The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

June 30, 1846.

WATERSPOUT.—It striking and unusual phenomenon
was observed at Falkirk on Wednesday last. Tne day had
been unusually warm, perhaps the hottest of the season—
the thermometer standing at 78 in the shade, and a suffo-
cating sultriness gave the heavens quite a tropical charac-
ter. Towards six o'clock, p. m , a dark ti!under cloud
was borne slowly along from the west, and when its centre
was seemingly immediately over the Black Loch, a water-
spout rather suddenly appeared when its extreme end was
hidden behind the Callendar Wood. It was perfectly de-
fined, increasing in density and depth of colour towards
its lower extremity, and appeared to be columnar; but,
from the distance, we cauld not remark any spiral motion.
After remaining stationary for nearly a minute, it became
more transparent, as if it had discharged itself, and gra-
dually was absorbed upwards into the cloud. Numerous
spectators witnessed this most interesting and sublime
meteorological exhibition, and seemed impressed with its
grandeur. We forgot to say the wind was from various
districts as in a thunder storm ; and a few drops of rain
fell as the spout was drawn into the cloud. The copper
sky against which it was seen was shaded as if by a shower,
and it is singular that the space it had occupied remained
for a considerable time of a whitish hue, caused by the
void it had left in the showery vapour. We have since
learned that the spout discharged itself, or broke, as the
country people, term it, at Crossroads, a rising ground
about a mile west from Avonbridg An immense body
of water deluged the immediate spot, and for about a mile
round there was a heavy rain, but beyond not a drop fell.
The rivulets all round were flooded, and the river Avon
assumed, for a short time, all the appearance of a spate.—
Stirling Journal.

DREADFUL SIIIPWRECK.—BV the Great' Britain
steamer, adyices have been received, detailing the total
loss of the brig Canadian, bound to Falmouth, froni Cuba,
and the miraculous escape of the crew after enduring the
most painful sufferings. The Canadian, a vessel between
200 and 25 tons bur hen, left Cienfuegos cone of the
Cuba islinds) in the early part of the month of March;
and on April 28, while the vessel wa= running al mg out-
side of the red, known as the Jardinallos, near a place
called the Keys, she struck, and remained on the rock.
In a few hours she obtained assistance f•om a passing
vessel, which brought to and remained with her till the
following day. The captain of the Canadian then left,
for the purpose of obtaining a steamer at Kaymar, to
tow his disabled vessel off, considering there was a pro-
bability of removing her with but little injury. The
mate and rest of the crew remained by her, and in the
course of the following day succeeded in landing some of
the ship's stores on the Keys. On the third day, how-
ever, a frightful gale of wind sprang up, and cut
.off all
communication with the shore, the first sea sweeping
away the boats. The guile increasing, and the sea run-
ning very high, she was quickly thrown on her beam
ends, every wave making a comph-te breach over her.
The poor fellows flew up the rigging, the only refuge left,
taking with them an axe to cut away the rigging, should
the masts give way and go overboard. In this perilous
situation they remained nearly two entire days, the brig
partielly going to pieces from under them, and without
the slightest sustenance. Several vessels, perceiving
their awful condition, bore down towards them, but in
consequence of the dangerous character of the reef, and
the enormous surf bounding on it, the least aid from
them appeared impracticable. Death h,-ng certainly their
h.
fate should they remain on the reef, tty he-n;
on
taking to the last resource, the sea, believing it would
carry them in the direction of a vessel which was brought
to. They one by one dropped off the reef, and were safely
picked up by a boat that was put off to their assistance,
although, as may be readily imagined, in a very exhausted
condition. In the succeeding night they lost sight of the
wreck. which, with the cargo, is said to be insured for
X 12,000.

THE THUNDER STORXL.—We give in another column
particulars of various disasters occasioned by the late
storm. The following are further distressing details.
On Friday week, six cows were killed at Mantel, Here-
fordshire, by the lightning. On Sunday, the tempest was
still more severe, and appears to have anent its fury at
Peterchurch. The house of the Rev. B. Armitage was
struck by masses of ice which fell during the storm.
Almost every square of glass on the side of the storm,
which appeared to come from the eas', was demolished,
and the damage cannot be less than from £25 to £3O.
The torrents of rain ripped up the public road and the
ground to the depth of some feet. and carrying a mass of
timber and stone in their career, two sheep and a horse
were killed by the concussion. A few days ago, George
Brown, servant to Captain Underwood, of Castle-hill,
Derbyshire, took shelter from a thunder storm under
tree, and was struck by the lightning, which killed him.
A valuable mare, belonging to A. S. Fere herstonbaught
Esq., of Hopton Court, was struck by lightning on Sun-
day. at Westwood Park, under a large oak tree, and ap-
peared to have been killed instantat eausly. On Monday,
the lightning struck and fractured a large east-iron wheel
in the foundry yard of Mr. Henry Gore's machine works.
n off.
house
per-
Lever-street, Manchester. In a garden on Stockport
Moor, a poplar tree was shattered to fragments, and some
of the pieces were thrown full forty yards from the spot.
Higher np, in Offerton-lane, a house was struck by the
1 ghtning. It split the front door cheek, and, after de-
scribing some strange devices in a back room, to the great
terror of two women, it made its exit through the ceiling•
and thence out at the roof of the house, The building
was a good deal damaged, being partially unroofed, and
hHeartyouse was
se entire
struck
ionf roomthelowe ceiling
Brinnington.
At N
sons, named Betty Shore, aged fifty-live years. and WM.
Shore, her son, aged nineteen years, were killed on the
spot by lightning. A house in Love-lane, Heaton Norrist
was struck by lightning, and about a hundred weight of
slates ou the roof were smashed. A boy in the service of
Mr. Thomas Younge, Cowdenknowes Mains, near Glas-
gow, whil,t returning from the field where he bad been
for the purpose of cutting thistles with a sickle, was killed
by the electric fluid. Mr. John Tort, farmer, Muirhouse.
Cramond, Glasgow, was following it horse and cribber in
a potato field on his farm, when the lightning struck the
horse and killed it, and broke the swingle tree, of the
cribber. Mr. Tod was also knocked dow .1, but shortly
recovered. At Melbourne. Derbyshire, Mr. H ugh Dol-
man, a baker, and Mr. William Bailey, a hsitdressert
were struck dead by the lightning.

THE COERCION BILL.
Amongst those who voted in favour of the second
reading of this bill on Thursday, we find the names of
Lord Sandon, Sir H. Douglas, W. &Awlsle, Sir Philip
Egerton, P. Ainsworth, J. 1. Blackhurne. E. Ca.dwell,
Sir S. Glynne, Sir R. H. Inglis, G C. Legh, J. W. Pi
ten, and J. Tollemache. The following are amnnist those
who voted against the bill :—Lord George B-ntindk,
Bowring, J. Brotherton, ,R. Cobden, B. Di,ragli,
Ewart, Sir P. H. Fleetwood, T. M. Gibson, Lord A.!
Grosvenor, George Hudson, J. Jervis, Lord Morpet°,
D. O'Connell, Cot. Sibthotp, Sir G. Strickland, and ThoS•
Thornely. Lord F. Egerton, Capt. Gladstone, and
Bruen were amongst the pairs in favour of the bill.

ANALYSIS OF THE DIVISION,
AYES.

Protectionists
Conservatives
Whigs . .....

Pairs.—Protectionists.
Conservatives

Whigs.
Protectionists
Conservative.

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Pairs.-,Protectionists.
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