The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-15 00:00:00

ply, we might double our linen trade. There ap-
pears to be a promise of an abundant supply in the
Punjaub. But the right mode of preparing the fi
is not understood. It is considered that an agent
might be advantageously sent out on the part of the
Flax Association, to guide and superintend the la-
bour of the natives. It is said that their attention
has been hitherto directed to the production of the
seed rather than to the itnprovement of the fibre.
For the export of flax, the rising port of Kurrachee
would have the advantage over St. Petersburg of
being open throughout the year. Of this and other
products of the soil, it is stated by several witnesses
that the best mode of dealing for a Europend
is to
buy the article from the natiits instead of cultivat-
ing it ourselves."- Let those who are interested in
the linen trade carefully peruse the evidence giver'
by Sir J. Lawrence before that committee on the
12th of July last, and they will at once discover the
means by which the evil of which they complain
may be rectified. The Government have already in-
dicated the facilities by which a great trade may be
conducted cheaply and rapidly by means of rail-
ways and the Indus to the risinort of Kurrachee, would and from thence the freight be nearly as
cheap as from St. Petersburg. The way is clearly
pointed out by which this anomaly of stagnation in
British trade may be overcome. The Governra
er-
ent
is not slow to do its part ; let us see that the ent
prise of Belfast, Leeds, and Dundee does the rest.
Let them take an example from Manchester.

COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE 4

SEA.

•
Capt. Murphy, of the barque Return, which ar"
rived at Greenook on Saturday from Quebec, nal'
rates as follows a collision between his vessel
crew
French a
French fishing schooner, whereby two of the cre
of the latter lost their lives :
" The Return left Quebec for the Clyde on the
18th of August: On the morning of Friday' the
26th, she was off the Green Bank of St. Peter's' on
the Banks of Newfoundland. The weather WO
very thick, and there was a strong breeze, the gig
going ten knots on the port tack, carrying all s
wilights up. The starboard watch had just
th
on deck at four a.m., when a slight
crash was heard, and a mast and sail were 01)-
served coming right over the lee bow. Th°uht
it was part of the ship's own gear which had
broken down. Heard a voice cry out,
ing over the fore chains saw a man hanging ou the
lee fore bowline, with heavy clothes and sea boots
on, but before he could be reached he dropped eg;
and was lost. The cries of the others were alsa°
heard, and the ship's helm was put hard down, an ..
got out
she was got up in the wind. The boat was
With all despatch, and three men and a boY •wer_e
picked up. The vessel run down was a French
and on look-
fishing schooner, of about 30 tons. She was a ten-
fishing
to the French brig Granville, of St. 111a16.
crew of the schooner consisted of five men and
boy. -Those saved were Louis Raoul, Waste, r
M
Eugene Roussel, Armadie Busson, boy, and anotnee
man, name not given. Those lost were Jean ar
Mounae and Joseph Baslete. It appeared that tae
scramble oP_°o
who
nwne, r eb
usaved
dwerenaalgl
ebdcltonw
tfohuereolli
deck ; and it is supposed that the two inen Zehd,
were on the watch on deck, and who have Perla the
had fallen asleep. One of them sank beside
master just as the boat which picked the latter up
was nearing him. When struck, the schooner but
peared to be on the same tack as the barque, b!1;
at the time onf
closer hauled in the wind. She was right on
the
barque's lee bow, and was cut clean in two, the on_ a
part passing the barque on the one Side, and th
other part on the •other. In the course of the return
morning, shortly after the disaster, the ,Retur
spoke another French schooner lying at anchor or.
the eastern edge of the Banks of Newfoundlandhe,
and put the master of the lost vessel and one of t
men and the boy on board: The remaining elan'
Eugene Roussel, has been, brought home with
Return. On the 28th the brig Eugene, of Gran-
ville, was spoken, out of provisions, and the Reboil
gave her a barrel of breast getting some fish in"-
change."