Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-06-02

haste, as provisions are very dear, and
their poverty is great. Even during the
blockade of the Dardaneles provisions
! Except bread) were never so dear as at
this moment, so that even families in
! good circumstances are embarrassed
! To this is to be added, that new tax is
in contemplation, by which some thou
sand piasters are to be paid monthly on
every oven for permission to bake and
sell bread.
Arrangements are now making to form
a rail way between Liverpool and Bir-
mingham, distance about 80 milas.
| The Royal Yacht Club are said to be
fitting out a squadron to witness the bonn
bardment of AIgiers.
/ 1t is said that several young English
! Noblemen have applied for permission to
proceed as Volunteers to Algiers.
Elopemem. A paragraph has appear
ed in the London papers, says the Ports
mouth Herald, stating that clerk in
German house in Broad-street, has alb
seconded with money of his employer to a
large amount, and it is supposed, has es-
capped to America This statement we
are able to corroborate. A young man,
answering the description, about 81 years
Flindt, of Cranbourne-street, London,
/ accompanied by a female, an infant, and
man servant, embarked here on Thurs
day, on board the Columbia packet ship,
and sailed for New-I ork; he had with
him among other baggage, small trunk,
exceedingly heavy, and no doubt con-
tanned a large sum of gold. Flindt is a
| short, stout young man, and was genteel-
| ly dressed. Mr.. Cope, the city marshal,
arrived here on Friday morning, in pur-
suit Of him, but was about eighteen hours
too late.
/ Conversion of Jers.--On Wednesday
last, twelve young men of the Jewish
persuasion anxious to renounce the doc
trincs of their foreiathers, were baptised
at st. James Church. The ceremony
was performed by the Bishop of London,
! after the Rector had gone through the
morning service to the Cd lesson. Dur
I inS the whole of the ceremony. WHICH
,voe -oad in a moot i.nProssi"e manner ny
his Lordship, the whole of the auditory,
as well as the candidates themselves,
were much affected. The scene was al
together of the most impressive descrip-
ton.
! This day, the 10Th April, 1880, com
plctcs the third century of the establish
mcnts of protcstanism, in this county,
So says the Liverpool Albion.
Prince Leopold. According to the
arrangement made with England, France
and Russia, Prince Leopold is to receive
about 100000 annually from the three
powers, for the purpose of enabling HIM
! to put the Government of Greece on a
proper footing and to meet its financial
engagements.
A merchant at Marseilles has fitted
up u steam vessel like furnished hotel,
, in which he purposes to convey persons
to Algicrs, who may be curious enough
to wish to witness the bombardment
4 From the Liverpool Times.
MclonchoIy and fatal ship,rreck.--lt is
= with the greatest regret that we have to
? communicate the particulars of one OF the
most fatal shipwrecks that has occurred
!, Oh the coast of this country for several
years. On Friday night last the Newry,
: Captain Crosbie, from the port of Newry,
bound to Quebec, with about four hun
) dred passengers on board, ran on the
4 rock at Portincleon, near Bardscy, IN
Carnarvon Bay, and was dashed to pie
: ces in few hours, t,co hundred ct The
, passengers persisted in The wreck. The
= particulars which we have been able to
g, collect of this dreadful event are the fol-
= lowing:
n The ship left Newry on "Wednesday,
y and in beating down the Channel, the
$ weather being very ioggy, she got too
far into Carnarvon Bay, and was driven
a on the rocks, about nine on Friday night.
r A considerable part of the passengers,
C who were principally Irish cmigrants,
: were below when the ship struck and
: such was the violence of the shock that
: the ladders between the decks were
= knocked away, and the ship filling with
l. water every soul below perished
c The captain, with the crew, and about
IS halfthe passengers, sue eded in reaching
the shore, though in what manner we
3 have not learned. They were all in the
: most wretched condition, many Of them
having lost every thing that they posses.
n scd in the world. A passenger arrived
o from Portincleon, at Carnarvon, a short
n time before the last accounts were sent
Y away, who stated that the ship had gone
: to pieces, and that the shore was cover
@ ed with dead bodies. Among those who
IS have pcrished are said to be several res
pectable families.
= Colum bia. The Ohio, arrived at Phil
: adelphia, has brought more specific i'll