The Sun.
London, England, 1822-04-01 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 39.—Wind S.W. to W.N.W.—Ar-
rived the Duke of Wellington, Tossent, from Tarragona ;
Agnes, Amoy, and Three Brothers, Spaul, from London.—
Sailed and returned the Stanmer packet, Sutton, for Lisbon.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.—Sailed the Solon, Marklin,
for St. Übes ; Tmffee, Banford, for Barbadoes ; Urlson, Pot-
tinger, for New York ; Shannon, Dahymple, for Demerara;
Woodpark, Brown, for St. Thomas's ; Hope, Scott, for New-
foundland ; Burton, Reed, for Alicant ; Allies, Kirton, for
Buenos Ayres; his Majesty's ships Andromache, for the Cape
of Good Hope, and Liffy, for Lisbon; Beloner, Barclay, for
Jamaica ' • Intrepid Transport, for Cork ; Alexander, Erring-
ton, for Madeira; Adria, Horn, for Calcutta ; and his Ma-
jesty's ship Phaeton, St. Christian Torrent, for Jamaica ; Ed-
ward, Jorenan, ditto; Ellen, Barton, ditto; Coventry, Horn,
for St. Kiit's ; Fortitude-increased, Manning, ditto; Henry,
Wm. Worts, for Malta; and Lovely Ann, Burgess, ditto.
Px.rmoUTH, MARCH 30.—Wind W.—Arrived his Ma-
jesty's ship Salisbury, from Eastward ; and his Majesty's ship
Phaeton, from Portugal, and sailed again.
DOVER, MARCH 31.—Wind N.E.—The Canning East
Indiamau, from London, has just passed this port.
DEAL, MARCH 31.—Wind N. by E.—Last night it carve
on to blow excessively hard in squalls from N. and N.N.W.
which continued until noon of this day. In the course of the
night several of the outward-bound cut or parted, and went t,
sea. The Prince Regent, Lamb, from London to India, broke
her chain cable. The Medea, Swansing, from London for B'.
Übe's, lost two anchors and a cable. The Dadulus, Hine-
marsh, from London for Miratnichi, lost an anchor and cable;
and the Venus, Meckol, for Dominica, lost an anchor and
cable. The whole of the above remain here. Several others
have been riding with two anchors a-head, but from the ap-
pearance of the weather, we think they will be enabled to pur-
chase their anchors. The Honourable Company's ship Canning
sailed about 2P. H. The Prince Regent sailed since.
liriu N TON, MARCH 29.—Wednesday evening last Mr.
John Swatridge, sitter of the Customs boat, at this place, crept
up, off Jack, 64 tubs of foreign brandy and geneva, which have
been delivered into his Majesty's warehouse at Southampton.
COWES, MARCH 29.—The American ship Clay, Lord, ar-
rived from Batavia, on Sunday, with a cargo of coffee and'
hides, for orders—one hundred days passage. Very early on the
following morning she parted a cable, and drove on shore,
near Gurnet, but was fortunately got off again with some
assistance from the shore, without sustaining any serious
injury, and is now in the harbour. On Monday, the
brig Lavinia, Keith, and the brig Nelson, Browne, arrived
from London, both bound to the Cape of Good Hope. Also the
-schooner Malvina, Patterson, from London, bound to Zante
with a general cargo.—On Thursday, the brig Verdra, Carr,
from London, to take in a cargo of tobacco ; and the French brig
Amiable Celeste, Jourdan, from Havre, to load with cotton.—
Sailed on Monday, the American ship Superb, Oliver, for
Amsterdam; and the brig Triumphant, Reveille, for Havre.
—On Wednesday, the Urania, Reynolds, for Malta; and
the brig Caroline, Cousins, for Lisbon.—On Thursday, the
schooner Malvina, Patterson, for Corfu and Zante ; the Three
Brothers, Spaull, for Lisbon ; the Albert, Robinson, for Ro-
chelle; the Greyhound, Huntington, for Bourdeaux ; the Mary,
Watts, for Newfoundland ; the Lavinia, Keith, for the. Cape of
Good Hope. On Monday last, our tide surveyor, 'Mr.
Stephens, observing the Duke of Wellington packet with a
signal hoisted, lying to for the purpose of picking up some tubs
of spirits near the White Buoy, off the Brambles, on her way
to Southampton, rowed off the Brambles,- on her way to South-
ampton, rowed off to the vessel, and found they had secured 83
casks of spirits and a small chest of tea, which he immediately
seized, and conveyed to our Custom-house.

At a Meeting of the Society of Merchants, Ship-owners, and
Underwriters, held at their establishment, the Register Office
for Shipping, Old Broad-street, convened for the purpose of
taking into consideration a letter received from John Hill, Esq.
Chairman, stating that in consequence of his retiring into the
country hei was under the necessity of resigning the Chair, in
which he had presided more than twenty years, the following
Resolutions were unanimously adopted, viz.:—

That the Secretary bz directed toi write the following letter to
Mr. Hill, at his residence at Exmouth, viz. :
" Stn—Having laid before the Society your letter, containing
your resignation as chairman, I am directed to inform you
that the Members of the Society of Merchants, Shipowners,
and Underwriters, receive the same with much reluctance and
regret, and offer you their best thanks as the Founder of this
distinguished and useful Society, for the uniform attention and
urbanity shewn by you to each individual ; and for the greet
ability you have invariably exercised in the Chair, by which
alone the multiplied difficulties at the first formation, as well as
during the progress of the Society, could have been surmounted,
and its benefits (so generally admitted by all) preserved to the
public.
" I am, Sir, your obedient humble Servant,
( Signed ) Wit. WALKER, Sec.
" John Hill, Esq. Exmouth, Devon."

THE MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE, APRIL 1.

The price of Wheat remains the same as on Monday last
there was a good supply of Barley, and the best ls. lower than
last week ; the inferior not in demand ; the out trade not brisk,
but full Is. per quarter cheaper ; Pease and Beans ls. lower,
and not much in request. Price of Flour is the same as last
week.

Wheat. Old, 46s 60s I Pease, White .... ....... 208 26s
New 3os 56s Grey 18s 21s
Rye 06s 28s Beans lss 24s
Barley 16s 24s Oats 15s 24s
Malt 428 48s Flour 4ss SOs

AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

Wheat, 465. 3d. ; Barley, 18s. 6d. • Oats, 16s. Od. Rye,
225. 6d. ; Beans, 21s. 7d. ; Peas, 225. Id.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the Week ending -the 26th day of
March, 1822, is 345. Od. per cwt.