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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3290, 8 July 1879, Page 2

It is .much feared a deplorable wreck has occurred near Pencarrow Head during the late violent southerly gale, and all hands perished. The following telegram was sent in by a pilot to' the Harbormaster on Monday afternoon :■—" Quantity of wreckage found'at: Pencarrow. Deckplanking, some portion of bulwarks, and rail painted f green. Cabin fitttings, bird's-eye maple-pannelled; some of wreckage -painted blue.-; figurehead, fid»» die, with shield in centre,; painted ver«* milion; icroli work, green and gold; seaman's chest, without lid,, no' marks; part of boat painted;black; wreckage scattered from Pencarrow Head to Saltwater Lake about four miles. As most of it is thrown well up on the beaph, it is broken into small pieces. It is conjectured a wreck must have occurred about a week ag<v at least. As .yet nothing has been, discovered to identify the vessel, but tte description of the figurehead agreed with that of the Malay, barque, a collier. It was at first thought that was the vessel, but it appears the Malay only left Newcastle about four days ago. Two other vessels are expected, the ships Parerba and Halcione, but it could not be them, both being iron. JN"o bodies have beenfbund. A pilot has been ordered to take the whaleboat. and make; a careful search. It is thought unnecessary to send a^steamer. Anyone who may have been saved could easily make his way to the pilot station. It appears about a week ago Captain Gibbons, of the s.s, Patea, passed through a lot of wreck outside the heads on his way to Patea, but did not report it, as he thought' some inward bound steamer would be certain to do ■o.

'A 'Scotch commoner once asked Sberidan how he got rid of his Irish, brogue, as he wished to avoid his own Scotch accent. "My dear fellow," »aid Sheridan, "don't attempt any such thing. The House listens to you now because they don't understand you, but, "if you become intelligible, they will bo able to take your measure!"