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BURIED ALIVE.
BURIED ALIVE. Tork about yer perilus enterprises, yer horrible sitevashuns, yet hair bredth 'scapes, and all that sort o'thing,' said Ned Grumble, as he threw down a paper which he had been reading, and gazed around compla- cently upon a group of youngsters who were in the habit, whenever an opportunity offered, of' devouring up his discourse;' why, I was in a predicament wunst to which all other predicaments as ever I heerd on is baby's play I Oh do tell us about it, Uncle Ned,' yelled the boys simultaneously, as they gathered eagerly about the old tar, and disposed themselves to listen. 'Well,' returned the weather-beaten old sea. dog. smiling affably, 'jest bring yourself to an anchor around me, and belay on yer jawin' tackle, and I'll try and graterfy you.' As he spoke, he coiled away about six inches of pigtail in the side of his cheek, and continued 'Yer see. at the time I'm a-goin to tell yer about, I was a hand on board a blubber. hunter-a whale-ship, I mean—called the Wave. It was a good many years ago, and in course I wasn't the lumbering old hulk I am now, but a trimbuilt, tidy craft as any a-goin', if I do say it myself. Well, we were in the neighbourhood of the Sandwich Islands, and about half the ship's crew was down with the scurvy, myself among the number. In fact, I had WUBs'n any of 'em. They could manage to keep about, but I was completely on my beam ends. I Well, the captain and officers held a consultation over me, and after a good deal of palaver between them, they come to the conclusion that the only hope for me was to bury me alive.' Here the youngsters groaned in chorus with horror, and one of them ventured to remark,- 4 But, Uncle Ned, it seems to me that the remedy was a good deal worse than the disease, besides being a very cruel one. How could a man live if he was buried alive ?' Belay there, young un,' exclaimed Uncle Ned, in a sKghtly displeased tone; I told yer at the start yer must keep your jawin' tackle quiet. I was jist a-goin' to explain. Yer see, a favourite way of curin' bad cases of scurvy, was to bury the subject in the earth, in a standin' position, all but his head. That was left, in course, so's he could breathe.' Well, they took me ashore, and dug a hole to bury me, and here I mought as well remark that the Sand- wich Islands wasn't at that day what they are now. The misshunaries hadn't got there then—leastwise, not many of 'em—and the poperlashing' was for the most part made up of crazy Kanakas and wild animals. As I was saying,' the boys dug a hole, and in they shoved me and buried me completely, so that nothin' but my head was above ground, and the captain selected three o' my messmates to watch me, while he and all the rest returned on board the ship. I Bein' buried up to the neck ain't a very comfortable position, 'speshelly when a man's got the scurvy, and I hadn't been in the ground more'n ten minutes, when I begun to feel orful, and couldn't help groanin' with pain. I begged the boys to dig me out, but they said that was onpossib!e, because the captain was strict on discipline, and it would be as much as their lives was worth to disobey bis orders. I found there wasn't any use coaxin' 'em, and so I tried to grin and bear it. After a while the boys begun to remark that watch- in' a feller buried up to his neck was very dry business, and besides wasn't necessary. At last they said right out that there wasn't any danger of anything hurtin' me, and they might as well taka a cruise for an hour or two as not. The idea o' bein* left alone in that condition was a horrible one to me. and I begged 'em, almost with tears in my eyes, to stay by me, but havin' wunst made up their minds to go they wouldn't listen to me, and off they steered, leavin' me to take care o' myself. When I found myself entirely alone, I began to feel mighty oneasy, boys, I tell yer. All sorts of ideas come a-creepin' inter my mind about wild animals and savage Kanakas, but I tried to summon all my ferlosefy, and had jist succeeded in gettin' myself into a comparatively easy frame of mind, when a clump of bushes jist in front of me began