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PURSUANT to an ORDER of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY, made in a cause of TWEEDALE versus JO ENSON, the Creditors of JOILY PRATT, late of Barnard Castle, in the county of Durham, carpet manufacturer (who died In the month of September, 1819), are, by their Solicitors, on or before the 10th day of February, 1852, to leave their claims of debts before JOSEPH HUMPHILY, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Office, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London, and are, on the 4th day of March , 1852, to establish such claims before the said Master, or in default thereof such persons Will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the said Order, and the Ge neral Orders of the said Court. SUDLOWS, TORE, and JANEWAY, Bedford-row, London, Agents for GREAVES, SCHOLEFIELD. and OLDIZOYD, Solicitors, Dewsbury, near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Plaintiff's Solicitors. THE BRITISEI AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING COMPANY. The Committee of Manageme nt inform the public, that having this day completed the ALLOTMENT of all the SHARES, the Letters of Allotment will be posted To-Morrow (Saturday) for both Town and Country. They regret to have been u nable to comply with a great number Of applications in excess of the number to be allotted, and have been COmpelled to make proportionate reductions in the allotments issued. By order, 11. A. DRAKE; Secretary. London, 26, Moorgate-street, January 16, 1852. THE NORTH BRITISH FLAX COMPANY. CLAUSSEN'S PATENT. To be Incorporated by Special Act of Parliament, for which Gazette Notices have been duly given. The objects of the Company are to Purchase and Work the Che talier Patent for Scotland for the preparation and manu facture of Flax and for Improvements in Bleaching. Also, to grant District Licenses under the Letters Patent. TRUSTEES. Sir John Wm. Lubbock, Bart., F.R.S., London. Charles Lawson, Esq., Edinburgh. For prospectuses and form of application for the remaining shares apply to Messrs. A. and W. Ricardo, 11, Angel-court, Throgmor.. ten-street, London; Mr. Robert Allan, Stockbroker, Edinburgh; Messrs. M'Ewan and Auld, Glasgow • and at the temporary O ffices Of the Company, 7, Finsbury-square, London. J. S. CHRISTOPHER, Secretary pro tem. TWENTY-NINTH REPORT OF THE LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANK. At a GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders, held at the Banking House of the Company. in Princes-street, Mansion house, on Thursday, the 15th of January, 1852, ARCHIBALD HASTIE, Esq., M.P., Chairman. JOHN TIMOTHY OXLEY, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. MUMS, William Bleunt, Esq. • Sir Richard Jenkins, G.C.B. Ald. Sir George Carroll William J. Lancaster, Esq. William Miller Christy, Esq. Sir John M`Taggart, Bart, M.P. William Curling, Esq. George Iffeelc - Esq. Ald. Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P.'Ambrose Moore, Esq. George Holgate Foster, Esq. John Timothy Oxley, Esq. Francis Bennett Goldney, Esq. George Scholefield, Esq. William Ormsby Gore, Esq., M.P. William Shadbolt, Esq. Henry Grace, Esq. iGeerge Tayler, Esq. Archibald Hastie, Esq., M.P. I - The Manager—George Pollard, Esq. Solicitors—Messrs. Tilson, Clarke, and Morice. The following Report was presented : Annexed are statements of the liabilities and assets of the Bank, and of the profit and loss account, made np to the 3lst of December bast, showing that, including the sum of 9,341 E. 15s. 7d. brought for forward from the halt-year ending the 30th June, 1851, there is an available net profit of 40,581/. 14s. 9d. The Directors, therefore, with much pleasure, declare their inten tion to pay to the proprietors a dividend at the usual rate of 61. per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 78. 6d. per share, both tree of in come-tax, whieh will leave the sum of 811. 14s. 9d. to be added to the guarantee fund, which will then amount to 141,3351. 88. Bd. The seats in the direction which become vacant on this occasion are those of William Blount, Esq., Alderman Sir George Carroll, William James Lancaster, Esq., Sir John EPTaggart, Bart., M.P., and. George Scholefield, Esq., all of whom offer themselves for re election:. The Dividend and Bonus will be payable on and after Friday, the 23d instant. The preceding Report having been read to the Meeting by the Se cretary, a dividend for the half-year ending the 31st of December last, after the rate of 61. per centum per annum, and a further divi sion of Is. 6d. per share out of the net profit of the year ending as above, were declared by the Chairman. Resolved unanimously,—That the Report now read be received, and that it be printed for the use of the Shareholders. The following Directors, having retired by rotation, were unani mously re-elected, viz.:—William Blount, Esq., Alderman Sir George Carroll, William James Lancaster, Esq., Sir John Id‘Tag gart, Bart., M P., and George Scholefield, Esq. Resolved u nanimously,—That the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given to the Chairman and Directors, for their able and successfhl management of the affairs of the bank. Resolved unanimously,—That the best thanks of this Meeting be given to George Pollard, Esq., for his great ability, industry, and discrimination in conducting the affairs of the bank. (Signed) ARC HI BALD HAST lE, Chairman. (Extracted from the Minutes.) F. HEWETT, Secretary. L A W LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE, Fleet-street, Londo n , Jan. 14, 1852. Notice is hereby given, that a GENERAL MEETING of the Proprietors of the Law Life Assurance Society will be held at the So ciety's Office, Fleet-street, London, on MOND/a, the 2d day of Fe bruary next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon precisely, pursuant to the Provisions of the Society's Deed of Settlement, for the purpose of receiving the Auditors' Annual Report of the accounts of the Society .0 P to 31st December 'Lit, and for general purposes. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES. The DIVIDEND on the Capital Stock for the year 1851 will be PAID between the hours of Ten and Three daily (Tuesday's ea- CePted), on and after the 12th day of April next. GRAVESEND STAR PACKETS' Fore Cabin. Saloon • To or from G ravesend and London ••• • • • 10d. . Is. 2d. Gravesend and Blackwell and Woolwich Bd. .... Os. 10d. Between_ Gravesend and Intermediate Piers.. 6d. .... Os. Bd. Bo other Packets call at the Grays, Greenhithe, and Purdeet Piers. Kai Packets call at the Piers as underlined (weather permitting). PROM TERRACE PIER, GRAVESEND. WITH D♦YS SUNDAYS. Vtate. I fA '-8. Time. I o ` 0 11 . I e. t* ll% It is%% 354 b 1 Direct Trains from the Boats marked t Oulcbuses from Fenchurch-street Station to all parts of London every quarter of an hour. "'ROM BRUNSWICK WHARF, BLACKWALL, on the arrival of the following Trains from the Fenehurch•street Station. ......____ WIZX DAYS. SIIIIDATB. 11 .' a • A' A ... i * talc 1 i a 1 E s .' ti Time. i . 13 17, E 1 1 A F. a 2 1 q F Cs /4 0 1 E 1 % 1.2 x —.— U _ 2% 234 *5 ...._ Passages marked * are run direct. TICKETS.—TweIve Months, 51.05. Months, 31. Three Months, 21. Os.••to be had of the Collectors on bean Packets; or Mr. Monk, Terrace Pier, Gravesend. November 12, 1851. zrE"'"' THOUSAND CURES WITHOUT MEDICINE BY BARR Y'S HEALTH-RESTORING FOD FOR INVALIDS AND NFANTS. The REVAOLENTA ARABIC), FOOD is l the only natural, plea . al ntt and effectual reme d y ( w ithout medicine , pur g i ng , inconveni ence, or expense, as it saves fifty times its value in other means of I ; `,Z) for all n ervous, stomachic, i ntes ti na l, li ver , and bilious com -14. nts, however deeply rooted,. dyspepsia (indigestion), habitual 18tiation, hmmorrhoidal affections, diarrhcea, acidity, heartburn, z...tuleticy, oppression, rheumatism, gout, cough, asthma, dropsy, adachs, giddiness, congestion of the brain, noises in the head and ear, distension, palpitation, eruptions of the skin, impurities and pa verty of the blood, sinking , s ickness at the stomach during preg ' l ' B noY, at sea, an d under all circumstances, debility in the aged as well !Is infants, depression, irritability, wasting away,lits, spasms, cramps, inflammation and ulceration of the stomach, angina pectoris, fevers, 'curl,. Paralysis, &c. The best food for infants and invalids generelly, as it never turns acid on the weakest stomach, nor interferes with a food liberal diet, but imparts a healthy relish for lunch and dinner, and restores the faculty of digestion and nervous and muscular energy to the m os t enfeebled. The only remedy which has obtained 50 , 000 testimonials of cures of th e a b ove and other comp l a i n ts, many of which had resisted all other modes of treatment, and been aban doned as incurable. Du Barry and Co., 127, New Bond-street, London. A lbw out of 50,000 cures are here given : C No. 47 . "Miss Elizabeth Jacobs ure of 121 Herts. a cure of e x t reme ne ry Nazing Vicarage, Waltham-frogs, ousness, indlgestions, ga therings, low spirits, and nerv ous fancies." Cure No, 48,314. "Miss Elizabeth Yeomen, Gateacre, near Liverpool, a cure of ten years dyspepsia, and all the horrors of nervous irritability." Cure No. 71. of Dyspepsia; from the Right Ron. the Lerd Stuart De Decies. " I Abica have derived d considerable it due be tonefit from Du Bar r y' s R eva l en t a an consider FOod, Illithorise the publication of these lines.y ou rselves and the p u bli c to S TUART lost 'n Cure 49,832. —ECIES." " Flfty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness. sickness RS'hma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, fackn at tho lito nub, and vomitings, have been removed by Du B arry's excel. lest food. "MARIA JOLLY, Wortham, Ling, near Din, Norfolk." In canisters, suitably packed for all climates, and with full instruc tions—lib., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 48. 