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HOUSE OF LORDS, MONDAY, July…

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| ALARMING RAILWAY COLLISION.-

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!RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR BAKEWELL.

! rIlE HAYDOCK COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

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# ---MR' PEABODY AND THE QUEEN,

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. TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS AT SEA.

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TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS AT SEA. The following details regarding the of t he barr/ue Harmonia, of A berdeen, have been W nished by the surviving members of the crew 0 ill-fated ship, who were landed at Greenock on Satu^ day morning, and proceeded by rail to their hoiueS' Aberdeen:— The Harmonia, 643 tons register, Captain Te^e Ross, left Quebec for Aberdeen on 5fcli June, cargo of timber. Her crew mustered 15, all t°' Light winds were experienced until Monday eveninj?' tho 5t.li instant, when a strong breeze from E.N- sprang up. About six o'clock p.m. all the email sails were taken in, and two hours afterward the topsail was reefed; at nine o'clock stowed top' sails, mainsail, jib, &c. At midnight the wind ba increased to a severe gale, with a heavy sea runnIDg. During the night the ship sprang a leak and the crew were almost constantly engaged at the pump9' Early on the morning of the 6th all hands were to take the foretopsail off the ship. The vessel W9* therefore hove to, the crew again renewing their exertions at the pumps in order to keep down the leak- All that day the gale continued to increase in violence while the ship began to labour heavily in the tem- pestuous sea. About half-past five p.m. all hands were called to set foretopmast staysail, in the hope of being able to wear the ship. This sail, however, gave way, and it was found impossible to get the ship round, the crew were again sent to the pumps, where they remained till called by the mate to go into the cabin (a poop one) and bring out a sail for the purpose of covering the quarter hatch, which was found to have burst. At this time the sea was washing over the ship's lee side, and the deck cargo was being wathed about the deck. About half-past eleven the vessel fell over on her beam-ends, the mast being under water. Seven of the crew, who were eventually saved, managed to get on the outside of the ship'9 side, and there they remained, washed by heavy seas, for about two hours, when the vessel righted in con- sequence of the masts going by the board. It was then ascertained that the poop cabin and every t hing on deck had been swept away, and that the master, mate, car- penter, and five of the crew were missing. It is be- lieved that they were all swept away when the cabin was washed overboard. The seven survivors ultimate- ly succeeded in getting to the fore part of the ship, and found shelter under the topgallant forecastlehead. Meanwhile, the siorm raged with unabated violence. When daylight came a corpse was observed washing about the after part of the vessel. The ship was now completely waterlogged. Confined to their narrow prison the unfortunate survivors remained, often stand- ing up to their knees in water, and having neither food nor water till next day, when the weather some- what moderated. On the morning of the 8th the main- topmast-staysail was secured, and the crew succeeded in covering the topgallant forecastle with it, which gave them additional shelter from the piercing cold cast wind. During the earlier part of this day no other ship could be seen, but towards the afternoon a vessel was seen to the westward approaching them. The "house flag" was quickly hoisted, and this signal of distress being observed, the ship, which ultimately proved to be the Renfrewshire, of Greenock, Captain Littlejolin, boie down upon them, and promptly res- cued the survivors. When they were taken on board the Renfrewshire, every kindness was shown the unfortunate men, who have lost all their effects. The names of those saved are—Richard Cox boatswain j William Duguid, the steward; George Adams, A.B.; George Thomson, A.B. Chas. Ross, ordinary seaman (a nephew of the captain): Chas. Wemyss, A.B. and Walter Sutherland, A.B. They all belong to Aber- deen. The names of those who perished were-Peter Ross, master, aged 45 leaves widow and family, who reside in Aberdeen. Alex. Crookshanks, tnate^aged 80; leaves wife and family in Aberdeen. — — Simp- son, carpenter wife and family residing in Aberdeen. Alexander Robertson, cook, married; wife resides in Aberdeen. Alexander Collie, sailmaker, single be- I d longs to Aberdeen. Gordon Black, A.B. married resides in Aberdeen. Peter Gillies, A.B. single; re- sides iu Aberdeen. Thomas Higgins, A.B. married leaves widow and family, residing in Aberdeen. On the outward passage of the Harmonia, an able seamau, named John Murray, was lust overboard in the Bent- land Frith on the 8th April. He was unmarried. The Harmonia was well known on the Clyde, having at oue time formed one of the Clyde and American packet ships. She was owned ill Aberdeen by Messrs- George Mill and Co.

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