to shake, and castin' my eyes in that direction I discovered, glaring full upon me, the sharp, piercing eyes of a tremenjus snake. I watched him till he dragged himself clear to the bushes and begun to crawl toward me, and then, boys, I felt the cold sweat break out all over me, and the hair riz straight up on my head. I would have hollered if I could, but my tongue seemed glued to my mouth, and I couldn't utter a eound. Nor could 1 turn my gaze away from him He had his spiteful eyes fixed upon mine, and the rays from 'em seemed to shoot clean into my brain. Nearer and nearer he crept, till he got close to me aud raised his head, and begun to shoot out his forked tongue as though preparin' to strike me. I felt the blood fillin' the veins around my head, and my tembles throbbed and beat as though they would burst. I had guv myself up for lost and was just tryin' to think of a prayer, when all at wunst, I heard a sort of impatient snort, and the next moment a wild hog broke through the bushes from which the sarpint had come, seized his snakeship by the neck,.and in less than fifteen minutes had killed him and made a meal of him. I felt mighty grateful for my deliverance, I assure you, and I thought that wild hog was the pootiest animile I had ever seen in my life. I could a' hugged and kissed him if I bad been free but I soon had reason to change my opinion of him, for no sooner had he finished the snake, than he begun to look anx- iously around him and smack his chops as.if he hadn't got a bellyful. The fust thing he spied was me, and he made directly for me. 1 All at wunst the fact burst upon mo that I was now in a worse persition than before. To be poisoned to death by snake- bites was bad enough, but to have my head eaten off by a wild hog was horrible! The spell which the snake had put upon me, however, was broken, and when I felt the brute's hot breath upon my cheek, I howled for help like a wild Indian. My howling didn't scare him, and his first offer was at one of my ears, a piece of which he bit off and began to chew right before my eyes! Boys, I had been shipwrecked half a dozen times- had been twenty days in an open boat without provisions —had cast lots to see who should be killed and eaten- but I had never felt such a thrill of horror as came over me then. I howled till I was hoarse, but then I found that no help was near, and that the brute was makin' an offer to take my nose off, I fainted. < I didn't know anything after that till I found myself onboard the ship, lying in my berth with my head bound up. It turned out that jist as the hog was about to take my nose off, the captain, who had come ashore for the purpose of gunning a little, arrived at the scene and sent a bullet into the animal's heart. I was cured of the scurvy, boys, but the remedy was a desperate one, and I hope none of you will ever have to submit to it. Let me give you one piece of advice which is this -Never do you desert a shipmate who is in a tight place. It is onmanly, ungenerous, and cruel- an assertion which you won't doubt when I tell you that the three shipmates who deserted me got into a fight while crusin' around, with a party of Kanakas, and every one of 'em was murdered in cold blood.' A NOVEL METHOD OF RIVER POACHING.-It has often been wondered how night-poaching in the rivers was so strenuously persevered in, considering the dis- oomfort of wading the freezing water during the winter, but a clever gang have lately initiated a water-dog into the mysteries of their art, and the follawing is the' manner in which its services are made available :-The party of the pochers is divided, one section being placed on each bank of the river. When a favourite pool for the salmon is found, a rope attached to a net is placed round the dog's neck is afterwards drawn over, the end of it carried the required distance up the stream, aad the dog with the rope round his neck is at the proper place despatched op the return voyage to the opposite bank, arriving at which it brings the two ends of the set to the banda of the party there stationed, who can tjQite sonveniently haul the whole pool.—ffawid; .4.d. Iwiistr.
SENTENCE ON THE GAROTTERS.
