The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

THE BRAZIL MAILS.

FALMOUTH, APRIL 6.—The SeagulfiTaCket, Lieut.
Parsons, arrived last night with the Brazil mails;
sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the 14th of February.
Freight, eleven bars of gold on account of the Brazi-
lian Government. Passengers—Messrs. Braun, Ilar-
rison, and Konitz ; and steerage passenger, John
Bastin. Left at Rio de Janeiro her Majesty's ship
Crescent. Her Majesty's ship Curacoa sailed on a
cruise on the 13th of February. The Griffon, branch
packet, arrived on th“ 10th of February ; left Monte
Video on the 31st of January. On the 22d February
spoke her Majesty's ship Thetis steering S.W.
Exchange—Moderate amounts were almost daily
passed upon London at 281 to 4, until the Bth, the
eve of the departure of the steamer for the north,
when business was done at 29. When the Seagull
was announced to sail on the 14th, the market
opened at 284, and large sums were negotiated at
28:1 and at 281, the latter the nearer quotation at the
close of business; and on the 12th the last quotation
was 281. Altogether, about 130,0001. had passed on
London, 340,000 francs on Paris at 330, and 50,000
francs of indirect bills at 320 to 328. Moderate
amounts on Hamburgh at 610.
Discounts continue to rule at 71, at which rate the
demand had been brisk.

Stock, which opened at 84, had declined to 83 and
83f ; the sales ha-1 been extensive, and the market
closed flat.

In specie a moderate business was done. Spanish
Doubloons, dolls. 29 500 to dolls. 30 000 ; Patriot,
dolls. 29 200 to dolls. 29 400; Spanish dolls., 1 950
to dolls. 2 000.

Exports of coffee since Ist of Feb. :—Africa, 10
bags • Antwerp, 8,748; Boston, 3,257 ; Cape of
Good Hope, 1,440; Copenhagen, 7,123; Genoa,
1,197 ; Hamburgh, 4,579 ; New Orleans' 4.200;
New York, 7,288; Stockholm, 3,205. Washed
coffee was quoted at 395. sd. per cwt. on board;
superior, 315.; first good, 295. 3d. ' • ordinary, 275. ld.
Freights to the Channel, 525. 6(1. to 555.

The Seagull brings nothing new from the River
Plate.

THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 6.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam ship Madrid, Captain
John Weeks, arrived at Southampton this afternoon,
at half-past four o'clock, from Gibraltar, and landed
her mails from the following places, in charge of
Lieutenant Smythe, Admiralty agent. The mails
were forwarded to London` by-the six o'clock train.
Her dates of sailing are—Gibraltar, 28th March;
Lisbon, 31st ; Oporto, Ist April ; Vigo, 2d ; Corunna,
no communication.

The Madrid brings home about thirty passengers,
amongst whom are Colonel Fane, Dr. Irwin, Mr.
Cox, Mr. Walsh, &c.
Her cargo consists of oranges, eggs, wine, &c., and
four boxes of bullion. The weather during the
voyage outward was bad, with strong winds ; home-
ward moderate, with light winds.
STATIONS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.—At Vigo,
on March 23, her Majesty's ships Superb, America,
and Thetis ; at Oporto, her Majesty's ship Nautilus ;
in the Tagus, Hibernia, Trafalgar, Canopus, Incon-
stant, and steamer Phoenix.

STATIONS OF VESSELS OF WAR OF FOREIGN
STATES.—At Vigo, on March 23, the Spanish frigate
Isabel the 2d ; in the Tagus, French brig Cygne, and
Portuguese squadron ; Cadia Bay, Spanish steamer
Blasco de Gardy ; at Gibraltar, her Majesty's steamer
Virago and Trident.
SnlPs OBSERVED ON THE VOYAGE.—Passed a large
French man-of-war steamer off Cape St. Mary, steer-
ing to the S.E., also a three-masted steamer to the
iouth of Finisterre, on the 2d April, supposed to be
French, and three in the Bay of Biscay, on the 4th
April, under French colours, going south. Passed a
ship, about GOO tons, off Finisterre, with bowsprit
standing, mainmast gone by the board, and the stumps
of fore and mizen-mast, apparently abandoned, also a
boat and much wreck in the bay.

MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.—Passed Vianna
on the afternoon of the 23d March; there was firing
from the fort upon the town, continued with
spirit as long as we could distinguish from the ship.
At Oporto things remain in much the same state.
They are much alarmed at Lisbon, and continually
keep the town under arms, for fear of an assault, as
is expected, upon the town ; the Duke of Cornwall, a
steamer, chartered it is said for six months to carry
troops to and fro, arrived in the Tagus on the 31st of
March, and is armed as a war steamer, and they are
in daily expectation of the arrival of the Royal Tar,
a steamer bought for the Government, for the same
purpose. Her Royal Highness the Princess Anne
Marie, sister of Dom Miguel, with her daughter and
three sons, came from Cadiz to Lisbon, and was sa,.
luted by the British, French, and Portuguese men-of.
war, and seemed much excited by the deference
showed to her. She was in good health, and also her
daughter, who is a beautiful girl of about eighteen ;
the sons are about the ages of eight and twelve. The
British fleet now lying in the Tagus are uncertain as
to their movements ; as they daily expect an assault
on the town, they are lying there for British subjects,
who will fiad refuge therein, and the fleet will imme-
diately depart.

TITE SARAH SANDS.—LivnrooL, TUESDAY AFTER-
NOON.—The Sarah Sands took her departure on her
second voyage for New York, about two o'clock to. day.
She had 50 cabin and 120 second-class passengers, a
large cargo of general goods, specie to the amount of
200,0001. sterling, and mails for the United States. The
proceeds of the voyage are estimated at not lest! than
5,0094

FIiE'DERICK

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rosp,..n2 ;g N't II it'll I tint myself
.objected on board the stearn-ship Catn-,ria, to sail from
p .rt :it ten i1e1.4.1c to-morrow morning, 1:,,r Boston,
United Sttitt,s.

On the 4:11 of March last, in company with George
Mox hay, Esq , or t in> Halt of Commerce, London, I called
upon Mr. Ford, the London agent of the Cunard line of
steamers, for the porot ise of securing a passage on board
the steam ship Ca.itlitia to Boston, United States. On
inquiring the all-WWII" of the passage, I was told 40/. 19s.
I inquired further, if a second-class passage could be
obtained? He answered, No; there was but one fare,
all dtstinctions having been abolished. I then gave
hint 40/. 195., and received from him in return a
ticket entitling me to berth No. 72, on board the steam-
ship Cambria, at the same time asking him, if my colour
would prove any barrier to my enjoying all the rights
and privileges enjoyed by other passengers ? He said,
No ; I then left the office, supposing all well, and thought
nothing more of the mater until this morning, when, in
company with a few friends, agreeably to public notice,
I went on board the Cambria with my luggage, and on
inquiring for my berth, found, to my surprise and mor-
tification, that it had been given to another passenger,
and was told that the agent in Loudon had acted without
authority in selling me the ticket. I expressed my sur-
prise and disappointment to the captain, and in-
quired what I had better do in the matter.
He suggested my accompanying him to the office
of the agent in Water-street, Liverpool, for the pur-
pose of ascertaining what could be done. On stating
the fact of my having purchased the ticket of the Lon•
don agent, Mr. M`lver (the Liverpool agent) answered
that the London agent, in selling me the ticket, had
acted without authority, and that I should not go on
board the ship unless I agreed to take my meals alone
and not mix with the saloon company, and give up the
berth for which I had paid. Being without legal remedy,
and anxious to return to the United States, I have felt it
due to my own rights as a man, as well as to the honour
and dignity of the British public, to lay these facts be.;
fore them, well knowing that the British public will pro-
nounce a just verdict on such proceedings.
I have travelled in this country nineteen months and
have always enjoyed equal rights and privileges with
other passengers, and it was not until I turned my face
towards America, that I met with anything like pro-
scription on account of my colour`—Yours respectfully,

FitEDEIZICK DOU6LASS-.

ST. STEPHEN'S, WALBROOK.

