The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-23 00:00:00

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,v ales, yesterday,
the total loss of the barque
,e's Straits, in Aegust last.
Lie folloviing particulars are taken from the Wild-nylon In-
dependent :
The Tyne left Gravesend on the 24th February last. The
first land made in New Zealand by Captain Robertson, wag
Stephen's Island, which was seen on Thursday, the 3d inst.
(July), at daybreak. The wind being adverse to a vessel
beating up to Nelson, and Captain Robertson having only a
small portion of cargo for that settlement, determined to
przed at once to Wellington, and after making Cape
~Terr-
awitte, Et;, the. same day, he anticipated being off
the entrance to r rt Nicholson the next morning. The fol-
lowing morning it blew :1 gale, which increased in violence;
and what with rain and fog, it Tres impossible to see more
than a very limited distance round the vessel. At 5 r.m.
land was seen on the lee bow, the vessel was
immediately put about, when the rodhe were discerned, and
she almost immediately struck on the Rims Rifa Rocks, close
to Linelan Head. The main and mizen masts were cut
away, and with the /sails that were set on the foremast she
was driven further on shore. In a very short time the after-
cabins were under water, and the bulk-head destroyed. Ira
this state they remained till morning, the sea breaking over
the stern, and the vessel striking upon the rocks. The gale
continued raging with unabated fury. On Saturday morn-
ing, about 9, A.M., one of the seamen, who was an expert
swimmer, offered to endeavour to get to the shore with a
line, to establish a communication between the shore and the
vessel. He reached the shore in safety, but the line became
entangled amongst the rocks, and he was obliged to leave it
without effecting the good he intended. At about eleven
o'clock the third mate left the vessel, and reached the shore
in a very exhausted state, and must have perished but for the
humanity of Mr. Tutchings, of the Happy Valley Ohiro,
who with his son attended upon the spot. The seaman, who
first landed, betook himself to a flax bush, where he secreted
himself. from fear of being demolished by the natives,
and fell asleep, and was not discovered till Saturday
night, when he was rejoiced to find a mere
hearty welcome than he expected from the settlers,
who had arrived on the spot. Mr. Tutchings conveyed the
third mate to his cottage in the Happy Valley, and then
made his way to Wellington_, to announce the lamentable
i-
catastrophe in the town. The consternation of the
tants at hearing the misfortune which had befallen the l'ine
was truly painful to witness, for no vessel had arrived it;
Port Nicholson direct from England since the Caledonian, 611
the 11th of January last (1845), and the Stains Castle on the
16th of February ; and many an anxious heart had been
looking forward to the Tyne as the first vessel which would
bring them intelligence, consignments, and packages, from
those they had left behind. A. meeting of the merchants and
inhabitants was immediately held, and a number of genths-
it
three bugles
n resolvedh to start at once for the wreck. At half-past
five
of the militia and 96th Regiment sounded,
and
companiescompanyeofthelat
ter, owferteheehfeorrtmlyerat.,
teanrdenththeewrehaod teleowfarthdes
Terrawitte. They arrived at the wreck at from about eight
up to eleven o'clock.
In the meantime Captain Johnson had cut away the fore-
mast on Saturday with the hope of forming a communication
with the shore, but ineffectually. He then tried, by means
of floats at the end of a line, but without success. All the
boxes containing the mails which could be got at were
thrown overboard, and many of them floated on shore, and
were conveyed on Sunday to Wellington. The crew passed
the night of Saturday on the forecastle, as the vessel appeared
to be loosening.
At about ten on Sunday morning, the chief mate, with a
crew of four men left the wreck in the cutter, and made
another attempt to bring a line on shore, but had hardly left
the vessel before the cutter was capsized, and dashed to
pieces on the rocks, and the crew with difficulty saved by
those on shore. Other attempts to float a line proved success-
ful, by.means of which the crew, one by one, effected a safe
landing, and were received by hearty cheers from those on
shore. Immediately upon Captain Robertson setting foot on
land he returned thanks to the Almighty for the miraculous
preservation of himself and crew, and then received the
hearty congratulations of his old friends. Captain Robertson
then made his way on horseback to Wellington.
The crew, consisting of nineteen hands and one passenger,
were saved. An apprentice had during the passage fallen
overboard, and was drowned.
A portion of the cargo was saved, but the Thursday follow-
ing the Tyne went to pieces.

