The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-01 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

GRAVESEND, OCT. 31.—Wind W., fresh, cloudy.
Arrived—The George, from Oporto; the Isis, the
Jane, and the Gem, from Patras; the Condor, from
Bombay; the Yorktown, from New York; the John
Fox, from Darzic; the Ealing Grove, from Dominica;
tho Indefatigable, from Callao; the Gills, from Fecamp;
the William and James, from Leghorn; the Acadia.
from Ceylon; the Fame, from Calais; the Earl of
Auckland and the Rhine, from Rotterdam; the Princess
Victoria, from Antwerp; La Pottle' from Cherbourg;
the Phcenia, from Honduras; the Sultan, from New-
foundlind; the Josephine, from Gefle; the Mellona,
from Guernsey; the Farmers. from Malaga; the William
Reed, the Mornington. the John Scott' the Elizabeth,
the Isabella, the Petrel, the Ariel, the Platoff, and the
Conquest, from St. Petersburgh; the Hero, from Ma-
deira; the Bellvue, from Ceylon; the Soubandar, from
Calcutta; the Persia, from Ceylon; the Dartmouth, from
Denis; the Vallisnerin, from the Cape; the Martha,
from Dunkirk; the Oscar and the Hindoo, from the
Baltic; the Margaret and the Julia, from Guernsey;
the William Jolliffe, from Havre; the Magnet, from
Amsterdam.
Sailed—The Glorians, for Madras.; the Elizabeth, for
Grecada; the Reward, for Jamaica; the Antilles, for
Berbice; the Concordia, for Rio de Janeiro; the Olive,
for Ostend; the Sir Robert Peel, for Dunkirk; the
Soho, for Antwerp; the Menai, for Calais; the Vene-
zuela, for Havre; the Fyenoord, for Rotterdam; the
Parrock-hall, for St. Kitts; the Mary Campbell, for
Berbice.

CASUALTIES.
Enterprise, from New York to Liverpool, arrived 29th
inst., experienced a succession of southerly and easterly
gales. On 12th inst. encountered a very heavy gale
from E.S.E. to E.N.E., which carried away foretop-gal-
lant and royal mast, flying jibboom, sails, &c., and
sprung foremast—Liverpool, Oct. 31.
Jaye, which arrived in Table Bay on the 25th inst.,
from Ichaboe, with damage, was in contact with the
Amelia (loaded) on the Ist of August, when both ves-
sels received considerable damage. The Amelia was
seen four hours afterwards hove to, and apparently re-
pairing damages.—Cape of Good Hope, Aug. 30.
Jessie, of Picton, Kelly, ready for sea at this place,
and bound to Hull, after cutting away her foremast,
&c., in the gale of Sept. 8, dragged her anchors and
struck the ground several times, when five feet water
beieg found in the hold, she was assisted back here;
she has partly discharged her cargo, been surveyed, and
found to have sustained very considerable damage—Pug-
wash, N. S., Sept. 17.
Leocadia Anna, from Bordeaux to the Mauritius, was
wrecked on Hartwell Reef, Boa Vista, Cape de Verds,
and the United States sloop of war Yorktown, on the
north part of St. Jago, Sept. 25; crews saved.—Reported
by the R. Y. schooner Ariel, from St. Jago to Barba-
does, which was spoken Oct 2, in lat. 14 N., lon. 27 W.,
by the Queen Mab, arrived at Liverpool.
London Packet (schooner), Phillips, from Malaga for
Hull, this morning, about 10 o'clock, in reaching down
off Caister, caught the ground on a shoal near the
Barber Sand, and laid fast; afterwards, by the assist-
ance of a boat and crew, was hove off without apparent
damage, and proceeded on her voyage.—Yarmouth, N.,
Oct. 30.

Oceana of Cork, Jones, from Callao to Liverpool, was
fallen in with on Oct. 7, in lat. 48 N., lon. 27 W., in a
sinking state, and with rudder gone, and the crew taken
off by the Penelope, Pottinger, arrived off this port,
which saw the Oceans go down in a violent gale from
the east, which sprung up on the same day, and lasted
until the 13th.—Dover, Oct. 30.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Adeline(barque), bound out, Oct. 27, lat. 44.7 N., lon.

9.33 W. -
Athens, of Philadclphil, outwardbound, Oct. 26, lat. 49

N., lon. 12 W.
Aim (brig), tf Liverpool, outwardbound, Oct. 13, lat.
42.28 N., lon. 15 W.; all well.
Achilles, from Quebec for Sunderland, Oct. 27, lat. 49,

lon. IL
Brilliant, from Quebec for London, Oct. 22, lat. 51.34 N.,

lon. 24.38 W.
Beethoven. from Madras for Liverpool, July 18, lat. 5 S.,
lon. 93 E.
Belmont, for Jamaica, Oct. 1, lat. 25 N., lon. 32 W.
Briton, Oct. 14, lat. 42 N., lon. 31 W.
Dauntless (schooner), from Bristol for Barbaloes, Oct
26, lat. 48 N., lon. 9 W.
Griffin, from Johanna Island for London, Oct. 3, lat. 27
N., lon. 35 W.
Gem (schooner). for Genoa, with loss of foretopmast,
Oct. 15, lat. 42 N., lon. 12 W.

