The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-22 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE BRILLIANT.

The subjoined is a copy of the official document re-
ceived at the Colonial-office on the 13th of this month :

" Government House, St. John's, July 22, 1846.
" Sir,—l have the honour to commuicate to you the
circumstances of the wreck of a vessel named the Bril-

liana, bound from Cork to Quebec, with about 100 pas-
sengers on board. on a part of our coast near Lamaline,
on the 12th of May last. The whole of her passengers,
with the exception of one young female and an infant,
were safely conveyed on shore by the judicious means
adopted by the master, and on the following day they
reached Lamaline, where their immediate wants were
provided for by the magistrates, and the whole sent on
hither as soon as vessels could be provided for their
conveyance.
"In St. John's, where they reached on the 3d ult.,
private subscriptions were received to the amount o
1271. 6s. 2d. currency, for their benefit, and the Govern-
ment provided such additional means es were necessary
to proe procure
to theirethem food,
and
places
of
destination. t o hire
rrh
e vessels
e to
convey them late
calamitous fire was mainly the cause of their em-
barkation being delayed till the 15th of June, when
they sailed for Quebec."
The rest of the document related to some pecuniary
expenses of no interest to the public.
(Signed) " JOHN HARVEY.
" To the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone,
. .

Colonial-office."

THE TWELFTH OF AUGUST.
(From the Inverness Courier.)
In this quarter, sportmen found the 12th all that could
be desired. The weather was cloudy, with a fine, cool
breeze, sufficient to prevent ardent sportsmen from
being overheated by too eager exertions to carry home
their game-bags brimfull. Many found the birds very
wild—a sure symptom of approaching rain, which fell
constant on the 13th, rendering it a blank day on the
hills. The same variety of weather has alternated daily
since. Tape-worm, we are sorry to hear, is prevalent this
season—fatal to the birds on some moors ; on others it
is only suspected, from the grouse being les plump than
usual. A sportsman of long experience informs us, that
be has noticed the disease mostly in old birds, particu-
larly hens ; and, strange enough, last year it was prin-
cipally seen among the cocks. The Moybeg party found
their stock of grouse had suffered but little, as they
anticipated a thinning similar to several other districts.
In proof of their abundance, in the afternoon of the
17th instant. J. C. Freebairn, Esq., shot 44 brace at
Balvonie Lodge. The demand for shooting continued to
increase as the 12th approached ; and, in addition to the
list we gave last week, we now give several names,
added within the last few days .—Dallas moors are taken
by M. Innes, Esq.—Farraline, by Mr. Powell and Mr.
Adams—Conon and Highfield, by 11. Wigratn, Esq.,
and Captain B. G. Knight—Laggan and Glenmasarin,
by Captain Boyd and Mr. Clifton—Lochcarron, by R.
Clifton, Esq.
RETURNS OF GROUSE BAGGED ON THE 12T11 AND
14 rll INST.
Viscount Milton, and Sir James J. R. Mackenzie,
Bart., at Kinlochuichart, bagged 73 brace of grouse, and
4 mountain hares, on the 12th; Mr. Grierson, 10 brace
at Bunachton; at Cabrich, Mr. Cashborne and Mr.
Williams, 21 brace on the 12th, and on the 14th, Mr
Cashborne IS and Mr. Williams 16 brace; Mr. Coltby
32 brace, at Shalvany; Mr. Randall, 15 brace, at ditto;
on the 12th, George A. Ames, Esq., 15 brace, at Culcu-
' thel, and on the 14th, 14 brace, a hare, and two snipes;
Lord Gifford, Lord Grosvenor, and Mr. W. Baillie, 63
brace, at Dochfour; Mr. nickintosh, of Balnespick,
25 brace, at Clune; Mr. Hodgson, 23 brace, at Can-
tray ; at Lower Killin, Mr. King, 23, and
Mr. Smith, 25 brace ; at Castle Leod, Robert
Reid, Esq., Mr. Granville, and Mr. West, 103 brace ;
at Dunmaglass, Captain Young bagged 21 brace, Mr.
Wilson 33, Mr. Colmore 27, and Mr. Penrose 47 brace.
The Pitmain party bagged as follows:—Mr. Laverock,
112 brace, Mr. Maershin, 90, Mr. Stewart, 321, and
Mr. Berry, 16 brace ; and at Beaufort Castle, Lord
Lovat bagged 61 brace ; Captain Boyd and Mr. Clif-
ton, 60 brace on the afternoon of the 12th, and 110
brace on the 14th, at Laggan and Glenmasserin ;
at Dundreggan, Sir Henry Meux, Bart., and Richad
Arabin, Esq., had 107 brace on the 12th, and 103
brace on the 14th ; on Upper Killin, Lord E. Hill,
58 brace, and D. C. Majoribanks, Esq, 60i brace on
the 12th, and 47 brace by Lord H., and 501 brace
by Mr. M., on the 14th; at Balmacan, Lord Reidhaven
got 36 brace, and 3 mountain hares, on the 12th, and on
the 14th, 46 brace, 4 hares, and a brace of plover; T.
Garde, Esq., W. 0. Jackson, Esq., and Mr. Power, at
Auchinault, had 130 brace on the 12th. The Moy Beg
party, George Orred, Esq., Mr. St. John, Mr. Freebairn,
and Colonel Custans, bagged 60 brace in five hours, and
on the 14th, 36 brace, 5 hares, and 2 teal. At Erchless
Castle, S. M. Boulderson, Esq., had 93 brace and 8 hares
on the 12th, and 84 brace on the 14th; at the same place,
H. A. Benie, Esq., 29 brace and 2 hares on the 12th, and
24 brace on the 14th; on Fairburn Moor, H. M. Fowler,
Esq., and a friend, shot 421 brace on the 12th; at
Aldourie, Captain John Fraser and Mr. Ruston, 16
brace and 4 hares on the 12th, and 11 brace on the 14th;
at Enockie, Mr. Perry got 20 brace. At Moy, Donald
Macbean, gamekeeper to the Mackintosh, killed 67 brace
of grouse and 8 hares, with one gun and dog.

