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Rfttrature. POETRY. MEMORY. BY ROBERT W. THOM, Author of the " Epochs." (For the Liverpool Standard.) The hours and the years and the ages depart, L Like summers from earth, or the guest from our door, And the dreams of the soul and the hopes of the heart Are borne from their birthplace to find it no more. They melt from our life as the dome from the stream, An instant upreared in the glory of light; But linger in memory as shapes in a dream, As earth in the beauty of stars and of night. 'Tis well, for life's uplands are solemn and sad, And the strength of our manhood is married to sorrow; And the soul that is wearied would never be glad, For the shades of to-day are th 3 walks of to-morrow. But we tread them in calmness, if joy be denied, ' And in courage we wait for the season of rest, When the oil and the balm are by memory supplied, And she lulls us to sleep and we dream on her breast, LORD DENMAN. (From the Law Times.) At a meeting of the Home Circuit Mess, held at Kingston on-Thames, on the 2nd of April, 1850, at which the accompany ing verses were recited by the Poet Laureate, it was unani mously resolved that the verses should be printed, and a copy sent to each member of the circuit, and a copy both of the verses and of this resolution should be forwarded to Lord Denman. _ 7 ilis life was noble ; and the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world,—This was a man." We who have known thee long, and watched thee near, Forgive your Laureate if he flings away His motley mask, and dares he brave to-day, While to the memory of a great career He yields a homage, feeble—but sincere. A noble race is ended ; from the noise Of Life's arena to the tranquil joys Of wise seclusion, glorious with a crown Of civic worth and dignified renown DENNI AN retires, and leaves a lofty name To the sure keeping of historic fame. Long shall the name of DENMAN live enshrined In the fond reverence of the English mind ; Rich as he was in every manly grace That stamps the sons of England's hero race; 'True Saxon worth, cast in the stately mould Of Roman grandeur; stein and lion-souled, Yet touched by kindlier impulses that move The hearts, that else. had but admired, to love. England remembers how in manhood's flower, The bold assailant of all lawless power, His voice was lifted loudest in the van Of those who fought against the trade in man. England has not forgotten how the rush Of his fierce eloquence rolled forth to crush The courtly crew who, to appease the spleen Of a King's spite, would immolate a queen ; Nor how, with front erect, he trod the path Of Justice, heedless of a Senate's wrath; And, firm for rights our fathers handed down, Withstood the House, as he had braved the Crown. Throned on the seat of judgment, he combined The purest purpose with the widest mind ; His aim was always Justice; his delight To render Law commensurate with Right, And from the breadth of that august domain, Weed the rank growth of quibbling and chichane. No zealous votary of the cumbrous lore That "darkened counsel" in the days of yore; Not blindly worshipping as things divine The dust and cobwebs of the legal shrine; But bent to make,—so taught in Wisdom's school, — Our laws progressive, like die realm they rule. His proud demeanour and majestic grace Suited the height of his illustrious place : Blended extremes in him we could admire, MURRAY'S fine ease, and CHATHAM'S generous fire; Calmly sedate and equably polite He felt no preference, and he spewed no slight; Not prone to talk, but diligent to hear; • Prompt, and yet patient; firm, but not austere: Not quick to wrath, but when fit cause arose To stir his lion-nature from repose,— Some deed of baseness, cruelty, or shame, — Swift shot the electric impulse through his frame. The grave brow lowered ; the eye, so calm and cold, Flashed sudden fire; and forth in thunder rolled The voice whose accents clothed with solemn awe The indignant doom of violated law. DENMAN farewell ! forgive the attempt to twine A wreath so worthless for a brow like thine; But while all others hasten to salute , Thy name with honour, how can we be mute? We who have known thee long, and watched thee near, Dispensing Justice in our narrower sphere; Who feel thy loss not more to be deplored On the grave bench than at the genial board, — That festive scene where thou didst love to sit, Promoting manly mirth and honest wit, Where not a guest, howe'er " unknown to fame," But heard thy deep voice pledge him by his name, While proudly through our hearts the feeling ran— " Others revere the Judge, we love (lee Nan." Once more farewell ! may every blessing wait On thy retirement, to a distant date ! Moral' the pleasures of a taste relined, And all the affluence of a well-stored mind, And all the affections of a loving breast, Solace thy age, and sanctify thy rest. VARIETIES. .THE WRITTEN WORD REMAINS.—NOW pause for a moment, to contemplate the duration and triumph of sacred song, and to observe how it has outlived other things. David was ambitious to build the temple ; the Holy Spirit overruled him. He penned his Psalms. His son built the fabric, which seemed to defy destruction. The Ark, the Tabernacle, the Temple, the ancient walls of Zion have vanished away. The sceptre of Judah is broken—the very ground of Mount Zion has lost its original aspect—but the songs of Zion, the melodies of David, and the enraptured strains of the Prophets, have outlived time and destruction, and the very enemies and oppressors of Israel sing their songs in strange lands.— Dr. Gilly. ORNAMENTS ON STEEL.—Ornaments are now com monly put upon steel by the chemical action of the solutions of the various metals, most of them being combinations with acids. The steel being covered with some etching ground, the design is cut through to the metal, and, the metallic solution being poured upon it, the metal, or its oxide is precipitated, and a super ficial chemical combination is thus effected. Steel may be gilded by the employment of the ethereal solution of gold. This is made by taking a neutral solu tion of chloride of gold and agitating it with some electrified ether; the gold is thus separated from the one fluid, and held in solution by the other. Upon dipping steel into this the real solution an electro-chemical action appears to take place, the result of which is that a film of gold is de posited upon the metal. In this way " gold-eyed needles" receive the small coating of the precious metal ; and many steel ornaments are thus fancifully decorated. The coating which the steel thus receives is exceedingly attenuated, and much friction removes it from the surface. Art Journal. THE VERACITY OF A RED REPUBLICAN.—Ledru Rollin, the careful gentleman who in June last so cleverly escaped his deserts with some uneasy wounds to his per son and dignity, has just published a book on the " Decline of England." As it is brimful of what is politely called errors, we leave others to point out what most concerns them, while we exhibit Ledru's veracity with respect to the Church. This very truthful repub lican gravely tells his readers that, during the war carried on by us against France, our clergy preached from the pulpit that " to kill a Frenchman wheresoever you meet him is a deed acceptable to God ;" and that after such injunctions whole congregations were apt to issue forth and massacre every Frenchman they could meet ! In another page we are told that the robbers, vagrants, and prostitutes in our streets, are often the children of the poorer clergy, too proud to assume humble and honest occupations. The English clergy, we, or rather Ledru's French readers, are solemnly assured, are of such a grasping nature that they have obtained a power over succession to property by arrogating to themselves the decision of all testamentary questions ; while so lax is the discipline of the Church, that even the widows of peers are empowered to give an incumbent a dispensation from residence ! Ledru then informs his French public that English clergymen are such slaves that they read the sermon, " in order that the priest may always be able to place his discourse before the magistrate, if he should be suspected of having promulgated doctrines contrary to law ;" and finally—that is, not finally as to Ledru's assertions, but as to our patience and want of space—that circumstances sometimes present themselves in which "the bishops send written sermons to the ministers, with orders to read them without alteration ."' We should take Munehausen to be a dull book after the "Deca dence de I'Angleterre" of Citizen Ledru ROSSINI'S HABITS OF PROCRASTINATION. — Rossini ' s desperate idleness and habits of procrastination are pro verbial. On more than one occasion personal restraint was resorted to, to compel the fulfilment of his engage ments. Thus, at Milan, sentinels were placed at his door, and no exit allowed him, until he had completed an opera of which the two first acts were already in re hearsal. Barbaja, the celebrated impresario, kept him for some time prisoner in his palace on the Naples Toledo, refusing him liberty until he should have composed the long-promised opera of Otello. Remonstrances were