Gambia, :Bristol for Attica, Sept. 26, lat. 16 N., long.
26 W.

herculean (barque), from Liverpool, bound south, Sept.
29, lot. 9.06 N., lon. 24 50 W.
John Campbell, llall, from Liverpool for Bombay, Oct.
1, lat. 10.16 N., lon. 24 4 W.
Joseph Yeward (barque), of and from Liverpool, out
10 days, for Lima, all well, Oct. 7, lat. 38.30 N., lon.

14.26 W.
John gelhuisb, from Liverpool for Calcutta, Sept. 29,

lat. 16 N., lon. 27 W.
Jane Strong (barque), from the Mediterranean, out 65
days, for Falmouth, for orders, Oct. 16, let. 46.00 N.,
lon. 14.45 W.
Joseph and Ann (brig), of South Shields, Oct. 5, off
Cape de Gatt.
Mersey (ship), in the Gut, bound out, Out. 22.
Palmyra. from Smyrna for Londonderry, Oct. 27, lat.
50.38 N., lon. 12.30 W.
Robina Mitchell, Calcutta for London, Sept. 12, let. 12 S.
Vivacious, frog Altneira for London, Oct. 14, off Cape
St. Vincent.
Wandsworth, Oct. 9, in the Gulp, from Quebec for Port

Glasgow.
Woodman (barque), Oct. 21, ht. 47 N., lon. 10 W.

ROYAL ARTILLERY.
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WOOLWICH, OCT. 31.—A general
,court-martial, of
which Colonel C. Cruttenden is President, assembled
again to-day in the iness-room of the Royal Artillery
Barrack, and, on being opened,. recruit gunner and
driverirte uonx .It
h,
charges, viz.:-
I.four times within twelve months, viz :

October 3, 1849, at Woolwich.
February 24, 1850, nt Woolwich.
June 21, 1850, at Woolwich.
September, 15, 1850, at Woolwich.

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'. For disgraceful conduct on the said 15th of Sep-
tember, 1850, at Woolwich, in having then and there
bit off part of the ear of gunner and driver Thomas
%Yard Kelly, 7th battalion Royal Artillery.
3. For having on the day and year last aforesaid, at
Woolwich, then and there struck and offered ♦iolence
against Sergeant Adam Clark, 7th battalion Royal
Artillery, by striking at him with his fist, and for
having then and there spat in the face of Sergeant
John Clark, his superior officers, being then and there
in the execution of their office.

4. For conduct to the prejudice of good order and
military discipline on the day and year last aforesaid,
at Woolwich, in having then and there resisted the
escort which was making him a prisoner, and in
having then and there torn the great coat of gunner
and driver Michael Donlan, 4th battalion Royal Ar-
tilicry, and in having then and there broken a pillow
of the guard-bed.
Captain and Adjutant F. A. Campbell, Royal Ar-
tillery, attended as prosecutor, and the trial of the
prisoner was concluded before the Court rose, but
its decision will not be known until it is approved by
the highest authorities.

SUSPECTED MURDER.
Considerable excitement has prevailed amongst the
numerous officials and employes at the General post-
office since Saturday last, in consequence of the dis-
appearance of Mr. Joseph Harris, one of the inspec-
tors belonging to that establishment (a brief account
of which appeared in our paper of yesterday). The
circumstances attending the case are of such an un-
accountable character as to warrant the supposition
that he has been made away with. It is not a little
remarkable that ever since the diabolical attempt was
made to murder Mr. Cureton, in Aldersgate-street,
by placing an instrument round his neck, Mr. llarris
has felt some alarm for his own safety, and has fre-
quently conversed with his friends concerning the
little difficulty a band of ruffians would have in de-
priving a fellow-creature of life, were they provided
with such an instrument. The following notice was
yesterday circulated amongst the City and metropoli-
tan police, with instructions that every inquiry should
be made respecting the case :
Bow-street, Police-office, Oct. 31.

" About 9 o'clock, on the 26th inst., Mr. Joseph
Harris, an inspecor of tho General Post-office, disap-
peared from the neighbourhood of the General Post-
office. St. Martin's ,le-Grand. He may hare some papers
in his possession relating to business connected with the
above-named otlice. He is 37 years of age, 5 feet 3or
4 inches high, small features, fair complexion, blue eyes,
light brown hair, and no whiskers. He had on a black
dress suit, black satin stock, longcloth shirt, with linen
front and wristbands. There were pearl studs with
black edgcs in his shirt front, and a false collar. He
had a merino under shirt, the sleeves of which were cut
at the wrists to shorten them. His stockings were cotton,
and his boots were Wellingtons, with very narrow toes
and high heels. He had a silk Paris hat, suposed name
of maker ' Smith, Roupel-street, Blackfriars-road.' He
bad with him a red and buff silk handkerchief. His style
of dress was very and his linen was not marked.
He had in his possession an ivory-handled penknife with