The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-27 00:00:00

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.

PLYMOUTH, FaIDAV7_,
The General Screw Steam-shipping Company's
mail packet Lady Jocelyn, Captain Stewart, ar-
rived to-day at noon. Her outward dates were,---
Plymouth, March 15 ; St Vincent's,
Ascension, April 6 ; Cape Town, April 24 ; Pert
Louis, May 10 ; Point do Galle • ay 27 ; Madras'
May 30 ; and Calcutta, June 3. Homeward, she
left the Sandheads, June 16 ; Madras,
June 21 ;
March 27 ;
the
Point de Galle, June 26 ; Mauritius, uly 7 ;
Cape, July 21; St. Helena, July 30 ; Ascension,
August 3 ; and St. Vincent's, August 13. Ascension,
Lady Jocelyn arrived in Plymouth Sound 'within
one hour of her contract time. She has made two
voyages to Calcutta and back in 12 months, having_
gone over the distance of nearly 52,000 miles sin;
the 15th of August last year. Her cargo consists
of safflower, indigo, measurement goods, and •w""
tons of copper. and
More than 100 passengers came in by her? A
she has also on board a number of non-commissler,
officers and privates, invalids of the St. Helen!
Regiment and Royal Artillery stationed at that
place. two
Three deaths have occurred at sea,
children (one an infant) of Mrs. Simpson,anul
the 18th August, Mr. Gowan.
The intelligence from the Cape is 14 dais lam
than that by the Harbinger.
About 6,000 tons of shipping were loadinAill. t
Table Bay for the Australian colonies. • Mar.„'ed
commodities for that destination were scaree,„'"'
the wages for skilled labour continued to 1;7,
Active operations were making for the electio,7f
TAhuegurestg,istrations were to commence op the 22e•
and would not close until the end of Ser
tember.
There were several candidates for seats in the
Upper House, among whom was Mr. Rutherford'
passenger by the Lady Jocelyn.
The latest intelligence from the frontier is of
peaceful character ; the Kat River Hottentots are
suffering great privation.
The following ships of war were in Sim and
Bal:
—Meander, Grecian, Dart, Dee, Malacca' 11, e
Cleopatra, the two latter for Portsmouth.
Kent sailed for London from the Cape on ton•uhe
of July ; the Queen arrived from Liverpool the
16th of July ; the General Steam CompanY' Jnl
un
packet Calcutta left the Cape on the 26th of ne,'
the Propontis left Ascension for the Cape on 1:4""
July ; the Bosphorus arrived at St. Vincent 01
tye
27th July, and sailed again on the same day'
e
South American and Screw Company's ship •a•l•briet
tine arrived at St. Vincent on August 10, and
on the 12th. •-iced

