The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-15 00:00:00

THE FRENCH AT BRIGHTON.

" Jolly Mr. Punch.—As a lone woman, Sir, I
wri eto you about our natural defences. I've been
reading the Suscx Advertiser, and Brighton, it seems,
is in pretty state of aeshabille, and may be surprised
any morning—as one may say—with its hair in
papers, afore the town knows where it is. The place
is ruined, Mr. Punch ; lodgers not coming here, as
thinking themselves double hazardous. For is it. to
be believed, sir, that married men with families will
let their wives and children come down when—at no
notice at all—the town may be boarded by the French
fleet, and screaming women and children be carried off
in gis, and jolly-boats; to say nothing of the pro-
perty ? And yet, Mr. Punch—as my poor dear Gerkins
used to ask, and 'specially when he'd had a glass—and
yet, we are called upon every day, I may say, to pay
taxes. Yes, Sir, we are made to pay window- lights,
when, at any minute, our sashes may be blown to
mincemeat by the cannon-balls of the French I As
Gerkins would have said, is this honest of her Ma-
jesty's Ministers ? If ever there was a town that
had its weakness—and that weakness known to the
French—it is this precious Brighton. Of course.
Why, I myself—never minding what I thought the
nonsense of nat'ral enemies, so as they paid their way,
—I have let my first and second floor to French
families, that now, I'm sure of it, only took 'em for
spies. Yes, sir; I've no doubt that Periwinkle Villa,
Marine Parade—that's my house, sir, and painted
from top to toe only last May—is known to alt the
French. There isn't a French soldier (I'll be
bound) that doesn't know where to put his hand
upon the plate basket not a man among 'em
but wouldn't, in the dark, find his way to the
beer-cellar. (Not but what I shall take precious
good care to disappoint 'em.) And this is the
vase with every other house in the place. We are
known, inside and out. We haven't a garret hid from
'em. They may cut us up, and share us out like
cakes. Thinking of this, I put on my bonnet and
victorine, and went out to take a good look of the
town. When I saw that we'd only a handful of guns
at West-street, and not so much as a pocket pistol at
Seaford Bay, I said to myself—What's to prevent the
French coming here whenever they like ? Why—l'm
certain of it—when the moon did'nt shine, they might
come over, and let themselves into all the towns with
latch keys; for it isn't likely—so many lodgers as

there have been here—that they went away Without
taking the false ones. lam not a timid woman, Mr.

Puna—poor Gerkins would always allow that much of
me; but upon my word and honour I do assure you,
when I saw myself standing on the Marine-parade with
sot a gun—no, not a single piece of cold iron, as the
words go—between me and France, I did tremble
(or Brighton ; I did tremble for my Queen (though
her Majesty has left us for the Isle of Wight) ; and I
did tremble for Prince Albert and the rest of the
Royal Family. Ido hope, Mr. Punch, that you will
write directly to Rear-Admiral Lord John Russell—
(who, I have somewhere heard, once did such won-
ders when he commanded the Channel Fleet)—and
beg of him to send two or three hundred ships always
to lie between us and the French. The wooden walls,
sir—as poor Gerkins used to say—the true hearts of
oak that grow the laurel 1 And, moreover,
_I do think,
if Government would only send down Mr. T. P.
Cooke to dance twice a-night the sailor's College
Hornpipe it would do a great deal of good to public
spirit. However, at least I do trust that you will insist
upon the heads and branches of families all going into
the Militia. Not that I hope we shall have any use for
them—'specially with the hearts of oak heatingin the
sea—but there is ways this beauty. aboutlsoldiers; when
they're not useful, they're, very nice to look at. Once
I used to think there was a sort of protection about
the royal liveries, that now and then flamed in and
out of the Pavilion. To be sure—poor things—they
• rather looked like the ghosts of footmen on board
wages, than the stout rosy fellows that, when
George the Fourth used to bathe here, made the
place so gay and handsome. Well, sir, now they are
gone. It was a sad sight, but only yesterday, the last
footman (with a carpet bag marked in faded worsted
G. R.') took his long leave of Brighton by the
second train. And there's the Pavilion, as empty
and good-for-nothing as a shell that's held an addled
egg. W hat should be done with that, sir? Why, I'll
tell you. It should be worked with loop-holes over and
over, and be filled from top to bottom with brass
cannons. If brass can't be got, let 'em, without
owning it, try wood, as better matching the building.
And moreover, sir, as it's the dull season, I do think
—especially as the Court's left us—that Government
might take all the lodging-houses (the barrack* not
holding 'em) for the soldiers. First and second floor
for officiers—third, for men. Struck by this happy
thought, I send you my card of terms. Ten guineas
first floor, seven the second. Plate and linen found.
(Boots not included.) Address, post-paid, and be-
lieve me, your obedient servant,
MARY GERKINS.
P.S. As at such a time England—as poor Gerkins
used to say—expects every woman to do her duty, I
shall have no objection (for an extra three pounds) to
mount two cannons at my attic windows, if warranted
not to be fired."—Punch.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 14.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—There has been a change for the
better in to-day's market. London and Midlands are better,
as are stocks and shares generally. Prices remain firm, and
a fair business has been done. The sales are—Ambergate
and Eastern Junction, 214 dis.—Birmingham, Blackburn,
Clitheroe, and West Yorkshire, Preference, No. 1, par—
Eastern Counties, 16— Lancashire and Yorkshire, Halves
(late H. and Sheff.), 9% dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
pert, New, 3/4 dis.—London and North-Western, 153—Ditto,
40/. Shares (L. and M.),161/2 p.—Ditto, Quarters, New, 61At
p. Midland, 114—Ditto, 40/. Shares, 44—Ditto, New
Halves, 1% dis.--'North Staffordshire, par c.—Shrewsbury
and Chester, 10/. Preference, 2% p.—South-Eastern and
Dover, No. 4, Thirds, 1% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick (N. and B. Extensions), No. 2, 23/4 p.—York and
North Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 343 A.
MANCHESTER, JAN. 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 21,4 dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 61A3 dis. ex int.—Ditto (late C. and B.),
16 IA —East Lancashire, New, 3% dis.—Ditto, New Quarters,
13-16 dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal,
271/2—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 2%
dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferential, 1% dis.—Londt,n and
North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), Quarters (A),
4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference, par
—Ditto (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 4% 2. dis.—North Staf-
fordshire, ys dis.—Shropshire Union, 2% dis.—South-Eastern
and Dover, No. 4,1% dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
Extensions, No. 2,2% p.
LEEDS, JAN. 14.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 21/4 n. dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, Os—
&Tat Aorthern, 6 n. dis. ex int.—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
Fifths, 2s. 6a. dis.—Ditto ( West Riding Union), 565. 6d.
die.—Leeds and Thirsk, 161/S dis. ex int.—Malton and'Drif-
field JuNction, 43/4 dis.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, Preference, h. 3d. p.—North British, Thirds, Is.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension, No. I, 4 p.—
Ditto, No. 2 (New Berwicks), 535. 9d. p.
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 14.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 438. 9d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 1,/i
—Shropshire Union, 48s. 9d. dis. ex int.
YORK, JAN. 13.

