The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-02-10 00:00:00

SHIPWRECKS

Information has been received of the brig Mary and
Isabella, from Wick to Leith, having been totally lost on
the rocky shore off Findon, seven miles south of Aberdeen.
The occurrence took place between S and 9 o'clock on P riday
night last, and a portion of the crew and two female passen-
gers were drowned. At Blyth, on the same night, the Ro-
chester Castle, a schooner, amidst the gale broke from her
moorings and drifted out of the harbour, where she subse-
quently capsized, and went down in deep water. At Staithes
the hurricane on Friday was severely felt. The sea put on
a most awfnl 'appearance ; nothing could withstand its
fury. About 10 o'clock on the following morning a light
brig, named the Thomas, of North Shields, drove on shore
within a few miles of the town. Through the great exertion
of hundreds who had assembled on shore, the crew were all
saved by means of a rope from the ship. The vessel is a
total wreck. The Elizabeth, of Harwich, a schooner of

about 200 tons burthen, was totally lost in the North Sea on
Thursday last. All the crew, excapt one, were saved.
During the storm on the 13th of last month two :vessels
were seen to go down in deep water off the coast of Norlolk
a few miles southward of Yarmouth. They have since been
ascertained to be the Nancy and the Petrel; the former be-
longed to Dover, and her crew consisted of six persons.
The whole of them perished. Most of them have families
resident at Dover to deplore their untimely end. The other
vessel was from Ramsgate, and her crew amounted to five
seamen. They also perished. Another vessel called the
Jane, bound to Glasgow, has been missing since the morning
of the 13th ult., and no doubt is entertained that she went
down within a few miles of Milfordhaven. Her crew per-
ished with her.

By the accounts received on Monday last from Constanti-
nople, we regret to state that s dreadful shipwreck happened
about the llth of last month near the Dardanelles, by which
upwards of 100 persons were lost. The name of the unfor-
tunate vessel is not exactly known. She is stated to be a
Greek ship, and had 87 passengers besides her crew on board,
not one of whom was saved. She was driven by a gale of
wind on shore at about twelve at night, and almost instantly
went to pieces. The accounts state, that the weather at Con-
stantinople of late has been very severe, and other serious
disasters of the same nature have occurred in different direc-
tions along the coast.

On Saturday, during a violent squall of wind, 15 coal-ships
drove from their anchors and went ashore in Woolwich-
reach. They all sustained damage, and were not got off
without great difficulty. Eight barges, all laden, were sunk
in the reach, and about one o'clock, when the wind was blow-
ing a tremendous hurricane from the north-west, 40 water-
men's boats were sunk at Greenwich, and the loss to the poor
owners will be at least £3OO.

SHIPWRECKS ON THE NORTHUMBRIA.N COAST.--Early
on Saturday morning last, during a most terrific hurricane
from the N.E., which had raged throughout the whole of the
preceding evening, accompanied by drifting snow in the early
part of the night, a light vessel, named the Blucher, on a
voyage from London to Warkworth, came on shore, and was
totally wrecked, on the Northumbrian coast, near to the
small fishing village of Newbiggen. The crew consisted of
seven persons, four of whom, including the captain's son,
were drowned. The three survivors were saved by lealiing
from the vessel on to a dry rock. The captain saw his son
attempt to rescue himself in the same manner, but, unfortu-
nately, he leapt short, and was seen for a short time to hang
on by a ledge of the rock, until unable to cling any longer,
he dropped into the surge beneath and was drowned. The
other three in the vessel were not able to gain the rock by
reason of the sea shifting the ship, and then shortly after-
wards splitting her to atoms.. In the harbour of Blyth, on
the same coast, a very great deal of damage was done to the
shipping, many of them having been drifted from their moor-
ings, an driven violently against each other for some time.
One vessel, the Rochester Castle, was carried out to sea
without any person on board, and wrecked near to the
entrance of the harbour.

