The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-05 00:00:00

MOItE OUTRAGES ON BR]TISII

SUBJECTS.

(From the Shipping and Mercantile Gazette.
On Saturday we directed public attention to a grass
outrage, accompanied by plunder, which French fisher.
men committed on our coast on some of our fishermen.
This day we have to notice aggressions more injurious,
if not so audaciously outrageous, upon our fisheries in
North America, by the fishermen of the United States,
and to express our surprise that no protection is, in
those waters, provided by our Government for British
fishermen.

We copy from the St. John's (N. 8.) Courier the fol-
lowing letter on this subject :
" Grand Manan, July 19,1839.
" Ma. EDITOR,—I beg leave, through the medium
of your paper, to state how very much the inha-
bitants on this island are annoyed and injured by the
fishermen from the United States of America, that a
remedy may be applied, if possible.
" On Sunday last there were in British waters from
150 to 200 sail of American fishermen, which number
has never varied from June last, and exceeds any for-
mer year. The people from these vessels come ashore
in force, throw down the fences in open daylight, and
destroy the grass by walking thereon. Long Island,
owned by Major Ingersoll which has been productive in
grass to a great degree, is this season worth little or
nothing, owing to the wanton acts of those aggressors.
The depredations of these people have hitherto been
confined to taking our fish, in our own waters, to our
very great injury ; but, from our supineness, they arc
emboldened to go a step further.
" The inhabitants on this island form a part, though a
small part, of the British empire, and they look for and
expect protection from the ruling powers of that em-
pire, but more immediately from the local authorities.
This protection is easy and at hand. Let an armed
vessel be stationed at the island during the fishing sea-
son, and there will be no more trouble from our neigh.
hours ; but a man-of-war occasionally coming here, ont
stopping a few days, will never have the desired effect.
for all her movements are known, and the parties, well
knowing localities, immediately avail themselves of the
absence of the man-of-war, and return, in numbers, to
act their parts over again.

trust the.above will meet the eye of those in power,
and the suggestion of having a vessel stationed her(
may be acted upon. lam certain the good effects wIl.
be immediately felt, and our rights and privileges en-
joyed without interruption from foreigners.:
" Yours, &c. " A. F."

TEMPTATION; OR, A WIFE'S PERILS.--ThiF
new novel has created a sensation fully if not more that
equal to that excited by the publication of " Violet" show
two seasons ago. The New Monthly characterises it as
" A first-rate production in its class, including many rare
and sterling qualities, and displaying more thought, on_
nervation, and knowledge of human character—more in-
sight into the weaknesses and strengths of the huma.•
heart—and more skill in adapting all these to a high and
pure moral purpose, than any similar production that ha.
come before us for many a day. This deeply considered
and carefully constructed fiction," the Reviewer proceed,
to observe, " depicts in colours and under forms the moss
touching and the most true, the perils of a young.
pure, sad lovely wife, who has in early youth bee.
entrapped into a marriage with a man she cannot love.
yet thrown daily and hourly into the presence of an-
other who is in all respects adapted to make her happy
—who is the soul of honour and generosity, and who
loves her to distraction. The reader may judge of the.
danger and difficulty of the task which the writer o!
Temptation" has stt herself,
and, further, of the consum-
mate skill she has applied to it,
when we state that whil
avoiding nearly all the dangers which beset her, she
presented US with not only one of the finest and moat
ef-
fective moral lessons that was ever penned, but one of the
most entertaining fictions that this era of entertaining fic-
tions has pxduced.
FORCE OF AFFECTION.—_“ Good mind to
pinch you, Sal," said an awkward Josey, on his first visit to
his rustic flame. " What you 'ant to pinch me for, Ze•
kid ?" " Golly ! 'cause I love you so 1" " Now go along,
Zeke, you great hateful ! I should think you might be bg-
enough to feel ridiculous I"—New York Paper.