The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-31 00:00:00

MERCANTILE?: SHIPPING.

DRAL, JULY 30.—Wind N.E.—Came down from the Rive
and sailed, the Golden Grove, Steel, for Malta ; and. Alliance,
Griffiths, for Havannah. A ship is now coming in from the
westward, reported to he the John Rickards.
PORTSMOUTIL.JULY 30.—Wind E.N.E.—Off the Poit
the London Packet, Corneby, from Smyrna, in 50 days.—:-.
Sailed the Circassian, Douthwaite, for India.
PLYACOUTH,JULY 29.--"-Wind E.—Arrived the Unity,
Dixon, from Itiga, out six weeks. 011 the Poit the Mary,
Wilson, front Charlstone, in 33 days ; Severn, Heath, from
Bristol, for Petersburgli ; Redman, r eriman ; and Ringstone,
Sever, from Jamaica, in 55 days ; David Walter, Phillips,
from Seville, in 29 days; Commercial Packet, Collins, from
Teneriffe ; Flora, Bowen, from . Cadiz; Collingbeck, Smith,
from Antigua, in six weeks; and Nelly, Burrell, front Trieste,,
in 52 days.
FALMoUTIT, JULY 29.—Wind E.—Off the Port the Hope,
Flint, from Madras. Sailed the Countess of Chichester packet
for the Leeward Islands.

tavienroot., Jul.Y 29.—Arrived the Tiffin, Dryden, froth
Leghorn; Ross, Huntley ; and Collins, AMhbridge, from
Miramichi.

KINSALE' JULY 26—The Molly, Sinclair, from Liver-
pool for the Coast of Africa, has put in hero with rudder de-
fective.

ROYAL. NAVY.

.0row; SUttl4 OT, LILY „ . .
30. "The Board of Admiralty arrived
at Portsmouth laat.rtithvy•
pik,the.following day they visited
the Dockyard, and some of altP,shiPit in ordinary, and on Sun.:
day embarked on board the 1t0.Y4
sovereign, yacht, and imme
diutelY sailed for Plymouth, ,a4Tornpunied by the Calliope.,
tender, and the Admiralty yacht.
The Ocean, 00, Capt. Hardyman, was expected to sail from
Plymouth for Lisbon, on the 2tith inst. ; her complement, it k
said. with Marines .and seamen from other ships, consists of
nearly 1,000 men..
On Tuesday last, Major-General Sir G. R. Bingham, K.C. B.
inspected the 2d. regiment (Queen's) at Gosport, at the para.
cular desire, we understand, of Major-General Sir Harry 'for-
rens, g.c.11., Colonel of the regiment. Sir George expressed
himself highly pleased with the superior state of discipline in
which this regiment appeared to he, as well as the correct and
masterly manner in which they executed their difFcrent-
nreovrea.
The Athol is airided'ai ads Tiost fdr" the 'purpose. or reetwor
paid ofF, and re.commissioned. She came into harbour on
/%londay last, and is now stripping with a view to its being
ascertained in what state her timbers are. The Athol has been
built entirely of fir, frorn the-estates in Scotland of the Noble
Duke, after whom she is named.
The Basilisk cutter, arrived on Sunday last with supernu-
merary seamen from Chatham, and sailed on her return the fol-
lowing day.
The Diamond, commanded by 'Lord'Napier, is arrived at
Spithead ; it is intended that Mr.' Wrier, who has been 31,-
pointed to the iMportant office of British ,Charge D'Affaires
at
the Columbian capital, shall take his passage in this ship, and
it is expected she will'proceed With him in the course of a few
days.
The Sappho, Capt. Hotham, arrived on 'Wednesday from
Plymouth; she will sail shortly for Quebec.` J. ft. Glover,
Esq. late Secretary to Admiral Sir J. H. Whitshed, K.C.B.
the recent Commander-in-Chief at this port, has been appoint-
ed naval storekeeper at upper"CanAda, anti will take a passage
to Quebec in this ship. • •
Cemmander Jame* Montagu, . of the IRiflemath has been
promoted to the rank of Captain.
boxer, oxer, R. N. appointed to the Chief Command of
the Coast Guard Duty on the Weyniouth station, vice Captains
Gambier, R. N.
The Valorous has been recommissioned at Plymouth.
Ships at Spithead.—Diamond and Sapplio.../d'Harbotir..--;
Victory, Wellesley, Albion,'Bulwark,.Royal George, Seiinga-
patain, Cambrian, Athol, Niemen, Champion, Orestes, Jasper,,
Britomart, Linnet, anti Quail. ,
A private of the 02i1 reginicnt unfortunately lest hilt life last
evening, while bathing between the bathing machinek and
Southsea Castle. lie was swimming, irtcompany with another
man, when he was seized with the cramp.: his companiOn kept
him above water as long as he Could' de tio conitistetitly with a
regard to his own preservation, but unforzunately, his -effort* to
save him were fruitless. A large reward was offered for the
immediate 'recovery of his body By the Major of the regiment,
to which the poor man belonged, in the- humane view of hop-
ing yet to save life by resorting to the means used for restoring
suspended animation ; but notwithstanding numerous boat"
were directly bulkily engaged in dragging with nets and grap-
pling', no traces Qt the body could be discovered, anti it is sup-
posed that the underset of the tide must have carried it in
deeper water. • ;

lit ran SocteTr.—lt is ivell,known that in the
reign of 'lames 1. large grants of Crown land were made to
the city of LOndon, in the province Of Miter, on condition 'of
their colonizing, or planting. it, - ailhe good old English word.
was. To manage dusts. a society; commonly called ”. The Irish
Society," is, appointed by the Corporation of London but the
proper title of which in " The flononrable Society of the Go-
vomor and Assistants of London, of the :new Province of Ul-
ster." This Society has hitherto held its meetings, and trans.
acted its business, in the rooms on the left front of Guildhall ;
but those being now wanted for thenew library of the Ctiipora-
tion, and the Society's own archives having greatly accumulated,
it became necessary to look for a convenient spot contiguous
to Guildhall; but where the Society couldcongregaie, and also
preserve its records. For this purpose the piece of ground kit
vacant by the new improvements to Guildhall-yard, a,t the,cor.
tier of New.street, has been Selected, and a hat-1(13'06e hifilding
is in the course of erection, which will give a finish ttr 'th&new
improvements in that quarter. Yesterday being appointed for
the laying of the foundation stone of the new building, .1. T.
'Tharp, Esq.'Altiennan the Governor of theliiiiliSotiety, Sir
C. S. Hunter, Aldermen Wood, and Lucas, the Sheriff's, and' a
number of the Assistants; assembled to perform the ceremony,
which was done in the usual manner. The mallet' applied to
adjust -the position- of the stone was an object of 'the greatest
curiosity •to all present. it was no other than the identical
mallet used in laying the first atone of the Cathedral Church of
St. Paul's, and presented by its great architect, Sir G. Wren,
to the Masonic Lodge of Antiquity, of which he was a mem.
ber. It W.A allowed to be used on this occasion by permission
of his Royal Highness the Duke of 'Sussex.

AN OLn Hogst.----The Proprietors` a the
Mersey and Irwall Navigation have presented to the Natural
History -Society of Manchester-the Head of " Old Billy," ft
horse who died in their service at the extraordinary but well
authenticated age of 62 kens+