DISASTERS AT SEA.—Margate, Feb. s.—During the
night of Friday and Saturday morning it blew a heavy gale
from the north, with snow-storms, and at daylight the East
Indianian Larkins (tea laden,) about 700 or 800 tons, was
seen driving towards the main. At nine o'clock the main-
mast and mizenmast were cut away. The weather moderat-
ing, the ship seemed to ride much easier. About two o'clock
the wind veered four points more to the eastwards, and began
to blow more furiously, and continued to do so all night.
This morning we find the ship on shore on the rocks a little
below the town, near the Newgate Blockade-station. Up
to the present time she has made no water, and should the
weather moderate it is the intention to lighten her. A large
brig from Odessa is riding very near the rocks with her main-
mast cut away, in hopes of preventing her driving ashore.
Yesterday the schooner Victoria came into the harbour with
loss of bowsprit, bows stove in, and much damaged, having
been in contact with the Royal William, Margate steamer,
which vessel has also got much damage. A brig named the
Jane, laden with deals, in coming for the harbour has got
ashore in the bay, close to the stone wall in front of Marine
terrace. The schooner Logan has come into the harbour
with loss of anchors. Since writing the above the brig from
Odessa has been towed away by a steamer up under the Hook
of Margate sand. 7 p.m.—More moderate.
ANOTHER SHlPWRECK.—Netabiggin-ort-Sea, near Mar-
peth.—The brig Blucher, of and from London, in ballast for
Warkworth, was, on Saturday morning, totally wrecked on
some rocks near this place. The captain, Mr. John John-
son, with two others, were saved ; but three, including the
son of the captain, were lost.

ANOTHER DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.—WHITBY, Sunday
Morning.—During Friday night and yesterday morning the
wind blew a hurricane from N.B. Early in the morning a
brig was observed endeavouring to run into the hay for shel-
ter, but a tremendous Sea threw the vessel upon her broad-
side, and drove her ashore, within a short distance from the
entrance of the bay. The crew made every exertion to get
her off, but finding it impossible, and that her destruction
would speedily follow, they took to the rigging for safety.
Immediately upon their situation being observed by the officer
on duty near the spot, he hastened to give the alarm to the stet
tion. Lieut. Lingard directly ordered the life-boat to be launch-
ed, into which he got, followed by five of his men, and they
pushed off in gallant style to the vessel,which proved a collier
beloning to London, named the William and Ann. The sea
being exceedingly high, and as as it snowed heavily, it was a
length of time before they could reach the vessel. Upon
coming alongside, the crew Were taken off, and the boat's
head was put about for the shore, Lietenant Lingard taking
charge of the helm. She had not reached any considerable
distance from the wreck before a heavy wave struck the boat
and turned her bottom up, throwing the whole of her living
freight into the boiling surf. Lieutenant Lingard and several
others immediately rose and clung to the boat, while others
attempted to gain the shore by swimming. Every soul
perished. An attempt was made by the commander of the
brig Ayton, which happened to be within a short distance of
the spot, and four seamen, to.go to their assistance, but their
boat was upset, and they narrowly escaped meeting with a
similar fate.

In marching, soldiers take seventy-five steps per minute ;
quick marching, 108; and, in charging, 150 steps.

Several fragments of a wreck have been cast on the shore,
near Portrusb, amongst which is a capstan bar marked
" Brilliant, of Aberdeen."

The Dublin Evening Mail states, that it is reported that
the Marquis of Donegal and Lord Belfast are going to peti-
tion against the return of Mr. Emerson Tennant, for Bel-
fast.
TUE GREATEST NAVIGATORS.—Why are washerwomen
the greatest navigators ? Because they are continually cross-
ing the line and running from pole to pole !—Punch.
Lady Blessington says, " Love cannot exist in the heart of
a woman unless modesty is its companion, nor in that of man
unless honour is its associate."

MUNIFICENT BEQUEST.—Mr. Carpenter Smith, the ves-
try clerk of St. Saviour's, Southwark, mentioned incidentally
at the Borough Petty Sessions, that a gentleman, now living
at Northflect, had purchased for himself an annuity of £5OO
a-year, and the residue of his property (about £200,000) is
to be appropriated to the building of 40 alms-houses, the in-
mates of which are to receive 12s. a-week.

