The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—ln reply to the article in youti'paper of this day,
headed "'Transfer of Licenses, Exorbitant and Illegal
Fees," I beg to inform you that the next meeting of
magistrates for the Tower Division, will be held at the
Court-house, Osborne-street, Whitechspel, on Monday,
the IGth instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon pre-
cisely ; and that I am prepared to meet any charge Mr.
N. or any other person may think proper to bring
against me on the subject. Yours, &c.
THOMAS REYNOLDS, High Constable.
No. 208, Brick-lane, Dec. 2.

LOSS OF AN AMERICAN LINER
TWENTY-TWO PERSONS DROWNED.
By the Hibernia mail steamer letters have come to
hand wish the melancholy intelligence of the shipwreck
and total loss of the ship Elizabeth, Captain Paton, com-
mander, belonging to Liverpool, with, it is much appre-
hended, the sacrifice of 22 persons, including the corn
mender, the chief mate, several of the crew, and many
passengers.
The particulars received state that the vessel was
on a passage to New Orleans, having on board for
that port 16 passengers, of whom there were a number
of lathes.
On the night of the 4th of October they experienced
terrible weather. The u ind blew a heavy gale from the
westward. Every precaution was taken by the captain,
who was a weather-beaten old tar, and a most experienced
man, to avoid accidents ; however, on the following day
the gale increased to a hurricane, and shortly the main
and wizen masts were carried overboard by its awful
violence. During the succeeding night matters
became most pitiable. It was discovered she had
sprung a severe leak, and that she would shortly
founder was inevitable. The pumps were then
resorted to, and all hands, passengers and all, worked
vigorously to save the ship, but there was no hope
and the captain, perceiving the dangerous position of his
vessel, ordered the boats to be launched and the men to
save themselves, which they had scarcely accomplished,
and the crew and the passengers got into them, before-it
was discovered that the ship was settling fast, and before
many minutes had elapsed she went down in deep water.
All the boats, three in number, now pulled towards the
westward, hoping they might meet with some passing
vessel, and it was resolved they should continue as close
to each other as practicable. Such, however, was not to
be the case, for -before many hours had transpired the
violence of a tremendous sea drove them far apart. Two
boats have since been picked up, the first six days after
the occurrence, at Sisale, having been without provisions
and water, and the other by a French brig, which
landed them at Vera Cruz, in a dreadful state of ex-
haustion. The third boat, the launch, has not been
since heard of, and it being full of people, twenty-two in
number, including the worthy captain, mate, and many
of the passengers, it is fearfully expected that she was
capsised and all were drowned.

IMPERIAL PRPSENTS.—We understand that at the
close of the past week (Friday last) a great number of
cases were landed at the Custom-house, having been
brought from Cronstadt. They all contain presents
from the Emperor of Russia, said to be of extraordinary
value. There are no less than twenty packages for her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, four or
five of the cases, with their contents, weighing each
above a ton. Sir R. Peel, the Duke of Devonshire, and
the Duke of Buccleuch, have had also several large cases;
the whole amounting to about thirty. We cannot state
1 the precise nature of the Imrerial gifts, but we hear that
the Queen has had forwarded some superb malachite
vases of great valuo, and some of the cases are stated to
be valued at 10,0001.
THE MAILS TO SCILLY.—On Sunday, the 17th in-
stant, about three, p.m., a fishing boat from Mousehole
arrived with a mail from Penzance, a month exactly
having intervened since the receipt of the previous one.
IThe boat.took the return mail about six o'clock the same
evening, and, as was naturally supposed, sailed direct for
Penzance; but we have been credibly informed that she
I. actually proceeded to her customary employment of fish-
bag, with her Majesty's mail on board, and
.was success-
lfnl in taking a good catch of fish. What time the mail
was landed at kenzance we have been unable to learn.
j Wed Briton.