disregarded by the inflexible manager, so Rossini set to work, and, with his usual facility, soon sent down a por tion of the score, headed Introduzione. This was trans mitted to the copyist; but the same evening Rossini ap plied for it again, on pretext of alteration. Next morn ing another MS. reached Barbaja, inscribed Cavatina. It followed its predecessor to the copyist, and, in like manner, was re-demanded for correction. Barbaja glee fully rubbed his hands at finding that these revisions did not delay Rossini, who sent down rage antr page of copy to the extent of an entire act. But the irritable manager was like to go distracted when, on applying to the copyist for the whole score, he found the introduction was all that had been composed. It had been travelling to and fro between Rossini and the theatre, and, at each journey, the incorrigible composer had headed it with a different title. The trait is characteristic, and strictly authentic. The same story is told, at greater length, and with some embellishments, in one of Alexander Dumas volumes of Italian travelling sketches. Managers, however, found compensation in Rossini's rapidity for his provoking idle ness. When lie did set to work, lie got over the paper at a gallop ; and, when driven to the last minute, his fertility and invention were wonderful. Some of his finest things were composed on the spur of the moment, and in breath less haste. The celebrated air Di !anti Palpiti is one of these. His dinner hour was at hand, when, driven to the wall by urgent solicitations, he one day sat down to com- Nsaeut it. His cook, learning that the Maestro was rea lly to work—no very common occurrence—thrust his head in at the door, and ventured a supposition that he had " better not put the rice to boil." "On the con trary, boil it directly" replied Rossini, who was hungry. Before the rice, that indispensable preface to an Italian dinner, was fit for table, the air and its introduction were composed. Di tanti Palpiti is still familiarly kaawa as the Aria dei rizzi.—Blackwood, BOY OR GIRL.—The following mode was adopted a few years ago in a branch of my family residing in Denbigh shire, with the view of discovering the sex of an infant, previous to its birth. As Ido not remember to have met with it in other localities, it may, perhaps be all, interesting addition to your " Folk Lore." An old woman of the village, strongly attached to the family; asked permission to use a harmless charm to learn if the expected infant would be male or female. Accord ingly, she joined the servants at their supper, where she assisted in clearing a shoulder of mutton of every particle of meat. She then held the blade-bone to the fire until it was scorched, so as to permit her to force her thumbs through the thin part. Through the holes thus made she passed a string, and, having knotted the ends together she drove in a nail over the back door, and left the house, giving strict injunctions to the servants to hang the bone up in that place the last thing at night. Then they were carefully to observe who should first enter that door on the following morning. exclusive of the members of the household, and the sex of the child would be that of the first comer. This rather vexed some of the servants, who wished for a boy, as two or three women came regularly each morning to the house, and a man was scarcely ever seen there; lint, to their delight, the first corner on this occasion proved to be a man, and in a few weeks the old woman's reputation was established throughout the neighbourhood by the birth of a boy.— Notes and Queries. MAKING BIRDS ACT AND THINK.—It was our gratifi cation to be present at one of the most graceful and sur prising entertainments which we ever witnessed. Made moiselle Vandermeersch, a young foreigner of most at tractive appearance and manners, being impressed with the idea that 'birds may be instructed to the performance of various acts, indicative of a power in them to appre hend what language or other modes of communication may convey, has devoted herself with wonderful success to the development of this equally bold and extraordinary idea. The mystery of so elaborate a tuition sets our keenest speculation at defiance. But the result is palpa ble, Mademoiselle V. having satisfied us that the thing may be accomplished. The performance takes place in the young lady's drawing-rooms, and consists of a most diverting succession of tricks of legerdemain on the cards, the birds, under her direction and influence, being the performers. One statement will serve as an illustration. Mademoiselle asks for a watch, which being handed to her, the time is noted. She then opens a cage door, calling by name one of the birds, which, perching upon a long pack of cards plated edge upwards, _selects and pecks out with its beak a card having a number corresponding with the precise hour inscribed on it. In like mariner some marvellous feats are performed with playing cards, one of the birds selecting from a large pack several cards in suc cession which several of the visitors had previously fixed upon. But by far the most extraordinary feat was that which arises from the mention of a given word by a mem ber of the company. One of the ladies or gentlemen present is requested to pronounce a word, not comprising a double use of any one letter, and one of the little per formers immediately forms the word by picking out a number of cards, each bearing a single letter, until the whole word is properly spelt. " Chaise " was the word chosen upon this occasion, and each letter picked out in due order by the bird, was at the same time assigned to its proper place in the formation of the word. It would occupy too much space to dwell upon the details of the extraordinary feats performed by these " learned " birds. But it is due to this singularly interesting performer to say, that a more delightful treat we never before enjoyed. Globe. A SINGULAR ESSEX ARTIST.-0111* obituary of this (last) week records the death of John Carter, a self-taught artist, of extraordinary and unique genius, residing in Coggeshall. Originally a farming labourer, not to be dis tinguished amongst his fellows by any extra talent or peculiar power of mind, his life sped on, till one day, being tempted to break the Sabbath, he, with several companions, went to a rookery with the intention of rob bing the nests and securing the young. Carter having climbed a tree to some height missed his hold, and fell to the ground with immense force. He was taken up for dead, but recovered, with the total loss of all vital power in his limbs ; in fact he was completely paralysed, not being able to move any part of his body, with the excep tion of his neck and head. Thus he remained several years, helpless and despairing, till an idea took possession of his mind (always cloudless and unimpaired) that he could sketch or copy a drawing. Necessary implements were immediately procured, and, singular as it may seem, and extraordinary as it may appear, after several trials, he succeeded in producing groups of dogs, foxes' heads, and various other figures, roost delicately worked, and most exquisitely finished. The curious reader may inquire how he accomplished this : simply by means of his mouth. His sister stood by his side, and, dipping his pencil in India ink, placed it between his teeth and lips ; and then, by the motion of lips and neck, poor Carter succeeded in producing the most wonderful specimens of art. Though for fourteen years Carter was confined to his bed and paralysed, he was very rarely subjected to much bodily illness. Persons passing through Cogges hall may possibly remember having met a man enveloped in sheets and wrappers, ll ing on a couch-chair, and drawn by two boys. That was Carter, the artist. His works were not very numerous ; necessarily he could work but a few hours at a time, and the elaboration of his per formances was always a labour of many, many hours, and attended, (to himself) by much toil and weariness. His latest productions were " The Head of King Charles the Martyr," after Vandyke; and " The Sultan's Daughter." Ail Carter's works bear the appearance of line engravings ; and though many of his early copies are defective, the majority of his later productions are very beautiful. He once received the bounty of the late admirable Queen Dowager, and fully intended, had not death intervened, to have prepared a piece worthy of his talents for the great exhibition of 1851. His end was accelerated by an unfortunate accident he met with some few days since, caused by the upsetting of the little vehicle in which he occasionally rode about to take necessary air and change. His death was very calm and peaceful ; so let us hope, „ after life'sfitful fever, he sleeps well."