The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-23 00:00:00

INCREASE OF PAUPERISM.

In 1839, for the quarter ending in March, there were,
in the township of Kendal alone, 618 paupers ; in 1840,
the number was 953 ; in 1841, it increased to 1,091 ; and
in the same quarter of the current year we have no less
than 1,351, which with the addition of 154 for Kirkland,
makes the deplorable number of 1,505 individuals, or
,one-eighth of the population, receiving. relief.
In 1839, the expenditure for Kendal alone was, for
the March quarter, 6141. 13s. Id. ; in 1840, 8191. 4s. 6d.;
in 1841, it rose to 9111. 6s, 5d.; and this year it amounts
to 1,0951. Os. 11d.
But we have not even yet done. The agricultural town-
ships present, if possible, a still worse picture. They
are experiencing the truth of that saying—" He that
sows to* the wind shall reap the whirlwind." The manu-
facturing districts, unable any longer to support the
numbers which formerly found homes and employment
among them, are now. sending back to their parishes the
surplus population ; and the farmers, in addition to the
loss which they have to sustain in the depreciation of
their stock from the badness of trade, have also to sup-
port all who, from some cause, have been reduced to
destitution.

Such are the results of the Corn-laws ! Such ever
will be the operation of unjust legislation. A fancied, or
at best a temporary good, which operates only on a class,
must eventually re-act with tenfold calamity upon the
heads of those for whose gain injustice is perpetrated
upon the people at large.
But let us go into the case, as it affects the interests of
our own locality. In the March quarter of 1839, the
number of paupers in the 55 agricultural townships of
the Kendal Union, exclusive of Kirkland and Kendal,
was 1,602 ; in the same quarter of 1840 it rose to 2,028 ;
in 1841 it was 2,179 ; and this year the number is stated
at 2719, or oue thousand one hundred and seventeen
more than in 1839 !

In the first quarter of 1839 these townships spent for
the maintenance of their poor, 1,879/. 135., while this
year the cost was 2,277/. 25., an increase at the rate of
one thousand six hundred pounds per annum.—Kendal
Mercury.

DESTRUCTION 13Y FIRE OF THE
GEORGIA EAST INDIAMAN-FIVE LIVES

LOST.

On Saturday afternoon, the melancholy intelligence of
the loss by fire of the ship Georgia, of Newcastle, an
Indiaman, Captain Mitchell, bound to London, was re-
ceived by the underwriters at Lloyd's, attended, we re-
great to say, with deplorable sacrifice of human life.
The ship was between 800 and 900 tons burthen. and
was valued at 7,0001., being splendidly fitted up for the
accommodation of passengers ; she had a rich cargo on
board, consisting of jewellery, merchandise, and other
valuable property, which perished with the vessel, a loss
in total of neorly 20,0001.
The unfortunate event occurred on the morning of the
Ist of last month while on her passage to England from
Calcutta, which place she left in the early part of Febru-
ary. From the account brought over by the.ship Tho-
mas Sparks from China, which arrived off Dartmol.:4ll on
Friday morning, it appears that early on the morning
mentioned, the watch on deck, when the vessel was
under close-reefed topsails, and in latitude 30
south, and longitude 36 east, off Madagascar; noticed
something burning about the ship, and supposed that
one of the crew had left his candle burning, and that
he had fallen asleep. The officer went into the
forecastle to ascertain if such was the case, but
found the interior apparently safe, and the lights all
extinguished. On returning to the deck he observed
that the stench increased, which excited his suspicions,
and ultimately aroused the commander; Captain Mitchell
and the rest of the ship's crew, and a strict search was
determined upon. On the boats being removed and the
main hatches taken off, the burning was found to pro-
ceed from the cargo, when orders were given to remove
some portion of it, so as to get at the fire; the crew,
however, had not proceeded far before a volume of smoke
burst upon them, and shortly afterwards it became so in-
tense, accompanied with excessive heat that they were
forced to desist. and leave the hold, notwithstanding
large quantities of water had been thrown down amongst
the cargo. Captain Mitchell then had the hatches re-
placed, and blocked up every aperture in the ship, in-
cluding the cabins, in the hope of stifling the fire.; but
this proved unavailing, for in about two hours the flames
broke through the cabin windows, and likewise from the
hatchway over the forecastle, to the terror and dismay
of all on board. Capt. Mitchell, who-was a young man,
acted with surprising fortitude. Perceiving that the de-
struction of the vessel was inevitable, he directed the
crew to prepare themselves to leave the ship, which they
immediately set upon doing, by lowering the boats (two
in number) over the vessel's side. It was a most trying
moment, for the sea was extremely rough, with a heavy
gale of wind ; and with the knowledge of their being 800
or 900 miles from land, every soul expected to meet
with a watery grave.
At about eight o'clock, the chief mate, with nine
the crew, left the burning vessel in the jolly-boat,
they were directly followed by Captain Mitchell, and the
rest of the ship's company—four in number—in the small
boat. In the course of a quarter of an hour afterwards,
She work of devastation had reached the masts, and she
appeared embodied in one mass of flames, forming a
terrible though magnificent appearance. At this critical
period, a vessel was observed at a distance, beating towards
the ill-fated ship, and the chief mate turned round to make
known the joyful intelligence to Captain Mitchell and the
rest of the crew. He was horror-struck in finding
that the boat had foundered, and none of them were to
be seen. They rowed about in hopes of picking them
up, but unfortunately none of the poor fellows ever rose
after. The ship Thomas Sparks, which proved to be
the vessel they saw bearing down to their assistance,
came up alongside soon afterwards, and took the mate
and the rest of the Georgia's crew on board, and they
remained within a short distance of the burning ship
until she went down, which event took place at a late
hour in the afternoon.

