The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-12 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE THAMES STEAMER

(FURTLIER PARTICULARS.)
Extract of a letter received at Lloyd's, from their agent ,
at Scilly, dated sth January, 1841 :
" It is our painful duty to report the loss of the Thames
steamer, Captain Gray, from Dublin, bound to Plymouth
and London. She struck on one of the westernmost rocks
off these islands, called Jackey's Rock, at about six A. St ,
yesterday morning, the 4th instant. Three women were
saved, by being hauled with lines through the sea to a
small boat, that went at great risk of life to the vessel,
from St. Agnes ; and whilst the boatmen were getting the
women into the boat, they shipped a heavy sea, which
nearly filled her, and obliged them to quit the wreck.
Soon after the flood tide having made to the north against
the wind, caused a tumultuous sea, and the ship unfortu-
nately went to pieces, and all the crew and passengers on
board were drowned, except the three women before men-
tioned, and one seaman, called Edward Karons, who with
ten others of the crew, got on a piece of the wreck, and
were driven on the small uninhabited island, or rock, called
Rosevear, but who were so much exhausted when they
reached the shore that they could not get up the rocks,
and were drowned. The bodies have since been taken off
the rocks and carried to St. Agnes, the lighthouse island;
from whence Ksrons, and the three females saved, have
this day been brought to St. Mary's.
" 6:11 January.—As far as we can at present ascertain,
there were on board, when the vessel left Dublin on Sa-
turday, the 2d instant—five gentlemen passengers, twenty
recruits, two soldiers, and one sergeant (three of them
were lost in getting into one of the ship's boats, which was
capsized) ; two women and an infant ; Captain Grey. two
mates, six firemen, and twelve crew; and, we believe, a
few deck passengers. _

" Persons saved.—One young lady, two stewardesses,
and one sailor."

SHIPWRECK.--During the heavy gales which
have lately visited the West Coast, the brig Jane Gordon,
of A vr, Simpson, of 121 tons, from Cork to Ayr, in bal-
last, became unmanageable, and was driven ashore at three
a.m. on the 3d of January curt., near the north pier-head
of Portpatrick, and became a total wreck. The cries of
the crew alarmed the inhabitants of the port, many of
o horn came to their assistance, but could render very little ;
for although the vessel's stern was within a few yards of
the pier, the sea ran so high that it made a clean breach
over both the vessel and the pier. At five o'clock the two
masts went overboard, and the vessel was shivered in pieces,
The master, and -a boy, were vvashetriiiihime ; but-
the mate and four of the crew were unfortunately drowned.
BANKRUPTCIES IN 1840.—The total number
of bankruptcies in England and Wales gazettcd the last
year, was 1,425, being an excess of 342 over the year
Of these the greatest number (or 148) occurred
in March, and the least (or 891 in October. In persons
coml, cted with manufactures there were, in 1840, no less
than 336 bankruptcies, being an excess of 113 over the
previous year. In the pursuits of agriculture there were
126, being an excess of 21 ; and in miscellaneous pro.
fcs,iJris and trades, there were 963, being an excess of
208. 10 manufactures connected with the cotton trade,
there were last year 38 bankruptcies, being 13 less than
in ;839 ; and in the silk trade there were 7, being a
decrease of 1, Thera were in manufactures connected
with the woollen trade 46, being an excess of 20 ; in the
linen trade 14, being an excess of 10; in iron foundries 29,
being 25 more than last year; in various iron wares 24,
being an excess of 5; in building trades 49, being an ex-
cess of 2 ; and in miscellaneous manufactures 129, being
an excess of 65. In agriculture there were 4 farmers
bankrupts, whilst in the previous year, there were 5; but
in every other department under this head there was an in-
crease. Of corn, hay, and hop dealers and millers there
were 43, being an excess of 2 ; of cattle and wool
dealers 31, being an increase of 8 ; of dealers
in coaches and horses 12, being an increase of I ;
and of brewers, malsters, and distillers 36, being
an increase of 11. In miscellaneous trades there was
a decrease only amongst innkeepers and victual-
lers, of which the numbers were 106, being 8 less
than last year. In the comprehensive class of merchants,
bankers, warehousemen, agents, brokers, shipowners, and
wholesale dealers, there were 247 bankruptcies, being an
increase of 70 ; in tradesmen, shopkeepers, and retail
dealers there were 524, being 103 more than last year ;
and in miscellaneous pnrsuits there were 86, being an excess
of 43. In the three counties of Westmoreland, Rutland,
and Huntingdon, there were no bankruptcies. The
largest number of 277 was in Middlesex, being an increase
of 18 ; in Lancashire there were 261, being an increase of
15 ; and in Yorkshire 194, making an increase of 5. In
the whole of \Vales there were 52, giving an increase of 35.

