The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-26 00:00:00

TO MARINERS AND OTHERS.-BLOCKADE OF
OPORTO.

Portuguese Legation, 25th March, 1847.
Sir,—hating read in some of the morning papers of yes-
terday a letter, addressed to you, signed A. C. de Sa
Nogueira, allow me to inform you that, although the Junta
of Oporto may at present rule in that town, and may have
agents in this or any other country, I can, as the accredited
Minister of her Most Faithful Majesty the Queen of Portugal
to her Britannic Majesty, assure you and declare that
neither the Junta of Oporto as a Government, nor any
tbn. .aelirriA the character of its
li ma gent, are ac-
knowledged as such by the British overnenT , uy any
other European Government ; consequently whatever assur-
ances those agents may give will not guarantee the owners
of vessels and their cargoes from the consequences that may
follow, if they choose to disregard those notices that arc
given by the authorities who act in this country on the part
of the legal and the legitimate Government of Portugal,
and who, whether they be consular or diplomatic, are the
only authorities that her Britannic Msjesty's Government
has acknowledged, and with whom the said Government
correspond,:.
I beg you will lay before the Committee the contents of
this letter for their information.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient and most humble servant,
MONCOIIVO.

William Dobson, &c., Lloyds.
NEW BEACONS IN DENMARK.
The Danish Consul in London has forwarded to Lloyd's a
copy of a notice issued by the Board of Trade and Customs at
Copenhagen, issued 20th February last, respecting six now
beacons which will be placed as early as possible in the course
of the present year, but which is too lung for insertion. The
notice can be seen on application to Mr. Dobson, the secretary

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Registered Paletot of
Llama cloth, the most fashionable coat for both the present
and approaching seasons, still retains the same moderate
price, which, with its usefulness and gentlemanly appear-
ance, has secured such general popularity. It has been made
by special command for their Royal Highnesses Prince
Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, I'rince Edward of Saxe
Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the several
royal visitors to the British Court., In London it can only
be purchased of the patentees, 11. J. and D. Nicoll, Court
tailors, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. Agents for
Liverpool, Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street; for Dublin, Geo.
Macdona, Molesworth-street ; for Birmingham, Wareing and
Son, New-street; and the principal tailors in other large
towns.
BAPTISM OF A Jaw.—Wednesday morning, between
2,000 and 3,000 persons attended at Craven Chapel, Regent-
street, to witness the interesting ceremony of a converted
Israelite being publicly baptised. A devotional service hav-
ing been held, the convert, a young man, named Joseph
Bremner, was led into the pulpit, where he was interrogated
by the Rev. Dr. Liefchild as to his views of the Christian
religion, to which he gave the most satisfactory answers.
He stated that his father and mother were both of the Jewish
persuasion, and that he had been brought up in the strictest
forms of that religion. When lie was sixteen years of age
his father died, and two years after his mother also died.
Ile and his two brothers were then left in the care of some
relatives until they became of age, when they came into
possession of their property left them by their parents.
After some time the three separated, each taking a different
route. The elder brother came to England, and, under a
clergyman, conviction was brought home to him that the
religion he hail been following was not right, and lie embraced
Christianity. The convert was then baptised by the Doctor
in the name of the Trinity.
FIRE AT TIIE 'WESTMINSTER FRENCH PROTESTANT
CI I:ROlL—Wednesday forenoon, shortly after the commence-
ment of divine service in the Westminster French l'rotes-
tent Church, Bloomsbury-street, St. Giles'a, the congregation
was thrown into a state of considerable alarm, by a report
being raised that the sacred edifice had taken fire. It ap-
pears that for some few minutes a strong smell of burning
wood was experienced, but nothing particular was thought
of that circumstance, until dense bodies cf smoke commenced
issuing from under the flooring boards. It then became ap-
parent that a fire was burning under the floor of the building.
The service was immediately stopped, and several persons
having procured buckets of water, they were discharged upon
that portion of the church on fire. At the same time intel-
ligence of the outbreak was sent to the engine stations.
Numerous engines of the brigade quickly attended, and the
firemen, upon removing some of the flooring boards, found
that the joisting, &c., had become ignited, owing to a defect
in the hot air fine used for warming the building, and there
is no doubt that had the outbreak taken place at night, after
the church was closed, that it would have been destroyed.
As it is the damage is not very considerable. One of thetire-
tiheeer'l wasitlie mail iaitlook at
fire-
men was left to watch the spot and the service was resulted.
TIIB ARMY.—DEATII OF COLONEL LINDSAY, LATE
OF THE 78TH llumeANDEus.—lntelligence has been re-
ceived
placea of the
time before
death o f this b
t ed
distinguishedopar
ture
oofl f
Kandy, in the island of Ceylon. Ile entered the service as
the 22d
Ensign in 1794, but was for some years subsequently em-
ployed
proceeded
Java,
easn
ofd twashe
7presentsth Highlander, atio nasnoaf
and l6tihni
of homesep
September.
minorln services, l
latter
tt e r
for his c
ofon
lAuucgt August
In 1811
eight
companies ap‘a7
the field received a medal. In 1814 he
campaign of Holland, and took in served during the
part the bombardment of
Antwerp. his commissions were thus dated—Ensign, July-
3, 3, 1794; Lieutenant, August 22, 1.794
.l
, Captain, November
22, 1801 ; Major, January 4, 1810 •
1813 ; and Colonel, Ju 29 1830 ly , Lieut.-Colonel, Nov. 2.5,
, Although retired from
the army for some years, *
'e was specially allowed to retain
his rank.
DARING ROBBERY.--A robbery of a daring naturo
was cemmitted about half-past seven o'clock last night, at
the shop of Mr. Paterson tailor and draper, Avery-row,
Bond-street. It aears that at the time above-named two
pp
well-dressed men entered the shop and requested Mr. Pater-
son to show them some pieces of doeskin and black cloth.
Mr. Paterson showed his customers several pieces, but none
of them would suit their tastes. Mr. Paterson, to accom-
modate them, retired to the warehouse
thusoeaetr the rear
to arofthe
shop for the purpose of getting some
the fellows con steal
to show
them, and during his absence
n
about 16 yards of doeski , 22 yards of black cloth, 15 yards
coats and trousers, with which they
of alpaca, and several ,
off,
got clearnotwithstanding pursuit was immediately made
after them.