The Sun.
London, England, 1822-12-11 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

DECCAN PRIZE CAsi:.—We are sorry to find
that the hearing of this important case, which
had been peremptorily fixed for yesterday, the
10th instant, has again been postponed by the
Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury.
It is now definitively fixed for the Bth of Ja-
nuary next. This delay, it seems, was granted
upun the earnest solicitation of Major-General
JASPER NICOLLS, Lieutenant-Colonel PENNING-
TON, Lieutenant-Colonel DOYLE, and Major
CRAIGGIE.

The following regiments of the Line are on
duty at Gibraltar and the Mediterranean :-
Bth Regiment of Foot, General Edmund Stephens, Colonel—
Cephalania.
18th Ditto, General Lord Hutchinson, G.C.8., Colonel—Malta.
27th Ditto, General the Marquis of Hastings, K.G. G.C.B. and

G.C.H., Colonel—Gibraltar.
28th Ditto, Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Edward Paget,
G.C.8., Colonel—CoVa.
32d Ditto, General A. Campbell, Colonel—Codit-
3tith Ditto, General Sir George Don, G.C.B. and G.C.H.,

43d Ditto, General Lord Bowden, G.C.B. and K.C., Colonel—

Gibraltar.
61st Ditto Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Hislop, Bart. G.C.8.,

Colonel—Corile.
64th Ditto, illjor-General Sir W. H. Pringle, K.C.8., Colonel

75th Ditto, General Sir R. Abercromby, G.C.8., Colonel—

Gibraltar.
80th Ditto, Lieutenant-General Sir A. Campbell, Bart. K.C.8.,

ColonelL-Malta.
85th Ditto, Major-Gcneral Sir J. W. Gordon, Bart. K.C.8.,
_ _

Colonel—Malta.
90th Ditto, General Lord Lynedock, G.C.8., Colonel—Zante.

Commission in the Shrewsbury Regt. of Yeomanry Cavalry,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Salop.
Philip Charlton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Eaton promoted.

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

Board of New England Coffee-House.

LIVERPOOL, DEC. 9.—The Alexander, Baldwin, is on
shore in the Rock Channel.

P. S.—The Alexander is expected to be got off without ma.

terial damage.

DEAL, DEC. 10.—Wind N.E.—Came down from the River
the Royal George, Biden, for Calcutta and China ; Hannah,
Lamb, Bombay ; Brittania, Bixlcy, Jamaica ; Brittania,
Davidson, Madeira; Ruby, for Lisbon; Antaley, Charente;
Grace, Gibraltar; Cherub, Buenos Ayres; Tullock Castle,
Jamaica; Vigilant, Malta; Supply, Lisbon, and sailed with
the whole of file outward-bound for their different destinations,
except the Hannah for Bombay, which ship waits for some of
her passengers.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 9..—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Perse-
yerance from Quebec in 32 days : had one man killed by a sea.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 10.—Wind N.E.—The wind got
round to the N.E. this morning, and has continued so the whole
of the day ; some of the outward-bound have succeeded in
getting out, and if it continues favourable, the remainder will
be away to-morrow morning at day-light. Sailed his Majesty's
ship Forte to the westward ; David, Lyon, for Jamaica ;
Acasta, for New York; Edgar, for Jamaica; Cornelius, for
the Cape of Good Hope; Avon, ditto, and Ann, for the South
Seas.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 9.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the
Sarah, Scott, from London for Africa ; Manchester Packet,
from Rio Janeiro in 49 days. Put back the Ocean, Whittle,
for Honduras.
HARWICH, DEC. 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrived the Castle-
reagh Packet, Wadling, from Cuxhaven, with mails, &c.,
and Vansittart, from Holland, with mails ; the latter vessel
spoke the Lucy, of Ramsgate, last Sunday, 7 leagues S.E. of
Goree, having been blown from the North oreland ; she was
then reaching to the westward.

ROYAL ACADEMY.—Yesterday, the 10th, being
the sixty-fourth Anniversary of the establishment
of the Royal Academy, the President and Mem-
bers assembled for the purpose of delivering the
Medals to the successful Candidates ; when Sir
T. LAWRENCE presented the following :
The first Medal in the School of Painting, for the Head of
GOVATIUS, (the original in the possession of Mr. ANGER--
STEIN) to Mr. FREDERICK Y. lIIIRLSTONE.
The Silver Medal in the Life Academy, to Mr. J. Wool).
The same•for a Model in the Life Academy, to Mr. ROBERT
BALL HUGIIS. _ .

The Silver Medal in the School of the Antique, to Mr. J. A
CATI USAC. - - - -

The same for a Model in the same School, to Mr. W.
TREED. - -

The Silver Medal for the best architectural drawing, to Mr.
C. PURSER.

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The Silver Medal for the best die of the Head of the Apollo,
to Mr. B. WYON.

CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. H.

