The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-19 00:00:00

The Dundee Whalers.

We regret to state that a telegraphic message was
received from Peterhead, late on Saturday evening,
by ex-Bailie Yeamau, to the effect that the Alert
had arrived from Cumberland Straits, with 60 tons
of oil ; that there had been no passage this season
through Melville Bay ; and that the steam whalers
were all in Cumberland Straits clean in the middle
of August. The Alert, which brought this news, is
a sailing brig, the property of one of the Peterhead
Wintering Companies, and would sail from Peter-
head either late last autumn or early in the spring.
She must have made her fishing in the early spring,
as it is only then, or in the autumn, that fish are to
be got in Cumberland Straits. The news brought
by the Alert is the worst that ever reached Dundee
at this advanced season of the year, as it applies to
no less than 11 large steam whalers (including one
that hails from Kirkcaldy) connected with this port,
being the finest and most valuable fleet that ever
left the Tay for a 'whaling expedition. Each of the
vessels carries on an average 60 men, so that
between 600 and 700 . families, irrespective of the
owners, are directly interested in the result of the
year's fishing. The best fishing is generally
that in Pond's Bay, but it is over in July, and
the vessels not being able to get through Melville
Bay have not succeeded this year in reaching the
favourite fishing ground. We understand that
after the Alert left they might go north to what is
called the Rock Head fishing on the west side of
Davis's Straits, if the state of the ice permitted, and
there they might get a few whales. After that the
practice is to wind up the fishing at the end of the
season in Cumberland Straits, where they were when
the Alert left ; and there are seasons when a fair
fishing can be made at that place, but it is a chance.
As we have said, the best fishing ground is at Pond's
Bay, and the fishing generally takes place there be-
tween the 10th and the 25th of July. It is on this
fishing that the most reliance is generally placed,
but Melville Bay being impenetrable on account of
the ice, the vessels have not reached the ground this
year at all. When the Alert left, the best of the
season, taking the average of years, was gone ; but,
of course, it was just possible that the vessels might
still catch some fish at Rock Head or Cumberland
Straite. In order to show how much interested
Dundee is in the results of the fishing, we give the
following list of steam whalers that left for Davis's
Straits this spring :—The Tay, Capt. Birnie ; the
Camperdown, Capt. Bruce ; the Victor, Capt.
Walker ; the Polynia, Capt. Nicholl ; the Narwhal,
Capt. Sturrock ; the Wildfire, Capt. Souter ; the
Alexander, Capt. Walker ; the Esquimaux, Capt.
Yule ; the Intrepid, Capt. Deuchars ; the Ravens-
craig, Capt. Allen ; and the Erik, Capt. Jones.—
Dundee Advertiser.

STRUCK DEAD BY LIGHTNING.---On Saturday,
about noon, a fine healthy girl, named May West, aged 14,
daughter of Peter West, a collier, of Abram Brow, near
Wigan, was returning home to dinner from the New Zea-
land Pit, belonging to the Low Hall Colliery Company,
when she was killed by a vivid flash of lightning. Her
hair was scorched, the upper part of her chest much burnt,
and the leather was stripped from one of her clogs.—Man-
chester Courier.
A DELICATE GHOST.—" Sperit," she replied,h j‘i‘kise
a kinder gas, which blows us out
ti3bloswnaP:Ut like
balloons." " Oh, indeed," said I.
balloons, air you ?" "Yes," she sayik.w`
"You're
°4—u'ereair ; and if you
saw:ds
don't break ortr film, which you can't
felbi u.setual: j4hOe When
wi
indeed," edeodn,
we are as strong as you
"and when I knocked
not understanding quite
dili-lrbreak the film "Irayther
that glove a just now,
, "it's only just healed up."
guess you did,"
thminosktin'o.lf'd caught her trip-
'em lie like ever-
p"inTgh,enf,omr adthaemse," sSaghehidos6:lll
tiff you're blown out like a balloon, how is
It wasn't will,
lastiu',
was up she sc'ollapasenswriegrieltd, quiteaway ?ready. " I'd given
it you didn't,,4
it's the nature of the sperit not to. " How so?"
said t plu,t;hinking it rayther a faytnale reason. " Why," she
said, "sperit and air is like lie and water, and won't flux ;
you can
stir 'cm as hard as you like, but they won't mix.'
"Oh, indeed !" said I again, pazzlile my head for another
question. For mind you, youngster, whenever you meet
with a ghost, ask 'em questions, and never leave off.
They're compelled to answer you out of politeness, and I
will say ghosts aro pretty mannered as a rule. But once
let 'em out of harness, and they always run to their own
stones, like a horse to his stable, and there's no stopping
'em ; and of all bores, I guess a ghoul's life tops 'ens,
they're all so long and droffal melancholy. But she was
politeness itself, was this young sporit. Seo:ng me a
puzzling what to say next, she asked me with nuusual de-
licacy whether I had any more questions to ask her, and
just at that moment one rushed into my head with such
impetuosity as knocked my pipe out of my mouth. " Wal,
as you ask me," I said, "I have just one or two or so. You
were speakin' of lying up in a table. What did you mean by
that ? Were you sick ?" " No," she said, " that isn't the
reason ; wo sl)erits aro never sick. It was because I hadn't
any clothes on.".—.Dickens $ " All the Year Round."

