The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-06 00:00:00

THE PRESIDENT STE t3l-SHIP.

The non-arrival of this vessel, which left New York
the 11 th ult., with twenty-five passengers and some freight,
begins to excite serious apprehensions for her fate.
These apprehensions arise from the fasts that not
less than three sailing vessels, which 1. ft that city
after her, have arrived, and that two of them encoun-
tered severe storms. The first vessel was the Orpheus,
Capt. Cole, which sailed on the 1 1 th, two hours after
the President, and which encountered, on the 12th
and lath, a storm from the north-east during which
she was hove-to. On the 14th the storm abated and
the wind chopped round to the southward, tie rtiyal
mail steal/wit Columbia, which had arrived at Halifax, en-
countered the same storm, and lost foresail, jibboom, and
one of her quarter boats. Now three cannot be a
douht, that the President was caught in the same
storm, although, from her steam-power she would be much
nearer the banks of Newfoundland than the Orpheus.
She was very deep, drawing, when she left New York, not
.ess than 18 fret. Supposing that she was not, during the
storm, damaged either in her hull, rigging, or machinery,
at least not seriously : if she put back to New York,
she would, we think, reach that port before the evening of
the 19th ult., but we know that she had not reached i t up
to that time ; if, her fuel being exhausted, she were working
her way to the eastward, under zanvass, she ought, seeing the
quick passages made by theVirgilian and the North America,
to have m...de her appearance off the coact Ling before now :
but, if she bad to run to the southward, and had made for
the Western Isles, for the purpose of replenishing her coal,
she is not yet due; she Liverpool, steam ship, when in
the winter of 1539 compelled to run to the same
islands, to replenish her coal, having been 27 days on
the passage from New York to Liverpool, via Fayat.
The prevalent opinion is, that the President must have
run to the Western Isles, anti that she may to expected
to arrive in a few days. Indeed, there was yesterday a
rumour afloat that the Lynx, which had arrived, in the
morning, in seven dais from St. Michael's, had seen the
steamer making for Fayal ; but subsequent inquiry satis-
fied us that the rumour was an idle one.—Liverpool Albion

THE WEATHER.

ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-

STREET,

NOON APRIL 5.
Barometer 29 45 In.
Thermometer • bs Deg.
Highest ..... I". • btl
Lowest „
Wind S. S. W. —Freezing Point 32 Deg.

BRISTOL SUGAR ,N,l=RKET.—Nearly the whole
of the Cargo of Mauritius, ex Sybilla, and a few lots of
12.-...;:e been brought to ma let during the week, and
isken at fair prices. The most extraordinary anomalies sub-
sist in the sugar trade at the present time, and make it diffi-
cult for the moat experienced to know what course to adopt.
'I he immense cbscrep.ncy between the value of Bengals and
other deserptons of sugar, is not the least singular fiature,
arid whil,t,frem the scarcity of refined goods, dualities suitable
groceries, which usually fe 1
are declining. This can only
fortbi meltings
auarein o
duer t the
proportion,
r o advance,portion
arise from an universal reluctance to pin chase, under the con-
viceion that present extravagant prices cannot he maintained.
The fact is. that the whole trade in the article of sugar is
undergoing a great revolutiiin.—Briatot Mercury.
The nuptials of Lord Monteagle and Miss
Marshall are to be solemnised next week. it wa' expected
his Lordship would have gone to Mount Trenchard, county
Limerick, but we understand the Noble Lord has deferred
his departure for Ireland until the close of the season.
Lordship's establishment remove from Mansfield-street to the
Right lion. Wm. Sturges Bourne's mansion in Lower Gros-
venor-street, this week.
Accounts reached town on Saturday from Newn-
ham Paddocks, the seat of the Earl of Denbigh, cutting
that Jo:epli Bonaparte (Count Survilliers) bad been
taken suddenly and alamingly ill, and that Dr. Gral.-
ville had been sent fir express to attend Lien, with Dr.
the fe,-,,!
,Lid 1/4,11,:LL hr.. —u"...
yesterday morning be was considerably better.