The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1869-07-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TOTAL LOSS. OF TIIE SUIF " GREAT NORT1110:S." —We regret having to announce a pa Wel shinning disaster at Bassein. A telegram was received indlombay on Monday intimating that the ship Great Northern, of Liverpool, was ashore at that place—that it was expected she would become a total wreck—that fifteen of the men were drowned and the rest in a most exhausted slate—and that the captain was not expected to live. Immediate assistance was called for, particularly in the form of provisions, which could not be procured at Bassein. Everything which it was thought the unfortunate men could Wand in nerd of was seat oat by the evening train. On Saturday• a vessel was seen sailing past the harbour without a redder. Not unlikely it was the Great Northern. The neighbourhood of Bassein is one of the most dangerous on the coast. We believe the captain in command of the ship was ono who knew the harbour of Bombay well. The vessel was the property of the Merchants' Trading Company, of Liverpool, and sailed from that port with coals for Bombay on the Bth Deember. She was a full rigged ship, with a tonnage about 1,400 tons. Her consignees here were Messrs. im and Co. The chief officer is amongst the saved. 'There no passengers.— Bombay Gazette, June 8.  SUICIDE OF A DIMBY SOLDILT: WENT DRILL —A very lamentable but determined ease of suicide was investigated at Weymenth Barracks on Saturday evening, the victim being a young man named .Tarob Damon, a private in the 51st. Regiment., and a native of Derby. It appears that ever since April last deceased had, through various breaches of military discipline,bem constantly under punishment, and even at the time of his death was undergoing a sentence of 14 days' confinement as a defaulter. This constant punishment seems to have preyed a great deal upon his mind, and on Friday evening about seven o'clock he brought his kit to a comrade, saying he would give it to him, as he had no further use for it. He afterwards wished another one "farewell," and a third he asked to direct an envelope to "Mr. G. Damon, No. 22, Walker-lane, Derby." He was then in a most excited state, and about an hour afterwards the report of a ride was heard. On going to a water-closet about twenty yards from where deceased lived, smoke was seen issuinz from the doorway, but the door was fastened from the inside. This was forced open' and the deceased was found dead, having destroyed himself by shooting his brains out. In order to accomplish his destruction, he placed the ride between his knees, putting the muzzle behind his right ear, and to the trigger he attached his bootlace, which, on lacing pulled away by his foot, caused the hammer to fall, and sent his brains in all directions. The bullet passed right, through his head, mid after taking a slanting direction, passed through the roof, and has not been found. Deceased had been frequently heard to say that lie would either do for himsolf or some one else. —The jury returned a verdict that deceased destroyed himself whilst in a fit of temporary insanity, brought on by excitement from severe drill.  AN EXCURSION OF TILE IDNDON FENIAN& A demonstration of supposed sympathisers with the Fenian movement, under the superintendence of the Fenian Amnesty Committee, too.; place on Sunday morning, the ostensible object being to " celebrate the anniversary of American independence, July 4." It had been arranged by the committee of management that the demonstration should take the fotm of a monster excursion to the Rye House in vans, with music told flags, and that during the day a meeting should be held in the grounds. Accordingly the necessary arrangements were entered into with Mr. Teak, the proprietor of the Rye House, but the real or supposed objects of the demonstration becoming known the attention of. the Hertford magistrates was called to the fact. The police authorities were communicated with, and the result was that Mr. 'reale declined to receive the excursionists on his premises. On this being made known to the committee they at once resolved to change the locale of the excursion to High Reach, a place of resort for excursionists in Essex, a few miles from Longhton. Finsbury Square was selected as the place of rendevous, and by nine o'elcmk on Sunday morning about a dozen vaus,several onatibinue, and private veltieles were congregated its !he amine' together with a great mass of peop!,, about 2,000 in 'number. The large majority of the crowd were Irish artisans and labourers, and nea:ly all wore a niece of green ribbon affixed to some portion of their dress. • Their undisguised expression of opinions, in face of the presence of a number of pO- both in uniform and private clothes, proelttimed their Fenian proclivities. Arrived at their destination, during the afternoon a public meeting of the excursionists WAS held, at which speeches appropriate to the occasion were made, and a memorial agreed to praying for the relense of the Fenian prisoners. Early an the morning a hotly of police had been despatched to Rye lioase to preserve order, the change in the locality not then being publicly known.  - Professor Syme on account of ill health, i about to resign 1110 chair of clinical surgery in ihe Unircrs:ty of E.linburgh. He has held the appointment siaca 1833.  The distinguished entomologist, Lorl Elwin low nrrived nt Santiago from flrnzil. Ws lerlshi., intends to stnc there for some time to collect all kind; of Clii Then,  English opera is to be given at the PrinceFs's nuder tho diree.ion of )LT. L. Hatton. The st is to open in .1 m.rust with the " Ads and Calatea."— Mils/cal Sictintard.  It is said that the Abbo Liizt has eont,l oratorio bearing. t he same title as that which shon ilia not lice to eonelude, and +bat a third routerto has also been written by the plaiiite-priest. Private letters speak in I,itth terms of .1,-, Schild, a tenor of the Dresilen Opera, who Ins 1, • 'lst:lrene' in Lcipzi,,,, in each parts its Acnolh William Tell," bat who exeols, it is said, in urimcnio male.