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

ANOTHER EXPEDITION TO TO

NIGER.
It appears, though the fact has not yet come prorai'
nently into public notice, that another expedition to the
river Niger has been organised, and is by this tioaefa.rt
on the way to is destination. The subscriptions. for ld
have been raised chiefly in Leaden ar d in Liverpool, Sit
at at the head of the former list is the name of the late S'
T. F. Buxton for 5001. The command of the expedi?il
is intrusted to Captain John Becroft, who was second .1,11
ccmmand under Colonel Nicholl at Fernando Po, 0111,p
this will be his fourth ascent of that river, so thetl
may be said to be perfectly seasoned to the climate. I":
is accompanied by Dr. King, and the same engineer we°
went with him in his former voyages, and, to guardfur.
ther against the fatality which visited the previous e%.
pedition, the rest of the crew is composed of Afica:
Among the assistants to the engineer is an African you' '
nineteen years of age, who has had the advantage of tell
years' education here, the scientific part of which
obtain ,d in the engineering department of Woolw;ec,
docleyark, and who worked the Wilberforce UP tat
Niger in the last trip she made ; also down tu-
river and to Fernando Po, and back to England. Seve.
ral of the crew are expert seamen and boatmen ; teals
are good tradesmen, and all able to read and writeo,...l6°
piofessing the Christian religion. The tradesmen
to be left. with certain proportions of merchandise at tiler
meet populous and convenient stations on the river
and its tributaries, to collect a cargo for the Ethiop
ves:s,l fitted out for the exploration of the river). whe,,ra
she arrived, according to accounts received, on the 2`til
of November last from Liverpool, and is to remain ell
the prcper time for ascending the Niger in July eelof
or he employed meantime in surveying the entrance',
several rivers on the coast, from the Old Calabar to tile
we
Congo. Connected with this subject, it may be Ip-
-1-
tioned that Captain Becroft has furnished letters cf
trcduction to parties in Englaud interested in the ex•
pedition to Mr. W. Daniel, a well-informed And eel;
prising surgeon, who has devoted himself to tr.
cause of humanity, by visiting Africa for the Poor
pose of finding out the best mode of counteracting e„.
curing the African fever, which had been heretofore So
uniformly fatal. His proceedings in the, Pub;
suit of this object are both interesting and vs"l3 he
to medical science. In his first voyage to Beam'
lost six men out of his ship's company, the whole of theme
being attacked by the fever, whom he treated accern
to the method adopted by other medical practitioners
the coast. This less stimulated the more his exec
tioos
to discover a better remedy ; he, therefore, next Pr;
ceeded to Old Calabar, one of the worst parts on
the
coast. His crew was 40 in number, 37 of whom had
fever during a protracted stay 70 miles up that riy.e'to
but having now brought his own plan of treatment 14.11ei1l
use, he succeeded in bringing the whole of the crew 01
back b Liverpool. In a succeeding voyage he brougof
the whole of the crew safely back, with the excepe-ell
one man, who died of an organic disease, which ir,.°llt,
' have been fatal under any circumstances. These '6,c,„
have all been laid before the Government as the Nine
tion of a claim, if they are well established, for se qi;
pointment for Dr. Daniel under the Colonial-00'o,
order that he may go on with his plans at the other swe.
tions on the African coast. If these beginnings t,...4'ne.
nate in a safe exploration of that part of Africa, its "`
fits must soon be made manifest upon the profitable co
merce of this country.— Times.

COURSE OF EXCHAI
,I.miterdam CF. 12 8
Ditto, at sight l2 6i
Rotterdam 2U. 12 9
Antwerp 26 20
fiamburgh M.B. 14 0
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 95
Ditto, 3 months 26 15
Marseilles 26 20
Bourdeaux 26 20
Frankfort on Maine l22*
Petersburgh, 3Us —
Berlin
Vienna, effec. fl. 3 M lO 4
Trieste, ditto
Madnd 36i
Cadiz
Bilbao
Barcelona
Seville

GE.--(YESTE

Leghorn ...... •••• 26 20
Genoa ........ .......
NVMeainilpallicees".. ..
..
.......
........
..
.. 3,":131
Palermo, .2ez oz ..... 53
Lisbon ............
Oporto,, • ............ 231
Rio Janciro•—•• ......

