The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-18 00:00:00

STATES TiCS.

According ton estimate made by order of the French
Government here was, twenty years ago, in that coun-
try, 25,286 priests in actual employment, of whom 4,156
were ordained in 1821.

The principal wood at Cawdor, the ancient residence
of the feudal Thanes of that title, occupies a space of
520 acres, of which fine old oaks cover about 200 acres.
The plantations about this chief wood consist of 650
acres, filled with fir, larch, and oak, planted in 1796, and
2,400 acres planted since MG. In the whole of this
woodland extent, the trees transplanted are :—Oaks,
152,000; larch, 1,000,000; Scots fie, 14,000,000; spruce,
17,500. New plantations are still projected by Lord
Cawdor. This year about GO acres will be added, and in
1842 no less than 400 acres.

NAVAL AND P/121.117 11.321 r.
A new dock is to be constructed at Malta, on a site
pointed oar by Captain Drandreth; lava-stone, of an ad-
mirable quality, has been contracted for • from Catania
for the purpose.
Major-General Sir John May, K.C.B. and K.C.H., has
resigned the office of Inspector of the Royal Carriage
Department in the Arsenal, at Woolwich, which he has
filled fur the last nine years. He is succeeded by Co-
lonel Lacy. ,

At sunset, on Friday week, the new brilliant fixed
light was exhibited for the first time on the Ciquet
Island.

. Some Calais pilots fell in on the 6th ir.st. with a col-
lier from Sunderland, the Respect, bound for Calais with
a cargo it had been abandoned by the crew, and shortly
after it was'inet went down. The crew were picked up
by the English mail steamer Dover, going from Dover
to Ostend.

LAW AND If? OZICD.

At the Southampton Sessions, on Friday, five men
were tried before the Recorder for " thimble-rigging,"
and were ail found guilty. Three of them were sen-
tenced to be imprisoned for two years - and pay a fine of
501. each, and the other two to be imprisoned for one
year- and pay a fine of 251. each. We belie,vo this is
the first conviction:J.6r this hitherto. half-legalised sys-
tem of robbery.

SPORTITZG.
The innumerable quails which are at this • season
passing over the Black Sea and its shores,- to seek the
warmth of a_ more southern latitude, afford excellent
occupation to the sportsmen of those parts. A good
shot thinks nothing of bagging in a day 50 brace of
these delicate birds, whilst the fowler, spreading his nets
near the shore of the sea, takes them alive by hundreds.
Myriads of them arrive .t break of day, and may: be
taken by the hand.

C UR T—PASHIONiIIaZE.
We understand that it is the intention of her Majesty
to leave Windsor Castle for town. on Wednesday next,
provided the alterations going forward at Buckingham
Palace can be completed by that time.
A Correspondent of the Herold says, that there is
some doubt whether her Majesty's atcouchement may not
take place at the Castle. • .

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have returned to
Beaufort House from Newmarket.
The Duke of Richinond returned to town on Thursday
last from Bristol.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and the
Duchess of Inverness intend u 1 a day. or two to visit the
Earl and Countess Grey at Howick Hall.
Lord and Lady John Russell left Endsleigh, Devon,
early in the past week, to visit Lord and Lady Vivian, at
Glynn, near Bodmin.
Sir Robert Peel's two eldest Sims left town on Satur-
day to enter the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Mr. R. Peel goe, to Christ Church, . and Mr. Frechlriek
Peel enters at Trinity College, Cambridge.
The Duke of Cleveland is daily improving in-health.
The Duke of _Devonshire has arrived at Vienna from.
Venice.

Thoalarquis of Hertford was expected to land at Do
ver yesterday.

_;YZISCEMM,.4.NMOITS.

