The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

LATER PARTICULARS.

The following letter from the mate of this unfortunate
vessel was received last night by Messrs. Sands and Co.,
of this town :

" Scull, county Cork, Ireland, Nov. 12th, 1847.
" MESSRS. SANDS AND CO.

" Gentlemen,—lt is my painful duty to inform you of the
loss of the Stephen Whitney, with her noble commander,
on the night of the 10th instant. We had no observation
on that day, the wind strong from S.W., the weather
thick. At six that night we close reefed the topsails,
and reefed the courses, intending to haul off the land
at eight o'clock, but at eight precisely made the land off
Crookhaven, and which we judged by the lighthouse to
be the Old Head of Kinsale. We immediately made all
possible sail, and hauled off shore. At nine kept away
channel course, judging we were clear of all danger, but
at ten made the land a-head, within pistol shot. In the
act of staying, owing to the tremendous sea, she went
ashore, stem first, nearly broadside on. The island
proved to be the Western Calves, inside Cape Clear.
The scene that followed baffles description. Out of 110
persons, passengers and crew, only nineteen are saved.
Captain Popham was washed away from alongside of me,
and I have no doubt was killed immediately. In less
than fifteen minutes from the time she struck she went
to atoms. The survivors are all here, landed half naked,
and every one more or less hurt on the wreck and rocks.
The authorities here are very busy saving the wreck,
but it is in such a dreadful state, that it will scarcely
pay the labour. Several bodies have been found to. day
—seamen and steerage passengers, and were buried on the
island. I have written to the Consul at Cork, stating our
loss and distress, and hope to hear from him to-day, as
we should have perished if it had not been for the kind-
ness of some gentlemen here—Lieut. Short, of the Coast-
guards, the Rev. M. Wiphook, and the magistrate, Mr.
Leinereck, to whose kind offices we are deeply indebted.
We shall leave here for Liverpool as soon as we can ar-
range it. I send you a list of the cabin passengers, as I
do not know the names of the others.
" I am, with respect, Gentlemen,
" Your most obedient servant,
" THOMAS ALLEN."

LOST.—Captain Popham, and Mr. Gill, second mate.
—Cabin Passengers :—Mr. Roberts, New York ; Mr.
M`Cabe, Ohio ; Mr. Fordyce, Scotland ; Doctor Sweeny,
Ireland ; Mr. Robinson, Liverpool ; Mrs. Thom, Eng-
land, with two stewardesses, were lost from the cabin ;
the third +h .
sons from aft.—T. ALLEN.

The Stephen Whitney had on board a general cargo ;
and of the passengers twenty were females and three
chiEren. The crew were fifteen in number.

The Stephen Whitney was a splendid vessel of 1034
tons burden, and belonged to the class of packet-ships
termed the " red star line," of which Messrs. Thos. and
Jos. Sands and Co., of Liverpool, are the consignees.
She was built in New York about seven years ago, and
took the place of the packet-ship St. Andrew, which was
wrecked off this port in the memorable gale of January,
1839. The late commander of the Stephen Whitney,
Captain C. W. Popham, was highly respected, and was an
active and a skilful navigator. He was for some years
chief officer of the ill-fated ship, when under the charge
of Captain W. C. Thompson, and succeeded to the com-
mand, about two years ago, on that gentleman resigning
to superintend the construction of the screw steam-ship
Sarah Sands.

ST. JOHN'S CHURCH SCHOOLS.-GRATIFYING
TESTIMONIAL TO A SCHOOLMASTER.

We have seldom had a more gratifying duty to perform
than in giving pnblicity to the subjoined correspondence.
On the 15th ultimo, the boys of St. John's Church
School, deeply impressed by the kindness, zeal, and un-
wearied attention of their excellent master, Mr. S. M.
Strick, presented him, from spontaneous feelings of grati-
tude and respect, with an elegant and handsomely-
mounted Bible, with index and concordance attached,
purchased by their combined subscriptions, and which, it
will be seen, they accompanied by a brief but genuinely
affectionate address. The circumstance is equally honour-
able to the juvenile donors and to the recipient, and we
can well believe that the latter will " prize and preserve
the sacred and beautiful book during his life." The
pleasing fact supplies a proof of what can be done by the
consistency and exertions of a schoolmaster, for we learn
that two years since there were no schools attached to St.
John's Church, and now there are 120 boys under daily
instruction, and above 100 girls. Double the number
could be receiving instruction were there more space in
the schools for their accommodation, and we should
therefore be glad to hear of means being used towards the
enlargement of the school, in order to extend the blessings
of Scriptural education amongst the youth of humble cir-
cumstances in a densely-populated district, which we trust
will ere long meet with the serious attention and support
of the Christian community, and more especially of the
congregation of St. John's. The effort would be a worthy
response to the self-denying and painstaking exertions of
the Rev. W. M. Falloon, the minister of the district, as
there can be no question but that his undeviating minis-
terial faithfulness and persuasive gentleness of manner, in
superintending the school, have conduced to the gratifying
result. Further, the documents will speak for them-
selves :