The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-19 00:00:00

MR. BANNERMAN

The Horourable Captain Gordon, during his recent
visit to Aberdeen, for the purpose of going through
the form of reelection, stated to some of his friends.
that Mr. Bannerman would be deprived of his•
Commissionership, and as we were informed at the
time, went so far even as to mention the Gazette in
.which a successor would be named. That Gazette,
and several others, appeared, without any new ap-
pointmcnt to Greenwich Hospital ; and, as it bad
been most confidently alleged that Mr. Bannerman held
his place for life, our good citizens began to imagine
that the Gallant County Member had been playing off
a hoax, or getting up an idle story, with the view, per-
-baps, of keeping peoplo from talking of a serious oppo-
sition to himself. It turns out, however, that ke was so
far perfectly right ;—Mr. Bannerman's patent office has
been taken from him and given to another.

The Tories of Aberdeen profess to be very sorry for
Mr. Bannerman, and very indignant at Sir R. Peel, and it
would be uncharitable to charge them all with insince-
rity; but there can be little doubt that the quiet chuckle
of the Constitutional is a truer exposition of the real
feelings of a majority of them, than the lugubrious looks
and sympathetic expressions they have been indulging for
the last few days. Such of them as have a personal
friend hip for Mr. Bannerman are no doubt grieved
that he should have been so hardly dealt with, but the
others are right glad to find a Whig disappointed, even
if it should be at the expense of Tory honour.
One thing is clear ; the Tories will have no cause
to blame their chiefs for imitating the suicidal policy
that the Whigs practised on their first accession to
office. So far from allowing places over which they
have complete control to be held by political oppo-
nents, they seem resolved to err rather on the oppo-
site side, and make a clean sweep, even where their
power is questionable. Mr. Bannerman bad every
reason to believe that his situation was one that could
not be affected by a change of Ministry. It was con-
stituted by a patent, for the completion of which an
expensive stamp was necessary ; the salary was not
paid from the public exchequer, but from the funds of a
charitable institution, and it had been held previously
by at least one Member of Parliament who voted with
the opposition.
As yet, we are ignorant of what steps Mr. Banner-
maa has taken in the matter ; but, if he has not by
any act of his own acquiesced in the appointment of
Mr. Hope, we do not think that he should hold fast by
his place, and set Sir Robert Peel at defiance. Tile
case is admitted on all hands to be a new one, and
the reasons that are assigned for making the Commis-
sionership what it was not before, purely a political
place, seem very inconclusive.—Aberdeen Herald.

SIII PPING INTELLIFENCE.
(LLOYDS.)
LONDON, OCT. 18. —Wind this day at noon W.N.W.
DEAL, OCT. 16.—Wind W., fresh breeze. 17 ditto.—
Arrived the Osceola, Barslow, from Virginia; British
Queen, Vera Cruz; Pensher, St. John's, New Brunswick;
and Glenalvon, Cargill, Sydney. Arrived from the
River the Perninghame, for St. Helena; Ruby, St.
Kitts; Thetis, St. John's, New Brunswick.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 16.—Wind N.W. fresh. 17 ditto,
very strong, with violent squalls.—Arrived the James,
Perkins, New Orleans ; -.Hopewell, St. John's, New
Brunswick; California, Wade, Miramichi; Mary, Queen
of Scots, Kelly, Pernambuco ; Columbia, Jamaica;
Quebec Packet, Laguna; Hero of Acre, Quebec.
OFF DovEn, OCT. 17.—Hawk, Norris, for London,
with loss of bulwarks.

