The Sun.
London, England, 1822-10-10 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, OCT. 9.—Wind S.W. blowing fresh.—The wind
this morning was more moderate, which enabled several of the
homeward-bound to get their anchors and proceed for the
River ; we are since informed that eight or ten sail were obliged
to cut and leave them behind. Arrived the Sir Joseph Banks,
Major, from Jamaica ; Prince Regent, Coppinger, Trinidad ;
and General Pike, Dacone, Virginia ; each lost an anchor and
cable this morning and have been supplied,-and remain. The
Madras Indiaman upset the palls of her windlass; the Atlas,
Sims, broke her messenger and remain.
lIALF-PAST Six.—The wind freshens, and-every appearance
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of blowing again to-night.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 8.--Wind S.W.—lt blew a tremendous
gale during the greater part of last night, when his Majesty's
ship Windsor Castle broke adrift from her moorings in
llamoaze, and got nearly ashore on the Oyster Bank; the
violence of the sea displaced several stones of upwards of four
tuns weight on the Breakwater, but the shipping within rode
with perfect safety.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Men-
tano, Burk, from New York.

FALMOUTH, Oc T. 8.--Wind S.W.---Arrived, the Alert,
31‘Dougle, from Newcastle to Philadelphia.
MILFORD, OCT. 7.—This day, a little before noon, a brig
was totally wrecked outside our harbour, under St.' Ann's
Light-house ; she was upset by a tremendous sea, and all
hands washed overboard, none of whom, we regret to say, have
been saved ; the was loaded with flour and butter, some few
casks of each have been saved ; the butter is branded " H.
Rucas, Cork ;" the vessel is supposed to be named Brittania.
The Mercury, from Cambletown for Liverpool, was lost last
night in Formby Channel.

The Edward Protheroe, from Jamaica to Bristol, was run on
shore and plundered under Saddle Hill, on the 19th August,
by a privateer, but afterwards escaped, and was spoken with
clear of the Gulf.

The Hope, 111‘Cambridge, from Christiansound to Colraine,
was driven on shore the 2d inst. on the Isle of Skye, but it was
expected that it would be got off.

The London Packet, Aspil, from Newfoundland to Liver-
pool, was driven on shore on Saturday night, near Culvers-
town, County Wexford, and it was feared would go to pieces ;
crew saved.

The Spring, Shelton, arrived at Newcstle from London with
much damage, having been on shore.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when Capt. Christopher Biden was sworn into the corn•
wand of the ship Royal George, consigned to Bengal and China.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Last evening an Inquision N\vas taken before
Mr. HIGGS, the Coroner, at the Turf-Tap, in Tattersall's-yard,
Grosvenor-place, on the body of a fine little girl, named Sarah
Gray, aged 13 years, who was burnt to death by her clothes
cathing fire.—Verdict, Accidentally burnt to Death.
Another Inquest was held at the same time and place, and
before the same Coroner, on the body of James Baker, who
came by his death by falling from a horse. The Jury consult-
ed a short time, and returned a verdict of—Accidentally killed
by the fall from a horse. Deodand, 40s.
Tuesday evening an inquest was held at the Barley-mow,
Mount-street, before H. (ELL, Esq. Coroner, on the body of
Timothy Ringroves, aged 37, servant, who died by bursting a
blood-vessel. Verdict—Died by the Visitation of God.
An Inquest was held on Tuesday evening, at the Barley-.
mow, Dorset-street, Portman-square, before Tnomas STIR.
LING, Esq., on the body of Eleanor Ware, aged 27, who died
in consequence of taking poison on the preceding day.—The
Jury, after hearing the evidence and viewing the body, re-
turned a Verdict, 't That the deceased came by her death by
taking poison with the intent to destroy herself, she being at
the time in a state of temporary derangement."—The inquest
occupied nearly six hours.
An inquest was held last night, at seven o'clock, at Guy's
Hospital, before T. SHELTON, Esq., Coroner, on the body of
F. Reynolds, a boy about 15 years of age.—The deceased on
Sunday last had gored a horse's sides so severely with spurs,
that they were covered with blood, and the horse run away.—
Pulling the reins with all his force, he hallowed Stop the horse,'
and some persons immediately got in the road, and turned it on
the flag stones, in consequence of which the horse fell, and
threw the boy. He was immediately taken, up and conveyed
to the nearest surgeon. There appeared a compression of the
brain, and the usual remedies were applied : he was taken to
Guy's Hospital, and died on the Monday following. The
Jury returned a verdict—Died by accident. Deodand ss. oa
the horse.

Another inquest was held at the same time and place before
Mr. SHELTON, Coroner, on the body of Thomas Yeates, a
boy abcut eleven years of age, who was run over by a coach.
Verdict—Accident. lEkodand of ss. on the coach.