The ship Thomas Sparkes, with the survivors, arrived
yesterday morning off Dover, and she is expected this
afternoon at Blackwall.

The Georgia anclea;go are reported to be insured to
the extent of 25,0004

THE WEATHER.—NooN, MAY 93'
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ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-11 -'
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Thermometer .... 59 1 Highest 65 1 Lowest ... . ...
Barometer 29.00.—Wind S.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY
Alarning 3 i minutes after 0 I Evening 2 minute"

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SUN OFFICE Three o'Cloc4'

The General Assembly met at Edinburgh, on Thnts;
day, when the Marquis of BUTE sat for the first time at
Lord High Commissioner, and Dr. WELSH,
Ecclesiastical History in the University, was alVintr,
Moderator. The proceedings were not of much ituP°,ll
tance, but they sufficiently displayed the spirit A%
prevails among the majority of the Members on the Ws:
agitated question of Church Patronage. Two r,e,
turns were given in from the Presbytery of Sato,
meal
chosen one containing the names of three
chosen by the deposed ministers who form the mai°l!):
and the other the same number chosen by the miu°rlti,
Professor ee'd
Some discussion took place, ansl a division foll°l'ely
when the members elected by the former were rejected
a majority of 130. The speeches made by the leader3o,
the Non-Intrusionists must give the public aver}' 11,0
favourable idea of the solemnity with which affairs:er
conducted in that reverend Assembly. One sPeain
said the dignity of that House would have been less
suited by a commission from seven scavengers or tini‘P;
than from the seven men who had been deposed. 'rike
excited great laughter. Dr. CHALMERS made a scitr':lo
speech on the occasion, in which he maintained t°
utmost the high prerogatives of the Church' 1111,
talked loudly against the enemies of the Churco
" The proposition," said he, " discovers to wh%.o
fearful extent of anarchy and disorder the enemy w1t;,.1
(meaning, of course, Dr. COOK and his party 0(
whether, by the instigation and encouragement ad
the enemy without (meaning Lord AnEnnEsS I:re
Sir JAMES GRAHAM), he could not gay'
resolved to plunge the Church of ScodO t
This, he asserted, was making " a farce" of the ';
sembly, and presented a strange contrast With
mighty notes of preparation, and the "
of clarionets" with which the Reverend Eatceallo
had been ushered into the House. There
be no doubt, therefore. as to the result °1
debate on patronage, which was fixed for this day' bla
Sir JAMES GRAHAM will therefore be saved the tro- i,
of introducing a Bill to heal the divisions in the Sc°./:4
Church. The Non-Intrusionists are detero,4
to maintain their privileges, and, as hitherto, set the
of the land at defiance. It is melancholy to witness ,1/'
ceedings like these, which must end either in the 57;
sion from the Church of a large number of her nite°l'ical
or in the destruction of the most .useful ecclesiost"
establishment that ever existed.