MR. LEVEIN, HIS SPLENDID WORKMANSHIP FOR THE
QUEEN, AND THE FURNITURE WOODS FROM NEW ZEALAND.
—We are happy to announce that her Majesty has been
pleased to confer upon Mr. Levein the appointment of Cabi-
net-maker to her Majesty, in token of the very elegant speci-
mens of workmanship made by him from the woods of New
Zealand. Her Majesty the Queen was the first to patronise
him, and he has secured great favour with her Majesty both
by his workmanship, his skill, and his woods. We are much
pleased that a testimonial of this nature should have been
conferred upon Mr. Levein, not only as an old colonist, who,
in common with ourselves, has stood by the colony " through
evil report and good report ;" but also as a most enterprising
man, who has himself gone into the forests and cut down the
timber which is now eliciting the admiration of all connois-
seurs of cabinet workmanship in this country. We trust Mr.
Levein's success will be commensurate with the spirit of en-
terprise which he has exhibited. The New Zealand Company
estimate Mr. Levein and his high character so much as to
have permitted him the last five years to use their principal
room as his magnificent show rooms, where the public have
daily gratuitous admission. The Barons Rothschild have
contributed greatly to his success by their continued patron-
age.—New Zealand Journal.
COMPLETION OF THE NELSON LETTERS. The
seventh volume of " The Dispatches and Letters of Lord
Nelson," concluding this truly national work, greatly ex-
ceeds in public interest either of those which have preceded
it, interesting as they were all acknowleged to have been.
This recommendation it owes to the vast amount of new
and important information which the editor, Sir Harris
Nicholas, has succeeded in combining with the letters of the
hero during that momentous period of his existence which
immediately preceded the glorious Battle of Trafalgar-
Illustrative of that extraordinary naval conflict, there is
added to the narrative of Sir William Beattie, of what took
place before the battle; letters from Captain Blackvi-ood,
then commanding the Euryalus ; from Admiral Sir Ednvard
Codrington, of the Orion ; from Vice Admiral Lord Colaing-
wood ; and from Captain Pasco, Nelson's signal lieutenant.
A copy of the log of every British ship in the action ' com-
munications from the Marquis:de Salano. Governor clCadiz ;
and Vice Admiral Alava ; as well as French and Spanish
accounts of the battle. It is not venturing too much to
assert that no book ever was published *hat appeals more
forcibly to the attention of the whole British nation.
DEATH FROM POISON..—UNFORTUNATE MISTAKE.—
A rcsl4ectable woman named Gough, residing at Old Windsor, who
was employed as charwoman at the stables of her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Kent, at Frogni,,re House, near Windsor, met with
her death on Wednesday, in consequence of 'lrving taken a large
quantity of oxalic acid in mistake for Epsom salts. It appears that
she. was engaged on Wednesday in cleaning the rooms of her Regal
Highness's grooms and stable-men, but, finding her rma,vcililesnof
lett, and returned to her house at Old Windsor,
Frogmore, about noon. She told her daughter, wti.. resided.
to dissolve some salts in water, whie airwith her,
than she drank off the
the cupboard. his was no sooner done
I that the paper,
tunately discovered
draught, when it was unfor
quantity of oxalic acid. She wirain
in-
stead of containing salts, enclosed a qt
h would be found 11l a paper in
death put an end to her sufferings.
re-
mained
for but a short time in the.
most excruciating torture when