MOUNT ETNA.—Extract of a letter from Palermo, Jan.
5 :—" The eruptions of Etna have diminished, and the period
of their termination seems fast approaching. Since my last
the explosions have not been considerable, and they do not
afford much amusement to the foreigners assembled about
Catania, who are now beginning to disperse. The torrent of
lava has made little progress, and the damage which the
burning mass occasions is now insignificant, but it always
affords opportunities for scientific research and interesting
observation. The mountain has become entirely inaccessible,
i❑ consequence of the great fall of snow, which covers it to
the very brink of the crater. Snow occupies all the other
mountains, and entirely covers many other places, the valleys
excepted, in which nothing can be more beautiful than the
appearance of the vegetation, so remarkable for its extent
and richness. The violent storms which we have had here
for several days have done much damage on the coast."

The Dublin papers have reports of an intention to establish
a new franchise in Ireland. A. circular has been addressed
by the Chief Clerk of the Dublin Poor Law Commissioners
to the Clerks of the Boards of Guardians throughout the
country, in which the following passage occurs—
" I am directed by the Poor Law Commissioners to state,
that a return is required from you on the forms herewith
transmitted, showing the locality, denominations, name of
occupier, acreable extent of the land, and bet annual value
of every tenement valued for poor-rates at £3O, or any greater
amount, in the portion of the county of
your union, and for which a separate and distinct return is
required."
The circular adds—

" No portion of a city or town, or of any Parliamentary
borough, is to be included in the return."
It is assumed that the new franchise is to be a £3O tenancy
at will, an Irish " Chandos franchise."

The New Royal Gardens at Frogmore, which have already
excited much curiosity in the horticultursl world, are pro-
gressing very satfsfsctorily, and bid fair to surpass all existing
establishments of the kind. The splendid range of metallic
hot-houses and green-houses, which, when completed, will
be nearly a thousand feet in length, begins to make a conspi-
cuous figure; several of the most able workmen in the
employ of Jones and Clark, of Birmingham, (the contractors
for the whole of Vie horticultural buildings,) having been for
many months past actively engaged on the spot. The west
wing of the range, to the extent of more than 300 feet, is
already nearly completed ; and the corresponding portion on
the ottler side is being rapidly proceeded with. In the centre
of the range is a neat gothic structure designed for the real.
dence of her Majesty's gardper ; and it is intended to form a
noble terrace or carriage drive in the front of the
and which, being raised above the general level of the garden
wil greatly effect the whole. When the several works ow
on hand are completed, they cannot fail to attract a large
numbor of visiters, and particularly such as take an interest
in horticultural pursuits.

CO.RRROPONDaNCB.

STEEPLE-CHASE ON ASH WEDNESDAY

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARL
The papers announce that a Grand Steeple-Chase
is
come off at Liverpool on the ist of March. Now this I
pens to be Ash Wednesday, a day dedicated by the fashioned piety of our forefathers to fasting, and pr and humiliation. Although the intelligence of 0,0
lion in nv riPenica

surd, yet there are still Some, not suflicien
who persist in following the practices of an.
conforming to the directions of our national char,
ensuing Ash Wednesday, therefore the pursuits of
bitants of Liverpool and its vicinity are likely
highly diversified character. To say nothing of
ings of our Cambrian friends,•in honour or
saint,-such contrarities will present thewsel,
day of Lent, as the "good old town" l—
and in the view of which Diogenes, were he
might find ample scope for the indulgence of his cynical-pl.(
pensities. The bells of the several churches, calling
people to the solemnities peculiar to the day, answ,
the hilarity of thousands flocking to the neck.riski-
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Surely nothing can be more in character with V
vance of a holy day, unless it be a Parisian horse
Spanish bull-tight, on the spare hours of the '
But the proverb says, " the better the day
deed," and why should not we Englishmen "
Sundays, as well as days of penitt,.,
joviality, to exhilarate and prepare:our minds for the service
of God, or to amuse us after it? I cannot but remark how
far the gentlemen of Liverpool are behind the men of Mar
chester in the march of intellect. It appears that an ate
play had been advertised in the latter town for perform
on the Ist March. But the almanac noting that " a
letter day"—one of the solemn fasts of the Christian chore
the managers or conductors of the performance have s
giyen way to old fashioned prejudice, and have char
time.. What must the stewards of our Steeple-Chas,
of the intellect of these people who care for " Godly ex.
pline ?"
But, seriously, Mr. Editor, such exhibitions, at such a
time, evince a sad contempt for religion, and cannot but be
offensive and grievous to all who have the least reverence fr
things sacred.

