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      ANOTHER EAILWAY ACCIDENT . INQUEST fiJLIHB BODIEa ETBJQKGHA ^ PjMBAT llOUlxa ^ -A Wr , ~ , UbW erfdent , attended with the sacrifice of two&TOa , ©» . « nr ^ a * e * to *« N * Station , within fotMwniki f Bran&jgMHn ; from the tomtmg of the boikr of an « iS- w wfci * Bad been plated' on the Hoe foe trial It ppa ^ fia ^ KHBetbberfBeelXr . Clnjrrfi , Btaulng ^ nmi ^^^ ToebaoBw eaifaa , « Sed the " Surprise , * of fcM 9 ar ebaftraeHMi , - the teJHne ud tenderbefcftonAiM * , ' uSbii subseque * Uy % eeamethe property oTMfc B . A . ^ eoddard , an American merchant gaged ia extensive business in the town ; sod fanwdej fc try ' 111 eapahfittBt , ft m placed on the Gnfcd asctioa sod Loadon vod Biraiiu $ uB lines of railway tr ANflTrTt £ R TIATT . WAV i . rSrTTVFmn

      poa wnien tt mad * a ' series of experimental Irips , * . < i vu considered of greet power In drawing lwervy k % ds . 8 o » e alteration * were , however , suggested by * e maaagias ; engineer ef thesenflw » 78 in the maehi . ¦ err . ar * l the togine waj taken ofT the lira in order to hare the impfuroidiU egsetod . This having been done , the locomotive was , wKh the congest of the director ! , gaeed on the Bfcaafagbam and € H < raeester Railway , en Honday last , with the view of testing its powen oa fce inclined plan of the Lickey Hflta , whiefa ha * been worked rises tfce opening of then&way by the Americas amines of Mr . Korris , of Philadelphia . Several trips were made on th » tarel part of the line between Bkhvf ^ ove and Cheltenham on Monday ; and on Tuesday , after some further excursioas , the engineer who had the * u rge of the engine , named Inahaw , together with his assistant , Edward Paul , and some of the Company ' s men , among whom wa « a steady and experienced engine driver named

      Rutherford , and Thomas Scare , were preparing to make a trip up the incline , when the boiler wrrst with a terrific explosion . Rutherford and Seafe Were blown oft * the engine with great vtele&oe , the for-J »« r having been forced through the brass railing within which he was standing , and carried a distance of fifty Jtx 6 i ; Seafe , who was dose by the end ef the boUer , Was forced through a circular opening , about tw » feet in « ameter , which communleatei with the ore-bole , and Ktle < lTiponQ » Bpot Two of the other men were much - ¦• aided , paracabgfr Paul , and the others escaped in * most proridenMsl manner . The unfortunate m * Rutherford died on the following morning , after reoeiv | ig every attention whfch medical skill could bestow . He had been , In the Company * service aince the line was opened , and was a moat Tamable savant He was marriedi aad has left a wife and three children totally unprovided for . Seafe was a single ™» ti , about "Kiirty years of age .

      The inquest took place on Thursday , before Mr . -Dbefcer , Coroner , and a respectable Jury , of which € tev-rge Elnns , Bsq ., was appeinled foreman , when a Bomber of witnesses were examined . Iu-haw , the engineer , described the various trips by the Surprise , aad the alterations he had made in the aschinery ; and stated that after the improvements had been snggested he had tested the power of the boiler aad fnghm by a pressure of sixty pounds the eircrclsi inch . "When the engine was put on the line , he remarked that the water was very foal and sandy , and ha recommended . a method of filtering it He said to the company ' s men about him that it would destroy ¦ ay engine . The witness-deposed that everything was in order when they prepared for the start—that every

      -eare had been taken to make all right , and * b » t he could nly armnnt for the explosion by supposing that the Jand in the water , of which they had taken in en both days five supplies , had settled at the bottom of the ¦ oiler , forming , with some pieces of iron screws and plugs afterwards . found in it , a concrete mags , which prevented the water from getting te the iron plating ¦ Tbe latter , in hia opinion , then became heated , and being thinner than it should have been , was rent open by the pressure , The general sheeting of the boiler , he thought , was about tkree-eighths of an inch thick , but where it burst it was only about a quarter of an inch . This witness was cross-examined at length as te the proper manufacture of boilers , and said there was no defei ^ whatever in the principle of the construction of

      the o-ib -which had exploded . He considered along with tie iron being too tain that it was very bad , quite unfit for the great quantity of sand which must have accumulated to produce the explosion in the way stated by him ; but he had come to the conclusion from seeing the state of the water , and from having himself tried ihe engine a ; home at one-fourth greater pressure . Mr . Bishop , an engineer in the employment ofithe « omp-aiy , had examined the rent in the boiler , and attribu-j ? d it altogether to the iVn-npfi ? of the plate . It was quite absurd to imagine that the small accumulation f sediment p ' roduoed in two days' working could hare acted in the manner described by the last witness . He did not csnsider the iron very bad , but it was not of ttie best kind . The whole blame rested , in his opinion , With the boiler-maker . :

      Mr , Taylor , the inventor of the patent diso engine , was sJao examined , and considered the boiler as being fcoo thin . It did not appear to Mm to be more than a quarter of an inch in thickness throughout , and it ahouia have been at least three-eighths . The iron was " fair , but not excellent . " He had some pieces of iron fehis hand taken from the plate which had burst , which he produced , and said , from an examination of it , it could not have been halted as Inshaw supposed The thinness of the plate was alone sufficient to ac-• oast for the accident

      Mr , Benjamin Wakefield , engineer and machinist , residing in Birmingham , said he was engaged by Dr . Church to superintend part of the construction of the ¦ lginc . The boiler had been made by Mr . Horton , of West Bromwkh , and was ordered of three-tdghtha thickness . When sent home it was proved at the Tn > TwftM--tory , as was Dr . Church ' s invariable practice , at a powerful pressure of three times , at le&st , as great as it would ever require to be worked at It sustained a pressure on the trial in question of 1901 bs . to the square inch , fie never knew any one to express a doubt as to the safety of the boiler or engine . When it was ordered kemade a sketch of it , but he did not recollect that anv particular directions -were gvren respecting the places . The trade of a boiler-maker ia quite distinct from fhmfc of a manufacturer of cngrnpa The inquiry having continued from half-past two until sine , the Coroner adjourned the inquest untQ Friday -evening , at half-past six .

