The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-09 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals, Nov. s.—The Java, Tood, from Bombay, in the
West India Docks—sailed July 12, St. Helena, September
20; Enterprise, Fearon, from the Cape of Good Hope, off
Dover—sailed Sept. 4, St. Helena, Sept. 22.
Arrival in Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope).—The China,
Biddle, Aug. 29, from London.
Departures from Table Bay.—The Eden, Noble, Aug. 27,
for New South Wales ; Velocity, Hall, Aug. 27, for the Mau-
ritius ; Renown, M'Leod, Aug. 29, for Hobart Town.
Arrivals in Algoa Bay ( Cape of Good Hope).—The Couch,
Bell, and the Ruysna, Findlay, Aug. 23, from Table Bay ;
Helen, Henderson, from Moulmein and the Mauritius.
Departure from Algoa Bay.—The Spartan, Moyse, Aug.
21, for Ceylon.
Departure from Simon's Bay.—Her Majesty's ship Forester,
Campbell, Aug. 30, for L'Agullas Bank, to the wreck of the
Duke of Northumberland.
Arrival at Ascension.—The New Grove, Johnston, in
September, from Calcutta, bound to London.

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EXPLOSION OF A. POWDER MILL.-FAVERS-
HAM, Nov. B.—At ten minutes before 11 this morning, the
dreadful report of one of the corning mills of Mr. Hall, at
aire, containing half a ton weight of treble powder, produced
universal consternation in our town and neighbourhood. I
give you the full particulars, as far as they have at present
transpired. The mill in question was situated about three
quarters of a mile from the town, in the parish of Oare, and at
the corner of a wood, named Bysing Wood. The injury sus-
tained by the extensive destruction of windows and buildings
generally, is trifling when compared with the loss of life.
Three unfortunate men, who worked in the mill, have met an
untimely end ; two only of these have yet been found; I saw
them, and such a sight I never beheld. Their bodies (or por-
tions of bodies, for they are rent asunder) present an awful
spectacle. The names of the deceased are, John Stokes, be-
tween 60 and 70 years of age, leaving a wife and one child.
His body has not yet been found; at the time I left they were
raking the water, to endeavour to find it. John Sheepwash,
aged 48, leaving a wife and seven children. Thomas Eason,
aged 33, wife aid two children; and the bailiff of Mr. Isaac
Wildish, named Thomas Adsley, aged 50, leaving a wife and
six children. This unfortunate man was sowing wheat in an
adjoining field, and was killed by a piece of timber, which cut
his body asunder, breaking his leg and head. Fragments of
the building were blown to the extent of half a mile, and the
trees surrounding split asunder. The house of Mr. Monk, in
particular, the storekeeper, has suffered great injury; the win-
dows are blown out, and nearly every pane of glass in the
dwelling broken.
TEMPERANCE ON BOARD SHIPS.-Mr. E. C.
Delavan has arrived here with letters of recommendation
from the agents to Lloyd's at New York and the Board of
Underwriters in that city. This gentleman has devoted him-
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By an arrival in a French port accounts had been
received from Canton of a late date. It itssetaptleadeetheanttisroemlye.
time in July a new failure had been declared among the
flongs, and that trade generally was in so unpromising a
state that several establishments were winding up their affairs,
two of which were on the point of quitting h
It is probable, however, that the parties here alluded to were
those who had been ordered to leave by the Viceroy some
time ago on account of carrying on the prohibited trade in
opium. Such was the rigorous manner in which the edicts
against this traffic were enforced on all sides, that various of
the holders, dealers, and brokers, who were largely indebted
to foreign merchants, bad taken to flight, and thus had sub-
jected their creditors to very considerable loss. The com-
merce with Japan was, however, said to be on the increase,
and the Dutch seemed likely to have their monopoly of it
disturbed, as an American and Portuguese vessel had each re-
turned thence with complete cargoes.
" INTENDING" MIGRANTS.—On Wednesday
last, some suspicion being excited, the hold of the ship Sea,
lying in dock, and preparing to clear out for New York, was
searched, and two fellows were found stowed in the main
hold, meditating an economical trip across the Atlantic.—
They received a gratuitous passage to Bridewell. —Liverpoo
Standard.
Yesterday morning, about nine o'
clock, the body of
a man was seen by some labourers at Johnson's wharf,
aMil-
bank. It was soon got on shore, and conveyed to the nearest
public-house. Upon inquiry it was found that the deceased's
name was Mumford, a respectable man, and a carpenter by
trade, residing in Gillingham-street, Vauxhall Bridge-road.
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went home and wrote a letter, in which he stated that he had
then gone to drown himself. It is supposed that the deceased
threw himself into the river near Vauxhall Bridge.