The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-20 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 20, 1848,

N.E. soon veering to W., and W.N.W., , and
subsided at W.N.W. The thermometer stood at 80 to
82 during the night. Fall of the barometer, an inch and
one-tenth.

The greatest clarnago seems to have been SU2 tftined is
the inner harbour, acd of thi3 we have been farrow:eel
with an offivial report:—

Eight cargo lorchas, eleven fast boats, three large
fishing boats, five passage boats, four firewood Boats,
three scavenger boats, fifty-four tsnka and other small
boats. The Swedish barque Carl Johan, Portuguese brig
Genoveva, and Mr. Heard's schooner Ma) flower, were
driven on shore, where they still remain. The French
whaler Entreprise went on shore, but got off with trifling
damage. The Hamburgh schooner Sylphide was like.
wise on shore, but got off during the lull with loss of
masts. The British barque Clio was wrecked in the
Typa, and the captain drowned. The Portuguese; Go-
v, rnmcnt schooner sunk at the Typa Fort, with five men
on board, who were all drowned. Mr. Bush's Raven
sank at anchor in the inner harbour. Mr. Duran's
Sylph gone to pieces.
The loss of junks is very great, and upwards of 100
Chinese were drowned in and about the harbour; and a
Chinese boat in which five young men had embarked on
a pleasure trip, was capsized near the T} pa, and two
perished one of whom was Mr. James M'Murray, long
known in this colony as .a baker and storekeeper; and
the other was Mr. Edward Rees, formerly second ;nate
of the Island Queen: •

The number of houses destroyed is stated to be—
twenty-five Chinese brick houses, thirty Chinese, mat
and wo ,den houses, and twelve Chinese dwellings on the
river. The gardens have suffered greatly.
During Thursday and Friday no little alarm was felt
fur the Governor of Macao" who had set out in the morn-
ing, accompanied by a party of ladies and gentlemen, on
a pleasure trip to the Nine Islands. As he did not re-
turn that night, great fears were entertained for his
safety, which were considerably augmented when, after
the storm had moderated next day, there was still no
appearance of. his .Excellency. An the course of the
evening, after every surmise had been exhausted, the
party was descried at the Typa Fort, and before night-
fal they landed safely from a Chiness boat. It was 'then
explained that having made the attempt to steer for Ni. .e
Islands, they had to give it up after one or two tacks;
but the boat being unable to make the Prays. Grande,
proceeded to Typa, and the party landed at the fort,
where the whole of that day and the next were spent.
They supposed the motions of the boat must have been
observed, but, whether or not, it was impossible to have
made Macao until Friday afternoon.
At Cumsingmoon the typhaon commenced at ten
P.M., the wind blowing from the north. The storm seems
to have been at its height about daylight, when the ba-
rometer had fallen to 28.48. During the interval' the
wind shifted, but we have not obtained very precise in-
formation on the point.
The extent of damsge sustained was very great; and
the following notes on the subject we give .nearly as
sent to us : _ _ .

During the night several 'vessels drifted 'and dame
into collision. After midnight the receiving ship Isa-.
bells Robertson was driven under the bows of the Eagle,
carrying away her bowsprit and foremast. Captain
Lovett, of the latter vessel, having observed that they
could not long hold out, and one or other must sink,
Captain Kelly replied that as his barometer was rising
he thought the storm would soon abate. Immediately
afterwards the chains of the Eagle parted, and she
drifted out through the passage to the eastward, and
ran upon the beach ; but on the way the Norfolk and
the Sylph both got foul of her, carrying away her main-
mast and bulwarks. The Sylph drifted the same course
as the Eagle, and also ran ashore. Upon hauling in her
chains, it was found that the anchors had parted. Both
the Eagle and the :Sylph were totally dismasted, but
were got off next morning, and towed into Cumsing
moon, where their cargoes were discharged, slightly
damaged. The Sylph has since been brought into the
Hong-Kong harbour by the steamer Corsair, but the
Eagle is condemned. .
At daylight all that could be seen of the Isabella Ro-
bertson was the top of her mainmast, the vessel having
suuk near the reef at the entrance to Cumsingutoon.
The gunner and four Lascars were discovered clinging
to the mast, and were saved by the boats of the United
States' steamer Plyinouth. The gunner reported that
shortly after parting from the Eagle Captain Kelly had
the pumps sounded and found the vessel was sinking.
He was last seen in the cabin, and is supposed to have
gone down with her. The cargo was a valuable one,
consisting of 700 chests of, opiam, of which about 500
were Malwa and 200 Patma; together estimated at a
little short of halt a million of dollars, of which it is
said not more than two-thirds were insured. Wi►h the
assistance of divers, about 250 chests have since been
recovered, and are advertised to be sold by auction.