4110, The
M. GUIZOT is . a man of high moral courage. 61
French Chamber of Peers and Chamber of 13% it;
ties have both been for months 'trying to Po I
him down upon the Right of Search Question, 0
all the wounds • received during -the conflict-14f.
exhibited by his noble and honourable assail' 4
Amid shouts of disapprobation he told the Chamber.
Deputies on Friday that France was morally bound tosli,of
the treaty, although he would not be the instrument
compelling her to do so. He would not rag, b
treaty inasmuch as public opinion was against it, 0
that did not diminish the moral obligation of Franc: la
erform a duty which she was the first to pr°l3°so,l- 11
herself and others. M. DE LAMARTINE was the l(,
supporter of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. joli
THIERS made a curious speech. He admitted that be,
aiii
not opposed to the exercise of a Right of Search b) he
power but England. He hated slavery much, b°.i. 0
hated England more. The ex-Minister put forwsPreil
pretended excuse for this hatred, and kept back the bell
one. He said, that England had insulted France, ' to
a regard for strict truth would have compelled bileo
substitute for that assertion, the admission that
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PALMERSTON'S superior statesmanship, mid Comm oil
Sir CHARLES NAPIER'S headlong valour had driven
ec
out of the Cabinet. We quote an extract from the .0.
President of the Council, and ex-Minister for F°l.el
Affair's speech : .
favour He had, he said, been reproached with not being favLoiep
to the suppression of the slave-trade, bat this was a Ca
.611
When he joined the Cabinet of the 11th` of October, ch Fore's
fpatroi
et hsteflunwlcl
presence
of 1831 was
f.
umade.nd t
h e
tWr
ehaet
ine he f came
83 to tdh elB33MinbsiiitwarYeed:eicitio.ei:
j. e:y
principle
ridpelaeht
ie:
srdtehafilereeda rightinyn
.o::fnnesee,
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eth
ot
et
power
mightwt
ehre mi
ben
no arri 10. t
them. As long as certain parties had not acceded to the trel
it was comparatively of no avail, for the traffic might be earrnitif
or under the flag of those non-acceding countries-ti-ei4
those of Spain and Portugal for instance; he had Pr"- fter
the accession of Spain, and the Mole Ministry had Ase
wards obtained that of Tuscany and Sweden. England pelf
fited by. the difficulty of these accessions to propose a 01
treaty, in which those concessions were inserted which ni et"
now regretted had been granted to her. He had rl.'",b re
whatever in the position which France bad assumed v/i' be
gard to the treaty of 1841. In 1839, M. Guizot, then Acletisf
net to execaf
sador to the Court of London, wrote to inform him that a et;eo
had taken place at the Foreign-office, at which was intro
on the tapis the protocol of 1838, which is become the tre'd
1841. His (M. Thiers's) reply to this information viss:re4
he was repugnant in the then situation of affairs to sign a ;liee
with a Power which had just acted towards France as 'OO,
Britain had done. This, he said, was the part he took 10_4
treaty of 1841, and he would repeat; that after the treflie
July 15, he could not comprehend' the enormous eea'
which had been made to England.' ,s V .
Hatred of England, then, is really what preve fil
Tunas from supporting M. GulzoT. Jettlor4. f
England actuates the Chambers in opposing the
.;i0
tielit
We cannot remove this jealousy of our e°71,1
Let us seek to, prove that it is unmerited.' ,iot,
a partial exercise of a Right of Search isi
not but give zest to the slave trade, the best th Of t
we can do, is to recal our cruisers from the ec°o
Africa, where they can now do nothing, save putting,
country to an enormous expense. The pirates of e. ii
nation—ar.d there are abundance of such pirate'oe
moral England—will, under the protection of. ;10
flags of the United States and France, efirritii,
the slave trade more briskly and openly .010,
they did during the last quarter of a century. T°3 tlO
