The Sun.
London, England, 1806-12-08 00:00:00

JAL N E WS.'

PORTSMOUTH* DEC. 7.—Arrived yesterday La
Fleche Sloop, Capt. WHITE, from off Havre, and
the Helena Sloop, Capt. WORii, from Cork ; and
to-day the Cormorant Sloop, Capt. PHILLIMORE,
from the Eastward, with about 20 Sail of outward-
bound Indiamen from the Downs.

Yesterday the Cracker Gun-vessel sailed to join
the Havre Squadron.

FALMOUTH, DEC. S.—Yesterday arrived the Man-
chester Packet, DAVIS, with Mails from New-York,
24 days passage—no news.

Arrived this•day His Majesty's Ship Plantagenet,
of 74 guns, Capt. Wm. BRbADLEY,,from the Chan-
nel' Fleet.; and .Plover, of 18 guns, from Plymouth.
The Sant4,lllargarita Frigate, of 36 guns, sailed
yesterday, and put back again this day.
The Wind blowing strong at S.S.W. has prevented
the sailing of- His. Majesty's Ship Blonde with the
West India Convoy; also His Majesty's Ship Lively
for Lisbon.

The Auckland, Widsingham, and" Princess Mary
Packets, • which sailed from hence the ad instant,
remain at sea although the wind has. been very un-
tavourable since their sailing.

.Atrived this evening the Prince of Mlles Packet
in eleven days crom Lisbon ; left: lying there the,
Townsfiend Packet, Jamaica, Pylades, and Raven
Sloops -of War, with the Constitution American
Frigate. • _

PLYMOUTII, DEC. 6.--Arrived the SOnlsh Pri:
vateer La Con fianee,. lately captured by the Gannet
Sloop of War; also the CHOKER; laden
with mahogany and logwood, from the Bay of Hon-
duras, bound •to London and the 'Danish Brig
Killerstadt, OLSEN, froM Valencia, laden with
brandy& last from Torbay.
Sailed the Pigmy Sloop of War with a Convoy
for Guernsey. Two light Transports sailed under
her convoy for that place.

SftEErai.tBs, DEC. 6.—Sailed for Elsinore with
the Baltic Convoy, the Forrester Sloop of War,
Capt. RICHARDS. The Bonetta, which arrived from
thence, has brought fifty-six Prussians; escaped from
Gen. BLUCHER'S Army, and inlisted for the Queen's
German Legion. _ _

Sailed. the Speedy Sloop of War, Capt. MUDDLE,
for the Downs.

Arrived the _Sonata Sloop of War, Capt. Pni-
urs,. with Convoy from the. Baltic ; also the Amu-
ranthe, Seagull, Hermes, and ''Kangaroo from, the
Downs ; the ay° last to undergo some repairs, hav-
ing suffered from the late severe gales; arrived also
the Tickler Gun-brig, Lieut. SKINNER.

HARWICH, 6.—The Ladj Frances Packet,
Ca; t. FLYN, sailed this awning, with a fair wind,
for Gottenbu'rgh with a Mail.
_ _

Capt. HAMILTON, of the Dorset Packet, arrived
from Gottenburgh.

The Acute and Aggressor arrived yesterday from
a cruize ; the latter brougi►t in a Danish Vessel from
Harnburgh as Prize.

' The Argus Cutter arrived this tpornipg from a
cruize, ana+einains with' the Acute, Gallant, and

Aggressor, Gun-brigs.

No arrival from Holland.

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DEAL, DEC. 7.—Arrived and sailed for the River-
the Science; HOWARD, from New-York, in four
weeks- passage.
Arrived the ,111-umuito Sloop of War, and several
Gun-brigs from the French Coast, and remain in.the.
Downs with the Ships as per last, and several more
outward-bound Ships. . .

GLIEENOCK, DEc. 5., —The Margaret Packet, of
Ayr, from this port, in attempting to make. that har-
bour on Friday evening, fzt,st ult. got on shore
at the back of the South Dyke. The goods have all
been got out, and she was taken off, having sustained
no•great damage, • •.

On Saturday the Dispatches were finally closed at.
the East-India House, and delivered to the Pur'sers
of the foll Owing Ship, being the last of the season
1805-6 ; viz.

