The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-30 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, JAN. 99.—Wind S.S.W.---A nivel' to-day and sailed
for the River, the Royal George, Pawditch, from the Cape
Bridges, Johnson, South Seas; Nautilus, Tully, St. John's,
N. IL ; Louisa, Lowry, Charente; Juno, Urquahart, Cadiz,
and Charles, Lack, South Seas, and several more; particulars
unknown. The Emma, from Baltimore to Hamburgh, struck
on the Goodwin Sand this morning, damaged her rudder, and
proceeded for Ramsgate. The Indian, Gibson, has brought up
in the Gulls ;---no other outward-bound vessel has made her
appearance to-day.
Porn. s 3101; 'l'll, JAN. W.S.W.--Arrived the
Vw. Maria, Manger, from-Bordeaux for Artnnerdam • Hopei.
Randall, from St. Michael's, with loss of rudder ; iinmaro,
Vandyke, Iron; Alessina for Antwerp, with damage.
PI. V3lO urn, JAN, 28.—Arrived the schooner Charlotte, 3f
days from Messina, under quarantine. Also this everting the
Nautilus, from Prime Edward's Island, and several brigs and
schooners, with whom no cotrununitztion has been made; it is
blowing a heavy gale at south with heavy rain. The Shiplej,
got under weigh this morning to proceed, but the wind was to
strong she could not beat out, and is again anchored in the
Sound with the Susan East Indiaman, and several upward
bound vessels. Since night it has been reported that a vessel is
on shore at the back (south side) of the Broakwater, but nobody
appears to know who she is ; if correct, she will doubtless to pieces.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 28.—Wind S.—Arrived the Dutch
schooner Constance, Tupper, from Messina for Antwerp, with-
part of her cargo thrown overboard, and much damaged, having
been on shore on the Owen.

A few weeks ago, Mrs. Stara:N. the daughter
'of a respectable independent gentleman, and the wife of a re-
spectable druggist in Chorlton-row, to whom she had been ntar-
ned but a short time, went into the shop of Mr. Watts, I inen.dra-
per, in Deansgate, under pretence of buying lace. Whibit attend
ing to her, Air. Watts missed apiece, and telt confident that she
had secreted it. Ile endeavoured to look into a small basket she
had in her hand, but could not effect his wish. However, his
suspicions were so well confirmed by her manner, that be took
the desperate resolution of detaining a woman of hulyelike ap.
pearanee. ler basket was searched, and the late (value about
SI.) was found in it. Thus publlicy detected, Air. Watts had no
alternative but that of prosecution. She was carried before the
Magistrates_ who in consideration of her family, admitted
her to bail. Last Thursday she surrendered haself and was put
to the bar, where she pleaded guilty. air. Armetrong, then,
cm the part of the prosecution, having detailed the Ames. al
the case, and the necessity which ,1l r. Watts had to brine
it forward, from depredations of a similar kind having
been often committed in his shop, that having learned the
respectable connexions of the prisoner, and witnessed her
contrition, he wished to recommend her to the mercy of the
Court. Mr. Williams, who had been retained on the part ref the
prisoner, said that the Learned Counsel for the prosectitinn had
anticipated him in what he had to say : he should only sad te hies
statement of the prisoner's connexions, that they were all
plunged into the deepest distress by her unhappy error. They
werelpeople of acknowledged charecter, whilst she WAS as
yet too young to luive established one, (she is not twenty
years at age), and he hoped, fur the sae of her diettess-
ed, respectable, and deeply affected husband, who stood by
his side, and under all the circumstances detailed, that the
Court would pass a lenientsentence. After a short coneultatien
on the part of the Bench, the Chairman said, that the Court
had considered the case, which was similar to four er• fitra
which had come before him since he had been Chairman,utal
he did not see that he could justly pass a ditreren t or, more lenient
sentence in this, than in the cases he had alluded to : since
he saw nothing like extenuation in the conduct of the prisentr.
A desire to appear above her real situation in life, by dressing'
finely, had evulently induced her to steal the lace. To steal,
so light an article as valuable lace, was a critrie easily atcom.
plished ; and he knew that many drapers in this town yearly
suffered to a considerable amount by depreciations of this toad.
The Court certainly took into consideration the youth of the
prisoner, but 0011 were obliged to keep in view the duty twirl:
to the public : its sentence therefore was, that " she be itnprt.
soned anti kept to bard labour, in the House of Corvette/1, far
the space of six months." '!'he prisoner, 'who appeared to
far advanced in a state of pregnancy, and wept incessantly
whilst she was at the bar, then rettred..--(Atentheeter litraiti.)
BOW-STREET.—In a Report in yesterday's Paper, of 19
boys and three girls having been found in a back rt/Olitt of 3
public.house, in Clernent's.latte a mistake occurred etitit:nee
sport to the name of the house, which was the 1104.1ter's deeds,
instead of the Jolly Ratehers, as in the Report.
•
Wednesday forenoon, a most distressing acrd.
dent ha.ppened at ilosehall parish-or Old ltlonkland.
The grieve gave orders to put an old piece of iron chain to the
end of the bucket rope. Two men were the first tasge tiovnt
with the bucket, but they had not gone above faar fa.
thorns' when a link gave way, and the poor tniaata
to the bottom of the shank, 30 fathoioa dee.ll. When the rope
was repaired, and the 1114/1 were brought up, it was fo-ozd that
one or them had both hie leg* and his arms broken. The:oilier
was dreadfully !Raised on the lower part of the body. . They
were taken. home with little hope of, recovery.—( 41$41iaborg4
(:"eurani,Jon.27.)

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