The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-02 00:00:00

FOIL THE SUN:

*MR. Eatiort,-7Thin that every individual
!:St of humanity ought to Meet with due publi-
,,citY) the more especially' whe're the natural
"la's of mind of the party to whom . the. weed of
Praise is due prevents individual obtruSion on ge-
neral notice, allow me to request the favour of
Your inserting in your respectable Paper, the au-
thentic account of an Occurrence, which I pre-
surne you will not hesitate to pronounce as de-
serving the approbation of every feeling mind,
and doing the highest honour to those principles
of refined humanity, and those acts of daring
courage, which shed a lustre upon the present
herewith send you •the Quebec Gazettes
in which the affair is noticed ;. also .a copy of the
neelaration of GILCEILT AINsLiE, Esq. a Magis-
trate of Quebec, who was an Nye-witness to 'the
circumstance, .and which you will have the good-
ness to subjoin.

I am, Sir, your's, &c.

LOndon, Dec. 47, 1320.

1117M.INITAS.

QuEnEC,SEPT 21.—We find that two of Mr.Ruthvcn's suns
'rtre saved at the time of the loss of the Lothiniere Batt eau,
"37 Captain Earl, of the Aurora. le collected, irumanr, ge-
netous, and inn spid conduct. of thin. Gentleman on tee above
occasion, deserves to he inure fully stated-, and more gene-
tally known. Captain Earl is aloha tiny years.uf .age, he is
"net Of the Aurora, add is himself the lather of a large fa
filly !lying at Hampstead, near Loudon. He was awoke out
of
-his Sleep by the noise on deck, and hearing. cries of dis
tress,' he immediately collected all the lights., and went upon
Ova in his shist and drawers, and di,tributed the lights
• 'among the persons present. The boats haii gone astern to
Pick up those who bad floated past the St..amboi“, when one
" who hail lost his hob, by the pressuie, of other.
sunk. ft was at this moment. that Captain
1:',1 jumped overboard, and sated the busy. The other,
th,,uo still above water, was 'teatlyexhausted by tint pressure
of those of superior strength who surmounted him. He was
also brought on [maid by Captain Eart.•
The following is a Copy of-a Letter which has been written
to Captain Earl, of the Aurora, on the part of the Branch of
the Royal Humane Society, established in this City.
Quelarc, Sept. 25th, 1.820.
" SlR—The Branch of the " Royal Hutsane i,ciety," -re-
cently eslablisbe'd 'in Quebec, beg leave to •express the. high
sense they entertain of the determined gallantry of your ex-
trt missint a late very melancholy occasion. The Committee.
cannot flatter themselves, that any tribute of approbation in
their power to bestow, can at all add to those delightful feel-
tttgt, which nius.;,arise in your bosom, from the gratifying
consciousness of having saved the lives of two of your fellow-
ereatuses, in the very spring-time of their existence, to afford
Present consolation to a widowed parent, tinder her saitbe-
re.teenw„t, and to fit themselves by diligence and application.
Lr.future usefulness to Society. They feel it however, a
`July to theinseis es, not to withhold this tribute, and they
request permission at the same time to express their sincere
ami ardent hope, that, in the course of a long and happy life,
Toaoy opportunities may yet be afforded you of pertorming
acts of benevolence towards your fellow-creatures.

" I have the honour to he, Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
ALEX M. GEDDES, M. D. Acting Sec."
By desire of the Committee."

" Capt. Earl, Ship Aurora."

(COPY.)
I-laying been -requested to relate the circumstances which
I witnessed on board the Steam vessel, the " Car of Com-
Itivlce," respecting the saving of two children of the late
"Mr. Ruthven by Captain Earl of the ship Aurora, I feel the
greatest pleasure in bearing testimony to the meritorious con-
liter, of that Gentleman. • •
Oit Tuesday the 12th day of September last, Capt. Earl
1", a passenger in the Car of alma as I also happened
(1°.4. A little before day-break rket boat, crossing the
" • Lawrence, opposite Quebec (front Lothiniere, with 2-1
Passengers as it is said); suddenly came in contact with the
vessel, neither having perceived the approach of the
°liter, from the extreme darkness. The tumult on deck oc-
siotied by this accident, and the cries of distress uttered by
tee people of the market boat, awoke Captain Earl, who in-
rtantly collected •several lights, rushed on deck, and distri-
b"ttd them. It ap, eared that the people Of the market boat
Vert, all in the river, although the boat had not ..verse{.
A boy alongside, who had clung to the Steam vessel for
.VittY, hist his hold and was sinking, when Captain Earl
Ml."apert into the river, and succeeded saving this boy, and
`nuther who was also just sinking. hey proved to be
,Pthets, William and Peter, suns ut Orr, Bothwell, who pe-
ttsh . ' •
he danger to which Captain Earl exposed his life by this
• bhle act was immiwent, as he Was indisposed at the time,
, 14.1 d was with difficulty himself taken out of the water. It is
.12!gu Aire;to hint to add, that his presence of mind greatly
Z'Mtrilinted to lessen the extent of the calamity, by rendering
efficacious those exertions by which many other lives
%''Y providentially saved.
-uisted at Quebec this 10th day of October, 1820.
'1 . (Signed) GILBERT AINSLIE.
• 161,-....ssr....garacul

- RRIGIITON, DEC. 31.—The KING yesterday
"IA to-day. took a brisk ,walk on the enclosed
..!'“vn. On the former day his Majesty once more
41.14.',Peeted the apartments of the Palace, several
c'f which are now nearly completed, and these
are for the Princess-Augusta. Her Royal High-
teBs be• here on Tuesday. Divine Service
tlilis morning, it,fthe presence-of his Majesty and
:tt4ite; was performed, as usual, by the very Rev.
Dean of liereford.
Tot long since we noticed, under our usual
id' Law Report, a highway robbery corn-
, Vtted.'ln persons attached to the Suite of the
• French Ambassador, the Duke cle CAZES, who
• /i.ere on their way to his Excellency's country
residence at Harrow-on-the-Hill. These rob-
trg.:Were apprehended, and underwent the sen-
t:lice of The law. A day or two since, a French
.'llqvant of. the Ambassador's was attacked, on
• s Way to his .
,master's country-seat, by
uree ruffians on ,horseback; who beat him in so
dreadful a-Manner, that his lire is despaired of.
these common Robbers or Poll-
'cal Assassins ?
the Lord' Lieutenant of Ireland will remove
V-s residence from the Vice-regal Lodge, in the
i~nixe
Park, to -the Castle, on Monday, the
th of February ; and the first Levee will be on
buesday the 13th of February ; and the- first
I,,rawing,room, on Thursday evening the 22d of
ebruary• t
toA case important to the membersof friendly
ieleties, was lately decided by the Justices of
Lower Ward cif Lanarkshire. A society had
vertised its intention•of shutting, with an utte-
r:4 view to total dissolution should the funds not.
Aci3ver within a specified time. By Mr. ROSE'S
jt it is provided, that such. a measure is only
jO ifiable when 4-sths of , the members consent,
rte
alsoall'the members receiving, or entitled to
(iolve aliment. A member of the latter descrip-
i: alone opposed the shutting or dissolving of
society-; and, having applied to the Court for
8 nterdict; he succeeded and; compelled the
. Aiety to keep its' box open.
I,• Nll and Supper were given on Tuesday, at
cjtJ'e Place, the seat of Lord GAGE, to upwards
fio„400 persons. (including a number of respec-
-111,:lt tradesmen of Lewes), at which the most
4 Itlcely hospitality was displayed.