The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-11-09 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN YACHT STEAMER.

• (From the Shipping Gazette.)
our North Shields correspondent has transmitted us the
following, furnished to him for the Shipping and Mercantile
Gazette by M r. Reay, the only survivor on board the ill-fated
vessel :--
To THE-EDITOR OF THE SHIPPING AND MERCANTILE
GAZETTE.

" S I 11,—As it is now apparent our worst fears respecting the
safety of this vessel are realized,. I feel myself called upon, in
consequence of the many contradictory reports in circulation
as to tne vessel at the lime I left her, to state the whole cir-
cumstances, as far as they came under my observation.
"The steamer left Shields harbour on the morning of the
11th instant, about nine o'clock. There were six steerage
passengers—viz., two young men from Sunderland, about 20
years of age, one of whom was lame; two women; a book-.
seller from Hatton, in the county of Durham (wbo expressed
an intention of landing at Eyernoutb, if the weather permit-
ted, if not he said it was immaterial, as he had business at
Edinburgh; ) and a cavalry soldier. In the best cabin, a fe-
male about 30, a gentleman about 60, and two others about
35 to 40 years of age. The crew, 1 believe, consisted of the
captain, mate, engineer, tv‘i stewards, stewardess, four fire-
men, and three seamen.

"On crossing Tynemouth bar the sea was remarkably
smooth, but as we proceeded northward the wind increased,
blowing fresh from about the W., and the sailors seemed to
doubt the practicability of my leaving the vessel until her ar-
rival at Leith—the sea progressing to rise. When oft-Coquet
Island, the captain said he would sheer close in with the land
and there would be no fear of my getting out. In nearing
North Sunderland a flag was hoisted, and when opposite that
place, about two o'clock four pilots came off and took me on
shore in a coble, at no further risk than the getting thoroughly
wet, which we did. In my conversation with the crew they
spoke in unlimited terms of commendation of the vessel in
every respect, and when I left her the master and some of the
passengers were below dining, there being no apprehension
whatever of danger, the vessel proceeding (in 'all respects in
good order) at about the usual rate at which steamers go
when they have a lift of sea to contend with. I can only add,
that had my direct business not led me to disembark at the
place and period I did, there was no cause or apprehension
of fear whatsoever in existence to have induced me to leave
the vessel on her then intended passage to Leith.
" In pursuance of my original intention of making a pass-
age in the Yacht to Noith Sunderland, for the purpose of
painting portraits of the Darling family, at the Fern Islands
(for a lithographic publication,) the completion of my pro-
fessional visit has extended beyond my expectation, other-
wise4,._ it was my intention some day previous to have p• 'Kssed
vou wits this statement for insertion. If I can - 11, i5..3,,..
~ Itli th diem of further information to any one cormectew . e
persons who were on board the Northern Yacht, or o . r-
. wise, I will, on reference, consider it my duty to communi-
cate it. I am, sir, yours, &c., .

•`22 Wellington-street,
North Shields, Out. 31, 1838."

.JOHN

We publish the following letter under the same head, be-
lieving the wreck therein spoken of to be that of the unfortu7
nate vessel in question :

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SHIPPING AND MERCANTILE
GAZETTE.

"S t n,—l take the liberty Wv-vriting to give you an account
of a vessel I saw on the 25th of Oct., about ball way between
the Spurn and the Dudgeon light vessel. At 9 A.M. saw the
vessel's mast and gaff ends, supposed to be a steam-boat, as
the mast was so much snioke-dyed, and the floating wreck
about 20 minutes after. Be so good as to notice this in your
Shipping and Mercantile Gazelle.
"I remain, yours,
JAS. MOAT, master of the Trent."

THE REGISTRATION OF 1838.

(From Fraser's alagazine for November.)

We have taken the trouble, whenever an opportunity has
presented itself, of noting down the actual details, and shall
now offer to our readers a general view of these results, as
far as they are worth reporting.
For there are many counties and many boroughs, let it be
borne in mind, respecting which there can be nothing to te-'
port. More than half the counties of England are now no
longer the arenas of political contest. In South Derbyshire,
for instance, South Shropshire, East Norfolk, South Essex,
North Lancashire, Westmoreland, Oxfordshire, Notting-
hamshire, Leicestershire, East Kent, and several other
counties, in which the conservatives are in quiet possession,
nothing of the least consequence has been transacted. The
radicals and Whigs have resigned themselves to their fate ;
and the whole business of the registration has subsided into
mere routine. In one or two other cases they have been
active, but without any important result. They claim in the
county of Huntingdon, an advantage of about 100 by this
registration. They were in a minority at the last election of
nearly 400. In. North Shropshire they also claim a small
advantage, without, however, having the smallest chance of
gaining even one seat. In the boroughs they have better
luck; but the drawing on their gains here is, that they merely
triumph in a few select places, which were constructed to be,
and always will be, Whig or Whig-radical preserves. At
Ashton, for instance, and at Manchester and Huddersfield,
they have profited slightly by the registration. At Liverpool
and at Preston neither party gained anything of the least
consequence. In the great boroughs, such as Birmingham,
Finsbury, Lambeth, the Tower Hamlets, the registration had
no results whatever, as far as the character of the consti-
tuency was concerned. Let us now, however, proceed to
state such results as may appear to be worth putting down,
beginning with the

