The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-21 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.

Diet, MARCH 20.—Wind, W. S. W., blowing strong.—Arrived and
proceeded for the river, the Reliance, Haselwood, from Demerara and
Barhadoes. Put back again by adverse winds, many of the outward
bound, which sailed on Sunday, amongst them are the Suprise, Vestal,
Lady Helena, David, Regulus, Redman, Henry Davidson, and several
others, names unknown. The brig J. W. Collingwood, of Sunderland,
remains with damage, havin beeen in contact with the Newton, Lay-
qurn, from London to Cadiz.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20.—Wind, W.S.W. to W.N.W., blows hard
and squally.—Arrived the Norval; Murray, from Newcastle, from
Smyrna.

PLYMOUTH, MARC') 1 9. Wind, N. W.—Arrived off, the Catherine
Boland, Primrose, from Antwerp. Sailed, the John Heyes, Hutchinson,
from Barbadoes.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 19.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W., moderate breezes.
—Arrived the Shannon steamer, Mills, from London. sailed the
Liverpool steamer, Lewis, for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibral.
tar, with mails.

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 20. Wind W.N.W., a gale—Arrived the
Gipsy, Forshaw, from Calcutta; Mary Ann, Childs, from New Orleans ;
Higginson, Campbell, from Charleston. Arrived oft; the Allcghany,
from Charleston.
Cowes, MARCH 20.—Arrived the Concordia, Kohde, and Halcyon,
Leehere, from Rio Janeiro.
POOLE, MARCH 20.—Arrived the Nelson packet, Nosworthy, Lisbon.
TORBAY, MARCH 19.—Arrived off, the Gazelle, Evans, from Pernam-
buco—left on the 2d February, and has not had occasion to take in •
reef during the passage.
JERSEY, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Sarah, Le Geyt, from Rio Janeiro.
RAMSGATE, MARCH 10.—The Newton, Layburn, from London, ar-
rived here with loss of bowsprit—bound to Cadiz.
`MARGATE, MARCH 20.—Arrived off port the Louisa, Lewis, from
Gloucester, windlass damaged, and with loss of foretop mast, jib-boom
anchor, and cable—bound to London.

LIB ERPOOL, MARCH 20.---The John Porter, from Demerara to Ha-
lifax, has put into this port with loss of sails, spars, &c., after being
within 100 miles of Halifax.
KILLYBECS, MARCH 17.—The Peggy and Ann, Morrison, from
Ballyshannon to Liverpool, put into this port on the 13th inst., with
sails split, bowsprit broken, loss of bulwarks and rigging, and much da-
maged, having bean blown off the coast during the late gales.

The Eendragt, Gelderen, from Vlandengen, put into Dartmouth,
leaky—bound to Gibraltar.
The Laura, Henry, from Newport, put into Guernsey, leaky—
bound to Geneva.
The Hero, Orsato, from Jersey to Copenhagen, was on shore yester-
day near Rye.
The Favourite, from Messina, put into Tunis, after being on shore
and throwing part of the cargo overboard—bound to Liverpool.
The Avon, Hall, from Natchez, is on shore near Crosby.
The Arethusa, Benohm, from Rio Janeiro to Hamburg, is on shore
on the rocks at Sandy Island, Heligoland, and full of water.

PATENT BRICKS.---These bricks are made with
as much accuracy and smoothness of surface as if they were
squared and planed out of a block of wood. There is an in-
dented pannel on each of the two flat sides for the reception
of the greater portion of the mortar, so that little is required
on the outer edge, and the joint is much finer than in common
bricks, as they may be allowed almost to touch each other
without detriment to the wall. They are made in an iron
mould, and their fine form and superior hardness is obtained
by the clay of each being firmly compacted by being subjected
to a pressure, with a lever, of about two tons l They conse-
quently resist the water, and are more true and pleasing to the
eye. A house in Penwortham, belonging to Mr. Holland,
solicitor, is built with patent bricks, and is a daily object of
curiosity and interest to visitors. The bricks are about double
the price of the common sort ; but as they are required for the
outside or front of a house only, the additional cost is not of
much consideration. While on this subject, we may ask why
does not the Chancellor of the Exchequer remove at once
the duty imposed on bricks in England as it is in Ireland ?
The advantage would be found in the reduction of rents, and
the more substantial construction of our dwellings.—Bolton
Fret Press.
VAN DIENIEN'S LAND AGRICULTURAL COM-
PANY..--The annual meeting of the proprietors of shares in
in this Agricultural Association was held yesterday, at the
Company's House, Old Broad-street, for the purpose of re-
ceiving a report from the Directors, and on other affairs.
The Governor, G. Gripps, Esq., M. P., in the chair. Mr.
Ewens, the Secretary, read the report. It stated that the
progress making by the Company in Van Diemen's Land was
highly satisfactory ; that the fallow.deer (the first imported
into the colony), the Saxony rams, and the bulls sent out by
the Directors to improve the flocks in the settlement had
reached Circular Head, and that they were considered of very
superior breed. The lambing of the present season was ex-
pected to be very good. After some discussion relative to the
concerns of the Company, the report was agreed to ; the
Directors retiring by rotation were re-elected ; thanks were
voted to the Governor and Directors, and the meeting ad-
journed.
On Sunday morning, the body of a middle-aged
man was found on the Essex shore of the River Thames, near
the Plaistow Marshes, where it had evidently been washed by
the tide. It appears from the dress and appearance to be the
body of a Captain or Mate of some vessel, and the opinion
is, from its being evidently a length of time in the water, that
it was some person who had accidentally fallen into the river
during the frost._ A silver watch and some silver were found
in the pockets, but no papers or memorandums to lead to a
discovery as to who or what the deceased was. The body was
removed to the Royal Sovereign public-house, to await the
Coroner's Inquest.
Four or five bodies of the unfortunate crew of the
schooner Pincher, which foundered off the Owers Rock in a
squall the latter end of last week, have been washed ashore on
the Bognor coast.—Brighlon Herald.