The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-23 00:00:00

PY batliu mu; Tiroeitti, tit prepriOori of
tqvifrn. Tho :-.!aUs were aninly farnishid by theUtjr
es n: trtiroDuulaesb of K(
the Duchess Lady Charlotto Denison, the
110 n. Allis y, Evans,' and other ladies, warm
sup Porters of the In:;:ituta,n. The tu:al number of
children in the Soe:ety's two eAabliihments (town and
c9untry) is q 9,), and since the establishment of the S-)-
eletY upwards of 1,009 boys and 600 girls have been
plated out or apprenticed.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, AUGUST 22.
ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
, -Aug. 18.--Dram, cutter, G. Bentinek, Esq., from
-uttrtmouth and other ports.
20th.—ElizAeth, cutter, lion. Augustus Moreton,
'llll6dg-0, and proceeded to Weymouth ; Romulus,
cuter, Lord Wharneliffe 'Southampton.

FAILINGS. -
Aug. 20.—Kestrel, ketch, Commodore Lord Yarbo-
rough, for 'Weymouth and other western ports ; Flirt,
schooner Sir B. R. Graham, Burt., ditto ; Owen Gli-n-
-`!°Nver, cutter, N. Ber•Aell, Esq., ditto ; Naiad, cutter,
.bu.ohu Quantock, Esq., ditto ; Nymph, cutter, Sir John
34Yle.Y, Bart., ditto ; Corsair, cutter, John Congreve,
ditto ; Medina, cutter, A. J. Hambrough, Esq.,
ditto.

21st.—Rdcon, -yawl, John Beardmore, Esq., Ports-
mouth and coast of France ; Charlotte, cutter, lion. W.
White Hodges, Weymouth and other western ports ;
Ariadne, cutter,
M. ,T. Higgens, Esq., ditto ; Dream,
cutter, G. Bentinek, Esq., ditto ; Georgian, schooner,
NV* Lyon, Esq , ditto.
22d.—Zephyrotta, schooner, Henry Hope, Esq., Wey-
nn!uth and other western ports ; Phantom, cutter, Sir
William Curtis Bart., ditto ; Brilliant, schooner, G. H.
-Ackers, Esq., ditto ; Emerald, cutter, J. L. Symonds,
Plymouth.

AT AND ABOUT THE STATION.
Cutters—Pc-ad, Sparrow-hawk, Ann, Alarm, llebe,
beaflower, Whim, Aurora, Osprey, Snake, and Romulus.
Schooners—Galatea,Xarifa, Hawk, Camilla., and Gem.
On Saturday last the Queen's Cup of 100 Guineas
has sailed for by the Alarm and Owen Glendower ; they
started at eleven A.M., and came in as follows :

Alarm 6ll. 23m. 15sec. P.m.
Owen Glendower
On the same evening a brilliant display of fireworks
Was set off frotn the following yachts :—KeStrel, Lord
Yarborough ; Syren, Sir Thomas Wilson ; Brilliant,
G. IL Ackers, Esq. ; Flirt, Sir B. R. Graham, Bart. ;
Zephyretta, H. Hope, E,q. ; Sparrow-hawk, Thomas
Hallifax, Esq. ;
Wave, Marquis Thomas Hallifax, jun., Esq. ;
brough, Esq.
The castle of Blandford ; Medina, A. J. Ham-
a N. Barwell, Esq., at East Cowes, was
beritill.Y illuminated with blue and red lights.
PI ."Y °I our noblemen and gentlemen have left us for
4111"t' &e., and are not expected to return before
backribe'daY next. The Royal yacht is not expected
seas° dire that time. As usual at this period of the
and 11,1,' we have many changes ; several families leaving,
and (())'ers arriving for the bathing season (September
—et°ber). The town is very far from full.
us VrQ b
'The the following. visitors and their families with
;-i-hc Duchess of Montrose, the Marquis of Angle-
the Marchioness Wellesley, the Marquis of Bland-
.,..°r(l, Lord Dillon, Lord Clonbrock, Lord Cadogan, Sir
dames Graham, Sir William Montagu, Sir Bellingham
rahant, Sir H. Webster, Lady Stradhroke, H. Hope,
Thomas Hallifax, Esq., Lady Fitzgerald, Lord
tPitzhardinge, Sir C. Egerton, Lord E. Bruce, Lord A.
aget, Lord Seaham, John Mills, Esq., Thomas Legit,
r(1- John Congreve, Esq., Lord Lovain, A. Hill, Esq.,
. Oswald, Esq ALP. ,Spencer de Horsey, Esq., &c.