SENTENCE ON THE GAROTTERS. At the Central Criminal Court, on Friday, Baron Bramwell passed sentence on the garotters who had been convited during the week:- George Roberts and James Anderson were first placed in the dock. Baron Bramwell said they had been con- victed of robbery with violence. Roberts had been con- victed, and had not been out of prison six months before he committed this offence. Anderson bad been convicted fifteen times, and he was now to receive sentence for the sixteenth time. Anderson he sentenced to penal servi- tude for life. Roberts was not so bad, and he sentenced him to twenty years' penal servitude. James Mowatt and John Allen, two very respectable- looking men, were then placed in the dock. The learned Judge said this case was that, in Longacre, early in the morning, they attacked a man, knocked him down, and .fr-nnwi to plunder him. Mowatt had previously been tu ,-ix years' penal servitude, of which he served four and a halt before committing this offence. Under his bed, when he was arrested, were found a jemmy, a life-preserver, and skeleton keys. Such a man must be kept out of the way of harming the public, and he would therefore sentence him to penal servitude for twenty years. Allen had been previously convicted and sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and he sentenced him to ten years' imprisonment. John Redwood was next brought up. The prisoner, with some others, assaulted a man in Holborn, one of the most frequented thoroughfares in this town, early in the morning. The prisoner had been twice convicted for attempts to steal, and he was now the associate of thieves. He had attempted to gain an honest livelihood by going into the army, and he would therefore sentence him to only ten years' penal servitude. Charles Jones, a wild-looking young man, was next placed in the dock. He had robbed a man in the day. time at Cow Cross, and it was happy for him that he had not uted violence. That would go a long way to save him. There was a chance for him—it might be hoped a prospect of reform. The sentence would be four years' penal servitude. John Painter and Charles Thompson (who were sus- pected of attacking and robbing Mr Pilkingtori, M.P., orne time in ago Waterloo Place), were next placed in the dock. The learned Judge said the two men attacked a person in Cockspur Street, at two o'clock in the morning. Very fortunately for themselves, they did not beat him. The sentence on each would be ten years' penal servitude, Thomas Redshaw, James Dixon, and Charlotte Red- shaw, three well-dressed and respectable-looking young persons, were next placed in the dock. The woman got a man to accompany her down a by-place turning into the City Road, and there the two men attacked him, knocked him down, aad attempted to rob him. They beat him unmercifully, and, as one of rhem had stated, left him for dead, the blood streaming from his eyes. The men were sentenced to ten years' penal servitude each, the woman to four years. Joseph Hall and Robert Leet were next placed in the dock. The learned Judge said that these two men were yesterday convicted of the robbery of a gentleman, of whom lie wished for the sake of the public there were more like him in this metropolis. That gentleman gal- lantly defended himself, disabled one of the prisoners, and gave chase to the other, so that both were arrested. It was impossible that such conduct should go unpunished, but in passing sentence he must consider that they did no more violence to the prosecutor than preventing him giving chase to the woman. He should sentence each of them to five years' penal servitude. John Kingston was next placed in the dock. Sentence, ten years' penal servitude. The four men, Marks, Lane. Butler, and Ford, tried yesterday morning, were next placed in the dock. The Judge said they bad been convicted of having attacked a man in one of the public streets of this metropolis. He was seized violently, throttled, robbed-and then, instead of feeling some pity for him, one of them gave him a most furious blow which resulted in very serious pain to him, and the loss of his teeth. Marks gave him that blow. He had been convicted, and sentenced to penal servitude before. If he had undergone the full period of seven years he would have had two years yet to serve. He sentenced Marks to penal servitude for life. With regard to the other three prisoners, who were only wretched lads, he hoped there might be some chance of reform amongst them, although they had undergone several imprisonments. He might be thought not to give them sufficient punishment, but he was anxious to give them a chance of becoming respectable members of society, and he should therefore sentence each of them to only four years' penal servitude. He warned all that if the sentences now awarded did not prove efficacious some heavier punishment would be found, and that those hereafter would have to undergo severer penalties than those now inflicted. DUEL BETWEEN SICILIAN SAILORS.—On Saturday two Sicilian sailors from one of the foreign vessels lying in Passage Reach, near Cork, got ashore, accompanied by a comrade, who acted as second to both, and fought a duel with long knives in a field adjacent to the town. Both combatants stripped and fought with great fury. In a short time one was stabbed to the heart, and his success- ful enemy fell to the ground covered with wounds. The survivor, who is in a dangerous state, is in custody, but the third is at large. The sailor engaged in the duel belongs to the barque Exibro, of Palermo. RECEIVING A NUN.