The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDA Y „ EVENING, MARCH 29, 1861.

laws daily in the face of their own subjects, thus
degrading their Government in the eyes of the
people; and as the foreigners could have no police
there, it is evident that such outrages, if stopped
at all, must be prevented by the native police
arresting the offender, however temporarily.

He observes that treaties such as we have with
China and Japan, which place Englishmen under
the jurisdiction of their own countrymen, give to
them really a position almost equal to that of foreign
Ambassadors in England. But would the police of
this country tolerate the open violation of our laws
by the Ambassador or by any of his servants ?
Would they not stay the delinquents in their out-
rages, and, if persisted in, would not the result be,
at least, their speedy Eeportation from the country ?
He warns them that—

"If conflicts should unfortunately result from any
want of duo consideration for the national peculiarities of
an Eastern race, and a wilful violation of laws or customs,
which do not interfere with the full enjoyment of all the
treaty rights necessar' to the prosecution of peaceful
and commercial object:, you will be disowned, aliko by
the people and the Government of your own country,
neither of which wit consent to be dragged into a
long and doubtful war :or the sake of supporting a few in-
dividuals in overriding the laws, customs, or even the pre-
judices of a whale nation, in matters indifferent and con-
trary to the best interests of both parties."

Mr. ALCOCK'S particular applications of these re-
marks, in conformityto a notification he had already
issued, and an examination of each case in this
letter, are as follows:

" You may not shod because the law of Japan forbids it,
and your own laws beer out the prohibition which the Go-
vernment refuses to Icense. You may not carry revol-
versl at your belt tween sunrise and sunset, while
engaged in the pea ful occupation of a merchant, buy-
ing or selling—beta e, while it fails to give the protec-
tion you seek to secure, there is reason to believe
it tends directly to pnvoke a breach of the peace in many
cases and the very (anger you apprehend. And, lastly,
Chinese servants unler the protection of the British flag
must not be allowed In ride down Japanese in the streets,
and therefore must net ride at all; because it is in the first
place an unnecessary and motiveless violation of the laws
and customs of the country, and In the second place be-
caude by such absolute prohibition alone the danger is to be
effectually averted."

We are sorry for our frisky countrymen abroad ;
we almost sympathise with their love of "a spree ;"
but really, if they want one, they must not seek it
amongst those who do not understand them, and
who feel themselves insulted by it. We can assure
them that English income-tax payers do not like
the cost of Chinese wars, and would judge seriously,
indeed, any persons who forced them into a Japanese
war. Indeed, it is very doubtful whether Lord
PALMERSTON himself could persuade us to sanction
a war with such s people, merely to obtain com-
mercial intercourse for men who had not self-con-
trol enough to respect, in their amusements and
habits, the prejudices, if so we chose to think them,
of the Japanese. lien like Mr. ALCOCK are at the
same time just the men to be firm, when requisite,
with natives as well as with their fellow-country.

men.

LOSS 010 THE 811.1 P MIDDLESEX.

(From the Cork Examiner.)
DINGLE, SATURDAY NIGHT.
In a former communication I mentioned to you
the fact that a boat with a singal of distress flying
had been towed into the Blasket Island. The rescued
men have just arrived from the Blaskets,eight miles
away, some absolutely crippled from the hardships
they endured while tossing five days and nights in
an open boat upon the Atlantic. The narrative
which I have been able to gather from these
wretched men is this:—
The Middlesex, of New York, a full-rigged ship
of about 2,500 tons burden, Harmer B. Parmerlee,
master (one of Tapscott's New York and Liverpool
liners), sailed from Liverpool for New York on the
18th of February, having on board a crew of 26
hands before the mast, seven officers, and about 35
passengers—in all, 68 souls--and a cargo of coal
and crate. When about 21 days out, in a gale of
wind, while Tying to, under a close-reefed maintop-
sail, she sprung a leak, the cargo shifted, and she
was thrown on her beau ends. Signals of distress
were hoisted, but unfortunately no vessel was to be
seen during the three days that she had the signals
exhibited. She then began to make water fast, and
all hands were employed at the pumps during three
days and nights successively. The main and mizen
masts were cut away, 3ut all to no use, as she
began to sink fast. When the master saw that
there was no chance of saving her, as the water
was almost up to the main deck, he ordered the two
lifeboats to be launched, but unfortunately they
were both smashed alongside.
After one of the lifeboats had been launched,
the cook and a seaman got into her, but a sea came
and capsized her, bottom upwards. The cook got
on the keel, and clung to her until they were out
of sight—as the rope had been cut and she was
let adrift through the confusion that then existed
on board. The longboat was then launched, and by
hard exertions the captain and 14 men, including
four passengers, got into her (one of them, named
Donovan, jumped a distance of about 30 feet from
the ship down to the boat, and was- near breaking
his limbs), and abandoned the ship about 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, the 12th inst., having to leave the rest of
the crew and passengers to their fate. As they
were entering or going on board the boat a very sad
incident took place. A fine young fellow, named
Elford Thorpe, a native of Carlow, was courting a
young Scotchwonaan, a passenger. They were to be
united as soon as they should arrive in New York.
When the boat was being manned this Thorpe got
into her. She rose on the top of a sea. The young
woman jumped in order to reach her, but did not
succeed, and she fell between the ship and boat and
began to sink. Poor Thorpe leaped overboavd, dived,
and brought her to the surface, but the rope had been
cut, the boat had drifted to leeward, and could not
pull up to them, and the unhappy pair perished
locked in each other's arms. a ,
When abandoning the ship the sce on beard the
boat, crowded as she was, was frightful. They were
then from Tuesday, the 12th, running before the
wind, it being very stormy, and continually pouring
showers of hail. At one time, the sea running
mountains high, they had to "grudge" her—which
means, to lash all the oars and loose spars together,
throw them overboard, and make them fast with a
line or rope, in order to keep her head to windward
for safety—then all had to lie down and give her
her chance. Last Saturday morning they saw the
Blasket Islands, on the coast of Kerry. She came,
as one of the islanders informed me, from seaward,
between Tearcacht and the Foze, and then ran
south through the Bic, Sound. The wretched
crew were so•exhausteethat when the island boat
threw out a tow-rope they could not pull a
stroke to help her. Four of the islanders
got into her, and by the most strenuous exertions of
all they were just able to get to the landing-place.
On their arrival a bucketful of water had to be
brought to the famished and thirsty creatures, but
two of the passengers dropped dead from the sheer
fatigue and hardship they had undergone.
The survivors were taken to the houses of the
islanders, and, with what poor means they had,
most hospitably treated.
I have endeavoured to collect the names of the
survivors, which are as follows :—Harmer B. Par-
merlee, master, native of New York • Charles Bow-
lingo, chief mate, ditto • Thomas Morton, second
mate, Liverpool ; James iianlan, third mate, Bos-
ton ; Richard Williams, boatswain, New Orleans;
Samuel Deen, carpenter, New York (originally from
Kinsale, county Cork); William Beverland, A. 8.,
Londonderry, Ireland ; Daniel Donovan, A. 8.,
New York (originally? from Queenstown) ; Alex-
ander O'Hara, A. 8., Dublin ; John Winn, A. 8.,
Liverpool; and the steward, a Frenchman.
George Porter and John
Passengers saved—
Murphy, both of Liverpool. Passengers buried in
the Blasket Island.—Quin, Killarney; and a
Se Atish lad.