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Source - The Belfast Commercial Chronicle
Monday, 16 February, 1852

Emigration Horrors - The Navigation Laws.
A case of no ordinary importance to emigrants
of the charterers or owners of emigration vessels
was heard and decided on Saturday in our local
court. Although we have reported the trial as
fully as our space would permit, yet a brief abstract
of the facts may not be out of place or devoid
of instruction, as affording an addition to the number
of covincing proofs we have had of the iniquitous
facts that have arisen from the repeal of the navigation
laws. We may allude in the course of our observations
to some matters elicited that are not reported,
because they were not immediately connected with
the action the magistrates were to try, though
they came out in evidence.

An Austrian vessel named the "Milla" came to this
port from Odessa with a cargo of grain in December
last. She had previously been here under the command
of the owner who was master as well; and he had
navigated her, as a passenger ship, to New York.
After discharging her cargo she was chartered
by Mr. Quinn of this town, to convey passengers
to the United States, her destination being
New York. The number of those who took berths
on board was 126; they were all steerage passengers
and adults paid we understand, 3 each for the transit
Her registered burthen was, we believe, under 450
tons. The ship had got her compliment, and in accordance
with the Emigration Passenger Act, Dr. Moore, as medical
inspector, examined the passengers and gave the ship a
clean bill of health. Mr. Joynt, acting during the illness
of Captain Starke, as emigration superintendent for the ports
inspected the provisions and water so that everything on
board should be in conformity with the legal regulations.
Those inspections concluded the "Milla" dropped down
the Belfast Lough, but contrary winds detained her for
eleven days in the roads. Mr. Joynt again visited the ship.
He took an inventory of the provisions and water, and
supplied every deficiency caused by the detention; and
with that prudential care and humanity which uniformly
characterise his conduct in such circumstances,
he examined the ship from stern to stern. He made sure
that ten weeks provisions were on board, and he
furnished the passengers with instructions to
cleanliness in their quarters, what they were to do
to preserve comfort and how they were to act during
the passage. So far there was nothing wrong Mr.
Joynt did his duty by the passengers, and indeed something
more, for a warm heart admits of no barrier
when a humane object has to be accomplished. Dr.
Moore did his duty also but mark the result.
The "Milla" sailed from the lock for New York.
She had her health certificate. All was apparently
well, and yet she was but a few days cleared when small
pox broke out on board. There was no doctor on the vessel.
The Captain did not understand one word of the
English Language. Not one of the crew knew a syllable
of English except the second mate and his knowledge
of the tongue was most imperfect. The Captain was
utterly unable to read the charts because they were
in English, and when he was at fault he was obliged
to make his wants known by signs. Instead of taking
the Northern passage he steered southwards, and after
some fourteen days beating about the channel, he put
back from, as he alleged, stress of weather, although
the only loss he sustained was an insignificant spar
- a topgallant yard - which was immediately replaced.
While returning, the small pox extended among the
passengers. Belfast Lough was entered with three dead
bodies, two of which were consigned to the deep by
the Captain's orders, although within a mile of a
Christian burying ground. One of the children that
died was coffined by the exertions of William Knocks
the passenger's cook, and the other was thrown
overboard after being sewn up in a sack, weighted
with coals, and this off Carrickfergus headland!
The father of the child told his simple story to
the magistrates on Saturday, and we felt very, very
sad and sorrowful during the recounting of his
sufferings. That is not all. Mr. Joynt secured
provisions and water on board for a ten week
voyage. He detailed the quantities provided
originally, and how he replenished the deficiencies;
and yet it was testified that before entering
Waterford, the extreme extent of the "Milla"
trial trip - the passengers were served with
half rations. Joseph Adamson, a most intelligent
young man, proved to the water, the rice, and the
sugar having been reduced in supply to one half
the legal quantity. William Knox, who had been
several times to New York, and who gave his
evidence with great perspicuity, made a similar
statement. Both - and others also - applied to
the master of the ship, but no redress was afforded.
Either the Captain did not comprehend what was
wanted or he would not. And so the passengers were
brought again to Belfast half starved, and contagion
on the vessel. Rather they continue in what they
conceived a charnel house, and most of the passengers
left the "Milla" and sued Mr. Quinn for the return
of their passage money.

This is the history of the transaction, but to what
reflections does it give rise. An Austrian vessel with
and Austrian crew and Captain, is chartered to take
emigrants to America. Not one official on board can
speak English. One hundred and twenty six human
beings are left to the mercy of men who might as well
be deaf and dumb with no interpreter on board. The statute
regulations on reference to space are complied with,
and there is no medical man for the marine hospital- for
such did it turn out to be. The Captain is obliged to
call on the cook to assist him on reading his charts and
navigating his vessel. With abundance of food and water
on board the passengers are reduced to half rations. The
crew, to use the words of Knox, "lived like pigs" and
the poor people whose small means have been expended
in the hope of seeing better days are cast on the world
so much the poorer, the workhouse or beggary being their
only refuse from starvation, and misery and possibly
death. No fault can be found with those who chartered
or inspected the "Milla". They obeyed the law in every
respect. It's provisions were tenaciously adhered to
and perhaps over-leaped to the aide of humanity.
But it has been the infatuation of our governors
that they will carry through a threat irrespective
of transparent issues. Mr. Joynt saw proper
ventilators on board the "Milla", and all the witnesses
swore that when they were at sea these ventilators
were bundled up into the store room, and kept there.
It was too much trouble for an Austrian Captain
to give British passengers a breath of fresh air.
The ventilators were ship shape before the chops
of the Lough were cleared, but after danger was
passed, as to detection, down with the wind-bags,
the passengers might go to "Davey's Locker" for all
the Captain and crew cared. To quote the expressive
words of Knox, the cook "when the hatches were battened
down, the state of the vessel was fit to raise a plague".
Is it not monsterous that the souls and bodies of
126 living creatures should be committed to the charge
of fifteen individuals, so ignorant of our language,
our religion and our customs that they were unable
to converse with a solitary person on board. The
observation of Mr. Rea, that such things were of rare
occurrence under the old Navigation laws, was
incontrovertible. Until quacks dabbled in those laws,
men could be treated as men, and not (as Knocks said) as
Austrians lived like pigs".

Contributed by Cathy Joynt Labath


source - The Cork Examiner, 28 July 1852 -

SINGULAR CHASE IN THE CHANNEL.
--On Sunday evening
last, the Otillia sailed from the Mersey for Australia,
leaving behind no fewer than 23 passengers who had the
imprudence to come ashore, under the impression, it is
believed, that the vessel would not take her departure
before Monday. Early on Monday morning they were
thunderstruck at finding that she had sailed, taking with
her their outfit, necessaries, extra stores, and money. In a
state of the most frantic excitement they repaired to the
office of the agent, who instantly telegraphed to his agent
at Holyhead, directing him to put a steamer in readiness
to go in search of the runaway ship, and dispatched the
whole of the passengers by first train. Arrived at
Holyhead, little time was lost in transferring them to the
steamer and putting to sea. After a cruise of some hours,
the Otillia was discovered at a considerable distance to
the westward ; but being on what is called in nautical
phrase "a wind," and being, moreover, a vessel of first
rate sailing qualities, she gallantly pursued her course.
Every possible means of attracting the notice of the
vanishing vessel was put into requisition ; guns were fired,
and signals of true "distress" were hoisted, and not a few
of the agitated and harassed passengers exerted their
lungs with a vigorous hail--a remedy of somewhat
doubful efficacy at four mile's range--but to little effect.
The Otillia still held on her course, and continuing rapidly
to increase the distance between herself and the pursuing
steamer, the chase was finally given up in despair, after an
exciting trial of five hours. The passengers have since
returned to Liverpool, as may well be supposed, in a
state of the utmost despondency.--Liverpool Mercury.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


source - The Cork Examiner, 30 July 1852 -

WRECK OF AN EMIGRANT SHIP.
--------------
We (Constitution) have been favoured with an extract of
a letter from Australia, conveying the following very
melancholy intelligence :--"We have had news of ------'s
arrival out. The ship, the "Isabella Watson," was wrecked
on Port Philip Head--missed stays and struck, stern on, on
a sunken rock. The first boat, filled with young married
women, was swamped, and all lost. The rest held on by the
vessel and were all saved. Mrs. ------ would not go in the
boat, and escaped the sad fate of those who did. The
surviviors hoped to recover most of their property."--The
"I.W." sailed from Plymouth about November last, with
respectable passengers only.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Cork Examiner, 4 August 1852 -

Some amusement was created in this city on Monday by the curious
discovery, that a young and rather attractive girl had been
parading the streets dressed in the garb of a sailor. The
discovery was made by the sharp eyes of Constable Geale, who saw
the pretended sailor on the South Mall, and who found in the
feminine features and hands, newly cut hair, mincing gait, and
general appearance of the disguised being, sufficient evidence
of her sex. He immediately arrested and charged her with the
result of his suspicion, which, after some hesitation, she
admitted to be correct. She stated that her name was Agnes
Corbett and that she was a native of Limerick, where she resided
with her brothers, who were possessed of some property near this
city. She had assumed the masculine attire for the purpose of
endeavouring to work a passage to America as a sailor hoping
there to find her lover, a man named Alexander Moore, mate of
a vessel. It was only that day this new Rosalind had put on
the male dress, which accounted for the ready manner in which
her appearance in garments to which she was unused betrayed her
sex. For protection she was removed to a separate and comfortable
part of the bridewell, and her friends have been written to
informing them of the circumstance.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern



LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING, 7 o'CLOCK.--The American
royal mail steamer, Atlantic, Captain West, has this moment
arrived here from New York, after a very rapid passage of
ten days, having left that port on the 24th ult. By her we have
received our files of papers from that city to that date, and
which are four days later than those previously to hand.
The British steamer America, had arrived out at Boston
from Liverpool.
CORK HARBOUR--SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
------
August 5--Wind S.S.W.

ARRIVED--Orion, Davis, Newport, Cork, coals ;
Perserverance, Sumges, Pugwash, orders, deals ; Aeneas,
Cook, St. John's, Cork, deals ; H. M. screw steamer Wasp,
54 days from Ascension, for Portsmouth ; Pauline, Foster,
Malta, Cork, barley ; Urania, M'Greasy, Antigua, orders,
rum, &c. --consigned to Dawson, Whitehaven.

SAILED--Francesca Lucca, Lucata, Constantinople, ballast
; Gannet steamer.
------
CROOKHAVEN, JULY 31--WIND S.W.

A large Yawl was fallen in with west of Mizen Head, by the
Chance whaleboat of Crookhaven, and towed into Spanish
Cove, Crookhaven, on the night of the above date. Length of
keel, 22 feet ; breadth of beam, 6 feet ; no name either inside
or outside on the stern--a mark of lines are on the upper
streak at both sides, painted white. Eighty fathom of rope,
rowing 5 oars, which are on board, all in safety.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


source - The Cork Examiner, 27 August 1852 -

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CORK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
IMPORTS, AUGUST 25.
--3558 deals, 4215 staves, 363
pieces fir, 20 pieces oak timber, 80 tons hemp.

EXPORTS.--1144 firkins butter, 12 sacks oatmeal, 513
sacks barley, 111 sacks oats, 98 casks porter, 8 bales rags,
25 bales feathers, 152 boxes eggs, 97 pigs, 130 lambs, 72
sheep, 23 horses, 20 tons Indian corn, 7 1/2 tons 44 sacks
wheat, 180 bundles coir yarn, 8 bales flax, 7 hhds. skins, 25
bags hair, 22 bags bones, 6 bales leather, 4 cases magnesia,
7 boxes linen, 30 sacks flour, 67 packages sundries.

IMPORTS, AUGUST 26.--169 casks soda, 9 casks paint,
80,000 wood hoops.

EXPORTS.--539 barrels oats, 5 tons oatmeal, 45 tons silex,
18 barrels beef, 165 boxes tin, 2100 barrels gunpowder, 25
tons Indian corn, 2 mill wheels, 100 kilderkins porter.


SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN.
------
August 25--Wind S.S.E.

ARRIVED--Falcon, M'Larty, Moulmein, Sunderland,
timber ; Maid of Erin, Perkins, Southampton, Cork, hoops ;
3 Colliers.
Off and received orders for Liverpool--Falcon, from
North Carolina.

SAILED--Pallas, Young, Quebec, emigrants ; Mary,
Howell, St. John's, do. ; Venus, Banks, Limerick, maize ;
Wanderer, M'Carthy, Newport, ballast.

August 26--Wind W.

ARRIVED--Mountaineer Steamer, Stickney, St. John's,
Liverpool ; Minerva Steamer, Gleaner, Roberts, Bangor,
Cork, slate ; Rebecca and Elizabeth, Williams, Newcastle,
Cork, general ; 5 Colliers.

SAILED--Queen Esther, Cremj, Constantinople, ballast ;
Devon Dockyard Lighter ; Wave, Dickson, Newry, maize ;
Eros, Aspgran, Eastport, ballast ; Ajax steamer.
Off Port--The Woodstock, from Callao.


Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Cork Examiner, 9 January 1856 -

MARRIAGES.
In San Francisco, on the arrival of the Golden Gate,
on the 28th of July, by the Rev. Dr. Scott, Mr. Lewis S.
Paccaud, to Mrs. Jane Daly, late of Clonakilty, county Cork.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


source - The Cork Examiner, 1 February 1856 -


NOTICE.
--------------------
THE CORK STEAM SHIP COMPANY and the BRISTOL GENERAL
STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, will only receive and carry
Goods subject to and upon Express Terms of their
respective Notices of the 14th and 18th of DECEMBER,
1854, already published, and to be obtained at their offices.
----------------
FURTHER REDUCTION IN FARES FROM CORK
TO LONDON via BRISTOL

Cabin Fare to Liverpool (including Fee) 17s. 6d.
CORK TO LONDON & BACK (via BRISTOL) at the
following greatly Reduced Rates :--
RETURN TICKETS available for 16 Days.
CORK to LONDON (Single Journey),
Cabin of Steam Ships, and First Class Rail £1 18 0
Double Journey, Return 2 17 0
Cork to London (Single Journey), Cabin of
Steam Ships, and Second Class Rail 1 14 0
Double Journey, Return 2 11 0
Cork to London (Single Journey), Deck of
Steam Ships, and Third Class Rail 0 16 0
No return.
Passengers proceeding from London to Cork, or
from London to Cork and Back, can book at the
Paddington Station of the Great Western Railway on
the same terms.
Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Cork Examiner, 13 February 1856 -

DEATH BY SUFFOCATION

MR. HONOHAN, Coroner, held an inquest on Tuesday, the 12th
inst., on the body of Charles Hawkes, a boy aged about fourteen
years, who had been employed on board the ship "Why not",
lying in the river near Monkstown. The evidence was that
deceased slept in the forepart of the vessel, the other men on
board sleeping aft. Occasionally he was allowed to light a fire in
the stove of the small compartment where he slept, and on
Sunday evening he did so. About nine o'clock the mate saw him
quite well sitting upon a locker in the sleeping apartment, but it
appeared that when going to bed he closed the hatchway, which
had the effect of confining the smoke, the fire not having been put
out, and suffocation ensued. The jury found a verdict in
accordance with the facts.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source --The Cork Examiner, 3 March 1856 --

PROBABLE FATE OF THE PACIFIC.
--------------
LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY.--The following was posted in
the Underwriters' Rooms to day :--
"GLASGOW, FEB. 27.--The Edinburg (s.s.) which
arrived here on the 14th inst, from New York, passed
on the 7th inst. a large quantity of broken ice, and in it
saw a quantity of broken cabin furniture, fine
ornamental doors, with white or glass handles, such as
might have belonged to a first class steamer or ship."
The Pacific sailed from this port on the 25th ult.
LONDON, FRIDAY.--Insurance for small amounts were
effected to-day at Lloyd's upon the Pacific steamer,
overdue at New York, from Liverpool, at 50 per cent.
free of average.--Times

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source --The Cork Examiner, 3 March 1856 --

POLICE OFFICE--SATURDAY.
--------------
[Before Messrs. MAHONY & PERRIER.]

An improper female from Furze's-alley, was charged by
John Smith, a Norwegian sailor, with having stolen from
him a silver watch.
Sub-constable Reid said that the watch had been
pledged at the Pawn-office of Mrs. Swan,
Barrack-street. On entering the house in which the
prisoner resided, for the purpose of arresting her, he
found on a table a ticket of the watch. The complainant
and he went with it to the Pawn- office, for the purpose of
getting the watch, but the clerk, who was in attendance,
not only refused to give it, but even to show it.
Michael Mullins, clerk in the employment of Mrs.
Swan, said that he did not refuse to show the watch ; he
told him that he would not give it until his mistress came
in.
Mr. Mahony ordered informations to be taken against
the prisoner, and the watch to be given to the
complainant.
Mullins--And will I not get any money for the watch.
Mr. Mahony--Certainly not ; if you had shown it to the
policeman we then might give something.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source -The Cork Examiner, 5 March 1856 -

POLICE OFFICE--YESTERDAY.
--------------
[Before Mr. GIBBINGS.]
Thomas Mitchell, a sailor, charged Margaret Regan, a
girl of improper character, with having stolen from him
whilst he was in a state of intoxication and unable to
prevent her, three sovereigns and nineteen shillings.

The bench directed her to be imprisoned for two months.


THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAMER.
----------------
Letters from America, received in Dublin yesterday,
and dated 19th February, state, "that up to that period
nothing had been heard from the Pacific steamer from
Liverpool, which was then twenty-seven days out." The
Government and Mr. Collins had each sent a steamer in
search of her. From the adventurous character of some
commanders, their anxiety to make short passages, and
the pertinacity with which they proceed by the North
Passage, notwithstanding the fields of ice they have often
had to encounter, we have long been prepared to hear of
some fearful casualty.
We (Dublin Evening Post) have now before us a
letter, written by a gentleman late of this city, who left
Liverpool in the Pacific on the 14th of April last, giving an
account of the almost miraculous escape from a hurricane
which caught that vessel with all sail set, and threw the
ship on her beam-ends, whilst amongst banks of
field-ice, off Newfoundland, on the 20th April last. This
occurred, notwithstanding repeated warnings given by
the sudden fall of the mercury, which made the ship
captains, of whom there were seven on board as
passengers, declare, several hours before, "that they
were in for a gale." The account says :--
"On the Friday afternoon (the 20th), the weather
became very cold ; the temperature of the sea having
fallen twelve degrees in four hours, and an iceberg
appeared to the north-west, which obliged us to change
our course a little ; after this came a storm of hail and
snow which ended with lightning from the coast, which
gradually spread round, and ended at the N.W.--
according to the opinion of the nautical men, the very
worst possible sign. They all said we were in for a hard
blow. At this time the wind was blowing pretty fresh from
the eastward and we had all sail going at 13 1/2 knots an
hour. At midnight the wind veered suddenly round to the
N.W., which blew so hard that the sails could not be
taken in, and consequently flew to shivers, the jib,
foresail, and foretopsail, all went over, and were torn into
ribands." After describing the storm, which lasted for two
days, the writer thus speaks of the management of the
vessel :--
"It is most astonishing that the Captain, an officer of
great experience--especially with so many
unmistakeable signs of a gale--should have been caught
with all sail set. He had plenty of time to have all down,
and topmasts and yards lowered. The only way I can
account for it is, that having so far made a most rapid
passage, he wanted to do something wonderful ; even
when the gale was blowing its worst, he kept the steam
on, and drove on at five knots, in the very teeth of the
hurricane--for hurricane it must be called. They all
agreed, that in all their trips across the Atlantic, they
never experienced so heavy a gale ; one old sea captain
said, that he once knew it to blow as hard when off Cape
Horn."

----------------

LONDON, MONDAY.
--Some small insurances are understood to have been effected on the Pacific to-day
at the rate of 80 per cent.--The value of the ship is about
£120,000, and she is said to have had a cargo of 700
tons of fine goods. Happily, her number of passengers
were smaller than usual, the total being forty-six
including six ladies and two children.

----------------

The Marley-hill screw transport, engaged in shipping
military stores for the army before Sebastopol, is to take
out 13 foxhounds, and will be ready to leave Woolwich
early next week. The Edina transport, which sailed from
Woolwich a few days ago, had 60 hounds on board, to
be landed at Balaklava.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Cork Examiner, 28 March 1856 -

THE MORMON EXODUS.--On Wednesday last an
extraordinary scene was witnessed at the New-street
railway station, Birmingham. A fine ship, the Enoch
Trail [sic- Enoch Train], having been chartered to convey a cargo of
Mormons to the United States, en route to their
settlement in Utah territory, three hundred men and
women, boys and girls, formed the contingent
supplied by the Birmingham district. They left by the
half-past ten train. All seemed to belong to the
working classes, and the proportion of the sexes was
about equal. Many hundreds of their relatives and
fellow-saints assembled at the station to bid them
fairwell ; and in spite of the efforts of the instrumental
bands to cheer the spirits of the females, some very
affecting scenes were witnessed. They sail to-day
from Liverpool. There will be some 900 on board.
--Birmingham Journal.
SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN.
--------------
March 26--Wind, E.S.E.
ARRIVED--Juverna steamer ; Canada, Nielson, Limerick,
Cardiff, ballast ; Mary Jane, M'Carn, Inverness, Cork,
potatoes ; Markland, John, Newport, Cork, coal ; Planter,
Corrigan, Newport, Cork, coal.
Put Back--Flora, for Hull ; and Niord, for Cardiff.
SAILED--Nimrod steamer.
March 27--Wind, E.
ARRIVED--Falcon steamer; Thetis, Pook, Shanghai,
London, tea--leaky.
Coals--Jessie, Genete Laurance, Crocodile, Mary
Macklin, Cloughlane.
SAILED--H.M.S. Hastings and Russel, getting up steam,
having received orders to proceed to the Downs.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Cork Examiner, 4 April 1856 -

SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN.
--------------
April 2--Wind, S.
ARRIVED--Juverna steamer.
Off Port-- Alchymist, from Manela, for orders.
SAILED--William Henry, Boyd, Dublin, maize ; Naomi,
Caithness, Dublin, maize ; Thomas and Elizabeth,
Jones, Liverpool, maize and beans ; Jersey Tar,
Sheppard, Youghal, cement ; Adelaide Ann, Grace,p
Swansea, ballast ; Mars, Thomas, Cardiff, ballast ;
Elizabeth, Cooper, Newport, ballast.

