The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-04 00:00:00

A great many persons, but the number cannot be
ascertained, have perished. Hundreds of houses
and other buildings have been swept away, and half
of the remainder in danger of falling. Besides the
destruction of provisions and stores of all kinds, it is
feared that the water, which falls very, slowly, has
wholly subsided. The greater part of this fruitful
district will be found covered with sand, and rendered
for ever barren. The accounts from the -Banks of
the Moruel and Pugie are of the same afflicting de-
serip:ion:—Prussian State Gazette, April 27.
THE HAGUE, APRIL 28.—According to accounts
that have been received from Rome, by express, his
Holiness Pope Pius VIII. has appointed Signor
Cappacini Internuncio at the Court of the Nether-
lands, and has given him full power to carry the
Concordat into effect.

This appointment is considered as a new proof o
the good understanding between the two Govern.
merits.

Letters from Odessa, of April 5, mention that
since the Ist of the month, five ships had arrived
from Varna—one from Sizeboli, two from Theodo-
cia, and two from Kovarno; all in ballast, except two
laden with ammunition and provision for Varna,
which had been forced to put into Odessa by con-
trary winds.

EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
AMSTERDAM, APRIL 28.—One Month, 12 ; two
Monthi 11 25 5-10.—Dutch Papers, April 29.

AMERICAN PAPERS.

The people of Savannah were, by the last advices,
very anxious to learn the fate of Stephenson. The
pilot boat Savannah had been searched, but nothing
was discovered in her. The whole time of her ab-
sence had been but eleven days ; but if any papers
had been brought back by her, the editors were un-
able to obtain them. Rumour, meantime, had told,
with tolerable accuracy, the adventures of Stephen.
son while here, with the slight additional embellish-
ment that he had cut his throat in jail. Captain
White, who left the pilot-boat on her anchoring, went
up to Savannah, and entered into recognizances for
his appearance at the Superior Court to be held in
May. W. W. Oats had been displaced as a con-
stable and another person appointed in his stead.
The Revenue cutter Marion, Captain Jackson,
from a cruise on the coast of Cuba, and last from
Havanna, arrived at Savannah on the 30th tilt. The
Marion had been cruizing in quest of a piratical
schooner, having on board forty men and two six-
pounders, which had taken four American vessels,
and murdered the crews. The boat of the Hornet
and Erie, arid three British cruizers, were actively
engaged in pursuit of the schooner. A French brig
of war had sent into Harannah the account of the
American brig called the Charlotte, having been
captured by the pirates, the crew nailed to the deck,
and the vessel abandoned,with the cargo undisturbed.
A British brig of war had captured a piratical
schooner, with two guns on board and 100 men.
The coast was lined with vessels of war, and no
doubt was entertained that the pirates would be
taken.—Xew York Evening Post.
*UPPER CANADA.—In a debate in the Parliament
on the subject of paying a chaplain, there were some
singular things said. Mr. Fothergill said "he was
bred a Quaker, arid could not wish for a Church
Establishment ; but, if they were to have one, he
would prefer the Church of England, and have their
chaplain from that Church—he would not have meu
to pray in this House whose doctrine would be op-
posed to their own politics." Mr. M'Kenzie was
very hitter against the present Chaplain, and de-
clared that he had never attended his prayers because
" he interfered in politics in a way he did not hire"—
not being on his side, of course. Mr. Perry
remarked, that " the Member for Durham said that
they might get Clergymen to read prayers that
would differ from them in politics ; but he would
like to know if the House agreed with the politics
of the present Chaplain ? He believed not. Mr.
Fothergill " knew the Dissenting Clergy to inter-
fere in politics, and in a manner, too, that astonished
him." Mr. Perry believed "no minister could be
found whose politics were a parallel with the Arch-
deacon's." Mr. M‘Kenzie " did not care whether
they were paid or not for their prayers ; but he
thought they could hear a blessing from a clergyman
of the Church of Rome, the Scotch Church, or Me-
thodist, as well as from the chaplain who officiates."
Mr. James Wilson would not pay them for their
prayers—if they would not pray without money, he
would not give the ashes of a rye-straw for their
devotion. In his speech on proroguing the Parlia-
ment, the Lieutenant-Governor complains of the
" serious embarrassment experienced from the busi-
ness of the province being suffered to accumulate
towards the conclusion of the Session." This is at
evil incident
.to all Legislative Bodies on this side a
the Atlantic.

