The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-11 00:00:00

THE PRESIDENT STEAMER.

BRISTOL, WEDNESDAY.
We have been for some hours in a state of excitement and
anxiety en account of another report of the safety of one of
these steamers, brought to this port by the ()Trey, Waterford
steamer. I therefore lost no time in immediately repairing to
the Company's office, where, finding the information fully con-
firmed, 1 instantly posted to Cumberland Basin, where the Os-
irey was lying, and succeeded in finding the Captain ( Bur-
gess), who gave me the following particulars :—" At fifteen
minutes past two, P.m., of yesterday (Tuesday, the Bth inst. ).
at about eight leagues N. W. and by N. of the Saltese
Islands, or about mid-channel between the Smalls and
Saltese, I saw a tremendous large steamer, which
looked to be (between masts), as long as the Osprey,
(a large Irish trader). She had a black hull, a foremast, a jib
which was set at her bowsprit end, and outside of that a jib-
boom without any jib. She bad a fore and aft foresail set, and
a small fore-topsail, which appeared to be set at the top of her
foremast, as if she had no fore-topmas. She had a mizen-
mast, and a very small gaff-topsail set over it, but had lost
both her mainmast and funnel. She was standing N.N. W.,
and, as far as I could make out, appeared to be steering well
by the wind. She was rolling tremendously, and as she pitched
eith her deck towards as I thought I could distinguish
that the inside of her bulwarks were painted yellow. I
could not myself tee any passengers where I stood (I
heard from one of the sailors that he could distinctly
see persons on board). The Captain also said that
the steamer appeared to be about four miles and a half
from the Osprey, and dead in the wind's eye. She had a long
" snook," or what tailor's term a " raking head." Captain
Burgess says that in his opinion she must have come in from
the western ocean, and she was evidently in distress. Her in-
tention probably was to have reached Milford, but finding she
could nut gain that port she had tacked, and was fetching down
for the coast of Ireland. Upon examining the chart, and coin-
paring her course with it, Captain Burgess is of opinion that
she could not reach Waterford, and it was exceeding doubtful
whether she could fetch Cork.

We are sorry to observe that in Paisley the dis-
tress among the weavers is very severely felt. It has been
ascertained 'that not fewer than 1,369 are oat of employment,
to whom may be added, as draw-boys, pirn-winders, &c., as
many more, making in all 2,738, not to speak of warpers and
many others whose interests are affected by the same causes
which have thrown the weavers out of employment. Paisley
is indeed in a very depressed condition—pauperism appears to
be gradually on the increase—a melancholy proof of which is
afforded by the fact that, in the Abbey parish, the poors' as-
scscment has been this year increased by upwards of 1,0001.--
I Glasgow Argus.
AGED AND DECAYED FREEUASONS.—The
sixth annual festival in aid of the Asylum for Aged and De-
cayed Freemasons, will take place at the Freemasons' Tavern
on Tuesday, the Lth inst. We are glad to learn that this
useful institution is well supported by the brotherhood. Last
year there was a splendid meeting on the occasion, and we
have no doubt that on Tuesday neat there will be an equal, if
not a superior, display. Some excellent singers are engaged,
and judging !rom the past, there will be no lack of good speeches.
The Parisien relates the following
incredible story —A young girl at Saint-Gilles (Gard),
while gathering mulberry leaves, was stung in her neck by a
large fly which had been feeding on the putrid carcass of
some animal. The wound, from being impregnated with the
impure matter from the fly, immediately became inflamed,
accompanied by the mod excruciating pain. The wound
was cauterized, and everything done that medical aid could
devise, but without effect, and the poor girl died the following
day in gnat agony.-. aueignani's Messenger