The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-08 00:00:00

llurst, King William-street, strand

NEW CHRISTMAS BOOK BY MR. DICKENS.
In December will be published, price 55., small Svo.
THE BATTLE OF LIFE.
A LOVE STORY.
By CHARLES DICKENS.
The Illustrations by Daniel Ma lice, ILA ; Clarkson Stanfiel,!,
R.A.; John Leech, Esq. ; and Richard Doyle, E-q.
London : Bradbury and Evans, Whitefriars.

NOVV READY AT ALL THE LIBRARIES.
CHRONICLES of the FLEET PRISON.
By CHARLES ROWCROFT, Esq.
Author of "Tales of the Colonies, or the Adventures of an Emigrant,"
"The Bushranger cf Van Diemen's Land," &c.

" The story of ' The Ruined Merchant,' reminds us of some among
the passages of Mr. Warren's Physician's Diary.' "—Athenaeum.
"Specimens of admirable fiction, fitted to amuse and delight our
leisure." —Court Journal.

" There is a great variety of subjects, the grave, the gay, the
humourous, the pathetic, &c. It may be read for instruction and
profit by many—for amusement by all."—Naval am! Military
Gazette.
H. Hurst, publisher, 27, King William-street, Strand.

UNIFORM WITH THE STANDARD NOVELS,
I'rice 6s. bound,

THE OLD ENGLISH GENTLEMAN; or
the FIELDS and the WOODS. By JOHN MILLS.

New Edition, revised

Also. by the same Author, price 55., elezantly bound, with Illustra-

lions by Duncan, elfrraved by Linton,
CHRISTMAS in the OLDEN" TIME; or, the WASSAIL BOWL.
Henry Hurst, publisher, 27, King William-street, Strand.

CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
This day, elegantly bound, with engraved Title, and Twelve lllustra•

tions, price 55.,
THE FIRESID E, a Domestic Tale.
By PERCY B. ST JOHN,
Author of " White Stone Canoe," " Trapper's Bride," " Enchanted
Rock," now ready, price 3s. each.
H. K. Lewis, 15, Gower-street North ; and all Booksellers in
town and country.

QT. EDWARD "the Confessor's" CO-FIBRIL-
RESPIRATIVE-TOIUCII.. Saint Edward, a &c., maintained
in their cure for SCROFULA, .4. D. 1051, that the thread-like,
air-nerve fibrils, from the brain, seat of sensibility, to and 'down the
sides of fingers & toes, to their end-points, in Death became joined.
That during health, these tubular fibrils—intuitively touch—ln
antagonistic coe-respondence, as "touching together " in second-
time, for balanced animated locomotion. Hence, by thi , Physiological
insight varicose [Scrofula by the OXIDE of BEES'-WAX, for flame-
vacuilm dilation of these fibrils] veins'change colour within the hour.'
At the lacteal reflow, the ' agonised MOTHER regains the lost
breast-milk for babe,* in cornet'-like cause. Contractions of "Limbs"
through chill, &c., are eased on renewing antagonistic muscular-elas-
ticity, as in the case of the Earl of Derby in 1845, and Dr. King's
(right hand for " writing") at Cambridge, when paralyzed.
References given, on taking ADVICE, from 6 to 8 A.M., and 11 to
12 daily, on fire-damp suffiation and all " incurable" cases. -
* If born purblind, the Eyes in 27 days, unshell ' a skin.
For Restorati4m after Railway nervous Shock,' by special request
address to C. Ackerley, Esq., 5, Swallow-street, Quadrant, London.
N. 13. For Cure, none need repine, as tranquil SLEEP is a conse-.
quent, on a re-liquffication of the blood. Tacit. His. iv. 8 7

