The National Register. — 1821-10-29 (London, England)

SHIPWRECKS.  APERDEEDI, Ocr. 20.—We regret to state, that the brig Aurora, of this place, late Capt. W. Stewart, was, when oil her passage from Newcastle fur New York, lat. 41. long. 6(i. NV. struck by a tremendous sea, the ' effects of which were most disastrous and melancholy. The vessel was fore reaching under the reefed courses, and close reefed main-top sail, it blowing a violent gale from S. E. by E. to S. W, wheat at midnight of the 31st .4 August, this f.nal and destructive sea broke on titian! th.• stailutartl ',cam, by which Cant. Stewart, J. maim, .1. AILm, carpenter, and W. til‘Corithie, seaman, were washed over'uoarrr and drowned. The remtinitel, I.ari 4.1 the crew were only saved by bed, and the others :Aloft, as every thing upon deck was cow •letely 4wct.t away; the long-boat, cook.hvuse, and cairaiiouse, the bulwarks, am: all the mane:tools, fore an.; aft, comnanio.t dont., tiller of the rorWer, fore-Hatch, tafferail. pint of the deck tore up also From the vast r‘ttantiry of water which, in. consequence, immediately poured into the vessel, it was found there were four feet and a half water at the weather pump, while cables, otpes,ant‘ conloge, in the steeran:e, o crc so warped, that it was fott:.d recessaiy to throw them overboard, as well as part or her cars rof cr...ls, 111.1. Providentially tie weather soon nuttleratee, NI that toe vessel vv .s at last freed lay the pumps; and next day, having fallen in with a fishing vessel, the rem. i;.itis crew took on burro :woof the met, pilots, by whose asslyince the vessel used t,t Edgivivetowo Ole 8.11 ult., but erdult! riluree .ettipo.ari repair, before bein3 lit to proceed to he. dasti-etioo.  A 0'..1t.c1: on i'le evetti'.tit of l'oevlety, :its! 26 iitst.tistrin. very thick Alf...ihz Slat:tibia brim. Pto.sideAcia, " ititi .01144. Peen Aiiilerto for Litiflol, ti . 1..011, Tar in; 1 rock called liellweatiters, at :,evu tin fast. Abaut is: olve tliecrew few St. A -ries tight, arld tired a got', ott.et, a t• tatber lotatt :att (OF, and saved all who were .41 wvi at dayth:xl alins,st every iht:a.. d th.:! ct+uld be svared front the dilf•rent :s ttehtled the purpose (tf Benin;; ow the e.lr•fo, 'Jae happily fectc.l on the same clay, alui dr who!, ca,tiv-yet! to S:. laity's, but in so riatnagerl a state (thrt,tigh eta., purr ILO the wind and rain), that thou:th oriftieally wont 10,0001. its inesetoi value is not al),,se nee third of that stint. On toe Wed.tesday tti-ht the lAsats sail temaillug nortt.l the wreck were assaile.! dy a stolt..l rate, when the Akre, a tine large (Etat Itch eivitt:, to Brvber Island, and worth about 34101. was (lashed to ieees.  A case of suicide, committed under very si.Tulsr c-mscr,ces, occurred at Glasgow on s !ay last (‘ti 16;11 it.st.) An elderly roan, w ;lose "aloe .we fmlear anentioning, wilt. had ....To:tied a respectable tilnaliun ;n Xirkintilloch for nearly iu years, left his ho.ne 'hat Ituariiii.e, and accioneaoied by a oeiltel,:nr, came int., the city. On the way the unhappy man iniOrittett hi: comrade that he conituittiii4 self-murder, I. r %Odell purpose he tail provide.l himself with a i)ist, I.— The cause Ile assia.,cd fnr meditating this act we have n-t heard with sufficient accitricy to jurify our stati. ft it.— His comisinion,iiistea.. of heir-g alarmed, or of !'im Iron his ptiriarse, coolly remarked that what " meant to du he must do quietly!" and in furtherance of this humeoc advice, when they arrive.; in t, own, he de•cow pa flied his friend to a vtiblic-house in th- Geri, ds, and alter ordering r &stile of ale, the fell isc went OM to the door, in order to guard his insane a,,,ainst interruption, while centtaittiog the dreadful act whi. I. was to precipitate him in a mnineot iota the prese..ee of ois oflended Maker I immediately thereafter the report of a pistol was heard, end the lan.rlord, !taste ,ir.g into the room, fotctil the uofurtunale man extended on ttw floor; his hand had been UN; with tniu steady an aim to his head, ant: he had literally !down tlf the oppet part of his scull. The tI w nun it inay be sail he owed his dismal evil, was tal.en into ctistotly, eair;ed before the Fiscll, 81.0 mini ,eel; too. tlie law contemplating on ouch case, he was nbligeil to de ilischar:!ed, Anil left to the " corni ~,,, ctions visitiny,s" t f hls etio• science, which. Judging from the rtesent olgusity of his faculties, are likely to be ho h " few and fat between." We believe the tinforionate soicide was a matt of good education, and some literary attaii,inents.—Grecaock Advertiser.  0,1 Fri(''ty mor'itu• last, at fire Ole f).7ver mail-coach, in .a4sisrg throlit!S ilirilurd, on its way d..w:i. guard, posoctriam. reeei.e.l ow!. dud WAS taken wit, 7,4(1 coureyecirttr.vil m a..postchaisc nd (Inv, :Jecrntiv.v.ied by :10. an.! two pascong,:rs„ and arrived at the Gen..!ral taunt-onice in kme short snacz ui one bon; and c%venty-tisir minutes, a distance of 16  A pensioner of the 71st revionent 11.-; he( r ndcd and co iiiiiiiiiiii to of dearauding the Waterloo Fund 01 101. he asiiincil the 11.1111 e Of another person. by which be obtained the in:cm:try certificates to enable him to receive the money. Tills is not the first *tine he has been guilty of sionlar  339