The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-05-20 00:00:00

TO THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR AND
INHABITANTS OF LIVERPOOL.

The PETITION of the Undersigned PASSENGERS of Ike
Swedish Brig AGATHON,
HUMBLY SHOWETH,
THAT your Petitioners engaged a Passage by said
Vessel from this port to Buenos Ayres, and sailed on the
4th February, but having come into collision with another ves-
sel, and afterwards being driven on a sandbank,- Petitioners
very narrowly escaped a watery grave.
That the Brig put back on 11th cifiebruary, and has
remained ever since, undergoing repairs, Petitioners being
assured that she would be sent onAler voyage as soon as she
was fit for sea.
That the repairs are now plete, but the Captain having
,eteer9o„.„.„
deserted her, and she be' g a foreign vessel, Petitioners are
informed that the la s no control over her.
That your Petit' ers have been supplied with provisions
since their ret from the stores intended for the voyage; but
these are ncrtv consumed, and the brokers, Messrs. Lockhart
and Gormby, are not able to give us any further support.
That your Petitioners are in great distress, and most humbly
implore your benevolence, to take our case into your gracious
consideration, as we have nothing to hope for but in the sym-
pathy of a charitable public, and the humanity of this great
town, ever proverbial for its philanthropy in behalf of the dis-
tressed stranger.
And your Petitioners will ever pray.
No. of Persons. No. of Persons.
William Bent lO James Mahon 5
Nicholas Kehoe 10 Michael Wade 10
Edward Wynne 9 James Molloy 3
John Moore 4 Thomas Mahon
Thomas Fay 6 Ann Grennan
Christopher Hickey .. 1 Teresa Donlan 1

Mr. D'Alton and Dr. Bradley having had several interviews
with the Government agent, Lieut. Hodder, upon the best
mode to be adopted of meeting the circumstances of this dis-
tressed case, it has finally been considered (she being a foreign
vessel, and the law not being applicable to the peculiar circum-
stances of the case,) a subscription is the only possible means
of adequately relieving the destitute condition of these poor
people.
Lieut. Hodder has kindly consented to set as Treasurer, and
will take the necessary steps to have the Subscriptions laid out
to proper advantage in providing them with another vesseL
Subscriptions left at the Newspaper Offices will be handed over
to Lieut. Hodder, the sum required being between 411110 and
400.

The Mayor £5 0 o,George Saul £l 0 0
Wm. Rathbone, Esq.. 5 0 01J. Livingston, Esq 1 0 0
F. A. Hamilton, Esq.. 5 0 OJ. M`Henry
J. Monde!, Esq 2 0 0 Robertson Gladstone. 1 0 0
Edward Bradley
Rev. H. Higgins
Mr. D'Aiton
John Bold, Esq 1 0 OJ. Rogers
W. H.
Joseph Mason
Thomas Avison 1 0 OD. Powel 0 10 0
Fleming 1 0 OJ. Wilson
Various contributions 6 7 6 A Friend 0 10 0
John Clow, E5q..... 1 0 0, Rockliff and Son
Gerard Lynch, Esq.. 1 0 o,John Torney Oll 0
R. C. Ga.dner, Esq.. 1 0 o,Miller and I'homgson 010 0
J. Holme, Lord-street 1 0 o,Robert Hutchinson,
Various contributions 2 17 6, Esq.
. . .. _ __ 2 0 6

.-Subscriptions are received at the Newsrooms, Newspaper
Offices, and by Lieut. HODDER; Mr. BRADLEY, FaHler-
square; Mr. D'ALTON, Waterloo-rood; Mr. M'Cuarrix, 23,
Mathew-street.