The Sun. — London, England, 1841-01-11 00:00:00

EDITIOg THE MARKETS. -(THIS DAY). Th e CORN EXCHANGE. Roada supplies of Engli s h G ra i n l ast week were tolerably t ° riv nd of Irish O a ts cons id era bl e. The navigation of ~ 141eser bein still impeded, th e f actors h ave showed few t"lt f or , and g so very littl e b us i ness has been transacted merree prices vantr be altered. I n Fl eur t h e tra d e continues f. m - eaten; ON "............._ , u . (l,d) B OARD OF SFIP ......._ 7 tiute fr, , t , ...... --S. -s. Beans, Small new ) 43: 45s ••• ...:2- ......... Rt i i• t/ 52m. .-•!.. I ' , e .. • a42) L ---- Tick (new) :37 :39 ••••............v. ~,p yrdTi. ... ...... 555. 57s '1.... 'it (1 84 ,. 58 ' ',.! 3, Harrow (new) 40i. 41s . "••• , ...„ - • - ..'ine ..... , • .. ..... • ,- 1••• -- (old) ..... 44s. 41r. ,t'•••• , .......i7 su pern • „„ .... ,• :23s • 13rank Rt.... 0re,,,,, a', ...... 655 . 70s. Oats, Fced di ......... • ...... ult. 706. -- New ••.- 4 • .............. .....3 8 s. 40s. ••••••••• Poland -s •8, -..... Gri:7, .............. 21 3 35. 37s New 23,, 28v. 67's' 11/ 1 4 1 1 g.... . • , 6 os ' Alt a t n ig .......... a- -s• -- Potatoe A A. ~._ ...... ............ 325. 37., --___ 1.1, w "6.. 303. p --- -• Fin, •••••.. ......... 34' tics. ea _ 5 . i „., ,,,. ...... ,_;8. -....-• SCO tcn "7 , 30s. `•••••.,' 1, 1 .ty, New ........ ` 6l , e - (434 • -....... Irish 18s. 21<.245. '''.......„ L. 4,1, ••••-...3`.4. 38s. Flour 'lown 'per •• •k) - 5 „„........ . vh , t, .New • ~ 1.0.3. 41s. conds '" -” 4 5' 6 ) , ' , ', 3 B r Z .31s 3's ART. ilsoiler -, • - —•- Nsrth Countr • ' - '37s. 38N. Bran 'OVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST I v i ,•, 6 E - EK . • I Wheat. Barley. 4,442 qrs. 0,607 q r s . I;f3l;r:,r t 11"' 12 37,820 ' a 3 ,5111 Sachs 1 - I 8,9.•..0 rls Er •. ...... ........... ........ 5,753 i SMITHFIELD. The trade for both Bei.f and Mutte,e was brisk, the sup „r,?.,but randerate. The supply of Calves was very short, Z.', the trade was equally brisk. The trade for Pork was riud there being prineipr:ily large Hogs and Stores 4t h th e r and very few good Porkers. Beasts, 2,425; 4 e 01). 20 .350; Pigs, 4a9 ; Calves, 58. Beef, 3.4 8d to g 8d ; Nikut to n 3310,d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 43 6d to St 10d i ork, tO ss' TEA MARKET. well° transaetions were upon a small scale, awl( 'prices Co, re Vcry unsettled. Sales were made in rj onlpany ' s %, 3 - gdtt r.t Id per lb advance on the sales of S tt•drday, and ~„..4 10 of the holders withdrew their sat--.4., es from the o.cet altogether. The cash price of 4uP,lvas Is 7d per lb. Company's Con- TALLOW MA r A( ET. The demand for Russia: Tr bu t. o prices were steady at Tr' on the spot eras dull, It ek is much larger tha- %es 6d to 47s per cwt. The 'twas last year at this time. ii . a 1.. for fine descripti: A fair demand .t.)P MARKE T . .ins, of Hops, and prices firm, particularly of which the supply was small. Li..o yl l — Lori - -11":"S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) of yyst•°Y, JAN. 11.--It thawed very f as t d ur i ng the whole IttlY Q , i• er say, and c, r ai nues to- d ay. — Wi nd this d ay at b, if ,lit airs, at S.W. by W. 4 42 ; 4 ' L, JAN 9 .— S trong breeze. 10.—Wind S., fresh I); ' • —.Arrived the Eleanor, from Quebec. %, AlEn, JAN . 10. -_Arrived —Arrived off, the Superb, Sh annon , Batavia. ' ~.., alma. JJ OIILIN, JAN. 9.—Arrived the Transit, from Quebec. •f or C( inic. JAN, B.—The B r illi an t, MaK enz . e, G reenoc k Port Philip has put i n h ere ; t h e crew an d pass en rcira having insisted up o n th e vesse l b e i ng ta k en into Pori on account of its having been impossible to work her, , fr° n 3 the lumbered state of the decks. Tunas% dal.% 4.—The sloop Young Alexander, Ste, al'i"*re l qi, hence to Rosehearty, wes driven on shore . d'.r i ng a gale this morning, and i s e xp ec t e d will. oecome a l ‘se t k . 1, kill', JAN. B.—Th e Ali ce , f rom L on d on, in making c ''''• Tyn e thi s morn i ng, got on t h e rocks and bilged, and ' B lZipeeted to become a wreck. te, 1-PUNDEE, JAN. B.—The Prompt, strait ► at '',"he entrance of river Ne.s, has been raised and brot,ght up to North ' e r , rl l Beach. 7 , IRI..DS, JAN. 9.—Arrived, the Arrow, Tristram, from t onrog. Sailed Cowslip, Savarmah. f °tr.INDRELAND, JAN. B.—Arrivo<, the Defender, Duncan. t°l`cd, Quebec. )40.CARBuROUGII, JAN. 8 ......The Industry, Turner, which INo 4 e as eez li s i e i, tl r i ~se t l e near • 10. the Emma, Clarke, from London to to o , r lod i ong ; -, er l e v r a: totally wrecked on Bland's Point this saved. The Sovereign, Whitby, from sto rm, ri' w et.' on Tiley Brig in the night during a snow- Fara d , publ i . mni, JAN, B.—The Thames (steamer), from C asa 4 ' to London, was totally vrfeckeri on Rosevear Irne i '- ' 111 8 eilly) on the morning of the 4th instant. One lig t - three women save d ; about sixty persons are std to have perished. l'ovvduLWL'erajeAcNk., 9— Win .:t S.W. by W.—Arriveki the zet y gale thil‘slitel Miratnichi. 10. It blew a very irnston. f rom atra'rbing at S.S. E. The Edward, 'wreck ed - S. , 'underland to London, was totally 10 4. , ° , ll , AI! Bull Sand this morning ; crew saved. 11." - ", ' .gitt airs at S. S. W., nearly calm. itur t n i ''AIX. 1 0.—The Ivan, Kea, Grotins, from Hon ing a ---t• CSunderland, was driven on shore last night dur thitt i g eavy gale, at south, about three miles south of 11.,t. 'arbour. The Dove, Hynes, was driven on shore at I::,, nnts t ime, but both vessels are expected to be got off rpon---;-N. JAN . 10 . —About 140 snit were &riven from their •cii —t. 'nga by the ice yesterday morning, and drifted in all treetions. The Peggy, of Whitley, drove foul of the thinggealAncut.bride, and was totally dismasted. The Wood the)oi of pot t, was also totally dismasted. The ;, I Ying on the opposite shore, fills. The Queen of h a ; ' Bl e‘. Celerity, and Sally, and many other vessels, eri e vece'aed material damage. The shipping is secured r, 4 ! h t present in a temporary manner until the frost p tip, 44.'411.11ATE JAN. 10.—Arrivcd off port the Superb, from riktkia; l'iary, Williams, Quebec. - Lis. 4 1 nti'ooL, JAN. ill—Wind S.—Arrived the Ann 40rY Ann, Lane, from New Orleans ; Elizabeth, St. ri l " n.B l New Brunswick ; Esk, Paraiba ; Hanover, Bald iaore, „ailed the Montezuma Selkirk, for Valparaiso ; 48:3; l'elli Peviey, St Thoma ' s ; Ocea Queen, Wilson, Afiianntlat! Be lvidere,.Spear, Baltimore ; Bombay, Spuir, We t i 4 ' naq, Remp,iSydney ; George Henry Harrison, f ''''all, Hobart Town. Off port, the Eliza, Radcli ff e, 11: %" Lim a . IiterORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9. Wind S. to S. S. E, , fresh 13at e a t ri s : ,and a qually.—Arrived the Adclaar, Noltee, .from at ---; "lament, Rio de Janeiro ; Albion, Harrison, • John's, New Brunswick; Timbo, Wooldridge, Africa. IiILooCESTETt, JAN. 9.—A rr i ved B ruce, W right, Quebec. f VAVilhitlalcyl, ' h s Janrq. 10.--The John Barrow, from London t "%l s et iwd Put i n h ere l ea k y, h av i ng b een on t h e WtATlikat IN THE COUNTRY. \,. (F ront the Papers received in town to.day.) 1P 4t srmorierAND........The state of the weather during the „ ths,"" or five wee k s i s a very good illustration of the wh o i e 'lty of weather almanacs. We have had, on the 'clay & r erY fine weather in Westmoreland until about ten Which . "' 104 thc dry, frosty weather, with a little . snow, c onsid marked the end of December, was too mild to be co 1.1(.4 as really winterish. Yet, while we enjoyed Lori . .: 44 "ely fine weather the inhabitants of Pars and v s`‘ ) ", of Edinburgh and ' Glasgow, have had intense 1414'llarql dense fogs. - Atpresent the frost . continues more venal h " ,, it has been known in this neighbourhood for 3. ,_ ea ra• The E „iinburgh mail has been, each day Z Week, two or three hours later than usual in passing rough Kendal. HALIF tote Aa.--.on Monday evening the frost set in . with press, and has continued up to the time of our going to t tor • Thy consequence of such a long protracted snow tth e in has been to retard travelling, and the mail and ri coaches have been thrown some hours out of their fertime, and several of there have travelled their dd. is . 114 nt routes with six horses. We believe four years have c ed sine n Po great a fall. of snow was experienced frora ountry in the same length of time. Our accounts t 1 0 4r ;, t)115 quarters describe the drifis as being of front t mhos yards in depth, according to locality,— Lifaz .E.rpress "ano 4;1•7"---We * have an intense frost, and the fall of larger. Thursday night was the coldest which hootion experienced for many years in this neighbour- Yesterday (Friday) morning, as late as nine sn et , W hilst the sun was s hi ning brightly, the therm°. 'fre e stood i n the shade at 11 deg. (or 21 deg. below nv tr z4 4 Point.) The River Usk at I3recon is frozen e e ' "en the Pwll Tro under Llanvaes Bridge, being °e4: o by a sheet of ice, a circumstance which has nut L w ithin the last 25 or 30 years.—Silurian. ‘Iab uT LAND.--Th e f rost has been very keen the last few of a nd Pever a l f a ll s of snow have taken place, but not th "g durati on . N early all the mails have been retarded, ahl,Bll,ry some parts of the country being of consider- Perth"Pth. On Tuesday the mail from Inverness to da tt , Was upset in a ow.reath, but fortunat e l no dam a geav i a Z i a Was sustained. sn The w celd, during th e last two h as been intense.