The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-28 00:00:00

MERCANTILE

DEAL, Aran. 27.—Wind S.W. by W.—Arrived and sailed
for the River, the Amity, Reynolds; front the South Seas- ;
Zepher, • , Demerara ;Dnyx, Miller; liOndtiris. :Sailed-
the Mitford, Taylor, for M ogadore. . .
PORTi4OUTH, Apnri, 27.--Wind W.—Arrived the Sir
Edward 'Paget, - Geaiy, froth the Downs -for India. Off thc
Port, the Ganges. • . . .
PLYMOUTH, Amer. 26.—Wind .9,--Arrived the 'l4ady.
Arabella, Renner, front Carthagcna ; Sailed the 9th March,, and
from Havannah • the'27th ditto left at Carthagena thelnlitis
Ceaar,,i-ilbion,Duckenfield, and John and Ann ; saiied.frout
the Havannah in company with tha Cuba, Watson, and John
Reed, Feathers, for England; .on'the 16th March, off 'Cape
Antonio, spoke the Juno, from-Jamaica, for England. Arrived
off the Port, the Marquis Hastings, Weyntop, from Bombay;
Sappho, , from Smyrna, and the Thames, Dewer, from
Ceylon ; sailed the. 'loth November,' Cape the Ist ,Febrtiary,
and from Stzfielena the 19th ditto.

FAL:lmwxit, APRIL 26.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived the Stan.
mer packet, from Lisbon, sailed the 17th inst.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 26.—Winc1 S.E.--Arrived the
Ben-
coolen and Princess Charlotte, from Calcutta ; spoke on the 21st
ult. in lat. 3. 111. N. long. 21. 20. W., the Honourable Com-
pany's ship Farquharson, for Bombay and China ; and on ;he.
13th ult., in lat. 16. 30. long. 26., the Scaleby Castle; for China.
Arrived the Glede, Pearce, from Virginia.

Arrived off' Dover, the Esther, Antony, from Demerara ;
h
llenry, Andreson, from Bahia; lt]. Princess of Wales, Peck,
from Honduras.

Arrived off Holyhead the James Cropper, from New York,
and Pandora, -, from Barbadoes.

Yesterday the dispatches from China by the Buckingham-
shire, Capt. Richard Glasspoole, were closed at the East India
House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship.

KING'S BIRTH' DAT.—Satllrdal being appoint-
ed for the celebration of his Majesty's birth-day, was observed•
as a holiday at the banks and public offices, and a royal salute
was fired from the Castle at one o'clock. It is with satisfaction
we state, that owing to, the judicious arrangements of Cap-
tain .Robison, the streets on Saturday night were kept free
of the tumultuous and unruly assemblages of idle per-
sons, who, on similar occasions, were wont to disturb the
peace of the city. The usual " noisy demonstrations of joy,"
were also much to the comfort, as well as to the safety of the
lieges, considerably• checked on this evening, the officers of
police having very properly during the day, captured and con-
veyed to the head office several hundred pistols and cannons of
all sorts and sizes. Besides a large and effective body of police,
the high and extraordinary constables were on duty, but their
assistance was fortunately not required.—( Edinburgh Courvnt,
April 25.)

GIBBON,—The celebrated GIBBON, notwitb
standing his shortness and rotundity, was very gallant. Oae
day being tete-a-tete with Madame de Cronzas, Gibbon
wished to seize the favourable moment.; and suddenli droP.
ping on his knees, he declared bis love in the most pas.'
sionate terms. Madame de Cronzas replied in a tone likely .•
to prevent a repetition of such a scene. Gibbon was thim-
der•-struck, but still remained on his knees, though fre..
quently, desired to get up and resume his seat.--." Sir,"
said Madame de Cronzas, "will you have the goodness to
rise ?" a Alas, Madam !" replied the unhappy loVer, " r`.
cannot !" His size prevented him from rising without assist.'
ante ; upon this Madame de, Cronzas rang the bell, saying to
the servant, " lift up Mr. Gibbon!"

Signor CgnutTl, whose advertisement will- F.e
found in our front page, has just arrived in town from
where he has been for some time giving instruction io the Its•
Tian Language with very great succes„ on the plan-of the cele.
bratid BIAGOLI. We have visited his class, and were mush.
pleased with the simple aid clear wayihwhich'hisinstrOction
is conveyed. In the present day, when -languages are titughttj
with such rapidity, it is something to meet with a man.-wiuspi
without pretending to surmount hitherto insurmountable.obw!;
stables, yet smooths the steep and. thorny paths to knowledge,,:, •

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It is said that the New Royal Academy to '‘)e,
built on part of the present King'. Mews, is to be an exact
model of the Pantheon, and lighted wholly-from the roof.

