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/ice ~%~ ~ 4 • --• , -~ • A y. +- 14%1 , 14 . .. .4.1. • Y , . _ tor , QUI - itr 4t * 4 • par:, • f' , • fit C 1 % - t _A - " IR • " 1 • ••A - 0 felg / r 9, i t* ) ' - _ >_._ **, • DIZOIT • • •-% FORRY. TO BA NKERS , BULLION I,I 6 EIIeIIANTS, and others. The followin g no t es, numbers, and dates, £l,O .0 ...• • • 85,.,51 ...... Ist January, 147, 3.V •• •• C 2,1 4 ,14 3dJanua y, 1 , 47, 50 •• • 35,325 ...... Bth October, 184 0 . 10 ...• 80,3 4 ..... 11th January, 1847, having been feloniously obtained, they are requested to be stopped if presented for cash of to be exchanged, and notice Immediately given Messrs. White, -lake, and Co , 14, Essex-street, Strand ; or t John or Daniel F orrester, Police office, 31ans4)n-}louse. . . TAEWELLINGTON SIJRTOUT. T CAUTION.—he great success of the bayin Wellington Surtout g Caused several unprincipled persons (against two of whom r' eu _eedings have been commenced) to imitate this registered coat , ;,"`"ungh in a material derogatory to its reputation, al persons are Z w ere bY warned that to make any garment (having sleeves) whether ow by Male or female, WITHOUT SHOIJ DElt OR SLEEVE TOP SEANIS r mayhe s vrhat v shap e in other respects , is a c • direct infringement of the patentees designs, and 1011 in every case be visited by an action at law. 'Juniper genuine coat h a s a s t am p b e a r ing the royal ants, with a 'Juniper indicative of the size, also the name and address of the lltentee, JAMES POUGERE, 6, cosi anr-sTREET, REGENT ._ It ET. and 11, POULTRY, near the Man;ion-House. LONDON, imitate which is felony. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY, HANOVER .PRnr, SQUARE HOOMS. ---.N.RAMME of the 'filial) CONCEIT, MONDAY E VENING XT Sluforita In 1) (Mozart)—Dtiette, Mr. Manvers and Signor Lablathe—Coneerto. Pianoti , rte, F Mily.r, Mr. W. S. Ben nett--Terzetto, "Tremate," Madame Caradort Allan, Mr. Manvers, g a r Si gnor E. Lablache (Iteethoven)—Overture, Preciosa (Weber)— ni bnia in C Minor (Beet haven)—Air, a.lame Caradori Allan Ciulio ri—Coneertante, Messrs.Blagrove and Willy (Spohr) —Over ture, Lodoiska (Chernbini). Con , luctor, Mr. :coda. Single tickets, One Guinea. and double tickets, 1/. 10s., to be had C l' Messrs. Addison and Hodson, 210, Regent-street. .ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITU TION. LECTURES in illastrat;on of ANIMAL MECII NI, by T . RYlner Jones, Esq., I , •• • ro essor It. S. P f of Comparative Anatomy at College, daily at Half-past Three, and on the I , .veitines .t . "'ndaY. Wednesday. Friday, at Nine The GYMSOTI T S ..n L ECTRICUS, or ELECTRICAL EELS , exh ibited in a TR %, NS. PARENT VESSEL. LECTURES on ARMS ['HO • G'S HYDRO MACHINE, by Dr. Bachtydraer. The WORKING MODELS and MACIIINERY clearly explained. The varied ~„,..."1-"teal Effects include a New Series of DISSOLVING VIEWS. PERIMENTS with the 0 EVISG-RELL and DIVER, &c., &c. Admission Is. Schools, half-price. BEARD'S COLOURED PROTOGRIPHIC PORTRAITS, are taken at 34, Parliament .street, Westminster; 85, King William-street, city; aad The Royal Polytechnic Inititut!on, Regent-street. "We would especially notice the ad tnirald eff ct of the flesh tints, Which appear actually embodied in the miniature, and not, as we generally see them, spread on the surface."---Art-Union. EASTERN COUN•I'IES RAILWAY. YORK EXTENSION SHARES. The THIRD CALL of 1/. per Share upon the A Quarters of these Shares will be due on Itotanar, the 19th instant. Interest, at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, will be charged to all persons in arrear. By order, C. P. ROSEN', Secretary. itishopagate Station, April 8, 1847. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. LOANS ,N DEBENTUREA. THE SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY COMPANY are pre. pared to receive Tenders of LOANS on DEBENTURES. Interest alter the rate of Five per Cent. per annum, Itayahle half-yearl3. Applkation to be made to the Seer, tary. ROBERT D. RER, Secretary. Scottish Central Railway-office, Charlotte-place, Perth, March 27, 1847. lIWALKER'S NEEDLE'S (by authority • the " QUEEN'S OWN,") with the new large eyes, are easily threaded, (even by blind persons), and work with great ease, having improved points, temper, and finish ; they are made of every length or substance, and for every purpose; the labels are correct likenesses of her Majesty and H. R. H. Prince Albert in relief ou coloured grounds. They can be sent free by post, by any respectable dealer, on receipt of thirteen penny stamps for every shilling value. t. Walker's Hooks and Eyes, Fish-hooks, Steel Pens, Bare recommended. H. Walker, Manufacturer to the Queen, Maiden-lane, (now called Gresham -street), New Post-office. Lon Jon. Some of Miss Linwood's Pictures for sale. No. 61, GROSVENOR-STREET, BOND-STREET. MESSRS. MOSELEY, SURGEON-DEN TISTS, have REMOVED from 32, Haymarket. Their system of supplying artificial teeth ensures the power to masticate, thoUt lessening the taste of the palate by artificial covering, or in- J i lting the adjoining teeth by use of wires. Their teeth are unchange able in colour, and pc rfectly resemble the o ri g inal. Decayed teeth Per manently filled and restored to use, superseding extraction. GOLD, SILVER, DIAMONDS, PEARLS, and all the most precious and costly gems, are imitated to such Perfection, that but very few uninitiated persons can positively tell a Paste brooch or a ring from a diamond, the real pearl from the i mitation, or German Silver from the g enuine ; but put them into t ands of the connoisseur, how soon th e delusion vanishes when he 'l stoat valuable they are but vile and base imitations. So it is with the valuable inventions as well as stones and metals. None but 7 :limitable in value are imitated in a pp earance, and as soon as r_ e onsumer (the best connoisseur) atte m p ts to use them, how soon niula out their utter uselessness. Thus it is with the most valuable Of 0 ; 411 inventions ; th e ce l e brated METALLIC RAZOR TABLET the "GE SAUNDERS has been the tar g et for imitation for utat thirty years. To Gentlemen who shave themselves the following query is pro- Why • t do all the first cutlers i n Europe use and recommend Four-sided Tablet Razor Strop? The answer is simply Zalla it is the only one that gives to a ra zor a keen and smooth DEPOT, 278, STRAND. To wholesale purchasers a liberal discount will be made. C OMPORT FOR TENDER FEET, AND A CERTAIN CURE FOR CORNS AND BI T S lONS. jp.AUL'S EVERY MAN'S FRIEND, which gives RELIEF on the FIRST APPLICATION. 4 :._,APVS EVERY MAN'S FRIEND (CORN PLAIS TER) is ge ge- nerallyadmitted to be the best emollient application fo r Corns and Bn nisss. and is worthy of a trial on the part of those who are teted with such unpleasant companions. ....Testimonials have been received from upwards of one hu ndred ',.._ ll 7 lll clans and Surgeons of the greatest eminence , as well as from ' I SSY Officers of both Army and Navy, and nearly one thousand fnvate letters from the gentry in town and country, speaking in bigh terms of this valuable remedy. Prepared by John Fox, in boxes at Is. 14 or three small boxes .9one for 2s. 9d.; and to be hid, with full directions for use , of C . 4 • 114 d. 34, Wapler street, lloxton New-town, Londe.' ; and all whole sale and retail medicine vendors, in town and country. The genuine baS the name of "John Fox" on the stamp A 2 s. 9d box curt the most obdurate cores. Ask--fos.A.Pattl's Every Man's Frier.d." Sold also by Barclay and Sons. Farringdon-street; Edwards, 67, st. Paul's Church-yard ; Butler, 4, Cheapside; Newhery, St. Paul's; Button, Bow Clair:ll-yard ; Johnston, Greek-street, Soho; and SS. Cornhill ; Sanger, 150, Oxford-street ; uldlloughby and Co., 61, allshopsgate-street Without; Owen, 52, 31areliniont.-treet, Burton- Crescent ; Eade, 39, Geswell street ; P out. 229, Strand ; Hannay and CO., 63, Oxford-street ; Hunter and James, Webber-row ; and retai by all respectable chemists and medicine vendors in every town in England. ROWLANDS' MACASSAR OIL Is celebrated throughout the world for its genial and nour ishing qualities for the Human Hair! It produces and restores hair; stops it from falling off or turning grey ; restores Gray Hair to its original colour; frees it from scurf and dandruff, and renders it soft, Silky, curly, and glossy. For Children, it is es, eclally recommended as forming the basis of a Beautiful Head of Hair, and ren dering the use of the fine eomt) unne , essary. Its invaluable properties have obtained the especial Patr ona g e of her "utiesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Whole of the Royal Family, and of every Court of the civil ised world ; and the high esteem in wh ch it is universally held, to tether with numerous Testimonials constanUy received of its efficacy, 'Word the best and surest proofs of its merits. Price 3s. 641., 75., or Family Bottles (equal to four small) at 10s. 6d., lad double that size, 21s. Cantion.—On the Wrapper of each Bot:le of the Gamine Article are these words. in TWO lines, " ROWLANDS' MACCASSAR OIL." sold by the Prcprletors, at 20, Batton-garden, London; and by all Chemists and Perfumers. FRAMPTON'S PILL. OF HEALTH. Price Is. I 'Ad. per box. This excellent Family Pill is a medicine of long-tried efficacy for COrrecting all disorders of the stomach and bowels, the common symptoms of which are costiveness, flatulency, spasms, loss of appe tite, sick head-ache, giddiness, sense of fu'ness after meals, dizziness of the eyes, drowsiness, and pains in the stomach and bowels. In -411, gestion, producing a torpid state of the liver , a nd a conse q uent inac tivity of the bowels, causing a disorganization of every function of the frame, will, in this most excellent preparation, by a little perse ,erance, be effectually removed. Two or three doses will convince the afflicted of its salutary effects. The stom ach will s p eedily regain Its strength ; a healthy action of the hver, bowels, and kidneys will rapidly take place; and, instead of listlessness, heat, pain, and jaun.. Bleed appearance, strength, activity, and renewed health, will be the 'melt result of taking this medicine, according to the directions ac ,_"rnPanying each box ; and if taken alter too free an indul g ence at table,. they quickly restore the system to its natural state of repose. ._rersoni of a full habit, who arc subject to hea d-a c he, g iddi n ess, blood to the head, should never be without them, as many dangerous 'Ymptams will be entirely carried off by their immediate use. For Females these Pills are most truly excellent, removing all ob- X ex l t rUetions d ; the distressing Headache. so very prevalent with the depression of spirts, dulness of sight, nervous affections, blotches, pimples, and sallowness of the skin, and give a healthy and Juyenile bloom to the complexion. As a pleasant, safe, easy aperient, they unite the recommendation „,„ Mild operation with the most successful effect, and require no rittraint of diet or confinement Curing their use; and for Elderly I`,e o Ple they will be found to be the most comfortable medicine hi inert. they . par by T. Profit, 229, Strand, London. Price. Is. I%d. and 25.9.1. r.r . box, and by the venders of medicines generally throughout the 'kingdom. Ask for FRAMPTON'S PILL OF HEALTH, and observe the name and address of'. Thomas Front, 229, Strand, London," on the Government Stamp. DR. CULVERWELL on lIEALTII. lIAPPINES:i. and LONG LIFE. In pocket -mimes Is. each, by post (In stamps), Is. 6d. each. W TO BE HAPPY. Jucunde Vivere."