The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-31 00:00:00

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GREAT BRITAIN STEAM SHIP.

th following ke lad lnteresting letter has been received from
I,jv Y Who went out in the Great Britain, which left
°Pool on the 11th of August.
" On Board the Great Britain, off Melbourne,
Saturday, October 16, 1853-
far crar„.. am sure you will be glad to hear that so
weeeYage has been both safe and agreeable. You
We left Liverpool on the 11th of August, therefore
re,.‘aY:e made a quick passage. Some days we have run
4(i'olerthan 300 miles ; indeed, a few days ago we averaged
haea?..,r six das together ; but we had many calms and
Ire stwilids at- first, and the latter is now prevailing, or
me inid have reached Melbourne yesterday or to day.
child an affecting incident when near St. Vincent, a
tearpf a Mrs. Cameron died of croup, and as we were so
be t„r° laud the captain consented that the body should be
tier ; and consequently, when we arrived the authori-
tValne on board with a Portuguese physician (for by
whellt,hae another child of the same family was ill), but
stale found it was not an infectious disease they con-
4Wthat the child should be buried there. The captain's
the ellblanneci, and he, with a few other gentlemen and
On the uncle. accompanied the body to a lonely spot
114-87 ch where there is an obelisk to the memory of
4evet ' uoote, who died near to St. Vincent's. I have
the More solemn and simple funeral procession
%Au was covered with a flag, and the Captain's flag
is %lie the fore, which consevently dipped into the water
elertm,waves rose and fell in the bay. Of course, the
teiZa,f,_ on board, a Mr. Savigny, officiated. The same
the other other child unfortunately died, and was buried
'opt,, grave, under the same circumstances as the
:: IS a singular thing, but a shark was never seen
%Vcllt—sWhen those bodies were on board; one was
.ette_lFh they said was fifteen feet long. We hate
„.‘Stlr CIO anywhere since we left St. Vincent's, where I
th—,,s_W,eather was hotter than when we crossed the
Lgathllo. that is about 17 degrees of latidude.; the
71404 tented us from being becalmed, but when We had
11_14 days, we spoke one vessel which had been
the fie, On the 4th of September we crossed
Qe ttaQB4l'lPtun paid us a visit, with his train, and
"e1v0,..--.eerenteefu'ese were gone through. On the 20th
to In avery cold latitnde, at least it appeared to be
hither, butwe continued towards the south, until we
etster4l_ 4 south latitude, when we kept an almost direct
es.;l•e6,llrse, until a few days ago. on ail( perceive we
by what is called the " Great circle," but I
qtY I 'should have preferred being <out longer if we
i_telle„t&ltt means more temperate weather. For a long
not),,'" I'M many rough winds which-frequently amounted
`2424—,L, We had only one accident, namely,- the loss of
t„.7._1 of the rigging ; he could net be saved, for we
'44l!'-'"-btfig about 12 knots, with a veryrough- sea, and the
"w could not swim. This cast a gloom over us all.
tak, ; Ireather grew cold we 'had a many ill with influ-
/141k:leed few have escaped. 'however, have been
Vietittat the fortunate ones. and I have never been in the
PNitokyt degree ill excepting the .a-cond day I was on
it. 4 was faint and giddy (but-not sick) fora few hours.
never sick, but she haslmen poorly twice for a
love each time. A week ago. "3 young married Jewess
;hileb....l4b,gioing to Melbourne with her husband, and lead
18T1-",,r:(3' almost, all the time•on board, fell seriously ill,
'lned on Tuesday -night. Poor thing ! she sat at
1110‘71-'.Lie, and had the third min from us, and was well
:Vet Ito us all, and it was.algreat shock to us. As we
57,2041' land, the body!was put into a coffin, and is
t„.._-"lging in a boat by the side of the ship, covered
auline. Her poor husband has not been in the
%krie're• have•told you of all the deaths whiCh have •
110 ; the
re are about' eighty people in our saloon, and .
[,,74.„.eard altogether. Too much cannot be said in:
Llr:gedii,,,,r the ship, or thvarpta.in, and we have an excellent
11444-T man on board. The society is generallyvery good,
'orteillte have many -aristocratic names on board such as
)7 chin', Cameron, Pendergast, Fitzgerald, Camp-
at.„ea 'eY, Laviguv, Walcott, &c., and all the 'young
sin rev welltl;eltaved gentlemen. There has' been
deck brmeonlight in the tropics, and orretm-
-77,h 411.-1„`"' saloon, in fore-saloon there have heentrials by
,4,1-ulch were'well conducted. As shooting was ,not
:',4,%-.‘4 on hoard, 'the young men were driven to play at
W_er which, 'however, they are always good4em-
Ltty ;1/441ch. -a.proof they played fairly, and they are
e 1,7 .7+7- Our. cabin is really one of the 'best in the
; wac7 sventilated from the deck, 'and we have
i ytle 'drop of wet, nor have we been kept awake
tied„ aching of the waves, which, iia some ingtances,
the-ports and inundated abouta
jay
Mtraing.—Yesterday, four dick we
-`1 os, In Iltdson's Bay, and as I fancy a.idaY's delay
1 PoSt, I finish at once.
I " Yours very truly, S."

