The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-06 00:00:00

ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL JAN. 4.

The Perseverance' James, for Mobile; Orpheus, Bursley,
New York; Rhode Island, New Orleans.
CLEARED OUTWARDS.

The Jane, M'Kenzie, for Africa; Martha, Greaton, Char-
leston ; Fanny Connell, Joy, Genoa ; Canadian, Stevenson,
New Orleans.

SAILED.

The Dandy, Mayhew, for St. Michael's ; England, Waite,
New York; Napier, Stafford, Baltimore; Amelia, Cholditch,
Genoa.

TELEGRAPHED.

Wind S.W.—Off Holyhead, inward bound, the Alpha,
from Antwerp; Westmoreland, Mantura, from Exeter; For-
titude, from Exeter ; Crescent, from London; Elvira, front
Demerara.

The following was received at Lloyd's yesterday :
" Foreign-office, Jan. 4, 1837.
" Sir,—l am directed by Viscount Palmerston to transmit
to you, for the information of the Committee of Lloyd's, the
copy of a despatch from his Majesty's Consul at Boulogne, en-
closing the copy of a paper found in a bottle which was picked
up at sea, a few miles to the eastward of that port, and which
purports to have been thrown overboard in lat. 50. 20. N.,
long. 19. W., from the British troop ship Kent, bound to
Quebec, with a view of ascertaining the direction of the cur-
rent in the Atlantic.

(Signed) " J. BACKHOUSE."
" British Consulate, Boulogne, Dec. 24, 1836.
" beg leave to transmit to you the enclosed copy of
a writing found in a bottle, which was picked up near to Cape
Blanc Nez, a few miles to the eastward of Boulogne, on the
20th inst. ; and as the insertion of it in the public prints is re-
quested, and may be of service to nautical men, I have for-
warded it to you for that purpose, should you for that purpose,
should you deem it expedient.
(Signed)

" W. HAMILTON.

. .
" John Backbouse, Esq."
" Troop ship Kent, with detachments of the Royal Artillery,
Royals, and 66th Regiment on board, bound for Quebec ; all
well. This bottle is thrown overboard for the purpose of as-
certaining the direction of the current, for the benefit of all sea-
going men, the ship having been for several days past found
considerably to the southward of the reckoning ; and it is par-
ticularly requested that the finder of this, in whatever quarter
of the world, will cause the same to be inserted in the newspa-
pers. Ship Kent, lat. 50. 20. N., long. 19. W.—August
19, 1836."
" I certify the above to be a true and faithful copy of the
original, picked up near to Cape Blanc Nez, a few miles to
the eastward of Boulogne, on 20th inst.
(Signed) " W. HAMILTON.
His Britannic Majesty's Consul at Boulogne."

THE LATE SIR SAMUEL HULSE.—FieId-Mar-
shal Sir Samuel Hulse, whose death we recorded on Tues-
day, entered the army upwards of 75 years since, in Decem-
ber, 1761, as an Ensign in the Ist Foot Guards. The gal-
lant veteran was consequently upwards of three-quarters of
a century in the military service of his country. He was
appointed Lieut.-Colonel in his regiment in 1780, and em-
ployed during the Lord George Gordon riots of that year.
He embarked in 1793 in command of the Ist battalion of
his regiment, and landed in Holland - he served a short
while there, and returned with the rank of Major-General
in November the same year. He served in the same
country for a second period the year ensuing, and com-
manded the brigade of Guards. In May, 1795, he was ap-
pointed Colonel of the 56th regiment, and was placed on
the home staff. In January, 1798, he received the rank of
Lieut.-General, and was a short time in Ireland during the
eventful period of the Rebellion. In 1799 he was appointed
to command in the expedition to the Helder, and was pre-
sent at all the engagements from September to November,
when he returned with the expedition, and was appointed
to the command of the southern district, in the room of the
Lord Grey, in which situation he continued until the peace
of 1802. In September, 1803, he received the rank of
General. In February, 1806, he was appointed Lieutenant-
Governor of Chelsea Hospital; and in June, 1810, Colonel
of the 62d regiment. His last appointment was that of
Governor of Chelsea Hospital in February, 1820, and
Field-Marshall in July, 1830. By his death there are now
only four Field-Marshals in the British army, viz. :—The
Dukes of Wellington, Cumberland, and Cambridge, and
the King of the Belgians,
ANCIENT CUSTOM.—At Hornchurch, in Essex,
on Monday, the 26th ult., Christmas day being on Sunday,
the annual wrestling match, continued according to custom
immemorial, took place for a boar's head, the gift of Messrs.
J. and P. Bearblock, lessees under St. John's College of
the rectory of the liberty of Havering-atte-Bower. The
scene of contention was highly picturesque, the country
being whitened with snow. The ground was in most beau-
tiful order, namely, as hard as frost could make it.
The spectators were ranged in a large ring, on the
margin of which, held by the senior workman on a
high pole, was the boar's head, tastefully decorated
with holly and light blue ribands, and a lemon placed be-
neath his ample tusks. About 10 couple entered the ring
but the hard and cold embraces of mother earth seemed to
chill the ardour of the competitors. After the usual num-
ber of falls, two out of three having been enjoyed by all but
the winner, the conqueror was declared, and the prize pa-
raded round the village, amidst the acclamations of his
friends, and afterwards feasted upon by the party at one of
the inns.

A singular and somewhat laughable circumstance
recently happened near Rochelle to a man of property named
D—, who had fallen in love with the wife of a man engaged
in the Customs, whose pecuniary circumstances were by no
means in a flourishing condition. The faithful wife would
not listen to a word he had to say for a long time, but one
evening, to the great delight of Mr. D—, she gave him to
understand that her husband was going from home, and he
might come and see her if he would. This was too good
an opportunity to be allowed to escape, and he punctually
kept the appointment. He had scarcely, however, entered
the chamber of Madame when he found that a snare had
been laid for him, and that he had fallen into it, for the
husband presented himself armed with two pistols. The
poor dupe now found himself in a most awkward predica.
ment. He was not allowed to escape until he had purchased
his freedom at the cost of 33,000 francs, for which he gave
his acceptances. He has since appealed to one of the Courts
to have them made void, and both parties wait the issue
with some anxiety.
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A LOVING PAIR !—At present, at Lower Cragie,
may be seen a remarkable instance of attachment between
a cat and a pigeon, of the cropper species, animals of totally
dissimilar nature and habits. They are so wedded to each
other,
ofr,that they are constantly together, and show evident
pain on being separated. A few weeks ago, when
the family, to whom they belong, were removing from their
former residence, puss would not submit to the process of
" flitting" until put in a cage along with her companion.
They constantly feed out of the same dish, when the crop..
per is courteously looking at, and cooing around puss, while
she, evidently much charmed, returns the gallantry by me*.
ing, fawning upon, and laying her paw gently on his neck,
and drawing her tongue under his bill.—Perth Ccurier.

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Silver-edged Plated Goods. A Pamphlet, containing a List of
Watches, Clocks, &c., may be had gratis, or will be
Prices and Drawings of Silver Spoons and Forks, Silver Plate,
Plated Goods,
forwarded in answer to a post-paid application.

MiOtenhetlheßlßTHS.
8, Queen's-square, Bristol, the lady of
surgeon, R.N., of a son.
On the sth inst., at Islington, the lady of Francis Whishaw,
5 th
Thomson,in s t ,Eastq
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Esq., of daughter.
On the 4th inst., in Stratton-street, Piccadilly, Mrs. Anthony
Cleasby, of a daughter. ,
On the 3d inst., at Hammersmith, the lady of Dr. Alexander, of
the Hon. East India Company's service, of a daughter.