—Cic. 2. WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID. (With Diet-tables fur all Complaints.) 3. MARRIAGE and its MYSTERIES. To:be, or not to be, that is the p 1 stion."—Shakspeare. 4. The PASSIONS—Their ADVENT and CONTROL. " Cura ut va!eas " These publications arc free from empyrical mysticism, and are adapted to the intelligence of the times. To be had of , herwood, 23, Paternoster-row ; Mann. 39, Corn ; Carvalho, 147, Fleet-street; and all Booksellers, or tiirect trom the Author, whose practice is exclusively devoted to home consulta tion, Mornings till Tiiree, and in the Evenings from Seven till Nine, at 10, Argyle-place. Regent-street. ON THE SECRET INFIRMITIES OF YOUTH a At. MATURITY. WITH TWENTY-FIVE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. `ad published, Twentieth Thousand, In a sealed envelope, price 6 4.. Jr post paid, to any address, for 3s. rd. in Pos.age tam direct from the Author's residence. 8 ELF. PRESERVATION : A Medical Treati ., e . on the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Alatur.• y. nstretted with Twenty-five Coloured Plates on the Anatomy. ,ti l Yalolegy, and Diseases of the Urinary and Reproductive Orgar.s, :training their various structures, uses, and functions, and shown g luJuries that are produced in them, by solitary habits, arid out, r rsee n , • With Practical Observations on the Treatment of Nervet a " , i(Y, Local and Constit u tion a l Weakness, and other diseases of ▪ Urethra. By SAMUEL LkiMERT, CONSULTING SURGEON, 9, Bedford-street, Bedford -square, London; atrlealated Member of the University of Edinburgh, Honorart :rblber of the London Hospital hledical Society, Licentiate " 40 thecaries' Hall, London, ftc., &c. CONTENTS OF THE TREATISE. - CHAPTER 1. On the Philosophy of Marr i ag e, with its Hindrance, a 4o bligatlons, and on Infelicitous and Unproductive Unions.— . 2. On the Anatomy and Physiology of the Generativi their functions, structures, anti secretions, proving that grea• d ental and Physical Power arc dependant upon their healthy action .... o ./ Q Z• 44-P TER 3. On Solitary Habits; t h eir various ellects on tht if ;Mal Economy ; the concealed cause of Debility of the function. the Stomach, Lungs, and Brain, and general weakness of the i'nntal Faculties. CSIAPTER 4. On the Secret Disorders of Tout! V' Maturity, and the Treatment of Nervous an d Loca' Wealuiess, Zebtal Debility, and Premature Decay.—Cnarrzas 5 and 6. Or G i e _Disorderr arising from indiscrettinate Excess, Gonnorhcea 'eta Strictures, and other Diseases of ale Urethra. REVILE'S Or THE WORE. a " The author of this singular and talented w or k is a legally quail. the .... he ' ll cal man, who has evidently had cons iderable experience of r %taunt of the various disorders arising from the follies ant eZuera of early Indiscretion. The engravings are an invaluable ad. by demonstrating the consequences of excesses, which mus: a salutary warning to youth and maturity, and by its perusal m ay questions may be satisfactorily replied to, that admit t no ap. R is e`rest to the most confidential friend."—Era, bor e by the Author, and may be bad at his residence; also Kent and Richard-4 52, Paternoster-row ; Hannay and Co., 63, MM fior d - street . Starts, Tletiborne-street, Quadrant ; Gordon, 146 enhall-street, London; Newton, IG, Churcb-street. Liverpool fly all Booksellers. dt Home for Consultation daily, from Nine till Two, and too tee Eight ; and. all lett e rs imm e diately replied to, it containin th:° 44.444:5„ for advice. &c.-9BEDFORD-S'fILEET EDFOXD LONDON, NO. 17,023. LON DON, SAT U R DAY DI oar I : NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU RANCE SOCIETY. OFFICE, 26, CORN KILL, LONDON. Capital 500,0001. Empowered by Act of Parliament. The system of Deferred Annuities, originally proposed by the Na tional L..an Fund Life Assurance Society, for the better advance meat of the objects of Benefit and Friendly Societies, having received the approbation of a considerabl , body cf the active members and officers of those Institutions, and the Directors 01 the National Loan Fund Solety having been urgently solicited by them to cstabilsh a Branch °dice in connexion with those Societies and the Operative Classes generally, in which titer services might be sitecesstn7ly, en gaged, a Committee has been sanctioned by the Directors to open c.tromunication with the different S •eieties, with the viLiw of more effectually d sseminating the valuable benefits amongst the indus trious classes, and a pla t has been .roposed with this. object. ADDRE , S )F THE COMNI ITTEE. Many praiseworthy but invflectual ttenipts have been made to bring within the scope and operation of the laws of ino,tality and money the ravings of the Indust ruins classes, as well as various cal culations regulatteg their distrinution, having for their object either immediate, contingent, or deferred benefits. A slight examination, however, will detnoniitrate that the con stru,tion of there ass ciations or societies Ls defective; and that in stead of affording, an easy access and a free rioice of I vestment, which should be the privilege of every one, tney confine too nar rowly the channel throtuh which a benefit can alone be secared ; and, in proporion as their action is circumscribed and embarrassed, their atility is united. For example, it is not to every individual, or to every class amongst the industrious community, that provision in case of sickness is an object of such importance as to call for a pecnulary sacrifice ; .while to others such a provision appears more &Meetly, and the loss of employment caused by sickness is a risk against which they desire to he guarded. For this anomalous state of things there is an effective and simple remedy ; that is to say, Instead of covering, by one weekly or annual payment, two or more contingent or deferred beneeits, so to arrange it that each separate benefit should have its separate cortrihution. It is to not having observed this rule, and to the ass , ciation of two dissimilar fun dions, and by confounding a sick allowance and au annuity fund in one and the sell same payment, that much of the evils and mismanagement has arisen amongst Societies. No mechanism can be so perfect for the management of a sick- ess-fund provision as that afforded by the constant sectional asso ciation and watchfulness of the several members composing it. By this means a thorough and constant check is mutually ~xercised, and none but the really sick are likely to become chargeable upon it. But the same perfection, or the same security, is seldom attainable where a fund is to be accumulated through a succession of years, and where results are to bear out calculations, money investment being in general beyond the experience of the industrious classes. For these reasons it is clear that the funds destined for a provision in sickness should be kept entirely distinct troth the Lind intended as a provision for o'd age : lat. Because the laws of sickness and mortality, though apparently connected, do not depend on the same calculation. 2d. Because there are a great number who, in order to secure a larger provision in old age are willing to take the risk of providing for probable sickness on themselves. 3d. Because the responsibility of managing a provision for old age, continued to a distant period is, in a great measure, incompatible with voluntary associations, fluctuating laws, and individual irre sponsibility, and more exposed to a failure in the performance of such a contract, that when undertaken on the same principles that ordinarily govern commercial hodie.. 4th. Because the expenses of providing for sickness must, when united in the same payment with provision for old age, tend to dimi nish still more this provision • nor is it wisdom or good policy to en danger the one for the sake of the other. Impressed with these convictions, and with an intimate knowledge of the discussions passing within the bosom of many of the existing Friendly and Benefit Societies, the parties whose names are here unto attached, have had several ' meetings, with a view of proposing or adopting a remedy for those and other evils ; and in this manner to give an ad litional force to the principles of brotherhood, unity, and mutual aid, on which friendly societies are based, by guarding them from the ricks of sudden dissolution. After much diligent search amen .st the combinations ingeniously proposed from time to time for the attainment of one of the principal objects of Friendly and Benefit Societies, they have found none equal in simplicity and comprehensiveness of design, as well as forethought and sympathy for the wants of the industrious classes, as the plan proposed by the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. It is true that the author of that plan has furnished an argument against provision in sickness; but, without concurring in the immediate ex pediency of abandoning a provision in sickness, no one can read the other PaT tof the plan itself, without being fully salsfied that the conven ence and safety of Friendly and liteneflt Societies will be greatly secured and consulted, by separating the payment of a sick allowance from an annuity for old age. A deputation having waited on the directors of the National Loan Fund, who met in the handsomest manner the overtures made to them for the establishment of a separate office for the transaction of business connected with Friendly and Benefit Societies, and the in dustrious classes in general, resolutions have been ewered into, con stituting the undersigned as a Committee, with power to add to its number, for the promulgation of the benefits contained in the an nexed prospectus, under the guarantee of the Capital of the Society, and which, without interfering with the numerous objects connected with the institution of Benefit and Friendly Societies, will in their opinion greatly enlarge their sphere of utility, and afford a protection to the working classes in old age and adversity, which nothing up to the present day has adequately secured to them. Thomas Burthom, P.