-The ceremony of receiving a nun took place at the Roman Catholic Chapel, Kidder- minster, on Saturday. The novice was a young lady, named Mary Augusta Ann Theresa Tyran, from the county Meath, in Ireland. The name by which she will be known among the sisterhood at Kidderminster, how- ever, will be the Sister Mary Theresa. The young lady's friends are stated to be persons of position and wealth in the above-named county. At the close of an address from Dr. Ullathorne, the novice advanced from her seat, and knelt before the bishop, who asked her if she was thoroughly aware of the obligations she was going to take. The novice responded, in a subdued voice, that she was. Having prostrated herself on her face before the bishop, prayer was offered. The black veil having been placed over her head, the bishop said that the habit she now wore was the livery of Jesus Christ, and that it should remind her that she had for ever forsaken the world and was in future to serve God alone. Another prayer followed, the nun again pros- trating herself as before. The bishop asked if it was with willing heart she renounced the world and all similar pretensions. An answer was given in the affir- mative. The bishop then gave the now professed nun a crucifix, which he told her to receive as a token of fidelity which she owed to her spiritual spouse. The bishop The hour of your sacrifice is come. Do you cheerfully, without reserve, give yourself to God ?' The nun returned answer that she did. Mass wa? then per- formed with the usual ceremonies, during which the nun made a recantation of the world, and devoted herself to a religious life. The bishop upon this declared that he admitted her into the institute of the Blessed Virgin, an he promised her, if she kept her vows, everlasting
THE LONDON MARKETS,
THE LONDON MARKETS, METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. LONDON, MONDAY, December I.—There was only a modes rate supply of foreign stock on offer in^ te-day's market, and it general quality was but middling. The demand ruled very inactive, at about previous quotations. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up were rather limited for the time of year; but the weight and condition of most breeds were tolerably goed. There was a fair average number of beasts in the market from both Ireland and Scotland. The attendance of buyers was far from numerous; and the beef trade ruled inactive. However, compared with Monday last, no quotable change took place in prices. The best Scots and crosses sold at 9, 5s per 81b. Owing to the falling off in the arrivals from abroad the show of sheep was rather limited. The Downs and half- breds appeared in good saleable condition; but most other breeds exhibited a want of quality. Newgate and Leadenhall markets being heavily supplied, the mutton trade was by no means brisk nevertheless a fair clearance was effected at previous rates. The top figure for mutton was 5s 8d per BIb. Calves were in mode- rate supply, and slow request, on former terms. The highest quotation was 4s 6d per 81b. Prime small pigs were in firm price, but large hogs were very dull at late rates. From Lin- colnshire, Leicestersaire, and Northamptonshire, we received .2,500 shorthorns, &c; from other parts of England, 801 of various breeds; from Scotland, 110 Scots and crosses and from Ireland, 700 oxen and heifers. Per 8ibi. to sink the offali Coarse and inferior a. d. s. d. Prime coarse woolled a. d. x d heaats 3 4 3 6 sheep 4 10 6 4 Second quality ditt* 3840 Prime South Down Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Sheep. < < < Prune Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Large coarse calves 3 6 4 0 Coarse and inferior Prime small ditto 4 4 4 JJ sheep -3 8 4 0 Large hogs 4 0 4 < tecond quality ditto 4 2 4 8 Neat small porkers 4 I 5 < Sticking Calves 10. to 22s; and Quarter old Store Pig* 30* to 29s. eMh. CORN EXCHANGE, MONDAY, December l. -The supply of wheat from Essex and Kent was limited; that of barley, beans, and pc.ts was fair with short fresh arrivals of oats from our own coast, Scotland and Ireland. There have been tolerably good imports of foreign articles of the trade, particularly of oats from the north of Europe. During the past week there were four white frosts, a thick and dense atmosphere at times, winds variable from north-west to south-west. This morning was moist, damp, and mild. English wheat, in good condition, a steady sale at the full prices of last week. The demand for prime foreign wheat was pretty good, and prices were quite as high generally; choice winter American was held for more money in some instances. Town-made flour has sold rather better since last Monday's reduction; country marks were irregular i i price, but fine Americans firm. Choice malting barlev met ,o()(l sale at quite as much money; intermediate qualities -ere taken slowly at about former currencies. The malt trad; was steady for the best qualities at previous quota- tions. Beans were unaltered in value. Beans were in faif • request at full prices. A fair extent of business was transacted in oats sweet and heavy corn at fully last week's currency heated and inferior bulks could not be bought anv lower to-day, Linseed brought as much money with a moderate sale, ltape- seed was unaltered in value. Fine canaryseed brought rail rates. A fair inquiry was made for red cloverseed, and prices were fully supported. Not much demand yet for spring tareSr the Baltic samples are fine though small. BRITISH. Shillings per Qr. Shillings per Qr WAeat-Essex and Kent, Oats-English feed. 21 24 white, 48 58 Poland. 24 27 Ditto, red 41 55 Scotchfeed 24 25 Norfolk, Lincoln, and Ditto potato 27 29 Yorkshire, red- 46 52 Irish feed, white. 21 25 Barley—Malting 35 42 Ditt0> black 19 Distilling 31 32 Green 56 58 Chevalier Ticks 34 35 Grinding 28 29 Harrow 40 42 Kn'w«lkX;N"t°/f0lk,and R9 <» 'Pens—White boilers' 41 44 Chevalier =:. « g Kmfde0ne'Ware'&tOWn Rr rs ■Flon?-~Town household 46 57 Brown S « Household 40 41 Brown 54 j6 Country 39 40 Itye 34 36 Norfoin. and Suffolk 3" 37
IMPERIAL AVERAGES.
IMPERIAL AVERAGES. FOR THR LAliT SIX WEEKS. Wheat 48s lOd Rye 33s 5d Barley J5S 4d Beans 39s 4d Oats 21s 4d I Peas 42s id
BREAD.
BREAD. LONDON, MONDAY, Dec. I.-The prices of wkeaten Bread, in the metropolis are- Wheaten Bread, per 41bs Loaf, 8d to 8id, Household Bread, 6d to 7Jd.
BUTTER MARKET.
BUTTER MARKET. LONDON, MONDAY, December I.-Stocks of all sorts of butter are heavy. The English butter season is now nearly over, the quantity received is small. The finest Dorset is quoted 118s to 12Cs per cwt. Of fresh butter the supply also decreases, but the quality continues very good. Denmark very dull, at JGSFOR first, 14:s 6d for seconds and west country, and 13s for thirds.
POTATO MARKET.
POTATO MARKET. LONDON, MONDAY, December 1.-The trade, generally speak" ing, is in a sluggish state, and prices have a downward tendency' The currency is as follows:- Yorkshire Regents. loOs to n5>1 per ton. Yorkshire Flukes 140s to 150s Scotch Regents. 100s to nos" Kent and Essex Regents 100s to 130s „ Foreign 70s to 80s
HOP MARKET.
HOP MARKET. LONDON, MONDAY, December 1.—Three-fourths of the nelf crop have been sold, and scarcely any of the brewers in tbt kingdom have stocked; so that it is reasonable to expect a good trade, and higher prices for the limited stock in hand. £ s. £ s. £ s. £ s. East Kents 70 110 Low 5 0 6 0 Mid Kents 6 0 9 0 „ 4 0 6 0 Wealds 6 0 8 0 „ 5 0 6 0 Sussex 6 0 7 0 „ 4 0 5 0
SOUTH WALES RAILWAY TIME TABLE,…
SOUTH WALES RAILWAY TIME TABLE, CORRECTED FROM COMPANY'S TABLES. 7 WKCK DATS. VP TRAINS. PA tit. WEEK BAYS.—BOWS TEA1KB. SUNDAYS.—PF TRAINS. BV H P A Y».—1> 0 T» l'BAINS. qS Siatinr* Ir.Sx 1,2,3,(1^4,3, Exp. 1,2,3, Mail. 1, 2, 3, Express. Oratnary. S § Stations l,2,3,;l,2,3,:l,&2,j^2i». 1, 2, 3,; .Sxp. I & 2 *\&2'i1'!2'8'2 • 1 & 2 class. olass. 1 6e 2! class. 1 & 2 class. 1 2 1 j 2 i 3 class.!class.jclass, jl & 2 class. 1 & 2^ class. jclass. class, j class. class, j class, j class, class. MU. Starting from a.m. ITrn. a.m. a.m. [a.m. p.m. p.m. ». d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Mil. Starting from a.m. a.m. j a.m. I a.m. a.m. p.m. p. m. From j a.m. p.m. p.m. From a.m. j a.m. a.m. a.m. 0 New Milford 7 15 9 0 HI 0 4 26 6 30 0 Paddingjton 6 0 11 45 9 15 4 50 8 10 N. «iil.|10 40 4 26 Pad. 8 0 t Milford Road 7 30 9 13 ? 11 13 4 41 6 43 1 0 0 9 0 4A 77 Swinden(dep.) 9 25 1 35 11 17 6 52 11 7 MilRoadjlO 55 4 41 Swin. ie 12 5 Haverfordwest. 7 40 9 23 ill 27 4 50 6 55 1 9 1 6 0 9 121 Cheltenham (dep 6 30 10 30 1,2,3 12 30 7 45 Jfail H.West.jll 5 4 50 Chel. de 7 0 p.m. Matl Olarbesu. Road 752 ill 42 7 8 .I 2 9 2 0 1 2& 114 Gloucester (dep.) 6 45 11 20 3 s'o 112 50 3 20 2 15 Clar.Rdjll 20 Glou.de (7 25 3 0 2 15 21 NarberthRoad. 