The Sun.
London, England, 1845-03-29 00:00:00

ANOTHER EXPEDITION TO

NIGER.

It appears, though the fact has not yet come Pro,to fit
nently into i•ublic notice, that another expedition
river Niger has been organised, and is by this tnnreeit
on the way to its destination. The subscriptions 1°
have been raised chiefly in London and in Liverpool,lllso
at the head of the former list is the name of the IstieHno
T. F. Buxton for 5001. The command of the exponrio
is it.trusted to Captain John Becroft, who was secos
command under Colonel Nieboll at Fernando Po, teb,
this will be his fourth escent of that river, So tio llr
may be slid to be perfectly seasoned to the climate. vto
is accompanied by Dr. King, and the same engineer, fur
itat with him in his former voyages, and, to gnarl er
tin r 441t)Lt the fatality which visited the previouS_o
pedition,- the rest of the crew is composed of Aft,17.,,),,
Among the.a7,3;:ants to the engineer is an African }cf"teo
nineteen years of age, vr:-.2 has had the advantage; a.O
years' education here, the scientine-
obtain-d in the engineering department oi •• toe
dockyark, and who woilted the Wilberforce 01)0,1
Niger in the last trip she made ; also
;.art of
..wxlivionoloiet,
river and to Fernando Po, and back to England,
rah of the crew are expert seamen and boatmen ; °Imo;
are good tradesmen, and all able to read and write- art
-
professing the ChriAian religion. The tradesmen the
to be left with e. rt ,in proportions cf merchandise
most populous and convenient stations on the river' ese
and its tributaries, to collect a cargo for the Etbiqi`fe
vets 1 fixed out for the exploration of the river), wo
she arrived, according to accounts *received, On
of November last from Liverpool, and is to remain "61,
the proper time for ascending the Niger in lul'ii;of
or be employed meantime in surveying the entraneeto
several rivers on the coast, from the Old Calabar°nos'
Congo. Connected with this subject, it rianr,uw f itr
tinned that Captain Becroft has furnished letters ° er
troduction to parties in England interested in Oeteer
paid= to Mr. IV. Daniel, a well-informed and ell'
prising surgeon, who has devoted himself te-d:
cause of humanity, by visiting Africa for the ) et
pose of finding out the best mode of counteractins
curing the African fever, which had been heretefotelir,
uniformly fatal. His proceedings in the , r,ble
suit of this object are both interesting and vs:11- le
to medie al science. In his first voyage to. Beat hem
lost six men out of his ship's company, the whole of „,.%
b'ing attacked by the fever, whom he treated accord
to the method adopted by other medical practitiOloo
the coast. This less stimulated the more his es
to to discover a better remedy ; lie, therefore;` net
xt
ceeded to Old Calabar, one of the worst parts 01.1. A the
coast. His crew was 40 in number, 37 of whom 1.7,4 ;
fever during a protracted stay 70 miles up that r'into
but having now brought his own plan of treatment fe/g
use, he succeeded in bringing the whole if the Crete Sa
back to Lives od. In a succeeding voyage he Vold
the whole of the crew safely back, with the excePi°o,o
one man, who died of an -organic disease, which "'taco
• have ly...en fatal under any circumstances. These ,citr
have all been laid before the Government as the rot%r
Om of a claim, if they are well established, for an , is
puintment for Dr. Daniel under the Colonial-off' Sty'
order that he may go ou with his plans at the othercetiji•
lions on the African coast. If these beginning tboe'
nate in a safeexploration of that part of Africa, its
Coto'
fits must soon by made manifest upon the profital.new
pierce of this country.— Times.
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COURSE OF EXCHAI
Am:terdam CF. 12 8
Ditto, at sight l2 Gi
Rotterdam ...... 2 U l2 9
Antwerp
flamburgh N.B. 14 0
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 95
Ditto, 3 tnonths 26 15
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 26 20
Frankfort on Maine 1221
Petersburgh, 3Us —
Berlin
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M lO 4
I rieste, ditto
Madrid 36i
Cadiz
I.iilbao
Barcelona
Seville

