The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-28 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Two men, named Capper and Dyer, were charged with
practising the greatest cruelty towards a donkey, by having,
on the preiious evening, dragged it in a field, the one by
the tail and the other by the head, in different ways, and
then left it in a ditch, where it was found next morning
with its tongue almost torn out by the roots. The poor
creature was in so dreadful a state that it was found ne-
cessary to kill it. The prisoners said they were " only hav-
ing a lark." They were sentenced to one month's hard
labour in the House of Correction.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, NOV. 26.—The Spitfire steamer arrived
at Falmouth on Thursday with the Mediterranean mails.
Our fleet was at Malta when the Spitfire left there ; and at
Cadiz she found lying the Hercules, Magicienne, Pique,
and Partridge.
The following is from a correspondent :
" MALTA, Nov. 2, 1836.—The squadron lying here,
under the command of Sir Josias Rowley ; consists of Cale-
donia (flag), Asia, Canopus, Thunderer, Revenge, Edin-
burgh, Vernon, Barham, with the Nautilus, cutter Hind,
and the Ceylon (with the flag of Sir I'. Briggs.) The
Favourite sailed on the 31st ult. on a cruise.
" All the Royal Marine Artillery, with their field train
under the command of Colonel Parke, have embarked on
board the Thunderer—report here says, to be put on board
the squadron in the Tagus."
The Gibraltar, 80, formerly the Phcenix, and captured
from the Spaniards in 1780, has recently been taken to
pieces, in Pembroke. The mahogany and cedar of which
she was built has been taken care of; and is to be brought
into whatever uses it is applicable.
The Linnet packet, Lieutenant Downey, arrived at Fal-
mouth on Thursday, from Mexico. Sailed from Tampico
the 29th of September, Vera Cruz the 26th, and Havannah
the 23d of October ; on freight about 300,000 dollars.
The Sarah convict ship, for Hobart Town, is now at
Spithead, taking in convicts from this Port.
APPOINTMENTS.—Captain Daniel Pring is to succeed to
the command of the Inconstant ; Lieutenant W. Loring,
Mr. F. Webster, College Volunteer (from Semarang), and
Mr. William Broom, gunner, are appointed to the Carys-
fort ; Lieutenant Lord Henry Russell, to the Hastings ;
Mr. Robert St. Aubyn, Mate of the Excellent, to the
Dido ; Mr. Francis Freeling, College Mate to the Excel-
lent ; Mr. H. T. Rogers, Assistant Surgeon to the Asia ;
Dr. Livesay, Assistant-Surgeon to the Thunderer.
(From the Dtvonport Telegraph.)
DEVONPORT, Nov. 26.—The Rhadamanthus steamer
proceeded on Thursday, in company with the Devon lighter,
with stores and ammunition for Lord John Hay's squadron.
The Elipse packet, which has been unrigged preparatory
to her being paid off at this port, is ordered to proceed to
Chatham, where it is expected another vessel will be com-
missioned in her room.
The Endymion, 50, Captain Sir Samuel Roberts, was
paid off yesterday. The Tamar, 26, is ordered to be sold.
Commander Devonshire, of the Talavera, and Comman-
der Munday, are named as likely to be appointed second in
command of the Stag.
Remaining in Hamoaze—Royal Adelaide, San Josef,
Pigeon, Eclipse, Spitfire steam-vessel, and Goodwill lighter.
In the Sound—Talavera and Britomart.
At Spithead on Wednesday—lnconstant and Conway.
In Harbour—Britannia,Victory, Excellent, Royal George,
Pantaloon, Hyacinth, Atholl, Semarang, Fanny, Emerald,
and Goshawk, tenders.

EFFECTS OF THE VIOLENT GALES
ON THE COAST OF FRANCE.

