The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-11-07 00:00:00

/.A►P LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.

On Saturday a Oenert:l Meeting of the Prnprie•ors of this In.
witittion was held at their housein Lincoln's 1 nti.lields, according
to the terms of the deed of settlement of their Society.
Jntstarit am Rat wr.„ Esq. was in the Chair.
The Reports 'which were read ittattd that the Society was in a
most thumbing condition, and that in the last four months of this
year there had been nn increase in the receipts of above GAOL
beyond the corresponding four months of last year. The Reports
tort with the unanimous approbation of the Proprietors, and were
confined without observation.

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AD. ft T0RY...4 said, that as the Society was in so flourishing a
condition, perhaps there could be no objection to printing the HI.
port. However, he only threw this out as a suggestion for the
consideration of the proprietors.
A DtttECTOn said, the proposition was one which required eon.
siderstion, and he should therefore wish that no step might be taken
upon it until it had been the subject of some deliberation.
Mr. STor. as observed, that when he became a proprietor of that I
Institution, he did so upon the principle that no advantage could
be obtained by it, unless the Members placed great confidence in
their Directors. He believed that, In saying this, he expressed the
opinions of the majority of the Society. (Hest.) Acting on the
principle he had now mentioned, he should at once withdraw his
motion ; but he wished it to be remembered that be had matlethe
suggestion. The motion was then withdrawn.
Mr. SMITH asked how wan), General Meetings of this Society
there were in the year?
The CHAIRMAN answered three.

Mr. SMITH then said, that :et the 31cotings must be attended
with considerable expense, and as they did not all appear to be ab-
solutely necessary, he should give notice of a motion that one at
least of them should be discontinued.
A•DinEeTOft said, that the opinion now expressed by the Hon.
Proprietor had been entertained by the Directors, but they felt a
delicacy in proposing the matter to the Pr tprietors, lest it should
be thought they wished to add indirectly to their own powers.
The motion would come with much better grace from a Proprietor.
Thanks were then successively voted to the Directors and Au.
dhoti, and to the Chairman, after which the Al eetitx separated.

On Wednesday last the sailing mateliTook place tit Cowes. t r
200 guineas, between the schooner Jane (the property of the lion.
V. li. Haile), and the cutter Elizabeth (belonging to B. 3lagniac,
Esq.), and se scarcely ever witnessed a contest of an aquatic natute
which excited a greater degree of interest. At ten minutes least
seven in the morning they started from Cowes Roads, with a tine
breeze front %V. N.W. round the Hone pilot vessel, of this port,
moored off Poole bar, akordin# to each a perfect opportunity of ex-
hibiting, both in beating to windward out and running back, their
respective sailing pretension.. Unworn, they no sooner started,
than the Elizabeth became the decided favourite, and so signally
did she heat her opponent, that the Jane. hopeless of success, Fore
up for Cowes six miles before she ztrrivcd at the allotted station
off the liar, leiring the Elizabellt, in a manner, to !tail over
the course. (*post the arriosl of the Elisabeth, twenty ninutes
before seven, Rear-Admiral Shirley and Sir George The.
mat, Batt., the umpires, acknoirledged the match won by a signal
St,.
The best of the three American trotters, lately named Johathan
varied on Saturday, to trot three miles in ten minutes. on the
ground between Salt-hill and Maidenhead, for 1110 sovereigns.
The horse went off well, nod performed the first mile in a few ,
second, over three Minutes, but he broke from the tree, and be-
came fretful at the end of the seennd mile, and time heir* within a
minute, and the horse having nearly half a tnile further to go, he
was pulled up as a loser.
Mad ton, the jockry. who rode the hunter Hieroglyphic nt the
Hallifunl Hunt Races on Thursday last, died on Saturday. Tho
horse fell with him when making play for the heat, and broke his
right thigh bone. lefianimatlon ensued, and the sufferer, aged
forty-four. ran the risk of twortitiention rather than undergo Arnim-
lotion. Mortification made a rapid increase, sad the unfortunate
man died at the Angel run at eleven o'clock at nigNr.
DlSsiNt-rinZ: or CHIME.--IVe. have great pkasure to
tthat there has been less crhninal business at our
Court-house during ibs last four months. than in any
similar pt‘titti for many years past.—Leedi Paper. •