TORY v PRESS AND SIR. --
R00:liT PEEL'S CONVERSION.
POST.—We grg now zo longer in the dark. We are in possession
of the Minister's not confest;l9n of faith. Sir Robert Peel last night
declared, "It is impossible for is to contend that protection to
native industry is right in principle." It is nc3 necessary just now to
inquire by what process he arrived at this coh:lusion; he himself
ascribed it to his close attention to the working On the Tariff. But
the tact remains, " native industry" is not fight in accord-
ing to Sir Robert Peel. At the time of the last general erection the
thing was otherwise. Then "native industry" was eonsklerea worthy
of being protected; then the constituencies of the country returned la-em-
bers for the purpose of protecting it ; then agricultural reprosentativo
supported Sir Robert Peel, because, up to that moment, he had pro-
fessed himself friendly to domestic industry. These elements foisted
a great combination that was irresistible. The constituencies remains
true ; Sir Robert Peel has deserted them ; of the Members elected ins
1841 some have followed their leader, some are lukewarm or waver-
ing, and some are still faithfhl. The pungent sarcasm, the cutting
irony, the powerful arguments of Mr. Disraeli—the manly indigna-
Han of Mr. Miley—were received with an enthusiasm that leaves us
full of hope for the future. It behoves the honest electors of the
kingdom, then, to bear in mind, especially three things :—That Sir R.
Peel "finds It impossible to contend that ' protection to native industry'
is right in principle." That there are still in the House of Commons men
who,prove, by theif present faithfulness, that they may safely be
trusted in future. Thai :Won the electors themselves rests the re-
sponsibility of seeking, and securing the return of such Members to a
new Parliament, as shall not only he willing, but able, to defend the
cause of native industry against the gissaults of Sir Robert Peel and
the League ; and that it especially behove-9 the constituencies to hold
themselves in readiness, at a moment's wanting, to petition the So-
vereign that the royal assent be not given to p
the Ministerial
measure of free trade until an appeal shall have been madeto the
coantry.
HERALD.—We are naturally under a great temptattell to enter
at once upon the question of the Ministerial intentions—to indulge
in surmises and inferences; and to urge our own views of tZe best
policy to be pursued. But we restrain ourselves, from a sense of
what is due to the Government. Sir Robert Peel, although he made
a lengthened speech, declared his " firm determination not to anti-
cipate discussion," although he was aware that " what he had said
might give rise to some misconception." Until Tuesday the plans of
the Government must remain unknown. All that can yet be asserted
with safety then, is, that it is intended to make a considerable change in
the corn-laws. We regret this; we see no sufficient, cause for it.
With the Duke of Beaufort and the Marquis of Salisbury—staunch
supporters of the Government—we express our dissent without hesi-
tation. Still, however, it would be absurd to heap blame upon the
Administration, until we know what kind of a change is to bapro-
posed. Certainly, the tenor of her Mniesty's Speech gives no coun-
tenance to the idea of a rasher sweeping alteration. For four days,
then, let us suspend our judgment. When the proposition Is fairly
before the country, we shall not be backward in dealing with it in a
tone and spirit consistent with our frequently recorded opiniollson
the question.

TuoTTlNc.—On Thursday the mat h for Mr. Seblock's
horse to trot seven miles and a half within half-an-hour from the

time of starting was decided at Brixton. The stakes were 201., and.
the match was performed, in harness, in twenty-nine minutes.
We understand that preparations are in progress for
getting up a handsome dinner, next week, in commemoration of the
railway from Ashford to Canterbury being opened, on which occa-
sion the Mayor and magistrates, and other citizens, will meet the
Directors and friends of the South-Eastern Company.—Kentish Ob-
server.
IiRESHAM COLLEGE.—Yesterday nearly five hundred
persons attended to hear the first of a course of two lectures on law,
by Mr. Palmer. After waiting with some impatience till half-past
ene, being half-an-hour after the proper period of commencement,
the beadle made his appearance, and stated that the professor had
not arrivedoor had he received any communication front him.
We are authorised to state that there is no foundation
for the rumour which reeached England by the East Indian oail, to
the effect that a serious misunderstanding had arisen between Sir
Henry Hardinge and Sir Hugh Gough. On the contrary, private In-
telligence of a later date than that contained in the Indian papers
warrants the belief that the most perfect union existed between the
Governer-General and the Commander-in-Chief.—Tirnes.
CHATHAM, JAN. 22.—This morning the right wing of
the 2d Regiment of Poet, " the Queen's Royale," marched from this
garrison en route for Chichester, consisting of 1 field officer, 3 cap-
tains, 5 subalterns, 5 staff, 1 band master, 17 sergeants, 10 corporals,
3 drummers, and 195 rank and file. The first division marched yes-
terday morning for the same route, comprising the sth, 6th, 7th, Bth,
and light companies, the strength being 3 captains, 5 subalterns, 1 as-
sistant-surgeon, 9 sergeants, 10 corporals, 1 drummer, and 197 pri-
vates. This regiment proceeds to Shoreham, by Maidstone and
Reigate, and thence next day to Rundel, and on Saturday next they
march into Chichester Barracks, where they are to remain. Previous
to the regiment leaving Chatham, furloughs had been granted to 136
men.

GRAVESEND AND ROCHESTER RAILWAY.—The fol-
lowing are the traffic returns for the week ending Jan. 17, 1846:
Passengers, 5,109 ; amount received, 1261. 19s.
....