STOCK Excnntrox.— The sales are— Great Northern, 41. 6s.
ex int.—Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole, 15s. 6d.—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (New Berwick), 121. I ls. 3d•
Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 91. I Is. 3d. ex int.

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London.

DEATH OF A MILITARY KNIGHT OF WINDSOR.—
Lieutenant George Sicker, who was appointed one if
the Military Knights of Windsor in February, 1838, ex-
pired yesterday morning, after a short illness, at his
residence in the Upper Foundation, in the 81st year of
his age. The deceased Knight, who had seen much ser-
vice, during a period of upwards of sixty years, was the
Adjutant of the 11th Light Dragoons at the battle of
Waterloo, and accompanied Lord Macartney in his em-
bassy to the Emperor of China in 1792. There are up-
wards of 150 names on the list of applicants for the
vacant appointment.

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Mr. W. L. Allen, Murray:Wre.e7,New-road
Mr. Edward Devonslero, East and West Ind'a Dock House
Mr. Samuel Eastman, Crawford-street
Mr. Samuel Gilbert, Little Tower-street
Mr. Thomas If. James, Messrs. White and Greenwell, Cheapside
Mr. W. Kettlervell, fe Great Winchester-street
Mr. C T. B. Keep, Lindsay-wharf, Chelsea
Mr. T. A. Putt, Henry-street, Pentonville
Mr. George Richards, bl and 52, Paternoster-row
Mr. J. Whitehead, sen., Somerset House, and Chelsea
Mr. George Winter, Professional Life Assaranca Office.
Bases:as—The Commercial Bank of London.
STANDING COUNSEL—W. C. rook., Esq., 30, Chancery-lano.
SOLICITORS —Ni teisrs. Devonshire and Wilion, 29, Austin-friars.
breveyoes—Mr. Cornelius Wheeler, 28, Leadenhall-street ;
Mr William Lambert, 40, Co'eman-street.
SmarrAev—Mr. John Whitehead, jun , No. 6, the Crescent,
Albany-road, Camberwell.
This Association has been formed principally with the view of af-
fording to gentlemen engaged in HOVERNEENT and PUBLIC
OFFICES, BANKING HOUSES, and MERCANTILE ESTA-
BLISIINIEN'Fie, a safe and advantageous mode of investing a portion
of their incomes, either by way of deposit, at 71. per Cent. compound.
Interest, or in the purchase of freehold or leasehold residences.
The operatious of this Society will be regulated by Tables prepared
expressly for that purpose by two eminent actuaries.
The leading principles of this Society are-
1. Perfect equality of benefit between all the Members, whether
borrowers or not.
2. Certainty In the atponnt of advance to which each Member
wialliarg to anticipate his Shares will he entitled at any given period
of the liociety's existettee, with the means et itscertainieg precisely
at eny date the amount payable to retiring Members, and the value
of the Sliaret QC continuing Member:.
Members may pay up the whole or any portion of their subscrip-
tions for the ten years, in advance, and discount, after the rate of 4/.
Per Cent, per annum, will be allowed for the sums so paid.
Members wishing to withdraw their Subscriptions may do so after
the first year, without fine ; and subsequently to that period com•
Peund laterest at the rate of 61. per Cent. per annum will be allowed
upon the sums withdrawn.
Shares may be transferred free of stamp duties.
By the plan adopted in this Society new Members entering at
any period, and all Members taking up additional Shares, may have
loans advanced to them without paying up arrear of Subscriptions ;
and the precise amounts that will be advanced either to old or new
Members, are B,:t forth in the Tables, a copy of which will be sup-
plied to every Member. This is manifestly 14r preferable to the un-
equal wal ohjectioxaele system usually adopted of putting the shares
bp to auction, and advancing the money to those who submit to the
largest discount ; by which ;means the object of the Legislature,
which contemplated that each Member should derive precisely the
same advantage, is entirely frustrated.
The monthly subscription, both to the borrowing and non-borrow-
ing Members, is precisely the same, and continues the same to the
end of the Society; borrowers are, therefore, relieved from the
heavy monthly " redemption fee," and the mutual principle is car-
lied into full operation.
.N 6 Member has any responsibility beyond the payment of his own
subscriptions.
A Public Meeting for affording further explanations of the objects
of the Society and its system of operations, will be held at the Lon-
don 'tavern, Bishopsgate-street, on WEDNESDAY EN-ENING, 26th
January instant, at Half-past Six for Seven o'clock precisely.
Prospectuses and copies of Rules may be obtained at the office of
the Society, 15, Old Broad-street.
Applications for Shares should be addressed to the Secretary, In
the following form :
Date, 184
authorise you to register my name as a subscriber for
Shares in the Provident Clerks' and General
Building and Investment society.

IVYA T. ROTEL, GRAITC.GER7STAEET,
moveAs-rtt:ox-TYNE:.- •
CHARLES STATES solicits 'the patronage of his
BROTHER TRAVELLERS to the above Establishment, which
has recently been newly furnished and laid olit expressly fur a Coln-
merclal Hotel.
The COMMERCIAL ROOM, one of the largest and moat elegantly
fitted in the NORTH, it is hoped will be found complete in every
respect.
The BED-1100M3 (Sixty in number) have been furnished la a
sty!, which must cnsare the approbetioat of all visitors.
Gentlemen travelling with tiTOCK can at all times have SHOW
ROOMS without :tny extra charge.
The Music hall, Lecture Room, and Royal Hotel Assembly Rom
are all attached, and under the same management.
The Royal Hotel is in the most central situation in Newcastle.