—. Scotsman. tab 'Rtiasiee_lia the afternoon of Wednesday, and during dit Q s ;r l y part of the night, we had a heavy fall of snow ; vvhich a sharp frost set in, and has since continued t : i thnut cessation. The canals are frezen, and the health. and delightful, though dangerous exercise of skating, ha proceeding on all the locks and ponds in the neighbour. b n nd of the metropolis. It is the first severe frost we have ad for a considerable time, there being for the last five su pply scarcely as much ice procurable as was sufficient to inninnthe confectioners and fishmongers. In the after. there were some indications of a thaw—Dublin t ' un ing Afail. The snu w and s l eet storms of Sunday and Monday have ° 7,een succe s eded by an i ntense frost. Already the Lough ;.a heet of i ce, in many parts sufficiently strong to sus- The kater The thermometer stood, at 9 o'clock this tvi t h nin g , at 25, being 7 degrees below the freezing point, dr bright blue sky, sunshine and perfectly calm. ."The ponder of the atmosphere," writes an esteemed corres dry Col t ' "prevents the cold from being disagreeable, and at tio ci ' t nesS, though it checks vegetation, is rarely hurtful 43 cagy period of the year. Reporter. ALSALL, FRI D 4Y.—The canvass goes on fa -4,48r4b1Y, and there is every prospect of the return of Mr. He has.uli, although the contest will be a sharp one. % °7. received a number of pledges from persons who re to prorniee their votes to Mr. Lyttelton. Addresses IZ,__fle electors have been received from the Anti-Corn ii4`i?ssociations in Stourbridge, Rochdale, Kendal, Car .l3,'lton, Warrington, Great Torrington, Mitcham, 'j' °e' and , Steekport.—illanchesie r Times. N IL RI AL FOR MURDER.—JuIiu Wilson was %i t( ' thP bar, at the High Court of Justiciary, Scotland, both Cr h Itimary, charged with the murder of Eliza th e ,‘ - ' 4 ) 11 , or Wilson his mother, in having, on or about en ' ti %ll of S eptcnibe ' r, in a house, in or near Eliiltown of tion ands inflicted a wound on her forehead, and a contu- Th e "th e top of her head, from which she died soon after. tlve prisoner pleaded Lot guilty. Tie Jury retired about on e nt Y utes, and returned with a verdict, finding, with N 1,7 ''ze°Ption, the panne' guilty of culpable homicide. froemoniders_tand that the single Juryman who dissented th e toe r est was f or a ver di ct o f mur d er. M r. Milne st " te thdd that a Lu m b er o f certi fi cates f rom respecta bl e 1 pr.l'icluals had been put into his bands in favour of the nn ls ' l er's for mer good character. Lord Mackenzie pro a l inn L :.,...ntence of t ransportat i on f or f ourteen years, i n dtirevo,7d i t tloneri e rf cot curred ; and after all itupreL , si“.. c ordi ac iroliA Lord Meadowbank Wilson was sentenced g y. WALSALL ELECTION AND ANTI CORN-LAW LEAGUE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sfa,—There are some points in connexion with the contest for Walsall, which mark he paramount impor tance at the present moment. hitherto the conflict of parties has had for its watchwords Whig and Tory. The field of battle has suddenly presented a new party, standing aloof from the two political armies, and ready to do battle against both. The cry of alarm and dis may, mixed with abuse, which has resounded Iron, the camps of the two contending hosts, proves at least the strengo..t of the Anti-Corn-law party. It proves, too, the. 'wisdom of its leaders in taking up a flank posi tion :so the political battle field. But, say the Whigs, Yow. are going to destroy the Liberal party. Nov, •Jir, the Anti-Corn-law party know no Liberals in the persons of bread -taxers. Mr. Cayley is as illiberal to them as Mr. Disraeli ; and I think we arc under an obligation to them for giving a better test by which to know the character of a man than that of the very vague denomination of Conservative and Liberal. Look at the Liberal party in favour of " Justice to Ireland," it musters 300 and odd at a division upon a trial of strength upon an appropriation clause ; but when the quastiou becomes one of vital importance to the bread ealers, aye, and potatoe eaters of Ireland, how m. 5v of these Liberals are to be found at their post :e Let me refer you to the division on the 22d of J'ase last,on Mr.Labouchere's motion foradtnitting foreign "Lir into Ireland. It should be premised that Atnari• can flour is admitted into England at the same propor tionate rate of duty as foreign wheat ; whilst it is not allowed to be imported into Ireland at all. This is, I presume, a sop to the Irish millers. However, in con sequence of the wet harvest of last year, the flour in Ireland was quite unfit for human food, and the very health of the people depended on an immediate cereal of the law which shut out the dry American flour. The President of the Board of Trade brought in a Bill for that purpose ; and Mr. Wakley, no mean authority, declared that all those who voted against it were voting for typhus fever in Ireland. Well, Sir, how went the division? By the Anti-Corn-law Al manack I find that the motion was lost by 90 to 79! There were nine and seventy Liberals only who could he mustered to rave the poor of Ireland front the visits. tion of pestilence and famine, whilst 300 and odd might be found to support an appropriation clause ! Now, Sir, what is the moaning of such cant as " Justice to Ireland ?" Are these liberal men, who cannot bestow a few hours' attendtnice in their places in the House of Commons to secure a sufficiency of wholesome broad for the people ? • The League is scolded for risking the overthrow of a lihcrel Ministry. The responsible head of that Mi nistry, who can cashier any other Member of the Cabinet, just as you would do one of your reporters, not only votes against even inquiry into the Corn-law, but declares to God the free-traders are mad— for saying what ?—just that which Mr. Deacon Hume, and Mr. M'Gregor, both in the employ of the Government, declare would be of the greatest advantage —nay, that it is of the most vital necessity to the State, viz., the abolition of all protec tive duties. And is this modern Pestus, who declares men to be mad for uttering words of " truth and sober ness," to be called liberal forsooth ! And are the people to submit to a monopoly of food, because such a politician and political economist as our nonchalant Premier must not be disturbed in his palace of indo lence ? 1 hold, Sir, that better tests than the hacknied terms of Whig and Tory, or Conservative and Re former, are wanted for the future contests of parties, and where could we find one so universally applicable as that of the bread-tax ? Let all candidates, and especially those dubbing themselves liberal, be asked whether they for or against the food monopoly. l I am, Sir, &c., A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE. Jan. 7, 1841. WALSALL ELECTION. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) SATURDAY EVENING.—Mr. James Acland still Con tinues lecturing every evening to the inhabitants, on Free Trade and the iniquitous Corn-laws ; and in gene ral the meetings are well attended, although we are sorry to say we can percek:e that few of the electors attend ; and it is certain that none are more needful of information on these momentous questions, especially that portion of them who are saddlers'-ironmongers, and are likely to be the strongest opponents of Mr. Smith. These gentlemen seem to act under the impression that the repeal of the Corn-laws would be their ruin, inas much as that, deriving their principal support from the agricultural districts, and being told that the prosperity of the farmer depends wholly upon the existence of these laws—they are thus taught to think the moment a repeal would be effected, they would as certainly be deprived of their trade and means of living. From this delusion, principally proceeds their hostility to Mr. Smith, which if overcome, would do much to secure his election ; and it is the more important to gain them, seeing their influence so great over the small manufac turers. whose goods they arc always purchasing ; indeed, the effects of last election are yet seen and felt, of their will and power to do injury to those who voted against them. The League ought to direct , their especial attention to this point, and have the particular case considered in a full and comprehensive manner, relative to the abolition of the corn monopoly, in a dis tinct article, and freely circulated amongst the electors. Such an article could not fail to do much permanent good. _ _ A Non-Electors' Committee was formed last night, to adopt every legal means in their power to influence the voters to support Mr. Smith. Both Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Smith are at present temporarily absent, but the latter will return on Tuesday next, to resume his canvass and abide the issue of the contest. Apia days teas feral Bth wag ant! BOROUGH OF FINSBURY. The following notice has been freely circulated, hav ing, we understand, for its object to petition Parliament for the repeal of the Corn-laws, an extension of the suffrage, vote by ballot, and to shorten the duration of its sittings : Sir,—We, the undersigned, invite you to attend a pre liminary meeting, at White Conduit House, on We6nesday evening, Jan.l3, 1841, at Seven o'Clock, for the purpose of considering the propriety of calling a public meeting of the electors of the borough of Finsbury, and to invitc the lion. Members of the said borough, previous to the meeting of Parliament. We arc yours, &c., J. G. WINN, W. MASON, .1. BECKWITH, Saturday, Jan. 9, 1811- J. WATSON. FIRE AT THE WOttliS OF THE GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, AT DEPTPORD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUIV. SIR,—In reference to the fire at the General Steam Navigation Company's premises at Deptford, I have great pleasure in stating that the damage done is by no means so great as has been represented. The fire being confined to the old building, not having touched the new premises, or any of the plant. The workmen resumed their work as mual this morning, so that no stoppage whatever will occur to their business; the stores and premises are fully in suud:—Sir, your obedient servant, THOS. BROCKELBANK, Managing Director. Ith January, 1841. LONDON AND WESTMINSTER WATER COM PAN r.