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LONDON GAZE T TE. —Las t Evening.

At the Court at Balmoral, the 14th day of September,
1866, present, the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council, it is this day ordered by her Majesty in
Council
that the Parliament, which now stands prorogued to Thurs-
day, the 25th day of October next, be further prorogued to
Tuesday, the 20th day of November next ; and that the
Right lion. the Lord High Chancellor of that part of the
United Kingdom called Great Britain do cause a Commis-
sion to be prepared and issued in the usual manner for
proroguing the Parliament accordingly.
EDMUND IlAnnisox.
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, Sept. 18, 1866
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right
lion. Edward °Won, Lord I'enrhyn. to Ise her Majesty's
dLaiyeuten tookau andt t'f
tshuebrcruib€B county
ot
the ee'ouaut va°pup'o appointed di lordship
sbheilLticit
tnnt,lzubli)Lon.ata
iroste.ail of the oaths of allegiance, hupretuaey,

WAR OFFICE, Sept. 17.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Arthur
Williams, of the Royal Artillery, and Lieutenant-Color,ol
Fiennes Middleton Colville, of the 43d Regiment, to 130
-Ordinary Members of the Military Division of t►se Third
Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the
Bath.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, SEPT. 14.
The Queen Las been pleased, on the nomination of 'he
Right lion. the Ead of Tankerville, to appoint Cap'„uin
Charles William Earle one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Winchester, resigned.

. _
ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 17.
Royal Marine Light infantry—First Lieutenant Lennox.
George Rodney to ba Captain, vice William Taylor, to
half-pay; Second Lieutenant William Purvis Wright to
be First Lieutenant, vice Rodney.
ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 17
Mr. George Barnes Blackwell has this day been pro-
moted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in hut
Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 3d September, 1866.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE--Last Everting,

Amsterdam Short. 11 16 11 17
Ditto 3 Months. 11 191 11 19f
Rotterdam
Antwerp — 25 45 25 55
Brussels
Hamburg — 13 81 13 Ba.
, i

Paris - Short 25 211- 25 271
Ditto 3 Months.2s 40 25 45
Marseilles
Frankfort on tho Maine —119 i
Vienna — 13 2u 13 30
Trieste — 13 20 13 30
Petersburgn - 28k 29i
Berlin
Madrid 45/ 45*
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan

Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina
Lisbon
Oporto

26 55
26 45 26 60
26 45 26 55
26 45 26 55
'26 45 26 55
51 511
51 51}

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 18—Orion, steamer, from Rotterdam;
Golden Age, from Rive: St. Lawrence.
Arrived, Sept. 19.—John Scott, from Colombo ; Eliza-
bath, and Mermaid, from Guernsey; Batavier, steamer,
from Rotterdam; Victoria, steamer, from Gothenburg;
Giraffe, steamer, from Boulogne ; Rhino, steamer, from
Ostend ; Leopard, steamer, from Antwerp ; Grace Robert-
son, from Dantzic ; Grocelle, from Jamaica ; Austor, from
Antigua ; Queen of the Chase, from Tobago ; Early Bird,
from St. Kitt's ; Admiral Tromp, from Vans River.
Sailed, Sept. 19 —Norfolk,steamer, for llonfleur.

. -
DEAL, Wodnosday Morning.
Anchorod—Goorocht, bark, from lyport, for Cadiz.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa ,Sept. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 14.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Oct. 4.
Ditto, by French packet
Cape of Good Hope, Asoension, and St. Ilelena Sept. 27.
china. Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Sept 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
... Sept. 27.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Sept. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. Sept. '47,
Ditto, via Marseilles .. ...Sept. 21
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Sept. 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles Sept. 21.
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marseil;e3. Oct.
Newtoundlaad
t'ortugal
• • - • •

Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United tatates and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet Sept. 20
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-

to

Ditto, rift Curk

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry ..Sept. 2t.
►West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tencriffe ...Oct. ith
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and

liondurat) Sept. 28
Cuba wud Rodeo Sept. 24.
Bermuda, via Halifax
Bahamas, via New York. Oct. 78.