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I remain, Sir, your obedient servant

February 6th, 1843

[We are much obliged to our correspondent for directing
the attention of the directors of the steeple-chase to the
impropriety of the day appointed for that exhibition. We
are no friends to Such amusements at any time—they are as
foolish as they are dangerous---bUt to fix upon one of the
most solemn fasts of the church as a suitable time for the
enjoyment, needs only to be pointed out, we hope, to
an alteration of the day.]

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD

TO TUE EDITOR OF THE DERBYSHIRE COURIER

How may our church be said to acknowledge Roman Ca-
tholic ordinations in this country ?
SlR,—Some unlucky collision with a parocl,:—
on the subject of education, or some ill-judged or misreported
speech at a public meeting, is continnally occurring to add
to the necessity for a more general right understanding of the
Tosition of the Roman Catholic priesthood in this country.
hat which is empathically termed by them " The Catholic
Directory," annually sets before us an array of bishops and
clergy, arrogating to themselves, as if of exclusive right,
everything that holy orders can confer, much to the dispa-
ragement of the Church of England, whereas the only cor-
rective wanted is information. Not alone members of our
own church, but very many estimable and worthy people of
the Roman Catholic persuasion are misled, through their im-
perfect acquaintance with truth and facts, into conclusions
the most erroneous on the particular subject of our enquiry.
To not one of these estimable and worthy individuals would
I, on any consideration, countenance the offer of 'an affront
or disrespect : I desire no more than their permission to dis-
cuss dispassionately some of the merits of the system that

they uphold.
The cruelties exercised under the reign of Mary bane sub-
sided, without the least promise of a reduction of the Church
of England bysuch means back to a reunion with that of Rome,
an attempt was made by fraudulence (I hope I may so speak
without offence) to accomplish that which force had ceased
to offer any prospect of attaining ; and the emissaries of the
papacy sedulously devoted themselves to the task of diffusing
doubts and suspicions as to the unbroken continuance of the
thread of apostolical succession in the Church of England.
This was done with the avowed object of invalidating her or-
dinations; than which certainly a more effectual death-blow
could not have been devised to our existence any longer as a
Church of Christ. But in proportion as the futility of this
attempt became more add more apparent, it sunk into disre-
pute; and it is now more than a century since any writer of
respectability in the Church of Rome has ventured to asperse
the validity of our orders. Prior to 1700, the eminent Bosseut
(whose authority, Palmer, in selecting him, pronounces
" worth a host of minor theologians,") frankly and unequi-
vocally conceded the point, and declared, that, in the event
of a reunion with Rome, our orders would hold perfectly
good.

The Church of England, on her part, held up to censure
the Papal corruptions in her own necessary vindication; but
never impeached the perfect Catholicity of the Church of
Rome where legitimately and with consent established.
Nay more—though she bad suffered so severely from the ex-
ertion of Popish influence, yet did she by an excess of libe-
rality, consent not to subject to reordination those who,
having taken Popish orders, even within her ownjurisdiction,
were willing to return to her communion. Not in the slight-
est degree called upon to know anything of ordinations of
this stamp, in thus consenting she was actuated by motives
of the purest kindness. and conciliation. And how is this'
kindness now repaid ? By being made a handle of against
herself. _ _ _

Church of

It should here be observed, however, that tht
England, in condescending to recognize Popish ordinations,
undoubtedly meant them to be properly performed,

cording to the rites of that Church which professes to confe
them. But are they so performed in this country
of my readers will probably learn with surprise ''

