The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-09-27 00:00:00

ailing of the neighbouring warehouse wall on the west, the massive materials of which rolled at their feet. We next proceeded down Formby-street, which is very narro w , and was crowded in the middle part with lofty ware houses on both sides. Mrs. Bark's house, at the south corner, is preserved ; also the row of dwelling-houses oppo site, recently built, and the upper or second story of which was approached by an outer balcony or gallery, accessible by an inclined plane from Great Howard-street. These houses are, however, much injured by the fire. Opposite the lower Part of the range, in the same street, stands a small portion only of the stone-built shed, out of which a quantity of flour, in barrels and bags, and some tallow, were yesterday saved, though much injured. Immediately below the row of houses noticed, on the north side of the street, stood a tall warehouse, which was the first to ignite in that quarter, from the flames originating in Crompton -street, further north, and driven upon it at the back yesterday morning by a W.N.W. brisk breeze, or rather gale. Mr. Whitty and Mr. Hewitt had another nar row escape from a falling wall a little below, and soon after the gable end, or front wall to Formby-street, of the ware house next the dwelling-houses noticed, fell upon poor Samuel Hodgson, who held the branch pipe of No. 1 engine, and killed him. instantaneously, The precise spot where his remains now are, about 50 yards down the street, was Pointed out to us by Mr. Highton, who was close by at the time. Mr. H. flung a stone upon the ruins, which were yet too hot to admit of approach, over the site. He is of opi nion that the remains will be found, much mutilated, but little burnt, as a great quantity of water has been thrown upon the ruins, which are heaped eight and ten feet on the unfortunate deceased. Many thousands of bricks must, however, be removed be fore his remains can be reached. Police-officers Fish and Bates had here a narrow escape at the time of the accident. From the top of Formby-street we returned into Great Howard-street and looked into " Pooles" large cotton shed immediately north of and adjoining the row of dwelling houses noticed. The cotton, which yesterday (Friday) re sembled burning masses of rock above the height of the street, had sunk consumed into the cellars ; but preserves still the same appearance of black ledges of rock, with the interstices glowing with a red-hot intensity. Between Great Howard-street and Crompton-street was situated the yard of Messrs. E. and W. Mullineux. wheel wrights, in which a quantity of timber and tools were de stroyed. The whole area further west, and extending north to Crompton-street, is strewed with the wreck of the fire. From this point were seen, amidst tottering walls, two or three immense piles or " hills" still emitting flame and smoke, in Formby-street, two of them on its north side. These, yesterday (Friday) afternoon, showed like burning "mountains," but,. since that time, they have sunk con siderably. Bricks were chiefly prominent, though bags or bales of cotton were to be seen, somewhat preserved in form but redo ed to tinder. The ruins on the south side of Formby -street, in particular, bore a frightful aspect. Had the fire been absent, they would have represented the ruins of a congregation of castles forming a citadel or strong-hold. We observed a large quantity of iron hoops in almost regu lar piles, as if they had been laid in bundles for sale. These, we learned, were the hoops of a large number of palm-oil casks, which had been piled up to a considerable height in a shed, and the wood being consumed, the hoops took their places with curious regularity below. Mr. Peniston's bone grinding factory, where the fire is stated to have originated, and Mrs. Isaac's paint and varnish stores, were on this ground, and were entirely consumed. From this now almost vacant space, fronting north to Crompton -street, we passed down that street to Waterloo road. The premises below Mr. Isaac's, which comprise a cotton-shed and some smaller buildings, did not ignite, but all of them have sustained con s id era ble damage, from the Precautions taken during the height of the alarm, water hav ing - been extensively used and goods removed. The buildings fronting Waterloo-road, consisting of boat builders' yards, &c., are uninjured, but some loss of property has been sustained by removal of articles thought to be in danger. From this street we entered the bottom of Formby-street, (the middle of which is impassible.) The warehouses at the bottom on the north side, and also " Sudlow's" fine fireproof warehouse, a little higher up on the other side, are secure. Here we saw engine No. 3, three wheels and the body of which are so much smashed as to render it of no immediate service —if, indeed, it can be repaired. Another engine, No 6 , was broken up in the same manner—both while playing upon a warehouse immediately opposite to Sudlow's, (on the north side of the street.) Police-officer Shannon was cap tain of No. 6, and Nelson, No. 99, was with the other. They were both present on our visit to the ruins this day—and their eyes were much reddened by the heat of yesterday. They state that the warehouse alluded to came down by the run, while they were playing upon it, and they had a very narrow escape. Some unfortunate men were probably within at the time. Several of the fire police were struck down, and fixed among the ruins. Mr. Superintendant Riding was dragged out when up to the middle crushed among the bricks ; he had his ankle-bone broken. We may here mention that the daring exertions of the fire Police force was beyond all praise; indeed, no recompense that can be awarded to them would be adequate to their toil and endeavours to save property, and the perils they braved in their efforts in every quarter. It On the foot-path, opposite Messrs. Grayson and Bannis ter's, shipwrights, a quantity of boards, &c., were in danger Of ignition. There were three engines employed. kNOIVN AND UNKNOWN QUANTITIES OF MERCHANDISE DESTROYED (From the Albion of yesterday.) 45,908 bales of cotton. 250 casks of tallow. 8,500 barrels of turpentine. 800 sacks of flour. 2,209 brls. of flour. 60 tans cod oil. Rice and sugar the cargo of the ship Bland, from Calcutta. Unknown quantities of flour, India rubber, sperm oil, tallow, bark, Indian corn, fustic, and other foreign produce. It is impossible to form anything like an accurate estimate of the total loss entailed by this disastrous event. The opinions hazarded on the subject have been various, the greatest amount being £700,000, and the least £-100,000. Perhaps a mean between these two sums, which would give £ 550 ,000, may be near the mark. The quantity of cotton destroyed reaches nearly 45,000 bags and bales ; in addition to which much rice, turpentine, and other articles of mer chandise have been consumed. The value of the warehouses is estimated at £32,000, exclusive of the small sheds, work shops, and other erections which have been involved in the general ruin. On Saturday, at one o'clock, a meeting of the agents re presenting the different Fire Insurance Offices took place in the Underwriters' Committee-room, N. D. Bold, Esq., in the chair. After " comparing notes" on the engagements of each office having liabilities in connexion with this de structive event, the following was reported as the result : The Sun £17,000 Globe Royal Exchange Pficenix • 30,000 London Corporation Liverpool . . . . , York and Loudon . . - . . . Imperial Scotch Union West of England Alliance 13 OOO Atlas Manchester Guardian Yorkshire Norwich Union County North British London Union Total Liabilities £350,900 Some uncertainty, however, exists as to whether all the liabilities have been ascertained, the meeting having been called so soon after the conflagration. No doubt, there would be much property uninsured : so that the result of the Meeting tends to prove, that the loss cannot be tar under what we have stated. In the Manchester office, we learn, an insurance was effected on M`Knight's bonded warehouse, Neptune -street, on Monday last. We have received from an intelligent and accurate gentle- Man an estimate of the quantity of produce destroyed, which as it is drawn from sources likely to be correct, we are dis- Posed to place more confidence . in it than in any of the r umours which we have heard on and off'Change. This estimate makes it appear, that 45,908 bales of cotton have be e • tl consumed. We also learn, from the same source, that there were in the warehouses 250 casks of tallow, 2,209 barrels and 800 sacks of flour, GO tuns of cod oil, 8,500 barrels of turpentine ; additional unknown quantities of flour, t urpentine, and tallow ; besides India rubber, Indian corn, Perna oil, fustic, rice, sugar, and bark, Amongst the cotton is a considerable quantity of Sea Island, which is very valti 4ble. It is considered a low estimate to value the cotton at 0 per bale, all round. This will yield a loss, in that com- Inodity alone, of £362,264. The loss in merchandise of other descriptions, with the smaller buildings, is taken to be about £95,000. Add to this £32,000 for the warehouses, and we have an estimated total loss of £489,964, or, in round numbers, of HALF A MILLION ! In saying that this is the greatest fire that ever occurred in tLiverpool we spoke advisedly, as even the great conflagration us' which the Goree warehouses were burned down in 1802, d id not destroy so vast an amount of property. We find, f rom the brief record of that event in Gore's Directory, that t he estimated damage was, in warehouses, .1:44,500 ; grain, 120,000 ; sugar, £60,000 ; coffee, £8,500; cotton, £30,000 ; a nd sundries, £60,000; total, £323,000. The ruins, it is stated, continued burning above three months. The lire W hich ranks next in destructiv e effect was that in Launcelot's i"Y New Quay, &c., in 1833. by which fourteen warehouses and nine dwelling homes were burned down. The damage housestimated tu be. in warehouses, £28,000 ; dwelling , £2,000 • and merchandise, £168,000 ; total £198,000. °n this property insurance was effected to the amount of 4:130,000. We surveyed the whole field of the fire, so far as it was acc essible, yesterday morning and afternoon. The men had eolitinued at work incessantly since the preceding day, and we saw several, dressed in the tattered, burned, and dirty hors ho rs witness to h the arduous services in which they had been i ii gazed, wo had only taken about four hours' rest since th e comme h ncement of the fire. The Head Constable and ,e, Chairman of the Watch Committee, to whose great tt"e t avity and zeal we can bear ample testimony, took care, ho wever that, after the fire began to subside, the men should A "' want needful refreshment, though any long interval of -s t , with such an immense field of fiery matter to contend a gainst, was out of the question. i•,;r s here was but little appearance of fire yesterday, and what the re le there was burnt internally, and found vent, here and in flaring, curious-looking cones of lambent flame. The whole are a , wherever cotton had been, was covered with M c , l :t l st of dun-coloured, almost impenetrable, floculent re ( r e r• The pyramids and precipitous fiery masses, in which a p „ Caverns yawned and passages