The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-16 00:00:00

RETVA.RDS FOR SAVING LIFE AT SEA.

The following rewards for saving life at sea have
recently been awarded by her Majesty's Govern-
ment and the Board of Trade :—To Captain James
Ducat, of the screw-steamer Vasco de Gama, of
Glasgow, a telescope, in testimony of his humanity
and services to the crew of the brigantine Breeze, of
London, discovered in a sinking condition on the
28th of May last. To Mr. Thomas Livingstone, mate
of the screw steamer Vasco de Gama, a quadrant;
and to Malcolm M‘Lean, boatswain, Edward Living-
stone, Allen M'Lean, and William Scurffe, sea-
men, the sum of £1 ss. each ; in acknowledgment
of their praiseworthy conduct in manning the boat
of the said vessel and rescuing the crew of the
Breeze, of London. To Hermann Kroger, master
of the Finkenwarder fishing smack Dolphin, and
to T. P. C. Bush, master of the second Hamburg
Light Ship, the sum of £3 each, for services ren-
dered in saving the survivors of the crew of the
Jenny Lind, sunk by collision with the Norwegian
brig Dorothea, at the mouth of the Elbe, on the
23d ult. To Jan E. Visser, Jan D. Dokier, Job
Dirks Kisser, Jacob Jans Barker, Cornelis Yzaacks,
Visser, and Like Jans Kauger, forming the crew et
a Netherland lifeboat, a silver medal each for their
services in saving five of the crew of the fishing sloop
Elmer, of London, wrecked off the island of Auck-
land during a heavy storm on the 29th May last ; and
to Chevalier Dan. Wigbold Crommelin van Heeche-
ren, burgomaster of the said island, a gold medal,
for his services in directing the salvage operations
on the above occasion. His Imperial Highness the
Emperor of the French has awarded to Richard
Hayes, Richard May, and James May, masters in
the British merchant service, Robert Martin, a,
coast-guard officer, James Smith, Robert Thorn, and
Joseph Blund, seamen, a silver medal each, for ser-
vices rendered to the Amphitrite, of Dunkirk,
wrecked on the Falmouth coast in November last;
to Mr. Thomas Small, French vice-consul at Lowe:
stoffe, a first-class gold medal, for services rendered
to the crew of the French vessel Jeune Mathilde,
lost at sea on the 31st October last ; to Mr. Haines,
master's-assistant, of her Majesty's ship Firefly, a,
gold medal, for services in directing the saving °,.1
the crew of the vessel Marie, of Vannes (date not
given) ; to Mr. Coutanche, a silver medal, for assist"
ante rendered to the Ouragan, of St. Malo, When
wrecked in the Bay of St. Helier's on the loth
April, 1859.

F.RENJII _RIFLED CANNON FOR

GAI?IBALDI.

I have been positively assured that ten rifled
cannon, missing from the French arsenals, are, or
will soon be, in the possession of Garibaldi. I can:
not vouch for the fact on my own knowledge, but
received the information from a very competent
authority. General Turr's visit to Paris is said O
have been connected with this transfer. What f
believe to be quite certain is, that Signor San Cata
Garibaldi's envoy to the French Government, 5011:
cited permission to have rifled cannon for the Sicl:
Tian army cast in the French foundries. I cannot
say what was the answer to this request, but it may
perhaps be taken in connexion with the southward
journey of the ten pieces of ordnance above men'
toned. General Turr, during his stay in Paris, 114
said to have had an interview with the Emperqs
This is not improbable, for it is well known that In!
Majesty t ekes pleasure in receiving the distinguished:
foreign emigrants who visit his capital, and that
Italians, Hungarians, and Poles answering to that
description have not unfrequently had audience 0'
him. Doubtless, his own experience of exile ha!
implanted in his breast a feeling of sympathy viqty;
such persons, and therefore his friendly and frequslo
reception of them should not awaken the suspicions
of those Powers to whom they are known to be lino:
tile. We may presume it to be a question of sentl-
ment, not of policy. As regards General Turr, hove'
ever, I can assure you that, whether he did or did
not see the Emperor, he frequently saw Prince
Napoleon. You are probably aware that the Hun,.
garians, if they see a prospect of its bringing sue'
tour to their cause, are quite disposed to offer tll.O
crown of Hungary to the Emperor's cousin. Ills
Imperial Highness should not overrate the comply
ment implied by this disposition. The Hungarians
are much in the same frame of mind that the Lori.r
bards were in for some time before the war it
Italy. To get rid of their then rulers they would
t
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have accepted the government of the Grand Turk 01
of the great enemy of mankind himself. Of course,
they would have cherished an arriere pensee of 11°1.:
for ever remaining under the sway of 1“:
undesirable a Sovereign as either of these two,
they thought that any change would be progres‘
and an advantage.—Letter from Paris.