      On Friday , in addition to other testimony , the following evidence was given by Dr . Church with regard to the construction of the boiler : — Dr . We Church , of Birmingham , said—The « ngino in question was built under my directions about three years ago . The boiler of the « ngi «* is of a different ^ mstruction to other boilera— what some would term different in principle . The difference consists in the form of the fire-box and the position of the tubes . ' This renders the boiler capable of resisting a greater pressure than , ordinary boilers with the same strength of metaL It would also render the boiler with a less strength of metal capable of sustaining the same pressure as other ¦ enginea , particularly in the brass part I gave drawings to the boiler-maker , and I directed him to make the

      the inner table , I think ftus of an inch thick . I mean the one that has burst ; the other tube I think 1 tdered of a less thickness ; 1 think 5-16 ths . I saw the fcoiler several times during its construction , fent I west principally to urge its completion and not to inspect the work . The boiler-maker was Mr . Josfana Horton , of Brierley-hilL I think the engine was completed about three years ago . I usually proved my boilers at a pressure of three times the amount I intended to work them at , and I think this was proved at a pressure of lodibs . to the circular inch by means of the pump . I did not make any particular inspection of the boiler to ascertain that the plates wtre of the proper thi « Vntwp > 1 but I had occasion to make various holes in the outer plates ,

      which I found of a thickness corresponding with what I ordered . I have since the wifont ascertained that the inner plates , the one which burst , is not of the thiefcua g I ordered if ; it is , I beUere , only half the thickness . If there were any difference in the plates ef the engine placed in relative positions , the one that has brrrst should have been the thickest . It would not have been practicable with any facility to ascertain the thickness of the plats that is burst ; it could not be done without injury to the boiler . The engine was seet , when complete , to the Ixmilon and Birmingham Bailway ; it was tried experimentally for several days upon that line . It became necessary to make alterations in it , and it was afterwards removed to the Grand

      Junction station . It was at first tried experimentally , and subsequently attached to a long train of waggons laden with coke , with which it ascended the inclined plain nea Wolverhampton , and came to Birmingham ; it was afterwards , in consequence of breaking an axle , removed from the Grand Junction line- Some alterations were subsequently made in it , but not under my superintendence , and I believe it was sent to the station here . The engine is of the ordinary weight The engine is calculated to effect a saving of fuel , and avoid delays by the clogging up of the firebazs . I think the boiler may be worth , as old metal , £ 25 or £ 30 ; it is of no service as a locomothre engine . It is I think thirty-tree cwt The alterations above made would not affect the security of the boiler .

      The examination of Dr . Church having been eoneluded , the Coroner observed that a great responsibility was thrown upon the manufacturer , inasmuch as Dr . Church had stated that the plate of the boiler was net Bite than half the thickness ordered at the time the engine mi contracted far . The plate was also in a position which rendered it very difficult , if not impossible , to ascertain its th ^> r > f « a , whilst the plates which could be mramined with any facility were of a proper substance . All the witnesses who had been heard upon she subject , had likewise given it as their epinion that abe frhinnfag of the plate rendered the boiler insecure and uiisafe . In justice , therefore , to Mr . Horton , the Coroner again adjourned the inquiry until Monday next , with a view to enable him to procure the attendance of that person , as well as to afford an opportunity ef a more minute fTaTn-n |^ v of y ^ ^ n . ^ ^ Bade .

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      ADDITIONAL PASIICUiABS . Harrew , Friday evening . —On Thursday afternoon , the fast luggage-train , which carries no passengers , with the exception of the guards , and the engineer , and stoker , arrived at the Harrow station , situate about a mile and a half from the town . It did not Step , bat *» attnued oa its course towards London , at

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      ^^———^— ^ ^ 1 the rate of about twenty-five miles per bow As h . passed the station all appeared right , but . ' on Betting about two nflea boa * the station , lone » f the axletrees belonging to one of the wafjgoms ; b «^ r , '« nd threw several pr them off the Bae , fl& Ittgfaje befn strewed about In all directions . on both lines of ram A short diBtanc ©; from where th& occurreneehappened , a pilot entfnirnjo . 'lB ) was seen approaeting . ^ Itr ' waa topped an ^ jhe do ' tiiltne ' bAvlnj : been » leatea pf iiie liy ^^ U ;* ap dlmaWhfid : lo the Harrow station , Qte engine driver , repefving Instructions to stop the three i . v - i _ . » " _« .. "' . . . - "•_ - _ '¦ _ . - i - .

      up-passenger Mu , nearly due , until the aowxr trafnt had passed . ; Thi engine left for that , purpose , and the down trains pissed' as usual , " as well as those eomfaig up . The five and six o ' clock down traini passed Iminediataly after . A nupb ^ r , of . I&en ireri UWn set to wart ; in removing the luggage and the feoken fragments of the waggons , whilst the engine above alhided to was ' employed in conveying , directions to and from the station ., A few minutes" after six o ' clock a message was ^ iven to the en gine driver to proceed to the Harrow ' station and procure some refreshment from Mr . Seal ' s , the Queetfs Arms , near the station for the men at work in clearing the line . He did so ' and left the engine whilst he went to the tavern in charge of the stoker , named Pilkington . During the

      driver ' s " absence PBkington got off the engine , and whilst engaged in talking to a porter belonging to the railway , a cry was raised | h » t the seven o ' clock Birmingham luggage train was approaching It was expected , as win be seen from the faet thata policeman bad been sent half a mile down the line to warn the dri vers of the engines , there being two , as the train was a heavy one ; but from the fog which prevailed at the time , or some other cause , no notlee appeared to be take ? , and on it came at its usmal speed to the statien . Tke stoker of the Ktot engine hearing the beating of those attached to the approaching train set the former moving , but seeing the danger , he jumped off , and escaped . Instantly after the foremost engine of the train dropped in' upon the Pilot with a friehtfal

      violence , and drove il und « the Harrow-road-brldge before it at a tremendous rate . The foremost engine . of the train was numbered 1 , and the sesond No . 82 . Strange as it may appear , the foremost engine escaped without injury , but the latter was thrown off the line , and oming in violent eostaet with the pier of tfee bridge above alluded to , was dashed completely over on to tbe other side , carrying away several feet of the brickwork , and dashing several of the carriages to atoms . For some time , owing te the escape of steam from the engine , the boiler having been broken in , it was impossible to ascertain the extent of damage and loss of life sustained , as the engine and carriages lay all of & heap across the line . Torches were preeared , and , on examination , the body of the driver of No . S 2 '

      engine , Simpson , was found in a frightfully mutilated condition under the train . The stoker of engine No . 1 was found embedded in the earth under the wheels of that engine , and the stoker of No . 82 lying in the drain at the termination of the cutting , apparently lifeless . He was removed to the Queen ' s Arms Tavern , where -Mr . Hewlett , surgeon , of Harrow , attended , and pronouaeed such not to be the case , but his injuries are so severe as to preclude bis recovery . The driver of the engine No . 1 , who escaped , states he received no signal of danger tin within a short distance of the station , when he saw the red light ; he was then elose upon the Pilot engine

      but did not observe it He shut his steam off , and reversed the engine , but , finding the driver of No . 82 did not do the same , he thought it expedient to jump off , thinking a collision inevitable , and had scarcely done so when it teok place . His stoker also put on the break , and most' hay © perished whilst doing so . The Hne presented a meat dilapidated appearance , the rails were torn up in some parts , and it was completely rendered Impassable for several hours , which impeded the progress of five trains . That due at eight o ' clock on Thursday evening , did not reach Kustan-grove until half-past one o ' clock next morning , and the others followed in such succession as precaution demanded .

