The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-26 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

CROORIIAVEN, MARCH 17.—A brig, under Spanish colours,
supposed to be a pirate, gave chase, 10th ult., in lat. 43 N.,
lon. 12 W., to the Robert Nicol, Ostens, arrived here.
NEW Yon', Mtaucat 3.—The wreck of a British round
stern barque, full of water and abandoned, with boats on deck,
main-top sails] standing and blown to pieces, gib and spanker
lowered down and loose, was passed 31 et ult. in lat. 55, lon.
12, by the Adam Cerre, arrived here. The British brig
Lewis Cary, from St. John's, New Brunswick, to the Clyde,
with loss of main-mast, and every thing off deck. was spoken
22d ult. in lat. 48, lon. 28, and supplied with a compass by
the Oneda, arrived here.
TO MARINERS AND OTIIERS.—BLOCKADE OF
OPORTO.

Portuguese Legation, 25th March, 1847.
Sir,—Having read in some of the morning papers of yes-
terday a letter, addressed to you, signed A. C. de Sa
Nogueira, allow me to inform you that, although the Junta
of Oporto may at present rule in that town, and may have
agents in this or any other country, I can, as the accredited
Minister of her Most Faithful Majesty the Queen of Portugal
to her Britannic Majesty, assure you and declare that
neither the Junta of Oporto as a Government, nor any indi-
vidual that may assume the character of its agent, are ac-
knowledged as such by the British Government, nor by any
other European Government; consequently whatever assur-
ances those agents may give will not guarantee the owners
of vessels and their cargoes from the consequences that may
follow, if they choose to disregard those notices that are
given by the authorities who act in this country on the part
of the legal and the legitimate Government of Portugal,
and who, whether they be consular or diplomatic, are the
only authorities that her Britannic Majesty's Government
has acknowledged, and with whom the said Government
corresponds. _ _ _

I beg yea will lay before the Committee the contents of
his letter for their information.

I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient and most humble servant,
MONCORVO.
William Dobson, &c., Lloyds.
NEW BEACONS IN DENMARK.

The Danish Consul in London has forwarded to Lloyd's a
copy of a notice issued by the Board of Trade and Customs at
Copenhagen, issued 20th February last, respecting six now
beacons which will be placed as early as possible in the course
of the present year, but which is too long for insertion. The
notice can be seen on application to "Mr. Dobson, the secretary

[ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Registered Paletot of
Llama cloth, the most fashionable coat for both the present
and approaching seasons. still retains the same moderate
price, which, with its usefulness and gentlemanly appear-
ance, has secured such general popularity. It has been made
by special command for their Royal Highnesses Prince
Albert, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe
Weimar, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the several
royal visitors to the British Court. In London it can only
be purchased of the patentees, H. J. and D. Nicoll, Court
tailors, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill. Agents for
Liverpool, Dawbarn and Son, Bold-street; for Dublin, Geo.
Macdona, Molesworth-street ; for Birmingham, Wareing and
Son, New-street; and the principal tailors in other large
towns. _ _

BAPTISM OF A Jzw.—Wednesday morning, between
2,000 and 3,000 persons attended at Craven Chapel, Regent-
street, to witness the interesting ceremony of a converted
Israelite being publicly baptised. A devotional service hav-
ing been held, the convert,, a young man, named Joseph
Bremner, was led into the pulpit, where he was interrogated
by the Rev. Dr. Liefchild as to his views of the Christian
religion, to which be gave the most satisfactory answers.
He stated that his father and mother were both of the Jewish
persuasioc, and that he bad been brought up in the strictest
forms of that religion. When he was sixteen years of age
his father died, and two years after his mother also died.
He and his two brothers were then left in the care of some
relatives until they became of age, when they came into
possession of their property left them by their parents.
After some time the three separated, each taking a different
route. The elder brother came to England, and, under a
clergyman, conviction was brought home to him that the
religion he had been following was not right, and ho embraced
Christianity. The convert was then baptised by the Doctor
in the name of the Trinity.
FIRE AT THE WESTMINSTER FRENCH PROTESTANT
CllURClL—Wednesday forenoon, shortly after the commence-
ment of divine service in the Westminster French Froths-
tent Church, Bloomsbury-street, St. Giles% the congregation
was thrown into a state of considerable alarm, by a report
being raised that the sacred edifice had taken fire. It ap-
pears that for some few minutes a strong smell of burning
wood was experienced, but nothing particular was thought
of that circumstance, until dense bodies cf smoke commenced
issuing from under the flooring boards. It then became ap-
parent that a fire was burning under the floor of the building.
The service was immediately stopped, and several persons
having procured buckets of water, they were discharged upon
that portion of the church on fire. At the same time intel-
ligence of the outbreak was sent to the engine stations.
Numerous engines of the brigade quickly attended, and the
firemen, upon removing some of the flooring boards, found
that the joisting, &c., had become ignited, owing to a defect
in the hot air flue used for warming the building, and there
is no doubt that had the outbreak taken place at night, after
the church was closed, that it would have been destroyed.
As it is the damage is not very fire-
menconsiderable.rOeetrah,leewaoshtfsieteirh.nhveaic.ttleooaakts
was left to watch the spot and the service was resumed.
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TIIE ARMY.—DEATII OF COLONEL LINDSAY, LATE
or TILE 78TH Ilioneestoees.—lntelligence has been re-
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officer,
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Ensign in 1794, but was fur some years subsequently em-
ployed in home and minor services. In 1811 he proceeded
to Java, and was present in the actions of the 22d of August
and 16th of September. In the lattearnhae commanded eight
campaign
of
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Holland,
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the field received a medal. In 1814 he served during con uc t
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A3,lllt7w9c4T.Lieutenant, August `)2, 1794; Captain, November
22, 1801 ; Mejoe, January 4, , 1810; Lieut.-Colonel, Nov. 25,
1813; and ColOnel, July- 22, 1830. Although retired from
tbhiseDraarAul for some years, he was specially allowed to retain
ROBBERY.—A robbery of a daring
.nature
was committed about half-past seven o'clock last night, at
the shop of Mr. Paterson, tailor and draper, Avery-row,
Bond-street. It appears that-ed the time above-named two
well-dressed men entered the shop and requested Mr. Pater-
son to show them some pieces of doeskin and black cloth.
Mr. Paterson showed his customers several pieces, but none
of them would suit their tastes. Mr. Peterson, to accom-
modate them, retired to the warehouse at the rear of the
shop for the purpose of getting some other pieces to show
absence
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cckonctlroitsile,dltsoysatredasl
about,
la6n3d.adrudrsinot doeskin,
of alpaca, and several coats and trousers, with which they
got clear off, notwithstanding pursuit was immediately made
4%er them.