-lIIPWRECK. AND PIRACY NEAR TANGIERS.—The
Robert and Ann, of Newcastle, William Venus, master,
bound to Alexandria, with coke and coals, was steering
4 fair course through the Gutt of Gibraltar, on the night
(If the Ist instant, when the weather came on so thick
that the crew could hardly see from the head to the stern
of the vessel ; and having gat into a strong current,
Were driven on shore, at eleven o'clock, near Cape Spar-
otel. The crew got akedge out, and for four hours la-
ured unsuccessfully to haul her off. About this time
e weather began to clear up, when the crow, to their
surprise discovered another vessel within pistol-shot,
acti • •
Yin a similar situation to their own. She proved
t° be the s
bo , en, of Plymouth, William Turner, master,
02111" from Swansea to Messena, and also laden with
-s• The tvvo masters consulted together, and it was
determined that two of the crew of each vessel should
be dispatched to Tangiers to get assistance. The men
Pulled off for that purpose, and just as they rounded
Cape S
iieelt
Spartel was observed by her Majesty's steamer
na
a
;I a' \\raid' vessel was on her way to Tangiers
dispatches. The officer in command desired them
to return
to their vessels. and he would send off
tabsseitaance immediately on his arrival at Tangiers. On
f neat's crew re-approaching the stranded ships they
bnc'unad fir e decks covered with Moors and Arabs; and
land and
red at from the shore immediately pulled off the
hatpinaticl again made for Tangiers. About two hours
ards the boat again fell in with the Ueda; which,
tt:g delivered her dispatches, was returning to assisto
tea v•essels• The Hecla took the boat in tow; and o
to ethe
11‘
Robert
amounting, an- Ann, the Moors made off, and,
b er with a bod of armed companions on the beach,
great as the men say, to at least a thousand (a
number of them mounted on camels and horses)
great
inland. Finding that both vessels had been
striPPed, and that the captains and remainder of the
Crews had disappeared, the Hecla returned to Tangiers,
/vhere, to the satisfaction of all, it was found that the
havingt/v°p and their men had previously arrived,
to leave
pulled there in boats. They had been compelled
g—Jeave the vessels in consequence of one party on shore
firing on them to cover another armed party who were
advancing to board. The captains and crews were for-
warded to Gibraltar, in the liecla, and were brought in
the Montrose mail-steamer to Southampton. The crew
crthe Syren got re-shipped at that port ; and the other
fi"sew vvere forwardeMariners'd to London by th
toe
receive local a
further
gent of
"ii, Shipwrecked
ssj.tanee.—Kentish Mercury.
,"RoNrat's INesoEsT.—Yesterday afternoon an
le:luest was held before Mr. Higgs, at the Plough Tavern,
bay-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on the body of Thomas
iu kieni Lucas, aged thirty-two, who died rather suddenly
evi4n-ges„eol!ege hospital on Tuesday last. From the
and giae.'t appeared that the deceased was a plumber
beeti-,izler, and lived in Drury-court, Strand. He had
hood work on Thursday se'nnight in the neighbour-
rain.' Prrious to which he had got wet through with
i rove, "° Went home and complained of sore throat and
a and his wife procured a draught and gargle from
-rge°u in the neighbourhood. Ile gradually became
,lot;r():liirsieiceidll Sunday, when lie was quite delirious. On
oldaY afternoon he was taken to the hospital, when he
izabeth frantic throughout the night, and died the
I:l•°wing mornina• about half-past seven. The wife,
Ql, Lucas, was called, and deposed that about
4n, n months ago an execution was put in their house,
everY article of furniture was sold, since which time
tri3th witness and deceased had not slept in a bed. Dis-
less, the death of a sister, and having a child now in the
laitilog'3 College Hospital, had caused deceased to drink
h.:3:: Dlr. Daniels, of King's College Hospital, stated
atiTl no had made a post mortem axamination of the body,
that an
found Effusion of blood outside the brain, and
