The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-12-17 00:00:00

THE LATE GALES.

On Sunday, about twoi. p.m., the Bristol steamer being then
on her station at Swansea, went off to the Mumbles for the
purpose of towing in the Elizabeth Clark, belonging to Messrs.
Francis, Richardson, and Co., of this place, laden with timber,
from St. John's, New Brunswick, which vessel encountered a
severe gale of wind off the banks of Newfoundland, whereby
both her masts were carried away. From thence she was navi-
gated under jury masts, notwithstanding which she riiade her
passage in twenty-six days. In the tremendous sea which car-
ried away her masts, two of the crew were washed overboard
and the captain (Alder) much injured; fortunately, however,
the men were soon picked up. Much praise is due to the
master and crew fur their very arduous exertions and able
conduct.
The brig Amethyst, from Montreal, which was stranded about
a fortnight ago; in Swansea Bay, laden with flour and grairj,
for Liverpool, was warped off the sands and towed in by the
steam tug belonging to this port. and entered the harbour
nearly the same time with the Elizabeth Clark. The Hier and
sands were thronged with spectators, all anxious tosituess t.hc -
gratifying sight.
On Tuesday a brig, wrecked off the Munble Head during
the late gale, was brought into the hat3our, with loss of-he's
main-mast and bowsprit.
The winds during the past wee. have been very boisterous,
but we are glad to hear that the shipping from this port has not
been seriously inicredl-- .The only disaster is the wreck of a
collier at the moan of the river on Saturday last ; the crew were
saved. It was gmerally reported to have been the Ceerleon, a
regular trader to and from Bristol; she however arrived safe on
Sunday.
A distressing tecident occurred at Blackwood: about ten miles
from Nevyporli_ra Saturday last, to two little girls about the age
of ele'veu sixteen, by crossing the river over a temporary
wooden a for the convenience of workmen. It-is sup-
ed
sudden gust of wind. they were blown off the
sthbart, idbgye, ap
bridge when retur?ing, from taking their father's dinner, who
was at work in one orthe neighbouring collieries. No one saw
them fall in, and it wlO late before their parents felt any anxiety
for them, thinking they'were loitering with the neighbours. As
night drew near th„,_ became alarmed, and, conceiving the
result, traced footsteps to the middle of the bridge.. and
there we•e marks of the slipping of the feet. They were tound
the net morning about half a mile down the river, which was
flood-A by • the rains a great depth; at other times it is very
shanow.—Merthyr Guardian.

We make the following extract from the city correspondent
of the Morning Herald :—" To the shame of our tb au-
partment, we learn from the Liverpool papers that the convey
ance of letters to foreign countries at fixed periods, once exclu-
sively under the affected direction of the Postoflice,• as far as
regards the communication with the Northern ,Contiuent of
America, haaeen superseded by the enterprise (Attie merchants
of the United States, ably seconded by those of that port, and
similar arrangements have been made by the latter for other
portions of the western World and the south of Europe.
Their Majdsties continue in the enjoyment of their customary
health, at the Marine Pavilion. On Monday the King held a :•
court, and afterwards a privy council, at which Parliament was
further prorogued to Thursday the .Ith of February. In the
evening theirajesties gave a grand dinner to the Princess
Augusta, Duchess of Gloucester, and the cabinet ministers.
,Their Majesties are not expected to come to town for the
season unfit the end of February. The King will, hoWever,
come from Brighton the early part of the month to open •the .
session of Parliament in person.
The rumour is revived in the Law Courts that after next
Hilary Term Mr. Baron Bayley retires from the bench ; his ,
successor will, it is added, fie Sir William Horne, who will
divide with the'Cliief Baron the equity dutidiqn the Conti. of.'
Exchequer. This, would, of course, cause a vacancy in the
representation of Marylebone.
By the death of Mr. Robert Alderson, of Norwich, at it -
very advanced age, the Recorderships of Norwich, Ipswich;
and Yarmouth are vacant. Mr. Alderson was father ..of the.
Jtidge.
The friends of Count Adam i'llatuszewic, the Ex_Russian.
Special Minister, we understand, positively deny that he was ,
removed from his post at our Court, on representations which
had been made to the Embeier. his mission was temporary,
and was never intended by Count Nesselrode (Russian Ft..*
reign Minister) to be permanent. -The Count is pursuing• the
sports of the field at Melton.
ORIGIN OF THE WORD DUN.—Sorno-have derived this word
from the French word done:, signifying give, implying a de-
mand of something due; and others, among. whom is Dr. John-
son, from the Saxon word (lotion, to clamour. Both aye wrong.
The origin of the word is simply this :—ln the reign of Henry
VII., a famous bailiff, named Joe Dun, lived in the town of
Lincoln. This man was so extremely dexterous- in his,. rough
business,_ that it was usual when a person refused to pay, to
say, ..Why don't you DUN bias ?"--tbat is, svity don't you spritt
DUN to arrest him ? And hence the custom of calling a person-
who presses another for the payment of money, a Dun.
now TO FURNISH NEWSPAPER PARAGRAPHS : MARCH OF
INTELLECT.—Dating a dearth of news, we do. not think we.
have seen a greater stride in improving the manufactory of pa-
ragraphs than that exhibited by Mr. Bill's imputation open one
of forty persons, of having been guilty of an act of treachery. '
In former times, when An editor was at -a loss, he could scafd-
an old woman to death at Watefford, and afterwards contra- • I
diet the report ; but this was only two paragraphs—ten or a
dozen beggarly lines. More recently, there was a tolerably
fair expedient tried in London. Capfain Ross (who might be
smothered under the reports that have been printed about hint
as deep as under the polar snows) first lost his papers in a cab,
circumstantially, coming from the Admiralty, &c. &c. &c.; then
the cabman read them to his fellow knights of the
,Bole in Pic-
cadilly :. then he most honourably restored them ; then he. was ,
handsomely rewarded ; and last of all, there was a touch-wanted'
puff general about the exceeding public spirit and honesty of
cabmen. Well, let it be confessed that all this pretty fabric
rested on pure invention; for Captain Ross were,• lost a single
scrap of paper, either per cab or any other way. But what is
this to the ingenuity of the Dublin press, which, it would seem,
is still toiling up Hill, and, like Sisyphus with his stone, are
never likely to get to the end of their labours ? There is the.
challenge ; the denials called for; such denials as are given ; •
lists of those that are not given; reasons why they should-
should not be sent; opinions touching Mr. conduct,;
ideas as to the proper mode of refutation, &c. &c. &c. Aireah;
about four hundred paragraphs have sprung out of this. bitypy •
idea ; and the public are exactly as wise as they were te.ore,
By and by, somebody may say, • I can nrove titer., ifs
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