The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-26 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

PonTsmouTH, Nov. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Anna
Christina, Hanson, from Rostock for Fayal, with loss of sails,
and it is feared the cargo (wheat) is damaged.
FALMOUTH, Nov. 24.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Duke
of Kent Packet (2), from Lisbon in 8 days. Put back the
William Harris, Harris, for Jamaica.
Hmtwircii, Nov. 25—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Wel-
lington, Nesbitt, from Leith for London ; Emily, Batten, from
Gottenburg, with mails.
DEAL, -Nov. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived last night and
sailed for the River the Regulus, Weekncr, from St. John's,
N.B. The Palmyra, Lamb, from Bengal, is reported to have
passed through the Downs last night ; also to-day the Fame,
Frichy, 7 days from Lisbon. Came down from the River last
night and to-day the George, Fish, for Naples, Palermo, &c. ;
Henry Williams, Worts, Gibraltar; Ardent, Bayle Belfast.—
The Brisset, Holder, for Dominica, lost an anchor and cable in
the Downs on the 23d instant, and proceeded to Ramsgate.

The East India Company's ship Berwickshire sailed from
Bombay for China on the 6th June ; the Dunira and Duke of
York on the 7th July; the Buckinghamshire and Macqueen
were expected to follow about the 20th ; and the Orwell and
Castle Huntley the beginning of August.
Monday se'nnight, in a heavy squall from the westward, the
brigantine Queen Charlotte, of Dumfries, John Heughan,
master, loaded with rape-seed, from Limerick for Hull, upset
off Tynemouth Castle, supposed by the cargo shifting, and went
down in 15 minutes after the crew were picked up off her star-
board broadside, by the sloop Friendship, of Grangemouth.—
Capt. Heughan and crew were landed at Shields.
The Ranger, Carter, a brig of 200 tons per register, belonging
Ito Shields, but sailing from London, was, on her voyage from
1 Petersburgh to Bristol with timber, driven ashore from both
anchors in Lochmaddy, in a hard gale of wind, on the 29th ult.
She was soon, ,however, got off without damage ; but, owing to
the tempestuous weather which succeeded, was again stranded,
and on the receding of the tide, the vessel fell over, and was in
consequence bilged, and broke her rudder, when there were seven
feet water in the hold.

SMUGGLING.—(Lymington, Nov. 22.)—The coast between
Hurst Castle and Christchurch Head has, for some time past,
been the scene of many lawless and violent acts arising from
a gang of smugglers, under the command of a man calling
himself Thomas Pearce, but as their daring conduct was the
work of night, they have been enabled, to a great extent, to
elude the vigilance of the officers employed on the coast-guard
service. It having been ascertained by Lieut. Bowyer, R.N.,
Inspecting Commander of the coast-guard, that Pearce's real
name was Thomas Palke, and that he was the man who fled
from Devonshire about four years since, in consequence of pro-
secutions against him for extensive smuggling transactions, the
same was communicated to the Board of Customs ; when a
Judge's warrant, and two writs of capias for penalties exceeding
127,0001., were immediately obtained for his apprehension.—
The execution of this service was intrusted to Lieut. Bowyer,
and Mr. James Brown, jun. riding officers; but as the offender
resided on. the border of the New Forest, where he could
easily obtain notice of the Officers' approach, they de-
termined to effect their purpose by stratagem ; and so
fully ;did their plan succeed, that:on Monday evening last,
.undei; the 'racist specious pretences:, he was ~decoyed to the
Custom-house At Lymington, - where he was immediately
arrested; and surrounded by a strong guard. IntelliFence of
the officers success having been conveyed to Major Lord
George 'Lennox, M. P., commanding the troop of the 9th
Lancers, stationed at Lymington, his Lordship instantly or:.
tiered all the men to be under arms, to prevent the possibility
of a rescue ; and on the following morning, Pearce, alias Palke,
alias Robinson, was conveyed to Winchester gaol, escorted
by Lord George and a strong party of dragoons. The prompt
co-operation of his Lordship with the coast-guard officers, calls
for and will obtain the thanks of every lover of social order;
and when it is considered that Pearce had under his controul
about 200 men, who were divided into companies, each having
a man called a sergeant to command them, every feeling mind
will rejoice that this desperate character has been stopped in his
lawless career. It is hoped that the fate of their leader will
induce the misguided men who were his companions in violence
to return to habits of honest industry, and to a respect for the
laws of their country.—( Hampshire Telegraph.)

