The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-14 00:00:00

EVENING Sr N

LLO YD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY'
LONDON, SEPT. 14.—Wind this day at noon E.
DEAL, SEPT. 13.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the 'PIO'
dore, from- the river St. Lawrence. Arrived from the
River and sailed the Fanny, Garrigues, for Halifax. a
PORTSMOUTH, SEPT 13.—Wind E.S.E.,
the Eliza, for Alexandria. Arrived off the Mar°'rll,
from the South Seas ; Genius, St. ThomaS for fleusherg;
Franklin, New York.
CowEs, SEPT. 13.—Arrived the Ida- Wilhelniina, frog
Batavia for Amsterdam; Dominica, Montserrat. ,
LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 13.—Wind S.E.—Arrived 66 tue
Enterprise, from Calcutta ; Lydia. Antigua; Cceur de
Lion, Maranham. Sailed the William PrOwse, ft'r
Lima ; Glengarry, Antigua ; North Star, Philadelphia;
Lady Ann and Comet, Newfoundland.
FALMOUTH,, SEPT. 12.—Wind S. to -S.W.—Arrive4
the Braganza steamer, for Vigo, &c. - •
SWANSEA, SEPT. 11.—Arrived the Elizabeth, qua)*
ridge, from Valparaiso.
WHITEHAVEN, SEPT. 12.—Arrived the Nestor,'Plarkt
from Quebec. •
HULL, SEPT. 12.—Arrived the British Queen, fll2
New York ; Andromache, Constantinople. Saile4 the
Orient, for Porto Rico ; Aulabv, Oporto.
'Damien, SEPT. 13.—The Triton, from London toßjorneberg, was towed in here this morning,
of fore and main masts, very leaky. and. with loss I;
anchor and chain, having been ashore on the Shipo'
Sand. with losl

,)

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY:)
DONCASTER RACES—YEsTEttnAY.
The Fitzwilliam Stakes of 10 sous. each, &c....•5° r
The Champagne Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h ft,for twolr.
olds. Red House in. 1
Col. Anson's b c Attila (scott) a
Mr. Ramsay's Cabrera . .... ..
Col. Cradock's b f Sally ....................................
'
The following also started, but were not placed: -•;0,..
Brooke's br f Idolatry, Mr. Jaques's Playfellow. and
Powlett's b f by Bay Middleton, out of Fanny.
Won easy by a neck. 'h
Four-yrs-old Produce Stakes of 100 goys. each, •
Two miles.
vet
Mr. Orde's f Queen Bee walked 0 ,
Ara 5
Match-200, h ft ; St. Leger Course—Col. Crau7o,
.br c Gallipot (Templeman) beat Lord Kelburne's
finder. ,nyo
Handicap of 10 sovs. each, h ft, with 30 added.
miles. tettiti I
Mr. Thornhill's E. 0., 3 yrs ( I
Lord Kelburne's bc by Muley Moloch, 3 yrs ..•.•''' 3
Mr. Bell's La Sage Femme, 5 yrs ...................... 4
Mr. Doncaster's Fitzgatnbol, 3 yr 5....................... •
on easy. s;c.
Her Majesty's Plate ofW 100 guineas, for three yrs'
Four miles.
Duke of Cleveland's Sampson, 5 yrs
`calked
ST. LEGER BETTING AT DONCA'STEI(3':er
MONDAY A F
15 to 1 agst Van A 01"
25 to 1 agst Eringo

2 to 1 on Coronation
6 to 1 agst Satirist
12 to 1 agst The Squire

THE MARKETS-THIS DAY.
COLONIAL MARKET. s dose'
The market was quiet ; privately little business Yca
and the public sales were not of much moment ; prices,
ever, underwent little variation.
TEA MARKET. nY's
Prices were firm, and a fair demand existed. Cool)39id
Congou produced Is. 9d. cash, and low Twankay Is
per lb.

