The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-03 00:00:00

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thus accounts for thy. of that vessei:—She be-
longed to Mr. Sparks, of Sunderland, register 310 tons.
Was commanded by Captain Woodworth, and had a
crew in all of twelve handy. The Medusa left Tagan-
-rag above three months since, with from 2,500 to 3,000
quai ters of grain fur Limerick. On Sunday, November
10, Cape Clear thirty miles north-west, a strong gale
from the northward carried away her bulwarks. All
that day she was under double-reefed topsails, and until
half-past eleven o'clock on Monday night, when the gale
increased so that they were obliged to lower the fore-
topsail and furl it as well as they could. While doing
so the clew of the maintopsail gave way, and the greater
part of the sail was gone before the hands could fasten
it to the yard. The gale continued and the ship lay
under bare poles until Tuesday afternoon, at half-past
four o'clock, when the second mate went aloft and re-
ported an island under the lee bow. The master then
went up and, returning to his chart, pronounced it to be
Belladavy-head, and calling the crew to the quarter-
deck, stated that there was no chance of saving the ship,
and the only hope of rescuing their lives was by
running her ashore. The gale blew violently from
the north, and the foretopmaststaysail being hoisted,
just paid her off, she weathered round Bella-
davy-head, and got into comparatively smoother
water. With an effort to save the ship, the
weather-anchor was let go, and eighty fathoms of chain
paid out. She lay thus for about a quarter of an hour,
when the sea became so violent that the chain snapped.
The starboard anchor was then let go, but before suffi-
cient chain could be paid out, she struck on the ground,
it being then halt-past six o'clock, and was immediately
boarded by a heavy sea, which broke the companion,
cleared decks, and .va.h,d overboard and drowned one
man, George Garland, 25, a native of Falmouth. The
crew then lashed themselves, as well as they were able,
to the rigging, as the sea was making a fair breach over
the ship. By eleven at night the tide bad nearly fallen,
the jolly-boat was got out, and the captain challenged
the crew as to who could swim, as he was afraid for
all to go in the boat. John Gundry and Charles
Connell answered the challenge, and they were put
to tend the boat ropes, the sea running so high that
she was forced to have one ahead and another astern.
The boat got safe to shore with her living freight,
but there was no volunteers to return in the boisterous
sea to the forlorn seamen. After waiting in great
anxiety three-quarters of an hour, and ;finding there
was no intention to help them, they stripped, and drop-
ping under the brig's stern, providentially reached the
shore. Gundry came from Cork to Plymouth by steam-
packet on Friday, and left for Falmouth by land on
batutday, through the instrumentality of the Ship-
wrecked Mariners' Society.
William Turner, seaman, 18, whose registered ticket
is numbered 5,034, and dated London, gives the follow-
ing account of the loss of the fore-and-aft-rigged craft
Dart. She registered 32 tons, and the master's name
was Ditchem, of and from London. Lett November 18
with sand ballast, bound to Dartmouth, for a return
cargo of oil; vessel leaky at the time of departure; ex-
perienced heavy weather in the Downs and in the
Channel, which increased her leakage. On Friday
night, when off Torbay, William Freit, 22, shipped from
the streets in London, while on duty fell off the bow-
sprit head, and was drowned, owing to the pitching of
the vessel, which became perfectly unmanageable; and
as the sea was fast driving them to the shore, the crew,
viz., Ditchem, Joseph Manning, 30, John Miller, 21, and
Turner, took to the boat at one on Saturday morning,
and landed at Brixham. Turner, who describes himself
as from Hanover-street, West-end, walked to Plymouth,
whence he was sent, through the Shipwrecked Mariner&
Society, free by rail, to Paddington.
MOXDAY.—Ifis Imperial Majesty's corvette Olivouza,
26, Commander Jean Soustchoff, which left Portsmouth
on Friday or Saturday last, came into the Sound yester-
day morning, and at twelve o'clock saluted the flag of
Port-Admiral Sir W. H. Gage, which was duly acknow-
ledged from the batteries of the Plymouth citadel. In
the afternoon Mr. John Luscombe, the resident Russian
Vice-Consul, paid an official visit to the captain of the
corvette. Since leaving Portsmouth she has experienced
very dirty weather from the southward, and as the baro-
metrical instruments on board indicated an increase, it
was considered prudent to come into port. The Olivouza
has provisions for four or five years; the first shift of
wind she proceeds to Rio Janeiro, and thence she makes
a lengthened voyage of discovery to Kamtschatka.
WOOLWICH, DEC. 2,—The Locust steam-vessel, Lieu-
tenant-Commander Roger L. Curtis, is now painting,
and while that work is being done her crew have been
accommodated on board the Fury steam-sloop, paid off
at this port on Friday last.
The Royal Albert, 120 guns, has now her lower and
orlop decks both finished, with the exception of a narrow
space lett in the centre for the purpose of ventilation, and
the vessel is altogether in so advanced a state that there
would be very little difficulty, if a moderate number of
extra hands were employed, to have her ready for launch-
ing during the next summer. The Royal Albert is 700.
tons larger than any of the first• rate ships-of-war in the
royal navy, and being named after his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the launch of this splendid vessel in the
presence of her Majesty and all the Royal Family would
make a grand and appropriate finale, were it arranged to
take place in the last week previous to the close of the
Great Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations in 1851.
The vessel while on the stocks, in a nearly finished state
for launching, would be an object of great attraction to
thousands from the interior of the country who have
never seen a man- 01-war, and certainly none to be com-
pared to: the Royal Albert for symmetry of form and
great strength of the timbers when put together.

