The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-28 00:00:00

• It was announced that the Great Britain would leave e
the Coburg-dock on Friday afternoon ; but in order,
suppose, to prevent the inconvenience arising from tune
immense crowds that would, no doubt, have flocked to se;
her she left the dock at three o'clock in the reoruillif;
and came to anchor in the Hoyne, on the Cheshire gild
of the river, where she took her coals on board ; ant
where, also, she continued to be an object of gre"
attraction to the passengers by the ferry steamers. he
Attracted by the loveliness of the day, and ts
novelty of the sight, an immense concourse of perso%
assembled on the pier head to witness her departure 00'
afternoon. It seemed quite a holiday. The river ws,
studded with gaily decorated steamers lailbn with Po
sengers, who were to accompany the greatest of that er
as far as the light-ship. At two o'clock a small stew vg
took off the mail passengers, the hour fer sailinee„,n;
three. Shortly after that time the Great Britain
be
under weigh, and the firing of a gun announced that,'bf
commenced an outward trip. Her gun was answered
other vessels from the Cheshire side of the Merswee,
The river presented a magnificent spectacle at this ti.dit
The stately vessel moved slowly down the river alni
of
the loud huzzas of the spectators and the firiogo
cannon, and the heartfelt expressed prayers of thous
an
her success. Qh
She passed the rock in gallant style, sailed thro, jeti,
the Victoria Channel, passing Crosby light ship and ted
ward-bound vessels, the parties on board which sale
her with three cheers.
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In addition to her passengers, there was a large J-nlea
on board the Great Britain by invitation. These sail
in her to
.the light-ship, where they left her, fiu-ose•
turned homewards in a vessel hired for the pure ft,
Before taking their leave, however, of the mighty
ug
salutes were exchanged by the guns on board the WO
vessels, a farewell cheer given, and the vessel proefewl
in her trackless course across the deep. We wish
with all our heart—God speed !

THE DUTCH MAIL.
The HAGUE, JULY 23d.—By the commercial triedstoti,
concluded in 1844, between the Zollverein and Beigijise
it was stipulated that the importation of Bei: by
iron into the Zolverein might take place, not °°'„ or
land, but also along the Rhine ; but on in Geri°%tio
Belgian ships. In consequence of representations
. Tay
by the Netherlands Government, the importation
henceforth
sutgtuhtseat
ekielpallvt7eLiih,nacss hhpilprsbleoi
sfdh,eAtdhffeaaiNrneeostthioceferltarbneesuvr Netherlands'
ted
States
the death of General' Jackson, in which he invites
captains of American ships in the hdrbour of the.'-'OO
therlands, on the day after receiving the notice, tovPier
their flags half mast high, and the consuls, 10agdolo
consuls, and all other American citizens in the oir„
to go into mourning as usual on such occasions. ;„ e the
On the 18th of this month the dyke for encles'larth
western part of the Anna Paulowna polder, in . b the
Holland, was happily completed, so far as to finlstepecl
enclosure. In a few weeks the dyke will be beig,,hvhas
and strengthened, so as fully to secure the land 4'l; jou
been gained. In about 14 weeks, 3,200 acres ° dytte
have been recovered from the sea, by means Of 5
14,000 ells, or 2i leagues in length. a or.
The Danish Government has issued the follovii°o
dinance • ; Dish
" Art. 1. The exclusive privilege which the
„,-1:1),
Asiatic Company has enjoyed since the 21st of l'''arcti•
1792, and which was renewed on the 21st of from
1822, having expired, his Majesty declares that
the date of this ordinance the trade to China is free. 7919
" Art. 2. The ordinance of the 16th of June, 1
relating to the trade with the Indies, is revoked. and
" Art. 3. The trade and navigation with Chi", si°
India shall henceforth be governed by the ordinanii-reeiga
f
force relative to the navigation and trade With -
countries.

