The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-27 00:00:00

TREMENDOUS STORM AT SEA

(From the Boston Morning Post of December 1.)
In the evening, about six o'clock, a south-east snow
storm set in, which continued until about nine o'clock,
when it commenced raining, and the wind, which up
to that time had blown moderately, burst forth from
east-south-east with tremendous fury. Many vessels
which were riding at anchor in the harbour were
driven from their moorings, and either dashed against
the ends of the wharves or jammed alongside of each
other. A large vessel was almost blown on her beam
ends, and several schooners and brigs were jammed
together, chafing and cracking, some of them with no
person on board. One or two small vessels were also
sunk at this wharf. Such was the terrific violence of
the gale, that it was dangerous for an individual to
venture to the ends of the wharves. We were informed
that more that a dozen vessels had been sunk, and
that the crews of one or two of them had perished ;
but the names of the vessels we could not learn.
Although we saw twenty vessels more or less damaged,
we could not obtain any particulars, for most of them
were deserted. The schooner Conclusion, of Glou-
cester, lying at the north end of T wharf, had her
stern stove in, and sustained other damage. A large
ship, said to be the Riga, was driven up the dock of
Long Wharf, and had her bowsprit carried away
close to the knight heads. One of the ships
which arrived yesterday was reported to have
drifted from her anchors, and sustained great
damage. A ship at the end of - Commercial
Wharf was also reported to have suffered considerably.
The barque Anita, too, was said to have sustained
some damage. Perhaps no gale that has
.visited this
place for some time has destroyed so much property
in this port in so short a time. We fear that a few
days will unfold tales of shipwreck and death along
our coasts that will bring pain and sorrow to many a
beregved bosom ; for no vessel close in with land could
carry sail or ride at anchor in exposed situations and
weather such a tempest. We have taken no notice of
the damage on the land, but undoubtedly it is consi-
derable—for nothing fragile, exposed to such fury,
could escape unscathed.

(From the Boston Evening Transcript, Dec. 1.)
Ships Emporium, Charlotte, Riga, and Olive
Branch; barques Ten Brothers and Hebron; brigs
Angola, Gallio, and Dlontella ; schooners Joseph
Howard, Union, Echo, Henry, Marion, Cygnet,
Sappho, Peru, William Wallace, Rebecca and Polly,
Ligona, Ballna, and Independence ; sloops Hepso-
both, Brilliant, Coral, Eleanor, and Simon—were
more or less damaged by running into each other, and
smashing up against the wharves.
The revenue cutter Hamilton arrived from a cruise
yesterday, and anchored in the stream ; Captain
Sturgis, finding the gale increasing, paid out full
scope of chains, so that she rode out the gale with
gallantry and safety.

Professor Geyer, who was charged with the exa-
mination of the papers contained in the mysterious
cases deposited at the University of Upsal by King
Gustavus, has made his report of their contents. The
chief papers are-1. The memoirs of Gustavus, writ-
ten by himself, and commenced in 1765, when he was
only 19 years of age. They contain important ob-
servations on the revolution of 1772, and on the two
receding reigns. 2. The history of the house of
asa, which, says Professor Geyer, displays distin-
guished talent. 3. The plan of the form of Govern-
ment of 1772, and a plan for the regulation of the
Diet of 1778.—Swedish paper.
The Earl of Pembroke has presented the valuable
living of Bishopstone, vacant by the lamentable death
of the Rev. G. Montgomery, to Archdeacon F. Lear,
of Salisbury.

THE N(THQ-INTRUSIONIST FOILED.—A story is cur-
rent that a Rev. Gentleman, anxious to distinguish
himself, wrote a long epistle to the Premier, detail-
ing, for the hundredth time, the recently-discovered
Non-Intrusion grievances ; and, by way of postscript,
concluded with stating, that unless all these were
forthwith remedied, he would resign his charge. What
a mighty personage this Rev. Gentleman must have
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imagined himself, when he dispatched his " pothooks"
to Sir R. Peel! An intimation by a parochial clergy-
man that he intended to resign his living was so ex-
traordinary an event, that he naturally concluded the
Premier would, at least, be " dumbfoundered ;" but
how his Reverence's self-esteem must have been mor-