—Essex Standard. DREADFUL CATASTROPHE AT SEA. WRECK OF THE STEAMER " ORION," AND FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE One of those shocking events, which leave such terrible blanks in families, irrespective of rank, age, or sex, oc curred early on Tuesday morning, off the coast of Scot land, when the Orion, one of the fine steam-vessels which ply between Liverpool and Glasgow, was driven upon the rocks within sight of the village of Portpatrick, and the warning lighthouse there erected, and a sacrifice of human life took place which is appalling, and of which the full extent is not ascertained. Of those who are certainly named as dead, many were residents in Scotland, in Glasgow, and Ayr, some of them ranking high in society ; and families in Liverpool, Bolton, Birkenhead, Chester, and other ports of the kingdom nearer to Manchester, have been bereft of members. The number of cabin passengers was 115, steerage pas sengers 45, which, with a crew of 40, made a total on board of 200 persons. _ _ The weather was particularly favourable; the vessel proceeded on her voyage with a celerity and ease which seemed to defy accident ; and the passengers being almost all on pleasure bent, were full of spirits and gladness. As night closed around they gradually retired to their berths, until about one o'clock next morning, when only about four persons, in addition to the crew, remained on deck. At that time t v_.ise.l was in charge of the second mate, the captain and first mate having retired to rest—a pro ceeding on the propriety of which a question of conduct, in reference to the captain, rests. A vessel going from Liverpool to Glasgow may adopt either of two channels— the one narrow, but, where danger lies, short, called the Antrim Channel ; and the other to the Galloway Channel, less narrow, but which takes more time to pass through. This, however, is the one usually taken, and was the one pursed by the Orion. When the current is strong the sailors hug the shore; and the current being strong on Tuesday, this course seems to have been too daringly adopted. The morning was beautiful, calm, and clear, and the water as placid as if in a lake. Daylight was breaking ; all was repose, and everything apparently secure ; when within a hundred and fifty yards of the shore, the vessel struck upon a rock just as she had passed the lighthouse of Portpatrick about two hundred yards. The sleeping passengers were startled by the crash, and the second mate rushed into the cabin, hurriedly sum moning the captain on deck. The alarm, of course, was instant and terrific, but different passengers give diffe rent accounts of their sensations. One describes the noise like the tearing of writing paper, another compares it to the discharge of artillery, but in general it was thought that a collision had taken place. The statements of par ties are all of course conflicting and contradictory, but it would appear that the majority were at first in no hurry to leave their berths. Those who did arise took time to partially dress themselves; the ladies who had not un dressed rushed upon deck, those who had undressed either took time to dress or remained in their beds. The conduct of the captain from this moment was faultless ; he ran upon deck in his nightshirt, and to prevent panic declared that if the people remained quiet there was no danger. He remained at his post, naked as he was, and was one of the last taken from the shrouds. His efforts, however, it would appear; were not sufficient to inspire confidence and compel obedience in some of the crew. He metered the boats (there were three on board) to be lowered, but the sailors seen to have applied themselves only to the liberating from* the fastenings the life-bdat, and it would seem that most of them occupied her when she pushed off for shore. The other boats were placed one on each side of the vessel, and were covered with canvas. The passengers rushed to them, and, as they swung over the water several persons got into them. At first these were rden, but a cry of " the ladies !" being raised, the gentlemen abandoned one boat to the females, but they retained the other. In the haste, confusion, and panic, the ropes, instead of being un done, were cut, and those at one end being cut before the other, the other end gave was first, and pitched the persons in it into the water, except two or three who Clung to the seats. The boat then turned keel upwards, and several persons jumped upon it ; but this boat, it would seem, never righted. The third boat was more fortunate; but in the selfishness and confusion of the moment, she was pushed off before she had received one-fourth of the passengers she could accommodate. During the brief but fearful and eventful period between the ship going down and the deliverance of the survivors, many acts of heroism were performed. One of these was the case of a child who came up to Glasgow in its mother's arms by the Tartar, who was found by a passing swimmer floating on the water, just as a boat, loaded to the gun wale with the saved, was crossing his track, he seized the infant, and jerked it among the people aboard. The child was consequently saved, as we sincerely trust was also the gallant swimmer. There was another still more astonish ing feat of heroic gallantry and noble self-denial. It was that of a gentleman who was observed s t rugg li ng an d swimming freighted with a lady under each arm, and his 01711 child bold in his mouth, Supporting to ms ,* Qa board, which he held under his chin. Some less scrupu lous swimmer came across him, and drew away the plank which enabled him to support his head, and he was forced to let go hold of his unfortunate child, which, in conse quence, met a watery grave : the ladies, however, he safely brought to land. We have not learned this noble person's name,, but it is worthy of being recorded. An other instance was that of a gentleman, who, having got possession of a small piece of floating wood, when a young lady was passing, extended his hand to her, and saying " this may save us both," was enabled to keep himself and her up till they were picked off by a passing boat. Capt. M'Kechnie, of Greenock, and his wife, like others of their fellow-passengers, had a wonderful preser vation. Tie captain, who was awakened by the concus sion of the striking vessel, felt satisfied that the blow would prove disastrous, and instantly sprang out of bell, carrying his alarmed wife with him, to the deck, on reaching which, the scene was appalling. Carefully con cocting his plans, he commenced ascending the mieen rigging, taking with him his partner in life. They 4ot gradually aloft as the vessel continued to sink, till when near the top of the mast, the captain found that the hull of the vessel was now resting on the ground. Thus encouraged, he got both lashed to the mast-head. Soon after, a hatch, or covering of one of the hatchways, came floating towards them, which he laid hold of ; and, get ting it secured with ropes, they both placed themselves upon it. Two females immediately came floating towards them, and were ultimately accommodated on the raft, on which the whole four found safety till secured by the boats from the shore. The son of Major Darroch, of Gourock, a promising young man, saved himself by swimming, having struck out for the shore immediately on perceiving the danger. When making his way for terra firma he encountered a seaman's chest floating on the surface. and endeavoured to use it as an ark of safety, but a strong sailor coming across him, commenced a con test with him for a share of the benefit, which deprived both of the advantage it might have afforded to one of them. The young man then abandoned the article, and reached the land by his own efforts. One of the most providential of the escapes which oc curred was made by a lady, who, for about three-quarters of an hour, hung on by a rope attached to the rigging till she was ultimately received on board one of the boats, in a state of great exhaustion. The following is the sub stance of the statement she makes :—Shortly before the vessel struck she was on the main deck, and she is per fectly satisfied that at the time there was no appearance of any fog. Immediately after the rock was struck she ran down to the cabin, and found the ladies leaping from their beds in a state of the greatest consternation. The panic which ensued it is impossible to describe ; and much more so was the scene which took place immediately afterwards on the deck. Some persons were praying, others uttering imprecations, others screaming. The lady in question succeeded in getting into the first boat that was launched, but it almost immediately swamped. By some means or other, she got hold of the helm of the steamer; but she had the greatest difficulty in maintain ing her position. The vessel was swayed from one side to the other by the people rushing in a body to secure a place in the boats ; the boiler, she thinks, now burst ; but perhaps she has mistaken for this the noise occa sioned by the pent-up air through the skylights. Ulti mately an end was put to the tumulltuous and painful scene by the vessel gradually sinking beneath the surface, namely, first forward, and then in the after part. Our informant was dragged repeatedly under water, and this combined with her previous exhaustion, rendered her al most quite unconscious ; so that she has no idea of what for some time followed. However, when she again came to herself she found that she had secured hold of a rope attached to the upper portion of the rigging, and fortu nately also she observed a cushion floating past her, which she likewise seized hold