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London, England, 1841-03-06 00:00:00

Bill ordered to be brought in by Lord Francis Egerton, and Mr.
'Bootle Wilraham.
Standing Orders Committee—Resolutions reported ;
That, in the case of the Manchester and Leeds Railway Petition,
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on giving the
,tss • Notices in the London Gazette, and in some one and the same
I l''ewspaper published in the county of Lancaster and in the
Fes' t "41,4 of York, for three successive weeks ; and that the Com.
Mittee on the Bill do examine, in the first place, how far such
Order has been complied with, and do report the same to the
House on the Report of the Bill."
" That, in the case of the Wick!ow Harbour Petition, the parties be
Permitted to proceed with their Bill."
Sheriffs (Scotland)—Address for " Return, showing, by Counties,
the number, name, and the sourre of appointment, and also the
,hotly salary, and sum total of remuneration derived annually from
sePublic, by each Sheriff; or Sheriff Substitute, respectively, in
Scotland, (This return to be made from the best information al-
ready at the Public Offices in London.)"—(Mr. Wallace.)

SIIIPWRiCK OFF RECULVER-

AFFECTING NARRATIVE.

The bri
g Amelia, of Siigo, laden with wheat, bound dfrom
~_ndott to Liverpool, Captain Swaine, was wrecked on the
din ii.erne Sand, off Reculver, on Friday last, between eight and
eat night, in a heavy squall of whiff. As soon asshe struck
e ; the Ca tain his wife, and crew, in all nine sou's,
ilond. run
.ad barely time topjurnp out of 'their berths with their clothes
up the rigging before there was four or five feet water
yer the brig's de'ek ; no means were left to them to make any
Lgtat of distress, so that they resigned themselves to their
'"I fate, 1-shing themselves to the shrouds in the best way
inB• aY could In this state they remained until Saturday morn-
•
st,. when Lieutenant Lale, of the Reculver Station Pres
/eblise Service, discovered the brig on the Sand ; he forth-
with sent off his boat to her through a heavy sea to rescue
(TB4Ol cf the crew as might be found on the wreck ; after
ach ditficultv, and no less danger, the brave flows sue-
teVed in making her, when an extra man on the Reculver
of tl,"n under Lieutenant Lake's command, who was one
tiitne bo..t's crew, sprang at the shrouds, which he hap-
L'in caught, and forthwith set about re-cuing the unfortu-
fern—a, PeaPle, firm directing his attention to the hapless
vatt--'e' wttn, much to his a-stonishment, refused his services
t_illlyier husband, the Captain, was first placed in safety ;
'faere both lashed to the shrouds close to each other. 'I h's
Zve fellow, whose name deserves honourable mention, was
nliert Wood, of Whitstable : he then undid the lashings of
CNnain, who had become so exhausted as scarcely to be
cosill,u%
of what was going on, and eventually got him safely
wh° the boat. He then again returned to the captain's wife,
f lb! asked him how many his boat would take. He answered
pre Then," said thig heroic woman, " take two of the
next, and when they are in the boat. unlash me, and I
nihnake t
ere) he he fnirth." This was accordingly done, and they
I,l't the I.reck, and landed the unfortunate people at Reculver
when Lieut. Lake with a humanity highly honourable to him,
Captain 'and his wife to his quarters, where he did.
udrthing in his power for their comfort. He gave up his
lyeatt° thm, and, in fact did everything humanity could sug-
to soten the rigour; of their misfortune. The Captain
uf !in shore twelve hours before he was restored to conscious-
vl7: not so his heroic wife, who was unceasing in her atten-
4. to her afflicted partner. The boat again returned to the
thee'k and took off the rest of the crew, who were landed at
6441: Vace, and shared with their deliverers their bed and
I/era/at:nut Saturday until Tuesday morning last.—Kent