      On Friday afternoon , Sir Frederick Smith , the engineer appointed by Government to Inspect railways , made a minute inspection of the engine and line at the spot where the collision took place , and shortly after Mr . Wakley , the coroner , who kad been holding an isquest at Harrow , also inspected the spot where the catastrophe took place . Daring the confusion of shifting the carriages from line to line we regret to state that one of the porters to also seriously injured by getting jammed in between them . The bodies of the two deceased men , -who are natives of Worcester , lie at the Queen ' s Head , to await a coroner " s inquest The destruction of property is estimated at several thousand pounds . An inquest was held on the bodies on Monday last , before Mr . Wakley , and after a few witnesses had been examined , adjourned till Thursday following .

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      m EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY . Another of those accidents which have of late been so frequent , happened on Saturday on the Eastern Counties Kailvray . When the ten o ' clock train , from Shoreditch to btratford , got to the Bow station it did not stop , no passenger being there , but stopped immediately after passing the 3 tation to put down & lady , when two gentlemen came running from the station , but were told they were too late . The train went on , but instantly stopped again , and allowed the mo gentlemen , who were not at the station when it passed , to get up , again starting directly after . Another train was coming fast , behind on the same line , when Mr . Richards , bookseller , Old Change , with a child in his arms , jumped out , and escaped unhurt . In an instant the collision took place , which dashed to pieces two of the Eastern Counties carriages , and severely injured many of the passengers . One lady was found lying on the line wHh her leg broken , and sereral

      passengers were seriously injured by jumping out on the line . No time was lost in Bending for medical aid , and every possible attention was paid to the sufferers , none of whom it his hoped are in a dangerous state . The collision was occasioned by an engine and train belonging to the Northern and Eastern line . It is stated on the best authority that the man in charge of the engine , had a caution given to Mm before he left Shoreditch , and from the policeman on the line , both of which , however , he denies . Providentially there were but two or threa passengers in the cariages which were crushed , and they , seeing the danger they were placed in , jumped out on to the opposite rails , and , although with considererable risk to their lives , averted the probably fatal result which might have followed . The engineer of the Northern and Eastern train wus injured , but not materially : bat the fact of the carriages being smashed is sufficient to show that the escape of life was as miraculous as providential .

      OFFICIAL REPORT . Last evening a meeting of the directors of the Eastern Counties and the Northern and Eistern lines of Railway took place at the board-room of the former , for the purpose of investigating the circumstance of the accident near the Bow station on Sunday forenoon , and , after examining several witnesses , adjourned the investigation to the following day . They , however , drew up & statement of the accident , of which the following is a copy : — " An accident occurred oh the Eastern Counties Railway on Sunday , the 15 th instant , the particulars of which the directors of the Eastern Counties Railway , and the Northern and Eastern Railway , have this day met strictly to examine . In the mean time we are authorized to make the following statement : —

      The ten o clock Eastern Counties down train left Shoreditch at five minutes past ten o ' clock , and stopped , as usual , at Devonshire-street and Bow , at which latter station one passenger was put out . The train then proceeded onwards , but was slackened in its progress by some of the passengers calling to the engine-driver for the purpose of letting two persons get into the train who were running from the station . '" In the meanwhile a Northern and Eastern engine , unaccompanied by any carriages ( which had left Shoreditch ten minutes after the Eastern Counties train ) , arrived and came into collision with the Eastern Counties train , whereby we regret to state that a poor woman sustained a simple fracture of the leg , just abovo the ancle , one gentleman was severely bruised , and two others sustained some slight injuries . At the present time the medical men report that the sufferers are doing well . "

      The gentleman Etated to be severely braised had been removed , at his own request , to the house of his nephew , Mr . Webb , the kender Arms , Kenderstreet , Commercial-road-east , where he still remains , and is going on exceedingly welL He states , that having an engagement to dine with a friend at some little distance from Ilford , he took his place in a second class carriage in the ten o ' clock train , starting from Shoreditch . On arriving at the Bow station , and on subsequently stopping , after going on & little distance , to take in two persons who came ronning up , he ( the gentleman ) , being seated on the north side of the carriage , placed his arm on the side , and looked back , ana distinctly saw an engine , with merely a tender behind it , approaching , and he then entertained considerable fears that a collision must take pltee . At the time he so saw it , the engine must have been from 500 to 600 yards behind

      the train in which he was , and his feara were , for the moment dissipated by the hope that the persons who had been intrusted with its management would check its speed , and prevent any accident . His hope was but momentary , for in au instant afterwards the engine ran into the train with the greated force and velocity , and smashed three of the carriages . So dreadful was the concussion that he was thrown out with great violence against the opposite rail , and , on recovering his senses , he found that he had received a severe cut under the chin , his knees much cut , and his body in several parts much bruised . He attributes the accident entirely to the recklessness of the driver of the Becond engine , who , he says , must have Been the train at least 300 or 400 yards before he reached it , or at least in abundantly sufficient time to hare checked his . speed and prevented the collision

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      ;¦¦ - ' » . ¦> . ' . - . , . . ; . ., - ir ., . i ^ UNDERLAN ^ . ^ skVE »^^ p : S ; 1 , PST . ! Fbidat , Nov . 18 . —A dreadful storm snefa ;« has fiotoocurred since January , 1838 , b * . Uea blowing apMs * h * fc © ast for the last tweaty-foorhourfc The few days previous had in do decree . warranted the wv «* ireatherthat haa sincesoooeeded ; and * numJ ber of vessels , allieavily laden , Ji * &pus to sea in the expectation of making their dettked ports with fair winds . At about four o ^ ctock ¦ kismomine the wind sprung up from the south-east , which , shy sixi bad freshened intoa bree * e { aad gave token of a

      desperate day , lnsomueh that evary , Bte « m-boaiiu the harbour was put » roqaisitionJbr immediate use , when the tide should admit of their eadea * vour » being brought into operation With effit eieney . Before nine o ' clock in the forenoon a per . feet hurricane had set in .-which « ontiniMd without intermission for several noun . Numbers crowded to the pier , whence news had spread through the town- thai many vessels were vainl y endeavouring to make the harbour . Owing to the haaineaa of the weather , it was difficult U > distinguish objects at any considerable distance . - :. -. t .-.

