The Sun. — London, England, 1841-12-30 00:00:00

MOAN IN G i'4UN LORD MORPETH IN NEW YORK, (From the New York Herald of the Ist Dee.) The annuli celebration and dinner of the St. Ar.- drew's Society, took piece last evening at the City Hotel. The dining-room was decorated in an exceed ingly appropriate and beautiful manner, and the dinner was served in a style which reflected new credit on the Messrs. Gardners, whose high reputation is too well-known and established to require any more explicit eulogy from us. At six o'clock the company sat down to dinner. At the cross table were seated the President of the Society, D. S. Kennedy, Esq., supported on his right by Mr. Edwards, the President of the St. George's Society ; Mr. Faber, the President of the German So ciety ; Mr. Golden, the President of the St. David's Society ; Lord Morpeth ; Sir James Alexander ; Rev. W. Stark ; Jahn Johnston, Esq. ; and on his left by Mr. Os borne, the President of the St. Patrick's Society; Mr. Hoxie,the President of the New England Society ; Aid. Benson, the President of the St. Nicholas'Soeiety ; Lieut. Bradford, Rev. M. M'Clootie, H. Maxwell, Esq. At the other tables were Mr. Gibson, and the other gen tlemen composing the deputation from the St. An drew's Society of Philadelphia; Messrs. Dyson, Nell stood, Brand, Gordon, M‘Donald, Brown, Mackie, Had dock, Morris, Professor Pattison, Drs. Cumming, J. A. Houston, Mercer, Clirehugh, Scott, Montgomery, tlec. After the cloth was removed the following regular toasts were given by the Chairman, who prefaced each of them with a few very appropriate, ant, indeed, eloquent remarks :—" The day. and all who honour it." " The Land of Cakes." " The Land we live in." " The Queen." Three times three and cheers. Au them—" God save the Queen," beautifully and effect ively sung by Messrs. Clirehugh, Phillips, Maynard, and Rosier. " The President of the United States." " The Mayor and City Council of New York." " The memory of Wallace and of Bruce—names dear to Scot land and liberty." Drank standing, in solemn silence. " The Parish School; of Scotland—the modest but efficient sources of her moral and intellectual distinc tion." " The capital of our native land, the abode of science, and the seat of hospitality." The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of Lord Morpeth, which was drank with three times three, and enthusiastic applause. On the subsidence of the cheering Lord MORPETH roee• and spoke as follows :—Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I came to America rather with a view of gaining a little repose from every sort of public eehibition, and with the hope of being able to leave my poor patches of rhetoric to keep dry on the shelf till my return, and therefore it is with some surprise that I now find myself upon my lege, fur the third night running, before a crowded auditory, in the city of New York.—(Leud applause.) However, Gentlemer, the kindness—the extreme kind ness with which you first invited me and have now wel comed me to your hospitable feast, as well as the high and useful objects which gather you around this board to partake of it, seems imperatively to call on me for a few words, and a very deep feeling of grateful acknow-- ledgment.—( Renewed applause.) Though indeed lam rather at a loss to make out my title to be so con sidered, I cannot pretend—to my misfortune I speak of it—to any claim founded on Scottish birth or blood ; nor even on the superior good fortune of haviog any Scottish property !—(Laughter and cheer ing.) I might, indeed, pass myself off as a " borderer ;" but then the rights under that character were not always of tie most perfect tenure.—(Renewed laughter.) Many a foray, and many a raid, were then the order of the day ; and my direct an cestor, who went by the name of " Belty Will," did not leave a very peaceable reputation on eith e r side of the Scottish burder!—(Great lauehter.) But other times have come, Gentlemen, and the beacon tires blaze no longer on your native hills, nor steel clad warriors encounter each other on your plains. And as it is on the banks of the peaceful Teviot, so let it be across the broad Atlantic!—(Great ap plause.) And, Gentlemen, in addition, and support of this great progress to better times and to more chastened feelings, institutions like the present, which associate fellow countrymen together under the all-compelling law of charity, and call in, as we see to-night, even those who are without its imme diate pale, within its gentle influence, exert a great and a hallowed influence. They make the more wealthy and influential classes familiar with the sight of human misery, and thereby give them the hest incentives to entertain a sincere and an honest repugnance in any way to augment the fearful mass of it amongst their brethren. Even out of the sphere of their own direct operations they spread a mild and more humane feeling over the cold surface of society. They remove unfounded prejudices, smoothe uncharitable asperities, and they bind, tighter and tighter, the links of the golden concord, which in the words of prophecy is one day destined to unite nation and nation, and earth to heaven.—(Applause.) There fore, gentlemen of Scotland, though you be far away from the land of your birth—and perhaps in some respects you may almost find this, as much a " land o' cakes" as that which you have I,ll—(Great laughter)—although you no longer look upon the blooming fields of the Lothians, or tread your owe mountain heather, yet continue cherish an institution like this, which connects you with Scotland, and your Scottish recollect:one, by hotter links than those even of ancestry or lineage.— (Cheers.) You, Gentlemen, natives of Scotland, in all past history, and • in every portion of the globe, have borne a signal share in all the exertions, and in all the successes of our common empire.—(Great applause.) You have supplied a series of able and just men to fill many of the sovereignties of India—you are this day with your hardy and intelligent sons peopling the wide-spread fields of the Canadas— and it is but recently that the shouts of your heroes rose above the burning ruins of Canton.—(Loud ap plause.) Your trophies in literature, too, have always kept on a level with your trophies in arms. You have a Burns —you have a Wilson—and the universe seeme to dispute with you the exclusive pro perty of the fame of Scott.—(Renewed applause.) These laurels, Gentlemen, I believe you will continue to win and to wear, both in peace and in war, wherever you can find an appropriate field for the develop ment and exercise of your energies. But you have even yet had still higher vantage groupd, as has been most appropriately alluded to in One of the toast; of this evening —in the schools that grow and flourish in all your parishes, and in the minis!ration: of a zealous and laborious clergy— and in that Bible which, when the necessity for the con junction arose, you grasped in one hand, and the clay more in the other.—(Tremendous applause.) These, Gentlemen, are the most solid foundations of your past, and the surest guarantee of your future greatness. Bear these, then, Gentlemen, with yoe, whatever new region you may explore, or whatever fresh territories you may occupy. 'co institutions and pursuits high and holy as these to which I h a ve so i m p er f ect ly a d verte d, an Association like this, is a most worthy handmaid ; and, Gentlemen, with right good-will I thank you for having allowed me to be present at its celebration.— ( Loud, continued, and enthusiastic applause, amid which t h e Noble Lord resum e d his seer.) PHILADLLPHIA—DEc. 7. In addition to the developments that have already been made in diii'erent pains of the Union, I observe that the journals of the south h ave begun to comment at great length and wit h much ingenuity on the increase of (ninon in British India and r -exas, both of which pro clueing countries are - likely to affect the int eres t s o f t h e . cOtton-growing States ; a nd as is undersood that Texas will again apply for admis sion in to the Unio n , there can be little doubt that the cotton prospects of the young re public will materially influence any decision of ConoTess. The United States iron manufacturerso_ are anxi ous b f or a protective tariff on iron ; 6,397,370 dol , of bar i ron, and 1,012,312 dol. of manufactured iron, having been -m -ported last year, chiefly from the oth er England. All manufacturers support the " home leagfuelB4Warmly 1 ; but in looking over the foreign conimercep exceed :hiettat already the exports of the United States im ports by 24,944,427 d 01.,. while, in 1840, the exports ex ceeded the imports by about the same amount. Surely such an excess us this, liooo,ooo dol. in two years, will soon decrease the sound portion of the United States' debt to Europe, and materially change the commercial relations 'between the two worlds. New England, New York, Pennsylvania, and all the middle and northern States arc favourable to a high tariff; the southern State, on the contrary, are opposed to it. The whole tariff question is of the highest importance to the commercial and manufacturing interests of Eng lund, and indeed to kindred interests in every part of, Europe. With regard to State debts, letters from Harrisburg positively assert that "there will not be the slightest dif ficulty in meeting the interest due in February on Penn sylvania loans and stock." This is cheering. The pub lic debt of Indiana was about 14,000,000 dol. ; but un paid interest added makes nearly 15,000,000 dollars. Advices from that State assert the " intention of the Le gislature and people to resort to all the means in their power to • recover from their difficulties." Governor lll`Nutt, of Mississippi, perseveres in his opinion as to the non-pavment of the bonds of that State, and says, in a letter to the Richmond Enquirer, written under the elec tion excitement doubtless, "A demand will probably be made on the Government of the United States, for the payment of the bonds referred to. This will raise an exciting and peffitexing question. This State has defined her position, anctavill maintain it, be the consequences svhat they-may. I firmly believe that foar-fifths of the people of this State prefer going to war to paying the bonds." It afi4rds me pleasure to remark that the northern and western journals, and people generally, continue to denounce and conderowthe conduct of Mis sissippi. Several of the southern and middle States are in favour of an early r , sumption of specie payments by the banks ; but I do not think it can possibly be effected. The tonnage for 1841 of vessels entering the United States from Canada is Imports from Canada for the year just ended (estimated at) 2,007667 Exports to Canada (e st i mate d at) $ 6,093, , 250 It should be remember e d th at co l on i al grain, being ad mitted into British ports free of duty, a large quantity of United States grain goes into Canadian ports, at a very low duty, and is sent to England as Canadian. Green coffee and ground coffee pays a duty on entering the :British provinces, but by some omission, coffee roasted (whole) pays, no duty. A great quantity, therefore, 2,289,939 crosses the lines. A few days since a boat, containing three men, was swept over the fas of Niagara. A few nights since some. burghrs broke into the house of Mr. Gerrow, of Ameliasburg, Upper Canada, when a young female followed them into Mr. Gerrow's bed-room, fired a loaded g.mr, and wounded one of the villains, upon which the rest fled. A slight riot occurred last week at Kingston, Upper Canada, owing to the captain of a mer chantman having hung the United States flag above the British inadvertently while displaying the colours for the purpose of drying them. The rioters who tore it down were arrested and fined. • Things in all the British pro vir.c.!s appear to be in a prosperous condition. A man named Pomainville murdered his own father near Montreal, oa the 30th ult. Advices from Colombia state that the United States Minister is a prisoner there, and that the Americans have been obliged to take refuge on board an English man-of war. In Central America, Colonel M`Donald (British), has imprisoned Quixano on board a ship, in consequence of his having threatened the British and Americans. Carthagena is still besieged by the Revolutionists, and the people are suffering much from hunger and yellow fever. The British forces at Belize (Honduras) were ex pected at our latest dates to advance immediately into the Guatamaleian territory, and demand the release of British subjects wrongfully imprisoned. The accounts of dreadful ravages by the small pox at Tahiti, Sandwich Islands, are confirmed. From Buenos Ayres, there is no account of a battle with the Montevidean fleet, later than August 4. $4,385,000, in Treasury notes, formed part of the Buenos Ayrean currency, and the port re mained closed against flour. Fayal is suffering from drought ; and Jamaica from yellow fever. The Florida war is coming to a close. Wild Cat and Hospitalka, two formidable chiefs, with 250 Seminoles, are on their way up the Mississippi to the far west ; and Captain ll; i tde's company recently killed eight Indians, and captured 63. A large and most destructive fire has occurred at Natchez, and I am sorry to find in my Note book records of the accidental burning of no fewer than seven factories and mills in the northern and middle States within the last week. Nearly fifty free coloured persons left Baltimore last week, as emigrants to the British Island of Trinidad. Two duels with swords were fought, on Friday week, at New Orleans, between four French (Creole) merchants, when two of the combatants Monsieur Cheoremont and Monsieur Landreux, were killed. The Prince de Joinville gave 300 dol. to the French Society at New York, and 200 doll. to a poor French family anxious to return to France. There are 59 Jewish synagogues, and about 50,000 Jews in the United States. 30,000 dol. worth of tea was destroyed by a fire last week, in New York. Another frigate and sloop of war are ordered to be completed at Brooklyn. LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP SAVANNAH. We have been favoured by Mr. Oram, the third steward of the Savannah steamer, with the following highly interesting, but painful account of the wreck of this ill-fated boat : We left the port of New York on Friday, Nov. 26, and proceeded prosperously on our passage until Sun day morning, when it commenced blowing heavily and continued with increased violence during the whole of that day and night. About eight o'clock on Sunday evening, it was ascertained that the vessel had sprung a dangerous leak—she being then seven or eight miles from land—off that grave of many a manly heart and many a stout and noble barque—Cape Hatteras. The vessel was soon ascertained to be in such a con dition that Captain Crane advised all bands to take to the boats. The captain, his wife and child, with ten others, including four females, embarked in one of the ship's boats. I being intimately acquainted with Ash well, the cook; endeavoured, at the risk of my life, to rind him, in order that we might together, in this mo ment of peril, embark in the same frail boat. I did not succeed, and stayed so long in the endeavour, that when I returned, an effort, somewhat more than human, barely enabled me to leap from the vessel to the boat. About fifteen minutes after, such was the violence of the storm, we lost sight of the steamer, leaving on board about seventeen individuals, fifteen of whom were hands be longing to the boat. lam confident that the whole are saved, as the vessel, when we left, had three good boats remaining. The boat, after leaving the ship on Sunday night, was driven at the mercy of the winds and waves, with out one particl2 of food, or even one drop of water, until Wednesday morning. Suffering severely, we were silently, yet forcibly, cheered on by the calm but noble bearing of Mrs. Crane. Oa Wednesday morning, worn out with fatigue, we had resigned our oars and committed ourselves in des pair to the still foaming billows, when " A sail—a sail," was descried, by one of our brave firemen, which infused new life into our exhausted frames, and enabled us to approach near enough to show our signal of dis tress, which was observed by the brig Rowena, Capt. Dill, bound to Philadelphia, who did everything pos sible for the resuscitation and comfort of the shipwrecked party. Since the above, we received the following statement from Captain Crane, who arrived here last evening, in the Norwich,lin a very exhausted state : LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP SAVANNAH, J. K. CRANE, COMMANDER.—Sunday, 28th, commenced blowing a gale from the N.E.; at 10 A.M, began raining; at twelve made the land about the Nag's Head, the wind hauling easterly and blowing a gale, the ship behaving nobly, and the engine working wed, the sea increasing - , and heaving us in shore. At half-past four lighted up a little ; sive the Cape, land bearing west ; still steering S.E. by S. and not gaining off shore, took in the fore sail, and hauled off E. by S., everything working well, At six P.M. the engineer reported he could not keep her free with the pumps. I asked him if they worked well. He said yes, but that she had sprung a leak. I told him that was impossible, as the boat was too strong ; but I soon found to my sorrow that it was but too true. Immediately all hands went to baleing, but to little purpose, the water gaining on us so fast that it soon put the furnace fires out, aad then our pumps were useless, and the sea made a breach over us. The boats were then ordered to be got ready, which was immediately done ; but in lowering the starboard quarter boat, they nearly stove her, and then let her go with only two persons in her, Mr. Johnson, of Cedar -street, and Mr. Kilpatrick, the engineer. I then had the other quarter boat cleared away, and got the females in her, with the intention of getting her to the leeward, to get some necessary articles in, but the falls getting foul, I jumped into her and cut them away, and finally succeeded in getting the boat clear, but could not get alongside of the steamer again. Thus we were left adrift in an open boa: in 18 fathoms of water, off Cape Hatteras, blowing a gale at north, with thireeen persons on board, and four of them females, without a drop of water, or an ounce of provisions of any kind. After being in the boat half an hour, the wind hauled to the north-west, and blew harder than ever, with a tremendous ugly cross sea. It broke into the boat twice, and nearly filled her. Thus for forty-eight hours we were scudding before the sea, not knowing what coarse we were making, and not one with a dry thread on, or hardly moving our position, the females sitting in the bottom of the boat the whole time. On Wednesday moderate weather ; at eight discovered a sail to the eastward of us ; got our oars to work immediately, and pulled for her with what re training strength we had. As soon as they discovered us they hove to, and took us on board, where we were treated with all the kindness possible. She proved to he the brig Rowena, Captain