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7'IIE BRADFORD CONTEST`. -
This ruinous struggle is still continued, and, - tle
present Week, laths - etseried.'olh* a 114 W• a115244..1.1te
master nimetcoNreve, attiteir meeting held on Mon y,
" in conseqtrikebrilteiiitettiperate resolution of tlsl.work-
men, passes &I:A.0 sig-uliihni; declariiag their detcfmint
Lion never to eeturu.ltsi %Wait, unless the whole of.llst aril
sluice required. at *estate of the turn-out was given .; in 4
I bic.emit%ipietiee of the information they (the masters') have
received, that !lure is a sufficient number of Men in the
..neiglabuttring dlettiets who are willing to work tit the pre-
sent re/keit wage's," came to the resolution, that frequent
meetings Weliewa longer uttegasirY, and they ihtiefore re:.
!ell enaitimotuly, to adjourn to Monday, the oth De-
Umber next lice pressure on the Union In the trteill'time
Is increasing,. Lut,week, the demands upon their Arndt
were unusually-heavy; haviii,g had 47/. to pay for rents of
the tenant? minuted •erith the society, who occupy pre-
mises belonging to_ Matthew Thompson, Eaq,. the Chair-
Man of the !timers' Association. This el/dm, which is sa-
tisfied, and otheri-of a stftlitor kind, which ere approach-
ing, have compelled the. Union Committee lo make a re-
duction of one shilling a week in the allowance to men and
to unmarried 'Women, atilt sixpence to the mhrried women
dependent' upon their -fund, commence comenee from last Tues-
day. : . .
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The strike has not had the effect of producing any defi-
ciency of menutieuredgoods, 'either stuffs or yarns, and the
former sold fait Thursday, in the Bradford market, for
twenty per cent. less than they. fetched three months ago,
though the depreciation ii the value of combing rool, does
not exceed seven and a half cent.. .
The public are aware that, in the progress of this contest
a question has arisen as to the amount of the earnings-of
the Combers, anti a statement was put forth on this subject's
from which it appeared that Messrs. Rand and Sons had
paid to John Tester, the Secretary of the Union, 2te. IV%
per week, on an average of six weeks, for his work as a
woolcomber; this statement .was afterwinds corrected by
Meatus. Rand, who published the exact sums which
John Tester ha 1 ' received as wages, during that six
weeks, and which amounted to an average of '22s. lid.
1 week. These statements Mr. Tester controverted, and
ithe effect of the eonnterseatement made by him was, that,
instead:of 245. I Ail. he had .scarcely earned 19a. a week.,
for the nine weeks that he had .fieen .in their service. l'o
vindicate- the veracity of the firm,.lilr. John Rind, jun..
attended the meeting of the worlcinen qt Faiimeather-
grern, last Monday, but the Secretary lasing absent, he
deferred his statement till next Monday, when Mr. Tester
is expected to have returned. Without anticipating thh
result, we will otts.erYe, that.Vte elittre boththe alatementis
will be fqupd liteeally correct, .wit this difference, that
one of them Is Tor nine weeks * the etheribirsix, lint
that the lid Three- weeks, net inserted hi Meshes. Rands,
statement, Jdhet Teasel( *OW* partied y 'engaged. its their
work-...therest Ixf his stags haling preltabiy been employed
in his official duties in the Union odliCty. Tq the honour
i of. illok:./11*,, e...ti ~,te,.l.lmcjo,pgr{e, that Mr. Jeliti.gsind
!cif rp?e,mes,t. 4 , 104:chry,..ivIt'lk civilil,.bu t even with
,Fo,ll4l,yt.it , t frankmatilinees • s4hic 1 belongs t' his
ehavi.e(er
.ini. ' Ida. was a .prcivetty displayed- on tlifs
occasion, 'elietted apieesilifiit'df iipplarise..
.It is. We tantfer -
a tena,' Mr. PIA ttin trs lif ten ttoif to attend the Fa irweeth'e f-
green itteetifitt neat Afiabilly" in order to enter into the de-
fermi explanations, which,tincn 'hating ourselves sun t 4
accounts, and had C:ipiFilldreh of them, we have no &tat
wilt be satfsfaetory.--,4,ocd.r4trieutT.
.CONNIVA:II6A:

