The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-12 00:00:00

OTAHEITE.

The Moniteur publishes the following return of the
vessels which touched at the harbour of Papeiti (Ota-
heite) in 1843 :

WHALERS.

French, 6, measuring 2,371 tons, with crews of 183
men, and laden with 10,200 barrels of oil, estimated at
106,040 dollars.

American, 59, measuring 19,556 tons, with crews of
1,728 men, laden with 106,200 barrels of oil, worth
1,567,800 dollars.

English, 2, measuring 580 tons, with crews of 57 men,
laden with 1,800 barrels of oil, worth 25,000 dollars.
Total, 67, measuring 22,517 tone, with crews of 1,968
men, laden with 118,200 barrels of oil, to the value of
1,698,940 dollars.

3IERCHANT3IEN.
French, freighted by merchants, 3, measuring 667 tons,
with crews of 42 men ' • value of the cargoes, 360,000 f.
Vessels, freighted by the State, 3, measuring 1,220
tons, and with 55 men.

American, 3, measuring 840 tons, and with 39 men ;
value of the cargoes, 293,000 piastres.
English, 8, measuring 975 tons, and with 80 men ;
value of the cargoes, 176,000 dollars.
Danish, 1, measuring 77 tons, and with 9 men ; value
of the cargo, 16,000 dollars.
Hamburgh, 1, measuring 127 tons, and with 9 men ;
value of the cargo, 18,000 dollars.
Total, 19, measuring 3,906 tons, and with 234 men.

COASTERS.
12 vessels, measuring 302 tons, and with 61 men.

LITERATURE.
ARTHUR ARUNDEL. 3 Vols.
Colburn, London, 1844.

We have here another of the numerous tales tha,
have appeared within the last ten or a dozen years on
the subject of the English Revolution of 1688, which
—as Mr. Horace Smith, the author, justly observes
has been panegyrized by historians much too highly,
when they have applied to it the term " glorious."
The tale is exceedingly fertile in point of incident,
and is far superior to the author's first and best-
known work, " Brambletye house," inasmuch as there
is less of an ambitious straining after effect ; and
the various personages of the narrative are introduced
with more skill, and made to play their parts with
more propriety. One of the most entertaining chap-
ters in the work is that which gives an account of
Arthur Arundel's visit to France ; where he meets with
the Grande Monarque at Versailles, and is introduced
to the celebrated Madame de Maintenon—that maud-
lin and consummate hypocrite, of whom, however—
as we gather from one or two passing remarks—Mr.
Horace Smith seems to entertain a very favourable
opinion.