Ives as to tI

doubts are entertained by the Romanists the
sufficiency of the orders of our English Papists. The ease
stands thus. The deprived prelates, adherents to the Pa-
pacy at the time of the Reformation, did snot keep up any
succession. This is an historical fact. A new line began
with the arrival of Dr, Leyburn from Rome, under James
11., as bishop " in partibus infidelum ;" and he, then the only
Popish bishop in England, commenced a system of episcopal
consecrations so impeachable, according to the canons of
Rome herself, as to have given rise to acknowledged scruples
in the champions of her own cause, as to whether these orders
confer any real vocation to the ministry or not.
Grounded on the testimony of Holy Scripture to the fact,
that appointments to the highest offices of the sacred mi-
nistry were always made by a plurality of persons, the prin-
ciple maintained by the universal church, from the earliest
times, has been, that several (three at least) of his own
order, should unite in the consecration of every bishop. Yet,
in the teeth of councils and synods, and the whole practice
of the catholic church, do the self-styled catholic clergy of
England and Ireland call upon us, in virtue of a papal dis-
pensation, for which not necessity but simple convenience
(" commoditas") is the plea, to admit the true episcopacy,
and by consequence the ordinations, of bishops to whom but
one of their own order has administered consecration.
In recognising orders popishly derived within her own pale,
the Church of England, at the commencement, bestowed a
favour to which no claim of right could possible ever have
been made out, from an anxiety to facilitate the reunion of
her misguided children with herself. NOW, as is justly ob-
served by Mr. Palmer, " the general discipline of the church
with regard to the reordinations, would amply justify us in
not admitting popish priests ordained in these kingdoms, to
minister in our churches (on conversion) without receiving
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however, for argument, that these ordinations
were not dubious, but of perfect validity according to the
rites of the Papal church ; still would their validity, how great
soever in the eyes of Rome, alter the position of Romanists,
lay or clerical, belonging to this country?
The God we worship being a God of unity, not division,
His church must be one thing and not two things. And every
spot of this country being comprehended within one or other
of the ancient dioceses of our own Anglo-Catholic bishops,
deriving apostolical succession and consecration from our
own Metropolitan, and constituting the one undeniably true
branch of the Catholic Church of the Redeemer in this
realm THEY, the subjects of this realm, yet separatists by
their own act from Catholic unity within it, are (it is painful
to use the term) intrinsically schismatics, as much as secta-
rians and seceders of every other denomination are schismatics.
I am, &c.,
AN ANGLO-CATHOLIC PRIEST.

GOOD CONFERRED BY OUNIBUSSES.—The individual who
first started an ombnibus thought of nothing but the con-
veyance of passengers in this novel fashion from one end of
the town to another, and sharin the coach and cabmen. profits of
lie dg id not fancy that he was change the face of London, extend its suburbs for miles, and
contribute essentially to the health of its population. But
such is the case. The rental of the city, in the shape of
residences or dwelling-house., is reduced to an extraordi-
nary degree ; there is a daily -and hourly migration of tens
of thousands to the outskirts, where they live and breathe
healthful air, instead of being smoked and smothered in nar-
row courts and alleys. To receive them, innumerable cottages
and villas have been built, and a wonderful mass of property
created; and, with a change iu their mode of life, there has
arisen a change in their feelings and manners. They mtl -
more with general and chance society, and they learn iLi?.ujaeihr
from every day's casual intercourse with strangers. 'ft
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THE CONVOCATION RESOLUTIONS.—According to the
four lists of subscribers to the second series of resolutions
agreed upon at the late Convocation of Ministers, the number
of names amounts to
Of these there have signed

of Parochial Ministers
Professor of Divinity,
Edinburgh, and Moder-

235—and with conditions

ator, of last Assembly,
Assistants and Sucesssors
to the Parochial Minis-
ters,

Ministers of Parliamentary
Churches,
Ministers of quoad sacra
parishes,Gaelicchurches
and Missionaries of
Christian Knowledge S-
ociety, and Committee on
Royal Bounty 142

The parochial charges in Scotland, according to
Oliver and Boyd" Edinburgh Almanac, amount

t 0..............
From these deduct the subscribers as above, 235

and 39

Remains of Parochial Ministers who have not

--signed ....................................
N.B.—There are a few charges vacant by deaths
and translations included in this number
Assistants and Successors to Parochial Ministers
who have not signed
Ministers of Parliamentary Churches, do d 0...
Mminiisstseiorsnarofiesquooafdc sharcisrtaiapnarKisnhoensie(edxgcelusive
Society cf
who have not signed

Thus of 948 Parochial Ministers, 274 have signed -- 801
and 674 have nut signed. And of 1262 ministers of the Church of
Scotland, 461 have signed :Ind 801 have not signed.--Edin.
burgh paper.

