The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-02 00:00:00

A CASE OF GREAT DISTRESS.

A Lady and her Husband, of genuine res-
pectability, both young, and lately married, having
come from Scotland to London, through the earnest soli-
citations of some well-meaning friends, who promised to
procure immediate employment for them in their profes-
sion, have waited for some months under the most painful
anxiety of mind for the success of the efforts of those
friends, which have completely failed, and left them in-
volved in great difficulty, arising from several Debts, par-
ticularly for Lodging; and as they hive hitherto never
known misfortune, and possessing the most honourable
feelings, they are therefore plunged into the deepest dis-
tress of mind, being wholly unable to extricate themselves
by any other means than through an Appeal to the
Affluent and Humane. Their condition of late has been
so full of misery that they had the greatest difficulty even
to procure ordinary sustenance for themselves and one
child ; and their case is the more trying as the lady is
near her confinement. If, through the benevolence of
such as have the means and humanity to relieve them,
they can only be borne through the present difficulty, suc-
ceeding means, not in their power to employ in this trying
crisis, it is hoped, will restore them to their former easy
condition. The Husband being a Graduate of the Uni-
versity of Aberdeen, will he happy tr• give Lessons in the
Classics in return,—to any family whose bounty he may
receive.

Subscriptions will be received at the following places,
viz. :—Sir Claude Scott and Co.'s Bank, Cavendish-
square ; Mr. Lloyd's Library, Harley-street ; Mr. Booth's
Library, Duke-street, Portland-place.
Every satisfaction as to the respectability of the Parties,
and the truth of the case, will be given to those who may
kindly aid the sufferers.

CHARGE OF MUR D E R.--011 Monday last
an adjourned inquest was held at Leeds, on the body of a
man named SIMON Ricxannixs, whose death was occa-
sioned by a blow received from a sledge-hammer, in an
affray with Jour; DicxeNsow and others. After hearing
all the evidence that could be brought forward, the Jury
returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder against JOHN DICK-
EN sox," but acquitted Jon x GxaaoN, another of the parties
inttreseei•

His Majesty's ship Gloucester arrived at Malta
on the 23d of September. The Britannia passed
Gibraltar on the 6th instant; and the Melville, on
the following day, for the same direction. The
Pandora arrived at Batavia from Madras, on the 2d
of June, and sailed for the Northward on the 25th.
The following is an extract of a letter from an
officer of his Majesty's ship Blonde, dated Tarafia,
Sept. 22, 1829:
" On the 16th instant, whilst at Constantinople,
had the pleasure of seeing the courier arrive, and
of hearing him publicly announce that a definitive
treaty of peace had been concluded between Turkey
and Russia. In addition to the other terms of the
treaty, the Porte has agreed to pay the latter
five hundred millions of piastres, which, at the
present rate of exchange, is 7,142,8.57/. sterling—a
sum that will diminish the bulk of the Turkish
Treasury. But it is said that the riches contained
in the seraglio are far beyond any estimate of which
we have a clear conception. The revenues of the
Turkish empire have keen very great, and its ex-
penditure comparatively trifling; hence the funds of
the Seraglio must be very great, on account of their
having been accumulating for several centuries. Un-
like other States, the precious metals that were
once deposited in the secret recesses of the Seraglio
' were suffered to remain there, and never broken in
upon; this was the sanctum sanclorum of the Mussul-
mans; in the midst of revolutions it was held in-1
violably sacred, and thus the Sultan is not likely to
be much distressed by the payment of the above-
mentioned sum ; besides which, he has the rich
Jews and Armenians under his Alaghar, from whom
he never fails to drdin heavy contributions. The
Franks are very rarely, perhaps never, diSturbed ;
under the Turkish despotism they enjoy almost un-
bounded freedom. Since the Russian army has de-
cided on ►wintering at Adrianople, in consequence of
a plague which at present is raging with great viru-
lence in some of the Turkish districts through which
that army would have to pass; and, moreover, it
being now almost too late in the season to think of
re-crossing the Balkan, there is a probability that
Count Ileyden's departure from the Mediterranean
will be delayed until the ensuing spring. But
should he decide on wintering in England, there is
every reason to think that the reduction of our squa-
dron will not be for a moment protracted. The
Sublime Porte has ordered a grand Embassy to be
in readiness for the purpose of proceeding forthwith
1..t0 the Imperial Court of St. Petersburgh. The
Embassy goes in a Turkish frigate to Odessa, and
thence overland to St. Petersburgh."
By the Columbia packet ship, which passed by
this evening, we have New York Papers to the Ist
instant. It is stated in them that accounts had
been received from the Havannah, which contradict
the report so confidently circulated, of reinforcements
being about to sail from Cuba for the army of Bar-
radas, on the coast of Mexico. The same papers
state that the yellow fever at New Orleans conti-
nued to extend its ravages in the city.
The Onyx, 10, Lieutenant Boteler, sailed this
morning for Madeira, Ascension, and Maranham.
She will also call at Trinidad prior to her return.
She takes Colonial despatches and a supply of scien-
tific instruments for the Chanticleer surveying ship,
Captain Foster.
The Briton, 46, Captain the Hon. W. Gordon,
M.P., sailed on Sunday to Santa Cruz, with Col.
Dashwood on board, the British Consul-General to
the Republican Government of Colombia.
Mr. Turner, the British Minister to the Republic
of Mexico (and Lady), have arrived here this week,
to proceed to Carthagena, in the Herald yacht,
Commander Maxwell, and will sail for that quarter
in a few days. Colonel Wilson, the son of Sir
Robert Wilson, also takes passage in the same ship.
The Herald will return to England by way of Ja-
maica and the Havannah.