      Within 3 * 0 yards ef the shore the Syria ( a beautiful vessel of 11 * tons burden , which had onlybeen launched on the previeus day , belonging to the Messrs . Nicholson had got jammed among the rocks , « ad a little farther off , another bark of similar dimemiona , was bufietting the waves in a feeble effort to reach the pies . The crews had been occupied in pumping the whole morning , and were now completely exhausted . By twelve o ' clock the sea rose to a tremendous height , and dashed with such vehemence towards-the harbour , that the waves beat completely over the Northern Lighthouse . Several of the tug-steamers endeavoured te "put out , " but were driven back again by the violenw of the tempest and the height and fury at the waves . There was now a general ery out for the life-boat , which had

      not made its appearance till very late , and which the good people of Sonderland h&ve . been fox some time taught to consider capable of performing anything , since it has been furnished with Messrs . Dennett and Carte ' s rockets . It was manned with a daring and gallant crew , who , after a desperate firnggle , anil encountering many difficulties , succeeded in landing nine men ( the . whole of the erewi from the Helen . Maay attempts -were then made to reach the Syria , which being a hew vessel , was not con * idered in much danger , and was deemod capable of . weathering the gale , at least for some hours longer . , It was a melancholy sight to see the poor fallows whe composed her crew clinging to the ropes as each wave swept over them in its fmry . An ~ h *»«""»« ' shout , as the

      lifeboat neared them , and waa often driven away by the surge , proclaimed to those upon the beach the agonised feelings ef the sufferers . One , more adventurous than the rest , leaped overboard , but was never seen to rise . AU now seemed to be confusion on board ; for the life-boat , having proved by several trials the inutility of Mr . Carte ' s invention , the men now almost gave up the attempt in despair , not , however , till they had felly showed the most intenae eagerness , and strained every nerve to rescue their , fellow-mariners from their perilous situation . The other vessel had by this time gone to pieces ; and various parts of a schooner , which had been discerned in the' offing at an earlier hour , were washed with it to the anon . Iu the . schooner ail hands had perished . After the life-boat had

      apparently made lte final efforts for the pt—oivatlon of the Syria , she dipped inte one of the mountainous waves which were momentarily overwhelming her , and when she righted not a soul was to bt » sees aboard—the ill-fated crew having all been washed en * . In a short time , however , the life-boat succeeding in bringing three of the crew to land , the remaining four having met a watery grave . Many of thoeo en the beach now voluntarily offered to man the boat again ; among the rest , one of the gallant officers of the * 8 th , quartered here , insisted upon another trial , preferring to be one of the number himself ; but it waa deemed useless to make the attempt The master of the Syria , Captain Minnlken , was among the number of the drovrned .

      One of the men belonging to the life-boat was washed overboard by a wave , and lost , notwithstanding his © ompinions did their utmost to save him . Saturdat . —This morning the shore was strewed with remnants of wrecks . No account has reached of the Hendon ; and it almost amounts to certainty that the Durham Packet is lost with all hands . The storm has in some degree , but far from entirely , abated . Iinmours are hourly in circulation of boats lost ; and during the last two tides about forty vessel * have boen towed into the harbour . The accounts from Shields and Newcastle are most appalling , and at Tynmouth , it is said , the loss of life far exceeds ours . The bodies of those washed off the Syria have been all found : and the vessel itself is in a fair way of being saved from going to pieces . The water in the river last tide was eleren feet higher than nrnal . The wind has yeered to the N . E ., and the sea is still rough with a heavy , swell and a thick mist hangs over it

      Saturdat Evekinw , Six o'clock . —The sea still runs high , and it is considered that no steamer could live among the breakers that lock up the harbour . A number of vessels are " lying off" at anchor , and-slgnals are up to prohibit them from attempting tOmake the river . The Syria has been thrown up far upon the beach ; and the whole line of shore above and below the piers is strewed with ceals . Many old seamen say we are not yet done with the gale , for the wind continues very changeable .

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      the nameofthe "• . . ' roundhoaae . " where the late lamented D »* e . of Kent speak aome of bis juvenile dayi fio ttx on abonr ' ; W * have fared tolerably wrtl , butit IMiav pajBfol twk fa infarm ro « , th « A two brifs have b « a m * t « k * m * ° . ¦! & » •<**•*¦« ¥ «*« l oneto the westward PC the town ., Tht former was eta ! laden , from Newcastle to Southampton , and « ame ashore on ' Friday niCbbt ° UM « rew took 4 o < the rigging , and awaited tlw ft *** whjahmort hare been tb « ix fate . hadit net been for the httmanity and ; daring intrepidity of one of tour fisheries ; who , ' amidst the raging of -the storm and the ehe «* trf Mb or trades dashed through the breakers »» the pt ^ u © f his ltfe , a » d oonv » y « d a fopato the vesae ) , bymwns of which , I am happy to state , all hands were safely landed ., The naiue of the fl » herma . q who has the mviable satisfkctlon of baving ^ perfoimed this act of gonainfr nebUity is Gewge Hide , ! Bverjj posMbl * attention , waa . ; paid to the shipwrecked crew . I regret to state that , the other vessel to westward b » i eame a complete wreck . Not One was saved , so entirely was every chance of human aid cat off The corpse * of the Captain and two men have been washed on abqrs . also a « ow , but no traces have yet been discovered which may lead te the knowledge of what vessel she was . ¦¦ - ¦¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ .. - ; ¦ ¦¦ ¦ "¦• ' ¦ ¦ : ; - ¦ ¦ .

      It is feared much , mischief may be calculated on . Many sail are now passtagxip the Channel , among them a large ship with loss of foremast Btb , Nov . 14 . —This morning a dismasted brig , or barque , was observed passing through the bay to the eastward . ROTZiKfiDKAif . —About six e'dock on Friday evening , the schooner , Sir Charles Keith , from Leithto Dartmouth , laden with coals , came ashore to the west * ward of this place . A party arrived from Brighton with Captain Manby ' s apparatus , with the assistance of which the officers and men of the Preventive service , and the fishermen were using the most untiring endeavours to rescue the crew who bung in the rigging , exposed to the fury of the wind , rain , and sea , for no

      less than twelve boors , the effort * < w the people on shore daring that time having been unsuccessful , in consequence of the ship having struck at low water , and therefore at a great-distance from the shore . At six on Saturday morning , by means of one of Captain Manby ' s rockets , a rope was thrown across the vesiel , and all hands were enabled to get on shore . The Rev . J . S . M . Anderson waa most active in superintending and directing Manby ' s apparatus , and by encouraging by words and deeds the men engaged in assisting , , 1 ^ 0 shipwrecked crew . Two boys wore Immediately taken to the county hospital—so much injured by cold , fright , and the dashing of the wares over them for tweto hours , that it is feared their minds will be effected .

      Another vessel , a brig , went on shore at Portobello , the crew , eight in number , were also happily saved . , A brig was seen on Friday night off Worthing , dismasted and drifting ; and it is reported that another foundered off Brighton . Lewes—We have experienced a succession of . stormy i weather since our last ; at intervals heavy rains have fallen , and the freshes thereby occasioned having been met by the spring tides , the water in our river has been much swollen , and some of the adjacent low lauds partially inundated . AWFUL SACRIFICE OF HUMAN LIFE I AND PROPERTY AT SEA .