Dill, of and bound to Philadelphia, and thirteen human beings were thus preserved from a most awful death. On Saturday came to an anchor to the northward of Cape May. On Monday morning saw a steamboat coming from the southward ; made a signal to her, and she came alongside and took us all on board ; she was the steamer Norwich, Captain Levy, from Norfolk for New York. The Captain kindly treated us with everything in his power, for which we return him our most heartfelt thanks ; and may the Almighty reward him, and also the Captain of the Rowena, for kindly preserving the lives of 13 human beingr, who could not have lived 24 hours longer in an open boat. Names of those in the boat saved :—Captain John K. Crane, lady and son ; Mr. Phillips, mate ; Mrs. Kent, wife of the steward ; Mrs. Moore, wife of one of the waiters; John Kent,. steward; William Oram, waiter ; two firemen, names not known ; Wm. Harth, lan-. of Charleston, Theodore Murray, of Brooklyn, p as sengers ; Lydi a , s te war d ess . Nam es o f those drifted off in the other boat before the C a p ta i n left-- Mr. Kilpatrick, engineer ; Mr. John son, passenger. Persons left on board—Mr. Dunscomb, 2d officer, and four seame n P - Daniel Hill, 2d eng i neer , an d f our Joho it. ds si t cook ;2 . c d cook. passenger,u nknow n a fi en ; Schnee and Mr. engineer of S. C.,for ; w hich two whale boat, were left on the promenade • deck. —New York Herald of the Bth. SHIPWRECK. -------414ERESTING Mansion Ho use, . 6 Ha vanna h da Cuba. , NARRATIVE . " In my last le tter I informe d you that I h a d t a k en John Taylor, bound to the American A ccor d ingly we set sa il from Liver poolmyNpeaw ssa o ge rle b a y ns . Channel about the Sth , a fter which we had fair saili n g on the sth of Sep tember, and got Ble ar of the- Channel till we cleared the Azores , which was about the 20th. It then fell calm until the 30th, during which time we made nothing on our course ; but beat up a few degrees to the south and got into the ' trade, which carried us on rapidly to Antigua, which we made and cleared to th e south on Monday, the 18th of October. We made the Grand Cayman on Sunday, the 176, where we lay to about two hours to take in fresh provisions; after which we continued our course with a fair breeze till twelve o'clock, A.M. of the 18th, when (by observation) we were 37 miles south of Cape Antonio. About this time it commenced blowing hard, which caused the captain to order in the topgallants and double reef the topsails. The gale continued increasing until about four o'clock, when the jib went to rags ; the reefed foresail, in the act of taking io, followed its example. We were now riding under a close-reefed maintopsail, with the wind increasing to a hurricane, and the ship evidently carried by the current. Though so near land, the thick state of the weather prevented our discerning any object 50 yards from the ship, wiiilat night was fast approaching, with the most dreadful lightning right over our heads that I ever beheld-v-the obscurity increased to almost material darkness,' for at each instant, compared with the vivid flashes, we could scarcely conceive it to be the mere absence of light. About halt-past eight, r.m., our main topsail reef dew into a thousand atoms ; the main top- g allant mast was blown awa y as a rott en b ranc h i s carr i e d from an aged tree by the March winds of the north, the til ler ropes snapped, and our ship drifted at the mercy of the tempest. At nine, P.M , she struck, our fore and main masts went by the board, and our beautiful ship lay a groaning wreck. The sea swept fast over her, which caused the captain to order a portion of the bul warks to be cut away in order to clear the main deck, which was at time: knee deep in water ; nothing further further could be done. " The steerage and second cabin passenger; had rushed (many of them naked) to the chief cabin, and clung about us in their agony, for in all human calcula tion few were the moments of our existence. In the moment of anguish and tribulation the weak borrow strength from those who from nature or habit can look with a serene countenance on the danger that unmans themselves, and thus did the presence of two or three persons inured to hard scenes and danga r impart an inexplicable confidence to most of the others. Those by whom 1 was most annoyed were three or four Methodists, who, instead of comforting others, knelt down in the midst of the rest and roared out at the top of their voices, Do spare us this once,' and such like rant. I was almost obliged to swear at them to maka them a little silent, for I was afraid they would drive the poor females into fits. A. gentleman connected with a commercial house in Liverpool, who was pas senger in the first cabin, lent a hand as long as the deck could be kept, and in the moment of most immi nent danger was one of the coolest men I ever saw, doing all that a man could do to console the unhappy without seeming to devote one thought to himself. " What an eternity-like night ! It seemed to most of us as though the earth had forgotten to revolve, and that morn was destined never to dawn again. Nothing could be discerned beyond the ship's side but the white waves that were beating around and over her ; and though it was well known that we were on a bed of coral rocks, yet we could not tell how far we might be from the main land. Morning broke at la s t am id l ou d exclamations of thanksgiving from the weak, and even the strong did not forget to breathe the silent prayer of heartfelt gratitude to the Supreme Author of light. I should have observed, that soon after twelve o'clock the tempest in some degree abated, and some hope was entertained that she might ride it out till the morning ; the well was sounded, and it was found that she had made but little water; all took a turn at the pumps, and she was soon laid dry. At four the hurricane had abated considerably, the pumps were again manned, and in five minutes she was dry ; we, therefore, no longer doubted that she would ride it out in safety. As soon as it was day the long-boat was got out, and the passengers were landed with some diffi culty; for though we found the ship within 100 yards from the laud, lying in a sandy bottom, surrounded by coral rock, yet the sea continued to run high. At length a rope was made fast to a tree on the shore, and so it was managed to ferry the long-boat across, the Captain's gig having been stove in the first attempt to land. One poor young fellow, a native of Sheffield, who has an uncle and aunt abroad, in exerting himself to aid in landing the women and children, was carried out by a wave and drowned. He was got out almost directly, and every exertion made to restore animation, but in vain. Oa the 20th (the day after) a few of us volunteered to go in se .reh of inhabitants, and the authorities, in order to obtain the necessary succours. Luckily, just before we started, a mountaineer from a considerable distance made his appearance, who served us for a guide, and so we set out, well armed, for I expected nothing less than wreckers, robbers, or pirates. The spot where we were wrecked is called Lapunte del Olandes, on the south side of Cape St. Antonio, as we proceeded along the sea coast towards Cape Corrientes. It was about eleven o'clock when we set out, and we had not proceeded far when we found it impos sible to go on ; the heat was intense, and, increas ed by the redaction from the sea, rocks, and sand, soon became insupportable ; for my own part I felt suffocated, and groaned with the difficulty of respiration. Our pulses were at l'2o. We now crept under some palm bushes, and lay until we felt relieved, when we continued our march until dark. Not being able to proceed we supped upon those birds we shot on our way, with some cheese and biscuit we had carried from the ship, and then stretched ourselves upon some palm leaves and slept till break of day, when we again put ourselves en route. As we were walking along the beach we observed a number of fishes playing on the surface of the sea. I sicgled out one and fired ; the ball passed through the spine just below the head ; the fish floundered for a short time, when I jumped in and caught him by the gills. I found it to be a fine red :fish, something like the besago of Biscay, weighing about 12 lb. In about an hour we reached the first backwoodsman's cot, called the Mashora. Here we were received with a most hearty welcome by two whites and two blacks ; one of the latter spoke English. Our fish was cooked ; they gave us plain tains roasted upon the embers ; coffee made of maize sweetened with honey, and an abundance of limes, of which we drank the juice. Again tee started, contiuu ing our course through trackless woods, our guide cut ting his way with a long hanger he wore. For a long distance we had nothing under foot but coral rock as sharp as needles ; then commenced the lagoons, for we were just at the end of the rainy season, and of the most dreadful hurricane that has been known for forty years. It some parts trees, plantations, hcuses, and every thing else have been blown down, and the country, in some parts, laid thirty feet under water. We were one day, for two hours at a time, up to our middles in water, and for three days we were at least six hours out of the twelve in water, and the rest on coral rocks, or amongst roots and brambles. On the second day, at night, we reached a cottage called the Aula,' where we were well received by a numerous family of young and old, of all colours but milk-white, and were most generously treated, and, like