—We are glad that the inhabitants of London arc at length awakened to the necessity of procuring a pure and wholesome supply of water. For some years past the snuck that has been pumped up from the Tbamcs and thrown into the houses of the inhabitants, through thou sands of ramifications, has been most disgustingly filthy, and the prime cause of disease and sickness to a vast and accumt.lating extent ; and not all the patent filters have been equal to the task of purifying or rendering it all ap proaching to a wholesome state : nor is this to be won dered at, seeing that all the impurities issuing from 450,000 houses and factories are hourly and daily being deposited in the source from whence the supply is obtained. 'Fria time has at length arrived when the detestable and odious existing monopoly is likely to be broken up, and we heartily congratulate the members of the Marylebone Vestry LT the great pains they are taking to remedy the evil so long and so loudly complained of. At the Vestry, on Tuesday, the projector of the plan by which the Westminster Water Company seek to supply the Metropolis with pure water, was present, as well as Mr. Northhouse, the Parliamentary Agent for the 8i11..1t appeared, from various statements, that a vast number of shares in the new Company have already been taken, and that there is every chance of carrying the scheme to a successful issue. Mr. Northhouse said it was the unani mous wish, as well as the declared desire and object of those great public men who had attached themselves to the project, and who would not join any-joint-stock com pany whatever, not only to have good water, and cheap water, but at the same time to get rid of the great mono poly that now exists in London. ; Several of the Com mittee (cf the Company) were public men, known to have devoted their lives to the interests of the people, and they would do all they could to get the , best water at the lowest rate. Several gentlemen at t 4 meeting said they could furnish a long catalogue of gilevances endured under the present water monopoly. Mr. Freeman then moved a recommendation to the Vestry to petition both [louses of Parliament fur a supply of good and cheap water. The motion was carried unanimously, and now we hope there will be no impediment thrown in the way of so important an undertaking—an undertaking of so much utility, that it is the duty of every one, and more espe cially the monied interest, to aid it. The speculation cannot fad, we should think, to be highly advantageonS.— Sunday Paper. Early on Thursday morning; as a boy was skating on Lochend, the ice gave way, and he fell into the water. A gentleman passing went to his assistance with a hook, which he obtained from some men engaged in carting ice, but he also got immersed, and both would have been drowned had it not been for the activity of Mr. M:lier, of Leith, who lsodrcs3ed bin - tacit and jurnre , ..l into the water and rescued them. The boy, when taken out, was to all appearance dead, but afterwards recovered.— Edinburgh Courant, ;,~ , .~-; THE SUN, i.ONDOI•4', MONDAY, J i-d\TUAR V 11 1811. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Duchess of Kent, and the Royal Household, attended Divine Service this morning in the private Chapel of the Castle. The Rev., Mr. Gosset and the Rev. Dr. Short officiated ; the latter Rev. Gentleman preaching the sermon from the 4th chapter of Galatians, and 7th verse. The Hon. Miss Pitt has arrived as the Maid of Honor in Waiting on the Queen, and has succeeded the Hon. Miss Cocks, who left yesterday for London. The Rev. Dr. Short . and Sir James Clark will have the honour of dining this evening with the Royal circle at the Castle. Her Majesty accompanied Prince Albert to the ice yesterday morning, and enjoyed the sledge-riding for some time, as did his Royal Highness skating. Her Majesty was attended by the Duchess of Bedford, Hon. Miss Paget, Earl of Fingal!, Sir Robert Otway, and Lord Alfred Paget. His Royal Highness was at tended by Colonel Bouverie, Mr. G. E. Anson, and Dr. Prctorius. Her Majesty commanded 50/. to be forwarded to the Rev. Mr. Gosset, and 201. to the Rev. Mr. Haw try, to procure necessaries for the poor. His Royal Highness Prince Albert also sent 251. to the Rev. Mr. Gusset for the same benevolent purpose. Prince George of Cambridge visited tha Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester House. His Royal Highness honoured Covent Garden Theatre with his presence on Friday evening. Mr. Pattison, M.P., had an interview with Lord John Russell on Saturday at the Colonial Office. Niajor Mitchell and Captain Dawson had an interview on Saturday with his Lordship at the Colonial Office. Viscount Melbourne has issued cards for a full dress dinner to a large party of Peers on the 25th inst., at his cfficial residence in Downing atreet. Despatches were sent off from the Colonial Office, on Saturday evening, for the Governor of Gibraltar. DREADFUL SHIPWRECK-LOSS OF THE STEAMER THAMES. FALMOUTH, JAW. 8, 1841.--FRIDAY NIGHT.-In telligence has just been received of the melancholy loss, on Monday morning, during a violent snow-storm, of the London and Dublin Company's steamer Thames, on her voyage from Dublin to London, on the south west rocks of the Scilly Islands; and all on board, con sisting of from sixty to seventy persons, drowned, with the exception of a lady passenger, two stewardesses, and one man. When the vessel was. discovered in her perilous situation by the islanders, their boats were aground, but with great efforts they succeeded in launching a whale-boat through the breakers, and getting her under the stern .of the Thames. The com mander, Capt. Gray, insisted on the females being first hoisted therein, and, unfortunately, as soon as a lady and two stewardesses had been placed there, the boat broke adrift, and drove off the laud. This was per ceived by a sailing-boat, which took her in tow, and succeeded, with great risk, in towing her to the shore in safety. By this time the wind increased almost to a hurricane, which rendered it impossible for any other boat to approach the vessel. Captain Gray then formed a raft, on which a great many of the crew got, but it was almost immediately dashed against the rocks, and alt the poor fellows thereon met a watery grave, with the exception of one man, who was miraculously thrown on A perpendicular rock, where he remained till the follow ing day, when he was rescued in an exhausted state. The vessel became a complete wreck, and the remainder of the crew perished. Very little of the cargo is saved. Neither the Great Liverpool nor the Tagus steamers are yet arrived. THE LATE REAR-ADMIRAL SIR PHILIP VERE BROKE, BART., K. C B. —The mortal refrains of the above naval hero were deposited in the family vault at Nacton Cl.urch, Suffolk, on Saturday last. It has been decided:that the deiachmeuts which were a few days ago placed under orders for Bengal and Madras shall be kept back until the usual period of embark ation for India in May next. The detachment for Bombay will, however, be sent off almost immediately. The 14th Light Dragoons are to be embarked for the same presidency in the approaching spring, to relieve the 4th Light Dra goons, to which place the 22J regiment is about to be con veyed in the foflowing ships, viz.--The Inglis, Guisachan, Margaret, Tory, and the Ann. The total number of rank and file, including the regulated proportion of women, for whom accommodation has been provided in these vessels, amounts to 1,096. The departure of the 22d has been de layed beyond the time originally fixed in consequence of un foreseen impediments, amongst which may be enumerated the unavoidable and unexpected difficulties which have re tarded the completion of the augmentation, which our read ers are aware was not Gwzetted until last Tuesday. But all necessary arrangements being now completed, the re giment will sail from Gravesend, where most of the above vessels are waiting the arrival of their respective allotments of troops, with all possible despatch. The recently in creased establishment of the 22d consists of-1 colonel, 2 iieutenant-colonels, 10 captains, 20 lieutenants, 7 emigns, 1 paymaster, 1 adjutant, 1 quartermaster, 1 surgeon, 2 assistant-surgeons, 1 sergeant-major, 1 quartermaster s: rgeant, 1 paymaster-sergeant, 1 armourer-sergeant, 1 schoolmaster-sergeant, 1 orderly-room clerk, 9 colour sergeants, 35 sergeants, 45 ccrporals, 1 drum-major, 17 drummers and fifers, and 926 rank and file.— Unildd Ser vice Gazelle. SLAVERY IN INDIA.