      Intelligence was received late on Saturday evening at Lleyd ' s of the loss of three vessels in the gale , attended with frightful sacrifice of life . It appears from the particulars received that the gale commenced about eleven o ' clock on Thursday night , and continued the whole of Friday without the slightest abatement , from S-S . W . Respecting theCoUina the following particulars are supplied : —The vessel waa pat about to sea , aad was scudding before the wind , when a violent sea struck her on the starboard quarter , carried away her bulwarks , and swept everything off the deck . She had scarcely recovered the shock , when another sea , more violent than the first , struck her , which unshipped the rudder and did considerable damage . The crew having , by this time , lost all management of the vessel , she was left to the mercy of the waves , and in about twenty minutes after she drove on to the rocks under Boggy

      Point < an immense cliff ) , 'where she subsequently became a wreck , and went to pieces . The Coast Guard soon arrived on the sands near the spot , and , by discharging blue lights , attracted the attention of others , who quickly came to their assistance . The crew , on the vessel , striking , took to the rigging , and they could be seen by the people on the sands supplicating help , but unfortunately it was not in human power to save them , owing to the rocks being inaccessible . The whole of the poor fellows perished , except two seamen , who were washed ashore about ten o ' clock in tho nurning , and were found almost dead from exposure and exhaustion . The vessel broke up at about six o'clock , and during the whole morning fragments of the wreck were washed ashore , and the rocks were covered with the cargo . One body was washed ashore at daybreak . There are eight lost

      About the same hour on Friday morning the sloep Widgeon , of Berwick , laden with a valuable cargo , was totally lost near Whitby , aud the crew drowned . She is valued at £ 1 , 500 , and la insured . About twelve the same day , at the time the hurricane appeared at its highest pitch , the Susan , of North Shields ( a collier ) , on hex voyage from London to Shields , was capsized off Walton , near Harwich , and sunk . Four of tbe crew perished , the others saved themselves by the vessel ' s boat . The vessel will become a total wreck . * In addition to the ab » ve the following has been reeeived : —

      The Mary , ( a collier ) . Captain Scott , from Shields , snnk off Lowestoffe , on Thursday night , having been driven on the sands by the gale . Her crew saved . A large vessel ( name unknown ) foundered off the same place on Friday morning , and all on board perished ; and about the same time , off Southwold , the Ant , a sloop laden with wheat , from Maldon , was wrecked ; and a collier belonging to Newcastle was lost about an hour after near the same spot ; four of the crew were drowned .

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      viz . ; William Barss , oh # mate-Edward Barridge , second doij Henry George , Bteward ; Francis ftpowa * John Heart , . ChatkaCharleft , Hugh Doon , Mm ^ Xm . ^ ^ ftawder andhia crew embarked yesterday mo ^ ninK , ( ThuTBday ) , on Doart the rimack Broere , Captain fiowen , for Liverpool . Oliver Lloyd , Eaq n whose property the Breeze is , directed the Captain to jpve »!»«» * J ? 8 * N )» f «» . * nd to provide them with every comfort duriqg the voyage , *

      Ttaaitrtnrnlntf , Sve'large vessels were towed up tbe river info thar Fool by steamers , with ; valuable ear-KO ^ a , f ^^ rl ^ ndonaad St * £ atherj « eV UocksJ being totally dismasted and otherwise considerably damaged by the tremendous hurricane on Friday last . One of the vessels lost two and the other four of their crews , by being washed overboard . A large portion of their cargoes is also considerably damaged . ' " / . ' T ¦ - '¦' " / -, ~; Besides the above loss of life and property . Incalculable misehief has been done by the high tides in the Thames , agyeli a » at Devenport , Portsmouth , Southampton , &c .

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      FATAL COLLISION AT SEA . —LOSS OF THE HOPEWELL . On Saturday last , accounts were received at Lloyd ' s of the tetallossof the brig Hopewell , of Cork , which took place on the previous Wednesday night , in the Bristol Channel , near the Naas Light , about ten miles from Newport , through coining into collision with the brig Yauden , belonging to Gloucester , and five persons lost their lives by the unfortunate occurrence . It appears the HopeWell had on board four seamen , the Captain , his son , a youth of tender age , and six passengers . It left Cork on Monday , and was making progress across the Channel , when she came in collision with the Yauden . This vessel waa on her voyage to Gloucester , and was heavily laden . The Captain stated

      that the night was very dark , and the wind was blowing a complete hurricane . On first perceiving the Hopewell she was ronning down the Channel before the wind . A good look-out was kept , and every effort was made to steer clear of the vessels that were hovering about Notwithstanding , however , the precautions , the vessels came in collision with great violence , and almost immediately after the Hopewell filled and went down . The Hopewell struck the Yaudea full in her bows , but being the strongest built vessel , it sustained not so much damage .- Such was not the case with the Hopewell ; the whole of her bows were stove in , and she filled instantly . The rigging getting entangled with that ef the Yauden , she was kept up for a few minutes , and the crew and passengers , finding that she was sinking , were in the act of

      jumping on board of the Yauden , when a wave separated the vessels , aad many of them were thrown overboard . The Hopewell drifted with the current a short distance , and then disappeared in deep water . The scene at the moment is described to be one of a most appalling description . Five individuals could be seen straggling in the water , but it was impossible to render them any assistance , in consequence of the Yauden ' a boat being washed overboard at the timeof the collision , and consequently they perished . They consisted of two seamen , two of the passengers , and the captain ' s son ; the captain was picked up about two hours after , having lashed himself to a piece of timber . Next morning the Yauden put into Newport , and those saved went ashore . The loss by the Hopewell is very considerable ; she is reported to be insured to the extent of £ 2 , 000 . None of the bodies have yet been found .

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      DISASTROUS SHIPWRECK , AND SIXTY LIVES LOST . The Madrid journals contain the following particuculars of one of the most melancholy shipwrecks upon record : — " The Cadia packet-boat , El Castellano , was shipwrecked , on the 23 rd of October , on the high seas . Not seeing any assistance coming , during an interval of four days , the crow constructed a raft , on which none but the strongest men found a place . They fought to get upon it , and the result of this was that the Sailors only , and two of the passengers who were stronger than the rest , were enabled to save themselves by its means . More than sixty passengers perished , and amongst these the daughter of General Narvaez . For eight days the men who quitted the wreck in the boat were exposed to a continued tempest on the high seas . At length they succeeded in reaching La Guanaja . A negro who had taken his master ' s daughter on his shoulders , and had thrown himself , with hia

      burden on the raft , was flung back by the crew into tbe sea , with the child which he attempted to save . When he attempted to regain it ( it being already very much crowded , ) they slew himl The child was immediately drowned . This melancholy shipwreck waa accompanied with other frightful circumstances . It appears that the man who was on the watch , and some others , who perceived the approaching danger , and were convinced that the vessel was going to sink , left her in the long boat It was the captain of the frigate Vizcarrondo , who happened to be on board , that suggested the construction of the raft The women and children were to have been placed on a second raft , which was to be attached to the other by ropes , but were left behind , and perished miserably . Seven of those who got on board the raft died raving mad ; and those who reached La Guanaja were all in a state of mental alienation . "

