The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-10 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. B.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the
Great Britain, Swirthaut, from Quebec.
FALMOUTH, DEC. B.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breeze.
Arrived the Plover packet from Bermuda, saled the 4th
ult., and Halifax, the 20th ; the Lord Melville arrived at
1-13lirax on the 12th ult., from Falmouth.
NIARGATE, Nuv. 9.—Arrived off port, the Aaron, Gar—
raway, from Demerara; Cambria, Moor, from New York.
STANDGATE CREEK, DEC. 9.—Arrived the Barbara,
from Koningsburg.
BELFAST, DEC. 7.—Arrived the Mary and Ann, Clift ;
Fem.!, Fox ; and Henrietta, Good, from Alicant.
WATERFORD, DEC. 7.—Arrived the Blenheim, Bell,
from Quebec.
PETERHEAD, DEC. B.—Arrived off port, the Lady of
the Lake, Grant, from Quebec.
LOWESTOFFE, DEC. 9.—Arrived off port, the Janes,
Ross, and Dent, Best, from St. Petersburgh ; and Princess
Royal, Kinsman, from Riga.
YARMOUTH ROADS, Dec. 9.—Arrived the Emerald,
Ducker ; and Simpson, Morrison, from St. Petersburgh.
HULL, DEC. B.—Arrived in the Humber, the Mary,
Clark, from Riga.

The Thames, Davison, from Newcastle to Illiramiehi,
wds totally wrecked, 17th October, near Scatteri.—Crew
s wed.

The Lidy Digby, Wood, from Liverpool to Quebec,
struck on the Magdalen Island the 25th October, sunk,
and afterwards drove on shore and was sold ; crew saved,
about 35 passengers supposed to be drowned.
The Ajax, Sims, from Qaebec to Cork, struck on the
Magdalen Islands, 20th Oct., and has been sold with her
cargo.

The True Blue, outward bound, to Livtrrool, sprung a
leak at St. John's, New Brunswick, and it was suppostd
would be condemned.

The Triumvirate, of Halifax, was abandoned in lat. 44.
long. 56.

INFLUENCE OF OCCUPATION UPON

THE DURATION OF LIFE.

Amongst men of genius, or those who have
distinguished themselves in science or literature,
life is, at least in modern times, of rather a short
duration. Mr. D'lsraeli, in his estimate of the
literary character, mentions the excitement which
all eminent men are accustomed to feel, and
which, by acting physically on the brain, tends
naturally to abridge life amongst such persons.
But the late Niehuhr, the Roman Historian, we
remember, observes in one of his philosophical
chapters, that nothing tends more to longevity
than the contemplation of projects which one
has one's self conceived, in their progress to a
successful development. Hence Generals, who
have retired from the field, after having attained
the objects of their warfare according to their
wishes, are long-lived—and the historian ad-
duces as an example of what he says, the case of
Camillus. We can ourselves quote many mo-
dern instances to confirm this opinion. Marl-
borough, one of the most fortunate leaders that
ever commanded an army, lived rather too long
for his own reputation. Perhaps it is for a con-
trary reason that we see so few British statesmen
live long in office. Those who lead a party,
and are unsuccessful in their plans, die almost
always prematurely. Witness Pitt, Fox, Can-
ning, &c. But the great Bacon died in his
sixty-fourth year; Newton, at eighty-four;
Harvey (the discoverer of the circulation),
at eighty-eight ; Linn:ens, at seventy-one ;
Leibnitz, at seventy ; Galileo, at seventy.
On the contrary, Bichat, a modern, died in his
thirty-fourth year; and Davy before he reached
sixty. Amongst 1,700 cases of persons in all
classes of society, who have reached the age of
one hundred, only one literary man was to be
found, and that was Fontenelle. We have be-
fore us a list of nearly three hundred persons,
men and women, in all parts of the United
Kingdom, who had attained to a great age (in
no instance less than one hundred), during the
term of years beginning with 1807, and ending
in 1823: and we cannot discover throughout
the whole catalogue a single name that has
linked itself with an expression or a deed
worthy of being remembered for an hour.—
Rather a curious confirmation of Niebuhr's
doctrine, just mentioned, is to be found in
the ages of all the successful painters. Tl►e
Italian artists, with very few exceptions, lived
long :—Titian was ninety-six ; Spenello was
nearly one hundred ; Carlo Cignani, ninety-one ;
Michael Angelo, ninety ; Leonardo da Vinci,
seventy-five ; Calabresi, eighty-six ; Claude Lor-
raine, eighty-two ; Carlo Maratta, eighty-eight ;
Tintoretti, eighty-two ; Sebastian Ricci, sevent3
eight ; Francesco Albano, eighty-eight ;
sixty-eight ; Guercino, seventy-six ; John Baptist
Crespi, seventy-six, Giuseppe Crespi,
two ; Carlo Dolce, seventy ; Andrew Sacchi,
seventy-four ; Zucharelli, eighty-six ; Vernet,
seventy-seven ; and Schidon, seventy-six.—
Monthly Review.