DESPERATE AND FATAL AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.---
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 21.—A desperate and fatal strugglewitob %Lill!
gang of poachers took place this morning at Salham, on th 2.1., atZ;
of the Earl of Morley. The gamekeepers' party numbered
„._,lr. The
came up with the poachers near the head
ogamekeepersg,virirwas sc.
affair took place at an early hour in the monmi.
The poachers fired
dark that it was difficult to act with p
rtetie ensued. in which a great
in the first instance, and a regularutfaortunately one of the game-
many shots were exchanged.
wounded ; and three of the
was s°cured• and w" found
enleft in the field were perforated with shot.
poachers' hats whichboTir
dkeeneftebrsy,ounaomoedf
hisTooothilinipw.
The inquest on the Y owlif7pisoolhrobtToOthntehmilougif, hith
vhiheoepfoehaUeaft'trsalikindearnfoauneldiodnß,gewillultde,
alto. be badly
22.—This
to Colonel Gore Lang-
ton,e JAN. evening a petition
sl'h,,nasrilfaoyr:
to present to the Meuse of Commons,
nui• signed by upwards
of 800 of most respectable inhabitants of the town.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.—WOOLWICH, JAN. 22.—Ad-
Gmageiral, sGir.cSeio„rgLeoCrdosekobfurthne, GA.Cdm.Bir..aiTyic,ean:Addnctirapait. Sir
sir WT.inHiaasnitinnpan,
fbeerShthelliedEreristP-ealm°N°rwofMthvelcoLorliniTnglaw (
Knt, Clerk of the Ordnance, visited Woolwich Dockyard yester-
day, principally for the purpose of inspecting the Terrible steam-
vessel. Augmentation of the Royal Marine Force.—lt is understood
that a vote will be called for during the present session of Parlia-
ment to augment the Royal Marine force to the extent of 2,500
men, and that an increase of 1,000 men will be made to the al-
ready efficient strength of seamen in the Royal Navy. The votes
for this increase are expected to be called for at an early period of
the session.

THE BISHOP OF CASHEL, DR. DALY.—We
have been informed, through a respectable agent, that the
letter which we published lately, as being written at the
Bilton Hotel, Dublin, was not written by Dr. Daly. The
letter came through the Post-office to us, and appeared au-
thentic and scholarlike, and we had not the slightest doubt
of it. Our original statement, therefore, stands uncontra-
dieted.— Waterford Chronicle.
According to the register of the observations made
at the Royal Observatory of Paris during the last month, it
appears that the lowest degree of temperature was seven be-
low zero of the Centigrade scale (181,( Fahrenheit), which
happened on the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 28th, and that the
highest degree was 11 8-10 above zero C. (53 F.) During 26
days the wind was from the west. The weather, conse-
quently, was unusually mild throughout the month.
" PEPPER, AND THAT SORT OF THING."—We read
in the papers that, at the time the Duke of Norfolk made his
dreadful lapses about the curry, the Duke of Richmond said
his feeling was such, that "he wished the earth would open
and hide him." The Duke of Richmond has not been alto-
gether disappointed ; for, in consequence of his ducal displays
at several protection meetings, the press has since opened
upon him, and given him the hiding he so particularly
wanted.—Punch.
PEDESTRIANISM.—n, LofONDOtheN
,v,.Gßrealr
MlNetroGH2oAsrlior_.--7,Takie
at Ealing, at the back of the Old Hat. Theenorucg
Messenger, of the " Hardware ditto," was run O.D! 7r.t."`"•wir,
iacPe
mlllyhards,
ness of preparation prevented mucwherrenobo /row
th in good con-
hands upon its issue. The
hmenh
edruevnneryinngerfvore
the morning was wet
interestand wfrasomatthtaeche reputationt o th eo race, abcce),°:the-ymo .. g_-___ changing
dition, and the ground, alt oug
be desired. The competitors
all that could n thfass6eotrdstshho.onrttesh-e
throughout, was
, wth
ase ildrsetclinsOinyolaner;:waalwsinwo
Brummagem hero drew
his position, but in vain. Martin's star
to hold and improveeewell
his together,
ma n , who altrdainthe
winner r and
b aboute v el
; a towards
couple ot fh ye
th flying Messenger, bearing the glad
got off at the first start
tidings. of Victory, strained towards the silken gaol, and
' attled in gal
MILDNESs OF THE SEASON.—Covent-
garden yes-
terday assumed quite a spring-like appearance. Primroses,
flowers which
scented), cowslips, anemonies, and many of the
which bloom usually in the month of February, were
presented for sale in high perfection, the colours being good,
and the scent of them powerfully odoriferous. The growers
say that the gardens give, at present, great promise of an
abundant quantity of apple and pear blossoms, and if the
buds are not cut off by a blight or frost a great supply of
both may be expected.