The Sun.
London, England, 1825-08-18 00:00:00

DIVING COMPANY of PETERSBURGIie

The following Imperial Ukase, dated He!sing-
fors, March 10, was received yesterday, and
posted up at Lloyd's. It deprives the Diving
Company of St. Petersburgh, established in 1750
and which had the exclusive right of salvage On
all vessels shipwrecked on the coast, of the ex-
ercise of that privilege in the Duchy of Fin land•
Copy of Imperial Ukase by which the Diving CompanY et
St. Petersburgh is deprived of all its privileges in the IWO'
of Finland :
" We, ALEXANDER 1., by the grace of God, Emperor 01
Autocrat of all the Russias, Grand Duke of Finland, c'C'
&c., do hereby make known that our Senate for Finland
having humbly addressed to us a representation, reporting in
law for the privileged Diving Company, established at St. Pe'
tersburgh, in the year 1750, for the purpose of rescuing ship''
and craft, wrecked or suffering loss on the Russian Coasts in o,l'
Gulf of Finland, is empowered in consequence of the said pr''
vilege, to exercise at present any exclusive right of diving ore
salvage within the limits of the province and government °`
Wyburg, and after taking the humble opinion of our Minister
of Finance on the subject ; iiiMave been graciously pleased Lc!
declare, that the right of salvage on wrecked and strandea
vessels on the coast of the Wyburg Government, which Wes
granted to the said Company under the former GovernineT
of the Province, shall, in consequence of the altered orgen,l"
zation of the said Government, from henceforth entirely
cease ; and that on all future occasions of losses at sea in that
district, the salvage shall be effected in like manner as in the
rest of Finland, which is to serve as a guide to all whom it maY
concern.

" Signed by the Senate appointed for Finland, in the
name and as the will of his IMPERIAL MAJESTY'
" Helsinfors, 10th March, 1825."
IllEm.—By letters from St. Petersburgh of the 17th (290
ult. it was the general opinion of the Russian Merchants tbal
the Diving Company had no right to act in any part.