ELECTION FOR CHAMBERLAIN.—At three o'clock
his day the numbers were :—Mr. Alderman Brown,
2,306 ; Mr. Heppel, 65. The poll finally closed this
afternoon at four o'clock, and the declaration will be
made on Saturday next.
DREADFUL OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday afternoon,
the following shocking occurrence took place in the
New-cut, Blackfriars-road, by which a fine little boy,
named Thomas Smith, three years of age, lost his life
under distressing circumstances. It appears that
about a quarter to six o'clock in the afternoon, the
father of the deceased, who is a carman in the
employ of Mr. Burgess, a cow keeper in the Corn-
wall-road, was driving his own cart, which was
heavily laden, homeward. The father of the de-
ceased had, a few moments previous, had twopence
given to him for the purpose of procuring a pint of
porter, he accordingly stopped for a minute at the door
of a public house, from whence he had half a pint of
beer, he drank a portion, and leaving the child to finish
the remainder, proceeded onwards. The boy, when in
the New-cut, ran after, and had just overtaken his
parent, when he either accidentally fell or was knocked
down beneath the wheels of the cart his father was
driving. He stopped the horse as quick as possible,
when it was found that one of the wheels was resting
upon the unfortunate child's neck. The horse they at-
tempted to back, but the animal refused, and they were
compelled to urge him onwards, before the deceased
could be picked up. He was conveyed to the surgery of
Mr. Marshall, who, on examination, found that life was
quite extinct. That gentleman said death must have
been instantaneous. The father, who was in an almost
frantic state, bears a most excellent character for steadi-
ness and sobriety.
kr Cheap excursion trains continue to form an im-
portant feature of railway traffic—a new proof of the
public usefulness of railways—a new element in their
own revenue—a valuable addition to the recreations,
amusements, and moral culture of the English people.
The Dover excursion trains did not, fur the first two
weeks, meet with adequate success, but the Directors
persevered, and now their Saturday trains, returning
up till Monday night, are crowded with passengers, who
can thus spend part of Saturday, Sunday, and Monday,
in France, going and returning from London at a single
fare. The number of excursion tickets issued for the
six excursions, from the 27th of July to the Ist of Sep-
tember inclusive, was 45,532, being an average of 7,000
each excursion ; the last excursion consisted of 14,000
persons.—Railway Chronicle.
A CURE FOR THE DISTEMPER IN CATTLE, BY THE
EARL OF ESSEX.--I cannot resist giving a receipt for
the treatment of beasts that may take the prevalent dis-
temper. It showed itself last winter in one of my yard
stock, by its discharging abundant saliva from the
mouth, with sore and inflamed tongue and gums, very
dull, no appetite, confined bowels, and rery hot horns.
I desired the bailiff to give him one half-pint of the
spirit of turpentine, with one pint linseed oil, repeating
the oil in twenty-four hours, and again repeating it ac-
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
cording to the state of the evacuations. At the end of
twenty-four hours more, the bowels not having been (YESTERDAY.)
well reeved, I repeated both turpentine and oil. In two MANSION-HOUSE.
days the beast showed symptoms of amendment, and in A man named John Brown, who was without a
three or four took to his food again, and did perfectly coat, and appeared to have suffered in a conflict, was
Well. All the yard beasts and two of the fattening brought before Alderman Gibbs, charged with having
beasts have had it (five others I had sent to London be- committed a daring robbery. The case was made
fore the disease appeared), and all have been treated in remarkable by the display of extraordinary spirit and
the same manner with perfect success. Half a pint of
turpentine is the smallest energy upon
and one pint the largest dose the part of a lady, of rather small stature
ine du • e. r three or four clays. Little food beside oatmeal and delicate appearance.
gruel was giVen.—Quarerly Journal of Agriculture. Mr. Hobler appeared for the prisoner.
[The remedy above prescribed has been found effectual Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Bradshaw, wife of Mr. Brad-
in this neighbourhood in several cases even where the
sba.w,.of No. 103, Bishopsgate-street Within, hosier
disease had attained a considerableheight. It was tried and glover, stated that, about ten minutes past eight
with success by a farmer near Donnemana and many of o'clock on Tuesday night, a man came into the shop,
his
Londonderr neighbo y
Sentinel.urs whose ]
cattle had taken tilt: distemper.-- dressed in a green shooting-coat and yellow buttons,
and asked to look at some ribbons. Witness showed
THE FRENCH ACADEMY OF ARTS.--The Ad y him some, and cut off a yard and a half. While she
of the Beaux Arts, on Saturday, awarded the eaatnoeninukl.
prizes for engraving. The first was accorded was engaged in cutting, the prisoner entered, followed
Aubert, pupil of MM. Martinet and Delaroche ; and the by the shopman, who had been out, and whom she
second to M. Tourny, pupil of MM. Prudhomme and desired to serve him. The moment she saw the pri-
Mulard. The academy next selected the candidates soner she suspected that he was a thief, and she ob-
served his motions. The shopman incautiously place 1
from whom a successor to the late M. Tardieu is to be
chosen. This having been done the meeting separated, upon the counter, near the prisoner, a bundle of hand-
The election is to take place at the next sitting. kerchiefs, and the man with the shooting-coat and
The Hull and Gateshead papers give encouraging yellow buttons at the moment exchanged glances
accounts of the prosperity of the shipping interest. with the prisoner, who took up some of the handker-

GAMING HOUSES.
Mr. PRENDERGAST now moved that bench warrants
might issue in the case of

THE QUEEN V. GODFREY AND OTHERS.
The defendants, Godfrey, Joseph Bevan, Joseph
Sherwood, C. Liley, and W. Sufffin, had been indicted
on the 19th of August, for keeping a common gaming
house in Bury-street, St. James's, but had neither put
in bail nor appeared. The party making the affidavit
swore that if the bench warrants were issued, he was
in possession of such information as would enable him

to capture them, and so bring the parties up for trial.
The COURT granted the application for the war.
rants, with 24 hours' notice of bail.