The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-28 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, Dec. W.S.W..—Arrived the Mary,
Stranach, from Gergenti for Newcastle. Put back the Nimble,
Elsken, for the Mediterranean, with her mate washed over.
board ; the outward-bound remain all well. The Llaudovery,
Valiant, Cambridge, Juno, Mary Jane, and others, sailed for
the River this morning.
PouTsmonTii, DEC. 27.—Wind S.W. blowing hard.—
The outward-bound remain as before; hii Majesty's ship Sa.
marang has come into harbour.
PuratouTit, DEC. 26.—Wind W.—The Lady Mary
Pelham packet for the West Indies ; and the Dove packet, for
the Brazils, have put into Fawey harbour. Sailed the Wood.
lark, Jackson, for Havre.

FAt.atouTli, DEc.,26.—Wind W.—The outward-bound
rourtin all well.— No arrivals or sailing►s.
COWES, DEC. 27.—Put back the William, Rlchardsonovith
her mate washed overboard on the 24th inst.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. N.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Sarah,
Kendall, from Pernambuco, sailed the 24th tdt. ; Richard,
Hinckley, from ditto ; Caledonia. Bishop, Demerara ; John
Little, Russell, Pictou ; Gusker, Brian', Sicily ; John Cullen,
Douglas, Bay Chaleur ; and the Ariel, Pawan, trout Lisbon.

Ills Majesty's ship Aurora, from Valparaiso, &c. to England,
with specie (it is sattl to the amount of three million sterling),
hus arrived safe at Rio Janeiro.

The Charlotte, Chesney, from Newfoundland to Quebec,
was lost the 15th ult. at Malian, in the River St. Lawrence;
crew saved.

The Rebecca, Alexander, from Greenock to Jamaica, was
driven on shore, near IVexford, the 2nd instant, and filled with
water, anti it was feared would be totally log with her cargo ;
crew and passengers saved.

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.
The Orpheus, Findlay, has arrived In the Downs, having
sailed fmm Bombay the 211th August, the Mauritius 29th Sep.
tember, and from St. Helena the thlt November.
Arrivals at Bombay—The Lonach, West, from the Itlauri-
tiuit, on the 11th August, and the John Barry, Roche, front
Ceylon, on the 25th August.
Sailings from Bombay.—The Pascoe, Cathro, and the James
Scott, Shiplon, for China, on the 20th August.
The Hon. Company's ship London, Sotheby, and the Eliza,
Faith, were to embark the 47th regiment at Punwell (Bombay)
on Sept. 1, for Bengal,
The Munich, 'West, was to sail from Bombay for London,
the sth Sept., and to touch at the Mauritius.
The John Barry, Roche, was to sail from Bombay for London,
the st October.

The Bombay Merchant, Kemp, from Bombay to London,
was abandoned on the 27th of September, in hit. 8 N., long.
24 W. ; the crew and passengers were conveyed from Gibraltar
to Rio Janeiro by the Ennne, 111`Donnall, where they arrived
on the 24th October.
Passengers per Brazil Mail, from Rio Janeiro, &c.—Capt.
Charles hemp of the Bombay Merchant; 3lr. Seton, passen-
gers per ditto, and 6 of the crew.
Arrivals at Madras.—llls Majesty's ship Arachne, Chads,
from a cruise, July 29 ; Susan, Hamilton, front Rangoon,
July 30; and the Tyne, Warrington, from London, Aug. 5.
Sailings from Madras.—The William Money, Jackson, for
Bengal, July 28 ; Doke of Bedford, Cunyngham ; and the
Louisa, Woods, for Benal, July 30; Catherine, Macintosh,
for Bengal, Aug- 7 t L:Ldy 31elville, ClifFord, and the William
Fairlic, South, for Penang and China, Aug. 8.
Arrivals at Bengal.—The William Money, Jackson, was
seen in South Channel the .Ith of August, coming into the
Bay of Bengal.
Sailings from Bengal.—The York, Talbert, for Madras and
London, July 31 ; the Belle Alliance, Rolfe, for Penang, July
30; the Macqueen, ltialker, tbr China and the Clyde; Driver,
for the (toast,.Altair:Ls, and London, July 30 ; the Princess
Charlotte, Mackean, for LiverpOol, Aug. 2 ; his 3lajesty's
ship Alligator, Capt. Alexander, was to sail from Calcutta for
Madras and Bombay, Aug. 10; the Barossa, Hutchinson, for
the Mauritius and London, July 20.
Passengers per Barossa._Capt. Hutchinson, from Bengal,
•for the Mauritms and-14ondon.; 31ra. 'rod, G. Tod, Esq., of
the Honourable Company's Civil Service Mrs. Saviel, W.
Saunders, Esq., and Mangles, Esq., Civil Service; Capt.
C. H. Bean, country Service; Captain Alex. Brown, of the
Bengal Merchant.