6d. ; 51 b. , Hs. ; 121 b., 225.; sup er: refined, bib., 225., 101 b., 335. The 101 b. and 121 b. carriage free on receipt of post•offlc,e order.—Da Barry and Co.. 127, New B ond _ Street, London; Fortnum, Illason, and Co., purveyors to her Ma jesty, Piccadilly; Hedges and Butler, Regent-street ; North and Co. • Crosse and Blackwell; Petty, Wood, and Co , 13, K in g William-st reet, City ; also at 60, Gracechurch-street ; 49, Bishopsgate-street Within; 4. Chealadde ; 330 and 451, Strand ; 54, Upper Baker-street; at the Poet-office, Camden•town • 24, Motcomb-street ; and through all re apectabis Grocer s and Chemists. Caution—Beware of Spurious and Injurious Imitations under closely similar names. THE SILENT FRIEND. IN SIX LANGUAGES —FORTIETH EDITION. CONTAINING THE REMEDY FOR PREVENTION OF DISEASE. Illustrated by One Hundred Anatomical Coloured Engravings. ON PHYSICAL DISQUALIFICATIONS, GENERATIVE INCA PACITY, AND IMPEDIMENTS TO MARRIAGE. A Ne w Edition, enlarged to 196 pages, price 25, 6d. by post, froll the Establishment, Es. dd. I n stamp'. THE SILENT FRIEND, a Medical Work on y the exhaustion and physical decay of the sYstera, produ ce d b lacessi ve i n d ulgence , the consequences of infectio n , or the abuse of , r esreury, with directions for the use of the preventive lotion, fol. bY observations en Marriage, anci the disqnaliiications which Prevent it. Illustrated by 100 Coloured Engravings. By --Y It. and L. PEREY and CO., Consulting Surgeons, 19, Berners-street, Oxford street, London. Sold by strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; H ammy, 146, Loadnnhall-street; %l b , and Sanger, 150. Oxford-street ; Gordon, W . sawn, 10, Bow Church-yard ; :::: k rela.Y. 95, Farringdon-street ; • Paiwards, 67, St. Paul's Church-yard ; Butler, 4, Cheapside ; . ° 1 1113 ° , 4 69, Comhlll ; and Slmpkin, Stationers' Hall-court. Pax I. treats of the anatomy and physiology of the re-prodnetive organs, and is illustrated by 28 Coloured Engravings. PAim IL treats of the consequences resulting from excessive in enee, and their lamentable effects en the system, producing theepsm'.— " Qu a)" weakness, nervous excitement, and generative eVT Il lustrated by 10 Explanatory Engravings. the 11 1. treats of the diseases resulting from infection, either in Illeir- tre — Z 'Ycr ° l*an darY form, and contains explicit directions for 11 8 S. b0d... • This section is illustrated by 62 Coloured Engutv- FAIT ry. oont atm Simple appliet„,, *Remedy for the Prevention of Disease by a PA RT va s by Nthick the Bangor of infection is obviated. ti6ll * The ca —. 7,,,!• 0 the consideration of marriage, and its whole sub subject eriticar m thetive union are also considered, and the Tim Conn tAL Ba .! and Philosophically inquired into. treating nervous a nd s " STILIACITX is exclusively employed in Coneeasexual debility, impotence, Ike., 11,"*.anv$1,113itt per bottle. The remedy, for purityi ng ?Fated Detersive Essence, an an, sympto, eruptions,blood in eases of infection, secondary k° ttle• P erry a pu r if ying the abuse of mercury, 1 ls. and 835. Dor per box a certain r m S P e clac Pills, 25. 9ct 4s. 6d., and I Is. shrosie Lflammation rem n r l lno Pills, 25. 9d, 4s. 6d., an us. ChJcsjo l an,atto of th bladdgeern. tn.gZettagtlicoent'fesetri, for H. A. minute detail of th e tion u‘r at. Packet:. ease with i !reqtdred: age, habits, and Posi ifctbaryeletanterd, rskreent only, by which Packets:, ""viee, to be had at the Etta * Ir geells, are in attendance d _i_treet, London, from Eleven' den kw. ""... 1 1011 Le Ono Y. at 19, Berners-street, Oxford -41,7;91i', is saved. yessrs. Perry, end Five to Eight; on Sun- N ° .18,508 T" "DISPATCH" EXHIBITION CHART. The enormous circulation of the " WEEKLY DISPATCH," on Sunday last (ny far exceeding the most sanguine expectations of the proprietors), having rendered it impossible to comply with the an nouncements previously made, that every purchaser of the " WEEKLY DIS^ATCIL" shoulG, on Sunday Next, receive a copy of the ILLUS TRATED COLOURED CRARN OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION, it has. in con sequence, been found necessary to POS [TONE THE ISSUE of a sheet demanding such careful preparation, until Sunday, the Ist of February, on which day every purchaserof the " WEEKLY DISPATCH" will be entitled to a copy. Orders can be given to any newsvender in town or country, or to Mr. It. .7. Wood, 139,' Fleet-street, Lon lon, who will forward a " DISPATCH" and Stamped Chart on February Ist, on receipt of Seven Postage Stamps. Terms on which the Dispatch is for warded are— £ a. d. Per Quarter •• • • .. • • •• 07 0 Half Year „ . 0 13 0 Twelve Months •• • • • • • • • • • 16 0 Yearly on Credit payable on Reference • • 110 0 Payable in Advance by Cads, Post-office Order, or reference to a resident in London, but not by Postage Stamps. THE ANAXYRIDIAN TROWSER. Herr CAFIAN'ii discovery in this garment being upon scien tific principles, surpases all others for ease, elegance, style, and fit ; supersedes braces, remains firm to the heel without straps, secures a handsome fall over the instep, and affords a full power of stride and ease in seat, so necessary to equestrians, an improvement not hitherto accomplished. One trial will convince the most sceptical of their superiority. From 16s. to 255. At. Herr Cahan's, 371, Strand, adjoining Exeter Hall. NVARDI BATHS, ONE SHILLING EACH. " Economy and Enjoyment both combined 1 To calm the temper and refine the mind, To heal the body of its gathered ills, The Bath does more than doctors' draughts or pills." A few reserved rooms, including the Ladies' Department, Is. 6d. each. Twenty-one Transferable Tickets, One Guinea. 10, Argyll-place, Regent-street, and 5, New Broad-street, City. Vapour, Sulphur, Shampooing, and Harrowgate Baths always ready. Portable Warm Baths sent out within ten miles of London, with hot Linen, &c.: the Bath, 55.; distance, Is. per mile. APPETITE AND DIGESTION IMPROVED. LEA and PERRINS' WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE Imparts the most exquisite relish to Steaks, Chops and all Roast Meat Gravies, Fish, Game, Soup, Carries, and Salado and by its tonic and invigorating properties enables the stomach IV perfectly digest the food. The daily use of this aromatic and delicious Sauce is the best safe guard to health. Sold by the proprietors, Lea and Perrins, 6, Yere-street, Oxford- Street, London, and 68, Broad-street, Worcester; also by Messrs. Barclay and Sons, Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell, and other Oilmen and Merchants, London ; and enerally by the principal dealers in sauce. N.B. To guard against imitations, see that the names of " LEA and PERRINS" are upon the label and patent cap of the bottle. DAVIES'S BOTANIC WAX CANDLES, ild. per lb.; sperm, Is. 10d. and 25.; patent sperm, lid.; British wax or sperm, Is. 4d. ; German wax, is. 2d.; fine wax, Is. 5d.; transparent wax, Is. 4d. and 2s. 2d. ; best wax, 2s. 3d. ; composite, Nd., 9d., and 9%d. ; Palmer's 6%c1. ; magnums, Bd. ; mid size, 734 d.; store candles, 434 d. and sd. ; wax-wick moulds, 6d. ; Yellow soap, 445., 505., and 545. per 112 lbs. ; mottled, 565.; Windsor soap, is. 4d. per packet; brown Windsor, is 9d. ; rose, 2s. ; almond, 2s. 6d. Sealing wax, 4s. 6d. per lb. Argand, vege table, cartel, or colza oil, 4s. 6d. per gallon; sperm oil, 7s. 6d.; solar, 3s. 6d. ; French oil, 45., for cash, at DAVIES'S o ld esta blished warehouse, 63, St. Martin's-lane, opposite the Westminster County Court. CAUTIO N.-MECHI'S MAGIC STROP. " The Real Magic Strop," " The Double Magic Strop," " The Magic Strop," are all base imitations of MECHI'S MAGIC STROP. None arc genuine without Mechi's name, which imitators dare not put on the spurious strop; yet, strange to say, many perfumers call ing themselves respectable, endeavour to palm this rubbish (they cost from 3d. to sd. each in Sheffield) on the public as Mechi's genuine strop, although they possess no sharpening properties whatever, but the very reverse. The well-known Magic Paste is an invaluable auxi liary to the Strop, and its renovating properties are truly astonish ing. Mechi's Razors stand pre-eminent as well as his Table Cutlery. COMMERCIAL TRAVEL LE RS.