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
r_
aWooLwicii, MARCH s.—The Falmouth will sail to-mor-
w for P
u
ortsmo th and Plymouth.
The l Volcano' steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander J. West,
Plitilttvoeat Woolwich, from I3arbadoes, on Sunday, and is to be
sea, u °I
bent arid the crew, after a short leave of ab •
Cont Neill ransferred to another vessel.
e Wilberforce, iron steam-vessrl, tor the Niger expedition,
Wool !litter wich William Allen, left Dublin on Friday last, for
and arrived this morning.
te;Te Siren, 16-gun brig, building at Woolwich, is ordered to
ll:inched on the 25th instant.
tora_
ttle u Polyphemus, steam-vessel, was commissioned on Sa-
of 14) la.at at Chatham, by Lieutenant John Evans (b), late
_ Spitfire.
,n
id, Mr. Smagman, master, arrived at Woolwich, from
14,t on Tuesday, and sailed this morning for Sheerness.
d
no The Driver steam-vessel, recently built at Portsmouth,, an
Litawetting with' her engines by Messrs. Seaward and Co., at
when completed, which will be about the 20th
ffic, is to proceed to Pembroke.
Yessele, tearless, steam-vessel, is to be fitted as a surveying
Captain 13ullock, in lieu of the Boxer.
fati e Metelr steam-vessel, and Violet tender, are to be-fitted
1111",,eYing the North Sea.
that elxen steam-vessel, built at Pembroke, arrived from
soast:"' on Wednesday, in charge of James Henderson, Esq.,
tia:'elf;-attendant of Plymouth Dockyard, and was towed to
fittti,(4lse by the Comet steam-vessel, to have her engines
by Co.Th_ essrs. Seaward and
%V Comet steam-vessel, Lieut. Frederick W. Syer, arrived
Mier eidnesday from the westward, with the Vixen in tow, and
441111111 g to off Purficet, was run on board of by two colliers,
The Iler bowsprit carried away.
la e new dock in Woolwich-yard, constructing by Mr. Rolt,
being new
finished, the coping, or finishing course of stones,
oldg More than half-way round Twenty-eight 32 pounder
Iftiistri'lre in prcmeess of erection round it, for the purpose of
g in Warping vessels into it when fin.shed.
. trs SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
et. box, MARCH 6.—Wind this day at noon, N.W., fine.
pat,
from
5. —Wind S.W., fresh breeze.—Arrived
faaßto"`tn, from Calcutta • Camerons, Young, Berbice ; ANYI-
- NeW York • Black Cat, St.. Alichael's, and supplied
titiarianchor and chain.' Arrived from the river, Carib, for
(Ittor.„,eritra. 7 P.m. Blowing hard, with every appearance of
night. Put back, the Renfrewshire, for St. John's.
tred-",„T"touTH MARCH s.—Wind W.N. ~ strong.—Ar-f
4sr%„'" Boadicea transport, fruit Ascension, sailed 19th o
trok-ryl James Carmichael, Towev, Youghal. Isabella,
sp„, .vernambuco to Liverpool, 15th ult., lat. 28, lon. 38,
te,4rti by the Boadicea, art iced here.
917TRAitieroN, MARCH' 4. Arrived the Providence,
thinn`,tsghal. sth. Arrived the Pacific, Janes, from Cork;
„", Sutton, ditto • Confidence, Anthony, Waterford.
teisi;;otyrii, MARCH s'.—Wind variable.—Arrived the
sprit Thornton, from St. Jago de Cuba, with loss of bow-
rico and Mainmast, foremast badly sprung, having expeo-s eed tremendhus "'ales on the sth arid 12th ult., forty mil
bride the Island ofhCorvo, bound to Swansea ; and Cam-
't'a•rocr from Lendon, for Dublin. Sailed the Earl
14°Ilison' for Port Phillip. The Venus, of London,
`castoartd-bound: on the 27th ult., lat. 47, long. 9, by the
V, arrived here.
4iou'rit, MARCH 4. --Wind S. to N.N.W., fresh
.
siledes•—•••Arrived the Seagull Packet, from Rio Janeiroo,
ItnAbi, (In the 24th of January, with 9,500 dollars ; and C
Robertson, from Aux Cayes.
denAIARcH 3.—Arrived the Jupiter, steamer, fromLon-
fa snd the Rochester, Owen, from New Orleans to Havre.
Isla,t, MARcri 5.—W. by S., fresh.—Arrived the Diana,
crtts, froin Antwerp • and Mina, Vissar, Amsterdam.
Nitf eras
MARCH 5. Arrived the Elizabeth, from New-
..ort Demerara ; and— Mary Eleanor, George, London,
tireorrrived the Wight, March 4.—The Europa, from Bal-
we, for Bremen • and Hewana, ditto.
Y. 11", MARc'H 4.—Arrived Ocean,Watson, from Cuba.
Pottc"HAL, FRB. 27.—The Eliza, 31‘Carthy, from New-
Ntithoule,llAich was on shore in the harbour, has been got off
tiv•• wamage.
trri.oBe,ii,ufProLot.ncri s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Kestrel,
tom Valparaiso ; Windsor, Hayten, Cara; Horatio,
VO4', Berbiee sandback, Bispham, Demerara; Elizabeth
dittobile ''SCrullY, Jamaica • Susannah Cumming, Salter, Mo-
-htt t. Lawrence, Bunker,' Charleston ; Magnet, Morton,