of flame opened, had dis wrared : the material was consumed into powder, and all iihe re th e di sagreea bl e d un - co l our a b ove a ll u d e d t o . Th e to facing Great Howard -street, which, when we saw them ah oy :Way, exhibited a mass of red hot material several yards fe et the level of the street, were now empty to as many vo le b e low it.cotton had burned down gradually to a The h a l f s urface, and the whole mass of ashes was not above th e l a Yard deep, while it was passible to trace the shapes of ori ß i a n st bales that had subsided, shrunk almost to half the A t t a t ! dimensions. gushi o e top of Formby-street, the broken sewer was still tity J,,and carrying amongst the ruins an immense quan saved ys:anal water. Numerous sacks of flour had been the a h:, i 'rr 'ol beneath the ruins of the warehouse adjoining work t ,`" 'tt the back of Mrs. Bark's house. About twenty cott 43 , lell were busy clearing away and picking the loose b een w hich had only escaped being consumed by having th e 410 thered up w ith b r i c k s f rom t h e ware h ouses . Even IlextT r Y d welling -houses on the north s ide of Formby-street, wis e un e t a i t lloward-street, owe their safety to this other s() stra p ward ci rcums t ance . Th e ware h ouses w hi c h fell so asto choked up the street, and one piece of wall fell Yard wide u , a bar r i er , w hi c h, w ith an i n t erva l o f a b ou t a ti ; s in the s h ape o f an entry, was a ll t h e protec ti on e stoat' tenements had, though the wind was no w , lo e.,,,"ercely in their direction. The bricks, however, it is for a , algeot, smothered up the tire, on the one hand, and th e -oetr:rbarsrier which aided the efforts of the firemen on wher e H.,,_ , o Nlany bricks had been cleared away near the spot !tqis ae , n p_ B .lß O was overwhelmed ; but, owing to the heavy smallbut ll terial s of the fallen warehouses on each side, progressof briek,,afehad been made. On one of the pyramids t he Pre a t o4 _ w fathoms further on, stood two or three of fir ewen, playing a branch on the smoking and steaming bricks. They have, we understand, come over for practice, and their glossy and gay new garments formed a striking contrast to the soiled, discoloured, shrunken habili ments of the Liverpool men. Fire-policeman Moran showed us a policeman's button which had been found in the ruins. All the coating was burned off it, and it was evident the edges had been in a state of fusion. Some individuals ar gued from this, that the owner of the button was buried in the ruins. We are happy to say, however, that the men have all been mustered and that not one is missing, save Hodson and those who are known to be suffering from injuries. Passing from Formby-street to Neptune-street, we found the officers of police on guard at every entrance. Within, the labourers were at work clearing away rubbish. Further on, elevated on the piles of black rafters, broken walls, and slates, mixed up with burst bags of rice and other matters, were firemen playing inwards on the masses of materials. The sheds along the north side of Neptune-street had all been emptied, "or nearly so, of what damaged goods or rub bish they had contained. In the first of two sheds, that of Messrs. Horsley and Co., some workmen had been that morning employed at the north-west corner clearing away the bricks and other matter which had been forced in when the warehouses at the south side of Formby-street fell in. When they came to the flooring, they found on the ground a cotton-hook and a penny. In clearing a little further, they found a quantity of calcined bones, which . had, doubtless, belonged to the owner of the hook and penny. The state of these bones gave evidence of how intense must have been the heat. Not only has every particle of flesh been dissipated, but nothing save the earthy portion of the bones remains, and they are as light as charcoal. The men cleared away more of the materials, and, in a short time, they found ano ther cluster of bones similar to the last, amongit which were several of the spinal vertebrae, and some ends of the humeral and femoral bones. This shed was crushed in at the same moment when Mr. M`Knight's sheds were, and, being in the set of the draught, the flames played completely through it. Mr. Maxwell informs us, that he was in this shed, appre hending not the least danger, and surveying the operations of those who were getting out the cotton. Several labourers were at the further end next the burning warehouses which fronted Formby-street, but they were as unapprehensive of immediate danger as Mr. Maxwell. Suddenly the latter was called away, and he had scarcely reached the mouth of the shed when the crash was heard. On looking round, he saw the ruin that had ensued : the upper end of the shed smashed to pieces, the rafters and contents of the burning warehouse tumbling forward, and the flames rushing with the air through the shed. The scene was most heart-rending when the poor fellows on Mr. M` Knight's shed lost their lives by the falling in of the roof. They were in that gentleman's employ, and were most zealous and active in their exertions to save his property. One of them, when sinking in the flames, called out in agony for MI. Whitty, who was near, to save him. Another, who vs within Mr. Ws reach, stretched forth his hands for help, out, though an effort was made to save him, which was un successful, from the fierceness of the flames, he too sank in to the burning ruins. The bones which were yesterday dug out of the ruins of the shed, and which were completely cal cined, were, doubtless, those of these unfortunate men. Engines are placed at regular distances all round the area, and are at work incessantly. Passing from the sheds into Waterloo-road, we went to the western end of Formby-street. From the iron warehouses an enormous mass of burned, smouldering, and still ignited material extends northerly and northwest. The mass of cotton sends up a curious, glittering, blinding smoke, which shows there is still great heat below. A fireman who was stationed on this had covered his face with a wet handkerchief, for the purpose of saving his eyes. How he endured the fume we cannot tell, for our eyes were unable to withstand the severe infliction more than a few seconds at a time. Passing up Crompton-street, we found nothing materially worthy of observation, save the utter and entire devastation in this direction. The spectator may walk over ground which was till recently all occupied, and meet with but little obstruction. A few sorched bones show where a bone boil ing manufactory has been ; some scattered colors indicate a colour warehouse ; iron hoops, a cooperage ; scorched beans and oats, a stable, &c. The effect produced upon the eyes of the firemen by the smoke and flames was unusual and remarkable. The eyes swelled and stood out, and the sight was, in many cases, temporarily suspended. There is, it is said, in cotton an essential oil, which, having been evolved by the fire and thrown heated into the atmosphere, caused the opthalmic phenomenon we have mentioned. It is worthy of record, that. art of the merchandise con sumed in the sheds in Neptune-street had been saved from the fire in Galton-street only about two hundred yards to the south, and an account of which we gave last week. We again visited the scene of destruction at a late hour last night. The wind had, during the afternoon, veered round a few points in an easterly direction and freshened, which had, in some places, blown away the crust and given renewed vigour to the ffre beneath. Here and there small brilliant pyramids of flame shot upwards, illumining the ruins and circumambient atmosphere with flickering light. No further efforts had been made to bring to light the body of Hodson, the heat of the materials on each side being too great. Near the spot where he lies a quantity of tallow has been buried, and it sends up a faint blue flame through the interstices, and, by the gas which it generates, causes fre quent small explosions. The water from the Canal-overflow now passes completely through the ruins, and has found its way into the foundations of the sheds facing Great Howard street. On the opposite side, near the iron warehouse, there is still an immense body of fire beneath the bricks. The moment the engines stopped for want of water its intensity was indi cated by the manner in which it flared up through every in terstice. By the kindness of Mr. Highton, the Governor of the Borough Gaol, who has given much polite and valuable as sistance to those connected with the press. we had a view of the ruins from the summit of his house. The appearance of the area, illumined by the lights from the burning materials, was most picturesque and imposing. All the harsher and more repugnant features visible by daylight were absent, and the standing walls and gables shone strong and well defined against the background of deep gloom. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF SUNDAY Our reporter visited the ruins this day. Vast numbers of persons were congregated at the entrances to the area, where police-officers were stationed. The top of the Rotunda Tavern was crowded with spectators throughout the day, to witness such portion of the ruins as could be seen from that point. Mr. \Vhitty was busy in directing the engines —about ten of which were almost constantly playing the whole day, and had been during the whole of the previous night. The fire-proof warehouse or range with the sign -board—" Sud low's,"—near the bottom, still remained unscathed, though immediately adjoining large warehouses that had fallen to the ground, and still blazed with great heat from the cotton, &c., through the ruins. Out of one of them, a little higher up, on the opposite side of the street, (where two engines had been smashed on Friday morning), a quantity of half melted rosin came through the fallen bricks and other build ing materials, and arrested by them in progress, had risen to the height of two to three feet in some parts. A large quantity of the same material blazed up through the ruins occasionally, with a black smoke, and the water thrown upon it had only a slight and momentary effect,—the heaps from which the flames rose, from time to time, being aptly deno minated by one of the firemen, " kilns." Here men were employed in saving cotton, all loose, but comparatively tri fling quantities were got out, and it frequently blazed up when placed in a heap, so that it was requisite to turn the branches upon it. Crompton-street was for the most part swiming with tar. From the area near the top, where stood the fallen minor erections in which the fire commenced, a fine view of the fire was obtained, and particularly from the ruins of some ware houses at the back of some large sheds, &c., south of the street, some of which latter are still entire. Several uneven hills of burning matter and ruins, still of a great height, on both sides of Crosbie-street, here presented themselves. About eleven o'clock one of these hills blazed up to the height of eight or ten teet, arid here and there presented a mass of livid fire. Within the ruins of several of the warehouses, the cotton, though much sunk from the former day, by being consumed, still resembled beds of irregular rock, made red hot at every cavity by the action of fire below. The black smoke from the turpentine, tar, &c., strongly contrasted with the steam rising from the hot bricks on which the firemen played ; and the whole scene, extending over a large space, conveyed a probably true idea of the crater of a burn ing mountain at certain times. The cotton in Poole's large sheds facing Great Howard-street had still the same appear ance of rocks here and there red-hot ; but it had become so far reduced by combustion that it had sunk into the cellars, some feet below the level of the street. A body of the Preston tire-police, under Mr. S. Bradley, came about noon to tender their services, and were welcomed by Mr. \Vhitty, who, we learn, put some of them to work. An engine would also be sent for from that town, if it were deemed requisite. _ _ During the whole forenoon a great quantity of fish oil, mixed with turpentine, &c., which had been crushed in the cellars of the burnt warehouses by the ruins, or had leaked out by the tire below, ran out by the common sewer into the Prince's Dock Basin ; and a large quantity of it was " baled" up from the surface of the water, by boatmen, into casks and other vessels. Some was taken to the deptit at the north end of the Prince's Dock ; and, from some cause, the effort to save more was given up, so that much of it ran into the river with the next tide. At one time the basin was nearly covered with it, and the smell was anything but odorous. Two small schooners, lying opposite the slate-yards, had their bottoms below water-mark completely covered with it, and, as it was of a reddish-yellow colour, appeared as if sheathed with some dingy metal, resembling soiled copper. THE RUINS YESTERDAY.