Szo
's• -W.. LYTTON IN EDIAMURGII.
01, vv. •
‘'etict,,Vilesday week, Sir K B. Lytton was Inaugurated
,of 'the Associated Societies of Edinburgh Uni-
bk. a' a nieeting assembled for the purpose. The
°r-et-was the first elected to the office, which is an
'ideal one, created by the Associated Societies
The large hall was erowdediazd among the
on the platform were—the !Lord Advocate,
1, Sir A. Alison, Bart., 'lir. Stirling, of
r. Cowan, M.P., the Professors of theUni-
"'e• The Lord Advocate, in a 'few words, intro-
le 'hon. baronet to the meeting.
B. LYTTON then delivered an address re-
' Polished phrases and beautifirl imagery. He
llav alluding to the poets of Scotland, and said
st poets who charmed Ilim-from play in the
of -86001, were Campbell and Sr.;ott, and the first
' ukho clothed, for him, with life, the shadows of
were Robertson and Ilmne. In a lima. t-anatim,
04 ri..%bridge, he contracted the habit of
solitary excursions on fort, and it was to-
4hehe instinctively bent his way, as if to
tike from which had been wafted to his
tbterhaN. germs of those fertile•arid fair ideas which,
to seed, eareonle to flower upon
...their native soil, re-
her, e carried by the winds they know not
firtp. t;`,l,-F 11P endless diversions el' the same plant.
me climate and the ground to which they are
an°e• He then referred to the distinguished
ef_the University of Edinburgh, glanced at the
,
e,,'1.°;.,°01z of Scotland, and spoke of the learned fame
they,' ‘4l. Re paid an eloquent tribute to Macaulay,
spoke .of the points which were essential for ex-
stthaY• His leading proposition in this respect
``, whether in active life or in letters and research,
10';':°;11d always be eminent aoeordir.g to the vigilance
•,‘741 observed. He was, he said, no believer in
without
Ilabour. Sir Edward then spoke of books,
it was-well in youth to acquire the habit of read-
conscientious toil for a spetial purpose. His
It was the importance of classical studies. Every
who 'encouraged the young, said, would tell
%the ancient masterpieces of writers have
4,1„,
Europe with models to guide the taste and
'''alation. Atter dwelling upon• the beauties of the
Greek writers,, he proceeded to give his opinion,
modern as well as from •the older Athens
the lights of philosophy and learning. He then
religion, observing that, in his opinion, no man
very far wrong who, by the mere habit of
nig and prayer, was forced to examine his con-
,yen butonte a day, and remember that the eye
,I,ighty wr,:e upon him. The hon. baronet con-
'uese terms : It would ill become me to enter
grounds of debate now at issue : but per-
remind you that, while pressing with your ac-
o' spirit for whatever you may deem to be equal
11 would he untrue-to your own fame if you did
4 the true majesty of Scotland ,needs neither
collcourts nor the blazonry of • heralds. What
ziolyrood be desolate—what though no king holds
48 halls ?—the empire of Scotland has but ex-
range ; and, blended with England, under the
"f, Your ancient 'kings, peoples the
.Australian
4,Y beyond the grasp of Columbus, and rule over
,7 realm that eluded the grasp of Alexander.
"'re does not suffice for you. It may decay—it
More grand is the domain you have won
• ; thought, and identified with the eternal. pro-
-I,l.4ellect and freedom. From the charter of,that
° ceremonial can displace the.impression of 'your
•?. van of that progress no blazon can flaunt
Old lion of Scotland. This is the empire that
,"„.11 in peace ; this is the empire that, if need
.„_ae'fend in war. It is not here that I woul
„
difference in political 'opinion ; but surely
L- of Scotland, who hold both fame and power
""'ule 'tenure as that which secures civilisation
' force—surely you are not the men who could
'lli folded arms the return of the dark ages,
keraler up the haven that commands Asia on
and threatens Europe on the ,other, to the
laition of some Alaric of the north. But,
llietant war or in happier peace., and in your
continue to maintain for Scotland her
adth every power of mind that can :defend
Jotbe or exalt humanity." (Loud and eon-
the'ause.)
01aelusion, Lord Robertson moved " That the
vi:Pi,der their warmest thanks to their President
Ivat and for his .unrivalled address," which pro-
%illy responded to.

I" EVENTFUL HISTORY.--On Wednesday
-eh' an inquest at the Queen's Head, Keppel-
, on Mary
•Madget, aged 72, the widow of
American cotton planter, whose history was
' character. Dsped, who was highly on-
at ran, dfather being a viscount, eloped with her
one age of 18, and they shortly afterwards set
ton
his vessels for America, where he owned
g: Plantations, and large estates in Pennsyl-
oth Carolina. At the time they started for
IPe was involved in war, and while on their
voyage they were seized by a French
te-mch carried them into Brest, whence, after
aped for some time prisoners, they effected their
:r an& After a short stay in England, they
for America, and were again captured by
but before their vessel could be conveyed into
as were re-captured and taken to New York.
Aptld her husband then settled down in South
thel'e they lived in the greatest luxury and
ale outbreak of the revolution preceding the
,fl'ar, When, according to documents found in
-0°1134 her husband was massacred, she herself
beaten until left for dead, and their whole
confiscated. After several months' illness,
te,:tin getting on board a British vessel, which
'Jack to her native country after 20 years'
an Pooi
herdlaning in England she was unable to
4._ of relatives, and was reduced to the
:4.°l‘ poverty. She then applied to government
lA'l°/14 but in consequence of her being unable
rer'f'r claims, in the absence of the original deeds,
rar redress was not complied with. Still, how-
, ,f the nobility, from a conviction of the
,4ernands upon government, and sympathi-
t:te and that of her husband, occasionally
wards her wants. At length she found
er relatives, who granted her a small allow-
with that she obtained from other quarters,
PresllBtain life, until her body and mind sank
ih sure of accumulated misfortunes, which
her sudden death on Saturday morning,
found dead in her room. • It is the inten-
g(ry metlatives to prosecute her large claims
11l for compensation.

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