SUICIDE.—For some time past a number of
panes of glass have been cut out and stolen from the large
unoccupied hotel at the Q ueensferry-road, at the head of
the new road to Granton Pier. A watch was set, and on
Tuesday last a glazier belonging to Leith was caught in
the act of cutting out panes. He was apprehended and
brought to the Stockbridge watch-house, where shortly
afterwards he committed suicide by hanging himself.
Edinburgil Courant.
ANOTIIER FIRE IN DUNDEE, WITH Loss
OF LIFE.—A fire burst out on Tuesday morning, betwixt
five and six o'clock, In a two storey house, standing alone
on the west side of Annfield Road. The fire had its
origin in the second storey, and is supposed to have been
occasioned by the igniting of some sticks which the parties
had left or, retiring to rest by the side of the fire to kindle
it in the morning. The alarm being given, a number of
the neighbours were quickly on the spot; but tha fire had
gained such ground that it was utterly trnpos6ible for the
occupants of the garret storeys to escape by the stair. At-
tention was immediately directed to their rescue. A woman,
with a child in her arms, was let out at the garret Windd.v,
slipped down the slates, and handed down by a trap,
Other two children were taken out in the same Manner t
but, in putting the 14M, eliiltt tint of the WindetV,
the father lost his balance and fell over the slates,
touching in his descent ono of the persona suTend-
big the ladder, and shaking it so that the indivihal
who had cella hold Or the child la it go but
its life was happily preserved by. one of the par-
ties below catching it in his arras, by,
unfortunate man
received so severe a contusion on the back of his head by
the fall that he lived but a few minutes. From the
ground flat all got out in safety. fly this time tabula
quarter past six) Mr. Cutts and his men were on the spot.
A mother was still lamenting over
.a child, which she
maintained trait in the house, hitt *bleb had been ert&ti-
tiered all the time by those engaged in extinguishing the
fire to have been in one of the neiglibAtring houses.
About seven o'clock one of the firemen feelitist a stilell of
flesh burning-, ditttted the pipe to Lards the spot from
whiteh the. smell proceeded, and gaining adeeittance• he
extracted the ashes of the child, The patent t
name was Neilson, a ship carpenter by trade) and child
were buried in one coffin, The roof fell in a few minutes
before sevens and the fire *as got under abotit half an
hour after eight o'clock, but not until the second storey
had been consumed. The ground floor has alone been
saved.—Dundee Advancer.
NORTHAMPTON BANK ilonilEßY.-41essts,
Whitworth having received an intimatien of the route

taken by Haslock(the young man who had tabbed them
of 800/. in gold) and his brother, sent one of the town
police to London yesterday week, who traced them to
Shooter's Hill, and thence to Dover, where the fugitives
obtained passports for France under the names of John T.
Hardy and Frank Hardy ; they then paid 20/. to the cap-
tain of the Wellington steamer to take them to Boulogne,
where they put up at, the Bath Hotel. The officer pro.
ceeded no farther than Dover, but information reached

him that the brothers had gone to Ilavre by St. Oincr,
when the elder brother, being conscience-stricken, deter.
mined to return to Northampton, and was taken into cus-
tody in this tow n a few days since. 'Hi,: younger 1-lashAt
continued his flight by diligence to Rouen. W have been
informed that Mr. It. Whitworth and Ituthven, formerly a
Bow-street officer, are now on his track, and are confident
of securing birn,—Northampton herald.
MUNSTER PROVINCIAL MEETlNG.—Tliesig-
natures to the requisition convening this great meeting
continue to pour upon us in such numbers, that we are
greatly inconvenienced to find room for them. Besides
the six double columns in our first page, we have still
many hundred names to add, received last night and to-
day.—cork Southern Reporter.