that the vessel would sink every moment , Captain Bartlett ran her ashore at a suitable spot on 11 sandy ^ beach . Hero she was to a certain extent repaired , and finally was navigated safely to the port of Taboga , about 1500 mile 3 distant .
A Tale op the Sea . —The ship Senator , of Liver ' pool , from Bombay , came in to St . Helena under melancholy circumstances , which have called into operation for tho first time the powers of the Merchant Shipping Act . The second mate had manifested an insubordinate spirit , and on tlie voyage out from Liverpool was put in irons , and his duty done by the captain . On the 11 th of July , on the homeward voyage , this man was ordered to trim the foresail , and , having answered with a sneer , a verbal altercation ensued . Ho knocked the captain down several times , struck him when he was down , and maltreated him . Tho captain retired to his cnbin to wash off the blood , and found his face so disfigured that ho resolved to order tho rccotmI lnarfi to the
forecastle . He armed himself with a pistol , to " frighten the ruffiajrinto obedience , " and proceeded towards tlie deck , and ordered tho second mate to tho fore . At that moment , tho night being dark , the captnin ' s foot caught in a snil . Ho stumbled and foil , and nt tho same moment the pistol went off and wounded tho man in the side . The captain instantly put about for St . Helena for medical advice ; but thrco days after this accident the crew ( who , like tho mates , were nil natives of Wales ) mutinied ngahiBt the captain , put him in iroim , and carried the vessel into port , where they preferred a charge of malicious shooting . Tho magistrates remitted tho case to tho sessions , and detained the mates nnd part of the crew , so that tins vessel Bhlpped now captain and fresh hands .
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Leader (1850-1860), Sept. 20, 1856, page 10, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20091856/page/10/
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