8 5 9 45 12 2 5 18 7 25 3 9 2 9 1 9 141 £ Chepstow 7 48 12 22 4 28 1 38 9 12 3 11 Nar.Rd+'ll 37 5 18 Chep J 8 28 4 15 3 11 26* Wetland3" 8 20 12 15 7 37 4 9 3 6 2 2* lssf Newport 8 40 1 10 5 25 2 10 9 39 3 43 Whit. 11 49 New.. ,9 20 5 5 3 40 32 St. Clears 8 35 — 12 28 5 40 7 52 5 9 4 3 2 8 170± Cardiff 9 5 1 35 5 56 2 30 9 59 4 4 StClears;l2 2 5 40 Cardiff 9 45 5 29 4 4 401 Carmarthen s"'i 9 0 10 20 12 50 5 59 8 10 7 3 5 6 3 4 208 Neath (dep.) 10 47 3 18 7 44 3 33 11 9 5 24 Car mar. 12 24 5 59 Neathde jll 27 7 17 5 24 60 Llanellv 7 1 9 47 10 55 1 41 6 44 8 55 1 10 6 8 0 5 0 216 Swansea 11 0 3 55 J 50 3 43 8 0 11 30 5 37 Llanelly 1 16 6 44 Swan.rfe 12 0 7 47 5 37 72 Swansea 7 25 10 20 11 13 2 5 7 0 9 39 12 9 9 6 6 0 225 Llanen, 11 48 4 40 8 37 4 23 n 37 6 17 Swan.de 2 0 7 0 Llanelly 8 24 6 17 77 Neath (dep.).. 7 59 10 48 11 40 2 40 7 31 14 6 10 9 13 6 10 3 6 5 244J Carmarthen 12 34 5 27 9 33 5 10 9 20 7 2 Neath. 2 32 7 31 Carmar. 9 9 7 2 114 Cardiff 6 0 9 46 12 33 12 49 4 36 8 49 22 9 16 9 20 3 15 3 9 6i 253 St. Clears 12 50 5 43 U 86 7 21 Cardiff. 4 6 8 49 StClears' 9 29 7 21 126} Newport 6 21 10 23 1 25 1 20 5 18 9 13 25 6 18 6 22 3 16 9 10 65 258| Whitland 1 6 5 58 — 9 52 — New. 4 38 9 13 -~0 1431 Chepstow 6 46 11 4 2 9 1 46 6 0 9 47 29 3 21 0 25 3 19 0 11 111 264 NarberthRoad. 1 21 6 13 5 48 10 7 7 43 Chep. 5 16 9 47 Nar.Rd+ 10 0 7 43 I i:i| Gloucester (dep. j 7 50 12 40 3 55 2 45 1&2 12 40 35 3 25 3 30 2 22 10 14 3 £ 270 £ |Clarbeston Road 1 35 6 29 10 21 — Glou. de 6 25 10 47 Clar. lid 10 19 — 178 Cheltenham(arr)! 8 45 1&2 4 50 3 5 7 30 12 35 36 9 26 4 31 5 23 9 14 lOA 275|!Haverfordwest. 1 46 6 40 j6 8 10 32 8 11 Chel. ar 1 & 2 i ? ii I 208' Swindon(dap.L.1 9 30 1 2 85 6 15 4 15 9 5 2 20 43 6 31 0 36 8 27 8 17 44 280J j Milford Road 2 2 6 55 6 18 10 48 I 8 26 bwm.rfe 8 15 MilRoad j 50 8 26 I 385Jpaddington .111 15 4 45 1 9 0 6 0 11 0 4 35 4 6 39 s 49 6 37 10 23 9| 285 New Milford 2 15 7 5 1 I 6 28 11 0 8 36 Pad.|11 5 1 N. Mil | 11 0 8 36 A 5.0 a.m.Tt%ValT9r WrCrttt* fc.es Third C\as Passfengersfor the South W ales Railway o NarberthRoad 8 the Station or Tenby and Car dip a. l\ Ma'lTra take* TKiri Class Passengers ticeen Carmarth and New Milord on Sunday only | A 5.0 a.m.Tt%ValT9r Pamtugerater the South WtdesliLailwavo Narberth Road a the Station or TeubT and Cardigau. t l\ 7k. MqitTra take* TKiri Class Passengers ticeen Carmarth and New Milord 011. Sunday only | Printed and Published, on behalf of the Proprietg^K Jos BP a POTTER, at the Office in High-streeu Parish of 8aint Mary, in the County of the Haverfordwest. Wednesday, December 3, 1862.