- Commercial travellers ate, of all men, the most social; their profession often places them within situations where they are obliged oa to freely patronis e th e sc i ence of gastronomy , and to y ield to the seductive allurements of the " rosy g ;" no harm from these indul gences would ever be felt if they would take two or three of OLD PARR'S fine stomachic PILLS at night, which would, without the , unpleasant symp toms. On account of their slightest disturbance or pain, clear off a ll acidities which would otherwise remain in the stomach and bowel s, and p roduce feverish head-ache and all other mild and effectiv e o p era ti on , they are now more used b y all travel lers than any other medicines are. For sea voyages they are ac' knowledged to be all that are reqnired, preventing all scurvy, &c. The sale of Parr's Life Pills amounts to upwards of 30,000 boxes weekly, more than all other patent medicines put together. The simple Sold by e fact needs no furth er co mment; it tells plainly that the Pills of are the best medicine in the world. by E. Edwards, 67, St. Paul's Churchyard ; Barclay and Sons, Fa d R.rringdon-street ; Sutton and C 0., B ow Churchyard, London ; J. an ‘ Raimes and Edinburgh% Mo tt er shead and Co., Man clieer ; and by Co., all Chemists; in boxes at Is. l i d., 2s. 9d., and li u e. each. 0B S RVATI 0 N S. It happened but lately. as I took a walk, My ears were saluted b y confident ta lk ; The pith of what passed in a street conversation I mean to deliver in faithful narration. A tradesman stepped out and his neigbour addressed, Ms income last year had improved, he confessed; His business had yielded little more, he admitted, But from long tailors' bills he was safely acquitted. He had visited MOSES and SON'S clothing mart — Had proved it was matchless for neatness and art ; But the saving was such in the course of the year, As left him in pocket a fifty pound clear. A mechanic who laboured from morning to night, And planned and devised to his uttermost might, Said his children were fed and better arrayed Since the whole of their clothing by MOSES was made. But this was not all, he had sent them to school, As learning was useful in handling a tool ; Yet no poorer had been since that he projected, The cost had been cleared in their dress, he expected. A nobleman's mansion stood out from my way, Its splendour induced me atterrion to pay ; The servants attending would form a great mass, Yet each in new livery this morning did pass ; Their master as courteous as old English days, To every department his own notice pays. When questioned on taxes and cost he replies, M. , dealing with MOSES all that now defies : The cost is discharged, the taxes defrayed By the constant reductions he offers in trade, While to every observer it must be quite plain, That in point of appearance I every way gain. Pleased with my ramble, my notes I was scanning, Nor felt the cold winds on every side fanning ; They could not affect me, from my knee to my throat I was safely ensconced in a warm Witney coat. For this coat I'm indebted to MOSES'S power, To make it, to trim it, and sell it much lower Than any one ever could think in these days, Though inventions Improve in a thousandfresh ways. E. MOSES and SON, London City Establishment, 154, 155, 156, and 157, Minories, 83, 44 gs, and 86 , Aldgate , oppos ite the Church, all communicating. London West-end Branch, 506, 507, 508, New Oxford-street, 1, and 8, Hart -street, all communicating. Bradford Yorkshire Branch, 19, Bridge-street. Sheffield Branch, 36, Fargste. Tailors, Clothiers, Hatters, Hosiers, Farriers, Boat and Ow m acro, and General Outfitters for Ladies and Gentlemen. The Establishments are closed from sunset Friday to sunset on g i tnr i s , s when business rammed till Twelve o'clock. The New Book, entitled "The Exhibition for All Nations," in Three Languages, viz.:—English, French, and German, and contain - ing full directions fo r self-measuremen t , ca n b e had gratis, on aPP II eau( a. or forwarded p ost free to an y part o f t he kingdom. A ti.ndsome Alma nac, for t h e y ear endin g 1852, can be had gratis, on application. Id Von parle Francalse. Qui si parla Italian°. Hier spricht man Deutsch. Aqui se habla Espanol. THE PERSON AND THE PURSE. 1 There are two essential points to be considered in the purchase of attire—namely," The person and the purse ;" and HI AM and Co. would have it understood that each of these points may be advan tageously consulted at their Establishments as below. THE PROTECTION OF THE PERSON is secured in the firmness and durability of the cloths and other ma terials manufactured at the Establishments of IIYAM and Co. No piece-goods but those possessing undoubted excellence are ever per mitted to find warehouse-room at lIYAM and Co.'s houses. The best of the markets, regardless of cost, is at all times secured by the proprietors for the manufacture of their dress ; and hence that high reputation and public confidence which HYAM and Co. have so long enjoyed. THE ADORNMENT OF THE PERSON i s eq ually studied by IIYAM an d C o. , and is equally apparent in new ness of design, elegance of style, and ease and exactness of fit. To secure these points to the purchaser, the proprietors engage none but the best cutters and workmen, at a liberal allowance of wages. HZ I.M and Co. take especial care to confine the various branches of their trade to distinct classes of artists, so that each description of dress may be the more perfectly executed in design and finish. PURSE is consulted by HYAM and C . o. in a system of extraordinary eco nomy. A legitimate a nd equitable reduction of profit, coup'ed with. a judicious expenditure of an extensive capital, has enabled the pro.. prietors thus to carry out a system of cheaphess ; and it is univer sally admitted that the purse, as well as the person, is advantageously studied at lIYAM AND CO's ESTABLISHMENTS. London. City Establishment •• • . Gracechurch-street. West-end Establishment • • .•• • .86, Oxford-street. *** lIYAM and CO., Tailors , Clot hiers, and Manufacturers) Cloth, Outfitters, Hatters, Naval and Military Tailors. Provincial Establishments. Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Hull, Glasgow, Dublin, and Bristol. CERTAIN RELI R E o I' op I T N NG B C R O O U N G C L ILI a AL c. DBARRY'SAFFECTIONS, R. BARRY'S SALINE and SOOTHING diseases L .ofZtEhr respiratory r a a r t e . r y m o organs,st inva invaluable to as personsafflictelnfluenza,d with Asthma, Difficulty of B reathing. Coughs, Hoarseness, Irritation of the Throat, H ooping Cough, &c. 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Yesterday the inquiries instituted by the directors of the West India Mail Steam-packet Company as to the probable cause of the fire that destroyed this noble ves sel was resumed at the offices of the company, in Moorgate-street, City. There were present —Cap tain Shepherd, the chairman, Captain Mangles, Captain Nelson, Captain Whish, and Colonel Short, forming a committee of directors to whom the inquiry had been entrusted. There were also present —Captain Chappell, the manager; Mr. mills, the principal engi neer to the company; Mr. Seaward, of Messrs. Seaward and Capers, the makers of the Amazon's engines; and other gentlemen interested in the fate of the passen gers, among whom was Captain Warburton, brother of Mr. Eliot Warburton, &c. The following letter was read from the-Board of Ad miralty:— " Admil " Gentlemen—With refereth 12th inst. respecting the invest place regarding the loss of till packet, I am commanded by of the Admiralty to acquaint y, very much obliged to you fur when printed, but that, in the ceedings, their Lordships d o interfere.—l am, Sco., The following eorrespondeni and the Board of Trade was al " Office of the Corn for Trade, s .., " Sir,—l am directed by the fenr of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to red st,you to call the at tention of the directors of the to i th o e .i. W is e: j aissdia Mail Steam packet Company to the Steam , ra s cl ec e tio th n e s powers 9 n t a y n d of 3n making 2e , c which es s necessary r y investi gati ons comm itsfor that -,e of accident, and the " The destruction of the Amazon appears to my Lords to be so important, both as regards the magnitude of the loss of life and property, and the nature of the circum stances under which it happened, as to render it im spoomsseibilenqfuoirryth.emho to allow however, t th to e pass without making As, y are satisfied that it is both the wish and interest o f the directors to investi gate the cause as fully as possible, and as they under stand that those gentlemen are about to institute a searching inquiry, my Lords wish to avoid the trouble of a separate investigation, and desire rue to suggest to the directors that a member of this department should be present at the inquiry about to be instituted, with power to take a part, and to put any questions he may think proper. " This course will, my Lords believe, be satisfactory to the public, and will enable them, in the discharge of their duties under the Act above-mentioned, to avail themselves of the experience to be derived from the case. " My Lords direct me, however, to state that, in mak ing the above :proposal, they reserve to themselves the right of instituting an independent i nvestigation should circumstances render it necessary to do so. " An immediate answer is requested. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) T. H. PARRER." " January 14, 1852. " Sir,—With reference to your letter of this date, I am instructed to remark that the directors of this company, being under the impression that the vessels employed in carrying mails or dispatches under contract with the Admiralty, to or from pieces beyond the limits of the river Elbe and Brest, are exempt from the operation of the Steam Navigation Act, considered it would be irre gular to address the Board of Trade respecting the de struction by fire of the Royal Mail Steam-packet Amazon. " So anxious, however, were the directors that public officers should either assist in the inquiry, or conduct it in dependently of the company, that an application with that object was made to the Lords Commissioners of the Ad miralty; but, as their Lordships have declined to inter fere, I am to state that it will afford much gratification to the directors to be assisted at the inquiry, which will be continued at this office to-morrow, at eleven, and at Southampton on the following day, at two o'clock, by any members of your department who may be deputed to attend on that occasion.—l am, Bsce (Signed) " EDWARD CHAPPELL, Secretary. " To 11. Ferrer, Esq., Secretary Board of Trade." It was stated that, by the regulations of the com pany's Act, gunpowder, spirits, and other inflammable substances were prohibited to be taken out in the com pany's vessels ; at the same time it appeared that a quantity of gum, camphor, sulphur, and ammonia had gone out among the cargo in casks without the know ledge of the company. The first witness examined wa , Mr. Neilson, of Liverpool, w ,it may be remem bered,t was among the rescued ssengers who were landed at Plymouth. In ans-ver questions from the chairman, ho stated that when he (made a public states ment on the subject of the fire h ad abstained from entering into the cause of the fir , name he felt that the board would institute an in y into the subject, f and though his attention had bee dr awn to various cir cumstances that occurred on the erfit of the fi re, yet he felt, as a landsman, that it would 1,1 ot be right to make any statement of opinions which might be crude and ill founded, except under the sanction of a board like the present. But there were several. circumstances on the night of that Saturday that caused him uneasiness, so that after all the lights were put out, and most of the passengers had retired to rest, he went upon deck, and met the captain, and had some conversation with him. The captain advised him to go to bed, but instead of that he went down to the engine-room ; and as be passe d the a fter funnel he noticed that i t was excessively hot. He did not think the fire originated there, but he noticed it for this reason, that he felt, if an accident should occur, the heated state of this part would greatly aid it. He put his hand upon the beam above, which was near the funnel, and which supported the spar deck, and it was s o hot he could not bear it. lie then put his hand viable the main deck, and it was still hotter. Previous to this, on the afternoon of the Saturday, he had been down in t h e engine-rooms,:where h e h a d repeated conversations with the engineers, Mr. Angus and Mr. Allen. The Chairman—Did you mention to them the heated state of the funnel and the beams? Mr. Neilson—No, I did not like to appear officious. Witness then went to the opposite side of the engine-room, where the grease store was, which was nothing but wood, and it was ex cessively hot, On the steam-chest to the left of the gang wa y, looking forward, there were some new coal sacks, but he could not decidedly saythat they were on the top o f it. When he left the en gine-room, which h e did at half-past twelve, he said to himself—not ad dressing, a ny one, but touching the beam—" If a fire occurs, it will come aft at a tremendous remen d pace." No fire had taken place then, ,but below, through the grated foot-path of the engino-room gangway, he saw a great deal of red-hot cinders l y i n g in front of s truck him that th the stoke-hole on the left; and it e tar dropping from the new coal sacks had fallen upon the red-hot cinders, which imme diately ignited. There Was a great deal of coal lying scattered about in the place; and ho was convinced, from what he knew of the state of the after funnel, that the fennel forward must have b een much hotter. At the time ho put his hand upon the after timbers they were sufficiently hot to have ignited the instant they came into contact with the smallest flame. There was a largo quantity of grease in the store-room ; and on the pre vious day a large vessel filled with it had been brought to the door in order to afford the mon easy access to it when they required to lubricate the engines, which they did very frequently. Before he went below he spoke to the engineer on duty, and asked him, putting his hand at the same time to the engines, how they felt • and ho ans wered they were behaving b eau tifully. *hen he went to his berth all the lights were out. There were two men in the bulkhead, between the engine-room and the cabin, whom ha supposed belonged to the watch; and there were a number of fire-buckets above their heads. Ho passed them, undressed, and went to bed. He had not been in bed above three or four minutes when he heard the cry of " Fire." The cry was in a light shrill voice. 13e jumped up at once, and running forward saw sparkp and bright points of fire coming up from the engine -loom. id ~..e was then im pressed with the idea that the &Imes would soon be sub dued, and he went back to his cabin and dressed. While he was dressing the screams increased, and as he could not find all his clothes, he thought it was better to escape as he was. On the deck he saw Captain Symonds and all the officers, who were doing all they y could to check the flames by carry i n g sacks forward, and throw ing overboard trusses of hay and other inflammable materials. At that time the officers were not directing their attention to the boats, but to the means of extin guishing the fire. The passengers were almost all nearly naked, and were crowding aft. They lowered one of the after boats on the port side, which was nearly full. She turned over. Saw a Mr. Burney with a life-buoy, and as witness had a life-buoy in his cabin, he thought he would go back for it. At t hat time the hatchway of the engine-room was one sheet of brilliant flame. He could not find his life-buoy at first, and while seeking for it in his cabin he heard a tremendous crash, accom panied by the shrieks of the passe n gers, and ho was about to come without it when he fortunately laid his hand on it. He was t hen returnin g , W hen he saw a gentleman and a lady clinging to each other by the rails of the cabin. There wer e also two other passengers there. Ho urged the m forward, but the smoke was coming aft so thiek that they seemed afraid to venture . Witness, however, drew a long breath, rushed through the smoke, and got out. Captain S imonds had urged him before to get out the buckets, bu to e said it was of no use. He heard the captain call Mr. Roberts— " For God's sake put her before the wind." Mr. Ro berts, who was in his shirt, did so. At this time the fire was coming up the companion hatchway. Witness had intended to jump overboard, as he thought there was no chance of the boats being lowered in safety; but he saw some sailors doing their work so well at one of the boats that he went forward and joined them. It was found, however, that they could not move back the boat—she would not stir. Witness looked over the sid e , a nd found that it was fasten ed by being supported by an iron crutch; and just then a sailor seized his arm and told him to jump out and hoist at the tackle. Witness did so; and by that time be found that the deck was very hot—indeed, the fire scorched one of the men. Up to this time, Captain Symonds seemed bent on getting the fire out; after that his attention was given to the boats, luncil and to restore order. Witness saw him displaying great energy, and several times he was close to the fire. The Chairman —Have you been on board as large a steamer as this before?—No ; I never before crossed the Atlantic, but I have often gone to Scotland by the steamers. Chheamitr,mwa where r e mention you de that, s orib e toh in av such e be e been, is ves selsT h th e e usually very great, and might alarm passengers who had never witnessed it before.