NOTICE.
PRF.TIOU'S TO TIIF, CLOSE OF TIM

OYAL POlAtEdiNid
cad on the 29th iestant, for Additions and Decorations, Dr. RYAN
will LECTURE on SANITARY MEASURES, and on the nature of
DISINFECTING AGENTS, In connexioi with this important sub-
joct, on Mondays,
Wedn,sdays, and Fridays, at half-past Three,
P.M., and every Evening, except Saturday, at Nine o'clock. On
the alternate days other Lectures on CIEMISTICT. Dr. RACII-
IIOFFNER will LECTURE en RESPIRATION and VENTILA-
TION, in connexion with the above Subject, Daily at Two,
in which a JET of 'TEAM, as a Ventilating Agent, will be ex-
hibited. The Opitical Effects include the OXY-lIYOROGEN MI-
CROS,..IOPE, New DISSOLVING VIEWS, Szc. WORKING MO-
D-ELS of MACHINERY explained. The DIVLNG _BELL and
DIVER, &c.

ECRET MALADIES.
k_y Treatment of Cll. ALBERT, M.D., a Member of the Univer-
sity of Paris, Professor of Pharmacy, Apothecary to the Hospitals of
Paris, Professor of Medicine, and honoured with several Medals and
national rewards. /t o. 21, Rue Montorgenil, Paris.
Numberless and well-authenicated cases which hitherto had been
considered as incurable by the Faculty, and which in a short time
hare given way under this treatment, arc most unequivocal proofs of
its superiority over every other means as yet employed. t was for
a long i cried of time a desidera.um to discover a mode of cure
adapted to all constitutions, and which should be free from the bane-
ful effects of mercury. We are now arrived t the solution of this
problem by the discovery of a mode of treatment at once simple aid
easy, and which, without any, degree of exaggeration, we can affirm
to be innliblo la the cur,i of ali secret maladies, howeler inveterate
or of long standing. The method of cure, according to Dr. Albert, is
economical and easy, either at home or on a journey, causing not the
slightest derangement to the general health, and safe in all seasons
and in all climates.

Sold by E. W. Wilcox, 33G, Oxford-street; T. Miles, Gracechurch-
street ; and by all the principal Chemists In London.

A Treatise is enclosed with the Medicine.

A It It I A G E.
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life, who owes his present existence, health, and position to this ob-
servance of the maxims he would inculcate-0 de unto others as he
would he done unto—to live after nature's laws—aud to keep always
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Note.—lt Is proposed to limit the number of Shares t, 300, and
that the entrance tee shall not exceed 2s. 6d. per Share previously to
lot February, 184,4.
More than 100 Shares arc already taken.

PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE,
60. REGENT-STREET, and 2, ROYAL EXCHANGE-
ItILDINGS, CITY.

Established 1806.
INVESTED CAPITAL, 1,200,0001.
Animal Income 140,0001. Bonuses declared 529.0001.
Claims paid since the Establishment of the Office, 1,520,0001.

PRESIDENT.
The Right Honourable EARL GREY.
DIRECTORS.
The Earl of Macclesfield. Rev. James Sherman.
The H I on. Arthur Kinnaird. Henry B. Churchill, Esq.
Sir Richard IL King, Bart. I William Judd, RN.
Alexander Henderson, M.D. James Sedgwick, Esq.
Capt. W. John Williams. Alfred Beaumont, Esq.
John Deering, Fsq., M.P. George Deere, Esq.
William Henry Stoae, Esq. Richard ilierwood, Esq.
1. The Rates of Premium aro those adopted by the principal Life
`4llces, the rate without bonus is lower than that of most ether
offices.

3. The Bonuses are guided to the Policies, or applied to the redac-
tion of the Premiums, or may be received in casts as soon as de-
Cared, at their then present ♦alue.
3. Policies issued by this office are purchased at their Mil ♦alue ;
er Loans may he obtained upon them to the same amount.
4• If a party neglect to pay for the renewal of has Policy, he may
repair the omission any thne within twelve months, upon proof of
good health.

Bonuses paid upon Policies /rhi,

Life insured,

John 'Wharton, Esq.. Skelton Castle
Sir John Saunders Sebright, Bart...
Sir William Wake, Bart. •• •• •• • •
Earl Strathmore •••••• • • • ••
Itey. I. W. Champneys,• Canterbury
The Marquis of Wellesley •
Earl Cathcart ........ - -

:h have become Claims.

iSum iusuredd Sum paid.

5,000
5,000
5,000
5,000
3,000
2,000
1,000

.C. s. d.
7,706 6 a
7,652 13
7,500
7,122 15 8
4,509 1 1
3,411 1 3
1,262 4 11

Prospectuses ar.d full particulars may be obtained upon aPPlie.:
nen to the agents of the ofllce in all the principal towns of the United
Xingdom ; and at tke head office, So. 50, Regent-street.
JOIIN A. BEAUMONT, Managing Director.

N ATION AL LOAN FUND LIFE
ASSURANCF. SOCIETY.
Capital .C3OO 26, CORNIIILL, LONDON.
• ,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament.
Thts Institutive embraces important and substantial advantages
With respect to llfs assurances and deterred annuities. The assured
hue, ea an occasions, tic power to borrow, without expense er for-
feiter° of the policy, two•thirds of the premiums paid (see Table);
iilso the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion if his in-
Setting to meet other convenioncies or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years on the lowest possible rates.
DIVISION OF PROFITS.
The Isere...lug rfeeyerity a the Snciety kap -enabled tbe Directors
At the annual meeting held on the 12th May, 1847, to declare a fiftli
bonus, varying from 3.5 to 83 per cent, on the premiums paid oa each
policy effected en the profit scale.

t; I Anneal Policy
Nre•w Pre- takes
mina. Nit
s. d.
74 $ 4

s. d.
100074 i 4

1837
1838
1639
1840
1841
1842

F.JCAMPLEA.

Bonus bit

addition .Bonus in
Assured. Caak.