the political and outrage the moral feelings °I, 011,
country all who have a spite at us will be sure to leer ol
helping hand to the slave trade. Instead, thereflitl'
bettering we will only increase the sufferings of o'6oo
napped Africans by our expensive but futile atoll*
accomplish what we now know to be impossible.
me eigr'
Nearly all the articles in the ,Paris Journals 0-
this morning are upon the debates in th Chambers poi
the Right of Search Question. This question i 5 ri
brought forward by the Opposition to embarrass the oe
vernment at the ensuing election. It is a clap-tra'„esi!'
promises to answer the purposes of one exceedingl) )1
The late frightful railway accident in France I
if
turned the attention of scientific men to the discocllctiv
the means of preventing such awful oecorroeVli,
Various plans are, therefore, daily suggested, iit,')/•
from time to time we shall publish, for the bell,rli
British engineers, and the probable safety of: lit'
railway travellers. '
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BO UB oiSE—PAnIs, SATURDAY, MAY s.' I,.'e'v
First Highest Lowe it efo,
Price Price. PriC.• 1,1.', 17
French 5 per Cents ...... ..... 119 15 ... 119 15 ... 119 40 '" v'
3 per Cents. Bl 90 .... 81 80 ... 81 0 506 i' .
Rank of trance
Laffitte Bank 1,0001. Shares 1045 ...1045 .1945 ..stF„„j'
5,0001. Shares 5010 ...506')
~ 5(130 " P..„)
tielgian Bank
1811 ll'so ...1050 ...1050 ". iiro4
Belgian 5 per Cents.
5 ,erCents., 1840 10514 ... 105% ... 10 ,Ni : "44
Neapolitan. lOB ... lt 8 ... JOS ll,
Braun
RAILWAY :MARES.
••• IP Versailles.R. E.
L.B 167'50 ... 167 56 .. 16, '': P 7. g
Rouen 54- ... 545 .... 545 „,' ,0 i
Orleans
Stiasburg to Bale 2:35 ... 235 ... 223 ". .iyi'
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A NIGHTINGALE IN LINCOLN N'S IN-FIELDS'
,sid jo
5 10
day morning last, a gentleman, on passing Line'htilvf,',l,
fields, heard, to his great astonishment, n il'h saos'of
singing lustily among the trees and shrubs in the del•cd it
It is seldom that this bird is heard singin.b), Jiro,.
least in England ; and never before, we bi,bev-' rii):eof
venture to select such a locality for its musicales to i)4O
antes. It is fortunate that no attorney happen tiy
5.10
it, for his keen professional instinct would i ostasgt ii,
induced him to enter an action oftrespass *VII an)
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a view of obtaining heavy damages cicti leer
Count Mensdorff and his sons arrived at 1311. to
Palace this day from the Continent, on tt visit
'
Majesty. i`
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MELANCHOLY AND FRIGHTFUL 1)}31-1„„011Ceo:e0
with feelings of the deepest regret we han,a to 3...,11"0"nef3 Des
melancholy and frightful death of Master Johu retook ri,o!l
the eldest son of the Lord Chief Justice, v ,te 10'4
yesterday morning at Bray-head. The tv ifortuoDis Was,
gentleman, who was approaching his 17th year, sce°,l
residence, near Bray, about half-past eight o'cl°':Asore °
nied by a younger brother, in order to enjtv
upthe
morning walk, and when on Bray-head his bat `/15 tile d
by a gust of wind which suddenly sprung &oil' so t'
While in the act of seeing where it was bloto„ i; sorhoil: '
preaching for that purpose too near tb.e pfeci'pice, "9ri'
that either his foot slipped or his head beento. ~e, gt-0
was precipitated down the fearful abyss, and laue" left I''4
On his being taken up a wound was found on the so Os Th
the forehead, which completely exposed the 10941'00' Pr`',/
must have been extinct before he reached the b°, 01.0%0'
young gentleman, we understand, was a youth w ~7teoti
mise ; mild and unassuming in his deportnient, c°"bisl•
I,„eri ver
gentle in his manners, and beloved by-all wh° d 1301,
was intended for the bar. An inquest was, held, an
rep"'
is
of "Accidental death" returnedqiby the urY• v,"*.
will be interred to-morrow, in the church of De
10 O.
man's Journal of Friday.

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