--.There is no such thing as slavers, properly so called, known in British India, ner is compulsory labour of any kind recognized by the laws. The individuals arc called slaves in contradistinction to servants and ryots, for no other reason than that they arc not at liberty to leave their land or their service. Domes tic slavery of this kind is common all over India, but agri cultural slavery, more properly termed villeinage, is known only in some districts. The slaves arc sometimes released by their masters, sometimes (in cases of ill treatment) by the decision of the Magistrate, and, more frequently, by running away. When a slave dislikes his treatment, he runs away ; and, as it is the principle and policy of the British Government to discourage this species of servi tude, the master has very little chance of recovering him. A law having been passed in 1811, prohibiting the buying and selling of domestic slaves, the master must prove before the Magistrate that the runaway was his pro perty before that date, which, of course, he can rarely do. The law was not made in favour of agricultural slaves, because these cannot be sold without the land, and it is contrary to the custom in India to sell the laud at all ; moreover, agricultural slaves were never known to run away. In fact, they had no motive to do so. They arc on exactly the same footing as the other ryots, except that immemorial custom requires them to remain on the land. Like all cultivators, they pay their rent in produce ; and if their master raises their rent exorbitantly, they appeal against him to the Magistrate. Compulsory labour is en tirely cut of the question ; they enjoy their personal liberty in every respect, and have the same civil rights as their master. When slavery was abolished in Coorg, on account of the tyranny of the Rajah, the slaves never thought of availing themselves of their liberty, but remained on their ground as before. In cases of a litigation between master and slave, the benefit of any doubt is always given to the latter, and the full burthen of proof imposed upon the former; so that the practical result is, that, for instance, out of ten slaves who run away, only one reference is made to the courts of justice; and, out of ten references to the courts of justice, nine are dismissed. India is not go verned practically by the Hindoo and Mahomedan laws, but by those laws modified by the Company's regulations ; and when new cases occur not touched by the regulations, the judge has a discretionary power of setting the former laws aside, and deciding according to justice and equity. A clause in the East India Act of 1833, recommended the extinstion of slavery in India. The spirit of the clause, however, had been acted up to by the Company many years before, and continues to be so; but it was not carried lite rally into execution, because the very modified form of slavery was not a practical evil. It is enough that the feel ing in favour of abolition has spread in India; and legis:a tion on the subject would merely break tip the established usages of the country, and give satisfaction to neither party."—East Indian Telegraph. ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.—An accident, attended with loss of life, occurred on Saturday morning. Five passengers, two men and three females, hired a boat of a waterman, named Elijah Barton, at the upper Cus. torn house-stairs, to convey them on board the Earl of Liverpool steamer, bound to Ostend, which was lying in the middle of the stream. The boat had not proceeded many yards before the fields of ice floating down the river carried the boat towards the tier of Newcastle traders moored off the Tower. It was in vain that Barton and his assistants endeavoured to make their way through the ice to the Earl of Liverpool. The boat was driven against the inside vessel of the tier, when one cf the passengers, a French courier, imprudently got up and seized a hawser hanging over the vessel's bows, to which he clung in his fright. The boat was slewed round clear of the ship, leaving the Frenchman clinging to the rope, and it was im possible, owing tot he immense icebergs pressing against the boat, to render him any assistance, he perished. The waterman, after being carried some distance, cff,cted a landing at Alderman's-stairs, Lower East Smithfield, where the passengers went ashore, and deposited their luggage at the St. Katharine's steam-packet wharf. None of them were able to reach the Earl of Liverpool, which left her moorings at seven o'clock, and cut through the ice. The French courier was in the employ of the Prussian Ambassador, and had two large packages ; one contained important despatches directed to the diplomatic functionary at Aix•la-Chapelle. They were conveyed to the station-house in Tower-street, and in the afternoon were forwarded by Mr. Harvey, the Commissioner of the City Police, to the residence of the Prussian Ambassador. We believe the Earl of Liverpool was the only steamer which got away from the pool during the day. On Saturday evening, at six o'clock, two men imprudently made an effort to steer a boat through the ice in the lower pool, for the purpose of reaching the southern shore, and were drifted as far as Limehouse, where the boat was crushed against sonic vessels at anchor, and both men perished. They called aloud for help before the boat reached the tier, but it was impossible to approach them. The Royal William steam-ship arrived at St. Kathe rine's what f on Sunday, at one o'clock, from Leith, which place she left on Tuesday night. The voyage was a long and boisterous one, and she encountered a severe gale on her way to London. Three lightcrmen, in a lug boat which had been frozen in among the ice near the west end of the wharf, were enabled to get ashore. DEATH OF MR. SHERIFF BOSWELL.--We regret to announce the death of William Boswell, Esq , Sheriff of Berwickshire, which took place on Thursday mornines at his house in Castle-street. Mr. Boswell had been complaining for several weeks previous, but until the last fortnight, his disease had not assumed an alarming aspect,—.Edinburgh Courant. LORD CARDIGAN AND DR. SAND H AM. (From the United Service Gazette.) Lord Cardigan has proved to the authorities at the Horse Guards how unqualiLd a reliance be has upon their forbearance, by a fresh exhibition of his insolent and overbearing demeanour to his officers. We allude to his treatment of Doctor Sandham, the highly respect able surgeon of the 11th Hussars. It is to be lamented that hitherto, whenever any of his Lordship's d e li nquenc i es have b een brought anabr the public notice, there has always been some inaccu racy in the account, which has afforded a handle to his Lordship's disinterested Newspaper advocates. In the present case, however, the mistakes and omissions have been wholly in his Lordship's favour. For the correct ness of the following version of his new embro lie we cal undertake to vouch, and it will be found to differ essentially from the account which has already been made public. It is now somewhat more than a month ago that Dr. Sandham was leaving the church at Brighton with his regiment, when the clasp of his cap becoming "- hooked, he was compelled to stop for a moment to ad just it. In order that he might the sooner regain his place, he made a short angle through a little gate in the churchyard. The men were, at that moment, forming in line outside the church, preparatory to marching to the barracks ; having reached which, they were dismissed, and the officers '• fell out." As Dr. Sandham was walking off the grcund, the regi mental Adjutant accosted him, and informed him that it was Lord Cardigan's orders, that when he (Dr. Sandham) left the church upon any future oc casion, he should fall in with the regiment. Dr. Sandham replied, " that he was unable to under stand the drift of his Lordship's commands, seeing that he had invariably obeyed them to the very fetter." Lord Cardigan not having left the ground, however, Dr. Sandham walked up to him, and respectfully requested the favour of an explana tion of his Lordship's meaning. The reply, conveyed in Lord Cardigan's usually offensive manner, was, " I hav e given my orders to the Adjutant, Sir." Seeing clearly that his Lordship's object was to provoke him, if pot sible, to some disrespectful remark, Dr. Sandham pro ceeded to his room, where he was soon afterwards joined by two or three of his brother-officers, who, having questioned him as to what had occurred be-. tween Lord Cardigan and himself, he simply replied, that he had gone out of the wrong gate." Conscious of the feeling with which he is regarded by his brother officers, and filled consequently with jealous app-ehen sion whenever any discussion to which he is not a party is entered into by them ; or, it may be, misled by some one of the spies who supply him with pretexts for his tyranny, it was enough for his Lordship to know that Dr. Sandham had been speaking to any one. Before the doctor had reached his private apartment he was sum moned by the Adjutant to writ upon Lord Cardigan, and, on obeying the order, was told, with great acerbity of manner, by his Lordship, that " his conduct was highly improper and reprehensible, in having made such a statement to the young officers who had just left him." Dr. Sandham attempted respectfully to explain to his Lordship his error in supposing that he had made any complaint or improper remark upon the subject ; but Lord Cardigan cut him short, by abruptly and authori tatively saying, " Be quiet, Sir, I shall not listen to any reply!" On receiving this uncourteous and undeserved rebuff, greatly as his forbearance had been tested, Dr. Sandham merely replied, without evincing the slightest irritation or disrespect, "My Lord, I have not failed to use my best endeavours to please yonr Lordship, but I now find that it is impossible so to do." " Well, Sir," rejoined his Lordship, " you had better state that fact in writing ; and now, Sir, leave the room." Having quitted Lord Cardigan's apartment with feelings that may be more easily conceived than de scribed, Dr. Sat - Wham, after preparing a statement of facts for the consideration of the Horse Guards, called upon Captain Douglas and Lieutenant Knowles (the Adjutant), both friends and supporters of Lord Cardi gan, and free of his Lordship's ballot's, to say if they considered that his conduct in the matter had been such as to justify his Lordship in treating him in so contu melious a manner. They were constrained to acknow ledge that it had not, and were prevailed upon to re duce their opinion and testimony to writing. It is hardly necessary to add, that their statement was strictly corroborative of the one forwarded to