The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-17 00:00:00

WEST WAST OF AFRICA-

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY MORNINO*.
The African Mail Company's screw steam pack°t
Bacchante, Commander Dring, arrived this raorho.;
ing. She left Plymouth outward on the 26th
April ; arrived at Sierra Leone May 14, and Fel
nando Po June 2. Her homeward dates are—
Fer-
nando Po, June 10 ; Cameroons, June 5 ;
Calabar, June 12 ; Bonny, June 13 ; Lagos, Jun:.
16 ; Ac&ra, June 18 ; Cape Coast Castle, June
On the 22nd, off Cape Palmas, lost her propeller,.
and proceeded Sierra Leone, where she arrived
under canvas on the 30th June. On theloth Jul/
she was supplied with a small spare propeller
o• be'
longing to the Forerunner, with which she 10ft
on the 22d July ; arrived at Bathurst, July 27th ;
Goree, July 28th ; Teneriffe, Aug. 6th ; and )Via"
deira, Aug. Bth.
She has a general cargo of palm oil, gold-duet,
gum, and ivory.
A great deal of rain had fallen at Sierra Leone,
but the colony was healthy.
Very little' rain had fallen on the Gambia.
Her Majesty's brig Britomart was at Fernando
.Po on the 9th June. The Polyphemus, leaklf
and with her main shaft broken, arrived there
on the Bth. She had been on shore near C°P.
Horatio.

The Ferret and Plumper arrived at Sierra Ls°ll,,eg
July 6 ; the Britomart arrived there on the 9t''
and left with the Plumper on the 21st. The Can-
dace, mail steamer, left for the southward on the
22nd.
From Madeira we learn that the Liverpool Bra;
0'
zilian Company's steamer Bahiana, arrived atirrig,
nambuco on the 23d. The steamer Donna 3--
left Madeira for Lisbon August 7.
Off the Island, August 8. Spoke a thtlirepge;
masted steamer, supposed to be on the "
India line. In lat. 10.10, long. 17.21, exeherig-
colours with the sloop Ruth. -
The American brig of war Marion was endeavour-
ing to settle a dispute at Gambia,
where the autei;
rities had seized two American merchant vess
for having an extra quantity of water casks on
board, presumed to be for the purpose of slavilao.
Since leaving Sierra Leone the Bacchante
ava
encountered head winds and a heavy' sea, The
proved herself to tbe an excellent sea-boat.
passengers have presented Captain Dring - with
e.
letter of thanks for his conduct during the ve•l

that,

stamtong
ARCHANGEL.—AdvICeS from Archangel state a
notwithstanding the notice of blockade to commeacefjd.
A Ist of August, the port was still open on 00, the
A. a triP
ementtheelLtioiendßounsehiaonusfieesectohnanveicetgedlawteiltyh
mOdauess,a,
tire
fromfabric Sebastopol to that city is considered an erliiro.
ion. With regard to the Sea of Azoff, accorar;
to the latest dates, the Russian trade in that regicin
mained unmolested. pert' a 0
LAND,
. ASSESSED, AND INCOME T xES•---",-- en
A . • lleC-1- g
has just been printed for better securing the co I in,
and accoun • ting for the land tax, assessed taxes, a.Qat oa
seat'
tax by the collectors. The Inland Revenue v° by
nay require security iieetore d
to be given by the co riote
bond. Collectors
forms,and
to fill up the counterfoils, under a Pe" '
101. ,
eCOOV
LIVERPOOL, Aug 16.—A violent hailstorm, a- of
_OlO .
parried by lightning,*
and heavy and prolongedr r.,r old
thunder,
morning.
- • burst over the town at an early Da" rioeif
Great alarm was experienced, but ne ae wed
effects have resulted. The violence of the storracom
expended over the town, so that, fortunately, the 'o'4
in the district, a great portion of which has bee°
remain uninjured. - "' fire
„.,.. •....., a
EXTENSIVE
_ NOIRE.—At an early hour this inornigt the
broke out upon the premises of Messrs! Cab' foif
builders, at Pimlico. _The flames dto a lofti ...Tom
spread ~ II
of workshops, and were with difficulty banesubduen Jost
fortunately many hundreds of the workmen ova'
their tools ; and the damage done must amount .°
sal thousand pounds. ' be
THE STONEMASONS' ~,rIISTES. ~... ft
STRIKE! AT DO,-- -0, iwis-
stonemasons lately employed in building t.e °address :"*"
church
_ _o at Doncaster have issued the followiie a relit°.
`T. the Public—ln consequence of some false ,_,, be•
being in circulation we consider it our duty to IN e
„harC..•
foree you the real cause of the strike at the above - adopt
have found it necallmeeting t° s'
cessary to A waver
certain measures for the prevention of `rubble env
and
_others encroaching upon our trade, and ouresolti•
ployers infringing upon our time, the following r, sup;
Lions were agreed to, viz.:-1. That we would ;rot
mason
mit to men (not belonging to our trade) doing ul,,eslo,
work. 2. That we be allowed our full time at meals,
that is to say, not to have our names called in onr
_eek,
time. 3. That we be allowed two hours in the vr_.,,ro.
viz.—to commence work at 7 o'clock on 31°09 017 it
ins, and leave at 4 o'clock on Saturday afteril°o2 'Os
being the time of commencing and leaving work land,
principal jobs in Doncaster and other towns in liefn our
These resolutions were accordingly forwarded t 0011
foremen, and we feel sorry to relate that we 130_1, we
met with a positive denial to our requests 001'c; oe
think are reasonable), but are compelled to apt
have done, from the manner in which they disc
leading
five of our fellow-workmen supposing them to be .etis
characters, and by these means wish to intiniidat in,
from further asking for our rights. These ale no
trust in the hands of a discerning public, an avwlemrs.
to judge whether we are in a just cause or not.
Comte
main yours respectfully—THE MASONS. Comm'
room, White Lion Inn, August 11." ~ an old
BONA FIDE TRAVELLERS.—On Sabbath last, --,,,r
man and a lad called for refreshments at a snug couni:ela
public-house. " Are you a bona fide traveller ?" ads the
the mistress. " The deil's in the woman," reflico oh,
old man ; " how can a body bo bonny at 75 ii
canna
but said mine hostess, g, if you're no bona Per 7. out
bo here." Just as the old man was ready to laun
c. d
d an
an angry rejoinder; a person on a crutch arrive ) a
asked for admission and refreshment. •S Are
,rivi,
bone fide traveller ?" inquired the landlady rev/
a real bona fide a real bona fide," replied the
_k.„,A
customer ; and he was admitted. The old man n
loerei
astonished ; but observed at length, that if the. ~,,,..0
on the crutch was a bonny feedie, he and his young dead
were bonny feedies too. In a moment the magic word
gained them admittance, the smiling dame ren3r:ter
"that bona fide travellers were turned a great des,lo%l
than the auld kind were afore railroads were heart'
,_,;
—Perth Advertiser.
Despatches were received at the Colonial.oolce yew%
day from the Goiroknore of the Woet India 414115_11_1.
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