The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

THE CLIPPER GRAPESHOT.

The New York Herald, speaking of the clipper
Grapeshot, about which there have been so many
rumours, rays :
The whole country, and Cuba in particular, has been
in a state of excitement for some months past on account
of this vessel, and all sorts of rumours have gone abroad
as to ber mission to southern latitudes. She cleared
from this port with a cargo of " American hardware,"
as it was called, but which was known to be muskets, to
the number of thirty or forty thousand, and other imple-
ments of war. Such a load as this justified the supposi-
tion that her errand smelt of " powder and ball," and
that she was the omen of revolutions, rebellions, de-
thronerneirts, and civil wars somewhere, but the exact
spot could not be definitely fixed upon. Rumour pointed
to Cuba, to Venezuela, and Mexico. Spanish consuls
and Spanish representatives throughout the country, as
soon as her departure was known, became " wide
awakes," and for a while Pezuela, the Governor-General
of Cuba, sat uneasily in the chair of state. From New
Orleans a vessel and messenger was specially despatched
to notify Pezuela of the arrival of this mysterious and
warlike craft. Parties interested felt that thirty thou-
sand muskets would equip a large army, and not at all
calculated to lessen their fears ; every now and they
the press would descant upon the quality of the
guns, giving forth that " Captain such a one bad
tried them, and said they were good enough for
any people to fight with ;" " they were lately
scoured up for use ;" " they would no doubt do
good service upon a battle-field ;" " that Kossuth him.
self had approved them, having bought 40,000 of the
same sort at two dollars a piece." These sly hints to
loyal Spaniards being in effect much like dooming an!an
to death and stopping to praise the steel before striking
the fatal blow.

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tifully upon the water as the " winners" in the regatta
club. The famous Maria does not ride the water with
more grace and ease than the Grapeshot. This vessel
is 400 tons burden, is staunchly built ; bull long, nar-
row, and black. She has certainly a warlike appear.
ance, for her figure-head a cannon, her signal-flag is a
cannon, and her stern decorations are cannon. Her
masts are huge, and calculated for a heavy press of sail ;
she is copper fastened, and registered A No. 1. On her
southern passage she carried eighteen men—officers,
crew, and all. Captain Baxter was the business man to
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LICENSED
Sloane-
street, Christ a
tuallers was held yesterday at 111.1" ting
-Mr. Smith t of licensed vie-
e Glo•ster Tavern, Sloane-
- --.
iiICTUALLERS,
DEFENCE i
A numerous and ii,fluential
Th..atre, in the chair. The thelessee of Drury-lane
form a defence association, object of the meeting was to
a repeal of the recent en with the view of obtaining
which public-houses shallactment restricting the hours at
Chairman, Mr. Van Buren,
be opened on Sundays. The
King, of the Ordnance n Buren, of the Haymarket, Mr.
Mr, symes, Mir
e.nce Arms, York-road, Mr. Couchman,
Mr. . Forster, of the Jerusalem Tavern, and
buncombe, addressed the meeting ; and it was
that then resolved
should a meeting of members of the society
meet on Thursday next, at two o'clock, in the
saloon of Drury-lane T.
Theatre, to arrange preliminaries
for the general meeting.
THE I
....IC MAD VICTUALLERS AND THE JUSTICES A?
LEEDS W
.-- to:her:day last was the usual licensing day,
or Brewster Sessions, at Leeds. There was a very full
bench of magistrates, presi.ied over by the Mayor, and an
unusually numerous attendance of licensed victuallers.
About 20 publicans against whom convictions had been
obtained during tbe year had their licenses suspended,
and there were 30 applicants for new licenses. nese met
with an unexpected opposition in the shape of a memorial
from the Leeds Temperance Society, which prayed that
no new licenses should in future be granted. The memo-
rial was siened by the Vicar of Leeds, nine other clergy.
men, several miuisters of various denominations, and up.
wards of 100 respectable inhabitants. It WB.B presented
by Mr. Blanshard, barrister, who desired to speak in
of its prayer, but the magistrates declined
support to
hear him. Of the 30 applications for new I;censea five
were granted to houses -in parts of the town which'll have
recently very much increased. The publicans were all
ere all
warned that the new Sunday act would in future be very
strictly enforced in the borough, but the
Justices do not
seem to be very decided in their Views Of " what is
traveller'" One of the licensed victualler. a (a female)
stated that she lived on the road-side, and also close to a
railway station. Her house is four or five miles from
the centre of Leeds, and she desired to know who was a
bona fide traveller ? She had ma
refreshments on Sunday, representingp:trshonsemse
applying for
Yellers ; but not wishing to break the law, she
nes as tea._,
them until she had the means of knowing whats wore the
Opinions o! the magistrates. Her query, however, all.
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