appalling picture of the scene on board when the vessel
struck:—"Some were upon their knees, praying for the
Lord to have mercy upon them—some were crying,
others were running, catching hold of the officers and
crew, begging them to save them, telling them that they
were unfit to die, that they were unprepared to meet
their God. Some, who had the evening previous been
boasting of their infidelity, were the first upon their
knees, and loudest in their cries for God to have mercy
upon them. It now seemed evident to all that the ship
would go down immediately. Men, who before this had
acted their part nobly, now ceased to make any effort
to save themselves or others. Some went to a cask of
liquor that was between decks, and there forgot their
dangers and troubles. The mate and myself went
below about twelve to ascertain, if we could, the amount
of water in the ship. It was then but little above the
kelson, much less than was expected. We informed
them on deck immediately, which seemed to encourage
the hope that the ship might be kept afloat until some
assistance could be procured. They laboured more
earnestly at the pumps, and all who were willing to
work were kept caulking the long boat. It was almost
impossible, in fact, to get them to work, as they
despaired of saving themselves. The mate and myself
again went to the hold to find out whether the water
was gaining, and found that there were seven or eight
feet of water. We still endeavoured to encourage the
passengers to work at the pumps, hoping that she might
be kept afloat till daylight. At daylight we looked
after the boats, and found that the quarter-boat was
stove. The mate, not being aware of its condition, got
into it and attempted to bale it, but, making no progress,
he was finally compelled to give it up. He then got
into the lifeboat, not daring to return on board the
sinking ship, which was at this time rapidly going
down. I got into one of the boats that was stove, and
hauled myself along by a rope running from the ship to
the lifeboat, into which I got. I was followed by John
Best, who jumped overboard and swam to the boat,
which was now about as full as it would hold. The
spray was breaking over it. The captain was the last
who got into the lifeboat, and even then he had to be
urged very strongly before he would consent to leave
the vessel. When the passengers saw him leave the
ship they knew there was no longer any hope, and
became perfectly frantic with despair, screaming and
calling wildly for that assistance which it was impossible
to render them. As soon as the captain left, six of the
crew, who still remained in the ship, got ready the longboat,
into which several of the passengers jumped
indiscriminately. I never saw anything in my life so
fearful. Women and men jumped overboard from the
after part of the vessel near where the boat lay, and
many were drowned. One of the crew who was in the
longboat was compelled, with a hatchet, to keep off the
passengers who were crowding into the boat, and who,
if allowed to enter it, would undoubtedly have sunk it.
We cut our boat loose from the vessel, rigged a sort of
sail, and ran before the wind. The longboat followed
immediately, and we kept company for a short distance,
when we separated, but still kept in sight. We saw
the longboat picked up between two and three hours
after she left the vessel. About two hours later we
were picked up by the Reuben Carver, Captain Cobb.
I have only to say that we received every kindness and
attention that the captain, his wife, and crew could
render us."—As none of the papers of the vessel were
saved it was impossible to give the names of all the
passengers. The following are the names of those who
were known to the sailors:—Mr. Brooks and wife, from
England; Mr. Luke Steward and wife and two
children, also from England. They were accompanied
by a married daughter and her husband, the latter of
whom was supposed to be saved. Mr. Brown, a civil
engineer, wife, and three sons; Mr. M'Clusky, wife,
and eight or nine children, from Ireland; Ann Martin.
Joanna Boes or Bores, from Kilkenny; Rose and
Patrick Bryan; Bridget Donnelly, supposed to have
been saved; Sally Archer and two or three children;
John Dolan; Luke Cavanan; Miller, of Edinburgh;
Kiltee, Doyle, and O'Brien, from Ireland; Peto
M'Donald; M. Aimé Bonne, a Frenchman.

The Aurora of Hull Foundered at Sea on the 20th of
May. She had sailed from Hull on the 26th of April
for New York, with a crew of 18 men and 24 passengers.
On the 17th May, after encountering strong adverse
winds, she made more water than usual, and the hands
were kept constantly at the pumps, but, although the
leak increased, no cause of alarm was suspected until, on
the 19th, on the pumps not sucking, the mate went into
the hold and found the water over the ground tier of
casks. The ship was then put before the wind, so that
both pumps could be worked, and the passengers
assisted the crew in pumping. At four o'clock on the
morning of the 20th, the ship was evidently settling
down and the sea making a complete breach over her.
Preparations for launching the boats were then made,
but as the skiff was being lowered on to the deck a sea
broke on board, dashed the boat into some spars, staved
in her starboard bilge, and made her useless.
The long boat was also unfortunate, the sea
striking it, and staving in two planks of the
larboard bilge, just as it was in a position for
launching. All hope seemed now at an end, but by
great efforts they succeeded in launching this boat. Six
or eight of the crew jumped into her with buckets, and
began baling her out, and two blankets were thrust over
the hole. The boat was then made fast to the ship,
and the master and some more of the crew got into her,
and nailed a plank over the leak, which began to abate.
It was then hauled to the ship, to take the passengers on
board. The master desired the quarter-boat to be
lowered, which had been previously cast adrift, and R.
Hesk, W. Guest (seamen), and C. Powson (passenger)
got into her, but they had only one oar, and the boat
was unmanageable. Oars were thrown to them from
the ship and from the long-boat, but could not reach
them. The long-boat, however, was made fast to the
ship, but a sea struck her, and the rope was broken and
the long-boat driven off. Owing to the quantity of
water in her, the crew were unable to row her back to
the ship, and whilst they were baling out the water
those in the ship hoisted a signal of distress, and the
ship immediately went down head-foremost, taking with
her 26 souls. The jolly-boat was lost sight of during
the night. On Saturday, the 21st ult., the crew in the
long-boat were picked up by the Volusia, M'Nab, for
Belfast, from Havannah for Greenock, where they were
landed safely. The names of those saved are Joshua
Cherry, master: Henry Appleby, first mate; Wiliam
White, second mate; William Hopper, cook; George
Laud, carpenter; Thomas Hall, Henry Pickerig,
William Wardale, Robert Simpson, James Anderson,
all able seamen; Henry Dennis Alcock, apprentice;
Samuel Taylor, ordinary seaman; Wm Feaston,
passenger. Those drowned are John Barker and wife,
Charles Bushly and wife, Charles Spink, wife, and two
children, George Drewery and wife, Thos. Batleyand
wife, Jane Porson, Mary Coomer, George Hill, Robert
Pool, Wm. Parr, Charles Liddell, wife, and three
children, passengers; William Scholey, steward—
Batchelor, sailmaker; William Mitchell Reed, appentice;
Richard Fletcher, ordinary seaman.

A fatal Boiler Explosion took place on board the
"Times" steamer, as she was leaving Dublin, on the
26th of May, with a large number of passengers. A
number of poor deck-passengers had gathered in the
waist of the ship for the sake of the warmth, and these
were all dreadfully scalded. Two children died directly
after, and ten more of the unfortunate people afterwards
died in the Dublin hospitals. At an inquest one or two of
the bodies, the Jury found, "that the cause of the
bursting of the boiler is to be attributed to the gross
neglect of James Haig. Government Engineer Surveyor,
in not making a proper inspection of the boil of the
said steamer in April last; and we consider him highly
culpable in not giving up the key of the parlimentary
safety-valve to the captain of the vessel at the time ot
his last inspection in April last." The Coroner deemed
this verdict tantamount to one of "manslaugther," and
he issued his warrant for the arrest of Mr. Haig.

Another Boiler Explosion has occurred at Shannon
Harbour, on board a screw steamer which carries goods
on the Grand Canal. The engineer was scalded to
death, and the fireman dangerously injured.