,THE GREAT SHIP COMPANY.I
THE GREAT SHIP COMPANY. I A special meeting of the shareholders of this company WBS held on Friday at the London Tavern. Mr Barbour presided. The report of the directors stated that the gross receipts of the voyages since the vessel lert Milford on the 7th of May had been over £ 44,000. The return voyage, had not the accident occurred, was estimated to have produced £ 20,000. An inquiry would be made into the causes of the accident. It did not appear that the rocks on which the ship was said to have struck had been laid down in the charts. It was first believed that the fracture in the bottom had not extended over more than four feet of the outer skin, but it had been subsequently ascertained that the damage extended over nearly 80 feet, besides a smaller dinge on the forward part of the ship. The bottom of the ship was constructed on the cellular prin- ciple. There were two complete bottoms, and the outer one alone was injured. Despite the accident, the ship had safely delivered her cargo, thereby proving liieontest- ablv her superiority over ships of ordinary construction. The financial results of the accident had been most serious. The liabilities —exclusive of mortgage debt, the claims of Mr Towle, Mr Parry, &c., were £19,000. The assets might be taken at at £6,000, almost the whole of which consisted of freight and passage money received in New York, and there held against disbursements and liabilities. The mortgage debt was £ <>0,000, of which £25,000 was repayable on the 1st of January, and the balance on the Slat of May next. The report concluded in the following terms: In considering the question of finance, your directors think it necessary that in any arrangement made the above mortgages should be absorbed; they are also of opinion, having in view the present state of the money market, and the security offered, that the amount required for this purpose; and to provide for the other liabilities of the company, including the repair and outfit of the ship should be obtained at 8 per cent. per annum. and your directors therefore recommend that they should be authorised to issue, on such terms and conditions as they may think fit, a mortgage stock for £ 100,000, repayable in three years, and to bear 8 per cent. Interest, I payable by coupon attached to the bonds, and to be secured by a mortgage of the ship, given to three trustees, with power of sale in case of default, either in payment of the interest or principal; the company to insure the amount, or, at the option of the bondholder, to pay the premium of insurance to him, he thereby becoming his own under- writer, and having no claim on the company in case of loss. Your directors, bearing in mind the length of time which has elapsed without the proprietors reaping any advantage from their investment, are very unwilling to farther burden the company, but the exigencies of the case admit of no alternative, and they believe that in making this proposal they are best serving the interests both of the proprietors of the preferential and ordinary shares; it is specially their duty to press upon the pro- prietors the paramount importance of immediate decision, either to raise the necessary funds or to submit to a sale of the ship; in the latter event under present circum- stances it is much to be feared that the proprietors of ordinary shares would lose the whole of their capital, whilst if the amount be raised there is now every ground to hope that the property must necessarily resume at least its original value. The ship has been proved a success in every particular, and your directors confidently appeal to each individual proprietor to subscribe his quota towards the amount required, failing which the inevitable but painful consequence will be that the ship must pass into other hands forthwith.' The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, referred tc most of the points adverted to therein, and observed that everything pointed to a successful result, if they could kecp clear of accidents. There appeared to have been a fatality in that respect: and he feared if they did not raise the money required to bring her home ( £ 5,000), she would soon pass out of the company's hands. An order had been sent out that the vessel should be sent home; but whether, under existing circumstances, it could be complied with, was more than he could say. The motion was seconded by Mr Glfocb, after which all the correspondence of the agents in reference to the late accident was read. The Chairman, in reply to a question from Mr Scott Russell, said the directors had not after they heard of the accident sent any instructions touching the repairing of the vessel. They had reason to suppose