The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-13 00:00:00

VOOLWICH-TUESDAY.

The Volcano steam-vesse', Lieut. Commander C.
J. Featherstone, arrived on Tuesday at Woolwicb,
with three sergeants, five eorpoi als, two drummers, and
118 men, belonging to the Woolwich division of Royal
Marines, recently serving in the Powerful. 84 gun
ship, Captain Michael Seymour. 'lois detachment of
Royal Marines went out to the Mediterranean station
at the time Captain Sir Charles Napier was appointed
to the command of the Powerful, and will be paid off at
Woolwich on Wednesday. The Volcano was rather
unfortunate on her passage from Portsmouth on this
occasion, the pilot having run her aground near Mar-
gate. By taking out the greater portion of her coals,
putting the marines on shore, and otherwise lighting
her, she was ultimately got off, but so disabled from
some injuries to her engines, and the boilers having ben
displaced; that it was found necessary to send the Mon.
key steam-Iressel, Second Master Wm. Bryant, to tow
her to Woolwich where she will remain until her defects
are made good.

Lieutenant George Henry Seymour (June 27, 1838)
has been appointed to the William and Mary yacht, at
Woolwich, fur service in the Firebrand steam-vessel,
one of the squadron destined to accomp,iny the King
of Prussia to this country. This appointment to the
Firebrand is in addition to the appointments of Com-
mander John Neale Nott, of the Excellent, and W.
E. A. Gordon, mate of the Dido, formerly announced.
It is expected the Firebrand and Sbeerwater stearr-
vessels will leave Woolwich about the end of this w 4 ek
for (Mend, to be in readiness to receive his Majesty
on his arrival there ; but nothing is as yet defioittvtly
known as to the exact day of his arrival here, further
than- that it will not be bcfbre the 20th or 21st inst.
It is also expected, should the weather prove favour-
able, that there will be a grand turn out of all the troops
in the garrison at Woolwich to honour the King of
Prussia on his arrival, and that reviews of the troops
here wi.l alio take place during his Majesty's stay in
this country.

NARROW ESCAPE OF MR. WA KLEY.--
On Tuesday morning an accident, which had threatened to
prove of serious consequences, occurred to Mr. Wakluy,
M.P., the Coroner. It appears that Mr. Wakley was re-
turning from the St. Pancras Workhouse (where he had
been holding an inquest), in his britschka, accompanied
by Mr. Erasmus Wilson, surgeon, when, on arriving op-
posite the Southampton Arms, Camden-town, the horses
suddenly took fright, and turning into the Hampstead-
road, dashed on to the pathway against some palings
which inclose a field, called Rhodes's Field, and started
olf at full speed. By the desire 'of Mr. Wakley, they
all kept their seats, but not without that gentleman
thinking that inevitable destruction awaited them. On
arriving, however, at the rear of the toll-gate, where
two large posts are fixed, the animals, which were then
proceeding at the rate of twenty miles an hour, were
stopped by being jammed in. By the sudden shock the
coachman was thrown from his seat, but sustained no
injury. Mr. Wakley's right hand was bruised, but be-
yond that all escaped unhurt.
THE DUKE OF CLEVELAND.—It is with ce-
gret we learn that a change for the worse has taken
place within the past week in the health of this Noble-
man. It was only a short time back we noticed with
pleasure the decided improvement then apparent which
had manifested itself since the Noble Duke's arrival in
town from Yorkshire. His Grace has been confined to
his bed from Saturday week, and Dr. Chambers has
been consulted, in addition to Sir Henry llalford. Lady
Augusta Milbanke, the Noble Duke's daughter, with
Mr. Milbanke, are expected to arrive in town to-day
from their seat in Yorkshire. There are but faint hopes
of his recovery. His Grace is in his 76th year.
TORY FEELING AND RESPECT.—The birth-

day of the Earl of Lonsdale was celebrated at 'lensing-
ton by a public dinner, on Wednesday week. The
health of the Queen Dowager was proposed ; and, con-
sidering that the illustrious lady is suffering under a dan-
gerous malady, it was to be expected that the Tory de-
pendents would have suffered nothing to be done either
before or after the toast; which did not at least show an
ordinary anxiety for her Majesty's recovery. But what
was the next business before another toast was proposed 2
A comic song was sung (says the Whitehaven Herald)
amidst roars of laughter.
DIED.—At Jarviston, Old House, lately,
William Meek, aged ninety years. He had lived under
the family of that estate for upwards of seventy years.
-41 s an instance of the longevity among the dependents
of the same property, it is found that the combined ages
of six individuals, all residing within a mile of each
other, and alive within the last three years, amounts to
five hundred and thirty-one years! viz., Christiana Cul-
len, 100 ; Margaret Dill, 91 (still alive); William Meek
90 ; Janet Walker, his wife, 80 (still alive) ; Robert
VaHence, 86; and Jane Frame, 84.—Glasgow paper.
THE BANK THEFT.—We have little to add to
our statement of Thursday in reference to this extraordi-
nary affair. The parties who were taken into custody,
viz., Smith and Wishart, have sustained no examination
since Tuesday last, but the authorities have been making
such inquiries as to them appear likely to lead to a full
disclosure of the facts. Various parties, both in the bank
and out of it, have been examined, but, of course, every-
thing is conducted in secret. We understand that the in-
dividuals in custody are likely to be examined again to-
morrow.—Glasgow Argus of Monday.
LEITH.—The shipping trade of the port has
nearly trebled itself within these last six years. In 183.5.
the arrivals from foreign ports were 336 ; while in 1841
the number of cargoes imported in foreign ships is 930.
The great speculation in grain last year may account for
part of this increase ; but, notwithstanding, it indicates
a steady increase of our shipping and commercial trade.
—Edinbuigh Eveninq Courant