The Sun.
London, England, 1838-11-05 00:00:00

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amonnting to little short of a gale, we yet made at the ate of ."=\''
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most, in about twenty-one days, more probably in eight .-L..., ' t_.-
But this was not to be done without coals ; and, the calcdlW (1 Lis
tion seemed to be, that having started with about 564 tons, - I
including 100 of William's resined and condensed pests,
called " patent fuel," we had already consumed something
like half of our stock, which proved that, instead of 564 tons,
800 would be the minimum of the quantity required to carry
us through. This extraordinary consumption' will excite
surprise. The explanation of the ship's going to sea, pro-
vided as she was with such a consuming power, will be called
for. This question we have looked into as well as we could,
having examined the papers and all the officers from whom
information was to be had, and that information being freely
given. It would appear that the ship was not sufficiently
tried before starting. She went to Dublin, but that was no
trial at all. More than this, it comes out that a very material
alteration was made in a part of the machinery, after the
Dublin trip, and without super-adding the least pretence of
an experiment thereon, by which the consumption of coal was
increased nearly 700 lbs. the hour. Other disclosures I might
add, but I have said sufficient till an answer appears to ex-
plain this. The return voyage to Cork was made in three
days. The vessel showed great powers of speed as well as
strength. The passengers held several meetings during this
time. A Committee was appointed for thorough investiga-
tion, consisting of nine members—English, American, and
ethers. From this committee we had a deliberate report of
facts, which you will, I presume, see in due time. It was
adopted without a single dissenting voice. Summarily, it lays
the blame of the failure exclusively on the negligence of
the Company's agent, acquitting all other parties, including
the boat herself. At the same time it strenuously enforces
the position, that this disaster in reality offers not the slightest
argument against Atlantic steam navigation, though it is
much to be feared that discouragement will ensue to many
minds in consequence of the failure. This consideration
weighs heavily with the passengers, who are mostly commer-
cial men. Of course there will be a panic in the United States
when the vessel becomes overdue there ; and the suffering of
the numerous relatives of those on board, for perhaps six or
eight weeks, can be easily conceived. My purpose has been
merely to give you a statement of the facts which have led to
the failure.—Cork, Oct. 30, 1838.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

(Continued from The Sun of Saturday.)
In cursorily noticing the Municipal Election news brought
this morning by the country Papers, it may not be, perhaps,
wholly unnecessary to premise, that the published reports from
the provinces, purporting to contain the results respectively of
the elections, are much less close and conclusive to the reader
remote from the spot to which they refer, than is desirable,
from the fact of the names only, in the great majority of the
cases, being given without any advertence whatever to the po-
litical opinions held by the parties. The omission we refer
to, obviously natural enough inEour contemporaries, renders to
us many of their reports utterly useless, and more or less im-
pairs the interest of most of the others. For instance, all the
information on the subject, conveyed to the distant readers by
the North Derbyshire Chronicle, is comprised in the follow-
ing nomenclature :

ELECTION OF TOWN COUNCILLORS.-Mr. Daniel, Mr.
W. Hopkinson, Mr. G. Mugliston, and Mr. W. Hewitt, were
elected Councilmen for this borough on Thursday last. The
number of votes for each was as follows

Mr. Daniel
Mr. W. Hopkinson llB
Mr. G. Mugliston
Mr. W. Hewitt: lO4

LEICESTER.

In St. Margaret's Ward a most disgraceful opposition
was got up by the Tories, which ended in as disgraceful a
defeat. Parties in this Ward are nearly balanced. In the
other Wards a brisk contest appears to have occurred, with
results not greatly dissimilar to that in St. Margaret's.

SALISBURY.
The Tories boast of a decided triumph here.

BRIDPORT.
Here the Liberal party have succeeded in returning all
their candidates. The return in the South Ward was very
keenly contested.

TIVERTON.
A contemporary says the elections have not at all satisfied
the thinking part of the burgesses. Voting by papers is found
to be a much worse plan than viva voce voting.

LANCASTER.
In this borough the Tories were defeated. They were
tardy in screwing up their courage to take the field ; and no
sooner did they achieve that point than they were driven before
the Liberal forces.