The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-29 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Catherine Gwyladers, of Poole, Nov. 18, lat. 42 N.
long. 12 W.
The Prince Alfred ship, for Australia, Nov. 22, lat. 45
N. long. 12 W.

A frigate and two steamers steering S.W., Nov, 25, lat
48 N. long. 8 W.

The Panope, from London to San Francisco, Sept. 18,
lat. 21 S. long. 33 W.

The Caroline Nesmith, from New York to Callao, Sept.
29, lat, 11 S. long. 29 W.
The Kirkland, of Baltimore, for the Cape of Good Hope,
Oct. 5, on the line, lat. 27 W.
The Lydford, from London to Adelaide, S.A., Oct. 13,
lat. 8 N. long. 21 W.

The Unites Kingdom (ship), Nov. 1, off Point de Monto,
with loss of main and top-gallant masts.
The Universe (barque), for Montreal, Nov. 5, off S.W.
Point of Anticosti.

The Hornet (brigantine), Nov. 23, ht. 50 N., long. 8 W,
The Allegro, for Melbourne, Oct. 10, lat. 3 N., long.
22 W.

The Arabia (s.), from Liverpool to New York, Nov. 16.
The Renfrewshire bound E., Nov. 20.
The Philanthropist steering W., and the Bonanza steer-
ing E., Nov. 27.
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Chapman's (British barque), bound south, about 200
miles south of Cape de Yards.

The Carnatic, from London to New Zealand, Oct. 7,
lat. 2 N., long. 21 W.

The Hendrik Hudson, Dutch barque, lat. 3 N., long.
21 W.
The Osprey ship, standing S.W., Nov. 17, lat. 43 N.,
long. 14 W.
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The Ashalicis. from the Clyde to Quebec, Oct. 10,
47 N., long. 52 W.
The Isis barque, from Madras to Liverpool, Sept. 18,
lat. 20 S., long. 67 E.
The Governor of Liverpool, standing west, Nov. 17,
lat. 44 N., long. 16 W.
The Esther ship, from Calcutta, 18th, lat. 21 long. 66
E.
The Harriet Humble, Oct. 9, lat. 36 S. long. 19 W.
The Germania brig, Callao to Cowes, Oct. 11, lat 8 N.
long 21 W.

The Hymen barque, from Arica to Cowes, 16th, lat 12
N. long. 26 W.

A large ship, with C. H. in her foretop-sail, steering
southward, 2 lth lat. 28 N. long. 33 W.
The Jenny brig, from Bristol, steering south, Nov. 26,
lat. 46 N. long. 14 W.
The Lady Franklin, from Calcutta to London, Sept. 6,
lat. 29 S. long. 42 E.
The Manchester, from Penang to London, 13th, lat. 35
S. long. 25 E.

STATE OF HOUSE-BUILDING ABOUT LONDON.--A few
days ago the greater part of a house in the Fulham-road,
near Walham-green, then in the course of erection, fell
to the ground. One of the men at work upon it was
injured, but fortunately no lives were lost. It is a cor-
ner house, intended for a shop ; and both the front wall
and flank wall rested on brestsummers, which were car-
ried at the angle by an iron column, a very ordinary and
most objectionable arrangement. Without making
any positive assertion as to the cause, the brickwork
on which the iron columns stood probably yielded
under the weight, and of course all above came down.
The wonder is, considering the manner in which
houses round the metropolis are built, that disasters
are not more frequent than they are. Such accidents
nevertheless, happen too often as it is ; but, unless life
be lost, nothing is heard of them beyond their neigh-
bourhood. Again and again we have raised our voice
against the reckless, dishonest course pursued by many
speculative builders, and we feel it to be our duty, at
this season of the year, when the chances of failure are
greatly increased, to repeat the warning. In the case
to which we have referred above, the work was not the
worst of its class ; it was better than much that is going
on under our own eyes in various quarters, and fell for
want of proper precaution—through want of knowledge
or of thought. In scores, nay hundreds of houses now
being carried up, the bricks, mortar, and workmanship
are all infamously bad. If there be much wet weather,
some of them must come down. In one place the
mortar saves the bricks ; in another the bricks render
the badness of the mortar of less consequence ; and in a
third, the minimum safety point is attained only by the
exercise of rather more care then usual. Mould is made
to supply the place of sand in the mortar ; bad " place"
bricks are used throughout, excepting where exposed ex-
ternally ; and even the introduction there of better
bricks is made to produce evil, for the facing is not
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properly bonded into the other work, and thus we have
the walls in two thicknesses. Every expedient is used
to save material. The corruption-coverer, compo, and LONDON : Printed and Published
Theby MlTEsini 01000, 14.0°V,
the system generlly, have ruined the . bricklayers, and of No. 112, Strand,. tye
the
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many of them cannot produce good brickwork even if
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they would,—The Builder.

BIRTHS. ff'
OF A BON. R./f.
On the 25th inst., at Bath, the wife of the 0
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Evans, chaplain H.E.I.C.S. goid4°-
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On the 27th inst., at Broxley-cottage,
wife of Captain Codd.

OF A DAUGHTER. re of L'
On the 26th inst., at Stirling, N.B the ore/
G. Bernard, Esq., 83d Regiment. too.scl
On the 26th inst., at 6, Mylne-street, MYclaie
Mrs. John Fosse Harding.
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MARRIED.
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On the 26th inst., at Rugby, Isaac S (bus pey
Lincoln's-inn, to Charlotte Augusta, second lojs,
the late John Chatfield Tyler, Esq., of the For ° 9.
Bromsgrove. Jpei oh
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On the 26th inst., at John-street ChaPel,,,,
layette, youngest son of J. B. Bacon, of 23, -(81,0,.
to Ellen Mary, youngest daughter of Charles trPu
of 33, Granville-squaro.

his 82d year. " DIED.
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On the 26th inst Mr. John Crawford, of South
On the 26th inst., at Moreton-street, -.--eno.rosr,,,, c
after a few days' illness, Mr. Thomas Dixon, "'Frio'
more than 40 years connected with the Caxton
offices, Liverpool and London. .v.
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On the 27th inst at 1& Cambridge-square' aged "".
Augustus De Butts,. K.C.H., Royal Engineers,

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