tified when he received a note, in course of
inti-
mating that, when he did resign, there was another
clergyman ready to fill his place.—Edinburgh Observer.
COURT Gossip.—There seems to be no doubt but
that there is to be another intermarriage between the
families of the Citizen-King and that of the ducal
house of Coburg. The second son (Prince Augustus)
of Duke Ferdinand of Coburg Kohary is to marry the
Princess Clementine. Duke Ferdinand fixes the
apanage of his son at 4,0001. a-year, which few will
think a very liberal provision for one who is to
support a daughter of the Royal House of France.
We will undertake to say that the Duke of
Hamilton will do something better for the
Marquis of Douglas when he marries the Princess
of Baden. The present Duke of Bedford, when
Marquis of Tavistock, had 10,0001. a year settled
on him by his father when he married. It is
not as if Duke Ferdinand were very poor, for he
married the heiress of the first and last Prince of
Kohary—one who made an immense fortune in trade,
and invested it in a title and estates, leaving his
daughter one of the greatest matches in Germany, and
of whom Duke Ferdinand was the greatest wooer.
Duke Ferdinand must therefore be rich ; he has no
other children to provide for, his eldest son being on
the throne of Portugal, and his daughter is Duchess
de Nemours. This son is therefore to be the heir of
the Kohary property. 4,0001. a-year secures, there-
fore, rather a shabby allowance for the future Kohary
and husband of a Royal bride. But, in pecuniary
matters, both papas are likely to look very sharp ; for
Louis Philippe has the reputation of being rather a
keen man—and so, perhaps, after all, it is only " dia-
mond cut diamond."—Cheltenham Looker-on.
THE LATE ALBION BANK.—This bank, it will be
remembered, discontinued business in the month of
May last. After paying half-yearly dividends at the
rate of first eight and then six per cent. per annum
up to the end of last year, the shareholders received
back their whole capital, 251. per share. Since the
return of the capital, they have received two bonusses
amounting to 3/. 10s. There will, it is expected, be
a third bonus, amounting, probably, to 1/. 10s. ; and
making, with the capital, a total payment of 30/. per
share. The proprietors of the late Albion bank owe
a large debt of gratitude to the Directors for the
judgment and prudence with which they managed its
affairs while in business, and the care and vigilance
they have evinced in winding them up since its disso-
lution.—Liverpool Albion.
THE SHIP MILWAUKIE WRECKED, AND NINE
LIVES LOST.—ALLEGAN, Nov. 19, 1842.--(Extract
from a letter.)—The ship Milwaukie came ashore
yesterday morning about two o'clock, two miles north
of the mouth of the Kalamazoo. There were of officers
and crew fifteen persons on board, of whom but six
are saved. Among the lost are all the officers, the
cook, and two boys. I have not learned the names of
any except the Captain (Wetmore). Her freight was
mostly flour, of which she had nearly a full load.
Report says she took on 300 barrels at St. Joseph.
The second mate and seven sailors left the ship and
swam for the shore—in the attempt one of the sailors
was drowned. The six remaining sailors made their
way to a house two miles distant. On their return
to the beach the second mate was perishing, and died
in a few minutes. They left the ship about nine
o'clock in the morning.—Detroit Daily Advertiser.
INFANT LECTURER.—Master Arthur Harvey, of

Halesworth, aged eight years and a half, has been
lecturing on astronomy, at Framlingham, Wood-
bridge, &c. The correct and appropriate language of
the young lecturer, illustrated by many suitable dia-
grams constructed by himself, excited the admiration
and called forth the warm approbation of his auditors.
His modest self-possession and freedom from embar-
rassment, his extraordinary retentive memory and
accuracy of minute detail, we are told, would do cre-
dit to an experienced lecturer.—Norwich paper.
PROPOSED NAVAL BOARD OF CONSTRUCTION.—
It is rumoured that should the model just completed
by the three members of the School of Naval Archi-
tecture, to whom the task of preparing drawings for
a man-of-war of each class has been confided, prove
satisfactory to the Admiralty, a Board of Naval Con-
struction will be formed; of which those gentlemen
will be members, which will be placed under the di-
rection of Rear-Admiral Ross, Sir George Cockburn's
brother-in-law. In this event the new Board will
immediately commence the construction of a ship of
each class, from the largest size downwards.
Tan INCOME-TAX.—A POSER.—A Correspondent
informs us, that on Thursday last, at the meeting of
the Income-taxers, held at the Half-way House, be-
tween here and Canterbury, Mr. Manti, an Italian,
and a dealer in watches, &c., appealed against his
surchdrgage, when he was asked to produce his
books. In compliance with this demand, Mr.
Manti pulled from his pocket a memo-
randum-book, which contained certain jottings
in his native language, and presented it for
the inspection of the inquisitors, telling them that it
was all the books he kept. Whether this document
contained satisfactory evidence that Mr. Manti was,
or was not, entitled to exemption, was not explained,
no one of the inquisitors being able to read it ; but,
at all events, he got clear of the surcharge.—Dover
Chronicle.

The Leipsic Gazette states that the Due de Bor-
deaux was received on his visit to that city with great
honour. All the officers of the garrison were ordered
to wait upon him, and a guard of honour was
stationed at the door of his residence.

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FARCE TURNIP.—A turnip of the white Norfolk
kind was pulled in a field a few days ago, belonging
to Mrs. Pearson, of Coltsgate-hill, YRipon, whose cir-
cumference was 40 inches, and weighed the enormous
weight of 211bs. It had but but a single stem, and
is considered the largest and most perfect specimen of
the kind ever seen.—York Herald.