April 3--Wind, S.W.
ARRIVED--Eblana, Wood, Uruguay, orders, bone ash
; Joshua and Mary, Turner, St. Domingo, orders,
coffee ; Queen, Nant, Pernambuco, orders, sugar ;
Romance, Mnetan, Belize, orders, timber ; Irgre,
M'Beth, Patagonia, orders, guano ; Lara, Fox,
Casablanca, orders ; Lady Franklin, Knowles, Rio
Janeiro, orders, guano ; Lady Sale, Rowe, Harbour
Grace, orders, oil ; Dunbarton, Lockhart, Cardenas,
orders, molasses ; Breeze, Kent, Southampton, Cork,
hoops ; Hannah, Jancke, Syra, orders, wheat ; Anna,
Hunter, Inverness, Cork, potatoes ; Heinrich, Trumruth,
Syra, Cork, maize ; St. Peter, Goodell, Rio Grande,

bone ash.
SAILED--Caledonia, Carey, Youghal, wheat ; Lillias,
Patterson, Dublin, barley ; Nimrod steamer ; Thomas
Colagru, Waterford, maize ; Penningham, Patton,
Liverpool, sulphur ; Wallace, Rob[b], London, guano ;
Saxon, Deane, Liverpool, molasses ; John King, Ellis,
Glasgow, sugar ; Quick Step, Gilbert, Hamburg, coffee ;
Naomi, Carthy, Glasgow, saltpetre ; William, Bromnem,
Plymouth, timber ; Perseverance, Sworidge, Liverpool,
wheat ; Gem of the Sea, Bevan, Leith, wheat ;
Conqueror, Williams, Swansea, copper ore ;
Jedderson, Larsen, Glasgow, wheat ; Victoria, Daly,
Waterford, maize ; Speedwell, Flahaven, Youghal, metal

pipes.
Ballast--Elizabeth, Matson, Venus, Ava, Unity,
Eliza, Hudson, John Kennedy, Tyro, Velos, Izoff,
Imperatrix, River, Maria, Trebizonde, Markland.
By Magnetic Telegraph--This Day.

Wind, W., Moderate, fine.
Arrived--Tigre, Macbeth, Patagonia ; Socrates,
Guisseppi, Galatz ; Leara, Fox, Casablanca ; Owen
Polter, Banks, Mauritius ; Augusta, Walker, Moulmein ;
Nymph, La Contine, Mauritius ; Jacobus, Von Loon,
Buenos Ayres ; Simon Hardy, Barclay, Barbadoes ;
Lancashire Lass, Kiral, for Liverpool, wind bound ;
John Davis, Hughes, Callao
Sailed--Walter Baine, Patten, Liverpool ; Australia,
Robertson, London ; Hercules, Richards, Pembroke ;
Mariner, Blockstock. Pembroke ; Energy, Codd,
Bristol, put back ; Wallace, Robb, London.
----------------
CROOKHAVEN, MARCH 31--WIND S.
Put back schooner Ellen, of Liverpool, Canning ;
schooner Tucker, of Bideford, Cook.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Cork Examiner, 7 April 1856 -

AMERICA.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.--The mail steamer Arabia
arrived in the Mersey at ten o'clock this morning. She
left Boston March 25th, and Halifax 28th. She brings
82 passengers and £75,000 in specie--she passed
the Baltic on the 4th instant. Nothing heard of the
Pacific.

------------

DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.
The American ship John Rutledge, Captain Kelly,
which sailed from Liverpool on the 16th January with
emigrants for New York, ran into an iceberg on the
19th of February, breaking in her bows. She was
subsequently abandoned. One man named Nye,
rescued from an open boat (after drifting about nine
days) by the Germania, arrived at New York. Nye
reports that all the passengers, 120 in number, and the
crew, consisting of 35, got into the boats, excepting
the mate and carpenter. He hoped some vessels
passing might pick them up, but fears from the
violence of the storm succeeding the wreck they
would be lost. Nye underwent great privations in the
boat during the nine days and when rescued he was
nearly frozen to death, and had been without food for
two days.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source- The Cork Examiner, 14 April 1856 -

RESCUE FROM DROWNING.
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A VERY gallant rescue from drowning was effected
on Saturday by a quay porter named Timothy
Leary. A man named Richard Murphy, of
Queenstown, shoemaker, who was in a very
advanced stage of intoxication, was walking on the
plank leading into the Prince Arthur river steamer,
when not being able to take proper care of himself
he lost his balance and fell into the river. The tide
was flowing rapidly and he was borne up towards
the bridge, when Leary seeing his dangerous
condition without the least hesitation jumped in off
the quay and seized hold of the drowning man.
Murphy being a large powerful man, and still
labouring under the effects of drink, his courageous
rescuer would have run considerable risk of meeting
the fate he endeavoured to save the other from, but
by the promptitude and energy of Captain Cameron,
of the Arthur, the jolly boat of that steamer was
lowered, into which he got, with Constable Maher
and two other men, and both Murphy and Leary
were got into the boat. Even after this was effected,
there was considerable difficulty and danger in
getting them into the steamer, owing to the very
drunken state of the man. The passengers of the
steamer, struck with the gallantry of Leary, at once
made up a collection amounting to £2 8s., which
was handed to him by Mr. Thomas John Keane,
who was chiefly instrumental in setting it on foot.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source -The Cork Examiner, 19 May 1856 -

APPALLING ACCIDENT--SIX PERSONS KILLED
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AFTER a protracted and dangerous passage, accomplished in the teeth of the gale of yesterday
morning, the Nimrod, Liverpool boat, commanded by
Captain HYNES, arrived at Passage last night about eleven
o'clock. The cabin passengers were landed at Passage,
and the ship remained at the Steam Packet quay until a
quarter past four o'clock this morning, when she steamed
up to Cork as usual. The crew were preparing to swing
the vessel, when an explosion of a dull, heavy character
was heard on deck, and immediately a dense cloud of
steam arose from the engine-room, spreading along the
deck, and enveloping all on board in vapour. It was of
course conjectured that some accident of a serious
character must have occurred, but nothing could be done
towards ascertaining what the nature of that accident was
until the steam, which continued to ascend from the engine
room in dense volumes, had in some degree cleared
away. After the lapse of about five minutes and at
imminent peril to their own lives, a number of the crew
rushed down into the engine room, where a shocking
spectacle was presented. The bodies of those employed
in the engineering department of the vessel were found
lying in all directions, the sufferers evidently enduring the
most excruciating torture. The men were quickly removed
on deck, and when a better light enabled the persons
assisting to examine the injured men more closely, even
their shipmates could scarcely recognise them. The bodies
were almost literally flayed, the skin hung in tatters over
the face, and in some instances the eyes were completely
burned out. A message was immediately despatched to
the North Infirmary, and with a promptitude that was
highly creditable, Dr. LOUGHEED, the resident surgeon,
accompanied by his resident pupil, Mr. RICE, was in
attendance. Every means that medical skill could suggest
were immediately applied to lessen the torture of the
unhappy sufferers ; after which stretchers were obtained,
and the bodies of the two were removed to the Bridewell,
while four more were conveyed to the North Infirmary. In
about three quarters of an hour after their admission into
the hospital, two of these men had died, while of the
remaining two, one remained conscious for some time
after his admission, but a few hours after terminated their
sufferings.
The names of those killed are--
HUGH CONOLLY, Chief Engineer, single man, a native of
the North of Ireland.
ARCHIBALD SMITH, engineer, married, leaving a wife and
two children.
JOHN DRISCOLL, stoker, married.
FRANCIS KAVANAGH, stoker, a native of Dublin, leaving a
wife and six children.
TIMOTHY MEANY, stoker, a married man, leaving a wife
and family.
CHARLES LOGAN, stoker.
It is a somewhat curious fact that the man who
appeared the most severely injured was the only one who
retained anything like consciousness after the bodies were
removed from the engine-room. On searching the
engine-room, it was discovered that the boiler had
exploded somewhat near what may be described as one
of the angles, and singularly enough the rent runs along the
part that is firmly rivetted, and generally considered the
strongest portion of the boiler. The cause which
immediately led to this melancholy accident cannot at
present be exactly ascertained, as those who perhaps
might be able to afford some information on the subject
have been its victims. It has been arranged that an inquest
will be held at three o'clock at the Bridewell, before Mr. JONES.

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AMERICAN MAIL.
The Royal Mail Steamer Arabia, Capt. Stone, arrived
in the Mersey this morning at 8 o'clock. She brings 142
passengers and £190,570 in specie. The dates
are--Boston 7th and Halifax 9th inst.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source-The Cork Examiner, 21 May 1856 -

QUEENSTOWN PETTY SESSIONS--MONDAY.
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(Messrs. W. M. DREW and T. H. TARRANT Presiding.)
Robinson v. The Messrs. Scott & Co.