that before any instructions could have arrived the vessel would have been on her way home. The captain when he went out had been instructed to enter New York by Long Island Sound. Mr Webber said the report seemed on the face of it to be dolorous, but when it was closely examined it pre- sented many satisfactory features. In 111 days the ship had earned £45,000, and but for the accident she would have earned £20,000 more. He would deeply regret the passing of the vessel out of the hands of the company. In addition to the £60,000 already owing, they wanted merely an additional £ 40,000. This sum was a mere trifle considering what the ship had recently earned. Mr Scott Russell suggested that they should send out a prudent man to examine the ship. If they did that, she might be brought home and saved. Everything showed that she had been ill-managed. Mr Webber urged that these were matters foreign to the business of the meeting. Mr Russell contended that all these misfortunes had arisen from two causes: first, because the board had no experience of the management of Pteatn vessels; and secondly, because the directors did not select the proper persons to command the ship. A rather noisy discussion followed, several proprietors asserting that Mr Scott Russell had no right to speak. It was at length decided, by a small majority, that Mr Russell should be heard;'upon which he proceeded to criticise, in rather severe terms, the policy of the board, and trusted the vessel would no longer be confided to amateur gentlemen. The Chairman would be glad if Mr Russell would come on the board and give them the benefit of his experience. For himself he would retire from the board if they would put any one in his place. Mr Prowse then moved, as an amendment to the adop- tion of the report, that £8,000 should be raised to meet the immediate necessities of the ship. The Chairman said JE8,000 would not meet the neces- sities of the vessel. There was £1,750 due as interest on the first mortgage to-morrow. There was also a sum due for wages, which might be £6,000 or £ 7,000. After some conversation Mr Prowse withdrew his amendment. Mr Pyefinch then moved another amendment, to the effect that £50,000 should now be raised as a third mort- gage, to be repaid in three years, and to bear interest at the rate of 12 per cent. After some further discussion the two amendments were withdrawn, the report was adopted, and the direc- tors were formally authorised to borrow any further sum of money, not exceeding £10,000, to be repaid in three years, the interest not to exceed 10 per cent., the bonds to be in sums of £10, but that no bonds shall be issued below par. SCENES IN THE COTTON FAMIVE DISTRICT.—A Lancashire contributor to the Morning Herald gives the following amongst the harrowing scenes which be witnessed:- In one case I visited a family of eleven persons-good, honest, and industrious artisans-who solne time since were deprived of employ ment in conse- quence of the burning of the mill in which they worked. Since then they had procured a little occasional labour until within the last few weeks, when they found them- selves utterly destitute furniture, pictures, crockery, bedding, and everything else having been parted with for the purpose of procuring food. Yet, even in the midst of their affliction, they meekly bore their chastise- ment and instead of mourning their fate, were in the habit of holding a week-day evening prayer meeting. Truly, the old poetry of life has not yet perished from us. In another house I found a woman surrounded by two children, who were piteously crying for the bread which she could not give them. The room, as usual, was stripped of its furniture, and on the district visitor, who accompanied me, giving the poor mother a ticket for relief, she told him with choking sobs, that he need not call again, for the cup of their sorrow was full, they had parted with everything, in the vain hope of post- poning the evil day, but in vain, and now they were going to the workhouse. In another place I found a family partaking of some relief which had just been pro- cured from the soup kitchen, in the shape of hot coffee and bread. The children were greedily munching their slices of bread just cut from the loaves, while an infant in its mother s arms stretched forth its tiny hands in feeble supplication to the father, who was bending with the wolfish glare of famine, over the little basin of coffee, and the lump of bread which was to form his only meal for that day and as my eye took in these details, I noticed that the mother was restlessly rocking herself; to and fro in the vain attempt to conceal the blinding tears of shame and sorrow which my presence had oacaaioned.