Star.
London, England, 1825-10-14 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, °crop's,. 11.
Friday, we experienced a very sudden gale from the
.north-west, which continuedviith great violence about
'half an hour. Du' ng the right there had 6i:11 a heavy
fall of lain, butsis the early part of the morning was
calm, and the wind south-east,. a number of sail-Moats
were occupied in attending vessels in the river going to
sea when the storm came on: four of the boats, were.
Bret to state, were upset, and five persons belonging to
them perished. o.le of the boats belonging to Mr.
Daney, with four men, three of whom were lost, the
other was washed on shore in a most exhausted state,
but 'through the humane attentions of Mrs. Boode, of
Mockbeggar Hall, to which he had been conveyed, he
fortunately recovered. In Oldfield's boat-two men were

drowned, oldfield and the other man being at the time
on board the vessel, alorvide of which the boat was
lying at the time. The crews of the other two boats
were happily saved : the men belonging to Storer's by
ropes thrown to their assistance from the floating-light,
by which they were enabled to retch that place in
sifety, and the crew of the other was picked up by a
fishing boat. A pleasure boat, with a fishing-party of
sixteen persons on board, who had gene out about six
o'clock, was driven on shore near Hoylake, but the
whole of them succeeded in reaching the land, though
not without being completely drenched. The boat soon
a:terwAlds kl:Cd with water. Several of the. !mall
craft in the river received damage in the gale. The
names of the men lost in Daney's boat are—Thomas
Day, who has left a wife and one child; John Al‘Guire,
leaving a uife and one child ; and W. Crowder a single
man. The sufferers in Oldfield's boat are—W. Copple
and W. Lyon, both single men. None of the bodies
have yet been found.

Fita AT SCA RUMMY HALL.—Wednesday night,
a fire broke out at Scarisbrick Hall, near Liverpool,
which, for some time, threatened destruction to the
whole of that ancient pile of building. The alterations
and improvements which have been going on for se-
veral years, were nearly completed ; and the workmen
had on that day made preparations for nailing down
the floor of a large room, in the western wing of the
mansion, by burning the shavings, &c. in a chimney,
the construction of which seems not to have been pro-
perly attended to, for the blaze set fire to the end of a
beam let into the chimney and solcommunicated to the
roof, which in that part was totally destroyed. The
family and visitors %vele retiring to rest about half-past
ten o'clock, when the fire was discovered. The tenantry
in the immediate vicinity quickly assembled at the
sound of the great hall bell, and a messenger was dis-
patched to Ormskirk (a distance of about three miles)
for the fire engine, which arrived, and was got into play
as soon as possible. Mr. SCARISBRICK, with his bro-
ther, Mr. DICCONSION, and the two MeSsTS.FITZHIREERT,
who happened to be staying in the house, used great
personal exertions and directed the labours of the ser-
vants and tenants with judgment, until the engine ar-
rived, and the progress of the flames was finally ar-
rested about thiee o'clock on Thursday mor,ing. The
fire was prevented from reaching the main part of the
house, but the danger was considered so threatening,that
the furniture and valuables were removed trom every
room in the mansion. Mrs. SCARISIRICIE, and the fe
males of the establishment, were greatly alarmed, bu-
we do not hear that any personal accident has occurredt

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