This was a claim for 10s., amount of wages alleged
to be due by the defendants to the plaintiff for his services
on board a vessel belonging to them, as ordinary seaman.
Mr. H. B. Julian appeared for the complainant, and Mr.
H. B. O'Brien, for the defendants.
Mr. Julian stated the case. The complainant was Mr.
Richard Boyle Robinson, son of Lieut. Robinson, of the
West Cork Militia, and the defendants were the Messrs.
Scott, well known to the bench, and gentlemen of position
and station in Queenstown. He was sure, however, that
the fact of their being well-known would not influence the
bench in their decision, unless it influenced them in this
respect, that they would desire to give the complainant the
benefit of any feelings of they may have one way or the
other. The complainant was a young gentleman, who,
along with a great many others in his position, thought,
some time since, that he could not do better than go to
Australia to seek his fortune, it being the general
impression that a person had only to go to that country, to
make one (laughter). Mr. Boyle accordingly took a
passage in a vessel called "The Blanche," the property of
Messrs. Scott. It was in the same vessel, he (Mr. Julian)
believed, the complainant subsequently came home. On
arriving in Australia he found that a fortune was not so
easily acquired as he imagined. He unhappily met with
some sharpers, who are more numerous in Melbourne
than any where else, and, instead of making a fortune, he
lost that which he brought out with him (laughter). He lost
his clothes, his money, and everything of value. He was
almost left destitute, and, in consequence, was obliged to
engage himself to perform the duties of a mariner in
coming back to this country. Of course, he (Mr. Julian)
need scarcely say that without any means or some mode
of pushing him on in the world, there was no use in
remaining in Australia. It so happened that the same
vessel which took him out was in the port of Melbourne at
this time, and, being short-handed--as every vessel
arriving in Melbourne is, in consequence of the men
running off to the diggings--and the Captain knowing that
Mr. Robinson was an intelligent young gentleman and had
a great knowledge of of shipping, from yachting, &c.,
whilst at home, thought him a very desirable person,
whose services to secure, and, as he (Mr. Julian) was
instructed, entered into a distinct and solemn engagement
with him to let him come home as a seaman in his vessel
and to pay him for his services on board. There was no
particular sum mentioned in the engagement, but that he
should be paid as an ordinary seaman, not having been
competent to perform the duties of an able seaman. The
complainant asked the captain if it was necessary for him
to go before the shipping master in order to complete the
agreement. "Oh no," replied the captain, "do not mind
that," and he then gave him y way of ratifying the
contract. The complainant went on board, immediately
commenced doing the duties of an ordinary seaman, and
continued so during the passage over. He was put to the
dirtiest work--in fact nothing was too bad or too dirty to
give him to do--he was put to tarring of the
rigging--work, which he (Mr. Julian) need not say, the
young gentleman was never accustomed to--he was
obliged to take his watch in turn, to mess with the seamen
and sleep in the forecastle, and was also put to the wheel,
which work the captain knew Mr. Robinson was
competent to perform, for he had often taken it on the
voyage out by way of amusement.
After leaving Melbourne the "Blanche" put into Callao,
and the captain of the "British Empire," which was lying
in that port at the time, not having a sufficient number of
hands on board, actually offered the complainant the
enormous wages of month if he would go on board
his vessel ; but, though Mr. Boyle [Robinson] had not
signed the articles, and could not, in consequence, if he
had accepted the offer, be considered a deserter, still he
thought himself in honour bound to reject the proposal ; he
remained on board the "Blanche," and worked home for
an ordinary seaman's wages. The usual wages given to an
ordinary seaman are er month, but the complainant
only demanded Shortly after the arrival of the vessel
in Queenstown the captain was discharged, the Messrs.
Scott having considered the working expenses too heavy.
The vessel remained in Queenstown during a fortnight,
and it so happened that during this time the complainant,
whose family were residing in Cork, desired to see them,
but he could not leave his vessel without the permission of
the mate. He asked for that permission on a Saturday and
was granted it on condition that he would return the
following Monday morning. Some two or three days
subsequent a second captain was got on board, and the
vessel proceeded to Dundee, the complainant still
remaining on board and working as one of the crew. On
arrival at Dundee, after the cargo with which she was
laden had been discharged, the crew, including the
complainant, were dismissed. One would suppose that at
all events, when they threw the complainant adrift in such
a strange place, some proper provision would have been
made for him, but there was none, and it was only the
agent of the Messrs. Scott, who advanced him a couple of
pounds which enabled him to come home. From the
character of Messrs. Scott, he (Mr. J.) thought the
complainant had only to ask for his wages when they
would be instantly given him, but it was otherwise. The
Messrs. Scott endeavoured by hook or by crook, per fas
aut nefas, to avoid paying him.
The captain was applied to for the certificate of
discharge, and his excuse for not giving it was that, under
the shipping act, it was requisite that the discharge should
be given on a printed form, which he could not obtain until
he came to Cork. The captain admitted to the father of
the complainant that his son had come over in the vessel
in the capacity of an ordinary seaman, and that he was
exceedingly quiet and obedient. He also stated that if he
(the captain) had been sent in command of the vessel to
Dundee he would have paid him his wages. He (Mr.
Julian) did not think that the defendants would take
advantage of the fact of the articles not having been
signed. If they did the complainant had the power of
prosecuting the captain under the authority of the shipping
act, for not signing them, notwithstanding that he had been
asked to do so, but he came into court not to seek a
penalty but his just wages. He claimed 10s., giving
credit for the iven him at Dundee by the defendant's
agent, and the y the captain in Australia. He could, if
he wished, claim double pay for the delay in payment of
his wages. He (Mr. Julian) would now prove those facts
and he anticipated from the bench a decree for the full
claim even though it was against Messrs. Scott.
Mr. Drew--We cannot think the Messrs. Scott would
refuse to pay him if they considered his claim just.
Mr. O'Brien--Certainly not, your Worship. The facts of
the case are :--The young man went out in the
"Blanche," and some time after his arrival in Melbourne
the Captain met him in the streets in a distressed
condition. He told the Captain that if he would permit him
to work his passage home--
Mr. Julian--Do you controvert my facts?
Mr. O'Brien--I did not interrupt you in your statement.
We deny that we ever employed him.
The complainant was then cross-examined by Mr.
Julian--Sailed in the Blanche for Australia as a first-class
passenger, paying 10s. for my passage ; had a
knowledge of nautical matters, having been frequently
yachting when at home ; occasionally on the way out took
the wheel from Captain Malone with his sanction ; the
Captain had many opportunities of knowing my
capabilities ; about a fortnight after my arrival in
Melbourne I was robbed of my clothes and money ;
subsequently met Captain Malone at a hotel, and he asked
me if I would return in his vessel as an ordinary seaman ;
I replied that I would, and the Captain then gave me a
pound ; I asked if there were any occasion to go to the
shipping-office, and he said "Oh, never mind it ;" he told
me that I should receive the wages of an ordinary
seaman, the ordinary rate of wages being er month.
Mr. Drew--What was the payment of an ordinary
seaman on board the "Blanche?"
Mr. Julian--He was the only sailor of that class on
board the "Blanche."
Examination continued--During the fortnight the vessel
remained in Melbourne performed the duties connected
with my situation on board ; my joining helped to make up
the number, the vessel being previously short-handed ; if
she were insured she could not leave whilst in that
condition ; when the vessel arrived at Callao was offered
by Captain Vaughan, of the British Empire, if I would
leave the "Blanche" and go on board his vessel ; refused
to accept his offer, considering myself bound, as I had
given my word, to remain with the "Blanche" ; the
"Blanche" next proceeded to Queenstown, where she
remained for fourteen days, and during that period the
Messrs. Scott had many opportunities of ascertaining if I
were on board ; whilst in Queenstown asked the mate if I
could go see my friends in Cork and was permitted to do
so, but had strict injunctions to be on board the following
Monday ; the vessel sailed for Dundee, where the crew
were discharged ; went to Mr. Fife, the agent of Messrs.
Scott, and demanded my wages ; Mr. Fife said that he
could not give them as he did not find my name upon the
book ; he gave me, however, o bring me home.
To Mr. Tarrant--Mr. Fife did not say that he had any
instructions to give me the
To Mr. Julian--The Messrs. Scott when asked refused
to pay ; they said they knew nothing about her, meaning
the "Blanche" ; complainant's father made a demand for
his wages but was refused.
Mr. Julian--Certainly heretofore I thought the Messrs.
Scott were honourable men.
Mr. O'Brien--And are so still.
Mr. Julian--Well, perhaps so.
The witness was then cross-examined by Mr.
O'Brien--Met Capt. Malone in Melbourne about five
weeks after my arrival there ; did not tell him whether I
had made my fortune or had been successful at the
digging, or the reverse ; had the same appearance then
that I have now, in fact, a better ; did not tell the captain
that I was starving, and that I would work my passage
home ; the first words he uttered were whether I would
go as an ordinary seaman with him ; at Dundee all the
sailors who were discharged, with the exception of myself,
were paid their wages ; do not know why I was not paid.
Mr. Julian--That is the very thing we want to know.
Lieut. Robinson, the father of the complainant, was then
examined by Mr. Julian, and stated that he applied to the
Messrs. Scott for his son's wages ; Mr. Philip Scott was
very domineering, because he said he had received a
lawyer's letter ; told them that if they had not thrown
complainant ashore at Dundee in the manner they had, he
would care but very little for the wages ; the answer of
Mr. P. Scott was that he knew nothing about the matter,
and that if the captain had registered the complainant at
nominal wages they would have escaped the claim ; in a
conversation between Capt. Malone and plaintiff, at which
witness was present, the captain said "Did I not tell you
often that I would get you o month, and if I went
to Dundee there would have been none of this."
Mr. O'Brien said that he had no question to ask the
witness. He (Mr. O'Brien) appeared for the defendants,
who never heard anything of the complainant, or the
circumstances under which he was brought home until
they received a letter from their agent at Dundee to the
effect, that when the crew were brought before the
shipping master, a person appeared whose name was not
on the articles, and whom, consequently, they could not
pay. On receipt of this letter the Messrs. Scott made
enquiries as to who this person was, and they, for the first
time, learned from the captain that he met the complainant
starving on the streets of Melbourne, that through
commiseration for his distressed condition, he permitted
him to go on board. Under those circumstances the
Messrs. Scott did not consider that they were to be turned
round upon and asked for wages by the complainant for
his services as a seaman, in addition to the remuneration
which they gave him in permitting him to work his passage
over in the vessel, and in giving him a diet for which he
paid when going out 10s.
Mr. Julian--He went out as a gentleman, and came
home as a seaman.
Mr. O'Brien--If this man had been really a seaman, and
had signed the articles, this case would not have been
brought into a court ; and in consequence of the articles
not having been signed, I would now ask to have the case
dismissed. There is a precedent afforded in a case similar
to this which had been tried some time since, in which the
bench decided for the master. It was that of Jones v.
Robinson.
Mr. Julian--Was Brown in it--Brown, Jones, and
Robinson (laughter).
Captain Malone, having been sent for, stated in answer
to Mr. Drew that when he met Mr. Robinson in
Melbourne, that gentleman told him that he had eaten
nothing that day or the previous ; witness desired him to
go on board ; there was no understanding as to wages, but
told him that he would try to do something for him when
the vessel would reach Queenstown. [The witness
corroborated the evidence as to plaintiff's competency and
his seamanlike duties on board.]
Mr. Julian re-examined the plaintiff, who stated that the
Captain distinctly offered to pay him seaman's wages.
Mr. Julian (to Captain Malone)--Is that a fact?
Captain Malone--I do not recollect having said so.
Examination continued--Gave him n Melbourne ;
did not say before the plaintiff's father that he had
promised to give him month ; might have told the
father that he would have paid the young man had he
(witness) gone to Dundee in the vessel ; did not recollect
saying it ; the complement of the "Blanch," having regard
to insurance, was 16 men, ; did not think they had more
than 16 men, including the plaintiff ; five men had left the
ship in Melbourne, and he engaged five more there,
including the plaintiff ; did not think the plaintiff was
spared in doing the work of the ship ; would not give him a
discharge ; is positive he did not. [Mr. Julian then read the
following letter, which the witness acknowledged to be in
his handwriting:]
Queenstown, May 12th, 1856.
DEAR SIR.--I received your note on the 10th yesterday, and
would feel pleasure in sending you Richard's certificate of
service as promised, but on enquiry I find that I must get a
printed form at the Cork Sailors' Home, signed by the shipping
master. The Messrs. Scott say they will make me pay the wages,
&c. I expect to be in Cork in a day or two, when I will call on
you--I remain, dear Sir, yours truly,
R. S. MALONE
To Mr. O'Brien--The plaintiff did not ask him to go
before the shipping master.
Lieut. Robinson re-examined--Captain Malone said to
my son in my own parlour "Did I not promise you,
Richard, on the voyage, from 0s. to month ? and
if I had gone to Dundee I would have got it for you ;" my
son then stated the terms of the bargain he had made in
Melbourne, to get ordinary seaman's wages, and Captain
Malone did not contradict it. Captain Malone seemed
anxious to render every assistance he could to my son in
getting his wages at the time, and he offered me, this day
fortnight, at the head of Genete's-street, an order on the
Messrs. Scott for to drop the transaction.
Mr. Julian--Perhaps that is not all true, Captain?
Captain Malone--I have not contradicted anything.
Mr. Drew then said (addressing the plaintiff)--The
magistrates are of opinion that you are entitled to your
wages as an ordinary seaman, as they have no reason to
doubt your evidence, and they are quite satisfied that you
have earnestly stated the terms of the agreement in
Melbourne. Your conduct, I think, was highly creditable all
through, particularly at Callao, where, having no distinct
engagement they could appeal to, you refused to leave the
vessel, although you were offered month, because
you felt yourself bound in honour to your engagement.
You did your work like one of the crew, and lived in the
forecastle. In every respect you conducted yourself
properly as an ordinary seaman, and if you were not in the
articles, that is not your fault, but that of the captain ; and
you are not to suffer for his neglect. There is no doubt that
you are fully entitled to your wages, and we therefore give
a decree for 10s., the amount claimed, and one guinea
costs, besides the costs of court.
Mr. O'Brien--It appears from this investigation that
there are two stories. We were told one, and another has
been told here. No doubt if he was reported to us as an
ordinary seaman, he would have been paid his wages.
Mr. Julian--I am sure the Messrs. Scott did not enquire
into the facts.
Mr. O'Brien--They did, and they have been informed
as I have said.
The proceedings then terminated.

SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN
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May 19--Wind S.W.
ARRIVED--Sabrina, Nimrod, and Preussischer Adler
steamers ; Basileia, Roberts, [illegible], orders, guano ;
Thetis, Mappelder, Montivide, orders, bone ash ;
Norman, Morrison, Liverpool, Canada, for troops.
SAILED--Maid of Erin, Cole, Newport, pitwood ;
Albert, Denvein, Barbadoes, ballast ; Hotspur Parcell,
Cardiff, ballast ; Spittle Lass, Sullivan, Youghal, wheat and
maize ; Dunrobin Castle, Gibbon, London, guano.

--The Cork Examiner, 21 May 1856
Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Cork Examiner, 23 May 1856 -

A draft of the 18th regiment of foot, consisting of
140 men, embarked on board the "Norman Morrison," enroute
to Quebec. The draft was under the command of
Captain C. Grant.

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SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN
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May 21--Wind S.W.
ARRIVED--St. Michael, Curtain, Limerick, Cork, ballast
; Mary Dixon, Jones, Cardiff, Cork, iron ; Brick,
Meagan, Youghal, Cork, brick ; Herald, Durham,
Inverness, Cork, potatoes ; Thikla, Schmidt,
Hagendefeldt, Maraicabo, divi divi ; Shooting Star,
Merriman, Matanzas, orders, molasses ; May, Millard,
Buenos Ayres, orders, hides ; Vanguard steamer.
Coals--Urania, Hudson, Jessie, and Petrel.
SAILED--Collina, Parkins, Quebec, ballast ; Sabrina

steamer.
May 21--Wind S.S.E.
ARRIVED--H.M. steamers Tartar and Cossack ;Arabistan, Mansfield,
Caiffa, Cork, wheat ; New Friendship, Pierce, Bristol, Cork, staves ; Diament,
Bremen barque, Barque, Alexandria, orders ; Juverna and Falcon steamers.
SAILED--Sir James Ross, Stephens, Liverpool, sugar ;
Le Emelie, Mauffrett, Liverpool, flour ; May, Millard,
Liverpool, hides ; Shooting Star, Merriman, Greenock,
molasses ; Vanguard steamer ; Need, Moon, Plymouth,
oats ; Superior, Davis, Carnarvon, ballast ; Raglan,
Edwards, Newport, ballast ; Reindahos, Azores,
Demedros, St. Michael's, general ; Sir Richard Jackson,
Gibbs, London, guano ; Pearl, Carroll, Liverpool, powder
; Norman Morison, Orchard, Quebec, troops.

By Magnetic Telegraph--This Day.
Wind E.S.E., fresh breeze, cloudy.
Arrived--David G. Fleming, Cruikshank, Callao ;
Neptune, Langsworthy, Corfu, for Cork ; Amanda,
Perkins, Syra.
Off yesterday and proceeded--Indian Queen, Jobson,
Hobartown, for Liverpool.
Sailed--Theckla, Schmidt, Hagenfield, Liverpool ;
Thetis, Meppelda, London Bittern and Juverna steamers.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern



Source - The Cork Examiner, 6 June 1856 -

POLICE OFFICE--YESTERDAY.
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(Before Sir WM. HACKETT and Mr. DONEGAN.)

Roberts v. M'Mullen
This case, which was a claim for 10s., wages
alleged to be due to the plaintiff whilst a seaman on
board a vessel belonging to the defendant, came again
before the court, having been adjourned from the
previous day in order to have the case heard before
Dr. Lyons and Mr. Murphy, by whom it had been
originally heard. The case having been gone into
before these gentlemen, they decided that the plaintiff
should be paid at the rate of month, not 0s.
as he claimed, and that the sum of s. should be
deducted from it, which included the costs of a
conviction obtained against the plaintiff at King
Genete's Sound, for mutiny. They also directed that in
the present case the plaintiff should be given the cost
which he incurred.

Solicitor for the prosecution--Mr. Gregg ; for the
defence--Mr. Parker.

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SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN.
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June 4--Wind N.W.
ARRIVED--Humility, Walsh, Portsmouth, Cork,provisions ;
Herald, Driscoll, Baltimore, Cork, wheat
; Enfield, Harrison, Yarmouth, Cork, barley ;
Shamrock, Orpen, Bantry, Cork, slate ; Germania,
Transport, Plymouth, Cork, troops ; Sutton Bridge,
Buthe, Athens, orders, maize ; Belford, Nicholson,
Ravat, orders, bark ; Xarifa, Barbados, Cork, sugar.
SAILED--Sabrina, steamer ; Coquette, Gardner,
London, oats ; Sarah, Thomas, Bristol, iron ; John,
Kennedy, Arklow, potatoes ; Temperance, Lewis,
Port Talbot, timber ; Viken, Haversen, Ipswich, maize
; Liberty, Pearse, Waterford, maize ; Genete
Lawrence, M'Carthy, Newpassage, cattle ;
Miltiades, Burica, Ipswich, maize ; Africana, Gavara,
Bristol, wheat ; Erin, M'Carthy, Youghal, maize ;
Wave, Collins, Newport, passengers ; Maria
Lodovica, Galitich, Limerick, maize ; Windsor,

Transport, Portsmouth.
June 5--Wind N.E.
ARRIVED--Heath, Hide, Montivideo, orders, bone
ash ; Silent, Dwyer, Colchester, Cork, iron ; Juverna
and Falcon steamers ; Clemens August, Whitrock,
Rio Grande, orders, bone ash ; Exhibition,
Stephenson, Yarmouth, Cork, malt ; Mary, Miller,

Barbados, Cork, sugar.
Ballast--John and Mary, and New Bush.
Coals--Sarsfield and Gipsey.
SAILED--Helicore, Turnbull, Antwerp, wheat ; Asia,
Cahill, Waterford, maize ; Caroline, Norrie, London,
wheat ; Cladia, Morris, Southampton, linseed ;
Amanda, Perkins, Newry, wheat ; Fortunate, Rees,
Wexford, maize ; Albion, Melmord, Maryport, ballast
; Vanguard and Bittern steamers ; Germania Steam
Transport, No. 207, Neywaber ; Jane and Maryann,
Walsh, Bristol, barley ; Beaver, Ward, Newpassage,

cattle.
By Magnetic Telegraph--This Day.
Wind S., moderate, fine.
ARRIVED--Ohio, White, Cardinas, received orders
for London, and proceeded ; Game Cock, Crowle,
St. John's ; Wolf's Cove, Livingston, Savannah,
received orders for London and proceeded ;
Propontis, S.S., Goodwin, London, for St. John's,
N.F.L., short of coal.
Off and proceeded to Liverpool--Ponsaelie.
SAILED--Epaminondas, Stuck, Birkenhead ;
Charlotte, Wood, Waterford ; Juverna steamer ;
Heath, Jones, London ; Sea Gull, Westby, Limerick.

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The new Clipper Ship "ARMIN," 1300 Tons
Register, will sail same time, and has elegant
accomodation for a limited number of passengers.
Apply to
EDMUND THOMPSON,
Drury-buildings, 17, Water-street, Liverpool.

---------------

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
LIVERPOOL AND CANADA.
---------------
(Under contract with Her Majesty's Provincial
Government for the conveyance of the Mails.)
THE MONTREAL OCEAN STEAM-SHIP COMPANY'S
first-class powerful Screw Steamers
CANADIAN, NORTH-AMERICAN, INDIAN, ANGLO-SAXON
Are intended to sail Fortnightly between
LIVERPOOL AND QUEBEC AND MONTREAL,
As follows :--
NORTH-AMERICAN . . . . . . .18th June
CANADIAN . . . . . . . . . . 2nd July
INDIAN . . . . . . . . . . 16th July
ANGLO-SAXON . . . . . . . .30th July
Cabin Passage Money, Eighteen Guineas, and
Fifteen Guineas, including provisions, but not wines
and liquors.
Steerage Passage Money, Eight Guineas, including a
plentiful supply of cooked provisions.
Arrangements having been made with the Royal
Mail line of Steamers, plying on the Lakes, Passengers
may be booked on this side for many of the principal
places in Canada West and the Western States, and
may thus at once be conveyed from Montreal to their
destination without any expense for wharfage, cartage, &c.
Money Orders payable on demand can be had free
of charge on Montreal, Quebec, or Toronto.
Apply in Glasgow to Messrs. JAMES and ALEXANDER
ALLAN, 54, St. Enoch-square ; in London to Messrs.
MONTGOMERIE and GREENHORNE, 17, Gracechurch-
street ; or to
ALLAN & GILLESPIE, Liverpool.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern



Source - The Cork Examiner, 9 June 1856 -

INDIA, CHINA AND AUSTRALIA
TRIESTE, SUNDAY.
---------------
--The steamer Australia arrived
today. She left Alexandria 3d June.
The Indian mail arrived at Alexandria 3d June.
The Australian mail arrived at Alexandria, and was to
leave that port on the 5th inst., bringing intelligence from
Calcutta to the 4th May, and Bombay to the 12th.
There is also news from Melbourne by way of
Ceylon to 25th March.
Trade in India was generally dull, but there was a
good demand for shipping, and the Cotton market was
active. Exchange at Bombay was at 2s. 1 5/8d., and at
Calcutta at 2 3/8. The money market was tight. The
price of gold at Melbourne had risen to 8s. 6d. per
oz. The exchange on London was at 2 per cent.
premium. The coinage at the new South Wales Mint
was carried on at a loss of 1/2 per cent. to the colony.
The shipments from Melbourne in the week ending
March 28th include 60,827 oz. and 20,000 in specie
by the Morning Star, bound to Bristol ; 46,272 oz. of
gold with 111,000 in specie by the Genete Marshall,
bound to London. The amount of the shipments made
to England during five weeks are no less than 370,000
oz. of gold and 35,000 in specie. The gold fields are
yielding more than ever of late at nearly 000,000
per annum, the produce of the first three months of
1855. Trade at Melbourne continues steady. The
balance is in favour of the colony. The value of the
exports for five weeks ending 19th being 17,320
against an amount of 00,000 in deposits. The price
of all the necessaries of life are more moderate and the
want of labourers being generally felt. Emigrants from
Ireland are invited to come over.
In New South Wales as well as in the Province of
Victoria it appears that the attempts to bring the
constitutional system of responsible government into
working order have not in the first instance been very
successful.

