The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-12 00:00:00

SHIPWRECKS.

The following curious statistics :f shipwreck:; are
alzen from an American magazine, and cannot fail to
;rove interesting to the mercantile and shipping con:-

~nunity

" record has been kept at the office of the Ame-
rican Seanhtt's Friend Society, during the year just
close J, as in past years, of disasters at sea, so far as
they could be ascertained, which resulted in a total loss
of is vessel, The following is tha result :
.—.

" The whole number of ;essa!s lost was 44-2. Of
these there were :—Ships and barks, 74 ; brigs, 124 ;
sch ooners, 187 ; sloops, 16 ; steam-boats, 9 ; unknown,
32,.. Of these there were lost towards the close of 1833,
but reported in 1339, 52.

" \Vrecked in January, 26 ; February, 27 ; March,
32; ; April, 21 ; May, 29 ; .Tune, 11 ; July. 15 ; Au-
gi Ist, '29 ; September, 64 ; October, 30 ; November,
; December (previous to 15th), 8 ; time tl-
k, )own, 64.

Added to the above entire and known losses, there
h aye been reported 37 missing vessels during the year,
vvii;eb, with their crews, have most probably been en-
tirely lost. Five hundred and thirty-seven lives have
beg !cl reported as lost, hut the loss of life is undoubtedly
eh greater than this, as many vessels wern reported as
ab; indoaed, or bottom up, where the crews Imo missing,
au, Ino intelligence has been received from them. The
abi we facts speak a language concerning the sorrows of
sea men, not to be misunderstood, and they should be
mo it solemnly pondered by those who have a heart to
fee.,! and a hand to relieve.

in 1838, there were lost—Ships and barks, 100 ;
b rigs, 117 ; schooners, 169 ; sloops, 11 ; steam-boats,
1 7 ; unknown, 13. Total, 427.

" Of these, 43 were lost in 1837, but reported in

1 3;38 ; '27 vessels were reported as missing, and the
less of life during the year is known to have been 756.
" In 1837 there were lost—Ships and barks, 94 ;
lo rigs, 135 ; schooners, 234 ; sloops, I'2 ; steam-boats,
18. Total, 493.

" Of these, 43 were lost in 1836, but reported in
1837 ; 30 vessels were reported es missing, and the loss
of liceduring the year is known to hava been 1,295.
" In 1836 there were lost—Ships and barks, 56 ;
bilgs, 97 ; schooners, 121 ; sloops, 12 ; steam-boats,
30 . Total, 316.

" Twelve vessels were reported as missing, and the
s of life during the year is known to have been 826.
" SHIPWRECKS ON THE COAST OF FRANCE.-A
'saris journal gives the following list of vessels of fifteen
n ations lost by shipwreck on the coast of France, be-
t Preen Cherbourg and Dunkirk, for fourteen years.
1 'he length of the coast is about 250 miles, and ern-
bi •zices the port of Havre
French, 291 ; English, 76 ; Swedish and Norwe-
gi 1t.,, SO ; Dutch, 12 ; American, 8 ; Prussian, 8 ,
D anish, 7 ; Russian, 4 ; Hanoverian, 4 ; Haml;urgh,
; Belgium, 3 ; Sicily, 2 ; Lubec, 2 ; Finland, 12 ;
T atzl,

T :HE WEALTHY LAD Y AND THE
POLICE INSPECTORS.

I t will be remembered that on Friday last a middle-
age, 1 lady was driven up to the door of Marylebone
stet ion-house in a gig, accompanied by her livery son;
van' :, and that she, as on the occasion of a former visit,
ahol it three months ago, expressed her intention of
mar ring with a Police Inspector, if she could meet
weal 1 one of the D division to her :hind. Her fortune,
as 1 Waged by her, was 5,0001. a year -, and as neither In-
sr le ctors Stubbs nor Sedman suited her taste, she made
It .T,e to the newly-appointed Inspector Black, who, be-
h ig already engaged, declined. The publication of the
e: rtraordinary occurrence has set numerous fortune-
b Inters on the qui vire, and during the last few days
tv, ro of the Inspectors above referred to have received
let. t, rs, of which the following are copies :
" High-street, Windsor, April 26.
" TO INSPECTOR BLACK D DIVISION, LONDON.

"; Sir—Having seen in the Herald of Saturday that
you leclined marrying a lady with a fortune of 5,0001.
a yes r, I beg leave to state, that as far as my opinion
gee?, you stood in your own light ; nevertheless, if you
will it confidence tell me where the lady lives, I'll court
her i‘ irectly, and in the event of your introducing me
to he s, and my marrying her, in consequence of the said
intro kluction, I solemnly promise to present you with
1,001 ) guineas.
" Address to me, in perfect confidence,
" GEORGE HOLMES, Rainbow Tavern,
Fleet-street.
T 1 le other is addressed to Inspector Sedman, and
runs thus :

" London-street. Norwich.
My dear Sir,—From what I can see in the Herald
yo a a .re rather short—l am tall. I have 150/. a year,
ari.d omething more would be very agreeable. Do pray
to 11 n .e, it you can, the residence of the lady with
5, ,000 l. per year, who is mad for a husband. Let me
k cow all about her, and if she becomes mine, a farm-
h Duf,e trAd 50 acres of land, near Norwich, shall be your
rc !vir; Ard.•

is Address FREDERICK BALDWIN,
" Peela's Coffee-house, Fleet-streot."
t is said :tlAt the eccentric lady, who has caused all
.
this commotion, wealthy
,is she represents herself
to I :e, and that she resides
in St. John's Wood-road,

, relat• •
i SUICIDE ON THE RIVER.jA t
pare ph appoared in The Sun the end of last
nun th: a Ile to the find-
ing of the body of a ;i,rentileman near the churnh at Rothen h' l'
and at the same time W. 1.4 civen a description of his p,thouthe,
pl 2, ail, thc name " Aked " being marked ou somo of it. l'Pl'i
e
, tct ,aced, it apiiears, had Leen a tutor, but bad been left a
voiis :ilcral;le property, which led him into habits of dissintition
aa.ti le was often heard to declare that when it was all vale liC
wtne , d commit suicida.
-
I ...;LLEsmEttE.—An appalling' Cabe of Self-de-
stria, ,tiun occurred last week in the vicinity of thii town. A.[,..
L", oZ Ifton Heath, recently married, was walking homewards
• 001 Dudleston Chapel to his own resitlenc.., in company w,th
iii.
" 1 ife when ' . •,1 -•1 • looped from the road into a deep pit
. _ , , ll- Slid"( .. l . .
"1 W. ncr by its side, in which he immediately sank ! She ran
to th zi brink, and re' .
rent the air with .et cries
l• • for help, but in
vain, The poor man rose once or twice to the surface in the
'.' on. ies of death and tinall • - 'to tl- bottoia a corpse. Ai-
)• ,arl, 141
si. tat .03 ryas '
prGeured, and the body raised; but life was utterly
ex till ..*t.