The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-05 00:00:00

MERCANTILE Sli i PPING.

DEAL, OCT. 4.—Wind SM.—Arrived and sailed for tke,
River; the Westbrook, Hill, from Jamaica; Retrieve,

from Cadiz ; Isabella, -, from ditto t Martinique, Begg,
from Grenada; Venerable, from Quebec; and the Abeona
from ditto. Arrived from the River and remain, the

Hamiltonian, Patterson, for Africa.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 4.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the,
Unicorn yacht from the . Mediterranean, and is under quaran-
tine. Sailed the Competitor, Godby, for Loridon.
FAL3IOUTII, OCT. S.S.E. to S.W.—Arrived. the
Osborn Packet from the Mediterranean, sailed from Corfu the
22d of August, Ualta the 29th, ditto, Gibraltar the 23d of
September, 'and Cadiz the 24th ditto; Sandwich Packet, from
Lisbon- in 6 days ; and the Elizabeth, Orfeur, from Gal 1)011.
Sailed the Duke of Marlborough Packet for Lisbon.
LIVERPOOL, OCT, 3.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Packet
ship Cortes, -D'eart, from New York, sailed the. Bth ult.
Sisters, Bryan, from Africa, sailed from Bonny the 16th July
David Shaw, Smith, from Canapeachy ; Herschel,
Virginia ; Diomede, Langdork„ Charlstone ; Forest, Foat,
ditto; Norval, —, Newfoundland ; Active, Jarvis, Gijon ;
Fairy Queen, Davis, Malaga ; and the Jane, Rickards, from
Rio Janeiro.

• CORK, OCT. I.—Arrived the Mangles, Coaill, to take con-
victs to New South Wales.

Arrived off Dartmouth the Hannah., Stone, from Figuera,
with loss of topmasts, bulwarks, ecc.; and the mate died on the
passage. _ _

Arrived off Dover the Leslie Ogilvie, Wardlaw, from Rio
Janeiro. ,

The Jane, Shener, from Galway to Bristol, and the Protec-
tor, of Berehaven, foundered near the Shannon the 28th ult.
The Canada, Lambs bound to Quebec, put into Belfast,.
dism aged.

The Ilast India Company's ship Princess Charlotte of Wales;
outward,bound, was all well, in lat. 15. 08. south, long. 30. 59,
west, on the 14th June.

PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 3.—His Excellency, the Governor,
accompanied by Admiral Sir George Martm, Bart. G.Q. El.;
and the Honourable Sir George Gray, Bart. K.C.B..this morn-
ing inspected his Majesty's Dock-yard, &c. It is expected
that his Excellency will order a field day of the garrison troops
to-morrow.

. 14TAvi.t, APRIL 7.—The Mentor Ross, belonging to this
port, from the Mauritius, upset and sunk on the 28th of Ja-
nuary, in lat. 5. long. 99. The crew and passengers were 40 in
number, six of whom only have been saved.
.111.thmix4st, AUG. 13. The Providence, Aguiar, from
Rio Janeiro to this port, was totally wrecked 31st of July, on
the N.W. edge of Corva Grand Bank, and out of 42 persons
on board, only the master, mate, seven of the crew, and three
passengers saved. A considerable portion of her cargo, con.
sisting of wine, has been picked up.
NEWLY INVENTED LIFE BOAT.—Andrew Hennessy,
Passage, Cork, has constructed a life or safety boat, from models
submitted to the Lords of the Admiralty and Trinity Board :rt
London, and in which, we understand, 3lr. Hennessy means in
a few days to proceed for London, It is 36 feet keel, 7i feet
beam, and 5 feet deep, capable of saving 50 or 60 persons
from a wreck, in addition to her full crew, The timbers, which
are very slight, are a oak, tarred and parcelled with light
strong canvass, over which there is a casing of thin whalebone,
then served like a rope with 4 marline. The covering, or skin
of the boat, instead of a plank, is a particular kind of canvass,
of great strength and durability, and perfectly water-proof.—
This canvass has been invented by Mr. Hennessy for this pe-
culiar purpose. The materials of this cloth have been saturated
with a chemical process in the loom, which preserves it from
wet and the action of the atmosphere. It always preserves its,
pliability, and will not heat, mildew, or rot, The boat is decked,
or covered, with the same cloth. The deck is laced through
the centre fore and aft, from stem to stern-post, and covered
with laps, so as to prevent water getting in. The oarsmen sit
on their thwarts, which are of the canvass already described,
through the deck, from which coats are 'erected, fitted by
plaits to their bodies, and buckling below the breast. The use
of planks, as a coating, or covering for the deck, is altogether
avoided.

LONDON MARKETS; &c,

CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. b.