POLICE OFFICE--SATURDAY
------------
(Before Mr. DONEGAN.)
A SAILOR boy named Robert Holmes charged Winifred
M'Donogh, an inhabitant of Godsil's-lane, with having
stolen from him on Friday night some articles of wearing
apparel.
Informations were ordered.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern



Source - The Cork Examiner, 11 June 1856 -

EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL
---------------
--16,361 emigrants
quitted Liverpool during the last month, 1,337
proceeding to Australia, 13,252 to the United States,
1,674 to Canada, and 98 to New Brunswick. Of
these emigrants 148 were cabin, and 16,313 steerage
passengers, 5,319 of them were English, 717 Scotch,
9,453 Irish, and 724 natives of various foreign
countries. These emigrants went out in vessels under
government inspection. Of the emigrants by the "Short
Ships," 683 went to the United States, 183 to
Canada, 36 to Port Philip, 6 to Tasmania, 30 to
Sydney, 7 to South America, 5 to the West Indies.

SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN.
--------
June 10 --Wind S.W.
ARRIVED--Helen M'Gaw, Tucker, New Orleans, orders,
cotton ; Belle, Sullivan, Youghal, Cork, oats ; Emerald,
Gibbons, Portsmouth, Cork, provisions ; Adelaide,
Mahony, Youghal, Cork, brick.
Coals--Ocean, Economy.
SAILED--Mary Campbell, Williams, Liverpool,
mahogany ; Cleopatra S.S., Paton, Liverpool, troops ;
Liverpool, Thornton, Dublin, ballast ; Sabrina steamer.
By Magnetic Telegraph--This Day.
Wind S.W., blowing strong
ARRIVED--Germania, S.S., Neyneba, Portsmouth ;
Lucy Ann, Isaac, St. John's, N.B.
SAILED--Lord Genete Bentinck, Talbot, London

Contributed by Dennis Ahern



Source - The Cork Examiner, 2 July 1856 -

WRECK OF THE PALLAS OF CORK.
----------------------

We take the following particulars of the melancholy
wreck of this barque from the Cape Breton News of
June the 7th :--

Captain Spillane, of the barque Pallas, 360 tons
burthen, of and from Cork, bound to Quebec, reached
town on Wednesday last, from St. Paul's Island, where
he had suffered shipwreck, and the total loss of his
vessel. We have obtained from himself the particulars of
the melancholy casualty,whereby 72 lives were lost.
They are, in brief, as follows :--

The barque sailed from Cork on the 28th of April last,
with 126 passengers, bound to Quebec. Nothing of
moment occurred during the voyage up to the day of the
catastrophe. The captain had "sighted," during the
morning of the 30th may, ult., the north eastern coast of
Cape Breton, and the island of St. Paul's. In the
afternoon of that day, about 6 o'clock, he discovered
that the compasses in the binnacle varied, the one from
the other, and both from the "Tell-tale" in the cabin--
there being two points of difference between the two
former, and one point between one of them and the
"Tell-tale." Two spare compasses were next tried, but
they also proved incorrect. The captain next tested the
Tell-tale with an azimuth compass, which he found to
correspond :-- and thereupon corrected the courses,
steered from noon from the compass in the binnacle,
and shaped a course between Cape North and St.
Paul's Island. About 10 o'clock same evening heard the
report of a gun, whereupon efforts were made to bring
the ship to the wind ; but she had reached the breakers,
and immediately struck. Every hope of getting her clear
of the rock having vanished the captain ordered the life
boat to be lowered from the "davits," with the hope and
expectation of landing all on board in safety, on a large
rock within sight, and towards which the sea presented
a favourable surface, by which it was hoped that could
be effected ; but many of the panick-stricken
passengers, with the thoughtlessness too often exhibited
on similar occasions of danger, rushed into the boat,
whilst yet in the davits, when by the pressure and
violence thus used, one of the ringbolts broke and the
poor souls who had thus secured a lodgment in the boat
were precipitated into the sea and were drowned. By
this accident every prospect of reaching land was cut off
; the boat, however, was cleared from the davits during
the night, and the two mates reached the land in it. The
ship being now bilged, she lay over on one side--the
sea occasionally washing over her, and in its fury
carrying off from the wreck many of those who were
clinging to it. In the morning at day light, the
Superintendent of the Island sent off the boats, which,
with the one in charge of the mates, landed all those who
remained. The captain had a narrow escape with his life,
and lost all his property. Upon counting the number
saved, seventy two souls were found to be missing--
including several women and children--who had all met
a watery grave. Only six bodies had been recovered
when Captain Spillane left the Island--those of three
seamen, and three passengers--which were buried
under the direction of himself, and the Superintendent,
Mr. Campbell, of the latter whose kindness those saved
make honourable mention. A vessel has left this [port]
for the Island to take the Master and crew, and
passengers, on to Quebec.

It would pain the hearts of the most hardened to hear
from Captain Spillane even a tithe of the scenes and
suffering of that dreadful night. We fervently hope that
himself, his crew, and passengers, may safely reach
Quebec, without further accident.

We take the opportunity of publishing the subjoined
testimonial of the passengers respecting the humane
conduct of the Master of the ship, who appears to be a
feeling, sensible, and upright man :--

TO CAPT. JOHN SPILLANE, LATE MASTER OF THE
BARQUE PALLAS.

DEAR SIR,--We, the surviviors of the passengers in the
barque Pallas, beg leave to return our sincere and
heartfelt thanks to you, for your humanity and kind
treatment of us all on the passage, and now beg leave to
state that no blame can be attached to you for the
unfortunate termination of that voyage, and the
melanchly circumstances attending it ;--on the contrary,
that you did everything that lay in your power to save
life, and to make us comfortable after our landing.

[Signed] Robert Jackson Edwards, Joseph Edwards,
William Flint, Thomas Minihane, Patrick Flaherty,
Richard Crowley, Edmund Conroy, Alfred Browning,
Michael Carrol, John Larkin, Michael Flaherty, Dennis
Cotter, Jeremiah Sullivan, Daniel Sullivan, John Sullivan,
Daniel Murphy, Thomas Coughlin, Thomas Heffernan,
Mary Heffernan, Judy Minihane, Ellen Hurley, Bridget
Larkin, Mary Leahy, Mary Sullivan, Julia Scanlan, Ann
Sweeny, Mary Desmond, Mary Sheehan, Mary Regan,
Mary Brian, Julia Murphy, Julia Crowley, Mary
Donovan, Eliza Crosby, Ellen Leary, Mary A'Hearn,
Bridget Halloran, Mary Howley, Mary Ryan, Patrick
Ryan, Bridget Moroney.

St. Paul's Island, 2nd June, 1856.

I certify that the parties whose names are above
signed before me, are all correct.

JOHN CAMPBELL, J.P., Supr. of St. Pauls.

------------------

By the subjoined list of those who perished in this
disaster which we take from the Shipping Gazette, it
will be seen that instead of the loss being exaggerated in
the first account it was even greater, the number
drowned being 82 instead of 72 :--James Crennan,
Ellen Gorman and three children ; Hannah Sullivan,
Mary Barry, Ellen Barry, Johanna Crowley, Patrick
Daly, Johanna Leahy and child ; John Crowley, Bridget
M'Carthy, Denis Hayes, Kate Hayes, Mary Casey,
Mary Gloster, Hannah Crowley, Patrick Leary, John
Sullivan, Mary Kearney and three children ; John
Murphy, John M'Carthy, Elicia Harnett, Denis Foley
and two children ; Edward Carroll, Daniel Leary,
Timothy Leary, Kate Leary, Edward Hennessy,
Johanna Sheehy and two children ; Charles Foley,
Daniel Lynch, Tim Reardon, J. Leary, Ellen Sheehy and
four children ; Mary Lougnane, Bridget Enright, Johanna
Enright, Mary leary, William Flanin, Ellen Hurley, Denis
Ready, Michael Ready, Mary Molony and child ;
Patrick Moriarty, Julia Keohane, Thomas Ferguson,
Thomas Daly, Mary Daly and child ; John, Kate and
Dora Ryan (children), Daniel Dineen, Mary Anne
Farrell, Susan Stone and three children, Martin Geason,
Wm. Richardson, John and Anne Flaherty ; Mary
Moroney. Total 79. Of the crew, one seaman, the cook,
and a boy were drowned.

SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN.
--------
June 30--Wind N.W.

ARRIVED--Defiance, Scully, Youghal, Cork, oats andflour ;
Alexander, Campbell, P. E. Island, orders, deals ;
Star, Kelly, Tralee, Cork, maize ; Lesmoyne, King,
London, Hong Kong, coals ; Nimrod steamer ; Queen
of the South, Beale, Southampton, Cork, troops, &c. ;

Wellington, transport.

SAILED--Nil.

Off--Isaac, Schierelbein, Matanzas, molasses, for
orders, 37 days out.

July 1--Wind E.

ARRIVED--Liberty, Pearce, Newport, Cork, bark ;
Erin, Finn, Youghal, Cork, brick ; Earl Gray, Finn,
Yarmouth, Cork, malt ; Kilberry, Murray, Glasgow,
Cork, general ; Elizabeth, M'Pherson, Glasgow, general
; Porte, Winders, Bristol, general ; Capsicorn,
Humphries, Woodbridge, Cork, malt ; Fidget, Harris,
Casa Bianca, orders, maize ; Isaac, Scherelbein [sic],
Matanzas, molasses ; Graf von Branderburg, Jansen,
Dantzic, Cork, timber ; Aln, Foster, Athens, orders,
maize ; Arabia transport, Forest, Balaklava, Cork,
troops ; Wellington, Black, London, Canada, ballast ;
Panama, Williams, Constantinople, orders, wheat.

Coals--Elizabeth, Maryann, Ellen Calnan,
Highland Mary, Argonaut, Genete and Henry,
Thomas, Jane, Hercules, Hope, Agenoria, Eleanor
Alice, Cirus, Martha, Catherine and Mary, Cornet,
Petrel.

SAILED--Etna, screw transport ; Queen of the South
screw transport, Beale, Dublin, troops ; Maid of the
Mill, Barnes, Hull, wheat ; Alexander, Campbell,
Dublin, deals ; Sabrina steamer.

