The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-18 00:00:00

TREATMENT OF EMIGRANTS.
THE SHIP MERSEY.

In our last, we mentioned the arrival here of the Mer-
sey, from Liverpool to New York, which put back in
distress a scccnd time. This vessel sailed from Liver-
pool, the first time, on the 30th December, and again on
the 24th of March. The passengers are wandering
about the streets in a state of destitution. Lieutenant
Hemnians, the Government agent here, has, we are in-
formed, brought their case before the Procurator-Fiscal.
The following details have been furnished by some of
them :—The ship Mersey, of 722 tons register, left
Liverpool for New York on the 30th December,
under the command of Crptain W. Rea. She was towed
out about 3 miles by a steamer, but from the foggy state
of the weather she could not proceed, and had to come
to anchor after having nearly got foul of another ship.
The following day she weighed anchor, and proceeded
on her voyage till the 6th February, when she encoun-
tered a violent storm, which continued till the 14th, when
one hundred and seventy of the passengers signed a pe-
tition to the captain, praying him to return, which re-
quest was complied with ; and the Mersey reached
Liverpool on the 25th February, with mainmast sprung,
and bulwarks, tiller, and round-house carried away. For
the fortnight previous, the. passengers were short of
provisions, and they complain much of the prices charged
for such articles as were sold to them. The vessel lay in
Liverpool docks till the 17th of March, when she went out
into the river, where she was examined by the Govern-
ment agent. She sailed again on the 24th of that
month, and on the day following she put back from
stress of weather. She remained again till the 3d of
April, when she set sail, and had a prosperous voyage
until the 17th ultimo, when she encountered a strong
gale of head-wind, in the course of which it was disco-
vered that the vessel had sprung a leak, and on the 18th
she put about, with the intention of making for the nearest
port, but when they got near the Cove of Cork, they were
again blown out to sea. On the 4th of May, they were
boarded by a Clyde pilot, under rather peculiar circum-
stances. A passenger had hung up a shirt to dry, which
got entangled with one of the ropes, and when the crew
were hauling, it got hoisted to the top of the foretop-
mast, and was seen by the pilot at a distance of seven
miles, and he instantly made for the ship, boarded, and
brought her to Greenock, after she had been 46 days
out in her second attempt to cross the Atlantic. She had
285 passengers on board ; three died, and one was born
on the voyage.—Grecnoch Advertiser.

THE EPISCOPAL COLLEGE AT PERTH.—At the
meeting of the Edinburgh Town Council on Tuesday.
Mr. William Drysdale gave notice of the following mo-
tion :—" The Council, considering that for some time
past subscriptions to a large amount have been collected
for the purpose. of instituting a seminary at Perth for
tuition in the principles of the Church of England, remit
to the College Committee to consider what steps (if limy)
should be adopted for the establishment of one or more
chairs in the University of Edinburgh for that branch of
study." He stated his apprehension that the proposed
College would be hurtful to the University, of which the
Council were patrons, and said that it appeared to him
that it was their duty, as sworn Councillors, to do every-
thing in their power to bring the education of the country
as much as possible to this city, and not allow it to be
established any where else.—Glasgozo Saturday Post.