• Devaynes, Captain W-Adderley ; General Stuart, Captain
•J. Rogers—Madras and 7,Zirtgal. • - •
J.
•
Carmarthen. Capt. I. Ross; Travers, Capt. J. Cosens—
Bombay direct.
PASSENGARS PER GENERAL STUART—For Bergra:/;Mess.
P. Mathew and G. O. Gardner, Assistant-Surgeons; -Lieut.
G. Hunter, Mrs. Nicholson, Mrs. M. Smith and child, and
Miss I. Hunter; Messrs. W..G. Walcott, G. Macdonnell,
I. 0. Clarkson, I. Welsh, I. and W . Todd, R. E. Fergu-
son, J. H. Hyde, T. Maw, and A. H. Wood, Cadets;
Richard Jackson and Alexander Tree, Merchants.— For Ma.
dray, Mr. I. F. Lane, Writer; Messrs. T, Sutt&a, A. Spiel's,
and W. S. Anderson, ASsistant- Surgeons; Mr. P. Winter.
bottom, Win...Mordaunt, and Mrs. A. Spiers ;
,Nlessr,. W.
Shaw, W. I. Daker, I. Dodgson, G. Gell, C. S. Wilrianis,
R. P. Mart, W. Birch, I. Herring, RAuilivant, W. Hamil-
ton, U. Wien, .E.- lioydell, A. Wilson, G. W. Crocke, G.
Newman,. W. R. Thompson, G.. and I .. T. O' fteily, M.
1111 lames, G. Harris, Estcourt Cresswell, and 1, Weir, Cadets.
l'assaNcsas PER DENA YPILS.—For Keiigal, Mr.
I : Norris, and J. Jones, :Assistant Surgeons ; Mr. C.
Walters, Mr. I . Orr, Rev. W. Eales, land Mrs. Robinson ;
Messrs. E. W. Stretteil, F. Bidduiph, E. Kiniper,.W. W..
Ford, J. F. Brigner, C. Pellidiody, W. Cr001t..%).' Robson,
W. I;ngley,'asad 11. Sandys, Cadets. For iliadr-ra, Mr: H.
lluckwoctli ; Messrs Mortnner, H. 'ones, C. d.'i.fro'fAi.,
I. Watson, G. Carnegale, W. Limiest, 0 werilon*Fs,,artd..l,„
Jamieson, CadetS.
PASSENGER'S PER TRAVERS.—For Brnga., Mr. T. D.
Finet., Free Niarirrer,-- For Bombay, Mr. I. Maughan ; C.'p.
tains E. Lo..se, T.; B. liellasis, and E. Margotty ; Mr H.
Thompson. and. Misses H. and G. Margoity'; arid Mr. Ham-
mond. ,Cadet.. . , ,
I'A#3INGKRs PER CARMARTI:EN..—Fdr D,proay, Lieut.
H. huge; and LS4f4. S. hot;i:; Nlessrs,-T. anal C. Roe, Ca.
dew, • ,

larr 'PARLIAMENT.

MEMBERS ETURNTED.
Ross-SHLRE—Major Gen. Alexander Mackenzie
Frazer.

INVERNESS-SHlRE—Charier Grant, Esq.

ELECTION OF SCOTS PEERS.

B.dinburgh, Thursday Evening.
Tars day came on at Holyrood House, the Elec.
tion of the Siiteen Scots Mrs.
The Peers present were the following:
Duke Buccleugh Earl Glasgow
- Argyle - Lauderdale
Earl Errol - Hume
- Elgin Breadalbanb
Morton ' -- Stair
Aboyne Lord Northesk
Haddington - Somerville
--- Leven -- Arbuthnot
- Dalhouaie Napier-
y. Reay
laKlcarres Kinnaird • •
-- Selkirk Sempill
- Crawford Ellibank
--- Aberdeen - Rollo
Klonnul • - FOrbes
- Cathcart - Blantyre
Elphinstone - Belhaven:
POLL OF THE ELECTION OF THE SIXTEEN
PEERS OF SCOTLAND, DEC. 4, 1806.
•THE CANDIDATES WERE THE EOLLOWII4G
Errol •• 44 Somerville .
Elgin - 46 Blantyre -
Leven -4; Reay
Selkirk . - 46 Kinnaircl
Northesk - - 48 Strathmore -
Balcarres - - s 3 Kelly- - -
Aberdeen - 43 Haddington -
Stair - i .1.4 Dalhousie
Glasgow .- .. So Ahoyne - -
Forbes - 53 Saltoun - -
Cathcart - 54 Setnpill -
Elphinstone - - 53 Napier . -
The first Sixteen were elected.

