The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-12 00:00:00

DREADFUL. SHIP WRECK.

LOSS OF THE SHIP WILLIAM BROWN, FROM
LIVERPOOL TO PHILADELPHIA.
HAvitE, MAY Io.—The Louis Philippe, New York packe`i
ship, has this moment arrived. Information having reache
the town that s.'me shipwrecked seamen were on board, tug
report became general that they belonged to the President;
and the excitement was beyond all description. On the
arrived in dock, however, a strong body of the gendarmer,'-
were in waiting, and immediately took into custody the maid
and eight of the crew of the ship William Brown, bean
from Liverpool to Philadelphia, which was sunk by an ice;
berg in the latter part of last month, for as yet I clan°
give you precise dates for anything except that three, oe„
..,'"
were taken from the Crescent, which vessel had
too
theft
up in their long-boat. But a tale of horror is to be told about
them. It appears, when the vessel struck, thirty-three
passengers, the mate, and eight of the crew took to the Jong,
boat ; the captain, three of the crew, and eleven l assenger'
took to the jolly-beat , al! the rest sunk with the vessel.
boats parted in the night. Some days after the mate
and crew determined (as they say in order to 14We-
the boat) to throw seventeen of the passengers ofe';
board, which the accomplished, and some of the n'a'"
horrid and revolting scenes took place. There were 00
brothers and a sister of one family ; the brothers I/
throWn over, and the sister jumped in after them. Ode "a.;
and
begged for a few minutes to say his prayers ; they refusew
and hurled him into the sea at once. Some clung to the sitiseg
of the boat, praying for mercy ; but their hands were cut nh"
and they were pushed into the deep. Fifteen !sidles arid tr.
men remained in the boat. One hour after this massattee
Crescent fell in with the boat, and saved the survivors of ths:
horrid deed.' The passengers remained on board the Crescent'
the crew arrived in the Vile de L} on ; they are now ands`
examination before the American Consul. '1 he jolly-b°s
has not been heard of. The dates of the Ville de Lyon bale
been anticipated by the Acadia.

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' At EVE n STEAMERS.—An eligible
is aff,rded to parties who are disposed to make a good invest'
meat, as three small steam-boats, admirably adapted for ~carr-
ying pass,mgers on the Thatues, are to be sold by Pub'''.
auet!on ta.morrow, Thursday, 13th May.—( See Advertj'e-
nielit) opportunity

, NEW SPECIES OE CLOVER:—As an addition
toour spring, food, a new species of clover has lately
been introduced from Italy into the agriculture of this
country. It is called ,4 trifolium incarnatum," and la ar3
a beautiful head a bright and red flowers, resembling
•
.sainfoin in colour. It requires a good soil, and the mode
..of cultivating it hitherto pursued has been, to plough LIP
a wheat stubble immediately after harvest, and §c,* th
seed at the rate of eight pounds an acre. It produces
large burden, which comes to use at the commencement
t.
of the following May, a period when such a supp'Y
green food must be of incalculable value, and which 8"
admit of turnips following in succession.—lpswich
press.

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SOURCE OF THE WEALTH OF THE PRIE-
HOOD AND THE ARISTOCRACY.—(From a Correspond-
dent.)—Another source of plunder should not be forgo'„
ten, namely,the various funds left by our pious ancestors
for the education of the poor. The Tories contrived In
numerous cases to get possession of these funds and, arr);
ply them to electioneering purposes, or as sinecures,A,
active parliamentary canvassers in their interest., The
Commission on Public Charities brought many infarnotl
acts of this kind to light, and there are many interestiLs
facts named in Lord Brougham's letter to the late °",,
Samuel Romilly, published in the "Pamphleteer"
181; or 1818, and in his speech in the House of Conii
mons, 29th June, 1820, published in the 16th volume °
the "Pamphleteer."
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Yesterday afternoon,
shortly before four o'clock, the greatest alarm and confusil
were occasioned in Spitalfields by a dreadful fire bursting f°ll4
from the premi•eA No 14, George street, Spicer-street, 115`
as a lucifer and congreve manufactory, situate at the back °
Messrs. Truman and Hanbury's trewery. The manufactory,
which bel;alged to Mr. Parsons, cons.s'ed of a b,ick building
three stories high, with s> vend small wooden sheds in the rear
abutting upon the dwellings in Spicer-street, and also th",le
boundary wall of Spitalfields Domestic Missionary Schools anA
Chapel. In less than twenty-five minutes aft,,r the alar* 1;
been raised the fire had obtained a firm hold of everyPrti°o
of the premises, and in the subsequent ten minutes the ih;
tenor of the premises were wholly destroyed, as werl
wooden sheds at the back, and the adjoining house, NO. •.
had caught. At length the fire was extinguished, and by 51%
,
o'clock most of the firemen and engines had returned to the°
respective stations.

