The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-03 00:00:00

VAL INTELLIGE CE

TFIE ElTlttimrxT•i. :::•:AIUADROI4.—The Alban steam-tee
sel, Lieut.-Commander Lowe; has arrived at Devouport front
the experimental squadron, to ships forming vrhleh she
conveyed seamen and boys, left behind 6:7 the fleet sailing from
Sphead. By her we learn that the fleet ir.:fl Brad no trying
weather ; at all the trials, which had taken place in light
and baling wintls, the Queen, 110, three decker, eons-
mended by Captain Sir Baldwin Walker, of the Surveyor
of the Navy's con,4ruction, had the advantage of all the
other., but it was very slight ; the Albion, 90, Captain
Loekyer, C. 8., another of the Surveyor's ships, was
second on some points ; but the Rodney, 92, Captain Col-
lier, C. 8., constructed by Sir R. Seppings, Was second on
other points of sailing ' • the Canopus, B', Captain
Moresby, C. 8., the old French line of battle ship, built in
1794, was fourth ; the St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley,
the flag ship of the commander in chief, Rear-Admiral
Hyde Parker, C. 8., built in 1816, and the first in the cape&
rimental cruise last year, was fifth ; the Trafalgar, 190,
Captain Martin, built in 1941, by Mr. Lang, of Woolwich
Dock-yard, on the lines of the St. Vincent, was sixth ;
the Superb, 80, Captain Corry, the newest ship of the
squadron, built by the Surveyor, was seventh ; and the
Vanguard, 80, Captain Willes, sister ship to the Superb,
and ctlled the " crack ship" of the Mediterranean in 1838
and 1839, although lighter than any of others, was last.
They were to go in to Cork, and then proceed on another six
weeks' cruise, to try their rate of sailing on a lighter draught
of water. The Queen and Albion have ranch larger sails and
lesser armaments than the St. Vincent, Trafalgar, and Rodney.
The Canopw, also, has a heavier armament than the Van-
guard and Superb.
Commander Arthur Lowe, Acting Commander of the Ex-
cellent, and nephew to Sir Thomas Hastings, the late Captain
of the Excellent, but now Storekeeper of the Ordnance, has
been appointed to the rank of Post Captain.
Lieutenant Richard Moorman, of the Excellent, has been
promoted to the rank of Commander, and Mr. Alfred Rose
Lee, Mate of the Excellent, to the rank of Lieutenant.
Mr. Frederick Marryat. late of the Cambrian, son of Cap-
tain Marryat, R. N., anti Mr. Charles Bromley, of the Driver,
son of Admiral Bromley, have been promoted by Lerd Had-
dington to the rank of Lieutenant. .

THE WEATHER, THE HARVEST,
AND THE " ESCAPE."
Uninterrupted sunshine has prevailed throughout the
past week. Each day has been brilliant, hut there has
been less heat than might have been anticipated at this
time of the year, owing to the strength and coldness of
the winds. The nights and mornings have been parti-
cularly cold, but this has been of less importance in
consequence of the absence of all wet. Harvest is
everywhere in full and uninterrupted progress, and
the reports as to the crops are, perhaps, upon the
whole, more satisfactory than might have been ex-
pected. There is sti I, however, a complaint of the
quality of the grain in many quarters ; accounts seem
generally to concur in the opinion that it will weigh
light, and though several instances to the con-
trary have made their appearance at market, they are of
course to be taken as no criterion of the character of the
great bulk of the produce. The fine weather has had
quite as beneficial an effect upon the commerce of
the country as upon its grain crops. Speculation aga;n
seems rife, and the geo-ral aspect of atnirs is buoyant.
The fact is that England has just had " an escape," and
every man is enjoying that flow of spirits which the
reco&ction of dangT past, coupled with renewed hope
and prospective success, is calculated to induce. But the
present safety, it such it really be, ought not to make us
forget h Av imminent was th.e danger to which we have
been exposed, nor overlook the appalling fact, that it has
left—as it found—us, without the slightest means of pre-
paration or protectiun should a similar calamity again
menace. Brief as was the period during which the
storm impended, its duration was sufficient to check the
progress of commerce throughout the kingdom. Ask
any banker, merchant, manufacturer, or trader, of any
mark, and there is not one who will not at once admit
that, during the first fortnight in August, independent of
the painful sense of coming danger of which his own
mind was conscious, he could distinctly trace a tremulous
pause in the current of the country's commerce. To
the eye of the careless observer the storm may have
only appeared sufficient to ruffle the surface of the ocean;
but those accustomed to look more deeply perceived in
that agitation the turbulence of the entire body of the
waters from shore to shore. Happily the storm has
blown over. Ere, however, the recollection of the dread
inspired by it shall have passed away, it may' be salutary
to point out that our present safety affords no proof that
such danger was one jot the less terrible, or that its re-
turn may fail to be attended with the same merciful
results. • Unless Sir Robert Peel be possessed of nerves
of iron and a c, nscience of adamant, his existence during
the first fortnight in August must have been an ex-
cruciating one. Will he risk the recurrence of so fearful
a responsiblity, or will he elect to brave the terrors of
the " Agricultural mind," as displayed on the' back
benches of the House of Commons 7—Susses- Ad-.
vertiser.