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Wepregret, to stet! thel thelwelawirit,ou the existence of
which, in panne:ion vtith.the rettent,eombinations. -
men, we have so frelnettfly. hid occasion V animadvert, in
not yet extinct: J Wort timed ago a tuineant'of tht spin-
ners employed by Messrs: Ilan! Chafme end Ce. of thi;
town; took place, ia. consequence of a misundesetending as
to their swages.. ;Tholessesitleinett, however, were very
soon enablest
.tojokisitti a ifreih lief of bends, and of
courseslied. no wish Or eiecaSton to li*ve anY .flirthet con-
cern Wiih tlreleformer wrirlepeoph!. 'The fettir, however
(at least there is every reamn to presume it is the latter).
mortified, we suppose, at twins,' thus thrown on the shelf,
have committed, on the new hands, several very gross out-
rages. A few evenings ego, a boy, ore of these, was at-
tacked in Ticket-street, and his. clothe, almost entirely
torn from his back.
On 'Thursday evening, a 'large *tone was thrown, wish
great violence, through one of the windows of the factory,
which inflicted on a spinner, who was at his work close Lis-
a, a heavy blow on the ebee,l: • and, bet theta happened
to strike the frame of tbeiaritaiow :(whickii:obrll),.mistfol
of passing clear threegh theiglass, hi* Au icrce
materially kaseitecl,.ti itvdgy.probably,Lavecatisis his
death. The same.evenseg, Gnat of the
.ntyc .sitinnmt Aoing
home from his work, was beset on bants.of tbi RDCII-
dale canal by about half a dozen men, who beast' hfris ro
unmercifully that he was yesterday wholly' unable to fol-
low his employment, and is likely to continue so for some
time. Conduct of this sort it it as tnortify.ing to the friend,.
of the labouring classes to witness; as it 13 disgraceful for
that clam, or any portion of, ite lb 'poetise, If they deeps
it a subject of congratulation that the legislature has given
them an unrestricted rigMwwto the disposal of their laUctir,
surely they must be aware that kw them to attempt to ex-
ercise a control over the labour of others is
,to fly in the
very teeth of the principle on' whlch their own freedom is
founded. It is a monstrous and intaVerable crime, that in-
dividuals should be perstented, swerelybecause, in the ex-
ercise of their just discretion, they choose to labour on
taint on which other persensdeclinedoing so,-74cancliratcr
Guardian.
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CONFEDERATED COLLIERS.
In our last we detailed the operat4otts of' the remark;o
colliers at the Hurlet Coal anti Lime \Yorks, which led to
the determination of the proprietors so supplatatthcm by la-
boorers. We are happy to state that the new collier* this
week commenced under the mo:t favoorable iuspici
They are to receive three shillings a day for o fortnight.
when they will be able to cam a good deal more by Trice:-
work. It is anticipated they will be as proficient as the re-
gular bred colliers in a month. So many liboarers ofWred
their services, thst an opportunity was afforded for a choice
orPickrrien, and this class is composed of fine rohrtst vonng
' nuts, who never betbre could earn more than from nine to
twelve shillings *week, even when there were as deduc-
tions for broken davit. In the Hurlet coal works, the regu-
lar collier does nothing but dig ; the freeing of the coals
from dross, bringing them to the mouth of the pits, &c.
being performed by labourers. The injury which the
fulfilling of the edicts of the grand committee have In-
flicted- on the trade and manufactures of the enentry is
strikingly exemplified. in the case of the Mears.
These gentlemen were under contract to supply eerie large
public works in Renfrewshire with whaternr quantity et
coal they required ; bat in consequente of the colliers i-
minishing their oat-put as they.pleasrd, they were not able
this year to fulfil a third of their demands, and they have
lost some of their best customers. If the colliers observed
an overphis of a doten'of carts on the coal-1191 from the
preceding day, they refused, in obedience to the ecirnhinaticiii
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regulations, to desiend the pit, and went idle. Next dry thev
would perhaps condescend to wink half a day end so ow tVr
the remainder of the week. Contracts could thus weitherbe
entered into nor completed, and business wits in a great
ineasuredestroyed ; public works were ()inured Med of risen-
regular supply, and frequently 'retired till coals eowlll be
procured elsewhere. The various laaintracturca carried Cr'
at the ilurlet were repeatedly at a stand freer; the want of
coals. Since last November there have not been more on
an average than two boats of lime a week sent te 'Past-
Eglinton for sale ; no more lithe could be ntanofteauteal
from the want of coals to burn th- lime-atone, although;
the demand etas such, that ten boatfsWis a week would
scarcely have Met tbc consumption. About six weeks ago,
when the operations cf tilt alters Vail 2ft b Ishii! their height,
no coal whateves could be procured to burn the lime-stoue,
and none has in consequence since been manufactured.
Twenty chahlronaa day could at prevent eac•ily.be sedshit it
was on hand. )tatters wergcarriedso far, t.th Vs, %Ira -
Fo'l had actually to scut) :this Week to krny ai roe /sine
(which is requh•cd In the nmertfaetUre arm )4irlidiuggt.
lie had piles, of line stone lying ready telarbisped,u:
was prevented from doing so solely from the nu; dt.coals
By six o'clock yestgday morning their...o4Ru was such.
that it was immediate) determined, to re.comuence the
manafsetdre of lime.-/aapiw Gkroreicie.
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SPORTING INTkLLIGENC'E.
NEWUAMIST 1101A1IVION lIISETINO.