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Reports of a curious nature have reach; of
respecting the forthcoming work entitled ,g The story b 9,
Royal Favourite." We understand it to be an atitoblogr-100
abounding in piquant anecdotes and palpable bits at the Aso
and manners of the day, though less grave
" Sybil" or " Self."
-a
DYCE SOMBRE.—OOIOIIe Dyce Sombre, '`wood,
affair has occupied so much attention in the fashionalko
is again before the public. Since his arrival here ;creole
enlisted much of the public sympathy ; his case has.uni satbr
tho most scrutingus inquiry before the highest methes,:, to be
rity of this city, who are unanimous in pronouncing u',i/e°
in perfect mental health. This opinion has been bef°_,rlos
to
by the medical faculty of St. Petersburgh, who were 0' sod $
gether under the immediate direction of the EnWei.er'l gee'
certificate was accordingly signed by thirteen professl.o Ail be
tlemen of that city. We understand that the affair doe°
again brought before the public in London, and will to 4 Of
of purpose
occupy some of the vacation hours of the at
:000
long robe. What the result will be we are at present, pre
to say, but from the very strong case which celono' tic
Sombre has made out, and, assisted as he is by energi 00°
comparable talent, there is reason to expect that it throsele
more put him in possession of his princely fortune.--'."
BritishMELANCHOLY
Gazette. ofilh
ELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—WALLS SOS!, the
JULY 12.—We experienced a severe gale here on Frl"%olch,
4th inst., from S.S.E. Two boats crews of six men goo°
belonging to Sandness, in the parish of Walls, who w7isbed.
to the ling fishing at a great distance from the shore, Pe„,
sou
One of the boats came ashore in the parish of North lu..efer
bottom uppermost, with a dead man in it ; but the other:goo
having been heard of up to this date, is supposed to 120 sar
down. The names of the men are James Slater, Jan'esliiidies3
son, Peter Georgeson, Peter Fraser, Henry Abernethy, 1100,
Williamson,-Laurence Sinclair, James Wishart, Jam," (100
George Coutts, James Sinclair, James Georgeson.—eMercury. NW.
ISLAND OF Rum.—We understand that the 0 of
quis of Salisbury has purchased this island for the
24,0001., to form a shooting ground or deer forest, fotrfoostt
it is well adapted. In former times Rum was one "5 kite
and it is still designated in the Gaelic language "'lob/
dom of the wild forest." The island is about eight tol,oo 0
and seven broad. In consequence of two great em4rai'd 000
the people in 1826 and 1828, the population was red:1E01!
400 to 100 or 130. The island is, we believe, held .°,, e
from Maclean of Coll, by Dr. Maclean, who has botsi
cellent house, offices, &c., besides effecting several rw
provements.—lnverness Courier.

BIRTHS. v. rn Plae'
oir
On the 21st inst., Mrs. R. Barclay, jun., •e- the
Bloomsbury-square, of a daughter, still-born. biro,
On the 20th inst., at Frampton House, Lin
lady of the Rev. John Tunnard, of a son. A °lll.f.
On the 23d inst., in St. James's-square, the 124
A, 071.
Kent, Esq., of a daughter. ire *9
On the 24th inst., at Craven-street, Strand, v-- W
Cullington, jun., Esq., of a daughter. 0 'iri°
On the 24th inst., the wife of the Rev. T. SimPse
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M.A., Vicar of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, of a son

eI.4.IhRRIED.
On the 19th inst., at L c ( ampton,the Re'. ar° -0
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Tetlow, M.A., Rector of Poutesbury, Salop, t° f fol'i"
youngest daughter of the late W. Shaw, Esq., °'
Derbyshire. „,. JoFePh
On the 24th inst. at St. Pancras Church, fir. soplii*
Claris, of Liverpool-street, Gray's. Inn-road, t,eot.
(laughter of Mr. W. Holman, miller, of Ramsgate'