The Sylvia cutter sailed on Monday, and on the
following clay the Arrow on a cruize.—On Thurs-
day arrived the Sparrow cutter, and Echo steam
vessel; the former sailed yesterday, with money for
the dock-yard at Plymouth.—The Vigilant arrived
yesterday from Plymouth, and returned to-day.
Lieutenant Knight, Commander of the Eagle
revenue cutter, has within these few days deposited
eighteen casks of foreign spirits, and Lieutenant
Sheppard, chief officer at Portland, nineteen, at the
Custom-house at Weymouth.
The company of Royal Artillery stationed at
Devonport is to hold itself in readiness to embark
for Barbadoes as soon as relieved by a company
daily expected from Woolwich.
On Friday arrived the schooner George Canning,
Payne, from Denia, with fruit, to Southampton—
released from quarantine, and proceeded thither. On
the 11th of October, off Cape St. Vincent, spoke
the schooner, Eliza, Cash, from London to Seville.
On the 25th inst. lat. 48. 25. long. 7. 20. W. spoke
the ship Hope, Matthews, from London, bound to
Trinidad, all well, and wished to be reported. The
schooner Royal Mail, Scott, and Solace, Cross, were
nearly loaded with new fruit at Denis, and were to
sail on the sth or Gth inst. On the 28th instant,
in the longitude of the Lizard, the George Can•
ning passed a large ship water-logged, with no
masts or bowsprit standing; too much sea to ap-
proach near her; her bulwarks were gone, and the
deck and stern blown out. She appeared to be
lat ely wrecked, as there was no appearance of grass
or weeds on her, but the paint looked quite fresh.
She had painted half ports.
On Sunday arrived at St. Helen's the Dutch
ship of war Zeemew, Lieutenant J. B. Molemar,
Commander, from the Mediterranean, last from
Gibraltar. She came to the Mother-bank on Mon-
day, and was released from quarantine; she is
bound to the Texel. Also on Tuesday put in here
the Dutch ship Alexander, of and from Rotterdam,
Captain Cornelius Davey, with a general cargo,
bound to Surinam. This morning the Brighton,
Sebor, packet ship to New York. This ship will
sail to-morrow morning, with a mail and passen-
gers. Also arrived the Prince Regent, Taylor, for
Tobago.
The ship Medina will be the next vessel that will
proceed for the Colonies.