The Western Time:s:statesTiittt-theßishop of Exeter
has been struck off the be.rgess list ; he was objected to
by the Working Mans' Association.
About a fortnight since, as some men were engaged
in
digging stones in a bog in the county of Waterford, they
dl,:covered a kind of canoe, which, from its extraordi-
nary shape and rude workmanship, atimits of little
doubt as to its having been formed by very ancient
navigators. It was hewn out of the trunk of a large
oak tree, sufficiently larre to bear up three persons,
being eight and a-half feet n length and two feet ten
inches in breadth, and round on the bottom. It was
found embedded in turf mould, and surrounded by largo
stones; and is now in thepossession of Mr. David .Power.
On Thursday the annive-sary dinner of the Sheffield
licensed victuallers was held at the Bull Inn in that town.
A new Catholic cathedral is about to be erected at
Belfast.
It froze' so hard on the night of the 20th ult., at Gefle,
in Stockholm, that the country might have been traversed
in the morning with sledges.
The destruction by fire of great part of the Lanceficld
cotton, spinning, anti weaving works, the property of
Messrs. William and Alexander Graham and Co., of
Glasgow, has thrown 300 or 4')o poor persons out of
employment, a great part of whom are females. The
loss is estimated at 30,00 a
Exeter Castle is one of the oldest in the kingdom,
having been built in the seven& century. The cathe-
dral was begun in 1064, but not finished till 1485.
We learn from the Carnarron Herald that an old
woman in the neighbourhood of Hawarden, " while de-
livering a family lecture to one of her daughters, in a
paroxysm of passion, actually dislocated her lower face,
and her chin falling upon her chest, instantly paralyzed
all powers of further ejaculation !" We hope this will
act as a warning 'to those Tory old women who are
addicted to incontinence of speech in Parliament. We
know of many who are so fond of using hard words, that
we are surprised they have not already dislocated their
jaws, like the old lady of Hawarden.
A considerable seizure of silk handkerchiefs And,

I)ETENTION

OF TITE

(ANOTHER ACCOUNT.)
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY- EVENING.
The steam-ship Britannia, with her Majesty's mails,
was intended to sail hence for North America on Tues-
day next, but is detained for 48 hours. Au order was
to-day received by Messrs. M'lver and Co., from the
General Post-office, desiring that she should sail on
Thursday, the 21st, instead of Tuesday, on which day
she will leave the Mersey at her usual time. Up to this
hour we are still without any tidings of the Caledonia,
the inward bound steam-ship from Boston and Halifax.
Her absence causes great anxiety here ; not at all as to
her safety, but the great interest attached to the news of
which she will probably be the bearer. The general
opinion here is; that she has been detained on the other
side by order of the British Minister or the Governor-
General of Canada to bring the result of M‘Leod's trial,
which will no doubt be conveyed by a Government mes-
senger.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAN'

LONDON, OCT. 18. —Wind this day at noon W.N.W.
DEAL, Ocr. 16.—Wind W., fresh breeze. 1.7 ditto.

Arrived the Osceola, Barstow, from Virginia; Britis,
Queen, Vera Cruz; Pensher, St. John's, New Brunswick;
and Glenalvon, Cargill, Sydney. Arrived from the
River the Perninghame, tier St. Helena; Ruby, St.
Kitts; Thetis, St. John's, New Brunswick.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 16.—Wind N.W. fresh. 17 ditto,
very strong, with violent squalls.—Arrived the James,
Perkins, New Orleans ; Hopewell, St. John's, New
Brunswick; California, Wade, Miramichi ; Mary, Queen.
of Scots, Kelly, Pernambuco ; Columbia, Jamaica;
Quebec Packet, Laguna; Hero of Acre, Quebec.
OFF DOVER, OCT. 17.—Hawk, Norris, for London,
with loss of bulwarks.
OFF HASTINGS, OCT. 17.-- A very large steamer,
flush fore and aft, white paddle-boxes, three masts, long
figure-head, a jolly-boat over the stern, and a large boat
in the rigging abreast of the mainmast.
COWES, OCT. 17.—1 t is blowing very fresh from
W.N.W.—Arrived the Wemelina, Kranenbetg, Pernam-
buco, and nailed for Antwerp. It blew a .htivy gale at
West all night, and continued.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 1 6.—Win d WS W. to 'W. N. W.,
strong gales and squally. Arrived off, the Catherine,
St. Andrew's, N.B.
PLYMOUTH, OCT..—Wind W.S.W. to W.N.W.,
strong gdes..
BRISTOL, OCT. 16.—Arrived the Countess Mulgrave,
from Quebec. it has blown a heavy gale at intervals
for the last forty-eight hours, and continues.
Orr MARGATE, OCT. 16.—The Priscilla and Pekin,
from Quebec, supplied with an anchor ; Persia Stevens,
Ceylon.

