The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-18 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

as-;ccount given in your columns of the
proceedings at the late Hungarian meeting in Hanov,r-
squAre, an American, the Rev. James Richmond, is re-
ported to have said that his countrymen " wished the
stability of the British throne."
Now, Sir, I am satisfied that I express the sentiments
of every American when I say that there is not one of
them who " wishes the stability" of any throne on the
face of the earth.—l am, Sir, with respect; truly yours,
AN AMERICAN.
August 17, 1849.

THE ROYAL PATEN T SUBMARINE

MANURE COMPANY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Obs-rvieg in a recent number of The Sum some
excellent remarks on the immense benefits likely to be
conferrt d on Ireland by the conversion of the bogs of
that country into various products, as well as for sanitary
purposes, forming as it does a complete deodorizer, and
feeling assured that it must prove a powerful adjunct iu
aiding fertilization, I beg to call your attention, and that
of your numerous readers, to another discovery, also of
great national importance.
It has been asserted by some, and imagined by others,
that the sources from which buano or guano is derived
will fail. Without entering into the probability or im-
probability of this matter, not having sufficient data to
guido me, I will assume these sources may fail, yet it
should be borne in mind, that Great Britain is sur-
rounded by an ocean inexhaustible in animal and pisea
torial matter, which, by encouragement to fishers, may
be extracted therefrom, conveyed to depots, and by a
chemical process converted into a substance equal in
value, and quite as, if not more efficacious, when ap-
plied to the earth, as an agricultural or horticultural
fertilizer, than Peruvian guano, and costing less money.
Fortunately for our country, as England now has,
by the policy of her rulers, been placed under the
necessity of competing with all the world in her
own markets for supplying its inhabitants with food,
a discovery has been wade by two gentlemen of re-
search and talent, residing in Budleigh Salerton, in
Devonshire, and is now earrying out with great em ray
at Devonport, by Messrs. Byers and Applin, under the
designation of " the Royal Patent Sub-Marine Manure
Company," and also by their appointe l licencees. By
their process all the unmarketable fish of the ocean, and
fish refuse of every description, whether caught by the
hook or entangled in the net, are converted into a
manure, and I have authority to say, from a very expe-
rienced and intelligent horticulturist, is equal to, if not
superior to Peruvian guano. It is concentrated and
granulated by a process for which the company have
obtained a royal patent, and may, by moderate expense,
be conveyed to the interior or any part of England. As
the sea near our coasts abounds with fish, by encourage-
ment being gived to fisheries, an abundant supply might
be obtained, not only for the tables of the wealthy, but
as food for the poor. Depots and manufactories could
be established along our shores, and the land fertilised
by an artificial manure superior to any obtained from
foreigners at less expense.
It may not be generally known that vast quantities of
fish, unfit for human food, such as dog-fish, monks, star-
fish, porpoises, sharks, &c., &c., are continually drawn
up by the trawlers on all our fishing grounds, which have
hitherto been thrown back into the sea. This being
observed by the patentees of the Sub-Marine Manure,
created the original idea of combining other fertilizing
ingredients, mostly marine products, and, after many
years of experiments (aided by first-rate chemical talent),
producing under their peculiar patent process, this most
invaluable compost, which, I understand, was first tried
with success on Lady Rolle's estate at Bicton, in Devon-
shire, under the management of Mr. Barnes.
I cannot close these remarks without suggesting to
the capitaliss of the metropolis the feasibility of con-
verting into a valuable manure, under the patent above
referred' to, the vast quantities of offal fish from Billings-
gate, and the numerous fishmongers from whom it could
be collected, instead of, as at present, daily polluting
the Thames; and in the event of a glut of fish, which, if
not saleable for food, would find a profitable market
opened for its reception.
Wealth is nut my pursuit; my object, as a mariner, is
to draw the attention of my countrymen to that element
by which we aro surrounded, which is an inexhaustible
mine of wealth, whereon thousands of additional hardy
and danger-defying seamen may find profitable employ,
and who, in times of war and tumult, will hereafter, as
they have done heretofore, carry us through dangers
which have appalled the wisest of statesmen.
L have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
THOS. CURTIS, Commander Royal Navy.
22, London road, King's Lynn, Norfolk,

August 15, 1849

LOSS OF TOE RUBY YACHT.—On Sunday morn-
ing the Ruby left Kingstown, the weather squally, and
crossed the bay under a foresail. She beat heavily for
some hours, and afterwards filled and went down. The
six met, who were on board narrowly escaped drowning,
some clinging to the rigging and others in the water. A
steam-boat picked them all up. The yacht was carried
out to sea the evening ebb tide and lost.
EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.—
Yesterday afternoon, as the Gem, Gravesend steamer,
was stopping off Greenhithe to take on board some pas-
sengers, a wan was observed to jump overboard. A
boat was imraediately lowered, and in a few minutes the
man was picked up, but being a heavy man, and wholly
unable to swim, he must almost certainly have been
drowned, had it not happened Card ho wore a large
cloak, which being inflated by the wind sustained him
until he was picked up.
The Pawnbrokers' Alms-houses, now in course of
erection at Forest-gate, West Hui], are rapidly pro-
gressing towards completion. The exterior of the build-
ing is of red brick, and, vrben completed, Will present an
imposing and unique appearance.—Essex Standard. •

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