she appeared in flames from stem to stern. The Russian brig landed the shipwrecked sufferers some days after at Fayal.

A Leap for Life.-As Mr. J. Miller, the supervisor of inland revenue at Aberystwith, in Wales, with his nephew, and two professional geologists, was lately examining some strata of rocks in the cliffs between Aberystwith and Llanrystid, they proceeded along a narrow ledge of projecting rock on the face of the cliff, about 120 feet above the level of the sea, which providentially happened to be at full flow. In passing round a projecting angle, which for ages has frowned upon all below, the professor and revenue officer had rounded the point, and the young man was in the act of doing so, when the rock suddenly breaking from under his feet, he was whirled around with his face to the sea, and as he descended he seized with one hand the ledge beneath his uncle's feet, while he extended the other hand to him, and it was firmly clasped by the revenue officer, who held him suspended for full five minutes, during which time he with great difficulty maintained his position, there being but six inches to stand upon.

At length a breathless pause ensued, whilst Mr. Miller gazed on a rugged projection of rock about 90 feet below them, on which he concluded the unfortunate youth was evidently doomed to be dashed. But the uncle (who calls him an "awful coward") at length said, with all the calmness imaginable, "Tom, there's but one way for it; I'll save you, or we'll both perish together," and with a firm voice he commanded the young man to loose his hold of the rock, which was mechanically obeyed, with a faint reply, "Yes, uncle." At this awful, moment Mr. Miller horizontally sprang into the air, carrying the young man with him, and such was the force with which he leaped, that the check caused them to throw several somersets over each other as they descended linked together.

With the rapidity of a flash of lightning they disappeared be neath the foaming billows, having cleared the craggy ledge, which projected more than six feet from the perpendicular of the point over which the youth was suspended. To the delight of their companions, who were momentarily horror-struck, they arose about twenty yards apart, buffeting the heavy swells of the flowing and returning waves; at length they struck out for a rock that lay about seventy yards in the sea, on which they were seated, and from which they gave three hearty cheers. Their companions attempted to procure their rescue by obtaining a boat, but owing to a breach in the ledge found it impossible, and had to proceed onward for more than three hours before they were able to extricate themselves.

To their delight, the geologists then found that their dauntless companions had once more committed themselves to the deep, had swam to an accessible part of the cliff, and returned to Llanrystid, where, with the exception of loss of hats, the officer's boots (which he had taken off on first starting from the ledge) and a few slight cuts and bruises, they appeared not a whit the worse for their perilous adventure.

Riot at Liverpool.-An affray occurred at Liverpool, Eng., between the police and some soldiers of the 91st regiment stationed there. The riot was suppressed after some time by the energy of the authorities, but not before several persons had been killed.

Dreadful Ravages of the Plague in the Canaries.-A terrible pestilence raged during this month at the Grand Canary, which was introduced by fishing vessels from the adjacent coast of Africa, where it is said to have caused frightful mortality and desolation. At San Jose there were at one time 100 deaths per day; the city was mostly deserted, and several of the dead lay unburied. Six thousand died at Las Palmas, and about 16,000 on the island, in two months. It continued to rage till the middle of August.

Extraordinary Escape.-While the children of Mr. George Hickan, a citizen of Scott county, Virginia, were playing together in a field near the mouth of a fathomless sink-hole, one of them, a boy about eight or ten years of age, accidentally pushed his little brother, about four years old, headlong over the edge, and he fell into the deep, dark pit below. It was some time after the child was missed before any certain information could be drawn from the others as to what had become of him, and it was only by threats of severe punishment that they finally overcame their fear, and extorted from the boy who did the deed a confession of what had happened.

An effort was made immediately to ascertain the situation of the little fellow, and afford him relief, if he was not beyond its power. Ropes were tied together, with a stone attached to one end, and an attempt was made to fathom the depth beneath, but more than sixty feet of rope were employed in vain; no bottom could be reached. A lighted candle was then let down, but its. light gave no hopeful indication, except that the pit was free from choke damp, or impure air, as far down as the candle descended. Night came on, and all further efforts were abandoned.

On the next day, further trials were made of the depth of the pit, but with no better success. In despair, the frantic parents were about to give up all hopes of recovery or relieving their child, and preparations were being made to close up the mouth of the

pit to prevent a like occurrence for the future, when it was suggested that another and a final effort should be made by letting some individual down by ropes to examine the nature of the abyss, and ascertain if there was any encouragement for further efforts to be found below. A brother of the lost child undertook the fearful task. Cords were fastened round his waist and limbs, and one to his wrist, by which he might indicate to those above his wishes either to descend or to be drawn up.

He was swung off, and slowly lowered, until having gone to the depth of about fifty feet, he looked below him, and there shone through the thick darkness two glistening eyes intently looking upward. In another moment he was standing on a shelf or angle in the shaft with the child clasped to his bosom. He fastened his brother securely to his own body, and bidding him take the rope firmly in his hands, the signal was given to draw up. The child hung convulsively to the rope, and in a few minutes arose within view of the hundred anxious spectators who had assembled to witness the result, and when the first glimpse of the little fellow, alive, caught their eager gaze, screams and shouts of joy from the excited multitude filled the air, and big tears of sympathy started from the eyes of every beholder.

After the first paroxysm of delight had subsided, the child was examined to see if he had sustained any injury, and, extraordinary to tell, with the exception of a little bruise on the back of the head, he was perfectly sound and unhurt. The only complaint he made was that he was hungry, being nearly 27 hours under the ground. To inquiries made of him he replied that he saw a light and heard it thunder. From the nature of the pit it appeared that he had fallen a perpendicular distance of 40 feet, upon a slope or bend in the shaft, and from that place slid down 20 feet further, to the spot where he was found leaning against a sort of pillar or wall, and gazing upward. The force of his first fall was probably broken by his striking against the sides of the pit during his descent.

AMERICAN OBITUARY.

JANUARY, 1851.

7th. At Hanover, N. H., STEPHEN CHASE, aged 37, Professor of Mathematics in Dartmouth College. Mr. Chase was well known for his attainments as a general scholar, and his contribu. tions to some of the best religious periodicals of our time.

At Catskill, N. Y., Rev. DAVID PORTER, D.D., aged 90, a distinguished divine.

11th. At Williamsport, Penn., Hon. JOSEPH B. ANTHONY, aged 56, presiding judge of the Eighth District Court of Pennsylvania, and late member of Congress.

At Wrentham, Mass., Rev. ELISHA FISK, aged 81, the oldest clergyman in Massachusetts.

12th. At Philadelphia, Lieut. Col. PATRICK GALT, of the U. S. Army. Col. Galt was a native of Williamsburgh, Virginia, and entered the army during the last war with Great Britain.

14th. At Biloxi, Louisiana, Hon. CHARLES WATTS, aged 62. Judge Watts was a native of New York, but had resided in Louisiana about thirty years, and held the office of judge of the Commercial Court at the time of the adoption of the new constitution. He had many eccentricities; but his character was above reproach; and in all the relations of life he was unexceptionable. On the announcement of his death, the courts adjourned.

At Philadelphia, in the 72d year of his age, THOMAS BIRCH, a native of England. Mr. Birch was a celebrated painter, and excelled particularly in marine pieces.

15th. In Lexington District, S. C., Rev. JAMES WALLACE, D.D., author of a treatise on the Globes and on Practical Astronomy, Dr. Wallace was formerly Professor of Mathematics in Columbia College, N. Y., afterwards in Georgetown College, D. C., and he held a similar situation at the time of his death in South Carolina College.

At Louisville, Ky., Major PIERCE BUTLER, a distinguished

lawyer, and for several years a member of the Legislature of Kentucky.

18th. In Talbot County, Md., SAMUEL HAMBLETON, aged 73, senior Purser of the U. S. Navy. Mr. Hambleton was purser on board the brig Lawrence, which bore the pennant of Commodore Perry in his memorable battle on the Lakes. He served with the Commodore at the last gun fired from the brig, and was desperately wounded by a discharge from the enemy, which dismantled the gun, and left the vessel powerless.

20th. At Mayville, N. Y., DONALD MCKENZIE, aged 68, formerly a partner with John Jacob Astor in the fur trade. In 1825 he was appointed Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. He left it in 1832, and returned to Mayville, where he lived till his death.

21st. Near Minden, in Germany, Mr. JOHN B. ARDEN, of New York, late attaché of the U. S. Embassy at Berlin. Mr. Arden was travelling on the Railroad from Berlin to Cologne, and met his death by the cars running off the track. Of two hundred passengers, he was the only one who was killed; and it is supposed that he attempted to leap from the cars. He received a mortal blow

on the head and died instantly. His body was taken to the little town of Gutersloh, where the people showed the utmost sympathy for his unhappy fate.

22d. At Philadelphia, Rev. WALTER COLTON, aged 54,. Mr. Colton was a native of Vermont, and studied at Yale College and the Theological Seminary at Andover. After having been ordained a Congregational minister he accepted a Professorship in the Middletown Military Academy, and while holding that office wrote several articles for periodicals. In 1828, he became editor of the "American Spectator" at Washington; and two years afterwards he was appointed a chaplain in the Navy by Gen. Jackson, who had a very high opinion of Mr. Colton. He edited the Philadelphia "North American" for some time, and continued to contribute extensively to Magazines and Reviews.

Having gone to California during the Mexican war, in his capacity of Navy chaplain, he was appointed by Commodore Stockton Alcalde or chief civil magistrate of Monterey, in that State. He was afterwards repeatedly elected to the same office by the people, and discharged its duties with great ability and fidelity. He also officiated at Monterey, during the war, as a judge of admiralty, and his decisions are considered very accurate. A letter written by him from Monterey, which appeared in the Philadel phia "North American," was the first public announcement of the great gold discovery in California.