EXTENSIVE ROBISERIES.—On Saturday informa-
tion of the following extensive robberies was eircalatod
throughout the metropolitan and city police divisions :—Frans
the house of Dr. Halliday, 73, Oxford-terrace, Paddington, a
large emerald and diamond cross, an emerald and diamond
ornament for the neck, attached to two strings of large pearls,
with a diamond clasp ; a gold centre crnament for the neck,
set with emeralds, diamonds, and rubies, and attached to a gold
neck chain ; a large gold Maltese cross, set on a brooch, with
emeralds, diamonds, and rubies; a white enamelled brooch set
with thirteen turquoises ; a hoop ring with five diamonds;
a ditto with five emeralds ; two ditto with ice
rubies each ; a ditto with five rubies ; a cluster ring set
in diamonds; a cluster ring set in diamonds; a set of amythist
ornaments, consisting of necklace, two brooches, pair of
ear-rings, pair of bracelets, waist clasp, &e.; a gold
snuff-box ; several silver bracelets, China silver ear-rings, and
other valuable articles of jewellery, &c. ; and 4501. in Bank of
England notes, amongst which are seven notes of 50/., two of
'201., and three of 51., the numbers of which are known. A
reward of 50/. is offered for the discovery of the thieves. Also
from Orleans House, Twickenham, the residence of Lady
Anne Alurray, a small oval miniature likeness of the Earl of
Lucan, about one inch and three-quarters long, the name of
" Santarilla" on the back, surrounded by sixteen diamonds,
and had a small Venitian gold chain attached, value 1001. ; as
opal brooch, an inch long, set with small diamonds, value 301. ;
a ring set with a diamond, an opal, and a topas, value 251. ; a
ring with a ruby in the centre, a large diamond on each side,
and surrounded with small diamonds, value 45/. The whole of
the articles have been abstracted from her Ladyship's jewel box.
Total value 2051.