DEATH OF LADY JOHN HAY.
DEVONPORT, Nov. 30.—A melancholy gloom has
been cast over the dockyard and neighbourhood by the
almost sudden death of Lady John Hay, which took
place this morning, about a quarter before seven o'clock.
Her Ladyship bad been unwell for some time, and the
noble and gallant commodore has recently been on six
weeks' leave with her Ladyship at Brighton, for the
change or air. Since their return Lady John has been
a;tunded by Dr. Youge, of Plymouth, who saw her on
Friday, when it was considered she was nothing worse.
In fact, her Ladyship waii,ed out in the garden only a
day or two before, when her domestics and friends were
rejoicing that she appeared so much better. After six
o'clock, however, this morning her Ladyship felt worse,
and although no danger was apprehended, the surgeon
of the dockyard was called in, but her Ladyship slept off
into eternity, almost without pain, at the time above
mentioned.
Since her Ladyship's sojourn here, her generous dispo-
sition has been most actively and extensively mani-
fested. She was the president of the Female Orphan
Asylum at Stoke, and a supporter of various charitable
institutions. Her loss wi►l be severely felt in this neigh-
bourhood, and the public sympathy with her noble and
gallant husband is universal.
Her Ladyship's complaint was water on the chest.

IRELAND.
ENCUMBERED ESTATES COMMISSION.
DUBLIN, DbC. I.—Fourteen additional petitions
were filed up to the 28th ult., making the gross total
since the commencement of operations 1,402. The
last list presents such a variety in the value of rentals
that the speculator, be his means what they may, can
scarcely fail to find a suitable investment for his
capital. For instance, there is a property in the
county of Down, the annual rent of which is 321.,
incumbercd to the extent of about 5501. Or the more
ambitious adventurer may turn his eyes to the estates
of the Rev. William Waller, situate in the Queen's
County, and county of Limerick, the annual rent of
which is set down at 4,3741., with incumbrances to
the extent of 54,985/. The estate of Mr. Hercules
Ellis, in the county of Londonderry, producing a
yearly profit rent or 1571., and subject to an annuity
of 601. per annum, is charged with 4,3661. incum-
brahces. A property in the county of Mayo, with a
rental of over 1,000/. a year, the estate of Mr. M'Don-
nell, is thus circumstanced :—lncumbrances—prin-
cipsl 14,1781. 3s. 7d. ; interest, or arrears of annuity,
1001. Legacies under the will of Joseph M'Donnell,
7,4401.; interest, or arrears of annuity, 1601. The
only other property of note is that of Colonel Steele
Hawthorne, who is petitioner as well as owner. The
estate, which is in the county of Downe, is valued at
1,0041 per annum, while the liabilities are under
12,0001., the interest being regularly paid up to the
time of Sling the petition. This latter is altogether
the most desirable speculation that appears on the face
of the last list of incumbered properties.
SALE OF DARRYNANE ABBEY.
The Evening Packet has some remarks, written in
a kindly spirit, respecting the fallen fortunes of the
family of the man who " but a few years ago stood
among us, possessed, probably, of more individual in-
fluence and authority than any private person in the
world." After touching gently on the decline and
fall of " the Liberator," the Packet proceeds to tell
this sad tale :

" It was Mr. O'Connell's ambition, and a laudable one,
too, provided it was controlled by prudence, to imitate in
every respect a good old Irish gentleman. The hospi-
table gates of' Darrynane-abbey were always open, not
only to the friend, the stranger, or the traveller, but
even to his political opponents. And the only absolute
law that controlled the guests was that which forbade the
introduction at his table of political topics. And long
will the cordial welcome and cheerful hospitality of the
Abbey be remembered in the south of Ireland. But
these pleasant days are now passed, and wo regret very
much that the distress which has overtaken the landlords
of Ireland has at length found its way to the halls of the
Liberator. At a sheriff 's sale at Darrynane, some time
since, the whole of the splendid furniture and other
household goods were sold for the sum of 3641. 35. Bd.,
and were bought in by the National Bank of Ireland.
The goods were left there pending some contemplated
arrangements, but they were again recently brought to
the hammer by the sheriff. The purchase of the furni-
ture by the National Bank has been impeached as frau-
dulent, and on application to the Court an issue was
granted last week to try the fact by a jury. All the rest
of the property will be sold as a matter of course. Alas!
how are the mighty fallen! The prices at which the
National Bank bought the furniture may be imagined
from the fact that the entire furniture, &c., of The
Liberator's room,' state bed, &c., sold for 31. Bs. 6d.

PROPOSED STEAM LINE FROM LIVERPOOL TO
QuEßEc.—Our American tiles contain the following notice
of ibis project, which, it will be remembered, was r•romulgated
in our columns some months ago. We quote a Toronto let-
ter:—"lsaac Buchanan, a merchant prince, and a somewhat
visionary politician, is pushing forward a scheme for getting
up a line of steamers to run between Montreal and Glasgow.
Stock is being subscribed tbr this purpose in various parts of
Canada. The proposed enterprise does not appear yet to
have awakened a great deal of enthusiasm. It is, however,
precisely one of those enterprises for which Udall cApitat
would be readily obtainable, once it shall be deinutiatiated
that it wolild pay.—Liverpool Albion,

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