The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-22 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The accounts brought by the last packet from Jamaica
state the greatest excitement prevailed throughout the island,
caused by the proposed reduction of duty on foreign sugar,
and numerous meetings had been held to protest against a
measure which was described as fatal to the colony.
The Gazette of Friday contains a notice to the officers and
company of her Majesty's sloop Grecian, William Smyth,
Esq., commander, and of her Majesty's sloop Bittern, the
Honourable Byron Charles Ferdinand Plantagenet Cary,
commander, that an account of proceeds of tonnage bounties
for the brigantine Sumatra, seized on the 24th of November,
1842, will be deposited in the registry of the High Court of
Admiralty, on the 16th inst., agreeably to Act of Parliament.

NAVAL INT ELLIGENCE —WOOLWIC H, JULY 9.
The Lightning steam-vessel, Master- Commander William
Robarts, has been placed under orders to proceed to Granton-
pier, near Edinburgh, to embark the King of Saxony and
the members of his. Majesty's suite on the 2d of August, and
convey the royal party on their return to the Continent. The
Black Eagle steam-vessel, Master-Commander S. B. Cook,
was taken out of the basin,, at Woolwich, yesterday, and
will proceed to-morrow to. Antwerp, to embark her Majesty
the Queen Dowager, on the 23d inst., for a passage to this
country. The Aurora, a fine Russian frigate, is daily ex-
pected to arrive at Woolwich. The Retribution steam-frigate
was towed from Woolwich yesterday to the East India Docks,
to be fitted with her machinery by Messrs. Maudslay, Sons,
and Field. The Meteor steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Com-
mander George Butler, having had her defects made good,
was tried down the river yesterday, and will proceed in a few
days to the coast of Ireland. Mr. Samuel Braddon has been
appointed second master, and Mr. John Macdonall clerk in
charge to the Comet steam-vessel, commissioned at Woolwich
on Monday last, by Lieutenant Prettyman. The Synbad
sailed from Portsmouth on Wednesday for Woolwich.

Lady Fairfax died at St. Boswell's Bank, Rox-
burghshire, a few days ago, in the prime of life. Her lady-
' ship was third daughter of Thomas Williamson, Esq., and
married, in 1830, the present Sir Henry Fairfax, Bart., by
whom she has left an infant family.
THIRD EDITION OF " CONINGSBY."—We are re-
quested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlbo-
rough-street, has this day published a Third Edition of
coningsby ; or, The New Generation," by B. D'ls-
raeli, Esq., M.P., in 3 vols. post Bvo., which can now be
had of all booksellers and at all the libraries. Mr. Col-
burn,has also just published-2. The Hon G. Sydney
smyihe's " Historic Fancies," 1 vol. Bvo., 12s. bound-
3. The second volume of Mr. Townsend's Memoirs of
the House of Commons, Bvo.-4. The Marchioness of
Londonderry's Narrative of her Visit to the Courts of
Vienna, Constantinople, Athens, Naples, &c., 1 vol. Bvo.
—and, 5. The seventh volume of Miss Strickland's
" Lives of the Queens of England," comprising the con-
clusion of the Life of Quein Elizabeth, and the complete
Life of Anne of Denmark.
A SINGULAR THEFT.—On Wednesday last, as a
boy was in a spinney adjoining the turnpike-road from
this town to Loughborough, he discovered. a parcel, con-
taining twenty-three shrouds, fifteen breast-cloths,
twenty-four face-cloths, and four caps, evidently the
property of some tradesman who furnished funerals.
Inquiries have been made in Leicester, but as no such
articles have been missed by the drapers here, it is sup-
posed that they have been stolen from some draper in
Nottingham or Derby.—Leicester Mercury.
SUPERSTITION.—On Sunday evening last, and the
Friday evening previous, two illiterate fanatics, who re-
fused to give their names, harangued a crowd in_ the
market-place, Huddersfield, on what they were pleased
to term, " The sacred advent of our Lord 2" They
spoke of the visions, horns, and beasts of Daniel, and
the RevelatiOns, and contended that -every prophecy of
Scripture, except the last, the Day of Judgment, had
been fulfilled ! The sun had been darkened in May,
1780, the moon turned into blood the same day !—the
stars had fallen from Heaven in 1839 !--and that -now,
there were false prophets,—the earth was filled with
wickedness, and they were marrying and being given in
marriage, &c. ! ! and that, therefore, the end of the
world was at hand, "even," said they, "at the very
door." They also said, they were sent by God to warn
the people of the "immediate destruction of the world
by fire," and condemned the clergy as false teachers,
virtually crying peace, when there was no peace, because
they would not admit them into the pulpits of their
churches and chapels !! ! And strange to tell, many
seemed to believe their story, and at the conclusion,
eagerly bought their books at ls., 6d., and 3d. each
from which the parties reaped a good harvest !—Sunday
Times.
MELANCHOLY AND DISTRESSING ACCIDENT..--.on
Tuesday evening last the family of Mr. Peake, one of
the foremen of the Dock Yard, and some friends-em-
barked in two boats in Hamoaze ; in one of the boats
were Mr. Peake, and two sons of the Rev. J. Lampen,
and in the other Mr. B. M. Ramsey, solicitor, Mrs.
• Lampen, two of Mr. Lam-
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midway of the harbour, the. tide Peake. When about
at the time running
strong, having ebbed about two hours—one of the
boats in which were Mr. Ramsey and others,
drifted in the course of the Torpoint Steam Ferry
Bridge, which was coming towards them.—
Finding it impossible to get out of the way
of the Steam Bridge, Mr. Ramsey several times
hailed it, as did Captain Burgoyne, who observed
the approaching danger from the poop of the San
Josef; but no attention being paid to these repeated
warnings, the boat was run down. Mr. Ramsey fortu-
nately jumped upon the brow of the steamer, and suc-
ceeded in getting Mrs. Peake and Miss Lampen out of
the boat ; the young gentlemen also succeeded in getting
out, but the unfortunate lady, Miss Eden, on rising
hastily in the boat, received a blow in the forehead from
the brow of the steamer, and was thereby thrown off her
balance, and immediately fell overboard ; and from the
heavy instrument she wore about her person for the
purpose of supporting her back, being deformed, sunk
instantly. Up to the time of our going to press the
body had not been recovered.—.Devonport Telegraph.