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. John Fussell, C.R„ Ancient Order of Foresters. J.dm H. Gordon, D.S., Ancient Order of Foresters. James liale, D.C.R., Ancient Order of Foresters. Henry Hunt, P.G., Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Jo.eph Nugent, Pro. C.S., Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows. Joseph Reeks, 8.0. F., Order of Old Friends. Samuel Timbrell, D.C.R.. Ancient Order of Foresters. DEFERRED ANNUITIES. Example.-A person aged 24 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 1!. Cs., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payments of 2e. 2d., may secure, on attaining the age of 60, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 101. 19s. 23. ; Cash down, 1071. bs. ; or a Policy on his Life, 1371. 17s. Example.-A person aged 2G next birthday, may secure, on at taining the age of GO, an Annuity of 101., with the other options, by the annual payment of 11.63. 9.1, or a single payment of 22/.17s 3d.; or on paymen, of 6/. 14s. 3d. for disparity, he will be entitled to the same benefits by an annual payment of 18s. 1 Id., the same as or age 20. Example.-A person aged 30 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 1/. Gs., or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment of 2s. 2d., may secure on attaining the age of 65, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 18/. Os. 4d.; cash down, 1481. 123. ; or a policy on his life 1751. I Is. Exam le. - A person aged 35 next birthday, by the annual pay ment of 11. 65.. or quarterly payment of 75., or monthly payment of 2s 23., may secure. on attaining the age of 65, the option of re ceiving Annuity, 181. Os. 4d. ; c•.sh down, 1481. 125.; or a policy on his life, 175/. 1 is. LIFE,,4S'UR INCE. Exuma*. -A persOn atifie,age of 30 next birthday may secure the sum of 1001. payable at his death, whenever it may happen, and also participate in the Annual Division .f Proilti, by the annual pay ment of 2/. 9s. 3,1. Example.-A person at the age or 25 next birthday, by the pay meat of 4s. per month, or Is. per week, may secure the sum of 1121 ss. payab'e at nis death, whenever it may happen, and like wise share in the annual profits of the Society. F. FERGUSON C MBOUX, Secretary. NATIONAL LO .N FU D LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON, Capital £50,),000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages with respect to Life Assurances and Deterred Annuities. The assured ha., on all occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in terests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted at the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society has enabled the Directors, at the last annual Investigation, to declare a fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid on each Policy elected on the Profit M scale. APLES. I Zg g. 7 '' Bonus Bonus to 15 g g Assured § Premium. : added. Cash. ° V 5 . o = may • ,' . Borrow. . e !. , ------ 1837 £217 15 I .£lOO 011 :E1616 0 .C , X445 0 0 £ Xs. d. I r 1838 192 3 0 87 1 4 13 10 2 1 395 11 1 11000 3 4 1839 165 II 10 74 1 9 11 3 1! 34 .2 3 1 ,1840 116 7 6 54 010 7 112 101 296 13 4 , !1841 111 6 8 4910 0, 710 4, 247 4 5 the ‘livislon or profits Is annual, and the next will tal made In ecenal.er of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX. Secretary. METROPOLITAN SOCIETY, No. 3, PRI!s: Establishe DIRE( LIFE ASSURANCE re ES-STREET, BANK. d in 1835. John Alicard, Esq. Thomas Henry Hall, Esq. Richard Low Beck, Esq. Frazer B. Henshaw, Esq. Edmund Chas. Buxton, Esq. John Francis Maubert, Esq. Sir William Clay, Bart., M.P. Joseph Pease, Jun., Esq. James Lawson, Esq. Henry Sturt,Esq. Thomas Fowler, Esq. John Taylor, Esq. Francis Fox, Esq. Joseph Underwood. Esq. Joseph Fry, jun., Esq. George Vaughan, Esq. Robert Grant, Esq. Charles Frederick Weber, Esq. Annual premiums upwards of 60 0001. Accumulation from premiums 300,0001. This Society for mutual assurance, abates the premium, to its members, after the first five years ; the reduction for the current year is at the rate of 4731 per cent. London, 1846. RICHARD HEATHFIELD, Superintendent. CONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, - 6, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. Established 1823. Empowered by Act of Parliament, 3 Williallll IV. DIRECTORS. CHAIRMAN—The Right Hon. Sir T. FRANKLAND LEWIS, Bart. DEPUTY CHAIRMAN—HENRY FREDERICK STEPHENSON, Esq. Stephen Nicholson Barber, Esq. Thomas EdgAr. Esq. Arthur Kett Bare:ay, Esq. Sir Alex. Duff Gordon, Bart. Henry Itrrnett, Esq. Archibald Hastie, Esq„ Robert Bickluiph, Esq. John Mendham, Esq. Robert Davies, Esq. William Routh, Esq. _ AUDITORS. Francis Dumergue, Esq. Charles Morris, Esq. Capt Robert Gordon, R.N. I John Gilliam Stilwell, Esq. PHYSICIAN—John Ayrton Paris, M D., F.R.S., No. 27, Dover-street. President of the Royal College of Physicians. SURGEON - Benjamin Travers, Esq . F. 11.5., No. 12, Bruton-street, Vice-President of the Royal College of Surgeons. SOLICITOR —Henry Young, Esq., No. 12, Essex-street, Strand. BANKERS—Messrs Harkey, Fenehurch-street. ACTUARY -James John Downes, Esq., F.R.A.S. SEcarranit--Campliell James Downer, Esq. The following are among the advantages offered by this Society : Lower Rates of Premium than those of any other office, which en title the assured to participate in the profits, and considerably lower than those of any other Mutual Assurance Society. No Proprietary participate In the profits, the whole being divisible among the Assured. A horns is added, after the payment or the Fifth Annual Pre mium, to every Policy effected on the participating Scale, if a claim accrue thereon prior to th , 3 next division of profits. The first Bonus, In 1834, averaged 16/. per cent on the Premiums paid. The second ditto 1839, ditto 31/. ditto since the Ist division. The third ditto 1844, ditto 36/. ditto since the 2d division. Prospectuses and full particulars may be obtained on application to CAMPBELL JAMES DOWNER, Secretary. T HE CITY OF LONDON LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. No. 2, ROY kr. EXCHANGE -BUILDINGS. This Society is established on the principle of combining all the known advantages and conveniences of the oldest Life offices, with the general results of their experience. Its Premium Tables are adjusted on the most economical yet safe scale, and emb-ace three distinct divisions or departments : Thus, Policies may be effected on THE MUTUAL SYSTEM, securing all its advantages without its risks or liabilities, AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION TO ASSURERS. THE PROPRIETARY SYSTEM, with the Atli benefits of its acknow ledged gummy', SIMPLICITY, and =ONO: CY; and - THE ACCUMULATIVE Wt OEPOSIT SYSTEM, INTRODUCED BY THIS SOCIETY, which perfects the principle of Life Assuran le. the full amount of the Deposit—Premiums b eing at all times available to the Assured. ALSO HALF-CREDIT PREMIUMS for stipulated pelods, a pecu liarly advantageous arrangement for TOITNG LIVES and for all per sons WITH ADVANCING MEANS OR INCOMES- And. Tal,les expressly calculated for NAVAL. and MILITARY RISES in all quarters of the world, on the most moderate terms. Together art.h all the usual divisional rates, accommodations, and conveniences. EDWD. F. LEEKS, SECarrAnT. 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Gre.tt Metropolitan Stakes at Two, Two-Year OA Stakes at three, Railway Stakes at Halt-past Three, and the Surrey Hunt Stakes at Half-past Form—Admission to the Grand Stand, halt-a-crown. THE WRECK OF THE WEST INDIA SHIP TWEED. (FROM AN EYEWITNESS.) The Royal Msil Steam-packet Company's steam-ship Tweed, of 1,800 tons, and 500 horse-povrer, commanded by Mr. George Parsons, Master, RN., left Southampton on the 17th of December, 1846. with mails and passen gers for the West Indies. She touched at Madeira, Bar- Itadoes, Grenada, Trinidad, Grenada again, Jacmel. Jamaica, and arrived at Havannah at six A.M. on the 7th of February. Here she met the Medway on her way to England. The Tweed coaled up to 480 tons, and em barked mails and passengers for .texico. The passengers numb -red 62, including two la-lies and a female servant; and attached to n.e ship, in c l u ding offic rs, engineers , crew, and stewardess, the re were 89 persons ; making a total of 151 souls on board. The Tweed started from Havannah at six ex. on Tuesday, the 9th of February, for Vera Cruz, having on board the English out mails of the 2d of January, also 1,115 bottles of quicksilver, valued at 18,0001., besides other packages. She also bad on board a quantity of coals to be delivered to her -Idejesty's steamer Hermes at Vera Cruz. All on board were in the best spiirts, expecting to see something of the Ame rican attempt on the strong Mexican fort of San Juan d'Ulloa. After leaving the Havannah, the course steered was W.; till 6 A.M ,on the 10th; distawce run about 78 miles, the ship being deep During this time the wind was light. Frem 6 A.M. of the 10th till noon of the 10th the course was W. by S. half S., about 42 miles. when it was changed to W.S.W. The wind began to freshen all Wednesday, and there was every indication of a " norther " coming on Widow. 'At mid night it was very black, with thunder and much light ning, and the wind came round suddenly to the north. It should be here obsetved that no observotion of the sun could be obtained by the captain at noon this day. Tretereiretr, eitetne.ll.—he aentinued to mow heaiy from the north, with a considerible sea on. At noon no observation of the sun could be had, it being cloudy and obscure. To-day, at noon, the bearings of the Alacranes were S. 86, W., 124 miles by dead reckoning. This evening, after tea was over, at seven o'clock, the passengers who were not seasick amused themselves in the saloon, some playing chess, some cards, and others reading, till about eleven o'clock, when all retired to rest, and the lights were extinguished. FRIDAY, FEB. 12.