The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-15
HE DETAILS OF THE NEWS.
Our Liverpool Correspondence.

Our Liverpool Correspondence.
LIVERPOOL, September 2, 1S4S.
The Destruction of the Ocean Monarch-7ne Coroner's
Inquest-The Weather, &C., &c.
The principal dopgs of the week have been in con.
nection with the unfortunate sufferers rescued frem
the Ocean Monarch. Sermons have been preached
and collections made; tragedies and comedies have
been, going to be enacted; picture Of the sad
catastrophe has been dencated by royal pencil
and fifty other things, good bad, aud Indifferent have
been done, in aid Of these wretched sufferers.
Amongst the donations, observe Barring, Brothers
ESQ; Harnden and Co., ESQ; Brown, Shipley and Co.,
EGO; Fieden, Brothers, f20 The fact is these poor
creatures will go out to America comparatively rich
emigrants am sorry to say that the account of the
number who perished is too true 173 persons lost
their lives, either in the flames or in the sea-
The amount of subscriptions in Liverpool, to this
morning, is nearly $4,000 There are also $50 sub.
scriptons, at IS. each, to the Prince de Joinve's
drawing, which makes the total subscriptions upwards
of $4,000 On Wednesday, the fares homo of such of
the survivors as do not wish to proceed to America
were paid by the committee and each individual was
likewise presented with small sum of money The
passage money also having been returned by Messrs
Harnden such as we're determined to proceed to Bos
ton were furnished with orders for bedding provisions
&C.: and orders given on Enoch Train Co, Boston,
for certain sum to be paid to oh arrival.
examined at length and his stateme mt differs in
particular respect from that forwarded you by the
last steamer
Admiral Grenel thanked the jury for the attention
they had displayed throughout the inquiry. Having
been an eyewitness o the dreadful catastrophe, he
had felt it his duty attend the inquest Prepios TO
hearing the epdence, he had opinion prejudiciai to
Capt M and his crer, but after the inres CATION the
~ntdroraJie impression he had formed entirely
mored, and he had pleasure in recalling
he might have said huful to the feelings of Captain
Murdoch.
In returning their verdict, the jury showed their
marked appreciation Of the conduct Of the captain,
and particularly that OF the first mate of the Ocean
Monarch, during that most trying scene.
The Queen has directed ESQ to be paid to Frederick
Je ome for his praiseworthy and marvellous achieve
ments, during the burning Of the ship. Jerome is
native Of Portsmouth, in England, and was a seaman
Albert have also contributed fl00as joint subscrp-
ton, in aid Of the sufferers
last DESPATCH has been been succeeded by week most
delightful in warmth and for agricultural operations
This return of summer (Which venture to predict is
not temporary has already had favorable effect
upon our markets and in my next despatch hope to
be able to report decided Improvement in cotton
Peace ard quietness, too, have been restored Lord
John Russell has gone to reland to look about him.
judge for himself to how matters stand there He's
brick is this Lord john altho some people affirm that
he is but half baked.
Judging from all the newspapers it is evident that the
accounts that have out to America of the potato
and other crops have been exaggerated regards the
failure: although may remark that during this week
have myself witnessed considerable actual the
disease in my own little garden is Of the
most interesting and lamentable to myself In this
instance observed that the decay mmenced at the
tubers am that immense orders for Indian
and flour went out by the last steamer but question
much Whether counrmdndtng orders piH not folop By
this steamer. ALTOONA.
Our London Correspondence.
LONDON, Friday, September IL NJ.
The Charfists-Sentence the Prisoners Burning of
the Ocean Monarch, of Liperpooi-Pariamentar
agricultural, Monetary and General News.
Your readers will be gratifed to learn that in every
respect, / have better news to communicate The
weather is Frightening, and chartism is entirely put
down; people of all grades beginning to have a
little more confidence in speculative matters and
taken in the abstract, decided and unmistakeable
improvement has taken place. You must not how
ever suppose that in the most Aourshing condi
ton that country could be placed in-far from it
but there has been action of favorable descrp-
ton, and which Is universally believed will be Of inn
mensc advantage to the nation. OF course, at this
Of the year, most Londoners in the habit
enjoying few weeks amusement at the seaside, sc
that general business matters are not yet expected
shine very brightly notwithstanding this it is by nj
means dormant. How long this may last it is impos
sble to say; for, of late, varied have been tn,
changes in commercial prosperity, that it is wiser
to talk about the present. without INDUCING in
lativc remarks relative to the future Anxious to dis
pose summarly Of the seditionsts and chartist con
spirators will briefly inform you that some Of the
leaders have already been tried, and sentenced tc
various terms of imprisonment ranging two years
and upwards In my last letter. mentioned the cir.
cumstance that man of the name of Bezer had been
arrested for using seditious language that he at
tempted to justify his conduct by referring to an
article in the New York Herald but which, stated he
had grossly perverted to suit bis own purpo,e This
the real fact of the case for on the trial the
Attorney General for the Crown, desired that your
PENDANT had very ingeniousy omitted In common
with all other vanity stricken PATRIOTS he was fou nd
guilty and sentenced to imprisonment This has bee
the final act (at least II Is hoped SOY of the chartst
buesque of lS4s about which there appears to be but
one regret, that so many uneducatcd workin men
should have been made the dupcs Of a few sharpcrs
who're object was to attain for themselves unen.
viable notorety, and secure profit for their insane
conduct.
In the country the trials have also commenced but
universally the verdict Of guilty has been returned
against all the chartiss and similar sentences Of i-
prisonment passed the defendants The state of the