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EXTENSIVE PROPERTY and ROYALTIES on the River Wear,
with LAND at Herrington, and MANSION HOUSES and LAND
in Bishopwearmouth, all in the county of Durham, for Sale.
WEATHERELL has been favoured with
instructions from the Trustees under the Will of the late
Addison lenwick, Esq., to OFFER, for SALE, by PUBLIC AUC-
TION, on THURSDAY, the 31st day of August next, at the house of
Mr. Donkin, the nr.dge Inn, in the borougl of ,-underland, at Three
o'clock in .the Afternoon, the hollowing .very valuable Properties,
which will be put up in the following or such other Lots as may be
agreed on at the time of Sale. _

'ORD AND BISHOPIYEARMOUTD, IN THE COUNTY OF

DURHAM.

Important Sale of a large and valuable ESTAFE, called FORD, late
belonging to George Fenwick, ttq. deceased, close to the town of
Sunderland, and adjoining the river Wear, with an extensive
Royalty, and of valuable Bottle-houses in the borough of eunder-
land.
10 be SOLD by AUCTION, in the following
or such other Lots as may be agreed on at the time of Sale,
at the house of Mr. Donkin, the Bridge Inn, in Sunderland, on
Tunas])Ar, the 31st day of August, 1848, at One o'clock in the
afternoon.

By Mr. WETHERELI. L, Auctioneer.
LOT _ ____

All that FREEHOLD ES'T'ATE called FORD, situate in the
township of Ford, in the parish of Bishopwearmouth, within one
mile of the borough of Sunderland. comprising the Mansion•house,
Gardens, and Pleasure-grounds, with stables, coach-houses, and
all requisite out-offices, and 168 acres 3 roods 26 perches, or there-
abouts of very sup •rior grass and arable land divided into suitable
enclosures, and extending from Ford lane to the river Wear, with
an excellent farm house and extensive granaries, stabling, and farm
buildings, conveniently piared in the centre of the property.
The 111,m.ion House at present occupied by William Bell, Esq., is
pleasantly situated at the western extremity of the property, and is
about two miles from Sunderland. It wa built by the late George
Fensvick, Esq , for his own residence, and contains large and
spacious rooms and is replele with every comfort and accommoda-
tion, is in excellent repair, and is surrounded with large and exten-
sive gardens, plantations, and pleasure grounds, forming altogether
one of the most elegant and desirable residences in the neigh-
bourhood,
The Farm is in the occupation of William Proudfoot. The whole
of the land is tithe-free, and the parochial rates are exceedingly
moderate

LOT 2.
All that superior FREEHOLD tithe-free FARM,called THE SOUTH
FARM, at present occupied by Messrs C. and W. Richardson, and
situate between the Ford and Chester Lanes, comprising 47 acres
and 25 perches, or thereabouts, of very excellent land in a high
state of cultivation, and a good farm-house with stables, byers, and
suitable out-buildings, subject to a wayleave over the property,
granted to the Earl of Durham and his sub-lessees, at a yearly
rent of 3761. 3s.
The Coal under Lots 1 and 2, will be reserved, and the land will
be sold, subject to all usual and necessary powers for land
will
and carrying away the coal.
LOT 3.
All those COPYHOLD FARMS, called TODDS FARM and
LANE HOUSE FARM, situate in the township of Bishopwear-
mouth, on the north side of the Ford Lane, and adjoining Lot 1, on
the east, and now in the occupation of John Harper, comprising
48 aeres 1 rood 13 perches, or thereabouts, of excellent old grass
and tillage land, with two good farm houses, stables, and out-
offices.
f'h
elaino thdies
usnisbhjeocptott Durham.annualote payment of 255. 10d., or there-
abouts,

LOT 4.

All those the SEAMS and BEDS of COAL wlth'n and under Lots

I :ndi,extenclitigWei2l6aCrest or thereabouts, with all nece•sary
powers for seeking, for winning, working, and carrying away the
same. _ _

LOT 5.