of. With these she ex r perienced no great difficulty in supporting herself, and her usual composure returned. She remained hanging by the rope, as above stated, for about three-quarters of an hour, and at the end of that time she was picked up by one of the boats. Nothing could exceed the kindness of the villagers to the wants of the survivors ; their houses, their larders, their wardrobes, their all, were freely placed at their dis posal. Nor should Dr. Douglas, the medical gentleman of the place, be omitted. He literally ran from one to another, from the hour of the wreck, administering relief to those who required it, with a degree of kindness, skill, and perseverance, which must ever be remembered with gratitude by all. The clergyman of the place was equally earnest in his kindness and hospitality : he literally stripped himself to cover the naked. The gentry in the neighbourhood posted into the village to offer aid. Among the passengers was a young gentleman, Mr. Paton, the nephew of Mr. Edward Jones, of the firm of Messrs. E. Jones and Co. He was on his way home from King William's College, Isle of Man, and was un attended. When aroused from bed he ran upon deck, and, seeing a boat pushing off, he threw his bag overboard, jumped into the water, and was taken up. The hole in the bottom of the boat being uncorked, the water rushed in, and Master Paton bailed it out with his hat. On landing, be clambered over high rocks, but was taken in and put to bed in the first house he reached. In a few hours, the clergyman called upon him, and gave him his coat : this kind man was followed by Mr. Baird, of -, who carried the lad to his house, where, on inquiring his name, &c., he discovered that he was the grandson of the friend of his father, Sir David Baird. Master Paton is the young gentleman who, a few weeks since, was in company with the young gentleman who lost his life in the Isle of Man. On that occasion he also behaved with great energy and presence of mind. Strange enough, the bag he threw overboard has been since washed ashore, with its contents safe. Amongst those who perished, no one can be more pub licly, and, we may add, privately, lamented than Dr. Burns, Professor of Surgery, in the University of Glas gow, and for many years a practitioner at the head of the medical profession of the west of Scotland. Dr. Burns was the eldst surviving son of the late Rev. Dr. Burns, of the Barony Parish of Glasgow, (who, previously to his death, enjoyed the venerable title of " Father of the Church of Scotland,") and was, in addition to many valuable papers connected with medicine and surgery, the the author of several literary and theological works that bear a standard reputation in our libraries. In 1815 he was appointed to the Chair of Surgery in the University of Glasgow, which of course brought him more immedi ately into contact with his medical contemporaries abroad, and in consequence he became associated with many of the first professors of surgery and Physic throughout Germany and France. Dr. Burns, in a word, enjoyed a European reputation, which will cause his melancholy fate to be felt and regretted by many, besides his fellow citizens. His eldest son is a major in the army, and is now with his regiment in Ireland. He is the only survivor of the late Professor's family, in which there were many sad and sudden bereavements, the recollection of which is again mournfully called up by his father's death in the way described. Dr. Burns was born in Glasgow, in 1774, and was consequently in the 76th year of his age. We have learnt that the vessel at the time she struck recoiled, and this, coupled with the fact that the engineer let off the steam, and that there was a flowing tide, accounts for her not striking a second time. The water was as smooth as a lake, and although it is admitted by numbers of witnesses, both on board and on shore, that there was a little haze, it is confidently asserted by pas sengers who were on deck that they had remarked and were surprised at the closeness with which the vessel was run to the shore, and that the rocky coast was plainly perceptible. As the ship approached the rocks the man on the watch gave orders to starboard her helm, which was immediately done; but the vessel was by that time so near the shore that she only got partly round before she came in contact with the reef. As soon as it was observed on board that the vessel was going down, everything that could float was thrown out by the crew. Among the buoyant articles was a lage parcel of returned spars from the Asia, boxes, trunks, &c. To this expedient it is pro bable that the saving of so many is attributable. Captain Henderson, the commander of the Orion, is a native of Glasgow. From his father, who for some time commanded a Clyde sailing vessel called the Corsair, he inherited a strong predilection for a seafaring life. At an early age, in company with his younger brother he voyaged far and near in the Corsair, on board of which he was thoroughly schooled in the science of seamanship. His active habits, business tact, and general good conduct, elevated him from the ranks to an important part of the East India trade. While thus engaged he attracted the attention of the Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Com pany, by whom he was engaged to command their late splendid vessel the Orion. Whatever may be the result of the investigation which will, of course, be instituted relative to the cause of this harrowing disaster, it must be satisfactory to the public, and consolatory to him, to think that, prior to Tuesday, his reputation for an ex perienced and watchful seaman, stood unimpeached and unimpeachable. The Glasgow Courier of Thursday states that the vessel is insured in Glasgow for £14,000 ; but she is valued at £30,000, making the loss very severe on the owners. A tug steamer (the Defiance,) with diving bell and divers, was sent from Liverpool on Tuesday evening, to search for the passenger list and luggage. The divers had been unable to effect an entrance into the saloon, in conse quence of the stair being locked up ; th e y h a d been, how ever, in the fore-cabin, but no bodies were found. The bed-clothes were all washed to one side of the ship. The weather continued calm, and the vessel remains in the same position, with no indications of breaking up. The divers were, of course, continuing their operations. Captain Denham, R.N., F.R.S., Government Inspector of Steam Vessel Accidents, has proceeded to Portpatrick to investigate the causes and circumstances attending the loss of the Orion. Lieut. Oke, R.N., in a letter to Captain Bevis, R.N., says,—" As you are aware, I commanded her Majesty's steamship Asp for about nine years, carrying the mails between Portpatrick and Donaghadee, and know the whole coast well between Corsewell and the Mull of Galloway. The captain of the Orion, I observe, reports her to have struck a little to the northward of Port patrick,' and as the charts show deep water there, I deem it not out of place to apprise you, of my own knowledge, there is a ledge of rocks known, and called by fishermen the Bushes, running out at least one hundred and fifty yards or more from the shore ; there is no beacon or buoy on them, but I have myself sounded these rocks," Amongst the sufferers are two of the daughters of Mr. Lawrence Gladstone, of the firm of Gl a d s t one an d C o ., shipchandlers, Strand-street, and Clifton-park, Birken head. Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, with their two girls, nine and eleven years of age, with the servant, were pas sengers. When the vessel struck the family got on deck, and crowded together in a state of great alarm, surrounded by others of the passengers. In a few minutes, the sink ing of the vessel and the rushing of the water separated the parents from their children, and their darling off spring sank to rise no more. Mr. Gladstone saved him self with considerable difficulty, by clinging to a log of wood until picked up by one of the boats which put off to the rescue of the sufferers. Mrs. Gladstone, although in a helpless state, was picked up by one of the boats shortly after the sinking of the vassal. it is 10414,40401 T THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. to add that the servant girl also perished. Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone arrived here by the mail train on Wednesday night, suffering severely, as might be supposed, from the melancholy bereavement which they have xperienced. Amongst the - passengers was Dr. Nicol, of Rodney street. The following is an extract of a letter received from him on Wednesday by a relative : " Tuesday, six, a.m. "The vessel struck on a rock off Port Portpatrick, and sank in eight or ten minutes. A great many have been drowned, and I grieve at heart. We have lost our Maggy, (a child of nine years.) We lost her in the dreadful crash. Wife, Donald, (son,) Mary, (daugLter,) and myself, are saved by a miracle." Mr. Wm. Priest, of Hope-place and the Clarendon rooms, who is well-known to our readers as the secretary of a number of the most successful building societies in Liverpool, was also one of the passengers, and saved his life by swimming ashore. The following is the copy of a letter received yesterday morning : " Portpatrick, Tuesday, 18th June, 1850. Mr. ARCHER, The Orion steamship struck on a rock this morning. There has been a fearful loss of life. Thank God, lam saved, after a dreadful struggle in the water. I can say no more. lam now naked, having just reached shore. WM. PRIEST. The following was received on Thursday afternoon : All well, but knocked up. I have lost all my clothes, and must e r e P fi r t in c e l s ' s v Roya l l t , e f Y r u m , p P e o r r h t a p p a il ti itcrorrow. Just arrived . Greenock, 19th June, 1850. Wm. PRIEST. Mr. Win. Moss, broker, Commercial-buildings, Water street, was on board the Orion. He was in bed at the time the vessel struck. There was, of course, great con fusion and alarm. Mr. Moss jumped on deck as soon as he could, got into the first boat he saw, and reached the shore in safety. Mr. John Stewart, son of Mr. Stewart, of Hornby street, was one of the steerage passengers. He is a young man, about twenty-two years of age, and an apprentice at Bury's foundry. He was proceeding to Scotland for the benefit of his health. He got into one cf the first boats, which swamped, but contrived afterwards to swim ashore, after being about twenty minutes in the water. He was so much exhausted on reaching land that it was only by the aid of powerful stimulants that he rallied. The Glasgow papers give an interesting statement from Mr. John Archibald, manufacturer, of Alloa, who, with his son, went from Liverpool. He was the only cabin passenger on deck at the time she struck, and was several hours on deck during the evening, from having been una ble to obtain a proper cabin berth, on account of the crowded state of the ship. Ile states that the night was not dark—that he could see the land—but that the Orion suddenly struck when going on at full speed. His belief is that the second mate was in charge at the moment. He did not anticipate for a moment that there was to be any serious danger, but proceeded down stairs to look for his son, and at this time the passengers were crowding up in great alarm, some of them altogether in a state of nudity, and others of the ladies in their stays and petticoats, who had laid down on their cots partially undressed. On get ting down to the fore cabin he found the water fully ankle deep ; returned on deck with his son, and got with him into a boat ; but some one above cut or let loose one of the ropes, when the boat was capsized, and they were all thrown into the water. He supported his son as well as he could, while two other persons also clung to his arms, which are discoloured by the pressure of these persons' fingers. After remaining in this position some little time with very great difficulty, a cork fender was thrown out from the Orion, with the rope attached to the vessel. He and the others got hold of it, and were supported until a boat from the shore took himself and his son in, and be thinks one of the other persons, but is not sure, for he was landed in an insensible state, and remained so for some time, on account of the dreadful struggle to which he had been subjected in the water. The boats, he states, were launched with great difficulty; and one of the life boats was so firmly fixed in her supports, or davits, that they had to be knocked away by the carpenter with an axe or forehammer ; and it was understood that during this operation the carpenter met with an accident, from which he was not able, like some of the others, to save his life. Mr. Archibald left Portpatrick on Wednesday morning with the Princess Royal, and came up to Glas gow from Greenock by the train. " I had," said he, " last seen my poor friend, Mr. Hume, of Glasgow, who was my fellow traveller, at 11 o'clock. He then retired to occupy a sofa berth, and I never saw him more." William Archibald, son of Mr. Archibald, a very intel ligent youth 14 years of age gave us the f o ll ow i ng vers i on : —" I was in bed when I was roused by the great noise. I got up in a moment, and looked over the bows, and asked what was wrong, when some one told me the ship was on shore. I went down again to look after my things, for I had nothing on but my shirt, and this time I was up to the knees in water. When I was coming up the stairs and carrying my clothes and bag along I heard papa's voice, and I waited at the foot of the stairs till he came down for me. He then took me up by the hand to the right side boat, when I threw in my clothes and left the portmanteau on deck. When I was jumping in I fell on my back into the right side of the boat. I don't think there were more than eight in at this time, and none of them were ladies. It was one of the boats next the stern. Some person cut one of the ropes above, and the boat going down on the stern end it nearly filled with water, and most of the people were thrown into the sea. Papa and I jumped to the bows, and got hold of the rope there, but some person let that go also, when the boat tumbled over, and we were thrown into the water too. Papa held me by the breast of my night-shirt, and other persons were also hanging on by him. A man, who they said was the second steward. then threw over a life buoy to us from the ship, and I told papa to make for it, but he said he could not do it. The same man then threw down a rope with a cork fender at the end of it, and we all got hold of the rope and held on, and I was at the top. After re maining in this way for a short time a boat passed, but refused to take us in. Another boat came from the shore, as I believe, and took me in. An old gentleman, who had been hanging on by papa, then fell off, and was drowned. They refused to take papa in, but I held on by his coat, and after a while he got in also. Papa was very weak when we got to the shore. I saw the 'shore plainly all the time. When we were half way between the vessel and the shore in this boat I saw the Orion sinking at the bows, and there was some dreadful screaming then. There were very few in the boat that saved me." The substance of the following narrative of the melan choly catastrophe, so far as it was under his own personal observation, was obtained from Mr. George Thompson, of Ingram-street, Glasgow, one of the survivors : "It was abOut haff-pa'st 1 that I was awoke by hearing and feeling a strange tearing sort of noise as if some strong paper was torn. It was so gentle that I thought little of it and remained in bed, although all the other passengers in the cabin started at once to their feet and rushed on deck. After a very brief interval one of my neighbours returned, and began with great trepidation to dress. I then apprehended danger and jumped out of bed, and, drawing on my trousers, went on deck, calling at the ladies cabin, in passing, to tell my wife that she had better get up and dress, although there might not be any immediate danger. On getting to the quarter-deck I found a large number of the passengers assembled in in great alarm. The vessel by this time had settled somewhat by the head, and was lurching over a little to starboard—that is, towards the land. I instantly went below to hasten my wife with her toilet, and put on little more dress, and sought for a small trunk I had, and brought it to the middle of the cabin. My wife and I now went on deck, and as the vessel was dipping deeper and deeper into the water I calmly told her that I feared there was little hope, but that we would use every effort to save ourselves. By this time the water was over the bul warks at the bow, and the ` heel' of the deck was becom ing greater and greater. I then feared that all was over, and clasping my wife to my breast felt resigned to my fate. We then proceeded, at my wife's suggestion, to the stern of the vessel on the larboard side, and as the inclination of the deck became so great as to prevent our ' standing, I laid hold of one of the belaying pins, and placed my wife between my breast and the bulwark. I there held on. A lady at this moment had got hold of my wife's shawl, but as it was not fastened at the throat it soon dropped off, and the unfortunate creature slid down the deck. On turning round I found the whole space within the bulwarks, and up to nearly the centre line of the deck, filled with a struggling multitude in the gurgling and seething waters, and most of these were very soon drowned. As soon as the water reached the companion, the pent air in the cabin forced off the sky lights with a most horrid crash,.and in an instant after we were under water, sucked down in the vortex of the sinking ship. When below the surface I lost hold of my wife, and striking out found myself above water and in contact with one of the stays of the mizen mast, which I laid hold of at once. I had hardly done so. when my wife rose also to the surface, and I at once took her hand and caused her to hold on by the same rope. I placed my legs round the rope, the better to secure my hold, and told her to rest herself on my knee, which she did. As soon as we had so far secured ourselves, the ship gave a heavy lurch to starboard, which immersed us under water ; but swinging back she lurched again to port, and again were we under water. Gradually the lurches decreased