A shock of an earthquake had been experiele
at Porto Grande at midnight on the 11th' slid
French brig Justice was discharging passengefin the
fuel there, July 25th. Lady Jocelyn signal7o S.,
ship City of Calcutta late on the 26th, in lat. ;
long. 9E. July 20, in lat. 18.30 S., long. bang,
spoke the ship Pegu, from Bombay to gam s.,
She had been out 50 days. August 2, lat. I,_lo
long. 12 W., spoke the Dutch barque Alemo, Too,
Batavia for Amsterdam. August 3, at Ascersbeen
the Marion, Macyntire, under jury-mast, had of
dismasted in a hurricane, about 250 miles 8..,8.50
Auger Head. August 7, lat. 2.30 N., ]ongi:.• to
W., signalled the Dutch barque Noord, stanulor
W.S. W., and the ships John Dalton and North so
berland, both outward bound. August 18, at.
N., long. 29 W., spoke the American barque '
cis Palmer, from Sierra Leone for Marseilles.
Mauritius.—At Port Louis on the 7th of °";(:
Treasury bills were at par. Freights uotaintity
the latest to England, 3/. A very small quail bat
of the last sugar crop remained. There was
little fluctuation in rice.
Natal.—Many unsuitable emigrants were leangr,
ing ; business was, however, improving, and to
Morewood has come home in the Lady JneeYii„
obtain assistance for working coal and mannno
ing sugar in the colony. Wheat has been sted,
extensively, and an abundant harvest is exPecrt of
Wool and butter are plentiful, and the eil),(411 d
yellow wood planks is increasing. On the 'fro
July the Lieutenant-Governor was thrown -
his horse, and broke his arm. Pate
Provisions were very dear at St. Helena the
meat, ls. 3d. per lb. ; mutton, ls. 6d. per lb•to,
ordinary rate being 10d. The Moffat, from r
bay, for London, was discharging cargo to undergo
repairs.
Arrivals.—July 20, the Hero, from liong101te;
to Abrota and the August, from Akyab ; and
Diana, from Madras. July 21.—The Cariba,
Shanghai, and the Gladiator, from Bombay.
22.—The Armanda, from Bombay ; the DinaFLo
from Calcutta ; the Benjamin Buck Green, the
the Mauritius ; the Allan, from Calelitta, and
Kinghai from Bombay ; the Sultana, from Li'kr.
gapatan ; the Kedgeree, from Akyab; the Jmill°fir
tint, from Sourahaya ; the Queen Mab, from P",,"
bay ; and the Aracz, from Calcutta. July t;
The Thetis, from Canton ; the Steadfast, rthe
Madras ; the Marlborough, from Akyab, and „A,--
Boyne, from Bombay. July 25.—The Loris.ll- n/i
from Singapore and the Cape ; Rebecca, fof
Mauritius ; Victoria, from Singapore ; PO:1)k
Orange, from Bombay ; and Currency from b.'
cutta. July 26.—John Bunyan, from Alto
Britain, from Singapore ; and Lady Sale, 1.,%-q;
Mauritius. July 27.—Elizabeth, from Beln_rg
and Flora, from the Cape. July 28.—Edivaia
days from Cochin ; and Ayesha, from Bombay tests;
Mauritius. July 30.—Anna Shikeld, from OW
and the Marsden, from the Cape. a St.
The Brazilian steamer Argentine arrivou-,„1,-
Vincent on the 10th, and left on the 14"-
August. at
The shock of an earthquake was experien"--
Oporto Grande on the 11th.
The General Screw Steam Shipping e°,lar„ol
mail packet Calcutta arrived at the Cape Jllll-liill
and left 26th. The Propontis left Ascension Nriir
22 for the Cape, and the Bosphorus left St. 0.
cent July 27th for Ascension and the Cape' dos,
Countess of Zetland, from Whampoa, for Ilfore•
went into Ascension August 3d with loss o.` bele,
topmast and other damage • and the Il Mare 1001
under jury masts, was at that island for suPPO,6O
having been dismasted in a hurricane abet'
miles south-west of Auger Isle. ship
Captain Shadwell, late of Her Majestfe,son
Winchester, one of the passengers, reports thPiatle
after sunset, August 20, a comet was seen 34;igiit
north of the constellation Leo, the nucleus as vt file
as a star of the third magnitude, tail aheu,a bi
degrees long. Seen again following evening, amijo
observation with the stars Arcturus and Eta 'loan
and Uranus, at 10 min. after 9 Greenwich 36
36
time, was in 11h. 29m. right ascension, 56 ultll,
min. north declination ;
on the evening of therison,
at 9.40 Greenwich mean time, by samecoraPa sod
the comet was 11h. 31m. 38s. right ascension' 91.
26 deg. north declination, lat. 26.40 south, long'
THE UNITED STATES.

•
SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MoltsLl'ith to
The Washington has arrived here, on her wlst•
She
hber ins
extremely about
warmhalf a mw
Bremen. She left New York on the 13th Aug eie.
T
caused ma
jelliatlllerofhad
deaths. Of
Large subscriptions have been made for the
hassollcars in sPe a
ferers from yellow fever in New Orleans. of the
The American Government has approvect
~ the
conduct of Captain Ingraham, with rem
ara
seizure of Kossta in Smyrna. absorb A
• The fishery question still continues to o.;;•,,,arts
considerable share of attention throughout filog•
of the country. Lord Stirling is now at "a'sf fin'
ton, making arrangements with a coraPan ration
fluential American gentlemen for his pros
of his claims. cell"
Her Majesty's steamer Devastation re into
seized an American schooner, and took herr v
, de-
Prince Edward's Island, where, after a sho
tention, she was released. as been
At Tennessee a democratic governor u—
chosen. la have
A rumour prevails that England and sin t tlie
agreed to abolish slavery in Cuba, an &la i,„
American Government will take strong gr°l2ll
opposition to it. To
one.
The Africa arrived on the 11th J
weeks' later news has arrived from California- A in
A letter states that slavery is to be abolisheu
SurlMiam. Frill°
Much damage has been done by fires jo
Edward's Island. swept
Two hundred and four persons have been 5
off by yellow fever in New Orleans. and 15t
Breadstuffs.—Flour was in better demi,2oo
unchanged figures. Cotton—There were Aver.
bales sold at previous figures. Freights to warted
pool—Engagements were moderate. Sugars target
little. Tobacco less active. The inoneY
was slight.
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NIAGARA FALLS AND LAKE ERIE.--profeS.9 . n 3i,
man, the eminent geologist, discredits the opinioof
t:a
vanced by some, that the gradual wearing awacining
rocks of Niagara Falls may possibly result in. 01,, They
Lake Erie. In a recent lecture he remarked •—: siosa
will not halt at their present station, but retre:.,,
stoo.
ey
and surely about two miles further, when they
for
r
probably
again for an unknown period, and both '9o'
since at this place the hard limestone will formon 4 or
and top of the falls, and thus stop the destrusnai
iireact
rock. Some have thought that they would bi 1
Confpletell
Lake Erie, and that then the lake would be . ~,,iii
At the r y
drained. Such an event is impossible.
~.
_...ear ,v,,A
alreldy mentioned the torrent will gradw Ily_wnd tbetice;
i 'ader'S °- tli
the surface of the limestone, forming a rap dv• f
forth Niagara will be one of the lost vio
world."— Washington Union.