RAMSGATE, OCT. IG.—Arrived the Helene, from Lon-
don for Buenos Ayres ; Jean Baptiste, Cherbourg for
London, with bowsprit broken, having struck the pier ;
Lady Ilebow, for St. Übe's, slipped chain. The Eliza-
beth, from Hull to Smyrna, was totally wrecked on .the
Long Sand yesterday morning—crew saved;
HARWICH, OCT. 17.—The Thistle, from Sunderland
to London, .foundered this morning whilst riding at an-
chor off the West Rocks. A loaded brig is reported to
be on shore on the Sunk Sand. The Ark, from Shields
to London. has been assisted in here, leaky, having been
on the Gunfleet Sand. The Susan, from Blythe to Bou-
logne, has been assisted in here, very leaky, having
been on the Shipwash Sand. The Odin, from Newcastle
to London, has been assisted in here,-vcry leaky, having
struck on the Middle Sand.. •
JERSEY, OCT. 15.—The Siren, which slipped her
chain in the Roads 10th inst., parted her moorings
11th inst. during a gale, and fell on. her beam ends, and
is considerably damaged.
MILFORD, OCT. 16.—Arrived the Rob , the Ranter,
from Malta, with cargo shifted. The George, from
Liverpool to Exeter, was run into last night by the
Pearce, of this port, and lost bowsprit and figure-head.
CORK, OCT. 14.—Arrived the. Beauty, Pictou ; Thesis,
Reynolds, from St. John's, New Brunswick.
BELFAST, - Ocr. s.—Arrived the Huron from Quebec.
WATERFORD, OCT. 14.—Arrived the . Velocity, from'
; Sherbroke, Quebec ; Westmoreland, St. John's,
New Brunswick Mary Ann, Monte Video.
IVloNTnosn, OCT. 15.—The Fame, from Grangemouth
to Stettin, put in here to-day leaky, and must discharge
to repair.

HULL, OCT. 16.—Wind S.S.W. fresh—Arrived the
Independent and" St. George, from Quebec ; Latona-,
iViramichi. Sailed the Stentor, for Nei.; Orleans ; Vic-
toria, 11.)ston.

WIVENHOE, OCT. 16. The Elizabeth, Purse, from
Zealand to London, in working up the Severn last
night, got in contact with a brig, name unknown, and
sunk in nine fathoms, at low. water, the Spit Buoy,
bearing N.W. by W. Crew saved. The brig proceeded.
PORTSMOUTH, OcT. 16.—Wind W. to W.N.W.,
strong.. 17. W. to N.W., strong and -squally.
CLYDE, OCT. 15.—Arrived the Oxford Burns, from
Miramichi ; Racer, Annan, St. John's. New Brunswick,
sailed the 'lope, Kerr, Bombay ; Louisa, Colville, Sierra
Leone.

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SUNDERLAND,%JCT. 16.—The Jane Frances, Crosby,
of this poi t, and the Palmyra, llector,of L'Ori•ent, got in
contact 14th inst. off Huetcliffe Feot, the latter sunk
crew, except one, saved. The former has put back with
loss of bowsprit, &c.

