The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-03 00:00:00

WHIRLWIND AT PINANG.

A whirlwind, giving rise to the appearance of a water-spout of
extraordinary beauty, was observed in the northern channel on
the 16th April at mid-day. The American ship Anna Maria was
coming into harbour at the time, and from it the phenomenon was
very distinct. Captain Millet, her commander, thus describes
it I—Before it commenced, he says, the sky was rather cloudy, the
winds baffling—not blowing from one point more than a minute at
a time—requiring the sails to be continually braced. Suddenly a
very heavy cloud gathered over the town, from the edge of which
a body of theshape of a cone began to form, and quickly lengthened
and chopped in a sloping direction to the sea, a little to the north
of the fort, and somewhat nearer the opposite, than this side of the
channel. When its point was still at some distance from the sea,
the water seemed to become agitated as if it were in a state of ebul-
lition, and ultimately it appeared to rise also into the shape of a
cone, and meet the one from the cloud with which it then united.
The cone was now observed to be transparent, but at the circum-
ference to have a greyish look, and a spiral stream of water
was seen to flow through its centre—it was thought
from below upwards. This continued for nearly five minutes
when the appearance broke up. The wind blew from the south,
but almost immediately afterwards it again became variable. The
cloud was still heavy and dark, and a second time theplienomenon
took place precisely in the order and manner described above, but
it was a little farther from the harbour, probably half-way be-
tween the Fort and Palo Moose. The Anna Maria was now
within the segment of the arch which it formed, and the cons-
mender being under some apprehension fur the ship's safety, imme-
diately brought her head to the wind, let go the anchor, and dewed
up all the sails. An eddy wind now caught the top sails, and
blew them up with considerable force from the yards, but they
were ultimately with considerable difficulty secured. It then
broke, not more than three times the ship's length off the Anna
Maria, but the water continued agitated for a very long time,
sometimes spreading, and again contracting into a smaller compass
as if it were a third time going to rise. At the moment of break.
ing there was a vivid flash of lightning followed by thunder and
some heavy rain. The second continued fur fully fifteen minutes
before it broke. The sea fowl kept flying about it apparently in
a state of great alarm.—Pinang Gazette.

FOREIGN CORN.—Our Dublin correspondent, it will
be seen, repeats his statement that foreign corn is to be admitted
duty free into Irelund, only, however, for the purpose of mention-
ing that the authorities have fixed the 22d, instead of theist Novem-
ber, as the day on which such suspension of the law is to take
place.-4ldeertiser.

LooK OUT I.—As a canal-boat was passing under
a bridge, the captain gave the usual warning, by calling aloud,
" Look nut I" when a little Frenchman, who was in the cabin,
obeyed the order by popping Lis bead out of the window, which te-
ceived a severe thump by coming in contact with a pillar of the
bridge. He drew it back in a great pet, and exclaimed, " Dese
Amerikins cry look out, when dey mean look in."
The public have learned from the daily journals
that -Sir Robert Peel, during his recent visit, with Lady Peel, to
her Majesty, at Windsor Castle, was unfortunately attacked with
gout. But it has not been stated—though the fact is of no slight
importance—that it was the Premier's first attack of that painful
and insidious disease. We are happy. however, to state that he is
now quite convalescent, and that no uneasiness is entertained by
his family as to the result of the attack, but rather the reverse.
We may add that Sir Robert returns to Drayton, with Lady Peel,
on Monday, and that a distinguished party will be assembled there.
—Court Journal.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A GUNNER OF ARTILLERY.

—The accident which occurred on Thursday se'nnight to a gunner
of the loyal Artillery, named Francis Collons, of the Royal Horse
Artillery, whilst that corps was at exercise on Woolwich Common,
in the presence of Colonel T. De Koudriaffsky, an officer in the
Russian service, has been attended with fatal results. It appeared
that whilst Collons was engaged ramming home the charge in the
usual way, the gun exploded, the charge tearing off the thumb and
mutilating three fingers of his right hand. He was removed to the
Royal Ordnance Hospital, where the three fingers were amputated,
but after lingering for more than a week, death terminated his
sufferings on Friday morning. The cause of the explosion has not
been ascertained, as the gun was sponged as usual, and the vent
was properly stopped, as the man who had his finger on it was burnt
by the discharge. The gun has also been examined, and found to
Ise perfect. Colonel Koudriaffsky kindly sent the deceased a pre-
sent of 51. on Monday last, and Mrs. Marshall, of Shooter's-hill,
who was present at the time of the accident, also sent him 2L, bene-
factions which the poor fellow did not live to enjoy. The deceased
was a single man, and had been about five years in the service.

IV INDSOR .ELECTION.—FRIDAY EVENING. -- The
" coming off" of the election, it Is now rumoured, will probably
be postponed until early in the week after next, as it is now
stated that it is fully expected the writ will not be received by
the mayor (who is the returning officer) until Monday. The
ensuing week or ten days will be a more than usually busy period
in this generally quiet borough. To.morrow the election of town
councillors for the year ensuing will take place, and Tuesday next
has been appointed for the holding of the Quarter Sessions. The
present mayor, Mr. Thomas Clarke, retires from office on Monday
se•nnight (the 9th falling on a Sunday), when the new mayor will
be elected ; and on the following day a public dinber, in honour
of the birthday of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, will
take place at the Royal Adelaide Hotel. The canvass is still in
progress, and the friends of both caniidates are equally sanguine
of success.

