The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-07-28 00:00:00

I,ACONICS.

Fine sense, and exalted -sense, are not half so valuable as
common sense. There are forty men of wit for one man of
sense; and he that will carry nothing about him but gold, will
be every day at a loss for want of ready change. It is an old
saying "that it is an easy matter to find a staff to beat a dog."
A man in power, if he list to hurt, easily takes occasion of doing
mischief. He hath offended sufficiently who cannot resist.
Look to your heart, and if at any moment the cloud and the
darkness conic over you, pray for -light, and forgiveneis from
that God in whom you live, and move, and have your being.
The earthquake may crush, and the flood overwhelm, and the
pestilence sweep away the children of men; but are you to be
told, that let death, which must come, come when it may, it
comes and can only, come in the order of Providence' How
iutinitely little, then, imports it whether it comes soon or late,
life being but " aplace which God bath given 'us in time, for the
desiring of eternity!"--Southey.
If we look into the behaviour of many whom we daily con-
verse with, we shall fiud that roost of their hours are taken up
in those three important articles dealing, drinking, and sleep-
lug. Ido not suppose that a man loses his time, who is nut
engaged in public affairs, or in au illustrious course of action.
On the contrary, I believe our hours may very often be more
profitably laid out in such transactions as make no figure in the
world, than in such as are apt to draw upon them the attention
of mankind. One may become wiser and better, by several
methods of employing one's self in secrecy and silence, and
what is laudable, without noise or ostentation. I would, how-
ever, recommend to every one of my readers, the keeping a
journal of their lives for one week, and setting down punctually
their whole series of employments during that space of time.
This kind of self-examination would give them a true state of
themselves, and incline them to consider seriously what they
are about. One day would rectify the omissions of another,
and make the man weigh all those different actions which,
though they are easily forgotten, must certainly be accounted
for.—Addison.

It i 3 the general misfortune not to be content with what we
have; not to see or cultivate the sources of comfort which, in
our personal circumstances, may be realized; and not to value
what we are enjoying, because we have it, and by the daily use
of it become indifferent to it till we learn its importance by its
departing from us. If every one would but study to extract
pleasure from their means of pleasure, however humble, and to
be as happy as it ss in their power to snake themselves in their
situation, without looking at other means of gratification which
are not within their reach; all would experience a comfortable
manhood, and learn from their own experience that every one
may be in this agi eeable condition. Ihe Apostle preseuti to
us the true and golden rule on this subject :---," I. or I have
learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." On
this principle we shall find that we may all sing with sincerity
the sensible old song,

My mind to me a kingdom is,
Such perfect joy therein 1 find.—TURNER.

MEDICAL BULLETIN.-Our delicate young friend at the Sur-
rey Zoological Gardens, Mdlle. Ouraug-outaug, is cutting two
teeth, which has indisposed her from seeing► company during
the week. \Ve are happy to state, however, that she is getting
better.--Literary Gazette,

DREADFUL ACCIDENT-BLOWING UP OF THE
EARL GREY STEAMER.

