The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-15 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, M& 14.—Wind E.—Came down from the River
last night and sailed the Alexander, Surf'cur, for Madeira and
Isle of France ; Shannon, Jolly, for Genoa. Also to-day the
Prince Regent, Innes, for Madras and Calcutta; and Provi-
dence, Owen, Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. Sailed the
Forster, Morgan, for Virginia, and Prince Regent yacht fir
Calais.

SEVEN o'CLocs:.—The Prince Regent yacht is in sight,
returning from Calais, and proceeding to the Downs with the
Crown Prince, on board. A frigate is having into the
Downs from the westward, and some merchantmen ; among
the latter is supposed to be the Oscar, Sayer, from St. Vincents.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the
Alexander, Surfleur, from the Downs for Mauritius and
Ceylon. Sailed the London, Newton, for Quebec and Massar ;
Golden-Grove and Ogle Castle, for London.
PLY MOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Henry,
hillock, from New South Shetland in 98 days : left there 18
sail American, and 14 British vessels ;—and arrived the Joseph
and Jane, Harse, from Demerara, 65 days' passage.
FALMOUTH, MAY 13.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed the Swift,
sure racket for America.

The William, Crauford, of Yarmouth, was wrecked near
Shields on Friday, and it is feared the crew were drowned.

RIOTS IN MONMOUTHSIIIRE.—III Our last we
stated the safe arrival of the greater part of a convoy of coal-
waggons, under the protection of the Scots Greys and Yeomanry,
at the place of its destination, on Thursday week : but we are
sorry to be now compelled to add, that notwithstanding the num-
ber of rioters wounded, and some very severely, others of them
during the night destroyed or disabled about 20 waggons,which
(deserted by the halliers in the course of the day) had been left
near the Monmouthshire Canal Company's reservoir at Lan-
hilleth ; four of these, with their contents, were rolled over the
precipice, and dashed into the river below; others were sunk
in the reservoir, and the wheels of about fourteen more broken
to pieces on the road. Not content, however, with these de,
predations, the coals (more than two tons in each waggon)
were set on fire, and, with every thing combustible about the
waggons, totally consumed, some of the great masses of fire
continuing to burn till Monday morning.
Whilst this was effecting in the valley above Crwmlin, ano.
ther body of rioters, in the night of Sunday, or early on Mon,
day morning, attacked and destroyed, in several places above
the 18 mile stone, nearly half a mile of the Sithowey tram-
road situated in the parallel valley leading up to Tredegar Iron,
works ; not only were the iron plates ripped up and carried
away, but the stone blocks raised and rolled down into the river;
and in order to prevent a further supply being sent up, this
f►ne public work, from which the country (and no portion of it
more than the workmen themselves) have derived such great
advantages, was thus feloniously destroyed. Great numbers
of the work people have, however, since been employed upon
the road, and we are happy to learn that it is, by great exer-
tion, already restored to its former state of usefulness and
repair.
A letter from Abergavenny, dated Saturday evening, says,
that " every thing is at present tolerably quiet on the hills ; but
the men have not returned to their work."

Henry Lewis' basket-maker, of the parish of Lanhilied:, has
been committed to Usk gaol, by J. H. Moggritlge, Etc!. for as-
saulting and threatening to kill a constable of Lanhilleth, for
obeying the orders of the Rev. W. Powell, a magistrate of the
county of Monmouth, on the 2d of this month, when the at-
tack was made on the coal-waggons near Crwailin.--(G/oucts-
ter Journal.)

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF MRS. MOUNTFORD,
—Whilst the above unhappy fanatic was in confinement in the
watch-house, at Bethnal green, she made the followirik confes-
sion to 1)r. BoWEN, in the presence of her father-hi-law, bro-
ther, and many of her relatives :—She said the devil had been
with her, and advised her to murder her youngest baby ; she
obeyed him, and instal.- ly went to the cupboard, and pro-
cured one of her husband's razors, with the intention of
cutting her own throat first, but a thought came into her
mind, if she cut the child's throat first, and her own after-
wards, she should be forgiven, and she therefore cut the
infant's head off and threw the head one way, and the body
the other. She then gave herself up to be hanged, as she
expected, from the devil telling her so, to put an end to all
her troubles. She several times told her husband in the night
that she would get out of bed and hang herself; but he told
her, if she did, he would not cut her down. She admitted he
was a very good husband and father. She had no quarrel with
her husband • but the child she slayed was very cross. Mrs.
Mountford bears a most excellent character amongst the,neigh,
bours, for an industrious, sober woman.

DARING ROBBERIES.—Sunday evening, about half-past
eight o'clock, Mr. Cope, of Gray's Inn-lane, walking along
Rosomond-street, Clerkenwell, was hustled by three me* and
robbed of his watch, gold chain and seals.—Monday night a
Gentleman passing through Nlilman-street, Bedford-row, was
robbed of his_chain and seals by two men.—Same night, about
nine o'clock, Mr. Pullen, of Bow Church-yard, passing
along Fleet-street, was att/cked by two or three villains, who
seized his arms, and dragging him down Lombard-street, rob.
bed him of a gold chain and seals.
Monday night, Mr. Thomas Mansell, of Princes-street,
Westminster, returning home from Fulham, was met near the
Star Tavern, in the King's-road, by three men, dressed like
gardeners. They walked with him about a quarter of a mile,
when suddenly one of them struck him violently in the face,
and knocked him down. They all three then beat him severely,
and rifled his pockets of his watch and money.