BO W-STRE ET--(THIS DAY.)
Elizabeth Coke, a young woman, apparently about
three or four and twenty, was placed at the bar before
Ir.
Hall, charr'ed with stealing four printed books :from
a stall under the Piazzas in Covent-garden.
Frances Walker, a woman who is in the habit of selling
play -books under the Piazzas, stated that she saw the
prisoner loitering about near to a book, stall in Covent-
garden, and. shortly afterwards go up to it, and take
something away. The witness followed her, and asked
ber,what she had taken, when the prisoner let fall the
books in question, and she was given into custody.
The. prisoner, weeping, said that she was driven to the
commission of the offence by distress and hunger. She
was fully committed for trial.
The worthy Magistrate (Mr. Hall) was occupied nearly
the whole of the morning in hearing charges of drunk-
' enness against women. There could not have been, less
than 30 or. 40 cases. -7 •
Mary Faulkner, an interesting young lady of aboa 55,
and who said that she was .not yet married, but that her
profession was." a spinster," was brought up amongst the
rest. The charge (drunk and incapable o. taking care
of herself) having been gone through, she was asked
what she had to say for herself, and she told the worthy
Magistrate that which was certainly quite unnecessary,
inasmuch as she had a most " illigant brogue," that she
came from the Sister Isle.
Mr. HALL— But what have you to say to the charge
of being drunk ?
.Prisoner—Oeh, sure, yer Honor, but
hadn't I a bit 'of a pain in my back, and didn't I take a
drap to cure it, faith !

Mr. HALL--Well, if you are brought here again; you
will surely be punished..
Prisoner—Och, faith, and sure you may say that with
parfect good wilcome, yer Honor ; and fuix I shouldn't
have been here at all, iv it had not been for the pain in
the small iv me back, yer Honor.
The innocent young maiden, bowing very politely to
the Magistrate, then left the otiice, amidst the laughter of
all present.

THE WEATHER.—NooN, OCTOBER 18.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Barometer f 29.90
Thermometer 52 I Highest 52 Lowest .... 40
RIM N.—Freezing _Point 32 Deg. ..

THE GALE OF LAST NIGHT,. AND Loss
OFv FE.—piring the Violent gale- of last night, two
sittLerimen, named Adams and Saunders, were drowned
by their boat being
.upset in Chelsea Reach. A great
many coal barges got adrift, and sunk between Westmin•
ster and Vauxhall bridges, and it is greatly feared the
damage in the Pool has been very great. Neither of the
bodies of the poor fellows have yet been found.- -•-- •

.7 by tb
:0 have b:n It.ade ;Ai board the Magnet at
Boulogne, on her arriving from London.

Theacenrat,-3 surrey °fiche River Thames, from Staines
to Yantlet- creek, undertaken some time ago under the
authority of the Corporation of London, has just been
completed, and a report upon the improvements con-
templated will be shortly given by Mr. Walker and
Captain Bullock.

The new Solicitor-General for Scotland, Mr. Macniel,
is the elder brother of Sir John Mamie], G.C.8., her
Majesty's Minister at the Court of Teheran.
Mention of the grant of the " Convent Garden," and
the meadow ground called the " Long Acre," from King
Edward V.f. to the Earl of Bedford, and his heirs male, is
to be found among the entries in the Council-book in the
time 'of that King.
A great number of publicans, both in the metropolis
and the country, have resolved to raise the price of beer.
This is one of the blessed consequences of the Corn-laws.

Lin ITAN NIA ST P-11.4104E11,

(PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY EVENING.
We have anxiously expected the arrival of the
steamer Caledonia to-day, from Halifax and
Boston, and also the South America, the New
York liner of the Ist. We now, however, feel
little doubt that the steamer has been detained
at Halifax, probably to bring the • result of
M'Leod's trial. The greatest anxiety prevails
here to learn any tidings of her, and although
the wind has been very strong from the west-
ward all day the pier has been much frequented
by those whose curiosty alone must have induced
them to resort thither on a very stormy day.
Our opinion of the detention of the steamer at
Halifax, has been confirmed by thecircumstauce
that the joint contractors here, along with Mr.
Cunard (Messrs. M'lver), have to-day received
orders from his Lordship the Postmaster-Gene-
ral, to detain the out-going steamer, Britannia.
until Thursday night, no dOubt in the hope that
the additional space may enable the Government
to answer the dispatches which will be received
by the Caledonia. Up, to the starting of the
mail train, at 7 P.M., Sunday evening, no tidings
have reached this port of the Caledonia, for
which circumstance we cannot suppose any other
cause than that she has been detained at Hali-
fax, as before suggested.