The fresh Arrivals since Monday are chiefly confined to seve-
ral vessels with Oats from the North ; prime Wheat fully
maintains Monday's prices ; Barley also sells well ; Beans and
Peas are unaltered; and there is a dull sale for Oats at the prices
last quoted. _

A fellow was brought np to Bow-street yes-
terday, charged with having obtained money
from a young man under the pretence of procur-
ing for him a commercial situation. He was re-
manded for another examination.

The Gas Company at Lewes commenced mak-
ing Gas on Wednesday evening last. In conse-
quence of one of their vessels not being tight, a
quantity of Gas escaped, and filled the shed in
which it was placed, which being ignited by a
workman accidently entering with a light, a
slight explosion took place ; we are happy to
state, however, that no part of the apparatus was
injured, and beyond a trifling damage to the roof
of the shed, and awaking the fears and anxieties
of persons residing i❑ the vicinity, no inconve-
nience whatever was sustained. The shops and
public lamps were on Saturday generally lighted.
Caution to Persons using Arsenic for the De-
struction of Rats and Mice.—A few days since,
an industrious family, residing in the parish of
Southerope, in this county, were placed in the most
perilous situation by having eaten pudding in which
had been mixed some arsenic and flour, intended
for the destruction of rats and mice. The poisonous
admixture was inadvertently added to the in-
gredients necessary to compose a family pud-
ding, of which the father, mother, and 4 grown-
up children, ate heartily. Shortly after the
frugal repast, the most alarming and dangerous
symptoms took place, and led to inquiry by the
father, (who had procured the poison,) after the
arsenic and flour, when the appalling fact was
discovered ! The situation of the family was for
some time extremely perilous ? and their escape
may be attributed, under Providence, to the
prompt assistance of Mr. Boyes, surgeon, of Salis-
bury, who happened most fortunately to be at
that moment at his father's residence, on the
spot ; and whose efforts, with the co-operation of
Mr. Ward, of Lechlade, were eventually success-
ful in the recovery of the sufferers.—(Gloucester
Journal.)

CORONERS' ENQUESTS.

THE REPORTED MURDER IN HYDE PARK.

Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Barley Mow, Mount-
street, Grosvenor-square, before Mr. HIGGS, Coroner for West-
minister, to inquire) into the cause of the death of an elderly
Gentleman, 'name unknown, found on Saturday, as stated in
our Paper of yesterday, in the Serpentine River, Hyde Park,
with his throat cut, and several other wounds upon his chin
and hands, supposed to have been inflicted upon him by rob-
bers with some instruments.

Robert Inglestone, Assistant Keeper of Hyde Park, who
first discovered the body, deposed, that on the next morning,
about half-past seven o'clock, he went down to a tree about
130 yards on the East side of the boat-house, because he had
seen a man like the deceased there on the preceding day. alone,
and sitting down without a hat ; and saw much blood on the
ground, from that tree to the next, which was a distance of
about twelve feet. He found a small dessert knife (which was
now produced), with white handle, and bloody; the‘ tree was
about forty yards from the water. He afterwards looked, but
could not trace blood from the trees to the water. The hand-
kerchief found in the deceased's hand was bloody, as if he had
stayed the bleeding from it ; and it was his opinion that he had
thrown himself into the water. _ .

William Grenville; Gardener to the Deputy Ranger of the
Park, corroborated last witness's evidence, as far as related to
the finding of the body as mentioned.
The Coroner an Jury were of opinion that the deceased had
first cut his throat, and afterwards threw himself into the water
to exterminate life more effectually ; and the latter having no
further evidence before them, returned a verdict—" That the
deceased was found dead in the Serpentine River, with his throat
cut."

INQUEST IN THE FLEET PRISON.
Yesterday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a Coro-
ner's Inquest, was held in the Fleet Prison, before Mr. SIIEL.
TON, Coroner, on the body of W. Guy, a prisoner, aged 44 years.
—Mrs. Elizabeth Chewer, a lady of high and respectable birth
and connexions, but unfortunately confined for contempt of the
Court of Chancery, stated that she had known the deceased
ever since he same into the prison ; his health had for a long
time been evidently much impaired ; about three weeks ago
he was brought from Devizes, a journey which was too long
for him to have undertaken. On Wednesday last he graw
worse than usual, and surgical aid, was called in, who stated
him to be in imminent danger, and gave him medicine ; his
complaint was asthma; he apparently laboured under the most
excrutiating pains till Sunday morning last, about four o'clock,
when he expired. His affairs were in a very deranged state,
though it was quite clear he had sufficient property to pay 20s.
in the pound. He was by trade a whitesmith.—The Coroner
said the jealousy of the law was such, that it required Inquests
to be held on all persons that die in prisons. It appeared quite
clear the deceased died a natural death. Verdict—Visitation
of God.
Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Duke of Wellington,
Goswell.street, on the body of William Earith, aged seven
years. The deceased was found suffocated in the ditch under
the wall of the new church, Goswell.street. No doubt remained
on the minds of the .Jury but that the deceased had accidentally
fallen into the ditch returning from school. Verdict—" Acci-
dental Death."

