The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-19 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, JUNE 14.—Several persons of distinction
have arrived here within these two days. Among them
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are Lord Ashburton, Lord Elcho, General Sir G. Ha-
milton, and Vice-Admiral Sir J. Sykes. The celebrated
Fanny Elssler has arrived from Vienna, on her way to
London.

The magistrates and commercial council of Waiheim
have just addressed a petition to the ChaMber, soliciting
the imposition of a duty of at least 10f. per 1,000 killo-'
grammes on hay imported into Belgium over the Dutch
frontiers. The cultivation of the meadows and the trade
in hay are the only resource of that commune since the
completion of the iron railway ; it has, therefore, been
carrried on with great spirit to arrest the distress which
threatened the inhabitants. For some time they sent
very large quantities to Brussels every week, but foreign
competition threatens to deprive them of this last re-
source. The Chamber of Representatives is still dis-
cussing the project of law relative to labour. It is not
easy to perceive what may be the result.
TURKISH FRONTIERS, JUNE I.—The Montemgrins
have again committed great excesses against their
Turkish neighbours, attacking a caravan of Turkish
merchants from the Herzowina, returning from Rajura ;
they murdered part of the merchants, and carried off all
their goods. They sent the heads of the murdered per-
sons as trophies to the Viadika, who. however, immedi-
ately sent back the heads, and ordered the goods to be
restored. The plunder was, indeed, dispersml in all di-
rections, but search was making for it, and the Vlaclika
sent to the Turkish Pasha assurances that satisfaction
should be given.

THE KING or SAXONIL—His Majesty went early
yesterday morning to St. Paul's, and ascended the
cathedral, at 5 A.M., to have a panoramic vie hi of London
before the fires were lighted. From St. Paul's his Majesty
went to Smithfield, and from thence, to Billingsgate.
The King afterwards went to Covent-garden Market.
His Majesty was on foot, and was attended by the gen-
tlemen ,f his suite.

Mr. Thomas Hudson, well known for his comic
songs, died this morning at his residence in Museuni-street.
An entirely new race of horses has 13-en introduced
into France, called nedjdi, the pure blood of which will be
preserved by means of stallions and mares presented to the
King in 1842 by the Viceroy of Egypt. Crosses between the
,stallions, and the finest French, German, and English mares,
promise a great improvement of the breed of horses in
France. The nedjdi are kept at the Arab stud-house founded
by the King in the park of St. Cloud.—Paris Print.

It is int;nded to have a grand national meeting of
the Archers of Great Britain, in the city of York, during the
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present summer.

LAUNCH OF THE GIPSEY QUEEN.—On Monday,
at high water, the launch of the Gipsey Queen steam-ship,
from the yard of Messrs. Samuda Brothers, of Blackwall,
her builders, took place. The usual interest excited on
those occasions, was, in this instance, increased by the fact
of the vessel being the largest iron steamer that has hitherto
been launched in the river Thames. The following are a few
of her leading dimensions and particulars :—Length from
figure-head to taffrail, 197 feet 6 inches ; between perpen-
diculars, 175 feet ; breadth between paddle-boxes, 24
feet ; burthen, 495 tons. She is to be fitted up with a
pair of Messrs. Samuda's patent engines, which have been
constructed by them at their factory at Southwark.
They are of the combined power of 240 horses, and their en-
tire weight, including boilers (which are tubular), water,
and paddle-wheels, is only 87 tons. The steam cylinders are
placed fore and aft, directly over the keel, and the two en-
gines are in one frame work, so that all strain to any part of
the ship is avoided. Her great rise of floor, very fine lines,
and model generally, were greatly admired by the assembled
company, amongst whom were many scientific and practical
men. Her build seems calculated to combine the advantages
of a good cargo boat, and at the same time she promises to
be a very fast ship. She has been built for the Waterford
Steam-packet Company, and is intended to sail regularly
between the port of London and the city of Waterford.
After the launch, an excellent cold collation was given by
the builders to a distinguished party of visitors at the Bruns-
wick Tavern.

WILFUL MURDER AT GRAVESEND.—On Monday
afternoon, Mr. Carttar, the Coroner for Kent, resumed and
concluded an inquiry, which had twice been adjourned, at the
Town Hall, High-street, Gravesend, on the body of Elizabeth
Hartnell, aged 35, who died from the effects of violence used
towards her by a man named Thomas Jury, with whom she
cohabited. For a considerable time past the deceased and
Jury, who possesses much property in the above town, have
led a most dissolute life, and resided in Ilff/ild-street. The
prisoner had been heard threatening deceased the night be-
fore her death; which was caused by a wound on the fore-
head. The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder
against Thomas Jury." The Coroner then made out his war-
rant for the committal of the accused, and in the course of
yesterday morning he was removed to Maidstone gaol.
A WEST INDIAMAN.—A novel specimen of what
may be safely navigated across the wide Atlantic arrived in
the St. Katherine's Dock yesterday. The vessel is only 41
tons burthen, and has come from Bermuda with a cargo in
the short space of 31 days. She is built of ct-dar, and when
closely examined, is evidently of amazing strength, consider-
ing the size, for she is in appearance actually more like one
of the small steamers which ply between the bridges on the
river, than a ship capable of journeying a voyage from
the West Indies. She has not the appearance of half the
strength of one of the small Mediterranean fruit vessels, the
sides are not raised more than a foot from the deck, having
a hand-rail about a foot higher, and the stern part of the
deck quite fiat and open, after the manner of some of the
small steam-boats on the Thames. She is manned entirely
by blacks, was built at Bermuda, has not the slightest vestige
of paint or ornament, and her cargo consists almost entirely
of arrowroot. Altogether this lilliputian vessel is quite- a
curiosity, and is exciting a great deal of attention.

The-iail way communication between London and
Newcastle (303 miles) was travelled throughout, for the first
time,, yesterday, by a deputation of the London and Bir-
mingham Railway Directors, headed by Mr. Glyn, their
chairman, who started from Euston-square about five o'clock,
after an early breakfast.
Preparations are being made at Ravensworth
Castle for the reception of the Marquis and Marchioness of
Norrnanby, who are expected to visit our races, where the
Node Marquis will officiate as one of the stewards.—Tyne
Mercury.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.—In the month of June
1837, the schooner Ebenezer, a regular trader for coals to this
port, J. Little, commander and part owner, sailed from Ply-
mouth for Shields, for a cargo of coals, having a regular crew,
and a passenger named Edward Jeffery, son of the late Mr.
Thomas Jeffery, who died aboutithree years since, and was
for many years a faithful servant of J. and W. Collier,
Esqrs., timber merchants, of this town. It appears the
Ebenezer arrived safely at Shields, took in a cargo of coals,
and sailed again for this port, having still on board the
young man Edward Jeffrey, whose design had been to take
a summer's excursion to Shields and return again. Coming
down the North Channel when off Yarmouth, the schooner
experienced a severe gale, which lasted a day and a night,
when, by the violence of the storm, she was shattered, and
went down ; and it was believed at the time, for no one heard
anything about her for two months after, that every soul on
board had perished ; however, the desk of Captain Little,
with some papers inclosed, was washed into Yarmouth, at
the latter end of July, when no doubt existed in the minds
of the friends of those on board, but that every soul
had perished—and the captain's widow, Mr. and Mrs.
Jeffery and family, went all into deep mourning. But the
sequel of the story is, that Jeffery and another, after having
clung to the wreck for several hours, were picked up by a
foreign vessel bound to India, which touched at the ape.
There Jeffery and his companion were put on shore, but
being destitute of money and clothing, to return to his friends,
he entered on board the Arrow, which was then lying there,
bound on a surveying expedition to the Falkland Islands—
there it appears she has been for the last six years, and after,
returning and cruising on the.goast of Africa for some time,
has taken two very large slavers—and on Saturday, she ar-
rived in Portsmouth Harbour, where Jeffery sent a commu-
nication to his friends, announcing his arrival.—Devonport
Independent.
HERRING FIEIIERY.—We are glad to say that there
is a great appearance of herrings on the coast, and that al-
ready has the take been so.good as to permit the fish to be
disposed of at from 3d. to 4d. per dozen. As yet the nets
have not been put into operation, the mode of capture being
by hook rigged upon what are called " dandy handlines,"
the abundant produce from which holds out every hope of a
successful fishing when the ordinary means are brought into
deen Journal.