The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-18 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH„

The Walmer Castle, Bouschier, London to Bombay, Aug.
12, lat. 23. 15. S. long. 55. 20. E., by the Malcolm.
The Lord Hungerford, Farquaharson, London to Calcutta,
Sept. 14, on the Equator.
The Fairlie, Ager, London to Hobart Town, Sept. 30, lat.
9, 37. N., long. 25. W., by the Thomas Parsons, arrived at
Liverpool.
Henrietta, Klazina, from Amsterdrm to Batavia, 6th ult.,
lat. 2. N., long. 23. W.

The following letter has been received at Lloyd's :
" General Post-office, Nov. 12, 183 G.—Sir, I beg to
acquaint you, for the information of the committee at
Lloyd's, that my Lord the Postmaster-General has accepted
the tender of the General Steam Navigation Company for
furnishing a steam-vessel for the purpose of collecting letters
from vessels which may be wind-bound in the channel, and
that it is proposed that she shall be employed upon a line
about let. 49. 30. N. My Lord is, however, desirous of
having the opinion of the committee upon that point, and
upon the question how far to the west of Falmouth it may
be advisable the steamer should proceed to effect the pur-
poses for which she is engaged.—l am, Sir, your obedient
humble servant, " H. L. MABERLY.
" W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary at Lloyd's."
At the port of Gloucester has been commeced the
magnificent undertaking of forming a line of public wharfs
upwards of 1,000 feet long, in continuation of the present
basin (double its length), at which ships of the largest size,
capable of entering the Gloucester and Berkeley Canal,
will be enabled to lay alongside and discharge their cargoes.
At that point the canal is also to be widened thirty feet.
A canal is likewise to be cut, the effect of which will be
the removing of a considerable portion of the coal and
barge trade to wharfs at some distance from the present
basin, and the giving of greater facilities for the larger

vessels.
About twenty years ago, a baker, who then lived
this town, entered into a matrimonial engagement with a
young woman, after having set himself up in business, and in
course of time had by her a daughter. Some time after-
wards, however, lie left the town, and a report having sub-
sequently prevailed that he was dead, his wife wore weeds
on that account. By-and-by another suitor appeared, and
be having met with a favourable reception, the connubial
knot was tied. Matters proceeded harmoniously, and the
birth of two children augmented the happiness of the parties.
It was never for once imagined that the first husband would
appear and interrupt their bliss. Their astonishment may
therefore be imagined, when, like one risen from the dead,
he revealed himself last week, inquired for and claimed his
wife. How the matter has been settled amongst the parties
interested, we know not.—Dundee Chronicle.
On Tuesday we found acres of crop, not only uncarried,
but actually uncut, in the parish of Terregles, within three
miles of the town of Dumtlies. We learn from Wigan,
that hundreds of milkers that are not expected to calve
before April or May must be slaughtered, to avert, as the
phrase goes, the evil of " eating off their own heads." At
present the butchers take off about a hundred cows weekly,
and, if trade continue good, the demand will increase as
the season advances.--Dun fries Courier.
On Saturday week, the barn, stables, &c., of
Thomas Wilson, Esq., of Thorns, near Underbarrow, were
discovered to be on fire. By the strenuous efforts of the
neighbours, the flames were extinguished, but not until pro-
perty to the amount of near 4001. was destroyed. The fire
is supposed to be the work of an incendiary, and a neigh-
bouring farm servant, named Thomas Atkinson, was appre-
hended on suspicion, and some strong circumstances coming
out, was committed for further examination.—Whitehaven
Herald.
The Scarborough and York mail narrowly escaped
being upset on Saturday evening, when about two miles
beyond Malton, in consequence of coming in contact and
getting locked with a waggon, returning from Malton
market, the driver of which was heedlessly proceeding on
the wrong side of the road.
A man named Cornelius Hope was brought up on
Friday last at the New Bailey, charged by his wife, a
respectable looking woman with having assaulted her on
the evening of Thursday. She stated that she was in a
fainting fit at the time he committed the assault, which he
did by striking and kicking her. She certainly presented a
shocking appearance ; her face was completely black, and
a large piece of linen was produced, which had been satu-
rated with blood. The brute was bailed.—Manchester
Guardian.
TIIE CHASE.—The chase is more interesting to the
human feelings than any other subject ; since those persons
even who have never practically experienced the excitement
arising from the sports of the field, uniformly listen with de-
light to the recitals of the sportsman. We have felt the
inspiration of the grouse mountains a thousand times ; we
have experienced the pleasure of partridge shooting, from
the time we were able to raise the tube to our shoulder ; we
have many times noticed the responsive sympathy called
forth by the turning of the hare and the twisting of her
lengthy pursuers ; we have experienced the rapture arising
from the deep mellow tones of the harrier ; but of all the
sensations that ever vibrated upon our nerves, as far as re-
lates to intensity of excitement, nothing can be compared
to fox-hunting. _

DEBTS OF EDINBURGH.—We understand that at
the private meeting of the Council on Friday, it was an-
nounced that creditors of the city, to the amount of about
50,0001., through the exertions of the Lord Provost, had
given in their adhesion to the terms proposed, and that
the most sanguine hopes are entertained that creditors for
the remaining sum of between 50,0001. and 60,0001. will
accede, by which the amount of four-fifths of the whole
debt, being the proportion required by the Act of Parlia-
ment, will be obtamed.—Caledonian Mercury.
A frightful event has lately spread consternation and
dread among the inhabitants of Epinal. M. B—, a notary,
had constructed a large house, three stories high, in a new
street that had just been opened. Afe iv days since the
masonry was completed, and a fete was given to the work-
men who had been engaged in the building. The sth of
November the weather, which was rainy, had only allowed
the attendance of a few workmen, who came to finish the
wood-work of the roof. They were eight in number. On a
sudden a terrible noise was heard—the house had just fallen
in—and only two walls were left standing. The eagernesp
with which the ruins were cleared away, in spite of the im-
minent danger, speedily caused the unfortunate men in-
terred among them to be found. Three were dead, three
horribly crippled, and the others slightly wounded. A
year since the town of Epinal also had to deplore a fatal
accident of the same:pature.—Paris Paper.