TALLOW MARKET. , for
The market was firm, and a fair demand eitistEa ; for
P. Y. Candle, on the spot 48s. 6d. paid, and 489. 3fl'
delivery in the last three months. Good arrivals.
WHI TECH APE L MARKET. tle'
The supply of Meadow Hay and Clover was good ; "t.ort A
mand for tine qualities brisk ; the middling and' ordinarY;trabf
better trade than for some weeks past. The supply Of rices
was good, the trade net so brisk as last market clay, an" Pv. to
declined 2s. per load. Clover, 31. to 6/. ; Meadow Hay,
41. 15s. ; Straw, 2/. 4s. to 21. Bs.

STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.
(THIS DAY.) icb
About twelve o'cicck this morning an accident, iv tbe
had nearly been of a very serious nature, occurred Wm.
iron-steam boat, Moonlight, running from L"UQ
bridge to Chelsea. The boat was on its journeipier
the river, and had called at the Blackfriars-bridge
to receive some passengers, when, she started antlir,oo
ceeded through the second arch on the City side. 'rot
coming opposite Messrs. Capel's coal wharf; and agrat
which several barges of coals are lying, the 31"11,171,63
came with a shock against the bow of the middle 'll4
of three, containing .about four rooms of coals, tbre.o
the stern of the barge upon the head of one in the to
tier. The number of craft being about twenty, and
together, produced an effect not anticipated, for the
():11lision was followed by a loud crash, and the whole ,el
right side of the paddle-box and flappers of the 'c'ony
was seen to fall into the water. The Moonlight be with
ing unmanagable swung round, but those on board,
,bich
great presence of mind, threw out some ropes,,:rges,
were caught by the coal-porters at work on the e,.idept
and the steamer was pulled up alongside. ,The ac'i,ejor
being seen by those at the pier the steam-boatViicabotit
was sent up, and took the whole of the passengers' after'
eighty in number, on board. An attempt was, foundwards made to move the damage sid boat, but it w"- ea.
impossible, and the steam wan consequence discliar°
.1.••1•1
Ejti

--
ILFRACOMBE, SEPT. 11.—This day the
and Countess of Fortescue landed at the peir Cu:
land,'accompanied by the Hon. John William Vstsibis
An immense concourse of the fashionable visiters 3,ith
delightful bathing place were present, who, togetll°l.,'‘,,,el-
the townspeople, gave them a hearty and cordial ea-
come. The noble party made but a short stay, Pr°%ile9
ing on to Castle-hill, the seat of the Earl, about 16 n
from this port. ARE Cif'
THE LATE COLLISION IN
—Yesterday the inquiry into the death of James , 'vag
ters, late seaman on board the Topaz steam-boat' ed.
resumed for the fourth time at the Town-hall, Graves ain
ci The circumstances of the case have already appeal the
n
The Sun. No additional witnesses appeared, n
Coroner having summed up, the Jury returned the the
lowing verdicti-4‘ The Jury are of opinion that ing
deceased James Walters came by his death througlirthe
drowned by the collision between the Topaz an Doll
Beacon, and they levy a deodand of one shilling '401,,
the Topaz. The Jury cannot help expressing their to
nimous opinion that great blame attaches to thus
command of the Topaz on the occasion, in not on,er
immediate inquiry, or look out to ascertain if anY 'heir
son had gone overboard from the collision. Also, tves.
condemnation of the practice of captains of, store ipt
sels leaving. the deck during so short a passage asin be
between Gravesend and London, and also that it 15„'"Ft-
bir
regretted that earlier measures were not adopted
mate, who had the command of the Topaz, to pre
the collision."

CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGS ON tiol
CORN-LAWS.—In accordance with the recommen"3,.
of the Conference of Ministers, held at Manchester
the 17th ult., that Christian congregations s'll-$1
observe the 6th instant as a day of 6 humiliation ogi
prayer, on account of the state of the country' lion
the effects of the Corn-laws, that recomalangli'
was complied with within this borough and the nisier
bouring townships. The congregations of ALtw
street Chapel, and Duke's-alley Chapel, oet
e
in pursuance of a previous arrangement, at the f°olo
place, when there was a numerous and most resPe,,e fer,
assembly! The services, consistingof singing",„,P:icine4
ani exhortation, were conducted by the Rev. lv• - the
pastor of the Mawdsley-street congregation.
ii‘-'tist
same day, similar services were held at the lef'
Chapel, Moor-lane, which were conducted by the Dart
W. Frazer, pastor of that congregation. The lower 'a in
of the chapel was well filled; several persons engag,t
the
prayer, and an address was delivered, pointing n'aila
duty of professed Christians in the present distress, re'
the necessity_ of using every possible means for the t an
moral of the cause of it. The meeting lasted abotil ce's
hour and half. At llalshaw Moor, and at other 1/,‘'.at.
in this vicinity, there were meetings for the smile n,ruilgtl
SPECIMEN OF THE CHINESE WHIT d2ll
AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE.—Mankind is expre.-‘,.`. 1'!
writing by " She jin"—world's men ; in speaki,%len'
"She keen shang teih jin"—worlds' within upol csielitlY •
The expression, Where are you going to is 5'",,00 111,11
expressed, when written, by the phrase, " 110 _„a
keu"—what place, and go; but to be unaersto,',,ore
speaking would require both more numerous antl,,,'Pos
familiar characters, "Ne taou na le choo keu "
to what plwe proceed go ?—Professor Ki.dds China Le
, • W
Immigrants continue to flow in. vv „ IWO iris
week there have arrived a ship and a brig from Mudeier
bringing upwards of four hundred, besides a scho°lo
from Dominica, and a ship from Barbadoes.—Ggia,
Gazette of July.
/
0
ENORMOUS TROUT.--There was cauguhpo
one of Messrs. Dickson and Co.'s fishing stations i,,11,-If
Tweed, a salmon trout of the extraordinary weigohs'i.:e
nineteen and a quarter pounds ; it measures thirty-;",..0ft
inches in length, and twenty in girth.—Edin‘a"-
courant.
THE POET.—I never see a poet yet that witrfi,et
as poor as Job's turkey, or a church mouse or 3 r
poet that her shoes didn't go down to heel, au"
stockin's looked as if they wanted darnin' t for its he
cry and little wool with pouts, as the devil said when
sheared his hogs.—Sam Stick.
A RUSSIAN'S ESTIMATE OF AUTHOBS"Ise;
—A popular Russian fable (by Kruiloff) represent'„to
author and a thief in hell. The are in two seP.h- at
kettles, and the devil has lighted -a huge fire under t"ea
belonging to the man of letters, while the light-fins The
hero
is only enjoying a gentle degree of warmthb.ot theer
author reproaches Satan with his partiality.
latter justitie% himself thus :—" You are dmueli grento
sinner than the thief ; his sins have died with blur'
yours will survive for centuries."
TAMWORTH.—We understand that Mr. ;iitaeo;
land is too well acquainted with the
ence which the Bread-tax and the absence of the 0,
exercise upon political freedom, to calculate for, n't
the
meat on shaking Sir Robert Peel's position \v",'' Ilf
electors of Taniworth. Mr. Acland presents hill,. tg.
with full expectations of defeat ; merely designi'7l4f.
demonstrate by the issue how utterly abject
tion of the British voter, and to render the °pion'', riof•
CtnitY
available for instilling a spirit which shall rise °t-bsieots
pernicious
if possible, to physical thraldom. It is for tihsotsinievishit4
we approve of Mr. Acland's movement.—Stafor"
Examiner.
recently
An occurrence similar to that Which dolt „4--
excited indignation in London, the wanton destrucken
of works of art in public exhibitions, has recentlY tn
in the Pi-
place at Cologne. One of the finest pictures
sent exhibition of that city has been wantonly cut.o..fui
LYME.—We have now living in `our
and healthy borough ten individuals°, ivhOSe nnited. °ea gt%
amount to nearly 1,000 years.—Somerset County Ga.: .•