All those valuable COPYICOLI.I BOTTLE MANUFACTORIES,
situate in l3ishopwearmouth aforesaid, immediately below Sunder-
land-bridge, at present occupied by the Sunderland Glass Company,
comprising two cones, with all buildings requisite for the manufac-
ture of bottles, and possessing an excellent quay adjoining the river
Wear, where keels and vessels can at all times load and unload their
cargoes.
On the property is also erected a Public-house and a Dwelling-
house, now used as an office.
And also all those several COTTAGES or Workmen's-houses, situate
on the north side of a street leading from East Cross-street to
Lambton-street, near to the manufactory, and now occupied by the
workmen belonging thereto; and together with three pews in
Bishopwearmouth Church, attached to the property, for the use of
the workmen.
This Lot is subject to a ground-rent of 411. 15s. per annum, payable
to the Earl of Durham.

TWO PEWS in the body ofLßOTish6o.p
wearrnouth Church, occupied
by the servants of William Bell, Esq., and Mr. John * Harper.
The Auctioneer considers it hardly n
tion of th,, public to the importance of the several properties com-
prised in the above Lots.
The Ford Estate is peculiarly valuable. It is capable of grent im-
provement, and from its situation in the immediate vicinity
large and manufacturing town, rapidly increasing in size and popu-
lation, with good roads on all skies, its el • • egibility for building pur-
poses of every description, with the present advantage of a commu-
nication with the River Wear, and the immediate prospect
of a public
railway pas-ing• through the estate (the Act for which has already
been obtained), its value must daily increase.
The coal is now well ascertained, and from its contiguity to the
place of shipment and to the present and intended sinkings in the
neighbourhood, it must be very shortly worked, and, consequently
a purchaser may rely upon a large and speedy return for hii capital.
The tenants of the Farms will show the estate, and the Mansion-
house may be viewed by leave of William Bell, Esq., by ticket, to
be obtained from Mr. J. S. Robinsen, solicitor, Sunderland ; anti the
Bottle-houss and property connected therewith may also be seen on
application at the oftice of the Sunderland Glass Company ;and plans
of the various properties, with further particulars, may be seem at
the offices of Messrs. Tilson and Co., 29, Coleman-s
ortrof the eet, London
J.
;
or of essrs. Ward and Story
further , solicitors, Durham ; said
S. R Mobinson, from whom any further information ay be obtained.
Sunderland, July 27,1848

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DESTRUCTION OF THE OCEAN

MONARCH PACKET-SHIP BY FIRE.

LOSS OF 173 LIVES.
(From the Liverpool Mercury of yesterday.)
It is our painful duty to lay before our readers the
particulars, so far as we have been able to ascertain
them, of one of the most melancholy casualties which
ever occurred within the limits of the port of Liverpool.
The splendid American ship Ocean Monarch, of 1,300
tons burden, belonging to Train's line of Boston packets,
which left the Mersey early yesterday morning, in splen-
did trim, with about 360 persons on board, including the
crew and emigrants, is now a floating bulk, burnt to the
water's edge, and, it is melancholy to add, that, as near
as can be calculated, about 100 of the passengers, who,
but a few hours before, were buoyed up by bright anti-
cipations of the future, have met with a watery grave.
Children have been snatched from their parents, wives
from their husbands, and husbands from their wives.
In a few minutes the tenderest ties were severed for ever,
and gloom, desolation, and despair filled many a breast.
As we have before stated, the Ocean Monarch left
this port yesterday morning at an early hour, the tide
flowing about seven o'clock. As she passed through the
channel, her progress was reported by the telegraph,.,
but at length the sad news arrived that she was in.
flames. When the announcement was made in the.
Exchange News-room, great consternation prevailed,'
it being well known that she had a large number of
passengers on board. Great was the anxiety to learn
any tidings whatever of the vessel, but it was not till the
arrival, about half-past five. of the Queen of the Ocean
yacht, belonging to Thos. Littledale, Esq., of this town,
that the extent of the calamity was known.
Mr. Littledale, who is the commodore of the Royal
Mersey Yacht Club, had been at Beaumaris regatta,
which took place on Monday last, and he was return-
ing i❑ his yacht to Liverpool with a party of friends.
About twelve o'clock, when near the Great Ormshead,
they observed the. Ocean Monarch about five or six
miles to the eastward of the Ormshead, in Abergele
Bay, between the Ormshead and Abergele. Mr. Little-
dale and his friends were admiring the beauty of the
splendid ship as she was pursuing her course to the
Atlantic. On a sudden the Ocean Monarch was ob•
served to put up her helm as if returning to Liver-
pool. A flag of distress was immediately hoisted, and
in a few seconds names were observed to burst out
abaft. The ship was lying right in the course of
' the yacht, and Mr. Littledale immediately bore
away for her. On nearing her, although there was a
stiff breeze blowing, with a heavy swell, the boat of the
yacht was lowered, and proceeded to the ship for the
purpose of rendering what assistance she could. Of
course, with the swell on, it would have been next to
certain destruction to the yacht had she been run along-
side the ship, but the exertions of Mr. Littledale were
of the noblest description, and he has the satisfaction of
knowing that he has been the means of rescuing thirty-
two persons from a watery grave.
The scene which presented itself to Mr. Littledale on
nearing the vesselwas of the most appalling and harrow-
ing description. That gentleman truly describes it
as awful, and such as he hopes never to witness
again. The flames were bursting with immense
fury from the stern and centre of the vessel. So
great was the heat in these parts that the pas-
sengers, male and female, men, women, and children
crowded to the fore part of the vessel. Their
piercing heartrending shrieks for aid were carried by
the breeze across the blue waters. In their maddened
despair women jumped overboard with their offspring
in their arms, and sunk to rise no more. Men
followed their wives in frenzy and were lost. Groups
of men, women, and children also precipitated
themselves into the water, in the vain hope of self-
preservation, but the waters closed over many of
them for ever. No pen can describe this awful
scene. The flames continued to rage with increased
fury. In a few minutes the wizen mast went over-
board—a few minutes more, and the main mast
shared the same fate. There yet remained the fore-
mast. As the fire was making its way to the fore
part of the vessel, the passengers and crew, of
course, crowded still further forward. To the jib-
boom they clung in clusters as thick as they could
pack—even one lying over another. At length the fore-
mast went overboard, snapping the fastenings of the
jibboom, which, with its load of human beings, dropped
into the water, amidst the most heartrending screams,
both of those on board and those who were falling into
the water. Some of the poor creatures were enabled
again to reach the vessel, others floated away on spars,
but many met with a watery grave.
It appears that the fire broke out about twele o'clock.
Captain Murdock received the first intimation from the
steward, who came to him and said there was a great
deal of heat coming up the ventilator. ile added (what
afterwards proved to be the fact) that he believed one of
the passengers had made a fire in a wooden ventilator on
the third deck, which ran through the captain's state room.
The man had mistaken the ventilator for a chimney.