I he deceased's death had been caused by delirium
ar"ten3. The jury said they were satisfied, and returned
verdict of "llieS by the visitation of God, brought on
°Y delirium ll emens."
:131tisToi. AND - EXETER RAILWAY. kx,e —Yesterday the
hob_ nth half•yearly meeting of the above mn was
wi'l9 at the White Lion Hotel, Bristol. The-report,
Meiji was read, ccAninenced by congratulating the pro-
• ors on the Opening of the line throughout to Exeter 1,1 A,
112,
r„cot: last,
itwh ua
38, anticipating by more than a year the
w d stipulated in their engagements with the Great
Company. The amount of rent and
n4re of toll due to them by the Great Western Corn-
, 43, for the half-year was stated at 33,473/. l 3s. 5d., the
71.1.°4 earnin,,s b• 41., 59 IGO/. Os. lid. ; which was most
in 6.ll%ftetA)".Y, 'considebr: the short period during which
eicaipts for the distance beyond Beautbridge were
stateu4d. The engineer's report also showed that the
I7of the line was excellent. All accounts with con-
etors and others were so nearly closed as to justify the
thl,rel?tors ill stating, that the cost of the construction of
.';'lle would not exceed the amount authorised by the
a°l.„-a1 Act of incorporation. Part of the -sums
paid
on debentures at five per cent. interest had been
se-,(` °IT, and new securities contracted for at four per
cent
the lenders psying for the stamp; the remaining
'c'rit,ion of the debentures would be similarly provided for
ti;l7ey fell due. The report recommended them to con-
-111 ei for the present the dividend of 11. Bs. per share,
J ear but looked forward shortly to be enabled to de-
‘,tiaro
a all inercaied dividend. The report then went on
%no:tin-lend the formation of various branches, and
a balance-°f
hy stating that on the 30th of June there was
in a'atlee-of 107,300/. Os. 4d in the banker's hands and
etnsbeeurities bearing interest. A variety of resolutions
far tandYno• tl • • f the report, and one _le various portions o
tar, 1Z formation of a committee to present the Seem-
Pa.:l J. 13. Radham, with a testimonial, were then
ssaa unanimously, and the meeting separated.
-La tawav ACCIDENT.—An accident, Which was for.:
o tunn
,aatelY unattended by serious consequences, occurred
stajunday night On the Drogheda Railway, at the Lusk
aq ilinusu!tll;plpoenagrsoltilei)at when the last train (which was
from Drogheda had arrived at
the
the
station, the driver ran it several perches a-head
„„`° platform erected at the station, and in conse-
'truce of this he was obliged to back the engine so as
In ble Passengers to alight, and others to get places.
wet le retrograde movement the train was pushed too for
toand another movement in advance was then made
bring it to its proper place. At the moment that this
14'4,14:anion took place, an engine, with some carriages
e,tat:nttilol'n °we up, and the driver, seeing the first train
t ; supposed it was starting. and without slack-
firis' trail g the speed of his engine, pushed on, and just as the
stopped it was struck by the after one. The
• trallisequenees were, that all the carriages in the first
actin were dashed violently against each other, the pas-
:tnecartsizere pitched to and fro, and the utmost con-
and confusion prevailed. Several persons
avnured to get out of the carriages, and for several
wa_9tes terror and excitement prevailed, and nothing
heard but screaming alarms. When this subsided,
~avever, it was ascertained that few were hurt at all,
°though several were bruised, that none were dan-
:r7,lely
tonered. After a long delay the train was
deur°,,d roceed and reached town of course consi-
hrozl3_lY after it was due. None of the carriages were
taluZu• At an early hour yesterday, Mr. Eccersly, the
gatilog,ing director, left town for the purpose of investi
the matter.
M`• Car or A WITALE.—On Friday, while the
ijuu`riv of one of the Dublin trawlers were fishing off
ineasaa°Fes county of Waterford, they captured a whale,
half 111 thic
uringkness
thirty-six feet in length, and seven feet and a
.