the first we met with, would not hear of being paid for anything. On the third day, having shot about a dozen pigeons on our way, we reached an estate called the Arreta,' where we were quite feasted, overwhelmed with kind ness, and our pigeons cooked for us to carry away with us the next morning. On this, the fourth day of our absence from the wreck, we reached the first authority —' Don Francisco Lugo Macienda de Le Remote.' We were exhausted by the fatigue we had undergone ; my legs were covered with wounds and swollen to nearly the thickness of my thighs, whilst those of my companions were little better. In all my marches I never encoun tered anything half so dreadful as the country we had come through ; certainly, although you well know I can endure mucb, all the gold in Cuba would not in duce me to make another such march. Don Francisco Lugo is an excellent man ; he treated us with parental kindnesss, lent us three ` ounces' of gold to proceed with (for our English money would not pass), and furnished us with horses and a guide to proceed to the village (Pueblo) of' Guarres, where we were met by Dr. Don Jose Escovedo, a physician of the place, who invited us to his house, gave me dressing for my legs, and offered us money and everything else we needed. The follow ing morning we proceeded to ' Final del Rio ;' here we found the Lieutenant-Governor, Don Jose Callaba, who immediately brought us to his house, treating us with the utmost kindness. He further took upon himself to return the three ounces' we had borrowed from Don Francisco Lugo, paid our guides four and a half ounces,' obliging us to take two more to continue our journey, for which he lent us his own horses, to take us to Colonio,' where we saw the steamer Serena, commanded by Captain Don Antonio Espinosa, who received, among other things, a splendid sword from her Majesty Queen Vic toria, for saving the lives of same British subjects. This gentleman received us with open arms, and told us that if the steamer were his own he would proceed to the wreck forthwith, but as he was not the owner he could not do it on his own responsibility. He gave me a letter to one of the owners, soliciting leave to go to the wreck. We reached here (Calla de la Ovra) by the railway from San Felipe, and immediately pro ceeded to the American Consul's, whom, as it was Sun day, we did not find in the way. As the case was urgent, for we had been 11 days on our way, and had left 205 fellow-creatures on a desert coast, without any visible means of subsistence, and my mind was very un easy, I resolved not to sleep till I had got the affair in a right channel. " We drove to the house of the British Consul, who, after many verbal civilities, when I put the question home as to how we were to proceed in order to re• lieve the wreck, kindly told me that As a man he commiserated their unhappy condition, but as a Consul he could have nothing at all to do with them, as they were deserting their country and flag!' After what we had met with at the British Consul's I was in des pair ; but at last thought of the American Vice-Coc sul there. To our great pleasure we met the American Consul himself,who told us that as Consul he could only serve the American crew and cargo, but that he vvouht take upon himself to succour all, and carry the passen gers to their destination. He has also set on foot a subscription to pay our expenses, &c. This morning the Captain-General Valdez, our old opponent in Cata lonia, sent for the American Consul, Mr. Irish, and told him that he should give him 300 dollars from his own Pocket towards the subscription. I trust this may be appreciated, and contrasted with the apathy of our own Consul. The American ship Clarion is chartered to go to the wreck, and I ern now on board, ready to sail in five r ainutes."—Letter in the Times. • CORONERSHIP OF CHESHIRE. CLOSE OF THE POLL, MONDAY, FOUR O'CLOCK. Henry Churson, Esq Mr. John Wood Alasery . . 1,808267 Majority for Churton.. Mr. Commissioner Fane has returned to the Earl of Darlington's, after attending Lord Westinorland's funeral. THE SUN, LONDON TE-11'RSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1841. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The following sentence will excite a smile, rather than produce apprehensions, on this side of the Atlantic. President 'Tyler ex presses his " regret that he is unable to core . municate a satisfactory conclusion in the case of the Caroline steamer. No such atonement as was due for the public wrong done to the United States by this invasion of her territory, so wholly irreconcileable with her rights as an independent Power, has yet been made." If the President's " regrets" find no relief until Great Britain admits that the destruction of the Caroline was a wrongful act, for which " atonement" must be made by the British to the American Govern ment, we think he is likely to go mourning all his days. The answer to this bit of gasconade is—"lf the American Government cannot prevent its own border subjects from aiding and abetting British subjects in a state of rebellion, but allows, by not preventing, them to fit out a vessel, laden with arms, ammunition, and other military stores, for the service of those rebels, then Great Britain must and will, upon the principles of self-defence, which involve the right of preventing as well as resisting an attack, do that which the American Government ought to have rendered un necessary—she will destroy such vessel with her lading, and thus defeat the designs of sympathisers' with rebels against her Crown and dignity, by de stroying the arms and stores about to be landed for the use of such rebels, before they reach her own shores." The evidence adduced even by the Americans in the prosecution of M'Leod, is a sufficient answer to the call for "atonement." It is for Great Britain to re quire from America that security be given for the future prevention of a similar infraction of international law by her border subjects, to that which rendered the burning of the Caroline, by the British, an act necessary for the preservation of their own territory and fellow-subjects, thus impudently threatened, and actually visited with invasion. The Message al ludes in strong terms to the "right of search"—of all others, perhaps, the question on which the American people are most sensitive. The subject is revived with new grounds of apprehension by the recent convention entered into by the Five European Powers for the effectual suppression of the Slave Trade. The sensitiveness of the Americans on this subject is, we fear, to be accounted for on grounds far more ques tionable than that of national honour. The right claimed by the British Government " to visit and detain vessels trading under the American fleg, and engaged in prosecuting lawful commerce in the African seas," will cease to be a ground of apprehension, much less of positive complaint, the moment that Ame rica, by becoming a party to that convention, avows her detestation of the inhuman and un-Christian slave traffic by a specific act, and sets the Southern States of her Union an example which they will do well to imi tate, of getting rid of that foul blot upon their character as a free people—the stigma of domestic slavery. STANDARD.—The capture and destruction of the Caroline may be disposed of under Mr. Tyler's own saving of cases of extreme danger. The case was one of extreme danger—the lives end property of the Queen's subjects were put in peril. A rebellion in the Queen's dominions was promoted and en couraged by the miscreants in whose service the vessel was employed ; the local Republican autho rities were unable or unwilling to check the evil; and the delay necessary for a communication with Was hington must have caused the destruction of many lives and of much property, and greatly augmented the chances of success to the Canadian rebels. But we have ever looked upon it as one of the grave crimes of the Whig-Radical Cabinet, that they left this question unsettled, so as to place their country in a false position. Great Britain was the aggrieved party, and it was for Great Britain to complain, and to demand reparation. It- is nothing to the purpose to say, that the American Government did not authorise the violation of the British territory and the murder of our Queen's subjects. The Ameri can Government permitted both, and would now re trospectively protect both by demanding an indem nity for the resistance offered to them. The laws of the Republic may disable its Government from pre venting such crimes, and the constitution of a demo cracy even degrade its magistrates to the necessity of attempting to justify them, but this is the defence of the government and magistrate, not, the defence of the public in its corporate character ; and with the repub lic in its corporate character only, have other nations anything to do. Reparation for the violation of the British territory ought to have been firmly de manded of the Republic ; and for the Republic it was either to avow that violation, or to repair the wrong done by the punishment of the perpetrators. The Presi dent's allusion to the right of search directs to another ease in which the Republic is setfisolated from the civi lised community of the world. All the nations of Europe have agreed to a reciprocal right of search as necessary to put an end to the execrable slave-trade. The asser ton or acknowledgment of such a reciprocal right implies no superiority in any one nation—all are placed on a footing of perfect equality. But the United States will not agree to the exercise of such a right, though none can deny that it is absoiutely necessary to prevent the perpetuation of all the horrors of the abominable traffic in human beings, which is proved to cost at present one thousand murders every day the sun rises. What is the inference from this self-isclatiort of the Republic ? The answer occurs to every one, but it is too painful and too offensive to be lightly written. COURIER.