Pstbar NIGHT.
Ths Heath to-day was very well attended, and the sport
'excellent.
His Royal Highness the Duke of York again attended,
did their Graces the Dukes of Rutland, Grafton, Port-
. Maul i Marquises Exeter, Graham, and Titchtield ; Lords
Lovviher, Jersey, Orford, Vtrulam, Anson, &c. &c.
. The betting has flagged since yesterday on the Derby,
lie. and what little was done did not produce any variation
in our Jut quotation.
Ou the conclusion of the race this afternoon, the town
lets .idlluetle and confusion. presenting an animated con-
sols: to the fistneasness which prevailed at the past
meetings : the streets were filled with grooms, postilions
and suble-leepets, till a late hour, when the noise of the
departures was succeeded by a comparative stillness. Great
?umbers still remain, from the impossibility of procuring
post horns, of which there is scarcely one in the neigh-
bourhood.
In the evening a few meftbers of the Jockey Club dined
et
the rooms, and there were some dinner parties. At
Cheveley the party continues as before, and will not break
Hp for mere days, as it is expected to be increased by the
'Rival of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold and several
'porting gentlemen to Join in the shooting excursions of
nett week.
The following is a further account of the running on
'Friday
Match 50. T.Y.C. Skirmish apt Len's filly.
Betting g and 7 to 4 on Skirmisher.
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The Lawyer's filly jammed off in prime twig, and made re-
Soalkahly strong running, closely pressed by Skirmish?! till within
this. lengths of berm, when the latter let loose, and won a brilliant
lace by half • length.
Match 100. Orion apt Tarandus.
Betting h to 4 on Onon.
Orion made all the running, which was at double quick time,
and as herd pushed by Tarandus as was possible, but who could
not unitive either to get io front, or even abreast, Orion winning
by Belt • head.
Match 100. Palsis Royal agst Flounder.
Betting 11 to 4 on Flounder.
This was a beautiful rare, every inch of ground being contested
so the winning chair, when Palais Royal won only by • neck.
Match 200. Scandal eget Came
Betting S to 4 on Scandal, who made all the running, and won
cleverly.
Match 50. Leila apt the Palfrey.
Betting 2 to 1 on Leila.
Leila made as severe running as we ever beheld; and won cleverly
by bait' a length.
The A udley End Stakes of 30 soya. each.
The betting on this Thee was very heavy before starting, ar.d still
heavier thileronning, it began at 6 too on Sligo, and finished dur-
ing the race on Center. and such was the nicety of the running,
Viet many bets were made after the horses passed the post.—
Liaptui made strong running to the Duke's stand, when ballast
=mu. Sligo pealed het with her ease, closely followed by Cramer,
and between these two • terrible slashing struggle ensued. Sligo
winning by a head.

The race on Thursday for the Handicap Sweepstakes
terminated, as we before stated, contrary to general
expectation. Bill Arnull, on Cinder, thought his race cet-
rain, but while he was looking to the right after Logic,
James Robinson, with Paleis Royal, passed him unper-
L.aired on the left, and got in front sufficient for a win.
There were Mx false starts for this race. The result was
mortlfying in the extreme to Arnull, who having realized
a competency, has purchased a snug cottage at Kingston-
upoo-Thames, and changed his celebrated brood mare for
an Alderney cow making up his mind to win this race,
and then retire wit,h flying colours to enjoy the fruits of his
victories.

In the match between Don Carlos and Reformer, we
'seated the latter's jockey to be Arnull, we should have said
Chdfney.
We have not brought our reports of the turf campaign for
16115 to a close, but we cannot conclude our remarks on
this last of the Racing Meetings for the present season
without calling to mind the increasing attraction which
our racing calendar has presented, surpassing even the
flourishing years 1804-1805. Poney and donkey matches,
which have been from time immemorial the "utmost extent"
of pastime in many places, have given way to the prevail-
ing sentiment, and regular meetings, commenced under the
most flattering auspices, promise to supersede the motley
mixture of less inviting scenes. • At Gloucester, Plymouth,
Coventry, Tewkesbury, Taunton, Wolverhampton, and
many other places, racel have been established or revived
with great effect. We need not dwell upon the Epsom,
the Ascot, the York, the Doncaster, or the Newmarket,
they have this year exceeded all former meetings, whether
we consider the rank and number of the visiters, the im-
penance of the stakes, or the delightful weather with
which they have generally been accompanied. To show the
determined spirit with which we may expect racing *ill
in future be supported, there is a match for SW guineas
f:r the year PM, while the numerous ➢roduce stake; up
1e99, are subscribed to with a liberality which justifies
the most sanguine expectations of the future. Many of
our first Nobility have likewise become stewards for next
year's meetings, which, from the nominations and matches
already declared, we venture to predict will excel the past.
There is too an increased respectability amongst the jockies,
which insures greater confidence in the supporters of the
turf, and while honour is the sole guide to the goal of vic-
tory, there is little fear of this delightful amusement at-
taioing perfection. We sum up our remarks by congratu-
lating the sporting world upon the success which has
crowned their efforts to restore the sport to all its prestine
brilliancy, more particularly as greater attention is now
paid to the breeding of horses than has hitherto been the
case, and of which there cannot be a stronger proof than
the increasing demand for them in foreign countries.
NEWMARKET, SUNDAY.
Daring yesterday those Noblemen and Gentlemen who
had been unavoidably detained, took their departures. His
Grace the Duke of Grafton and Lord J. Fiterov left for
Euston Hall ; Lord Verulani for seat in Hereford-
shire; Lord Dunwich for Mr. Waddington's seat ; his
Grace the Duke of Poatiand kr We!beck : Mr. Payne for
Stevens's Hotel, in Bood-street, and many other gentlemen
for Leicestershire, &c.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex passed through
Newmarket last eight, on his road to Mr. Coke's seat at
Hollcham.