Bahia ...... ......
Buenos Apes ......
NewYork.:::!dyssight
Philad?.il4l;a .........
PRICF.s .7;7 RULLTOI, 9
Foreign I bars. ..0 ;7
.7 5
(=•,ldPortugat ,ild Coin ',) 0
New Doubloons-- v 93
,a Zvi
Silver •u t 1 u2l
.........
...
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THE KING OF HANOVER.—It is said the
Hanover has very recently sent autograph letter9„d
their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucoteefmmo
the Duke of Cambridge, as well as to several ill'i;na-
personal friends of his Majesty in this country,
nicating the interesting condition of her 110Ye'
ness the Crown Princess, which at no distant P-
,01
promises an heir in direct succession to the throne
Hanover. this
The Queen of Spain has recently sent to Au'
country, as a present to our Sovereign, a beautiful
dalusian horse. y CO.
COLLISION WITH THE BLACK EAGLE STEA".‘l,ter
--We stated that the Black Eagle steam-yacht, to
Commander B. Cook, was ordered to Portsmout
of
convey her Majesty and Prince Albert to the Is Tn Lar
Wight. For this purpose she left Woolwich onHine
day, and by half-past eight o'clock P.M., was eirll.l
miles to the westward of the South Foreland, in at
of wind, and the night very dark, when a °Jere ~,ort
ship, name unknown, with great force ran into 'Ler rtb- i 5
to,o
side, striking her just abaft the paddle-box- '4O
concussion the Black Eagle was cut down ten. or cut
line feet to below the water ; the after-funnel lot
down about half-way above the deck, and her m 25; the
rigging were much damaged, and the furniture to
saloon was smashed. The water immediately poo,,:e'd for
very fast, P. nd some apprehensions ies
a time that she would sink ; but, happily, the elt the
received no injury, and they were enabled to keer
engine-pumps going. They immediately turned blithe
and, with great difficulty and some danger, reach° 000.,
Thames, and arrived at Woolwich yesterday aftg,riltber
It would appear that the strange ship lost nothing ntite,j,
jib boom. The Black Eagle had all her lights exiliwneer
forming a perfect triangle, and on seeing the 301" t.
close upon her on the port-bow, she put her helm .'least
If this judicious proceeding on her pail had in theoa
degree been followed by the other vessel, the conegssidcb,
would have been avoided. Great carelessness and In`;,e
blame seem to be attributable to this ship, whee,"?„o of
may be. The Black Eagle, unfortunately, haci,.,,,`'kea,
her crew injured. One poor fellow has his leg in'hafe
and another is much hurt about the chest. TheY4o-
both been sent to the Royal Marine Infirmary at ".3 be
wich. She will be docked the moment a dock c'-ffet
got ready to receive her, and her damages repaired-
pumps are at work to keep her free from water. In
sequence of the inability of the Black Eagle to at:3O,A.
on her Majesty at Portsmouth, the Lightning, t :00
tender, Master Commander Petley, was ordered 14
Huth
Lords of the Admiralty from Woolwich to Portsind
to supply her place. The Lightning took on t3nartila
Trinity pilot and proceeded to Portsmouth.. "1101
Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence. of the Royal yacht, "to
command whatever vessel her Majesty mu pleas
embark on board.
ALLEGED HORRID CHARGE AGAINST A TEOCL";
LECTURER.—On Thursday last, Ralph Bolker,
considerable period a favourite lecturer on Teet,er,,,a;
at the Temperance-hall, iu this town (IpswieuA it'tb
brought before the Mayor and Magistrates, charge"
,:;,-log
the horrid and disgusting offence of criminally tortli,"f-a
a female child, under twelve years of awe, named $t
Mallet, and be was fully committed to take his