(Abridyeefrom the Greenock Intelligencer of Saturday.)
Yesterday evening, a few minutes before six o'clock, a
dreadful accident took place, occasioned by the bursting of the
boiler of the Earl Grey steamer, while she was lying at the
Steam-boat Quay, on her way front Dunoon to Glasgow. The
'Earl-Grey had been upored at the Quay about 15 minutes, and
was just on the point of starting, the bell having been rung,
when an explosion happened of so dreadful a nature that the
boiler was rent completely round, the roof forced up into a per-
pendicular position, tht upper flues driven into the cabin, and
the lower -part of the !miler and under flues removed front their
situation, blowing the deck completely off from the funnel to
within eight or nine feet of the stern. The unfortunate per-
sons who were standing on that part of the deck were blown
into the air ; two of these, Mr. Hugh Watson, shoemaker,
DunoJn, and Angus Wilkie, of Tarbert, belonging to the
vessel, fell upon the Quay, both of whom died immediately
after, the rest fell into the sea. The dater from the boiler was
thrown nearly to•the west-end of the Steam-boat Quay, over
the 'shed, on board two vessels, the Jean and the Rebecca; the
rope which fastened the steamer's stern to the Quay was blown
on the top of the shed, also camp stools, large pieces of wood,
&e. A part of the boiler, 6or S feet square, was driven by the
force of thesteam; a distance of 100 feet and, upwards. A great
number of persons standing on the Quay were much injured by
the scalding water and by pieces of coal, wood, Sze., falling on
them. impossible at present to state the precise number
lof .the sufferers by this dreadful occurrence, as it is believed
that some of those thrown into the water have not been .found.
The steward'of the vessel informs us, that before the accident
lie counted 27 persons on the quarter deck, and considers that
there were about 40 persons on board at the time of theex-
plosion. The following are the names, as far as has been ascer-
tained, of the persons who have lost their lives:—
Miss Stevenson, George-strreet, Glasgow.
Angus Wilkie, one of the men of the vessel belonging to
'l'arbet.
Mr. Morrison, clothier,- Greenock..
Mrs. Smith, Tradeston, Glasgow.
Mr. %Mgt. Watson, shoemaker, Dunoon.
A. gentleman apparently about 46 years cif age, who had been
taken on board the Clarence steamer, died on the passage to
Glasgow.

' PERSONS SEVERELY INJURED.
Mr. Robert Mitchell, from Aberdeen, wounded on the head,
and,scalded on different parts of the body, but not dangerously.
Mr. John Wilsmr, spirt-merchant, Paisley, scalded over the
whole body, and several severe bruises.
Captain James M‘ I atom), of Rothesay, compound fracture of
the left leg and scalded.
M'Kellar, sou of Captain M`liellar, of the steamer
Sultan., scalded over the whole body.
James M'Nie,, step-sou of Mr. Wyse,'grocer, Greenock, se-
verely scalded.
Mn-. Thomas Carmichael, merchant, Greenock, ancle dis-
located, and head much cut.

Orr, son of Mr. E. Orr, mason, Shaw-street, Greenock
cut severely in the cheek, and scalded from head to foot.
Duncan M‘Kay, aged 11 years, scalded on the back, head,
le s, hands, &c.
... Donald M`lilay, aged 8 years, scalded on the face, head, and
shoulders.
Mary M‘Kay, slightly scalded on the face, and cut on the
forehead.

The three M'Kays above-mentioned are of the same family
and reside in Broad Close, Greenock.

