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cember of the present year.
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pense or forfeiture of the Pulley, two-thirds of the premium paid,
(see table); also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion
of his interests to meet ether cousexicuces or necessity. Assurances
ibr terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates.
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PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.
WHEAT, &c.

N 0.20 of the Sessional Papers, 1845, House of Com-
mons, ordered to be printed February 13, 1845, is
entitled " Accounts of 'Wheat delivered from Ware-
house or Vessel, Duty free, under the Act 5 and 6
Vic., c. 92 ; of Flour, &c., substituted for Wheat ;
of the Delivery of Flour and Biscuit so substituted ;
showing when and where Delivered, &c."—(ln con-
tinuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 263, Sept.
1844.) No. lis entitled " Quantities of Wheat de-
livered from the warehouse or vessel, duty free."
From this it appears that at 21 ports of England and
Wales, 8 of Scotland, and 5 of Ireland, the total from
passing of the Act up to Jan. 5, 1845, was 118,089
quarters. No. 2 " Quantities of Flour and Biscuit
deposited under same Act." Total of fine Wheat
Flour deposited in same period, 119,947 quarters.
Total of Captains' Biscuit, 20,895 quarters. Total of
Biscuit of the standard of that supplied to the Navy,
95,925 quarters. Total of common Ships' Biscuit,
268,185 quarters. No. 3 shows, of fine Wheat Flour
delivered, for home consumption, a total of 8,743
quarters, and of fine Wheat Flour, delivered "for ex-
portation," whether as merchandise or as stores, a
total of 105,536 quarters; of Captains' Biscuit de-
livered under either of said denominations, 20,040
quarters ; and of Biscuit of the standard of that sup-
plied to the Navy, under either, &c., a total of 92,534
quarters ; and of common Ships' Biscuit, delivered
under either, &c., 263,172 quarters. No. 4, " Quan-
tities of Flour and Biscuit deposited under 5 and 6
Vic., c. 92, remaining in warehouse on Jan. 5, 1845,
shows, of fine Wheat Flour, Captains' Biscuit, Bis-
cuit of the standard supplied to the Navy, and
common Ships' Biscuit, the following totals, respec-
tively—namely, quarters, 5,668 ; 855 ; 3,291, and
5,013.

LOSS OF THE SHIP MELLISH
AND PART OF CREW.
(FURTHER PARTICULARS.)
Accounts were received at Lloyd's on Saturday, of
the total loss of the above vessel from China to Lon-
don, which caused considerable uneasiness amongst
the relatives of the survivors, and as some apprehen.
sion exists, that the crew may be harshly treated by
the Cochin Chinese, it will be some satisfaction to such
persons to be informed, that in the case of the loss of
the John Bannerman from China to Bombay, about ,
nine years since (the particulars of which appeared
in this journal) totally lost on the N.W. prong of the
clothed,‘P thei al
lraagcc ee
01 sco,fhaeli tdnl he,
dacat
nhQdhi
neoferiusore.n,
ohecrew,on considerable
s,
drwhiche
received
vi:d arrive
kaiat the
dt
nat hee s
sa,
hands fish
being
ing
ogf
, toed
swiioth a passage in a Cochin
gapore, and moreover
that the Emperor is particularly part
Chinese man-of-war,
partial to the Eng-
lish ; that should he be informed of the arrival of the
shipwrecked crew of the Mellish, of which there is no
reason to doubt, that every attention which the
limited means of a poor and nearly uncivilised nation
can afforl will be rendered. It will also tend to allay
the fears of those interested for the safety of friends
or relatives, to be further informed that in the case
of the John Bannerman, her crew were detained six
weeks at Quin-Fong, but unavoidably so, although in
appearances at first unnecessarily so, but fully ac-
counted .for afterwards. His Majesty the Emperor
of Cochin China also sent a French interpreter to
communicate with the officers of the John Banner-
man, and through him expressed his sympathy for the
misfortunes of the officers and crew of that vessel.
It may, however, be
as well to remark that the
crew of the John Bannerman suffered considerable
privation for about the first fortnight or three weeks
after landing, but no personal injury was inflicted,
and much of their privations was occasioned by the
extreme poverty of the natives.
LETTER, No. I.
(Co.)
Fishing:Villagpye, Padaran Bay, in lat. 11,
35Nioann"d
Nov. 16, 1844.
Co. Dear Sirs,—On the 12th inst. I had the mortifica-
tion of giving you a brief account of the loss of the
To Messrs. Gledstanes
Mellish, on the south side of the north danger of the
Paracels, in a severe typhoon on the sth ult., the
Nrtehre ship'scheea
d
said danger bearing, by the reckoning, when the ship
struck, aboonuttbe six2t7ythm,ilheasving
totheloEst
.N
company ;by drowning or want of water. On being
visited by the authorities I urged how much we
wished to be sent to Singapore, or any place where
we might get a passage there. They' informed us
'one-half
we should be sent in fifteen days. A week subse-
quent the time was lengthened to thirty days ; now
they say three months ; so that, without assistance
from our own countrymen, our stay here is very pre-
carious. lam writing to the folks at Singapore,who
may lend us a hand. We are quite well now, but
indifferently fed and clothed. I manage to get up
among the Chinese, who are kind and hospitable. The
Cochin Chinese are the reverse, and dirty in the ex-
treme. On my release you may depend on mg losing
no time in proving the loss, &c., by my presence in
London, with the address of both my mates, and the
names of the survivors and casualties, and re-
main, &c.,
(Signed)
Mr. John Roy, second mate.
S. 11. FAWCETT.
Mr. Adam Thompson.
Survivors
Survivors—Henry Soames, John Winchester, John
R. Nugent, Samuel Anderson, Henry Harrison,
Alexander Manson, Isaac Davis, seaman ; Henry
Hinds, boy.
Deaths—John Sprunt, carpenter, 18th October;
John Davis, steward, 20th ; Alfred Bridgewater, cook,
21st; Henry Campbell, seaman, 20th : Charles Webb,
seaman, 21st; John Shilverton, boy, sth; Frederick
Barnett, seaman, 25th; Joseph Parrott, seaman, 23d.
I.W.RNo. IT.
Fishing border. of Padaran (or
Fisphhir!raVnr)ijiEßlaTgayel,E in lat. about 11 35 N., coast
of Cochin China, Nov. 16.
To Messrs. Maclain, Fraser, and Co., Singapore.
Dear Sirs,—Since writing you, on 13th instant, I
have learned with horror that the Cochin Chinese
authorities do not intend sending us to Singapore till
the latter end of the north-east monsoon, to enable
their vessel to get easily back. There are some
Chinamen about to sail from a place near to us, whom
I have offered to reimburse if they will facilitate my
getting
aNvay;this they will not do for fear of the
Cochin Government, and I cannot get permission from
them. I fear sickness, on bad rice diet, and little or
no clothing, if we are detained here so long, will leave
very few to tell the tale. Under these circumstances,
pray do what you can to get a vessel sent for us from
our Government. We are eleven in all, wrecked on
sth ult. on Paracels, landed here, twenty-seven hav-
ing been lost. Half the ship's company at the time,
and passengers, not having tasted fresh water, except