The Norfolk and the Sidney were entirely dismasted,
and the British brig Arrow, recently arrived with 500
chests of Patens, went on shore, but, her cargo was unin-
jured and her crew were saved, for which they also are
indebted to the boats of the Plymouth.

The British barqiie Emily got on shore, but her cargo,
consisting of cotton, is understood to have received little
injury. • . _ _

The vessels that held on were—the receiving ships
Falcon, Buparell, Lady Hayes, Sea-horse, Linnet, and
the Sir Edward Ryan. The latter was the only vessel
that escaped without any serious damage;. she had two
anchors out, with 100 fathoms of chain cable to each.

Eight or nine Chinese junks sunk, and most of their
crews perished, as did also that of a smuggling boat,
consisting of upwards of 100 men.
As soon as daylight appeared, Captain Gedney, of the
Plymouth, ordered his boats out to render assistance,
and save the lives of those who were clinging to the
wrecks, or were otherwise in danger of perishing. The
officer on deck at first told Captain Gedney that the
boats could not live, upon which he was ordered to call
for volunteers, when 200 of the sailors offered themselves,
and manned six boats—four cutters, the lauech, and the
gig. Assistance was offered wherever it seemed neces-
sary, and upwards of 30 lives (Chinese and foreigners)
were saved ; but some of the ships declined the proffered
aid from dread of salvage, which had then never been
dreamt of by Captain Gedney, who seems to have been
actuated by the single desire of ailing men in distress.
We do not see, however, why he should not claim sal-
vage, especially in cases where his services were asked
for after being offered gratuitously.
A correspondent of the Friend- of China, speaking of
the exertions made by the captains of the receiving
ships, says—" Their conduct was beyond all praise, for,
notwithstanding the violence of the tempest, they and
teeir crews were indefatigable, and the writer can bear
testimony to the coolness and intrepidity of C iptain
Endicott, of the Ruparell, and to the active humanity
which he exercised in rescuing several Chinamen from
the wrecks who otherwise would have met with watery
graves." And further adds,—" The shore is strewed
with wrecks of Chinese boats and junks, and many of
the houses opposite to the shipping, belonging to the
captains of the receiving ship=, are blown down.. It
was a most fearful and destructive typhoon."
At Canton the gale Commenced about ten P N., and in-
creased in violence till six next morning, when it was
at its height. Judging by the barometer, which did
not fall below 29.10,th'e storm does not seem to have
been so violent as at Hung-Kong, Macao, and Cum-
singmoon ; though, of course, in the crowded river
there was a f. arful loss of life and property; but we are
unable to form an estimate of either, some ac-
counts stating the numbers who perished at hun-
dreds, and others at thousands. A letter written on
the morning of the Ist 'describes the seen© as dreadful,
the whole river being covered with the wrecks of the
fragile flower-boats and small craft, great numbers of
which were dashed to pieces by the. laege junks, which,
after being forced from their moorings, were driven
furiously along by the wind and the tido, destroying
everything that came in their way.
Several Chinese houses and walls in exposed situa-
tions were blown down, and the ravages in the gardens
were considerable; but upon the. whale we consider
Canton was not exposed to the strength of the typhoon.
The tide overflowed the gardens, but it was not so
high as has been observed in June floods.
A gun-boat, with a number of convalescent police on
board, under charge of Mr. Smithers, the inspector,
which had been dispatched fer a cruise round the island
of Hong-Kong, on the colonial surgeon's recommenda-
tion that the sick men should have the benefit of a
change of air, was sunk.
The following is a list of the persons missing:—Mr.
Smithers ant his son; Acting. Sergeants Hill, and Soy-
meur; Police.consta,.des Taylor, Stafford, Chase, Harri-
son, and Esldarini; five Msuilla men, belonging to the
water; four Chinese ditto; three Chinese cooks; and a
Portuguese b )y.
In Mr. Smithers the public have lost a most efficient
officer, whOse zeal and activity were unremitting. His
experience had been acquired during 20 years' service in
the London police, from which body he was selected as
the most likely man to assist Mr. May in performing
the duties here in a satisfactory manner; and to his exer-
tions may be attributed, in no small degree, the safety of
life and property enjoyed by the residents since his
arrival in the-colony, three years ago. Mr. Smithers
merited and poisa,sed the confi fence of his superiors, as
well as the-esteerd and respect of those under him.
The Emma Sberatt, fr•no Swan River, arrived on the
10th, having picked up and :brought to Hong-Kong the
remainder of the crew of the barque Sarah Crisp, which
vessel took fire, and was afterwards Capsized in lat. 16.30
N., king. 114.30 E., in her passage from Moulmein to
Hong-Kong, with a cargo of teak timber.. The muster
and crew were 24 days on the wreck, with scarcely any
provisions, and only 'a very little rain water. Thirteen
of their number perished.