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      - —• - »¦ . —^—^ " - ^ w '¦ ¦ ¦ ' DOINGS OF THE POOR LAW COMMISSIONERS IN MANCHESTER . ( From tht Times . ) Manchester , Fridat . —The authorities have no other alternative than to allow the introduction of the New Poor Law Amendment Act ; their remonstrance on tbe part of the people has been disregarded , and , the commissioners being all-powerful , the people must succumb . An office has been taken by their majesties of Somerset-house , in Piccadilly , in this town , iu which Mr . Mott , one of the assistants ( whose salary and travelling expenses would feed all the paupers of Manchester sumptuously for a week ) and a h » st of hangers-on are actively engaged in making the necessary arrangements for thrusting the

      obnoxious measure immediately upon the inhabitants —a measure which the churchwardens , in the name of the magistrates , the merchants , and the people , declared to be unnecessary , and to consider the propriety ef adopting which would be to endanger the tranquillity of the town ! Nothing daunted by firm and respectful remonstrance , the new Manchester Union is now forming . It is to comprise Manchester , Biakely , Fails worth , Newton , and Bradford , if carried into effect There is , however , such an apparently deep-rooted hatred of the unconstitutional , unchristian , and unnatural measure , that much difficulty will have to be surmounted before it can ever be carried into general operation in the township . There is nothing of novelty in the display of that utter

      recklessness of public opinion against the measure on the part of " the three monarchs" in this instance ; in evidence of which reference need only be made to the riots in Yorkshire , Leicestershire , Nottinghamshire , and some parts of Lancashire , which were consequent upon similar remonstrances , and wholly caused by the petitions against the bill being treated with contempt Should , however , any disturbances arise in the district by the refusal to grant , in times of temporary distress , out-door relief to tbe thousands of unemplyed operatives , or by carrying any ef the unnatural provisions of thtf Bill into effect , the despotic Commissioners evidently calculate upon their newly acquired auxiliary power to put the famished wretches down . They have now to book them a legion of the disbanded

      Spanish army under the command of Colonel Sir Charies Shaw , called policemen , but who are armed and disciplined as soldiers , besides a batch of nobodies who form the new " Corporation . " The latter individually are insignificant ; but being aldermanized and mayerixed , they contrive to keep together the Whig party themselves , being the mere machines of the present Administration . By such power they will endeavour to prescribe the poor man ' s pill . In 1830 , before theae new allies could be made subaerrient to the Poor Law Commissioners' purposes , it was admitted that the mode of managing the affairs of the poor in the township of Manchester was perfectly satisfactory , and therefore the introduction of the libellous bill , which charges the poor of England with crime , idleness , and profligacy ,

      was unnecessary . The Poor Law Commissioners then formally disclaimed any intention to palm it upon Manchester . That period was one of comparative prosperity , the people were- employed , and therefore out-door relief was not required in so great a degree , and it appears rather extraordinary that the present time , which is that of singular depression and distress , should be ch « sen to introduce this new element of discord and uncharitableness . Experience in other districts has proved that the Poor Law Commissioners , in introducing the new law , promise very fair things to the leaders of the opposition , by which they are fer a time deluded . They answer the objections to the inhuman clauses in the act by insinuating that they will not be pressed ; but no sooner has the wedge been got

      in than they have driven it home . " They are pursuing the same line of policy in Manchester , iu order to obtain a surer footing ; . but when the union is securely formed , the magistrates and the guardians may find themselves similarly situated to those in other districts—via ., that they are merely the tools and'puppets of the Poor Law Commissioners , and that this favourite centralisation scheme of the Whig Ministers is calculated to give additional power to the Government to enslave the people at the expence of localfeelings and our best constitutional association * . Messrs * Chadwick , Mett , Power , and other pauper locusts of a minor grade , have for a considerable

      time been in and about Manchester , paving the way for '' their grand experiment " of introducing the law into the town , and Sir Charles Shaw ' s mission being the precursor to such an event , they have eventually persuaded the Whig leaders to make a venture of it They foolishly imagine that the hatred and prejudices of the people against the bill are appeased ; they aro mistaken . Six days ago 300 of the principal manufacturers in England signed a requisition for a meeting to be called to oppose the bill—all supporters of Sir George Murray , the Conservative candidate for Manchester . The New Poor Law Commissioners evidently thought they should catch the people of Manchester asleep on * the question ; but the requisition was signed in two days

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      after they obtained a gUnpse of Vie worthy hmu ^ ( Mr . Chadwiek ' s ) intesitlonav tttiep 6 ii $ telF stnamoua oppositio * fcMfae MIL -the Poor Law ( w * M W |» < U 4 no * trismwub di »« imtaaW and shrewdness in endeavouring to cram tfce . Bfll * intolfcS cnester at a time whin all 5 cotfu ^ cm tn tto toWT eoastiqaaseeof * fce protracted decision of the Jadii relating to the Charter ( wWch-U now &rtl » ettob » 15 tracted , and the question pf {^ validity to be argued i now ) , the people will pay neither poo * rateim county-rates . Attornie * employed orf pniu « basUui have not had their bills paid * he # © tVy « ra , T * Z tqrney . the .-. other day offered . his , bill , signed by tb » county faeuurWartddirected ^ M U ^ a ^^ eSm forsale by public ' aucM 6 n ,, bur there " were so ifordetk Ihe l ! 5 ? l 5 f ** & » l * Wti « ife Manuftiferw » re disbanding thefc operatives , for-want of work , and -f ^ fe ^ J- 6 toW > •* . 8 ° *! erhed by no lewSaS authorities , vta : — » , ; , ;*•

      1 . The Worigteeeve kad eonstsMes , who farm « « eurt , appoint a WBrtabulary force s of their owt . and who are trustees of tha ^ ublie ebarijties , &e . > . 2 . A mayor aad corporation , > ho have aimflar duties to perform to the borougbreeve and eonstsibW only they- are not confidentially intrusted with thenb lie charities . r .. 3 . Sir Charles Shaw and hia 400 Isle of Dogs men . whom the Government make independent of mayor corporation , Urooghreeve , and constables or majriat trates . . , . _ 4 . The churchwardens , who hold £ 13 , 000 of po or * rate money , which they state it would not be safe to part with . . :. 5 . Some hundreds of persons who are formed into a kind of corporate body elected every year in wards styled " Police Commissioners , " whose functions an similar to those of the corporation , the majority of whom are Conservatives .

      6 . The military , consisting of cavalry and infantry to keep the people in order . In the event of their being dissatisfied with the « beve excellent system of local legislation . ' 7 . To add to the harmony of the borough , " the three kings" wish to introduce their New Poor Law Amendment Act , by way ef starring the people into quietude . . . . .. . ..

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      ^ ... i ,.,,.,. ^ , COURT OF RE QUESTS . Tower Hamlets . —Another "Black Bottle " Affair . —The presiding Commissioners had scarcely taken their seats on the Bench ere the crier called out the names of" Martin against Brown , " which bad the effect of producing a brace of little women in front of the Bench . This case goes to show that a " black bottle" may lead to a row amongst other people besides bad-tempered Peers and subservient Captains . - - V Seventeen and sixpence that glass cost me , second hand ! " exclaimed Mrs . Martin , ! peaking at the Commissioners , " and very cheap it was tooi " " What glass Is that you are alluding to ? " inquired a Commissioner . "My looking-glass , Sir , " said Mrs . Martin ; " this here woman broke it—but it ' s no wonder sich things should happen jwhen people lifts their hands to their mouths so often . . '

