The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-18 00:00:00

NOTICE TO MARINERS

The following is posted at _Lloyd's
"In the North Elbe,betwo.::en the Vogelsand and the
lbsand, th~ following bnoys have been.pluced tor the
benefit of na%
" 1. A black buoy. No, 1, on the N.E. side of the
Vogelsand, in about 3 fathoms water at low tide, N.E..
E. from the great lighthouse at Neuwaxlc. E.N.E.
the second light-vessel in the Elbe, and ,W.S.W. frogu
the beacon OTl_Butehsand Polio. •
"2. A black. buoy, No. on. the N.B. 'side of the
Vogelsand, in about' 3 fltinans at low water. hearing
N.E. by N. froth the, great light-house on Nonwarl:,
N.E. by E. from the second light-ve'ssel on the EU/
and S.W. W. from the bea.con on Butchsand Polk.
"3.: A white buoy on the N.W. point of the Gelb-
sand, in about 3 fathoms at low water., hearing..N.N.E.
from the great light-house at Neun ark, N E., frinn the.
second light-vessel on the Elbe, end S.W. by W.
from the beacon On Butchsand Polio. : •

" The two black btrop have a flat top With white
ring on the inside, and a white cross. • On the -surfaco
the number of the buoy and the word 'l3ll%um' axe cut,
and the royal cypher is branded. The whit: buoy ho
a red top, on which the - name painttll in
white, and the royal cypher brandcd.
" The buoys are generally removed on the Ist De-
cember, and replaced by two black and one white ice
buoys, They are laid down again in the beoinnion• of
March.

" Royal Board of Trade. Copenhagen. Jane 18, 1814,"
DANGEROUS REEFS :IN THE • SOUTIIIPACIFIC

OCEAN.

The following important information ha's been re-
ceived at New-Bedford;-:. from the American Coni;ul tlt
the Bay of Islands:—
" Having obtained information of three dangerous
rocks in juxtn-position with the Cent 6 LlundA iri
the South- Pacific Ocean—the position of. these rook:-.,
lie directly on the track of ships •Cruisirg for
sperm whelos,'in lat. 31.14; lon. 178.3, bearing E.N.E.,•
by compas, froni the French • rock, eighty-fire mileg •
distant, said to be twelve feet water in it, but no break er
were discoverer] on it.

"The second rock lies in lat. 31.13, lon.. 179 W., bear-
ing W.N.W. from.t he Frencit rock, ten mile:, distant, juAt
a wash with the Rirface of the sea, and btßaks higk
in boisterous weather.

" The third .cam ob32rvel, lat. 31.29 S,- lon. 178.28 F•+
bearing W. from the French rocks, about 133 mites
distant, and heavy breaks on it in rough weather."

THE BIRMINGHAM ELECTION•

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sts,--So much hssheen said against Mr. Wm. Scholefield's •
Whig principles, that I hope you' will be good enough to let
the public know what his .political opinions really are, Ile is
an advocate of free trade, including the total acid immediate
repeal ef the corn4av,-3; he is for ballot, short ParHa- .'
meats, and a Wide 'extension of the suffrage. ITpon the lat tor
point, he is as liberal as anyman in the llonse of Commollg,
short of Chartkm. The men .of :Birmingham know that be
is not a cold conformer to these popular principles, but that
he has always been a willing co-operator in every liberal
movement, excepting probably that for complete suffrage, of
which Mr. Sturge is the originator, and winch 'aim.s at the
six points of the Charter under a less popular name. In jus-
tice to those who voted for Mr. Scholefield, and in order that
the real character of the opposition'to him may be knovr! to
the public, I beg the favour of yoUr giving these faeti i:,;.,r-
-tion in ,vour paper.
July 16.

AD VAIWP, of N B 0 TONT---ff be °Peva'
I;fltori, considering the
Qq:ll..l.iihed to warrant an
tion, on thrir :part, for.an.adyance of ten percent. upoll
their wages, bring thaaraount to which, they , wee,.
doced, in consequence of the depression, that body !:
notice to theiremployers, a;month ago, that, unle, ;
advance N.-v:l4'o,of; they would leave their work on th=c'
18th of July.; Up to 'Friday` :night no arrangement
had been Made,- theughthe rrkisters that clay had gifitle
a proposal to r.,_eet the met:half-Way, by making an.c.d--
vance of five per cent. On,Friday night; tinrty-fire de-
legates, from the various mills in the town and neigh-
bourhood, met at Mr. Settle's, the Crown lon, Deani-
gate, to take the proposal of the masters into consi,dera-
tion. It was,then decklcd,, by 24 to 11, that :the ;offer
should be rejected, unless the masters would include Ito
price of gas in the advance. The

tive
.oftra:de

fps. WC

atructed to acquaint their masters with this res.-A'.-
tiou, and to ask fOr their concurrence. This was,dmo
on Saturday morning, when. the masters express,a
their de:ertnitnitiOn not to •go beyond an advance
of 5 per Cent:, especially as they had no assurapee
that the country mustets would make any advance
at . This objectioa was, urged upon the dele.g,ates,
by. several malittr3 who are -Very- poplar with their
workpeople, and, its force wai felt. and acknowledge 4
by the. spinners. The question teruaining the Upset-
:tled, and the week- in several of the mills 'wing cow--
pleted 'on Friday night, the spinners in- these
_esta-
blishmenti Struck on Swarth

morning;

raaintA ontthnt On 'Saturday nizbi howrver,
a meeting 'of:delegates f.t,nd others was be ! at the
crown Inn, to deter Mine upon what course shonld bw e
pursucd. There Were 69 spinni:rs present; and, ftcr 3
protracted d' decided by
show of hand_
ten. per cont., 6; fOr

c-;.:,v6ion, the ,
For adherin9,

the originf4l,demanj ‘f

ie.p, &nt.,

of the irrastyrs,

TT, ri

free, 30; lor.fteeeptn::.;
five per rent., 33. It wal;, therefore, decide:: to. go L''
work on Monday frinrninm at the-ndvaneo otier.64 lay- the
,nd"thus, to the credit of -both pantos,' the dis'
tied.

masters,

put' i

aienbh,-

Bert
11.'nnEl.f7CTInN.—TI:e contest for
th 6 vacancy itt the repteEentation of B!rmiligiwtu Las.
tenninated, :Is me I,..ared it.. would, it: the ret:rn

Sp)oner,..the I thiJ-; t.e,tl;t
aro entirely indeh!ed to the obstinacy of Mr.
Sturge,, who persisted in going to the although
it is now evident that he could not have had the.
slightest • hope Of, success ; • athl consequently, . that
he Ayas only pitying the trams of the who.
used levery 07;111.110nt in their power to persvade Linn
-that he ought not to draw back, after once el .::,,aging in
the contest. Mr. Feargus ()Venom. ;Aso. to, vas so,
lately the• bittere,t enemy of Mr. • • •,
animosity, and, out of pure love of n,
effort to induce his followers to vote Lontpit.;''
suffrage candidate. Under these eircurnst:•.nce,,, it. is not
surprising that Mr. Spooner should have been returned
by as many votes as those of Mr.- Scholefield and Mr.-
Sturge.added together; nor is it wonderful, comidering
.how few their victories have: lately been, to find the
Ministerial journals boasting of the result of this election
as a most surprising triumph, and a convincing proof:
of the progress of Conservative principles.—Manchester
Guardian.

BRITISH SHIPPING.---We mentioned last week •
that the opening of the guano trade had greatly relieved -
.British shipping, and put an end, for ai time, to the,ruinoua
competition for freights, which had for some time existed.
but we had not at that time any iti;:a of the number of vessel°
which have gone to he African coa'tt in search of this new
manure. We have since learnt that it is not less than 600,
at the lowest. estimate, and that some persons even estimate
it as high as 800, a great number of them being very large -
ships. It is, therefore, no wonder that the taking up so many .
vessels at good freights, and the withdrawing them from the- •
usual trade, has had a good effect on freights and on the der
--4,
mand for shipping everywhere.ieerpoot Times.
GRAND MATCH OF CRICKET AT LORD'S GROUND'
—On Monday the great match between the Marylebone
Club, with Pilch, against the Northern Counties, with A.
Mynn, Esq., was commenced, and as this was considered one
of the most interesting matches of the season, the ground WO.
crowded with spectators, and many of high rank andtasbion,
and all appeared to take a lively interest in • the game. The
following are the fields :—Marylebone Club—Sir F. Bathursti
Kynaston, .Keate, Mills. and Taylor, Esqs., with Doan?
Dorrington, Hillyer, Lillywhite, Pilch, and Sewell. Northern
Countiesl—Elmhurst, Hariopp,'Nethereote, Noyes, and Woe'
Esqs.,•with Butler,'Brown, Clark, Fenner, Guy, and Tinley
The Marylebone Club went in first, and obtained 97 runs-
The Northern Counties then took to their batting, and get
105 runs, heading their opponents by 8 runs. The Maryle-
bone Club took their second innings, and obtained 76 .11.108:
leaving 68 runs for the opposite party to get, but whO got
only 55 runs, thus leaving 'the Maryletcone Club the winner:,
by 13 runs. The game was not concluded till Tuesdaynigu •
CAPTURE OF WHALES.—On the evening of Mon"
day, the Ist inst., the harbour at Stornoway presented .
scene of"unusual bustle and interest, far surpassing that o_e.;
casioned by the herring fishing. About seven o'clock a allT;
of whales was observed off the mouth of the harbour by "
bOats coining. from Lochs, and no sooner was the circutni
stance perceived in Stornoway, than boats darted off in. 1,4
directions to the place of rendezvous, until ICiO boats had
got to seaward of a shoal, as was afterwards ascertaineek,";
179 whales, and soon succeeded in driving them
bay, where they were killed and hauled upon the W..%
The novelty and grandeur of the spectacle attracted a v;"0
concourse of people to the scene i f action, where themeill
of: the different boats were waging war with these pxchii
inhabitants of the, deep:—seine with lineea, other'''. their "
swords, hatchets, &c., until the sea was coloured witli
blood, and covered with foain 'by the' tremendous splash,l;;;;
of their tails. The whole were sold next day for. 404 g
the benefit of the captors. There was a good herring fi:4o.'
-hare yesterday, and the quiditY of the Ilerilugs..is.ts"-
into
-hoes-shire Advertiser. •