The Duke of BuccLEucii left Dalkeith
Palace on Monday last, in consequence of an express hay-
ing an ived front London, requiring his Grace's immediate
pr,:sence.— Caledonian ~flercury.

SMYRNA, OCT. 27.-4, Since last post-clay
of the 19th instant, we have had 4,000 cases of chol:•ra,
and upwards of 3,000 deaths. Business is entirely sus-
pended. 2901—Having had much fewer cases, we hope
the cholera is on the decline."

Dr. GRANVILLE'S little work 44 The Cate-
chism of Heath" which has been widely circulated and re-
commended by several of the district committees for the
preservation of health in the,metropolis, has been adopted
by the Boards of IlealtlVestablislied in various parts of
the kingdom in consequence of the impending epidemic.
The plain and simple rules laid down on all questions
connected with health, level to the humblest capacity,
render this work of great practical utility to every family.

It is a striking proof of the unhealthiness of
the present year, that in this city, the burials have in-
creased one-fifth, as compared with the average number
in the two or three preceding years. No doubt this in-,
crease is not peculiar to Worcester. The mortality way
the greatest in the spring months.— Worcester Journal,
CREwKERNE.—LUCK IN A CUSIIION.—A,
girl in this town on Saturday was making use of an old
pincushion, and finding her needle impeded by a hard sub-
stance, opened the cushion and found eleven onneas some
of them were of ancient coinage, and one bearing the date,
&c. of Qaeen ANNE'S reign.

AN HONESTWAY OF GETTING A LIVING.-
On the report of the death of a certain Right Rev. Father
in God, more than one of his Brethren in God hurried down
to Brighton, of course for the benefit of the sca.—Figaro
in London.

MARCH OF INTELLECT.— TWO dUStMen
were disputing the other day, when one of them made an
assertion that was not founded on fact; the other, in liet:
of answering in the usual strain of gros abuse, said ho
was a " sanguinary perverter of the truth."
HINT TO THE FAIR SF:X.—A principal de-
fect in her (the late Empress of BRAZIL) appears to have
been in a negligence of dress—a source of touch matrimo-
nial unhappiness in more humble spheres, and often the
origin of much of the wretchedness known in that relation.
—Rev. Mr. Stewart's -Visit.

Of all the means employed to gain the love of
the fair, there are few snore queer and laconic than that
(pulling you woute
displayed in the following courtship: —Mr. APC—:
to,ught
" Oh ! Miss D—, this world has no charms, and is void
me
without you." " Miss D—: " Oh! Mr. C—, if I
h
his
reinue.aartcnloest; I have just half an hour to—" " There's my hand,
stop. Go and consult your friends upon the subject, and
return and inform me of your determination." The lady
obeyed, returned within the time, accepted his offer, and
the nuptials have been solemnized accordingly.— Tyne
Mercury.