The Sun.
London, England, 1822-05-10 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, MAY 9.---Wind E.N.E.--Came down from the
River and sailed the Albion, Lowe, for Jamaica. Also to-day
and sailed the Recovery, Fotherby, for Quebec.
FALMOUTH, MAY 8.--Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Duke
of Marlborough packet, Bull, from Lisbon in 9 days ; Provi-
dence, Koolsey, Malaga ; his Majesty's cutter Scorpion, with
Sir J. P. Beresford, from Brest. OW the port the American
ship Bayard, for Liverpool ; and Washington, for London.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.--Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the
Zephyr transport, Nicholls, from Deptford.

CATS versus CllRlSTlA.NS.—lievolutions have
become so common they are scarcely considered.
worth notice, but when they affect articles of the
first necessity, they must necessarily create ex-
traordinary sensations. Horse flesh or cats' meat
continue to be retailed at 3d. a pound, while
prime chucks, clods, and stickings of ox
beef can be purchased at three halfpence per
pound. It is expected that the great body of
dog fanciers will call a public meeting.
ECONOMY OF TIME.—Mr. JOIINSON, of Ken-
tucky, lately gave a solution (which the
New York American deems " humiliating but
perfectly true,") of the " secret of long de-
bates and little business" in Congress.—He
says, it arises from the per diem allowance of
members. He stated, that the docket was never
cleared, but once, and that was a short Session
too, when a salary was received instead of a
per diem.

' The following paragraph, being an extract of
a letter from a Gentleman at Batavia to his friends in the
neighbourhood of Perth, dated December 24, 1821, relates u,
a sceptical subject in natural history :—" Yesterday, at the
Governor's house, where' I was dining, I saw and touched—a
Mermaid !—half human—half fish—the features by no means
handsome—but very perfect—the arms, &c. likewise so—it was
brought here a few days ago from Japan—it is about three feet
and a half in length, and the head is one-fifth of the body__
otherwise exactly as you see them represented in pictures."
LOVE AND SUICIDE.---A Coroner's Inquest
was held on Tuesday, before THossAs STIRLING, Esq. Co-
roner, at the Red Lion, Hanway-street, on the body of Mr.
Isaac Layton, engraver, of Hanway-court, aged twenty-two
years, who put a period to his existence by hanging himself.__
The father and brother of the deceased were examined, and
they stated to the following effect :—The deceased had paid
his addresses to a young lady, the daughter of a miniature
painter in Oxford-street for two years, when some circum-
stances produced a rupture between them. She was addressed
by another gentleman, and the deceased paid his addresses
to another female, which it appears was done more to wean
his affections from the former female than from any new
attachment. He subsequently wrote a letter to his first
love, stating -that his existence depended upon her compli-
ance with the terms of his communication, which were,
" that he would give up the new connection he had form-
ed, if she would overlook what had occurred, and would
break off her acquaintance with the gentleman then her
admirer." She declined to accede to his proposition, and in
a short time afterwards was married. As soon as the de-
ceased was acquainted with the fact, he became outrageous,
and subsequently very desponding, and could not attend to
his profession. On Saturday he ate his dinner in a very
ravenous manner, and went soon aftei wards to the kitchen,
where he hung himself with the pulley-string of the door. He
was discovered in about ten minutes afterwards by his brother,
who cut him down. A surgeon was immediately called in,
who bled him, but without effect. Evidence being adduced to
prove his insanity, the Jury returned a verdict—" That the de-
ceased being non compos mentis, hanged himself, and thereby
caused his death."

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, MAY 10.

Our market continues with little variation as on Monday aad
Wednesday ; the supply generally large to-day, but the de-
mand very limited, and very little doing in any thing except
for samples of Wheat and Oats of superior quality, and but
little clearance could be effected in that way.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, MAY 10.
The market was well supplied this morning with all descrip-
tions of Cattle, but principally small meat, and there were few
purchasers, and the trade dull. Mutton is at a very low price,
but Lamb maintains last market-day's prices ; and all other
sorts of meat may be quoted as per last Monday.
Beef 2s 6d to 3s 2d Veal
Mutton 2s Od to 2s 8d I Pork 3B Od to 38 1041
Lamb .... 4s. Od. to 58. Od