the prescnt assizes.—Su.liidk Chronicle,
s•''
LYDD.—NECESSITY FOR CHANNEL HARB.--111010
A chasse Inas ee, 75 tons burthen, laden with 70
of tobacco leaf, and 570 iron rails for a railreVor
France, and a few casks of wine, from Bordeaux icl,,.mthe
kirk, was driven on shore in the West Bay, during
nig
ht of the 24th instant, in thick weather. Her ~n7ens,
La Petite Gracieuse, Sarzedux, Captain D.° hits
with five men and a boy, were saved. Her carg°,,.cli•
been taken out, and the vessel lies high up on the bit
It is probable she will be carried into Rye Harbelli.
Dover Chronicle.
CHILD FOUND.—On Friday the body of a 4.otBblee
child was found floating on the river Thames, near
,se,
Dock of Messrs. Ditchburn and Mare's, Oret,ard'h°4"bot
Blackwall, by a man named Carter, employed by 'fa/
firm. It had apparently been in the water but
itle"
days, and had evidently not been atiended by
dical man.
THE REQUISITION AND TRACT 9o.—We have
much gratification in informing our readers that the te,
quisition and declaration, addressed to the Vice-Ot o.
cellor, in condemnation of the principle of subseriptivo
advocated in the 90th Tract, has received nearly se,ibee
hundred signatures, and is to be presented early the
ensuing term, with such additional names as may he
sent into the Margaret Professor of Divinity beforelt;"/
end of the ensuing week. The requisition is signeu,
several Peers and Members of Parliament, and ot'l7
re,
distinguished persons of all shades in politics.—CO
and Stale Gazette.
HUNGERFORD SUSPENSION- BRIDGE.—This bria:
will be opened for traffic on Monday fortnight, bOilirvt
earlier by some days than announced in the last 'rePC,..O
of the Board of Directors. Very little now remains jp-
be done for its completion, the entrances freing riee:cl
ready, and there being but a few yarda length of ir°,,"
railing and stone balustrade to put up, The toll will
one halfpenny, and a neat house wilt be erected on efic,
side. Workmen are now busily engaged in levellinb
the boards forming the platform and in painting the
structure.

At Cuxhaven a brisk south-west wind having re•
turned on the 21st, the channel was pretty free from
s) that the William Jolliffe was able to put to sea thli,
forenoon.

gaol Great numbers of oranges were picked up
our beach yesterday morning ; so that it is feared
some vessel has foundered,laden with that fruit.--Bri9
ton Herald of Saturday.
,
How TO PREDICT THE WEATHER.-Man} rules for
predicting the characteristics of forthcoming season*
have from time to time been put forth. The following
we have from an intelligent farmer, ho has made the
weather his study for twenty years past:—" Observe al
wind," says he, " when the sun crosses the equinoetko
line, about the 30th of March and the 12th of SepteW
ber. If the prevailing wind be in an easterly direciioot
a dry season Hill follow ; if in the west or south-westi
the succeeding season will be distinguished by rain-
have remarked this for years, and by noting it have been
enabled to predict the weather with an accuracy that has
surprised many. BrightJa He. aid.
The Ten Towns' Messenger, a Kidderminster Mel'
of High Tory polities, contains an announcement thto
the paper is for sale by auction. Toryism seems at
discount in he Midland Districts.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO TEE Ray. RODEO.
MONTGOMERY.—The congregation of Percy chaPell
have recently presented to their beloved minister.
purse of 2001. as a mark, not only of their Rife"
tionate respect, but as an expression of their wish that
his means should. be more nearly related to his talents
and zeal, than the income afforded to him by the oceups-
tion of sittings in Percy Chapel.