On Tuesday morning., at 11 o'clock, a meeting of the
parishioners of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, was held in the
vestry of the parish church for the election of church-
ward. ns for the ensuing year. The chair was taken by
the Rev. Dr. Croly, the vicar. Not, more than 20 per-
sons were present.
The minutes of the last meeting of the vestry having
been read and confirmed,
Mr. W. Rocx, churchwarden, observed, that it wet~
now twelve months since the last vestry meeting was
held in this parish. The resson of this was, that in
the intervening time several questions relating to paro-
chial affairs had been under the cognizance of courts of
law ; and it was therefore felt unnecessary to continue
the meetings which they had been accustomed to hold
in that place. The litigated questicns to which he re"-
furred had, however, now been decided, and he was
happy to say that in every instance the decision had
been in favour of the parishioners, and against the select
vestry. The Judges of the Court of Common Pleas bad
unanimously declared the election of Alderman Gibbs
to the office of churchwarden to he illegal and void.
Those with whom he (Mr. Rock) acted had been ad-
vised, by the legal authorities they had consulted, that
the effect of this decision was to put an end entirely to
the select vestry in the parish of Walbrook. There
could be no doubt that there had originally been a select
vestry in the parish ; but in order to preserve a custom
it was necessary, when that custom was at variance
with the common law, that it should be strictly adhered
to. In this case the custom had been departed from,
and the result was that the vestry of St. Stephen's.
brook, would henceforth be an open vestry.—(Hears
hear.) It was true that Alderman Gibbs had intr
mated his intention to appeal against the unanimous der
cision of the Judges of the Common Pleas, but it was 0
course open to him to take any measure that he might
choose to adopt. The meeting was aware that during
the last four years a Chancery suit had been carried ce
between Alderman Gibbs and himself (Mr. Rock), in
which the parish was not immediately concerned. Pe
(Mr. Rock) had pledged himself several years ago that
he would extract some account from Alderman Gibbs'
and that pledge he bad now fulfilled.—(Bear, beet).
It was necessary, in the course of the suit to carry
accounts into the office of one of the Masters in Cbelv
eery, and at that time Alderman Gibbs' accounts eV
hibited a balance of upwards of 1,800/, which he claimed
from the parish of Walbrook. The Master, however'
after investigating the accounts, struck off 1,300/. 0'
the 1,8001 ; and the Vice-Chancellor subsequently'
decided tht the remaining 5001 could not bef
recovered by Alderman Gibbs. This claim (if
1,8001 was, therefore, annulled, and all the 01°11::.
that' lderman Gibbs had received since the coo
,nefthe
meat of these proceedings would go to the crew' -„001
parish. As the income of the parish was above 1.
-a year, and as upwards of three years had elapsed strict
legal proce .dings were commenced, it fellowed the
Alderman Gibbs had now in hand from 2,000/ to 2,3;
or 2,4001 to the credit of the parish ; for during t""
three years he (Alderman Gibbs) could not have e%ti
pended more than 180/. or 2001. The parishioners be
achieved in this struggle all that they had desired
et:
obtain: and they now demanded payment from Atu:r., •
man Gibbs of the amount which had accumulated in lo
hands during the last three years. He hoped the Pre ,"rishioners would take care that the accounts of
parish were more regularly kept by their future shoe'
wardens.
After a few words from Mr. FLIGHT, expressing beirs
coneurrence in the observations of the previous sfee,4;
Mr. CIINLIFFE observed, that he was sure the niee„l.l;ig
would admit that the late churchwardens, Messrs. lb
for
and Flight, deserved the thanks of the parishioners o/
the trouble they had taken with regard to the mattes,which had been referred to, and he begged to move
th
re-election to office for the ensuing year. OP
The motion was seconded by Mr. KENDRICK, and
unanimously adopted.
the
The Rev. CHAIRMAN called the attention of he
meeting to the state of the parish church, which,
observed, was most scandalous. Ho had said three Ye'*;.:„
ago that the church was not in a fit state for the Pao
formance of divine service, and he might now repeetrys
statement with much greater force. His only surPoes
was, that any congregation assembled in the edifice,„o
independently of the possible casualty of the roof 1.1,,a
down, the cold during the recent inclement weather rof
been almost insupportable. The church was in a fnetsl
of utter insolvency. There was a sum of 140 gut
due to the organist; the sextoness had a claim "01
wards of 273/ ; and four years' stipend, about 1601.,
due to himself (Dr. Croly) as lecturer. „ beo•
Mr. Rocx observed, that a notice had been pilb"!o
signed by Mr. Alexander and Mr. Ramsay, convent:lr
parish meeting for Friday next. He considered, 14. the
fore, that they ought to ascertain the names of woe/
select vestrymen, that they might know with whom oh
were fighting—whether with men of substance abseil
men of straw. As Mr. Flight and himself bad ,tell
chosen churchwardens of the parish, he wished 'jell°
any gentlemen who might claim to act as churchwAr fist
that his colleague and himself were ready to declare es,
to the knife. If any other persons took any steroP
churchwardens, he could assure them that actions 0
be commenced the next day.
Dr. CROLY intimated his intention to attend
meeting e
of thanks was then given to the Rev. Chelt • 0
and Messrs. Rock and Flight, and the proceeh°
terminated.
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.XTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS 11.4 the
DAL—In the course of yester(ay (Easter Tueselo)9edio
following extraordinary and fearful accidents oeetl,ll:,r,e, it
various parts of the metropolis, and several of;ll be
is feared, from the nature of the injuries inflicted, ,anDeno'
attended with fatal consequences. The first übree'
to a man named Thomas Thomas, aged Ovenr rAO.l)°;
residing at 78, Castle-street, Leicester-square' ,joit
about eleven in the forenoon, in proceeding OP
Rupert-street, Haymarket, in a tipsy state, slipP',,, to
the pavement and fell into the road with such force as
fracture his arm, besides sustaining a severe)).
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The second accident occurred to James deue'dier
nineteen, living at a printer's in the neighh°t/n- oc'
of St. Martin's-lane, who got his band 5-
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verely jammed in the machinery whilst juteration, that two of his fingers on the bell
hand are completely cut off, and up°° a tber
removed to the above hospital it was considere ordel
the process of amputation must be resorted $0 inc,iclePj
to prevent gargrene taking place. The third oco", le
was taken to the same institution, and happened t jjei"
about twelve years old, named Joseph Orwood'
arjeo'
with his friends at No. 67, Hart-street, Cove
It appears that the unfortunate outh was in t'ryien
making some squibs and others pyrotechnic iltj,
when a quantity of gunpowder suddenly expl'-'l,oio,
in a moment his face was completely disfigured, wooer;
his hands being shattered in the mot frightful 111913013e0
in fact, he has received such injuries as to leave, r',.°oooti •
of his recovery. About three o'clock in the after
frightful occurrence took place in the Goswell-rA° 11"-ie
female child, about two years old, named Fie`",',y.r°o
with its friends at 7, Tyler's-row, St. John-Wely pl5/01
The little creature was with two more childreocoese,.ell
on the spot where some new houses are in the coif 'O,,
erection, when a heavy piece of timber sudcle specce
upon her left leg, and which presented a shoals, 000
ele, being literally smashed. She was remove, °lf
to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, when Mr. flaieleijo
of the principal surgeons of the institution, imp or
performed the process of amputation. But 11$1cidee!a
hopes are entertained of her recovery. An V,iveryle
eo
College hospital, the patient being a middle -argoo
name's John Sewers, who, in endeavouring to C,, is c`ett
tenham court-road, just by the New-road, cat:0;u!) eooto
tact with an omnibus, and was thrown down, _l. o'l_o -
violence as to cause a spinal fracture and otneccicle,
injuries. Ile remains in a dangerous state. flog, Of
in Fleet. street.—Between five and six in the s" act
the Ale
elderly female, respectably attired, was Iu $
crossing the road, at the bottom of Charmer,'
,;_ifea to
she was knocked down by a cab horse, 004ga
furious pace. The unfortunate creature ways.; she ?if
into a neighbouring surgeon's, and it was f0u.,,,,,e
dpi
broken her arm, and received other injuries.
continued tug pace, and escaped.