TIGER HUNT.

(From the Bengal Hurkaru and Chronicle.)

On rising this Morning I was greatly surprised to
hear that a very large tiger had come into the town
a little before daylight, and had killed a woman and
wounded two or three people in a dreadful manner
within a very short distance of the Residency. On
proceeding to the spot I found the woman quite
dead, having been most dreadfully torn to pieces,
while one poor man had his arm broken, to all ap-
pearance, in several places, and another much cut
about the head.

The two latter were directly ordered off to the
hospital, while search was made by two gentlemen
arid myself to trace the animal, which, after a little
time, was found in the hedge of the Residency gar-
den; on being roused, coming on him quite unex-
pectedly, he flew out and seized a man by the arm,
who, with many others, together with our collector,
then being on foot, most miraculously escaped.
The elephants were immediately mounted by him
and myself, and in a few minutes the tiger turned
out of the hedge into which he had retreated, and a
most fortunate shot of mine, that took effect through
the spine, threw him completely over. On entering
the garden we found him quite dead, at about 50 or
60 paces distant from the place fired at. On mea-
suring him, his dimensions were found as follow :
Length from the nose to the tip of the tail 9ft. 4in.
Height over the shoulder aft. 10in.
Breadth of fore font Oft. 6in.

That this should happen all in the course of two
hours, in the middle of the Zillah station, is a cir-
cumstance most extraordinary, and most fortunate
to many, that were standing on the road looking on
in hundreds, that the first shot took such good effect,
for it is impossible to say what mischief he might
have done had he been merely wounded.

WlRKswoßTH.—There has been in this
parish the unprecedented number of fifty-two funerals,
from the Ist of March last to the 19th April inst., a
third part of which have been children; and the greatest
part, if not all, have been from the town, and two or
three of the surrounding hamlets. If such should be the
case, or any thing like it, for the time to come, a new or
additional burial ground, will, it is apprehended, soon he
wanted, as the present church-yard is nearly full.—Mac-
clesfield Courier.

Mr. M*4lK, of one of the theatres in Surrey,
received, a few days ago, a present, which, from the na-
ture of its conveyance, caused some considerable alarm in
the family. A parcel, wrapped in matting, was delivered
from one of the Cambridge roaches. In the absence of the
gentleman himself, it was received by his wife, who, on re-
moving the matting, beheld, to her no small astonishment,
a plain, but neat, child's coffin. As soon as she had in
some degree recovered herself, her conjectures as to the
meaning of tkis-seeming strange present were as numerous
as the minutes in the interval of her husband's absence,
and the only plausible• one she could settle on was, that the
coffin contained the remains of some pledge of her husband's
love. Accordingly, the strange burden was concealed for
the present, and, upon the arrival of Mr. Di•*x, a thou-
sand questions were put to him touching his " love from
home." Words at length began to run high between both
the parties, in the midst of which the coffin was produced,
opened, and found to contain a handsome present of a fine
sucking pig, enveloped in a shroud and cap, the face only
exposed, accompanied with a pair of ducks. The little
jealou-ies of the moment immediately vanished, and the
tenants were won ejected from their dreary abode.

THE ARMY.

The 2d Regiment of Dragoons are ordered to march
from Dublin for Cork.

A Detachment belonging to the 7th Foot is ordered to
embark for Hull.

The following Detachments have marched from Lnmlon
for Bristol, on route to the undermentioned stations :

The 17th Lan,ers for Dundalk ; the 22d Foot for Tralee ;
the 70th Infantry for Buttevant ; and the 77th Foot for
Londonderry.