—About 2.30 A M. the captain went on deck, which he continued to walk till seven bells, or half past three, had struck, when one of the look. out men forward called out, " Breakers ahead !" Instantly the captain was forward with the officer of the watch, midshipmen, and look-out men, and then as quick as thought the orders were given to " stop the engines," and " turn astern full speed," the helm being ordered " hard a starboard." The writer of this narrative was awoke by the cry of " Breakers ahead," although not fully knowing its purport; and when sounds of people running hurriedly overhead were heard, he instantly jumped out of bed, snatched up his trousers and boot-, and was on deck in a very few seconds. He cast a glance to the left and right, and saw the dreaded white tops of the breakers stretching along in the gloom and darkness. The captain was amidships, coming aft, and was asked, " What danger, captain?" Ile replied, " Never tear, she's going astern." He must have meant the engines, for the ship herself never did, as, in a few seconds more she went crash on the reef with almost all her force, as she had been under full steam, with sails set. She went over a little to leeward on first striking, then uprighted, and being raised by the swell, the way scarcely off her yet, she again crashed on the .rocks with all her weight. This seemed fairly to des imme diately whole bottom in, sending the tmeacshtienaemrye,scbaopilienrgs, from „ funnel up with a jerk some inches. The g in stopped of' themselves, the the boilers, filling the engine-room, and flying up through the hatchways in a thick white cloud. There was then no hope of getting the ship off the ree&nnd orders were given about the sails, to prepare the life-boi4ts, and stand by the others. All this was the work of a few minutes. The passengers and crew now crowded on deck, some almost naked, and but few dressed. On striking the second time the ship swung broad (port) side on the reef, and then fell over to windward. The sea then struck her, carrying away in a moment, as if they were feathers, the cutter, mail boat, and dingy astern. She then reeled to leeward, and back to windward, each time the timbers underneath being heard to tear, crash, and give way with a fearful grating noise. The next sea dashed away the starboard paddle box boat. The scene at this time was truly awful The night was very dark, and piercing cold. Everywhere might be seen individuals clinging with all their strength. some to the masts, others to the sides, skylights, seats, boats, and rigging; the sea making a breach over all. Below, w] 'e all was dark, there seemed awful disorder, the ewer decks breaking up;` - the bulkheads, cabins, furniture, &c., washing about ; and screams of people in distress ! oh, it was fearful ! and beine without power to assist made it worse ! At this time I was near the captain, and said, " What is to be done ?" He said calmly, " Hold on till daylight, if pos sible, as I hope she will keep together till Then." By th - time the tunnel, after reeling once or twice from side to side, fell over to windward, and the masts, as she reeled each time from side to side, were seen to shake like willows. Each moment we expected to see them go, but they held on ; and the captain- gave orders to cut them away ; but no one had a knife at first ; at last something like a penknife was got le isl e of, and the chief officer cut the lanyards. The captain gave or. ers to stand by the two remaining beats on the lee side, to pre serve them from injury as the ship rolled, but not to lower them till the last moment, although by this time they were crammed full of people. It was found impossible to stand to get the lee paddle-box boat out ; besides, if she could have been moved,she eould have been dashed to pieces. All this ti me we scarcely k n ew where the ship had struck. Som e t h ought it m ight be the coast of Yucatan, naturally Supposing that the ship bad bee n gradually set t owar d s i t by the fierce nort h er which bad blown for two d a y s; b ut no land whateve r was to be seen. On looki ng over the, breakers, not hi n g but water met the eye, th oug h very indistinctly, of course, in the darkness of the night. 'l'weie absurd to attempt to convey an idea of our fearful condition at that moment —so hopeless ! The ship was rapidly going to pieces under our feet; there was no chance of the boats living in such a sea, and even they could only save a few souls; there was no land to be seen, and truly death stared us in the face. All made up their minds that short prayer to th e i r Maker f there was no hop e . Some might be heard to u t ter a pardon, while hold ing on with all their strength in the midst of the tem pest and the cras hi ng of timbers. By this time the masts had gone over t h e side. A f ew minutes more and the destructi on was complete. The ship parted fore and aft the sp onsons, leaving t h e machinery and Widen standing on th e reef. One or two seas tore the deck off the aft er part of the s hip, as the latter divided from the mac hi nery, At t h e last moment orders were given to lower the two boats, which was done, and they drifted a little astern; but they were without oars, it is thought, and there is no doubt the boats were much stove when swinging at the ship's side full of men. One more sea sent all the after part of the ship, boats and all, flying in a thousand piece s, and all that had remainedon it we re sca tt e red in the sea. The writer recollects being sea t e d w i t h t h e captain and a few others, on a part, of Ih e s hi p ' s s id e to which the netting was attached, with the water up to our breasts. A fear ful cry was beard, and the captain said, " Oh, these poor men in the boats, they are gone, God have mercy on them!" All was still. In a moment more, it seemed as if tons of broken wood were hurled on the top of us, and we were scattered and buried beneath the waves. Then came a fearful choking struggle with death. The prayer to God, thoughts of " home," and struggles for hie, all at the same moment! In less than thirty minutes from the first notice of danger the destruction of the Tweed was complete. She was no more. The rapidity with which she was destroyed and torn to pieces was fearful. How so many were after wards saved is a miracle. The writer mentions his own case only to show the way in which many others were saved. After beings,' but drowned, the receding waves dashed him on a.pieceof wreck, which he found to be askylight,perched on a piece of the stern-post, to which a few ragged timbers were attached. To this he clung with nine others, the sea breaching over all, a n d at t i mes d as hi ng against us large pieces of the wreck, which sadly maimed us. Still we clung on, until at last we found we had been drifted inside the breakers to rather smoother water. At length we got so tar on the r e ef out on a piece of a few feet of water. It was joyful news to hear him say he ra w man y t w h ( a )o t d o , n s e people scattered about, standing on id of he ou f r ou p n a d rty th , e o b n ot s u t i e m p , pi i e n g only the wreck, which had gro nded inside th e surf. It was then about 4.30, U.N. A few of us crawled off the piece of wreck which had saved us, but the injured clung to it till a little day light appeared, when they also crept on shore —no, not on shore, but on the reef, anuoug wreck, water, an d stcnes. When daylight fairly came, what a fearful picture was presented to our eyes I For at least a mile along the edge of the reef, 1 . ide the bre a k ers, noth i ng was to be seen but wreck, piled up several f eet i n awful confusion—timbers, planks, doors, , cr us h e d b oats, beds, trunks, baggage, barrels, seamen s chests, ece._ar.d all that remained in the surf' of the once proud Tweed was the port side from the s ponson to th e figurehead, over which still stood the bowsprit and jibboom, bend.ng as ' each ,ea covered it, like a reed. The wheel was still attached to the sponson, and the paddle , box boat still covered the paddle box, all held together by the ma chinery and the shaft- To this portion Of the ship there still clung about forty individuals, to whom we could render not the slightest assistance. We then began to think that it must be the reef called the " Alacrans" where the shirt hid struck. This r e ef is about fifteen miles long, by teelve broad, and is dis tent about sixty-five miles from the nearest part of the mainland on the Yucatan coast. The course of the ship was intended to be about thirty miles to the south of the reef, say about midway between the coast and Alacrans; therefore the current must have sent the Ail) bodily to the north, and that right in the teeth of a strong norther. The Alacran reefs are completety under water, at low tide there being here and there small patches where there might be about eighteen inches water, the same places at full tide being covered by perhaps three feet of water ; other places having four, five, and six feet, with here and there open spaces with several fathoms of water. Wh en we were huddled together on the reef among the wreck, as the latter acted as a sort of s breakwater to keep o ff the surf, we found some few spots LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, APRIL 9.—Wind W.S. W., fresh gale and squally. OPP MARGATE, APRIL 8.-0 r iental, Wilson, Calcutta. Orr RAMSGATE, APRIL B. Susan King, St. Lucia. DEAL, APRIL IL—Wind W., strong and squally.— Arrd. Alice, .Jamaica; Sarah Birkett, Puddow, Porto Rico. Arrd. from the River, John, New York. Put back, Isabella, Quebec. Cowes, APRIL B,—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Claudio Civilis, Ingernan, Batavia. PLYMOUTH, APRIL B.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. John Bull, Crawbrd, New Zealand and C6rk; James Camp bell, Graham, London—crew in a state of mutiny. LIVERPOOL, APRIL B.—Wind N.W., fresh and squally. —Arrd liabella, Watson, Thompson, Calcutta; Sera phina, Taylor, Paraiba, sailed 7th ult.; Reliance, Bed ford, ditto; Walton, St. Domingo; Albama, M'Bride, Laguna; Belinda, Kelly, New I /deans; Sisters, Christen, Mobile; Mersey, Coffin, Apalachicola; Marmion, Ed wards, New York. Off port, Lord Ashburton, New Orleans; Henry Gardner, ditto ; Queen Ponaare, Ara mints, and Prince of Waterloo. MARGATE, APRIL B.—The Baptiste Marie, Charente to London, got on the Margate Sand this morning, but assist d off, very leaky, &c., after partly discharging. L IMER ICK, APRIL 7.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Car mcly Farahan, Brutnholm, New York. LERWICK, MARCH 24.-81 d. Resolution, Davis's Straits ; Joseph Green, ditto. FALMOUTH, APRIL B.—Wind W., squally.—Arrd. Rio Packet, Harry, Pernambuco. sld. 18th February ; Ellen Bryson, Jones, Honduras, sld. 16th February, with foremast sprung, &c., boats stove, and loss of bulwarks. LEITH, APRIL 7.—Sld. Prince George, Quebec. HARTLEPOOL, APRIL B.—The Ellen Murrray, of Jersey, has put in here, with loss of foremast, &c., hav ing been in contact this morning off Whitby. SHIELDS, APRIL B.—Wind W.N.W., strong gales.— Sid. Eustace, Hong Kong. HARTLEPOOL, APRIL B.—Wind W., strong.—Sld. Emma, Montreal ; Percy, Quebec. CLYDE, APRIL 7.—Wind S. Arrd. Medora, M‘Pherson, Trinidad ; Mary, Harrison, Havannah. KINGSTOWN, APRIL 7.—Wind W.N.W. Arrd. Glammis Castle, Duncan, New York. H A.RTLAND QUAY, APRIL B.—The Native, of Cork, went on shore last night a mile to the westward, and is expected to beccme a wrack. Crew and passengers saved. HULL, APRIL B.—Wind S.W.—Sid. Ross, Quebec. Bitisroi, APRIL B.—Arrd. Brilliant, Evans, Porte Rico. Std. 6th, Reliance, Boston. ETS. RAILWAY SHARE MARK LIVERPOOL, APRIL 8. STOCK Ezell/a:A.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, lB%—Ditto, York Extension. 