Mrs. Clark, Mile-end,•near Glasgow, scalded on the legs,
with several severe contusions on the head.
Mrs. Dr. Mitchell, of Glasgow, scalded and bruised in Ole
face, but doing well.
Mr. Moncrief, cut in the head, and Mrs. Moncrief, scalded
and bruised; both doing well.
Twelve other persons were slightly injured.
The steward of the Earl Grey while standing on the paddle-
box was knocked overboard by a large piece of coal, but_g_ot out
little injured. Excepting the steward and the seaman Wilkie,
Who was killed, no other person connected with the vessel was
hurt. The young lady, Miss Stevenson, whom we have before
mentioned, had gone ou board the vessel accompanied by her
sister and a young gentleman, a few minutes before the accident
took place. -The young man bad gone forward to the bow,
leaving the two young ladies standing abaft the funnel,' at the
moment the explosion occurred. NV hen the steam and smoke
had cleared away he discerned one of the Misses Stevenson in
the water at a considerable distance from the vessel, and al-
' though an indifferent swimmer, he plunged overboard aud saved
her. The body of the, other sister was got out of the water an
hour aiid a half after the accident, by the boats which were em-
ployed in trauling, but no other body as has yet been found,
although exertions under the directions of the provost soil mas
gistrates were used till a late hour last night and during part of
this morning. Mr. Matthew King, of Port Glasgow, who with
Mrs. King were blown overboard, saved himself by clinging to
a block attached to a rope which hung over the vessel's side.
While in this situation he saw Mrs. King floating; he imme-
diately got hold of. her, and white supporting isimself with one
hand, and holding ilia wife with the other, some person seized
hold of the rope Mr. King was cliugin,g to, and nearly pulled
it frima his hand.. Mr. King with great .difficulty got him to
desist until a bOat came to their assistance and rescued them
just in. tune, as Mr. King had become completely exhausted.
Mr.: Hugh Watson, who is mentioned among those killed, was
on the deck at the time of the explosion, the force of which
blew hint and Angus Wilkie, who was loosing the stern line at
the moment, a great height into the air. They both fell on the
quay, and the bruises they received from this, together with the
effects of the steam and scalding water, caused almost instant
death in both cases. The body of Wilkie was sent this morn-
ing to his friends in Tarbert, by the St. Mun steam-boat.
Mr. Peter Somerville of Glasgow, one of the passengers, who
saved himself by his singular activity and presence of mind, de.
scribed to us in the following manner, the circumstances con-
nected with the blowing up of the vessel as far his own observa-
tions had extended. He had gone on board the Earl Grey at
Gourock, with the intention_ of proceeding to Glasgow, and on
the vessel's arrival at Greenock, he had stepped ashore fur a
fey/ minutes. On his return to the quay he found the steamer
preparing to start, and he went on board and descended to the
cabin just as the vessel was about to leave the port. On enter-
ing the cabin he found only one individual in it—a gentleman
who was sitting, apparently asleep, at the end of the cabin
nearest the engine. Mr. Somerville was surprised at perceiv-
ing the cabin to be full of steam, and becoming apprehensive
that something was wrong he advances' to the farthest end,
where he had only time to lay down his hat and umbrella, when
a hissing noise which he heard convinced hint that an explosion
was about to take place, and he sprung suddenly out at one of
the cabin windows, breaking the glass, a pane about fourteen
inches square. Instantaneously as this was done the explosion
occurred bane his legs were quite out of the window, and his
feet were scalded by the hot water or steam rushing into the
cabin. Fortunately Mr: Somerville succeeded in catching
hold, of an icon rod projecting from the stern by which he hung
-until the stern boat had been lowered when he was drawn up
to the deck of the vessel. While thus hanging by the steamer's
stern,_ Mr. Somerville looked down into the water, in which he
thinks he observed about thirty persons, many of whom ap=
peered to have been hurt by the explosion and were streaming
with blood. He saw six or seven couples clinging to each other
as if resolved io be saved or lost together. On being hauled up
on the stern, Mr. Somerville found that the greater part of
the deck had been torieups' On the only portion of which it
now remained—namely, a few feet at the stern, he observed an
old gentleman evidently much burr, and a lady of apparently
about-forty years of age, who was either deader had swooned.
All the other cabin passengers appeared to have been blown off
the deck by the violence of the explosion.
The quay at which the vessel was lying at the time of the
accident was in an incredibly short time crowded by parsons of
all descriptions;—the alarm-having been spread by the people
running to call medical assistance, and by the appearance of
the 'young man MSNie running homeward along the streets,
with only a rug thrown round his body, his clothes having been
torn off in order to relieve him froin garments which were com-
pletely saturated with the hot water from the boiler. The ex-
citement was much increased by the wounded sufferers being
borne alone the streets to the Infirmary, and various other
places. The steamboat quay, about sever; o'clock, presented a,
scene of horror happily never before witnessed here—mangled
and bleeding bodies carried to places where aid could be ad-
ministered—the boats employed in trauling for the bodies row-
ing backwards and forwards, anxiously watched by the specta-
tors whenever the men aboard hauled up the creepers, to which
in almost every case, were hanging pieces of clothes, shirts,
handkerchiefs, &c. But the most fearful spectacle of all was
the vessel herself—the roof of the ponderous boiler poised in
mid-air, over which the funnel lay crushed and broken—the
uptorn :leeks exposing the cabin, into which the upper flues of
boiler bad forced their way; while hats and portions of male
and female attire were strewed around, telling too tr.ily of
the fearful destruction that had taken place. It may be con-
soling to the friends of those who were injured'to know that
every thing which humanity and skill could devise was dune to
alleviate the agonies of the unhappy sufferers.
Great praise is due to the medical gentlemen of this town for
the activity and zeal they displayed in rendering assistance,
and it is but justice to mention, 'that Dr. M`Naught. of St.
Helenshurgh, who was on board the Clarence Steamer, which
was lying at the quay at' the time of the accident, was the first
to give assistance to those who were hurt, and that his active
exertions in relieving the sufferings of the injured, excited the
admiration of all present. We understand that before return.
ing to Helcnsburgh, he left his address to the Tontine Inn, with
instructions to the landlord to attend to the wants of some of
the sufferers who were left there, and that he would be accoun-
table for auy expense which might be incurred.

