The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-26 00:00:00

LIST OF PASSENGERS

Colonel Probyn, Francis Bella, Joseph Savi, L. Hyeth,
B. F. Marsh, Mrs. Amelia Bertram, George Ashton, G.
Mayor, John Hartley, Ant. de Frias, Mrs Hilliard, Mr.
D. H. and Mrs. Durand, Mr. Linan, Mr. Kennard, H.
Potter, Mr. Chatfield. John Sehan, J. Hall, B. B. Doug-
las, Capt. Wright, F. A. Delano, I. Underwood, Capt.
and Mrs. Stirling and two Servants, Mr. and Mrs. Brown,
two Children and Servant, Master Arthur, J. Depict,
Thomas Ward, Colonel Dundas and Servant, L. C.
Callet, Colonel Martin, C. H. Keiper, Francis James,
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, three Children, and three Servants,
Mr. and Mrs. Colt, three Misses Colt, and Servant, Mr.
and Mrs. Saffrey, Mr. and Mts. 111. Kay, and two Misses
M.Kay, Major Brookes, 69th regiment, A. R. Ward,
Mrs. Ostler and Child, Mr. Binder, Mrs. and Mrs.
Dixon, B. B. Atterbury, R. S. Ely, Sir J. Copeley,
Lieut. Tennerit and Servant, Mr. Nlavhinge, J. Lamb,
W. C. Allen, Charles Beward, Mr. Hellicar, John Smith,
Master Coleman, Jonas Phillips, Mr. Sinat, H. A. Tay-
lor, A. A. Hunter, H. S. Ballard, A. S. Riley, S. Alley,
J. S. Leverett, G. B. Morewood, James Paulson. G. B.
Dorr, General Murray and Lady, Mr. and Miss Murray,
Miss Chapman and Servants.

Report of the Great Western, James Hosken, Commander,
sailed from New York Oct. 10, arrived at Bristol.
OCT. 11, 430 1' m.—Spoke the Ville de Lyon. from
Havre for New York, in lat. 40.30. N long. 69 30. W.
—out 32 days.
OCT 10, at 1 P.M., left the wharf; moderate breeza
and dark cloudy weather; at 4 passed the outer bar buoy ;
wind easterly S. easterly.
11.—Moderate breezes and dark cloudy weather, rain
at times ; squally, thunder, lightning, and rain ; southerly
westerly.
12.—Moderate, increased to strong breezes and cloudy,
southerly swell westerly N. westerly.
13.—Strong breezes and cloudy, with showers, southerly
swell; N. westerly.
14. —Moderate and fine, N. westerly swell ; easterly
N. easterly, variable.
15.—Moderate and fine; fresh breezes and fine ; S.
westerly.
16.—Moderate and hazy, increased to strong breezes
and squally, sea rising ; southerly S. westerly.
17.—Moderate gales and squally, with rain ; S. westerly
sea ; W. S. W. variable, easterly.
15.—Fresh gales and squally, with rain; heavy cross
sea ; easterly S. westerly.
!S.—Variable weather, heavy rain, and cross sea; S.
westerly.
20.—Moderate gales and hazy ; squally, and rain at
times ; southerly S. S. W.
21.—Moderate breezes and cloudy ; sea going down ;
N. easterly, northerly.
22.—Light breezes and cloudy ; N. westerly.
23.—Moderate and cloudy, with rain at times ; westerly.
24.—Squally ; at 5 came to at King Road ; N. westerly,
Note.—This passage was performed in 13 days 11 hours.
though being retarded more than one entire day by the
extreme badness of the coals.

THE LUDLOW CASE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—Several letters having appeared in your widely
circulated paper from commercial travellers on the
above case, I beg also to address a few lines to you on
this subject, which stares the in the face in every
traveller's room Igo into. I allude to the large printed
placards hung up in the commercial rooms, headed
The Ludlow case," and signed " W. Tilt and B.
Ward." 1 was not so much surprised on seeing tkc.se
placards as I was last Friday, when I saw Mr.
r,lackreth's letter in the Globe of Thursday, approving
of the plan. There is no accounting for taste certainly,
but I must say, had I been similarly situated, and
begging papers had been sent all over the country for
my benefit, I should have beer, exceedingly annoyed ;
I should have regretted the mistaken zeal of my
friends, who had so unnecessarily endeavoured to keep I
alive a dreadful circumstance, which only to think of,
makes the blood curdle in one's veins—nay, more, I
would have thanked them ; but as to pocketing the
shillings, that would have been quite out of the question.
I yield to no one in feelings of commiseration for the
sufferings of Mr. Mackretb, and no one unconnected
with that gentleman can rejoice more sincerely than I do
at his most providential escape from the hands of an as-
sassin ; but is that the way to show our s)mpatlay ?
Witt these shillings show how intensely the commercial
body felt on his account ? Will these shillings really
" compensate" him and " show the general feeling ?"
It is " limited to our shilling each, in order to show the
general feeling." Had Mr. Mackreth been so disabled
as to have been prevented from following his usual
avocations, then a subscription to have purchased an
annuity for him would have been very proper, but not
a beggarly shilling thing ; or if; which would have been
much worse, the attempt on his life had been fatal and
he had ft a wife and family unprovided for, who is
there in our body that would not gladly have subscribed
not his shilling only, but his sovereign
It is not necessary to allude further to the officious-
ness of three or four individuals after dinner on a Sun-
day, takiEg upon themselves to sign any paper " for the
whole body" of commercial travellers, and especially
such a paper as that headed " The Ludlow Case."
I am, your's, respectfully.
G. S., A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.
Oct, 23, 1840.

{As our Correspondent has not given his name, and
he makes some remarks on gentlemen who are before
the public, we have taken the liberty of omitting part
of the letter.]