The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-23 00:00:00

"PRAYER FOR THE CONVERSION OF ENGLAND.

" Almighty God ! Father of Mercy ! thou who halt
determined to save men, by faith, cast a propitious
glance upon the kingdom of England. Disperse the
darkness which heresy has spread there, and there make
the torch of truth gleam in the eyes of her children, so
that all may joyfully return into the bosom of our
mother, the holy church, through our Lord Jesus Christ!
So be it.

"Holy Virgin, Mother of God, pray for England I
" St. Peter and St. Paul, pray for her !
" St. Gregory, the Pope, and St. Augustine, the Apostle
of England, pray for her !
" St. Thomas of Canterbury, holy martyrs, and holy
Confessors of England, pray f)r her
" Holy Virgins, and Widows of England, pray for
her I

" Deign to be moved, 0 Lord, by the prayers of your
friends (sic.). Deliver your people; bless your heritage;
and save those souls redeemed at the cost of the precious
blood of your Divine Son, who liveth and reigneth with
you for ev'r and ever. So be it."

APPROVAL.
"We give our sanction to the above prayer ; and, for
every day on which it shall be devoutly repeated, we
hereby grant a hundred days' indulgence (from the pains
of purgatory). We accord the same favour to those who
shall receive the holy communion, as well as to the
priests who may celebrate mass with the like views (of
bringing about the conversion of England).
" We earnestly engage all who are of our diocese,
and especially the priesthood, and the members of reli-
gious societies, to be frequent in prayer for an object so
important, and to especially dedicate the Thursdays to
this work.

(Signed)

"ENGLEBERT,
" Cardinal Archbishop of Malines.

" Malines, 1844."
-Church and State Gazette.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 22.—The Thames, royal mail
steam-ship, Lieutenant P. Hest, R.N., Commander,
arrived this day, at ten o'clock, A.M., bringing the usual
mails. Her dates of departure are :—Demerara, 18th
Nov. ; Carthagena, 18th ; Trinidad, 20th ; Jamaica,
23d ; Barbadoes, 25th ; Grenada, 26th ; St. Thomas's
Ist Dec. ; and Fayal, the 14th.
The Thames brings home on merchants' account 72,788
dollars, 3,052 07a. of gold dust, 478 oz. of silver, 8501.
British coin, 400 dollars' worth of pearls, and passengers.
Her Majesty's ships Pique, Eurydice, and Rose were
at Barbadoes at the time of the departure of the Thames.
The Imaum and Scylla were at Jamaica, the Inconstant
had gone to Vera Cruz, and her Majesty's steam-ship
Styx was at Fayal.
The royal mail steam-ship Tay, and City of Glasgow,
were left lying at St. Thomas's. The Dee left Grenada
on the 26th with the mails for Jamaica and Mexico.
The Medway took the outward mails to Demerara.
The whole of the West India Islands were generally
in a very healthy state. The Governors of Trinidad
and the Windward Islands were about to proceed
to Jamaica to consult with Lord Elgin, on the
expediency of forming a final settlement for the
West India colonies. There is every prospect of
good crops throughout the islands generally. The
weather has not been so propitious for many years.
The House of Assembly was sitting at Jamaica, but no
particular business was 'being transacted.
The same Company's steam-packet the Clyde, Captain
Symmonds, will take out the Mexican and West India
mails on the 2d of January. The Iberia steam-ship
will leave the Docks on the 28th inst. for Malta and
Alexandria, with the view of rendering complete the
new arrangements for a twice a month communication
with Egypt. The Pacha will take out the Peninsula
mails on the 26th. The Oriental Company's steam-
ship Braganza, Captain Evans, will sail on the Ist of
January for Constantinople, &c. ; she will take out the
East India and China mails as far as Malta, whence
they will be forwarded to Alexandria by the Iberia.
The schooner Hervine, Wells master, from St. Michael's,
bound for London, was forced by the strong easterly
gales to put into Stoke's-bay on Friday. Orders were
sent from London yesterday for the vessel to proceed to
this port and discharge her cargo. The Hervine conse-
quently arrived in tho Docks this day, and the fruit
will all be sent by railway to London to-morrow, and be
sold in time for the Christmas demand ; thus decidedly
proving the great advantage which this port offers to the
fruit trade, and in all cases when dispatch is important.
The Hervine will sail again for St. Michael's on Friday ;
and in all probability, as the wind now is, will arrive
there before she could have reached London with her pre-
sent cargo.

DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CAMPBELL.—
This well-known and much respected officer died at his
residence at Creech, in Sutherland, on Friday week.
Colonel Campbell was a native of the parish of Halkirk,
Caithness, which he left at an early age to fight the
battles of his country on foreign shores. Ho entered the
army as ensign, in Sir John Sinclair's Fencibles, some
time previous to the Irish rebellion, during which event-
ful period he accompa,,ied and continued with his regi-
ment in that country. Some time afterwards he ob-
tained a commission in the 79th, in which regiment he
served in Egypt. He was present at the siege of Copen-
hagen in 1807, accompanied Sir John Moore in the
Peninsula, and fought with marked courage in the battle
of Corunna, where his brave General fell. In 1809 he
accompanied Lord Chatham into Holland, returned to
and served in the Peninsula, until the battle of Toulouse
in 1814. He returned to his native country in 1817,
where he has ever since remained. About eight years
ago he was raised from the rank of Major to that of
Lieutenant-Colonel. His character as a soldier placed
him in the highest position as brave and undaunted; and
as an officer he was looked up by those under him with
respect and esteem. Cool, dignified, skilful, and brave,
Colonel Campbell won for himself golden honours. It
is, however, a most remarkable fact, that, although
engaged during service iu about thirty battles, ho never
received a single scar. Once a ball penetrated his
saddle, and on another occasion a ball went through
cap, and in neither instance did the least injury occur
to him. He was about seventy years of age.—Edinburgh
Observer.
REMOVAL OF THE LIGHTHOUSE AT ►SUNDERLAND.
—This extraordinary work was undertaken in conse-
quence of the necessity that arose for lengthening the
pier. A wooden cradle was fixed underneath the build-
ing, which weighs three hundred and thirty tons, and it
was then moved on a temporary wooden railway a dis-
tance of seven hundred and seventy feet. The work was
the more difficult in consequence of an angle round
which the lighthouse had to be moved, and it had to be
elevated nearly two feet above the level it previously oc-
cupied. The far greater part of the distance was ac-
complished in thirteen hours, after all the preparations
had been completed. The lighthouse did not deviate in
th• least from the perpendicular during the removal,
and the,gas lights were kept burning all the time.—The'
Builder.
PRIZE MONET.—Notice is given to the officers and
company of her Majesty's brig Waterwitch, Lieutenant
Matson, that they will be paid their respective propor-
tions of prize money for the undermentioned slave-
, vessels, on the Tuesday after Christmas-day :—Tonnage
bounty for Cabaco, seized March 14, 1840. Slave
bounty for Andorinha, seized May 28, 1840. Tonnage
bounty for Doze d'Autobro, or name unknown, seized
November 13, 1840. Slave and tonnage bounties for
brigantine, name unknown, seized April 3, 1843. Hull,
stores, and tonnage bounty for Almeida, seized April 27,
1843.
The Queen-Dowager has caused the liberal sum of
20!. to be transmitted to Truro, in aid of the fund for the
completion of St. Paul's Church, St. Clement's. Her
Majesty has also handsomely subscribed towards the
restoration of the ancient churoh of St. Mary tie Crypt,
in Gloucester.

ENGLISH THEATRICALS IN PARIS. —The English
company in Paris continues to attract crowded audiences.
On Friday the second representation of Othello was
very crowded, Amongst these present was the Duke of
Aiontpensier, accompanied by the Count de la :Tour du
Pin, besides a great number of the first people in Paris,
The French portion of the audience becomes daily more
numerous.
The Earl of Chesterfield has accepted the steward-
ship of the forthcoming Lichfield races, which are ap-
pointed to take place ea the first Tuesday after Doncaster
races,