•-•-•
GLeegnhoaorn ........ •
Milan ..... ........
Venice .... • •••••• ••'' 39'
Naples ..... • •• )IFi
Oz..- • 53
Lisbon ............. - !,31
Oporto ••• • ....... `).3i
Rio •••• • .....
..... • .•••

...... "

Buenos .A y. es.• •• • • e*, e•••
NewYtek.e".:dyseigo"
Philacietehie ......... ieltra
mune no et-oek ,
Foreige • "e• bars. '„"
Porta6a• ‘eteld Cole 0: 0 val
New lerableons •••• A 4
New :Reesis ......... 4it
Silver iv tiers•-•••
of
THE KING OF HANOVER.—It is said tne - 1.00
Hanover has very recently sent autograph le,ltteero,,,
their Royal Highnesses the Duchess ef Gloge.:tinta'"
the Duke of Cambridge, as well as to several cover
personal friends of his Majesty in this country,
ideating the interestin condition of her Ite)e period(
ness the Crown Princes, which at no dittent nee °
promises au heir in direct succession to the thre
Hanover. ibis
The Queen of Spain has recently sent 11 AO'
country, as a prest nt to our Sovereign, a beau° it
dalusian horse.
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COLLISION WITH THE BLACK EAGLE STE-- "gss0-t'
--We stated that the Black Eagle steam-yacht' th, t°l
Commander B. Cook, was ordered to PortsteSie eh
convey her Majesty and Prince Albert to the petts'
Wight. For this purpose she left Woolwich on t nine
day, and by half•past eight o'clock P.M., was 111).09, gal('
miles to the westward of the South Foreland, le rbant
of wind, and the night vefy dark, when * toe ;fort
ship, name unknown, with great force ran into hic tei4
side, striking her just abaft the paddle box. 91010
concussion the Black Eagle was cut down ten or 45 COI
feet to below the water. line ; the after-funnel ~etio
down about half-way above the deck, and her Mast; del
rigging were much damaged, and the furnitere.-.:,(1 in
saloon was :mashed. The water immediately for
very fast, end some apprehensions were entertfoee•net
a time that she would sink ; but, happily, the,.e„:pillr,
received no injury, and they were enabled t.O nise"
engine-pumps going. They immediately turtniecitile
and, wish great ditficulty and some danger, relc"roo0;
Thames, and arrived at Woolwich yesterday Globe:
It would appear that the strange ship lost nothing :bigof
jib boom. The Black Eagle had all her lights Oho' oter
forming a perfect triangle, and on seeing the, °,,.pot
close upon her on the port-bow, sheput her hetel,he leas:
If this judicious proceeding on her part had ill 000:
degree been followed by the other vessel, the COl pe,
would have been avoided. Great carelessness an 1.. stlei
blame seem to be attributable to this ship, Whleveoe
may be. The Black Eagle, unfortunately, he'brelfe'
her crew injured. One poor fellow has his leg hot
and :moth( ris much .hurt about the chest,. Theloreek
both been eent to the Reyal Marine Infirmary tIC fLY
wick. - She will be docked the moment a dock Cje.-Det
gut ready to receive her, and her damages rePaireio oft;
pumps are at work to keep her free from water. attest
sequence of the inability of the Black Eagle t° 9toa
ou her Majesty at Portsmouth, the Lightning; be the
tender, Master Commander Pettey, was orderee
tim_fob,
Lotds of the Admiralty from Woolwich to Portboat,4
to supply her place. The Lightning took on
coe
Trinity pilot and proceeded to Portsmouth.
Lord Adolphus Fitzclerence. of the Royal Y7:lcase e
command whatever vessel her Majesty att'Y r
embark on board. ?or,
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ALLEGED HORRID CHARGE AGAINST
LECTURER.-0n Thursday last, Ralph II01.c1•0'tsli0
considerable period a favourite lecturer on Tett,b),
at the Temperance-hail, in 66 town (IPr;:eeti
brought before the Mayor and Magistrates, 0'8'1%051
the horrid and disgusting offence of criininallYJ ClOrt