ALARMING FIRE AT WIIITECHAPEL.—Late last
night a fire, which at ono time threatened very serious
consequences, happened in the extensive premises belong-
ing to Mr. Lazarus, a rag merchant, situate at No. 96,
Whitechapel road. The discovery was made by a police-
constable of the II division, who raised an immediate
alarm and sent off for proper assistance. In the course of
a few minutes conductors Samuel Wood and W. Rickett
arrived with the Royal Society's escape, andwere followed
by numerous land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co.
Plenty of the East London Company's water having been
procured, the firemen had the stand-pipes placed in Beck
and Co.'s hydrants, and by that expedient they were
enabled to get the fire extinguished without calling the
engines into operation, but not before some tons weight of
the stock in trade were destroyed. The origin of the fire
s unknown.
WESTON'S MUSIC MALL.—The latest novelty
produced by the new proprietors of this attractive place of
entertainment is the band of " Star Minstrels," eighteen
in number, whose performances of negro melodies, both
vocal and instrumental, are of great excellence and merit.
The " funny" man of the troupe is Mr. West, who has
achieved a great reputation by his particularly laughable
effusions known as stump oratory, and certainly he seems
to improve every evening of his performance. We have
had many highly-talented troupes of Ethiopian Melodists,
but it has been left to the spirit of the new proprietors
of this favourite place of amusement to introduce
the largest as well as one of the best that has ever ap-
peared in the metropolis. The audiences attracted by the
performance of the " Star Minstrels" are invariably larger
than the spacious and elegant hall can accommodate, and
therefore to hear the performance of the talented troupe.
early attendance is absolutely necessary. There are
various other attractions of a very entertaining descrip-
tion, and the high class entertainment now offered to tho
public shows most unmistakably that Messrs. S weasy and
Holland are determined to secure talent for their numerous
patrons at any price.

- DR. WARDER'S CHlLDREN.—Yesterday, at Vice-
Chancellor Stuart's Chambers, this case, before reported,
was concluded. Since it was last mentioned the parties had
been before Vice-Chancellor Stuart, and he had sanctioned
the children residing out of the jurisdiction of the court.
The next step will be for Miss Gunning, the guardian, to
present a memorial to the Crown, and there is every expec-
tation that the right to the forfeited property will be
waived in favour of the children. The property
Dr.
Warder amounts in the whole to a
o
considerableis satisfactory
m' and
to
on the conclusion of the proceedings I
ty leftsu by
believe that it will come to the
n family.
thecase.
The
.
signed the necessary documents
TIIE LATE LORD NORTHBROOKE.—At a special
m
btohreoufgoillolvof
inla'orts
uic
chief clerk
're-
solutionhn was proposed and carried unanimously :—" That
this council desires to offer to the widow of the late Lord
°o] the
at t Town-CouncilGuildhall
the
Northbrooke, and to the other members of the deceased
oe eutti,gh offd
nobleman's family, their sincere condolence under their
bereavement, and at the same time to express to them the
high respect entertained for the memory of the late lord,
which, in connection with his long and faithful services as
one of the representatives of this borough, will be held in
grateful and lasting remembrance."
GAROTTE ROBBERY.—On Monday, at the Brad-
ford Borough Court, two young men,
named Michael
M'Ginty and Thomas Flannagan, were charged with
having on Saturday night garotted a man named Thomas
\Via), and robbed him of 10s. The prosecutor, while going
to his lodgings in Southgate, Bradford, on Saturday, at
midnight, was seized by the throat by the prisoner
M'Ginty and another man or two, thrown down, and with
groat violence robbed of 108. Tho prisoner M'Ginty was
distinctly identified, but there was souie doubt about Flan-
nagan. !FUiuty has been 11 times in custody for felony,
and has been twice sentenced to transportation, being at
present at large on a ticket of leave. 11`Giuty was cote-
initted for trial at the assizes. Flanuagan was discharged.
nebestcr G 71t4I'dif tn.
A PHYSICIAN KILLED IN AN ASYLUSL—Dr.

reonup, formerly of Salisbury, for the last 11 years supe-
rintendant of the Parramatta (Now South Wales) Lunatic
,osyvleurunin,lhenot and x
holding alsoexaminer of
thnoo:flicsespfey
oiflm medical advisor to the
cli
lju
stabbed by one of the patients in the aslvuenji-s,i ' has
tddictbleeinn
two days after much suffering. His last words were
"No ono is to blame for it." 110 foil a victim to his
humane disposition, which led him to be too trustful even
of mon confined in the criminal division of the asylum.—
Sydney Morning llerald.
PROPOSED COM3fEMORATION OF THE BATTLE OF
liesTmas.—A. proposal has'boen mado'in influential quar-
ters that the 13th of October, the 800th anniversary of the
landing of William the Conqueror in Povensey Bay, than
be celobroted by some special demonstration.