The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-08 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

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SIR,—In your valuable paper of Saturday
state that upwards. of 100 coasters were driven as,""8:
on the eastern coast, on Wednesday night or Thurs°%ll„;
and you give the names and masters of four vessel
driven on the beach, within three-quarters of a alue4.b-a
Spurn Lights ; you likewise state, "that owing t°
heavy sea that prevailed it was impossible to render all
assistance to the crews by means of the life-boats, an
that those on shore availed themselves of Carter's 19 i„
ets to obtain a communication with the stranded vesge„l
and succeeded in throwing a line over each, by Wl"'
the seamen were thus brought to shore." Carte It is but just to state that the rockets were
(not Carter's), late ordnance storekeeper at. ull, wu°6e
decease recently every friend of humanity must deplore:
Mr. Carte's rockets, life buoys, and life belts 1,51'3,
previously, been the means of preserving from shipl'fre'4o
the46o f
lives duaried ngftehds
last 13 m
3yr. rsc.artle h
trusty, iwnijlul skitienek
give this insertion.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Hull, March 7. S. W. PALMI

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2, o steado o 000 f 0 f 70,
THE NEW SARDINIAN LOAN.—The accounts fr
Paris state that the price at which the new Sar,`":
nian Three per Cent Loan is to be issued is 691 '1.15
enastesol agbinoaultly2, sstaO Ot,edo Thsteelingar auelielt
instalm t to f
en s are extend over an average period o
Sig
months. Reckoning the discount allowed on ininieclivjA.ll
payment, &c., the actual price of the loan, it is said', the
be about 67k. The same advices mention the'', t-h.o
French Government have resolved to return one-hail -I,
caution moneys on the old Fampoux and Hazebrone '
Lyons and Avignon, and Bordeux and Cette
but the light in which the arrangement is to be regal*"
whether as an instalment or otherwise is not stated.
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S TOMB.— Yester:ra,o
his Royal Highness Prince "Albert visited St. r,'011)
to the
and inspected the proposed site for the "-the
of the late Duke of Wellington. At the period of of
funeral of the duke it was intended that the rernaiei°,,a,
the illustrious hero should rest by the side of Se„4to
The position of several vaults in the crypt contigiejan
to the sarcophagus containing Nelson rendered thaVery
somewhat difficult to carry out, and after some dell
tion with the relatives of the duke, her Majests464 to
vernment, and the Dean and Chapter, it was proems tits
place the tomb of Wellington at the east end of the e'
crypt, immediately under the entrance to the choir6orly
midway between the monuments of Nelson and that
wallis—subject to her Majesty's approval. For and
purpose his Royal Highness arrived between ten i;eo.,
eleven, and, accompanied by the Very Rev. the •`/The
Dr. Milman, proceeded down into the cr'ff'' tided
Prince having taken a careful survey of the spot inteoro
for the erection of the tomb, and expressed, as we inte-
informed, his approval of the site, returned to the on
rior of the cathedral. His Royal Higness's at'"-- the
was then drawn to the arrangements for restorirogolocl
paintings of the dome, and after having closely d
into the details for carrying out the restoration an
Co.
amining a model of the plan by which Mr. rarrlifigh-
templates the completion of the work, his Royal
ness left the cathedral, •
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THE SOCIETY OF ARTS.—On Friday last e
Highness Prince Albert visited the Society of 'with
inspected the complete and ingenious machinerlo on.
which Mr. F. Warren illustrates the series of lect!i
cotton manufacture which he has been lately deliv7;e.
to the society. This model machinery enables Tte as
turer to show the whole process, from the raw' ec''ous two-
it arrives from America, India, or Egypt,.until it '
rinte-
sented to the audience in the
is of a piece of 13. well
, shape
who
calico. Mr. Warren a mechanic engineer, an
and favourably known in the north for his zea %ear
successful efforts to promote education among the Tooted
ing classes. He is a self-educated man. He coast it
the whole of this machinery with his own hande)his er'
reflects as much credit on his workmanship as el;0,. years
severance, considering it is the result of labour our
at leisure hours. The Prince spent upwards of one
and a half in examining the model, and expressed
seIST. f extremely pleased. o CHUROHYARD.—SOMe disapf! , not
CLEMENT'S
having been felt that St. Clement's Churchyarq Dine
been been closed, one of the inhabitants addressed the the
Secretary on the subject, and on Saturday reff_l. wad-
following reply from the Under Secretary,. xr_ton to
dington :—" lam directed by Viscount Palmed t
the jet ieel
acknowledge the receipt of your letter of Clement
and to inform you that the graveyard of St. L_';„ed by
Danes will be closed as soon as the forms ,req'w
law can be gone through.",

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