—Yes ; but the heat was very much greater than I had ever witnessed before; and my impression also was that the flues wore too short. The Chairman—Do you understand machinery 7—Yes. I have had a good deal to do with machinery. I have a machine on my farm; and I was going out to superin tend some machinery in the West Indies. I have paid particular attention to the economy of fuel. The Chairman—l wonder you did not speak to the captain about the heated state of the timbers.—l will tell you why I did not. For some hours we bad stopped on account of the bearings being over heated, and I saw Mr. Allen and Mr. Angus repeatedly, night and day, at tending to the machinery, their whole anxiety being directed to the bearings of the engines. Witness was most anxious to state how free from blame the engi neers wore. He knew what duty was, and ho never saw men more attentive to their duty, regardless of their own rest, than were Mr. Allen and Mr. Angus. They were constantly passing from one bearing to another; and in conversation both of them told witness that they did not expect the machinery to settle for a week or ten days. When Mr. Allen was applying the grease, witness said to him, surely the bearings are uneven, as there would not be so much screaming (alluding to the noise the engines made); and he added that if the gale came on and one paddle-wheel was up in the air while the other was immersed up to the axle, they would have more music than they liked. It was about this that Mr. Allen was anxious. He slackened. the caps, and the pumps were constantly going upon them, while two men did little or nothing else than to pass from one bearing to another to lubricate them. He was convinced that the engines bad nothing on earth to do with the fire. He had been accustomed to see some of the best engines in Liverpool, but be never saw better made engines in his life than those that were on board. He never saw greater liberality of metal—better worked joints—or better arranged machinery; and bat for the heating of the bearings he was convinced they were ca pable of doing their work in a first.rate style. He thought it was a combination of circumstances that ag gravated the fire, but that the fire itself was caused by an accident—that he believed to be the dropping of melted tar from the coal sacks upon the hot cinders in front of the stoke-hole. Chairman—ls there anything else you wish to state? Mr. Neilson—l had a conversation with Captain Sy monds, about half-past twelve o'clock at night, about the ship and the crew. Captain Symonds said that the ship was doing her work well; but as to the crew, he had only time to get one or two of his old hands with him, and that he knew nothing as yet as to their competency, or to make any arrangements among them. I thought he was alluding to the arrangement of the men at their different stations in the boats. I put the question to one of the men afterwards, and he said that no boats' crews had been arranged, and that there h.d been no time to do so. Captain Mangles here stated that the captain could not make such arrangements until he knew the capaci ties of the different men; but ho (Captain Mangles) knew there was a fire-b ell on board, appointing each man to his several stations in case of fire. Mr. Neilson continued—He was convinced in his own mind that if the engines could have been stopped there was ample boat room to save every sonl on board. But it was almost impossible to lower the boats while the vessel was making such progress, and in such a gale. He thought means should be employed to stop the ea gines from the decks in case of emergency. He had re marked to the captain, when talking about the heated bearings, that everything was in a heated state. The Chairman—lt strikes me, Mr. Neilson, that tbo unfortunate result has impressed upon your mind more strongly afterwards than at first as to the heated tim bers, because if you had felt upon the subject then as you do now, you would have spoken of it to the officers? Witness—No, Ido not think so. I did not fear fire, but I felt that if there was a fire it would materially affect the result. _ Colonel Short—Looking to the short time the vessel had left Southampton, was the crew in good order and subordination?—Quite so. Colonel Short—And under all the circumstances you think the crew behaved well ?—I never saw a crew be have better. Captain Symonds never lost his control over the men till the ship was obviously lost. I saw him rushing aft and back again; I could not distinguish his orders, but he seemed full of energy to the last. Captain Mangles—You say the beam was hot; was that beam below the main deck or below the spar deck? —The beam below the spar deck was so hot that it in duced me to put my hand also to the beam below. Captain Mangles—Do you recollect how far the deck was from the funnel ?—About a yard off ; quite suffi cient to prevent the fire coming from there. Captain Mangles—You say the coals were lying about the stoke-hole. Are you aware that the floor of the en gine-room was lined throughout with iron plates?—Yes; there was no danger in that circumstance, considered by itself. My opinion is, that the fire was caused by an ac cident; but that the rapidity of the fire was occasioned by the circumstances I have mentioned, none of which alone would have given ground for apprehension. The witness continued—ln consequence of so much having been said upon the subject of the boat fastenings, I beg to draw the attention of the directors to the circum stance, that there was suc h a num b er o f t hi ngs i n one of the life-boats, and the davits were so arranged, that I don't think the boat's crew, in ordinary circumstances, could have lowered one in less than ten minutes. A great deal has been said about keel cranes; but I think if the men had been aware of their nature, there would not have been the obstruction there was. The boat was a heavy one, but a better boat never lived iu the sea. Though the sea was running so high that the men could make but little way, yet she never shipped an ounce of water after we left the wreck. After the wind went down we had the prospect of five or six days' pulling, without food or water. Now, I would suggest that gutta percha casings might be put under the benches of the boats, and filled with bread, and that at the bottom of the boat there might be square bottles filled with water. The boat would thus have been victualled for three weeks, and the additional weight would not have been more than 1,500 lbs. _ . Captain Mangles here stated that the directors had received a great number of suggestions respt sting the boats and their equipment, and that a committee was about to be appointed to consider them, when Mr. Neil son's suggestions would be considered as well as the others. Ile asked what exertion the boat's crew had made to save any of their fellow sufferers? Mr. Neilson —I speak it with a pardonable pride, that in that hour of danger, which was sufficient to appal the stoutest heart, all our thoughts and efforts were directed at first to save others. When Mr. Vine nt— and a braver lad never lived—with his boat's crew, came on board of us there were twenty-one in the boat; ono of them was lying iu the bottom useless. I ordered to pull back to the burning ship, and every man aided me to the utmost till we were struck by a sea, and nearly filled with water. I never saw.such a set of gallant fellows. I have been in various queer positions in the Spanish Main, and I know what good pluck is, but I never saw better than was exhibited by our boat's crew that night. Captain Mangles—Did you get near enough to see those on board?—We saw three or four on the bowsprit, but after the dingy was capsized and our own boat half swamped it was impossible to do anything more, though we heard the screams of dying men all around us, though we could not get near them. Even after the rain had brought down the sea it was with difficulty I could per suade the men to pull alongside the Marsden, they were so afraid of being swamped. Captain Warburton—On your landing at Plymouth were any steps taken to send out a steamer to look for any other boats?—l am not aware that any such steps were taken. The Mayor called upon us and offered us every assistance in his power. - Captain Warburton—Was any application made to the usual authorities there to send out a steamer?—No, I don't think any such application was made. On getting on board the Marsden a man was sent to the mast-head to look out, but without effect. Captain Evans was then trying for the coast of France. Colonel Short—Do you know if any application was made to the Port-Admiral on the subject?—None, to my knowledge. Colonel Short—Do you think there are any boats now unaccounted for?