The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-12 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Allerton,.
Chatterton, from Calcutta ; Redbreast, Millard, North Cala-
bar, sailed April 11 ; Isla, Monie, Charleston ; Caledonia,
fluxtable; New Orleans ; Charles, Coffin, ditto ; Rhode Is-
land, Rogers, ditto ; Havre Carpenter, Savannah ; Emerald,
St. John's, New Brunswick; Azores (packet), Terceira;
Dinah, Dick, Cadiz; Royal Mail, ditto; Constance, Avellar,
Lisbon. Sailed the Minerva, Chadbourne, for Charleston.
Off port the Duchess of Clarence, Bombay; Hebc, Monte
Video-, Isaac Hicks, New Orleans ; Henrietta, ditto; T. P.
Cafe, Charleston ; New Jersey, ditto ; Nicholas Biddle, New
York ; Jane, Africa. The Sheffi,ld has no!, arrived as re-
ported yesterday.

VEssr.t.s SPOKEN wyru.-The Antigone, from Liverpool
to the West Indies, 7th April, lat. 36, lon. 21, with loss of
foremast and main-topmast, by the Ann Wayne, arrived at
Philadelphia; Arcadia, Liverpool to Quebec, 19th April, lat.
49, lon. 38, by the Borealis, Birnie, arrived at Liverpool ; Jer-
sey Lass, Liverpool to Monte. Vedeo, April 26th, lat. 1 N.,
lon. 21 ; Bush:re, Clyde to Bombay, by the Capcllo, Forrester,
arrived at Hull, the latter received on board the Master, Mate,
and four of the crew of the Medora, Demerara to Dublin,
(arrived at the latter part 25th ult.) which had been in con-
tact with the Bushire; Marquis of Hastings, London to Mau-
ritius. 26th April, lat. 1 N., lon. 21 W. ; Duncan, Wardle,
London to New South Wales, sth inst., lat. 48, lon. 9, by the
Batavia, Brown, arrived in the River ; Ellen, New Orleans,
25th ult., Ist. 49, lon. 18, by the Britannia, Cobb,
arrived at Swansea ; Jackson, Liverpool to Grenada,
11th ult., lat. 24, lon. 3S ; Helen, Henderson, Monte,
Video to Liverpool, 27th ult., Ist. 43, lon. 38,
Black-eyed Susan, Odessa to Liverpool, and Sapphire, New
castle to Constantinople, Bth ult.; Gazelle, Marseilles to New-
castle, off Ivica ; Chieftain, Cyprus, to Glasgow, 19th, off
Cape Palus, by the Challenger, arrived at Cork ; Cordelia,
Cadiz to London, 0ut..9 weeks and short of provisions, 31st ult.,
by the Superb, Liverpool to New York, which latter was
spoken by the Sheldrake packet, arrived at Fahnouth ; Alliga-
tor, Liverpool to
Rerkicc, 4th inst., long. 11, by the Wood-
land Castle, arrived at Cork; Jahn and Aristides, both from
Calcutta to London, 26th April, lat. 3 N., long. 21; Augusta,
Bristol to the West Indies, 15th tilt., lat. 25, by the Maria,
Ingerman, arrived off Portsmouth ; Don, of Waterford, bound
to Quebec, 2d inst., lat. 49, lon. 19, by the Jack, Reef, arrived
in the River; Elizabeth, Highat, Liverpool to the Car of Good
hope, 2d April, lat. 3 S., lan. 19, by the City of London,
• arrived at Cowes; Mary Piing, of Glasgow, bound to St.
John's, 4th inst., lat. 51, lon. 13, by tin, Celt, arrived at Cork ;
Baltimore, Havre to New York, sth inst., lat. 48, long. 24,
Osbert of London, Bth, by the Gladiator, arrived at Plymouth ;
Felicia, Tampico to Bremen, 6th inst., lat. 49, lon. 8, by the
Duke of Lancaster, arrived in the Downs; Francis, Heath,
Liverpool to Calcutta, 16th Feb., lat. 35 S, lon. 56 E, by the
Westbrook, arrived at the Mauritius; Equitable, Howlett,
Bordeaux to Mauritius, 26th April, lat. 1 N., lon. 21 W.,
Duncan, Wardle, London to New South Wales, sth inst., lat.
