The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, DEC. 29.—Wind N.N.W. light breezes and fine
weather.—Last night the wind shifted to S.S.E. and N.E., in
the course of which, and early this morning, the whole of the
outward-bound. Sailed the Lavinia, Brooks, for St. Helena.
Passed through the Rapid, --, for the South Seas. Ar-
rived and sailed for the River the Rising Sun, front
St. Michael's.

PonTsmouni, Dec. 29.—Wind N.E. light airs..:-Sailed
the following outward-bound, viz. 2—Enterprise, Bridge ; Co•
ventry, Hoon ; Hero, Cummings; Richmond, Middleton ; Bri.
tannic, We ; Elisabeth, Collins ; Governor Halkett, Dixon ;
Rebecca, Stunnard ; Duke or Manchester, Hood ; Simon
Taylor, Meek; Prince Regent, Taylor; Ann, So-
vereign, Newfield; Martha, Pell ; Prince George, Parker ; Clif-
ton, —, and Robert, Bathgate. Several are preparing
for sea, and should the wind continue, no doubt all the outward-
bound will he off by u►-morrow.
Cowes, Dac. 29.—Wind N.E.—The wind being very light
and unsettled,, none of the ve►sels bound foreign have got under
weigh.

FALMOUTH, Disc. S.W. to W.N.W., strong
gales and thick weather.—Arrived yesterday the Matilda,
Moore, from Messina in 50 days fur Liverpool—spoke on the
Bth instant, off Gibraltar, the Lady Amherst, of Liverpool,

from Zante for Dublin ; same day the Syren, of Yarmouth,
from Alexandria for Liverpool.
Lrvicaroor., DSc. 29.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the
Julius Cmaar, French, from Savannah ; and Topaz, Cal.
lender, from Charston.
Dac. 29.—WInd N.E.—Several coasters that
have been in here for shelter sailed this day for the River.
A collier brig is on shore on the West Rocks.

The Friendship, Davis, from Belfast to Liverpool, was
driven on shore near the Pile of Foudry on Sunday ; cargo
damaged.

THE REctmT IRSCAPE FROM YORK CASTLE.—
William Reed, the prisoner who escaped from York Castle
along with Charles !Jolt and John Watson, on Sunday night,
the sth instant, and who bad contrived for so long to elude the
active exertions made use of for his re.capture, has at length
been apprehended,and is now safely lodged in his former place of
confinement. The means he made use of to secure his retreat were
conceived with great ingenuity, and carried into effect in a manner
in:which, had there been no Mar-plot in the way, were well
adapted to ensure his final success. It appears, that immediately
on his escape from our county prison, he exchanged his prison
dress in York, and secreted himself in a cow.house, at the
village of l)ringhouses tier several days. He then proceeded
to the neighbourhood of Pontefract, whence he took the
road to Snaith, Market.W ' eighton and Burlington. The
disguise he had assumed rendered his recognition almost '
impossible. Ile appeared to be both blind and very old,
and wax led on by a boy, in this manner begging his way
from town to town, until he arrived at the latter place. It
having been suspected that he might travel in that direc.
Lion, hills describing his person were plentifully circulated
around, but the constable of Burlington, who took him into
custody at at hiding-house in that town, on Friday night last,
though he had before narrowly scrutinized him, would have
let him escape, his disguise was so complete, if it had not been
for the information of a beggar-man who had followed him for
nearly 49 miles, and who gave the information which ultimately
led to his apprehension. He stated that his object was to have
got to Newcastle, where he intended to procure employment as
a collier. He was brought into York Castle on Sunday even.
ing.—( York Courant.)

Died on the 11th inst., at Mucha,' of Tong.
and, Scotland, .lone Wool), a native of the parish of Kirk-
gunnzeon. His age Is rather uncertain, but he has often been
heard to say, that in the year 1745, when Prince Charles and
his army passed through Dumfries, he was a man is his prime ;
and that in the year of the great wind, 1748, he was a married
man and had several children. At the former of these periods
it is therefore supposed that he could not be under 22 or
23 years of age ; so that at the time of his death his age could
not be less than 100. lie was endowed with great bodily
strength, enjoyttl the use of all his faculties except hearing,
and was never known to have even a headache, or any descrip-
tion of sickness or ailment, except ague, till his death, prior to
which he was only confined a day or two.
Accinmr.—On Tuesday last, Mr. Hope, a
butcher, at Epsom, directed a boy to walk a spirited horse up
and down the road. The boy mounted the horse when out of
sight of his master's house, and the animal set off at fuU speed
on the London road, and coming in contact with a chaise-
cart, the shaft entered his chest to the depth of above a foot, and
then broke oil; le.iving the broken part of the shaft in the
wound. The boy was thrown into a ditch, and received but
little injury. The poor animal ran upwards of $0 yards after
the accident, and then dropped dead.
We are happy to find that the damage of the
recent fire in the New Court of Trinity College
was over-rated ; it is now supposed not to exceed
'2501., principally in doors and window shutters,
for which the apartment where the fire origi-
nated was used as a store-room.—( Bury Gazette.)
ItoßnErtY np Tux STIRLING MAIL.-111urray,!

the person who was apprehended at Thirsk, wit;
brought to town in a post chaise, hy two officerston
Saturday. Ile is secured in the Police Office, and
au officer is constantly with him, lie appears in
tolerable spirits, and has, welunderstand the man-
ners and language or a gentleman. His exami-

nation takes place this forenoon, when it is pro.
table, he will be committed for trial. None of

the money was found upon him, which, it is now
suspected the other parties concerned have se-
cured for themselves. On his apprehension, For-
syth, the Newcastle officer, and another, returned
with the prisoner, not suspecting that any more
of the party had come this way ; whereas, if
we tnay credit a Newcastle paper of Saturday,
there is great reason to believe that his two
companions were inside passengers in the same
mail, as two of that description ordered a pri-
vate room toi the coach's arrival at York, and
would not suffer any one to carry their luggage
for there. They had also been to COMM..
'Acute with Murray before the coach's ar-
rival in Newcastiv. Had the officers proceed-
ed, It is therefore probable they would have

pounced upon sheir prey at York, before the
wail sets out from that city. It is not un.
likely
that Murray was dropped at Think for
the ensued, that of favour.
iug 11:erfesica";leTf whichtheothers with the booty. On
the above circnnissances transpiring, Forsyth
101 o 0 again for the south in further pursuit. The
p.orson named Allan, who was apprehended, has
stove been set at liberty. The guard of the mail
remains in castody.—(Etiinbsorgh Courant,
Dcc. 27.)
A short time ago, as a servant of Mr. WALK.,
Den, jun. of Barton-upon-Humber, was bringing
home a two-year-old colt, in the neighbourhood
of Lincoln, he overtook a man who complained
of being tired, and entreated hard for a ride,
which the groom kindly acceded to, and dis-
mounted for the purpose : the stranger, however,
had only gone a short distance alongside him,
when he turned the horse about and rode off full
speed on the London road. The groom, astonish.
ed at this audacious act, followed with all the
speed he could ; but the villain was soon out of
sight. lie being hotly pursued, he quitted the
colt, fairly knocked up, in the neighbourhood of
Sleaford, and succeeded in making his escape.