--My impression is that there are none. I should fear to encourage false hopes. Captain Mangles—Well, I have a different impression. I think we shall yet hear of some other boats. The witness then withdrew. Mr. Glennie was the next witness called. Ile said— As to any information on the cause of the fire I can give none. I was asleep in my bed when it co mmenced, and I should imagine I was the last to get out of the cabin. I immediately ran aft, and then turned round to take a general view of the ship. It appeared to me that the confusion I observed was even more appalling than the fire, and thut I must depend more upon my own exertion than upon any combined efforts. In consequence of this another left with r tthe passengers, b oat I jumped into a boat and en deavoured to lower her, but not understanding the way in which she was tied u p I was unable to do so. A frien d of mine, M. Mortimer do Rea, followed me into the same boat, but I told him I w thought we should not be able to lower it properly, and that it would be capsiz ed in the sea; we th erefore but she t b h o e at b f o o a r t w a a g rd ain w . as A let At thetime filled e le down was caught by one en d—l think the bow — and all Mr. M'Lennan dropp ed into the sea. I don't rememb er severa except that any boats wer e swam p ed. I s aw l —I think three—got off clear from the vessel. Captain M a ngles--Fesides the onyou e were in ?-- Ye?. Captain Mangles—From the starboard or larboard ? They were starboard when I - saw them, but I don't know where they had been lowered from . w I satin one in p ar ticular get off in fine order, and I wished myself on b o ard. At that time I thought the re was little proba bility of the boats being lowered i n goo d o rder ; and I I fr om his the captain t o see I could discover his orders or his actions if ho had i any particular p lan, 1 and to second it if I could. At that time they were [PRIC E SD. hauling forward some settles, and it occurred to me that they were going to make a raft, the very thing I should have done, and I think that two settees fastened with a spar at each end, would snake a very fine raft. I assisted in dragging one forward. I heard the captain then order the larboard life-boat to be lowered, and he was answered, " she is on fire." I rau up to see, and found it was so. Ile then ordered the starboard life-boat to be lowered, and again was an swered " She is on fire." At that moment I saw a boat lowered from the starboard side, and I thought this was the last available chance, so instead of going to see the fate of the starboard lift-boat, I watched the lowering of this boat, and told my friend Martinez that this was our only chance. Ilowered myself over the side by a rope, and watched my opportunity till I heard the boat's crew cry "Cut away," when I dropped into the sea. The next moment I laid hold of the stern of the boat. and they took me in. I think the steamer was then going at the rate of eleven or twelve knots an hour. The Chairman—l think that could not be,"as you kept her in sight so long. Mr. Glenni e —Y es; b ut I think the ship was put about Ib a g eci e oo . ur n el d I sle oe becauseGtkheed ma c hin ery . a gwhena again, as was w in eAvfi t the eerro that boat o s a o t m l e got tm a e glimpse elapsed of her quarter, and saw that a l a r ge h o l e was b urne d in her larboard quarter behind the pad,le-box, so that getting a spar out fur a breakwater; that was a suggestion of one of the seamen. The Chairman—What is your o pi n i on of the way the men behaved themselves?—lt was impossible to see who were officers and who were men. I thought I recog nised one officer by his gold•laced cap. Tho captain certainly did everything in his power to maintain order, end it.was impossible for man to do more. The Chairman—Did your friend escape?—ile endea voured to follow me, but I do not know what became of him. As I left the ship I saw Mr. Waiburton wank quickly to the starboard lifeboat, probabably to see if the report of her burning was true, as I had gone to the other side. Captain Mangles—Was Mr. Warburton dressed? — Yes. Captain Mangles—And collected?—Quite collected. The Chairman—Then your impression is that there are still some boats to be picked up?—lt is. I saw three boats get away; I saw none swamped. The Chairman—You know that there are other two boats beside your own that have been picked up; do you think it was any of these you saw ?—No, I think not. The Chairman—Did you see the boat hanging by her tackle ?—Yes, she was hanging when I went over. The Chairman—Well, we have evidence that the boat was afterwards lowered, and it was the boat in which Mrs. M'Lennan was saved. Captain Warburton—Was it owing to the represen- Ation you made that the French admiral sent a steamer 'rem Brest?—Yes; owing to the representations I made ;o the vice-consul. Captain Warburton—Do you think it possible that the forward passengers suffered more than those aft?— I imagine that very few of those forward escaped, as there were no boats there, and none could come aft, except one or two at first over the paddle-boxes, on account of the fire. Jacob Allen was the next witness called. He said—l was sent out by Messrs. Seaward and Capel, the makers of the ship's engines, to watch their working, and to makes note s f or t h e i r use afterwards. I was a bout the whole of th a t d ay, somet i me below, somet i mes a bov e . At ten o'clock th a t n i g h t, t h rough the s i c k ness o f one of the engineers, we happened t o h ave a wa rm bearing on the main shaft. I co n6u lt e. l w i t h Mr. A ngus , th e engineer, on the subj ec t. Th e vesse l was stoppe d —th e b e arings slacked, and both the lubricators taken off the main shaft bearings, and put in order again. This detained us for about an hour and ten minutes. Near twelve o'clock Mr. Angus and I left the engine-room to get a few hours' sleep. Mr. Angus went into his cabin. I went back to th e engineer on duty to bid him good night, hut previous to doing so I took the oil can and went upon the main deck and oiled the eccentric of the wheels. After that I went on the paddle-boxes and oiled the main bearings. This was not my duty, but I did it to save the engineer leaving the engine-room. It was a very rough night, so that I could scarcely hold on the paddle boxes. I came down again to the main-deck, where I met William Stone, the engineer of the watch, and told him I had oiled his bearings for him, so that he had no occasion to go there for two hours to come. I then took up my lamp to go forward. I looked into Mr. Angus's cabin, but I did not speck to him, as I thought he was asleep on the sofa, but I went to my own cabin on the lower deck, whore I undressed, and had been in bed only five or ten minutes, or hardly so much, when I heard the cry of fire twice. I jumped up, pulled on my trousers, and saw flames issuing out of the fore stoke hole hatehway, as though they were coming from the fore store-room. I ran aft, and saw two mon working the putaps,alnd two or three more running to.get the fire buckets, which hung behind the after fennel. I also went forward with some buckets, but the flames and smoke were such that they drove every one from be tween decks. I then made my way up to the spar-deck, where there was a number of people running up, both passengers end crew. I then saw William Angus and William Stone throwing overboard trusses of hey, &c., to be out of the way of the fire. The Chairman—Have you formed any opinion as to the cause of the fire?—l was not in the starboard fore store-room from the time we left Southampton, but I consider it was there it came from. Colonel Short—Was the machinery near enough to heat it?—No; the bottom of the store-room was three feet from the top of the boiler, one end of it being sup ported by one of the main iron beams that passed across the ship, and the other rested on a coal bulkhead. Colonel Short—Did you observe any particular heat about the beams, for one gentleman has said they were so hot he could not put his hand upon them?—l ob served nothing of that, Captain Mangles—How far was the funnel from the wood of the deck ?—About twelve or fourteen inches; but then there was a casing of sheet iron between the deck and the funnel, so that in fact there was a funnel within a funneL Captain toptainMa Mangles—Do yo u k now t h at i n th e vo y age round Southampton the men slept in that store-room? —Yes; I sometimes lay down there myself. Some fourteen men slept there for two or three nights, when the steamer came to anchor on account of the fog. It was warm enough, but nothing disagreeable. Colonel Short—Why do you think the fire began there?