The Sun.
London, England, 1814-11-30 00:00:00

SCOTLAND..

Nets°, Nov. 21.—0 n Saturday afternoon,
about five o'clock, a fire broke out in a thatched
house, situate near the Abbey, belonging to Mr.
Fleming, blacksmith here, which, from -the mo-
ment it was discovered, raged with such uncoil-
troulable fury, that no exertions conia get it
under, till the building was completely destroy-
ed. I'Ve lament to state, that a fine child,
about fifteeti months old, daughter of Mr. Alex-
ander Main, shoemaker, perished in the flames.
AYR,Nov. 24.—0 n Thursday evening last, as
Mr. DICK, in Gateside, parish of Craigie, Ayr-
shire, was going home, and when near to his
house, a fellow made up to him and snapped a pis-
tol in his face ; on this he knocked the villain
down, and having tossed his pocket-book over
into a field,, had • just the good fortune to
wrest the pistol from his hands, when he
was attacked by other two; but he made such
a stout resistance, that he got off with the
loss of part of his vest, and a few shillings which
were in the pocket of the part torn off. As soon
as he got home, and procured a light and assist-
ants, he returned and found his pocket-book, with
the contents safe.—We understand he delivered
up the pistol next day to the Magistrates of Kil-
marnock, and on examining its contents, it was
found to have been loaded with two balls.

On Monday afternoon, about six o'clock, the
Clyde steam-boat, owing to a great fog, struck
on the long dike, a little below Dumglass, Scot-
land. The majority of the passengers wished to
remain in the steam-boat, rather than go into two
boats which the owners of the Clvdeprovided for
them ; sometime after, she began to sink by the
stern, owing to the water falling away, when they
got all safely on shore in two boats belonging to
a brig lying in the river.
Several transports arrived here yesterday and
this forenoon for the purpose of conveying troops
to Cork, destined for America. A detachment of
the 2d battalion of .he 79th regiment has been in
readiness at Port-Glasgow these two weeks past,
and a detachment from the 71st is daily expected.
(Greenock Advertiser, Nov. 25.)

CORN EXCETANGR, Nov. 30.—We had some ar-
rivals this morning with Wheat and Barley from
Suffolk ; fine Wheat sold at the prices of Monday,
hut ordinary was dull. Real fine Oats fully sup-
ported their price. Fine Malt was full as dear.
Barley heing in good supply, sold at a decline of
ls. 'per quarter. Other kinds of Grain remained
the same as on Monday.

English Wheat 565. Ss. 70s.
Fine ditto -82 s. —s. —s.
Old ditto - - —s. —s.
Foreign do. - 46; . 565. UGs.
Fine ditto - - 745. —s.
Rye - -86 s. 40s. ,

New White Pease - 645. —s•
Grey Pease - - - 355. 459.
New Grey Pease - 4Ss. —s
Tick Beans - - - 363. 445.
Small Tick Beans 41A. 475.
Feed Oats - - - /13. 235.
Fine ditto - - -28 s. 30s.
Poland ditto - - els. 265.
Fine ditto - - 235. 345:
Pot.atoe ditto - - 373. —S.
Rape Seed 2cl. 361. p or last
Fine Flour - - 655. 70s.
Seconds -60 s. 655.

Fine ditto - - - 445. —S.
Barley - - -23 e. 314.
Fine ditto - - -33 i. —s.
New ditto - - - 445. —s.
Malt - - - 63 695.
Fine ditto - -

76;. -4.

Whitt case (boll.) 555. GOs

EMERICK PRENY, an Hungarian Nobletnan, who
was travelling on the 3lst of August near Dehrec-
zin, alighted from his carriage to shoot some
ducks, directing his servants to pl'oceed. The re-
port roused eight or ten shepherds dogs, that were
tending numerous flocks in those extensive uncul-
tivated plains, who tore him in pieces before as-
sistance could arrive.

A large eagle (Fa/co-fu/vus) was shot at Cams
Hail,-by Mr. DELME'S keeper, on Wednesday last.
This extraordinary bird measures three feet from
the beak to the tail, and in breadth, from wing
to wing, about eight feet.
A very rarc bird, the Bay Ibis (Tantalus Fanci-
nellus of Linnaeus) was shot a feed days ago in
Wales, and is now in the possession of Dr. DYER
of Bristol: - There is only one other British speci-
men known to naturalists, and that was shot
September 26th, 1793 ; while skimming with an-
other over the River Thames between Henley and
Reading.

On Sunday last, about mid-day, as a gentleman
of this city was returning home from Stow,
he was stopped by three footpads on Hailing
Down, who demanded his money, at the same
time informing him if be made no resistance,
it. was not their intention to injure hint.—
accordingly gave them his loose cash, amount-
ing shillings in silver, together with his
plleck t
-bfOeuk ; the latter, however, they innne-
diately returned, on ascertaining that it con-
lin
ne
d
nothingo nc but memorandums. The gentle-
badcealed a large sum of money
about his person, which fortunately escaped
their search. One of the robbers had the
appearance of a-soldier, part of a military uniform
appearing under his smock frock.
Late on Tuesday evening, the Thetis, of Newry,
THoSSAS MORGAN, master, from Liverpool, with
coals, bound to Newry, stranded on the North
Bull, and, we regret to say, seven of the crew
perished.--(Drogheda Journal.)
We have much satisfaction in learning, that
our gallant fellow-citizen and soldier, Brigadier-
General AsHWORTH, has been appointed Governor
of the city of Oporto, in the roora of Gen. TRANT,
who has retired.—(Mid),