Atlantic Liner in Collision.

ELEVEN LIVES LOST.

With the arrival of the Oanard liner O»mpania at Liverpool on July 21 from New York canoe tidings of a disastrous collision in the channel between the huge liner aud a barquf, involving the sinking of the latter and the losb of eleven hands From the story the survivors had to tell if/ seenus that on the 19rh July, the iron barque Embleton, 1,196 tons register, the managing owners of which a c Messrs « P. Iredale and Porter, of Liverpool, leCb the Mersey with a general cargo for Dnnedin and Wellington, New Zealand. Tolerably good weather was experienced up to an early hour on Saturday morning, when a thick, im penetrable fog was encountered. The Utmost caution was observed in sailing, and all appeared to be going well, when the collision above described took place. The barque was struck by the gre»t[ liner almost amidships, and cut into two halves, the fore part sinking on one side of the Oampaaia, and the' af terpart going down on the other aide. Barley three minutes elapsed between the moment of the impact and the total foundering of tho barque. Some of the crew of the Embleton, who numbered eighteen all told, flung themselves into the water, and managed to keep aioat natil picked up by the boats of the Campania. A protracted search was made by the crew of the liner's boats for further survivors, but without result, and the seven men rescued had no doubt that eleven ©f the barque's crew, including the captain, were drowned. The Campania did not come out of the collision scathless by t»ny means. Her bows were damaged, but fortunately above the waterline. The collision naturally caused excitement aboard the great liner, which was crowded with passengers, but this was at once allayed by the captain and officers, who were soon able to demon* strate to the satisfaction of everyone that there was no ground whatever for apprehension as to fh»ir safety. It wna late on Saturday evening when the Campania's passengers were disem barked at the landing stage. The seven survivors of the barque's crew ware sent to the Sailors' Home. Their names are—W R Williamson, chief officer, belonging to Herts j Passmore, A B, Liverpool , John 0 altharr, A, B, Liverpool; Henry J Manns, second mat?, belonging to the North of Ire land j Lorenzo Grinenez, a Chilian ; Alfred George, Oxford, and Wm Stow, Dublin, apprentices. The captain's name was Nei!sen, a Norwegian, and this was his first voyage in command of the barque. The names of the drowned men could not be ascertained. It is stated th<* barque had nearly twenty tons of gunpowder on board. A collection, which realised £691, was made among the saloon and second cabin passengers on the Oampania on behalf of the shipwrecked men and the families of those who were drowned.

A Remarkable Ring

The most charming little ring and interesting little curio in the world is the property of Mr Temple, of Lon don, This gentleman is » nephew of th<> celebrated Sir Richard Temple, and the ring in question is a highly prized o'd family heirloom. Its history is pathetic and romantic in the ex treme,

Inside of this tiny circle of gold are the works of a perfect little lausic box. You toush a spring and hold the ring qoiie close to your ear. Then you hear the sweetest, weirdest, tiniest lit?3e tune, which seemi like a voice from spirit land.

This ring was once in the possession of one of Mr Temple's ancestors, who lived in France. He was a staunch lioyaliat, and in the days of the Kevoiation he valiantly espoused the causa of tho unfortunate Louis and his lovely, doomed Queen, Marie An toinette. He was arrested, thrown into j;iil, where he lingered for days and weeks.

One of his few pleasures in the gloomy solitude of his dreary dungeon was to listea to the voice or tune of the little musical ring, which he always wore on the third finger of the left hand; He had inherited it from hia grandfather, who had it manufactured in Genoa at great cost.

One day, sullen faced mea, heavily armed, canoe to his dark dungeon p^d told him he must follow them. He kcew that this meant the guillotine We stepped bravely out to meet, his fate, determined to die like an English gentleman and a brave man. And he did

A strange fancy took possession of him just before they led him to the block: He touched the spring of his little ring and lovingly held it to his ear, It sang its little tune merrily and briskly , Then the signal came. He laid his head on the guillotine which a few hours before bad known the life blood of a Qaien

In the course of time the little ring found its way back into the Temple family, but it was silent. Its present owner Jook it to a London jeweller, who found in tbe musical mechanism a clot of blood that for years bad lain there and impeded tbe working of the machinery.

This was removed and tbe little ring sings again the same little tune that beguiled the many sad hours of its former owner.

The Plague.

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright London, Sept. 18 Another death from plague is re ported at Glasgow.

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