The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-07 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, 'Dimwit 6.—Wind • N. W.— Arrived and sailed for
the River the Calypso, Hutchinson, from Alexandria ; Queen,
Jones, from St. Michael's; Luna Packet, Pearson, from
Piliau ; James Dunlop, from Sierra Leone; and the Greenock,
from Bengal, sailed the 31st of August.
PORTSMOUTH, MAncir G.—Wind S. by W.—Passed
down Channel the Honourable Company's ships Atlas and
Herefordshire for the East Indies. Sailed the Madras, Fayrer,
for Madras, and brought up again at St. Helens. Arrived the
London, Smith, from Petersburgh ; and from the Downs the
Sophia, Rae, for Tampico ; Hopewell, Smith, for Jamaica ;
and the Glatton, Lawton, for Teneriffe.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 5, Wind N.—Arrived the Venus,
Porland, from Messina. Sailed the Branstons, Wilson, for
Rio Janeiro ; Mary, Ill•Clure, for Jamaica ; Henry, Steen, for
Madeira; .lane and Harris, Aston, for Marseilles; and the
Britannia, Ruby, for Lisbon.
FALMOUTH, MARCH s.—Wind N.—Arrived the Emu-
lous packet from Rio Janeiro. Sailed, 9th January ; and the
Magnet packet, from Lisbon. Seiled the Duke of Kent packet,
for Lisbon, and the Asbourne ditto, for the Mediterranean.
LIVERPOOL, MAncn s.—Arrived the Selima, Langfield,
from Mobile ; Tamerlane, Johnson, from Savannah ; West-
morland, Jefferson, from Charlestown ; Edward, Chase, from
ditto ; Caledonia, from do.; Charles, Summers, from Boston ;
Ca;npo Bello, from St. Andrew's, New Brunswick ; Livonia,
Smith, from Leghorn; Venus. Simons, from Messina; and
Vigilant, Oliveira, from Lisbon.

Off Dover, the Cyrene, Barrett, from Demerara; Neptune,
Rickets, from Charlestown; the Delphine, from Rio, and the
Ellen, Camper, from the Cape of Good Hope—sailed Dec. 24.
The East India Company's ship Earl of Balcarras was pro-
ceeding from the Sand Heads, on her voyage to Penang and
China, on the 27th August.

FUNERAL OF THE HON. F. ASHLEY COOPER.

ETON, SUNDAY EYENING.-This day, at three
o'clock in the afternoon, the remains of the Hon. F. A. COOPER,
fifth son to the Earl of SHAF T sn RY, were removed from the
house of Mr. Foster, where they had been lying since his un-
fortunate decease, to the School Chapel for interment. The
ceremony was expected to be very imposing, and the melan-
choly event, it was thought, would have been made the theme
of some obvious instructive reflections for the youthful com-
munity of Eton. In the eagerness of curiosity, many families
from Windsor and the neighbourhood attended at the chapel,
admittance being denied to no one who could find accommo-
dation within the place. The boys were all present, and. the
scrutiny of the muster-roll was, resorted to as in cases of or-
dinary obligation. This circumstance aided the general be-
lief that the heads of the School would not suffer an oc-
casion so propitious to pass with the mere fulfilment of
a necessary form. As soon as the bell had ceased to toll,
the funeral procession, headed by the Champlain, advanced
from 1)r. Foster's house towards the chapel, which they. entered,
and the coffin was laid in the aisle on tressels, surmounted by
the white plumes. The procession consisted of the chaplains,
stavemen, mourners, &c. The scarfs and hatbands were of
satin, and the staves were covered with the same material. The
funeral service was read in the chapel; and, when it was con-
cluded, the coffin was raised, and removed on with the same
procession as before into the ante-chapel, where the vault lay.
There was an immediate rush after the procession ,but the approach
of the crowd was prevented, and the boys and strangers were
obliged to go across, for the purpose of gaining access to the ante-
chapel by another entrance. The coffin, after the usual prayers,
was lowered to the vault, and was quickly lost sight of. Two things
were remarkable in this ceremony ; one was, the non-appear-
ance of any one member of the family of the deceased, and the
next was, the general apparent indifference of his companions
to the fate of this unfortunate youth. Amongst the multitude
of boys which crowded the forms of the chapel, we in vain
looked for a single cheek Bloomed in sadness, or exhibiting any
concern for the event which had thus convened them at an un-
wonted hour. And we might ask, in wonder, how it was that
they could behold the paraphernalia of death surrounding the
lifeless form of him who had been, but a few days back,
their living companion, the partner of their sports.—haw it
was that they could pore over the coffin—observe the funeral
procession, and mark the descent to its gloomy abode of
the remains of their recent friend and companion, without some
indication of pity for his fate and sorrow for his loss ? But
from whatever cause it proceeded, certainly no such system
marked the day's proceedings. Every eye was dry—every
countenance was either serene or wreathed in the smiles that
belong to the season of youth. Were, then, we would still ask
were there no friendships discomposed—no juvenile associations
sundered—no future compacts which had been negociated in
the fervour of youthful sincerity and disinterestedness, frus-
trated by the untimely fall of this yonng gentleman 1 Alas
the even expression that marked the features of the youthful
community answered these inquiries but too explicitly. The
coffin was a large one, considering the age of Mr. Cooper. Its
colour was light blue, and it was richly mounted. The inscrip-
tion on the lid merely communicated the age of the deceased,
and the day of his death. There was no sermon, no ceremony
beyond the usual burial service. It was certainly intended
that a sermon should have been preached upon the occasion,
anti also that a funeral anthem would be sung, but they
were abandoned upon consideration. The deceased was a ge-
neral favourite with the boys who knew him : Wood was a
still greater favourite. Wood, his father, Mr. Leith, and the
witnesses, went yesterday to Aylesbury, and gave notice to the
Coroner of their being present. No bill has been presented,
nor-will be presented against Mr. Wood. If he is to be tried
at all, it will be on the former inquest ; but even should he be
arraigned on the finding of the Coroner, it is believed that the
friends of the deceased will not offer any testimony against him.
—( Iborning Herald.)

A YLESB LT n Y.—Colonel Wood has arrived here with his son,
who fought with Mr. Cooper, at Eton. Mr. Leith, the second,
has also arrived, and they have given notice to Mr. Charsley,
the Coroner for the county, of their intention to surrender to
take their trial upon the finding of the Coroner's inquest.