FLOUR.—A letter from Valparaiso, date°
March 31, says—" The market for flour on this coast is toe'
beyond example. It is supposed that at least 100,000 dollars •
will be lost this year on American account on this article. ,t,t
present, it will not nett the first cost, and at Charillos (wh,fra
is now the sea-port of Lima, while Callao is blockaded), Avy"
barrels are afloat, and much of it must be thrown into the sea.
I hand you an extract from one of the most respectable
Anse-
rican houses in Lima, to a merchant of this place, dated 1316
in January :—" For God's sake, let no more fiour come doss
to Lima, if it will bring with you one dollar per barrel on
board ; here it must be a total loss."
BURNING OF AN ICE HOUSE !—At un WIl
hour on the Bth inst. the extensive ice house of Mr. 'Wm. lig':
in Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire. It was a low fra"'-,
building, more than a hundred feet long, and contained a gr"
quantity of ice. The straw used to cover the ice took fire Ac
cidentally from the flame of a candle. st
CHELMSFORD, AUGUST 16.--We have at la
news of Mr. GRAHAM'S balloon, which went off alone pa
Thursday, after Captain Gape had fortunately disentanet
himself, and got off on the top of the house. Soon after I'''.
o'clock on Friday evening the balloon was seen from :gran
It rose with very considerable rapidity, and, to the horror rich
who possessed sensibility, burst. The volume of smoke ‘l,-ha,
arose from it was very perceptible, and the various forms ite
sumed in its descent was truly horrible ; every heart felt for rte
poor sufferer, for it was unknown at Maldon that the mac ,"10
ascended without any adventurer. Those who followed Vic c,
from Chelmsford were the first to ease the agony of the
tators. The balloon fell in a field, on the farm of J. Li aft
grave, Esq. Beeleigh, one mile from Maldon, and was is'h.l„,ga
taken care of by him, otherwise the desire of possessing a been
meat of it was so general, that it would very soon have eat
torn to pieces. A report like a cannon was heard at the wog'
of bursting. Itt
CURIOUS 'CHAU, FNGE.—We have reCeive(
letter from Mr. J. 0. Morris, in which he offers to undert.ar,
the following singular nautical feat, if he can get backlel
any respectable persons :—" To sail from London,, and t 4 to
final departure from Falmouth, and touch at Madeira, then co
Bridgetown, Barbadoes; thence to Kingston, Jamaica ; the er.
to Havannah, in Cuba; and thence to New York ; and t
form the voyage in five months, in a vessel not to exc_c,,af
feet in length, with wheels, without the use of steam or a.ruiv`ita
power, of his own invention, never yet made perform to
the help of sails occasionally ; and he will perform t 1
je
circuitous, hazardous, and daring voyage, without the
assistance, or company of any human being
proposes to perform the voyage next summer, if he cafact
with a backer. The little vessel, he says, khall be a Pll no
model of British naval architecture, and her machinerY form o
be expensive. Should he meet with any success, in theill lesces
a written promise, from any respectable source, he a. it -
New York, on his own account, next April, for Lon° toash
little vessel not to exceed 39 feet in length, with sails astnitio
alone, without the aid or assistance, or company, of any
beirm whatever.—( Dublin Warder.)
fo'orriingisa
U NEXPECTED CUATO ERS.—A few - ante',
since, during the excessive hot weather, the George •":t. tial
Huntingdon, was visited by rather an unwelcome go; HO
character of a raw-boned Rosinante, who, like ti; seem to
companions of Sancho Panza, Pantagauel, or Syn,t? 101,14,,„•
to care not " whither he went, or how he fared, fahru'l
he found a cool retreat from a burning sun which rose, strayed
heit to 92 in the shade. It appears that the animal haltiorg,telt
from the common with some others, and after aat;
walking up the street, proceeded up the George,flegad
after passing through the tap-room, (where he was eu'%itralii,
make a curve), descended into the cellar, down a where,ve
whatevenrn.
rot
ed flight of steps, nearly perpendicular in descent, oceedior,
the sang froid of an experienced exciseman, he was firo
to gauge the tap-tubs, when he was surprised by "n' jotre',
who experienced some difficulty in dislodging thter day po,
from his cool and subterranean asylum. On the S
satin
vious, a fine calf was discovered reposing in a quiet s Call;
a soft Turkey carpet in a gentleman's drawing-room, t
bridge, by the family, on their retorts from church, riwtrbefo
innocent intruder must have remained at least two ho
the discovery.—(Bury Gazette.)
the neighbourhood of Shadwell were alarmed by ae(lextell'ivr.
Yesterday morning the inhabitants resitlin°o4 ve
tion, which, by its appearance, threalened the most
it e
re
sat,
destruction to the numerous warehouses with which were re,..v.
rounded. Between the hours of 12 and I, flames insiow„
ceived issuing from Mr. Hunt's, a size and gl,__dviale_e
turer, carrying on business in Three-Cup-alley, :_11,%, sc
Alarm was at once given, and the engines arrived t`,_• nit
of calamity with the greatest rapidity. All exertionre'ol?);l3
ever, though of the most unremitting description,_:t'er, 111,1,10
tunately of no avail, owing to the
hour
of ihey;',al(
was not procurable form early an hour and pa half arta the' Wit
ther
d toge ars
and concerns of Mr. Hunt were totally consume ,a,_abie
reached the ground. The fire did not subside unt sti
a large and handsome Newfoundland do and a v vait
horse, which unfortunately were confined g on the pop
cries of the one, and roars of the other, were
g_thie.
pitiable nature ; but their preservation was imp? .s_wie
office; but we regret to add, that the
Hunt's stock in trade was, we understand, insureOaea
nrapnrs'-o$
Mr. Rumsey, not having taken a similar precautso Ire
necessity be a considerable loser, as the concerns. were 1,0
extensive. The adjoining houses, though in great (rtAate,'eo.
fared comparatively but little, for which they are.ll
the extreme exertions of the remen, and the partl'
if the party walls. proprietor of 1111 aiissr(

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