The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

TUE LIV-ERPOOL STANDARD.

Sr. PAUL'S CHURCH, SEACOMBE.—In consequence of
the difficulty of completing the above place of worship, its
promoters have decided upon holding a bazaar,. on the
6th, 7th, and Bth of September, on th bowling-green, at
Mr. Parry's Hotel, Seacombe. A considerable debt
remains to be liquidated, and several additions and deco.
rations are required to complete the building, in accord-
ance with the original design of the architect; the effort
now made will, no doubt, receive a liberal response on the
part of all true friends to the church. Several of the most
influential ladies connected with the district, have
come forward to aid the object ; and amongst the early
patronesses are Lady Tobin, Mrs. Byrth, Mrs. H. Little-
dale, Mrs. Winch, &c., &c.

TURES ON PHYSIOLOGY.—Dr. Pettigrew, of Lon-
elivered the first of a course of six lectures at the
fate Institution on this subject, on Friday evening,
was attended by many of our medical townsmen.

Dr. Pe
with ti

v is a pleasing speaker, adorning his subject
ces of language, and treating it in so popular
to make it understood and admired by persons
of the humblest capacity. On Friday evening the lecturer
treated of the brain, and will continue that branch of the
subject this evening. He has also promised to exhibit
the effects of chloroform on animals this evening. We
cannot doubt but that this course of lectures will be suc-
cessful, and we may add that the present series is the last
Dr. Pettigrew can deliver in our town.

THE MAILS TO DUBLIN.—A new arrangement for the
transmission of the mails from Dublin to London, via
Liverpool, will come into operation from and after the
IQo sxt. The mail packet from Liverpool
;town pier at 4 30 p.m., instead of at
The object of that arrangement is to

will then leave Ki

6 30, as at present

ensure the

airival of the mail from Dublin at Liverpool
1 such an hour in the morning as to permit it to be for-
yarded from the latter town to London by the 6 a.m.
axpress train. It is said that with a view to this, as well
as other changes, more powerful boats will be put on the
line to Liverpool. All the correspondence between Ire-
land and those places to which Liverpool offers the speedi-
‘st communication will go by this route, all that for London
and the places on that line will go rid Holyhead.

MONOMANIAC

AT THE ASSIZE COURT.—On
Tuesday morning, immediately on Mr. Justice Cresswell
entering the Crown Court, the venerable old lady who has

now ►or so many years gone "the circuit" with their
lordships, and who had, some minutes before the judge
arrived, placed herself in a conspicuous part of the court,
arose, and in a determined tone, demanded the learned
judge to restore to her her property. His lordship smil-
ingly replied, that he came there to try prisoners, and not
to listen to her then. He would listen to her application
at the proper time. " Yes, but," said the old body, " you
are sworn to do your duty, and I demand that you do it
now, and give me my property." The police desired her
to leave the court; and, after some persuasion, she was
prevailed upon to retire, although not before promising his
lordship that she would pay him another visit.
POLICE-COURT, YESTERDAY.—The cases brought up
yesterday possessed little interest, being chiefly the ordi-
nary disorderly cases and petty thefts. The only one wor-
thy of notice was a case brought on by Kehoe and Bates,
of the detective police, in which two men were charged
with being found in possession of a small bale of drapery
goods, under ,suspicious circumstances. The prisoners,
who were apparently labouring men, were stopped in
Marybone, along which street they were proceeding in a
car with the goods in question, which the driver said he
had brought from a hut in a brick-field in Kirkdale. On
searching the hut in question, the officers found part of
she wrappering of another hale, which tallied in material
with that of the bale found. They had ascertained that
several parcels of goods had been carried away in a loose
state, by women and others S)n Sunday morning. The
men stated in defence that they had been employed by a
man named Derrick (who is known to the police); and
they were remanded to allow of the remainder of the
goods being traced, as it is said that four bales altogether
. .

are missing.

DESTRUCTION OF THE EMIGRANT SHIP
" OCEAN MONARCH" BY FIRE, AND LOSS
OF NEARLY TWO HUNDRED LIVES.

An awful catastrophe occurred' 61 an emigrant ship
bound from this port to New York; on Thursday last,
shortly after she had left the Mersey. The Ocean
Monarch had on board 28 first and second-class cabin
passengers, 322 steerage passengers, and 46 men con-
stituting the crew, including officers. She was one of the
Boston liners, and belonged to Messrs. Enoc!:, Train,
and Co., of Boston. She was chiefly laden with iron, and
was commanded by Captain Murdoch, a gentleman of
unquestionable experience and nautical skill. She started
at daylight in the morning, in tow of a steam tug. and
made good progress. The steamer left her to work her
own way about eight o'clock, and with a fresh breeze she
proceeded to sea. The wind being in direction that
required tacking, the order to "'bout ship." as she