CHINA MARKETS.
CANTON, SEPT. 27.

Habit Clalis.-200 pieces sold at 1 doll. 30c. to 1 doll. 70c.
Medium Cloths-120 pieces placed at 1 doll. 80c. to
1 2 dolls. 60e.

Long Ells have declined. We quote scarlet, 9 dolls. 70e.
to 9 delis. 95e. • assorted, 8 dells. to 8 dolls. 20c. The
sales have been 1,000 pieces of the former, and 1,500 of the

latter,

Camlets—Nothing doing—prices nominal at 20 dolls. to
22 doll. 50 c. for English, and 22 dulls. to 25 dolls. for Dutch.

Lastings-14 dolls. 50c. to 19 dolts.
Rimbazettes-11 dolls. 50c. to 13 dolls. 25c.
Motals—lron—We quote nailrod and hoop, 4 dolls. 70c. to
5 dolls.; bar, 3 dolls. 30c. to 3 dolls. 40c. Lead is worth
7 dolls. to 7 dolls. 10c. Tin plates, 8 dolls. 25c. to 8 dolls, 50c.
Steel, 6 dolls.
Ginseng—Crude, 60 dolls. to 85 dolls.; clarified, 125 dolls.
to 150 dolls.
Cochineal—Large stock—nominal at 160 dolls. for Java,
and 170 dolls. for Mexican.
Betel Nut—Sales of the month 3,000 piculs, at 2 dolls.
50c. to 3 dolls. Stock large, and prices declining.
Rattans—Sales trifling, imports heavy, price declining—
Banjarmassing, 3 dol!s. to 3 dulls. 30c. ; Straits, 2 dulls. 80c.
to 3 dolls. 20c. ; water, 2 dulls. 40e. to 2 dolls. 80c.
Pepper-400 piculs have been sold at 5 dolls. 40c. to 5
dolls. 80c. The article is sileable.
•
Putchuck-6 dolls. 50c. to 8 dolls.
Catch— 2 dolls. 80z. to 3 dolls. 60c.
Sandal-wood—There have been heavy imports, but pi ices
remain steady. Malabar, 12 dolls, to 13 dolls. 50c.; South
Seas, 5 dolls. to 8 doll,. 50c.
Rice is unprecedeutedly low—say Arracan, 80c. ; Manilla,
and Java, 1 doll. 10e.
Opium—Malwa 750 dolls., stock small. Bengal drug—
Patna was steady at 560 dolls., and upwards, until the
steamer's news advised the heavy coming supply, when
prices declined materially. To-day's rates are—Patna, 502
dolls. 50c. ; Benares, 490 dolls., with more sellers than
buyers. Turkey, 410 dolls.

every effort has been mad,: since my assumption of the
government, tf, restrict the nditure within the

narrewost possible limits. The surplus revenue accuniu-
lat,•d in more prosperous periods has at length become
(..xhatisted.

It i 3 however consolatory to find, as will appear from a
statement which will ho laid before you, that the revenue
for the first six months of the eurrtnt year has exceeded
the expenditure for the same period by the sum of
14,5941. 12a 93. But heavy expenses will have been in-
curred on account of the military operations since that
period; ane, it will be obvious to you that means must
be found, by a rigid curtailment of outlay on the one
hand, and by the most cautious efforts to improve our
revenue on the other, so as to adjust cur finances that
the proper equilibrium may be constantly minted be-
tween the income and the expenditure of the colony.
Upon this subject communications will shortly be sub-
mitted to you; and I am happy to be able to announce
to you that it is the direction of her Majesty's Govern-
ment, that the entire expenditure of the Colony, fixed
as well as contingent, shall be brought under the review
of the Legislative Council.
The depression under which the Colony is at present
suffering in common with other parts of the world, will I
trust gradually give place to more cheering prospects.
/can perceive no ground for despondency.
The abolition of tho export duti,s will afford some
relief to the Agricultural and Commercial interests,
although at a sacrifice to the public revenue ;
and I feel confident that when the temporary depres-
sion shall have passed away, the prospects of the plant-
ing interests generally will revive, and that new sources
of industry and advancement will be developed.

