The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-06 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

Thomas Aylesbury, a porter in the employ of Messrs.
Storry, the extensive oilmen, in High-street, Southwark,
was charged with stealing a quantity of old rope, the
property of the above firm.

Hunt, a policeman, stated, that he was employed in
private clothes to detect the swarm of pickpockets that
abound in the Boroughs While standing near S,.
George's Church, he observed the prisoner leave Messrs.
Storry's premises, with a bag on his shoulders. Sus-
pecting he had property belonging to his master, he
followed him to a marine-store dealer's shop, and saw
him offer the rope for sale, and then took him into
custody.
Mr. Storry said the prisoner had been 17 years in his
service ; that he had no right to take the rope away.
Mr. SECKER said that he was extremely sorry to see
so many men holding good situations charged with such
petty thefts on their employers. The prisoner had now
lost his situation and character, which he had main-
tained unimpeachable for seventeen years. He would be
now cast adrift in the world, and suffer that misery
which is always brought on by dishonesty. He should
not, however, send him for trial, as his employer had
interceded for him, but he should fine him 40s. for having
unlawful possession of the property.

LOSS OF A WHALING SHIP.
MASSACRE OF HER CREW.
For several months anxiety has been felt regarding
.he fate or a whaling ship, named the Cape. Packet,
Captain Powell, last from Sydney, and'twenty- eight sea-
men, her crew. We regret to state that information has
now been received from Sydney that the unfortunate
vessel (ihich has been missing two years) had fallen
into the hands of the natives of the New Hebrides,
Sandwich Islands, and those belonging to her, excepting
four hands, savagely murdered. The particulars have
bet n reported by Captain Jones, of the barque Elizabeth,
which arrived at Sydney from the New Hebrides, on the
9th of June, having had a narrow escape of meeting n
similar fate. The Elizabeth, it appeared, touched at the
Sandwich Islands, the master intending to procure some
sandal-wood, vegetables, &c., and :finding the natives to
all appearance friendly, cast ancliciriolose to land.
Several natives were allowed to' .remaTir).all. night on
board. Among them was a New Zealander, who was
recognise& by one of the Elizabeth crew, as one of the
party who sailed in the unfortunate whaler. The pilot
taxed him with it, and after a deal of hesitation, he ad-
mitted the truth of the assertion.— veacepunt he gives'
of the affair (being able to 9 speak EngfiAh fluently),
is, that two or three days after the vessel's arrival,
three boats were sent off to the shore for water, and
while the crew were so employed, the natives attacked
them, and every one of them were killed. The canoes
then pushed off to the ship, on board of which were
Captain Powell, ten English, and four coloured men.
They were permitted to come upon deck, Captain Powell
being unconscious of the fate of those whom he had sent
ashore. For a few minutes they behaved themselves in
their usual friendly manner; having Surrounded" their
victims, the signal was given, and the slaughter com-
menced. The attack was so sudderi, that not the least
resistance could be made ; the captain, with the whole
of the crew, were killed, The four coloured men were
not molested. The bodies of the murdered crew were
taken ashore and cevoured. The ship was then ran-
s'lcked and pillaged of everything of value. She had
700 barrels of sperm oil on hoard, but the casks were
broken up for the purpose of getting the iron hoop ; and
after stripping the ship, securing the fire-arms, powder,
&c., she was set on fire and totally consumed. Three of
the men whose lives had been spared by the natives had
managed to escape from the island in a canoe, and had
been taken an board by a French vessel. The native of
New Zealand was brought in by the Elizabeth, Captain
Jones, of the latter, is of opinion that an attempt would
have been made to have taken his ship but for the
timely notice given by the survivor of the Cape Packet.
The natives had made every preparation, and were ob-
served leaving a creek in their canoes, when the • ship
had weighed anchor and was putting out to sea. The
Cape Packet it is said was a vessel barque-rigged, 300
tons burthen. With her contents her loss is estimated
at between 18,000/. and 20,000/.

HULL, Nov. 4.—The Brothers, Stokes, from Middlesbo-
rough to Sandwich, was totally wrecked on the Binks, 2d
illst ; crew saved.