TIIE ASCENT AND DESCENT OF THE NASSAU BAL-
LOON.—Ors Monday evening, at half-past six o'clock, Mr. C.
Green made an ascent in the Nassau balloon from the. gar-
dens of Cremerne House, King's-road, Chelsea. which were
open on this occasion for his benefit, in consequence of the lose
be had sustained by the destruction of the Albion balloon. Mr.
Green was accompanied by Colonel Charles, Mr. Granville
Mansell, Mr. C. N. Kirkham, Dr. Henry, Mr. Moss, of Lea-
denhall-street ; Mr. Butler, of Farringdon-street ; Mr. W.
Green, and two other gentlemen. The machine, on being re-
leased, rose in a very beautiful style, and upon reaching an al-
titude of about 400 feet it wt., carried in a sonth-west direc-
tion. About half-past eight o'clock information was brought
by means of some express pigeons. whick were taken rip with)
the aercnaut, that the balloon alighted in safety in the neigh-
bourhood of Epsom. The gardens were crowded.
BATHERS, BEWARE OF SHARKS !—The Pembroke
Herald says that ik shark, four feet long, was caught at Mar-
loes, in that county, which had been seen prowling about near
a young lady whilst she was bathing, but she got oat of the
water in time to escape.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE BETWEEN DRATTON AND lII'
BRIDCZ.—Monday information was received in London that
an extensive and destructive ire occurred on a large farm be-
tween D.ayton and Uxbridge, between one and two o'clock
in the morning, destroying several hay-ricks, barns,
stabling, and out-houses; the flames were observed for miles
on the road, by passengers travelling on the high-road and ow
the railways.
A FRENcti MR. Quil,r.—A few evenings back, at
Toulouse, the alley of Lafayette wits the scene of mush excite-
ment. A most extraordinary noise was heard proceeding from
a house in which a show is kept for public exhibition. A crowd
soon collected. The noise seemed to bo a compound of cries
and blows ; on some persons entering the house they were
seized with horror, they saw a man, in the highest state of ex-
citement, brandishing an enormous cudgel, and at his feet lay
several human bodies, motionless and apparently dead. The
police were immediately sent for. Fortunately the affair did
not turn out to be so dreadful as it had at first seemed; the•
bodies proved to be only wax figures. It appeared that the two
men to whom the show belonged had had some misunderstand-
ing. and one of them had vented his rage by falling foul of the
historical personages that constituted their joint property.
Several kings, princes, and princesses of Europe were this
sacrificed (in effigy) to the fury of this madman.
A LUCKY DiscovEay.--On Monday morning, *
young woman named Mary Howell, housemaid in the service of
T. Gersell, Esq., of Gower-street, Bedford-square, discovered
in a false bottom of an old teacaddv, which she had purchased
for half-a-crown, 34 guineas of George 111., and 14 WOO-
shilling pieces, as well as five silver spoons.
AN IMPUDENT TRICK.—OtI Monday afternoon,
fellow having the appearance of a coach-office porter, called
upon Mrs. Halsewell, in Frith-street, Soho; and presenting a
note, apparently from Mr. Halsewell, stating that he had just
arrived from Margate, and, having had the raisfertune to lose
his purse, he desired her to send him a sovereign by the beaver
to enable him to pay his expenses, for which he was detained.
Mrs. Haslewell, expecting her husband home from Margate,
gave the money to the fellow, who was scarcely gone when Mr.
Haslewell arrived, and the cheat was discovered.
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houses of Old
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soon aroused, and a party of the K division of metropolitan
police lo,t no time in procuring the pariah engine, whilst others
were dispatched to town for more assistance. By two o'clock
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to by all present, nothing could prevent the entire destruction
of Mr. Ileolels property,
and the damage of four buildings ad-
joining. It is believed that some of the property consumed is
insured.
ESPER AT SUICIDE.—On Mon,l;:v morning, be-
tween twelve and one o'clock, a middle-ages man, named
Fletcher, residing in John-street, Tottenham court-road, de-
stroyed himself by cutting his throat in his lied-room With a
razor, which was foua lying by his side on the floor.
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paled for the • Great Britain ‘Xlivn reporting her departure Mt
her maiden ocean voyage has beet fully realised. She left the
Mersey, as our readers will remember, on the afternoon of the
26th of July ; and we learn by recent atki,tes from New York
that she arrived off that city at noon on the lOtii ultimo, after a
run of somewhat less than fifteen days, during which she had to
contend with contrari winds, ere,s seas, and dens., fogs,
and set but little canvass. We congratulate the projectors
of the Great Britain upon the triumphant manner in which she
has vindicated ti,e sagacity which led them to adopt the then
novel mode of construction and I,ropul•ion which she em-
bodies; and while, on the one hand, we think the Government
and the town of Liverpool should support the men who have
thus a sc cond time led the way to an important advance in
steam communication with foreign countries, we cannot re-
frain from again repeating the hope we formerly expressed, that
Captain Ilosken, the pioneer of the screw, will receive on his
return to Liverpool some testimonial to his ine;•its.—Lieeeptscd
Albion.
SIMPLE MODE OF PURIFYING IV/amt.—lt is not
so generally known as it ought to be, that pounded alum vows-.
ses the property of purifying water. A table-spooiful of
pulverised alum sprinkled into a hogshead of water (the water
stirred at the time) will, after the lapse of a few hours, by
rceipilr.ting to the bottom the impure particles, so purify at
that it will be fund to possess nearly all the freshness and clear.
ness of the finest spring water. A padfull, containing four
gallons, may be purified by a single teaspocnful: