The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-29 00:00:00

THAMES.

A MIRACLE.—TIIE DUMB MADE TO SPEAL—Charles
Stewart, a tall, rough-looking man, was brought before Mr.
Selfe, charged with assaulting Mr. James Lugg, tho land-
lord of the Goldon Eagle public-houso, in high-street,
Shadwell.

The complainant stated that the prisoner came into his
house yesterday afternoon and made some motions, indi-
cating that he wanted some refreshments, and he was sup-
plied with what he required. The prisoner continued
making motions with his head and his hands for some
time, and at last knocked down a glass and broke it. He
demanded payment for the glass, and the prisoner con-
tinued his dumb motions and made him under-
stand that he would not pay for the glass. This
went on for some time, and at last he seized a
bundle in the prisoner's possession, and declared that he
would not givo it up until he was paid for the glass.
The prisoner instantly recovered the use of his tongue,
swore at him, and abused him grossly, and at last struck
him a violent blow on the mouth with his fist. He then
gaN e the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Selfe—The loss of his bundle caused the restoration
of his speech ?

Mr. Lugg—Yes, Sir. I have since given him his bundle.
The prisoner, in defence, said that he was in the practice
of being very quiet and making signs.
Mr. Selfe—You may be as quiet as you like, but you are
not to strike people. I fine you 10s., and in default 14 days'
imprisonment
STABBlNC—Elizabeth Harden, a very disorderly prosti-
tute, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stabbing
William Perry, a boiler-maker, of No. 28, St. Ann's-road,
Stepney.
The parties were quarrelling last night in a ropemaker's
fields, Limehouse, and the prisoner took up a knife, and
after uttering some threats plunged it into the man's back,
inflicting a serious wound. He was conveyed by the police
on a stretcher to the hospital, and a certificate was now put
in, stating that the wounded man was in a precarious con-
dition, and could not be removed at present.
The prisoner, with great unconcern, said, " I did stab
the man."

Mr. Selfe—You are remanded until Tuesday next, the
6th September.

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Aug. 29.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light breeze, and fine.
FALMOUTH, Aug. 29.—Arrived—City of Durham, from
Ceylon; Sebastian, from Matanzas; Simoda, from Akyab.
OFP QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 27.—Arrived—Sunderland,
from Akyab ; Star, from Buenos Ayres.
WATERFORD, Aug. 26.—Sailed.—Jenny Lind, from
Quebec.
WHITEHAVEN, Aug. 27.—Wind W.—Arriv ed—Jane,
from Quebec. Sailed—John Pink, from Quebec.
DARTMOUTH, Aug. 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Bengal,
from Quebec.
CARDIFF, Aug. 27.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Pursuit,
for New York.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.

Wind W.
Arrived, Aug. 27—Felicina, from Thrall ; Charles, from
Charente; Ferment, from St. Malo ; Effort and Bessie,
from Sunderland ; Rebecca, from Plymouth ; Boyle,
steamer, from Dublin ; Jackson and Alceste, from Cardiff;
Janes, and Competitor, from Swansea; Tiber, from Cam-
bria; Lily, and Limerick Lass, from Newport; L'Etoile,
from Carentan.
Arrived, Aug. 28—Seviges, from Chorbourg ; Argyle,
steamer, from Carentan ; Victoria and Albert, from Car-
diff; Nile, from Lianelly; Caledonia, from Sunderland
Sailed, Aug. 27.—Mary, for Sunderland ; Foyle, steamer,
for London ; Orissa, steamer, for Alexandna ; Tagus,
steamer, for Lisbon.
Sailed, Aug. 28.—Ceres, and Iris, for the Baltic.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.S.W.
Arrived, Aug. 28.—Sparta, from Smyrna ; S. E. Grant,
from New Orleans ; Why Not, from Gaspee.
Arrived. Aug. 29.—British Queen, screw steamer, from
Havre ; S. Crowell, from Halifax; Culloden, from Bom-
bay; Queen of the South, from Cobija; San Spiridone,
from Ibrail.

(13Y SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)

GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Wind W. ; tide first hour's flood ; weather fine.
Arrived, August 29—Sagitta, from Barbadoes; Emma-
nuel, from Archangel.
Sailed—Batavier, steamer, for Rotterdam ; William
Hutt, for Naples.
Arrived, August 28—Royal Bride, from Bimlipatam ;
Esmeralda, from Mauritius ; Constant, from St. Jago de
Cuba ; Susannah, from Havannah ; Elizabeth Martin, from
Singapore ; Malcolm Brown, from Smyrna ; Doska, from
Waarhuus ; Robert Barker; from Baltimore; Portland,
from Licata.
DEAL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.W. moderate.Anchored—lslit, from London, for St, John a.