—Because I saw the flames coming in that direc tion. Tho witness added that he never saw the store room door open after they left Southampton, but he was given to understand that the tallow and the oil were stowed away there in iron tanks. He did not think he had seen any coal sacks, and he did not think that tar dropping from them would have set fire to the ship. In answer to Captain Wlaish, he said that he had not told anybody at Southampton that he saw two men go into the store-room that night. At this stage of the inquiry, Captain Beechey, R.N. , was introduced, as having come from the Board of Trade, in consequence of the correspondence given above, to assist at the inquiry. Examination continued—He could not tell what smell the fire had, but if it had been from the wipings or from felt, he would have known it at once. [Pieces of the vessels round, felt which covered the boiler were here snown, and an ineffectual attempt was made to set fire to it, but the smell of the charring was peculiarly stron v gl .8 time between the first alarm and the crew boats? —l think about ten minutes. Tho witness further stated that the fire was in n o sense owing to the overheating of the bearings, W hi ch Captain Warburton—Can you form an y time the engineers knew to bo of no consequence. The en g i nes e t . he M v i e ll s s s , el th le a f t t L 60 ,3b 0 d t e o b n: wore working well in every respect. He had never been to sea in a regular way, but he had o ften been en trusted by his employers to take large after being fitted with their engines. Mr. Seaward here stated that he had every ee ll a t h ime , i s n to w w i a t g n e es o s. f the coals, from which it a-ppreesapreecdt,inegn and f a eoal were Some conversation here took place the before the remaining 400 tons about twenty-four hoursput the vessel started. These were all stowed in slues of the vessel, fore and aft the boilers, near but not b touching them, in such a way that the coals first statementon board before o f AI aboard must be first used. There were also 100 tons p o u f t ' a coal put in the cargo space in bogs, lest the vessel should require more than t h e y had calculated on•l till the last. The but these were not to be used bags, so often referred to, seem to have been put the William S the re to rec e i ve th e c i n d ers . Stone, the fourth " engineer, was next called. He stated that ho came on watch about twelve o'clock, and was on the e top IN the entablature, tending the bear"- ings with oil. About half-past twelve Mr. Neilson asked him how things were, and he said, all very com fortable. About one o'clock he was standing aft on the starboard part of the entablature, and he saw fire on the starboard fore boiler. When he saw the flames, he ran forward to work the water-engine, but the smoke and the fire were so thick that he could not, and they were all obliged to get away as fast as they could. When he got to the spar-deck the flames had reached there too. He began, with William Angus, to throw over the hay. He saw Captain Symonds in his shirt singing out for buckets. Some men tried to use the pump that was on deck, but no water would come. Then he went to lower the boats. We got one clear of the cranes, and began to lower her, but one part unhooked and fell down. He held on, and got on deck again. One of tho firemen, named Lang, assisted him in clearing the tackle of the boat and lowering it again; then they found the fall was fast, but witness cut the fall and the boat was lowered into the water. In answer to questions from the Chairman, he stated that he had never been in the store-room; that they bad all the tallow they needed mixed up in a large cask, Inlding about 2 cwt., before they left Southampton, which was placed on the entablature of the engine-room. That had lasted them all the time, though it was belt us ed when the fire broke out. As to the oil, they supplied to them in tin cans holding half a gallon f 4 . f! , time. He had never brought any oil up himself ; i f 1 was want2d one of the stokers went to the l the store keeper, wao gave it. The storekeeper left out . it eer on stores, but at night when he turned in the engln He __w duty had the keys of the room left with him. N 3 no oil brought out. The cans were full when he came 011 was usually k on watch. Ile did not know how the 4 v, iralt January 14, 1852. nee ', ; letter of the stiga . 'ch is taking le A z. -.'y ; dntract steam - my or 4, inimissioners you t. l '. • Lords will be the p . t l he evidence apr ut • a the pro- not W. '-'l' ,6cessary to ~.. ..:c! " W. A. 14, ;. : MILTON. " t 4 nee tw. , the directors aso rd ' ~.. nulite . 1 ‘ ' rivy Council • Jan.'l4 1852 , • Tn one thick vol., the Tenth Edition, enlarged, price 165., MODE RN DOMESTIC MEDICINE : a' Po pular Treatise, exhibiting the Nature, Symptoms, Causes, and most efficacious Treatment of Diseases ; with a Collection of approved Prescriptions, Directions far Diet and Regimen, the means of afford ing Assistance in Accidents and other cases of emergency, Manage ment of Children, Doses of Medicines, a clear account of the Hy dropathic System, &c. Also a large Appendix on the Treatment of Disorders of the Mind and Nerves. 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The transactions were as follow :—Caledonian, 16—Ditto, Preference, 7% —East Lan cashire, 153—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 1 1 /e—Ditto, Fifths, 7 9-16 Ms.—London and North-Western, 11 5 3 / 4 —Ditto, New Quarters, 3 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, an d Li ncolnshire, Preference, 12 9-16—Midland, 571— South -Eastern and Dover, 2076—York and North Midland, Preference, 22 5 . MANCHESTER, JAN. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was active to-day, with a tendency upwards. The transactions were as follow : Blackburn (No. 1), 4 3 4—Caledonian, Preference, 7y s -- Eastern Counties, 6% East Lancashire, Quarters, 1574-- % Lancashire and Yorkshire, 62% Ditto, Fifth s , 7 9-16 dis.— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 33 Ditto 6/. Preference, 9-16 p.—Midland Stock, 57— South -Eastern and Dover, 20h—South Staffordshire, 1 3 4 dis. BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 15. STOCK EXCHANGE. — We have no improvement to notice to-day. The transactions have been very limited, and prices varied little from those which have been quoted for the last few days. The only sales reported on 'Change were— Shropshire Union (Railway and Canal), 31. Bs. 9d. die.— South Staffordshire, 1% dis. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY. —Trade for the week ending Jan. 4 : Passengers ... £2,058 4 1 Goods ... ... .. 996 0 8 Parcels ... ... ••• ... 160 16 5 Mails ... ... 223 4 2 Total ••• ••• ••• £3,438 5 4 LONDON AND BrACKWALL RA ILWAY. —Amount of revenue for the week ending Jan. 11: Passengers £776 12 8 Goods ••• .. ••• ••• 33 0 0 Total ... ... ... £BO9 12 8 Corresponding week last year ... 784 4 5 SHREWSBURY AND CHESTER RAlLWAY.—Traffic receipts for the week ending Jan. 11 : Passengers ... ... ... £575 110 Parcels, horses, &c. ... ... 31 5 4 Merchandise, minerals, &c. ... 979 910 Total .. ... ... £1,585 17 0 Corresponding week last year ... 1,415 18 10 - - MANCIIKSTEK, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNC TION RAILWAY.—Return of traffic for the week ending Jan. 11 : Passengers, &c.... ... ... £47 18 2 Merchandise ... ... ... 58 5 2 Total ... ... ... £lO6 3 4 Corresponding week last year ... 101 13 8 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.... (189 i miles opened.)—Return 01 traffic for the week ending Jan. 4 : Passengers, &c. ... ... ....£3,713 0 0 Goods, &c. ... ... ... 3,948 0 0 Total .. ... ... £7,662 0 0 Corresponding week last year ... 7,544 0 0 We have heard with pleasure that the Committee for Lloyd's Register Book have a museum in progress of for mation, in which it is proposed to place, for public pur poses, specimens of the several descriptions of wood of the growth of this country, and of different parts of the world, and particularly those of acknowledged quality and dura bility, suitable for shipbuilding purposes. They likewise contemplate the collection of a good set of models of ships of the best description, adapted for mercantile pursuits. Already several parties have sent in some valuable contribu tions in aid of this important object, and, among others, Messrs. White, the celebrated shipbuilders at Cowes, have presented the committee with a correct model of the yacht America. and also one of a clipper ship of 1,400 tons. We trust their example . in so laud a bl e an undertaking w ill b e and b all e thosefitting tb whoe rn mercantile t i be le fdoelsloirwoueds, bayndotphoesrsesshApuihbeplodweresr,of benefitting marine of the United Kingdom.. 