The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-08 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING. •
LONDON, AUG. 7.—Wind N. to N.E., and cloudy.
STANLGATE Auc.. 6.—Arrd Tagus (stearaerr
Constantinople, 18th ult.
PORTSMOUTH, Auo 6.—Wind hard and squally.—Arr
Humavoon, Loudon, for China.
OFF laumoum, I. W., AuG. s.—Wilhehnine, Aqua,,l;ll;,
for Hamburgh.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 6.—Wind S.S.E. to S.S.W., fresh.--51•1',,
Princess Alice, China ; Hamlet, Ditto ; Governor, Trinidad'
Globe, Philadelphia; Walpole, Boston; Lord Lamb°.
Montreal; Margaret and Pallas, Quebec; Water Lily Sor
foundland. Off, Ward, Chapman, Bombay ;
Valparaiso ; Columbia, Savannah ; Sovereign,
The barque Gleaner, of Quebec, waterlogged, and
doned, bows stove and only mizenmast standing, "
boarded on the 18th ult. in lat. 45 lon. 48, by the EnugTall
arrived here.

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WICKLOW, AUG. 3.—The Brothers, of Swansea, was drSed
ashore this morning, but. does not appear to , have sust4ln
much damage.
CORK, AUG. 4.—Sld. Cicero, Ichabos ; Sandwich, Nei('
foundland.

LIMERICK, AUG..s.—Arrd. Juliet, Miramichi.
GRANGEMOUTIL—Arrd. Henry Pacher, Dalhousie.
SUNDERLAND, AUG. s.—Sld. Sarah Nicholson, Cuba.
WHITEY, AUG. s.—Arrd. Mannaduke, Miramichi.
FALmorm, AuG. s.—Wind W.S.W., strong breezes 3ad
squally.—Arrd. Elena, Thornton, Mazatlan—sailed APril 0 ;
The William Rackham, from Clyde to Marselles, which l'u,
in here, on the Ist instant, with damage, has been shrve,ed
and is discharging.
JERSEY, AuG. s.—Sld, Themis, Ichaboe. MILFORD, AUG. 4.—lt commenced blowing a gale
2 A.M.,. on the 3d instant, which shifted to E.S.W., at tjll
o'clock, varying from. S.W. to N.W., and continued
itc
7 P.m., when it moderated. A smack was seen to go &Al
off Fresh Water Bay, with all hands. Several costr,
have arrived with damage. sth., And. Bezaliel,
for Patras—was towed in with loss of foretopmast, sails, 'eo
having been struck by. a sea off Lundy Island, and thro,,
on her beam-ends. Sid. Catharine, Ichaboe; Grove, Pil'"
michi ; Pembroke Castle, Quebec.
OFF SOUTIIWOLD, Auo. s.—Augustus, Simpson, liadei,rll;e4
ST. MARGARET'S HOPE, JULY 30.—The Messev6-ei
Jones, from Liverpool, grounded in coming through Wat
Sound, but came off in the flood without damage, and Pr°
ceeded for Stronsa.
,
OFF WIIITENIIEAD, AUG. I.—Britannia, Bathurst,
Beunich.

TROON, JULY . 31.—Arrd. Harmon, Man, Quebec.
ALLOA, JULY 30.—Shl. Alfred, St. John's, N.B.
HULL, AUG. s.—Sid. Llan,Runney, St. John's,'N.l3'
OFF THE WIGHT, AUG. 4.—Walker, Coxon, QuebecLA
LOSS OF THE HELEN, FROM LIVERPOOL/
TAMPICO, AND THE . FISHING SM
LAUREL.

The following has been received at Lloyds
"Admiralty, Aug. 6, :--
1844;j4
" Sir,—l am commanded by my Lords Commissi°ll,;4
of the Admiralty to transmit to you, for the inforals':,
of the Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's,'
abstract of a letter from her Majesty's Consul at l'sr!'
pier), reporting the loss of the schooner Helen, of Pp;
gow, on the bar at that place ; also a copy of a lett;:
from. Lieut. Tumour, commanding H. M. Cutter Sylvit'
Jersey, reporting the loss of the British fishing ste'
Laurel. (Signed) " SIDNEY IiERBER'„,''
" To W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyds."
"Her Majesty's Cutter Sylvia, Jersey, Aug 1,1,5.40 i;
" Sir,—l beg to report the loss of the British fis,ul,ll
smack Laurel on the Conchee Rocks, situated su'e,
three and a half miles S.W. of Mont Orguiel
The Sylvia being aground at the time of the aceid'.nti
~
Mr. Richards, master-assistant, went out to her $5;
ance in another fishing smack, taking with him the Po,
a boat's crew and boat, but, I am sorry to state t
upon his arrival on the spot the vessel had sunk,
only six people saved out of twenty who were on b66tht
I have since been out to see if it be possible to raisel
vessel, but found she had knocked her bottom out,
drifted away.

