The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-06 00:00:00

SPRING AND MINSTRELSY.

Let me think yet once on the charms of Spring,
All bright as they seem'd to be ;
Oh ! the beautiful fancies they used to bring
To awaken my minstrelsy 1
Oh ! the spring of the years that are gone, long gone !
Oh, the charms I behold no more 1
For no charms hath the Spring—for me not one
To awaken my minstrel lore.
If my rhyme has aught that can please you yet,
Not long will that pleasure last ;
'Tis the light that fades when the sun has set—
'Tis the echo of music past.
And the light grows dim—how it fades away !
'Tis gone, and how drear the scene
And the echo dies ! yes, it cannot stay
To tell that a sound has been.
Mitcham, Oct. 4, 1836. ID

THE LORD WILLIAM BENTINCK.

The following communication was this morning received at
Lloyd's, relative to the above and other vessels.
Extract of a letter from Capt. Thomas Johnson, of the ship
Recovery, dated Bombay, June 12, 1836 :---
" I am happy to inform you of my arrival here, all well,
after a voyage of two months and three days, from Sydney,
via Torres Straits. As I see the ship Minerva, of Liverpool,
on the move, I thought best to lose no time in reporting my
arrival. The Lord William Bentinck left Sydney, in com-
pany with the James Pattison and Susan, three weeks before
me, and has not yet arrived here. I landed on one of the bird
isles after I passed the barrier reefs, where I found a bottle, in
which was a report left by the Lord William Bentinck, stating
that they parted company with the other two ships in front
of the barrier in a heavy gale, which drove them three degrees
to the eastward. I landed two days afterwlirds in Booby Is-
land (the last of the Straits), where I found a bottle hung to a
pole, with a duplicate of the above report. It may be satis-
factory to those concerned in the Bentinck, to know that she
passed safe through these dangerous straits. The Susan
and James Patteson, I should suppose have gone round New
Guinea, as they were bound to Java ; and if they had passed
through the Straits, I must have seen some report of them.
The Henry Wellesley left twenty days before me ; in one
day after the other three ships, intending, if possible, to
join them ; but as they intended when they left Sydney to
go by King's inner passage, I think it likely she would take
that passage, in hopeslof falling in with them. She had not
passed Booby island, or I must have seen some report here. I
was at Booby island on the;l7th day from Sydney—the Welles-
ley would then be thirty-seven days out, and the Bentinck was
at the island on the 16th of April, being thirty-one days. I
passed through the barrier in l2deg. south, with the Clyde of
Liverpool in company, and parted company with her at Booby
island on the 24th of April. I have been thus particular,
thinking that those concerned in the above ships would be
anxious to hear of them.

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)

DEAL, OCT. s.—Wind S. W. moderate.—Arrived and pro-
ceeded for the River, the Mayflower, Headley, from Quebec ;
Euphemia, Tingle, from Lisbon. Sailed, the Ontario, Hat-
tersley, from New York; Elvira, Haddon, for the Cape of
Good Hope ; Guinnean, —, for Africa, and others outward
bound. Arrived from the river and remain with the outward
bound, the Elizabeth Frith, Hall, for New York ; Susan,
Mansfield, for Boston ; and Christopher, Curteis, for Gibraltar.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 5. —Wind N. E. to S. W.—Arrived
from the River, the Grosvenor, Page, for New Orleans. Put
back the Flora, Leveque, for Jamaica.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 4. —.Wind variable.—Arrived the Meg
Merrilies, Penrier, from Liverpool. Shewas towed in dis-
masted, bound to Africa. Sailed his Majesty's ship Minden, for
the Coast of Spain.

FALMOUTH: OCT. 4.--Wind variable, light breezes.—
Arrived his Majesty's brig Beagle, from Plymouth. Sailed
the Grant, Sayers, for Demerara.
BRISTOL, OCT. s.—Arrived the Mercator, Mackie, from
Archangel.

CLYDE, OCT. 3.—Arrived the Marquis of Queensbury,
from Nliramichi ; and Magnet, Hill, from Leghorn.
WATERFORD, OCT. 3.—Arrived the City of Waterford, —,
from Quebec.

LONDONDERRY, OCT. 3.—Arrived the Ariadne, Kenn,
from Quebec.

SniEr.os, OCT. 4.—Arrived Sodskunde, Moller, from Oporto.
STOCKTON, OCT. 4.—Arrived the John Allen, —, and
Susannah, Cowper, from Miramichi.

The Earl, Keen, from Riga to Arbroath, was on shore near
Gotland, 13th ult.
The George, Oppenheim, from Petersburgh to London, has
been condemned at Copenhagen.