The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-13 00:00:00

(From the Quet,ee Gazettes, Oct. so.)
YORK, (U. C.) OCT. Majesty hai
been pleased to appoint John Henry Dunn;
Es u' to be Receiver-General for this Pro-
vince, vice the nondurable Jolts M< till, re-
signed.
:KINGSTON, (U. C.) OCT. 20.—His Excellency
Sir Peregrine Maitland and Suite arrived in town
frßm York, in the steam-boat Frentenac, last
evening. His- Excellency inspected_ the 70th
regiment this morning.
We learn, during the dreadful gale of the 11th
inst. the schooner Asp, from Niagara, laden with
staves, was driven ashore and wrecked in Mexico
Bay, near Oswego, and that of eleven persons on
board, two only succeeded in reaching the shore.
Two or, hree American vessels were also strand-
ed:ht 'die same time, but without the loss of any
lives.
Extract from a letter, dated Cobourg, the 12th
instant.—" A dreadful accident happened on the
Rice Lake yesterday. Lieut. Jenkins and Mr.
Houston, of the Royal - Navy, and the. latter
gentleman's thiee sons, 'together with an emi-
grant named Collier,-. were- crossing that Lake
during the gale in a small bbat rather overloaded.
ft unfortunately oversat nearly
,a mile from the
shore. Mr. Jenkins and Collier. were drowned.
Mr. Houston and' his three, sons Were, rescued
from the same fate with difficulty by some people
who went to their assistance, from Burdsley's,
now called Sixe's Town. Mr. Jenkins was a
single man ; but Collier has left a wife and five
children." -
KINGSTON, (U. C.) OCT. 24.—0 n the 11th in-
stant, the schooner Asp, owned by Thomas Ra-
cey, Esq. of Niagara, sprung aleak off. Oswego,
and was afterwards driven ashore at Salmon
River. Of eleven persons on board two only, a
man and a woman, were saved.
A meeting of the Merchants and others inte-
rested in the Lumber Trade, was holden on Fri-
day last at the Exchange Cbffee-house, A.Com-
mittee was appointed 'to correspond with the
other parts of the Province, and with our sister
Colonies. A- subscription was opened for defray-
ing the necessary expenses. We understand that
several Gentlemen of this City,, acqUainted with
the trade and interests of the Province, will be in
England in the course of the ensuing winter, and
'his hoped that no decision against us will be had
without further inquiry into the effects which the
proposed measure would have on the Colonies.
The Lord Bishop of Quebec preached a Ser-
mon in *the -Cathedral Church yesterday, after
which a collection was made in aid of the Na-
tional School established in this. city. We un-
derstand that there are between two and three
hundred scholars who attend the school, chiefly
children of poor emigrants.
MONTREAL, Nov. 4.—;(l4ports.) There has
been exported, up to the 24th ult. from this Prp-
vince, about 24720 barrels of ashes,. 42600 ditto
of flour, and 9:54024 bushels of wheat.
(Counterfeits.)—There has lately beericircu-
lated in this city,- several Counterfeit 20 dollar
notes, purporting to be of the Montreal Bank.—
The false note may' be detected by the omission
of the exterior' heading round the right hand
compartment enclosing the words" Vingt. Pias-
tres"; amid by the serpentine flourish before the
B. in the name 'B. Homes; the same flourish be-
ing in the genuine note only one sweep, concave
towards the top of the note.
MosmarAL, Nov. the course of this
week, Mr. Hall, Commissioner, Dr. Bigsby, and
part of those who have. been employed in draw;;
Mg the boundary line, arrived in thiS city, having
concluded their operations -for the' season on
Lake SUperior. In their way • doW'n- the' Lake,
they were overtaken by a heavy gale of wind,
obliged to cut away their masts, and after suffer-
ing very severely, were driVenin.with the loss of
their boats, and otherwise severely damaged.
Great Fire at New Haven.--The City-of •New
Haven has been afflicted with the most destruCtiVe
fire ever known. in that plate. - About eleven
o'clock on Thursday night,' a 'fire brOke out in one
of the stores on Long Wharf,. said to have com-
municated from a stove in a chamber ; and- we
are informed that twenty-seven 'buildings in
front,and seven in the rear, were destroyed.
The goods saved.froth the fire were lti,St by being
thrown off the dock. 'The wind was:high, and
the flames spread with great 'rapidity. The lire
began, near the head of the wharf, in the store next
south of. 'J. N. Clark's, and swept every thing
down to the long range inclusive.' It broke out
a little before midnight, and no efforts. availed tb
,
stop its progress, unfit a store, next south of the
fong'range,. was pulled down.-Tire whole loss
is estimated by judicious people at aboui 'One had-
ifredlhoasaiul &Allis, but a small part of which
was insured.