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DENBIGH.

RHYL.

BAGILLT.

CERRIG-Y-DRUIDION.

CEFN AND RHOSYMEDRE.

CHESTER.

CONNAH'S QUAY.

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CONNAH'S QUAY. Loss OF "MARY OLIVIA.—A shipwreck, resulting in the loss of four lives, occuned at the mouth of the Mersey at a late hour on Saturday night. A small schooner called the Marv Olivia," owned by Mr Thomas Bennett, of Connah's Quay, left the south ef England for L'verpool with a cargo of China stone. The crew consisted of Wilham Bennett (master), John Ffoulkes (mate), W. Waterfield, John Jones, and William Green (able seamen). Besides the crew there were on board tbe captain's wife and two sons, one aged eight years and the other about twelve months' old. In coming up the channel on Saturday night the vessel experienced a strong gale, and abont half-past ten «'clock a heavy sea struck her and caused her to ground on the Burbo Bank. As the vessel began to fill with water, the crew and the captain with his wife and children took refuge in the rigging, the youngest child being lashed to his father, and the eldest to his mother. They had not been long in the rigging however, before a tremendous sea caused tLe mast to fall, and they were all precipitated into the water. The captain the mate, an! two of the seamen, Waterfield and Jones, succeeded, after buffettirg with the waves for some time, in get- tiI: back to the wreck, but Mrs Bennett, the two children, and Green were drowned. The men clung in despair to the wreck until six o'clock on Sunday morn, ing, when the steamer Dublin," of Liverpool, outward bound for Dublin, came in sight. Upon seeing the wreck the steamer proceeded to it, and the men were, after some difficulty, got on board. The steamer then returned and landed then at New Brighten, and after- wards proceeeded on her voyage. Themen arrived it. Liverpool in the course of the day, and the bodv of the youngest child of C aptain Bern ett, which was recovered, w is f.Mken to the deadhouse at Prince's D..ck. Ir I. stated that the men displayed a light immedi-itelv after the wrecK, and that in their opinion 't ought, to huvc heen seen by those on the shore.—The inquest, w held on Monday afternoon before Mr Clarke Aspinall, the Liverpool borough coroner. The jury returned a verdict in accordance WIth the -vidence.

LLANGOLLEN.

OSWESTRY.

RHOSLLANERCHRUGOG. j

TREVOR.,

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RUTHIN.

RUABON.