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There was a grand shooting party yesterday, on that
part of the Duke of ltutland's domain called The Links,
consisting of his Royal Highness the Duke of York, Duke
of Rutland, Marquis of Graham, Lord Chatham, Hon.
Mr. Pierrepoint, Hon. Mr. Irby, Col. Upton, Mr. Greville.
&c. The follossing is a return of the killed (the wounded
and missing not counted):—ltabbits 68, hares 43, par.
Irides 3 brace, pheasants 3, woodcock I ; making, with two
other days, a grand total of near 1000 head of game killed
on ;the Links. Nearly all the ensuing week the shooting
will be on the Cbeveley domain.
It is expected that much alts ration will take place in the
betting, as many of the young horses will be tried, and
several of the outsiders, who have appeared in public,
begin to be talked about, and amongst them the knowing
ones do not forget to take the long odds about Mr. West's
Smolensk° colt, out of Claud Loraine's dam, which colt
won the two-year old stakes this year, at Cheltenham and
Warwick, beating two large fields of home. It should
not be forgotten that this horse is trained by the knowing
little Crouch (formerly Capt. Hunter's groom), who
trained the famous Smolensko (Sir Charles Bunbnry's),
winner of the Derby in 1813, and Mr. Hunter's Gustavus,
winner of the Derby in 1841. The odds against the above
colt are from 30 to 3.: to t. It should be recolleted that he
does not come out till the Derby, which is considered
many points in favour of a horse having but a short dis-
tance to travel out of the West of England to Epsom.

WRECK OF THE OGLR CASTLE EAST
LNDIAMA.N.

It has been ascertained that the vessel which was wrecked
on the Goodwin Sands, on Thursday morning, was the
Ogle Castle private trader, Captain Weynion, homeward-
bound from India, with a valuable cargo of cotton. The
crew consisted of thirty-two persons. The number of
passengers will not be ascertained until die next arrival
from Bombay, but it is generally believed that there were
very few (if any at all), as Captain Wevnton (altholigh a
clever seaman and an experienced navigator) had not been
for any length of time in the Bombay trade. It is not
usual at that Presidency to take, a passage in vessels com-
manded by Captains who arc not well known in the trade.
The following particulars of this dreadful wreck have
been communicated by a passenger on board a Jamaica
ship, who was an eye-witness of what he relates :
bowNs, Nov. 3.
I was roused from bed at half-past six o'clock this morn-
ing, to behold a large and beautiful ship (supposed to be
the Ogle Castle, East India free trader), which had, at that
moment, in endeavouring to reach the Dawns from the
westward, struck on the Goodwin Sands, about the western
extremity. The vessel had no sooner experienced the shock
than her sails flapped loosely in every direction, and in a few
minutes she inclined forward, or, as the sailors call it, " on
her beam-ends." Her head at this time fared the coast,
her stern was opposed to a tremendous surge, and to the
violent gale. In this situation, inclining forward, she con-
tinued for a period of twelve minutes, when, by the force
of the waves and wind, her position was altered, and her
left broadside became opposed to the westerly gale, while
her head faced towards the north. In this position she lay
for some time, without experiencing any considerable
change ; but at the termination of about twenty minutes
from the period of grounding, her forepart haying pre-
viously lowered or sunk into the sand,-slie inclined so much
on her right aide as to bring the masts within ten or twelve
feet of the water. In this situation she continued for five
or six minute', when her masts, having come in contact
with the waves, were all broken. The hulk, discmcum-
hered from the masts, again changed position, and, as the
head gradually turned to windward, the vessel righted. She
struck at half-past six in the morning, and before half-past
seven she was a perfect wreck. I cannot accurately de-
scribe the scene which took place on board, having been
distant about three miles; but I could perceive, with the
assistance of a good glass, that no sooner was the misfor-
tune perceived by the crew and passengers, than the ut-
most consternation and confusion prevailed on deck. Per-
sons were seen running in every direction. Some took to
the cross-tress, others to the rigging, while the bowsprit
and poop were crowded. The cross-trees, rigging, and
bowsprit were soon deserted, and the poop seemed-the prin-
cipal asylum, where they all flocked around the stump of
the mizen.mast, to which some, I presume, were lashed.
One man clung to the broken extremity of the tnast, where
he remained for more than an hour.

