The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-13 00:00:00

GUIZOT.

Dispatches have been received from Captain BE-
RARD, of the Rhin, dated from St. Helena, in which
he states that he had visited the French colony at
Akawa, in New Zealand, and found everthing tran-
quil. Captain BERARD adds, that he had received
from the Governor of New Zealand an assurance
that arrangements had been made between the Eng-
lish Government and the Nanto-Bordelaise Company
respecting this colony.
"We have received," says the Constitutionnel,
"some details of an unsatisfactory nature relative to
our squadron on the western coast of Africa. Before
the departure of the vessels, some of the captains
having complained of the quality of the provisions
furnished to them, Captain BouET, Chief of the Staff
of the Division, made a general inspection, and found
that the biscuit, among other things, was in a bad

state. He declared that it was necessary to change it,
but a small portion only of the damaged part was re-
placed, and it has since been necessary to throw the

remainder into the sea, and without the means 01
getting another supply-, as none is to be procured al
Senegal. Some months since two cargoes of sup.

plies were sent to Rear-Admiral MONTAUNIES bE LA..
ROQUE, but they did not all arrive in good condition,
which is partly attributed to the great heat expe-

rienced in France. However well-founded this ex-
cuse may be, our seamen are either short of provi-
sions, or are compelled to live in a manner which may
prove prejudicial to their health. There are already
a great number of sick in the squadron, the greater
part of whom are to be sent to Europe."
Bayonne was visited on the 3d by a violent thun-
der-storm, which, in a few minutes, completely
destroyed most of the gardens, the branches of trees
falling as if cut through by a hatchet. Windows
were broken in all directions. Some of the hailstones
were as large as hens' eggs, angular and pointed like
stalactites.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on
Monday at 83f. 70c. ; the Five per Cents., 122 f. 40c. ;
the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2701.; Rouen, 9C2f. 50c. ;
Havre, 700 f. ; Great Northern, 706 f. 25c. ; Avig-
non, 892 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 625 f. ; Bordeaux, 562 f. 50c.;
Basle, 220 f. ' • Paris and Strasburg, 4961. 25c. ; Tours and
Nantes, 505 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 520 f ; Lyons and Avig-
non, 487 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette, 485 f.; Spanish Three
per Cents., 361/ ; Spanish Pas, ivies, 6.
The following are the quotations for the new lines :
MARSEILLES, AUG: 6.—Marseilles and Avignon, 870 f.;
Northern, 705 f.; Paris and Lyons, 509 f,
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUGUST 11.

Boulogne—
and Amiens, 121,4—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette
(Espelet e), 11%—Dutch Rhenish, 574 —East Indian, % at Indian
Peninsular, ?R—Louvain a la Sambre, I A —Luxembourg, I%—
Namur anti Liege. 3—Yorthern of France Constituted, 12%—Orleans
and Bordeaux, Std—Paris and Lyons Censtituted, 5% —Paris and
Strasbourg Constituted, 4

A meeting of the Liberal Members of the House 01
Commons will, it is understood, be held to-day.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the birthday of her
Majesty the Queen Dowager Adelaide, who completes her
54th year.
SHIPWRECK OF AN AMERICAN INDIAMAN.—By let-
ters received on Monday another dreadful loss is announced
to have happened on the rocks called the Black Ledge,
three miles westward of the Seal Island., and within 200
yards of the spot where the Columbia steam-ship was
wrecked a short time since. The vessel that met with the
misfortune was the William Abrams, a fine ship, 600 tons
burden, from Boston to Calcutta. It occurred on the morn-
ing of the 3d of last month, at about two o'clock, and within
an hour after she had struck the ship heeled over on her
broadside and quickly went to pieces, the crew saving them-
selves by floating ashore on the spars and portions of her
rigging. There cannot be a doubt that her loss arose from
the same circumstance as that of the Columbia, viz., the
rapidity of the currents off the Seal Islands. It was the
belief of the master of the William Abrams that when she
struck she was forty miles from the islands ; she had not,
however, taken observation for four days previous, in conse-
quence of the continuance of foggy weather. The ship was
insured for 12,0001.
Sir George Ilayter, principal painter of history in or-
dinary to her Majesty, is at present at Interlacken, en route
to Italy, where he has been recommended to pass some time,
in the hope of re-establishing his health. Sir George, it will
be recollected, suffered severely from a railway accident last
year.
REPRESENTATION OF STOCKPORT.—A requisition to
Mr. Cobden is now in course of preparation in Stockport. re-
questing him to continue as one of the Members for the bo-
rough, in the event of an election. The idea seems to have
been started in consequence of the requisition to Mr. Cobden,
to the same effect, emanating from Manchester.
A dreadful accident occurred on Tuesday evening, at
half-past six o'clock, at the terminus of the South Western
Railway. A plate-layer, James Begally, of Woking, ran
down the line to be in the time to go by the half-past six
o'clock train to Woking, when the Mercury engin* backing.
the tender knocked him down, and the wheels passing over
Esq., the bar-
his body, completely cut him in two.
We understand that the gentleman who had the
honour to present the Queen with the water of the River
Jordan, which was made use of for the baptism of the royal
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HIGH PRICE OF Geo.—The shopkeepers and gas con-
sumers on the Surrey side of the metropolis haws got up a
memorial very numerously signed, to present to the gas com-
panies on that side, praying for a similar reduction (about
eighteen per cent.) in the price of gas, as has been made by
the gas companies on the Middlesex side.
LILLIPUTIAN CATTLE.—Mr. William Chute, of Tra-
lee, has entered two
Thecablak Kerry cows for the national cattle
show at Limerick. mallest is only 23 inches in height,
though rising two years old.
CAUTION TO PAWNBROKERS. two
the County Magis-
trates' office, Rochester, on Monday, two cases of some im-
portance to pawnbrokers occupied the attention of the court
for a considerable time, in which Mr. Clift and Mr. Friar,
pawnbrokers at Chatham, appeared as defendants. The
charges against them were for taking three-halfpence in-
terest, being one farthing more than they were entitled to,
whereby they had rendered themselves liable to a penalty
not exceeding 101., nor less than 405. The defendants were
convicted in a penalty of 51. each, and gave notice of an
appeal to the sessions. Two more cases will be brought
before the bench at their next sitting.
ACCIDENT ON THE RIYBK.---TtleSasY morning, as two
George Parrns, and a man
brothers. named Gregory and
up the ri.ver in a small skiff.
named Pate, were rowing
Near Battersea they ran foul of a sailing-barge, by which
their skiff was upset, and all three
.weirae
the vicinity,
water. By the exertions of the peoph!
of
and George Parsons, who were foundclinging to a thwart
.
d but Gregory Par-
the boat on turning her up, were rescue
sons was drowned. The body was
not feu
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EXTRAORDINARY PREFER ME- •_ has been presented
Lambert, curate of Merrick, Yorkshire,
e vicarage of
by the Marquis of Londonderry to the valuablentleman, who
Seaham, near Sunderland. The venerable g
n on Sunday last,
is eightv-four years of age, read himself i
aren fatigue.
and pei:formed the whole duty without angle curacy in
He has reached a patriarchal age on a
as in richa
remote dale, and, like Goldsmith's pastor, " s g_on
forty pounds a year," has unexpectedly obtained a benefice
worth eight hundred pounds a year, with a vicarage house
delightfully situated and fit for an episcopal palace. The
noble patron had no previous acquaintance with the fortunate
gentleman whom he has selected for this desirable and
valuable living in a parish with a small rural population.—
Erm a Correspondent.