..
The Rev. Archdtacon TnE'mil anti' A RTII UM
KELLY, Esq., have been summoned by the House of Lords
to attend their Lordships' Committee on the State of Ireland-
,
Rlay 3, to be examined. _ _

The Archbishop of AItMAGII took thi. oaths
and his seat in the House of Lords on Tuesday ; and he was
afterwards sworn preparatory to being
.examined before the
Lords Committee on the State of Ireland.

SLIGO.--At these Sessions the Rev. James
Devens was put on his trial for an assault on Owen Neary, on
the 3d of February. It appeared that he went into the house of
a man named Carr, at Easky, when the Priest was per-
forming the ceremony of marriage—that after some time:
he was asked by the priest for the Catholic Rent, when-
the prosecutor said he had no money. Carr's wife offered
to lend some. Prosecutor replied, that he did not want it
he could not contribute towards the Rent. The Priest
then struck him on the face, and desired him to leave the
house, which he did accordingly ; he used no disrespectful lan-
guage to the Priest. On the defence, an Irish witness was pro-
duced, who said he saw the Priest raise his hand, and put it on
Neary's face, and desired him to leave the room. Neary was
previously asked for the Catholic Rent, and said he would not.
pay it.—The Jury retired for a considerable time, but not agree-.
ing in their verdict, a Jaror was withdrawn by mutual consent.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--Last night a female,
dressed in a superior style, was observed climbing•on the ba-
lustrades of Waterloo-bridge by some men, who were working
at a wharf near the Savoy. She precipitated herself into the
water, on which they made an alarm, and several-boats were
put out to her assistance. After a short period she was re- .
leased from the water in a senseless condition, and carried
to Dr. Stanton's, in the Strand, where every assistance was
rendered her, and she was soon restored to
.her senses,
when she cried very much, and appeared dreadfully de-
jected. She gave her name Amelia Somergill, but would not
tell where she lived, more than that it was near Temple Bar,
and that she had had a quarrel with a young man of her ac-
quaintance. After proper advice she seemed very contrite for
the rash attempt she made on her life, and left the place with a
promise to proceed home.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On the morning of Thurs.
day week, the wife of Hugh Fleming, weaver, Williamsburgh,
was found drowned in a well, situated in a field, near Gard:land
Place, Paisley. The deceased accompanied her husband into town
on the afternoon of the preceding day, and they both partook of
some spirits with a friend in the course of the evening. A bout mid-
night as they proceeded homewards, the deceased, who possessed.
rather a fretful temper, quarrelled with her husband, and
declined walking with him ;—he, in consequence, went home
himself, and retired to rest, leaving the door open, that his
wife might obtain admission when she arrived. She did
not, however, make her appearance that night, and next
morning she was found dead in the well, with a piece of
flannel which she had purchased in town in her arms. It is sup.
posed, that owing to a natural defection of sight and the effects
of the spirits, she had either fallen through the hedge or wan-
dered into the field, and had thus accidentally met with her
death.—(Edinbigrgh Courant, April 25.)

SHOCKING INFANTICIDE.--A shockink crime
has been committed in the parish of Durleigh, near Taunton.
The circumstances are as follow :—About a week since, 111 r.
Parker, surgeon of that town, was sent for to attend a woman
at Durleigh ; on his arrival he found her exceedingly ill, hav-
ing been very lately confined ; on being interrogated who at-
tended her, she said no one; and, on inquiring for the child, she
stated that it was safely buried in the church-yard. This of
course led to a further investigation by the parish officers, and
the woman who came for the surgeon was taken into custody,
but nothing could be elicited from her. The neighbours of the
unfortunate woman stated that they observed, the day previous
to this circumstance being known, a large fire, which was kept
up for many hours in her house. On Sunday morning last she
sent for the surgeon, and stated to him that she had not been
happy in her mind since the horrible circumstance, and con-
fessed to him that she had actually burnt her child, which she
said was dead born. No vestige of the infant has been disco-
vered, and it is supposed that it was reduced to-ashes by its un
natural mother, who affirms that no other person was present at
the transaction.--( Cheltenham Journal of Monday.

THE LONDON JOURNALS•

DAILY
.Extracts from the Morning Pig)ers,' April 28,1825.