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THE GREAT EXPLOSION AT DOVER
(ACCOUNT BY 6111. JOHN HER6CHEL.)

(From the Athenteum.)

Haying witnessed the great explosion at Dover, on Thnrs•
, the 26th, from the summit of the cliff next adjoining it
he southward, and from the nearest point to which any
,?.ss was permitted, I would gladly place on record, in your
table journal, some features of this magnificent operation,
ch struck me at the time as extremely remarkable.
se features are the singular and almost total absence of
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)11 of so enormous a quantity (19,0001 b.) of gunpowder,
d which formed, I have no doubt, the chief attraction of
any who came from great distances to witness it—viz.,
>ise, smoke, earthquake, and fragments hurled to vast dis-

Inces through the air.
Of the noise accompanying the explosion, I can only de-
cribe it as a low murmur, lasting hardly more than half a
econd, and so faint, that bad a companion at my elbow
seen speaking in an ordinary tone of voice, I doubt not it
vould have passed unheeded. Nor was the fall of the cliff
nearly 400 feet in height, and of which no less than 400,000
:übic yards were, within an interval of time hardly exceeding
en seconds, distributed over the beach on an area of 18 acres,
:overed to an average depth of 14 feet, and in many parts
*rom 30 to 50). accompanied with any considerable noise ;

certainly with none which attracted ray own attention, or
that of several others similarly stationed, with whom I af-
terwards compared notes. A pretty fresh breeze from the
south-west might be regarded as influential in wafting it
away, were it not that the fall took place under the lee of
the cliff on whose edge we were stationed.
The entire absence of smoke was another and not less re-
markable feature of the phenomenon. Much dust, indeed,
curled out at the borders of the vast rolling and undulating
mass, which spread itself like a semi-fluid body, thinning
out in its progress ; but this subsided instantly ; and of true
smoke there was absolutely not a vestige. Every part of the
surface was immediately and clearly seen—the prostrate*
flagstaff (speedily re-erected in the place of its fall)—the
broken turf which a few seconds before had been quietly
growing at the summit of the cliff—and every other detail of
that extensive field of ruin—were seen immediately in all
their distinctness. Full in the midst of what appeared the
highest part of the expanding mass, while yet in rapid mo-
tion, my attention was attracted by a tumultuous and up-
ward-swelling motion of the earth, whence I fully expected
to see burst forth a volume of pitchy smoke, and from which
my present impression is, that gas, purified f om carbona-
ceous matter in passing through innumerable fissures of cold
and damp material, was still in progress of escape ; but whe-
ther so or not, the remark made at the moment is sufficient
to prove the absence of any impediment to distinct vision.
As regards the amount of tremor perceived, I must con-
fess having speculated with some little anxiety on the proba-
ble stability of the abrupt and precipitous ridge on which I
stood ; and might therefore have somewhat underrated the
exceedingly trifling movement which actually reached that
point, and which I think I have felt surpassed by a heavy
waggon passing along a paved street. The impression,
slight as it was, was single and brief, and must have origi-
nated with the first shock of the powder, and not from the
subsequent and prolonged rush of the ruins, which I can
positively say communicated no perceptible tremor whatever.
I have not heard of a single scattered fragment flying out
as a projectile in any direction, and altogether the whole
phenomenon was totally unlike anything which, according
to ordinary ideas, could have been supposed to arise from
the action of gunpowder. Strange as it may seem, this con-
trast between the actual and the expected effects gave to the
whole scene a character rather of sublime composure than
of headlong violence, of graceful ease than of struggling
effort. How quietly, in short, the gigantic power employed
performed its work, may be gathered from the fact that the
operators themselves who discharged the batteries were not
aware that they had taken effect, but thought the whole affair
a failure, until re-assured by the shout which bailed its suc-

