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YORKSHIRE GAZETTE – SATURDAY 14^th FEBRUARY 1852

RUNNING DOWN AT SEA

In the court of Queen’s Bench on Saturday, an action was tried – Hawsfield v Dowell and others, the plaintiff seeking to recover the sum of £1,110 being compensation for the injury stated to have been done to their vessel, the London, of Whitby, by the defendants vessels, Midas, of Whitby, by the alleged misconduct of the persons in charge of the latter. It appeared from the evidence adduced on behalf of the plaintiffs, that the London, 185 tons, left Hartlepool with a cargo of coals for Dieppe on the 28^th July. On the 29^th, she was off the coast of Yorkshire abreast of Robin Hood’s Bay, where the occurrence took place. It was 12 o’clock at night, the London had every sail set, it was going at the rate of 4 knots an hour, there was a fresh breeze, and she was close hauled. The captain of the London called out to the Midas to “starboard her helm,” in proper time that she might have passed the London with safety to both. The witnesses on the other side that they had taken every possible care, and attributed the accident to the crew of the London. Mr Serjeant Shee having replied, and Lord Campbell summed up, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs. – Mr E James then submitted by the 63 GEO. III., E.149, it was provided that only the value of the vessel should be recovered, independent of freight. The value of the vessel in this case was £600. – His Lordship ordered the verdict to be entered for £600 accordingly.

Thomas Hawksfield, or one of his brothers either Peter or William.

Hawksfield (vessel London) is trying to recover from Dowell