3 % dis.—East Lancashire, New Scrip, 1 p. —Edinburgh and Glasgow, 72—London and North-Western, 175—London and Manchester and Bir mingham, Quarters (B ), 6 1 A p.—London and South Coast, 52—Manchester and Leeds, 321. Shares (late Extensions), 24, p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire. Eighths, 1% dis.—Midland, 40/. Shares, 334 p.—Ditto, New. p.— Newcastle and Berwick, New, 3—Preston and Wyre, 34% —Ditto, Sixths, 5 3 / 4 —South-Eastern and Dover. New (No. 4), zY i p.—York and North Midland Pr Terence, 9 p.—Cale donian, Halves, 6s. 3d. dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 1 dia Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, IA dis.— Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 8% p.—Great Northern (Nos. I to 108,000), 1 / 2 dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% p.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), lßp.—West Riding Union, 1 1 / 2 p. —Liverpool, 'rosby, and Southport, 2 p. MANCHESTER, Aram 8 STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting. ham, and Boston, t/—Birkenhead. Lancashire, and Cheshire 5-16—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 84—Blackburn, Clitheroe, &c, Preferentials, 1 5-16—East Lancashire. New Scrip, 1 c.—Huduerstield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 2 —Ditto, Thirds, %_ Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, Branches, Halves, 24—London and North-Western ( Man chester and Birmingham). 68%—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 4Y R —Ditto, 32/. Shares (late Extension), 2t4 —Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby, 501 Shares), 54—Ditto (20). Shares), 13k—Ditto, Sheffield and Lincoln shire, 2—Manchester and Southampton, 17s.—North Bri tish, Extension, % North Staffordshire, 2% —Northern Counties Union 1 15-I6—Shropshire Union, 1% —West Riding Union, 1 7-16— Wharfdale, 5-16. LEEDS, Aram 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergtte, Notting• ham, and Boston, Ils. 6d. dis.—East Lancashire, New Scrip, 19s. p.—East and West Yorkshire, par—Great Northern, 103. dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester. 2 1 p.—Leeds and Bradford, 4314 p. —Leeds and Thirsk, 2 3 jy n. dis.—Ditto, Pre ference, 225. p.—London and Brighton and South Coast, Fifteenths, 2s. 6d. p.— Malton and Driffield Junction, 9s. p. —Manchester and Leeds, 32/. Shares (late Extensions), 2 1-16 p —Ditto, West Riding Union, p.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 2s. 6d. p.—Newcastle and Berwick, New. 2 3 / 4 p.—North British, Extension (scrip), 10s. 6d. p.—Northern Counties Union, 375. 6d. dis.—North- Western, 15s. dis.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 158. dis.—Wharfdale Junction, 9s. dis. SHEFFIELD, APRIL 8. STOCK EXCHANGE. — The sales are—Ambergate, Notting. ham, and Boston, 1 ,4 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 5% dis.—Ditto, 20/. Shares, 40s. di,.—Ditto, 12/. 10s. Shares, 28s. dis.—Ditto, Docks, 2 3 / i dis.—North Staffordshire, 2:14 dis.—North-West ern, di , .—South Yorkliire, Doncaster, and Goole, 1 ,4, dis. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, APRIL 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The only sale is—Caledonian, New, dis. HULL, APRIL 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North British, Ex tension (Scrip), 12s. 6d. p.—East Lancashire, 18s. p.— Great Northern, I/ 2 dis.—North-Western , 14s. dis.—North ern Cout.ties Unio7, 108.— West Riding Union, 295. p. EDINBURGH, APRIL 7. STOCK EXCHANGE —The sales are—Dundee and Nortb• ern Junction, 48s.—Dundee and Perth , 3814 East Lothian Central, 57s.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, Halves, 19 1 4 — Edinburgh and Northern, Newport, 7%—Ditto, ditto, New 52s.—Edinburgh and Perth, New, 621. Ditto, Halves, 225. 6d.—Great Northern 715.—North British, New Quarters (scrip), 275.—Ditto, Thirds, 68s. 6d.—Scottish Central, 223—Stirling and Dunfermline, 82s. 1847.—The following is the House Hit of Governors and Directors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing : FOR GOV-IEOIOR9. William R. Robinson, Esq.. Governor. James Morris, Esq., Deputy-Governor. FOR DIRECTORS. Arthur Edw. Campbell, Esq. Charles Fredk. Huth, Esq. Edward H. Chapman, Esq. Alfred Latham, Esq. William Cotton, Esq. James Malcolmson, Esq. Et , niamy Dobr..e, E , ct. IL St. John % , ildmay, Esq. Charles Pasooe Grenfell, Esq. Sheffield Neave, Esq. Abel Lewes Gower, Esq. Geo. Warde Norman, Esq. Thomas H.mkey, jun., Esq. John Horsley Palmer, Mg. John Oliver Hanson, Esq. James Paulson, Esq. John Benjamin Heath, Esq. Jno. Henry Pelly, Bart. Kirkman Dill Hodzson, Esq. Henry James Prescott, Esq. Henry Lancelot. Holland, Esq. iir John Rae Reid , Bart. Thos. Newme . i Hunt, Esq. 4'homas Tooke, jun., Esq. The election for Governor and Deputy-Governor will be held at the Bank, on Tuesday, the 13th of April, and for Directors, on Wednesday. the 14th of April, from ten o clock in the forenoon till four in the afternoon. [At VERTISEMENT.] A CURE OF A DREADFUL CASE OF ERYSIPELAS BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—Mrs. Gibbons, of Tivoli-place, Cheltenham, was for two years so dreadfully affected with Erysipelas, that she became (however extraordinary it may appear) both blind and deaf from the severity of the disease. During the time she was atten.led by several of tho - most eminent medical men in Cheltenham, but without receiving any benefl what ever, and as a last resource she tried Holloway's Pill; and Ointment, which in two months perfectly cured the dreadful complaint, and re stored her to health. Th s remarkable case can be authenticated in every particular, at the Bookseller's, No. 10, Arc .de, Cheltenham Sold by all Drugg sts, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 241, Strand, London. Haw seldom do we feel, perceive, or think of the small beginnings of disease which surround and operate upon us in our enjoyments and intercourse with the world. " The young disease, which must subdue at length, Grows with our growth, and strengthens with our strenth." An improper regimen acting upon a particular kind of con stitution, late hours, both of retiring to rest and rising in the morning, lay the foundation of intestinal as well as skin diseases. To all such we would recommend first a change of system, and, secondly, as a powerful assistant for the re covery of health, that efficacious Family Medicine, Framp ton's Pill of Health, which has procured the approbation of persons in every station in society. EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN TELEGRAPH TO THE ADMIRALTY.—Thursday morning the workmen commenced laying down the metal pipes for the exten sion of the South-Western Telegraph from the office (formerly the Courier) in the Strand to the Admiralty. The pipes are being laid inside the kerb-stone, to pre clude as far as possible any derangement of the apparatus by the passage of vehicles ; at intervals connecting posts will be placed, and frequently inspected, in order to dis cover where any defect may be, should any injury take place. The line will be laid on the north side of the Strand as far as Agar•street, and then cross onwards to Charing-cross, when the street will have to be crossed again to the Admiralty. Yesterday evening as far as Burleigh-street was finished, and when the whole will be completed, about the middle of June, the naval depart ment will have an uninterrupted line of communication to the Admiralty-office, Portsmouth, and thence by means of the submarine telegraph to the Clarence Vic ' tuallinrygrd, Gosport. S Ne APRIL 10, 1847. of ragged s t t hfi 4 e i v n et e i s d , fee w bt t e h onf little or no water, it being low b t w i e d e e e n . must a t i bo e a u d l t l have perished, f w u a l l t a e w s r he o n n ther e t t h h e ew w eod r u e gl c ed k t tf o h o te k hne p hr l a ea c ev e fe: a p t et,he rightentire n wtroecthkewould middle have of t b h e e en re carried, piece scatteredby for miles around in deep water ; besides, the people who v t dor h isl a ebe t . the glt,newt, wreck cr took together, ra,t and d h e t , i , d n e s might h Lye been carried through the breakers on to the Lurvi eep to be A t daylight reef, being in an exhausted state, would have perished had in: four or five feet of water. Most providential then wos ' tilt what was bruises, and some poor fellows w owf e i r tl e h;so r i f ud r t e 4 a ) ; v fi eF fi r l ee : The morning was bitter cold, and few had any clothing; so the first act of all who could crawl about among the wreck, stones, and water, was to search Un- any sort of clothes to protect them from the cold. Some might be seen scrambling over a ship's beam, across a few cabin door., broken &c., disappearing into a hole of water for a few seconds, scrambling on again over a few ragged stones, cutting the feet, up to the waist in water, and, on coming alongside, some poor fellow's well -packed trunk was : s eised, broken open, and the clothes turned over in search of flsrinels, trousers, and coats. These were in great demand, but few were to be found. For want of a coat, a few wet shirts wrapped round the shoulders helped to keep some warm. Atter the strag glers had been gathered together on the shoalest spot, about 250 yards inside the breakers, and perhaps 600 yards from the place w here the ship had struck, the pieces of the wreck being about midway, information was gathered of the state of the boa's, which were seen here and there among the wreck. One lifeboat was reported to be unfit for use, baying some eight feet of the side torn away, besides being rent from stem to stern, so that she opened with every sea that struck her. he cutter was reported also use less, being crushed to pieces, and the only other boat to be seen was the mail-boat, which was reported of no use, having her entire stem torn out, all the lining boards Feb. 12, g , andlteT. gone, and stove in the stern, bottom, and sides. Our position seemed hopeless. Had but one boat been saved out of the seven boats which were on beard, she might have lived to reach the coast of Campeachy, and picked up some vessel and brought her to our relief, it we could have held together in our present condition. By 10 A.m. the tide was observed to be flowing. We had never thought of that; and now came the question from every mouth, "How far is it likely to flow?" but no one could tell! It might cover the spot where we then were so their heads that we must all perish! Some few at last put heads together, and said that our only.hope of salvation was in getting one of the boats pstched up any how, to make the attempt to reash the main coast; that now we were only idling and losing time,—time, which, if well used, might be the means of saving us all yet. The mail-boat was fixed on as the