The annual process of revising the lists of Par-
liamentary voters promises this year to excite un-
usual interest in the various boroughs and districts
within the metropolitan area. For some years the
preponderance of political opinion in and near Lon-
don in the Liberal direction has been so strongly
marked, that not only have contests between can-
didates of extremely divergent opinions become
very rare, if not altogether ceased, but even the
Registration Courts, once the hopeful arena of Con-
servative action, have been left to the undisputed
supervision of the Liberal agents. The recent
brief enjoyment of political power by a Conservative
Government appears to have stimulated their par-
tisans to renewed exertions, for, according to pre-
sent symptoms, a " revival" of Conservative faith
in the value of Sir R. Peel's celebrated axiom of
" Register, register, register," has made its appear-
ance within the Parliamentary districts in and sur-
rounding the metropolis. Thus, in the city of Lon-
don, which for some years has been quietly surren-
dered to the solitary vigilance of Messrs. S. Smith
and Ledger, an outbreak of activity on the part of
those who so unsuccessfully, and without authority,
thrust forward the name of Lord Stanley at the re-
cent general election may be looked for. It is un-
derstood that at the forthcoming revision of the
electoral lists for the city, the Conservatives will be
represented by an agent to support some 300 or 400
objections which they have made to persons now on
the register, while the Liberal interests will be
cared for by those who have so long attended to
them. In Marylebone, where also for many years
the Conservatives have ceased to take any active
part in the Registration Court, the enterprising
Mr. Haig has succeeded in forming an association,
which it is said will depute an agent to watch over
the interests of the party before the revising bar-
rister. Mr. W. A. James will represent the inte-
rests of the Liberal electors of Marylebone. What-
ever may be theresults of these contests in a purely
party view, there can be no doubt but that the
public interests will be served by them, as in the
absence of political agents having an interest in
keeping up a " good register," the electoral lists are
apt to become encumbered with names of persons
who, by reason of death, removal, &c , are disquali-
fied from voting. As an instance of this state of
things we may observe that at the last election for
Marylebone, the agent of one of the candidates had
no less than 3,000 letters addressed to persons upon
the register returned " not found." In the city of
Westminster the Conservatives have made no sign,
while in Lambeth, Southwark, and the Tower
Hamlets the current of public opinion is too de-
cided to hold out any prospect of advantage to
that party. In Finsbury, where of late no
political representative has appeared before the re-
vising barrister, it is stated upon the next occasion
an agent will attend to watch the revision in the
interest of Sir S. M. Peto, one of the sitting mem-
bers. The county registrations in the vicinity of
the metropolis will be still more strongly contested.
In West Kent, where for several years both par-
ties have fie-rcely fought each name, the fight will
be renewed upon this occasion. South Essex, we
believe, will not be neglected by either party, and
in East Surrey, notwithstanding the want of suc-
cess which has attended their candidate upon the
last two elections, the Conservatives have an-
nounced their intention to fight the battle in the
registration courts against their equally determined
Liberal opponents. In the metropolitan county
itself, Middlesex, Conservative energy appears to

have attained its climax. Not content with the
able advocacy which its interests have for some
years received from Mr. L A. Jones, the agent of

ie old Conservative Association, in the Rilgistra-

tion Court, the party which was represented by
Mr. Ilaig at the last election have, under the aus-
pices of the Conservative Land Society, announced
a determination to renew the contest before the
revising barrister. The Liberals will, of course, be
represented, and, as each party has made many
hundreds of objections, the revision will probably
occupy more time than usual. According to the
Act of Parliament the revising barristers must hold
their courts and conclude their labours between the
16th of September and the 31st of October.

THE WRECK OF IHE ALMA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—ln your powerfully•written article of
Thursday last on the loss of the Alma you state,
" We have very little doubt that 30 or 40 per cent.
of British merchant ships now actually prosecuting
their voyages could not show their thowles in their
places if suddenly required in any direct emer-
gency." As this sentence may be productive of
much uncomfortable feeling in those who travel on
the deep, allow me to make known through your
columns the manner in which this sort of thing is
done in the service to which I belong.
Each senior midshi ,man of a watch is put in
charge of a boat, which he has to keep clean, free
from lumber, and ready for lowering at any
moment. The rowlocks are attached each to its
place by a lanyard, not stowed away in lockers ; the
oars are always becketed to the midship thwart to
prevent their falling out should the boat cant in
lowering; spare plugs and bailers are always secured
in the boat, and falls coiled down clear for working.
Every night at 8 o'clock the fourth officer goes
round to each boat separately and sees that all is in
readiness for lowering, and reports the same to the
captain. The rule is never departed from under
any circumstances; and if it were adopted in every
merchant ship we should hear no more of such dis-
asters as that which befel the Alma.—l am, sir,
yours obediently,

ONE OF GREEN'S MIDS.

THE SPOT ON THE SUN.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir,—The solar spots which have lately attracted
the attention of your correspondents, concerning,
which information is asked, are not of recent ap-
pearance ; they have been visible to the naked eye
from some places for many weeks. As a detailed
account of them may be expected from some of the
observatories in the scientific journals, it will suffice
to say that I first saw them on the 22d ult., from
the deck of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam
Navigation Company's ship Ripon, Capt. Christian,
as we were steaming out of the harbour of Alexan-
dria.
i The supposed connexion between these open-
ings n the solar atmosphere and a high range of
terrestrial temperature promises to be confirmed
when meteorologists collect the thermometrical re-
cords of the season. My observations extend from
Nagasaki to Southampton, but, being those of a
traveller only, cannot be regarded as conclusive.
Take Shanghai and Gibraltar as examples. At the
former port, in the office of the North China Herald,
the maximum by day and the minimum by night
for the weeks ending the 24th of June, 1858 and
1859, were as follows :

Week ending June 24, 1858. Week ending June 24, 1859,
Maximum. Minimum. Maximum. Minimum.
78 67
84 69
84 .. 68
87 .. 70
84 .. 70
84 .. 72
87 .. 72

At Gibraltar I ascertained that in the south of
Spain the heat in the month of July was unprece-
dented. Cattle died in the field from exposure to
the sun, and so dangerous had agricultural occupa-
tions become that the authorities had interdicted all
field labour during-the hot hours of the day.
It is not unlikely that it will be found that the
increase of temperature has been local and transient,
but it will not, therefore, follow that solar pheno-
mena exercise no influence on our atmosphere.
D. J. MAcGowAN, M.D.,
Of Ningpo, China.
6, River-street, Myddleton-square, Aug. 29.