Lord Hill by Dr. Sandbar?. The two documents were, of course, trans mitted to the Horse Guards through the medium of Lord Cardigan himself, accompanied by such comments as occurred to him in justification of his conduct. We have not heard if he adopted his usual practice of seeking an interview with Sir John Macdonald on the occasion ; but, indecent as such a course must be ad mitted to be, we can hardly hope that it was re mitted in favour of Dr. Sandham. However this may have been, his Lordship did not experience his accus tomed indulgence in that quarter. In spite of his great personal influence with the Adjutant-General, and the repeated interference of the Duke of Wellington in his behalf, Dr. Sandham's complaint did succeed in drawing down upon Lord Cardigan, in the name of Lord Hill, a sharp reprimand for his tyrannical and overbearing conduct. But for the imperative direction of Lord Hill to the above effect, the long and verbose memo randum, concocted on the occasion, would, we have little doubt, have either contained no reprimand at all, or some paragraph of censure on Lord Cardigan's latest victim. As, however, the document prepared by the Adjutant•Generel on this occasion did convey to his Lordship the " great surprise and regret of the Ge neral Commanding-in-Chief that his recommendation to the Earl of Cardigan, on a previous occasion, had not had the (fleet of preventing applications to the Horse Guards, by way of complaint of his Lordship's con duct," no second c o py was, as in the case of Major Morse Cooper, handed to the complaining party for the purposes of publication ! To show, however, that in the teeth of Lord Hill's known wishes and instructions, there arc people at the Horse Guards who will still protect. Lord Cardigan, coutc qui coute, we may mention that a few days after the above disgraceful occurrence, Dr. Sandham applied to Lord Cardigan for leave of absence, which his Lord ship had the bad taste to refuse, unless he would admit himself to have been in error , w hi c h th e Doctor declined to do : and the result has been, that after this disgust ing display of vindictiveness, Lord Cardigan has been constrained to grant Dr. Sandham the leave to which he was undoubtedly entitled. His Lordship has lately in dulged in a similar exhibition of his spleen towards Captain J. AV. Reynolds, another of his victims, who has eventually obtained a long leave, in despite of his Lordship's pertinacious refusal. PROGRESS OF PENNY POSTAGE The penny postage, which it was prophesied would not pay its expenses, has yielded 441,009/. net revenue in the first year of its experiment. So that, judging from the revenue returns of Post-office expenses already published, and making an allowance for increased ex penditure occasioned by the extended use of railways, the first annual gross receipts under the new system have been more than half the annual receipts under the old. A Correspondent of the Chronicle " presumes"— and quite erroneously, we believe—that the receipts for postage collected by stamps have not been included in the quarter's returns of the Post-office revenue ; and seems to regard the total receipts of the year with some alarm. It is true that the net revenue has been nearly stationary during the year, whilst the letters have steadily increased. We believe the explanation given by the Globe of this apparent contradiction is correct : " Everybody is aware, that under the old system few letters were paid in advance ; but that since the intro duction of penny postage, owing to the additional charge on unpaid letters, a great change in this respect has taken place, and that now very few indeed are paid on delivery. This change, however, has been gradual. Immediately after the commencement of the penny pos tage, the number of inland letters paid on delivery was probably about '2O per cent. of the whole : now it is, we believe, less than 5 per cent. ; early in the year, there fore, 20 per cent., and at the end of the year only 5 per cent. of the whole correspondence, was charged double. postage : and it is manifest that unless the num ber of letters had in the meantime increased at least 15 per cent., the revenue must have fallen." of is letter s . the publi c h as h a d Another explanation is foun d in the increased ex penses arising from the extension of railway conveyance ; which have diminished the net rev enue. Thus, nearly simultan eous greatly' aceleerwith We hear the recent r eduction i n the fees of money orders has proved qu ite successful . The numbers in London are reported to have three folded in le s s th an two months.—Spectator. ted conveyance cheap postage, WILL OF LORD JOHN UHURCHILL.—The --- ,_, -- will of the Right li on. Henr y John Spencer Churchill, commonly called Lord John S p ence r Churchill, late Cap tain of her Majesty's ship Druid, deceased, has just passed the seal of tile Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury, in Doctor's Commons, t o hi s R oya l Highness Prince Frederick Du ke of Sussex, and the lion. John Frederick Gordon, com monly called Lord Frederick Gor don, the executors. The personal property of the de ceased has been sworn under 12,000/., and which is given to the executors, to Sir Francis Moly neux Ommanney, and the Right lion. Lord Churchill. Sir Francis died in the lifetime of the deceased, so that the Whole of the property becomes divisible between the executors and the lion. Edward Lord Churchill, bei ng 4,0001. each. COINAGE AT AIANCIIESTER.—We were pretty well aware that certain of her Majesty's subjects, resident here, occasionally employed themselves in fabri cating base shillings and sixpences ; but we did not know, until very recently, that a legitimate ; coinage of money is at the present time going on in the town. We have now lying before us some specimens of Copper money f o r the island of Sumatra, now coining by Messrs. Vivian and Sons, copper merchants, of this town. The coins are about the size of an English farthing, but much thinner, and probably not more than half the weight, and bear a rather strange mixture of English and native devices and inscriptions; some part of which, at any rate, will puzzle I the Sumatran. more than a little... Manchester Guardwn. DINNER, to the LORD ADVOCATE. On Friday the Right Hon. the Lord Advocate, Mem bor for the Leith district of burghs, was entertained b) his constituents in Leith at a public dinner in the Exchange Hotel. About 150 gentlemen were present. Adam White, Esq., late Provost of the burgh, was i❑ the chair, supported on the right by the Lord Advocate, Baillie Thom, Mr. Gibson Craig, M.P., Mr. Murray,of Hcndcr land ; Mr. Crawford, Advocate; Mr. Sinclair, of SO ster, Mr. J. T. Gordon, Advocate ; Baillie Muir ; and on the left by the Hon. Fox Manic, M.P., Baillie Alexander, Rev. Mr. Bennie, Mr. Glen Johnstone, Mr. George . n:Qtrison, Mr. John M‘Fie, and Baillie Hutchison. Robert ,Lawrie, Esq., and Convener Hutchison, acted as croupiers. The CrtetaetAer, r :fter apologising for the absence of Provost Reoch from durrieetic affliction, proposed the usual loyal and constitutional toasts, which were responded to with all due honours. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of Oleic excel lent friend, the representative for Loith,—(Great cheering. ) The LORD ADVOCATE was received v..ith much svpiause. After thanking them for their kindness, and elighay ad verting to the improvement of their harbour via etllcr local matters, he said—there is one topic which I tcatl necessary for myself, end becoming to you, to enter upori f as you are'z'entitled to know my opinions—l mean the cire cumstances which have arisen out of the late unfortunate contest for the civic chair in Edinburgh. I declined ti take a part to that contest. Applications were made to me to take a part in it by gentlemen of great station and in fluence on both sides. I declined to do so; and lam en titled to say that I declined with the perfect sanction and approbatioe of those who applied to me. There r ere faults .—for I was not an indifferent spectator of the contest— there were faults on both sides. It began amidst per sonal feelings and jealousies, which arc never well en listed in the service of any cause wh itever. There was one declaration made, and that by the person who sec ceeded in the contest—that Dissenters should not at certain times—that there were times—when Dissenters should not fill civic offices—which I heard with great reprobation.—( Loud cheers.) I have never concealed my disgust at that sentiment. I have spoken of it re peatedly. I have not before had occasion to speak of it in public, but I have spoken of it repeatedly in pri vate ; and no one better knows my feelings with respect to it than the individual by whom it was uttered.— (Hear, hear.) On the other hand, there were dream stances conuected with the great questions of Church Re form too keenly thrust forward on the other side of the contest; and I roust say, that if these had been lc' thrust forward, a Dissenter never would have been ex cluded—he would have filled the chair with the una nimous consent of the Liberal party.—(Loud cheers.) I cannot therefore allow, and I never will allow, that in that matter the great cause of civil and reiigiou, liberty eras at all in peril. Though it could be shown that Dissenters were excluded from filling at any time, and under any circumstances, civil offices, I should be the last man to say that in that case the cause of civil and religious freedom was not in peril.