The Greenock, Richmond, was to sail for London the 15th
August, from Bengal.
His Majesty's ship Liffey, Commodore Grant, had sailed'
from Penang tbr Bombay, and was to go into dock thero.
Arrivals at New South Wales.—The ,Prince Regent, Waters,
from Cork the 15th of July • the Countess of Harcourt, Bunn,
from London, the 12th of,lt;ly ; the Arian, Gordon, remains at
New South Wales.

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ffroormß ino .a.
armed the tith., and sailed for Cowes the 6th of November.
Arrival at the Alauritius.—The Atlas, Clarke, from Bengal,
and Wax to soil tier London the sth of October.
The crew of his 111ajesty'S ship Andmmaque were sickly.
Commodore Notirse Lieutenant Grant, R.N. and four others,
had died of fever; being six out of ten who had slept one night
ashore at Mombass.

Ten thousand pounds specie, saved from the Bombay Ater.
chant, has been brought home in the Lord 31elville packet, tu%
rivtd at Falmouth.

KING OF FRANCE'S STATE CARRIAGE.—MUCIi
is said relative to the state carriage building for
the Coronation of his MAJESTY. The interior
will be lined with crimson velvet, embroidered
with gold. The designs of the embroidery will
present the flowers and stalks of lillies and
flews delfs In the centre ,of the principal
escutcheon urn be two. C.'s interlaced. Glass
patinels will enable the public to have a full
view of the King. The emblems of the top, as
well as the frames of the glass, will be executed
in gilt bronze, after the designs of the celebrated
M. Perci e (Galignanrs Messenger.)
The Count DIALUA It LT PitEvILLE. (the Come.
dian), and some others, frequently diverted themselves with
the simplicity-et Poinsinet, the poet, who, .in other respects,
was not deficient in talents. On day Preville came to him in
great haste, to acquaint him that the office of the King's screen
was just vacant, and added, that he would do well to solicit
for it. Poinsinet asked what it was ? The other told him that
the King did not use common screens, like private
but that he always employed a man of wit to place himself
between the King and the fire, in whatever part of the room
his Majesty Might be, in order to save him the trouble of' re-
moving the screen ; and' that, besides, when the King. wail low.
spirited, or fatigued by his application to business, he diverted
himself by conversing with his screen, who, by that means,
frequently had an opportunity of speaking a good word for
friends, or: in favour of any other person whom he wished to
serve, which made the office both important and lucrative.
Poinsinet, delighted, asked what he had to do? Nothing,
said the other, but try if you are able to fulfil the functions
of a screen. A day being fixed, a dinner was ordered at tun-
vern ; six of their common friends met there
a great fire was
made, and during dinner they kept poor Poinsinet standing
before the fire-place, encouraging him to support the extreme
heat of the fire,
dared with whichthey unmercifully kept stirring the
time, by representing to him the advantages of the office, each
begging of him to
Procure him some favour. They continued
this cruel sport till the little man,
who was half.roasted, de.
great regret, that he despaired of ever being able
properly co fulfil the functions of King's screen.
ontisTaiss FARE.—Some idea of the loving.
kishrss of John Bull's country-cousins may be formed from
shoot that near 2,000 parcels, containing turkeys, geese, game,
ad. were delivered from one inn, the White Horse, Fetter-lane,
itfiariday last. The greater part of them were sent home. Sup.
posing each parcel to weigh 121 b., which Is less than the average
weight, the total amount would be 21 tons 4cwt. 321 b. The
greater portion of this immense quantity was supplied from the
counties of Norfolk and Suffolk; and such was the loading of
the coaches, that one of them, the Fakenham, which should
arrive early in the morning, did not arrive until after eight in
the evening; and the Norwich did not reach home till mid-
day.

A CHRISTMAS Ox.—Last week, a Christmas
ox, which weighed above seventy scare, was killed at Long.
parish House. The beef was distributed to the poor by order
of Colonel .11AwKEtt and RICHARD LEECH, Esq.
Lord GwYnYtt, with, his usual benevolence at
this season-
-7 has distributed many waggon loads
of fire-wood to the
poor of Llanrwht and the
neighbourhood.

The Rev. ALEXANDER FLETCHER opened the
City Chapel, Gruh.street, on Sunday, having
withdrawn from the Scots Secession Church.—
Albion Chavel is now shut up.