The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-12 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAi., JUNE 11.—Wind N.N.E.— Arrived the King Henry,
Maxtori, St. Domingo; Alexander, Richardson, Cape; and
Sir H. Stanhope, from London. and sailed for St. Alichazl's.
FALatou'rrf, JuNE 10.—Wind variable.-Arrived oil* the
port the Highlander, Host, from Antwerp. Sailed for London
the Rapid, Archibald, Liberty, and Arvonia.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 10.—Wind E.—. Sailed the William•
Pitt, Richardson, for London; Mars, Williamson, Cape of
Good Hope; Loyalty and Heart of Oak, for London.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 11.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed his Ma-
jesty's ship Samarang, for Ilalifax.
LivEnroor., JUNE 9.—Wind E.—Arrived the Fran-
cis; Adams, from Charleston ; Sarah and Caroline, Prince;
Charleston.

.1 ux E 10.—Wind E.—Arrived the Integrity, Johnson, from
Trinidad; William Pen, Hamilton, Philadelphia, sailed 12th
May ; and Dandy, from Smyrna. Off the port the Jason,
from Buenos Ayres.

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal, by the chartered ship
Claudine, were closed at the East India House and delivered to
the master of that ship.

EXPLOSION AT SIR WILLIAM CONGREVE'S
ROCKET MANUFACTORY.

On Thursday afternoon a great explosion and discharging
of rockets, shells, &c. took place from the factory of Sir Wm.
Congreve, at West Ham, Essex. The shock only lasted three
minutes, and it was first imagined the powder magazine
had blown up. The rocket factory is situated in the marmites
between Blackwell and West 11am, and is composed of a clus-
ter of detached wooden buildings, the store for the combustible
materials being about three hundred yards from the work-
shops. Neill, one of the workmen, had deposited somerockets
in the finishing room, where two men were finishing the
rockets, and one of them, in nailing up a case, struck a blow
which caused a spark of fire, which ignited a rocket, and corn-
municating to a nubmer of others, blew up, and forced the roof
off the house. The two men who were at work were horribly
scorched, and the ruins of the building fell upon them. The
roofs of the adjoining buildings were shook oft'. Neill, who
was outside the buildings, was struck on the arms and body by
a rocket, anti was very severely injured. On the two men
being taken from the ruins, they were found to be in a state
of insensibility : their heads were scorched and swollen in a
shocking manner. They were carried. to Stratford, and
from thence removed to the London llottpital, where they were
yesterday afternoon in such a state that their recovery was-
judged impossible.

The Duke of Yottx visited the KING yester-
day.—On Thursday the Duchess of CLARENCE
dined with the Duchess Of KENT, at her apart-
ments, at the King's Palace, Kensington. In
the evening the Royal Duchesses, accompanied
by the Prince of Leiningen aril Princess Feodore,
honoured Covent-Garden Theatre with their
presence.—Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock,
the Duchess of Clarence left her residence in
the Stable-yard, St. James's, and proceeded to
Kensington, where her Royal Highness was
joined by the Duchess of Kent, and from thence
proceeded to Claremont, on a visit to Prince
Leopold. _ _

Married on Wednesday last, by the Rev. Dr..
MOORE, WILLIAM GLOVER, Esq., of Aldermanbury, to
Miss SOPHIA BOOTH, of Bloomsbury, sister of Idiss 5.
BOOTH, of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane.
This morning, in the Court of King's Bench,
a Criminal Information was filed by his Majesty's Attorney-
General against Captain Christopherson, belonging to the 'Tra-
falgar, for having left four of his seamen on the Island of
Mistagooch, in North America.—The defendant was found
Guilty.
PRUSSIAN LOAN Of 1822, NEGOCIATED by Mr.
N. M. RoTuscumn, IN LONDON.--The' half-
yearly Dividend on the above Loan, which bei
comes due on Thursday, the Ist of July next,
will be paid by Mr. N M. Roniscnun, on that
and every succeediiig day (Sundays excepted),
between the hours of len and Two. The Divi-
dend Warrants, with a list thereof, in numerical
order, must be left one day orevious, for exarni.
nation.

ACCIDENT TO CoLoNer STRUTT IN THE PARK.
.
—We regret to state, that while Colonel nTRuTT
was on his way yesterday through the Park to
the )louse of Commons, he experienced .a severe
fall from his horse having taken fright. The
alarm excited on the occasion was very great,
every beholder naturally taking a lively interest
in the safety of so amiable and much respected a
Gentleman. Among who witnessed the
accident was her Royal
Highness the Princess
thoseATI.GUSTA, who with that gracious kindness
which so eminently distinguishes the Royal Fa-
mily, immediately got out of her carriage, and in-
sisted on the worthy Colonel being carefully
A • •c and slowly conveyed to his ho
placed I 11, house in
Green-street. her Royal Highness- -then pro_
ceeded herself on foot (a considerable distance)
to her residence in St. James's Palace,' amidst
the admiring gaze of an elegant throng, to whom
her humane and laudable conduct had so highly
and justly endeared her.—The accident, we are
rejoiced to find, is not of so serious a nature as
was at first apprehended. Surgical aid was of
course immediately provided and on examination
it was. ascertained, that th-614-the esteemed Co-
lonel is much bruised; happily .no fracture has
taken place.