The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-28 00:00:00

LLO D's SHIPPING

LONDON, JULY 26.—Wind S.E., light airs and hazy.
LIVERPOOL. JULY 25.-IVind variable.—Arrd. Columbus, Green,
Macao and Pernambuco ; Sir C. Campbell, Pentcost, New Orleans ;
Pugwa,h.
Columbo, Byrwell, Savannah; Aljonquin, Caller, Quebec; Tom
Banks, Jones, Alexandria. Sailed 25, North Pole, Sims, Acton,
Maneo, Mickels, Boston; Gloucester, Pollard, Boston; Compton,
Chapman, Quebec. Off port, kluron, Bahamian, Rodalist, Intrinsic,
and Mersey. Five square bales of cotton floating on the water, were
passed on the 18th, hit. 48, ion. 9, by the Tom Banks, arrived here.
PENZANCE, JULY 24.—TINeri,tyladyl.:
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Ef;tjCa,nliJe7LdliYl2;'sn.,—Slit. Perseverance, Robson, Richebucto.
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JULY 25.—Sid. Echo, be Quettiville, Jamaica.
ST. IVES, JULY 24. Me Reward, of this port, from Plymouth,
was carried on the stones in the Bay by the tide, during a calm
last evening, and immediately sunk.

DYCE SOMBRE.—Colonel Dyce Sombre, whose
affair has occupied so much attention in the fashionable world,
is again before the public. Since his arrival here he has
synvathy ; his case has undergone
before the highest medical autho-
rity of this city, who are unanimous in pronouncing him to be
in perfect mental health. This opinion has been before given
the muchscruto
by the medical faculty of St. Petersburgh, who were called to-
gether under the immediate direction of the Emperor, and a
certificate was accordingly signed by thirteen professional gen-
tlemen of that city. We understand that the affair will be
again brought before the public in London, and will no doubt
some of the vacation hours of the gentlemen of the
lung occupy
robe.
M hat the re,ult will be we are at present unable
t'osay,but from the very strong case which Colonel Dyce
Sombre ha
has
talent,
, assisted as he is by energetic in.
comparable n to expect that it will once
more put him in possession of his princely fortune.—Brussels
British Gazette.
made
there out,
d reason

THE GENERAL. POST LETTER-CARRIEItS--On
letter-carriers of the General Post-office, was held at the Owen
G
,
st:eet, for the purpose of preparing
aT Reuntrdv
ist,dioar A
p,to the y a
Postmaster-
e.Gr a meeting, attended by nearly 200
General, expressive of the grievances
under which this body of men consider they labour, and praying his
Lordship to abolish the system of payment by fees, and to esta-
blish a graduated scale of permanent salary. Mr. Robert Grapes.
being unanimously called to the chair, the draft of a petition, pre-
viously prepared by a committee chosen for the purpose, was, after
considerable amendments, adopted, and arrangements made for
placing it in the hands of the inspector of letter-carriers without
delay for presentation to his Lordship the Postmaster-General.
The business of the meeting was not concluded before twelve
o'clock, at which hour the body of letter-carriers quietly separated.

TIIE LATE EXTENSIVE SEIZURE BY TILE EXCISE
IN TIIE GLOBE-ROAD. STEPNEY.—Considerable curiosity was
excited during the whole of Thursday and Friday in
persons passing through the Excise yard at the arrival at
very short intervals of the stock, materials, stills, worm.tubs,
and other articles seized by the officers of Excise and
Customs a few days
ago in the Globe.road, Stepney. Upon
a more minute examination of the premises than was at
first given, it has been found that the value of the prize
has been considerably underrated. In addition to the 400
gallons of spirits found in bulk at the time of the officers
entering, the prepared materials and forfeited wash have
since been worked off', and have yielded pure spirit to the
extent, with that seized, of 1,000 gallons, 50 per cent. over
hydrometer Proof. It has since been run off into carbons of
15 gallons each, as being the most convenient quantities
when sold for purchasers. Besides the above plain spirits, several
hundred gallons of spirits of lavender, spirits of nitre, and oxalic
that it has lately been made gnu,' a‘e of, it is only necessary to state
front its unwieldy size. To show
that it has been asc.rtained that 34 tons of coals oave been burnt
out since
February last, and that a consumption has taken
place within the same period of 60 tons of molasses A large
still, made of copper, capable of containing 300 gallons, with
worm:tub (the worm eight inches in dtamettr), have also been
deposited, together with a steam-worm fitted in a vat 10 feet in
diameter, with three earthen stills used for rectifying, fitted
in woodwork,, several hundred feet of iron piping for the
Passage of steam, patent fiat worms, 200 mollasses barrels,
several register and other stoves .^nd furnaces, cupboards,
tables, tressels, shoots tar water, yeast tubs. tin cans, a new
cart, bricks, arc,, making alb gcther the most extLusive cap.
Lure known to the Excise authorities for several years past.
The fine of 301. on each of the men found on toe premises,
inflicted by the magistrate at the Thames Police.odice, was im-
mediately paid, but it is expected that they will be non est inventus
when the case comes on for hearing before the Commissioners,
and that the unopposed condemnation of this valuable seizure will
follow as a matter of course as the Commissioners have the power,
in addition to the condemnation, to inflict such other penalties on
ft-ties as they may
deem expedient.
\ ILUE OF LAND AT TIIE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.-
On Friday a sale by auction took place at the Auction Mart, of aa
farm for sheep at the Cape of Good Hope, cmprising about 24,000
English
acres of land. It was situated on the east side of the
river Hope, and on the north,
south, and west was bounded by Go-
vernment land, being in the southern part of the division of Beau-
fort, called Van Rooyens Kreel of Shoorstein. It was held under
the Crown at a quit r'nt of It: 6s. per annum. The auctioneer
stated that the Cape wools were nearly on a par with the best
Australasian crops' and that the lowest price of Government land
was two shillings an acre. At that value the property was worth
2,400/. It was a district well known to all those who have been at
the Cape, and favourable to those who
desire to emigrate. The
first offer was 2501. The bidaitigs went oil at 10/., and the pro-
perty WAS disposed of for 5001.