OFF HASTINGS, OCT. 17.—A very large steamer,
ilvt.sl fore and aft, white paddle-boxes, three masts, long
figure_h:ad, a jolly-boat over the stern, and a large boat
abreast of the mainmast.
in the riggh..'
COWES, (t5Ci, 17.—1 t is blowing very fresh from
w.N.w.Arrireci' Wemelina, Kranenberg, Pernam-
buco, and sailed for An‘'.werP. It blew a heavy gale at
West all night, and continnt:[l.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 16.—Wina. W.S.W. to W.N.W.,
strong gales and squally. Arrived 01.7, the Catherine,
St. Andrew's, N.B.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 17.—Win'd W.S.W. to W.N.W.,
strong gales.
BRISTOL, OCT. 16.—Arrived the Countess' .Mule,Tave,
from Quebec. It has blown a heavy gale at iptervals
for the last forty-eight hours, and continues.
Orr MARGATE, OCT. 16.—The Priscilla and Pekin,
from Quebec, supplied with an anchor ; Persia, StevAns,
Ceylon.
Ramsc ATE, OCT. IG.—Arrived the llelene, from Lon—
don for Buenos Ayres ; Jean Baptiste, Cherbourg for
London, with bowsprit broken, having struck the pier ;
Lady Rebow, for St. Übe's, slipped chain. The Eliza-
beth, from Hull to Smyrna, was totally wrecked on the.
Long Sand yesterday morning—crew saved.
HARWICH, OCT. 17.—The Thistle, from Sunderland
to London, foundered tlsis morning whilst riding at au.-
chor off the West Rocks. A loaded brig is reported tip
be onshore on the Sunk Sand. The Ark, from Shields.
to London, has been assisted in here, leaky, having been
on the Gunfleet Sand. The Susan, from Blythe to Bou-
logne, has been assisted in here, very leaky, having
been on the Shipwash Sand. The Odin, from Newcastle
to London, has been assisted in here, very leaky, having
struck on the Middle Sand.

JERSEY, OCT. 15.—The Siren, which slipped her
chain in the Roads 10th inst., parted her moorings
lth inst. during a gale, and fell on her beam ends, and
.5 considerably damaged.
MILFORD, OCT. IG.—Arrived the Rob the Ranter,
From Malta, with cargo shifted. The George, from
Liverpool to Exeter, was run into last night by the
Pearce, of this port, and lost bowsprit and figure-head.
Curs, OCT. 14.—Arrived the Beauty, Pictou ; Thesis,
Reynolds, from St. John's, Nev, Brunswick.
BELFAST, OCT. 15.—Arrived the Huron from Quebec.
WATERFORD, OCT. 14.—Arrived the Velocity, from
; Sherbroke, Quebec ; Westmoreland, St. John's,
New Brunswick Mary Ann, Monte Video.
MosTaosr, OCT. 15.—The Fame, from Grangemouth
to Stettin, put in here to-day leaky, and must discharge
to repair.
HULL, OCT. 16.—Wind S.S.W.:;fresh—Arrived the
Independent and St. George, from Quebec ; Latona,
Mirarnichi. Sailed the Stentor, for New Orleans ; Vic-
toria, Boston.
WIvENHOE, OCT. 16.—The Elizabeth, Purse, from
Zealand to London, in working up the Severn last
night, got in contact with a brig, name unknown, and
sunk in nine fathoms, at low water, the Spit Buoy,
bearing N.V.. by. W. Crew saved. The brig proceeded.
PORTSMOUTn, OCT. 16.—Wind W. to W.N.W.,
strong. 17. W. to N.W., strong and squally.
CLYDE, OCT. 13.—Arrived the Oxford Burns, from
Mirmuichi ; Racer, Annan, St. John's, New Brunswiel:,
sailed the 'lope, Kerr, Bombay ; Louisa, Colville, Sierra
Leone.
SUNDERLAND, OCT. I.6.—The Jane Frances, Crosby,
of this port, and the Palmyra, Rector, of L'Orient, got in
contact 14th inst. off Huetcliffe Foot, the latter sunk ;
crew, except one, saved. The former has put back with
loss of bowsprit, &c.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—The Prince Albert, of Lon-
don, 11th inst., lat. 50, lon. 19, by the Beauty, arrived
at Cork. Emanuel of Bristol, for Quebec, and Amity,
Aberdeen, 25th ult., in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, by the
Sherbroke, arrived at ditto. Sedulous of Aberdeen, for
Dalhousie, 13th ult., off Bonaventure ' - Elizabeth, Hull,
16th, Cape Ray, N. by E. 30 miles ; Defender, of Sun-
derland, for Miramichi, 19th, lat. 45, lon. 56, by the
Barbara, arrived in the Clyde ; Merchant, Honduras to
London, 15th ult.. outside the Straits of Florida, by the
Tyne, arrived in the River.
DAVI3 STRAITS' FISIIERY, DuNDEE, OCT. 16.—The
Princess Charlotte arrived here from Davis' Straits this
morning with four fish, sixty tuns, left the ice 21st ult.,
and reports as follows, viz.:—Alexander of Dundee,
three fish, thirty-eight tuns ; Lord Gambier, Newcastle,
one fish ; Chieftain, kirkaldy, three fish ; Truelove,
Hull, four fish, ninety butts ; Abram, Hull, one fish ;
Caledonia, of liirkaldy, clean ; Lady Jane, Newcastle,
ditto.

TO MARINERS.

NEW CODE OF SIGNALS TO BE USED BY
HER MAJESTY'S VESSELS OF WAR.

Admiralty, Oct. 16, 1841.
SIR—I am commanded by my Lords' Commissioners of
the Admiralty to acquaint you, for-,the information of the
Committee managing the affairs of Lloyd's, that the
Telegraphic Association have been permitted to supply'
all their ships and vessels with their signal books for the
convenience of the mercantile community.
I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,
(Signed) JOHN BARROW.
To Wm. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyds.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Arrivals—The Persia, Stevens, from Ceylon, in the.
Downs, sailed 3d July from St. Helena, 31st AtIg1t1::
from Glenaloon. Young, from New South Wales, 1"
Downs, sailed from Sydney 18th June. August
Arrivals at St. Helena—The Julien,
Hawes,
30th from
30, from whaling ; Philanthrope, Chautmt Bull, Rod-
Bourbon, and sailed 31st to Marseilles ; JmLiverpool.
ger, 31st from Calcutta, and sailed 31s_titoift
ne, August 30
Departures from St. Helena—Erin- 1‘
live/pool ; Logan,
rt
to Boston, Jamaica ; Gibson to ik2 31st to Salem;
n C
Woodbury, 31st to Genoa ; Lotus,_ e
Simpson,
Speedy to sail 31st August to theALXimpson, May 25
Arrivals at Port Philip—The fox, 30th from Ade-
from Sydney ; Corsair steamer,
laide. The Plating, May 30,
fur London. Nov South Wales—The Thetis,
Arrivals at SydneY, Gurea, Reside, from Singapore;
Bright Planet,
mo-
Bissett, from Leitlifiro;L
DPpa:ture from Port Philip—
ondon; Sisters, Clarke, from
Psyche, Sc'rnervillecis• Jeannette, Kingston, from New
the Bay of Isloitn_ Philip; Cathe-
rine, Bannagni3; Margaret, M‘Kinnon, June 12, from
risen from ''"
1 Alliance, Spencer, 14th, and sailed the 15th to
Glasgow;
India.
fin. from Sydney—Offley, Lazenby, for the
Dellar----es Norse, Ewing, for Port Philip;' atm
South Seas; Sea 13roirm'kelSnisehlabwo;irfirmonl;
12, to Guam Eleanor,Ch
--
Snencer, June ; Mossinan,
pion„ • •
rains; Lyra, Campbell, 11th, to S' ,
York: Christin ,
12th, to Mau 1 ingapore;
3th to India;
"tude Robertson, , Curlew, 'Pringle,
Grati ,
16 St Vincent,
ill, to New Zealand • , t, Tollewey, 16th, to
London.
Arrival at Rio Janeiro—The liindoo, Van Gu'l 1 ecora,
from llobart Town to London.

GOOD AS NEW.--A gentleman in company
With Foote, at the Smyrna Coffee House, took 1,11 g
newspaper, saying, " lie wanted to see what the Mi-
nistry were about." Foote replied, " Look among the
robberies."

A mechanic at Stockton, named Hobson, has
invented a means by which an engineman may adjust the
railway switches while the train is in motion ; also a
method of instantly liberating the engine from the train•
—Durham Chronicle.