COUNTIES.
CONSERVATIVES. REFORMERS.
Objects. I
Claims. Objects. I Claims
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Middlesex 97.1 GOB 582 195
Yorksh. W.R 1767 1446 .. 1903-2304 1114
West Kent 4('3 243 . '296 136
South Devon 353 254 .. 172 81
North Devon 287 189 .. 718 412 - 197
S.Leicesteish 89 72 .. 1(6 41
Bucks
E. Glostersh 541 331 354 153
W. Glostersh 241 145 .. 226 325 132
N. Derbyshire 188 144 139 37
ECumberland 150 82 —• 99 28
Anglesea • 434 228 .. 388 .197
Rutland.
NortiiDurtiain 231 143 ..
Isle of Wight. 70 41 ..
S.Northaniptn 89 66 196 46
CITIES AND BOROUGHS.
Con. obj. Ref. ohj. Con. Cis.
sns. md. sus... md. sus,
London
Mar)lehoue 467 366 261 125.. 95 70
Westminster
Leeds 1751 897 1628 576..229 102
Bristol 1370 470 1594 382..204 124
York
Exeter
Devizes
Southampton Winchester
Lancaster
Truro
Maidstone
Dover i2 32 32 17.. 17 13
Durham .
Scarborough
Yarmouth
Hertford • 2O 6 14 1.. 13 13
1 nswich
Cheltenham
Shaftesbury
Reading
Kidderinin.ter 27 12 16 7.. 4 4
Wakefield
Lichfield '2O 7 6.. 6 4
Lyme Regis
Leominster
Andover 39 . 13 12 4.. 5 2 6 5
Christchurch
Gloucester 93 47 66 38.. 43 32 24 14
Stroud 53 33 12 6.. 0 • 0 0 0
Totoesg
Tiverton l6 11 10 7.. 9 3 7 3
BurySt.Ediond 78 36 71 22.. 16 12 6 6
Chichester
Lewes 26 11 31 8.. 14 14 8 8
Lincoln
Woodstock 56 27 20 12.. 0 20 0 17
Cambridge l4O 82 82 38.. 59 40 59 41
Bradford .... 136 66 72 31.. 72 24 60 25
Maldon
Colchester
Bolton BO 48 64 24.. 51 21 51 2-1
Salisbury
Tewkesbury
Stoke-on.T'rent 135 108 124 44.. 10 2 70 18
Worcester
St. Alban's
Taunton
Blackburn
Hythe 36 23 10 8.. 9 4 8 - 2
Hutt
Poole
Beverley
Nortliallerton 22 7 . 5 2
Sunderland
Bewdley ...
Evesham - 15 :4 2.. 5 4 6 3
Portsmouth
Shrewsburv.,.., 0 29 0 16.. 0 .12 0 12
Besides these, we learn that in Aylesbury the Conservative
gain by the registration is 12 votes.; in Carlisle. 16; in Wey-
trioutb, 4; in Newport, 12; while-iu Bridgenorth, the new
•Conservatives are 41, the new Radical votes 12. In erotne,
also, and in Salford, the Conseivatives claim the victory, but
we arc furnished with no particulars. In Dudley, and several
other boroughs, the Radicals have resigned themselves to
their fate, and offer no further opposition. Besides the
above, there are many places in which the Conservative
ascendancy is so fully established that their success in the
registration is not thought worth recording; and there are
several, the particulars of which will arrive after this abstract
shall have been sent to the press.

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FROM THE COURIER BELLE, OCT. 28, 1838.—(Docks
public storehouses apropos of the Thames llaven.) The ad
vantages of railroads are beginning to be understood in Bel-
gium and on the continent generally, especially as relates t'
the increased circulation of money, which the carrying trad,
affords; and the very irnportant undertaking of the Thame4
Haven Duck, at the mouth of the Thames, of which on•
readers have already had an opportunity of estimating the
incalculabe advantages to the Belgian commerce, which in a
the addition to its railroads.
the importations and ex,
portmannerati
o nasc i
ut tr
lei se the
continentm ono monopoly
If Belgium cannot yet rival the foreigner, we may console
ourselves in seeing the establishment of the Thames, which
in a manner forms the link that unites the commerce of the
continent with England, at the same time that it joins the
Ostend and Antwerp railroad with the London. The forma-
tion of this establishment appears to us of so indisputable an
advantage, the benefits resulting from it to Belgium so self-
evident, and the future prospects of this speculation, consi-
dered in a financial pointof view, so certain, that we think it
probable our government will profit by the opportunity, and
possess itself of a part of the unremaining unappropriated
shares; we shall, at all events, take care to keep our readers
informed upon this subject.
SPEAKING IN CIIUItEI-1.-AG unusual incident occurred a
few Sabbaths ago during public worship in a church in one
of the sea-poets on the Clyde. The clergyman was reading
a portion of Scripture early in the forenoon service, when he
was interrupted by a voice calling, " Haul in that sheet
there !" The attention of the congregation was, of course,
directed to the quarter whence the voice issued, where a sailor
lad was discovered fast asleep in one of the views. " Haul
iu ! haul in !" continued the mariner, with increasing vehe-
mence, when he was awakened by the church officer, who
beckoned him to the door, whither he followed him, looking
bewildered and affronted. He there expressod his sorrow for
the interruption he had unconsciously occasioned ; and,
under the apprehension that the people would think he was
intoxicated, was desirous of returning. He stated, what
was perfectly true, that his vessel had arrived in port that
morning, and that he harrslept none during the past night,
and very little on the two previously. Much to his credit,
he added that his mother had charged him, at whatever port
he was on Sabbath, that he would be sure to attend the
church, and that he was in the habit of strictly complying
with her injunctions. 'the officer advised him to go home
and sleep till the afternoon, when he might return refreshed,
which he did. Subsequent inquiry proved that the sailor is
a steady respectable young mau.—Seettish Guardian.