-LATEST PARTICULARS The scene yesterday resembled, to a considerable degree, that of Sunday, in the " operative" department ; with the exception that many porters and carts were employed to remove any thing that could possibly be saved from the out skirts of the area of the fire, though nearly all in a damaged state ; and we reg r e t to say, that the salvage, w h e th er for insurers or insured, will be very small. Our reporter mounted the ruins—yet in a strong state of combustion below—in the very centre of the conflagration, between Formby-street and Crompton-street, and nearer to the former, in company with Mr. Inspector Leverett, who has yet scarcely recovered from the great and prolonged fatigue he endured in common with his brother officers. They passed down the top of Formby-street, the middle of which is a heap of ruins. The top is an inclined plane, with the row of dwelling-houses (before noticed) on one side, and Mrs. Barks, with the ruins of a shed, opposite, out of which were taken (luckily for Mrs. B. and also for the safety of the Borough Gaol) a number of casks of tallow, when the fire was at its height. At the bottom of the plane, the water has collected from the engines, and the canal overflow l e t into it, to the height of from two to two and a half feet, which was passed over by planks. Four of the houses --the lowest down in the row—are gutted by the tire, and the others much injured. We passed over the precise spot where lie the remains of poor Hodson (not Hodgson as before stated), who was killed by the falling of the front wall of one of the warehouses, im mediately below the row of h ou ses, an d continuous with them. Building materials, chiefly bricks, had fallen upon him to a great height, and the workmen had only at the time got to the wall which had crushed him within a yard or two of the spot, by seven o' c lo c k, so th a t hi s re mains (which will be crushed, but not, it is supposed, burned) will not be got out till this day. Thence, we proceeded, as we best could, over heaps of bricks, to the site of the third warehouse below on the north side of the street,—inouuting hillocks (reduced from " hills"), and which appeared from the superincumbent fallen walls ac commodating themselves to the still burning but confined rt!a telpls below, like so many kilns, to be regularly " paved with brick." F rom an em i nence on t hi s s i te, a fi ne v i e w of the whole of the yet blazing and smoking ruins in their full extent burst . upon th e eye o f t h e spectator; an d t h oug h th e genera l 1 - Fe had be come muc h d epresse d b y ex h aust i on , t h e acre was tearfully interesting, and th e con fl agra ti on a nd its eflects far more vivid. varied, and extensive, than could be conceived by any one on the outside of the area. Nine to ten engines were, in all, at work in various parts, though few of them were seen from any given point. Ruins rose on every side, in shattered walls still standing, and partly roofed, on outside of the amphitheatre, but open at the gables nearest the spec tator; while here and there a wall stood, portion of the side of a warehouse reared its long length In fearful and unsup ported isolation over the minorbeaps of burning ruins. The black smoke from the materiels below (including turpentine and tar) again contrasted with the white vapour or steam thrown up by the action of the*ater from the engines on the hot bricks and stones in other quirters. A hill of burning matter was still prominent east' of and near the tire-proof warehouse , and the reflection of the flames cast a lively but urid glare on the naked and rsiined walls, that still retained the whiteness imparted by the calcined mortar. One of the brick-paved hills, over which we passed, had, but a few mi nutes before, sunk about two feet, from the consumption by the fire of the materials far below. The whole spectacle was indeed sublime, even at so long a time after the height of the fire. It is worthy of remark, that the whole property, or nearly the whole, was destroyed, or placed beyond reach of redemp tion, within the short space of six to eight hours, an unex ampled short period for the " full swoop" of so large a mass. We subjoin a plan of the area comprising the fire, with the streets bounding it, and of which we have taken some pains to give a more accurate sketch than has yet appeared. We should state that the property marked " Waterhouses," at the top of Neptune-street, was occupied as cotton and other warehouses, or rather sheds, cooperages, &c., as elsewhere appears ; and that marked " Mathews," on the same side below, was occupied by Messrs. Gregson and Bannister, ship wrights, and smiths, and other parties, whose names, as tenants are also given. Borough Gaol. Entr Great Howard-street-160 yards Ci O burned. S ) W tom. s i 0 , _ ' e r i . .. ), - —// ' "c 3 , I 8 ; S. I • z in Fire- A) -4 4 , proof. o os au) Safe. 0 Rotunda, _..-------- ---•-•--'--.------- Victoria Wat pock FURTHER PARTICULARS f U a G 1 /.. From about eight o'clock on Friday morning to eleven, the Borough Gaol was in great danger of taking fire, owing to the wind (from about the W.N.W.) carrying the heat and flames of the large mass over and upon it. Every exertion was used, and effectually, to prevent such a casualty. Water in buckets, wet rugs, &c., were employed actively on the roofs of the outbuildings most exposed, and measures were taken to convey the prisoners, had necessity required, in safe custody to Kirkdale.. Nearly all the borough magistrates and many others were present, and Mr. Dighton, the governor, was on the alert. - The police force, from Mr. Whitty down, were wet through again and again, and covered with dust, cotton, &c. Their eyes were so painfully affected by the heat and smoke, that they were at times almost blind and sought relief in the application of water from leaks in the hose or elsewhere. Mr. Hewitt was this morning almost blind of an eye. Mr. Highton had to apply poultices to remove the inflammation; and many of the inspectors, superintendents, and constables were equally sufferers. It has been rumoured that the fire originated in malice. We can trace this to no substantial foundation. The real origin is not yet, we believe, satisfactory ascertained ; but it will probably turn out, on investigation, to have been mere accident, or at the worst, carelessness on the part of some one having premises in Crompton-street. Soon after the fire commenced nine head of cattle were saved, which were taken out of the shippon in Crompton street by the watchman of the street, Bernard Coyle, (before noticed.) This man was apprehended by the police on Fri day morning, after having some quarrel with one of the officers—originating probably in a mistake on the part of the latter, which led to his committing an assault. He was fined for the offence and discharged. SECOND OUTBREAK OF THE GREAT FIRE, LAST NIGHT, Last night, shortly before ten o'clock, fire again broke out within the area before noticed, in premises that were thought to be quite safe, after dark. It was first discovered by a boy, who communicated it to Inspector Moore : he immediately made it known to Mr. Whitty, who fortunately was just then making a tour of the ruins. The alarm was given throughout the lower part of the town soon after ten o'clock, by the springing of rattles and the tolling of the station bells ; and from the destruction of life and property that had already taken place, the most painful ap prehensions were entertained, and thousands rushed to the scene, which was indicated by the glare on the sky, nearly over the site of the previous conflagration. On reaching the spot we found that the premises ignited were, 'Webster's small house and extensive yard behind, and Devan's marine store adjoining, and also some premises occupied by a carter named Bushell, who bad several horse s in the stables behind. The whole of the premises are situ ated at the lower part of Crompton-street, (the northern boundary of the great fire,) and the fire had communicated from the interior of the area where the buildings are in ruins, and yet burning in the sublime manner before described. The flames from the buildings, though low, being almost wholly of wood, gained a rapid head, and the cooperage, the marine store, and Bushell's (at the back) were all speedily in flames, over a frontage to the street of about 25 yards. Two or three of the horses and some pigs were got out alive, but some were burned to death. Just above, in the same row, and to the east, was a double cotton shed, longitudinal with the street, which was for some time in great danger, but Superintendent Leverett had the door burst open, and got the fire extinguished just in time to save it. When the fire began the greatest alarm naturally prevailed amongst the inmates of the premises, several of whom were in their beds—females as well as males—ran out in their shirts and shifts. A number of engines were speedily on the ground, and were worked by the police, under Mr. Whitty and others, with as much energy, notwithstanding their previous fatigue, as if they had come fresh to the scene of action. We can form no estimate of the loss ; but we may say that this fire, as well as the greater one, we have had the pain to record, shows the necessity for some law to prevent the building of sheds and other premises of timber, and other combustible materials, particularly in the mercantile and crowded parts of the town, where much valuable property is stored, and many lives are endangered on the spreading of a fire. Standard-office, Half-past Twelve o'clock. We have lust returned from the scene of devastation. The fire, we trust, is for the present got under; and, but for the amazing rapidity with which it burst, we may say, amongst the wooden buildings destroyed, would have been arrested in a few minutes by the large and active force at present on the spot. We regret to say that six valuable horses belonging to Mr. Bushel are destroyed. We saw, amidst the smoking ruins upon the site of the stabling, the carcases of two, charred to a cinder, and the bones perfectly white in parts from which the skin and flesh had been stripped off. A donkey was the only tenant of the stabling which made its escape without assistance ; and, as it rushed through the gates of the yard into Crompton-street, with its long ears all a-flame, and shaking its head, furnished a laughable exhibition contrasted with the horror of the remaining scene. We know not as yet the fate of the pigs which were upon the premises. 