only boat worth attempting to make swim. She was hauled out from the wreck and pushed to the place where we stood, which bad then some twelve inches of water on it. The carpenter, poor man, was seen in the morning to leap off the remaining portion of the wreck, and try to swim on shore. He almost gained the reef, but was drowned; so his loss was greatly felt at this time. We had no hammer, nails, &c., and scarcely knew how to commence to repair the boat. The chief engineer, chief, second, and third officers, boat swain, and half a dozen men were appointed to take her in hand; a copper bolt was torn out of a timber to serve as a hammer; every one was desired to look among the broken wreck and gather together all the nails to be had; some picked up oars, others odd sails, &c., and the patching of the boat commenced. About this time some one happened to pick up one of the ship's compasses. Wonderful to relate, it was uninjured, although it had been torn out of the binnacle, washed on to the reef, and was found lying among the mass of wreck and stones with not even the glass broken! We hailed it as sent by Heaven to assist in our deliverance. A rough sort of bulkhead was made in the boat, about three feet from the bow, the space before it being stuffed full of anything which could be laid hold of, such as old blankets, pillow-cases, shirts, &c. A piece of sail was then covered over the broken bows and the fore part of the boat, extending under the bottom some five or six feet, and there nailed on, and fastened as well as possible. The other defects in the frail boat were tinkered up as much as possible, so that by 4 P.M. she was thought fit to swim. Her mast and sail were found, and put on board, with half- a-dozen oars, a few bottles of wine, a ham, a bit of cheese, and a little oatmeal and flour ; after which the chief officer was ap- pointed to take charge of her, wish six men ; the Admi ralty agent, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Dimond, the American Consul, bound for Vera Cruz, being allowed also to go in her, the first on account of his age and injuries, the latter to act as interpreter on the coast. Before setting off we all shook them by the hand, wishing them God speed from the bottom of our hearts. '1 hey shoved off, and we gave them three cheers, which they returned ; but both sides cheered with sorrowful hearts. She set off at five P.M., with orders to steer south, but to be careful how she passed the night crossing the reef, and getting through the surf whi-n they came to the edge. As she moved away from us many felt a sinking at the heart ; her chance of being kept afloat over 100 miles was very df-übtful, and on her depended all our hopes ! By this time, as we were all so much taken up in starting the boat, it WaS searetly noticed that the tide had risen at least 18 inches, so that we were surrounded by deepening water, and the wreck began to float from the edge of the reef where it had first grounded, and floated in hundreds of pieces towards us, the wind still being from the north, which sent the drift in our direction. It was now time to set about constructing some sort of fabric on which to take shelter. As the pieces drifted near, we secured them, and placed them one above another, anyhow, without any sort of order, or distinct idea at first what we could or should do. At last so many were piled up that we got up on the top, above the water, and began to arrange it in something like order. It was squared as much as possible, and the flat boards laid along the top. The size might be ten feet square. There were no lashings to any part of it, as we had no rope. The few bottles of wine and odd provisions, &c., which wo had gathered during the day, were placed on the top, by which time it began to come on dark, but. still the tide was flowing, and continued to flow till near midnight. This was a most anxious time to all —our first night, not knowing to what the tide might flow, and our only footing on a " loose bundle of sticks," it might almost be said. Few slept much that night. The tide rose to the very level of our raft, so that sometimes the waters dashed ever the side near the reef, the breakers seeming to approach nearer and nearer as it became darker, and the tide increased. How often we sounded round our frail raft to watch the tide ! It was very cold, too, and few had much clothing on, and that little saturated with water. There was not rcom to lie down, but all huddled together in a sitting posture as close as possible to keep each other warm ; still, the teeth chattering together, and limbs trembling with extreme cold, might be heard and felt everywhere. Some tried to talk in a cheering tone when they felt sleep was out of the question, but it was a faint at tempt, and of no use ; the heart was too sad, and the thoughts too gloomy ; so each relapsed into silence, busy with his own sad reflections, and longing for the morning light. But all this time " the wreck" has been forgotten by the writer here, although far from forgotten by those on the reef then. During the day a few managed to reach the reef in safety, but far the greater number were killed by the floating timber in the surf, as they tried to reach us. Half-a-dozen might be seen to jump off at a time to make the attempt, but seldom more than one lived through the surf. Swimming was of no avail; those known to be expert at it were seen to go down, while, at the same time, some who could not swim one stroke came on to the reef sate, washed and blown on to it, as it were, helpless. Those who came safe said that, although the side of the ship, from the figurehead to the port-sponson, might be seen by us at daylight still hanging together, yet, in reality, that was all that was le ft ; there was nothing behind it — decks, beams, all were gone! They saw now and then the tops of the engines and b o il ers , w hi c h, o f course, e away, would not move. In an h o ur or so a f ter d ay li g h t t h e s r a a a du f a a r l a y f i t t a all broke fore k part s th with ofe chip,i •very from wave, until bows gradually the of the sponson, was seen to move b ackwards and for leaving only the sponson and wheel, surmounted still by the lite-boat; but the latter was observed soon to be washed away, falling to windward, and dashEd to atoms in a few minutes; so now all that remained to be seen above water were the sponson and the top of the wheel; the whole only a few feet above water now and then, but oftener buried in th e sea , as i t b ro k e over i t every minute. To this small portion still clung some dosen people. It should have before been observed, that be fore the little boat left us to day we all gathered toge ther, and offered up our thanks to Almighty God for our wonderful preservation. One of the passengers had saved a Prayer-book, and kindly read prayers. To-day each had a little wine and a little oatmeal. SATURDAY, FEB. 13.—8 y 6 A.M. all were up and astir. As each were cold and benumbed, a small drop of brandy was dealt round in the neck broken off a bottle, with a cork in it. Then, all who were able to work were divided into parties, each in charge of an officer of the ship ; some to secure provisions, others clothes, and spars for our raft, &c. It was another mercy to find so many officers of the ship saved, as they were able to take charge of the men, keep them in order, and make them useful; for, without some order and system, nothing would have been done. At 10 A.M. all were gathered together on the raft, and we offered up our thanks to God for our preservation through the night. By 4 P.M. all the spars which could be collected together were added to our raft, and lashed togeth. r, as well as we could manage, with odd ropes picked up; and the raft was now nearly double the size, and much heavier, still anything but secure. We served out to each half a " tattle' of brandy, and a small ball of flour mixed up with a little salt water , wine , and a little treacle. The five poor fell•tws who still clung to the wreck were observed about to leave it—they had tied to gether two spars, which they had broken off, and at last committed themselves to the surf. H ow a nxiously we a.. 11 watched, ready to assist them 1 Out of the five, three were saved. We now numbered 69 souls on the raft, and, 10 having gone off in the little boat, mane 79 saved out of 151 . souls supp ose d to h ave been on board. We had by. th i s time gathe re d toget h er on the raft three barrels of flour, one small barrel of PRICI• SD. - Oatmeal, one small cask of brandy, one barrel of vinegar, one case of claret, about three cases of other wines, three hams, two small cheeses, one small basket of pre served apples, a piece of bacon, two live pigs, one live sheep, one dead sheep, one dog alive, one tin of stuff like treacle, one small barrel of butter, and one box of ca idles. We had also picked up some few clothes ; so, when each had rigged hitnselt out as he test could, a strange lot we must have been. But there was no grumbling, no complaints ; each man was for hire it-df in the way of garments. A bag containing the ship's signals was round, and one flag was fastened to a spar, which we hoisted as a signal to any ship. At six rM. we all lay down to rest, the depth of water round our raft two feet ; at ten P M. it was 3f feet ; then it began to ef.h. The tide flowed from noon till ten P.M., and ebbed from midnight till ten A.m. This night we had room each to lie down on the raft. It was still very cold ; and, as the raft was still insecure, it was also an anxious nigtt for us. SUNDAY, FEB. 14.