The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-30 00:00:00

LOSS OF THE PACKET-SHIP LIVERPOOL.

We have already announced the loss, on the Banks of New-
foundland, of the packet-ship Liverpool, which sailed from
New York for Liverpool on her first voyage on the 16th ult.—
The whole of the passengers and crew are saved, though their
sufferings must have been severe, as they were exposed to the
weather for five days in open boats, when they were taken up
by a fishing-beat and conveyed to St. John's, Newfoundland.
Captain Lee and the crew, with one passenger, have returned to
New York ; and the other passengers have come to England
in the Dart, which arrived off' Bristol, on Saturday 24th inst.—
The only particulars yet known of this lamentable event, are
contained in the following extract of a letter, received at Liver-
pool on illonday-last, from one of the passengers :
" Brig Dart, off Bristol, Aug. 24, 1822.

" The Liverpool was lost on the 25th ult. on the Banks of
Newfoundland, by running foul of an island of ice, but all
hands saved and put into St. John's; thence most of the pas-
sengers proceeded hither in the Dart, of this place, but a pas-
senger (an infant child) having .died on the passage, we are
compelled to wait here the visitation of the quarantine officers,
which must delay us from landing until to-morrow.
" Captain Lee sailed on the same day with us (6th Aug.) in
a schooner for New York, with the whole of the crew and one
of the passengers.
" The vessel only floated two hours, and nothing was saved
except the clothes we had on and a little specie. We were five
days in the open boats, and on the seventh arrived at St. John's,
having been taken up by a fishing boat on the fifth day."

Extract of a Letter from the Minister of the Parish of
Kilfi-
nichen, Isle of Mull, dated 19th August, 1822, to a Gentle-
man in this City (Glasgow).
Ross, Parish of Kilfinichen, Isle of Mull,
19th August, 1822.

" "My Father received your favour of the 12th of this month,
giving him the melancholy accounts of the loss of Allan
M'lnnes' boat from lona, for which he now desires me to offer
you his sincere thanks. From this very unfortunate circum-
stance, I find that there are no less than eight widows and four
widowers, the most of them with throng young families, left in
a very destitute situation in this parish, besides many aged
parents, who were depending for support upon the young men
and women lost upon the above melancholy occasion. To ac-
count for this, I would beg leave to observe, that all that were
on board of Mr. Innes' boat, left home with the intention of
being employed in the Low Country during the harvest months,
in order to gain some subsistence for themselves and families :
that necessity compelled them to do so, consequently, that their
relations being now deprived of their assistance, are left in a
deplorable situation."

The Cephues, of Sunderland, coal laden, was lost yesterday
in West Bay, Dungeness; crew saved.

The front of the boxes of Drury Lane Theatre.
are, it seems, to be decorated with paintings of
scenes from SIIAKESPEARE. We are of opinion
that the public will be better satisfied with seeing
those scenes well represented on the stage.—The
plan, however, may operate as a spur to emulation,
by inducing the actor to endeavour to make a
stronger impression on the heart than the painter
does on the eye.
The farce of Match-making would be a proper
vehicle for a few allusions to the new Marriage
Act, if the Performers had not reason to dread
the critical comments of the theatrical Licenser.

MUNDEN, HARLEY, and BLANCHARD, are per-
forming at the Birmingham Theatre, where Miss
M. TREE appeared for one evening, in her way
from Liverpool to town.
CONJUGAL ROBBERY.—A woman, it seems,
has been charged with robbing her husband.—lt
is to be feared that too many huF.bands, as well
as wives, may be justly accused of robbing each
other of—domestic peace.

PUN.—A Provincial Journal observes, that,
" as the Cider (Sider) counties are so abun-
dantly prolific in apples, Nature may be accused
of being partial."
GOLDSMITIL—Johnson's opinion of this de-
lightful writer was finely expressed in a conver-
sation with Boswell.—" Goldsmith," said the
latter, " has acquired more fame than all the
Officers last war who were not Generals."-
44 Why, Sir," said Johnson, " you will find ten
thousand fit to do what they did, before you find
one who does what Goldsmith has done. You
must consider that a thing is valued according to
its rarity. A pebble, that paves the street, is in
itself more useful than the diamond upon a lady's
finger."