The following is a list of the Flag Officers who
have died since the last promotion, May 17, 1825 :
ADMIRALS.—Of the Red—Lord Radstock, G.
Wilson, J. Hollaway, T. Spry, W. Swiney, 1.
Henry.—Of the White—Sir J. Sutton, J. Mark-
ham, J. Vashon, Sir W. Dornett, E. Bowater.—Of
Me Blue—Sir T. Birtie, W. D. Fancourt, J. Dikes,
T. W. Shivers, Sir R. Strachan, G. Losack.— Vice
of the Red—Sir T. Thompson.—Vice of the White
—T. Woolley, William Beckford.—Viee of the Blue
—J. Clements, .1. Bazeley, W. Newell, S. J. Bal-
lard.—Rear of the Red—J. M'Namara, J. Bing-
ham, Sir A. Dickson.—Rear of the White—W.
Prowse, S. Douglas, W. Williams,
Sir J. A. Wood.
—Rear of the Blue—G. F. Ryves, A. F. Evans,
R. Raggett.—Retired Beer Adurireds—N. Ingram,

On Wednesday last preparations had been made
in his Majesty's Dock-yard of this place for trying
the efficacy of a new mode of fitting launches for
carrying out and weighing the bower anchors ; but
owing to the non-attendance of the proper officers,
who were prevented being present, no trial was
made on that day. On Thursday, however, at half.
past two p.m., an anchor weighing about four tons,
having been slung to the crane, was lowered into
the water, and the launch having been placed over
it ,and the necessary apparatus attached, they began
to heave upon it for the purpose of raising the anchor
under the bottom of the boar, when the end of the
windlass gave way, owing to the gudgeons being
badly fitted. The trial, therefore, remains yet to be
made. The principle of suspending an anchor under
a boat's bottom is not altogether novel, for we find
that, in the year 1799, a boat was fitted for this par-
ticular service on this plan, and stationed at Gibral-
tar; and in 1804 another was fitted in the same
way, and stationed at Malta; these, however, were
soon abandoned from their inefficacy. Mr. Cow, of
his Majesty's Dock-yard at Woolwich (the same
gentleman who invented that ingenious contrivance
of a portable canvass boat for landing and embark.
ing horses through a surf, which was lately
tried on Southsea Beach,) has improved upon
the above principle, and succeeded in render-
ing his efforts so effective that his plan was
adopted in the service by his Majesty's Navy
board warrant of 19th August, 1824, and afterwards
by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, on
the 11th February, 1826. The principle is to bring
the weight of the anchor on that part of the boat
most capable of bearing it, and to use a purchase
in the boat in which the strain is so equally divided,
that it shall be equal to the bearing up of any weight
that she can sustain. To accomplish this, two solid
pieces of wood, about ten inches wide, are let
through the bottom of the boat and firmly secured
to the timbers; the centre of each piece is sixteen
inches from the middle line of the keel, and as nearly
as possible in the middle of the boat longitudinally;
in each of these pieces is a hole large enough to
take a nine-inch rope; over the holes water-tight
trunks are placed, and fixed to pieces of plank,which
are secured to the main thwart and to the thwart
shaft by forelocked bolts, which prevent the possi-
bility of the trunks moving. These trunks are so
fitted, that when the boat is not wanted for this par-
ticular service, the trunks can be taken out and
stowed away, and the hole being stopped by a
plug, the boat is precisely like other boats, and can
be used for any purpose. The windlass for heav-
ing up the anchor is composed of two parts, and
when in use it is joined in the middle by an iron
gudgeon, which works in a strong iron stancheon
placed on the keels, so that in heaving the strain is
divided between the sides and the keel. This ap-
paratus, which is perfectly simple and free from
complication, has been found equal to the heaving
up of any weight with which the boat can swim.—
Hampshire Telegraph.
DEVONPORT, OCT. 31.—8 y letters received over
land, dated Malta, 4th instant, we learn that his Ma-
jesty's ships Melville, 74, Captain A. W. Schom-
berg, Gloucester, 74, Captain A. Stuart, and Philo-
mel, 10, Commander Graham, had arrived at that
place from England, and had proceeded to join the
fleet under Sir Pulteney Malcolm, off Tenedos.
The Impregnable, 104, and Feudroyant, 84, are
undergoing the process of filling in at this port.
(" Filling in," a ship is placing her loose planks for
sea.) We hear that several line-of-battle ships at other
ports are to undergo the same process immediately.
His Majesty's gun-brig Conflict, is to be commis-
sioned by Lieutenant Smithers, for the coast of Africa,
to relieve the Clinker.