'We were told, however, by the inspeltors and firemen upon the spot, that they were in all probability saved, having promptly made their egress from their sties, and distributed themselves in all directions amongst the legs of those engaged in arresting the progress of the flames. The stench which we experienced, whilst seeing the remains of the fourfooted tenants of the stable, was dreadful. Should any thing further occur, and we cannot conceal our impression that the state of the entire locality of the fire is far from satisfactory, we shall communicate it to our readers in a second edition. INQUEST ON THREE OF THE SUFFERERS BY THE FIRE. Yesterday an inquisition was held before P. F. Curry, E sq ., touching the respective deaths of John Martin, Luke Smith, and James Bell, who had perished by the fire. Edward P. M'Knight, a warehouse-keeper in Exchange.. street East, said,—Two of the deceased—John Martin and Luke Smith—were in my employ. On Friday mornin g last, between 8 and 9 o'clock, they were engaged in re mov i ng some goods, by my direction, out of my warehous e in Nep tune-street, which was expected to take fire, being close to some warehouses then on fire. There was a space of about twelve feet between my warehouse and one that was on fire. While they were so engaged the wall of the warehouse close to, fell down upon my warehouse, and cut the gable com pletely away, which fell upon the two men, and they were buried under the ruins. They were taken out as speedily as possible. They were not dead. They were carried away. They were much crushed. Samuel Tack, police-officer, said,—l was engaged on Fri day at the fire in Neptune-street, when word was passed that the branch was wanted at another building. I went to the place directed, and saw the last witness and some other men there. The gable end of the building had fallen down, and I was informed some men were under the ruins. Assistance was procured and the bricks removed, when two men were taken from under. Neither of them were dead, and they were removed to the Northern Hospital. Hugh Falkner, a labourer, said—l knew one of the de ceased very well. His name was James Bell. He was about 35 years old. On Friday morning the deceased and I were engaged in removing some cotton out of a shed in Neptune street, which was close to a warehouse on fire, which fronted Formby-street. I was engaged in throwing the bales of cotton down, which were piled on one another, and the de ceased was rolling them along the gangway to the door. While we were so engaged, I heard a noise, and then saw that the roof was falling in, and directly after the gable end of the buildine , was thrown down. I ran between some bales of cotton, and then missed the deceased. He was standing in the gangway at the time the wall fell. Assistance was procured, and the bricks removed, and the deceased taken from under. His head was split in two. He was removed to the Northern Hospital. Joseph Massey, inspector of police, said :—On Friday last I was on duty at the Victoria Dock and neighbourhood. I and another officer perceived some smoke in a yard appa rently in Crompton-street. We proceeded there, and found a fire in Mr. Peniston's yard. There were several sheds built of timber, and one of them was on fire. I knocked at the yard•door with my stick, but no person answered. I did not observe any person about. I sent the officer directly to the fire station, and then went down to the dock and gave orders for word to be passed to the stations for the fire en gines. I then returned to the fire and examined the place, and found a stove with a tire in it, and the door open. There was a boiler over the fire, and the steam partly up• There was a small steam-engine in the yard, which was used for grinding bones. On going into the engine•house, I found a bench on fire, which was about three yards from the stove. The engine -house was built of timber, and the flames front the bench ascended to the roof, which was partly on tire. The engine -house adjoined the yard belonging toMrs. Isaacs, who is an oil and colour-dealer, in which was a wooden shed. The flames from the engine -house reached that shed, and set it on fire also. Before the fire-engines arrived, the flame s had spread a good way up Crompton-street, and several buildings had taken fire. The wind was blowing rather fresh from the N.W., and spread the fire a good way. I then went to the station to assist in getting the engines out, and did not return again for some time, when the fire was raging terribly, and several warehouses had taken fire. I saw several of the walls of the warehouses fall, one of theta in the direction of Mr. M'Knight's warehouse. I did not know any person was hurt until a little time after it had fallen. The warehouse, the wall of which fell towards Mr. McKnight's building, belonged to Mr, Rayner, I did not see any person taken from under the ruins. When I first discovered the fire, I got what assistance I could, and en deavoured to put it out, but could not do so. The lock was obliged to be broken off the yard-door before we could get in. There were traces of fire from the bench up the partition of the engine -house, which was of wood to the roof. I could not perceive any trace of fire from the stove to the bench in the engine-house. The bench could not have taken fire from the stove. Michael Martin, a labourer, said—The deceased, John Martin, was my son. On Friday morning last, about four o'clock, I awakened from the reflection of the air, and judged there was a fire somewhere. I got up, and went in the di rection of the light, and found some buildings a fire in Formby-street. I left the deceased in the house. I got em ployed at one of the fire-engines. About seven o ' c lock, same morning, the deceas e d came to me and said lie was looking for a job, and then left me. About eight o'clock his breakfast was brought down by a little boy, to whom I said I thought deceased was in Neptune -street. The boy went there and soon after returned, and said he could not find hiin. Immediately afterwards I heard he had been killed and taken to the Northern Hospital, where I went and saw him. He was not dead. His head was terribly crushed and he died soon after. James Peen Harris, surgeon of the Northern Hospital, said—On Friday morning last, the deceased John Martin and Luke Smith were brought there in a dreadful state. Smith had a fracture of the vertebrae and dislocation of four or five of the ribs of the left side, with laceration of the right arm, and an extensive wound on the right knee, besides being se verely burnt more or less over the whole body. He died from the injuries in about two hours. Martin had a fracture of the right leg, extensiue lacerated wounds and injury of the scalp, and severely burnt over the whole trunk of the body. He died also in about two hours. _ _ John Coglan said--I am an Engineer, and in the employ of Mr. Peniston, who had a yard in Crompton-street. I had charge of the steam engine then, which was used for grinding bones. It wa s p ar t o f my duty to light the fire, and lock up the place at night. On Thursday night last, a few minutes before 10 o'clock, I locked the yard up, having previously drawn the red coals from the furnace, and filled the bars up with slack, so as to have a small fire ready for use in the morning, which has been the custom for the last four months. The stove was surrounded with a brick wall. The smoke is conveyed through a flue which runs under the yard. The stove door I left open and three spades were put in the fire hole which were found in a perfect state the fol lowing day. The floor of the engine house is flagged. There was a small bench in the engine house on which my tools were placed. On Friday morning, I was called up about 3 o'clock and informed that the place was on fire. I went then directly and found the sheds in the yard and several other buildings all in flames. I do not know where the fire origi nated. Every thing was safe when I locked the yard up. The inquest was adjourned to make further enquiries into the origin of the fire. There can be little doubt but the verdict, in all these cases, will be " Accidental death." It was stated by ,the police-officer, who was a witness on the inquest, that the two deceased who were taken out of the ruins alive were dreadfully burnt before they could be extri cated,—Martin in particular, not so much from the flames as from-the almost red-hot bricks, amidst which they were partly buried. They were in a state of roasting and cried out, in their agony, for water to be thrown upon them. When Martin was taken out, pieces of his flesh came away from his person with his burnt clothes, and his whole body presented an appalling spectacle. Both of these unfortunate men were, on Sunday, buried at the cemetery of St. An thony's Chapel, and the funeral was attended by many thou sands of spectators. No inquest has yet been held on the few bones of another sufferer in the same shed (or ware house),—but an investigation will probably take place on some of the other remains being found. WIGAN THE MAYORALTY.-It is confidently rumoured, that the important office of chief magistrate of the borough is, next year, to be filled by our esteemed to w ns man , Th omas Eckers ley, Esq. DISTRICT VISITING SOCIETY.—A sermon was preached in the Parish Church, on Sunday morning last, by the Rev. J. Lomas, curate, in behalf of the above society. The rev. gentleman took his text from the 11th chapter of St. Mat thew, and the sth verse. The collection amounted to £l6. CAUTION TO CARTERS.-At the Police-court, on Friday last, a young man, named William Mitchell, a carter, was brought up charged by Mr. Radcliffe, farmer, of Standish, with neglecting his driving in Standish-gate. and subjecting Mr. Radcliffe to much annoyance and danger, by allowing his horse to draw on the wrong side of the road. The de fendant called a witness to speak in his favour, but, unfortu nately for himself, the case was thereby much strengthened against him.