The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-27 00:00:00

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

Wreck Buoy in the track of vessels bound to Lynn and
Wisbeach, and also a Buoy at the Ridge at Holy Island,
and Newton Rock.
The following is a copy of a letter received at Lloyd's,
from the Trinity House, dated March 26, 1840 :
Sir,--1 have to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 14th instant, communicating, by direction of
the Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, ex-
tracts of letters from their agents at Berwick and at Lynn
—the former relating to certain dangers in the vicinity of
Holy Island—the latter respecting a sunken vessel in the
track of shipping bound to Lynn and Wisbeach, and hav-
ing laid the same before the Board, i am directed to ac-
quaint you, for the Committee's information, that immediate
nstructions were forwarded to the Corporation's agent
to examine the situation of the sunken vessel
referred to, and to place a wreck-buoy near thereto,
should it be found necessary for the safety of
vessels. The agent has since reported his having
received previous information of that wreck, and
that he was prepared to place the buoy, so soon as the
state sf the weather should permit the execution of that
service. lam further directed to state, with reference to
the communication from the Committee's agent at Ber-
wick, that the dangers therein referred to being situate
within the limits of the buoyage jurisdiction of the Trinity
House at Newcastle, a letter was addressed to that body
calling their attention to this subject ; and I have been
this morning favoured with a letter from the Secretary to
that Corporation, signifying that my communication of the
31st ult. had been laid before that Board on the 24th inst.,
when it was ordered that buoys or beacons should be
placed upon or near to the ridge at Holy Island ; and also
upon or near to Newton Rock as soon as possible.
I am, Sir, your most humble servant,
( Signed) J. HERBERT.
To William Dobson, Esq., &e.

BITTERS AND SWEETS.--The discharge of a
man named Rouse was opposed, in the Insolvent Debtors'
Court, by Manning, a manufacturer of "bitters." A pretty
expose of the dishonest publican's process of adulteration was
given by Rouse, who, atter having sold the " bitters " for
years, was lucky enough, on Wednesday, to again taste the
sweets of liberty.
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE,—
morning the following melancholy 011 Wednesday
to have taken place':—Miss Elizabeth Reach, aged about
occurrence was discovered
thirty-two, and residing
and travelling companion for several
at 46, Georgo-street, Portman-square,
had been lady's
years to an elderly maiden lady. During her service she had
amassed sufficient money to be considered a mediocre fortune.
Sbe placed it in the hands of a solicitor, or agent, giving him
mad
directions to invest it in the most secure and profitable manner.
Ile obeyed her directions so far, but during her absence lately on
the Continent he contrived at different periods to withdraw the
whole sum and convert it to his ow.i advantage. On her re-
turn, a very short time ago, she discovered the dishonesty. of
her agent, which had such an effect upon her that her mind
ever since has been in a state of great depression. On Tues-
day night she appeared more melancholy than ever, and not
descending when the breakfast bell rung on Wednesday morning
at ten o'clock, her mistress sent a servant to see what was the
matter. The servants found Miss Reach suspended by the
neck from the post of her bed, and quite dead.
THE THREE LORD MAYORS. The Right
Hon. William Stephenson Clarke, Lord Mayor of York, at-
tended the Queen's Levee on Wednesday last, to present the
address of the citizens of York to the Queen, on her marriage.
After the presentation, his Lordship was introduced to the Lord
Mayor of London • and whilst they were conversing, the Lord
Mayor of Dublin was' presented, so that the only three Lord
Mayors in the empire met at the Levee at the same time, a
circumstance of rare occurrence.—Liverpool Mail.
STOCKDALE V. HANSARD.—The nephew of
Sir William Gossett, the Sergeant-at-Arms, has been to Hert-
ford to serve notices on the Sheriff of that county, forbidding
• him to execute the writ issued in this cause. The notice is
opportunity similar to those served upon the Sheriff, Under-sheriff, &c., of
Middlesex, and it is understood that the Sheriff of Hertford-
shire has declined to execute the inquiry until he has hat an
The app
of applying to the Court of Queen's Bench for fur-
-1 ther directions.
ointment of a Stipendiary Magistrate
for Woolwich district having been decided on, it is in contem-
'dation to erect a public office and other buildings, in which the
public business can be transacted, instead of as hitherto, in P
publtc-house.