SUPERIOR LONDON-MADE WATCHES.
—A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9, Cori!:
hill, London (opposite the Bank of England), submit for 1,
lection a very large STOCK of Highly-finished London-made
WATCHES, the whole of which being manufactured.bo,°o
their own inspection, on their own premises, they can Mpg" „
ticlsell e
at lea
the sam quality. A printed warranty is give
PRICES MOUNTED IN SILVER CASES.
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double 4. 0
backed engine-turned cases, warranted ....... £44
Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in
four holes, maintaining power, hard enamelled dial,
with seconds bands, and double-backed engine- 6
0
, 0
turned cases, rarranted...
Either
geo f thevar abo
ve silver. hanucin tsi gv
ecases,
Watches,
6d.s
,w h extra.
ieh
have
a
been carefully examined, and ma be warranted at £2'_'s. each'
GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR LADIES.
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in engine-turned
gold case,, and gold dials, warranted
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, vdrhdoubli-backed
engine-turned gold cases and gold dials, Warranted 113
.1`) Patent. detached Lever 'Watches, jewelled in four
holeS With. double-backed gold cases and gold dials,
warranted
. ..... . ....... 14 14 I) " GOLD CASES,''SIZE FOR GENTLEMEN.
Patent detached Lever Watches; jewelled in four
holes, seconds, and doubie-backed gold cases, war-
ranted
13 13 0
Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in
six holes, seconds, double-backed gold- cases and enamel dials, warranter:
Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in
six holes, seconds, double-backed gold cases and
gold dials, warranted
21 0 0
Either of the Gentlemen's Watches may be had in gold hunting
cases, for 3/. 35. each extra.
N. B. Second-hand Watches purchased fn exchange.

SUPERIOR LONDON TABLE KNIVES;
with Ivory Handles, 14s. per dozen ; Dessert Knives,
119';
Carvers, 5,. 6d. per pair ; Table Knives, with white bo
n"
handles, Bs. Bd. per dozen , Dessert, 6s. Bd. ; Carvers,,, per pair ; Globe-shape Tea-urns, 4 quarts, 275. ; new shapes,
395. ; Papier Mache Tea-trays, gothic shape, 60s ; the. n
set -
full sizes.
t atalogues, containing the price of every article in furnish'
ing ironmongery and Cutlery, grs.
RIPPON and BURTON, I'Veatills-street, Oxford-street.
Established 1820.

MA i?
On the I Ith inst., at St. Pancras Church, the Rev. George
Lawless, )l. A., Proa4 her of Ca,hel Cathedral, to Susan Ellen'
t West daughter of Carr, Esq., Camden Cottage°,
near Camden-town.
John Shep`rd, On the 4th inst., at the Holy Trinity Church,Hulls itfr•
of Mr,
Henry Cru.t, fotfhhejtepizhea.nt, to Mary, daughter

DIED. -
On the 3d of March, at Bombay, William Charles I‘l°°-
tague Bowen, Lieutenant in the 26th Regiment of Native In-
fantry.
On the 21st ult., at Florcnee, Letitia, second daughter of F-
A Tennant,:Esq., late of London, aged' 15.
On the 25th ult., at-Brussels, Madame, Veu ve Puurjot.
Oti tbe'29th' u t., in James-street Bud:lngham-gear,
Chalmers, Est'., aged 70.

London :-.Trinted and Published by MURDO YOUNG, 01e
No; Iltl,' Strind, at The Siiit -Office, No. 112, Stiaud, i°
. the cu.unty of Aliddlcaez,‘We'direiday, May 12, 1114tw,
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