The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-26 00:00:00

72,000 100,000
405,900 500,000

$3,268,000

$5,161,000

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The above, so far as the vessels go, were total losses. About
half a million cargo was saved, the rest lost. Aggregately, there.
fore, the actual loss •aried not far from eight million dollars.

It has been ascertained that by the destruction of the above, six
hundred and eighty-four lives were lost.
In addition to the foregoing, thereare now 39 vessels missing.

THE N6RTII EASTERN' BOUNDAUX.--Major Graham and his party
have just passed through this city on their return from running the
meridian line north of the Monument, at the head of the St. Croix
river. We understand the line has been run as far north as the
Aroostook river, at which place the new line is about ha'f a mile
east of the old line. The line has been run with great care and
accuracy, and solely by astronomical observations. One portion of
the party has been engaged in taking a line from the tide water at
Calais to the Monument, and thence following Major Graham.
This party Has not yet reached the Aroostook. The line as now
run does not touch any part of Mars Hill, but passes considerably
to the east of it. The survey, we understand, will be resumed in
March, and carried through in the course of the season to the St.
Lawrence river.—Bangor Whig, Dec. 22.

MURDER.—An awful murder has just come to light—the par.
ticulars resemble the case of Mr. Suydam, except that the mur-
derer has fled, and probably to New York. The deceased and his
wife were old people, living together in the suburbs of Philadelphia,
on the the dividends of some railroad stock. Last Monday the
old man went to receive his half year's due, and never returned.
He was decoyed into the adjoining house of one Hoffman, mur.
dered and robbed; his body was buried in the cellar, and the floor
carefully replaced. There is great excitement about it in the city.
The supposed murderer, as soon as the body was discovered, started
off to bring the Coroner, and has not been since found.
A DREADFUL CASE.—One of the most appalling cases that we
ever remember, occurred a day or two ago in the lower part of
Philadelphia county. A drunkard named Jarvis, resided in an un-
finished house in Sixth-street, near Catherine, and his daughter,
a girl of nineteen, together with a little boy, absolutely perished
with hunger and cold. The female was alive when discovered,
but all the efforts of the neighbours proved vain, and she expired
on Sunday morning. The little boy was dead when discovered,
and two other children were perishing with want in one corner of
the room. The wretched father is said to be utt• -ly lost to all
sense of shame.—Philud. Inq. Dec. 23. _ _ .

MURDER.-A most shocking murder was committed in the town-
ship of Roxborough, Upper Canada, a few days ago by a man named
who has been some time deranged ; his wife, who was his
unfortunate victim, thought he was getting better, but it seems his
improvement was only temporary, for, *after inducing his children
to leave the house, he took up an axe, which he generally carried
him, and struck it into his wife's head—he then went to a
neighbour's house and mentioned what he had done. The unfor.
tunate woman was instantly deprived of life, and her miserable
husband has been committed to the gaol in this place to await his
trial.— Cornwall Observer.
IMPORTANT FROM Mexico.—By the arrival yesterday, of the
Androscoggin, Captain Churchill, from Tobacco, in 31 days, we
have highly important news from that quarter.
It appears from the statement of Captain Churchill, that the
Texans have virtually made war upen Mexico. When he left,
Commodore Moore was near Tobacco with a sloop of war Austin,
schooner San Bernard and steamer Zavalla. An officer of the
Texan Navy informed him that it was the intention of Commodore
Moore to take possession of the place. It also appears that about
the 20th of November, a battle had been fought between the Cen-
tralists and Federalists, and that the latter were victorious.