ANOTHER WARNING TO STRANGERS.—The magistrates are
almost every day of each week, pestered with eases, principally
of strangers, but sometimes of inhabitants of the town, who
charge the' disorderly females who nightly frequent the streets
with- having robbed them of large sums of money. In nine
cases out of ten, the complainants in matters of tins sort refuse
to appear, after the first examination, to substantiate their
charges, and to enter into the necessary recognisances: they
are afraid and ashamed of the consequent exposure. Thus, the
magistrates and the police-officers lose their time without any
benefit accruing; to the public, for the prisoners are in all such
cases discharged, and, in anticipation of similar backward tle99
on the part of their future victims, they go on practising their
detestable wiles almost with impunity. Cases of this nature are
generally so coarse in their details that we have hitherto ab-
stained from reporting them, except, sometimes, when we have
given an outline of the facts, which we thought might serve as
a warning to those imprudent and misguided individuals who
might be otherwise too easily misled. During the past week a
number of similar offences have come under the cognizance of
the magistrates, at the police-court, only one of which has been
pursued by the injured party to committal. The circumstances
are briefly as follows :—On Thursday a woman, named Mary
Ward, was placed at the bar, charge() by is genteel-looking man,
who stated his name, and said that he was a stranger in Liver-
pool, was out of business, and had his residence in- Cateaton-
street, London. Between ten and eleven o'clock on the night
of Wednesday last, he was accosted by the prisoner in Lord-
street: 'He traversed a few by-streets with her, and, during
their progress, she managed to purloin front his pocket a greeu
silk purse, containing about £32 in gold and notes. The com-
plainant said, that. he was perfectly sober at the time, and as
soon as he missed his money lie called the watchman, Hogan,
into whose custody he gave her, and accompanied them to
bridewell. Here Mr. Batcheldor, the governor of that establish-
ment, questioned her touching the money which she was charged
with having purloined, but she denied all knowledge respecting
it. Mrs. Batcheldor was then sent for, and retired with the
prisoner for the purpose of searching her. The prisoner put in
practice :nasty ingenious subterfuges, for the purpose of evading
this necessary operation, but, Mrs. Batcheldor, being a shrewd
woman, became the more convicted that a search would be sue-
, cessful: The prisoner then said, that if the gentleman would
• not prosecute her, she would take him to the place where the
purse was deposited. M ts..B. replied, that she could notunder-
take to promise any such thing. The prisoner, willing to gain
time,. if possible, requested that some person might be sent to
the back of the Standard-office, when, by removing a loose
brick, the purse and money would be discovered in a fissure in
the wall. Mrs. Batchelder, however, insisted upon searching
her, when, in one of the plaits of an under-garment, the. purse
was found. The complainant indentified the purse. which, to
his great joy, he found contained all the money which he had
given up for lost. The prisoner Was committed for trial at the
Borough Sessions.