Saturday evening a fellow, about 30 years of
age,. called at the house of Mr. Barnett, surgeon, of Charter-
house-square, and inquired of the footboy if his master was at
home. On his being answered in the negative, he requested
permission to write a note for him ; the lad very incautiously
allowed him to enter the parlour, and he wrote the following
note :
" Sir—Yon will have the kindness to attend upon Mr. Pal-
mer on to-morrow, at No. 5, Windsor-terrace, City-road.
" Voiles °ht.! " J %% ALLIS."
addressed—" Mr. Barnett, Surgeon."
—On finishinc, his epistle, in snuffing the candle he put it out,
and sent the lad out of the room to procure a light that he might
seal the note for his master. Before the footboy could return
to the parlour with a light he met the villain in the passage,
who put the note in his hand, telling him it was all right as he
happened to have a wafer in his pocket which answered his
purpose, and left the house. Shortly afterwards it was dis-
covered that the thief, during the temporary absence of the lad,
had taken away a valuable silver snuff-box which was lying on
the mantlepiece. It is almost unnecessary to add that Air.
Palmer was not in want of the professional assistance of )Jr.
Barnett. _ _

lloAx.—Between eleven and twelve o'clock
on Saturday night, the inhabitants of the neighbourhood of
Huntingdon's Chapel were roused from their sleep, in con-
sequence of the watchmen springing their rattles, and
running with their lanterns in their hands towards the
burying ground, it being intimated to them that some per-
sons were seen to climb over the iron railing, either for
the purpose of robbing the chapel, or Stealing the body of a
young woman who had been buried there that day. The keys
were obtained, and a strict search was commenced both in the
burying ground and in the chapel; at length, to their great sur-
prise they found concealed in the pulpit in the chapel Thomas
Harris, one of the parish constables, who keeps a little oyster and
fruit shop in Cumberland-row, Battle-bridge, and who was
lugged off to the watchhouse on suspicion of being a resurrec.
tion-man. After being some time in the watchhouse it was dis-
covered that the whole was a hoax, played by the other con-
stables both on poor Harris and the watchmen. It appears that a
person was sent by the other constables to inform Harris, that
some resurrection-men intended to come that night to steal the
body of the young female, and he in consequence concealed
himself in the pulpit in order to detect them ; as soon as it was
ascertained that he had got into the chapel, some one was sent
to inform the watchmei_ that a person had peen seen to climb
over the iron railing of the burying ground for the purpose of
robbing it. The constable was of course discharged.
On Monday evening a married lady of some
note in this city, on her return homewards from paying her de-
voirs at the supper table of a widow, in the Castle-gable, by
way of shorten her road, took the dangerous path of the
small wooden bridge over the mill-head, at the spinning-
mill—when just as she had reached the middle of the
bridge, she got dizzy, and down dropt the fair dame into the
stream ! Her lily hands being protected from the severity of
the weather by a muff, at the moment of the immersion they
were of course speedily drawn out, and extended; ready to
catch the first frail prop that might come in the way,—when
sundry eatables made their appearance upon the surface of
the stream. The fair one was relieved from her dangerous
situation by the guardians of the night ; but the provisions
were carried down by the rapidity of the current. Lamps
and lights of every description were in motion—policemen,
scavengers, and other supernumaries, tendered their assist-
ance to recover the effects. Alas ! to no effect—they all va-
nished.—(Dundee Courier.)