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The.Eleaion took place in the Painted Hall,which
was magnificently fitted up. The number of speEta-
tors, particularly ladies, most of them of 'the first
rank, was Very great: The Lord Justice Clerk pre-
sided, accompanied by the proper Officers.
At twelve o'clock the Peers took thsir places, and
proclamation and other documents being read, the
names of the Peers were called over according to
their rank, and proxies were examined.
None of -the Royal Family voted, except the.
Prince of Wales as Duke of Rothsay.
A Petition was presented by aperson claiming the
,title of the Duke of Roxburgh ; their Letrashio
. it .
fused to receive or acknowledge the. clatm, as is
pending in the House of Lords.
Another Petition was presented by a Lieutenant
litfmz, of the Navy, claiming the t4le of Earl of
Marchmont. It was refused, and the Claimant re-
ferred to the. House of Lords.
Lord CATHCART pretested now, as on former oc.,
casions, against Lord SALTOUN'S name preceding his
iu the Peerage.
The Elution finished about seven o'clock, after
which the Peers present dined together at Fortune's
Tavern.. _

To-morrow, Friday, the Peers give a grand Ball to
the Nobility and Gentry at Edinburgh and in its.
neighbourhood.

DUBLIY, DEC. 4.

This day Mr.-D. the Peace, Officer, Who a fery
nights since Bred a pistol at an Officer in at? affray in
Capel-street, and wounded him severely in , the
thigh, was brought to this city, and lodged in gaol.
He was, I understand, apprehended in Scotland,
whither' he fled immediately after the commission of
the 'faCt. The circumstances are, as lam credibl'
"informed, as follows: Two women of the town,
Were quarrelling, and a watchman was taking part
with one of them, when two Officers of the Mona-
ghan Militia came up and jocularly desired the
watch Man to let them 'fight it out ;
.he refused to
do this, and after some noise, Mr. D. who is a
Peace Officer. for one of the distriets of the city,
came up with a party of watchmen, and supposing .
the Officers were the aggressors, desired them to
surrender to him and. give up their swords. The
Officers said, to prevent any thing unpleasant, they
would go to the watch-house peaceably', and there
clear up the business but they positively refused
to give up their sworCls. • This did not satisfy Mr.
D. and he-ordered thtWatchinen to charge bayonets •
they did so accordingly, but the Officers defended
themselves with. their swords, and still refused to •
part with them. Mr. D. then, being armed with
pistols, again summoned the Officers to give up their
swords, and in consequence of a refusal, fired and
wounded one of .them in the thigh. The Officers
were then taken to the watch-house, and the busi-
ness, on investigation; not appearing favourable to
Mr. D. he made his escape. He is to be tried at
the next Commission. The Officer's life is despaired
of.
Miss D. a beautiful young Lady, of considerable
fortune, in this City, was found drowned yesterday
in the Canal : she-is supposed to have thrown her-
self in in consequence of a quarrel with her father
about a young Gentleinan with whom she had en.-
- tered into An engagement to marry when 416 was of
age.

On Saturday the Glee Club held their first Har-
monic Meeting, at the Crown and Anchor, which
was numerously attended both by Amateurs and the
Most distinguished Professors.

On Friday evening a woman, residing Turn-
mill-street, Clerkenwell, going from home to make
some little petchase, locked her son, a boy about
seven years of age, in her
.room, which was on the.
second floor. On her return towards the house, she
saw the child open. the window, and leap into the
street. She ran toile spot, expelling to find him
dashed to pieces ; but he got up in the instant and
ran to her, without having sustained. the slightest
apparent injury.
A somewhat similar, but still more extraordinary
escape, was on the,same day experienced by a cor-
pulent woman, in Grevilie-street, Ha,ton-gard, n.
She was cleaning a two pair of stairs window,
when, by part at the window-frame giving way,
she fell into the street. She got •up without assist-
ance,. and returned • into the house ; and her only
complaint was, that the soles of,her feet w,'re hurt.
-She has, however, since required medical assistance..
A pension of 1•2061. per annum has been settled'
upon the relictof the: late Mr. Fox.

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