---( Cheers.) Having cleared myself from particular and local mat ters, will you allow me to make a few observations, which I do nut think are unimportant to the country, in iefercnce to the great contest which is now cat ricd on with respec to the Church. There are two things here which ought to be left entirely separate. Attempts have been made in certain quarters to confound them—be it my object to se parate them entirely. The one is the great question of Church Reform, either by modifying or controlling patron age; and the other is the question arising out of griev ances alleged or stated by Dissenters against the Church. These have no more to do with each other than any other two things in nature.—(Cheers.) Bear in mind that 1 speak not in an official capacity—that I speak not as a re presentative of her Majesty's Government, or of any part of them—l speak my own individual opinions—opinions which I do not deny, but distinctly avow, shall form the guide of my public conduct. Then, with respect to the subject of reform in the Church—separating altogether the question of Dissenters' grievances, which is another matter entirely—l own I should have expected most sympathy from those whose fathers, and the founders of whose faith, held the same principles, and who, in despair of ob taining them, reluctantly wrung themselves from the Es tablishment. I beg farther to observe, that in reforming the s. hurch, I should advocate no increase of power to ' the clergy.—( Immense applause.) I never dreamed of that. I objected to the proposals made by other persons whose schemes appeared to me to have that tendency ; and I shall support no reform that can be suspected of that. The reform which I should advocate is this, that in a na tion so civilized and educated as this is, the people ought to have some voice in the choice of their ministers of rub- ligion.—(Cheers.) I shall support no reform that is not accomplished by the Church in a legal and constitu tional manner.—( Great applause.) She must either carry through her reforms by Act of Parliament, or by the exercise of those powers which exist in her as a Church, and which are acknowledged to exist in her as a Church. I come now to the second matter to which I sere! red— namely, the grievances of Dissenters. Let us look at some of them. There is first the Basle Board. I admit that that question was not settled as Mr. Mastic and myself could have wished ; nor WAS it settled as the Government could have wished; but the question just came to be, as Solon said, what can be best done, and not what is best in itself. We at least succeeded in putting down the Bible monopoly ; and, in proof of the benefit conferred by the measure, I can refer to no better authority than Dr. Thomson, of Coldstream, who has admitted that whatever objections there might be to its constitution, in its working it is perfect.—( Loud cheers.) Another point is the High land Schools. There were forty Highland parishes un provided with schools ; they were destitute of the means of education ; and the question just came to be, shall you give these people education under the superintendence of the ordinary parochial authorities, or, by insisting for something—more liberal I admit—lose all ? With t espect to the chaplains of jails, my lion. Friend, Mr. Mauls, is better able to reply to that, though I think there may be a doubt whether the chaplaincy es' jails could be consist ently taken by Dissenters, seeing that they arc something of the nature of ordinary cures and livings.—( Hear, hear ) With regard to the Inspector of Schools, I have also to state that the Government did the best in the circumstances, but I hope that the time is not far distant when this situation, as well as the situation of parish schoolmasters, will be open to every one who subscribes merely the Confession of Faith, without the formula.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then gave the health of her Majesty's Ministers, which was acknowledged by Mr. Mauls, who, in the course of his speech remarked that he knee no period in which the Ministers were better prepared to meet the British Parliament, when British honour was better vindi cated, or her authority and rn)ral influence better esta blished, from one end of the world to the other, than at the present moment.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN gave " The Clergy of all Denomina tions."—(Cheers.) Rev, A. BENNIE, in returning thanks, expressed his entire concurrence in the great leading principles laid down by the Lord Advocate; and in none more than this, that no Dissenter should labour under any civil disability what • ever, in consequence of his religious opinions.—( Applause. ) The CHAIRMAN gave the health of Mr. Maule.—( Great applause.) Mr. MAULE returned thanks, and, in the course of his reply, entered into an explanation of the insertion of the clause into the Prison Bill excluding Dissenters from the chaplaincy of jails, the substance of which was that, though he was not ignorant that Lord Galloway intended to introduce the clause, yet the period of the Session at which it was introduced was so late, that he was placed under the alternative either of submitting to the clause, or lose the Bill, which had already been suffered to fall during the preceding Session ; and as he was not then aware of any individual injury the clause would inflict, he allowed it to pass rather than put off the Bill for another Session. Had he been aware, however, of the case of the chaplain of Bridewell, he would at least have taken care to have preserved existing interests, and to this he believed even the House of Lords would not have objected. Mr. _ _ Manic then gave the " Health of the Provost, Magistrates, and Town Council of Leith," which was aeknovtledvd by Baillic Thorn. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE GALE OF WIND OFF THE COAST OF SYRIA. (From the Malta Times ) When the gale commenced on the Ist inst. the fol lowing ships were lying in St. George's Bay, Beyrout : —Princess Charlotte and Benbow, of the line, and the. Gorgon, Hydra, Sromboli,and Prometheus (since arrived at Malta) steamers. The Bellerophon was off the town of 13eyrout. Two Austrian frigates (one with the flag of Admiral Bandoira, and the other commanded by his Royal Highness the Archduke Frederick). The gale commenced on the afternoon of the Ist, and towards noon of the .2d it became worse. Early on that morn ing the Bellerophon put to sea, and stood to the north ward. She lost two boats, all her sails, and threw her quarter-deck guns overboard. The Powerful was struck on the near bow, which started her fore chains, and it was only by the quick evolution of wearing that her fore-mast was saved. A heavy sea took the Austrian corvette's lore mast clean by the board. Eleven mer chant vessels (names not reported) went on shore, and a fine brig lost her masts and filled at her anchors ; a number of lives must have been lost. The following are the particulars of the providential escape of the Bellerophon from total loss, and show what courage and discipline can effect under the most difficult and tr3ing circumstances : " The evening of the Ist of December was quite fine, with little wind, but it freshened up during the night to a gale. At half-past five in the morning one anchor came home in an awful squall of wind and rain; a second anchor was let go, but this was of no avail, the ship kept driving broadside on, never looking to the anc hors. The only chance now was to slip and make sail ; this was done very quickly, leaving the anchors in deep water. We got sail on' the ship, carrying a heavy press to keep her off from shore, both the pinnace and barge were swamped while the ship drove. By nine in the morning it blew a hurricane, nothing could resist it —the sea was running high, and no sign of a lull. The fore and main courses were blown clean away, also the ferctopmast staysail, not leaving a dozen yards of canvass in the tree. The fore-topsail split soon after noon, the maintopsail went to ribands, only saving the part reefed ; then main trysail. The ship was now labouring heavily and the mainmast com plaining. We threw overboard the upper deck guns and simt, which appeared to ease the ship much ; all bands employed shifting sails, as well as the tempest would permit, which, during the storm of rain, hail, and wind, was no easy job. Towards sunset it became evi dent that nothing less than a miracle could save us. The ship kept dragging along shore—a shore presenting no place of refuge. We bent the cable to the spare anchor and made every preparation for cutting away our masts, as by nine o'clock at night every one was satis fled that nothing more could be done, and our safety was utterly hopeless. At this time, during a pelting storm of rain, the Captain sent for the ship's company aft, and told them the position of the ship—saying " that much depended on their coolness and conduct, and to the at tention paid to orders given." The men went up with a will to bend fore and man topsails—just at this time the wind lulled for a moment—and * the ship broke off two points, now heading right on Ogre, not more than five miles off it, some say only three. As our sole chance, we put the helm up, and the Bellerophon wore where perhaps very few ships would ; indeed, this fine ship behaved nobly through the whole gale. After coming to on the lar board tack, the wind came aft two points, the ship coming up S.S,W., and sometimes a point higher. We made all possible sail we could carry—rain and sleet still continuing, but wind a little abated. By 4 o'clock in the morning we were some 10 miles off the land, and leading south-west. The watch was called, all hands had been on deck twenty-four hours. Upon the whole it was an extraordinary and very narrow escape from most imminent peril. Had the ship grounded, she would have gone to pieces, and all hands niu:t have perished. Nothing was to be found dry on board, the ship leaking from the tremendous straining