The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-16 00:00:00

THE WEATHER.

ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-
STREET.

NOON, APRIL 15.
Barometer 29.87 In.
Thermometer ...... ~. ... 57'5 Deg.
Highest
Lowest ..
Wind 1.1. \V.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

EY.TRAORDINARY ACCIDENT AT SEA.—On
Teursday last, during the passage of the John Bull steam-
ship from Hamburgh to London, an accident of a
most singular nature happened to a young man named
Clark, an apprentice on board, who is nearly out of his
time. Clark was sent into the mainchains some hours
after the vessel left Hamburgh, for the purpose of heaving
the lead. He was on the larboard side of the vessel, and
had been engaged fcr some time in taking soundings, when
he was suddenly missed by the mate, who was at the wheel,
and who heard a noise resembling that of a man splashing
his hands a:;,ci feet in the water. The vessel was immediately
stoppe and backed astern, and the boat lowered, and the
Ir.en who rowed it looked about for nearly twenty minutes,
but without being able to find him. The boat returned to
the steamer, and was hoisted up, and the vessel proceeded
on her voyage, everybody supposing he was lost. Directly
afterwards some of the men went to the side of the vessel,
and hauled in the lead line, and to their great surprise
pulled up the body of Clark, who had been for nearly
twenty minutes it, the water, suspended by the line, which
had made a complete hitch knot round his neck, Captain
Corbin, the commander of the ship, Mr. Gibbs, the
mate, and all the hands that could be spared, lost
no time in using every means in their power to save
him. He was conveyed to the fore-cabin, stripped, and
placed in a hot bath, water having been procured from
the boilers for the purpose. Captain Corbin and his mate
applied the means recommended by the Royal Humane
Society for saving life, hut it was long before the young
' man exhibited the least signs of animation. The Captain
and his men would not despair ; they continued their ex-
ertions, and exactly one hour after the sufferer was taken
out of the water he began to show some signs of life.
Stimulants were then supplied, and he soon afterwards be-
came conscious of his situation. His neck and throat were
much swollen, and leeches were applied The swelling
was soon reduced by the application of the leeches, and by
the time the vessel reached London the young man ap•
peered to be out of immediate danger. He is now doing
well. It appears that when he fell overboard his head was
kept above water while the ship was moving, and he was
dragged through the sea with it ; but when the vessel
stopped he sunk, and remained suspended under water
with the rope round his neck.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Arrived, Her Ma-
jesty's sloop Acorn ; left Mozambique Dec. 24, 1840 ;
Madagascar, Jan. 4, 1841 ; Cape of Good Hope, Jan.
28 ; St. Helena, Feb. 16 ; and Ascension, Feb. 27,
The Acorn has beer stationed in the Mozambique-chan-
' net, for the suppreision of the slave trade. She has cap-
tured two barks, one brig, a schooner, and two downs,
The first three were completely fitted, having irons, slave
decks, &c., and contained valuable cargoes, with 43,000
dollars in specie. The other three had slaves on board.
The crew of the Acorn have suffered severely from the
climate, and at Madagascar the natives and slave-dealers
poisoned the water at one period. The number of deaths
was considerable in consequence, all on board having
suffered more or less. The Acorn has proved herself an
excellent sea boat, and is highly creditable to her com-
mander, Lieutenant Hankey. She left the Andromache in
Simon's Bay on the 28th of January, waiting for the Ad-
miral. On Sunday, April 4, in lat. 40 52 N., long. 18 16
W., blowing strong, with a tremendous sea, they fell in
with a schooner, apparently abandoned. A gun having
been first fired over her, the Acorn's largest boat was
lowered, and the schooner was boarded. Not a soul was
on board ; her boom was broken in two places, and her
rudder carried away. Lieutenant Hankey towed her
about 500 miles before the weather abated sufficiently to
hang a temporary rudder, after which the two vessels kept
company, and they are now lying in Plymouth Sound. The
schooner proves, by her log, to be the Mary Ann, of Wey-
mouth, William Carter, master, apparently bound to St.
Michael's. Great prais, is due to the commander and
crew of the Acorn for the skilful manner in which they se-
cured the Mary Ann in such boisterous weather.

SINGULAR DELUSION.—On Tuesday night,
between ten and eleven o'clock, the inhabitants of Black-
friars-road were thrown into a state of alarm by bearing
loud screams of " Murder I" proceeding from the dwell-
ing-house of Mr. Davis, pianoforte-manufacturer, and im-
mediately afterwards a female, almost in a state of nudity,
was observed to precipitate herself from the back attic win-
dow upon the leads of the workshop below, a depth of
upwards of thirty feet. She immediately started up on
her feet and made for the edge of the leads, apparently
with an intention of leaping into a deep ditch more than
twenty feet beneath, which runs by the side of Mr. Da.
via's house. By this time, however, the assistance of the
police being obtained, a ladder was brought, and she was
rescued from her perilous situation, Mr, Franks, a sur-
geon, residing next door, promptly attended and conveyed
her in a coach to St. Thomas's Hospital, It appears that
her name is Jane Hobbs, 23 years of age, and that she was
'Mug in Mr. Davis's tamily as housemaid. For some time
past she hiiS been labouring under the delusion that some
persons intended to murder her, and on that night she
imagined they were breaking into her room for that pur-
pose, and under the influence of that delusion, and to
escape, she leaped from the window, It is a miracle she
was not dashed to pieces,
THE HOLY WEEK.--;:tht atitlolllldelliebt of the
arrival of Lord Broug barn at i4.l!;' was i.4r6iicOw:i. A
2 I instak, from Rome, mentions the pre-
sence of the Noble Lord in that city, with the intention
of rernainkg for the ceremonies of the holy we .k; and then
proceeding to N:iples, The Duchess of Ci,nbridge was
experteri doily ht itoriie, the M -irquis and Marchioness
of Undonderry and the Hon. Colonel Fitzgibbon are
among the noble visitors of that capital. The number of
foreigners attracted by the ceremonies of the holy week is
very considerable, and all-the hotels are crowded. The
Roman Government has been exceedingly liberal in issu-
ing tickets for privileged places during the ceremonies.
The weather is said to be delightful.—Galiynani's Mes-
senger.
EMIGRATION OF THE SWISS.—The Swiss
Journals state that a great number of the inhabitants of
Chamounix, although in the enjoyment of a certain degree
of wealth, are disposing of their property, with the inten-
tion of emigrating with their families, some to New York,
others to Louisiana, where many of their fellow-country-
men have made successful settlements.

The General Steam Navigation Company's ves-
sel the Ocean, I. Fife, rom Rotterdam, arrived off the
Custom-house at twelve yesterday with the Dutch mail,