The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-22 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SIIIPPING.

PORTSMOUTII, Dac. 21—It has blown a heavy gale all
day from S.W. to \V., and continues unabated.—The pilot
boat, No. 20, reported yesterday to be lost, is confirmed to-day.
The passengers, eleven in number, taken out of the Cambridge,
from Bombay, were all saved by a small boat belonging to the
pilot vessel. The Purser, Captains Duckerfield, Prissick, and
Anthony, clung to the mast of the pilot boat for one hour, till
a boat came to their assistance. A guard was sent to look out
for the dispatches, some of which have been paved, but the
directions' are obliterated. 'rite outward-hound remain all well.

PLYMOUTH, Dec. 20.—Wind W.—Arrived the Sally,
Lockyer, from Leghorn ; and the following outward-bound
vessels, from the Downs, Castle, Hepburn.;
F.lizabeth, Noaks ; Ceres, Higgins; Iloyd. Nicholson; and
Ann, Fraser. Off the port the Augustus Cresar, —; and
Allies, ---, 'rlie Star, ---, has been got off; and
brought into Sutton Pool.

Fir.stour it, DEC. `2o.—Ulna arrivals or
sailings.
DEAL, DEC. 21.--Wind W. by 8., throughout' the day it
has blown very hard from thy 'lt estward.,—A schooner and
three brigs parted from their anchors, and ran fur Ramsgate.
The rest of the outward-bound appear to ride safe. .Arrived
and remain the Bilker, Gardner, and Valiant, Martin, from
Jamaica. Arrived from the River and remain the London,
Turr er, for Jamaica ; Pursuit, Eady, for Grenada ; and Jane,
Red!ey, for Rio Janeiro.
LEV IMMO!, 20.—Arrived the Wilsons, Campbell,
from iieuterara; Manhattan, liackstafF, from New York, sailed
25th ult. ; William. Batty, from Nowfoundlantl; Smyrna,
Gibb, from Simms; James, —, Seville; and Benjamin
Shaw, from Miratutehi.

The Palmyra, lteynolds, from St. Domingo, is on alms oaar
Dover, and it is feared she will go to pieces; 1,000 bilge of
coffee saved.
[Extract of a Letter from the Agents. to Lloyd's at *Milford,

dated Dec`. 20 I
" It has blown very hard all this morning from N.W.—
Captain Holland, commanding his Alajesty's steam-packet
Ivanhoe, has arrived this day from Dunmore (Waterford) ; he
reports that he passed the Saltees this morning at seven o'clock,
and that the Light ship was not there ; and as the weather has
been very foggy, it is feared that she has been run down."

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East bubo
House, when the following Captains were sworn into the com.
Mand of their respective ships; viz.:— Copt. Wtn. Hope, He.
refordahire, Madras and China i and Capt. Thomas Baker,
Lowther Castle, China direct.

The Cambridge, Barber, arrived.off the Isle of Wight on the
19th inst., having sailed from Bombay on the llth of August,
(win the Cape of Good Hope on the 14th October, and from et.
Helena the 30th October.
The Fanny, Laird, from the Cape of Good lope, has ar.
rived at Milford—she 'ailed from the Cape the 3d October, and
from St. Helena the 16th.
The Vrow Maria, Vanderberg, from Batavia, arrived at
Helvoetalltys the 17th bud.

Ships Spoken Euphrates, Meade, from London
to Bengal, on the 25th Oct. in let. 21. S. long. 29. W. Thy
Caroline, from London to the South Seat, on the 10th Dee. in,
lat.4o.long. 13. The Elizabeth, whaler, of London, on. the
24th Oct. In let. 24. S. long. 30. W.
.arrival at St. Helena—The Mary, Watson, from Rio Je.
neiro, arrived at St. Helena, from the Cape of Goutl Hope, On
the 28th October.
Sailingfront St. Aetna.—.The Ocean, Mary, from Lotaloa,
on the 18th October.
Arrival at Barnbay—The Eliza, Faith, has arrived trian
London.

Sailing► from licmaay—The Marquis Catntlen, Larkins, for
China, on the 11th August. l'he Alacrity, Findlay, was to
sail from 13otnbay, for London, about the 26th August.

CORN EXCHANGE, Drc.
receiving
ev
itnhcee windsion preventeddluia;..Tbe
vv hoeuart
tainmyrrinPaisielmdtiqchtle:s.l:TauSisFiretie"lo)lB.rted. Harley is dull in sale. Beans
and Pease are unaltered. There Is nut much doing In. the Wt.
trade to-day, and prices are unaltered.
Ait n Ars Ls.— English Wheat 2,100, Barley, 7,1500, Oats,
11,3011 i Irish Wheat 365, Oats 615 qrs. ; Flour, 6,690 sacks.

EXETER, DEC. 20.---The Festival which took
place last week in this town was crowned with
the greatest success.: Madame CATALAN' was in
fine voice during -the whole five performances,
and to her great attraction is owed the unprece-
dented success of a Festival given in the winter
in a Concert Room, which, although extremely
large, and at u seasau so unfavourable, VMS
crowded at each performance, and never before
was such a concourse of equipages witnessed iu
Exeter.

11U311 GEMS.--We have seen some beautiful
'Aqua Marines, which have lately been received
from Ireland by •Me. MAWE. Some. specintens
are grouped with crystals of quartz, others io
detached crystals perfectly defined, and of very
fine colour. It is very probable that other per"
dons stones will be found in that country. The
gold that was obtained from the alluvial soil in
the ravines of the Wicklow mountains is au ex».
ample of what may be anticipated, if properly
e'xamined by any one acquainted with the triudu
or
.washing the alluvium.