—With the first daylight ail were moving, glad to stretch our cold and Stiffened limbs. To those who were going to work we served out each half a tottle of brandy. Some set off to collect pieces of the wis ck and spars, others provisions, clothes, &c.; some to gather stones to fortify the raft; others, with some boarding pikes which had been picked up, to en deavour to catch fish, as many were seen round about us. A writing desk was found, and in one corner was a little box of about a dozen wax lucifer matches; but they were wet, and would not light. We stuck them in the flour to dry; but very nearly lost them. Oue of the Spanish passengers having been the box there, pocketed the box, throwing away the matches. When this was discovered, a hue and cry was raised about the matches, on which our existence ahnostettepended. The respees, able portion of the Spaniards - Crmm*4A them moseietorthy and kind gentlemen) assisted in the search at once, and at last we made the delinquent turn out the box, also a jar of preserves he had pocketed for his own use! He confessed having thrown the matches out, and on searching we found them scattered in some holes of the raft. A few of them were picked up, and dried. and at last we struck a light! Oh, joyful news it was to all. We gave three cheers! A candle was lighted, and placed in an empty barrel, and a watch placed over it, with orders never to let it out, by night or day. A pieee of board lined with iron was found, and on this we soon had a fire blazing, having plenty of sticks at hand. The doctor and purser then got the dead sheep, skinned it in a most skilful manner with an old razor, and we soon had a portion of it cooked. A piece was served out to each man, and all declared they never tasted such excellent mutton. One tottle "of wine followed round to each. At noon we offered up our thanks to God for his goodness. This af ternoon we picked up a few fish, one or two fine lob sters, three bottles of wine, and a can of oil. The en gineers (now that we had a fire) set about constructing an apparatus with which to condense water, if possible. First, they tried earthenware jars, but these broke; af terwards, they got h o ld o f some copper vessel and lead pipes, with which they busied themselves. We began now to long for water, the want of which pained us most; and the poor dog, pigs, and sheep seemed very thirsty. At four t. at. served out to each a bit of fish er lobster, then half a " tottle" of brandy. To-day attempts were made to drag the broken lifeboat near to us at high water, that we might again examine, and try if possible to repair her. It sound, she could have carried us all safely to the main coast; but she was found to be use less. Made up our minds to commence the construction of a strong floating raft to-morrow, on which, if there should be no succour by the 19th (one week from the day of our shipwreck), we will set out in hopes of reaching a little island which the captain is sure lies on the south side of the reef; or, failing that, the main coast. At six r. st. served out to each man before lying down one " tottle "of wine. Thirst began to be very troublesome. The vinegar-cask was much resorted to by all; some drinking a little, others only wetting their lips with a wet rag of vinegar. MONDAY, Fs:B. 15.—A1l up at daybreak. At six served out half a tottle of brandy, mixed with half a tottle of vinegar, which was most palatable. Many began to try a mixture of brandy, salt water, and vinegar, in equal quantities, some thinking it very good. as afford ing something like a drink; the half tottle of brandy, or whole one of wine, scarcely sufficing to wet our parched tongues. At seven offered up our thanks to God fur his goodness. Parties then started off in all directions, wading in the water, as usual, almost half breast high, to look for wreck, food, &c. One party ofisa d..zen was appointed to gather together the fore, main, and wizen masts, main-yard, and other large spars , _ with which t o form a substantial floating raft; and they set about it with right good will. Our distillery had now been put segether, and was at work, but the success was very doubtful. At eight A It, the ship's cook commenced to make 69 small cats' s of flour, butter, and salt water, which were baked at the fire on a piece of sheet iron torn from a bit of the wreck. The cakes were served out, with a piece of mutton, or fish, and never was a feast so re lished. At 9 A.M. the distillery getting into good order , produced a bottle of water in about fifteen minutes. 'the water so made was not very pleassuss to the taste, and we were rather afraid of the fir s t portion made, on ac count of its passing through dirty copier and lead pipes; however, it was all carefully put by for future use in corked bottles, until it should be seen how much could be made. By ten o'clock A.M. the raft builders had pot together a most substantial groundwork for a raft, fit almost to carry the whole of us. It made us feel more independent of our old fixed raft, in case of its going to pieces. By eleven A at., we had made about six bottles of water, when some one called out " A sail!" Ilow it made our hearts leap with joy, although many were sceptical, there having been a false alarm in the morning about a light, which was only a star. All were up in a moment, with eager looks, asking " Where ?" It seemed but a mere white speck, and some doubted it being any thing but the top of some rock, many of which were to be seen in the distance. But some of the old seamen, on taking a good look, declared it to be a sail ; and a sail it proved to be in a few minutes. We were half afraid to believe that she was coming to us, in case she was only a chance ship, and might, after all, never see us on our lowly raft. The distillery and everything else was thrown aside—all were gazing towards the vessel, to make out how she was steering. Some said she was a schooner, others a brig. We got another signal raised on two oars lashed together. At length she hauled round the cast point of the reef, some six or eight miles distant, and bore right up towards us along the reef, keeping about two miles outside. When there could be no doubt as to her intentions, we felt that the sudden and unexpected prospects of a speedy deliverance were almost too much for us. Only then did our hearts seem to soften, and feel what we had gone through. All knelt down and joined together most fervently in thank ing Almighty God for our preservation; after which each might be seen to grasp their friends by the hand and shake it, with something like a smile at last upon their lips, although the heart was too full for anything to be said. As the brig stood towards us about noon our claret was opened, and a double allowance (two tottlefuls) was dealt round to each man. By one o'clock P.M. it was abreast of us, about four miles outside the surf; she stopped; and a small boat, which we had observed towing astern, set sail towards us. In less than an hour she had neared the surf, when she let down the sail and eight swarthy fellows got out poles, with which they guided their canoe right through the breakers on to the reef, close to us. In a few words we may as well relate the adven tures of our little boat. She left us at five IP ni. on Friday, and continued to row and sail gently along across the reef, in great fear of running aground every moment and damaging her frail hull. She touched often as she went along in the dark • but they were able always to clear her. The stem turne d out not to be her frailest part, when once they got clear away ; she leaked in so many places in the bottom, that two men baling could scarcely keep her free, and had any of them stood up in her bottom, they would have gone through her. The chief officer sat with the compass between his knees in the dark, steering, but with great difficulty making out the points of the compass ; only doing so by now and then getting a glimpse of the flourish round the north point. They scarcely knew how they got off the reef into open water ; remarking, on being asked, " God must have guided us !" At daybreak on Saturday they found themselves clear of the reef, and also saw that they were past the small island of Peres, to which they thought it best not to return, but kept on their course towards the south. The sea was calm, and the wind was fair all the way. By sitting all well aft they kept her bows out of the water. They sailed all day and during the night, and when Sunday morning dawned, had the happiness of seeing the coast a few miles off ; at the same time they observed a brig in the offing, to which they at once made, but she seemed to avoid them, keeping away : The little boat kept on towards her, however, making signals as well as they could, and, at last, got near her, and the chief officer boarded her. He found them all in confu sion, with loaded muskets ready to protect themselves, having taken the small boat far some piratical craft. The tale was soon told to the chief mate, Senor Villaverde, of the Spanish brig Emilio, and at once he got all on bard, and set off towards _ Sl B9 l to inform his commander, the brig having been o bliged to slip and run from Sisal, leaving her captain on sho re, when the same " norther " came on to blow which t he Tweed encountered. Sisal being only 11 miles off, the brig reached it by 11 A.M., when the captain nas at once communicated with. On hearing of our disaster he hesitated not for one moment, but, getting s ome water hurriedly on board, set sail towards the reef, which he reached, as has been said, at 1 P.M. the next day. Worthy, noble, humane Bernardino Camp, for such is the name of the excellent young officer who com mands the Emilio. He never thought of his cargo lying on the beach at Sisal, or his passengers appoint e d to join him, to sail on a certain d a y for Havannah , to which port she is a regular t ra d er ; his only thoug hts were on rescuing the poor shipwrecked people. lle thought not of his insurance either, or the ris k he ran o f coming on to a lee shor e i n t h e " norther "season; and last of all but not least, b e never thought _ . o f remuneration or re ward, afterwards remarking, when s p o k en to on thi s point, have clone I d id but my d uty, w hi ch every man would e in such a case, and my reward is here " (lay ing his hand on his heart). We knew that many would not have acted so promptly as he bad done. To return to the canoe alongside our raft. She brought some roasted fowls, biscuit, and two or three .:allons of water mixed with sugar. Captain Camp came also with her, and for a noble purpose, namely, to remain with us on the raft, as 6 security in himself tht:. '__ .) brig would not leave US' until all were rescued 1 The raft's muster-roll was at once got out and twenty five names called over, commencing with the invalids; all of whom were to go off in the canoe to the brig. The writer's name was among the first called out, but, for certain pressing reasons, which need not be here mentioned, he preferred remaining on the raft till the last. The canoe started with twenty-five passengers, and was anxiously watched while the attempt was ma de t o pu ll her through the breakers. After a struggle this was aceumplistied, and their oars got out, - and th e y were about to hoist the sail, when a sea struck her and turned her broadside on the surf; into which she was driven, and back on to the reef, narrowly: oesvcearipoiandgpdb.esinog twcaeplvseizetly were sent in h Her crew said sheer ; ar wtl this time she got over in- safety, and made towards aob on u l e t: o e f a o they were placed. She returned 3 the oa , bp i which h reegi bringingte the the h , brig's e sro a n V o l . _. stopping outside, as they were afraid she would get stove' if she struck the reef in the middle of the boiling surf. The small boat took off seven • tigers to the r ec d ra mi. , , , , e. 3 th. t: 0 h canoe, and returned for seer is more, vs P irfi se whi c h she set off; but, s hen in the leidsl e of the surf, one wave . seemed to lift her high iu the air, thee dash her round broadside on, and capsizs her. 811, turned over and over and was swept back on to the r ee f , Intl of wate er , th e 1 pe o ple who were in her being sca ttered about in th surf. Fortunately, all of them, ulcer a little, got a (* . wing on the reef, in four or five feet of wan r, an d reached the raft in safety. 