FALMOUTH PA CK ETS.—[From the West Briton 3
—We are at length able to state, that as far as the
decision of his Majesty's Ministers may be so con-
sidered, the question so long agitated respecting
the direction of the Falmouth Packets, is at length
finally settled. The following communication has
been received at Falmouth from the highest offi-
cial authority :—" The Lords Commissioners of
his Majesty's Treasury have determined on the
expediency of transferring the superintendence of
the Falmouth Post-office packets to the Board of
Admiralty," but " that no atteration will be made
in regard to the station from which those packets
now sail; that the ordinary refitting of the packets
of Falmouth will continue as heretofore ; and
that the Navy Board will adopt all the present
contracts, and will continue the persons now em-
ployed. It is understood that the first building
of the packets has not heretofore been wholly.
confined to Falmouth, and in future it will pro-
bably take place (at least in the time of peace)
in the King's Dock Yards,"
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last,
an Inquest was taken before JOHN J EKEN,
Esq. Mayor and Coroner for Dover, on view of
the body of Eliz. Thompson, who came by her
death under the following dreadful circumstances.
It appeared that the deceased, a young woman.
about 23 years of age, was sitting by the fire-side
►bout ten o'clock on Friday evening, when her.
brother, Wm. Thompson, a lad about 13 years
old, came in with a gun in his hand, which by
some accident was discharged, and the contents
lodging in the head of his unfortunate sister, oc-
casioned her instant death. The Jury, after a
long and painful investigation, returned a verdict
of " Accidental Death, by firing off a gun, not
knowing the same to be loaded,"—and levied a
deodand of 10s. on the fatal instrument.

FIRE.—A dreadful fire broke out on Friday
morning, between four and five o'clock, at South-
mead Farmhouse, between Horfield and West-
bury, about three miles from this city, which ex-
tensive premises (occupied by Mr. Young, and
two or three other tenants), with nearly the
whole of the household furniture, dead stock,
&c. were completely destroyed in about three
hours. An alarm being given in this city,
the Bristol Crown and Norwich Union Fire
Engines were immediately dispatched with the
greatest activity, but notwithstanding a very
plentiful supply of water it had very little
effect upon the devouring element, the wind
being extremely thigh. The fire is supposed.
to have originated in a chimney, which was
on fire the evening before, and through which
a beam was fixed. We understand that the:pro-
' perty was not insnred. Southmead House was
formerly a gentleman's mansion, but has been for
many years occupied as a farm-house.--(Bristol
Mercury.)
EARTHQUAKE.-About three weeks since a
severe shock of an earthquake was felt, at
Hillesden, Bucks. It was preceded by a
loud rumbling noise, and commotion of the earth,
which shook several of the houses so violently
that the inmates, who had retired to rest,
were awoke, and the children screamed from
terror. The church only suffered ; part of
its battlements having been shaken down, as
well as sustaining other damage. It ap-
pears from the following extract from Bar-
ton's Curiosities, that. this visitation is not
new to this county :—" In 1665, Jan. 20, about
six at night was an earthquake in some parts of
Buckinghamshire, with an unusual noise in the
air, but it was quickly over. It much friglited the
people to•feel their chairs and stools quake under
them, and to hear the tables clatter in the rooms,
and the whole house to shake."--( Bucks Chronicle.)

Thursday last, DANIEL HODGSON, Esq. was
chosen a Jurat, and Messrs. THOMAS BOWES and.
SLODDEN CASTLE were chosen Treasurers of the
Town and Port of Sandwich.

At the late Tithe Feast of the Rev. A. Puns-
HOUSE, Vicar of Brabourne, he liberally deducted.
30 per cent. in consideration of the depressed
price of agricultural produce.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

'EX'TRACTS FROM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS,

December 11, 1522.

[NEW TIMES.I
An article appeared in the Journal des DAats
of Sunday, which is written too well and too
carefully not to be regarded as in some degree
official ; and it is too decisive in its opinion in
favour of peace, not to deserve the most serious
and impartial attention. It is, moreover, in direct
opposition to the Etoile of the preceding evening;
and this circumstance renders it but the more
remarkable, since both of these papers are con-
sidered as decicedly Ministerial. The fact, how-
ever, a`s we long agO stated, that the French
Cabinet, though consisting entirely of men who
Lave all been equally lottded with abuse as
Ultras, is divided on- the great question of peace
and war. MM. de •Villele and De Chateau-
briand are for peace; M. de Peyronnet and the
Duke de Montmorency for war : the former are
supported by the Counsels of England ; the
latter by those of the Continental Powers, espe-
cially Russia. _ All these parteies are alike sin-
cerely and honourably monarchical ; all deplore
alike the prevalence of democratical principles,
and the atrocities of the democratic faction in
Spain ; all alike wish for the establishment of
institutions in that country truly favourable to
ibe happiness, the prosperity, and 91e real and
permanent liberty of its inhabitants. But there
is a wide difference, in the judgment of the two
classes of Statesmen, as to the means most likely
to lead to a beneficial result. The article in the
Journal des Debats may be regarded as the argu-
ment of the peace party,