in extent, and after a few more rolls the masts continued stationary. I had only my head above water, as I was supporting my wife ; and I was afraid to elevate myself further, as I knew that in that case the weight would be increased. Above me. on the mast, a sailor was perched, who called out in the most imploring accents to some per sons in a boat to come and take the people off. When the vessel ultimately sank, the quarter-deck at the stern was clustered with human beings, like a bee-hive; and of these but few were saved, as the vortex absorbed them, and they were so numerous as to impede each other in their attempts to save themselves. On the shrouds of the mizen mast, near where we were, there were several persons clustered, three women hanging on by the rope. At this time the companion cover floated off, and three persons contrived to keep up by it until they were rescued. After being about half an hour in the water, a shore boat came up and was about to pick me up, when I told the men to get a lady, who appeared much exhausted, in first ; this was done, my wife was taken in next, and, as quickly as possible, all supported by the mast were speedily rescued. The boat then went to the main mast, and took off the captain and another man or two, and l t i h t t e i n e pro gir e w d e h d o t s o a d t h e w e s h r mn e s , t w e h o e m r e e wt to her w h e e r r e m m a e ni t m b y r a s house, n s eorn f a o s r t t a h h e l y e had. When h e nice n fire first to camewarm o n u s and deck would before m ake re turningboat ; ht t l o t I d r w es a s s , h th el e o y w w w e h r e e n lo t w he e y rin ae g e t o h m e p s l t i a s r h b e o d a t r h d e q s u o a m rt e er . what difficult feat, as the ropes . had got entangled. On was the coming in hs d r u a p w o e n r sd and e c k t s h h e i r t s , e c s o a indd that t e if thehe they a a p l t l a s i t n n , e w k h t o o ship there would be no danger. I accordingly went down and told the ladies so, which calmed them for a little, but as the water rose and the lurch of the vessel increased the alarm was soon renewed, and the ladies all rushed on dea. Into one of the boats some four or five men got, and rowed away in spite of the cries and iatre•aties of those on board the sinking ship. There appeared to be great difficulty in launching the boats, as the tackles were all entangled, and when launched they were ; in danger of fi o l r li p n l g ug a s s co th u e ld pl o u e g f h ou ol u e d s , w th e e re re a s ll ul o t p w e a n s ; 'and as no corks paueggen kept boi4o; the boats Alt a their hats they 'that although the - were in danger of sinking before the boats reached the shore. Into one of the boats a number of gentlemen had crowded, when a cry arose that the ladies should go in first; and accordingly a number of the gentlemen did get out and admit ladies; but the boat had not left the ves sel's side when she swamped ; but after being emptied of her first live freight she righted, and although half full of water a number of others got into her, and I believe ultimately reached land. I Am, however, unable to give any information on this part of the melancholy narrative, as I was in the cabin for some time, and when afloat my range of vision was too limited to enable me to see what was passing around. Mr. M'Neill, of Collonsay, his wife, two daughters, and two sons were on board.. The sons alone escaped. The eldest daugh ter, though alive when she was brought ashore, soon died. She was a handsome, joyous, happy creature, and walked the deck till a late hour in all the health and joyousness of youth. Alas ! how soon was all changed ; and ere a few hours had elapsed she was a corpse. Mr 3. Merrilees, of Liverpool, had a little child about nine months old in her arms. When she was overpowered with the waters she sank, and, on rising to the surface, her baby was dead, and floated away out of her arms. The mother was saved, and when she recovered herself so far as to recollect her loss she was bewailing her sad be reavement, when the body of the little innocent was brought into the house. The scene that ensued may be imagined, but cannot be described. Mr. Tait, baker, of this city, swam on shore with his little boy on his back most of the way, and both were saved. The Rev. Mr. Peugh, fhe Episcopal clergyman of Paisley, had a little child on board, about 12 years of age, which was given in charge to the stewardess. After the alarm was given she proceeded to dress her little charge and took her on deck, the poor child exclaiming, 'I know you will not leave me.' No, no ! I never will,' exclaimed the noble woman, but, alas! heroism availed them not; the remorseless surge claimed them as its own. An immense quantity of lug gage was recovered, partly floating and partly thrown on shore. This may be accounted for by the fact that most of it was on deck. Four instances came under nay own observation where husbands and wives were saved through their mutual aid in circumstances of awful peril and almost hopeless danger. There were about 20 bodies recovered when we left, including Dr. Burns. Several of these were women, and three of them children. The women had little else on than their night clothes, and some only:their chemises. Nothing could exceed the kindness of the vil lagers to the wants of the survivors; their houses, their larders, their wardrobes—their all, were freely placed at our disposal. Nor should Dr. Douglas, the medical gen tleman of the place, be omitted. He literally ran from one to another from the hour of the wreck, administering relief to these who required it, with a degree of kindness, skill, and perseverance, which must ever be remembered with gratitude by all. An investigation was at once set on foot by the authorities at Portpatrick, and several of the Passengers were precognosced by the procurator-fiscal. The night was beautifully clear and calm. There was a slight haze or fog crawling along the land, but the shore was quite visible and distinct; the lighthouse loomed close over the vessel when she struck. The distance be tween the rock and the shore did not appear above 150 yards, if so much. The rock on which the Orion struck is well known to all the seamen and fishermen of the place, and is a very short distance from the mouth of the harbour." Another of the passengers saved, whom we have seen and conversed with, a seaman named Hugh APGill, gives the following account of the occurrence and of his own fortune in connexion with it :—" I am a seaman, and was a steerage passenger on board of the Orion at the time she went down off Portpatrick. I am not one of her crew, but I saved myself, along with Captain Henderson and the mate, by climbing up the rigging to the topmast at the time she went down. The hour, as near as I can re collect, would be about half-past one o'clock, and at that time there was no fog ; I am sure of that, for I could see the shore as clearly as I now see the other side of the river Clyde, and the distance was so short that I could have cast a pennypiece from the one to the other. The mate's name is Langlands, and on going up the shrouds he and I had a struggle which should first get to the top. Captain Henderson also was there, but whether he was up before us or came up after I cannot say, on account of the con fusion that was going on. The Orion, I think, went down in seven fathoms water. I was in the bulk in the fore castle when she struck. At first when I heard the noise of her striking I thought she would not go down, but I found I was mistaken. The life-boat was hoisted out as fast as possible after the passengers came on deck, and 1 lent a hand to get her out. As the ship was settling down forward the water rushed over her bows. The passengers then made for the quarter deck as fast as possible, and it was thought that her stern parts might remain above wa ter, but we were mistaken ; the air which had collected below burst out there, and then she settled down. At this time I had one of my feet on the gunwale of the boat alongside that capsized, the tackle of which I endeavoured to clear away, but as I found her going over I clung with my left band to the shrouds, and by exertion re ac h e d th e cross-trees of the mast, and then got up to the topmast. Great confusion was caused when she went down forward at first by the passengers and crew making for the quarter deck. I think it would be from 10 to 15 minutes after she struck before going down. The Fenella steam-ship from Fleetwood caught sight of the Orion about five on Tuesday morning, and went into Portpatrick, staying there a considerable time and taking off the passengers saved from the unfortunate vessel, to whom the utmost kindness was shewn by Captain Wheeler and his crew, who very liberally took the passengers to Troon free of charge, whence they were despatched to Glasgow by a special train, arriving at half-past 1 o'clock. A gentleman who was a passenger by the Fenella steamer from Fleetwood to Troon, gives the following particulars: " It was a quarter to six this (Tuesday) morning, the weather clear and beautifully calm, when, as the Fenella passed Portpatrick, a boat came out with the captain of the Orion to request that