The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-12 00:00:00

VANCOUVER'S ISLAND.

The following is extracted from a private letter
with which we have been favoured:—

" Vancouver, Feb. 9, 1852.

" hope ere this reaches you that your
health may be much better than it was at Victoria.
Since I last wrote the Una has returned from Queen
Charlotte's bland, and been wrecked at Neagh Bay,
near Cape Flattery. Dr. Kennedy and family came
down in her. When she was wind-bound at Neagh
the doctor took a canoe to Victoria, leaving his family
on board. It came on to blow, and although the Una
had two anchors down she went ashore, and the crew
were stripped and otherwise maltreated by Jack's
followers. Mn. Kennedy was stripped naked, but
Jack's wife to ,k pity on her and supplied her with
clothiog. Jack himself, I believe, endeavoured to
prevent his men doing mischief ; however he was
overruled. Fortunately there was an American
schooner at anchor in the road at the time, so that
most of the cargo was sav:d, as also about 81b. of
gold (which was all that was got, as they only got
three blasts, and the Indians rushed in and got the
most of it. They were glad to get on board again).
The schooner took them to Victoria. The Indians
set the Una on fire.
" Mr. D. has bought the Orbit for 2,500 dollars.
" A steamer called tha Warren was lost last week
at the mouth of the river. Forty-two people lost
their lives, and the cargo, valued at 60,000 dollars,
and mostly owned in Portland, was all lost. It is a
heavy blow to the territory.
" Mr. Ballenden, Mr. C.'a successor, is much liked
here. He has been very ill, but is now recovering.
They have been very gay at Victoria
,during Christ-
mas, and have had several balls.
" Dr. Tolmie has been over here. The Mary Dare
and a steamer have been released ; the company gave
bond for the former ; the latter was illegally seised.
Good grounds of action are said to lie against the
collector.
" There is now a great excitement here about
Queen Charlotte's Island. Some of the Una's crew
have brought such favourable reports I expect another
experiment will shortly start.
" No news as yet of the schooner Earnst, which
left for Queen Charlotte's in November. The Geor-
gianne, as you will have heard, was wrecked, and an
expedition, under charge of Derwent, went to rescue
the crew. They called at Victoria. Derwent had
strict orders to allow no one to land. We had another
murder and a rape committed here on Saturday last.
Two soldiers are committed for trial. An Indian
was murdered defending his daughter. I will write
you an account of the trial, which will take place in
April.
" No more news of Captain Grant since he left the
Umqua."

A WARM RECEPTION.
A woman residing at North Owersby was recently
summoned to appear at the Rasen justice-room, to an-
swer a charge of assault preferred against her by the
rate-collector of that place. It appears that some time
ago the woman in question had a son convicted of poach-
ing upon the lands of the complainant, for which he was
sentenced to two months' imprisonment. The remem-
brance of this casualty was at all times a sufficient in-
centive to her anger, without the further provocation of
a rate application. One day last week the rate-collector
met with one of her sons, of whom he solicited the
amount of rate due; but the young man, after stating
that he had no money, advised him to apply to his
mothr, and she would doubtless pay him. He accord-
ingly did so, and on his pony rode up to the front door of
the domicile, where he was met by the fair proprietor
with a sweeping brush, with which, on stating his
errand, she aimed a terrific blow at his head; fortunately
for him it did not reach its destination, but descended
on the pony, which, smarting from the blow,
began to rear up and retreat. The woman con-
tinued the charge with unabated fury, the poor
fellow do3ginr, his head from side to side to
avoid the succession of blows which were mercilessly
inflicted upon him. In this manner, having lost com-
mand of his home, they continued aching across the
garden until they arrived at a wide ditch, knee-deep in
stagnant water and filth, over the brink of which the
hind legs of the animal slipped, and the luckless rider
was quickly deposited in the mire; over her fallen
enemy the outraged woman here wrought with better
effect, inasmuch that after a few " decided hits," the
vanquished and mud-soaked collector begged for mercy,
in eonsideration of which he declared he would forgive
her the amount of the rate. The woman's defence was
that she expected that he was going to ride into the
house on horseback, and that, on endeavouring to drive
the pony back, she
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so exasperated her that
perceived that its hoofs were destroy-
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611' Committed the assault. During the recital of the
affair the whole of the court was- convulsed with laugh.
1 ter.
She was fined I4s. 6d.—LincolAshire Chronicle.

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Southampt. April 20
Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. s°v • • 320
Channel Isles .. .. N'Mon., Wed.,
Chili .. .. .. . pt. April 20
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France .. •• ht &IT Twice daily .. .. Dovtehar met. April 2e
Greece* • • .• • • N 7thl7th27th of mo Dover • • Twicedaily
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ludia (viaMarsailles) N inhti. 24th ef month' Dover • • April ‘ll 16
Mediterranean (via
Southan•nton) • • 51,20 th of the month Sonthampt. April 21
Meditonanean (via !
Marseilles) .. .. N BthBc24thofmonth Dover • • April 16
Mexico • • .. .. M2d of the menth..lSouthampt. May 5
Madeira .. • • .. M 9th of the mouth !Southampt. April 16
Malta', .. ..
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Papal States* .. .. N 511115th25thefmolDover .. April 12
Peninsular.. .. .. Mi7th 17th 27th ef mo Sonthampt. April 16
Peru
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Tuscany*
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West Indies .. • •
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ISonthampt.iMay 5
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A letter from Brealaw, in the Prussian Gazette,
states that on the Ist of April the mountain of Zobt was
observed to be enveloped in a thick smoke. while a rumbling
noise, like that of distant thunder, was heard. When the
smoke had cleared away, it was discovered that the chapel
which was being built on the summit of the mountain had
disappeared, having been swallowed up in an abyss. No
further details, nor any account of the number of victims,
are given.
THE CONSOLIDATED FUND.—The only Act of
Parliament passed in the present session (Victoria, 15th,
the sum of 8,000,0001. out pf the conical-
cdhaatepti toto thea) 1Y
sereice of the present year.