—He was fined 20s. and costs, or, in default of payment, to be committed for one mo n th t o Kirkdale. LIST OF ENGLISH PATENTS Granted between the 31st of August and 22nd Sept., 1842 Charles Frederick (Juitard, of Birchin-lane, notary public, for certain improvements in the construction of railways. August 31; six months. _ _ Charles Thatcher, of Midsomer Norton, Somerset, brewer, and Thomas Thatcher, of Kilmersdon, in the said county, builder, for certain improvements in drags or breaks to be applied to the wheels of carriages generally. August 31 ; six months. Robert Hazard, of Clifton, near Bristol, for improvements in ventilating carriages and cabins of steam-boats. Septem ber 3 ; six months. William Roche, of Prince's-end, Stafford, mechanic and engineer, for improvements in the manufacture of mineral colours. September 3 ; six months. William Warburton, of Oxford-street, gentleman, for im provements in the construction of carriages and apparatus for retarding the progress of the same. September 8; six months. John Wordsworth Robson, of Jamaica-terrace, Commer cial-road, engineer, for certain improvements in machinery and apparatus for raising, forcing, conveying, and drawing off liquids. Seyternber 8 ; six months: James Insole, of Birmingham, saddlers' ironmonger, for improvements in the manufacture of brushes. September 8 ; six months. • Jo.eph Henry Tuck, of Francis-place, New North-road, engineer, for certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for making or manufacturing candles. September 8; six months. William Edward Newton, of Chancery-lane, civil engineer, for improvements in machinery or apparatus for making or manufacturing screws, screw-blanks, and rivets. (Being a communication.) September S ; six months. Herbert George James, of Great Tower-street, merchant, for certain improvements in machines or apparatus for weighing various kinds of articles or goods. (Being a com munication from abroad.) September 8 ; six months. William Fothergill Cooke, of Copthall-buildings, Esq., for improvements in apparatus for transmiting electricity between distant places, which improvements can be applied, amongst other purposes, to apparatus for giving signals and sounding alarms at distant places by means of electric currents. Sep tember 8 ; six months. Thomas Thirlwall, of Low Felling, Durham, engine -builder fur certain improvements in lubricating the piston-rods o steam-engines, and of other machinery. September 8 ; six months. _ William Crofts, of New Radford, Nottingham, lace ma. chine maker, for improvements in the manufacture of figured or ornamental lace. September 8 ; six months. Thomas Marsden, of Salford, Lancaster, machine maker, and Solomon Robinson, of the same place, flax-dresser, for mprovements in machinery for dressing or hackling flax and emp. September 8; six months. James Wake, jun., of Goole, York, coal-factor, for certain improvements in propelling vessels. Sept. 9: six months. John Rolt, of Great Cumberland-place, colonel in her Her Majesty's army, for certain improvements in saddles. September 15 ; six months. Frederick Bowles, of Moorgate-streeet, London, fora new method by machinery of preparing flour from all kinds of grain and potatoes, for making starch, bread, biscuits, and nastry. (Being a communication from abroad.) September 15 ; 6 months. Christopher Nickels, of York-road, Lambeth, gentleman, and Caleb Bedells, of Leicester, manufacturer, for improve ments in fabrics produced by lace machinery. September 15; 6 months. William Henry James, of Martin's-lane, London, civil engineer, for certain improvements in railways and carriage ways, railway and other carriages, and in the mode of pro pelling the said carriages, parts of which improvements are I.pplicable to the reduction of friction in other machines. September 16; six months. John Senders, William Williams, Samuel Lawrence Tay lor, and William Armstrong, all of Bedford, agricultural implement makers, and Evan 'William David, of Cardiff, for improvements in machinery for ploughing, harrowing, and raking land, and for cutting food for animals, Septem ber 22 ; six months. Ihe beds of the rivers in the north of England have not been known to contain so small a quantity of water as at present, within the memory of the oldest inhabitants. The hopes of the angler, which in the month of September used to be so high, have this year been entirely blasted, and many mills have been stopped from the want of a sufficient :u)p!y cf water. REPLY TO A LAME REMARK.—The week after my mind father ran away with a lame heiress. " Didn't I manage the matter well, my Lord?" says he to Lord Castletown. "Ye . did in troth, Mick— an d ye ma d e a gra te hit o f i t, yer amiable lady was only right upon her pins." " Well, my Lord," says he, " what the divil matter if she is a wee bit lame? Does your Lordship suppose that men marry wives to run races with them ?"—Hector O'Halloran. NOTIONS OF " gentleman walking through Knightsbridge, on Saturday, overheard the following conversation between a man and a woman, who appeared as if come from some pleasure trip in the country. Woman.— " Blow me, Bill, how tired Ido tell. I'm as miserable, too, as a starved herring. What a miserable world this is ! I wish I'd never been born, that I do ; and now I am born I wish myself dead again." Man.—" Why, Bet, what's the matter with von now? What are you grumbling about?" Woman.—Why don't I tell yer I am as miserable as a rat ?" Man.—" Miserable indeed! Why what on earth would you have? You was drunk Monday, and you was drunk again Wednesday, and I'm blessed it you haven't had pretty near enough to-day. If that ain't enough pleasure for yer I don't know what is. I suppose you wants to be a downright hangel here upon earth." THE STATISTICS OF LONGEVITY.—The following details are extracted from a curious book by M. Lejoncourt, recently published, end entitled Les Centenaries, Aciens et Modernes ; —" There have died in England, in the course of the last century, 19 persons who have reached from 130 to 180 years of age. Of those seven reached 131 years, four 138, two 146, four 155, one 159, one 169, one 1(18, one 169, and one 175. The official returns of Russia show that there were in that empire in 1814 seven persons aged upwards of 125 years, and one who had passed 160. In 1835 a man died there 135 years old, and in 1838 there died 1,238 persons who had passed 100, of whom 125 were upwards of 120, 111 were from 121 to 155, three from 126 to 130, five from 131 to 140, one was 145, three were from 150 to 155, one was 160, and one 165. In France we do not live so long, yet the following instances of longevity are worthy of notice. In 1710 a pea sant named Jean Mazard died at Dun-le-Roi, in Berry, aged upwards of 110. This man preserved his senses to the last, and was married 10 times. The last time he entered the marriage state he was 99 years of age, and the bride 18, who two years afterwards made him a father. A cure of Lisieux, named Desrocht:s, died in 1712, aged 113. He celebrated mass a few days before his death, and resided 91 years in the parish. In the same year died Jaques Thevenot, a labourer at Chateau-Vi!ab a, aged 114, married three times, and the father of 39 child ren, and an officer named Bultrade, buried at St. Germain, ; tged 115, leaving behind 17 children, the eldest 74 and the youngest 12. In 1718, an apothecary, named Le Baupin, died at Chateaubriand, 107 years old. lle was married twice, a ad was upwards of 80 when he contracted the second marriage. He was the father of 32 children, 16 by each wife ; an d he was 103 years old when his wife was delivered of two fine boys, who died upwards of 90 years later. In 1747 Oiled at Lourdes, M. Na son d e Vige, 118 years old. He was passionately fond of shooting, and had good sport not load; before his death. He was upwards of 100 when he mar tied. In 1777 a farmer of Bar, near Tulle, named Nouthac, died at the age of 115 ; he never had a day's sickness, was ma tried three times, was 92 when he entered the state of wedlock the second time, by which union he had several children , and was 102 when he married the Mid time,—eiatignan i's .111evenger, POLICE COURT.-MONDAY. Our Police-court yesterday contained, with the exception of one case s which we report below, no business worthy of being noticed. It is satisfactory, however, to observe the decided improvement in the morality of the town, which continues to manifest itself as the result of the regulation for closing the public-houses from 12 o'clock on Saturday night until one o'clock on Sunday. The number of cases brought up yesterday was only SO, instead of upwards of 150, the usual number in time past. Of these there were for Felony 25 Drunk and disorderly - .39 Other offences 80 Six more cases, we believe, were taken subsequently to this statement. Between the hours of five o'clock in the morning and one at noon on Sunday, only one prisoner was apprehended, and that for fiilony ; and, until five in the afternoon, only five, viz : For Felony Drunk and disorderly .. 3 ILLEGALLY PAWNING.—A woman, of middle age, was brought up for snatching a pair of boots from a girl whom she had accompanied to redeem them from pledge, and sub sequently pledging them in her own name for 2s. Sd. She was fined, the facts having been distinctly proved, 555. and costs, with the amount for which the boots were pledged. A middle-aged woman, decently dressed, was brought up for stealing twopence from a child in Concert-street. The mother, who appeared as a witness, stated that on Monday morning (yesterday) s h e gave h er little girl twopence, her week's school money, with which she was proceeding to St. Andrew's Infant School, when she was stopped in Concert street by the prisoner, and the money taken from her. The prisoner was seized with the money upon her person. The magistrate, after commenting upon the cruelty of robbing a poor woman who devoted her savings to so meritorious a purpose as the education of her children, sentenced the pri soner to one months imprisonment. ASSAULT BY TURN-OUT ROPERS.—TWO men, named Cooper and Barker, were placed at the bar, charged with committing an assault, accompanied with great violence, on two ropers, named Winterbottom and Green, employed at Mr. Jackson's ropery, Old Swan. It appeared from the evidence that there has recently been a turn-out amongst the men employed in the various roperies in this town ; and that the prosecutors, who had at first left their employment at Mr. Jackson's, had subsequently returned to work at what was thought by the rest of .the trade to be sufficient wages. For this offence threats of violence have been levelled against them by the turn-outs ; and on Saturday last the assault complained of was committed upon them by the two prison ers and a man named David Jones, not in custody. These parties having met them at the eorner of St. Andrew-street, Copperas-hill, much abusive language was directed towards them, the prosecutors being denominated " black sheep," and other slang names used by working men on similar occa sions. The prisoner Cooper, who is a powerful man, at length struck Winterbottom a severe blow on the bead, from the effects of which he fell, and Green was knocked down by the man David Jones,•and severely kicked, whilst on the gromad, by the prisoner Cooper. By this treatment his head was severely cut, his cheek scarred, and his handkerchief and shirt soaked with blood. The prosecutors at length got away to their own homes. About three-quarters of an hour afterwards, however, a mob wss heard outside their house, and several persons forced themselves up the passage of the court in which the prosecutors lived, making use of very vio lent language towards the " black sheep ;" and after a short time, when the turmoil had a little subsided, Winterbottom ventured out, followed by Green, and the two prisoners, by the aid of a policeman, were taken into custody. The case was very clearly made out by the evidence of the complain ants ; and after the prisoners had been beard in reply, Mr. Rushton, after characterizing in strong terms the conduct of the turn-outs in interfering to prevent men who were willing to work from selling their labour at their own price, sen tenced Cooper to pay a fine of £5, and find bail for £2O, in two sureties of £lO each. As Barker, though one of the turn-outs, was not proved to have used violence, he was or dered to find similar bail. The magistrate intimated that the rigour of the law should be visited upon such offences in future ; and that he should grant a warrant for the man David Jones. PARLIAMENTARY REVISION, 1812 HOUSEHOLDERS' LIST. Objections made by conservatives.. ..... Less withdrawn, being conservatives ... Allowed Struck out by the revising barrister From this number must be deducted 50, viz. : Men who were registered in other places „ in the Customs, and could not vote Dead men Oa the freemen's list, and will vote as a freeman . 