the commander of the Fenella would take some of the survivors on board. The Fenella accordingly brought to for nearly an hour, and took on board 10 of the survivors. From the accounts that could be gleaned from their statements, it would appear that it was exactly a quarter to two o'clock when the vessel struck, not at stem on, but rather towards the bilge; and almost immediately after she sa►rk gradually by the head ; and before any of the cabin passengers had time to dress the water was up to their knees in the cabin. The first boat that was launched was so crowded with the pa nic-stricken passengers that she instantly sank, and al most all on board perished. Into the second boat a num ber of ladies were put, and they reached the shore in safety. In the meantime the vessel gradually filled with water, and the crew and passengers were left floating on the surface of the calm waters. As soon as the accident was discovered from the shore a number of boats put off, and picked up all that could be seen floating on the loose portions of the wreck or swimming towards the shore, The wreck lies with the masts and funnel vertical, and half out of the water, and to the rigging several of the survivors clung until they were relieved. The place where the wreck lies is not 150 yards from the shore, and quite close to the lighthouse of Portpatrick. At the time the Fenella left only nine of the bodies had been recovered." We believe the whole of the crew have been saved with the exception of Mr. Graham, the head steward, a female stewardess, and one sailor boy. Graham, it is said, got on shore, but died soon afterwards. Amongst the providential occurrences which are nar rated as the means of having prevented a number of in dividuals belonging to Glasgow going by this ill-fated vessel, we have heard of the following :—The family of a respectable Glasgow banker, consisting of two sons and one daughter, were on the eve of taking their passage by the Orion, from Liverpool, but were prevented solely by the importunities of one of the sons, a mechanical genius, who insisted, in spite of all remonstrances and intreaties to the contrary, on remaining in town until he had been gratified with a view of some inventions and machines which had caught his attention. Forced almost against their inclination to accede to the desires of the young man, the family remained in Liverpool, and in this way were preserved from the accident by which so many others have perished. The Liverpool Times says :—We have just seen Mr. Henry Anderson, of Clifton-park, Birkenhead, who, together with his wife and daughter, were passengers on board the Orion. Mr. Anderson is confident that there were at least 220 persons on board the Orion, and the results of his inquiries have satisfied him that not more than 120 persons have been saved, and that upwards of 100 have lost their lives. He further says that he him self and a few other gentlemen took the trouble to ascer tain the names of parties saved, that a complete list amounting to upwards of 95 names was made out and forwarded to Glasgow, with a request that it should be immediately published, but for some unaccountable rea son this list has been suppressed, but we know not by whom. Mr. Anderson's statement is to the following effect :—" We left here about 4 o'clock, and made the Point of Ayr in six hours. The sea was a s smooth as a millpond until we struck, which was about half past one o'clock. I was in bed, but not asleep. I never saw a more happy company on board a vessel. There were co persons ill, and all went on comfortably until we struck. I then leaped out of my berth and ran on deck. I thought there had been a collision with another vessel. When I looked over the starboard quarter I saw large detached masses of what I conceived at first to be the fragments of a vessel which we had run down, standing up Out of the water ; but on a closer examination I felt convinced they were rocks, and I saw the shore, bold and clearly defined, rising at about 400 yards distance. The vessel drifted in a little after striking. When we struck we were about 600 yards beyond the Portpatrick Lighthouse. Therewas no rebound after the vessel struck ; it was a cutting, crushing sound, as if from the speed at which she was going and the sharpness of the shock she was incapable of offering resistance, and the water rushed in. The engines ceased immediately; they did not even make a halfturn after the shock. In a moment or two after the shock it was visible the vessel was going down head-foremost, and when the water got into the engine-room and quenched the fires the deck was enveloped in steam. At this junc ture the boat on the starboard quarter was taken pos session of by a crowd of terrified passengers, but in consequence of the fore tackle being undone before the after gear, all in her, with the exception of three, who clung to the seats, were thrown into the sea, and many of them were drowned. The after tackle was subsequently let go, but this boat never righted. I then turned my at tention to the boat on the larboard quarter ; a large number of passengers was gathered about her. The vessel at this time was fast settling down, and perhaps five minutes had elapsed from the time of striking when for the first time I saw the captain. He stood up on one of the seats on the quarter-deck and requested the whole of the passengers to remain quiet ; there was no danger to be apprehended, and only those who in left the vessel were sure to be lost. The ves sel swamped four or five mi nurtees afterwards ; but before she did so she struck heavily on her starboard quarter, and the passengers gathered about the second boat lost their footing, and were th rown into the scuppers, the water rushing over them. Many found a grave on the deck of the Orion. The large life boat was Yfig3 tlitUch difficulty got out just as Wt xekeel Jane 23, 10 ftrphtf w iioc ieioa a rsnutrs s hdnht o going n d c down. k . i u m M p y e s ed ----- . ---- b°-11 - - a y this time, owing to the vlifeen'traseYlh'eswriliouegre, al h e lv d a :a s ufflsrhillat. - leie.'rg'wh l i re °l :1 feet. We were only slightly bruised. Therwtheterli saved in this lifeboat, and out of that uledr,„„, 0 4 but one seaman. To the best of my know; _,;si' ; t oo saw a sailor s during the whole time of the nr a t,,l ll There ohhaeetrsleafrwrgoaemss thetg rea tsphogorutriieeotdnni good quietness amongst ps v s i e o e n t ghaeefrtspe after got g.v i eeero n 'i l l screaming. Two-thirds at least of the pssei.4,, amen`,nua deck when the vessel went down, but I, tiV ir t : must have been drowned in the cabins.' ' bears high testimony to the kindness he i Portpatrick. follosda.„ The letter of a passenger contains the _ wit h t 0: " Only one boat launched, the rest went dekenNettl ship, they were made so beautifully fast. ii at i o s l l,l was launched had the plug out, and svas ker' bo oty silk handkerchief and a fore finger. Wb 3t ? her b" thing was the Orion ! How beautiful looioali,,_et,ol life and all sorts, covered with such nice tarPa, I '4 o l beautifully arranged, patent thowel, ready to .o n r e, u " ris t! . at a moment's warning ,• and this is the unt, spa` shirt; ot into bed with three of the unfortunatesa-,tot ot a twoiw s wht u uaihe l tttw t aibi . ataohoefsutrde l tei w, rerb l ns e huowo f ibso t ce. grth t coso h o eship w i t h all You , cannot think what a pleasant sensatio _l' er , , 05 circulation and animal heat. Neither draw d forli shoes, or any other thing to cover us couldetbeens_jastt or money. I tried the former with an 0 og f .tio sl another Potiph ul ' came into harbour, her bells were ringing , r P o i t ed f; were to be had as aforesaid, so on we four ~d 0 0, of the blanket, seeing that it was picking 7: ii. Seeing my only stock-in-trade in inYhTegatat,t/ good dame said—' Sir, I shall bold the watch, 0 i da 4 • o l you get on board under cover I'll send it to P c , 0 0 send me my blanket.' Agreed, said 1, 6° u t ee body, should it watch and she has her blanket." con that? •, , A gentleman at Liverpool wrote to his 0 , 0 th whether the grave of the wreck arrived, the young we°, all ~ pre ed f y Ilashrlwhdlusoa°nlsevragsyli flannel. , a fre h s o o t ar ue , ü bn a n d e t i d a s g v ro °h t i i n n u t y l g g e: 1 l i b i n ) sle et o e c h it' k h a t e rd i v : d r: baiergtv°7loBsPtsnhn. , 3u e r i -3 t Y n r:u s , t f i l° llh : : 11 ; 'id t. : 4 0 ho9. b sfa u cr t etrhro h twe e asiie c nn il d discover no one having the le9rtsiDee bated 0110 person had been buried in the adjacent c p tire f og ° ascertaining oe a i n f rgt its hwei o tth c o c o u tkh pa e n hisdt r e; as cs a sr s ai pg t t h e e i oonn Y° l c u beeue"&;:leeror,i aye:,el ;A: : tloi ` o : be • ..„, ts ,„,$, ~, A .u o i n n rf b .O or Lawrenceea unforeseen n when causes a us es lative. This painful necessity was; V''' . ThesP l " ice' e the production of the deceased's boots. ~.c t, 0001 11 0 but his lost fathe b r. the party, convinced him that it was not o. ' be gd O i : psrenasercchntionfn. of ntbFjriindgayabm.yoirnnidnbe:saprsair,thtioltirrio JAmao as furnished York 0 r K kw i ; d i s fA o er n ;r ,. A lN p l iar r t. . t A Geo W , i and, as the result proved, it was fortunate ' had done so. 1 9 ;olei AC ) -------, nito A dt( ) LIST OF THE SAVED AN" .'' • JO" 4: Glasgow.. He had not t p o se too who e. e n s T h c o l 01 should 1 1 dp gentlefirst ei ied r an toocd s e e l; n saya ij: tni b sd r e e id o e ll; i or ~ t4 b ; _ . K OWN BE SAVED :-31r. gelEo, %01,1 gr. Fir, 0; Miller. of Ayr ; Mr. Henry Anderson, ".