The Sun. — 1841-12-30 (London, England)

FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS. On the 28th ult , says the Journal de Valogne, a sloop with a crew of four men went ashore, near Saint Vaast, but got off again without a rudder, and almost withousails, and attempted to reach the Hougue. Soon after. wards the wind changed, and the sea ran dreadfully hight The crew threw out an anchor, but it gave way, and the sloop was driven at the mercy of the waves. She was perceived by a vessel from Harfleur, and an attempt was made to reach her, but as no men were seen on hoard the attempt was abandoned, as it could only be continued at the risk of life. Nothing inure was heard of the sloop until a few days ago, and it was consequently supposed that the crew had perished. A letter, however, has been received from New Haven in England, stating that after being beaten about for some days the sloop had arrived Fafery in an English port. The crew, having only a single loaf and a bottle of brandy on board, were half dead with hunger when they arrived. The Journal de Maine-et-Loire gives the following extraordinary account of the perilous situation and escape, a few days ago, of two sportsmen, whose boat upset in the meadows of Briollay, which were overflowed to a depth of from twelve to fifteen feet, on their return from duck shooting in the evening. Only one of them being able to swim, he caught hold of his companion, and struggled with him for some time, until, as both were nearly exhausted, the former perceived the top of a tree, which was a short distance out of the water ; he climbed up and dragged his companion, but even in this position, although they had a resting-place for their feet in the trunk of the tree, they were nearly up to their shoulders in water. The most exhausted of the two must have been drowned, if his companion had not tied him to the branches of the tree with his handkerchief. Their dog also was taken into the tree and laid on the branches. In this horrible state they passed the whole night, and were not perceived until eight o'clock in the morning, when a boat came and took them off. As a lady and her son were returning home some nights ago in a carriage from a party in the neighbourhood, to their residence at St. Andre sur Cailly, in the Seine Inferieure, they came to the ferry at Lorey, which they must necessarily pass, the river in that part of the Valley of the Euro being still without a bridge. On account of the river being flooded the ferrymen refused to lake in the carriage, and the lady, her son, and the footman embarked, leaving the coachman behind with the carriage. When in the middle of the stream the boat was carried away by the force of the current, and driven with such violence against the trunk of a tree that the lady was thrown overboard, and must have been drowned but for the exertions of her son, who was an excellent swimmer, and saved not only his mother but the footman, an old and faithful servant, who, without reflecting that lie could not swim at all, had plunged in after his mistress. The Rouen papers state that three men of St. Pierreen-Pert, on the coast of Normandy, went down to the shore a few days ago, to collect sea-weed for manure. but a storm coming on, they took shelter in a cave hollowed out by the waves. While waiting for the passing of the gale, the whole of the superincumbent soil fell in upon them, and covered them with an immense mass of chalk and flints. The accident being made known, the inhabitants of the commune laboured for two days and nights in the hope of recovering the bodies of their friends. At the end of the above time another mass fell in, and seriously injured three of the men employed in the charitable work. This being shortly followed by another fall, the people became so alarmed that they desisted, and left the unfortunate men to remain buried where they were. Two days ago the body of a well-dressed man was taken out of the Canal St. Martin, and, there being no papers about him whereby he could be identified, was carried to the Morgue. His death is attributed to intoxication, as in his right hand was a clay pipe, arid in the pocket of his pantaloons a purse .containing 160 fr. About two hours afterwards another body was found near the same spot, and soon recognised to be that of a young journeyman, who had been married just long enough to become a father. For some time the young couple, it appears, had lived happily, nor, indeed, was the tranquillity of the wife disturbed until the lifeless corpse of her husband was brought home, when the shock was so sudden and unexpected that her reason has been placed in danger. Two months ago the husband was thrown out of work, and, being unable to procure employment, first exhausted all his former savings, and then lived upon credit until he could obtain no more. During the whole of this time he concealed his distress from his wife, till at last it grew too heavy for him to bear, and he committed suicide.  Another case of a deserted orphan came before the Correctional Tribunal a few days ago. Emilie Kulmans, a child scarcely ten years old, without either dither or mother, was under the care of a woman named Lange, but, in a fit of anger, she either turned her out of her house, or so ill-treated her, that the poor little girl absconded, was found starving in the streets, and was taken up as a vagabond. On being brought before the Tribunal, the woman Lange, who had been cited, affirmed that she had never ill-treated the child, but that she ran away because she was about to be put apprentice to a maker of artificial flowers. She stated further that the father of Emilie, when a widower, lodged in her house, and there died, leaving his child upon her hands. Doubts as to the truth of her •Tepresentations being entertained, upwards of sixty persons, some of them ladies of rank and wealth, came forward on learning the particulars of the case from the papers, and offered to take charge of the girl,:insuring her an ample provision. Among them, %as one in behalf of the Mere Superieure of the religious and charitable institution in the Rue de Vaugirard, called Le Bon Pasteur, to whose care the President determined to commit the child. On his announcing this decision, a man named Lambert, who declared himself to be the maternal uncle of Emilie, of whom he said he was very fond, made his appearance, and offered to take her home, but the President- informed him he was too late in his application, and from his station in life (he is a journeyman baker) could not render her any service.