The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-08 00:00:00

srI~T GAPQItI•

The Free Press publishes a census of the settlement
for the past year, which shows the total population of the
island and its dependencies to be 39,681, including the
floating population, the military force of the station, and
the convicts from India. The last .census was fin. 1836,
when the total inhabitants amounted to 29,984; exclusive
of the floating population, military force, and convicts ;
and as, without these, the present census numbers only
33,969, the increase in the fixed population during the
four years amounts to little above.4,ooo, of which fully
three-fourths are Chinese. The following further statis-
tical facts may be added : there are in the interior of the
island 477 gambler and pepperplantations, while in 1836
there were only 250. There were in use on the island,
during the past year, 170 four-wheeled and 44 ti-o-
wheeled carriages ; 266 horses,and,77 carts. The total
amount of taxation paid to Government, and which con-
sists solely of the farms and the assessment, amounted to
106,125 Spanish dollars, and the total rental of the island
estimated according to the rate levied as assessment,
amounted to 136,129 Spanish dollars of which 7,600 is
the proportion of what is termed the, country.—Asiatic
Journal.

NON-ARRIVAL OF THE BRITAN-
NIA STEAlitElt.

For the first time since the establishment of the royal
mail line of Boston and Halifax steamers, one of the
ships composing the line has failed to arrive at the
time when, according to the average rate of pas-
sages, she was expected. If the Britannia. left -Bos-
ton on the 16th ult. (and that she would leave
that port on that day nothing to the contrary was
known at New York on the 15th), she was due at
this port yesterday week. But she did not arrive then,
nor has any tiling been heard of her since. Much anxiety
exists, of course, respecting her, and various conjectures
have been hazarded aszto the probable cause of her non-
arrival. In the absence of intelligence, all conjecture is
idle, and we shall not, therefore, indulge in any. Sonie ac-
cident, there is too much reason to fear, has happened to
the steamer ; but it has not, we hope, been serious, much
less fatal. Should the Britannia not arrive in time to
take her place in the line on the 19th instant, the Cale-
donia, which would leave Boston.on the Ist, and may be
expected, barring accidents, to arrive on or before to-
morrow week, will be despatched in her place. So that
the non-arrival of one steamer will not, in all probability,
interrupt the regular communication between Liverpool,
Halifax, and Boston.—Liverpool Albion of yesterday.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock. Mr. Robert Dillon
Browne, I\LP. for the county of Mayo, attended this
Court to answer a summons obtained against him by
John Ryves D'Arcy, Esq., at preent• staying at the
Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden. - • • -

The summons charged Mr. BrOwne with threatening
to assault Mr. D'Arey.
Both parties were attended by a host of friends,
amongst Whom were several Members of Parlianient
A solicitor, who attended on behalf of the complainant,
was about to open the case, when '
Mr. Dillon Browne said, if it is the wish of your client
that I should enter into sureties to keep the peitee, I will
do so with the greatest pleasure. lam not desirous of a
matter unpleasant to all of us being publicly investigated.
The Solicitor—Then, in that case, it will be only ne-
cessary for the Bench to consider the amount of bail re-
quisite, but, with great deferenee to the Bench, he would
submit that it ought to be proportionate to the rank in
life sustained by the defendant. .• • - _

Mr. GREGORIE—Do you propose carrying the case
further ? Solicitor—My proposition is, that the defen-
dant find bail to answer the charge at the next Quarter
Sessions, as it is the intention of my client to prefer ar-
ticles of the peace against him.
After a long and angry discussion about borrowing
and lending money, the complainant asserting that he
had lent the defendant money, and the defendant assert-
ing that he did not owe the complainant one farthing,
the Magistrate said, that owing to the irregular course
of proceeding, and the noise in the office, he really did
not know what had been said for the last half hour.
That, however, he said, did not apply to Mr. Browne, who
had conducted himself coolly. The charge was finally
abandoned,, and the parties left the office as they came.