of Wellington, Brandt, St. John's, New Bruns-
rnainmaLoize, Salle of
Caledonia (s), Halifax and Boston. The Adam.
arnes, bound to Charleston, has put back leaky, with
It,„11 f and vard sprung and loss of foremast head, and bore
k*ibrr,l," 10. The Swiftsure, from New York to
very 4,7, was in with, on the 13th ult., in lat. 4 n. 48,
b4'ty, with loss of foremast rudder, and the crew taken
,ftlt"e Elizabeth Wood, arrived at Liverpool.
ter QC MARCH 3.—The Flamer, Perruet, sailed yesterday
Werit „`r,n,..seY and iverpool and in beating out of the bay,
- reeks near Noi ont Point, and went to pieces.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
Attb 7
vdiND CIRCUIT. —NORTHAMPTON, MARCII 4.
f,_tl4.r.
,s (Before Lord ABINGER.)
1700 -.1?u1t....-Geor e West, aged 31, was chargod, on the
-asst7's tnquisition with the murder of his mother, Martha
Yll at. the parish Of Nether Hevford, in this county.
bata
_tal ll,„'s,t'n'Y of this case is as &lows :—The deceased, whoN
1 _'ettibe,'lrat was taken suddenly ill in the course of last
She
pr." red on the 21st, and was buried on the 26th.
gad
enjoyed a g ood state of health, r per-
_4B sasp%ine tanlily ii *rig- fallen ill at the same period uf time,
'vela-i -4 negari toagaviiri round that some foul proceeding had tk,,,Tractised.
The body was, therefore, disinterred, ar. an
'their „_°a,nort having taken place, the medical men gave it as
their -Pinion that the tnmach the deceased contained arsft-
tk-ge'llotilisd it was furthers ascertained that the flour which was in
Mkith
~ e, Part of which had been used for making a pudding of
tall DLTeeased had partaken, was strongly impregnated with. the
it,Atlll3,„"°*:l°._us matter. Inquiries having taken place, suspict
Itttlinss of 3a.`'nngrr son sof the deceased, who carried on the
kk itea"* ThrrorcienriatT wiaSeanpepeaari,enti • in flourishing circum-
ail the prisoner. was that
tbkt I'll arsenic in his house previous to this affair taking place,
Sti ..._e
°F hat
the flour which had been used on the occa.-
Wtk;,,,-4la that when a dinner was to take place at deceased's
Eill-,-e`ii. or which be (the* prisoner) was to be a partaker, he ob-
,..lnlir -1,;( It would be better not to make the puddings of that
getttr-LaPortr mother was so set airainst, but that it would be
,bte it ''" take it home and give it to the pigs, for if they should
tt 4arld ha afterward: taken bad, he should never forgive
a'actseepii: There were tiler circumstances of a minor cha-
4o4it but the case was byo no means brought home to the pri. ' ' 511 q he was Acquitted.
~ ••• ox
h470,,,°,1iD Cl RCUIT.-O.TFORD, MARLS 3.
~..-4v ' -1-ictrey was indicted for shooting at his uncle, John
viev,„„v;_ib a pi.tol, with intent to murder him or do him some
',Oll-4. "'Hilly injury.
htliroit_lie evening of *September 25, 1840, the prosecutor was.
41kttekt,"1110me through his garden, when his attention. was
utih,,e' by a noise like that of a percussion cap, in the
Est, and,d immediately after. he felt himself struck on the
Pros,ext at the same time, heard the report of a pistol. The
''',' Was at first much alarmed, and ran into his house,
itite Varititit " Alurde;" but, on examination, it was found that
t,rilictk°4lY received a severe contusion, the ball having
~sol Itii;t"tl.llouble lapels of his coat,- and a metal button ofe
""
mallet, T: Zieven or eight weeks after the occurrence
lorii, IT', !! hug exactly the bore of the pistols, together with
the pr,,a(Lings was found near the spot in the garden where
lAN eelitor was shot at. The pri-ioner's boots were corn-
..
Pther"hll,e marks in the garden, and corresponded exactly.
com-
et. 61,evulence also brought home to the prisoner the
, 1111. 1, 'Red in the indictment. eelibe' aroil Gis It NEY summed up, and the Jury, after some
s'iltie La-°n, brought in at verdict of " Guilty, with intent to do
l'h".e.'no. bodily harm." oat
theptimiler, whOhad shown the utmost indifference through-
tetem ,trlali which lasted nearly seven hours, was then scn-
ie ir 15 years' tramportation.
tfritli, all been to Dorchester a little before the commission
L.l%reezir,ll,lle, and received' 401. from his uncle, whom he left
Y OR good term,.

ttoy,
"1' GALLERY OF"----1(-TE-8-WE, ADELAIDE_
STREET.

WEATHER.

134r0rneter,

NOON, MARCH 6

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ezing Point 32 Deg.

CUXE/ •
464tion • 4VENT) FEB. 28.—There is still some
tartd7!ee in the !tenth Offe Elbe, tear Cuxhaven, Ot-
-1/419f jt, and Dobroek. Stade the ChaLnel is quite