      Mrs . Brown , the defendant in the case , was a particularly red-faced individual . She had , besides , that peculiar obliquity of vision , which enabled her to " take a sight" ef the ceiling and floor of the Cottrt at one and the same time , and which is vulgarly termed a squint Mrs . Brown had as yet listened very placidly to the proceedings ; still ahe had , like most other ladies , a due proportion of tartaric add inker composition , for when she heard her opponent , Mrs . Martin , allude to persons lifting their hands to their mouths , she seemed to consider it a reflection upon herself ; she , in consequence , bristled np indignantly and exclaimed , " I hopes , mum , you dont mean , to insinewate anythink agin me . " "Ah , " said the plaintiff , with an ominous shake of the head , " I never knowed any good come of people carrying a pocket pistoL

      The Commissioners seemed mightily puzzled at all this . They had heard of black bottles before , as most other people have done , and could easily suppose that tvro simple-women might quarrel on so trivial » Subject as their : betters ( query ) had done before , and that the said quarrel might take place with equally as much propriety in a garret in / WThitechapel as in a barrack room at Brighton ,

      or"In the starry light of a summer's night On the banks of the blue Moselle ;" but the term " pocket pistol" was a stumbling block they could not get over , a regular "flabbergasterer , " They possibly imagined that the"V cock-eyed" Mm . Brown was an irascible , dangerous person , a female duellist , and that she carried a pocket pistol for the purpose of obtaining AoKoura& ' e satisfaction at the hands of some offending " Snooks" of her own sex , and that therefore a breach of the peace was to be apprehended . B « that as it may , the court called upon Mrs . Martin to explain the meaning of the phrase " pocket pistol . " Mrs . Martin—Please your Worship , it means a small gin bottle , which the tipplers carry in their pocket to enjoy a drop whea they think proper without being seen . ¦

      From the plaintiff ' s story , it appeared that Mr * Brown , the defendant , occupied a ready furnished room in her house . Amang other articles of convenience provided for her accommodation , was a looking-glass , which the defendant contrived to break , after , as Mrs . Martin averred she had been , indulging in sun ' dry " long pulls" at the black bottle , er pocket pistol , which never contained anything weaker than runv It was for the value of this glass , 17 s . 6 d ., that these proceedings were instituted . Commissioner—Then you mean to say she was intoxicated when she broke the glass » Plaintiff—I am quite sure she was , your Worship , for I had seen her go round the corner to the Blue Posts no less than four times that afternoon , to get her little " black bottie" filled . Defendant—Excuse me , mum , but that ' s a lie . ( Laughter . )

      Commissioner—It appears to have been all caused by the black bottle . Well , Mrs . Brown , how will you pay the money ? Defendant—No how at all , Sir ; when I took the lodgings , I didn't agree to pay for what I broke . Commissioner—Nonsense , you cannot expect her to be at the loss of the glass . If you get drunk , 70 * must take the consequences . Let me advise you to discontinue carrying the " black bottle ; " they are dangerous articles , and sometimes get people into a good deal of trouble . " God help me , yer Worship , " said Mrs . Brown , " what am I to do ; if you had the reumatta as tad as I does , you'd be wery glad to carry a ' black bottle , '" Commissioner—It was not the black bottle that caused the mischief in this instance , but the stuff that was in i t After a short consultation , the Court adjudged Mrs Brown to pay the debt and costs at 2 s . per week , and so ended this affair of the " black bottie . " ' n ' ' ^ ^^

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      Sikgulak Advertisemest . —In the Times paper there was an advertisement lately , announcing that "Eighty thousand pounds annually may be realised in the most gentlemanly pursuit , free from partner ships , by venturing four thousand pounds . > No imaginary speculator or sceptic need apply , as it is essential he should possess adequate means and fortitude . " We have no doubt but that the " adequate means" would be pocketed by the projector , and that the party advancing the funds would require no ordinary •' fortitude" to reconcile him to the loss of the money out of which he would have been thus swindled .

      A Pcgnacious Pike . —On Thursday , the 5 th inst . as Mr . George Dewdney was amusing himself in angling in a piece of water at Godstone , he hooked a splendid pike , which , after half an honrt play , n « succeeded m landing ; but the "monster" waa so indignant at being bo unceremoniously taken from his native element that he struck him such a severe blow in tho face as made the " claret" flow rery copiously . It was found to measure forty inches in length , twenty-two in circumference , and weig hed twenty-five pounds . This is the fourth large pu » that has been taken from our waters by angling within a few weeks , two of them being considerably larger , aud one a trifle lead . —Sussex Exprex *

      A Christian Clebotman . —The refusal of faneral ritea to the child of a Wesley au parishioner , oy we Rev . Mr . Snowdon . of Charlton parish , next DoTer , has been already published in the public pruj w ? The body has been for about tnree weeks solderw in a zinc coffin , and was on Tuesday perm itted » be buried in the churchyard , hear its deceasedj * ** tives ; the Wesleyan service being performed pi one of their ministers outside the walls of the bnnv ground—the minister of the parish attending » tie time in the vestry to observe the proceeding 9 - " Kent Herald . A Leabned Horse . —For some weeks past , * n ° * extraordinary horse has been pablicly exhibited »* the rooms in Windsor , by its owner , Mr . King . " " of Ipswich . Several of the members of the « 0 J * Household have , at various times , honoured the F" " lie rooms with their presence , amongst whom we ™ the Earl of Errol , theEariof Uxbridge , LardAj f teo

      Fagot , the Hon . C . A . Murray , . Coloaerwji ^ Mr . G . E . Anson . Cobmel Cavendish , &c . Th « f * S of the horse having reached the ears of the Uaew and Priuoe Albert , her Majesty commanded * m owner to attend with the horse , on Tuesday m ™ W at the Castle . Amorigst the performances of | w horse , at the command of the Queen , was his SP ^* of the world "Albert , " by selectinK the le ««^ which were printed on cards , and placed ¦ ¦• ""Si Beveral others on the table before him . i » " r £ l as he took up the card in his mouih , was P »^ in the hands of the Queen . The horse n « fXr u Victoria ^ ' in the same manner . Tbe ^ wse , w * having drawn » cork from a bottle vnth his v *> which required the exercise of considerable . iw next picked up from the flow a hen ' s ^ egg Wiw Upa , andaft « rWarda managed to place it in ¦ j «" . " { g , without breaking , or even b ™« £ ^*^ « ar < ia Conclusioa of the performances ( whichlasted upv ^ of an hour ) her Majesty passed a high enconuttffl the animal ' s skill and sagacity .