A s. 44 A a d.
243 9 31112 8 b
218 4 8 99 8 10
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THE LOSS OF THE AVENGER.
The following dispatches were received yesterday
at the Admiralty, from Malta :
Her Majesty's ship Ceylon, Malta, Jan 4, 1848.
Sir,—With reference to my letter (No. 532) of the
30th of December last, forwarding, for the informa-
tion of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, a
copy of one addressed to Vice-Admiral Sir William
Parker, with enclosures relating to the loss of her
Majesty's steam-frigate Avenger, Captain C. E.
Napier, on the 20th of that month, on a reef near the
island of Galita, and acquainting their Lorct hips of
my having sent the Hecate, Commander Moorman,
to render every assistance, I have now the honour to
enclose a copy of a subsequent letter to the Vice-
Admiral of this day's date, acquainting him of the
return of that vessel to this port on the 2d instant,
and forwarding copies of the reports, as per margin,''
relative to the total loss of the Avenger and her crew,
with the exception of those mentioned in the first letter
of Lieutenant Rooke, as under-named :—Lieutenant
Francis Rooke, Mr. Larkham (gunner), William
Hill (steward), James Morley (boy).
It is with great regret that I forwarilhese reports
of the unsuccessful exertions and endearriurs of those
who were sent to rescue any survivors of the ill-fated
Avenger ; and their Lordships will perceive by these
reports, as well as by my leter to the Vice-Admiral,
that not a vestige of this vessel was to be found near
the place of wreck, except those therein mentioned,
but that several parts were met with by vessels in the
❑eighbourhood of the islands of Galita, Zembra, and
Alaritemo.

LUCIUS CURTIS, Rear-Admiral.
11. G. Ward, Esq.

F. FERGUSON CAMROUt *rotary.

THE' GENERAL LIFE AND'J7IRE
ASSURANCE COAWANT. .
Notice is hereby given, that the NINETEENTH HALF-YEARLY
DIVIDEND, at the rate of 5 per cent., declared on thalith instant,
is payable to the shareholders, without deduction pC income-tax, at
the °dices of the Company, 62, King William-street, London:•bildge,
between the hours of ten and four.
January 14, 1848.
By order of the Board,
THOMAS PRICE,

* Commissioner Moorman, dated 2d January, 1848 ;
Sir Thomas Reath', dated 28th and 29th December,
1847; Lieutenant Tl'oolce, datra 281'4 December.

[Number 381.]
Her Majesty's ship Ceylon, Malta, Jan. 4, 1848.
Sir,—With reference to my letters, No. 827, of
Dec. 30, 1847, and its enclosure, informing you of
the wreck of her Majesty's ship Avenger, on the
night of the 20th of that month, on a reef near the
island of Galita, and of my having sent her Majesty's
steamer Hecate to render assistance and rescue any
of the survivors of the crew, as well as to save any of
the stores of the former vessel, it is with great regret
I have to inform you that the fears I then
entertained as to the safety of any portion
of the crew of the Avenger are too true; the
Hecate having returned to this port on the 2d
instant, after an unsuccessful search; and by the re-
ports of Commander Moorman, Lieutenant Rooke,
and Captain Du Penhoat, commanding the French
Government steamer Lavoisier, copies of which are
enclosed, they could not discover a vestige remaining
of the wreck of the Avenger, except the few articles
mentioned in the report of Commander Moorman and
that of the captain of the Lavoisier; therefore I fear
there cannot be a doubt that the whole of the crew
of the Avenger have perished, with the exception of
those mentioned in the first letters of Lieutenant
Rooke, as named in the margin ;* neither do I think
that there can be any doubt but that the rocks on
which the Avenger struck were the Sorelli.
The Ariel yacht, which arrived here on the 28th
of December, passed off the Cane Rocks, on the 25th
of December, a very considerable quantity of wreck,
consisting of bulwark planks about ten feet long,
casks, tubs, &c.
The Indus contract steam-packet passed, on the
30th of December, off the island off Zembra, several
pieces of wreck, a circular or companion ladder,
and a spar or balk of timber ; and her Majesty's
steam-vessel Ardent, on the Ist of this month, passed
off the island of Maritimo a binnacle and part of a
bulwark.
I do not consider but that these pieces of wreck and
other articles must have belonged to the ill. fated
Avenger. Lieutenant Rooke and the persons before
alluded to arrived in the Hecate, and I have ordered
that officer to prepare and forward to me, for your
information, a detailed account of ali the circum-
stances attending the loss of the Avenger, from the
time of her leaving Gibraltar to that of her running
on the before-mentioned rocks, as far as have come
within his knowledge, and that he may be able to
recollect. I beg to acquaint you that I have for-
warded copies of this letter and its enclosure, together
with a copy of my former letter on this subject, to
the Secretary of the Admiralty.
I have, &c.,
• LUCIUS CURTIS, Rear• Admiral,
Senior officer at Malta.
Admiral Sir N. Parker, G.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief. - 7
• Lieutenant Francis Rooke, Mr. Larkham, gunner;
W. Hill, steward; J. Morley, boy.

LAW LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE,
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January ..14 -1848.
Notice is hereby given, that a GENERAL. 41.114T1gG; of the Proprietors of the Law Life Assurance Soelety wit! be peld at the Society's Ottlee, Fleet-street, London, on Wentatsttat the,o24tditY "February next, at Ralf-past Eleven o'clock in the Foreppoti preelaely,of:
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Lieutenant Rooke, Mr. Larkham, the gunner,
Thomas „Hill, steward, and James Morley, a boy,
were received on hoard the Hecate yesterday, and at
4 P.M. she left Tunis on her return to Malta, where
she arrived at 4.45 P.M. of this date.
With this I take leave to enclose a track chart,
showing the course and progress of the Hecate, in
pursuance of your orders.
_

- I have the honour, &c.
R. MOOR MAN, Commander.
Rear-Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, C. 8., Malta.

SEASONABLE PRESENTS.
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fort of a Pipe. Gentlemen should ask for 21IULLENS'S lIA VAN-
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oz-, or Os. per lb.; 3% lbs. for 205., at his Warehouse, 24, Fore-
"reet. London. A choice lot of Cigars, 20s. per lb.

Tunis, Dec. 29,1847.
Sir,—Since I closed my letter of yesterday I have
been put in possession of a copy of the report made
by the commander of the French steamer the La-
voisier, and which I transmit herewith.
From the general tenor of its contents I fear there
is but too much reason to apprehend that the Avenger
had broke up, and all on board perished, with the
exception of Lieutenant Rooke and his party.
A steamer was seen passing this place to the west-
ward about four o'clock r.u. to-day, but whether it
was our distance from the neighbourhood of the
wreck, or one of the packets from Malta to Eng-
land, we could not make out, as she was too far from
the land.

I have dispatched a boat with a good crew, and
who are well acquainted with Galite and its vicinity,
to remain for several days, in order to gain informa-
tion, if possible, and to endeavour to pick up any-
thing belonging to the unfortunate vessel, as well as
bring any bodies they may find either on the sea or
on the Island of Galita.

G 0 L D."

