The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-23 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
att,_, and Countess of Meath, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-
-11.7, from the Continent ; J. Heron, Esq., at ditto, from
ehester ; Shuttleworth, Esq., at ditto, from ditto ; J.
4'att. Esq. ALP , at ditto, from Read Hall; E. J. Hutchings,
i 1 at ditto, from Abergavenny ; Viscount Fitzharris,
bri„L`to., from Brighton; J. Foster, Esq., at ditto, from War-
14".Mnre ; Colonel Dundas, at ditto ; W. White, Esq. and
liuts• White, at Berners Hotel, Berners-street, from Canter-
-1)14,Y A. Blair, Esq., and Mra. Blair, at ditto, from Edin-
; Mrs. Jedder Fisher and family, at ditto, from Tunbridge
yp ; Mrs. Hughes and Miss Hughes, at ditto, from Dover ;
Parebrother, Esq., at ditto, from Dover ; C. Cazelet,
qt! at, ditto, from Brighton ; G. Franks, Esq., at ditto, from
442, Rev. W. Bloxham, at dit, from the Isle of Wight ; Capt.
.
41` Nr.s. Elrington, in Cumbteroland-street, Hyde Park ; Mr
Mrs. B. E. Williams, in Portland-place, from a visit to
%; '
Ron. 31r. and Mrs. Westenra, the Dell, Windsor Park ;
11„ Q Clerk, Bart., M.P. and son, at Marshall Thompson's
etel, Cavendish-square, from Scotland ; Cochran Patrick,
1.1, and family, at ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Timper° n and Miss
ket'Peron, at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street, from New Bar-
-144; Captain Cotton, R.N., at ditto, from Malpas ; C. Cot-
E7q., at ditto, from ditto ; Rev. Mr. Goodrick and Mrs.
IhTcirick and family, at ditto, from Great Saling, Essex; Mr.
Mrs. Standish Standish and family, at Long's Hotel, Bond-
t, from Duxberry Park ; Mrs. 31. Martin, at ditto ; Mr.
Mrs. Baker Dawson and family, at ditto, from Warwick-
; Mr., Mrs., and the Misses Matthews, at ditto, from
Qton-on-the•Green ; Captain Thomas Richardson, at ditto,
417 Sussex ; William Watt, Esq., at ditto, from Yorkshire ;
and Miss Buchanan, at ditto, from France.
DEPARTURES.
1:),„,". Thomas Farr, from Long's Hotel, Bond-street, for
; Rev. W. Haskell, from ditto, for Devonshire; W.
k:syth, Esq., from ditto, for Sir Edward Filmer's ; J. Par-
11ti,1 Esq., and the Rev. H. T. Young, from ditto, for Spring-
; W. L. Bulwer, Esq., from Marshall Thompson's
141:1, Cavendish-square, for Norfolk ; the Hun. Captain Pel-
e R.N., from ditto; F. W. Newton, Esq., from ditto ;
„,"taith, Esq., Lady Lucy Smith, and family, from Berners
Berners-street, for their seat, Wilsted House, Notting
Mrs. Greenwell and family, from ditto, for Durham
• Rev. W. Drummond, from ditto, for Henley.
T

HE BISHOP OF WORCESTER.—It is with
rtii sincerest feeling of regret that we notice the serious
L'nerts of our very benevolent and warm-hearted Dicce-
'qk He was last week atticked by the, complaint to
Ittuicla he has been subject—hiccough, with cruel vio-
:,,Aee, and was soon reducod to such a condition of
I,,_lsitness and prostration of vital energy, that his medi•
*",L.l,attendant, Mr. Pierpoint, bad the worst apprehen-
i'M for the result. We have learned this morning
extreme satisfaction that his Lordship enjoyed a
sleep last night, by which he is somewhat re-
ed, and thst the immediate violence of the disorder
thr,lgated. Nevertheless, nature has so far sunk under
lie; hizure, and the strog remedies employed to re-
toejt, that the Right Rev. Prelate lies in a state which,
lti:lieserry to ray, forbids our holding out much hope of
Ilultimate restoration to the blessings of health. Had
e...
• No tot bean gifted by nature with an excellent constitu-
vi44 ha must base sunk, ere this, under the aggravated
;ettea of the disease ; but in that natural constitutional
tell' there is yet hope, and none &sire more heartily
tie" We do that that hope may be realised in the recovery
the Worthy Prelate.— Worcester Chtorticle.
81,.?ATRONAGE OF BRITISH MANUFACTURES
~,rlt,p4kkAlAJEsTy.—For the occasion of the ball, which is on-
patronage of her Majest and some of the pincial No-
LY,,and which will take place in May next, for thep encou-
45traent of British manufactured silk, a garment isnow in course
thltaaufacture in Bethnal-green for the Queen, of the most
litt:te and elegant description. The weavers intend to rnanu-
VejjFe the portraits of the Queen Dowager and the Duke of
Ington. with black and white silk, the white forming the
t11::`,1')d; and when finished, the effect, it is stated, will be,
the portraits will be scarcely distinguished from a paint-
-I),Z:teething of a similar description ever having been designed