v rrhile in this perilous situation, from which Providence
alone could have saved them, a boat hovered round in all
directions, evidently with a view of affording assistance,
but, alas! she was unable to approach nearer than one
hundred yards. A tecond boat made her appearance, and
in vain attempted to approach. Two others made despe-
rate efforts, and one, more determined than the test, ho-
vered to windward, passing and repsssing within SO or 100
yards; but, notwithstanding the determination which the
brave crew evinced, they were unable to afford the neces-
sary assistance, so great was the surge and violent the gale.
Several boats came up now, but to no purpose, they were
unable to approach on any side. About seven o'clock se-
geral tremendous waves washed over liar deck, and the
crowd on the poop was considerably diminished, many, no
doubt, having been washed of. The boatmen continued
their praiseworthy exertions with unremitting dexterity
and courage until half-past eleven o'clock. when the seve-
rity of the gale obliged them to forsake the pursuit, and
make for the shore.

A scene of a more lamentable nature than the foregoing
has rarely been witnessed. The unfortunate aufflrers,
whose feelings may be more easily imaginedithan described,
must have had some hopes of safety for a period of nearly
five hours ; for, having been surrounded during that time
by boats of superior quality, manned by persons of great
courage, and profound experience, a release from their
perilous situation might reasonably have been expected ;
but how great must have been the disappointment, how
awful the reflection, when, at the termination of that pe-
riod, the• surrounding elements, the violence of the gale,
the dismal nature of the surge and tremendous billows,'
caused the sudden departure of the boats, and with them
every ray of hope. Good God ! how dismal the thought !
they were either doomed quietly to sink into a watery
grave, or to struggle against furious waves, until exhausted
nature, no longer able to exist or support itself against the
destructive clement, gave way to its rage.
The writcr is no seaman : but, as every common ob-
server may claim the indulgence of noticing whatever he
conceives may tend to the public good, he takes the liberty
of hazarding an opinion on the subject of this shipwreck.
He is thoroughly convinced that every possible measure for
the safety of the crew, &c. which the limited means of the
boatmen afforded, was taken ; and be moreover gives them
great credit for their intrepid perseverance ; but he cannot
help thinking, notwithstanding, that by a judicious and
well-regulated plan of management, many valuable lives
might have been saved on this occasion. The boats ap- 1
proached the wreck, to windward, within 80 or 100 yards ;
and some anchored at nearly that distance from it, from
which it may be inferred that available means were not at
hand for attaching a rope to the vessel, which would have
enabled many persons to reach the boat. Had a boat of
considerable dimensions been securely anchored to wind-
ward within a hundred yards of the wreck ; and had a
' small rope been passed to it, by means of a floating buoy,
which would serve as a conductor for a large one to be
firmly secured to both vessels, many lives, in this instance,
would have been saved. Those who from weakness were
unable to save themselves by means of the large rope, may,
where the communication was established, be pulled
through the surge with the assistance of a rope affixed to
their bodies. The lives of females even may be saved in
this manner ; there is no possible chance othirwize, in such
a case as tbe one under notice.

The following are extracts of letters from the coast
4' RAMioArr. Nov. 5. 8 A.M.
a It is conjectured that about eo o packager have been
brought on shore, by boats, to various parts on the Kentish
coast.

" A book of Consultations at Bombay.' dated the early'
part of the year, was picked up in the North Sea ; also
raw silk, marked I.S. Nos. 7 & 8, with other packages.
The North Sea is literally strewed with the cargo. and it
is supposed that much will be taken to the opposite coast.
Forty-six bales have been picked up at sea, and landed et
Broadstairs and this pl..ce. The Ariadne, Gilbert, from
Portsmouth for London, was abandoned by the crew
during the gale yesterday. and were landed here; she had
lost her anchors, cables, and sails off the North Foreland,
had four feet water in her hold, and the primps were
choaked when they left her."

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