EXTRAORDINARY INSTANCE OF RECOVERY
FROM DROWNING.—An extraordinary instance of the suc-
cessful adoption of prompt and scientific measures, in the case
of a person drowned in the River Avon, occurred on Sa-
turday last, in the immediate neighbourhood of Stratford-
Mr. Howlett, a Dissenting minister, was bathing in the
river with two of his friends, when, having unfortunately
got into deep water, and, being unable to swim, he sud-
denly sank. Mr. James Cox, ohe of those who were
preSent, immediately went to his assistance ; but, finding
that his efforts to save him were unavailing, repaired to
a fishertr.an, named Thomas Vincent, about 200 yards off,
and who, by means of the hook attached to the boat pole,
succeeded in diq;overing the bodY, which was instantly
conveyed to land, exhibiting no symptoms of life, having
been under the water for the space of ten minutes. Mr.
Frederick Pritchard, surgeon, of Stratford, was instantly
sent for, and he, with his father, promptly attended, and
after the employment of friction, inflation of the lungs,
&c., were gratified to find that their persevering efforts
for three hours were crowned with success—for respiration re-
turned L-and in eight hours from the time of submersion Mr.
Howlett was able to speak, and is now nearly re-
covered. This instance of recovery it especially worthy
of record, as it teaches us that, even when there is no symptom
of life after drowning, the case should not be despaired of, but
that all the prescribed means of restoration should be promptly
and perseveringly used.—
HAYMAKING.--This
Advertiser.
, HAYMAKING.TMSimportant portion of the
farmer's duty has partially commenced in the neighbou7hool
of Sherborne, and in a few days will have become very gene- .
ral. The crops are most abundant in their yield. The crops
of clover were never known to be so universally good, and the
fragrance from the beautifully scented flower of this plant to
the passing traveller is truly delightful.— West Briton.
THE WEATHER.—On Thursday forenoon,
the 27th ult , about half-past nine o'clock, there fell at Fowey
Consols mine, and places adjacent; a tremendous shower of
rain and hail. The drops of rain were remarkably large,
and the hail, or rather lumps of ice, when measured, were found
to be two inches and a half in circumference. Had the wind
blown strong at the time the hail, no doubt, would have given
no small employment to the glaziers,— West Briton.
EARL FORTESCUE.—The last accounts re-
ceived from Castle Hill of Lord Fortescue's health are more
favourable, and such as to remove the apprehension of imme-
diate danger. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has, in
consequence, deferred for the present his departure for Devon-
shire.—Dublin Evening Post.
It is now admitted by the:Tories that the post-
proximate Premier must forego the hope of again filling the
first petit in a Tory Cabinet—even should the calamity of a
Tory Ger:ernment be inflicted for a period, holever short, upon
the country. The Earl of Aberdeen is now spoken of by the
Tories, in their clubs, as the chief under whom Sir Robert
must!serve—if he consent to serve at all.-
There w*s-vesterday forenoon a numerous meet-
ing of Conservative Members at the house of Sir'll.PeeL
, .
THE WEATHER.--Dry,*eatner and scorch-
ing winds have prevailed this week, with no,v and then a par,.
tial shower. The crops, in exposed situations, are beginning
to look rather sickly; but in general it cannot be said that they
have suffered any material injury from the thought. Through-
out the whole of Scotland there is an appearance of a good crop
both of corn and I:ay.—Aberdeen Herald.
together about slbs. The Di-
them to be
A *German 'Paper states. that some workmen,
the
and Prague,
while lately employed at Berlin in clearing away
foundation of a house,
_found a number of coins of the
toilialllgnenxda"foi Iliiirtteseti;thfocuenndtu centuries. They
middle ages, weigh
the form( r
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ifr f 7:b Luxembourg.soua r:
OUGllT.—There never *as
bear no inscription, and the im print is l';,1-3, badly exe-
crated ; .the latter are better ex!ented, part of them bear
insane people are
the name of Wenceslaus, King 'of Bohemia, and John,
sonAof t\hve,ilF.:lEnpserio:lo. HenryfEi..
Yet how perfectly
aas iser 1110%ilt: than that "of Franklin—" NOthing is cheap
which. you doe't.Want..!'
or: the subject of buyin,, cheap h
, " t_inss,. Do tell me why you
have bought that cast. off door-plate? asked the husband Of
one' of-theasi natitbre. bargainirs. "Dear- lire,". replied the
t„ir,,,,,, I
1,...14,,,..4i,,t,t:hcap..,„vi yOtt know its always my plan
to lay up things in playe of need ; who knows but you may die,
and I may marry a man with the same name as that on the
loorpplator.-Edinburgkrreekly .coironicle.
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