I trust that no efforts wili be wanting to secure the
lasting peace and tranquillity of the country, so essen-
tial to the welfare and prosperity of the people.
I confidently rely upon your loyalty, and your
anxious desire to co-operate with me at all times in the
adoption of such sound and wholesome measures as will
be calculated, under the blessing of Providence, to se-
cure the happiness and contentment of all classes of the
inhabitants. •• • •

The address of the Council in answer wass a mere
echo of the speech.
A Bill of Indemnity for the Governor, and all, act-
ing under his authority, for certain acts done during
the -existence of martial-law, was read a first time,
and there was no doubt but that it would be carried.

Martial-law ceased on the 10th October. • 1
The financial statement of the colony for 1848
showed an excess of revenue over expenditure .of
14,594/. 12s. 9id.
There were great complaints for the want of la-
bourers.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
BAIL COURT, Nov. 18.
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice PA.TTESON.)
COCHRANE V. PROUT.

This was an action brought by the late candidate fur I
Westminster against the defendant, fur a libel arising
cut of the proceedings at the last election.
Mr. WORDSWORTH having made the application, the
rule for judgment, as in the case of a nonsuit for not 1
proceeding to trial, was made absolute.

THE QUEEN V. THE JUDGES OF THE PALACE COURT,
WESTMINSTER.

Mr. PULLING was instructed to apply for a rule calling
upon the Judges of the Palace Court, Westminster, to
show cause why a mandamus should not issue command-
ing them to admit a Mr. Philip Jacquet, an attorney of
this court, to practise in tho Palace Court, pursuant to
the statute of the 6th and 7th Viet., c. 73, sec. 27.
Mr. Justice PATTESON asked whether there *as a
roll in the Palace Court?
Mr. PULLING said there was. The section of the Act
referred to would be faMiliar to his Lordship, as it had
come before the Court in the case of " The Queen v. the
Lord Mayor's Court."
Mr. Justice PATTESON was aware that the question
had been discussed in that case.
Mr. PULLING said that the 17th section enacted. that
every person who had been admitted in one of the supe-
rior courts at Westminster should be considered as eu
titled to be admitted as an attorney in any of the said
courts, or in ally of the inferior courts, and should there-
upon be entitled to practise as an attorney in like manner
as if he had been sworn in and admitted as an attorney
of that particular court.
Mr. Justice PATTESON having been informed that an
affidavit had been s worn that the application had been
made to the court in question, and had been refused,
said that it was a very important point to be settled, and
the rule should be granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MARY LEBOAVE.

THREATENING To SHOOT.—SERIOUS AFFAIR.-IJUst
before the closing of the court, Charles Day Berry, a
private in the Coldstream Guards, was brought up on a
warrant which bad been placed in the hands of Cameron
the officer, who was directed to execute the same in.
atantly, charging him with the serious offence of having
threatened to shoot Jane Simpson, residing at 19 Queen's-
terrace, Bayswater. A letter, containing the threat, and
which complainant had received by post from defend-
ant (who was an illegitimate child of her mother), was
read by Mr. Philiips, the clerk; it was dated Nov. 17,
and set forth, that unless complainant consented to lend
him IL, and forwarded it to him on the next morning,
he would be the death of her, as he had a loaded pistol
ready for her, the contents of which he swore she should
have. Ile would wait for her at Charing-cross Barracks
till about five o'clock, and not any longer, and in the
event of her nut complying with his request by that
time, he intended to call upon ht r and carry his threat
into effect. The language in which his determination
was couched contained numerous oaths as to the nature
of his sanguinary intent, and it was quite apparent that
complainant had ample grounds for considering that her
life was inimminentdangtr. _

The defendant said, thst the only object he had in
view when he penned the letter was that of obtaining a
portion of some money which he lent to complainant
when in the country.
Complainant said that such wa3 not the case, and
that defendant was under an erroneous idea that he
was entitled to share some little property left by her
late father.

Mr. LONG considered that complainant had just cause
for claiming the protection of the law, and called
upon defendant to enter into his own recognizance in
50/., and to find two sureties in 251. each, for his keep-
ing the peace for six months.
Not being prepared with fibs sureties, he was locked up.