a female child, under twelve years of aee, his trial it
Mallet, and he was fully committed totake
the present assizes.—Su elk Chi mete.
ot.,tuoVs"
LYDD.—NECESSITY FOR CHANNEL 70 C 35•5
A chassc mattuns burthen, laden with olion;
France, and a few casks of wine, from Bordealialturieg t
kirk, was driven on shore in the West 13a)",, er
night' of the 24th instant, in thick weather. ho
La Petite Gracieuse, Sarzedux. CaPtealarga Pb,
with five men and a boy, were saved. nee beet,
been taken out, and the vessel lies high UP c'gqiirbUtir..
It is probable she will be carried into ItYe • le
Dover Chronicle. fenia
CHILD FOUND.— On Friday the body of %est thee
child was found floating on the river Thaewhga'ed-V,tit,.gi
Dock of Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare's, uire'ia by
Blackwell, by a man named Carter, eteln°Y2 bet a r•
firm. It had apparently been in the water by •
days, and had evidently not been attended
eye
dical man. .11ret,br •
THE REQUISITION AND TRACT9O. that teeoe•
much gratification in informing our readers
‘terice.Ch..oo
quisition and declaration, addressed to th,e obserirctice
Leiter, in condemnation of the principle cd Sorif Settle
advocated in the 90th Tract, has received nearly". in tree
hundred signatures, and is to be presented 'a, Willie
ensuing term with such additional mulles before 0.
sent into the 'Margaret Professor of DivinitY wed Jr
end of the ensuing week. The requisitiou
several Peers and Members of Parliament'
distinguished persons of all shades in politic s•
.age
and State Gazette.
--TlYis itig
riUNGERFORD SUSPENSION inupon. •,ht, beort
will be ()puled for traffic on Monday fort,llist ref/ to
earlier by some days than announced in th. rernolesrif
of the Board of Directors. Very little no.e, ne!".„0
be done for its completion, the entranceeeheZ efnntoll ..1,r1),
ready, and there being but a few) ards
railing and stone balustrade to put up. Tljeted 01
sin OiP
one halfpenny, and a neat house will be ere
0
side. Workmen are now busily
the boards forming the platform and In P
te'
structure. baYll.lO,
At Cuxhaven a brisk south-west win'', ee fronitio
"PO a
turned on the 21st, the channel was preaY ir to oft
se that the William Jolliffe was able to pit
forenoon. vP • ked
he
Great numbers of oranges were plc
Nigh'
our beach yesterday morning ;so that it 'Pr
Poet
some vessel has foundered, laden viith that fruit"--
tine fleruld of Saturdey. „lief ni
Mall • as'
How TO PEEDICT TIIB WEATHER.-- in, se
~iog
predicting the characteristics of letthor',Te t'follo"tbe
have from time to time been put forth. 0ci,00,0
we have from an intelligent farmer, who! tsbscre,tol
fi
weather his study for tee enty years past ;--; e
wind," says he, " %%hen the sun crosses to. feer!,,,es
line, :Aleut the 30th el March and the 12th.'"Airest,5t,
ber. If the prevailing wind be in an caeterleXtsith et
a dry sea:en fellow if in the west or,,
the succeeding season will be distinguishe be
have remarked this fur years, and by notogria"., /et
f
enabled to predict the weather with an accu u• 7
surprised many.—Brisktan Ile•
pt i
The Ten 7"otrns' Messenger, a Kidder' e t
of High Tory politics, contains an rollout] .steweno at
the paper is for sale by auction. Turyisol
discount in he Midland Districts. Soll fel
Its • 10 e
inster
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO THE G -
MONTGOMERY.—The congregation of 1-e4rioioOffee
have recently pr. seated to their beleve:theiratos
purse of 2001. as a mark, not only ed._ 0.'013,00
tionate respect, bet as an expreesion of theirbis
his means should be more it arty related tette one
and zeal, than the income afforded to him IV'
Lion of sittings in Percy Chapel.