were drowned, and three female passengers, with twenty
of the crew and male passengers, succeeded with great
difficulty in getting on the rocks, where they were
exposed to the inclemency of the weather for nearly
twenty hours, when, providentially, they were observed
by some Swedish fishermen, who humanely bore down
to their assistance, and at great peril rescued them from
their dangerous position, and conveyed them to Gottenburg.
The vessel went to pieces soon after she struck,
and but a very small portion of the cargo, in a very
damaged state, has been saved. A young lady who was
a passenger has given, in a letter to her friends at home,
a striking account of this catastrophe:—"On Saturday
(6th inst.), we embarked in the Victoria. Everybody in
Hull seemed so sanguine of our having a fair voyage,
and dwelt so impressively on the hardships of the overland
journey, that I felt not the slightest hesitation in
going again on board. We embarked about half past
12 o'clock, the wind in our favour, and everything going
on well. In addition to our old party we had two new
faces, Mr. H—— and his young brother, lads of 22 and
14, and a mate that knew every inch of ground. All
went on gaily, and we separated about 10 o'clock on
Monday night, all in good spirits, congratulating each
other on having had so fair a voyage, and thinking
about our next day's expedition into Copenhagen. We
were scarcely undressed, and in our berths, before a
terrible bumping and thumping ensued, and a cry was
raised, 'The ship has struck.' For a few moments
everybody seemed paralysed, and all was confusion.
During this time, notwithstanding the commands of the
captain to keep collected, a rush was made for the boats,
and five of the seamen, with Mr. H—— and the brothers
H—— were drowned. As for myself, I determined from
the first to abide by what the captain said and be guided
entirely by him. I implored Mr.H—— to do so likewise;
he promised that he would, but, poor man! the
moment he saw the seas washing over the deck, and
heard the fearful commotion, he lost his self-possession,
and was one of the first to jump into the boat. He was
soon in the water, and, as he had on a life preserver, his
cries for help were heard for half an hour. Oh! those
were cries we shall remember all our lives; the thought
of them makes one shudder—so despairing, so entreating!
The youngest H—— I pulled back twice when he was
preparing to leap from the ship, and entreated him
to pray for himself and for us. He fell on his knees,
and screamed, 'Lord have mercy on us—Lord save us,'
but hearing his brother and Mr. H—— call, he rushed
away, threw himself into the boat, and in a few
moments was in the presence of God. Poor souls!
would they were but with us now. Shortly after this
a cry was raised that the captain was overboard, but in
a few minutes he was seen again on deck, miraculously
preserved. All this time the ship was bumping and
thumping and going to pieces, but nothing could be
done; it was much too dark to take to the boats, and
each moment we feared would be our last. All the blue
lights we had were burnt, and turpentine signals, but all
of no use. About three, the cook fancied he saw a
signal, and for a few moments our hearts were raised,
but soon they sank as we discovered only the moon
rising above the rocks. Nothing could be done. There
we were, only a short distance from land, but death
staring us in the face, our ship receding each moment,
and heavy seas washing over us. Such a scene as the
saloon presented may I never see again. The sailors
were doing all they could to cheer one another, and the
captain and chief mate were encouraging each other,
and all of us praying as we never prayed before. Our
only hope was for the daylight, and it seemed as if this
would never come. But the longest night must have an
end, and about a quarter to 7 it was light enough to get
the boats ready (we had but one beside the life boat,
which got staved). In a few minutes this was done,
and the women passengers were got into the bottom of
the boat with five men. We made our way to some
rocks, and in about half an hour were placed in
comparative safety upon the most barren rock you can
imagine. The boat then went back again to the ship
to fetch off the seven men, but it was so knocked about
as to be unequal to this performance, and the captain,
engineer, and five men, had to remain yet longer
on board. By this time the Swedish fishing-boats
were out, and several of them made repeated attempts
to reach the wreck, without success, the breakers
were so high and so rough. By this time there was not
a vestige of the ship to be seen, only the boilers, in
which the poor men were huddled; and, as we could
not see them we supposed that they were all gone. We
all gave way to despondency, and the sailors cried like
children. 'Oh, the poor master, he is gone at last,'
was all they could say, but their tears spoke more than
words could do. Presently we saw something buffeting
about in the waves, and very soon discovered it to be
the captain. A shout was raised—'Bless God, here's
the master,' and all were in readiness to pick him up.
The pilot-boat from one of the islands now came to our
relief, and soon we were all taken off the rocks in
safety. After about an hour's sail we found ourselves
on another island, less desolate than the first, a few
rough houses forming a kind of village. We were led
about a mile over rocky paths, and at last installed in a
decent cabin. The poor people did all they could to
make us comfortable, stripping themselves to make us
warm. In about another hour the remainder of the
poor seamen were brought in, and if you could have
seen us you would have known the meaning of the
word 'joy.' I confess I never did before. The poor
captain, who was terribly bruised and ill, we got into
the only bed there was, and rubbed him with brandy,
and did all we could to make him well. After eating
a hearty supper of corned beef and potatoes, with coffee,
we prepared for the night's rest. What a picture we
should have made. The captain in a little bed on one
side of the room; the engineer, a great fat, good-natured
fellow, on the other side on a kind of settle, the first
and second mate, the cook, and one of the seamen, on
the floor; and Miss G—, Miss W—, and myself, on a
mattress beside the captain's bed. * * * * During
those awful eight hours, from a quarter to eleven until
seven in the morning, our feelings were not of the most
enviable kind. I think the sound of the parting ship
and the cry of those wretched ones will never leave me;
they will for ever haunt me. And the sight of that
ship gradually breaking up—I cannot think of it. This
morning the islanders got their boat ready and brought
us all over to Gothenburg, and we are here nicely
housed and everything comfortable. We have seen the
English and the Russian consuls, and every kindness
has been shown us, and every thing done to forward us
on our way. They are going to send us clothes, as we
have nothing but the things on us saved. Fortunately
I had my watch round my neck, and I threw my
petticoat and jacket over my night-dress. I had my
grey cloak with me, my boddice luckily I got on, and
with a silk handkerchief of poor H—, instead of a
bonnet, you may imagine how desolate an appearance
we presented on our arrival here. It is thought the
compass was at fault, not having been properly regulated
in Hull. However, all that will, doubtless, be properly
inquired into."

An inquest was held on the 15th and 16th inst., on
the bodies of Mrs. Sarah Bean, and of Charlotte Cooke,
a domestic servant, who were Killed at Chelsea in the
crowd assembled on the occasion of the Duke of
Wellington's lying in state. It appeared that the women
had been literally crushed to death, and that the police
arrangements for preventing confusion had been very
defective. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental
death; accompanied by an expression of regret that
better arrangements were not adopted by the Police
authorities for the public safety.

       SOCIAL, SANITARY, AND MUNICIPAL
                          PROGRESS.

THE Registrar-General's last Quarterly Return of
Marriages, Births, and Deaths in England, has been
published; the marriages in April, May, and June last
the births and deaths in July, August, and September
last. The marriages, births, and deaths exceed the
average, so that the result is mixed, indicating great
activity in all the sources of employment, but no general