The Sun.
London, England, 1822-09-17 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, SEPT. 16.—Wind S—Came down from the River
last night and sailed the Lord Sidmouth, Ferrier, for New
South Wales • also and remain the Jane, Weddell, for New
South Shetland ; .Beaufay„ Brisbane, ditto; and Jane, Smart,
Naples ; the two latter have sailed.
PqrrsmouTii, SEPT. 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Vi-
nelia, Hudson, from Jamaica, for London. Sailed the Nepos,
Ireland; and Alexander, Young, for London:
FALMOUTH, SEPT. ls.—Wind. E.—Arrived the Ann,
Church, from. Nevis; Blenheim, Smith, Grenada, in 42 days—:
spoke the brig Dorcas, Savage from Portafern, out 28 days
from St. Andrew's, with loss of main top-mast; Twelve Bro-
thers, Bull, from Dram. Sailed the Dispatch, Peddie, for
Tobago.
The Susan and Mary, Steer, from Swansey to Dartmouth,
in working into Mount Pier on Saturday, struck on some rocks,
bilged, and filled with water.
The Caroline, Hurney, from Liverpool to Bideford, was
driven on some rocks near the Skerries on Friday, and'bilged.

AMERICA.—We frequently read of the most
distressing accidents by parents going to visit their neighbours
in the evening and, leaving their children at home locked
up in the house. A recent and most shocking casualty of
this kind occurred on the 21st of June at Munroe in
Louisiana. Five negro children were left in a cabin which
by some accident` caught fire. The door being locked, the
wretched inmates were unable to make their escape. The
father and mother of the children, who were at some distance,
upon discovering the fire, hastened immediately to their as-
sistance, but all their attempts to reach the door, or to ef-
fect a rescue, were unavailing; and they were compelled. to
witness their unfortunate offspring perish in the flames, without
being able to relieve or assist them. On clearing away the rub-
bish next day, scarcely a vestige of their remains could be dis-
covered.—( N. Y. Evening Post.) •
The dysentery prevails to an alarming extent in some of the
back counties of Pennsylvania, and great numbers bave fallen
victims to it.

The Turkish frigate, to which of late public
attention has been so much directed, was yester-
day towed from Deptford to Gravesend by the
Talbot steam packet.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.--(Further Particulars of the'
Dreadful Accident of the Tally-ho Coach, which was upset yes-
terday at the bottom of Blackheath Hill.)—Major M'CLoun,
who was a passenger and a very fine young man, little hopes
are entertained of his recovery, as not a vestige of his face is
left except his eyes ; not one of the passengers have escaped
without broken legs or arms, and it is feared that several of
them will lose their lives. After the accident happened most
of the passengers were conveyed back again to 'Woolwich,
some on men's shoulders, and others on caravans, when they
were immediately attended by four surgeons of the Hospital.
The above coach was overturned by turning round at the bot-
tom of the hill in full speed, when it was dashed into a thou-
sand pieces.
POTATOES ABUNDANT—EXTRAORDINARY BAR-
OAIN.—A farmer's son, in the neighbourhood of Paisley, finds
his potatoe crop so abundant, that, on Thursday last, he en-
gaged to supply a person with one million potatoes for 31. We
suspect our farmer is no great calculator, or that his potatoes
must be smaller than any we could have supposed had grown
this season. At the rate of of 256 potatoes to the peck, as
ascertained by a Gentleman who had the curiosity to try, a
million would make 213 bolls !—(Glasgow Courier, Sept. 14.)
We find that the proposed change in the in-
terest allowed on accounts by the bankers in
this city and county, from three to two and a
half per cent. per annum, will take place on the
Ist of next October.—(Norwich Mercury.)