The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-27 00:00:00

UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—From your observations on the Unclaimed Dividends
it would appear, that you consider the list of parties whoF•
stock is unclaimed to be a sealed list, as regards the public.
In order to undeceive von and the public, I forward you an
extract from 56 Geb. II L, c. 60, sec. 1, by which you will find
that Parliament has secured a right to the public to demand
of the Directors of the Bank of England an inspection of
such list during the usual hours of transfer. The following
are the words of the Act :

" Immediately, and fi om and after the sth of July, 1816,
all the capital stock, in respect of which any annuities con-
stituting any part of the National Debt, are payable at the
Bank of England, and also the annuities for years called
Long Annuities, and other terminable annuities, and upon
which no dividends shall have been demanded for ten years
or upwards, preceding the last day upon which any divi-
dend shall have become due (except where payment shall
have been restrained by the injunctim of a Court of Equity),
shall be transferred in the books of the Bank of England.
in a new and• separate account, to be raised in the names of
the Commissioners for the redaction of the National Debt ;
and immediately after such transfer, the names in which
such stock stood previous to such transfer, and the residence
and description of the parties, the amount transferred, and
the dates of such transfer shall be entered upon a list to be
kept at the Bank, which list shall be open for inspection at
the usual hours of transfer."

I am, Sir, yours, &c.
Ilfracombe, April 25, 1844. R. W. D.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Amur. 26.—Wind light E.S. E. breeze, and fine.
DEAL, APRIL 25.—Wind, A. 31. N.W. to N.E. ; P.M. E.X.E.
to S.—Sld. Thetis, Calcutta ; Anver, Mauritius ; Sarah
Charlotte, Cape of Good Hope; Peter Sctin, Valparaiso;
Francis Burr, Boston.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind, E.S.E.—Arrd. Robert
Small, London, for Madras. Sid. her Majesty's ship Thames,
Bermuda.

PLYmouvr, APRIL 25.—Wind variable.—Sld. Boadicea,
.choboe.

OFF THE WIGHT, APRIL 21.—Apropos, Cuba, Hamburgb.
SUNDERLAND, APRIL 24.—Put back, Geralite, from Stock-
dismasted. _ „

S;OUTHAMPTON, APRIL 25.—S1d. Lady Mary Wood, (s.),
Gibraltar.

FALMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Wind, variable and light.—Arrd.
Buchephalus, Fulcher, Calcutta ; left the Cape Feb. 29 ;
Coquette, Bruce, St. Helena.
SWANSEA, Apnir.2s.—Arrd. Ann Smith, Smith, 'Valparaiso,
out ninety-eight days.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 25.—Wind, southerly, light.—Arrd.
Nith, Graham, Calcutta, left the Cape Feb. 26; Unicorn,
Crowell, Trinidad. Sld. Aden, China; Lady Raffles, Ceylon ;
Thomas Leech and Navigator, Buenos Ayres ; Maid of cash-
mere, Rio ; Providence, Fernando Po ; Esk, Bahia ; Rose-
anna, Charleston ; Coleota, Isabella, and Wave, New York ;
Belmont, St. John's; Chieftain, Quebec; Reliance, and
Rory O'More, Montreal.
CLYDE, APRIL 23.—Arrd. Louisa, Trinidad.
ABERDEEN, APRIL 24.—Sld. Taveller, Davis Straits.
KINGSTON, Arun, 24.—Arrd. Lyra, Swan, Demerara ;
Xarifa, Forsyth, Barbadoes.
CORK, APRIL 23.—Arrd. Cornel:a, Ivoon, for San Paul de
Leando, with loss of bowsprit and other damage, having been
in contact with the American brig Pallas, of Newberry port,
on the 17th inst.

The John Woodall, from London to the Cape and Calcutta,
took fire in the hold, was towed to the north shore near Til-
bury Fort and scuttled ; no lives lost : she is now being
towed up the river.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals—Bucephalus, Fletcher, from Bengal, off
Falmouth, sailed Jan. 9, Cape Feb. 29, St. Helena March
12 ; Foam, Greig, from China, off Salcombe, sailed
Jan. 3, St. Helena March 4 ; Cognette, Bruce, from
St. Helena„ off Falmouth, sailed Feb. 5.

Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Cood Hope—Phcenix
steamer, Feb. 21, from Algoa Bay ; Nepali], Campbell,
from Madras ; Le Constant, 22d, from Bourbon ;
Martin Luther, Palmer, from 'Bengal and Mauritius ;
Jane, Moffatt, from Bengal, and sailed, 24th, to London ;
Vesta, Shearer, from London ; Johanna, Pool, from
Rotterdam ; Louisa Bailie, Remington, from Mauritius;
WoAlark, Hardie, 24th, from Timor ; Napoleon, Scott,
from Swan River ; Hudson, Bayfield, 27th, from Liver-
pool ; Albania, M‘Conachy, from Hull ; Boadicea,
Withers, from Calcutta and Mauritius ; Agnes Lea,
Lea, from London ; Hinclostan, Lamb, from Mauritius ;
Brazilia, Reus, from Batavia ; Alexander, Murray, from
Llanelly ; Solway, Spence, from Mauritius.
Departures from Table Bay—William Woolley, Feb
19 to London ; lanthe, 21st to Boston ; Le Sabine, to
Bourbon ; Anne Gertruida, to Amsterdam ; Victoria,
to Cwliz ; Le Severe, 24th, to Marseilles ; John Brewer,
and Phoebe, to London ; Alexander Baring, to China ;
St. Louis, 25th to Bombay ; Charles Kerr, 25th ;
Thomas Coutts, 26th, both to London ; Phoenix, 26th,
to Algoa Bay.
Arrivals in Algoa Bay—Maid of Mona, Blake ; -and
Treckboer, Cobern, Feb. 19, both from .Mauritius.

Departures from Simon's Bay—Her Majesty's ship
Winchester, Feb. 19, to St. Helena.
VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Mary, London to Cnn-
stantinople, 12th inst., off Cape Finisterre, by the Prin-
cess Victoria, Ellis, arrived off Falmouth. John (barque),
of Scarborough, 14th inst., lat. 45, lon. 18, by the Co-
quette, 13ruce, arrived off Falmouth. Eugenia, Feb. 27,
lat. 26 S., lon. 33 W.; Lady Milton, 13th, int,t., lat. 50 N.,
lon. 11 W., by the Amphitrite, arrivd at Antwerp. Tuscan,
Batavia to Falmouth, Feb. 21, off Cape Agulhas, by the
Thomas Coutts, arrived at St. Helena. Anna Louisa, Cal-
cutta to Leith, Jan. 6, lat. 8 S., lon. 82 E., by the Charles
Kerr, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. James Laing,
Feb. 7, lat. 34 S., lon. 16 W. ; Marion, for Hobart Town,
16th, lat. 37 S., lon. 2 E., by the Alexander Baring, ar-
rived at the Cape. Lady Bute, Clyde to Calcutta, 15th
ult., lat. 3 N., Jon. 22 W. ; Aurora, Liverpool to Africa,
17th inst., lat. 50, lon. 18, by the Catharine, arrived at
Liverpool. Dublin, for the Mauritius, Feb. 14, lat.
36 S., lon. 20 E. ; John Brewer, for London, 28th ult.,
lat. 5 N., lon. 28 W.

CORN AVERAGES.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,

For the Week ended April 20, IF4I, made up from the Returns of
the Inspectors In the different Cities and Towns in England and
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY.

It being supposed that some of the country returns are
inaccurate, no imperial weekly stverago has been issued this
week.

IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE PIE WEFXS
Wheat 55. led. Oats

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.

Wheat l7s. Od. I Oats
Barley ..... Od. Aye ..... 6d.l Pease lO 6d

DESTRUCTION OP AN INDIAMAN BY FIRE.—At
about half-past twelve in the afternoon of Thursday, a large
barque, which was being towed down the river from the
London Docks, on arriving opposite Gravesend was discovered
to be on fire, and an alarm being given, the tug steamer
towing her made for the Essex shore, about a quarter of a
mile below Tilbury Fort, where, from the rapid increase of
the fire, it was found necessary, for the safety of the shipping
in the River off Gravesend, to scuttle the vessel as soon as the
persons on board were taken off. Various reports as to the
name and destination of the ill-fated vessel were prevalent
!or a considerable time before we could procure anything like
a consistent, not to say authentic, account of either. As far
as we could ascertain, upon the most diligent inquiry that
could be instituted, the name of the now sunken ship is the
Woodall, of Liverpool, with an outward-bound cargo for the
Cape of Good Hope, Calcutta, and Sydney, having several
passengers for the two former places, and emigrants for the
latter place: on board, all of whom were safely landed at
Gravesend and the opposite shore, soon after the. fire was dis-
covered, and but, a short period previous to the vessel being
scuttled. From the conflicting accounts we heard of the
cause of the fire, we deem it more prudent at present to con-
fine our notice to the-mere fact of the loss from such acknow-
ledged accident ; and we also confine ourselves to the admitted
fact that the cargo is one of considerable value,-being a gene-
ral one, and likely to be in part recovered, as thtre is every
probability that the vessel will be raised in a few days ; in-
deed, it is essential to the safety •f the navigation of the
River on the Essex side, that prompt measures should be
adopted to raise her, independently of the partial preservation
of herself and cargo.
The Journal de Feeamp relates, that about the end
of the first week of the present month the fishing boat Monne,
of Fecamp, Ledun master, when in 19 degrees 8-minutes of
north latitude, 12 degrees 7 minutes west longitude, fell in,
with a dismasted and deserted vessel, which was soon ascer-
tained to be the Quebec, of Sunderland, of 260 tons, laden
'with timber and staves. Ledun immediately put some of
his boat's crew on board of her, and assisted by the Petit
Bonheur, of Saint Valery-en-Caux, Boudeville, master, who
happened to conic up at the moment, took the ship in tow,
and, with a favourable wind, made for Penzance, in Cornwall.
When within about two miles of this port, the crews of eight
English fishing boats forced their way on board, with all the
avidity of savages, evidently determined to claim a share in
the salvage. In vain did the Frenchmen endeavour to make
them understand that their interference would do more harm
than good, and it was not till Mr. Pearce, the Consul at
Marazion, got on board, that they could be prevailed upon to
leave the ship. On Friday, the 12th inst., Ledun and
Boudeville towed the Quebec triumphantly into Penzanqe
harbour.

A SIGN or THE TlMES.—During the last week no
less than forty-five snares, some with hares in them,
were found upon the estate of Tollerton, immediately
adjoining the property of Earl Manvers at Cotgrave.
There is a clue to the offenders, who are threatened
with being prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the
law as soon as legal evidence is obtained for that pur-
pose. Every precaution having been adopted, by notice
and otherwise, to render them wilful trespassers, it may
be well to inform persons who follow such pursuits, that
it is not requisite to encounter them personally, but only
to identify them in order to bring actions.—Nottingham
Review.

A SAILOR'S PRANKS.--A few days a man named
Webster, a sailor, was fined Bs. 6d. with costs, by the
Magistrates of Falmouth, for assaulting a constable.
The Recorder, Mr. Merivale, was riding through the
town on a pony with a very long tail. Webster took
hold of the tail and held on. The worshipful magistrate
tried to reach him with his whip, but the length of the
tail prevented him. The policeman came to the rescue
of the magistrate, but was attacked by the jolly tar, who
hit him and knocked him with great violence.—Sher-
borne Journal.

LYME.—On the morning of Good Friday, a large
mass of the church cliffs at this town slipped slowly and
noiselessly into the sea beneath, from the immediate
vicinity of the church-yard, thereby rendering the re-
maining portion of the cliffs totally unapproachable
without a long and circuitous walk. This pleasant and
favourite promenade has, from time immemorial, been
making frequent similar contributions, and, at, no far
distant period, it is feared, will exist only in memory.—
Sherborne Journal.
THE OUTRAGE AT A DARE ABBEY.—The Limerick
Reporter adds the following particulars to those already
published, of the conspiracy to destroy the property of
Lord Dunraven :—" It api. ears that one of the accom-
plices, named Loony, informed of the whole business,
and that upon his information, which has been amply
corroborated, the conspirators were arrested ; and one
of the female prisoners has since made horrifying reve-
lations to the same effect. It appears that Loony,
Regan, and the two women, had concocted a plot to burn
Lord Dunraven's stables, to blow up the church with
gunpowder, and to shoot the coachman while on his way
to Mr. Fosberry's, of Currabridge, for Lady Dunraven.
The list of victims, amounting to ten in number, was
actually made out, and found en the person of Regan."