The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-28 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals, Sept. 25.—The Zephyr, Jansen, from Batavia, at
Rotterdam, sailed June 28 ; Princess Marianne, Plug, from
Batavia, off Gocrie, sailed June. 2, and from St. Helena,
Aug. 5.
Arrivals in the Straits of Sunda.—The Hellas, Scanlan,
June 5, from London for China.
Arrivals at Batavia.—The Comala, M'Neil, in June, from
Liverpool ; Blenheim, Spence, from Now South Wales, and
to load for Cowes ; Sarah Barry, Evans, June 27, from China,
and to sail June 28 for London.
Arrival at Madeira.—The Atlas, Hunt, Sept. 3, from Lon-
don, for the Mauritius.
Arrivals in Simon's Bay (Cape of Good Hope).—The Su.
perbe, Tanqueray, July 13, from Bordeaux ; Northwater,
Hughes, July 13, from Table Bay ; Ida, Currie, July 18, from
Newcastle.

Arrival in Algoa Bay (Cape). —The Time, P)bus, July 10,
from the Mauritius.

Departures from Table Bay (Cape of Good Hope).--The
St. Helena, Long, July 17, for Algoa Bay; Adams, Mills,
July 18, for the Mauritius ; Brighton, Catting, July 19, for
Madras, &c.
Departures from Simon's Bay. —The Cambridge, Doug-
lass, July 17, for Bombay; the Asia, Sillies, July 18, for
Madras.
Passengers per her Majesty's ship Buffalo, Wood, from
New South Wales (expected).—Captain Lewis, late of the
Government brig Isabella; Master, D'Oyly, Chevalier Peter
Dillon, Mrs. Tudor and two children, Dr. King, Captain
M Lullum. _ .

Ship Spoken With.—The Sovereign, Campbell, from the
Clyde to Hobart Town, Aug. 29, in tat. 44. N., long. 13. W.

Yesterday morning, between nine and ten o'clock',
Mary Clements, residing in Gray's-buildings, Westminster,
during her temporary absence, left a child, aged two years, in
charge of a girl about six years old. The neighbours being
alarmed by their screams. hastened to the apartment, and
found them enveloped in flames, which they speedily extina
guished, but not before the children had received such injuries
that there are no hopes of their recovery.
A few days ago, as an escort of the 97th regiment,
under Corporal Hughes, was conductiog a private of the 59th
depot, named William Wait, from Birr, where he had been
sick in hospital, to Mullingar, they stopped to breakfast at a
house within three miles of Firbane, and during the momentary
absence of the corporal, private Wait loaded his firelock, and
shot himself through the left wrist, in order, as he afterwards
stated, to get clear of the army. Private Wait's hand was
amputated next morning, and he remains a prisoner.— Water-
ford Chronicle.
ESTIMATION OF THE ENGLISH CHARACTER
BY TILE TVRKS. —The Levant has always been overrun by
Italian and French adventurers, from whom the Turks, till
within these few years, formed all their ideas of Europeans,
CDnfounding every nation under the term " Frangi ;" the
Enelish they have now learned to distinguishfrom the herd,
to respect and fear us, to look upon us as wiser than them-
selves, and to esteem, I believe, if they do not like us. " The
word of an Englishman is almost proverbial in Syria. In
fact, a singular change is taking place in the character of the
people ; prejudice is gradually wearing away.—Lord Lind-
ay's Letters on Egypt.
CREATION OF MAN.—Some of the Narnaquas
entertain the notion that Deity having created white men, the
devil became envious, seeing what a wonderful and handsome
creature had been formed ; and he also tried his hand at
making a man ; but he could not make him otherwise than black
like himself, so in a rage he struck his man a blow on the face,
which flattened his nose: and hence the negro colour and fea-
ture !—Sir James Alexander's Expedition of Discovery into
Africa.
At the commencement of the season a perfectly
white partridge was shot on the borders of Hampshire, which
has been presented to a gentleman of this town (Reading),
and may now seen at the shop of Mr. Harbor, preserver of
objects of n itural history, London-street. It is a beautiful
specircen.—Beih,hire Chronicle. Two white partridges were
lately shot on the Lime Trees Estate, in the parish of Dymock,
in this county.—Gloucester Journal.
We understand that in consequence of the 12th
Lancers having marched to Church headed by their band play-
ing " Rory O'More," and other lively tunes, they will not be
allowed to attend St. Peter's any longer, but that service will
be performed every Sunday within the. barracks.—Brighton
Guardian.