The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-16 00:00:00

CHARTIST PREACHERS.

Mr. Vincent preached a sermon at Bath on Sunday
last, the 12th inst. The text was chosen from John viii.
12, "I am the Light of the world ; he who folio eth
after me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the
light of life." Mr. V. proceeded to give a brief outline
of the person and character of Christ: the lowliness of
his temporal origin; the apparent insignificance of his
birth; the honour poverty had conferred upon it by the
Deity introducing his choicest blessing to the world
through the medium of the industrious classes. He spoke
of this lowliness of origin as showing that worldly wealth
and titles are not great in the eyes of God; and that the
humility of Christ was a severe rebuke to the lofty and
wicked ones of the earth. He then glanced at the condi-
tion of the Jewish and the Heathen world at the time
Christ appeared; and at the extraordinary impression
made by his doctrines. He then took the words of the
text " I am the Light," and showed that light was
the best personification of TRUTH. The light of Christ
was spoken of as spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, and
political. The spiritual light spoke of man's immortal-
ity. Mr. Vincent dwelt at length on the importance of
this LIGHT ;—how it levelled the artificial distinctions of
society—how it raised the slave, pauper, and beggar,
when it showed that within their emaciated bodies God
had implanted immortal souls that should be received
into his eternal presence when the turmoil of life should
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our faith be of that lively character as should evince it-
self in works of practical good towards all with whom
we came in contact. Intellectual light was necessary to
make men acquainted with the laws of God and the
laws of their own being; to elevate their characters; to
give increased beauty, to the moral light; to diffuse the
blessings of science; to enable men to defend their rights
against the encroachments of others; or to win rights
when withheld. Social light was necessary to teach
men how institutions could be so fashioned as to pro-
mote the good of all. Political light was necessary to
show the iniquity and atheism of our present rulers,
and the injustice of all exclusive systems of govern-
ment. Mr. Vincent, at great length, (supported by
passages from the Scriptures) proved that Christ's
Gospel was this light; that it established the equality
of man ; that it was the foe of darkness and vice ;
that it bore testimony against all wrong ; and
that as soon as all men saw the Light the world would
be religiously, intellectually, morally, socially, and poli-
tically revolutionised. Mr. Vincent concluded a sermon,
of which it is impossible to give anything but a mere
outline, by showing how all classes needed " the Light,"
and by imploring the Deity to enable all to become il-
lutnined by the spirit and practice of Christ. The
building was crowded to suffocation. Hundreds outside
were unable to gain admission.
Mr. Philp delivered his second lecture on the same
evening, at .3, Gallaway-buildings. The room was
crowded. A powerful impression was made upon all
present. The precepts and practice of Christ were con-
trasted with the exactions of the Church, and the gene-
ral immorality of the higher and other classes. The im-
morality and irreligion of our present system of Govern-
ment were eloquently set forth, and the Christian duties
clearly expounded. Mr. Clarke lectures in the same
place next Sunday evening, at half-past six o'clock.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM
SHIP WRECK.

The fine brig Amity, of Newhaven, 252 tons register,
John Scott, commander, sailed from Colombo, in the
island of Ceylon, on the sth of June last, with a valuable
cargo, consisting of 264 tons of cocoanut oil, in tanks
and casks, a large quantity of deer and buffalo horns,
about 150 coils coir rope, 5,000 packages coir junk,
2,000 bundles of coir yarn, and several bales of coir
fibre, which, together with the value of the ship, was
valued by Mr. Hennis, a salvage agent, of Mount-street,
Whitechapel-road, at 15,6414 The ship, in taking her
course up the English Channel, owing to the dense fog,
was obliged to run into Dungeness Roads for a pilot
before daybreak on. the 30th ult., and there let go both
anchors ; but the wind and waves raging in a most ter-
rific manner, swept all before them, and the Amity
struck on a sand-bank, which carried away her rudder,
and. consequently she was obliged to slip her cables,
and run from her anchors. Her windlass, owing
to the heavy beating of the sea, was broken, bit
gone, foremast sprung between decks, and nine feet
water in the hold. In this disabled state, with the
prospect of her becoming a total wreck, the Pandora, of
Dover, Thomas Collins, master, with four men, while
cruising off Dungeness, perceived the brig with a woff
in her main riggirg, and signals of distress. flying at
her mast-head, made for and boarded her about nine,
A.m., when John Adams and James Aldenbury Hender-
son (an old twenty-six year North Sea pilot), went on
board, and found her to be abreast of Brockman's barn,
off Dungeness, bearing N.N.W. in four fathoms water,
and very leaky, and in the crippled state before men-
tioned ; upon which they made signals for more assist-
ance, and the cutter, having made fast two hawsers, one
on each quarter, endeavoured to steer the brig for Dover
harbour, and got sail upon her about ten, A.M. About
this time the lugger Catherine, of Dover, William Da-
vidson, master, with four men, hove in sight, boarded
her, and took the Amity in tow. The leak in-
creased, and great fear was entertained that the
Amity would go down in deep water, and all hands
were kept to the pumps. The Amity made Dover
bar, in charge of the salvors, about one, P.M., of
the same day, and it was discovered that there was not
sufficient depth to cross the bar. The wind. was then
blowing a tremendous gale and the sea running strong.
On the Amity reaching within fifteen fathoms of the
south pierhead a heavy sea struck her, she pitched
heavily, and was, in a few minutes, forced about forty
fathoms to the eastward of the north pierhead, and, beat-
ing round, stranded on the beach. The boatmen were
now compelled to cut adrift, and, to save their own
lives and property, make for the Downs. The pumps
on board were still kept at a ork, which so lightened the
brig that she floated about an hour before high water,
and about one A.M., on the Ist instant, she was brought
into Dover Harbour by the boatmen, and her cargo
is now being discharged there. During the time she
lay stranded on the beach great fears were enter-
tained by at least 800 spectators, who watched her
with great anxiety, that she would become a total