The arrivals of all sorts of Grain this week are short, as the
wind is again contrary. Prime Wheat supports Monday's
prices, but other sorts are neglected. Barley remains as last
quoted. Beans and Peas are unaltered from Monday's cure
rency. Oats find buyers slowly at the prices last quoted.
Flour remains without variation.

Analysts—English Wheat, 1,750; Barley, 660; Oats,
SOO; Irish Wheat, 20 ; Oats, 1,490 ; Foreign Wheat,
1,300 ; Barley, 450; Oats, 590 qrs. ; Flour, 1,300 sacks,

HOP INTELLIGENCE.

CANTERIIIIRT, OCT. 3.—Our last Saturday's market af,
forded little to report in the Hop trade. The growers came
with) the flattering idea oft finding prices up to 301., or at least
251,.;' but the dealers coolly talked of 181. and 201.,—0f course
the parties grew shy of each, and no business was done.
MAIDSTONE, OCT. I.—The Hop-picking is quite finished,
and we can now safely say that the crop is considerably short
of what was expected, the planters generally getting from one
third part to one half less than they were estimated at a fort-
night back. We have had but little business yet, for although
the prices are large, our farmers are so much against the duty
called £22,000, that they are looking out for higher figures,
and we can say but little of their value at present.
Boxouott, OCT. 3.—Ou Hop Market continues brisk, and
,prices of all sorts are on the advance. The crop of new /lops
in Worcestershire and Herefordshire being considerable for the
season, we have a fair supply at present from those parts, and
,as the demand of late has been good, their value is from 11. to 2/,
per cwt. higher than this day se'nnight ; the advance on new
'Kent and Sussex during the same period has been about 34s
'Or cwt. Old Duty is estimated at 23,000/.

THE 808 IN and GTIILETTS.—The final
depoait.for the mill between these two men, which is to take
place on Tuesday next, was made good. at Josh Hudson's last
night. Bath men are in close traing, and Robin i$ the favouricr,

PETER WARREN AND FRANK REDMAN.—. tirarren
forfeited to. Redman, and the latter has for the present quitte I
the ring, having become a Publican, but, we trust, not a sinntr.
THE CHAMYIONSHIP.—A northern star, from Newcastle,
is about to challenge any man in England fbr from .5001. to
1,0001.
Tor" Shelton will take his benefit on Wednesday next, when
his antagonist, Brown, will show in the metropolitan circles for
the first time.

FORGERY AND ATTEMPT AT SWINDLING.—On
Monday, a young man, having the appearance of broker's clerk,
called at the counting-house of Messrs. Peek, Brothers, and Co.,
East India merchants in Coleman-street, stating that he came
from Mr. Curwen, the broker i Ea t'heap,with an offer es 3yen
chests of Congou teas from-the last Mareh sales, the holder of
which being inconvenienced by payments made to the East
India Company, wished to dispose of the tea for ready money.
Transactions of this kind being always managed by a broker,
and as Mr. Curwen was not unknown to the house, Messrs.
Peek offered a market price, which the young accept.
ed, and promised that Mr. Curwen should send the
account and the warrant. Shortly after, an errand-boy
called at Messers. Peek's counting-house with an account of
the tea, amounting to 1601., and he also produced. the East
India Company's Warrant, which stated'that the so ea chests
of tea belonging to Mr. Curwen remained in their ware-
houses. The boy requested payment, as he had to pay 841. in
Finsbury-square. Messrs. Peck were aware who were Mr.
Curwen's bankers, but they notwithstanding put that question
to the bop. He replied that he did not know, and said he would
ascertain their names.. He, however, never returned, and the
whole trick was then discovered. Strong suspicion attaches to
a discharged banker's clerk, who has made his appearance at the
bar of the Old Bailey.

SUMMARY PUNI!HMENT.—On the Tewkesbury
race-course, on Thursday last, a genteel dressed man, booted
and spurred, was detected in the act of picking a gentleusan's
pocket; on a hue and cry being raised, the culprit was seized
by the multitude, and dragged down to the Severn, into
which, head foremost, he was soused, without any ,cere-
mony, and which he swam across, very little aided, we pre-
sume, by his boots and spurs,; his confederates, in the mean
time, having conducted hisßosinante to the opposite side,
he mounted her, and got clear off. —The following day,
another of, the light-fingered gentry was detected in pick-
ing a pocket, when he was served in a similar manner.;
but whether owing to the want of boots and spurs,. or
rather, as some imagine, not being so expert a swimmer,
he was nearly drowned, and was with difficulty extricated
from his perilous situation by having a rope thrown oat
to him, with which he was safely dragged on shore, though ap,
parently much exhausted. We hope that this lesson of haying
once been saved by a rope, will have a salutary effect upon his
future conduct, which, if persisted in, will, perhaps, have a eoth
Crary tendency.—(Cheltenham Journal.)