Ballast--Sarah Ann, and Wave.

By Magnetic Telegraph--This Day.
Wind S., light air, fine.

ARRIVED--Vilorioso, Tripcovich, Galatz ; Mercure,
Wragg, do. ; Baric, Zuvocivich, do. ; Genetina
Wilhelmina, Dackman, do. ; Marianna, Muller, do. ;
Northern Queen, Hodgdon, Callao ; Bessie, Bower,
Pirius ; Sagitarius, Smith, do.

SAILED--Sabrina steamer, Bristol.

CORK IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
----------------

IMPORTS, JUNE 28.--Nil.

EXPORTS.--3628 firkins butter, 169 bags flax, 8 bags
hair, 48 casks porter, 87 bags bones, 164 boxes soap,
160 boxes eggs, 17 casks whiskey, 172 boxes salmon,
591 sheep and lambs.

Report from Foreign Inwards--2200 qrs Indian corn.

IMPORTS, JUNE 29.--79 chests tea, 23 casks sugar, 14
casks coffee, 16 bales leather, 5 sacks seed, 17 casks
pork, 112 hides, 70 sacks meal, 41 bags rope, 4 casks
coffee, 40 matts rice, 15 casks beer, 6 bundles cork,
1793 bags guano, 150 bags manure, 30 casks saltpetre,
12 casks oil, 60 casks cement, 10 casks tobacco, 68
firkins butter, 12 casks ale, 65 boxes soap, 13 casks
copperas, 140 bags rags, 4 crates bottles, 50 sacks
wheat, 34 bags nails, 6 bundles scythes, 8 bundles wire,
9 boxes fruit, 100 bags rice, 1000 bundles iron, 20
boxes zinc, 7 crates glass, 170 bundles hoops, 172
staves, 5 casks pitch, 100 dozen scythe stones, 900
staves, 14 hampers scythe stones, 6 hampers soda
water, 14 bundles lead pipe, 30 plates iron, 219,162
trusses sundries.

EXPORTS.--Nil.

Report from Foreign Inwards--2900 qrs wheat, 1090
qrs Indian corn.
Contributed by Dennis Ahern


source - The Cork Examiner, 30 July 1856 -

CITY COURT--YESTERDAY.
Nelson Trafalgar Foley, appeallant ; Owen Ahern and
another, respondent.
This was an appeal from a decree made by the Recorder for £7
10s., the amount claimed by the respondent for inspecting the vessel
Hull Packet, about to be purchased by the appellant. The charge
was calculated at 2 1/2 per cent on the purchase money, £300,
which,
on behalf of the respondent, was proved to be the customary rate.
For the appellant it was contended that the charge was excessive.
The Court affirmed the decree.
For the appellant--Mr. Gillman.
For the respondent--Mr. Sullivan, with Mr. Honohan as agent.

AUSTRALIA.
All the private letters from Melbourne by the Oliver Lang
complain greatly of the want of labour. Trades had
combined and refused to work more than eight hours a day,
and employers had been obliged to submit, pay the same
wages for eight hours as for ten. Mechanics were getting
from 15s. to £1 a-day, and labourers 10s. to 12s. Women
servants were much wanted, and could readily obtain £40
per annum.

SHIP NEWS--QUEENSTOWN.
--------
July 28 --Wind S.
ARRIVED--Nimrod steamer ; Metamorfus, Francesco,
Galatz, orders, maize ; Melostive, Marovich, do., do. ;
Antumnus, Harrison, Madras, Liverpool, sugar ; Gold
Hunter, Greenwood, St. John's, N.B., orders, deals ;
Prince Arthur steamer, Wrankin, Dublin, Cork, ballast.
Coals--Cambria, Helen Scott, Jessie, Orion, Annie,
Magnet, Ava, Garland, Culloden.
SAILED--Erin, M'Carthy, Kinsale, general ; Dove,
Seymour, Greenock, fish ; Mercey, Harvey, Antwerp,
guano ; Antumnus, Harrison, Liverpool, sugar ; Nithsdale,
Williams, London, guano.
July 29--Wind W.S.W.
ARRIVED--Charlotte, May, Tangier, orders, bark ;
Bromerijre, Williams, London, Cork, government stores ;
Olive, Mullane, Kilrush, Cork, flags ; New Friendship,
Pearce, Plymouth, general ; Helda, Scott, Odessa, orders,
maize ; Armeline, Dabinovich, Marianople, orders, wheat ;
Finke, Rosendahl, Galatz, orders, maize.
Coals--Leonard, Hollis, George and Henry, George
Lawrence, Ann, Olive, Lloyd, John and Roberts,
Brothers.
SAILED--Shamrock, Martin, Waterford, ballast ;
Adelaide, Mahony, Youghal, ashes ; Reward, Reid,
Liverpool, logwood ; Ringdove, Nutman, London, timber ;
John, Weir, Gloucester, maize ; Antelope, Elson, Swansea,
ballast ; Ocean Queen, Paulin, Dublin, wheat ; Sabrina
steamer ; Ellen Callanan, Jeffers, Newpassage, cattle.
Ballast--Eleven, Hylton Maid, Petrel.
Off--Euroclydon, Callao.
By Magnetic Telegraph--This Day.
Wind S.W., moderate, fine.
ARRIVED--Hilda, Scott, Odessa ; Maria Locadie, Farr,
Manzanella ; D. R. Dewolfe, Holmes, St. John's, N.B. ;
Newham Stethom, Perry, after a cruize in search of
Boomerang.
SAILED--Johanna Wilhelmina, Taben, Leith ; Nithsdale,
Williams, London ; Hilton Maid [sic], M'Donald, Cardiff.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source -The Cork Examiner, 1 October 1856 -

SHIPPING.
----------------
ON SALE,
THE New Schooner ALMA, of Prince Edward Island.
Burthen, per Register, 69 TONS New, 130 TONS Old,
Measure.
Feet. Tenths.
Length, . . . . . . . . . 70 0
Beam, . . . . . . . . . 21 2
Depth, . . . . . . . . . 8 2

Built at PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, of the very best
Material--her Floors being of Hardwood, Foot-hooks
and Top Timbers, Hamitack. She combines fast Sailing,
with large Carrying, and will, on examination, be found
worthy the attention of any Person requiring such a
Vessel. For particulars apply to Captain TAYLOR, on
board, now discharging Deals in the South Channel ; or to

JAMES SCOTT & Co.
Queenstown, Sept. 29th, 1856.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


source - The Cork Examiner, 6 October 1856 -


THE schooner Mary Anne Joseph, Sheehan master,
laden with copper ore, and bound from Bunmahon to
Liverpool, was compelled, owing to the heavy gale
blowing, to put into Dungarvan on Thursday. She had
lost several spars, and a heavy sea which struck her
before coming in had washed overboard a seaman, a
fine young fellow named Connors. A young lad about
eighteen years of age, the son of the master, was
caught by the same wave, and would have met a
similar fate, but that he providentially grasped a
rope and saved himself.


DUBLIN SHIPPING--THIS DAY.
The Nimrod steamer, of Cork, arrived yesterday
with the Don Alphonso screw steamer, from Malaga
for Glasgow, in tow, having fallen in with her off
Arklow Light-ship, with her screw shaft broken.
Sailed--Sylph S., for London.

EMIGRATION CASE.
----------
CHARGE AGAINST A RUNNER.--William Renayre, an
"emigrant runner," was summoned by Mr. Stewart, one of
the emigration officers, on behalf of a young girl, named
Margaret Blake, a native of Dungarvan. Mr. Bluck was for
the defendant, and Mr. Almond attended to watch the case
on the part of Mr. Freckleton, emigration agent. It
appeared that the girl had engaged a passage in the ship
Lady Franklin, and paid her passage, and obtained a ticket
from Mr. Freckleton for that ship. The defendant was a
runner in Mr. Freckleton's office, and three of the girl's
friends having arrived in town, and booked by the Great
Western, she wished to go with them in that vessel. The
defendant undertook to get the ticket changed ; and it
seemed, that when she was sent on board the latter ship,
she was refused a passage by the captain, on the ground
that she was enciente. It was alleged the girl was locked up
(with some others) on board the ship for the night, with
drunken sailors. The following evidence was given in the
case before Messrs. Aikin and Smith, who presided at the
police court:-- Thomas Montgomery, a clerk at Messrs.
Hill and Tracy, emigration agents, stated that he was at the
cleansing of the Great Western, when the girl was rejected
by the surgeon of the ship, and she was returned next day.
He got her ticket from a clerk of Mr. Freckleton, who
asked him to take her to the ship. The girl was locked up all
night in the ship. Mr. Stewart--Were there not drunken
sailors locked up with her? I heard so. To the bench-- the
girl got her ticket next morning, when she was turned on
shore. The captain would not take her after what the
surgeon said. The ticket was on the cabin table all night.
Mr. Bluck said he did not know what the charge was. Mr.
Stewart replied, it was for inducing a passenger to give up a
ticket. The witness, in reply to Mr. Bluck, said there were
others rejected as well as the girl. Mr. Aikin said it was a
frightful case towards the poor girl. The first person who
had induced the girl to give up the ticket was liable, but here
a third person (Montgomery), not the agent of the person
who received the money, and he was sent in order to avoid
the liability, and he left the ticket on the table all night
without saying a word about it, and without making any
inquiry about her. Mr. Bluck said the change of the ticket
was done by Freckleton to oblige the girl, and he was ready
to perform the contract. Mr. Stewart said Mr. Freckleton
told him he would not pay the girl detention money, but
would get her a passage. He thought it a most grievous
hardship on the girl. Mr. Freckleton said, when the girl
came back from the Great Western on Saturday, he offered
her a passage in the Thornton, and told her to come on
Monday. She got into the hands of a Mrs. Glennon in the
meantime. She did not come until the following Thursday,
when the Thornton had sailed, although her name was on
the clearance list of that ship. Mr. Aikin wished to know if
the girl would be forwarded to new York, and after some
discussion Mr. Freckleton said he would do so, and pay
her expenses, and the case was then adjourned sine die.
--Liverpool Daily Times

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Cork Examiner, 31 October 1856 -

WRECK OF THE IRRAWADDY.
----------------
--We rejoice to learn that the
government has taken the most prompt and vigorous
measures to bring to justice the plunderers of this ill-fated
vessel. It will be recollected that the Irrawaddy, a new
teak-built clipper, of about 1,200 tons burden, sailed from
Glasgow for Calcutta with a full general cargo. The ship and
cargo were value for about £55,000. On the night of the
16th October the noble vessel struck, during a fog, on the
Blackwater Bank, off the coast of Wexford, and a heavy
sea beating over her, the master and crew left her and
proceeded to Arklow to seek assistance. In the meantime,
the wind and tide drove the vessel over the tail of the bank,
and she drifted in close to Cahore Point. Whilst in this
position she was perceived and boarded by the Coast
Guard ; but again the ship struck before they could get her
head round and way on her. Just at this moment a fleet of
some thirty or forty Arklow fishing boats were seen
approaching, each carrying ten to fourteen men, armed with
hatchets, spikes, hooks and crowbars. The luckless vessel
was soon boarded and in the possession of the wreckers.

