The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-08 00:00:00

DISASTERS AT SEA.

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, HALT-PAST FOUR, P.M.—The
severe gales which have prevailed at this port and the
adjoining coast since Saturday last, have been attended
with much destruction of property at sea, besides, we
regret to say, a fearful loss of life.
This morning the storm continued to rage with unmi-
tigated violence, and the greatest apprehensions were
manifested as to the fate of the vessels off the coast.
About ten o'clock it was reported that a brig was stand-
ing towards the mouth of the river I)ee, with signals of
distress flying, and soon afterwards she drifted on shore.
In the course of the forenoon it was further stated,
that a large vessel was lying outside the river dismasted,
and also a barque aground, with a lifeboat alongside of
her, as well as a brig with signals of distress flying,
standing to the westward. One of the Liverpool steam.
tugs, with a lifeboat, went out to the assistance of these
vessels, but returned into port about twelve o'clock,
without having been able to render any service.
It has since been ascertained that the brig ashore is
the Mary, from St. John's, New Brunswick.
We also regret to announce the total wreck of the
Frankfield, a fine ship of 900 tons, bound from Liver-
pool to Callao, with the loss of 20 lives. She was
wrecked at half-past five o'clock this morning near East
Mouse, off the Isle of Anglesey, and about 20 miles
north-east of Holyhead. Eight of the crew were saved.
She sailed from this port on Saturday last, with thirteen
other vessels that left the port on the same day. Fur-
ther particulars of this melancholy disaster will, doubt-
less, reach the port in the course of the evening, or to-
morrow.

The Digby and the St. Vincent, both of which sailed
on Saturday, hale put back in consequence of the
weather.

It is greatly feared that to-morrow morning will bring
a sad catalogue of further disasters. The wind continues
very high, and another stormy night is expected.
crowds of spectators have been on the pier-head in
the course of tho day, but it was with much difficulty
they could stand, owing to the violence of the storm.
The river steamers, especially the outward boats to the
north-west of the port, had hard work to cross the river.
Ilinwrcm—The gales have occasioned much mischief,
and many deplorable results have been reported at
Harwich and the ntrthern coast. Several vessels were
almost simultaneously lost on the Gun Fleet Sands.
The City of London steamer, from Rotterdam for Lon-
don, left on Saturday, and was exposed to the full force
of the storm. She was thrown on her beam ends, the
sea making a perfect breach over her. A number of
cattle were washed overboard, and several oxen and
many sheep destroy ed. The captain at last succeeded in
getting into Harwich. A three-masted vessel and a
brig were seen to go down, the crews are supposed to
have perished. The crews of the Albion and the Bridg-
water was rescued. Off Yarmouth the shipping suffered
considerably. The Concord, of Ramsgate, got ashore
on the Shipwreck Sands, and was lost; the crew were
saved by the lifeboat from Yarmouth. The Darlington
packet, belonging to Stockton, met with a similar fate;
the crew were rescued. The Reform, of Goole, foun-
dered in Lynn Deeps on Sunday night; the master and
his son are said to have been saved.

MONEY MARICEL—The premium on gold at Paris
is 14 per mills, which, at the English Mint prioe of
31. 17s. io d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.50; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.65, it follows that gold is 0.58 per
cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices
from Hamburgh the price of gold is 437 i per mark,
which, at the English Mint price of el. 17s. mid. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.111;
and the exchange at Hamburgh on Landon at short
being 13.12 f, it follows that gold is 0.40 per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburgh.
We understand that the Rev. David Brown, of the
Free Church of Scotland, Glasgow, the author of a cele-
brated work on the Millennium, is to preach in the new
Presbyterian Church, Upper-street, Islington, next
Sabbath.

[ADVERTISEMENT.] —One of the greatest impositions
practised at the present day by shopkeepers, not only in
London, but in every city and town throughout the
Kingdom, is that of forging the property of another, and
imposing on the public the counterfeit article with all
the assurance of innocence.—We allude in the present
instance to those admirable requisites for the toilet, the
Macassar Oil, Kalydor, and Odonto, as prepared by the
Messrs. Rowland, and which, from their merits and re-
putation, aro the constant objects of fraudulent imita-
tion. The parties so counterfeiting concoct some trashy
compounds resembling in appearance the preparations
of Messrs. Rowland, and by adopting the very same
names and copying the labels, bills, &c. &c. endeavour to
pass them off as the " GENUINE ;" reckless of the injury
which they will inevitably inflict on those who are de-
ceived into using them. We would therefore advise all
patrons of Messrs. Rowlands' articles, to purchase only
of respectable vendors—and particularly to observe the
Caution in their advertisements which frequently appear
in our paper.
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