A
to 41 ROYAL FIDDLER.—The Monarch uniformly
tort the bott im of the pa;e long before the other er-
' sh,t4ers, then, stopping short, be would fold his arms, and
14itig. his shoulders, with an expression, which, if rendered
II: !cords, would seem to stignaatise. his companions as a
oy " lazy dogs !" At first no notice was taken of this ;
NitbtQe contrary, the other fiddlers tried hard to keep pace
" the King, AS
the leader of an orchestra seems to lot-
11,5 a singer. But all in sain I The seclnd fiddle, and
tit two other instruments, were always behind, as a matter
tortieQu'le. At length, as the first fiddle sbosved no symp-
• p e‘ti'l
nt of relaxing its speed, Boucher grew somewhat irn-
art ~ and feeling himself scvereign enough in 1-ns own
be able to treat the King on equal terms, under the
toi`otristances, intimated to his prim the necessity of
pri..."log the rests. " Count rests !" exclaimed the offended
xpt; • emembering that he was a King just at the mo-
lt when he should have forgotten Count rests !
fig44/°ll expect me to condescend to the drudgery of
!elg rests ?"-- Theodore Rook's French Stage.
The e General Swam Navigation Company's ves-
btthhe Giraffe, R. Strannaek, from Rotterdam, arrived
e Custom-house at ten o'clock yesterday wi:h the
tcli

NOTTINGHAM ELECTIONS.

1818.

Members' C Joseph Birch (L.)
1 returned. Lord Ranc (L )
T. A. Smith (C.) ...... 1,839
1820.
Two IJ. Birch (L.)
returned. IT. Denman (L.) .
T. A. Smith (C.)
Lancelot Rolleston (C.) 1,858
1826.
Two SJ. Birch (L.)
1 returned. Lord Rancliffd (L.) ! ...... 2,158
J. Smith Wright (C.)
1830.
Two
_C Sir T. Denman (L ) 1,206
returned. .1
Sir R. C. Ferguson (L.)
Thomas Bailey (C.)
1832.
Two S Sir R. C. Ferguson (L.)
returned. 1 Lord Duncannon (L.)
J. E. Gordon (C.).
1834.
(Vice Lord Duncannon.)
Sir J. C. Hobbouse (L.)
W. Eagle (L.)
1835.
Sir J. C. Hobhouse
Sir R. C. Ferguson
1837.
Sir R. C. Ferguson (L.)

2,052
1,397
... 1,396

Sir J. C. Hobllouse (L.)
J. C. Plowden (C.)
Horace Twiss (C.)

DREADFUL EXPLOSION AT WIL-
LINGTON PIT, THIRTY-ONE LIVES LOST.

(From the Tyne Mercury of Tuesday.)
Just a'ter we went to press yesterday afternoon, a
report became very prevalent in this town that
one of those dreadful and fatal accidents had oc-
curred at Wallington Colliery, which the neigh-
bourhood has had too frequently to deplore. We
regret to state that the report has turned out to be
too true. The loss of life has been awful, and
the damage to property has been great. As yet
the particulars of the occurrence cannot be gathered
with any degree of accuracy ; and the general alarm has
been much increased by a supposition that the accident
is of a much greater extent than it really is. Tne
explosion took place yesterday afternoon at Willington
Colliery, which is situated about half-way between New-
castle and North Shields. We understand that the col-
liery had a threatening appearance some time ago,
but all fears as to any danger were allayed.
At the time of the explosion thirty-four men
and boys were in the pit. Thirty-one of these have
lost their lives : three only escaped out of the number.
Seven of the dead bodies have been removed, and exer-
tions have been made for the recovery of the remainder.
The pit itself is much shattered. We ct.n well imagine,
because it has been our duty to be present at similar me-
lancholy scenes, the distress and agony existing in the
neighbourhood of the accident ; but it is quite impossible
to convey any idea of its nature or extent. The accident
must be regretted by every person, and its effects will be
to reduce many families to a state of poverty and depen-
dence. At present it is impossible to say when any
inquest will be held. With these particulars our
readers must for the present rest satisfied. They are
merely the facts of the case, and at the present mo-
ment, when so little can be obtained with accuracy, it
would not be right to enter further into the subject.
Since the above was written the following have been
brought to the shaft of the pit, viz. :—Three persons
of the name of Martin, father and two sons ; —Dotchin,
young man ; and Thomas Lacey, married man.

DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP

AUSTRALIA.
(From the Glasgow Courier.)
The following are extracts from a leiter received in
Edinburgh from a cabin passenger of the brig Australia,
from Leith to Port Phillip, which vessel was consumed by
fire at sea, off the coast of Africa, on the 29th of Decem-
ber, crated near Cape Toxn :
" I shall endeavour to give you an account of this awful
calamity, and the miseries we have endured since : for pre-
serving me to be able to do' so, I trust I shall ever be grate-
ful to Almighty God who heard our cry, and has won-
deefully guided us, and brought us to this land. The
25th of December, being Christmas-day, we were be-
calmed, and from many associations, the day was spent
happily. In the morning we killed a shark ; and I
prevailed on the Captain to lower the stern-boat to
get a few hours' shooting at the sea birds, which sur-
rounded the ship in gre at numbers, which he was kind
enough to allow. We trod an excellent day's sport. I
shot four of those large birds the albatross—they mea-
sured from the tip of ome wing to the tip of the other 10
feet ; we had them dressed, intending to cat them for our
new year's dinner, but. alas our expectations were mi-
serably frustrated, and instead of the happiness we ex-
pected, we were on that clay a craw of half-starved mi-
serable creatures, our rsew.year's dinner consisting of a
quarter of a biscuit soaked eith sea water, about two inches
of raw ham, and a table- spoonful of water. From the 25th
until the 29th we had ve.7 rough weather, the ship rolling
tremendously. We had supped at seven o'clock, and
went upon deck after, as was our usual custom. On
going below to the ca. oin a smell of smoke was percep-
tible, which was thought. might proceed from the steward's
pantry, or some of the Ladies' berths. We soon fourid on
removing the goods fro as the after-cabin and passengers'
berths that the amok proceeded from the hold, wich
was now increasing rapidly. We now hove the ship to,
being off the Cape of Good Hope, in lat. 35 50, and
long. 8, the Cape being 34 30, and long. 18, so that we
were upwards of 500 rir files in a direct line from land,
and sailing with every sail set the ship could carry.
The order was now g iven to thnivs the cattle over-
board, break in the bulk .head to endeavour to get at the
fire with water, and to open the main hatches. The con-
fusion on deck was no w awful. One of the bulls got
loose in endeavouring- to get him overboard; the deck
was covered with spars and sails, and the smoke was now
so great that no persca could work or remain below for
any time, and was but sting through every crevice of the
ship fcre and aft ; it ver, is impossible to get off the hatches to
get at thefire with water. We now saw it was impossible to
save the ship, and our exertions were therefore directed to
get the boats launched .and save our lives from fire; the se
was running so high we thought it impossible the boats could
live in it ; after much difficulty we succeeded at last in
getting the long boat th at the bulls occupied overboard, and
towed at the stern, into which we threw a few bags of
biscuits, half a cask of v ater, some ham?, a few cheeses, and
a small jar of brandy. I was now almost exhausted working
upon deck, and ran down to get a drink. I bad scarcely
finished, and on lookin g through the crevice we bad broke
out at the bulk-head in the after-cabin, I perceived the
whole hold was like a f urnace, and that the sooner we got
into the boats the b ett.ir. I, therefore, ran to my berth,
seized the only th ing I cared much about, the Bible I
got from Annie tbe day I left Scotland and her dear
self ; previous to t bits I had succeeded in throwing my
portmanteau and h it-box into the long-boat ; the rest of
the passengers cou'id save nothing. The darkness was
dispelled by the flames now bursting from the fore
hatches, which ineres used our exertions to get all our
three boats launched ; at last this was accomplished in
the midst of flames, an.d we all got safe into the boats.
We had scarcely got tine boats cut from the ship when the
mainmast fell overboat el with a tremendous crash, the ship
and rigging being all in one volume of flame, and light-
ing the whole heavens and the surrounding atmosphere for
mites around. It was now one o'clock ; and thus, in a
few short hours were we launched upon the wide ocean;
without a mast or sail . Fortunately we had a compass ,
and although the sea ran heavy, yet the wind was favour-
able, and the boats, being all towed together, were al-
lowed to drift before the wind until the morning light ap-
peared, when we sum eded in erecting two blankets for
sails, with two oars for masts, having cut away our third
boa', and divided the crew into two-19 being in the
long boat, and nine irs the small. We now steered in an
easterly direction, en deavouring to make the Cape of
Good HoFe. For eight days and nine nights were we
driven about on the mighty deep. To describe to
you or give you an lea of the miseries we endured
would be impossible. During the whole time not a
dry rag was upon one of us. We had no scats even
to sit upon, but lay like a parcel of pigs in the bottom of
the best, which being us ed on board of ship as a house for
the cattle, was in a most filthy state with dung ; and the
waves, breaking in overt he boat, washed the filth into our
clothes, and the few blani sets we had preserved. Day and
night we were obliged to be constantly baling out the
water, which we did with t ne of Mr. Gillen's soup canis-
ters, it being the only vest el we had, which alternately
served for this purpose said for mixing up our allowance
of water and brandy, which, to each person, consisted of a
teaspoonful of brandy in; ;o a wine-glass full of water three
times a day, with a guar ter of a biscuit, and occasionally
about half an ounce of raw ham or cheese. Tnus, halt-