. A STEAMER ON FIRE.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. s,—The Shannon steam
packet,
Irish
Steam Packet Company, Wednesday
Captain Moppett, belonging.
to the British
and
left the Thames on
morning at nine o'clock, with passengers and goods for
Southampton, Plymouth, Falmouth, and Dublin. After
riding a tide on the Flats, she reached Southampton at
six o'clock on Thursday morning, left at noon, and
arrived at her moorings in Catwater, Plymouth, at half-
past two on Saturday morning. Being a very thick,
foggy night, the passengers remained in their berths ;
but at half-past five were alarmed by the sudden orders
of Captain Moppett, who, observing smoke issuing
through the cabin floor, rushed on deck, and ordered all
hands to lie out and clear the main hold. There were
upwards of 120 passengers on board, and many of them
rushed to the sides of the vessel with such eagerness
that two women fell into the water, and were with some
difficulty rescued by a seaman pass?nger named Thirsty,
lately paid ff at W,e from her Majesty's steamer
Avon. A foolish report, that there was gunpowder
on board, operated so forcibly on the mind of an
Iderly gentleman named B-nnett, that, although very
111, the czew were compelled, by his importunities,
to convey him immediately on
.board the coal hulk
alongside. At a quarter past six o'clock her moor
hip were cast off, and she was run ashore to the
east of Mr.llill's ship-building yard, Cattedown.
About seven o'clock she was scuttled, and about the
same time the flames first began to ascend from the
held; but shortly after this the Ceunty and. West of
England engines arrived by land, and theh
engine belong.
in_ Mitj.sty's Customs by water., in a barge, from
which most effectual assistance was derived. Very great
oitlicelty was experienced in getting at the fire, from the
eeetieed place in which it originated, and, notwithstand,-
iee all efforts, it c uld not he immediately suppresser'.
At to eVot-k flames is to d from the circular cabin
ineow aft. About eleven o'clock the dockyard ohm',
:o rived, under the erd of Li, utenants J. B, . Dixon arid
H. T. V.-itch, with a party of eine
,jackets from her Ma-
'esty's ship Qii, en, ant was shortly followed by the en-
ine from the Plymouth citadel, with a company of the
14i h, headed by Colonel Barlow and Adjutant Blunden.
The addition (.f these forces hi the course of two or three
hours effectually put down the fire. The Mayor, Mr.
Bolted', with Lieutenant Holman, superintendent, and a
body of the Plymouth police, were early on the spat,
protecting M. r. Clark, the company's agent here. Lieu-
tenant Cornish. and a party of the preventive service men
assisted in protecting the loose cargo. Colonel Rudyerd,
Royal engineer, Brigade-Major Maxwell' and Lieute-
nant Protheroe, 14th, were also present. To all these
.);entl.ellen very great praise is due, but particular notice
deservedly falls on the indefatigable! conduct of Mr.
T. Shaw, chief officer of the American barque Columbus,
lying in Mr. Hill's yard. Mr. Shaw was to be se,n
in every direction where the skill ofseaman
or the efforts of a bold spirit were required, d,
by
his untiring exertions, rendered valuable assistance to the
owners of the Shannon. Among the cabin passengers
were Captain Gennys, R.N., and Lieutenant Nelson f
the 40th Regiment. Very little of the effects, carried
into the after-cabins by the passengers, was saved. The
fore cabin and deck passengers did not lose any Of their
luggage. There was a staff-sergeant on board, belong-
ing
to head-quarters at Dublin, one artilleryman,
two
riflemen, one belonging to the 13th Light Infantry, two
of the 27th, four of the 4th, two of the 60th, two f the
61st, four of the 68th, three of the 98th Regiment, and
one deserter of the 7th Hussars.
The-Duke of Cornwall steam-packet, Captain Kemp-
ston, belonging to the same company, will take on the
passengers on Monday, the 7th. The Shannon has a
list to larboard, and lies with her bow to the northward,
on a hard rubble beach, which being rather steep will
strain her. She had a valuable lading on board. The
Plymouth goods, from London, were in the upper part
of the fore hold, and are all saved. Those in the lower
part were for Dublin, and are partly damaged by water.
The goods from Plymouth (sugar, &c.), were not
shipped. The Falmouth and Dublin goods were in the
main hold, and are, of course, seriously injured. Three
casks of spirits, near the main-mast, and other goods,
were covered with water before the fire reached them.
Some pockets of hops were fished up about twelve
o'clock, damaged both by fire and water, and several
military chests were rescued in a half calcined state.
The cause of the fire cannot be ascertained, but it is sup-
posed to have originated from tile spontaneous combus-
tion of some material in the cargo in the main hold.

EXTENSION Or THE CHEAP OIVINIRITS SYSTEM.—
The otnnihns,s at 2,1. and 3d. each passenger, now run-
ning to and frora Paddington and Hung-rford-market,
the Bank and Charinz-cress, the Bank and Tottenham-
court-road, &c., have been found so productive that it
has been determined to extend the cheap travelling
system, and accordingly on Tuesday next omnibuses will
run between Paddington and the Bank, vie/ New-road,
City-road, &c., at the rate of 4d. each passenger for the
whole distance, and 2d. to and from the Tottenham-
court-road.
We learn from the east of France that the wheats
have come up with remarkable vigour, and promise very
abundant crops. Some fears had been entertained that
they would be checked by the early white frosts, but
these apprehensions have subsided.— Galignani..
MR. 13RODERIP.—OR Saturday, at the Thames
Police-court, Mr. Symons, the chief clerk, read a valedic-
tory letter from Mr. Litoderip, on that gentleman's re•
tirement from a station which he had filled for upwards
of 23 years, to take his seat as one of the presiding ma-
magistrates at the Westminster Police-court.