[SEw rrixEs.]
Extremely unwilling as we are to obtrude any
remarks of our own upon what emanates from a
high and illustrious quarter, yet the proceed-
ings reported to have taken place in the-two
Houses of Parliament, form too general a topic
of conversation and of public interest to permit
us to pass them over in silence. It appears from
these so►rrces that the Heir-Presumptive to the
Throne has formed so strong an opinion on the
!Subject of the Catholic Claims, and views the
Coronation Oath as so decidedly opposed to
them, that there is reason to apprehend he could
in no event be brought to give them his assent ;
whilst, on the other hand, a distinguished Memr
her of the House of Commons, supported by a
very large portion of that House, regards the
announcement of such opinions by his Royal
Highness as leaving only one alternative to dan-
gers of the most alarming kind—dangers which
may shake the Empire to its base, and create an
irreparable breach between the Crown and the
people. We confess, that though the latter state-
ment may have been urged with some intempe-
rance of language, we think it affords matter for
very serious reflection. If there be any one fea-
ture, in the present state of things, more satisfac-
tory than another, it is that strong feeling of per-
sonal attachment to the .Monarch and his august
family, which never was more unanimous than it
is now among all classes of the people. Never
does the King appear in publics hut he is hailed
with a degree of loyal gratulation, bordering
on 'enthusiasm. *Never does the Heir Presump-
tive to the Throne condescend to join the fes-
tivities, or charitable meetings of the Metropo-
lis, but he is received with unequivocal testimonies
of the deepest respect, and the most affectionate
regard. For our own part, we confess, that we
rejoice in these circumstances, not only from our
devoted zeal for the House of Brunswick, but
from the security which it affords to the consti-
tution, and from the happiness which it spreads
over the country. Within our memory, that sun-
shine has been clouded with awful storms. We
have known frantic rebellion assail the very life
of our late lamented Sovereign : we have known
calienny vent its cold malignity over the dead
corpse of the virtuous Queen Charlotte : we have
known one conspiracy force the illustrious Corn-
manaer-in-Chief to retire for awhile from a post
in which his services were above all value to the
country ; and another conspiracy (we use the
word not in its legal but popular sense)
threatened to set up a degraded woman above the
authority alter Husband and King. God forbid
that such scenes should ever again occur But let
us.suppose that six millions of people, at present
tilled with hopes of constitutional benefit, should
have those hopes blasted, and sho'uld be taught
to'refer the cause of their disappointment to one
auguit Individual exclusively—let us suppose
those feelings to be wrought upon, for a 'Jong suc-
cession of years, by bigotted priests, and vindic-
tive demagogues—and .then let us suppose that
august Individual to ascend the throne, with one-
third of his subjects prejudiced against him as
their worst and bitterest enemy—surely, the
man who can contemplate the bare possibility of
such events, without feeling intense pain, cannot
he sincerely or rationally attached to his Coun-
try, to the Throne, or to the person of the Illus-
trious Prince himself !

[BRITISH PR:ES.7.I
. .
Among the notices. or motion or the Order
Book of the House of Cot-Onions for yesterday,
was one by Mr. Peter Moore, for leave to bring
i 9 a Bill for the amendment of the Bubble Act,
and for the prevention of frauds in the establish-
ment of ",Joint-Stock C Oln panies. The draft of
the Bill proposed to be introduced by the Hon.
Gentleman haS been printed ; and as it relates
to a subject of great interest. at this period of
general speculation, the following abstract of its
provisions will not, 'we dare sip, be unacceptable
to our readers. The preamble begins with a
recital of those clauses of ' the Bubble Act by
which all, undertakings by subscription, having
transferable shares, or presuming to act as Corpo-
rate Bodies with Out legal authority, are declarer!
to be public nuisances, andthe parties concerned in
them liable to a prwinunire. It then proceeds to
state that various Joint-Stuck Companies have
Lately been- forhied. tipou just and 'equitable prin-
4ples, and" for laudable -and benefical objects ;
--trat that, in consequence of the obscurity of
.preamble of the Bubbte Acf, the persons
who have, engaged. in these Associations . are in
doubt whether they have not incurred.the severe
papalties. inflicted by that Act. The Bill there-
fore proposes the repeal of the recited clauses ;
bot as ft is desirable that the Shareholders all
JointStbck companies should be protected against
fraud, the Bill enacts that the parties who may for
the future bring forward any Company, shall be
deemed the projectors of it,and shall be answerable
personally 'and individually to the-original subscri-
bers. If the parties establishing a Company
shall haii;Jequired a deposit. from the Share-
holders, they shall be responsible for the return
of the whole sum, unlesS the deed of settlement
shall have been executed Within three Calendar
months, in which case the projeCtors shall he
no labger liable., 11 the money should not-be
returned. on demand, the offender Shall -forfeit
-treble the amount, to be levied by distress and
sale'ofhis goods and chattels ; and if the distreSs
should be inadequate, he shall tie committed to
the common gaol, to be kept to hard labour for
4'17 tithe not exceeding twelve Motiths The
:lilt then settles the mode of proceeding against
'offenders; and the form of conviction. By tine
:cOnclUding clauses; the Act is restricted from
applying to Partnerships or Joint•StOck COmpa;
. -*les formed before it shall be passed, or to Com-
panies established by -Charter, or'hy Aft of Par-
,liament. As there was no House yesterday, Mr.
:Yeter MOore'S notice is of course•dropPed ;- but
we trust be will renew it this evening for the first`
open clay. Those clauses of the Bubble Act which
relate to Joint-Stock Companies have been, we
know,virtually repealed by the spiritand enterprise