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      THE LATE GALE , SHIPWRECKS , AND LOSS OP LIFE ON THE SUSSEX COAST . ( From the Sussex Advertiur . ) The late tremendous gale has strewed our coast with wrecks , involving , in one instance , we regret to say , the loss of several lives . The violence of tbe -wind , especially on Friday , was extreme , the sea ran mountains high ; and in the absence of an efficient harbour of refuge , it is only wonderful that more disasters have not occurred . However , the pre-eminent natural facilities which we have always contended that Newhaven possesses , for the formation thera of a firat-rate harbour for the preservation of life and property , have been practically made manifest by the fact ( described below ) that , during the greatest fury of the stormy no less than three vessels were , by the aid of courage and good seamanship , brought safely into the river Ouse . We subjoin accounts , from different parts of the coast , of the storm and its effects : —

      Newhatkh , Nov . 13 . —Terrih § Gale . —This morning we were visited with a terrific gale of wind , the sea running mountains high , and the waves dashing over the piers . About noon several vessels were seen off the harbour , three of which were making towards it About one o ' clock , two of the vessels ( the Active , Hinchings , and the Brisk , Bell ) came into the harbour in gallant style ; but the last , a brig , lurched too much to the eastward , and it seemed nothing could prevent her getting at the back of the East Pier . Destruction to the unfortunate vessel and her crew appeared inevitable ; and the spectators watched the scene with

      trembling anxiety . Bat a . cool bead and » steady hand were on board that ship , for when the power of the wind and waves would have hurried her on the beach , a ski'ful manoeuvre broached her to windward in a masterly manner , and brought her safely into harbour . Sbe proved to be the Michelgrove , Howard , of Chicheater . We are sorry to hear three vessels loaded with coals are on shore between this port and Brighton , and we fear will be total wrecks . No lives are lost . We understand the crew of the vessel ashore at Portobello , owe their preservation to the exertions of tbe preventive of that and the Beatshide station , and the favour of an all-wise Providence .

      Worthing . —On Saturday , morning , about one a . m . the crew of the Star , of London , came on shore at our beach , in a long boat The Star , of 120 tons burtben , bound for Malta , Corfu , and Zaote , sailed from London on Wednesday week , having on bo rd a general cargo , consisting chiefly of iron gas and water pipes , of which thera were 94 tons , consigned to Corfu , 35 tons of gunpowder , belonging to Government , consigned to Malta , and a quantity of wine aud porter . On the night of Saturday week ahe entered

      the Downs , where she lay at anchor until last Wednesday night , when she left in company with upwards of 100 sail , and proceeded on her voyage , the wind blowing N . N . E . At nine p . m . on Friday , she was off the Owers , which is a floating beacon at the westers part of Sussex , where she struck and went down almost directly , during a . heavy gale from the W . S . W . Enough canvass could not be carried to keep her at sea , the wind blowing so violently . The jolly boat was stove in and knocked to pieces by the shipment of a heavy sea after the vessel struck .

      The long boat was immediately got out , into which all hands placed themselves—a poor little , boy was in bis hammock asleep at the tone of the wreck , and was taken out of his berth and placed in the boat naked as he was . He was of course covered with something , but in his removal hi * arm was somewhat injured . Using their best judgment , and evoking their beet courage , the crew set off in their little open boat , on a furious sea , and on a desperate undertaking , namely , that of attempting safely to gain the shore without sail , or mast , or compass , steering before the wind and tide . They did not perceive the land for some time , neither did they know , at last , the place to which they were directing their course to run in at At one o ' clock on Friday morning , as we have said , they arrived here safe and sound , excepting the bruises which the lad bad received . The vessel and cargo were insured .

      Easxboubne , Not . 14 . —This place has been visited by awful winds , and the tides have run tremendously high , washing over the parade and filling the cellars of some houses . No material damage being done except to the oldest lodging-house of this place Celebrated by

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      MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF NINE LIVES . ( From the Watchman . ) On Tuesday morning last , the brig Triton , of Cardigan , Capt . Reos . arrived at that port from Quebec , with a cargo of timber for David Davis , Esq . ; 011 her voyage homewards , she was very fortunate , in the hands of Providence , in saving twentyfive British seamen from a watory grave Doing the crew of the ship Chirk Castle , of Liverpool , nine of whom were , however , notwithstanding every exertion to Bave them , unfortunately drowned . We have been favoured with extracts from Capt . Crowder ' s log book , relative to the distressing circumstances , which we lay before our readers . —

      "Saturday . 3 rd October , 1840 . —At four a . m . weighed anchor from the river Mersey , the wind then light from the N . E ., in tow of the steamer Manchester : had fine weather until dear of the land . Nothing material occurred until the morning of Sunday , the 18 th of October . At two a . m . then blowing very hard , wore ship to the S . W ., found she had sprung a leak , and was fast gaining on the pumps . The ship then lying very low , we cutaway the main topgallant mast and yard ; towards evening , found the water still gaining on the pumps , cut away the mizen-ma 8 t , the ship then nearly on her beam ends , all hands at the pumps . Early on the morning of the 19 th , thought prudent to heave overboard the larboard chain cable , and bower anchor , in hopes of

      easing the ship , but all to no avail . At niue a , m ., saw a brig steering to the eastward , hoiBted a signal of distress , when the brig rounded to , under our lee , our ship then quite unmanageable ; hoisted out longboat , and sent four hands on board , to acquaint the captain of the brig the state we vrere in ; shortly after , the boat was dropped from the brig alongside of the ship , when nine men more jumped mto her , and in getting clear of the shi p the boat Bwainped , four men were drowned , and the boat Io 3 t . The jolly-boat was then got out , and three men went towards the brig , which had then hoisted her light , and came under our lee ; lay by , and eased the boat alongside the ship , when Captain Elder ' s son , and seven more got in , and reached the brig in safety ; at that time there were seven souls still on board the ship . At seven , a . m . again the brig dropped a boat alongside the ship , when six meu more got into the boat , and in leaving

      the ship , the boat swamped , and the chief mate , second mate , and three seamen , wero drowned , and boat lost ; one seaman was saved by a rope from the ship , by which he got on board of her again . The Captain of the brig , not thinking it prudent to try any more that night , lay by until morning , trusting in God for better weather . At daylight , oa the 20 th , more moderate , the brig hoisted out one of her boats ; the ship ' s boats all lost , as was almest all the brig ' s spare Iine 3 and running rigging . " Four men went in the boat from the bng , and took from the wreck Captain , Crowder and another seaman , being the only two left on board the wreck . Again the boat returned to the wreck , to try for some provisions , but finding the ship sinking fast , returned without

      any , and at eight , 45 , ajn ., the ship went down , Tuesday , October 20 , 1840 . "—Capt . Crowder has made a publio acknowledgment oa behalf of himself and crew , to Captain Bees , of the Triton , and his manly crew , for their intrepid exertions in saving their lives , and for their great kindness to them when on board the Triton . We are sorry that we have not room to insert it . The following is a list of the crew saved : —William Crowder , master ; Thomas Hunter , carpenter ; Wm . James , cook ; Robert M'Pherson , George Shurpler , John Porross , Thomas Comet , Matthew WilBon , Andrew

      Anderson , John Thompson , Henry Carrold , Patrick Whitty , Robert Clark , David David , seamen ; Alexander Elder , master mariner , passenger ; Alexander Elder , son of do . do . ; Henry Moffatt , Duncan M'Gloricmyn , Joseph Curran , apprentices ; Thomas Stells , Johu Clarke , Wm . Gregory , Robert Williams , William Falconer , Michael Doyle , seamen . We anticipate the pleasure with which the friends and relatives of the survivors will peruse their names as they appear in the preceding list ; but we must discharge our duty , however painfully , in giving the names also of those unfortunate seamen who met a watery grave oa the mournful occasion ,

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  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 21, 1840, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/king-y1kbzq92ze2711/page/6/