The Sun.
London, England, 1822-02-15 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, FEB. 14.—Wind S. and moderate.—Passed by se-
veral vessels from Ramsgate Harbour, and proceeded down
channel.—Nothing arrived to-day.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 14.—Wind S.—Sailed the Swiftsu.re,
Bransfield, for Gibraltar and Linda; Humber, Johnson, for
Jamaica ; New Albion, Critchell, for Trieste ; and Waterlco,
Gold, for Africa.

PLYMOUTH, FEB. 13.---Wind S.--Arrived the Mariha Blucher, Davis, from Terceira; Thomas and Judith, Coward ;
and Harriet, Taylor, from St. Michael's.
DARTBIOUTH, FEB. 13.—Arrived the Shannon, Joll, from
Bahia for London, with loss of sails, sternboat, &c. ; shey sailed
the 6th of December.
HARWICH, FEB. 14.—Arrived the Leicester packet,
with a
mail front Cuxhaven.
HULL, FELL 13.—Arrived the Royal Oak, Vickerman, from
Shields for London, having been on shore at the Spurn.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 13.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrivtd the Swan,
Langtree, from Gibraltar, in 11 days; Renown, Perry, from
Guernsey; and Eliz tbeth, Attwood, from London.

The Sophia, Merrikin, from Hamburgh to London, is sup-
posed to be lost, with all the crew, near Heligoland.
The Duke of York, bound to St. Michael's, put back to
Dublin on Monday dismasted.
The Nile, Bridgeman, bound to London, sailed from Port-
au-Prince the 21st of December, and put back the 27th, with
four feet water in her hold : cargo much damaged, and wo;:ld
be disel:arged.
The Medford, Barnard, froM Baltimore to Cork, was driven
on shore near Tenby the 9th inst., and it was feared would be
wrecked ;-cargo expected to be saved.

The East India Compan's ship Canning, Capt. W. Pater-
son, consigned to Bencoolen and China, is ordered to siCifor
Gravesend the 24th instant ; stay there fiveldays, and be in the
Downs the sth March.

The Mayor of a town in Burgundy, hearing
at HENRY IV. of France, was to pass that
way, and thinking himself to he a great orator,
determined to display his abilities on this occa-
sion. When the Prince approached, the burghers
were put under arms ; whilst the mayor, at the
head of the corporation, pulling out a long piece
of parchment, began to harangue as follows :
" Of all the towns that have the honour of beinc,
within the compass of your Most Serene High-
ness's Government, the very least would be over-
joyed to make you sensible, that none has so
great a zeal for your service, or affection for your
person, as ours. We very well know, that the
certain way of pleasing the greatest warrior of the
present age, is to receive him with thundering' of
numerous artillery; but for us, alas ! it was im-
possible to fire 1 cannon, for 18 reasons. The first
is, that there never was such a thing as a cannon
in this place, since it was built. The second—"
" Hold, hold," says the King; I am so well
satisfied with this reason, that I shall excuse all
the rest."
RECIPE FOR MAKING EVERLASTING SHOES.—A
Nobleman of Gascony (for all Gascons are noble-
men), complaining that his pumps did not last
long enough, the humble shoemaker asked him
of what stuff his Lordship should like to have
them made—" Make the vamp," said he, " of
the throat of a chorister—the quarter, of the
skin of a wolf's neck—and the sole, of a wo-
man's tongue." The astonished Crispin made
bold with a second question in the shape of a
timid and hesitating " Pourquoi ?"—" Why ?
you blockhead," replied the wag, " because the
first never admits water—the second, because it
never bends on either side—and the last, be-
cause, though always in motion, it never wears
out."

CORONER'S INQUEST.-Last night an Inqueq
was held in the Board Rcom, St. Bartholomew's
Hospi4l, before THOMAS SHELTON, Esq. Corona r
for London, on the body of Miss Sarah Wood,
daughter of Mr. Wood, Cooper's-court, Norton-
falgate. On Monday morning last she was in
the act of reaching a penny otr the mantle-piece,
when her dress caught fire, and she ran into the
str,2et where her brother was, who attempted to
put out the flames, but failed, and was himself
dreadfully burned about the hands and arms.
Some further assistance coming up, the flames
were extinguished, and she was immediately con-
to the Hospital, where every possible as-
rendered, but she only survived till
os'ist
et
clock
Tuesday ...,ruing. She was shock-
ingly burned in the body anu She was a
fine girl, only fourteen years of age.-
Verdict,
" Accidental Death."