dun:;' the sale, and the previous heavy firing during the camp•aign on the coast. The coolness of our chief and the steadineo of the men durinn , this trying occa sion, were beyond all praise. Thank God we are now all safe, refitting and . setting to rights in Marmorice harbour." " Marmori,ce, Dec. 13, 1840. " We left off Alexandria on the i:f3fh of November, and arrived here on the Bth instant, lut:'ing fallen in with one of the h eav i es t ga l es it h as b ee' : my lot to encounter since I have been in the service ; this shill sustained little damage, the main shot locker only !roke adrift, no sails lost ; the Rodney lost a quarter boa and maintcpsail ; Vanguard, maintopsail ; Powerful laboured very heavily, carried away larboard fore channels, and endangered foremast ; Cambridge, masts all but gone ; Revenge not much damage. The Bel lerophon had a very narrow escape at Bey rout ; she broke from her anchors, was obliged to make sail, lost every sail but mizen-topsail, hove eight upper deck guns overboard, and, in fact, was saved by Providence. The Zebra is totally lost, and three men drowned ; the Pique (both at Caill'a) cut away all her masts, and was saved only by the goodness of her hempen cable, both chains having parted ; great numbers of merchant vessels have been wrecked on the coast. Five ships are expected to leave this for Malta shortly— namely, Powerful, Edinburgh, and Ganges, certain, the other two I know not, Lieutenant Fitz-James, of the Ganges, has exchanged with Bridges of time Thunderer. Another Court-martial is to take place on the Captain of an Austrian corvette ; one charge is, I understand, cowardice on the attack at Acre." The nque reached this harbour on the 9.2 d inst., having sailed under jury masts from the coast of Syria, and having occupied IS days on her passage. This frigate has been left in command of the Bay of Acre for the winter, in company with the steamer Ve suvius, and had taken up an anchorage off Caiffa, as • being the most sheltered part of the bay. On the 2d inst. it began to blow violent squalls, which lasted with occasional intervals for too days. On the 4th the wind shifted round the point of Carmel, which had hitherto sheltered the anchorage, and coming down with unbroken violence upon the shipping, drove two brigs from their anchors, and compelled the Vesuvius to put to sea, after losing both ,her anchors ; of the two brigs, one, her Majesty's ship Zebra, had cut away her masts early in the day, and made a signal of dis tress. To render her any assistance while the wind and sea raged so furiously was of course impracticable. The steamer made a fruitless attempt with this view, and herself hardly succeeded in getting clear of the, coast and taking the open sea. The brig still held on by her remaining anchors, the seas breaking over the dismasted hull with resistless violence, and at last drove her again from her anchors. She drifted shorewards, and after striking repeatedly on the sandy bottom, was thrown by the violence of the sea high up on the beach, and her crew were thus providentially rescued from their apparently hopeless situation. Three men alone were drowned in an attempt to save their own lives by lowering a boat, which was swamped alongside. No other lives were lost. The frigate had meanwhile imitated the example of her consort, and cut away her masts, after breaking from two iron and one hempen cable. She still held on by her last hempen cable, ohidh was so much chafed by the wrecks of her masts, as to destroy any hopes of its holding the ship much longer under the violence of the tempest. Most providentially at this crisis the ind went down almoet Llstantaneously, and she rode safe for the night. Ear!y next day the steamer re-ap peared, and having towed the frigate 140 miles out to sea, left her a sheer hulk, to make the best of her way to Malta. She had lost all her masts and bowsprit, six guns, and her four best anchors ; her rudder was seri ously damaged, and she was found leaky. In this con dition she was jury-rigged, and being favoured by tem perate weather, she has reached Malta, 18 days from the day on which she was towed out. THE EARTHQUAKE AT MOUNT ARARAT. ST. PETERSBURGII, DEC. 12:2, 1840. Our Flume Department his published the following report on the extraordminary earthquake at Mount Ararat, the first official and circumstantial account which has hitherto appeared on the eubject, all previous descriptions having been very defective and confused, and frequently contradictory. The report proceeds thus • " About sunset, on the 2d of July, a violent earth quake occurred in the Armenian province, which lasted nearly one minute. The village of Achturi, situated on the declivity of the Ararat, in the Surmanlinsk dis trict, with the whole of its inhabitants, the more ele vated cloister of St. Leels, and the house of the former Sirdars (governors), were completely overwhelmed by the masses of earth, stone, and ice, which rushed down from the mountain. Inundations of melted snow mixed with mud, flowed over the neighbouring fields, to tally covering them, and destroyed all the grain and fruits within a circuit of more than ten wersts. In the Schrursk district also, at seven o'clock in the evening of the same day, no less than 3,137 houses, with all their subsidiary buildings, were levelled to the ground by the earthquake, whereby 13 men, 20 women, and 253 head of cattle perished. The loss of property to the inhabi tants of this district is estimated at 43,929 silver ru bles. At the same moment the shock was felt in the fortress of Shusha and other parts of the Ka rabacha province, where it also lasted exactly a minute. The fortress sustained no damage ; but in the province, one church and 169 inhabitated houses were destroyed. The eastern wall of the ancient Armenian convent of Tatuvsk gave way, along with the roof, from which the carved stones rolled down, and the towers were demolished. The rocks in the neigh bourhood of the villages of Shingen sank down, by which an Armenian, two women, and a great number of cattle were killed ; immediately after, the whole of the road to the village was covered and closed up. As yet the inhabitants can only communicate witb each other by means of ropes. In the Talusin Khanat the town of Concoran and its neighbourhood experienced three heavy shocks, one alter the other, which lasted longer than a minute, but did no damage. In Alexandropcl, in Tiflis, the earth quake was likewise felt, but there, too, it was attended by no injurious consequences. Throughout the whole district of Surmanlinsk, but chiefly in the villages near Mount Ararat, slight shocks of two or three minutes' duration were daily observed from the 3d to the Bth of July. On the 6th a second downfall of Mount Ararat took place, in consequence of which vast rocks, stupendous blocks of ice, and immense floods of water rushed down with such rapidity and force, that in a few minutes everything that stood in their way was destroyed. Great streams of the various substances thrown up ex tended over a surface of more than twenty wersts. The inhabitants of the numerous villages in the Surmanlinsk district, situated at the foot of the Ararat, are left destitute by the devastation of their houses. Though the torrents rushing from the mountains did not reach all the villages, yet the corn fields were dreadfully in jured by the snow-water mixed with mud. The General Commanding-in-Chief in Georgia has sent Major VoskobanikofT to Mount Ararat to make a correct survey, and collect on the spot all the details of the earthquake. SturvvßEcK.---During the heavy gales which have lately visited the West Coast, the brig .lane Gordon, of Ayr, Simpson, of 121 tons, from Cork to Ayr, in bal last, became unmanageable, and was dtiven ashore at three a.m. on the 3d of January curt., near the north pier-head of Portpatrick, and became a total wreck. Tile cries of the crew alarmed the inhabitants of the port, many of whom came to their assistance, but could render very little; for although the vessel's stern was within a few yards of the pier, the sea ran so high that it made a clean breach over both the vessel and the pier. At five o'clock the two masts went overboard, and the vessel was shivered in piece.. The master, a man, and a boy, were washed ashore; but ' the mate and four of the crew were unfortunately drowned MORTALITY FROM SMALL-PDX. —From July 1837, to Dec. 1839, Mr. Farr has show n that the deaths from small-pox in the metropolis (lancet, Nov. 1840), amounted to 5186; the quarterly deaths rose from 257 to 1,145 ; the increase was 445 per cent., or more thel four fold. The increase was in a geometrical progression, and the quarterly rate of increase was therefore the cube root of 4 45=1.65, or 6 5 per ce nt. The epidemic is now on the increase ; 35, 54, 60, 58 have latterl y died w eekly. This is melancholy when we reflect that the disea se might be arrested in one week b y vaccination. Five children at the very least arc de stro y ed daily by small-pox in L on d on. Vary the statement a little, says Mr. Farr, and whatwould be the effect of the announcement in the public papers Fi ve c hildren will be thrown fr om London-b r id ge daily elve months—and the numberduring the will nbeexrtawiseeedk; t6h,e7,,,,axnt tlidt; daily ß in the next sea son ; the very supp osi t i on is revolting,frorr small -pox ; m l o in d g e e o r. f d inega t p h a i m s , m n il:l y c t o o m rt p u a r r e e , d u w nd it e h r that hideous deformity—the sur and perhap v iyors escaping as from th e fire, with faces cicatrizcd, de s blinded for life, f o rmed irreparably, 14..1VE ING EDITION. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the .1-Icmvshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—The Pelican, 16, Comman der. Charles Napier, was to leave Chatham on Thur:.- day for this port, on her way to• the Mediterranean, tea reli. - tve the Wasp ; the Iris, 2G, Captaii; Nourse, was to fellow yesterday, and will, it is understood, pro to the- West Indies, to relieve the Ves;al. The Phecnix, steam frigate, Commcnder .Tuba Ri chardson, will proceed to-morrow to the Aiediterr..pean. The Two: d, '2O, Commander Douglas, is fully manntd, and is reported to be ready for sea on the :20th instant,. Tin .91ban, steam vessel, arrived on Tucsday from Sheerness, with the 66th regiment on board, and they were landed at Gosport. The Dr:ver„new steamer, was undocked on Wcdocs day, and will he ;owed round to Woolwich, under the charge of Mr. Miller,: of :the Victory, on Monday next, by the Fearless, steamer, The London and Forn:idaNu, at Chatham, and the St. Vincent and Vengeance, at this port, are not to be fitted out at present, but reserved As n.rmonstration ships. The Apollo, troop-ship, embarks Ott: 97th for Corfu, taking the 2d battalion of the 60th to .ra L unica, and the 6Sth from thence to Quebec, and returns to Ports.nouth with the '24.h Regiment. The French frigme Iphigenia, of 60 guns. has ,- e• cently left Toulon, with a few troops on board, for the Isle of Bourbon. The barque M frgaret, from Dublin, with 1;3'2. le male convieti, under the medical charge of Mr. C. A. Browning, surgeon, R.N., arrived at Sydney on ti . ie 17th of August, and the barque King William, with 180 male convicts under the superintendence of CAmp. bell France, Esq., surgeon, R.N., on the same day_ The foilovring officers took passage in the King :—Licut. Montgomery, 80th Regiment ; Ensitm. T, V B. Aplin, .28th Regiment ; twenty rank and fil e . of ;he jOi`h and 90th Regiments, and four women and. seven .".Fite'.-ce• In I:ctrb..-ur.—Queen, Victory, Indus, Excellent, R oya l G eo , ', re , Tweed, Pliamix, Rapid, Viper, Apollo. troop ship, a nu Avon, Alban, and Echo steamers, Cracker tender. At Spithead.—Pihn Bligh, E. I. The Emperor of 13.ut . siJ has conferred on Admiral Sir Robert Stopford the' Ordc' of St. George (2d Clan), being the same as was giv:>o to Sir E. Codrington. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PnoiooTloN.—Mate John 17, Woo'ward to the rank of Lieutenant. APPOINTMENTS.—Captain Christoph.:r Wyvil, tot la Cleopatra. Lieutenants—W. G. Mange, of the to thy Phoenix ; .T. P. Dennis, of the PlArnix, to the Indus. Plates—Henry De Lisle, to the ; Henry Chacti, to the Endymion ; A. C. Key, to the Ex:Tent-et; D. M. L. Mackenzie, to the Iris ; Mr. Edward Hill, to the Indus. Assistant-Surgeons—R. Hayward, to the Edinbur k -11. vice Plimsoll ; D. H. Gamble, to the Rtnen,, ,, e, vice Baker ; T. K. Beattie, to the Stromboli, vice Hough ton ; D. O'Callaghan, to the Phoenix ; T. C. 111111er, to the Queen. Acting Second Master—James Soarlett, to the Queen, for her tender. Mr. Doyle, Clerk of the Apollo, and Mr.. Parin;nter, Clerk of the Phoenix, have passed . their exai.lination for Pursers. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 7.—The Ferret, 10, Lieut. W• S. Thornaf, arrived from the Coast of Ireland, on rCiddY, with some eew raised men ; she is fitting in Barn!. The EmeraM tender sailed for Portsmouth, on Satt. v day ; and the Tortoise lighter arrived from Falmouth,. with unserviceable stores. The Adventure nary trans port arrived froto Deptford, on Wednesday, with vic tualling stores. The Pigeon packet, 6, Lieut. Thos. James, arrived from Falmouth on Thursday. 'rho Impregnable, 104, and Belleisle, 72, still want a num ber of men to complete their crews. In llamoaze—Caledonia. San Josef, Endyinion, Raven, Pigeon, Comet and Can-on steamers, and Ad venture navy transport. In Barnpool—Ferrct. In the Sound—lmpregnable, I3e7eisle, and In constant. (From the Hampshite Independehl PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 9.—Commander Richa.rdson has: assumed the command of the Phoenix steamer, vice Stoptord, promoted. The Viper schooner, Lieut. Burslem, came into har boul yesterday, for the purpose of bring paid ofT, ber period of scrOce having expired. The brig Kite, which was lately lost in the Channel. Seas, was taken into the service at M tdras, armed and. despatched to join the Conway, employed surveying the entrance of the river Yang-Taze-Kcang, in lat. 32, and was there ran ashore is the right, and her crew made prisoners by the Chinese, ,Lieutenant Douglas and about twenty men composed the brig's complement. MOVEMENT:4. OF HER MAJESTc . S SHITS.—The Per sian, 16, Commander Quin, arrived ,at Accra on th© 13th October, from Prince's Island, at,:l sailed again on the tlith, for Ascension. The Ferret..`er', Wolve rine, and Lynx, sailed from Accra on the 261. h October, on a cruize. The Brisk, fur the Cape of good . 11, Pc, arrived at St. Helena on the 24th of Octothtr. Pio }Lela arrived at Trinidad the 16th of November, i•oina Le Guagra, and proceeded same day for Grenada. The Cleopatra sailed from Barbadoes on the 18:h of No vember for Antigua. The Crocodile from Berrouda„ and Firefly from Barbadoes, arrived at Jamaica on the. 26th of Novem'aer. The Pilot for Carthagrma, Vestal. for Honduras, Victor for Mexico, Hornet for Chaves, lied sailed from Jamaica previous to the 18th of No veinher. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MANCHESTEIL—FRIDAT EVENING. At the usual hour this morning the attendance was ccr good, but business appeared to be decidedly frozen up. We did not hear a single bet laid. The Chester Cup remains a dead letter, until the weights arc made known— the 14th is the day. For the Derby 14 to 1 was offered its ponies egainat the Rcsalie colt ; 20 to I would have been taken on Coronation; 1,000 to Ih was offered by a Lon doper Hawk's-eye, and the same a ga i ns t Bl ac k Hawk. again Tl s le t Oaks and St. Leger were as still as the Chester Cup. TRIAL OF THE HON. CAPTAIN PLUNKETT. LANCASTER SESSIONS. As soon as it MIS known that the trial had come on, the intelligence was iptickly communicated to those in the town, and persons flocked into the Ci9utt in great numbers—not only to hear it, but also to get a peep at one who, from his high family connections, fortune, atld Waterfordian frolics, had mad:, himself one of the " lions" of the day. Upon his release from prison upon the Wigan affair, a Queen's Bench warrant was issued for his re-apprehension upon the deposition made be fore the Visiting Magistrates by Atkinson, the person( whom Captain Plunkett had assaulted. Upon this he was apprehended, and held to bail in I,oool.—himself in 500/. and two sureties in 250/. each. Between, twelve and one o'clock he entered the Court, accom panied by his friends and Mr. Armstrong, of Preston, his professional adviser. lie was most fashionably at tired, and his appearance and soldicr.lik© bearing boon created considerable interest amongst those present in his behalf. He took his seat by the side of his friends in one of the inner circles appropriated for the barristers, and sat during the hearing of the proceedings. Mr. Wilkins was retained for the defence, and Mr. Huiton for the prosecution. Ou the Clerk of the Court reading the indictment, he defendant pleaded guilty to it. 'the CHAIRMAN, after considerable deliberation, thew called upon Captain Plunkett, who immediately stood up. He then briefly said--" 'the sentence of this Court is, that you be imprisoned in Kirkdale House of Cor rection for two months." Mr. WILKINS hoped the Magistrates would mitigate the sentcnce. The CIIAIRNIMc said, however much the Court might regret the decision they had come to, after giv-' ing the matter their best consideration, they could not reverse the sentence ; they were bound, „ Alagistrates, to protect their officers in the execution of their duty. THE CHARTIST PRISONERS. perfectly r kccs:Putlps; dn ttohecyncltleheof treat ment —.4.---- From the Van Dieman's Land Colonial Tiows, Jul 21) 4 The manner in which Messrs. Frost, Willianl '. Jones, have been treated by a` hipgoGraorl:cronfintehteit oldl ' l under disgraceful, and end most abominable practices enforced by the T • ones under the " iron rule" of my Lords Liverpool and Castte reagh. t-- r. I‘l n . FROST.—This has the Ofouarow"inVgictroermiaa" genCep .tan, with th e two other Persons sent here for treason ' , have pose, by order of the Sec retary of State, to Port o Arthur. How they are t b e treated there remains to be seen. This is the fi rs t instance of political offen ders being clas se d with felons, and it is by a Whig Ministry th a t such unfitting punishment is perpetrated. In the Tory time s , P--rsceuting " at home" as they did all such offenders, Lucywhen treated them according to their 1 they sent them to Australia. Messrs. Margarot, F •yo lel 3 &mer (father of the mem.. her for B-Irks), Skiv ing, Mu ir, and others, sent to New South Wales, were a ni ll g' th r Create ll with marked at tention and kindness , lande d e . free of all restraint, and colonial pardons ' immediately tssued to them. The pre sent unfortunate persons were sent away while their case was under discussion in Parliament ; certainly" as in a well-known former case upon the ground of its illegality, but upon other very strong grounds. " We can say more a but this affair. Wt, en the Man darin anchored in this port, certain the Lieutenant o r orders, were delivere d to his Excelle n cy Lieutenant Governor, empowering h im to tran se ttlement at T a sman's Peninsula these tical offenders ;" the y w ere not their '° co -mates in exile," but unhappy " poli sport to the • penal permitted to land with were unshipped from the trans port, on board a Gover nment vessel, and forthwith conveyed to Port Arthur. ing rho xrid to. 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