The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-24 00:00:00

MFACXNTII.F. SHIPPING.

Mat., Drcc. 23...,-wind sm. by W.-.. Arrived the Hero,
Wilson, from Trieste; and Exeter, Young, from Angolias.
The Geo.' Ilibberts, -; Fortitude, for Barlotdoes ; For-
titude, for Corfu, and a Russian skip for Plymouth, remain.
The bark Susan, William, front Zante, has arrived, and waits
orders.

Powrastotrrn, Dr.c. 23—M'ind Southerly.—Arrived tha
Henry, —, from Chiozzi Jnaeph tireen transport, from
Sierra Leon and the I'alamban►, Simpson, from ths Downs
for Cork and Jamaica.

PLYNtotrrti, IJEC. 2'2.--Wind V. N.W.—Arrived tha
Unicorn packet, Rae, from Boston in 16 days. Sailed the
Trusty, Itoberts,_ for St. ; Wanderer, 'Way good, for
Sierra benne ; Nancy, Candler, for Genoa: and the Nymph
for St. Ives.

l'fl.t.motyrnt, Dim 22.—Wind W. N.'W—Arrived iba
Mary, Quick, and Fancy, Crew, from Cork. Sailed the 8010.
her, Hodgson, for Pernambuco; Leman, and the Rose, for St.
Michael's; Thetis, liihbons, for Seville; Fame, Yates, far
Naples ; Rebecca, Scott, for Trieste; Cameron, Fisher, for
Berhice ; Pallas, Lanett, for Ancona ; and the Mptune,
and George, —, for Terciera.
Ltv ER POOL, DEc. 22.—Arrived the Mersey, Fairclough,
hom Demerara; Pacific, /114 Iowan, from Buenos Ayrei ;
Eliza Anne, and Lord Wellington, from Miramichi ; and
Enterprize, Read, from Lisbon.

Vesterlay a Court of Directors was held kat the East India
House, when John Hugh Donnell Ogilvie, Esq., was appoint..
ed Provisional Member of Council at Madras. Capt. Mont-
gomerie Hamlin)* was sworn into the command of the ship
Danita, consigned to Bombay and China.

CORN-EXCHANGE, Dre. 24.

There appears to bu very little doing in the market this morn..
in;;, as there are but few buyers, and all the prices are rather
lower. We have received since Monday 3,400 quarters of
Wheat, 2,700 of Barley, 2,000 of English with 6,900 of lrish
Oats, and 6,700 sacks of Flour ; therefore the prices of every
article must be quoted nominal, to-morrow being a holiday,
the factors are not inclined to purchase.

DISTRESSINO nat.—Yesterday morning, about
four o'clock, a fire broke out in the house of Mr.
JAMES Witlmpr-placer, Lambeth. It was
discovered by Mr. limes himself, who slept with
his family in a back room upon the first floor,
and was awakened out of his slumber by the smellof
snot and cracking of the timber. On looking out at
his window, however he could not discover any fire ;
but when he opened the chamber door the► smoke
filled the room so rapidly, that he was nearly suf-
focated. lie rang the bell, and alarmed the ser-
vants, who all slept in the garrets, and they raw
down stairs,braving all danger, without waiting to
dress. Mr. limes succeeded in taking out his wife
and two small children, with their clothes. By
this time the ground-floor was all in a blaze, and the
flames were communicating with the► stairs ; but
some heavy engines arriving, in about two hours the
Lire was completely subdued ; but the► lower part
of the house, with all the property therein, was
completely consumed, and the whole► building
seriously damaged. It is said the calamity was
occasioned by the end of a beaus in the kitchen
chimney, which took lire during the night.
Yesterday afternoon, as a porter at the hoar
and Castle, Oxford•street, was strapping the
luggage on the top of the Hertford coach, the
strap gave way, and he was precipitated to the
ground, his head coming in contact with the
pavement, by which his skull was dreadfully
fractured. He was immediately taken to the
Middlesex Hospital, with but little hopes of re.
covery.