The remarkable absence of noise and tremor which cha-
racterised this operation is explained by the structure of
chalk as a material, and by the rifty state of the cliff as a
body. Of all substances, perhaps chalk is the worst adapted
for conveying sound, and the best for deadening the vibra-
tion propagated through it by a heavy blow. The initial
hammer-like impulse of the newly created gas on the walls
of the chambers of the mines (of which it must be recollected
there were three, simultaneously exploded) was doubtless
thus deadened by traversing at least 75 feet of chalk, even
in the shortest direction, or line of least resistance ; and this
must have taken place before the mass could have been sen-
sibly moved from its seat by the expansive force generated,
which, however vast, proved incapable (as indeed it was ex-
pressly provided it should be) to communicate to its enor-
mous load any greater velocity than barely sufficient to rift
and bulge it outwards, leaving gravity to do the rest. No-
thing can place in a more signal light the exactness of calcu-
lation which (basing itself on a remarkably simple rule, the
result of long practical experience) could enable the eminent
engineer (Mr. Cubitt), by whom the whole arrangements are
understood to have been made, so completely to task to its
utmost every pound of powder employed, as to exhaust its
whole effort in useful work, leaving no superfluous power to
be wasted in the production of useless uproar or mischievous
dispersion, and thus saving at a blow not less than £7,000
to the railway company.
- I have the honour to be, &c.,
J. F. W. HERSCHEL.
Amongst the 1 Collingwood, Jan. 31, 1543.

the flagstaff continued erect, but this

(if I can credit the distinct evidence of toy own senses) is incor
rect.

The brig Liberty, of Sunderland, was wrecked off Redcar
on Saturday last, and the master and four seamen perished.
One youth alone was saved. Stye was 200 tons burden.

From Christiania we learn that, during the violent storm
on the 4th ult., a fishing-boat, with 40 men on board, foun-
dered off the islands of Haviding, and every soul was drowned,
it being impossible for any assistance to reach.

LOSS OF THE SHIP GEORGE IFLEOD.-Intelligence was
in the course of Friday received by the underwriters at
Lloyd's of the destruction of another Indianian, named the
George M'Leod, with a valuable cargo of rum and 3,700
bags of sugar on board, by running upon a hard sandbank
—4. of Scotland, in the Solway Frith, within a few

iorthward of Southerness, on Sunday night. She
ke the ill-fated Reliance, Conqueror, and Jesse Logan
Homeward bound. All the wrecks occurred within a very
few hours' sail of the places of destination. The George
M'Leod was commanded by Captain W. Murdoch, and a
crew of 16, besides officers and mates. She was of about
600 tons burden in measurement, being the property of
Messrs. Leishman and Huntly, merchants, residing at Glas-
gow, and sailed from the Mauritius in the early part ot
November last for the Clyde. At the time (3 o'clock in the
morning) the wind was blowing almost a gale from the north-
west. They had all sail shortened, and hopes were manifes-
ted that the vessel would reach the Clyde by 12 o'clock that
day • the light was perceptable, and the utmost hilarity pre-
vailed amongst the crew ; but suddenly she struck, and it
was discovered, that instead of the Clyde they had been
steering for, they had run the vessel upon one of the most
dangerous sands along the coast of Scotland ; and the light
they supposed to be the safety beacon at the entrance of the
Clyde, was one to denote danger. The yards were instantly
backed, in the hopes of her floating off, but finding that in-
effectual other means were adopted, but all in vain ; for as
the tide advanced, every wave threw the ship higher up upon
the bank, and her situation became more and more perilous.
The crew exerted themselves to save her, and, as a last
resource, the mast and rigging were cut away. This was use-
iess • she rapidly filled, and was laid upon her beam ends,
with' the whole of her broadside under water. The boats
were lowered, and preparations were made for abandoning
her, for the gale was increasing with foggy weather. Accor-
dingly, at 7 o'clock the crew lowered Captain Murdoch over
the ship's side into the boat, and having got in themselves
they pushed off for the shore. At that time the sea was
making a clear sweep over the ship. The crew laboured
hard at their oars until 10 o'clock in the forenoon, when
they came in sight of Southernness Lighthouse, which they
succeeded in reaching in a short time. All of them suf.
fered dreadfully from the cold, but particularly Captain
Murdoch, who lay in the bottom of the boat apparently dead.
Upon being taken ashore every possible assistance was ren-
dered by the inhabitants of the town, and several medical
gentlemen were in attendance upon the unfortunate captain
He shortly afterwards rallied, but only a little, and his dis-
solution is hourly expected. The crew having recruited their
strength, in the afternoon proceeded in a boat with a party
of pilots down to the wreck. Upon arriving at the sands
not a vestige of the ship or cargo was to be found. She had
gone to pieces. The spot where she hadstruck
portions of -trhr was opposite
Drarnruff, between Balc4 Bay
wreck, namely, a head-board
and Southernness. On
withtop
of the
th name Tuesday last
up by a sailing smack
painted on it, and the
between Port Carlisle and Skenburness.

