The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-12 00:00:00

TILE ARMY.

Two companies and the head-quarters of the
10th Regiment of Foot, disembarked on the 9th
instant at Deptford from Plymouth, and marched
into the barracks at that place.
The 44th Regiment of Foot arrived here on.
Sunday last from Dublin, and are expected to
march this morning for Gravesend, where they
will shortly embark for Bengal.— (Liverpool
Courier, April 10.)

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c:

DEAL, APRIL 11—Wind E.N.E.L-Sailed the Telemachus
brig, and Argus Deal pilot cutter, for Dover Roads.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 10.—Wind E.N.E..—Arrived the Ca.
roline, D. R. Campbell, from Jamaica, for London ; sailed
the Ist February, having carried away fore and mizen top_
masts, bowsprit, &c. and very leaky ; but it is the intention of
the blaster to proceed on the voyage the first opportunity, with.
out entering into any repairs.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Wind E.N.E.—No arrivals or
sailings this day. His Majesty's brig Camelion, the Industry.
Channel cruizer, and a collier brig, are the only shipping in
our Roads. We have had a gale of wind from the Eastward
all day.
HARWICH, APRIL 11.—Arrived the Sprightly, Warren,
from London to Rotterdam ; the Master reports that he passed
the Agenoria and Shakespear riding very heavily under the
west rocks; also, in coming through the Gutway, a vessel's
decks and a large quantity of wreckage floated by him, which,
from appearance, he supposes must have belonged to two dif-
ferent vessels.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 10.—The Constitution, Mqtay, for
Virginia, got on shore yesterday in going out ; she floated off
with considerable damage, and is discharging her cargo.
At a Court of Directors, held on Tuesday -fast, Captain
George Mason was sworn into the Command of the extra ship
Warren Hastings, for Bengal direct.
The boats of the Lapwing and Fancy revenue cutters, picked
up 50 casks of contraband spirits, off Looe, on Friday last, and
carried the same to the Custom-house at Plymouth.

Extracts from the Returns of the Stamp-Office,
shewing the Increase and Decrease of Duty•paid by the
principal Fire-Offices for the year ending Christmas, 1821:

Duty paid in
1821. I Increase and Decrease.

Sun
Phoenix
NORWICH UNION
Union (Cornhill)
Atlas
County
West of England
Globe
Hand-in-Hand

f. s. d.
117,047 9 7
67,695 4 7
56,625 9 3
15,428 8 11
16,264 17 10
37,520 3 10
14,231 11 9
29,556 17 0
14,538 4 0

X. s. d.
Decreased 2,705 10 5
Ditto 1,041 4 5
Increased 15,071 5 P.
Ditto 1,502 15 8
Ditto 1,478 8 7
Ditto 1,384 4 7
Ditto 1,070 13 6
Ditto 304 12 3
Ditto 232 3 2

British
Imperial
Westminster
Royal Exchange
London
Hope
• Eagle
Albion

14,224 16 9
35,218 15 5
14,529 5 9
51,479 12 11
8,649 4 1
13,986 12 3
15,510 5 8
15,617 9 4

Decreased 2,935 6 9
Ditto 1,041 13 9
Ditto 667 11 2
Ditto 626 14 0
Ditto " 601 4 7
Ditto 421 5 1
Ditto 394 2 5
Ditto BO
.15 7

BRIGHTON, APRIL 10.
Shocking and Fatal Catastrophe.—lt has sel-
dom fallen to our lot to notice a more frightful and distressing
accident than one which occurred last night, about half way
between this place and Rottingdean. Air. Briggs a respect-
able hatter of this town, had been with a friend, Ali. Knowles,
of Cowfold, in a gig, to Newhaven, and returning thence, h4d
halted for a few minutes merely, at half-past nine o'clock, at
the Inn at Rottingdean. In less than two hours after they had
left Rottingdean they were found on the beach, not far from
Roedean-gap, dreadfully mutilated, and quite dead. The gig
in which they had rode was reduced to fragments (the wheels
excepted), and the lifeless body of the horse completed the
tragic picture. The Beach, in depth, is about an hundred feet
from the Cliff road, and over this tremendous precipice, from
some cause or other, the gig had been plunged. Mr. Briggs
has left a widow and eight children, and Mr. Knowles a widow
and nine children, to lament their premature loss. The Co-
roner will hold an Inquest on the bodies, which were removed
to Rottingdean, to-morrow.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT.—Two Gentlemen, last evening, were
travelling from Rottingdean to Brighton, in a gig, when,
about half-past nine, shocking to relate, the horse and gig,
with the persons accompanying the same, went over the cliff,
at or near a place called Roedean, about two miles from Brigh.,
ton; the gig was dashed topieces, and the horse and two Gen-
tlemen were killed on the spot. One of the persons was Mr.
Knowles, senior, of Cowfold, a very worthy and respectable
character ; the other was Mr. Briggs, a respectable hatter at
Brighton, who has left a wife and family to bemoan his un-
timely end. The Gentlemen before alluded to had been to
Newhaven on business, and left that place about eight o'clock
in the evening, perfectly collected. It is supposed that one
of the party had occasion to get out of the gig at Roedean,
and on getting up, having a spirited horse, checked his head,
and he flew back, as there is every appearance on the cliffthat the
gig went over backwards. From the disgraceful state of the roads
on this part of the coast, being so very near the cliff, it is sur-
prising that accidents have not more frequently happened ;
surely, the road should be made farther inland. We trust that
some spirited and humane persoris will interfere, in conse-
quence of the numerous accidents that have occurred.

The number of works of Art that were sent in on Monday
and Tuesday last to the Royal Academy, for the coming Exhi-
bition, are said to exceed those of any former year.

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 12.

The Market was particularly dull to-day ;so little business
was done that the prices were merely nominal for the best, and
the inferior not at all in demand ; all sorts of Orain was in the
same depressed state as to sale and price ; and the supply of
every thing was far above the demand.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 12.
For some time past the market has not been so short of Beef
SW this morning, and principally small and of inferior quality.
In Mutton there was a good supply but Lamb -was not so
plentiful as at last week's market. Vial remains high in price,
and the sale of all descriptions of Cattle was rather heavy.
Beef 2s 6d to 3s 6d I Veal
Mutton 2s 6d to 3s 8d J Pork 24 ad to 4s Od
Lamb .... 53. Od. to 6s. 6d