" ED. E. TURNOO4,"
dot'
" Lieutenant Comman-,4,
" Tampico, June 19, IS oet
" I am to inform your Lordships that the sch().o
Helen, of Glasgow, was wrecked on this bar on the Illreol
of the 13th instant. The crew, six in number, Pl;°c,Dif
to England in the Royal Mail Steam Company'
Medway,"

(Signed)

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Directions for making the. Guano Island of Ichabed°6o
The following is an extract of a letter reeeiv
Lloyd's, dated Ichaboe, May 22, 1844 :
" Vessels bound to Ichaboe should, by all nicaniii:e
possible, make the land to the southward of this P. for
I do not think it necessary to make Pedestal Point' 4,
they may be deceived looking for the pillar and c',
which I have been informed by several shipmasters
here, who have made the point, that they do not °of'
If vessels make the land to the southward it is qtll;el,-,fi ficient. Ichaboe lies in lat 26 deg. 19 min. S., andto
15 deg. E. If unfortunately a vessel should be draw,-,ee
the north by strong gales from the southward, or 01;i0
wise, I would recommend working along shore, geitjo
as near as is prudent towards the evening, and stretebot
a part of the night, so as to be near the land again an „d'
or two after sunrise ; by so doing they would take 0
vantage of the land-breeze, which varies a few pain tie,
ts
night from the land. The current is not always
neither does it always run with the same velocity. ',
ideg.
about the latitude of between 26 deg. 15 min. ancl9"o fr
25 min., and the land is made, mountains will be seewtth
land. Bring these to bear S.E. and steer directly for ti'
there will be no difficulty in making Ichaboe. The 1 ts:
fld
to the north of those mountains, and is composed n' :Of
hills and decomposed granite. When the island j 5 s
ijes
steer for it until you come within two or three Ind the
then go between the south part of the island aud
main. I recommend this passage as the best ibf in
ftiv
reasons. In the first place there is a p2Ssrge
quarter of a mile of the island above a mile ol"e;pti#
wind is generally from the southward, and the curre
tht
seldom from any other quarter than running °sok
northward. If you go by the north passage it is raored
low and on account of the wind being southerly,
the current, running northerly, it is next to itl'ecite4
to beat up to a good berth, as the ships lying 011)
together will not admit. There is a keep off the, 5 lis,s
end of the Island, and also one off the main land'
there is a mile between them, with a good depth
ciee.
water, so that a line-of-battle ship might heat be go
them without fear of any danger, and you call vollr
your anchor were you to windward, and drop -z
vessel in any berth you please."
By subsequent information it appears, that the to tig
and cross du exist, but of so small dimensions as
invisible except when very close in.

MARKET NE WS.-(YESTERP4
COMV-EXCHANGE.
•,41
The supply of English Wheat on show being sin; at,
the weather very changeable, the demand for tha'rsdto
was steady, and, in some instances, prices had an upw3 P
deucy. The quantity of free foreign Wheat was largesatjolOi;
the sale for it was • dull, at Monday's clu();le i'
Barley of foreign growth being in large supply, the :0 otl,
it was heavy, yet prices were supported. Malt, and
Grain, commanded very little attention.

flIS:dr01
Oats. , or
570 qrs.
13,360
1,100

ARRIVAL
Wheat. Barley.
0,80 qrs. 20 qrs.
- 280
8,830 2,840
Malt. 2,290 qrs.
i.# WHITECHAPZI..
ril 00 Prime Mutton was in demand, at full prices; °t-,Lf he
utt.,°
.he trade ruled heavy. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4cl; Pii 40 '
2s 6d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 34 4d to
and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 10d per Sibs, by the carcase.

English.
Irish..
Foreign. .....

DE AFNESS.
r
TESTIMONIAL from John Sawyer, Esq.,
_,°lfi 915
wood Lodge, Maidenhead, Berks, to Messrs. S. and Ise'
mons, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Gentlemen' o°'
been deaf for some time, I was induced, in the moothauctsr;
vember, 1839, to make trial of your Invisible Voice Con
and, although at my advanced age, at that time note:011i
year, I had no hope of obtaining any relief, yet Miro sotifo
applied them I could hear the general conversation+ j A
hearing has become so much improved by their use, that itr;
now hear acutely without their aid. I am, Gentleine,°'o.7o
most obedient servant, J. Sawyer. 22d une, lelett%,l
the late Henry Cowper, Esq., of Tewen Waters, ~eO,OO
Nlessrs, S. and B. Solomons :—Gentlemen, having Vold,
for niany years, I was induced to try your Invisibm4
Conductors. They enable me to hear persons in roes
and at a place of worship most distinctly. The Sped
rij.l
Handglass which you have sent me are very excel' It
suit my sight perfectly, the transparency of which is 1/04.0
liant, that although I have passed my 86th year thebt,ol.4
May last, yet they enable me to read, and by candle-lige DP/
the greatest ease and comfort to myself. I return Y„,sousgsf,
thanks, and remain your obedient servant, Henry rojesp,
22d June, 1839.—Telescopes, Opera Glases, Allero
&c. of the same kind of Lenses.—Caution.—Messrs. 5.113.0,(1
lomons, Opticians and Aurists, arc not in any way conee;ooen,
a person of the same name in their immediate neie,, beS4
Nor n any part of the country. To prevent znistalte'irstP"
tious, and Observe,—Only to be bad at 39, Albetnsr
Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. Jr•
g 0101
FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE ST. KATHARIN-, 64,
Tuesday, about twelve o'clock, a cry was raised tu0,10,„
overboard," when it was discovered that a young 131 j. fr°;",ad
act of pushing a craft, on which he was emplolo'o,o,6;gs
ship in the dock, within twenty yards of the doci‘"The
overbalanced himself; and fell into the water. fejjoi!dee:
were instantly put into requisition, and the poor the nito
after the lapse of a few minutes delay, caused bilr"
crowded state of the dock, taken out of the speLje
removed into an apartment in the dock-hotseet.dolr,bal
appropriated to the purpose. Owing to thefde'lit,ollo
arrangements of the Company, in case of an Acciter of or,
kind occuring, the man was immersed in hot wag 'torn'
quarter of a minute after he was taken out 0,..31re5er'
Medical aid was immediately sent for, and the "
tines were applied; but, after the most unreal „a, J,aft
tions for nearly two hours, it was found to be oLlinly Ore P.
life was extinct. The man was not in the vreter
olego
three minutes.

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BIRTHS

On the 2c1,1 inst., at Homerton Cottage, 11°1— 600,
.d:
Mrs. William Frith, of a daughter.
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inst.,s t.,at Ci
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lalnidn.pWlacael,tetrhNe'elnatildl°f P.-
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Tritton, Esq., of a son. ~,„,pbreY
RjooohObnieni
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a daughter. pidigit
On the Ist inst., in New-street, Spring-gardens'
Lady
of a son.
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DIED. t
On the 22d ultimo, aged 10 years and 3 tritlck, °-
i be
Pethebridge Hocking, youngest son of Mr. --etBl
0.1 1111
Coast Guard-office, London. he lle
On the 31st ult., at Richmond-hill, Bath, t deg.y.
~ 6,
Parsons, of the Island of Barbadoes, Vicar of Mal* di'
On the 31st ult., at Avranches, Mary Frances, ""
bet,
Gardiner, Esq., of the Bombay Civil Service. Ili
On the 4th inst., at Clapham-common, Williams
~,tt, the
Esq., of Hare-hill, Cheshire, aged 85. garP-- ,
On the 4th inst., at East Acton, MiddleseX,
daughter
i'j
wife of Mr. R. L. Evans.
William )'lthP3Uirtiun,t.E,
On the *2(l. inst., Mr. Joseph Waite, aceda_._
.?4,1.91 ,
;.I,qt..ll,:tnpstead, Idonea, eldest 'lllO5-
On the 4th inst., Mrs. Nash, wife a Sebasti o
5. , , 31:1"
of St. John's-wood-road, Regent's-park-

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Middlesex, Thursday, August 8, 1844.