R.
I N G
Wherever we wander, the eye may behold,
The work of that wonderful monarch, " King Gold."
ills sceptre is swayed. like a magical wand,
And numbtriess scenes to ite bidding respond :
Vf title cities and kingdoms, with splendour unfold,
The work of the harlequin monarch, " King Cold."

In London's proud city, whirever we steer,
Ills Majesty's triumphs and trophies appear;
Ilia pantomime changes are daily displayed,
in temples, ati4 staansions, and houses of trade ;
And nothing is inn-chased, and nothing is sold,
But soei,ta of the magical rater, " King Gold."
Sc., see, what the gold-sceptered monarch has done,
♦t the palace-like Warehouse of MOSES and SON ;
The Drees Mart itself, lite a spacious domain,
Rises up, as a proof the-itinperes reign ;
And the dress which it MOSES and SON'S we behold,
Is a proof what Is done by the wand of "King Gold."

Many thousands their bright golden tributes have paid
To MOSES and SON, at their Houses of trade;
For Gold has (Ambled N. MOSEi and•SON,
To gain yen more savings than any have done;
And the prices at which all their dresses are sold,
Are bright golden proofs of the rule of " King Gold."
LIST OF PRICES.

SAADI MIAMI.
Beaver Tat/Boni ............... ....... •...from.£o 9 0
Chesterfield and Codrington's, and every
description ef Over-teat, handsomely
The Paella Coat • •• •• •• •• •• ••
• • ••
1 8 Tile 'Sunnier, especially—adapted for snowy and
wet weather..... c
•• •••••••••• •• •• j 0 0
Tley'l Whiter
oats, in every gtyle•• •• •• ...•• 0 6 •11101 Do. Trousers, lined ••• • ' .
142 06
I)°"kix "" " •• • 1 0 0
Dress Coats.. • ••• • • • •"•• • • • 4 0
Froc d 0........ • •• •
Deable.-breasted Wk nter Tests ••••• • •• • " 0 2 I
•••• * • • 0 6
Rell • .. • • • • • • • • • • • •
Boys' Hussar and Tanis
Suits •
••• • ••• • •.
MADE TO 'CUMULI.
so
'Winter Coats, In every style and shape, hand-
Aftl,.ied clonely tthrimmed ..... •• • • •'••• • • • • • fr°3l
Ovc.r-cea's, velvet collar aid cuffs •
Tweed \Wrapper.... •• " •• •
••
Doeskin Trousers • •
• • •• • • • •
Stest or Dress
•• • •
Best quality ,nade.. ••• •• • • •••
Frock. •
• •••••........•••—• •• ••••••
Best quality made • • • • • • • • • • • •

A Protestant clergyman likewise went this morn-
ing to traverse the coast from Bizerta to the west-
ward as far as Cape Negro, to inter any hocl.:vs
which may be discovered in that direction.
I have, &c.,
Vice-Admiral Sir W. Parker. T. READS.

1 6 0
2 4 0
0 IS
I 2 0
1 G 0
1 12 3
2 15 0
1 lb • 0
3 3 0
Cashmere ireyt, Satins, Plain or 0, 8 6
Boy's Hussar m 0 12 0
Great Coatul Tunl° •••
Salta•• • • • • • • ........ :. 1 6 0
...
A Suit of Cloth •016 0
es co.tri••ll•e•te—... •
. •
• • • • • • • • 4 r
16
Nfourning
Obeervo —Any article
anY extent at Five Minutes notice.
0
Purchased ready trade, or arlP to met-
.tr
IrleY returned. e, if net approved of ' mm, wilt be exchanged, or If preferred, the
1•4
• MOSES and SON, Tailors, Woollend rapers, Clothiers, Hatters,
g:4l,°6l,ers. Furriers, B•ot and Shoemakers, and General Outfitters, for
41 and Genlmen, 154, 144, and 156, 157 Minorics, and 03,
pliZ44, and gt; Atigate, City, London.
a‘tiu•E. Moses and Son regret being obliged to guard the
against imposters, but have learned th:it the untradesman-
hsa 411choo
ce
' have
of being connected With them, or it's the same conrn,
resorted te in many instances, cad for obvious reasons:
aza ,e no connexion with any other houFe in or out of" London,
• atetsee Who desire genuine and cher.). clothing, &c., should call at,
ht tO, Ifineries and Aldgate, Cit London.
11•tte.44-1•1° b‘tlineul transacted aty, this establishment from sun-
-14.490t. 'Ulla% Saturday, when business It resumed till twelve

Copy of a letter addressed by M. de P,nhoat,
Commander of the French steam corvette the Lavoi-
sier, to M. de Lagan, Consul General and French
Charge d'Affaires at Tunis :
(Translation.) _

Lavoisier, Goleitn, Dec. 27, 1847.

•
Monsieur le Consul-General,—ln compliance with
your wishes, and according to the information given
me respecting the loss of an English steam-frigate off
Galita, I got under weigh at 11 A.M. on the morning
of the 25th.

At 45 minutes past four P.m. on the evening of the
same day a large steamer, with three masts, crossed
my path. When within proper distance I hoisted
my colours and fired a gun. She immediately hove
to and hoisted the English colours. I sent an officer
on board of her to explain the object of my mission,
and she proved to be the Pacha, Captain Olive (of the
Peninsular and Oriental Company), which left Malta
on the 24th of December, having come from Eng-
land, and was on her way back to Southampton. She
spoke the Avenger on the 20th of this month, off
Cape Bougaroni, and again in Bona Straits at 5 P.M. j
she was under steam, due N.W., and making eleven
to twelve knots the hour, and must have been wrecked
between nine and ten on the Sorelli rocks.

getting into one of the cutters; but in doing so had
nearly perished, for a coat had got foul of one of the
fall blocks whilst the stern of the boat was in the
water; but, owing to the exertions of the gunner, it
was overhauled, and the boat was safely lowered in,o
the w.iter.
For a time Mr. Rooke waited near the ship in the
hope of saving some of her crew, and again nearly
escaped destruction by being engulfed under the
body of the ship, which now fell over, and he was
obliged to pull hard to escape destruction. The wind
at the time was blowing strong towards the shore,
but suddenly shifting, became fair for the ship, when
Lieutenant Rooke made another essay to reach it, in
the hope of saving some of the crew, but the event
proves he was unsuccessful.
The rest is known—the capsizing of the boat near
shore, and the loss by this second accident of the
surgeon Steele, the second-master Betts, a stoker,
and a steward.

To the exertions of the gunner Larkham, of whom
Lieutenant Rooke speaks in high terms of commen-
dation, and his ability in steering the boat with an
oar as it had no rucitier, until she struck on a reef, is,
next to Providence, owing the safety of those who
live to tell the awfiil story. On the boat capsizing
three struck out foi the shore, and fortunately reached
the only accessible spot on which they cuuld hope to
be thrown up without danger of perishing on the
rocks—the boy clung to the boat, and was also washed
towards the shore. The assistance given by the
Arabs, and their humanity, I have before described.
By this accident '256 persons, as nearly as can he
calculated by the survivors, have been hurried to a
premature grave.
Nearly every steamer which has reached Malta
since the accident has seen part of the wreck. The
Hecate picked up a pert oreguri carriage with
" Avenger" on it ; the Ardent, feom Marseilles, saw
one of her binnacles floating ; the Erin and the Indus,
blocks, spars, &c.
At the time of the accident the deck was in charge
of the Second Master, and the Captain and Master
were on the paddle-box.
JANUARY s.—The accidental detention of the mail
till eleven A.M. this morning enables me to add a few
items to my account posted yesterday of the loss of
the Avenger, and to correct some small inaccuracies.
I last night saw a friend, who gave me the follow -
ing as unquestionable :
As soon as the vessel struck, Lieutenant Marryat
ran on deck, and shortly after a heavy sea broke over
her, carrying him forward into the lee waist. Reco-
vering from the shock, he endeavoured, and suc-
ceeded in getting forward, and shortly after the
mainmast went by the board, carrying with it the
funnel, and killing several men (as I have before
stated). The Captain gave the order to lower away
the boats, and it was with difficulty Lieut. Rooke
could pick up the few who got into his boat, so para-
lysed were the men.
When the ship struck she was going 9i knots,
with all sail set, and but steam enough to make her
wheels revolve. _

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Unions, and the Secret Infirmities and Disorders of Youth and Ma-
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the physical and mental powers, diminish and enfeeble the natural
feelings, and exhaust the vital energies of Manhood ; with Practica:
Observations on the Treatment of Nervous Debility and Indigestion,
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tropical climates: Local and Constitutional Weakness, Syphilis,
Stricture, and all Diseases and Derangements resulting trim India'
cretion. With Forty coloured Engravings, illustrating the
Anatomy, Physiology, and Diseases of the Reproductive Organs.
explaining their structures, uses, and functions, and the variant
Injuries that art produced in them by solitary habits, excesses, and
infection.

At Spithead—The Stromboli steam sloop, and the
Muuntstewart Eiphinstone convict ship.
In the basin—The Blenheim steam guard ship,
Captain Yates; the Prince Regent, t 2, Captain W.
F. Martin ; the Kite steam-vessel, acting Master-
Commander Calliston ; the Swallow steam-vessel ;
and the Rocket tug.

3N THE CONCEALED CAUSE THAT PREYS ON THE
HEALTH AND SHORTENS THE DURATION OF HUMAN
LIFE.

I sent a note to this captain by the officer I sent on
board, who, in the most praiseworthy manner, though
he had passengers on board, sent me word he would
keep me company. This fine vessel can command
double the speed of the Lavoisier, but she steamed
slowly in our wake all night.
We explored together the south coast of the Gali-
tons and of Galita ; the Pacha picked up south of
Galita a door painted white, with a brass handle to
it, a tub, and other fragments, which the captain
showed to me. 'We did not see any fragments of the
vessel herself, but we discovered a chair of fine ma-
terials, probably belonging to the captain's cabin, or
to one of the officers ; but what leaves no doubt on
this sad event and the loss of the crew (unless they
succeeded in reaching the land) was the discovery of
portions of the hold, proving that she must have gone
to pieces ; and finally, some fragments of wood, which
we presumed to be side planks with cross timbers
attached, confirmed the opinion.
At 8 o'clock A.M., on the morning of the 26th, I
hailed the Pacha, signifying that it was my intention
to proceed to the dangerous spot on the Sorelli rocks,
and I requested her to follow in my track that she
might be warned by the Lavoisier in case of accident.
I approached as near as prudence wattanted, and. when
I found by the lead. that we were almost on the spot
I stayed her course, and ordered a vigilant look out
from the mast head, a similar look out being kept up
on hoard the Pacha. We weli_convinted- that there
remained no vestiges off'theEnglish frig*ae, and we
then left tho spot,
On the 26th, at 11 45 A M., I sent an officer on
board the English vessel with a letter to say that I
had acquired the certitude that none of the crew
were on the south coast of Galita, and exhorting him
to continue his voyage. I told him I should coast
along the north of the island, and should not leave it
until I was convinced none of the crew were on it.
I must however add, to the honour of the captain,
that he again notified his intention to follow me, but
as he could not render any service, I requested him
to continue his voyage, and we parted company at
noon on the 26th.

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It is known from the survivors, that the Avenger,
which was on the Lisbon station, had no charts of the
Mediterranean on board. _ _

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In. Dock—The Ajax, steam guard ship; the
Leander (new), 50; the Sappho, 16 ; the Orestes,
18 ; and the Fairy Royal yacht.
Wind northwest, light airs, weather thick and
hazy--5
CIIATJIAM, JAN. 14.—The Columbia steam-vessel
was paid off on Wednesday, the 12th inst. Her
marines, consisting of one sergeant and twelve pri-
vate-, embarked -the same day on board the Fearless
steam-vessel for Woolwich. Three of those privates
belong to Plymouth, and nine privates to the Ports-
mouth division. The corporal belonged to this divi-
sion, and joined the same day.
The Hercules, 74, store-ship, Master and Com-
mander Fulton, is bending sails, and she will he put
out of dock next spring tides. She will be ready to
proceed for sea at the end of this month.
The Meander, 44 guns, Captain the Hon. Henry
Kr-ppel, will sail on Monday, the 17th inst. She will
adjust her compass outside of Sheerness, and will then
he towed by steam to the Downs, where she is ex-
pected to remain a month, and thence proceed to
Portsmouth to receive the Raja and suite, also Mr.
Napier, Mrs. Napier, and daughter, who go out to
Borneo. This ship is manned with as fine a body of
blue jackets as ever trod the deck of a man-of-war.
The Sealark, 10 guns, Commander Moneypenny,
is progressing with her equipment; this vessel will
sail about the 22d inst.