—The Lord Mayor of Dublin has be come tame, timid, and spiritless ; the fierce agitator has dwindled into a mere manufacturer of faggot freemen and faggot voters ; the a p os tl e o f repea l h as been metamorphosed into a petty squabbler for cor poration pickings ; and to render the conversion still more complete, the advocate and eul og i s t o f the ballot—he who saw in it a shield against bribery and an impenetrable defence against intimidation, has became its bitterist and most furious opponent. " Let (exclaims the purity-loving and consistent Lord Mayor ot:Dublin), the country have the benefit of vote by bal lot, but let no councillor dare propose its introduction into the—ancient and loyal ? no !—but modern and patriotic, Corporation of Dublin. Its secrecy may contribute to the purity of parliamentary elections ; but if appoint ments to civic offices—my just and reasonable perqui sites—were to be determined on the ballot system, my creatures would be in danger—the paltry tools I work with would be rejected —my will would cease to be law, and my orders no longer observed as obligatory mandates ; therefore, the ballot system I shall assail as favourable to corruption and jobbery of every kind, and not only oppose the system, but denounce its suppor ters."' Such is the transformation that has been effected by the civic honours which now adorn the brow of the burly agitator ; yet the essential qualities of the man remain unaffected and untouched. He is, Mr. Ignatius Callaghan will vouch for it, as mean and ma lignant, as selfish, as ungrateful and as treacherous, as ever ; and though he tries to curb the license of his ill-mannered tongue, its innate impurity occasionally bursts forth in defiance alke of prudence and decency, and re-asserts the foulness of its nature. But the important point for consideration is, whether or not his occupancy of the Dublin Mansion House tends to augment his power or add to his mischievous ness. For our part, we are firmly persuaded its tendency is in the very opposite direction. Already his squabbles in the Corporation have alienated from him some of the oldest and staunchest of his supporters ; the flagrantly disgraceful manner in which he manufactures freemen, and creates voters for himself at the next election for Dublin, has disgusted every impartial minded man in the United Kingdom, and the recklessness with which he is seeking to monopolise all the good things of the corpo ration his placed his insatiable rapacity in a new and strikingly prominent point of view. In one year the office of Lord Mayor will have done more to disclose Mr. O'Connell's real character to his fellow-citizens, and what is of infinitely more importance, to his fellow countrymen, than would twenty years' shuffling incon sistency on the floor of the House of Commons. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. • TIMES.—The premium on gold at'Paris is 6 per mine, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of '25.30, and exchange at Paris on London at short being :25.471, it follows that gold is 0.70 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 428 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13.6 i, and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13.8, it follows that gold is 0.69 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburgh. The President's Message, as far as the Stock Ex change was concerned, was not favourably received, and the part which embraces the topic of the " right of search," in connexion with the slave trade, was thought to be of such menacing character that the value of our Government securities, which bad, before the publish ing of this document, been buoyant and on the ad vance, rcl %lased about one quarter per cent., and left off heavy. The only operation of magnitude we heard of, to induce such a feeling in the market, was a sale of 50,000/. by the Bank broker. The financial part of President Tyler's Message is couched in the same cautious language which has from the first distinguished his Cravgrnment ; there is the design of establishing a fiscal agent that shall be something less than a national bank, commonly so called, and something more than a mere sub-trea sury. The "separation of the purse from the sword" on the one hand, and the prohibition of operations on the part of the bank-agencies, without the consent of the States, on the other, are severally designed to offer some concession to the two leading parties. The es tablishment of a Board of Control for the sake of keeping the public monies would not be, we apprehend, the serious point of discussion, and the question of the issue of Treasury notes may rather he one of amount than principle. The receipt of individual deposits in bullion could hardly be refused, as it would seem unfair to deny the public the use of so unquestionable a place of security as the vaults of this federal institution, though even here Mr. Tyler would limit the power to prevent a sudden withdrawing of the deposits from the State banks, to the manifest dainage of the latter. The most debateable matter appears to be the right of purchasing and selling domestic bills and draughts, and many questions may arise how far this right may be limited to distinguish this new agent from an ordinary " Bank of the United States." All discussion on this subject in its present state is indeed premature, but it is important to know that there will really be a fiscal plan emanating from the Exe cutive, and that the veto will not be the means of deciding the fate of the next agent. If there be any holders of American securities who are so blind as to entertain a notion that the federal Government will guarantee the State debts, they will do well to observe Mr. Tyler's remark, that "for the debts con tracted the States alone are responsible." Indeed, such a guarantee the holders cannot expect, nor hare they indeed a right to require it. lIERALD.--:The old established and respectable banks of Dorricn, Magens, and Co., and Curries have issued circulars conjointly to their customers and con nections announcing the consolulation or fusion of the two banks into one for the futu►e, under the firm of Curries and Co., to commence from the 31st instant, and to be carried on at the more convenient premises of Curries' bank in Cornhill. The demise of Mr. Thomas Dorrien, it partner in the first-named bank, led, as the circular states, to changes in the firm which tended to bring about this union. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.—The Thalia, 427 Captain C. Hope, arrived at Spithead yesterday from the east ward. She has recently come from Leith, where she has been very successful in procuring volunteers to join her. The Powerful, 84, Captain M. Seymour, will come into the harbour this day, and will be paid off as soon as she is unrigged. She was to have come in yesterday, but was prevented by the thick fog which was prevailing at the time the tide would admit of her entering the harbour. Vice-Admiral Sir J. A. Om manney has struck his flag. The Numa transport, with the detachments of the Royal Artillery and 59th Regi ment on board, bound to the West Indies is still at Spithead, but will sail to-day it the wind is any way favourable. The detachment of the Royal Artillery has already been upwards of a month on board of her. The Queen, 110, Captain Rich, bent her sails yester day, and is now ail ataunt. She will proceed on Wed nesday or Thursday to Spithead. The whole of the ships now fitting out here for foreign service, consisting of the Warspite, 50, Vindictive, 50, Rapid, 10, and Queen, 110, will go out of harbour this week. Ships at Spithead—Powerful, 84, Thalia, 42, Hazard, 18, Soake, 16, and Numa transport. Ships in harbour— St. Vincent, Victory, Queen, Warspite, Vindictive, Rapid, Royal George yacht, Excellent, and Adventure, naval transport. PLYMOUTH.—Previously to giving up the command at this dockyard on Tuesday last, Vice-Admiral War ren made a memorandum, stating his high gratification at the conduct of every officer and man belonging to the establishment. The memorandUm having been forwarded to the Lords Commissioners of the Admi ralty, their Lordships have expressed their approbation and pleasure at such a repo: t of the officers and men of Plymouth dockyard. Admiral Warren was appointed to the command on the promotion of Rear-Admiral C. B. H. Ross, C. 8., to his flag, about four years and nine months since, and when that exci.ll2nt officer left, accompanied by the good wishes of all grades of the es tablishment, hopes were expressed that his successor would be equally worthy of their regard. Those hopes have been fully realised. An order has arrived here from the Lords of the Admiralty commanding the attendance of the master shipwright, Mr. Hawkes, at Woolwich, on the 3d of January, to meet the master shipwrights of the other dockyards. When assembled they are to take into con sideration the propositions of Mr. Blake, master ship wright of the Portsmouth establishment, for the better construction of ships of war with respect to their strength of framing; and reference is to be had to the complaints made of the construction of the Bri tannia and other ships. They are to decide on the best plan for building ships of war in future. That decision is to be final, and is to put an end to that cavil which has so often occurred among the members of their profession. The ability and long experience of these gentlemen will guarantee such a decision as will justify their Lordships in rejecting any other proposi tions that may differ from the mode they may deter mine upon. The Dido, 26, Captain Hon. H. Keppel, arrived on Sunday from Sheerness. She will be paid advance of wages at this port, and proceed to the Mediterranean. The Heroine, 10, Lieut.