The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-04 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, MAY 3...—Wind S.W.--Arrivcd the Harmony,
Woodall, from Demerara; and Ocean, --, from Becbii:e.
Came down from the River and remain, the Lowther Castle,
Baker ; and the Bombay, , for Indio;' Barter.,
for Bordeaux ; Lady Flora, M‘Donald, for Bengal; Britannia,
Willett, for St. Michael's; and Nassau, Tremayne, for Sierra
Leone. Passed through the Adeona, Stewart. ror Gibraltar;
Richard, Middleton, and Telegraph, Grandin,- for Havre;
Catherine, Parker, Alekandria ; Pacific, Sutherland, for Buenos
Ayres; and the Trial, Harvey, for Jamaica. .
PORTS)100 TII, Max 3.—Wind W.—Arrived the Sir
Drake, from Plymouth. Sailed his Majesty's ship Calliope, oat-
s cruize ; and his Majesty's Steam ship Crocodile, for, Doper.
Remain the Royal George, and Sir Edward Paget, for India-
PLYMOUTH, MAY 2.-----Wind S.E.--Arrived the Eagle,
lleary, from St. Michael's. Sailed the Briton, Reed,; for
Petersburgh.
FALMOUTII, MAY 2.--Wind S.--Arrived the Comely,
Gray, from Trieste, its 34 days. Sailed the Duke of Marlbo-
rough packet for Lisbon.
lirvEnrooL, AY•2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Atlantic,-;
Barber, from Pernambuco, sailed the 17th March ;
Ellison, from Sierra Leone, sailed the 26th February; •Alfred,
Wilson, from Trieste; William, Broad, from Galipoli ; Per- •
severance, —, Marseilles ; Active, Mathews, St, Michael's; •
Silas Richards, , New York, sailed the Bth ult. in com-
pany with the Herald, -for this Port ; 'Franklin, Dame, ditto,
sailed t'ie 4th ; Catherine, Adams, Savannah ; Keitait, •
Pernambuco; and the Fairfield, —, from Sierra. Leone.

Yesterday the dispatches for China, by the ship Bombay,
were closed at the East India House, and delivered to tha
Purser of that ship.

CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 4. '
The arrivals of all sorts of Grain are small, and there is only
a thin attendance of buyers this morning. The prices of Wheat
remain as on Monday, but the trade is •not so brisk as last
week. Barley is scarce, and fully maintains last quotations.
Beans and Pease maintain the terms of Monday. Oats find a
slow sale this morning at the prices last quoted. Flour remains
unaltered.

Aunty Ar.s.—English Wheat, I,7so—Barley, 510—Oats,
Irish Oats, 4,800 qrs.—Flour, 1,500 sacks.

Citttucit 'MISSIONARY SOCI ET 4.7- Yeitmlay
the Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting of the Subscribers and Friends
to the above excellent Institution was held at the Freemasons'
Tavern, Great Queen-street. Lord GAMBIER, in the Chair.—
The Report contained a detailed account of the proceedings of
the Society during the past year in different parts of the Globe.
and was received with considerable applanse..L:-Lord Bexley.
the Dean of Salisbury, Lord Calthorpe, Lord Rocksavage, Sir
Sir G. Rose, and several other Gentlemen,express:d their high
satisfaction on the occasion. A handsome collection was made
at the door.

PtckYocnrrs.—The occasion of the KIND'S
visit to the theatre on Monday night afro •ded them:gently. an
opportunity for the exercise of their profession, and antorg .
other persons who suffered from their activity Was 111•. PncEsT-
LEY, of Newport Market, who, while standiqg in Cie cro. d-
in Drury-lane, was hustled of his pocket-book, corraining two
one hundred pound notes, and others of the Bank of Englan.',
to the amount of 4001. Information has been given' to the
police, and a reward offered for the recovery of the property.
Itrommay.—Last eveliine about nine o'clock,.
Mrs. WINGATE, a laundress, residing in Norris-street, Lam-
' beth, having gone out for a few minutes, leaving the street- .
door ajar, during her temporary absence some depredator
entered the parlour, and succeeded in carrying" away a basket .
filled with clean linen, consisting of shirts, table cloths, sheets,
and other articles, which had been entrusted in her care to
wash. On the poor woman discovering her loss, an inquiry
was instantly made after the property, when it appeared that a •
man was observed just before carrying a basket down the street...
An immediate pursuit took place after the robber, who, hair.:
ever, unfortunately escaped'with pla booty.
SHOCKING CATASTROPHE ON THE PADDING..
TON CANAL.—Between eight and nine' o'clock .last night:a
most shocking catastrophe occurred on the Paddington Canal.
A barge from Itickmansworth was observed 'moving tOwarda
Pickford's wharfs, and when at _the Mouth of the ennui;
situated -in the direction of Lisson-grove, -the captain, a man
named Watson, landed with some of the crew to conduct the
horses round ; the barge then entered the tunnel, having on
board to navigate it through three young men, named Wil- •
Liam George, Thomas Russell, and Williams. The
party that went ashore having got to the other end, waited
a considerable time' and at length the barge appeared, but
without either of the crew. An alarm was given, and
boats being manned, they entered the tunnel, and about
midway found Russel nearly lifeless, elinglag to a
but his unfortunate companions had sunk to rise no more.
After dragging for a considerable time, the body of George,'
nearly crushed to atoms, was found, but that of Williams could
not be found : it is probable the water carried him through:—
Russell accounts for the accident by saying, that as is theirsual :
practice, they were lying on a plank working the barge through
with their feet, when it tilted, and they were immersed. Tne
other two uttered a shriek, and he saw them' no more. He
saved himself as described.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT ASTLEVS.--Yester-
day an inquiry took place at Union Hall, respecting. the deadi
of W. GRAHAM SMITH, the performer at Astiey'S
theatre, who injured his spine in flinging a somerset at the
Theatre on last Friday week. Mr. Alexander Saint .Gentge.
Auld, the Stage Manager, stated, that as the deceased was. sum
ing a back somerset in the circle, after having performed. 'two
previously, he fell, and came down on his head, On the aping
hoard. He was carried off in a senseless state. Other witnesses
s ated, that since the accident, his extremities became parts-
lysed, and at intervals symptoms of deliriumnianifeeted
flemselves, until he at length expired under great .paitr•and •
total exhaustion. He was a fine young man, twenty-0: ree 'ears •
of age, and has left an amiable young wife to lamer: his ?renia-
tore death. .

SHOCKING ACCIDENT.-4 Jury assembled last -
night, pursuant to adjournabent,-at the Turf Tap,
Grosvenor Mews, before TAT tcns,-Esq., Coroner, •
to decide in the' case of Mr. Francis Sairi, of..
Twickenham, who was killed in consequence: of
being .run over by Lady Frank's carringe; .iu
Hyde-park.. The further evidence of the coatth-';
Man and footman went to prove that:the deceased
Was viewing the, -figure of Achillos, when he was
knocked down by the hOrses, and ran over. The
coachman pulled up as soon as possible, and when
the deceased was carried. to the' 1-lbspital every
attention was' paid' towards him._ •The. Jury re-
turned a verdict of " Accidental Death," with a
deodand of ls. on the horses. •
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--LaSt night, about 12
o'clock, the toll-keeper of Waterloo Bridge Was
again attracted by a female, apparently in dig- '
tress and dejection, parading the bridge back- •
wards and forwards, until at length she proceed-
ed down the steps, and attempted to throw her-
self into the water but was prevented by the' .
toli-keeper, who followed her. She assigned no •
cattle for the rash attempt, and the Watchman
accompanied her to the cad of his beat on her
. ,
way borne.
!- • On Monday evening; while the Blues who
ipreceded his M4sistir were galloping di:ma
Drury-lane, a man attempted to run across the
road, close to the horses'
ran ;heads,ci whenb na
ntheecormtihoge
confused and alarmed,
middle of the road, and was in conseqUence-'
.knocked down by one of the .horses,; but fortu-.
riately he sustained no injury beymed a few severe.
'bruises.

THE LONDON,....I_P.UttNALS.

DAMN'
Extracts from the illpoyng Papers, May 4, 1825.

_ • [sitrristi rucss.]
The contents of Atte Paris' Papers of Sunday
are '-of litre interest. The.lavi relating to be
-•.. W
expenditure of -1823 was still under discussion.l
Tlieltatis' Stock Exchange -On- Saturday was as
nut& agitated -and depressed as our own. Al:
one period the—rentes—were---s--tow as 1011.
t sc. By .some-' iffoits they were
afterwards raised to_lolf. 80c.; but the sales for
the • account showed the desire Stock'.
hektlera to disengage ttieinselves, and. hgaitist real
safteOto artifice can succeed.'. . The -Price at the
close: of the market was-101+f. sOc.- Many re-;,
ports- were current-to-eX-piain' the' cause of these'
flactUatiOnS..- According. Co the new•law for-the
redaction of, the - renter; :the Sinking- Fend- rai
Isns,gr operates ,on thefige. per cents., and'the-
cessation of this influence has no doubt• tended
to-. favour the decline. -The Opposition Papers
advert to the .cir.curnstance with gieat satisfaction
as ie,-proof that • the- rate of interest differsi
widely from the calculatio9s of M. de
The five per cents. greiinkiiik..to • par When-he
has fixed the rate of interest at.. 341. The-vetire,
mint of the Frin'ttrfroin Sptin-is -proceeding re
Cardona and- ilOstarrich have .• been
evacuated: The people of the • latter place re-
joited-af'the departure _of.-the French;" hut-they
soot had reason to regret the change-; thee-Spanish- authorities' -bad,' scarcely 'entered the town
kiied a heavy cantributiou on the
inhabitants to supply - the wants of Aire,-garrison:
Ferdinand hos -issued arcrytil o-rdinance or mani-
festo, in which he declares his .determination to
maintain his absolute authority M every respect '
undiminished:- -lle- 'is resolved 'to " preserve
entire and in all their plenitude the. legitimate
rights of his sovereignty, -without, giving up, at
an), time, the slightest particle' 'Of' theni, and
-WithOttf. permitting .the. establishment-of Cham-
bers, or-any other institutions, of whatever dettb-
. minfitionl,which may-be contrary to the present
laws and usages of his 'realm." Ile declares
further, that cc all his august allies will continue
to support his legitimate and sovereign authority,
Without advising or proposing atty. innovation in
the form of .his- U;overnment:" We attach
importance' to this-declaration- as an evidence of
Ferdindnffs wish to remain absolute as long as he.
can ; it is only what we were always prepared to
expect from him. ' The•-freedoM of Spain will
never owe its establishment to his good will and
pleasure. If the Constitution should he restored
during Iris life, it wilkbei as,-before;. because` he
will not have the power oflireirentittOt. too
the diSpositiOn of the' Alli'es,-odr faith in the,.ve-:
racity of his Catholic Majesty is not sufficiently
strong to induce os to pay any attention to hiS
asseverations. M. Ugarte, it appears, was still
lingering at Bayonne on the 24th• ult. with no
prospeiv 'hiS:-Spoedy• departure:- The cor-
respondence from Milan, in the Constituilonne4
is interesting, if it be true. The Emperor of
Austria would arrive on the' t Sth ; and it was
rather believed that' the Emperor of Russia and
King of.Prassia would yet visit that capital.—
The. Count de. Bubna is said to have declared,
in:anumerous party, that, the object of the .Ern-
perorrs journey toy Milan is-to render•sorne'great
service to 'the Italians; by which they-will be
raised from their present state of inaction and
depression. This-may Ire= Only an id le flourish,
or' perhaps some empty measure of regal splendor
will he-substituted for the- provincial dependency
is whieh the.Lornbardo-Ve_netian States are held.
We can hardly expect from the Cabinet: of.
Francis 1. any-enlarged -or liberal' systeui of
policy. All the 'principles lof his Government are
in hostility to any- reasoisable 'hopes we might
1,3 ye from almost any othel-Savereign.

[Ntsw: •
The Tara Papers. of ..SLinitity, with the Even,'
intr.Pttrier dated FlVlonday'; iirrived last night by.
Monitezti- gives some details of'the
circumstances which accompatrieti the evacuation-
of two of the towns in Catalonia hp the French,
trtititritl ts thN itthallittint.4
tint thYli,•B6parture. .-A. decre.e .t ac' isttett 44"
th,-ac Icing 'of . Spain, on the 19th .of April whiclr-
sotfleii`ntly- proves his determination to pursue the.;
untotztitidtiC course-t 4 tias:Cliosett,'ond to resist
all ,attempts at reform, ,or-aity-wo.asure •whigis,
rrlilfitieati to iil&•ll..§tabliSirtYreot, or seiTio
hiatie i4Vresentative`"Govertaiktit.. The
Dtithats states,- thitt. Fir' Henry Weil
leiWy-hact .I.eft-iftennl I'm- 51110, rtnd the assent-
hltrifCorlgie4's tlielalti;r place, is aslutn-
oti. as n thing not to rte' doubted.

[TIM 2151F.4:]
•TFIE7DECC4.N 8004Vv.-:---Our readers will find
in another part of the journal, a copy of the, offi,
tial order for regulating the dis,tribution of booty
made in India. By this it. does appear, we ttc--
kootikdge,that if booty be captured by Company's.
tor Aone4,:it,hecovii -the (uotpinul) property, ,
ntst-qf'The trObpS,,wbo bleed for it, but, of their
inostersiin 14adenhal44treet, whose sufferings are
copfinea'to t)tt. annOyance of a_ crowded room on
tuna days,:ord. their
rrisks to -the, danger, of
it'e'rards Catctting cold- If, again,,.. any por-
tion of His Majesty's troops -constitute a part
of` the sticce4ul army,. the whole booty in that
cls:! belong ,t to ; but , practically
arid. invariably .for the benefit of those who
capture it.—=?!Tow., It is perfectly obyious• why
such reseryationsare :made of Indian prize-rnou”',
inasinuch *as it is only in the form of..agift and
courtesy From the Crown, that 'any prir-e-mone-y,
-Aro triattO in what quarter of .the world it may.
be won, 'has ever,. by the rules
.of :the British
sccrvke,;lieet? Conve,rted:to the use;of the captors.
But, independently., of this• prescriptive regu-
lation it is' discreet. una,prudek to inspcote- souse
diecli, upon the eagerne's's, of . the' captors to
possess theniseivei, of Spokts, however gloriously
acquired. Neither soldiers' nor: otlijers- ought
to' be encouraged to helpA, themselves, accord-
ink, to, their Own fancy, int,tl without :the
in'terferenc.e or :tu.p.ervisiott of.any less interested
authority. w-Liceintioustiesaroight-be-increased try
.
such an absence 'or restraint ; partiality and dis-