The captain immediately gave orders for the extiii
guishing of the fire, but it was, alas ! too late. T
flames had begun to spread. Those who have see
the fittings up of the passengers' berths of an emi-
grant ship, are aware that they are of thin deals and
spars, easily ignited, and fire having once gained the
mastery, there is little chance of extinguishing it.
The captain attempted to put the ship up to the
wind, so as to keep, if possible, the fire abaft, but he
found he could not accomplish this, and he imme-
mediately let go the two anchors. From the great
consternation in which all the passengers were, of
course, all control over them was gone. They ran
about as long as they could,, in all directions, and
some of the scenes which followed have already been
described. The captain threw overboard to the poor
fellows in the water, all the moveable spars, &c.,
he could find, and afterwards flung a spar into the
water and followed it. Several persons followed him,
and seized hold of the same spar. He entreated some
of them to let go, or alt would perish, and he showed
them the example by swimming to a plank, by which
he was enabled to sustain himself for about twenty
minutes in the water, when he was picked up by the
yacht.
In about an hour and a half after the yacht reached
the vessel, the Brazilian steam-frigate Affonso, which
was out, we believe, on a trial trip, came up. She anchored
immediately to windward, and close to the burning vessel.
She got a rope made fast to the Ocean Monarch, and by
the use of the said rope, her boats were enabled to go
backwards and forwards to the burning vessel with great
facility, and by this means a large number of persons
were saved. The Prince of Wales steamer, which was
on her passage hence to Bangor, came up shortly after-
wards, and with the New World packet-ship, bound for
New York, sent boats to the rescue of the passengers,
and were the means of saving a large number.
The Queen of the Ocean remained alongside till three
o'clock. At that time the vessel was burnt near to the
water's edge, and there were only a few of the passengers
on board, several boats being alongside endeavouring to
take them off. The following are the names of the per-
sons rescued by the Queen of the Ocean:
Seamen—Captain Murdock,' William James Moore,
carpenter ; George Vane, William Blodget, Jonathan
Sweet, Richard Brannon, John M‘Loughlin, Christian
Christian, Thomas Hiler, Christopher J. Austin, Adam
Jones, Charles D. Locke,
William R. Neland, Isaac
Stockwell, Charles Nason, John Keeler, W. H. Pratt,
Samuel Moray, Henry Colver, and Henry Jones.
Passengers—Whiston H. Bristow, n
Londo ; Patrick
M'Manas, John Horridge, Patrick Oregan, Patrick
M'Mahon, Patrick Griffin, John Kelly, Dennis Coch-
rane, Peter Smith, Anna Roper, Bilston, Birmingham ;
Mary Maguire, county Cavan ; Mary Carey, Thurles.
Amongst the latter was one poor woman, who, with
her three children, was proceeding to America to join
her husband. She was in a state of great distress at the
fate of her poor children, who were all lost. On reaching
the Mersey, Mr. Littledale immediately communicated
with Mr. Dowling, and arrangements were made for
accommodating those who were friendless and pennyless
at the Workhouse for the night.
We understand that as soon as the: alarm was 'given,
the two boats belonging to the ship were lowered. The
mate, with some of the crew and passengers, got into
with p pao s
reedpo shert
one. A portion of the crew and passengers got into the
other, and they set off for Liverpool. They were, how-
ever, picked up by a smack. Had they made to Mr. Lit-
tledale's yacht, placed their living freight on board of
her, and returned again to the vessel, the loss of life
likewag suflo-
that of
would probably have been much less.
The stewardess lost her life in courageously attempt-
ing to get the powder out of the cabin. There were
about twenty-five pounds weight on board, and when
schaetewd.enTt
hbeelopwowtdoegreetxiptioded
itisse
a cannon, but not being confined, and there being no per-
son at that part of the vessel, no damage, it is supposed,
was done by the explosion.
At the time orders were given to let go the anchors, a
number of women and children were seated in some way
near the cable, and were drawn by it into the water.
Sixteen persons arrived last night at Seaeembe, having
been picked up by a fishing boat. Messrs. Parry, of
the hotel, treated them in a very hospitable manner.
They crossed to Liverpool by the eight o'clock boat.
Mr. Baker, the celebrated comedian, was on board,
and a collection was made amongst the passengers for
the relief of the poor sufferers, who had lost their all,
and 2/. 45., or 2s. 9d. for each of the sixteen, were col-
lected and divided amongst them. Amongst these were
six seamen. 'One poor Irishman and his sister were also
amongst the number. The sister was rescued by the
brother seizing her by the hair of the head just as she
was sinking.
When they landed at the pierhead, some of their mess-
mates, who had arrived in the yacht, greeted the new
corners in the most tender terms, and the meeting of
these hardy sons of Neptune, after their " hair-breadth
'scape," is described as one of the most affecting. The
men actually hugged each in a rough, but honest em-
brace, and tears were drawn from many of the spec-
tators who witnessed the touching scene. The men in-
quired eagerly after others of their comrades, and tears,
both of joy and sorrow, ran down their cheeks.
The Brazilian frigate Affonso was out on a pleasure
excursion. She was commanded by the Marquis do Lisboa.
There was also on board the Prince de Joinville, his lady,
and suite, the Duke and Duchess d'Aurnale, the Bra-
zilian Minister, the Chevalier de Lisboa, Admiral Gren-
fell and daughters, and other distinguished individuals.
When the Alfonso discovered the Ocean Monarch, no
time was lost in bearing down to her, and it was intended