THE FEVER QCTESTION.-IMPORTANT ORDER.-
Irlpursuance of directions from the Lords of her Majesty's most
Honourable Privy Council, signified by a communication from Mr.
Bathurst, one of the clerks of the Council, the Commissioners of
the Customs have caused instructions to be given to the revenue
cheers and coast guard at this port, and at every outport and
station along the coasts of the United Kingdom, to be most parti-
cular in future in the examination of the masters or officers com-
manding vessels (more particularly of steamers) arriving from the
coast of Africa or the West Indies, by putting the quarantine ques-
tions to them, and taking down their replies, so as to have their
papers to refer to if necessary, as in the case of vessels arriving from
the Mediterranean or the Levant, and especially with reference to
the quarantine questionsll,ls,l6, 18;19,and 20, the replies to which
are do be taken down most fully. observing that, in the event of
their having been any suspicious sickness on board during the
voy age, all such vessels are to be detained under the restraint of
qua rantine, and their quarantine papers forwarded to the Board.
Th is order has been issued, in consequence of the late deplorable
awl tatal case of the discovery of an alarming and devastating
fever, existing in a certain ship which recently arrived from the
coast of Africa, and has been lying under the restraint of guano.
tine t u a considerable time off the Motherbank, and it is the wish
and it itentien of Government, by taking every possible precaution
to pre vent the spread of anything so alarming and frightfirl as the
dims !. alluded to. In the event of any disease of the kind having
shown itself during the voyage from the places in question, the
atricte st inquiry and examination will be made previously to the
yes. el being relieved from quarantine, in order to prevent the
exte n sion of any contagious illness which may actually, or be sup-
pose d to exist on board.
['BADE WITH FRANCE.--A Parliamentary paper
has, just been Issued. showing the exportations to and importations
from Trance for a number of years. Last year, it appears, that the
total amount of the articles exported to France from Great Britain
was 5,204,176/., and the total imports from France 3,687,8781. The
imp. rrt duties were 1,879,799!. Of the exportations, only 828,9481.
wer. articles of colonial and foreign merchandise ; so that the bulk
of e oods sent to France consisted of British and Irish produce and
mar atfactures.

PROPOSED GOVERNMENT PIER AT WOOLWICH.-
Th ere is a rumour prevalent in the town and garrison of Wool-
wi that her Majesty's Government have it in contemplation to
c. ,use an extensive and commodious pier to be erected by the side
f Globe-lane, on the bank of the Thames, in a direct line with
leresford.street, which leads to the Royal Arsenal, to accomplish

which a number of old dilapidated houses, nearly fallen into decay,
between Beresford.street and the water side, will have to be rased
o the ground, which can easily be done, as the leases are nearly
e spired. A more eligible site could not be fixed, as it leads to the
s lost public thoroughfares of the town as well as to all the Govern-
s cent establishments. A company was attempted to be formed
t +me years ago, to follow out a similar plan fora Woolwich pier, by

raising the capital in shares, but the promoters not meeting with
that success and support they anticipated to carry out so important
. an undertaking for the benefit of the town, they were compelled to
s .banden the project altogether.
APPROACHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The
a mtemplated matrimonial a liance between Lord Curzon, eldest son
tl oir Earl Howe, and Miss Sturt, daughter of Mr. and Lady Charlotte
, Stull, is fixed to take place in the ensuing week. The Noble Lord,
w'bo is in his 24th year, and first-cousin to his bride elect, will, it
is understood, inherit the large estates of his uncle, the Earl of
Cardigan, in the event of that Noble Earl leaving no male issue.
ABUNDANCE OF LABOUR.—So great is the scarcity
of labourers in some agricultural districts that the crier has been
sent round to announce an increase of wages; with the drain upon
the labour market, consequent upon the railways about being laid
down, labour will be exceedingly valuable next year, if it be not
scarce enough to retard or prevent the gathering in of the fruits

of the earth.—lTerOwd Journal.
CONMJAIPTION OF FOOD IN BELGIUM.—The Minister
of Finance has just published the table of alimentary sub-
stances which have been imported since the Ist of January
last up to the present period. The following is the general
result :—Wheat, 63,866,965 kilogrammes ; rve, 10,216,909
kilogrammes ; barley and annel-corn, 28,081,879 kilogrammes ;
maize, the same quantity • black corn or buck wheat,
271,814 kilogrammes ; beans, 1,659,717 kilogrammes;
vetches, 69,468 kilogrammes ; pear, 316,842 kilogrammes ;
oats, 4,407,794 kilogrammes; groats and pearl barley, 66,153
kilogrammes; potato lees, 188,068 kilogrammes; vermicelli,
macaroni, ecc., 7,997 kilogrammes; potatoes, 58,001 hectoli-
tres; rice, 5,499,043 kilogrammes. We could have wished
hat by the side of this table the Minister had published the
nportations in the corresponding nine months of last year.
-Courier Beige.