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Inquiry into the Concealed Cause of its premature Decline,
with Instructions for its Complete Restoration. Addressed to those
suffering from the destructive consoquouccs of excessive indulgence,
terminating in Mental and Nervous Debility, Local or Constitutional
Weakness, Indigestion, and Consumption. Including a comprehen-
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Chop. 2.—Baneful Results of a Secret Tice on the Mind and Body,
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tion, Stricture, Impotence, and Sterility, with Observations on the
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Unions. Chap. 3.—Debility and Exhaustion •f the principal Vital
Functions, the nature aid treatment of Impotence and Sterility, and
the imperfect performance of the Marital act, caused hyt he practice
of self-indulgence. Chap. 4.—Gonorrhoea, its symptoms, complica-
'ions and treatment, Glect, Stricture, and disease of the Prostate.
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Lieutenant Rooke has been discharged from the
Hecate into the Ceylon, where he will await the re-
sult of the court-martial which will be held on him
on the return of the Admiral to this port.
Before the Hecate had arrived at Galita the French
steamer Lavoisier, from Tunis, had been to the spot,
and so anxious was the Pacha of that Regency to
afford all the assistance in his power, that, knowing
his own vessels to be too small to accommodate all
he hoped to save, he freighted an Austrian bottom to
proceed to the scene of the disaster at no less a sum
than 4001. _ _ _

The Triton steam• packet, fitting for sea, will he put
out of dock next week ; her bottom is being coated
with Mr. Hay's composition.
The Fearless steam-vessel embarked on the 11th
inst., from the Dockyard Stairs, detachments of the
Royal Marines.from this division, consisting of 2'
privates, for the Ocean flag.ship at Sheerness;
two sergeants, two corporals, one fifer, and 22 privates
guard-ship tihaarti
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for the Ganges, fitting at Sheerness as the ordinary
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Gguraavrdes-
Lieut. Alfred D. H. Napean for the Gangs-s.
The Modeste, 13 guns, Commander R. J. J. :Mac-
donald, from the Pacific, will be paid off at Sheerness,
on the 14th instant, and the Hecla steam-sloop, of
240-horse power, from the .Mediterrinean, Com-
mander Charles Starmer, will be paid off at Sheerness
on Tuesday, the 18th inst.
The Havannah, 20 guns, was commissioned on the
13th instant at Sheerness by Captain W. A. Her-
ringham. The Royal Marines for this thip embarked
this day from this division on board a steamer, con-
sisting of one sergeant, one corporal, one fifer, and
23 privates. The Havannali is to be employed on the
station at New Zealand.

Since the loss of the Athenienne, Captain Rayns-
ford, on the Skerkis, in the year 1806, England in
her navy has experienced no such disaster, and may
she never again know one so great as I now record.

The Diligence naval transport, Martin, master,
arrived on the 9th instant with a cargo of timber from
Pembroke, which is now discharging.
The Goodwiil, Pledge, master, is loading with stores
for Woolwich and Deptford dockyards.
The Banshee steam -packet, from Woolwich, will
arrive here on Monday the 17th instant, to be taken
into dock and fitted for sea.

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Her Majesty's steam-vessel Hecate, Malta, Jan. 2.
Sir,—ln compliance with your orders of the 28th
ult., that I proceed with her Majesty's steamer under
my command to the island of Galita, for the purpose
of obtaining any information relative to the wreck or
crew of the Avenger, I have the honour to report for
the information of the Commander-in-Chief my pro-
ceedings in accordance thereto.
On Thursday, the 30th, at daylight, Galita bore
W. by N. twelve miles, stood in for the island, and
descried three boats under the east end of it. On
communicating with them I found that two of them
had that morning reached the island from Bizerte,
sent thither by the Consul of that place, in charge of
his son, to glean intelligence of the wreck, and, fur-
ther, to save such portions of her as they could.
I ascertained from these boats, as also from the
other one, which was a Neapolitan fisherman, that a
French steamer, together with an English one, had
been at the island four days previously, and had
cruised about it for four hours; they also informed
me that I should in all probabiity find the wreck on
the west, and between the small islands of Aguglia
and Galitona.
I accordingly steamed round to the spot indicated,
and perceiving no trace of the vessel, sent a boat,
with a lieutenant in her, to pass between the islands,
whilst I proceeded with the ship round them, picking
up the boat to the eastward of them- No trace of
the wreck could be discovered on these islands,
either by the officer in the boat or from the ship.
I then stood in for another part of Galita, and per•
ceiving some fragments of wreck on the beach, where
the boats from Bizerte had in the meantime landed, I
sent a boat on shore to bring some portions off, and
to ascertain the description of the wreck. It consisted
of small pieces of bulk-heading and other like fittings,
of which I brought off two pieces of musket-stands,
a limber box belonging to a field piece, the bed of a
twelve-pounder carronade, and part of a hatchway
grating.
I now, at 1 P.M., proceeded from the south end of
Aguglia, steering \V. i
S. course by compass 10i-
miles, the course and distance of the Sorelli rocks
from the island as laid down in the Admiralty chart
by Captain Smith. I could not perceive the least
vestige of the wreck, nor of broken water; but as
there is very deep water all about these rocks, which
are, I believe, of a conical form, I am inclined to
think that their position will be seldom discovered by
any ripple or break of the sea.
I obtained soundings in 50 fathoms—coarse sand
and shells.
I then bore up again for Galles., for the purpose of
communicating with the boats sent from Bizera, they
having undertaken, during my absence, to search on
the north side of the island ; but they stated, from
the heavy surf, they were unable to effect a landing.
Under the conviction, as well from the pieces of
wreck on the south side of Galita as from the state-
ment of Lieutenant Rooke, that the ship struck on
the Sorelli rocks, I lost no more time in proceeding
to Tunis in order to ascertain if the. French steamer
Lavoisier had gleaned any or more tidings of the
wreck than I had, and arrived there at 4 rat. on the
31st.
It appears that the Lavoisier left Tunis at noon
on the 25th, and was at Galita, in company with
the Oriental Company's steam-ship Pacha, on the fol-
lowing day. Both vessels steamed round the island
and towards the Sorelli rocks, where they obtained
soundings in 26 and 28 fathoms. All they could
discover relative to the wreck were broken pieces of
planking and beams, some casks, a cabin door, and
furniture, consisting of a chair and small table, which
the Pacha took on board.
The fact of those :portions of the wreck and casks
being seen will be conclusive of the vessel having
gene to pieces, which, from the tempestuous weather
at the time of the ship striking, must have very soon
taken place. This, together with the distance of the
wreck from the land, will preclude all hope of any of
the unfortunate crew being saved beyond those who
reached the coast in the cutter. The gig, as I am
informed by Lieutenant Rooke, was swamped in the
attempt to lower her, and he has every reason to be-
lieve the other cutter shered a similar fate.
Sir Thomas Reade, her 18,1esestr's Consul-General
at Tunis, has sent horsemen along the coast for the
purpose of giving interment to such bodies of the crew
as m it, and also to save anything
ay be cast upo
that may be thrown on shore.
I have taleen occasion to thank the commander of
the Lavoisier for the effectual and persevering means
which he adopted to discover the wreck, or to rescue
such survivors as might have been cast on shore at Ga-
lita. The Commandersin• Chief will be more fully
apprised of this by the copy of his statement of pro-
ceedings furnished by Sir Thomas Reads.

The following persons have been superannuated on
pensions for length of service, viz., George Hobbs,
leading man of shipwrights, at 34/. per annum ; and
B. Brigden, Thomas Christopher, William Piper,
Thomas Baker, George Gill, and Joseph Tong, saw-
yers, each at •?0/. per annum.

Whilst running close in shore off the north coast
of Galita I perceived a fishing smack with five men
on board. Notwithstanding three guns and a signal
for a pilot (I not wanting one at the time), they
hoisted the Sicilian flag and continued their course.
I had intended, and had already given orders to man
a boat and expostulate with them on this conduct, but
there was a heavy swell and a stiff breeze, and I
feared exposing the boat's crew needlessly.
From all this I concluded that there was no En-
glishman on Galita or the other small islands in the
vicinity, for had there been any of the crew they
would doubtless have taken advantage of that boat
with a fair wind to come alongside of us, as it would
have been an affair of not more than 20 minutes.

DR. HAMPDEN.
The following is a copy of a letter from the Bishop
of Hereford Elect to the Rev. R. R. Faulkner, of
Revering-atte-Bower, in Essex, in reply to one of
congratulation addressed to Dr. Hampden by the
Reverend Gentleman :
" Christ Church, Oxford, Jan. 7, 1848.
"Dear Sir,—Your warm expression of congratula-
tion on my promotion to the see of Hereford demands
my sincere thanks ; the sympathy of one who has
himself stood his ground so firmly against a violent
Tractarian assault is most welcome to me. You did
essential service by your resistance to that outrageous
attempt of the Camden Society to intrude on your
rights in your parish, and overbear your Christian
conscientiousness. lam much obliged to you for the
repurt you have sent rue of the proceedings in that
case. I shall have much satisfaction in going through
it when I have leisure fi oin the engagements whlch
press on me at this moment.

After a conscientious research, not having disco-
vered anything, I left Galita at 3 P.m. on the evening
of the 26th, and cast anchor this day, 27th, at 1 P.M.
at Goletta.

" I have had abundant matter of vexatious doings
the last few weeks. But I feet more than compen-
sated from any personal annoyance by the good
which I ss.tn sure will come out of the aresent dis-
turbe.nce. The strength and.7daviris'aMeriiiti.t
rian party (the real movers througholit; wheel/et
may be said to the contrary), will have been dis-
closed, and the necessity of rallying the true Pro-
testant spirit of our Church will have been fully
demonstrated.

I am, with respect, Monsieur le Consul• General,
your very humble and obedient servant,
PENHOAT,
The Commander of the Lavoisier.

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Tunis, Tuesday, Dec. 28.
Sir,—l returned last night about twelve P.M. from
my search for the wreck of her Majesty's ship Aven-
ger, which lam sorry to say has been of no avail. I
reached as near as possible the spot where she struck
on Sunday morning, and there cruized about for some
time, until assured that she had either got off or sunk,
from the sea on Tuesday, together with shift of wind,
having lifted her. I then wished to land
and search the island of Galita for some
further signs, but the cowardly Maltese crew would
neither cruise any more about, or go to the island,
and all I could say had no effect on them. I could
not even get them to run down, that I might speak
two steamers that were to leeward of the island.
On my way back I spoke one of the Tunisian gun-
boats that was assisting, and asked her if she would
take me to Galita, but she declined ; so I was brought
back to Tunis against my will, without examining
Galita. lam happy to learn on my arrival from Sir
Thomas lteade that the Pacha and the French
steamer went round the island and spoke a fishing-
*boat at anchor there. I saw a third steamer close in
to the African shore. All the vessels have returned
from the search, numbering eight or nine. For further
particulars from them I must quote Sir T. Reade's
letter. The cask found I think must have been one
that was in the gun-room. The accounts from the
horsemen sent to scour the African coast have not yet
come in. Everything possible has now been done,
and I shall now wait here for orders, and to be of any
further use in showing the exact spot of the wreck,
and that you may think fit, sir, to order. I think this
my best plan in the expectation of a man-of-war
steamer from Malta. The vessel this goes by is on
the point of sailing immediately.
Hoping this will meet your approbation, I have, &c.,
FRANCIS ROOKE, Lieut.
Sir W.:Parker,Bart., G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief.
P.S. I have had every assistance here from the
authorities.

" I am deeply thankful to a good Providence for the
course which events have taken.
" I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully,
" R. D. HEREFORD (Elect).
" P.S. The Bishop of Oxford would insinuate in
his letter in the Times that 1. have made concessions
to him. I shall be obliged to you most positively to
contradict any such statement should you hear it
alleged—it is not true.
" The Rev. R. R. Faulkner."

(From the Times.)
MALTA, JAN. 4.—The loss of the steam-frigate
Avenger, mentioned in my last letter, is,
.unhappily,
too fully confirmed by the return to this port on
Sunday last of her Majesty's steamer Hecate, with
the survivors from this harrowing disaster on hoard.
There are four, as I previously stated :—Lieutenant
Francis Hooke ; the gunner, Larkhain ; a steward,
Ilill ; and a boy, James Morley.
From the imperfect details I am enabled to collect,
it would seem that at the time she struck she was
going at 9)s to 10 knots an hour. i
Ihe officers o
point of " turning n" ff
duty were on the after the
labours of the day were over, when a sensation, not
as of a thump, was experienced, but as of being
dragged along over some rude substance. The one
order only seems to have been given--" clear away
the boats;" and in executing this a great loss of life
ensued, two being crushed under the ship before they
could push off. At the time when some 50 poor
fellows in despair of saving their lives hurried to the
paddle-box boats, the funnel and mast fell over, and
many were crushed by the accident.
Lieutenant Rooke and seven more succeeded in