wreck, especially as .the wind at that time was
blowing very strong from the S.W. Not one life
was lost in this dangerous enterprise, and great
praise is due to those courageous men, Collison, Davison,
Adams, and Henderson, and the boatmen generally for
their exertion. ,But for their nautical skill and perse-
verance, the Amity would have become a total wreck,
and every man on board would have perished. Davison
is known at Dover as " Old Jumper," who has many
times risked his life by taking foreign mail bags over sea
when others would not put off. On Monday a Board of
Commissioners was called by Messrs. Latham, Lloyd's
agents at Dover, on behalf of the ship and cargo, and
Mr. T. J. Hennis, salvage agent, on account of the
salvors and pilot, at the King's Head, Hotel, Dover, be-
fore Thomas Pain, Esq., R.N., Chairman, John Hyons,
Esq., Harbour Master, Deputy ; Captain Mudge, R.N.,
Captain Shylock, RN., Daniel Peake, Esq., and the Col-
lector of her Majesty's Customs for the port of Dover,
when, after receiving evidence similar to the above state-
ment, and the valuation of Messrs. Latham and Mr. Hen-
nis, at 15,6411., the Court unanimously awarded the
salvors the sum of 5031., which was instantly paid.

LATEST MANCHESTER BETTING

MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING.

As on this day week, the attendance was good for
December. A variety of offers were made on the
Derby. Two or three influential parties seemed very
anxious to support Ballinkeele and the Lord of Hol-
derness ; one gentleman laid 300 to 10 against each of
them, and afterwards 300 to 10 against Wiseacre, and
the same against Robert de Gorham. These prices,
however, may be considered quite the extreme of the
market ; the closing offers being 500 to 20 against
either the Lord of Holderness or Ballinkeele, and about
25 to 1 was Robert de Gorham's price; 30 to 10
was laid against Attila, and 11 to 1 offered to a small
sum against Chatham ; 200 to 6 was taken on Meteor,
afterwards 1,000 to 30 offered; 50 to 1, to a few pounds,
was laid against Mr. Booth's two. Sir T. Sykes 's two
greys were a good deal talked about, but the offer of
1,000 to 30 against them, or 1,000 to 15 against either,
did not cause a bet to be pencilled down; 35 to 1 against
either of the Marquis of Westminster's two, say Auck-
land and William de Fortibus, we imagine could be had.
A bet of 50 at evens on William against Auckland was
offered ; 1,000 to 50 against all the mares was offered in
vain ; 50 to 1 was offered against William le Gros, and
the same against Brother to Phcenix. _ _

THE OAKS.-51 to 1 was offered against Passion.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian.)
MANCHESTER.—The market continues exceedingly
depressed, and rather lower prices, both for goods and
yarn, have been pretty generally submitted to. We
understand, however, that the very low rates now cur-
rent have had the effect of causing some speculative in-
quiry, both in yarn and goods. There have been,
during the past week, several failures at Glasgow and
Paisley, two of which are of some magnitude ; but we
understand that one only is likely to affect this neigh-
bourhood, which it will do to the extent of about 14,0002
ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, DEC. 13.—We have
had a fair average market to-day, with no change in
prices. The wool market has undergone no change this
week.