'The boat was baled clear of water, and a few more seamen put into her, with tetra oars, and sal), - four passengers allowed to go. This time she got safety. through the surf,attd alongside the canoe, whi c h went to the brig, the small boot returning to the raft, It was now getting late, and the brig sus,el out to sea for the night. We dealt round the sugar and water and biscuit . with some rashers of ham in sedition, a hieb we prepared - • from our own stock. A lantere, sent from the brig on purpose, was then hoisted en the ear signal•stsff ; and we passed a pleasant night, compared with previous ones. enjoying a secure sleep, with the little beat alongside, , and the brig net far off. TUESDAY, FEB. 16.—AIL as.ir at 6 A.M., but no appears ance of the brig. At 7 este each had two tattles ot wine, an " Alacran cake," and a rasher of ham. At eleven A.M. the brig hove insight comiWronjslaaWardt • and by two Pat. she_hov e le, andateht og::Shectitineste s us. We now ia#4l wiiiiiipeless to attempt: jetting the people conveyed through the surf. which appeared to roar louder and rise with greater violence than before ; and, should the boats strike the reef in trying to get through the surf, they might get so much injured that the brig might be compelled to lease the greater number of us behind ; besides, it was dangerous for the brig to be kept so near a lee shore, should a "norther " spring up. It was, therefore, proposed that the canoe should come through the surf to us, to be employed with the small boat in carrying us all at one time across the reef to the southward, to the small island, where the brig could go round and pick us up. This was agreed on as our only chance of all reaching the brig in safety. But there was no time to be lost ; there fore Captain Parsons gave orders to us to embark forthwith, no one taking with him a single rag more than was on his back. Some were disposed to think this a severe order ; but when it was explained that we numbered so many it might almost be im possible to get the boats to clear some of the sunken rocks which studded the entire extent of the reef, and that our lives depended on the boats drawing not one inch more than our own weight would make them, all set about embarking with cheerfulness ; before doing which, however, every one knelt down on the raft, and we offered up our united and fervent thanks to Almighty God for his goodness. We took with us a few bottles of wine, a little brandy to mix with the water in case drinking too freely of the latter raw might be injurious, and a ham ; bat with feelings of regret on the part of all, we were compelled to leave the two poor black pigs, the sole occupants of our raft. It was also with some regret we were obliged to leave behind a case containing some dozens of ready-made shirts and flannel vests, so much needed by all. But there was no help for it, our minds being made up so suddenly to cross the reef. Captain Parsons was the last man to step from the raft into the canoe. The arrangement was that the small boat, iu charge of the chief officer and nine men, should take the lead, with the canoe in tow, the small boat steering by compass and guiding the canoe. There were 42 people stowed in the canoe, and 10 in the small boat. At five tem we shoved off in silence, all basking back at the raft, which had stood our part so long, with feelings mingled with regret, sorrow, and joy. Our voyage, we knew, was attended with great danger ; for, were our canoe to rums on a rock or reef, she might turn over and drown perhups the whole of us, in fathoms of water alongside. The second officer took his stand in the bow ot the canoe, as she was obliged to take the lead, and assisted by one of the natives of Sisal belong kg to the boat, with poles sounding, he kept a look out fur reefs and danger. Sometimes we used the oars, and at others the sail, the canoe often grating over the reefs, which made us shudder, till we had gone three or four miles in the dark, when we thought it b at to come to an anchor, about eight P.M. This was a trying night to all, much worse than the raft, as we were all huddled to gether in a sitting posture, the wind blowing fresh, send ing the spray over us, and a heavy dew falling. It was bitter cold, too, and it was with great delight all hailed the first glimpse of returning live WEDNESDAY, Fen. 1 7.—Sunrise brought us a lovely morning. We offered up our thanks to God for his pn.tection and goodness. and set sail towards the south. After many times teuching on the rucks, at eleven o'clock A.M. we reached a small island, on which there was a hut, swarms. of girds, piisea..4..woo4, and -104,44,..e5 , our wreettrivhieti bed - floated attest ten miles, 'bailka,.. -> :,.. spars, clothes, and some dead bolies. The people in 4 small boat landed, thinkin g it was P. rez, but , as we found it was not that island , the boats then were kept on their course to the ssuth towards another small island, which was seen about five miles ofl: We now had some bread and cheese, with a little brandy and water, for breakfast. About two P.M. we reached Perez, on which we landed, observing the brig, at the same time, about ten miles off, making towards us Perez is about one mile long and one mil-. broad. Bird Island is about the same size ; and another rather longer island lies a few miles to the east ward of both. There are a few good huts at Perez, built of the wreck of some ships, and thatched with cane leaves. In one hut there are about a dozen butts of fresh water, kept there by the fishermen and turtlers, who resort thither from Campeachy and Sisal. There are a few shrubs growing on the island, which is all formed of sand, the highest part not being more than 10 feet above the sea. We lighted a fire ii one of the huts, broiled some bacon, and with some bread and the fresh water we found in the casks we made a good meal. The sun was very het all day. If we had but had the luck to be cast away on an island like this, ' it would have been a perfect paradise compared with our late quarters on the reef, where we had five slays and five nights of much suffering. The brig came round near to Perez, and the canoe in two trips placed us all in safety on her deck by 5 P.M., when she set sail towards Sisal. On beard the brig there was everything in the shape of kindness to us; and on the following day we reached Sisal, where, having re ceived for a week the utmost kindness and hospitality, we embarked on board the Emeliu for Ilavannah, where we arrived on the 3d of March. .Y . ~~' ~ Zt ,~ , When the inhabitants of the Havannah learned how nobly Captain Camp and Mr. Villaverde, his chief mate, had behaved in our rescue, a subscription, headed by the Governor-General, was commenced for their benefit, as a mark of hovi much their conduct was esteemed by all. In a short time it had amounted to 4,000 dollars. When the two noble officers for whom it was intended heard about it, they at first refined to accept any part of it, in the most kind and generous manner offering it for the benefit of the widows and families of the poor men lost in the Tweed; The Consul and all concerned said this should not be, observing that the subscription made by the people of Havannah was for their two noble-minded countrymen ; and that surely " at home," the country men of the poor sufferers, on hearing of the sad catas trophe, which would bring destitution to many a poor family, would as handsomely "do their duty." It is to be hoped that the Government, and the Royal Humane Societies, will not overlook the noble and humane conduct of the captain and chief officer of the Spanish brig Emilio. Her owners would not accept any return for the four days employed in rescuing the shipwrecked people off the reef. The Tweed steamer .as launched in 1241, having been built by Mr. Charles Wood, at Greenock. The en gines were made by Messrs. Caird and Co. She com menced running in January, 1842, and at the time of her loss was almost as good as at the first, day of starting. Captain Parsons is a master of 22 years' stend.ng in the Royal Navy. lie joined the Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's service in 1842, as chief officer of the Dee, for one voyage. He then commanded the Medway for one voyage ; after which he exchanged into the Tweed, in which he had made five complete voyages to and from the West Indies, three of which were to the Gulf of Mexien. Many of the Tweed's men had been in her since she first started running, and almost all had been several voyages in her, some or the men having followed Captain Parsons from ship to ship for ten years. U c ß oc liS k P b A u T m li s ..- - pat r h 7 on ni t r e PARTICULARS. — The the 27th . ult., was the scene of THE MURDER A v T ici?it c y z ol l woosrtninugnnoafiuSraar murder. da3 The particulars are these : A in party of Irish ♦ agrants , consisting of a mother, named Mary Genie or Morran, and her sons and daughters, J ames , Patrick, Mary, Helen, and Michael Morran, and Francis Connel, no relation to them, but going along with them—all of them in appearance in a most desti tute condition—made their appearance in Cockburnspath on Friday, and during that day solicited charity in the village. They lodged there all night, leaving early on Saturday morning for the south. The boy Michael was weakly, and apparently newly recovered from the small pox, and about the age of twelve years. He was along with them when they left. They had not been long on their way, when a man going along the road, at a v. ry short distance from Cockburnspath, heard a groan, and looking into a drain that passes under neath the road, found the boy, with a stone which weighed einety-two pounds placed upon his cheat, and his head tied up in a bag. When he was taken out, life was fast ebbing, but he lingered on for two hours, when death put a period to his sufferings. He was soon recog nised as one of the party who were seen in the place the previous day. A search after them was immediately made, and they were overtaken at Reston, and brought to Dunse for examination, which continued until late that evening, and was resumed on Tuesday, when they were committed, and sent to Greenlaw gaol. The parts• culars of the examination have not been made public. But we learn that the mother, in her declaration, con fesses to the child being hers, stating that it died, and she having no burial place here, put the body into the drain. 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