The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-17 00:00:00

pany, and then on the line between Dublin and London.
It will be remembered that the Thames was lost on the
Scilly Rocks during a heavy gale of snow, and the cap-
tain and all on board, with the exception, we believe, of
the stewardess and a cabin boy, were drowned.
The following are the names of the eight persons who
escaped by getting upon' the rocks at Howth :—John
Williams, second engineer ; Patrick Dunne, fireman ;
. Charles Mangan, seaman ; P. O'Brien, passenger ; John
'Bendon, passenger ; Matthew M'Guire, passenger, 3,
Shelbourne-place ; Joseph Salmon, passenger, Bth corn-
pany first battalion Royal Artillery ; James Berming-
ham, passenger, Glenmore, King's County.
It is probable that this tragic event would not have
taken place if there were a fog-bell. at the Bailey light-
house.
Mr. Charles Ralph, shipowner, gives the following
account We left Liverpool at half-past three o'clock
on Monday afternoon. The wind was N.N.E., and the
weather was remarkably fine. We had a very prosper.
ous voyage, and every one thought we would have
arrived speedily at our destination, until half-past two
o'clock, when the snow, which had been falling for some
time before, came down very heavily. Before that I
distinctly saw the Kish light, and also the Bailey, which
was broad on our bow at two. At half-past two or
thereabouts, the vessel struck right on to nor'ard of the
lighthouse. The first mate had charge of the ship, and a
minute before she struck he cried out 'Stop her, stop her.'
I suppose he had just seen the land. There was not time
to stop the ship, and she came on at full speed and dashed
against the rock. I was on deck when I heard the mate
sing out to stop her, and I immediately ran forward to
see what was the matter ; there was no time to stop her,
for, as I ran forward, she struck bow on to the rock, and I
was thrown on my face by the force of the concussion.
The next thing I saw was the captain, apparently much
excited ; he ordered the action of her engines to be re-
versed.. The engineer did as he was ordered, and the
vessel immediately went out into deep water. Her head
was then turned towards the Bailey, and all speed put
on. I think the captain wanted to make the mouth of
the river, but finding the vessel fast sinking he again
turned her round, and endeavoured to run her ashore.
The passengers were crowding on the deck, screaming,
praying, crying for help; there were a great number of
women, some of whom had babies. The distress of the
poor creatures was dreadful. I never saw anything to
equal the horrors of that scene, and I trust in God I
may never be doomed to witness another like it.
Having some knowledge of seamanship, I looked
about me to see if I could be of any service ; the
snow was falling fast ; the greatest confusion pre-
vailed ; the captain called out to the people to be
quiet—that there was no danger—and that all would
be saved.' There was little attention paid to him, as the
vessel was sinking fast, bow foremost, and the passengers
were crying out, For God's sake get out the boats.' The
starboard boat was lowered down full of people, tint cap-
sized the moment it touched the water, and all in it were
drowned. A boat on the larboard quarter was then
lowered, and I jumped into it. Sixteen others also got
in. She immediately began to fill with water, and we
all expected death. A boy who was with us felt in the
bottom of the boat, and found that the plug was out ;
he put his fingers into the hole, and this partially checked
the leak. I then baled out the water with my hat. Then
we looked about us for oars, and found that they were
firmly lashed to the boat, but none of us had a knife to
cut the cords. By main force we broke the lashings and
got out two oars. I took one of them, and a man-of-
war's boy, named Kegg, another, and we pulled under
the lighthouse, and landed 14 people on the rocks. I and
Keggl and the boy still keeping his finger in the plug-
hole, again pulled out towards the sinking ship, and in
doing so we saw the Roscommon steamer, and rowed to
her ; we got a cork from the Roscommon with which we
plugged the hole in the bottom of the boat, and we then
proceeded to the wreck. We found that she had disap-
peared, and that nothing but her masts were to be seen
above water.'—Freeman's Journal.

THE JEWS IN THE HOLY LAND.

The situation of our brethren in the Holy Land

is wretched in the extreme. Were they not borne
up by the tenacity of their faith they would have
lbng since ceased to exist, and as it is they are en-
tirely dependent for their support upon the charity
of their co-religionists throughout the world. This
is freely given, but it is bestowed in the worst pos-
sible manner as regards their social and moral con-
dition. Crushed as they are by the tyranny and
intolerance of their Turkish rulers, the inevitable
effect of an existence depending upon charity is to
debase them still lower, and to plunge them into a
state of the most abject degradation. Incapacitated
by their previous pursuits and by the bigotry of
their oppressors from obtaining their own livelihood,
they see no issue to the misery in which they are
doomed to exist, and are compelled to have recourse
to the very means which have brought them to
their present degiaded and impoverished condition.
Their claims upon the sympathy as well as upon the
more material aid of their brethren are indeed
great, for it must be borne in mind that among
them are many individuals whose names will re-
flect undying honour upon the Hebrew nation, and
who prefer an existence of poverty and degradation
in a, land hallowed to them, by such sacred associa-