48, lon. 9, by the Bolivar, Brown, arrived in River; Ever-
green, .John, New Brunswick to London, 4th inst., lat. 50,
lon. 10, by the Sultan, Barion, arrived at Plymouth ; Helen,
Mardrom, Grenada ; Ipheginialfrom Canton ; Sclidon, bound
to Quebec, sth inst., lon. 14, by the Black River Packet,
arrived off Sidmouth ; Solon, Bushell, to New York, 2d inst.,
lat. 41, lon. 53, by the Silhun, Clark, arrived in the Downs.

BRUSSELS, JUNE s.—Politics at this moment
aro all forgotten, or, at all events absorbed by the disastrous
effects of the storm of wind and rain which raged with
extraordinary fury on the night of the sth—effects more
rapid and so disastrous can scarcely be conceived. A
waterspout, borne upon the wings of a violent north-west
wind, fell in this neighbourhood between nine and twelve
on the above night, and caused the canals, rivulets, mill
streams, and reservoirs to swell so rapidly that they burst
the locks and embankments, and carried desolation and
death with them in every direction. The small hamlet of
Burght, near Vilvorde, has suffered the most; 42 dead
bodies have already been taken from the ruins of the houses
which were overwhelmed by the torrent, and about 30 per-
sons of both sexes are missing, and supposed to be buried in a
sort of gulf formed by the waters. The crops arc destroyed,
houses demolished, cattle and flocks of sheep drowned in
some places, and in others several persons have also been
swepi. away and perished bet.re assistance could be sent
to them. The h'gh road from Tcrvcusen to Louvain is so
much damaged as to render it impassable; and at Beer-
them, near the latter place, eleven people lost their lives.
The lightning struck the brazen statue of St. Alichael upon
the town-hall of Brussels, but committed very trifling in-
ury. The country is inundated in every direction near the
Seine, and the scene of desolation and misery which pre-
sents itself near Vilvorde is difficult to describe. The King
and Queen no sooner heard of the catastrophe than they
instantly despatched messengers with pecuniary assistance
to the families of the sufferers, and thus upon this occasion,
as ul;on all others when their benevolence and well-placed
charity can operate usefully, their Majesties were the first
to succour the unfortunate sufferers. It is said that the
loss of life will fall little short of 100 persons, and 300 head
of cattle and sheep.
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
have appointed a Committee, now sitting at Somerset
House, to decide on the relative value and ability of Mr.
Snow Ilarris's and all other Lightning Conductors as ap-
plied to both her 'Majesty's ships and the mercantile navy,
and arc engaged in receiving evidence on the subject.
The neighbourhood of Pall-mall w:ls, on Mon-
day, enlivened by the march of the boys of the Royal Mili-
twy School, Chelsea, with their band and colours, under
tese surveillance of Colonel Williamson, to the Exhibition
of the Society of British Artists, to which the youthful
troop was liberally invited by the President and Council of
that Society. After the boys had gratified themselves by
viewing the pictures, the band struck up, and played
several airs with much eff,:et, concluding with the National
Anthem. They were received by the Vice-President,
Eugenio Letilla, Esq., and left the Gellery apparently
much pleased with their visit.
WICK ED DON KEYS !—At the last Lewisham
P,4tiy Sessions several unfortunate owners of those (ig).
noble aeimals called donkeys were fined for racing them
on the Sunday. The report of the proceedings concludes
thus :—" lie (a policeman) observed that he had witnessed
a few Sundays tyro hetween 2,000 end 3,000 persons con-
gregated on the'heeth to witness the disgraceful and dis-,
gusting scenes that were going on, and it had been shown
by the admission of the defendants, particularly Harris and
James Everett, that hypocrisy of the very worst description
was added to their other great immoral delinquencies.
They had said they read their Bible every Sunday, and
sometimes went to church at the time they had sent their
ems and daughters of a tender ae..,e on the heath to let their
donkeys to hire. They had much to answer for in pursuing
such a course, especially Evereett, who was known to re-
ceive a salary of 225. 6d. a week, and who ought to be
made to set a le;tter example to a young family of five
I children."