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On the 17th inst., at B 1 Martha, re'
ou ogne-sur-Mer,
the late Rev. John Powell. All,
On the 20th inst., at Rothe- Isle of Bute, Helen
third daughter of Charles Cowan.a'
d daughter
On the 22d inst., Charlotte Frances, second
Captain Pattullo. Beltir
Ina,iinOnhnortnh,eß2.3Nd.,inagste.d, 11418r.5. Catharine Norton,v,:lideoll. Ch
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Norton, Esq., of Baw'mrgh Hall, Norfolk. Willi
On the 23d inst., at Sunderland, Lieutenant "
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UDRJena, Monday, July 2v, 1849•
Printer, at The Soo 01E89 Z. 7141

DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT
BRITAIN ON HER FIRST TRANSATLANTIC
VOYAGE.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING.
The arrival in the Mersey of the Great • Britait!,
steamer—that magnificent and stupendous effort 01
British skill and British enterprise, will long be a rae.
morable and remarkable event in the commercial history
of our port. The welcome she received from countless
thousands on her first appearance has only been eN:
ceeded by the excitement which has not only prevaile
here but for a hundred miles round in the public min'
respEcting her—an excitement which has continue'
with undiminished ardour foe- upwards of three
weeks. Fvery day cheap trains, carrying th"°-
sands of passengers, have arrived from 1h
towns in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and 1,11
steam-boats plying coastwise have also been crowded
with persons desirous of beholding the " Great Le'
viathan, 'as she has been aptly named. About 40,000
persons have paid Is. each to go on board the veseelil
but the number who have contented themselves kith
gaze and wonder at her extension only is incalculable.
The Directors have acted with a liberality to be expected
from men prompted by a spirit of enterprise sufficient to
brave the prejudices and difficulties they must have ell'
countered in their noble undertaking. They have 1:Te;
seated out of the proceeds received from the exhibitto
the sum of 1001. to be thus divided amongst. the Liver'
pool charities, wisely confining the distribution to those
institutions from which the industrial population reeeire
most immediate advantages : Northern and Souther°
Hospitals, 251. each ; Sailors' Home, 20/ ; DiEPer
caries, 20/. ; Floating Church and Chapel, 51. each. t
' We regret to state that the Great Britain carries cut
but a small complement of passengers, although the fared
were low, being 20, 22, and 25 guineas. Considering;
that this may almost be considered an experimeols
trip, and that great prejudice generally exists in the
public mina against new and only partially-tried plans,
this is not to be wondered at. We have seen Pait'e
gazing in profound astonishment, wonder, and adrairr
tion at the splendid vessel ; but, after their first impres.
sions have been removed, they have shaken their heads'
and given expression to many doubts as to the safety °f
i
the object of their wonler. This is not an individual,b,„°
a general impression. The minds of the people see':
unable to comprehend how so vast a floating machine eOl
be guided with speed and safety across the bra',
Atlantic. We can only express a fervent hope that these
opinions may be as unfounded as those given by tb 5
noted Dr. Lardner, who, a few months before the Silt
crossed the Atlantic, stated that it was utterly impossibl
for any steam-boat to accomplish so great a task.
We subjoin a list of passengers :—Col. Ernest, u"''
Pauget, Mr. B. Graham, Mr. D. Murray, Mr. Bags'Mr.
Mr. Bowry, Mr. E. K. Kane, Mr. Jeanjequet,
M‘Lachlan, Miss Falin, Mr. S. Crooks, Mr. J. "0-
,
Mr. Mrs. Wood, Mr. H. Wood, Mr. W. Wood,
Robert-
son and friend, General M'lntire, Mr. Smith, Mr. P. L.
;
Suchard, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Code, Mr. r"
Mr. Tomline Clayton, Mr. B. Rey bold, Mr. Trole,
Simonsfield, Mr, F. Bridhar, Mr. J. M'Kewan, Captain "
Morris, and Mr. J. Fryer.
She carries about 500 tons of light goods and a loge
mail.