tions, to, a life passed in affluence in one of the cen-
tre's of modern refinement and civilisation. For
this they have sacrificed the endearments of home,
the pleasures of wealth, the ties of kindred ; nor
do they murmur at their lot; they pass their life

upon holy ground, surrounded by thi; evidences of
the former grandeur of their nation, recalling the
glories of a happier time, and piously awaiting the
fulfilment of their promised destiny. Destitution and
contempt they can bear, but they revolt against the
misery ofself-abasement;and they appeal against the
continuance of a method of subsistence as contemn-

tible as it is unnecessary. But the Porte now happily
entertains more enlightened views, and is disposed
to lend its co-operation to any scheme which will
convert an outcast race into useful and laborious
citizens. In the present critical juncture of its
affairs, it is compelled to relax the intolerance of
its policy, and to vie with other powers in the
respect due to the growth of public opinion.
Such, in a few words, is the condition of our
brethren in the Holy Land. If they are to be
finally and effectually relieved, no time is to be
lost ; events follow each other with such rapidity
that the opportunity, once neglected; cannot be
regained ; and if the plan for the amelioration of
their position be deemed feasible, it must be 'carried
into speedy operation. Looking upon the capabi-
litieS of the country, the habits of its people, and
the pastoral tastes of the Oriental Jews, the Asso-
ciation proposes the establishment of agricultural
settlements in Palestine, to be founded by native
Jews, under their own internal government, sub-
ject, of course, to the Porte, precisely as many of
the Pashalics are at present : in fact, to put the
Jewish upon the same footing as the Rajah sub-
jects. Influence would be brought to bear upon
the Sultan for his consent, by the favourable in-
terference—if attainable—of the European powers ;
and, permission Once obtained, means would be
procured to provide all things necessary for the
growth and success of the colonies. A survey of
the country has been made, and tracts of land have
been selected as the first site of the undertaking.—
From the Hebrew Observer, Feb. 4.

THE DUTIES ON BUTTER, CHEESE, EGGS, &C.—Some
of the houses in the provision trade are directing their
attention to the duties on butter, cheese, eggs, &c., in
the hope that they may effect their removal. It is pro-
bable that a public meeting will shortly be called upon,
this subject. All these duties are strictly protecting
duties, imposed for the purpose of keeping up the mar-
ket prices of this kind of produce. The revenue de-
rived from these articles is not of large amount. Butter
imported from foreign parts pays 10s. the hundredweight.
Cheese is taxed to the extent of, ss. The duty upon
eggs is very heavy, being as much as' 100. the
hundred. The duty paid last • year for butter was
167,4181. Cheese produced 83,8721. Eggs were im-
ported to the enormous number of 115,526,225, and
produced 42,1491. Most of the articles thus imported
are consumed in our large towns, and chiefly by persons
in humble life. The duty upon eggs is very oppressive.
Nearly all the foreign eggs are sold in poor neighbour-
hoods among working people. Often the duty upon
eggs amounts to a fourth of the market price. But be-
yond the amount of duty there is an important question
of trade deserving consideration. In a very short time
the railways in Denmark, connected with the steam
navigation to Lowestoft, will open up a large trade for
dairy produce by means of the Eastern Cdunties Rail-
way with London. It is of great importance .that all
Custom-house regulations, which impede and obstruct
commerce, in addition to raising the prices of ar-
ticles of food, should be removed. Custom-house ar-
rangements take persons in this trade out of their busi-
ness, and occasion delays often creating great losses,
which deter merchants from freely engaging in this
kind of shipping speculation. The Ostend rabbit trade
is an instance of the advantage to be derived from re-
lieving trade from Custom-house regulations, There
are details connected with this branch of business of an
interesting nature, which will probably be shortly
brought under the notice of the Government.

A STRONG' SWIMMER. A seaman named George
Goff, of the brig Voyager, Hoperoft, of Sunderland, has
just performed a notable swimming feat: at this cold
season. On the voyage from Newcastle to Hull he fell
from the foreyardarm into the sea, about 8 o'clock on
the evening of Monday last ; and swam to.Filey Beach,
a distance of two miles. Here 'the tar was fed, lodged,
clad, and, sustenance money given to, him' by the hono-
rary agent of the Shipwrecked Fishsrmen Ind Mariners'
Society, and -a free passage given him to Hull.—Neu-
castle Journal.

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