1 Duplicates to objections struck out 7 Do. to objections allowed .. . 4 50 Total loss to the radicals upon the revision 215 Objections made by radicals Allowed Struck out by the revising barrister...... From this number must be deducted 123, viz Men were who registered in other places . . .. 195 28 _ „ in the Customs and Excise, and could not vote 59 Dead men On the freemen's list, and will vote as freemen Struck out, but belonging to their own party Duplicate objections struck out Less radicals struck out by their own party Total loss to the conservatives upon the revision Lost by the radicals Lost by the conservatives Balance in favour of the conservatives gISTRESSING SHIPWRECK. The Journal du Havre publishes the following distressing details of the loss of the Leopoldina Rosa, of which only a very brief notice has been given to the public. They are sup plied by a person who was on board :—The Leopoldina Rosa left Bayonne early in May for Monte Video, having on board, besides her captain and crew, 303 passengers, men, women, and children, nearly all industrious emigrants from the Basque country, who were on their way to the plains of liraguay. After a long passage, and when approaching their destination, the vessel was assailed by a severe storm, and during the night was thrown on one of the reefs, called the Castillos, on the eastern coast of Uraguay, at a distance of about forty leagues front Monte Video. At daylight, when Captain Frappaz, the commander of the Leopoldina, could clearly perceive his situation, it was evident to him that no hope could be entertained of saving the vessel. His attention was, therefore, exclusively directed to the crew and passengers. He first despatched a boat with a rope for the shore, but the breakers were so high that it foundered immediately. The men who were in it, however, were able to regain the vessel. He then desired a sailor, who was a good swimmer, to take a small rope to the shore, tied to his body, with the intention, when landed, of drawing to him a cable attached to the other end ; but the man refused, as did also all the other sailors who were applied to, although the lives of more than 300 passengers might have been saved by this act of courage. At length the crew, with the - exception of only three men, made arrangements for their own safety by means of spars, &c., leaving the captain, lieutenant, the doctor, the steward, and all the passengers to their fate. Thus abandoned, and taking counsel from despair, the most vigorous threw them. selves into the sea, but they were nearly all dashed against the rocks and drowned. Most of those .who remained on board were either deterred from following the example of those who had plunged into the sea, by seeing assembled there an immense number of those wretches the Gauchos, who watch the wrecks on the coast for the purposes of pil lage, and massacre those who offer resistance ; or they were parents whose feelings would not allow them to abandon their offspring. As the day wore, the tempest increased in violence, and the waves swept the deck with fury. All who remained on board sought refuge on the poop or in the cabin, where they were huddled up awaiting death, and having for consolation only the cheering words of the captain, who from time to time visited them, and bade them hope for a change in their favour. Captain Frappaz never abandoned the hope of safety ; and, watching the horizon, predicted that the st ma would subside with the setting of the sun, as it really did ; but, unfortunately, although the sea in the offing be cite comparatively calm, the breakers at the same time be came much more violent. During the whole of this terrible day the Leopoldina re sisted the fury of the waves, but towards five o'clock in the afternoon the stern gave way, and was separated from the body of the vessel. The scene now became dreadful. More than sixty persons who were standing on the poop when this calamity occurred were in a moment cast into the sea, and nearly all of them, men, women, and children, were d rowne d . Night now came on, and the waves from time to time swept away several of the poor wretches who were on the portion of the vessel which remained above wate •. The longboat, which had up to this time been preserved, and which had offered a last chance of escape, was carried away and dashed to pieces. This was followed almost immediately by the separation of the remaining part of the hull of the Leopoldina, and all who were on it had no other chance of avoiding death than grasping the planks and sustaining themselves for a time upon them. Only the most robust, however, were able to avail themselves of this succour. Those poor creatures who were denied this chance sunk almost immediately, and of the number who had profited by it, several were forced off by the waves and drowned ; others expired from exhaustion or injury as they touched the shore. 231 passengers pe rished, 72 escaped as by miracle. These were protected from the brutality of the Gauchos by the firmness of Don Vicente Acosta and Don Natalio Molina, who were on the spot to render assistance. The survivors were subsequently taken on board the • French schooner L'Eclair, where they were treated with great kindness. Among the sufferers was the captain of the Leopoldina, who remained with .his vessel until she went entirely to pieces, when, seizing a plank, he endeavoured to reach the shore, but was dashed against the rocks and killed. BLUCHER.—He was brave as a lion, an adroit and ready tactician, and, as Bonaparte observed of the British soldiery, never knew when he was beaten enough. "His jests," says the Quarterly Review, " frequently of a description ill calculated for chaste ears, extorted grim smiles from lips black with the cartridge, and sent laughter through the column, while grape shot was tearing its ranks. When he checked his horse in the hottest cannonades to light his pipe at the linstock of the gunner, the piece was, probably, not the worst served. To wards the close of the campaign in France, the infirmities of age at one moment almost induced him to contemplate the abandonment of his command, and to retire into the Nether lands ; but the spirit triumphed over the flesh, and, though unable to remain in the saddle for the last attack on Mont martre, he gave his orders with calmness and precision from a carriage. His appearance on this occasion must have taxed the gravity of his staff, for, to protect his eyes, then in a state of violent inflammation, the grisly veteran had replaced his cocked-hat by a French lady's bonnet and veil !" A HEATHEN Hosr►TAL.—The Rev. Mr. Allen, an American missionary, in giving details concerning the vari ous public institutions in Bombay, thus notices what every one must regard as a most singular establishment : "It has been said that heathenism never furnished a hospital. There is at least one exception to the truth of this remark. There is one here, supported at an expense of 16,000 dollars annually. It was founded by donation of 100,000 dollars, by a native merchant of the Jai n sect—the sect which appears to approach nearer than any other to the primitive Ilindooism, with which Py thagoras became acquainted at Babylon. Its doctrines strictly forbid the destruction of animal life, in any case whatever. The management of this hospital is wholly in heathen hands, and heathen liberality furnishes all its re sources. In it are gratuitously supported from 30 to 100 old horses, which would otherwise be killed as past service ; about 175 cows and oxen ; 200 dogs, for whose destruction the authorities of Bombay offer a bounty twice a year; and a a large number of cats, monkeys, and other animals. Its charities are accessible to living beings of every species except the human race. Men, women, and children, wounded, sick, and destitute, are allowed to die unaided within sight of its walls. Such is the character of the only hospital, so far as is known, that heathenism ever built.— Hong Kong Gazette. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MORALITY OF RAILWAY MANAGEMENT, The public have long had cause to suspect that the means adopted to obtain the sanction of parliament to a railway scheme were not of the most creditable description, and that the morality of civil engineers, solicitors, secretaries, and other parties enraged in the projection of these schemes, was not of the very highest character. That deceit and falsehood have been practised somewhere many a beggared shareholder has experienced, when the various glittering bubbles in which they have embarked their property have burst ; when shares, in which, on the faith of parliamentary estimates, they have invested at high premiums, have been proved well nigh worthless, and, having " gone up like a rocket," have at last " come down like its stick." In many instances, no doubt, the disappointment experienced has been the neces sary result of too sanguine anticipations. In many instances projectors of promising schemes have deceived themselves ; but we fear there are some in which an investigation would prove that the deception has been wilful, if not interested. An instance has lately been brought to light which exhibits the tactics pursued by railway officials in anything but a creditable view. The shareholders of the great North of England Railway —a very depressed concern—expressed themselves somewhat loudly, at a recent meeting, upon the subject of the large excess of expenditure over the parlia mentary estimate. Men who imagine themselves to have been tricked into investment in unprofitable concerns have every right to complain, and to demand information ; and the result of such demand is of vast interest to those having investments in railways, or any similar species of property. What was the reply in this particular case ? Why, the usual one. The onus was throw❑ exclusively upon the shoulders of the engineer, who was said by the directors to have `,.