The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Passenger, bound south, and Delia, Quebec to
Oct. 30, lat. 48
Port,
Thsemßoruatzh lat. 4
Brazilian (barque),
(b9arN.,
ciuel),onog lO
f. W.
Liverpool,
N., long. 10 W.
The William Thompson, for America, Oct. 17, lat. 49,
long. 30.
The America (s), Liverpool to Boston, Nov. 3, lat. 25,
long. 50.
A large steamer, steering west, Nov. 3, lat. 59 N., long.
14 W.

FATAL OCCURRENCE AT ASTLEY'S.—Yesterday an
inquest was held on the body of the supernumerary Pal-
mer, whose death was occasioned at Astley's by his
rashly attempting to blow gunpowder through the nipple
of a gun into the gaslight ; and a verdict of Accidental
Death " was returned.

BURNING OF A BARQUE ON THE CLYDE.—On Friday
afternoon, about two o'clock, the barque Victoria, of
New York, left the Broomielaw in tow of a tug on
her outward voyage for New York. She was loaded
principally with pig-iron, but there were several tons of
general merchandise on board, and a few passengers.
When nearly opposite to Whiteinch, three miles down
the river, the master of a tug passing up the river called
to the master of the tug which had the Victoria in tow,
that his ship was on fire. About this time it appears
that the discovery had also been made on board the
ship, and on the opening of the afterhatch it was found
that the flames had made so great progress as to render
any attempt at saving the vessel hopeless. She was, in
obedience to the orders of the pilot, run ashore,
and the crew and passengers were taken on board
the tug, the cook in irons, charged with being the
guilty cause of the catastrophe, which he denies.
He states that a dismissed steward had declared
that the vessel would never reach New York, and
the whole crew, several of whom are Frenchmen, have,
in the meantime, been taken into custody. The master
was not on board. The second mate says he has no
doubt, from the disarrangement of the bales in the hold,
on the discovery of the fire, that it has been the work of
an incendiary, and that the vessel must have been on
fire before she left the Broomielaw. When we went to
press the ill-fated vessel was still burning, and there is
not the slightest reason to hope that any part of her
will be saved beyond the masts, which have been cut
away, the sails, and a few ship furnishings of trifling
value. The Victoria was upwards of 600 tons burthen.
We have been informed that the vessel is insured in
New York. She was worth 5,0001.--Glasgow Courier.
ADVERTISEMENT.]—DARK DAYS AND LONG.
NIGHTS.—The necessity of having the most perfect eye-
sight and hearing.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, optician,
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opposite the York Hotel. Newly-invented preserving
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They supersede every other kind for the waistcoat-pocket.
and are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers
accordingly. Opera and race-course glasses, with wonderful
power; an object can be clearly seen, from 14 to 16 miles
distant. Deafness—New Discovery—The Organic Vi-
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instrument, for Deafness, entirely different from all
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or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the
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