THE ESTATICA AT YouGHAL.—Under this head the Cork
Examiner treats the public to a letter frem a Roman Ca-
tholic priest, named Foley, addressed to another clergyman
of the same persuasion, detailing a series of miracles pow in
full work at a convent in Youghal, which threaten, if not to
eclipse, at least to equal, the Alpine wonders witnessed by
Lord Shrewsbury. Of course, it was not to be supposed but
that many persons were rather incredulous with respect to
the alleged miracles of the Munster Adolorata, which, ac-
cording to Father Foley, " are now shining brighter than ever
in Youghal." A few passages from the narrative of this
somewhat credulous gentleman may be perused with amuse-
ment :—" But among the many wonders I have seen at the
castle, this seems not to be the Least; it is that this dear vir-
tuous girl, who is a near relation of my own, and who is now
so mush calumniated, predicted the night before hand that
a certain class of persons would Come to visit her on the fol-
lowing morning, and that they would, &c. The five of us
who had heard the predilection were much surprised to see it
on the next morning verified to the letter. Something Mali,
lar had happened to the afflicted adolorata at Caldaro, when
she said, ' There is uowa physician on his way to see me,who
will annoy me very much.' These gentlemen whom you have
mentioned to me have seemed displeased, as they had not
witnessed the wonders they wished to see, as if the Almighty
should bow to us and gratify our curiosity by exhibiting
things so plainly to our view as not ,to leave a shadow of
doubt upon our minds. They went off, lam told, discon-
tented, and thought themselves authorised to pronounce,
without scruple, that all the work was pure imposition.
What will they think when they hear that many witnesses
are ready to prove, upon oath, that upon that very same day,
after these curious persons had gone off, there was blood vi-
sibly seen upon this woman's head, upon her hands, upon her
feet, and upon her side ? I know a man can be found who
will say, perhaps, she had a nail or a needle with which she

could perforate her hands, feet, ao4 side. I leave the judg-
ment of that man to the judgment of ,an enlightened public,
and to the awful judgment of an angry God,. To resume, in
a word or two, the question is this,—Father Foley, though a
pious priest, as they say, is one of the greatest dupes that
ever stood on ground. He has been selected by th. 2 bishop
of the diocese to direct a pious community of nuns in
Youghal. Many, and very many persons, have always
thought him to be an enlightened director of souls, yet with
all his science and sanctity he is now the fool of fools : he is
credulous beyond conception. For months, nay, for almost
years, he has had two persons in his establishment who are
practising under his eyes the greatest villanies that were ever
practised by a woman, and yet he cannot detect them. The

author of such opinions must add too, yes', he is deceived by
a woman, a near relative of his own, an always pious girl,

_ ound in prayer, whom he Often
from whose hands he often saw the blood
)ur of holy communion, and from whose lips
►ny things regarding the passion of Christ,
,s.of his blessed mother, things which aren►,t
, hut which will be related in their proper

elevated over

rue. I have,,
'se, and invite

witnessed. I have u
a fair statement of the

to cot

Court of Rome and given

ica of ;fou,

t Youzhal have
where

after guarding itself from pronouncing
strange affair, states, that " The ►nagistr
interfered so far as to send two poiicemen to Chu
the females subject to so extraordinary a visitation are )

g, but they were hindered making their domicifiai

by Mr. A. Fitzgerald, Justice of the-Peace, who told them
there was nothing in the affair that called for their presence,
or would warrant such a proceeding. We may remark, (con-
tinues the Examiner,) in the present stage of this singular
affair, that the Catholic olergy of Youghal have not come to
a final judgment upon the point wisekber the appearances on
the bodies of the females subject to such miodioal visitations
are natural or supernatural, and their caution and reserved-
ness upon a point so important are wise and judicious. We
shall call attention in a future post to the wholejnatter."