MORE BRIBERY PROSECUTIONS.—It .0 00
proceedings have been commenced under the Corrupt KA'af
tices Prevention Act against three Conservative eieetors
Great Yarmouth, alleged to have committed acts of bribey,,
,
at the last election for the borough, in 1859. The proceed;
ings do not originate with the local Liberals, but with it
gentleman in the metropolis, and arise out of the evidell,°!
adduced before the select committee which disposed of DI:
petition against the return of the present sitting members
for Yarmouth, Sir H. J. Stracey and Sir E. H. R. Lae°ll'
A CASTLE TO BE SHOT FOR.—A letter from C°;
logne, of the Bth inst., states that the inhabitants of thti,
city are occupied with the preparations for a grand festi7
which is to take place at the end of the present month
the beginning of September. There is to be a general q.,1,
man shooting match, to which are to be invited Swiss.? P'l3
gians, Dutch, and English. The prize to be gained iglu,
castle, of the value of about £6,000, situated opposite 11,
Coblentz, with a magnificent view over that city, Stolli
fels, the Rhine, and the Moselle. The building is perfec,,,e
new ; it is constructed according to the fashion of
middle ages, with drawbridge and towers. This, if Wl"'
is great news for the rifle corps.
FATAL POACHING AFFRAY.—Benjamin Bich:
gamekeeper to Mr. Naisb4was shot whilst engaged in Watch";
ing his master's estate, by a man named James Norris/
working man at Chewton Mendip, Somerset, on Thurstlati
While on the:look-out on Mr. Naish's estate, the deceefi f
heard, as he believed, the discharge of a gun on a part
the demesne. He hastened to the spot, and saw Norr4,l
the act of preparing to discharge his gun at a rabbit.
demanded by what right he was there, but receiving,,,,,'"
answer was stepping forward, when Norris shot bim in the
leg. The leg was amputated, but the unfortunate Ms"
sank and died from the injury.—Shrewsbury Journal.
WATERSPOUT.—On Saturday afternoon the
lower portion of Auchterarder was visited with a tremendous
waterspout, which in a short time deluged the dwellings of
the inhabitants to an alarming extent. One of the breweries
was inundated to a considerable depth of water—so much
so, that the barrels were floating on its surface. The gar'
dens and crops have been considerably damaged. The
waterfall continued only a short time. In the suburbs there
was scarcely any rain.• The thermometer has been much
higher since.—Scotsman.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT THE TRAFALGAR GOODS
STATION, NEWCASTLE.-011 Tuesda morning/ about
a native of
half-past eight o'clock, as Robert Ramsey,
Rothbury, 23 years of age, and a goods guard in the em-
ployment of the North Eastern Railway Company, wag
engaged in coupling some waggons at the goods station,
he slipped his foot and fell across the rails. Three of the
trucks, one of which contained, we understand, five tons 0f
iron, passed over both legs. The poor fellow was lint:a(/'
diately conveyed to the infirmary, where, from the serious
nature of the injuries, it was found necessary to amputate
both limbs. From the promptitude with which his riff"
juries were attended to hopes are entertained of his ulti'
mato recovery.—Northern Daily Express.
A PROFANATION.—A tourist just arrived fro°
the Grand Chartreuse tells me that last Thursday week the
monks were horribly scandalised by the fact of a lad!,
having, contrary to all regulations, obtained admission '-
the monastery, and passed the night therein. The fair i%
truder, an inhabitant of Valence, dressed herself in reen,,e
clothes, and passed in with a party of gentlemen. In tf
morning she recorded the triumph of her curiosity b.,
carving her name and address in the door of the cell is
which she slept. The Duchess de Berry was the heroine
of a similar adventure some years ago, but there has been
no instance of the kind since.—Letter from Paris.
A SHOT AT A SEAL.—A solitary seal has for
some time haunted the Sound of Mull, opposite Scalast'l.
part of the shooting ground of the author of "The MN'
and the Loch," &c. Mr. Colquhoun drove over from his
residence at Glenforza to Scalastal last Tuesday, not forget
Ling his rifle, in case "the sealch" should turn up. Neat
morning he appeared at his usual fishing ground, but full
200 yards from the nearest refuge. Mr. C. put up the 200
yards' sight, and shot him fair through the head. The set'
was dyed with blood, and the seal floated. Before the cobble
could be launched, however, it had sunk, and as the water
was too deep to see the bottom, the party had to wait till
low ebb tide, when the seal was discovered at a considerable
depth. As Mr. Colquhoun was the only expert swimmer riff
the boat, he plunged overboard, and at the first dive seined
the creature by the flipper and raised it to the surface, when
his companions dragged it
THE GREAT SALT LAKE.--The waters of this
lake leave traces of salt all over the soil. No fish can rive
in them ; and fresh meat steeped in them for twelve hours
requires no other conserving preparation. To the east':
of the lake lies an extensive plain, covered in part with
artemis, mire, or salt. From its centre rise numerous
mountains like islands planted in a sea of saltpetre,
Beyond this point commences the desert of the severity
miles. The malediction of heaven seems
to weigh heavily
on the solitude, which reminds one of the desolate shores
of the Dead Sea, Where Sodom and Gomorrha were dc'
str9y e_ d • To the east were inaccessible mountain ridges'
and
blo od-coloared rocks dotted with green -1) t • on their
fla -
nk undulated darkclouds; whilst • b-
o s'
vet'
thick vapours moped
above their summits, like the smoke of a volcano upon to:
azure sky. Light mists produced at twilight hovered
amid its vague glimmer, and danced over the waters, look-
ing like crape tinged with the most lively pink; this craP°
spread over the horizon a transparent veil that shed uP°la
nature the charm of a faint light, which, as it gradually
rose to the summit of the mountains, assumed a more
sombre hue, an indescribable, dismal appearance, that
filled the soul with sadness and the eye with tears. This
immense valley, of a lugubrious and funeral aspect, recals
to mind that of Jehoshephat, the valley of graves. An hn"
posing silence continually reigns around this described la.le,
which might well be called the "Lake of Death." On its
sterile strand, on the porphyry of its banks, you never hear
the patter of the rain, the whistle of the wind, the leay.
e.s
falling from the trees, the chirp of the birds, nor the swat'
low's rapid flight, through the air. All is elm and gloomy
like the vaults of a gigantic sepulcher. One would say
_
that God in the day of wrath had cursed these solitudes en
account of the crimes of the inhabitants, whose ashes lay
Mouldering, for many centuries beneath the sands of the/
deserts.—Seven rears' Residence in the areal Poe?* Fi
117 fr r 4 otquifr4,