The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-11 00:00:00

CHESTER AND' BIRKENHEAD RAILWAN

We beg to draw the attention of the proprietors in this
undertaking to the half-yearly adjourned meeting, which will
take place at the Clarendon Rooms to-morrow, at twelve
o'clock. In our last paper we accidentally advertised the
meeting for three o'clock, 'instead of the time appointed.

DISASTER IN THE CHANNEL-

PAINFULLY INTERESTING PARTICULARS

We furnished in our first edition a brief statement of the
loss of a brig, near Holyhead, on Sunday night, by being run
into by the ship Brooklyn, outward bound, to New York, and
which left this port on that day. The supposition then was,
from those on board of the Brooklyn, that the then unknown
vessel, (which was supposed to be of about 300 tons bur-
then,) had suddenly disappeared with all those who were on
board of her. We are glad, however, to state, that six of
the crew of the ship (not brig, as supposed) were saved.
and from one of them—the mate—the following particu-
lars are derived :

The vessel was the ship Mary Scott, from Valparaiso,
bound to Liverpool, with a cargo of copper ore, &c., and a
quantity of specie. She was the property of Mrs. Little,
widow of the late Mr. Little, of Liverpool. She sailed 12th
January. On Sunday night, when off Point Lynas, she
showed two lights on the starboard side for a pilot. About
ten o'clock, while she was running on, a ship, without any
lights that were seen by the Mary Scott, ran into her,
striking her between the two lights, abaft the main rigging.
The wind was blowing fresh at the time, and the topsails
of the Mary Scott had been reefed. The concussion carried
away some of the spars of the latter vessel, and by the
fall of one of them the captain had his back severely
injured, if not broken. The Brooklyn was hailed by the
Mary Scott, but, according to our informant, did not
make towards her, and they soon lost sight of her. As
it was evident that the vessel was in a dangerous state,
the jolly-boat was lowered, and the mate told the captain that
now was the time for him to save his life. He said that if
the mate would fetch up a box of spice, he would follow him
into the boat. The mate went down and fetched up a box,
but, on his reaching the deck, he found the water up to his
waist, she being in a sinking state. An attempt was then
made to clear the long boat, so as to save all hands ; but she
was so entangled with spars and cordage, that this could not
be effected; and the mate, as the ship sunk, got into the
jolly boat, together with the carpenter, four of the crew,
and a boy,—being seven in all. He believes that all the
remainder, amounting to eight in number, (including the
captain) sunk with the vessel, of which they soon lost sight.
The boat drifted first towards Holyhead, and afterwards to-
wards the Isle of Man. Those on board had neither food
nor drink, and were, in the confusion of leaving the ship,
but scantily clothed. The weather was stormY, and they
were left at the mercy of the wind and waves. They had se-
cured the chronometer, but having nothing to bail with, had
to break out the works and use the metal case as a scoop or
ladle. After being tossed about for about twenty-four
hours they were picked up, naturally much exhausted, by a
Manx fishing-boat. There were no passengers in the Mary
Scott. Just before they were picked up, they passed a
water cask which they recognised to be one of those belong-
ing to the Mary Scott. _ _ _ _

In addition to these particulars, we are informed that the
vessel and her cargo were insured for £35,000—a1l in Liver-
pool. Independently of the melancholy loss of life, the de-
struction of property involved will fall heavily upon our
underwriters. As in all probability a legal investigation of
the facts, as affecting the Brooklyn, will take place, we
abstain from all remark on the fatal disaster,—the more par-
ticularly as some conflicting testimony regarding the collision
may hereafter be adduced.

LIVERPOOL. CORN EXCHANGE,—This DAY

(From Messrs. R. MAKIN (Fir SONS' Circular.)

Beyond a fair quantity of Oats and Oatmeal, we have re-
ceived very little Irish produce of any kind since this day
week, but have several arrivals of Grain to report coastwise ;
also an abundant supply of Wheat and Beans, with some
parcels of Oats from the continental ports of Europe, and
upwards up 5000 barrels of Flour from New York.
Notwithstanding a pretty general impression that the
ministerial plan for permitting the importation of Foreign
Grain at a fixed duty of Bs. on wheat, ss. on Rye, 4s. 6d. on
Barley, and 3s. 6d. per quarter on Oats, is not likely to be
carried in that form, during the present session, the mere
agitation of the question caused a continuance through-
out the week of the depression stated in our last, and prices
of all free articles exhibited a doubtful tendency, with-
out producing a disposition to increased demand ; the disin-
clination also to invest in bonded produce, which, by the
above measure, would be materially enhanced in value,
indicates the public opinion as to the improbability of its
being brought into immediate operation.
Although at this day's market the transactions in Wheat
were, on the whole, very limited in amount, holders in gene-
ral refused to submit to any further decline, and except for
some descriptions of English, which were rather lower, our
last quotations remain unvaried.—British and Foreign Flour,
duty paid, continued in slow request, at a small abatement
in prices.—Of bonded Flour 1,000 barrels only are reported
to have been sold since Tuesday last, and in bonded Wheat
no sales have transpired.
Barley, Malt, Beans, and Pease remained in the same dull
state as on Friday, with a slight tendency to decline in value.
-Oats, being offered ld. per 451bs. below the rates of this
day se'nnight, were in moderate demand at that reduction;
and Oatmeal, receding 6d. per 2401b5., was rather more sale-
able in consequence.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the 4th to the 10th May, 1841, inclusive

DESCRIPTION. I IRK- I COAST- ICANADAI FO- TOTAL.
LAND. WISE. IBC U.STS.REIGN.