(From the Limerick Chronicle, April 29.)
On Wednesday two troops of the 3d Light Dragoons
will remove from Gort to embark at Dublin, on route to
Exeter.

All the troops in Cork Garrison are about to move, ex-
cept the 97th Foot. The Ist Royal Dragoons depart this
week for Manchester, and the depots of the llth and 34th
Foot have received orders to be ready to march at a minute's
notice.

The 64th Regiment celebrated the King's birth-day with
a feu-de-joie, and three cheers, and in the evening Galway
was splendidly illuminated.
The 32d Regiment at Kilkenny also honoured the day
with three rounds.

Three troops of the Enniskillen Dragoons have left
Sheffield for Ireland, by Liverpool, and will be replaced
by the 9th Lancers.

At the Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S fete, on Fri-
day evening, upwards of 700 of the Nobility and haut ton
were present.

UNCOMMON TAKE OF Fisll.—A few weeks
ago, nine boats belonging to Mr. JAMES CHRISTIE, Burg-
head, caught with the small lines, the astonishing number
of three thousand and sixty cod fish, off a little distance
from Nairn.—Elgin Courier.
On Thursday week a pike, 261 b. weight, was
caught with the minnow in Derwent Lake, Keswick, by
Messrs. JOHN PEARSON and Joill; WALKER. The line
by which it was taken consisted of only a single gut, but
the fish cost its captors nearly two hours' labour, after
being hooked, before they could bring it to West-
morland Advertiser.
The salmon ..ishings in the Tay begin to be
more productive. The strong east winds some days ago
brought the salmon in great abundance to the frith, and
nearly one hundred fine fish were taken in one day at
several stations rented by one tacksman in this neighbour-
hood. Salmon are selling at the yards at 2s. per lb. ;
Earn do. ls. 6d.; Salmon trout at 9d.—Perth Courier.
EARLY HERRING FISHING.--FROM A •
CORRESPONDENT.—We understand that extraordinary
preparations are making this season, for the prosecution of
the herring fishing on the west coast of Caithness. The
take of herring in that quarter last season was very great,
and exhausted the material of the curers, several of whom
are to direct their energies to that coast the ensuing season,
aid a great many boats are already engaged. From the
favourable prospects which present themselves, there is every
probability that fishermen who may proceed to that quarter
this year will have no reason to repent of their choice, as
the superior quality of the fish ensures higher prices than
are usually given in other places ; and the material laid in
by the corers, ensures a ready sale for whatever quantity of
fish may be caught.—bitterness Courier.
It is estimated that in the district between the
towns of Blackburn, Clitheroe, Skipton, and Todmorden,
there are not fewer than fifty thousand persons who have
not more than Is. 641. per week wherewith to obtain the
necessaries of life.—Stockport Advertiser.
CONGLETON.—We lament to say that this
town continues to be in a very distressed state. The pro-

prietors of no less than twenty-eight mills hare suspended
their operations, and last week six tl7ousand two hundred
and seventy distressed persons received relief from the soup
.hop !—Lceds Mercury.

STATE OF TRADE.—A correspondent who

;ravels through the manufacturing districts of Yorkshire,

in his communication of yesterday says, "I am under the
painful necessity of informing you, that I do not find the
slightest improvement in trade of any description, except
at Bradford. Several foreign merchants attended the mar-
ket at that place on Thursday, and a great quantity of
goods were sold. The weavers in that district are now all
fully employed ; but in consequence of a less quantity of
worsted yarn being exported now than formerly, a number
of wool-sorters and combers are still out of work."—Leeds
Mercury.

