The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-18 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVY, &c.

The wind having come to the N.N. East on Saturday morn-
ing, the Russian frigate Kruizer, Captain Lazaroff, and the
store-ship accompanying her, got under weigh at the Mother-
bank, for the North Pacific Ocean, but did not proceed.
Remain at Spithead—Forte, Calliope, and Camelon.
On Monday last the ship Echo, Capt. Tilfer, sailed from
Cowes, with detachments of the 30th, 33d, 91st, and 92d regi-
ments, for Jamaica.
The Forte, 46, Sir Thomas Cochrane ; Cameleon, Lieut.
Justice; and Calliope, Lieut. Withan, have returned to Spit-
head from cruising. The Calliope chased a smuggling lugger,
from Dieppe, on shore on the beach, near Brighton.
Yesterday ee'nnight the Ranger, 26, Captain P. Fisher,
sailed from Portsmouth, for Deptford, to be refitted. The
Valorous, 26, Captain James Murray ; Clinker, Lieutenant
Fager ; and Peiter, Lieutenant Curry, are come into Ports-
mouth harbour ; the two last named to be paid off and recom-
missioned.

The following is an extract of aletter from the agent to Lloyd's
at Dover, dated Nov. 15 :—" Early this morning a small ves-
sel was discovered on shore on the Flats opposite to this place,
and it blowing very hard from the S. to S. W. every exertion was
immediately made by Mr. Sherriff, an officer of the Preventive
Service, No. 24, Tower, to endeavour to save the lives of the
crew (who were distinctly seen making signals for assistance.)
This officer procured a small fishing-boat, and with his men suer
ceeded in launching through a heavy surf; but just before they
reached the vessel, they broke their rudder, and were not able
to reach her, and with difficulty got on shore again. They were
then joined by Mr. Jell, officer at No. 23 Tower, who, in the
most prompt manner, with his men launched their galley, and
accompanied by Mr. Sherriff, succeeded in reaching the vessel,
but too late, as she had upset, and all on board perished.—
From the boat that had been washed on shore, she appears to
be the smack Providence, of Deptford, Payne, master, and
supposed a fishing vessel. Too much praise cannot be given
to Mr. Sheriff and Mr. Jell and crew, for their humane ex-
ertions."

ANECDOTE.—PORSON was once travelling in a
stage coach, when a young Oxonian, fresh from College, was
amusing the ladies with a variety of talk, and, amongst other
things, with a quotation, as he said, from Sophocles. A Greek
quotation, and in a coach too ! roused our slumbering Profes-
sor from a kind of dog-sleep, in a snug corner of the vehicle.
Shaking his ears and rubbing his eyes, I think, young Gentle.
man, said he, you favoured us just now with a quotation from
Sophocles; do not happen to recollect it there. " Oh, Sir,"
replied our tyro, " the quotation is word for word as I have re-
peated it, and in Sophocles too ; but I suspect, Sir, it is some
time since yen were at College." The Professor applying his
hand to his great coat, and taking out a small pocket edition of
Sophocles, coolly asked him if he could be kind enough to shew
him the passage in question in that little book. After rum-
maging the pages some time, he replied, " Upon second '
thoughts, I now recollect that the passage is in Euripides."—
" Then, perhaps, Sir," said the Professor, putting 'his hand
again into his pocket, and handing him a similar edition of
Euripides, " you will be so good as to find, it for me in
that little book." The young Oxonian returned again to
his task, but with no better success, muttering, however,
to himself, " Curse me if ever I quote Greek again in a coach."
The tittering of the ladies informed him that had got into a
, hobble. At last, " Bless me, Sir," said he, " how dull lam !
I recollect now, yes, yes, I perfectly remember, that the passage
is in lEschylus.' The inexorable Professor returned again to
his inexhaustible pocket, and was in the act of handing him an
1 iEschylus, when our astonished Freshman vociferated, " Stop
the coach—holloah, coachman ! let me out, I say, instantly—
let me out_; there's a fellow here has got the whole Bodleian
library in his pocket ; let me out, I say—let me out; he must
be a Porson, or the Devil,"

COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(Tnis DAT.)

BLASPHEMOUS LIBEL.
THE KING V. WILLIAM CLARKE.

On the Court being full, this morning, this de-
fendant, who was tried at the Sittings before last
Term, appeared on the floor of the Court, and
Mr. GURNEY moved the judgment upon him
for publishing, in the Strand, a blasphemous
libel in a work called Queen illab.
The CHIEF JUSTICE read his minutes of the
trial, and extracts from the libel, which partly
was written in poetry, and in prose. The first part
principally consisted of a discussion upon the
divinity of Christ, and the arguments adduced to
deny it. The poetic part was merely a dialogue.
The defendant put in an affidavit, praying for
mercy, and stating his wife and family were re-
duced to great distress, that they were entirely
depending on him for support, and were he con-
signed to a prison, they would be without home
or food.

Mr. GURNEY sent in two affidavits, stating
:hat the work was still sold by defendant.

Mr. CLARKE then addressed the Court in miti-

gation.
The Judges consulted for a short time, and

The Cuicr JUSTICE ,told the prisoner that as
the Jury had recommended him to mercy, the
Court had every desire to be merciful to him, and
if he would give up all the impressions of the
wcrk he had, and enter into recognizances to
appear when called upon, the Court would not
now proceed against him.
The defendant agreed to do so, and was al-
lowed to go at large on an understanding to come
up in a fortnight, in the interim endeavouring to
enter into the proposed arrangement.