-Commander S. D. Stewart, and Spy, 3, were paid advance of wages on Monday. The Alban steam•vessel, Mast:A...Commander King, arrived here on Monday from Bristol. 'rue Camel lighter, Faben master, arrived ou Sunday from Pembroke. - APPOINTMENTS.—Lieutcuants : Henry, Courtnay, and Thomas Baillie to the Isis ; John Pollard Davey to the Illustrious. Mate : Armytage to the Dido. PROMOTION.—H. J. Gales to the rank of Lieutenant. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. CFIATIIAM, DEC. 27.—This day (Monday), in the afternoon, a division of the 6th Regiment arrived at Rochester from India, after an absence of 20 years. The division comprises the light infantry, and 7th of the left wing of the regiment, and numbers 123 rank and fire, 4 sergeants, and 6 drummers ; also 10 women and 25 children, with the following officers :—Captain Tighe, Lieutenant Sullivan, Ensign Ogleby, Ensign BiAiton, and Dr. JaCkson, under the command of Captain Griffiths. This division disembarked the same morning at Gravesend from the ship Osceola, Captain West, after a four months' passage, during which the division lost 21 men. The troops experienced great distress and sickness during the voyage, and on their arrival at Rochester were obliged to send to the hospital at Fort Pitt sixty-one men. They embarked at Bombay on the 25th of August last, and sailed on the 27th. The transport, containing the bead-quarters, homeward bound, was spoken with off Ceylon by the Osceola. The staff had great sickness on board, and had lost six men. The regiment is ordered for Canterbury. A draught of the 99th Regiment marched this morn ing from this garrison, consisting of one sergeant and 28 rank and file, under the command of Lieut. Bla mier, for Deptford, to embark on board the Isabella, for New South Wales, as a guard over convicts sen tenced from the last Central Criminal Court. Con victs from Chatham will also be taken on board at Sheerness upon the Isabella's arrival. Sir Thomas Wiltshire, the newly-appointed Com mandant of this garrison, dined, on Christmas day, with Col. Warre, K.H., in the new mess-room. Sir Thomas Wiltshire, on Friday, inspected the soldiers of the Provincial Battalion and the depots, as also the barracks, prison, library, &c., of which the Gallant Officer spoke with much praise. He takes the com mand of this garrison the beginning of next month. A dinner, upon a most magnificent scale, is to be given by the officers of the garrison on Tuesday, as a farewell entertainment to the late Commandant, Sir William Warre, K.C.B. The new and splendid mess-room, recently built, and which is the finest mess-room in the country, is the appointed place for the dejeuner. The room is splendidly lighted with gas. LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dec. 29. IN THE MATTER OF ROBERT HILL. The insolvent in this case was a share and stock broker, and his debts and liabilities amounted to upwards of 35,0001. He had been one of those who speculated in the Cornish mines, from which it was expected at the time of his declaration of insolvency that something would be realised. He had also speculated in the South American Mining Companies, and at the present moment there were shares in the Buenos Ayres and Brazilian Mines standing in his name, to the nominal value of 51,1421. Having handed into Court several of the mining shares and a number of pawnbrokers' duplicates, he was de clared entitled to the benefit of the Act. IN RE THE REV. FREDERICK STURMER. The insolvent in this case was the person whose name had been so prominently before the public in connection with Medhurst's case. It may be remembered that he kept a school in Hayes at the time of this tragic occurrence, which he sold out shortly before he was sued by his detaining creditor for 1,2001., 1501. of which he spent in personal expenses. His debts and liabilities amounted to 3,0001. He now appeared on his petition to be allowed out on bail, and his solicitor informed the Court that he had so few friends, that he (the solicitor) was compelled to seek for bail amongst his own private acquaintances. The bail having been examined and found responsible, the insolvent was ordered to be discharged until the 3d of February. IX RE EMMA. CREAMY. The insolvent had been an inn-keeper. at Ipswich, which place he left suddenly some time since. lie now came up for judgment. The Learned CHIEF COSI3IISSIONER, on referring to the notes of Mr. Commissioner Law, who heard the case, said he found this as one of great fraud, and he should therefore order the insolvent to be remanded for twenty months from the date of his vesting order. IN RE FREDERICK BULL. The - insolvent in this case was an attorney, in Hones street, Cavendish-square, and was opposed by Mr.E. Lam bert, who had given himlso/. to pay away to the creditors of a deceased person, to whom he (Mr. Lambert) was executor, and which he applied to his own use. The COMMISSIONER ordered him to be remanded, for eight months from the date of his vesting order. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS. (Before Mr. Sergeant ADAms and a Bench of Magistrates.) These Sessions commenced yesterday at the GUild hall. The Calendar did not contain any cases of a serious nature, they being chiefly petty larcenies. Edward Hill, aged 13, was charged with stealing 7s. from a person named Hurst, and pleaded Guilty. The circumstances were rather curious. The prisoner, who is a decent-looking lad, was found by Hurst almost starving in the street. Hurst, who is - a very poor man, and sells baked potatoes in the street, took him home, and his wife fed him and gave hini a bed, but he most ungratefully robbed her of the whole of her little store, is., and decamped the next morning. The prisoner said he was a good scholar, had been educated at a boarding-school, and was an orphan. He had been lately going about with travelling showmen. He was remanded in order to make the necessary inquiries. John Stone, William Warren, and James Warren, three little boys, the yonngest apparently not more than seven years old, were charged with stealing two glasses of sweetmeats from a shop in Tothill-street, Westminster. The evidence against the young culprits was conclu sive ; one of them, Stone, who seemed to be about 12 years old, had been " in trouble" before.' The Jury found all the prisoners Guilty. One of the officers of the Court stated that the poor boys (the Warrens) were very much to be pitied; the Father was living with a female in a very disgraceful state, and had actually turned these poor children out to starve or steal in the streets. If they were discharged that moment they had no home to go to. The CHAIRMAN said it was melancholy to think that there were vast numbers of children in that metropolis who were thieves from absolute want. The present state of these unfortunate children was most appalling, and it appeared to him that something must be dune by the Government. As the prisoner Stone was still very young, \ there was some chance of his being re claimed, and the Court would sentence him to seven years' transportation, in order that he might be sent to Parker's prison in the Isle of Wight. The other two would be sent to the House of Correction for two months, and taken care of, in order that, in the meantime, some thing might be done for them. The bide fellows, who cried bitterly, were then removed. Arthur Clarke, aged twelve, was charged with stealing a show case and six brooches, value 25., from a shop in Bridge-court, Westminster. • ' The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but his former master having given him a good character, and ex pressed his willingness to take him back again, the Court sentenced him to 14 days' imprisonment in solitary confinement. William Alders, aged 35, a hatter, was charged with assaulting Catherine his wife. The piesecutrix, a delicate-looking woman, said she bad been married to the prisoner thirteen years, and had three children living out of eleven. On the 15th of No vember the pri§oner came home rather tipsy. He was in arrear with his landlaly. When he came home he began to drink and smoke. He told his wife she might go to bed, and that he would not molest her. She went up-stairs, and he followed her, and caught her by the throat, and told her that night would be her last. She was nearly strangled, and cried out" Murder!" The landlady and her son came up, and took him away. From questions asked by the Chair man it appaared that he had frequently ill-used her on former occasions. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but he having agreed to allow his wife a sum of 1/. a week, and not to molest or go near her again, the Court held him to bail in his own recogniaances, and one surety of 20/. to come up and receive judgment whenever called upon. John Williams, a man with one arm, was charged with being a rogue and vagabond, and with having violently assaulted one of the officers of the Mendicity Society. The record of the prisoner's previous conviction was put in, but the Chairman thought the conviction should have been for being a rogue and vagabond, instead of an incorrigible rogue and vagabond, and the prisoner was discharged.