BANKRUPTS,
THOMAS CHAPMAN, jun., dairyman, Chenies-
street, Tottenham-court-road, to surrender May 27, at
one, and June 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Turquand, official assignee, Copthall-buildings ;
Alfred-place, Bedford-square.
GEORGE GREENWELL, JOHN BENJAMIN
DAVID DEARBERG, and WILLIAM WHITE-
HALL, silk-manufacturers, Fore- street, London, May
27, It two, and June 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bank-
ruptcy. Alsager, Birchin-lane, official assignee ; Jones,
Sise-lane.
JOHN SMALLEY, corn miller, Duxberry Mill, near
Chorley, Lancashire, June 8, at one, and June 28, at
eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Belton. Alcock
and Dixon, Burnley ; Cragg and Jeyes, Harpur-street,
Red Lion-square, London.
CHARLES PRATTEN, bootmaker, Bristol, May
31 and June 28, at two, at the Commercial-rooms, Bris-
tol. Swain, Stevens, and Co., Frederick-place, Old
Jewry, London ; Hassell, Bristol.
JOHN DOCKRAY and THOMAS PINDER, ma-
chine-makers, Leeds, May 31, end June 28, at one, at
the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds. Lambert, Raymond-
buildings, Gray's Inn, London ; Snowden and Preston,
Leeds.
EDMUND WILBY, cloth-manufacturer, Ossett,
Yorkshire, May 24, at ten, at the Sessions-house, Wake-
field, and June 28, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms,
Leeds. Battye, Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane,
London ; Stewart, Horbury.
JAMES BARRAT, builder, Golden-square, Mid-
dlesex, May 24, at half-past one, and June 28, at eleven
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, official assigitee
Beaumont and Thomson, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
JOHN POLLOCK, merchant, Liverpool, May 27,
and June 28, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool.
Howard, Brazil •buildings, Drury-lane, Liverpool.;
Jenings, Bolton ; Jenings, Elm-co-art, Temple, London.
DANIEL HADINGHAM, linendraper, Cambridge,
June 3, and 28, at eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Cam-
bridge. Adcock, St. Mary-street, Cambridge ; Ashurst,
Cheapside, London.
WILLIAM WILKS, coal merchant, Bengewirth,
Worcestershire, May 25, and June 28, at eleven, at the
White Hart Inn, Evesham. Blower and Vizard, Lin-
coln's Inn-fields, London ; Workman, Evesham.
EDWARD TOMKIES and THOMAS TOMKIES,
fellmongers, Shrewsbury, May 31, and June 28, at
eleven, at the Shire-hall, Shrewsbury. Pinniger and
Westmacott, Gray's Inn-square, London.
BEN WRIGLEY, woollen cloth manufacturer,
June 7, and 28, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms,
Manchester. Spinks, John-street, Bedford-row, London;
Redfern, Oldham.
JOHN SIMMONS, furnishing ironmonger, Welling-
borough, May 30, and 'Tyne 28, at twelve, at the Lans-
downe Hotel, Leamington Priors. Blaine Lincoln's Inn-
fields.
WILLIAM GILROY, ironmonger, Birmingham.
May 28, at two, and June 28, at half-past two, at the
Waterloo-rooms, Birmingham. Chaplin, Grey's Inn-
square, London ; Harrison, Birmingham.
JOSEPH WOOD and JOHN HOWARD, mer-
chants, Leeds, May 31, at four, and June 28, at eleven,
at the Commissioners'-rooms, Leeds. Payne; Eddison,
' and Ford, Leeds ; Wilson, Southampton-street, Blooms-
bury.
THOMAS RENNY and WILLIAM BROWN, oil
cloth manufacturers, Liverpool, May 27, and June 28,
at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Adlington,
Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ;
Atkinson, Liverpool.
HENRY CHARLES MORETON DYER, merchant,
Manchester, June 6, at ten, and June 28, at two, at the
Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Adlington, Gre-
gory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London ;
Morris, Manchester.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.

E. J. Stone, maker of playing cards, BelleSauvage-
yard, Ludgate-hill, June 9, at twelve--J. Sanders, baker
Manor-place, King's-road, Chelsea, June 9, at one.
In the Country.
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W. Clare, watch-maker, Preston, June 11, at twelve,
at the Town-hall, Preston—C. and S. Harrop, clothiers,
I)obcross, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, June 7, at three, at
the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—W:Dutin, mer-

chant, Southampton, May 25, at one, at the Star
Hotel, Southampton—W. Verity, jun., worsted manufac-
turer, Birstal,Yorkshire, June 28, at two, at the Sun Inn,
Bradford—L. Knowles, L. Knowles, jun., and S. H.
Knowles, merchants, Gomersall, Yorkshire, June 28, at
twelve, at the Sun Inn, Bradford—J. Wilson, victualler,
Toxteth Park, Lancashire, June 11, at two, at the Claren-
don-rooms, Liverpool—R. Dawes, mercer, Drayton in
Hales, Shropshire, June 14, at twelve, at the Phoenix
Inn, Drayton in Hales—W. Brown, stuff manufacturer,
High-street, Manchester, June 11, at twelve, at the Com-
missioners'-rooms, Manchester—B. Gray, T. Gray, R.
Wilson, and J. Richardson, Liverpool, June 10, at
one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool—J. Prothe-
roe, jun., iron merchant, Bristol. June 10, at eleven, at
the Commercial-rooms, Bristol—T. Snowdon, grocer,
North Shields, June 6, at eleven, at the Cotnmission-
rooms. Newcastle-upon-Tyne—S., J., and J. Chadwick,
cotton spinners, Heywood, Lancashire, June 10, at
eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester.