The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-10 00:00:00

THE GREAT BRITAIN.

We copy the following letter, addressed to the editor,
from the Aorthern Whig. Belfast paper:—

" Duncirum, Nov. 5, 1846.

"aSir,—This noble ship still retains her old berth; and
although every one was given to understand that Mr.
Mackintosh was to arrive here on Monday last, and com-
mence immediate operations towards her rescue, such
has not been the case; and it is now confidently reported
that that gentleman has not undertaken to relieve her
from her present perilous position.
" The weather during the past week has been very
boisterous, but has not in any way affected the Great
Britain. The owners and underwriters arc reported to
have come to the determination of leaving her as she is,
protected by a breakwater, for the winter. She will
have some very severe weather to cuntend with, accom-
panied with heavy seas, as is well known upon this coast;
but, should the breakwater be efficiently moored, and the
holding ground stand, I doubt not but she will rough it
out, for the ensuing six months, without sustaining any
great amount of injury.
" I have observed a paragraph in some of the papers,
stating I had styled myself a lieutenant in her Majesty's
navy, and that I took the credit of heaving off the Gor-
gon, which was contradicted by Mr. Hinton. I beg
leave, through your valuable journal, to deny such being
the case. I never sty led myself as such ; and where
such an error could have originated I am at a loss to
account. Mr. Hinton deserves every credit for his exer-
tions upon the occasion alluded to. As to his never
having heard of me I am not surprised, as it is not the
general routine of the service for officers, on foreign sta-
tions, to leave their cards upon carpenters of men- of-
war. I was employed on the south-east coast of America,
from March, 1842, till December, 1845 ; and, conse-
quently, there during the whole of the operations, the
plans of which I have in my possession, and should be
prepared to put into immediate execution, if called upon.
"Your obedient servant,
" THOMAS S. S. GABRIEL, R.N."

REGISTRATION APPEALS.—The following list of
appeals from the decisions of the revising barristers in
the late registration has just been issued, for hearing
during the present term. The days appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas are Thursday next, Monday
16th, and Thursday 19th, on which days the court will
proceed to hear the same in the order in which they are
entered:—Somerset, eastern division, Hayden appellant,
overseers.of Tiverton respondent; Lancaster (borough
of), Erdsforth appellant, Farrer respondent; Clifton,
Dartmouth; Hardness (borough of), Beenlen appellant,
Hockin respondent; Malrnesbury (borough of), Gale
appellant, Cbubb respondent; Monmouth (county of ),
Woollett appellant, Davies respondent; New Sarum
(borough of), Norton appellant, town clerk of Salisbury
respondent; New Sarum (borough of), Adey appellant,
Hill respondent; Bewdley (borough of ) Jones appel-
lant, Mitchells respondent; Westmoreland, Busher ap-
pellant, Thompson respondent; Warwick, Nicks appel-
lant, Field respondent; Hertford (county of ), Grover
appellant, Bontems respondent; Worcester (city of),
Walters appellant, Liffitt and others respondents; Lyme
Regis (borough of ), Prior appellant, Hillman re-
spondent; London, Price appellant, Luckett respondent;
London, Helste appellant, Luckett respondent; Worcester
(city of ), Bedford appellant, Ings respondent; Brecon
(borough of ), Powell appellant, Price respondent; Not-
tinghamshire (North), Ackroyd appellant, Lees re-
spondent; Bewdley (borough of ), Allen appellant,
Greensill respondent; Cumberland, Elliott appellant,
overseers of St. Mary-Within respondents; Westminster
(city of), Barry appellant, Score respondent; Newport,
borough (Isle of Wight), Pring appellant, Estcourt re-
spondent; Monmouth (county of ), Wanklyn appellant,
Woollett respondent. The recent alteration with respect
to barristers will not affect the hearing of appeals, as, by
an express provision, sergeants are not required to be
engaged. The court has a discretionary power as to
costs.
MUTINY IN A MERCIIANT VESSEL.—The Ann, a
merchant vessel belonging to the port of London, the
property of Captain Saunders, left the West India Docks
on Wednesday, laden with a cargo valued at 16,0001.
She reached the Nore on Friday morning, when five of
the crew, Emerton, Moore, Marsh, Baker, and Howard,
exhibited symptoms of insubordination, and refused to
proceed further on the voyage, the latter knocking down
the mate and attempting to throw him overboard, but
was prevented by the pilot. In this dilemma, the vessel
eas compelled to employ a steam-vessel to tow them
into Sheerness, in order to obtain the protection of the
port admiral; and a communication having been made to
Captain Gould, Lieutenant Tribe was dispatched on
board the Ann, and Howard was taken to the guard-
ship. On Saturday the case was investigated before the
mayor and magistrates at the Guildhall, Rochester, the
vessel having come within their jurisdiction, when the
defendants acknowledged refusing to work the vessel,
and alleged as their reason for so doing that they had
not sufficient accommodation, neither was there a suffi-
cient number of hands for the purpose. Both these al-
legations were disproved, and the four first-named de-
linquents were committed to Maidstone gaol, with hard
labour, for thirty days, Howard was fined 5/. for the as-
sault on the mate, and in default committed for two
months to the same abode.

PAISLEY.—Trade here has fully partaken of the
langour that is common throughout the manufacturing
districts for some weeks past. During the last four weeks
work has been gradually getting more difficult to obtain,
and in the course of last week and the present a con-
siderable number of workmen have been thrown idle.
We are glad to notice some slight prospect of an improve-
ment in this respect, and also the appearance of an early
commencement of the spring trade. Considerable orders
have been received for shipments to America this week,
and in several instances the idle hands have been sent
for, under the impression that the demand for autumn
goAs will be greater than was anticipated, both for
home and foreign trade. We know of one extensive
establishment which is so busy supplying the home
market, that considerable orders for America have been
refused. In consequence of the same cheering news
from the other side of the Atlantic, the extensive thread
work of the Messrs. Coats has again been ordered on
full time, which 'is a most gratifying occurrence to a
numerous set of workers.—Renfrewshire Reformer.