'Shipping Gazette. order given to stop the engines, out if he had it was imp possible to go into the engine-room to step them. When he saw the fire burat out ho could not see the store-room, but the fire was close to it. Martin Rogers, the foreman of Mr. Green. who had fitted up the store-room, and Thomas Atherton, who, put up the joiner work inside it, were then examined as to the position and the fittings of the store-room, but their evidence added nothing to that which had been al ready elicited. The inquiry was then adjourned till tomorrow (this day), to be resumed at Southampton. At the close of the proceedings the following deeply interesting letter from Mrs. M'Lennan to the directors your company n w o i o t i h a was read by Captain Mangles:— " 9, Howard-street, Strand, Jan, 14, 1852. " Gentlemen,—Having bean moved oa to London im mediately on landing at Southampton yesterday preventedafter noon, what f el from u nde answering n s m w y e _r o i_ n w g n any might have been desirous of putting to l questions respecting the Amez)n which the agents of me. I shall now, however endeavour to supply yon ob servation. "On Friday night (21 inst.), while in my berth, I overheard various remarks respecting the stoppage of the engine, made by some of the passengers who were standing in the corridor. You hear how she whistles,' said one—and, I am sorry I over put my foot on board the Amazon.' Do you think we are safe?' said another.. "On Saturday, at mid-day, as the captain was takiMC i st s l h w o r a t s ilrrative necessarilyof the sun, he spoke to my little boy, and asked me how I felt. I to! him of the fears entertained about the ene gine, but he said it was the case with all new engines— they required cooling, but that in a few days we should be all right, and go better after the vessel had been. lightened of a portion of her stock of coals. He then. added, Are you satisfied?' I replied, 'lf he was, I ought to be.' " After this an elderly gentleman (name unknown) came to me, and said, ' The engine is not safe, and the best thing he captain can do is to return to Sou:l2=p tbn.' But at this moment my husband came up, and' took me forward to show me the engine was well attended. to, and that there was no cause for alarm. I observed Mr. Angus, the chief engineer, feeling all about the an gina, while several . hands were at the pumps pouring water on the iron work. " Towards the afternoon the wind got right ahead of us e and caused great sickness on board. About nine o'clock in the evening the whistling of the engine became very loud, bat having gone to rest and fallen fast asleep, I do not remember anything until awoke up by a gentleman screaming is broken English, 'Capitane, me go a bot tom.' I caught up my child, and ran across the corridor to my husband's berth. All the while I new not what was the matter, but the passengers in their night clothes were running distractedly about. The door of my him• band's berth was locked, and I bad some difficulty in knocking him up. When we got on deck, Mr. M‘Le.a. nen exclaimed, 0 God! the ship is on fire.' Ho the urged me to go down and get some clothes for myself._ and child, as he was afraid we should take cold. He said he thought that he would have time to go down for his trousers. I however remained on deck, and when gr. M'Lennan was gone, an officer of the vessel (the doctor, I believe), in his night-shirt, seized hold of me, calling hoarsely, Give me your child, I will save him.' He took the boy and handed him to a seaman in the pinnace, and then lifted me up. I endeavoured to push past him sued get to my husband, but ho pulled me into the pinnace, saying, You will then be all lost—be of good courage-- it is to save your life.' He then placed himself in the boat beside me, and called to the men to cut the lashings.. This was immediately done, the boat dropped at one end, but owing to a knot or tangling of the block-tackle it remained fixed at the other. Many fell into the sea, and amongst them, I fear, my brave preserver, but I held on to the seat by one limed whilst grasping my child firmly by the other. Some clang to the boat, and after wards climbed back into the burning wreck, and I begged of them to help me up also, but they could not. At this moment a boat passed us full of people, and I called to them for a rope, but I had no answer. One cf the men who had got out of the boat again descended from the burning vessel, saying, The woman is still here; she deserves to be saved—for I expected she would have been, by this time, at the bottom. "The tackle being now loosened, several men jumped into the boat; but, before getting clear away, the gig was lowered, and would have been let down upon us had meet the men in our boat cried out to take care, as there was a woman in the pinnace. By this time the engine had stopped, but the sea was running high. Having nothing to guide us, we found ourselves going round the steamer, and were greatly afraid lest we should be blown up by the magazine. Getting clear off, we shipped a heavy sea, and the handle of the boat's rudder was broken; but this was quickly repaired by cutting off the splinter and using the remainder of the stick for the rudder handle. " About five o'clock (as I suppose) the moon wont down, and we were in total darknes?, with a drizzling rain falling. The day, however, set in fine, and by fol lowing the sun's course, and using for a sail a plaid shawl which had been placed tinder my pillow by my husband to raise my head during an attack of sickness the previous evening, and which I brought away with me on the first alarm, we made our way with throe men at each of our three oars. The poor seamen worked bard and without a murmur, although necessarily much tired, hungry, and wet, " When the Dutch vessel came in sight the wind had, through God's great mercy, gone down, and by timing the men, so as to shout when the boat rose on the top of a wave, the attention of the Gertruida'e crew was at last drawn to us. And, oh! what feelings of deep and unutterable thankfulness filled our hearts when we observed the shout from our boat replied to by the P f e . t k h i o n G d t a r t t t e r u n i t d i o a n y t o ou o uhra have es s alreadyin g wants hoa r b d y , s t u b d e taking down the sails and laying to tho Gertraida to hpeoaicivikta°wtlifilsatruhemly we were welcomed by the inhabitants of Brest. From the public-house in which we were first placed by the acting victeconsul, wo were removed to t h e hospitable residence of t he C o nsul, Sir Anthony Perrier, whose dau g hter, Madame Pastoreaux, a pp lied h erse lf with unremitting kindne ss and a sisterly car e to Mi s s Smith's and my own co mfort. Of M a dame Paste reaux's kindness enough cannot be said, whilst to hf. and Madame Bo ntin, and the ladies of Brest, we were also much indebted. that a lasting d e bt o f grat i tude to Southampt on , an d f rom "At Havre, where we ar rived b y the Fin istvrre steamer from Merida, we were received by Mr. Foe. t h ers t on haugh, who did all t hat Christian benevolence and gentlemanly fee lin g could suggest for our comfort an d enc ouragement. An d whilst thank s are due to all is owing to our poo r fellow-sufferers of the cre w o f th e A ma zon, for their unt irin g e n ergy and devotion to our cause. di I still fondly c l i n g to the hope that my husband h as been seved , and that through Ged'eto me an providence t w h h e e n ei ce w to e ove r him, he may shortly be restored d to my ch ild r en. e .Notbing else occu rs t o me that appears worthy of Part i cu lar notice, but I s h a l l be most happy to furnish L m o e u t d o o n u , o l ii r fe journeyol replies to questions which xi you may be desirous of ad dressing to me at Dr. err),' s , Comely Bank, Edin burgh, whore I to hope ,be able to remove on Friday or Seturday next. -1 am, gentlemen, your obedient and humble servant, " ELE1:011 M. M'LENNAN. ~ The Directors of the South American and West India Steam-packet Company, Moorgate-street." pro liableueu, r_ cause of t T o n ,rhs n e, to EDITOR fi rebeot i examinedo eb board the trh T ees l al pAe L em S t o , • L '± r , 0 1 __Mille up to Londou, at the request of the since my arriva l, I have heard several reports, " that the men belonging to the ship did not do their utmost to Cave the lives of others." To this I can give the most : a n z g ,)n th ; e and distinct denial, as regards the crew of the boat in which I escaped. I was perfectly cool during the whole scene, and dis tinctly remember 'everything which occurred, and t ,a braver set of fellows than that boat's crew were never thrown together. From the moment we left the ship, ere°, beforo wo gut our oars unhual.d, we used our ut most efforts to save those who were drowning near us, though, unhappily, without success. Atter we had picked up the five men from the dingy, some one said, " Let her go!" I cried out, " No; make her fast, and we'll save some more lives." A voice re plied, "We can't hold any more !" I said, "We esti, and the dingy will hold at least half-a-dozen; so pull away for the burning ship!" This was instantly done, with a hearty good will, and though the increasing gale and rising sea shortly Cap sized the dingy, broke away our rudder, and, nearly filling us with water, compelled us to desist and 'bring the boat's head to the wind, the only and constant regret that, is, ender I t trust, such a a pardonable combination of pa ex pressed by the men during the end of that awful night was that we hail been prevented saving an y more lives. ltcircum stances, the united feelings, 'the united efforts of the whole crew, were directed to the hop e of saving others from that fate from which we bad been so p rovidentiall y preserved. In this hope we remained in t he vicinity of the burnin g ship till she sank, a short tim e before day-break. 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