` greatly misled them." Here, had the ordinary termina tion of such affairs been adhered to, the matter would have rested, and the engineer, one of a class of men who have not much character for accuracy to lose, would have sate down quietly under the charge, of which, nevertheless, half the world, and the whole of those conversant with such affairs, would have known him to be only partially guilty. In the present case, however, the engineer pointed at—Mr. Robert Storey—has not been disposed to acquiesce so tamely, but has retorted, by implicating in the blame the parties themselves by whom the charge is made. Mr. Storey was accused of misleading the directors, who, in turn, misled the shareholders, by under-estimating very greatly the cost of the Great North of England Railway and its necessary works, stock, &c. Here is his retort, as given in a letter addressed to a provincial paper, and copied into the Railway Times : " I hold," says Mr. Storey, " written directions from the board of directors, the London deputation, and the company's solicitor, that the parliamentary estimate was not to exceed a given sum. On my stating that it was impossible to make and support such an estimate before a committee of either House of Parliament, I had instructions to exclude certain items in that for the county of Durham, and everything but the bare line of railway through the county of York. " This, the proprietors and the public Will see, excluded expenditure now incurred in locomotive engines, coaches, trucks, horse and cattle carriages, coach and merchandise stations, coal depots, and workshops at various places on the railway, and will account for a larger portion of capi tal being required than was generally anticipated." We say nothing here of the extraordinary conscience of the man himself who must have aided in palming this insuf ficient estimate upon parliament, and even verifying it upon oath ! But what are we to say of a board of directors who could act as described above, and who, having first misled the public into the purchase of shares in the concern in ques tion, have dragged the unfortunate holders of such shares through a court of law into the payment of their calls—in some cases to the infliction upon them of positive ruin? The whole circumstances are far from creditable and—some people would even say—suspicious. There is, however, another circumstance or two connected with this affair which the world may think requires explana tion. A line was projected and passed the legislature—if we remember rightly previously to this—from Darlington to Newcastle. To what circumstance is it owing that whilst this, from Darlington to York, was pressed forward in all haste, not a sod was touched upon the other. Were the quaker coal owners of South Durham anxious only for the public, or afraid a little that their monopoly of the Yorkshire markets might be interfered with by the coal of North Dur ham and Northumberland ? Again, who was the chairman of the parliamentary committee by whom the line to York, with its insufficient estimates, was sanctioned? Was it not oue of the members for South Durham, himself a large shareholder, and now treasurer of the company ? Did that gentleman know that the engineer, the solicitor and the wit nesses, one and all, were bamboozling the innocent members by their cut and carved estimates ? We presume not to say ; for truth itself and the disciples of George Fox are reported to be most intimate acquaintances. Setting aside, however, these merely personal considera tions, who, we ask, can deny that this case—and we fear many similar ones might be discovered—furnishes materials for the serious consideration of parliament and the public, with a view to prevent its future recurrence. All that we have to guide us in forming investments in public under takings of any kind, is our confidence in the statements of those conducting them. The legislature affects to institute a scrutiny into the correctness of estimatesand other matters connected with railways ; and that scrutiny should be some thing more than an expensive mockery, such as it is at pre sent. The best tribunal of inquiry may, however, be misled by engineers, of the accommodating morality of Mr. Storey, and directors, with consciences so peculiar as the Quaker gentlemen above referred to ; and the only curative resource that we can imagine in such a case is, that wherever wilful perversion or suppression of the truth can be proved against either directors or engineers, the shareholder—who is ordi narily made to pay the penalty—should be not only relieved of his responsibilities, but provided with a remedy against the parties by whom he has been duped. Let it be a valid plea to an action for calls, and a sufficient ground for an action of damages as well, that fraud has been practised upon the legislature or the shareholder ; and we shall have fewer private speculations carried out at the cost of the public ! PROPOSED UNION OF THE SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER AND BIRMINCHAM AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY COMPA- The following letter appears in the Railway Times of this week. We know nothing of the rumour referred to, and can at present give no opinion with respect to its probability or the prudence of the union in question. In one respect, how ever, we differ from the writer. Our firm impression is that if any party will be benefitted, that party is the Manchester and Birmingham Company. The Sheffield is, at bottom, the better concern of the two. All, however, will depend upon the terms agreed upon between the respective companies : " To the Editor of the Railway Times. " I always find the most correct information and sound opinions in your valuable paper, 1 beg to request your opinion on the following subjects :—1 t is now pretty widely reported that the Manchester and Birmingham and the Man chester and Sheffield Railways are about to join their inter ests, and form one line. Probably this may do the Sheffield line good, but I cannot see what good can arise to the Man chester and Birmingham Company. A much better plan appears to me to be this: as the Grand Junction is the grand north line, and as they have bought the Chester and Crewe line, they should also buy the Chester and Birken head, Manchester and Birmingham, and Manchester and Sheffield lines. Then they would have a communication from the western to the eastern seas. " They might have the bulk of the Liverpool and Leeds traffic, the Manchester and Leeds and Bull traffic, the Shef field and Derby traffic, the Manchester and London, Bir mingham, and Chester traffic ; in fact, they would have the command of the north traffic. " I am, Sir, yours, &c., "PUBLICOLA." MANCHESTER AND LEEDS RAILWAY.—A proof of the extraordinary reduction of friction on a railway as compared with that of the common road, may be arrived at by the fact, that a four-horsed coach, running betwee❑ London and Bir mingham, left by the wear of horse shoes and wheel tyres, 11!I lbs. of iron on the road each journey of 118 miles ; while at the present time a first-class carriage, weighing 31 tons, with a brake, is now running on the Manchester and Leeds Railway per 25,000 miles with Bank's tyres, having lost in weight by this distance not more than albs., and from every appearance, this carriage is likely to run a distance of three or four times the circumference of the earth without the least repair to the wheels. The wheels were old ones, re paired on Bank's plan, when put under the carriage, the cost of repair not being more than half the price of a set of wheels for a stage coach. Low FARES v. HIGH FARES.—It will be seen from our traffic returns that the raising of the fares on the Blackwall Railway has, during the last week, led to a falling off in the receipts of nearly £2OO, as compared with the corresponding week of last year, and this too although the present season is far more favourable to pleasure trips than was the last. — Railway Times. A letter from Vienna, September 5, sass,—" As soon as the contracts for the railroad works in the north and south were taken, workmen were at once set on. Not less than 6,000 men are employed near ()blintz, and the number will be increased to 10,000 towards the end of a utumn. On the Trieste line the works are also urged f o rward, and 30,000 men will be employed o n b ot h li nes i n the spring." THE POSTAGE ON lATTERS BETWEEN FRANCE AND ENGLAND. — The, public will learn with pleasure that we were perfectly correct in announcing on Monday last, t h at an employe of the F renc h P os t- o ffice had arrived in L on d on to treat with our Po s t- o ffi ce a uthorities for the reduction of th e postage duties o n l e tt ers from France to England, and vi ce versa, and that there is at length reason to hope for th e re alization of th e w i se ly conceived ameliorations so ably re commended three or four years since in the work published on the subject by M. Pirou, Deputy i P ost - master Gener a l o f France. We feel warranted thence n anticipating the satis factory conclusion of a negociation calculated at once to draw closer the friendly relations of the two countries, and to facilitate epistolary correspondence, by reducing the enormous charge at present imposed upon it ; for it is but justice to those who direct the affairs of the British Post office to state, that all the p ropos i tions for that desirable c h a nge originated w i th them. Let us hope that their French contemporaries will persevere in the line of liberality and good sense that they have entered upon, and that all the grounds of complaint hitherto advanced against them will disappear. For the a lt erat i on of the postage duties, t h e necessity will become obvious, when it shall be known that the smugglin g o f l e tt ers into England and France recipro cally is carried t o an a l most incredible extent. The postage on a letter from Dover to London is only Id. ; the duty on a letter from Calais to Paris 10 sous (something less than 5d.); while the charge on a letter from Paris to London (or from London to Paris; is Is. Bd. (or 40 sous). The French autho rities are, however, it appears, now converts to the principle that reduced duties diminish smuggling, and are earnest in Their desire for at least a trial of it. No doubt need be en tertained that their advances will be met in the best spirit on this side the wale,-.— Times. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, " STR,—A letter appears in the Mail of to-day, si gne d J. W.," containing some uncalled for remarks on the pre sentation to Oldham-street. They seem to emanate from the same quarter as those which appeared in the same paper some few weeks ago, and which, untrue or unfair as they were, were carefully forwarded to the young minister him self, in the hope, doubtless, that misrepresentation and un truths would effect what they well knew a fair statement would not do. The article of Saturday last, signed " J. W.," has apparently the same object in view, and resort is made to the same unworthy and most unmanly means of effecting it. The trustees and shareholders did not sign the CALL on Wednesday,' simply because they were informed that it was unnecessary on their parts, and the documents itself, in which trustees and shareholders, &c., are mentioned, was opened only a few minutes before it was laid before the con gregation. As no document of the kind ever was done jus tice to in one day, time being allowed, the matter, so far as the trustees are concerned, if not already done, will he easily remedied, the shareholders will quickly follow, and there is no fear whatever of the congregation doing their duty in their own good time and way, so that this unfair and most unfeel ing attempt to disturb the harmony of the settlement, and the returning harmony of the entire congregation is likely to fall as harmless as the other attempts from the same quarter hitherto have signally done. Respecting the trustees, and majority of the shareholders, declining to hear any more candidates, it is answer sufficient to the insinuation which the accusation covers, that they could not do so without again dragging themselves, and the congregation, through the mire of contention, out of which they had just emerged. Liverpool, 24th Sept AMICUS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Stu,—A correspondentof the Mail, of Satprday last, sign ing himself "A Catholic Presbyter," has in the compass of a short letter given as much evidence of bad feeling, and the absurdity of a little mind as could be well compressed within similar limits. I quite agree with him in commending the return to the ancient system of catechising in churches, feeling assured that it will be productive of much good, unless, indeed, the congregations are composed of persons in a similar frame of mind as Catholic Presbyter. He commences with a contemptible sneer at the esteemed and excellent curate who officiated at the parish church of Birkenhead, in the absence of Mr. Knox, at the catechitical service, which has for many years past been established there. I pass it by without further notice than, that its falsehood and malevolence show clearly that he could not have been attending public worship in the frame of mind that the church requires from her worshippers. He then states, that an un authorised hymn was sung, indeed ! unauthorised by Catho lic Presbyter, I suppose. Has he read the canons—if so, ignorance is not his excuse, for he must have known that it is very much left to the minister to appoint what is to be sung. But it so happens that this very collection was sub mitted to the diocesan, and received his approval—quite suf ficient to comfort Mr. Knox under the infliction of Catholic Presbyter's disapprobation. The bishops have almost universally sanctioned, in their respective dioceses, similar collections ; and, one revered prelate (Heber) published a hymn book (most of the hymns being his own composition,) for use in the church services. It might be well, indeed, if something more of uniformity had been attempted by the reverend bench, by the sanction of a hymn book for general use ; but C. P.'s sneer does not supply this. He then finds fault with a selection only from the liturgy being read, and (if I rightly understand him,) with baptisms, and the service for the churching of women, being adminis tered ; and, to crown all, with the heinous crime of cathe chising the children from the Holy Scriptures instead of the cathechism. Really, had Mr. Knox the strong approval of our excel lent diocesan, who, if I remember aright, on one occasion was present at this service ; I am afraid he must have given it up in obedience to the dictum of this meddling stranger, who charges a man, in every way his superior, (to judge from this letter,) with insulting the congregation by an irregular service. He remarks, that at the close, they were favoured with another hymn, a prayer, and the blessing. I had thought it was for the worship of God, but it appears I was mis taken. I would recommend C. P. to remonstrate with the Primate of the English Church, for using only a selection of the prayers of the liturgy at the meetings of the religious societies connected with the church, as it has no doubt been the cause of all the bishops doing the same. But he would not have found fault had he seen wax can dles on, what he chooses to call, the " altar" —or, had he seen images of the gibbet on which the saviour was suspended, plastered around the walls, or encumbering the Lord's table. Had the minister impiously bowed down to them, and thus insulted both his God and the congregation, Catholic Pres byter would have had no fault to find. A MEMBER OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Birkenhead, 26th Sept., 1812. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING STEWARDS.--LORD G. BENTINCK, SIR B. W. BIJLKELEY, BART., AND LORD STANLEY. FRIDAY. The EGLINTOUN (HANDICAP) STAKES, of 10 sovs. each, 50 added ; for 3-yrs olds. One mile. 6 subscribers. Lord G. Bentinck's St. Jean d'Acre, 7st. 91b. (W. Howlett) . . Lord G. Bentinck's The Yorkshire Lady, Bst. Colonel Crawford's f. by Langar, out of Mermaid, Bst. 31b. 3 Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle, Bst. 71b. Mr. Holker's Tariff, 7st. 21b. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's f. by Bay Middleton-Adriana, Bst. Betting.-2 to 1 agst the Adriana filly, 3to 1 agst Lord George's two, and 4 to 1 agst Tariff. Won by a length. The PALATINE STAKES (HANDICAP), Of 20 sovs. each, 10 ft., and 5 ft, only if declared; 100 soya. added ; the second to receive 30 sovs., and the third 10 sovs. One mile and a half. 34 subscribers, of whom 25 declored. Lord G. Bentinck's Proof Print, 3 yrs. sst. (Ebdale) . 1 Mr. Orde Powlett's Disclosure, 4 yrs, Bst. Mr. Painter's Ernest the First, 6 yrs, 7st. 101 b. 3 The following also started, but were not placed :- Mr. Goodman's The Shadow, aged, 9st. Duke of Richmond's Mus, aged, Bst. 21b. Lord Chesterfield's Henri Quatre, 4 yrs, 7st. 121 b. Mr. Hornby's Champagne, 5 yrs. 6st. 121bs. Mr. Ferguson's Fireaway, 3 yrs. 7st. Betting.-3 to 1 agst Disclosure, 3to 1 agst Proof Print, 4 to 1 agst Fireaway, 5 to 1 agst The Shadow, and 5 to 1 Mus. Won in a canter, by a length. The MEGGERNIE STAKES, of 5 sovs. each, and 50 added ; 2 yr olds, 6st. 41b. ; 3 yrs, Bst. 71b. : 4 yrs, 9st. 31b. ; 5 yrs, 9st.. 71b. ; Gyrs and aged, 9st. 111 b. ; mares, &c.. allowed 21b. ; winners extra ; the winner to be sold for 150 soya., and the last to pay thesecond horse's stakes. From the Bridge turn and in. Sir R. W. Bulkeley's f. by Bay Middleton-Adriana, (Darling).. Mr. J. Osborn's f. by Physician, out of Duchess, 2 yrs. 2 Captain Crofton's Muleteer, 5 yrs. Mr. Potto's Short Bob, 3 yrs. Mr. James's Wide Awake, 3 yrs. Betting.-15 to 10 agst the 2-yr old, 3to 1 agst the winner, and 4 to 1 agst Muleteer. Won by a length. The OPTION STAKES, of 10 soya. each, and 30 added Heats, a mile and a quarter. Mr. Merry's Smike, 3 yrs. 7st. (Lye) ... Mr. Skerratt's Hudibras, 4 yrs. Bst. 21b Mr. Dawson's The Biddy, 3 yrs. 7st. 21b Won easily HINTS TO AUTHORS Yours t o comman d" as the Prince sai S d e t n o tinn ou ie rg i ra ß i y gracious sl—SZreign. , Sentiment National.—" Ease before elegance," as the American envoy said when be was forbidden the Palace for coming to Court without a coat. Sentiment Hospitable.—" Come, and bring your friends with you," as Wellington said to Napoleon. Sentiment Historical.—" Your quarters are better than your father's," as Harry the Eighth said to Cardinal Wol sey at Hampton Court. Sentiment Legal.—" That's a very hard case," as the Irishman said when he hit his friend on the head. Sentiment Surgical.—" Remove the limb," as the judge said when he struck the attorney off the Rolls. Sentiment Rural.—" I think I must look over it," as the horse said of the gate which divided it from the clover, Sentiment Worldly.—" No noose' is good news," as the criminal said to the hangman. Sentimental Perspective.—" I'll be doers upon you some (Ivy," as the old house said to the new tenant. 6entinzent a — v s iciini to an artificial state of society," as the monkey said when they put trousers upon Sentiment Contemptuous.—" You are beneath my notice,'' as the hawk said to the fi e ld mouse. Sentiment Apologetical.—" I was really not aware," as the young rat said t o the trap. , Sentiment Polite.—" Pray don t wait for me,,, as the mouse said to the cat. Thine — ever thine," as the Sentiment Sentimental.—" Would that we ne'er b a d met, " as the man said t o t h e b a iliff. Sentiment Romantic. —" bot tle nose said to the butler. ._ My corn f ee l s the rain, These notes enlive n me, " as the Sentiment Ayricuttural. — " the se o i l i d am wo o m it an m s u a s i i d ea t i o : _be„rs T e i l l f e . man said when a r emittance came. T O I F IE TILE A FI4,GITniAt sßsE.lvr:ligir;e ro p n the authority of the Limerick Chronicle:— Thewt h r e nci following WAS •‘ colours of the 44th Regiment were preserved to the TRH COLOVnIt; last extremity, and until the battalion was reduced to very s A t l a n te s En sa ci e ) twelve men, worn out and exhausted, after six days' constant fight with a vastly superior force, in the mid s t o f f ros t an d snow. Lieutenant S outer was then made prisoner with the Queen's colour, but the man who had the regimental colours wrapped round his body surrendered the precious charge to the ferocious en emy only with his life, for he was butchered on the spot. lie was c o l our ser j eant, and an Irishman. fli name was Carey." FATAL fatal duel, fought in Cadiz, h as been the engrossing s u bj ect of conversation in the Spanish capital. Senor Reisch, the political chief of Cadiz, h av ing taken offence at so me ar ti c l es i n t h e Globe journal, sent a hostile message to the editor, Senor Llorente. Senor Reisch, after several shots had been fired without effect, proposed that they should fire at " clothes-burning proximity ', which was agreed to. The toss to see who should fire first having been won by the journalist, he made a movement to discharge his pistol in the air, when his opponent declared, that, if he did so, he should still insist on his shot at-him and kill him if he could. Senor Llorente, to save his own life, was obliged to fire, and shot Senor Reisch through the heart. DESTRUCTIVE FLOOD AT ADERYSTWITII.—A few days ago this town was visited by a terrific flood. At eleven o'clock in the forenoon, a noise was heard resembling that of distant thunder, and the inhabitants were soon appris e d o f the cause by a tremendous body of water rolling several f ee t above the waters of the ricer Rhydol , carrying with it car t s, n wheelbarrows, forks, rakes , and various implement s o f hus bandry. On its reaching the harbour , the force was u s nd, and o smash s the pow erful as to raise the shipping which were lying to a -ground, dash them on each other with such fury as i m asts, yards, and bowsprits of several of them to splinters ; others sunk to their anchors, and were nearly covered ; ve b oa ts were instantly dashed to the b ottom and hurled se tot r l a u l ... ocean. The waters continued to increase for upwards of two h ou rs, stripping the fields adjoining the b e d o f t h e river, ofhay, hay, wheat, oats, and barley ; and increasing and coming down, da although the waters were yet the children in Tr e f ec ,, n sh ing and foaming headlong, middles in the midst of the i 3-- were to be seen up to their the spoil borne on the stream, endeavouring to catch element. The most bosom of the apparently infuriated this phenomenon was, singularti circumstance connected with west, with a la although the wind was blowing river forced the tremendousocean heavy sea, yet the waters of the mile, filling the bay II back to the apparent, distance of. a extending from Graiglas pot to the pier with fresh water and for upwards of eight hours no awalga. tion of the fresh and briny elements took place, the bay remaining as free from salt . as if it had been a mountain lake. -- Hereford paper,