starved with hunger, th irst, and cold, on the morning of
Wednesday, the 6th J, in., we came in s;ght of land, in a
miserable condition. T hree were lying in the bottom of the
boatinsensible,one dera raged, and one dead from cold and the
effects of drinking the sea water. Had our miseries been
prolonged longer, few of us could have survived another
twent3 -four hours. I despaired of ever seeing you
again in this world, ar id wished, if I was to perish, that
death might not be tat dy in its execution ; but morning,
noon, arid night, our e., rnest prayers were sont up to God,
who has wonderfully (;_ti livered us, and brought us to a land
of plenty. On 'We doesday mornit g, then, our spirits
were raised by seeing the land. Oars were put to the
boats, and we pulled for it as bard as our strength would
permit, and landed oft a barren coast about 200 miles to
the north of the Cap e of Good Hope, and about ten to the
north of Oliphant River. Here, after hauling up our
boats, we rested du ring the heat of the meridian sun,
which IV MC excessive ; and in the evening erected a tent
and kindled a fire. We here dug a grave fcr the poor
boy who died, who! to name was John Chisholm, from
Inverkeithing, a steerage passenger; he has a
brother and taro si ters with us. We had next
day the same melon choly office to perform to the lad
who went mad ; his name was George Peat, likewise a
steerage passenger, f. om Perth. Tnis day we got all our
blankets and clothes ch•ied ; and having our tent erected, we
lighted a fu e, and ha ving divided our crew into four watche,,
we went to sleep. The next day we endeavoured to ex-
plore the country at ad find' some fresh water, but we could
see nothing as tar as the eye could teach but bush grow-
ing upon the hot rand ; in short all barren, end no trace
of being inhabite: J. NS e therefore determined to get every-
thing in order tr, pr,tp are to march next morning as far es
we could along the MAI -coast in search of a river, the mouths
of several being mart .ed in the chart, and the captain was
certain we could ru it be far from one. Accordingly,
by day-break, each with his burden of clothes, shoes,
bread, or water, we c ommenced our weary journey over
burning sands and und, tr a scorching sun. It would have
been of no avail, suppos 'c we bad saved anything from the
ship, as we were oblige‘ l to throw everything allay except

the clothes on our backs. The few things I saved is my
portmanteau I divided amongst part of the crew, who lost
their own clothes. The portmanteau and hat-box were
completely destroyed with sea-water. My splendid ward-
robe now consists of one pair of torn trousers, one coat, one
vest, one pair of shoes and socks, one shirt, and one ha,.
With walking and resting, alternately, we accomplished
to walk about seven miles, and rested wearied, hungry,
and fainting from thirst ; this was on Friday. On Sa-
turday morning, having slept in the bush, we again
resumed our march, and, about eight o'clock our
drooping spirits were aroused by the sight of a river ; and
going further up in quest of fresh water, we discovered
a fisherman's hut, and saw people walking about.
Our despair was now turned into joy, and sincerely
did we humble ourselves before our Heavenly
Father, and pour out our thanksgiving for leading us at
last to our so much wished-for Inven; and having hoisted
our colours, which, fortunately we preserved, we were
glad to see a boat with three men put off, and, on coming
to land, one of them proved to be an Englishman, who
happened to be on a visit to the Dutch fisherman's
house, and who acted as ir.terretcr between us and
Mynheer Low, the boor's name. We told them of our ca-
lamity and miserable situation, and in a few hours after we
were enjoying ourselves over a haunch of venison and rice.
and, what in our eyes was as precioue, a glass of
spring water. We were assured we were now among
Christian people, and that we would want for nothing.
We have, indeed, found it so. I could not have believed
there wassuch kindness and hospitality in the world as these
Dutch people have shown to us ever since we have been
here ; the kindness we have experienced from these people
is incredible. One storekeeper and farmer, on our arrival,
sent us a present of six sheep, two bags of rice, tea, sugar,
meat, brandy, and raisins ; others sent us bread, fruit, &c.
We remained at Oliphant's River until Monday last, in
order that the Governor of the colony might make arrange-
ments to transport us to Cape Town. We are now travel-
ring through the country, at Government's expense, in
three waggons drawn by 14 oxen each. I have written
you from here for the purpose of sending it forward to
Cope Town by the waggons. I must remain here a few
days behind the rest of our party, in consequence of the
illness of Mr. Harris, a cabin passenger, who has b. ca so
ill that he is not able to proceed further at present."