His Majesty's ship Thetis is gone round the Horn
to relieve the Forte, which ship is expected home
about Christmas.

The Hyacinth, 18, was commissioned, on Tues-
day, for foreign service, by Mr. Erasmus, who is
appointed Master of her.
The North Star, 28, which has undergone a tho-
rough repair in Portsmouth Yard, is expected shortly
to be commissioned.

The Conflict, 12, at this port, is, we believe, to
be commissioned in a few days, to relieve the Clin-
ker, on the coast of Africa.

The Calypso packet-brig, Lieut. R. Peyton, sailed
yesterday for Falmouth ; she is expected to take out
the next American mail.

The Britomart tranport arrived yesterday from
Woolwich, to take in troops for the West Indies.
Remain in Hamoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, Andro-
meda, Orestes, Pylades, Hyacinth, Leveret, Royalist,
Meteor steamer, Antelope tender, and Britomart
transport.

Inßarnponl—Undaunted.
Mr. R. M. Read, Purser, (1812), and Mr. M'Cor-
mack, Surgeon, are appointed to the Hyacinth. •
So great has been the mortality on board his Ma-
jesty's ship Eden, 46, on the coast of Africa, that
we believe Captain Owen is the only officer now left
of those who went out in that ship from England.
Sir James Cockburn, Bart., Paymaster and In-
spector of the Royal Marines, has arrived here on an
official visit.—Devonport Telegraph.

RHEUMATISM, GOUT, COUGH, AND
COLDS.—Life Pills, entirely Vegetable, discovered by the
Rev. C. CARRINGTON, Vicar of Berkely, one of his Ma-
jesty's Deputy Lieutenants, &c. for the County of G!ou-
cester.

Enford, Wilts, June S.
Gentlemen,—l am in the habit of taking your Life
Pills for the Rheumatism, with which I used to be dread-
fully afflicted. Nothing so effectually relieves it, and
though I am seventy-three years of age, yet by using them
the moment of an attack, I keep off the fit,

EDW. RAWLINS.

Sole, in Boxes, at h. lid. and Z.5:6d; each, by BARRY
and Son, Bristol, (without whose name on the Stamp,
they cannot be genuine); also by W. SUTTON and Co. ;
BARCLAYS; BUTLER'S; and SANGER, MO, Oxford-
street, Lenden.

TH COM
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sales dull

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DALKEI
The supply of a
was large, and
those of last week.
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First 73s 04 34s Od 27s Od
Second 66s Od 30s Od 245 Od
Third sos Od 26s Od 20s Od

; prices

ET.—Oct. 2
A this da:
about the

is market
same as

Tease. Beans.
42s Od 42s I'd
40s Ori 40s Od
36s Od 366 Od

CORNWALL. MARKETS..
TRllRo.—Wheht (average) 223. 4,tl.—Barfey, 12s.—Oats, 9s. 9d.
HEL3TON—Whent, 2ls. Od.—Barley, Od.
ST. AusTELL—Wheat, Zia. to 216.—Barley, 11s, to 13s.—Oats,
Ss. to 93. Od.

8M:M1N....1N heat (average) 225. 6d.—Barloy, 12s. Od.—Oats, 9s.
I.AuNcits•roN—Wheat (average) 225. 6(1.-13arley, 138.0 i I.—Oats,
9s. o,l.—Beef, 6d.—Mutton, sd.
PENZANCE—Wheat, 225. to 23$.—Barley, —s. to 14s.—Oats,
Ss.ito Ils. W.—Beef and MuttonE4d. to 50.—Pork, 40. to Od.—
Butter, 10d. per lb.

MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt.
Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Redruth last Thursday 2,502 0
Average Produce 7N 0
Quantity of fine Copper 195 0
Amount of Sale, 23,0111. 16s. &I—Average Standard,lo7l. 41. Od.