—The Court then adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. CAUTION TO CARRIERS.—The Bay. Mr. May, of Brompton, summoned Messrs. Deacon and Co., carriers, for extortionate charge in forwarding a box to his resi dence, which had been sent from the country to their office. It appeared from the statement of the Rev. Gentleman, that the box had been sent, by Messrs. Deacon from their office to a carrier in quite an opposite direction to his re sidence, and was thence forwarded to Brompton, whereas, if it had been left at she Parcels Delivery Company's office, a short distance from the Messrs. Deacons', it would have been conveyed for half the price. Mr. Alderman FAREBROTHER ordered the defendants to pay the costs and overcharge, which was handed over to the Rev. Gentleman ; but he kindly ordered it to be given to the first poor person that should come before the Court. WORSHIP-STREET. Two young Irishmen, named Daniel and Michael O'Brien, brothers, were brought before Mr. Broughton upon a warrant, charged with having violently assaulted Owen M'Carthy, a bricklayer's labourer, and the first named prisoner was charged with having bitten off a por tion of his nose. It appeared, from complainant's evidence, that on Mon day evening he was sitting in the tap-room of the Sun public-house, in Shoreditch, when the prisoners entered the room, and commenced a loud altercation with a woman who was in their company. As they appeared. on the poimt of using violence towards her, the com plainant begged them to desist ; upon which . Michael O'Brien made a violent attack upon him, and, at the same moment, the prisoner Daniel seized hold of his ears with both his hands ' and having dragged his face towards him he fastened his teeth in his nose and bit a large portion of it off. The agony produced by the injury was so intense that he became insensible, in which state he was carried to the shop of Mr.. London, a sur geon in Shoreditch, where the wound was dressed. The prisoners made their escape after committing the out rage, but as soon as he was able he obtained a warrant against them at this Court. The officer, Holland, said that be had made inquiries respecting •the complainant,: who had the character of being a quiet inoffensive man. "'' After some remarks on the savage' and ferocious na ture of the outrage, Mr. BuonarrroN said that he should commit them both for assaulting. and wounding the com plainant, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. The Magistrate presented the poor fellow with ss. out of the poor-box, and desired him to go at once to an hospital. EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER. THREE LIVES LOST. BRISTOL, TUESDAY.—An accident, attended with very serious consequences, occurred yesterday on the line of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway, about two miles from Wickwar, fifteen miles from this city, from an explosion of gunpowder. • Three unfortunate men were blown to pieces, and killed on the spot ; and five other persons, being all who were in the immediate neighbourhood at the time, were severely burned, and otherwise injured. These, five are now lying in our infirmary, and one of them his an eye blown out, and is otherwise so dread fully burned that he cannot recover. The unfortunate men were all engaged on the railway, and the names of those who are killed are Matthew Ste phens, James Bennett, and another, name unknown. The names of those now in the infirmary are—Thomas White, one eye out, .and dreadfully burned ; Lewi s , Crew, Henry Williams (blacksmith), George Collins all very badly burned and bruised ; and John Hodges, much burned in the face and legs, but not so much as the others. From the circumstance of all those who were present being too much injured to be able to give evidence, the inquest cannot y e t b e h e ld, b u t I h ave gathered the following particulars of the catastrophe:— The spot where it occurred is about two miles from the town of Wickwar, and the men were engaged in the formation of a tunnel. On Saturday a barrel containing half a hundred weight of gunpowder, intended to be used in blowing up the rocks, in order to form the tunnel, was taken and deposited for safety in a shed situated at the mouth of the tunnel, and sometimes used as a black smith's shop. Yesterday the blacksmith was ordered to go to " sharpen" the men's tools, and whilst so engaged a spark of lire flew from the anvil and ignited the powder, which, of course instantly exploded, and the poor men were blown in all directions; the explosion shattering the smithy, a place called the Mill. ring, and a part of the tunnel, and causing the greatest sensation in the whole of the surrounding hamlets to the distance of six or seven miles; the explosion being distinctly heard in all of them to that distance. For some time nothing could exceed the alarm of the inhabitants, - who, being entirely unaware of the cause of the frightful explosion, would not believe but that it was occasioned by the shock of an earth quake. At length, however, the cause of the fatal catas trophe was ascertained, and spread considerable dismay in the minds of all those persons who had relations work ing on the railway. The scattered remains of the, bodies of the men who were killed were gathered together to await the result of a Coroner's inquest, and the wounded men were conveyed to the Bristol Infirmary, where four of them are now lying in a very dangerous state. THE SONG OF THE SWAN.—The swan being identified with Orpheus, and called also the Bird of Apollo, the god of music, Towers of song have been often attributed to it, and as often denied. It is, how ever, perfectly true, that this bird has a soft, low, voice, rather plaintive, and with little variety, but not disa greeable. I have heard it often in the spring, and some times later in the season, when moving slowly about with its young. Colonel Itawker, in his Sporting work at p. 261, has printed a few bars of the " Swan's me lody, formed with two notes, C and the minor third (E Hat), and the mnsician, it is said, kept working his head as if delighted with his own performance."— Yar reit s History of British Birds. ASPERSIONS OF THE JEWS.—The truly liberal Mr. Christopher having said, in his famous Corn law speech at Lincoln, that " the fictitious mode of taking the averages, now only benefits the Jew specu lators of the Continent and of this country, for on the Continent the Corn-trade is entirely in the hands of the Jews," has been called to account by Mr. David Salo tnons for improperly attributing to the Jews these Corn law delinquencies. Mr. Salomons asserts that few. or none of the ()Teat grain firms arc Jewish commercial houses, and he b has succeeded in con vincin g Mr. Christo pher that he has unnecessarily asp ersed the Jew s. Ac cordingly that gentleman, wh o seems to h ave some respect for the money•owning tribe, has addressed the following letter to Mr. Salosnons, with a view by its publication to snake them some amends : Bloxlsolus Hall, Dec. 26, 1841. " Sir—l regret that any expression in the speech I delivered at Lincoln should have given pain to persons of your persuasion, especially as it wa s not my intention to attribute the dishonest practices in the Corn-trade exclusively to those who profess the Jewish religion. The expression of which you complain was a useless one, and not necessary for my argument, and I should not have made use of it unless I had been credibly informed, when I was last on the Continent, that the Cornrtrade was carried on by persons of your nation.—l have the II honour to be, Sir , your obedient h um bl e servant , The l) spirited a vid Sal Ex-Sheriff omo n s 2h Esq. er (Signed) " R. A. C HRISTOP ff. deserves credit fo r having ER" . ex torted this acknowled gment f rom Mr. Christopher. MORNING SUN BELUIUM. By a letter from Brussels of-the 25th, the Belgian Chambers have voted the following sums in support of the various persons attached to the various departments of education, literature, science, and fine arts: — PRIMARY EDUCATION.-1. For salaries to school masters in the nine provinces, 250,0001. 2. For the building, repairing, furnishing, &c., of school-houses , 75,000 f. 3. For assistance to necessitous teachers without employ, and schoolmasters' widows, 10,0001. 4. For the instruction of the blind, and deaf and dumb, 20,000 f. LITERATURE AND SCIENCE.-1. For encouragemen t, subscriptions and purchases, 50,000 f. 2. For the Acadeiny of Sciences and Belles Lettres, 30,000 f. 3. For the R"r. ti Observatory of Brussels, 22,000 f. 4. For the Royal Li brary, 65,000 f. 5. Pensions in favour of laureats, 5,000 f. 6. For the Brussels School of Engraving, 20,000 f. 7. Fo r the Museum of Arms and Antiquities, 10,0001. FINE ARTS.-1. For the encouragement of, for sub scriptions and purchases, 60,000 f. 2. For the Conscrva toire of Music at .Brussels, 35,000 t. 3. For the same at Liege, 12,000 f. 4. For the Royal Acadamy of Fine Arts at Antwerp, 31,000 f. 5. For other academies and schools of fine arts, 25,0001. LLOYD'S SHIPPING LONDON, DEC. 29.—Wind at noon, N. to N.W. STANGATE CREEK, DEC. 28.—Arrd. Margaret, Wake' ham, Odessa. • OFF THE GALLOPER, DEC. 26.—Arrd. Colonia, Flos" burgh, for Porto Rico. RAMSGATE, DEC. 28.—Sailed Susanna Catherine, 31 a ria, New York; Samiote, Malta. DEAL, DEC. 28.—Wind N.W. light.—Arrd- Th nln* Spence, Honduras; Adaline, Bell, Quebec. Arrived frot h the River and sailed, Bristol, Jamaica. OFF DOVER, DEC. 26.—Diony s i a C a th ar ina, Go e r , Batavia, for Amsterdam ; Symp a thi e , Fl ens burg, for , '" - Thomas. • OFF DUNGENESS, DEC. 27.---Sutinam,Vanderkent nam, for Amsterdam. rrd. LIVERPOOL, DEC. 28.—Wind N.W., Patriot King, Roddock, Calcutta, .sld. from St. o c ` - :., -- s 12th ult. ; Bahamian, ditto ; Fame, Pringle, Bijo u Ayres ; Margaret, Welch, Savanilla; Brigand, Antigua; United States, Deccan, New Orleans ; Siberia, Bartlett' Charleston ; Adams, M'Clinnen, Baltimore ; Forolinta, Smith, New York ; Commodore, and Brinett, Th°1111): son, Montreal ; Miers, Qu e b ec . Ski. Chatham, Afr' c ',:, Commercio, Havannall. The American, Holden, he n , - to New York, with 240 passengers, was spoken on Vi e 30th ult., in lat. 39, lon. 70, in great distress, b eing very short of provisions, a nd was supplied by Northumberland, arrived at Salem. Th e Bahami tuh Stroyan, arrived here from Calcutta, was in contact, the 6th of October, eastward of the Cape, with the 11°Y 3 3 Adelaide, from Bombay to Clyde, and cleared, with IT of maintapsail yard, sails torn, an d mizenmast lo d sprung, &c. PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd.' Eliza, London for Madras. The Pomona, St re pple, ha s be e l, placed on the patent slip ; sh e h as l os t her false ke fore and aft, and received other damage. A r g, OFF THE WIGHT, DEC. 27.—Napoleon, Buenos ie for Havre. v a kehanh DARTMOUTH, DEC. 27. Sailed, Mary, Mauritius. q a iled FALMOUTH, DEC. 27.—Wind W.N.N. to W. -- Neptune, steamer, for Vigo. JERSEY, DEC. 26,—Sailed Freedom, for Rio. BRISTOL, DEC. 28.—Arrd. Nestor, Pearce, St. "- New Brunswick. )loaVeal' CLYDE, DEC. 26.—Arrd. Monarch, Allen, Skl. John Kerr, Savannah ; Duchess Portland, St• ,itt,6; Jona, Port Phillip. containing FLEETWOOD, DEC. 28.—A writing-box, d of papers belonging to Cornelius Bunbury, supP ose _. bar . Limerick, has been picked up at the entrance of tll. ands, hour. A quantity of oats has been washed upon the KINGSTON, DEC. 25.—Arrd. Falcon, Brown, Delin:,:de ra x, CORK, DEC. 26.—Arrd., Cornwall transport , '-` wa o, sailed 6th inst. Arrd. off, Paragon, Allen ; Monte v " and sailed for London. Null to DdNBAR, DEC. 26.—The William, from Grangemouth, struck on Goat Point, but came off With out material damage and proceeded. LEITH, DEc. 25.—Arrd. Triad, Miller, Q uebec ; Tra yeller, Lyall, Dalhousie. • o noPle' SUNDERLAND, DEC. 27.—S1d. Prineess,Consta n THE MARKETS —YESTER D AY' CORN EXCHANGE. a ll, The supply of Wheat since Monday has been s° l but considerable of Irish Oats. Scarcely any busines„ has been transacted ; Monday's prices therefore renl3'" nominal. Flour as last reported. COLONIAL MARKET. In prices, We have still few transactions to report . however, little variation took place. The imports wer4 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL ALA ll , l , ?,.he . t; There was but a moderate show of Meat at last the demand was dull and prices are the son e s v e al, quoted. Beef, 3s. to 45.; Mutton, 3s. 2d. to 4=•¢n 2dci;rs. 4cl. 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. and 55.; Pork, 3s. Bd. to s s. the per stone. Game and Poultry were in short suPP Ji sa le demand dull, and prices quite nominal. Vgg s 01111 ° at ss. 6d. to 10s. per 120. TEA MARKET. Prices were firm, a fair business was } ' s Con- Black and Green sorts, ls. 9d. paid for C ompan you cash. done both TLLOW .MAT. A good demand A for P.Y. Caud ß KE )e, and pric esfirril .ft 48s. Gd. to 495. on the spot, and 44.3 d. for delivery year. I COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last inarxet .day, 36. . s. d. Puddle's West Hartley l7 Tanfleld3Moor .................. u t i Cart's Hartley Original Windsor's Pontop 17 3 Walls End Heaton IRISH MARKETS. )ÜBLTN MARKET NOTE for the Week ending DECD From To 519 Wheat,perbarralts stone.... 22 0 35 0 324 Here ....... lOstcme l3 0 15 f' , 345 Barley. l6 stone l6 0 19 6 , 533 Oats... .......... .... :4 stow 8 0 13 0 , ' 11 Flour, per cwt... Haltom? - 0 --, I ' 413 0atmea1....,,,.,.....,,,, 8 stone ll 6 1, ' Sold to Bakers only. 2l 104 11,541 Cwt. Flour lO 0 2 6 " „k, Average price of Wheat and lour 56., 8d Pc r '-- 95 5 Od Receipts of Flour, 10,574 1 to ._,_ . thi Secom , s from i g s , pd. to •T oj Sales of Do. 13,1:41 'Third ....-. (S ' ld ' " I 'I. •........ from I • Fir5t5........... from 2: 1 5. Od Paws OF BRAWN Quarterr. I.oat ......";,d. I Halt quay tern ~...PO. CORK MARKETS.--Sec 21. to o, Od. Wheat (per 205t.)14s Ott. tt,3ss. &Li Oats (per list. ••• 5 ! ° ;l' 23 8 Barley (per 1 6 5t.)13 0 18 0 itlot , r (per cwt 1..... B _, • ,- Oatmeal ( per cwt.)... ...3.. Od. to 1411 - 0. Li Reef, 6d. to 6111.—Muttnn, 5d tn 8d..-Veat, 41 , 1 tr Pork, 4d. to 5d.--Fresh Buttet, Ild. to 12d P! u ralcit or Burma. he catintri To the Merchants. To t ;i f s F .ast Quality. ••.. ....... ....... 87s• ....... .11. .....• ..... ". . 24 Second " 83 ...••••••••••.•••••••• ........ so Third .. ......... .... ....... 74 ."-.."' ' '3 ....-....... .e„ Fourth •. 148 Fifth .. 0 - sa Sixth 42 ••••••••1190•11. «..•...... ' CLON al ELL" al A ft KEl'Dec. 24, Per l wt. AVerT 05 15 a 2 In I', 12 11 L d . 0 e 0 New Butter 9B oto 119 6 Hider ( s. d. a. d. • .S° - o Oatmeal 0 14 6 8ac0uPig5.......«.• Rendered Lard 0 52 9 i1eada...............0 29 n ~ P : , 1 f touer Eel,. raw)... .......... 1! ) .... 1d 0 Fleur, Second ....- 0 40 ra turd 5......, -,, '"' - •—Household —I) 138 0 I ---- Fountal••••••" . u 13 ° Per Barrel. 16 0 0 I .. Rapeseed , 2C 0 0 Barley ........... Bere l3 0 aus ....a... ..... .... . KILKENNY MARKET& Wheat,perbarrel)2Bs. Od.to 3:lc. IN.i. Beet 'aer Ir• ••••• i 'i'''''' 0 ~,' Barley 12 0 19 0 Mufti . ° .........-* i; i - 0 ' Oats. 11 0 15 0 Pork .. ..... •••.-- 6 0 1 Flour (per bag) 9.5 0 139 0 Ves , , '''' i ! ' n na . tC ( 16 V . Butter(percwt.) 0 0 98 0 I'resti Button .... 0,. 010 Bacon rigs 45 0 46 0 salt Ditto ~...... 0 (' , 0 Coals 1 ,t/ 1, 2 eotatoas‘rerit 4 u 9 , A letter from - Luxembourg, .7 nal, gives the following_ particulars of a late reelancho r affair in that town :—" It appears that, at the ball slIPP 3 e r . at Dielcirch, in honour of the King Grand puk e '. , s t Durion, the burgomaster, having made a speech 14 31 !; , , at . , the German • Customs Union, which was severely cised by a Dr. Kuborn, M. Dumont, the receiver of the registry duties, went up to the doctor, with a knif ' i l l ! his hand, and challenged him to repeat what he Ilti t a i i i ‘f, in a Frankfort Jour!: Kuborn having repeated it, Dumont plunged the ' I - up to the handle in his heart." SILVER TEA SERVICES.--A. B. SA l f r° , l % and Suns, Manufacturing Silversmith, No. 14, Cornhill• don, opposite the Bank of England, submit the p rices of, ;l e following SILVER TEA and COFFEE SERVICE S S, an ti Cottage Pattern is plain, standing on shell feet, th coffee-pots with a flower ornament on the lids. T i I:pe Pattern - of either is new and elegant : COTTAGE PATTERN. I XING'S PATTERN, a ~ I; 0 E s. Strong Silver Tea-p0t.....12 0 Strong Silver 12 Sugar Basin ,r 7 ; 0 Ditto Sugar Basin 616 Ditto Ditto Milk Ewer. 410 Ditto Cream Ewes 0 Ditto Coffee-pot. 15 0 Ditto Coffee-yet>.--5 Teapot ...... _ i o ---- P ° Complete £3B 6 Complete .......••• , . es oily A variety of upwards of fifty Tea and Coffee Serv ic oticle De seen in the Show-rooms, where may be selected evelophlets of Silver requisite for the sideboard or plate-chest- arty g ratis of prices, illustrated with sketches of the various artw i ' e . ,,,„' --A. and forwarded postage free to any part of the kingou'a n . o ite B. SAVORY and SONS, No. 9, Cornhill, Londolly l'Y' - the Bank of England. ___....../5 -,---- BITHS. --_,_------- _ On the 20th of Septemb er , at St. Thomas's Madras, the lady of Captain A. F. Oakes, of a ld' ° f the a ) 0, On the 22d inst , at Frankf r n th-Mai", Major Nutt, of the Hon. Fact Indi at.°COmpanys service, of re' On the 25th inst Mrs . ' ' Gibso-qur , •, F. W. Johnson, a daughter. Re. */' On t i - he 25th inst. , at Aldbury , Herts , the lady erts, o f the Galloway, of a dau ghter. m belicif On the 25th inst. , a t Lincoln, • the wife of J. Broca Esq., of a daughter . su r g eon, Mount, near On the 26th inst. , the wife of Mr. E. Duncan , Leadenhall-street, f a son. Wi n callo n t On the 26th inst., at Maperton House, near Somerset, Mrs. Henry Fitz Gerald, of a son. E• Oliver, On the 27th inst., in Half Moon-street, ME . rs. VV. of a daughter. i ns tead , On the 27th inst., at Ashurst Cottage, near East Gr the lady of F. Worsley, Esq., of a daughter. _______...-.• MARRIED._ o _ On the 27th inst , a at Feckenh m W es terbhire, • T ' gr a i Gutch, Esq., of King William-street and re Stockwell, to So - Maria, only (laughter of John English, Esq., of DIED. AlorrOf On the 24th inst., Amelia, the wife of Mr. Joan Assembly-row, Mile-end. On the 24th inst., at Bath, Mrs. Ann Summer. On the 25th inst., Leah, the wife of Mr. Aaron Mocatta,o Mableden-place, Burton acrescent George 75. by e, On the 26th in , t., t SI. ' s -place, Chelten ham' Lydia, the wife of Alexander Sheafe Burkett, Esq. Win J o hn On the 27th inst., at Westridge House, Isle of g Young, Esq., aged 75. London: Printed and Published by• 111URDO 3( 01 / 1 " 1 " No. 112, Stran d , at The Sue Office, No. 112, Strap., the County of Middlesex, Thursday, December 50,1541. ti 4 Alr: un Alias un bliss Mrs. Mrs. Airs. Alits :Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. che, Airs. ( Airs. I und( Airs. I Airs. Airs. I Airs. ham :Mis s F Mrs. i rin" Mrs. Hiss The C( The c ( The c( Th e t he su, bihty. 14 enIte fri ends aid res l I. It ere cted 2. T