The Press.
London, England, 1854-09-30 00:00:00

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THE LOSS OF ANOTHER VESSEL, the transport-ship
Lady Nugent, with the sacrifice pf more than 400
lives, appears now a matter of melancholy certainty.
The Lady Nugent belonged to Sir George Hodkinson,
and WBB chartered early last spring by the local Go-
vernment at Madras, as a troop-ship for the convey-
ance of reinforcements to the British forces at Rangoon,
the seat of the Burmese war. She sailed from M &dram
on the 10th of last May, having previously received
the troops, which comprised :150 rank and file of the
25th Regiment of Madras Light Infantry, twenty
women and children, with the staff officers, among
whom may be mentioned Lieutenant-Colonel
Johnstone, Lieutenant and Adjutant Daly, Lieutenant
and Quartermaster King, Lieutenant Bamford, As-
sistant-Surgeon Simpson, and seven native command-
ing staff-officers, the ship's crew, Captain Bannerman,
the first, second, and third officers, and thirty-three
seamen. Within a fortnight after her departure a
frightful hurricane swept over the Bay of Bengal,
which lasted three or four days, causing a great many
melancholy casualnem. Several small vessels were
seen to founder during its ravages ; and the Pluto
steamer, belonging to the Hon. East India Company's
service, with 500 troops on board, also bound to Ran-
goon, was by a miracle saved from meeting a similar
fate. There can now be no doubt that the unfor-
tunate ship, Lady Nugent, encountered that fearful
storm' and subsequently foundered, carrying with her
every living soul on board, who all perished. For
months hopes have been entertained that she
survived the gale, and had been blown among the
Andamans or other islands in the bay, and had be-
come disabled. Vessels and steamers had made the
passage to and from Rangoon and Madras since then
without meeting the least tidings of the missing ship.
The Governer•General, on hearing of her disappear-
ance, despatched the Sesoatris and Nemesis stearp
frigates to the Andamans and adjoining islands in
search of the wreck, but both vessels have returned
after a fruitless survey, each captain forwarding a
report to the Governor, stating that he had been
unable to discover an veetage of the missing ship.
The Lady Nugent was insured at Lloyd's, and claims
have been sent in for the insurances.
A RemAnx,ver.e Itoefteriv was effected in London
last week. In the midst of one of the most publics
thoroughfares the fiat iron railings before a hosier's
shop were lifted up—a burglar dropped into the area
—two doors were forced open, and admission thusob.
tinned to the shop itself, whence 6001. worth of
cambric and other articles were stolen. The scene of
this robbery was the shop of Mr. Harborrow, 15,
Cockspur-street, opposite the Haymarket—a spot
almost under the shadow of Scotland-yard, the
police head quarters.
SIR JOSEPH PAXTON was robbed of the fintri of ISO/.
in crossing from Holyhead to Dublin. The thief
has escaped.
A FIRE broke out on Sunday morning last in an
old cotton waste and rag mill in Anconts, Manchester,
belonging to Mr. Edward Butterworth, and burnt
with great fury. Is took two hours to reduce the
flames, when the mill was completely gutted, but all
the adjoining buildings were saved. The loss is
estimated at 5,0(X)1., which is fortunately covered by
insurances. The cause of the fire is not known.

A LARGE QUANTITY OF HUMAN REMAINS have been
discovered by workmen employed in excavating the
site of two houses on the south side of Long-lane,
Smithfield. From old records there is no doubt that
this formed part of the burial-ground of the ancient
monastery, as a great number of human remains
base been found on pulling down other houses in the
vicinity, as well as five dr six stotte•coBl4ol. MOWN
but dust was found in the coding. £

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