The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-08 00:00:00

FEBRUARY 8, 1853.

AN EXTRAO

NARY MARINE CONVULSION NV

perienced by the Mules on her passage from this port to
Caldera. On the morning of the 13th of October, being
twelve miles from the equator, in long. 19 W, a rumbling
noise appeared to issue from the ocean, which gradually
eased in sound till the uproar became deafening ; the
ea rose in mountainous waves; the wind blowing from
all quarters, the control over the ship was lost, and she
pitched and rose frightfully, all on board expecting each
moment to be their last. This continued fifteen minutes ;
the water then gradually subsided, when several vessels in
sight at the commencement of the convulsion were found
to have disappeared. Shortly after a quantity of wreck, a
part of a screw-steamer, were passed, so that some vessels
and lives were lost.

TESTIMONIAL TO CAPS. PATSY, R..N..—The Liverpool
merchants trading to Australia have just forwarded to
Capt. Patey, R.N., who was recently the head emigration
officer at this port, and is now in command of H.M.S.
Amphion, three pieces of silver plate, consisting of a large
centre for the table, in form of an oak tree, a claret jug,
and a large waiter. On each of the pieces is engraved the
RTMS of Captain Patey, and the centre-piece has on the
front side of the base a view of George's Pier, on the River
Mersey. with the great Landing-stage, and at a distance
from it is an emigrant vessel ready for sea, lying in the
river, towards which a boat is nearing, filled with passen-
gers about to embark; one of the other sides contains an
appropriate inscription. Captain Patey has acknowledged
the receipt of the handsome present In a letter addressed
to Charles Morse, Esq., chairman of the committee of
subscribers.

PREscor Tows Mrssios.—A large and influential
meeting of the inhabitants of Prescot, was lately held at
the Court-room, to promote the interests of the above
mission. The chair was kindly taken by Dr. Hibbert
Taylor, of Liverpool, who opened the proceedings in a
very appropriate address. Some parts of the report were
read by the Rev. Thos. Sturges, detailing the devoted and
-fill labours of Mr. W. Axford, the late missionary.
. Mr. Nevett, of St. Helens, obliged the meeting
a relation of events in his ministry among the careless
and neglected. The Rev. Mr. Hewlet, incumbent of
&stley, gave a thrilling address on the obligations arising
om the doctrines of the Gospel, to seek not only the
qual, but temporal good of our neighbours, and of all
. The Rev. T. Moody, Wesleyan minister, clesed
~ceedings of the evening in a most effective speech,
which he expressed his regret, that so useful an effort
had not met with a cordial support from parties who were
most deeply interested in the protestantisra of the
country, and the religious instruction of the lowlier classes.
In these remarks the meeting expressed an enthusiastic
sympathy, and a vote of thans was passed by acclama-
tion to the chairman.

The Rev.

mankind

IMPORTANT TO SHIPOWNERS.-At the Police-court,
Kingstown, near Dublin, a case was brought before the
magistrate, arising out of a combination of some seamen
on board the brig Marsden, of London, Captain Widde-
combe. This vessel left Liverpool on Friday week, for
the Cape of Good Hope, and after being three days at
sea, George Ratcliffe, William Roberts, George Chara-
ers, Charles Hammond, and Donald Blue, refused duty
ceded on her voyage, insisting on the
...em into some near port. They con-
tinued off duty several hours, when the master, for the
safety of the ship, bore away for Dublin, and, on the
above charge, obtained a warrant for the men named ;
and, on their appearing in court, Mr. W. Rowett, of
Liverpool, the agent for the Marsden, who had come
expressly from Liverpool to conduct the case, addressed
the court at considerable length on the importance of
such conduct on the part of the sailors, urging the ne-

if the vessel pro

master ti

cessity of keeping a wholesome but determined check
on such insubordination, in most impressive terms, that
did him much credit, and administered a lesson to the
prisoners that they will not soon forget. Various efforts
were made on the part of the prisoners to establish a
justification of their conduct, but all so frivolous that
they could not be entertained by the court, and his wor-
ship would have passed sentence on them of thirty days'
imprisonment but for the considerate disposition shown
by Mr. Rowett, who said he hoped the ends he sought
would be obtained if a less imprisonment could be
awarded. They were then ordered to be imprisoned for
fourteen days.

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TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FRANCE.

PARIS, MONDAY
.gists took place to-day.

Some further a

The PC;;;;;;oUriCeSthStsonne secret agencies, formed
in Paris under the auspices of old parties, issuing for some
time past those odious and infamous libels against the
Government which dishonour a portion of the foreign
press, have been discovered. Several persons who directed
and fomented this correspondence are arrested, and their
papers seized. In this number are four gentlemen at-
tached to the Legitimate party, and some correspondents
of Belgian and German newspapers.
The Presse says General Priest and a Spanish Duke

are arrested.
The Empress has appeared at a review, and was re-
ceived with acclamations.
The Bourse was again weak. Threes opened at 791,
and closed at 78.90; Four-and-Halves closed 104.85.