" Calais, Wednesday, Nov. 23

" Yesterday this town experienced one of the most vio-
lent hurricanes that has been felt for some years past. Du-
ring the night the wind blew with that fury from the
N.N.W., that it was expected that the pier, which may be
considered the strongest in this country, would have been
blown down, from the impetuosity of the wind and waves
dashing against it, which shook every pile, and unloosened the
huge stones that serve as a breakwater from their strong
iron cranks. It was impossible for the douaniers, or Cus-
tom-house soldiers, who are stationed every night at the
pier head, to give an alarm, by the ringing of a bell, in case
of any vessel being in distress, and also to keep a look out
for the " contrabandiers," to stand upon their legs, and the
guerritte, a small-sentry-box at the end, was blown into the
foaming element, and also the large fleur-de-lis at the top
of the marble monument, erected to commemorate the land-
ing and safe return of Louis XVIII., to this country, after
his long exile, and to express their joy at the event the good
Calisans have had the shape of his Majesty's out-of-
proportioned foot cut out in the steps, which is often com-
pared with that of the numerous travellers who land here
from England. The effects of the hurricane has not only
been felt at sea but by land, as for miles, on the St. Omer,
Dunkerque, and Boulogne roads, all the young trees have
been torn up by their roots, and a great number of thatched
cottages levelled to the ground. It is reported that several
vessels have been wrecked between here and Ostend, and
five fishing-boats belonging to this port arc missing ;it is
hoped that they have either reached the opposite coast or
put into Boulogne.
" A most daring proof of the intrepidity and philanthro-
pic feeling of the English 'Sailors towards their fellow-sca-
faring comrades, be they of whatever nation they may, took
place last night during the violent storm. A fishing-boat
belonging to Boulogne, was on the point of sinking, having
had her sails blown away, and her sides swamped. Her
crew, consisting of six mon and two boys, had lost all
hopes of being saved from a watery grave, and were trying
with their oars to reach Calais, but the sea was too violent,
when an English smuggling cutter, that had left here in the
evening, fortunately rescued them, at the imminent danger
of their own lives, and brought them safe into this port,
and proceeded on their cruise. This is not the first instance
of smuggling boats having rescued the lives both of the fish-
ermen of Lore and Boulogne, who are often overtaken in
their dangerous avocation by severe gales, so that they
cannot make either coast. The Channel at present has a
most grand appearance like one foaming sheet. The life-
boats ordered to be built by Monsieur De Rhins, for the
Minister of Marine, are expected to be ready in a month
or six weeks, as at present the only assistance that can be
afforded;; to vessels in distress is by the pilot-boats, which
very often cannot venture out, as they are not fitted for
heavy seas, although well and strongly constructed. It
is doubtful whether the mail-packet will be able to leave
to-day for Dover, as it still blows violently. The damage
done on the coast is expected to be very great, as a quan-
ity of pieces of wrecks have been thrown upon the sands.

RAILROAD ACROSS THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA.
—The Company of Shareholders, at the head of which is
Mr. Beddle, an United States man, and M. Azuero, a Co-
lombian, having lodged the necessary securities, and per-
fected their guarantees with the Government of New
Grenada for the making of a railroad, as conceded to them
by a decree of the 6th June last, and rendering navigable
a stream which goes the remainder of the way across this
Isthmus, which separates the Atlantic from the Pacific
Oceans, the grant was finally perfected on the 26th of
August, and the works are to be commenced without delay.
—Colombian Paper.
During the last week a report was spread in the
village of Saulzoir that a horrible murder had been com-
mitted, that a man bad been cut into pieces, and that a
hand covered with blood had been found. This report lost
nothing in its circulation ; every atrocity was attached to it
that could render it more horrible. The greffier proceeded
to examine the mutilated member, when, on close inspection,
it turned out to be nothing but a beetroot, which a freak of
nature had made into that form. It is a most perfect re-
semblance in every particular of a human hand, even to the
length of the different fingers.—Paris paper.
The copyright, steel plates, and entire property of
Lodge's celebrated work, the Portraits of Illustrious Per-
sonages of Great Britain, with the accruing profits of the
fifth edition, now publishing by Messrs. Harding and
Lepard, were last week sold to Mr. William Smith, of
Bouverie-street, for four thousand guineas.
During the last week a girl, of the name of C.
Mason, working in the Old Field, Pollockshaws, was sup-
posed to be with child, by one of the soldiers. She was
taken badly on the night previous to Halloween, and, as
she appeared next morning at her work, no notice of the
affair took place, she having been as merry as the rest in
cutting the tails off her old lovers coats, and pulling the
stocks from the yards on Halloween night. But the fiscal
of the Slms, from information, discovers the existence of
some dark deed, and in consequence she was apprehended,
and confessed that she threw her child over the Pollock-
shaws-bridge. Her sister and mother were takea rom Pol-
lockshaws in a coach along with the girl to Paisley, where
she now lies awaiting her trial. No circumstance, for a
great number of years, has caused such an extraordinary
speculation as the above.—Caledonian Mercury.
GOOD FRlDAYS.—Fridays are said to be unpro-
pitious days ; but now and then some favoured individual
appears, upon whom the unlucky spell is powerless. For-
rest, the tragedian, seems to be one exception to the ge-
ral rule, as he was born on a Friday, received the first
approval of a New York widienee on a Friday, opened at
the Park Theatre on a Friday, sailed from Havre on. his
return home on a Friday, will leave for London rthe
packet of the 16th, which falls on a Friday, and, ace mor( mg
English
audience his present arrangements, will appear before an
audience on a Friday also. Heretofore all Fridays have
..have been good Fridays to him,—Neto York Mirror,