Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-30

AnSUNFEELIxo AcT. We hear it stated
that the loss OF life by the wreck Of the British
schooner Welcome Return, before reported
ashore on ManOmet Point, was attended by
some circumstances which, if the statements
may be relied upon, reflect with much severi-
" upon the crew and male passengers. AS
We understand the facts. the crew and passen.
gers consisted Of eleven men, (and one " oman
with six children, the wife and children OF one o
the passelgers.) When the vessel struck, the
men succeeded in getting ashore, and sought
shelter in a neghborng house-leavin2 :he
woman and her children on board the schooner
A gentleman who was passing by the place
some time after, was attracted to the wreck by
low moaning sound. by means Of spar he
succeeded in getting on board, and found the
woman, with one child bound 10 her breast 10
keep il from perishlng, and the other foe dead
With much difficulty she was got ashore, and
taken tn the same house where the crew and
passengers-0nOng them hP RusIand-wert
enjoying comfortable shelter. IL the above
statement be true, aud we hear il from good
authority, we envy not that father his reEec'
tions as he follows 10 the tomb tho remains 0i
his five children, who might perhaps have been
rescued, had he, to whom above all Others
they looked for succor, assisted them in their
extremity. The male passengers and cren
of this vessel deserve the severest reprobaiion,
for thus leaving these unfortunate and helpless
individuals TO perish, and the Indignation and
scorn of an outraged public will be their fitting
reward boston Journal.
YovNo lpLrRs.--The habit Of "loahng"
destroys more young men in cities than all
other causes put together. But there 10 a
lacka'aisical class Of girls called "young
ladies', who are in worse way than these
same young fellous.-Whle their fathers,
honest, laboripg men, work early and late to
make living, and their mothers enslave
themselves to keep them tidy, and cook their
meals, these Interesting creatures are loiinP
about, terrified at nothing so much as the idea
Of earning the salt that seasons their food. You
cannot induce them to do little sewing by
offering them double pay, lest they should be
known to be "workng girls" and lose all
chances for the fashionable world. Interest
ing creatures !-doomed to helpless dependence
through life, or to be dead weights to duped
husbands. Bangor Platform.
SOMETHING NEw.-A new kind of Life Pre-
server has been brought forward in New York
the inventors Of which claim for it the follow
ing advantages:
"A person wearing one Of these life pre-
servers can carry from fifty to one hundred lbs.
in addition to their person, and float four persons
in the water, without sinking, and can take no
other position on The water, except with the
head and shoulders entirely above the water
The entire person. save the face, is enclos-
ed in India rubber dress, parts Of which are
inflated, enabling the wearer to float in an
erect, or sleep in reclining posture, or with
paddles which are attached propsl himself q,
The rate Of three miles per hour. His person
is kept entirely dry, and the heat of his body 50
retained, that he is warm and comfortable, when
floating on the water in cold weather"