nered the land,' about six miles on this side of Great
Ormshead, was given ; and when her head was put to
seaward, the alarm of fire immediately followed. Smoke
was seen to issue from a ventilator, near the after part of
the vessel. The captain, who was on deck, sent some of
the crew below to ascertain the cause, and at first con-
cluded that some of the steerage passengers had been
smoking, but one of the crew observed that some one
must have lighted a fire in the ventilator (which passed
through the captain's private cabin), mistaking it for a
chimney. This, however, is quite uncertain. Before the
origin of the fire could be ascertained, the fire manifested
itself. The flames proceeded from the storeroom, and,
from the combustible nature of the materials, extended
with an extraordinary and frightful rapidity, owing in
some measure to the disordered state of the steerage
deck, for it generally takes a day after sailing before
things can be put in order.
The appearance of the flames caused the utmost con-
fusion ; the passengers rushed to and fro against each
other, and impeded the progress of persons getting on
deck. Children were thrust aside, and women struggled
against men in the general effort for self-preservation. In
the impulse of the moment, those who had money
attempted to save it, and the struggle was to get on deck
with trunks, boxes, clothes, &c. Many were successful,
and several even returned and descended for the purpose
of saving children or getting at their little properties. But
in their endeavour a great number were smothered, for
a dense smoke soon filled every place below desk.
The captain, perceiving the imminent danger in which
the lives of all were placed, gave orders to put the vessel
before the wind and run her nn h q..nrr• • hue thP fire halrinrr

now burst upon deck, in tongues of flame, these orders
could not be complied with. The anchor was then let go,
to bring the shin to the wind. and nrevent the flames or-

tending forwards. In letting go the anchors, many per-
sons who had got about the cable, or amongst the head-
gearing, or cordage, were carried overboard, and perished,
no one being enabled to rescue them.
The survivors describe the scene at this moment as
truly appalling. Men, women, and children were run-
ning about wildly, screaming and crying ; a crowd got
around the captain and mate, beseeching them to save
them, or reproaching them for what had taken place.
Orders were either not heard, or disobeyed, and the
second mate and some of the crew seeing ruin inevitable,
proceeded to get out the boats. without the captain's order
and against his wishes. The second mate succeeded, and
got into a boat ; the first mate, seeing the second boat in
danger of being swamped, jumped into her and pushed off,
but then discovered that they had no oars. The waves
were running high, and the wind blowing fresh, and they
were driven out to sea. Happily they were picked up by
the Prince of Wales, and Captain Denham, with a prompt
humanity, steered direct for the Ocean Monarch.

After the boats left, the Captain remained on the wreck.
There were several other boats on board, but they were
now unavailable, being enveloped in flames. All his crew
had now left him, with the exception of the carpenter and
three others; and an instant effort was necessary to pre-
serve their lives. A spar was launched, and some boards,
and lowering themselves down they clung to these. The
captain was in this perilous state in the water• for about
twenty minutes, when he was picked up by the yacht
" Ocean Queen."

To the meantime all was terror or despair on board the
ill-fated vessel. While the greater part of the ship was a
perfect volcano, the small quantity of gunpowder below
exploded, and the masts, one after another, crashed, and
fell overboard. This served to increase the flames, and
the remainder of the passengers took refuge at the head
of the ship. The peat at the time was most intense; but
the poor creatures watched with an anxiety perfectly fear-
ful the approach of a sail. It was the Queen of the Ocean,
Mr. Thos. Littledale's yacht. There were on board, in
addition to the crew, Mr. Littledale himself. Mr. Aspinal
Tobin, Mr. Aufrere, of Windermere, Sir Thomas Hes-
keth, (the high sheriff.) and his chaplain. When about
three miles distant, tht y saw the Ocean Monarch with all
sails set. In a moment, to their surprise, she seemed to
change her course, and appeared as if about to return to
Liverpool. The cause of this movement soon became
apparent. Smoke was seen to issue from the vessel, and
the fire soon, after became visible. They bore down upon
her, and as they approached her, the flames showed them-
selves several feet above the deck. The cries of distress
reached them at a considerable distance, and the poor
wretches on the wreck swarmed like bees about the head
of the vessel.

The Ocean Queen is a fine stout yacht, and was pro-
vided with a capacious boat. Mr. Littledale and Mr.
Tobin directed all their hands to lower the boat, and pull
off to the rescue, they themselves managing the yacht in
the meantime. The sea was too rough for her to attempt
boarding the burning ship. The men in the boat did
their work nobly. They took from the wreck, or near
her floating about, thirty-two persons, amongst whom
was Capt. Murdoch—nearly exhausted. The yacht was
nearly an hour at the wreck before any other assistance
arrived. The Affonso, Brazilian steam-frigate, out on a
trial trip, and having on board the Prince de Joinville,
the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale, the Brazilian Minister,
Admiral Grenfell, and others of distinction, afterwards
went up to the assistance of the unfortunates. She was
followed by the New World, another emigrant vessel, and
the Prince of Wales steamer. Noble exertions followed.
All the boats were got quickly into operation ; the first
mate of the Ocean Monarch exerted himself successfully,
every one seems to have done his duty; and above all, a
gallant seaman—whether a British or an American sailor
signifies nothing—braved the last danger, and rescued
nearly a score of human beings from instant death. His
name is Jerome. In order to do this he denuded himself
of every stitch of clothes ; and his conduct won the ap-
plause of the Prince de Joinville,—a good judge of a sailors