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15 4 [ ins] quite new. The other Anchor had no chain attached The name of the sailor is Francis Grory, I am unable to state whether the anchors had been parted or slipped from [ ] [ ] [ ] and [ ] G.J.S.

Captain Metcalfe 1 Janry 1856 Sir

I returned to Hull last evening word this morning found your reply to Mr. Snowden on the subject of Messrs Bramble of.s letter.- of Course I must send it to the Board of Trade but without your official report it will be useless. Can you now make an official report or do you wish their letter to pass to you through the Controller General of the Coast Guard at all times following this latter course, will cause the loss of much time. but I have no alternative but to send the letter forward unless Messrs Bramble pay the £ 2..17.3 - I have an order on the subject of the French Fishing Boat reducing or rather lopping off £ 3 from Lt Stewart's Bill on which you shall hear further in a few Days. J. S

Captain Metcalfe [R N] 3 Jany 1856 respecting Services rendered to the vessel Freres Unis Sir The Board of Trade having directed that £5.. 16..0? be paid to officers and men of the Coastguard of the Hornsea Station for services rendered to the French Vessel "Freres Unis in October last I herewith beg to forward you a check for the amount the receipt of which I will thank you to acknowledge to J. S turn over

Cap'-Metcalfe RN, respecing the check sent

Dr Sir 3 Jany 1856

I send you today an official letter and a check for £ 5..16 - 0 for L't Stewart and Crew at Hornsea To morrow I shall send money to-Lt S to pay labourers &c this letter was Enclosed & sent in the J. S letter over leaf

4 Jany 1856

L'-Stewart R.N. Hornsea J. S. sending £ 27.5.6 for Labors Freres Unis

Dr Sir

Herewith I send you £ 27.5.6 to pay Labourers &c in respect of Freres Unis have the goodness to obtain receipts from the respective parties and forward them with the account annexed J.S.

The Secretary Marine Department Board of Trade London Sir 4 Jany 1856

Annexed is the claim of the Chief Lord of the Manor of Bridlington for the current year to Manorial rights in respect of the Manor of Bridlington and setting out his title thereto - The distance per Coast line, - between Flamborough Head and the Spurn point - is about - 40 miles I have therefore in a tabular form on the other side, set out the respective manors within those limits - with the names of the claimants to Manorial rights - and will now thank you to inform me whether the titles they have exbibited are good and the Description of Wreck property to which they are, entitled J.S. Names of Manors Names of persons claiming to be Flamborough Head Lords of Manors Manor of Flamborough Walter Strickland Esq. of Cokethorpe Flamborough Dyke Yarborough,Yarborough Esq. of Sewerby Hall Manor Sewerby

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16 Names of Manors homes to persons claiming to be Manor of Bridlington Lords of Manors Bridlington pier - north south The chief Lord annually selected Manor of Hilderthorpe Herrington Hudson Esq. of bessingby Hall Manor of Braisthorpe,Wilsthorpe Sir George Strickland Bart and Auburn Barmston

Hornsea adjoinging to Atwicke Sir Clifford Constable Bart Manor of Hornsea } Richard Bethell Esq. of Burton Constable Hornsea Mere of Rise

Spurn Point

Scales 4 Miles to an inch

To the Secretary of Marine Department Board of Trade London Sir 5 Jany 1856

I have called the attention of Messers Bramble to the 468th section of the M.S. act as directed but they will decline payment of the Fee and other Expenses amounting to £2 :17:3 as will appear by their annexed letter the first page of which is loaded with very irrelevant matter. It refers to transactions that took place early in October last immediately after the duties of Receiver of Wreck had been transferred to me before I had been supplied with the whole of the necessary forms - on the working of the act is as understood-But with respect to the Vessel Nancy the statement is at Variance with the truth - which will be explained by the inspecting Commander of the Coast - guard should you deem it necessary to place the papers before him. He has verbally contradicted the statement to me - but as it is the usage of the Coast Guard department that all written reports by officers over

of that Branch of the Service pass through the office of the Controller General - he does not feel at Liberty to make any observations on the paper unless it is forwarded to him through the usual channel - By paragraph 52 of your instructions it would appear that to facilitate proceedings in these cases, you contemplate that the officers of the Coast guard should communicate with the receivers of wreck expect in matters involving awards of Salvage or other money payments to officers and Crews of Stations or Cruizers which are to be submitted for the approval of the Commissioner of Customs and the Controller General of the Department as provided for in paragraph 79.- I therefore request your instructions on this point - whether when an ordinary explanation is required from an officer of the Coast guard I am to send the paper to you to be forwarded to him for that purpose through the Department of the Controller general or whether I am in the first instance to request him to afford the necessary explanation I also request your directions as to my proceedings with respect to Messrs Bramble whose bonds for £125 I still hold J S

To the Secretary Marine Department - Board of Trade London Sir 5 Jany 1856

With reference to paragraph 74 of instructions; I request to be informed whether anchors chains &c taken up in Bridlington Bay and delivered to Masters of Vessels then in Bridlington Harbour without being taken to the admiralty yards need be entered in my Report Book and accounted for in the usual manner J. S.

Marginalia S I think the receiver should be informed that all anchors and cables picked up in Bridlington Bay, by Boats men must be delivered to the receiver unless the vessel losing the anchor is in the roadstead or Harbour at the time of its recovery and the Captain able to Prove the ownership the Boatmen recovering anchors under the latter circumstances should give them up with out the intervention of the receiver but report each case to him of their having done so. The receiver is further informed that he is only required to [???]

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Memorabilia

in the report Book such articles as are taken by him into his Custody Page 81 of the instructions the important consideration for the receivers Guidance that he is not to interfere by claiming custody where there is no reasonable doubt that the party claiming the recovered anchors is really the owner or agent for the owner and no dispute concerning salvage - But he should require a report in all cases - it is only in cases where he takes the goods into his custody that they be entered in his report Book noted 2 February 1856 J.S. _______________________________________________________________ (with initials and date at foot of each minute) _________________________________________________________________

7 Jany 1856 To Board Trade London Marine Department to Secretary

I beg to return the papers as directed and to add that the rights of manorial privileges of Sir C. Constable were tried at York many years ago and I believe also in London. The cases are referred to in a Book entitled, Manorial Rights - a dissertation on the Rights of the Crown to Lands lying on the Estuary of the Dee and coal mines there under The Attorney General against Mostya at page [4?]9 Sir John Constable and Sir Henry Constable's cases 5 Ref at page 59. Sir H. Constable's cases - 5 Ref by [Tho J F?]-218-9 J.S

L'-Stubbin RN Flambro 7 Jany 1856 Dear Sir

A short time back a paper was sent to you respecting 1 pine plank 40 feet long picked up by Saml Knaggs of Flambro with no 59 in the margin. Be so good as to place that number on the article and return the paper. J.S. Be so good as to number the small Boat picked up by H Wm Stork on the 26th. Ulto= 93 J. S.

L'- Shacklock R. N Bridlington 7 Jany 1856 Dear Sir

I Return your paper of the 26th . Ulto having corrected the numbers of the lots according to my Book and entered and numbered {} Such articles as I had not before received any account. Three articles nos. - 90 -91-92. Marked thus {o?} in red ink - were not before returned to me