The little force of Coast Guard could offer no effectual
resistance--they were few in number, and their arms, which
consisted of old flint-lock muskets, were rendered useless
by the sea water. The work of spoilation and plunder
commenced, and effectual steps were taken, by cutting
away the rigging of the vessel, to shut out all hopes of her
ever leaving the spot. Some of the Coast Guard left in their
boat to seek assistance ; but were only able to obtain the
aid of three or four policemen. The little force returned to
the vessel, and took its station on the quarter-deck. The
order to load ball cartridges was given, and steps so
effectually taken, that the marauders were, after some
resistance, driven from the ship. So rapidly, however, had
the spoilers worked, that about seven hundred bales of
cotton goods, with a large quantity of rigging, had been
transferred to the wreckers' boats, and carried off with
apparent impunity. This sucess, however, was, but
short-lived, for no sooner was the case reported to the
government than the most decisive steps were taken,
under the express orders of the Chief Secretary. Captain
Warburton, R.N., was despatched immediately to the spot,
and he was aided by Mr. Ryan, the local Crown Solicitor,
Captain Bowie, the active commander of the coast guard,
and an increased constabulary force. A steamer was also
despatched from Dublin and placed at the disposal of the
local authorities ; but as the Admiralty cannot afford even a
gunboat for the service of the country, the Government was
obliged to apply for aid to the respectable firm of C. and B.
Palgrave, and through them secured the Isle of Bute for the
occasion. Already twenty of the ringleaders have been
arrested and identified, and an active search is being made
and every effort used to make the others amenable. We
trust that the exertions of the authorities will be effectual, not
only to punish the guilty, but to prevent the repetition of an
outrage at once barbarous and disgraceful, fraught with
injury to the welfare of the country, and endangering the
commerce of the empire. The ignorance of the misguided
people as to their own interests is not the least remarkable
feature ; they have not only exposed themselves to the
heavy punishment consequent on a conviction for felony
under the 1st Vic., c. 87, sec. 8, and to large pecuniary
penalties under the Merchant Shipping Act ; but no one can
doubt that the remuneration which they might have earned,
as honest labourers, would far exceed any ill-gotten gains to
be derived even from sucessful plunder. It is deserving of
remark that another vessel, which since struck at the
Blackwater Bank, has been got off and brought in safely to
Kingstown Harbour.--Evening Post.

Contributed by Dennis Ahern


Source - The Portadown Weekly News and County Armagh Advertisier,
issue dated 2 July 1859:

EMIGRATION.
------------------
STEAM FROM LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK.
------------------
City of Baltimore, Wednesday, May 11.
City of Washington, Wednesday, May 25.
Every alternate Wednesday.
STEAM TO QUEBEC.
North American, Wednesday, May 11.
Weekly--every Wednesday.
STEAM DIRECT FROM BELFAST TO NEW YORK.
Vigo, Wednesday, June 29.
Every four weeks.
PACKET SHIPS TO NEW YORK.
For particulars of Fares and Inland Routes apply to
R. H. WARDEN,
60, Waring-street, Belfast.
or to WILLIAM HALL, Portadown.

=========================

DIRECT STEAM COMMUNICATION
FROM
BELFAST TO NEW YORK,
ONCE A MONTH.
THE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, AND
PHILADELPHIA Steam-ships are appointed to Sail
from Belfast to New York, (calling at Cork,) as follows:
Steam-ships. Tons. Captains. To sail.
VIGO, ... ... ... ... 1,953, MGuigan, June 29.
FUTURE SAILINGS WILL BE DULY ADVERTISED.
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FREIGHT :
Box and Bale Goods, 60s per ton measurement, and 5 per cent. primage ; Coarse Goods per agreement.
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PASSAGE MONEY.
Cabin, FIFTEEN GUINEAS ; Steerage, SIX GUI-
NEAS ; which includes an ample supply of Provisions,
cooked and served by the Companys Stewards.
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For further particulars apply in Glasgow, to R.
THOMSON & CO., 83, Jamaica-street ; in Queenstown, to
C. & W. D. SEYMOUR & CO. ; in Liverpool, to W.
INMAN, 62 and 63, Tower-Buildings, south, 22, Waterstreet ;
Or at Office of the Company,
103, Victoria-street, Belfast.
JOHN MKEE, Agent

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ACCOUNT OF THE LOSS OF THE AMERICAN
SHIP STALWART, OF NEW YORK.-------
Sunday, June 12th, commenced with fine weather
and moderate breezes from S.S.W., middle and latter
part moderate ; breezes from W.S.W., to N.W., with
a thick fog for the most part ; all sail set to the best
advantage. Nothing unusual occurred until about
11:45 p.m., when a strong smell of smoke was perceived
in the cabin. Search was immediately made
to discover the cause of it ; took off the after hatch
leading to the store-room, just aft of the cabin, and
found large quantities of smoke issuing therefrom.
Called all hands immediately, and searched the entire
store-room, but found no fire there. The smoke
gradually increasing in density, bored an auger hole
through the store-room deck into the between decks;
found the fire to be burning furiously below in the
after part of the ship, and rapidly increasing, plugged
up the auger hole, and used every endeavour to smother
the fire but without avail, for about 2 a.m., the
fire broke through into the after cabin, and the whole
after part of the ship was in a complete blaze below.
Found our endeavours to arrest the progress
of the flames were unavailing, and the dim smoke,
heat, and fire gaining so rapidly, that it became almost
unbearable. The ship was then kep close to
the wind on the port tack, under easy sail, and preparations
were then made to abandon her, if it should
become necessary to do, and the officers and crew
were detailed to various duties; some in getting the
boats in readiness with water and provisions in the
same; others in removing the specie from the cabin
to the forward part of the ship for safety, but were
quickly driven out by the flames and smoke completely
filling the after cabin, and a portion of the
specie was left to the mercy of the elements. Shortly
after daylight the fog lifted up, and a sail was discovered
bearing E.S.E., about three miles distant,
standing to the eastward. The ship was immediately
kept away for her, and the colours set union down,
and signals of distress set at the fore and mizzen.
In a half an hour a thick fog set in, the Stalwart still
keeping her course after the stranger. About four
oıclock, a.m., the flames burnt through the upper
deck aft, and drove the man from the wheel. The
topsails were then clewed down, and the main and
mizzen topsails hove aback to keep the shipıs head
to the wind, and prevent the flames spreading forward.
The boats, with a barrel of water, a barrel of bread,
a companyıs chart and quadrant in each, were then
lowered down, and handed forward as far as possible.
About 7, a.m., the entire ship aft of the main rigging
was in a blaze, the flames reaching to the mizzen
top-mast head. About 8 a.m., the mizzen mast fell
on over the stern with a heavy crash, bearing W.N.W.,
about five miles offl, and steering directly. About 9,
a.m., the fog lifting up a little, discovered a sail for
us ; soon after she took in her light sails, and set her
colours. The fire was then gaining rapidly forward.
The three female passengers, with an officer and part
of the crew, were then placed in one of the boats.
Soon after the sail, which proved to be the British
barque Princess Helena, of Whitehaven, Capt. Connell,
from Demerara for cork, hove to, and lowered a boat ;
in this boat the females were then sent on board the
barque. The portion of specie saved from the cabin
was then placed in a boat, and sent on board ; also a
part of the crew was sent on board in another boat.
About 9:30, a.m., the flames, reaching to the main
top-mast head, and the mast casting forward, cut
away the main and maintopmast stays, to prevent
the mast from falling forward. At this time the
ship was burnt to the waterıs edge as far as midships,
and settling fast by the stern, it was then deemed advisable
to abandon the sinking and burning remains
of what but a few hours previously was a staunch and
well appointed ship. The few then remaining on
board were ordered into the boat, which left the ship
immediately, but had hardly shoved off when the
mainmast fell with a fearful crash over the port side
side [sic] past of the rigging, falling directly across the
boat, fortunately without any serious injury to any
one. The flames now reached to the fore top-mast
head, completely enveloping the ship. The boat proceeded
to the barque, where all were kindly received by
Captain Connell, his officers, and crew. The barque
was then kept away to Eastward, and shortly
after noon not a vestige of the Stalwart was to be
seen above water. So rapid was the progress of the
fire that nearly all the personal effects of those on
board were lost. The cause of the fire was unknown.
The ship was out from the Bar of Mississippi 28
days, and there was no communication with that
part of the ship where the fire was discovered. The
cargo below consisted entirely of cotton, there was
also a large quantity of specie stowed in the after cabin.
Every thing throughout was conducted with
coolness and discipline.

M. H. LUCAS,
(late Master of the ship Stalwart.)

Contributed by Alison Causton


The following two articles were transcribed from The Portadown Weekly News,
issue dated 30 July 1859 (by permission of The British Library):

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BELFAST AND NEW YORK LINE OF STEAMSHIPS.
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--The s.s. City of Manchester is expected in Belfast at
the latter end of this week, and immediately on arrival
will be placed on the loading-berth and commence taking in
cargo, of which, we are informed,
she will have a larger quantity than on any previous
trip. The benefit of direct steam communication
with the United States, which is an advantage the
merchants of Belfast never enjoyed until these vessels
were placed on the line, should cause them to
meet with liberal support form the mercantile community.
Passengers determined to cross the Atlantic
by the City of Manchester, leaving Belfast on Wednesday 27th
instant, may depend that the arrangements on board are such
as will afford them comfort and satisfaction. This vessel sails
very fast, her outward and homeward passages on her last voyage
having occupied only twelve days each. Capt. Kennedy
is a thorough seaman, and a great favourite with
passengers ; and, owing to his kindness and attention,
together with his desire to promote the enjoyment and
happiness of those over whom he is placed,
the sea voyage is relieved of much monotony.

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ACCIDENT TO THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP
CANADA. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.
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The advices from the United States by the steamship Arabia, from
Boston, report the arrival at that port, on the 12th of July,
of the royal mail steamer Canada, Captain Lang, with the
English mails of the 2d instant. She had on the 9th
inst., in latitude 49 N. longitude 48 W. (off the Banks
of Newfoundland) during a dense fog, run foul of a
large iceberg. Her passengers, though naturally
alarmed, did not sustain any injuries, but the Canada
lost her bowsprit, cutwater, head gear, &c. Her necessary
repairs will be executed at Boston, and there
will be no interruption to the mail service‹no delays.
The barque Amy, from Apalachicola to Northwich,
United States, was struck by lightning on the 10th
of June, put into Charlestown on fire, and was abandoned
to the underwriters. The brig Ann MıKeane of Halifax, N.S.,
Captain Abel, was totally destroyed by fire on the 11th of June,
off Cape Antonio, while on her passage from Cuba to Halifax.
A letter from Boston says that the ship Indian Hunter, from Mobile
for Liverpool, with 3,752 bales of cotton, went
ashore on Pickleıs Reef, Flordia, on the 26th of June,
and setttled [sic] down on her broadside, with a shoal
under her lee, and in a very dangerous position. One
half of her cargo, it is feared, will be lost, and the
vessel herself a total wreck.

Contributed by Alison Causton

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