• ' ger!' • .so l :l Buchananc aP h n a r i e d s e ß o n f o , dn lady , Mr. John Merrilees, Miss Farquh e , r ' 5 00 °, ;f 7 of Birkenhead ; Master Duncan Darr, tuto r ' Darr b bell,ee n England; drowned Darrock, of Gourock; Master Darroch's t,u 3 i t s, G' o tl Mrs. Pearce, south of England • Mr. tow co ooo n b ' r ,,o son ; Mr. Lyall and son ; Mr.' JosePb rice's of Y4e o s(t. Umnr.itaenddSmtatress. . s dp i r f l c e sn a a r G o s i d ea es cnr l p s or h a t s , t r a s o i. . rg r j n l e 7 A vd oc e lo lw , t , rh ae t a no rd; cu n t jf ' i i ri t i l l ‘ d n on i n i sl ose tra l eerb a .° p D ,rs f d i dtG : . bsc s,l 3 110 . 1 , . e is ;3s , -rll ,l lad o : 10 , s 1 is .' oo e:.' oere. a , C l ° ) .Al oett ucl io s ,l -' t II : f ' ''lies, li fe 'iel ;,l),,3ll ° 4 : ' J o e '" 'l'vs fo ~, ; ; 1 r. _ j,u a Great Gefir 'c k i' ' 1Ir• Y C 1 1 V s ' , Liver poolGelYa Richard Spencer, Liverpool; Mr. ' SPl e ' ' r epe r 'oiC j 0. wife, and child ; Mi ss Morris, (p eviouslYt lis l3 , t , 10 0 11 ; Gardner, M. Jones • (i ' var l . • i i'3j I; P E , b et 4 ; S. Mr. . M BI r . r , R . G We Rennie nn IL P ae l n a; wn r ei ‘ s , r o f p n ii. 1 0. se rd 1 z ) : 1 1 : : ii , ii ti ; e ° ti; ef 11 1 . ! tr ;; 3;iv it ; i mrr. a Wallingford Airs. : Richard Price; W• '',:iretl; l ` ° l o c ilNy r eeu m s fio k ed p nTwet. i n w e o t ei n obi deonongiyt,ndugei geddadl dnheloe, ntetwpvi btaefinioesrrfehn:ydbnaoayutsmen.hal oddont:hredAaegceti ottt iD twvw, Lo t aa ; radtE o eets dd e briftr.hoeio i ecitrwh a rrtsti n aft iojoilie cl ue:erea : e u e ib,er l t eri veoflo c : P ri idol ; e e clvi lob r , : 1: r t iii i btre : t ,,, e ibo i ;,1, 1 1 i i I it( 401t ce (i toi n CI Clarke, M'Clellan ; Mr. Viligia ; S. Sutter, governess, from Ameries ; " - ` 3 0 1 , 11 1.7 ;a 1 ',,o 01 : Sucder, Perth ; Mrs. and Missll° bl 'o ,- ; Ir ' -'l ) ive l ' e Pr ' tershire ; William Anderson, GiesP l oiliat e l'si , , i jO O T. Rennie, Liverpool; James Holt, R.N. • Bir s ' -Geark`o P'4 . ' Lumb, of Tithebarn-street, Liverea°o4,Giv6lo Wisl' 0 7 11 , . :inoldf Miss Hurst, l i j e v x ae a mr n po e lk- r IG-I; G risb : ken, John Mills, Liverpool ; BenrY V,, 1° 1 1, Tru t soil, Kelly,drew Forbes, Stirling; Robertn t'totonth'reterbp'fi Paisley .11 ; s s p O u n w c n a e u r C A a le P r Abend f enil :'' ' 1 ( 1 '9 ; 41 Al . Dartmouth ; James PaYne'''jla sl 4l ;o3te A i l ' f ':i Oldham, A I s n h c h i p e t s o t n e r A. ; j'aßiliert. ;J31;901,35 pl.:l;ol,;ic\;tliorer Glasgow ; Margaret O'Brien _,.. 1°1 ,; 11 0b I r jjanc s ,, l7 ; J.„4 U lquhoun Jameson. GI gw • 'n" ' De al 11`t 19.1 ' 1 ''' ' c Pe o r ig th uh ; o W un al ; ter jo E s pool Jun., Liverpool . m John pear e on , a Ale s to m.Kech • ; rs. v (1 ,0, s o . b p ,e; me, Greenock - Miss -ar ~,, 1 ,. Jo t ut Thomas Williams • Masters PT" p Sorititb :00' M'Neill, Jura ; Mrs.' Vi ; Carold' pal'' OP ; Ile art, Glasgow ; Aral) lditOughters°'satidlefo„ Cl' o f. Caroline Marsdeh 1 a 0" flurste•olllls "'bet° Drew and Miss • 00 1; od , -10 ii? and Elijah Pinkers, LiverP 31r. go o ; 0 ,1 , Caroline Wartin -' Hunter'r°'. liic e 'rtil , ' ' i ; Mrs. M'Ulstoll, Argyle-street, I P GI sgou ; ' At' s et t4 gy e-street, a 0 , ileto of fordshir • e ; John Biggar. , a ag bte 15r.,,,0ey LOST.—Mrs. S. Platt and tvco, 8 , 0 0 ;-a r , Jor Mar y Ann ;.Mr. Marchbanka, of i1 1a . 5 1, - noe se p , a cl of Chester; two children, boy atlv ir erP °°l l ; ro•f; o‘t New Brighton ; Mr. Jago, of ~, i d, of,-;‘ ar pro ' ); Pierce, of Liverpool ; Airs. 3 ',„ r i-L ' e: t 3 ' l' e. ' t e i ;o l ' daughters ; Capt. m.Neiii • torrtoef ra i s le rio a . daughter of the Rev. Mr. 'PEig h 'l l l oloool / Burns, of Glasgow; Miss Morris .ir, 0 R bolt Mr. and Mrs. Scott, of 3.iontreal ; 11 • L ` 0 , e r): ff d c merchant Glasgow ; Mr. TT Call (9 ter ' ; 311 t, doll near Glas g ow; F. Bennett, of Ch es iv ere. 1 ! 1 , Vtl e . 4 1. Liverpool ; Mr. John Roby, of Ma ioh ire; o f 0 $5 4. d dale, author of " 'Traditions of La ne • v ersi t, ' t in tio. M.D., professor of surge • the li n ' 31 0 it°,4 4 James ry In 11,005 15 e , ~i , Martin, younge son of • C hi aid e `,, , -." Water-street, Liverpool ; the t wo ' to), s teic e or 11 , Birkenhead. Crew : steward ( Grabs filer ; atl n ' F ,,,eO Blair) ; carpenter (Walker) ; one 5 3 ' e tso' t r J (Dunn). a l' . a° l ee' bs, 0 Mr. Robert Davidson cotton -des o a, t oo , ' boat lie ty. known in Liverpool, went in the ,_ a I . of I perisu. her heard of since. He probably 5 others without any record of his los • „, ant'' A 110" Pe 9 The lossof Mr. Rby of 11 •° or to ~I 0 1 , other w , i o , " Traditions of Lancashire" and 0 • a ea o s on hits are regretted. That gentleman The t a tter - 01 e 0 Glasgow; gs torwe.c;A.tLi.lbl‘a.liwLArr Ir. sie°vl:). Archibald, Moss, trgre YPe. s°°l 31 3dfitil '4l I neei 11 iv' ; aee A jrnri )°r4. 6 0 1 ;e'l3rfin.. c rier t 3Ye d l i ij s o ° ti vo '° , ' i : l l e 5 ' A 41 r t i s with his wife and daughter. - t O . he was drowned. . hnes b hN• u neWfsPreie e Eeiaar n s'noadrn e tnf m .iwttß° n l socrd'Dr°bhaeiolae. found. William rri e d d a webla u 3 /roil %Pl ° s ll r s :,t,) We are informed that Mr. and.33itisit'ry, An t % w r: fotot i Susan, and Anna Maria, were on th , o ts .0 j, narnelY , eit 09 0, 1. intendin tilrs, Dte c cel Phil)), there to join their four bro da te: t r ) 0 , at Melbourne. The mother and fouor to 1 3; i 00 , and the father only is saved. liP, t 0 E tna ~, the bodies of Mrs. Splatt, MarY •°• 11 ' pig b ei as,' 40 ---,---- on S l° se l The arrival of the Admiral here ._, 5 ,) us n' P the wreck of the Orion has placed ni° ° ' fi , t 0°- tl' e / latest particulars. 30.tbe ti st s, i) The Admiral left the dock at 8 f the ,_ e , gto sail on ThursdaY, the 20tn ifs P rs el thing remained visible except two 0, o ighr• th 4 having been washed away on SaturaaLtur‘oo‘ The weather being boisterous ori r s i it icl a" , ( iif, were unable to work. Swale differen e use d, a re c , ,,e, ch lis 12 5 1e P" The body of Mr. Thomas Murri, ,_ 8 0 _ fib i with them, by which delay had bee.° c ' t lbe eP 17 He had on his person a gold watc.ll,g valt` of Mr. Marshall's writing-desk, co ntain at' , had been recovered. Coro i rt os ts, ris iard/ d 01 the ' 5/1 -11 l I°, o Captain Henderson rernaine „ ic ii,' 01., cond mate was under arrest. ill ,. f t, 1 ,5 a$Jl5OO 'I So long since as June, 184:; si g r Georg e ,,ero Of ‘f, town, addressed a letter t ti ~. s tow t o A t . " strongly that " all seagoing provided with at least four sins A size of the vessel,) each to be swn ,_,.`fi' a re o gl,i4 for immediate use. And, f'urther,_l:o; ber 0 1 , bo o , i y shall he provided with a SUfaCient P pers °4 o ge ' II V belts, (not buoys,) one for evcrY„ th e A ,r,aer,teo should be life boats, (the size toogbe_:eriaelit!'solll7l'.';', number to be supplied accordin., ta';,ticolart'iroiy9:, of passengers each vessel, 11l herei y . thst or ba' o f '• 1 ,: . in the habit of carrying: And, third rtr oent s ta scl e r d i rfi ought to have water-tight conaPa r ~ a re „ e is c hi, The belts to which I have refer.re,ted, ft; 0 b ie , 1 7 ; wood, sewed in vraterproof cloth, J ‘r ' o ",,t, .0," ; ', 0 510 , 1, on like a jacket and fastened in 0 ' it isr 0 0 yi r j4 light and simple, and with one ° t i tha , fo r tl' 0 0/0 person to sink. I would reconve passengers and crew could be stotheupor 0 0 ' 3 , r eo l4/ set apart for the express purPose COP of s te it l e be distinctly . labelled. In the - pelt ° been 7 hung up in each berth in the cabiwneetnttliitt°l4iicts,o? being wrecked' had she been suppd 7:o`ighti%adloli , too much that every soul on bo ar d ,t Do ce!. oo lC l 4 9 .4 Being so near shore, on ln!g',,. all y '; „ol t ' il l ed, the whole safely on sh ore bet i n i r ti s 1 -,. r• N„.• , to , ti o a fine night on which that u_l l , o thes e s : D ; . o 3; l , from exhaustion or starvation', _tteridateee volent suggestions been properlY; ha re . ,* less to notice how much less w o uld - or,, , life on this melancholy occasion. 0 0 P T.;e l4 0 , s. De •-•c1: 1 ° lir The parish clerk of Gresfork 70.1% _ocievezd suspended by his Vicar, the I,t,siieer CAr o u t o iS oo cei rying his brother's widow. t• ‘ 1,,, s tonal sgs e a ae,° l During the past week ...- u for - - , 1 the de r4 , per day. Some few IBLISterS have rP ip iejorr VllLingo Is .004 have pretty generally struck woj gr ote; 5 05 . T, ~ I, THS Tonmonnme Tha d, a f ea le cti employed by Mr. Stansfiel .., _ tit , 1,0104:090 a re stto 1 / 01 stea 108 1 siz ß akarkeearstthorfoußgehartwhiese,town five 00 ir or. Mr. Stansfield has offered to P ro o f 5Pf.7.4 more than he offered at the tt ocies take Be"' IZlkt the hp.dlitflLSO W d ginhi.n,h.igassGtns'Ae il,o..asaMss,ihgvn'pooreadrusrwi . plt ' ' 3 l lelo,bosliel is i nailv,:°_ ,r.;en:ab3.... tee,P;o3l9:ooo:colbt. ih,rat la s.iGieieajrtgl,l Lick' I°_r.tes': 00:3.,051:11.4,;i_0r.:, had jhoouaiTirsllndris L i%