STATE OF TRADE.-Whatever may be the
risings or fallings of demand, trade, judged by, the condi-
tion of the working people, seems to be becoming worse
and worse. There is no present prospect of agreement
between the turn outs and their employers, either here or
at Stockport, and the process of reduction of wages is still
operating against those who continue in employment.
Both masters and men are in a most trying situation, but,
as we have remarked on former occasions, while the mas-
ters lose capital, the men lose the means of subsistence.—
There is, in our sixth pre, a letter on the disputes which
prevail, and a recommendation to submit them Oa refer-
ence. The letter is entitled to attention, from the bene-
volent spirit it breathes, and would command it, were we
at liberty to say by whom it is written. It will be seen
with deep regret, by notices in other parts of our paper,
that both at Rochdale and Macclesfield the work-people

have departed from that exemplary peaceableness of dc
meanour which had hitherto distinguished them.—Man.
cheater Times.

STATE OF TRADE.—We are sorry to be
under the necessity of stating that the country, or home
trade, has been singularly " flat" in this town, during the
present week. This is the season when business ought
to be brisk, and yet we are compelled to own that trade
has been more stagnant, and men's spirits more depressed
within the last eight days, than we have observed them to
be at any previous period of this year. The general com-
plaint is still "the scarcity of money ;" and though the
country buyers seem willing to purchase, and offer bills in
payment which would in ordinary times pass current, such
is the prevalent want of confidence and misgivings as to
the future, that respectable houses decline to sell, rather
than risk their property for any thing but cash, or paper
of the first credit. This diffidence, however, dots not
exist among the higher mercantile classes, as regards each
other, or towards the traders of Manchester—but the
drapers who visit this place from different parts of the
kingdom, not having the same apparent flush of money as
heretofore, are suspected, and while both parties are
yearning to transact business, the holders of goods are
afraid to hazard them. In a word, the first and last evil
of the moment is, " want of confidence," more than want
of demand—underselling as well as "over production."—
In Foreign Trade there is a partial, or limited briskness,
and the printers have done more for the last ten days or
a fortnight, than previously, particularly in the variety of
new styles, for the summer fashions.—Manchester and
Salford Advertiser.

FREE TRADE TO CHINA, &c.—This sub-
ject is likely, very speedily, to assume an important as-
pect throughout the country; and the inhabitants of
Liverpool, who met in January last, and appointed the
very respectable Committee which is now vigilantly car-
rying its resolutions into effect, will, we trust, have reason
to rejoice in the measures they adopted. Already the
Committee is in cordial co-operation with the various
mercantile bodies in the great towns of the Empire; and
already is a deputation of seven of its members appointed
to proceed directly to London, where they will be met by
deputations from Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol (and pro-
bably front Birmingham and Leeds), to confer with each
other, and to request an audience of his Alajesty's Mi-
nisters on the whole question. Inquiry is the first good
to be obtained ; and if Parliament fairly enter into that,
the result will he at once inevitable and triumphant.—
Liverpool Mercury.

REPORTED RIOTS AT MACCLESFIELD._
STATE OF THE SILK TRADE IN THAT AND THE SUR-
ROUNDING DISTRICTS.—In the e trly part of the present
week, alarming reports reached this town respecting the
riotous state of the silk weavers in Macclesfield. Accord-
ing to one account, the factory of Messrs. BROCKLE-
nuRsT had been entirely demolished, and the foot soldiers
had been compelled, by the fury of the mob, to retire from
the town. This rumour obtained the more credit, from
the circumstance of a troop of the lat Dragoon Guards
having been suddenly despatched to Macclesfield, from the
Hulme barracks on Tuesday morning, and others being
kept in constant readiness to follow to the same place, if
their services were required. We are happy to state, from
personal investigation upon the spot, into the correctness
of this representation, that although the alarm was not
totally unfounded, the whole of the proceedings in which
it originated have been most extravagantly coloured ; and
that as regards the charge, of the workmen belonging to
the silk manufactories baying participated in an outrage
which did occur, (trivial as it was) thire is. not a word of
truth in the statement. So strong, indeed, and universal
a disposition to peaceable conduct prevails, that at a meet-
ing held on Thursday week, to petition Parliament, one of
the weavers who had used inflammatory language, was
hissed down by his comrades,.-111anckester Advertiser: