The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-09 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, DEC. B.—Wind W. by S.—Arrived the Cuba, Wat-
son, from Havannah ; Heroine, Ostler, from Batavia ; and
Marla, Daniels, from Copenhagen. Put back the Thomas,
Bell, for St. Vincent's. Came down from the River and re-
main the Elizabeth, Noaks ; Wilhelmina, Leinstadt ; Augus-
tus Caesar, Selby ; Eilbeck, Reed ; Nautilus, Winslow ; and
Elizabeth, Collins ; also the York Merchant. Higginbottom,
from Hull.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. B.—Wind W.—Put back the follow-
ing outward-hound, viz. :—Lovely Ann, Royal Charlotte,
Duke of Manchester, Nancy, Atalanta, Mars, Janet, Hero,
Salacia, Enterprise, Sir C. Forbes, Brothers, and Richard and
Sihella. Arrived the following outward-bound front the Downs,
viz. :—Alert, Scholes ; Ceres, Huggins; Berwick Packet,
Hughes ; and the Robert, Bath ate.
PLY stou'ru, DEC. 7.—Wind W.—Put in wind-bound the
Lady Amherst, Lisle, for the South Seas ; and the Bcrbice,
Waugh, for Genoa. The Sisters and Concordia have been
sold this day. .

FA 1;51011TII, DEC. 7.—Wind W.N.W. strong' breezes.—
Put in here the following outward-bound, viz.:—His Majesty's
yacht Herald; with the Bishop of Jam.tica, &c. on board ;
Orpheus, Ford ; Garland Grove, Penfelly ; Louisa, Lawry ;
Russell, Menzies; and Louisa, Batyer. Put back the Vigi-
lant, Tuff; Desire, Bailey ; Hiram, Brown, and Johanna,
Duke ; this is the eight time the latter vessel has put back.—
Sailed the Cumberland, Clement, for Lisbon, and Belluna,
Barnes, for St. Michael's.
LivEnpoor., DEC. 7.—Arrived the Orion, White, from
Biehebucto; Cato, M'Coll, from Quebec; and Three Friends,
Head, from Newfoundland.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when tho following Captains were sworn into the com-
mand of their respective ships, namely—Captain Henry Cobh,
Kent, Capt. David It. Newall, Scaleby Castle, for Bengal and
China-; and Capt. Edward Lambert Adams, Kellie Castle,
Bombay and China.

A smart contest is expected to take place for
the representation of Canterbury at the next
election. Sir RoBT. FARQUHAR, we understand,
opposes Lord CrArrox. No new candidate for
either the borough or the county of Middlesex
has yet been announced.—(Morning Paper.)
CHARLES BANNISTER, father of JOHN, went
one night into a coffee-house, where three surgeons
were present ; as he entered the room, he said,
with apparent concern and feeling, " There has
been a dreadful accident at the end of the street !"
—" Accident, what is it ?" said each of the sur-
geons, reaching tSeir hats and canes. " Why, a
gentleman in crossing that terrible place at the end
of the street has put out his leg." This was quite
enough ; a steeple chase ensued, and in 10 minutes
they all returned breathless. 44 There is no acci-
dent !" " We can't find anyone I" " The man has
been removed !" burst at once from the disap-
pointed Doctors. "Why, probably," said Charles)
" the man removed himself." " Oh, that's im-
possible where a leg was broken." 44 A leg
broken," returned BANNISTER," who heard but
yourselves any thing of a broken leg ?—I said, a
gentleman in crossing the kennel had put his leg
out, and how the Devil can a man cross a kennel
without ?"

MAIDSTONE, Dr.c.7.—lt is in contemplation to
remove the Victualling Office from the Port of Chatham to
Sheerness, and convert the premises into a Custom House. The
present Custom House, near Rochester Bridge, will in conse-
quence he given up.
FRAUD PUNISIIED.-011 Wednesday last, in

the Justice Of Peace Clerk's Office, at GlasgoW, a woman, resi-
dent in Stockwell-street, was tried on a charge of fraud brought
by the Glasgow Agency Pawn-broking Company against
her, for having altered two duplicates which she had re-
ceived from them. The prisoner had, on the 6th of August,
last, sent another woman to pledge a counterpane fa her, on
which she received four shillings, and she had altered the ticket
from four shillinsg to one shilling, with intent to defraud the
Company of 3s. It further appeared that on the llth September
last she sent the woman to pledge for her a pelisse cloth, ,
on which was lent 55., the ticket for which she altered front ss.
to tls. with intent to defraud the Company out of additional 3s.
and that she presented these tickets at the office of the Company.
—The Worthy Magistrate stated that he was authorised by
the law to send the prisoner to Bridewell for three months, but
as it was the earnest request of the Company's agent that he
would deal leniently, he would sentence her only to 14 days'
imprisonment in the Tolbooth of the city of Glasgow.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—SICAITINO.—'rho weather
for the last three days having been intensely cold, owing to a
smart frost, the Park was yesterday crowded with pedestrians,
intent on keeping their blood in motion. Unfortunately three
young men, anxious to avail themselves of the slight coat of
ice of which the pound was but partially covered, most impru-
dently proceeded to enjoy the amusement of coursing over the
glassy surface, when the skaites of one of them loosened. He
fell, was immediately precipitated into the water, and instantly
disappeared. The other young men flew to his assistance, and
were near sharing the fate of their unfortunate companion, both
having fallen into the water, without being able to save him.
Two officers of the 7th Highlanders, who chanced so be near
the spot, procured ropes, which were made to extend across the
" pond, and had the ice broken for a considerable distance, but
unhappily without effect, as the body never rose after it first dis-
appeared. It is impossible to do justice to the humane activity
and exertions of the two officers upon this melancholy occasion,
when they so fully proved how closely humanity is allied to
tore bravery. The unfortunate sufferer was Mr. Keatinge, of
No. 23, Strand-street, aged about 11l years.—(Dablim Paper.)
ll DROPHOBI A.—The following circumstance

took place a short time past :—A young man was
bit by his own favourite dog, which naturally ex-
cited alarm. He had the dog tied up, and sent
for a dog doctor, who declared him to be mad
from a variety of symptoms. The man had im-
mediately the bitten part cut out of his arm, and
Sir ASTLEY COOPER was called in, who ordered
the dog to be opened. On doing this, there was
found in his stomach a halfpenny worn to a very
inconsiderable size, which had led to the disease
of the dog. Sir ASTLEY had a deeper incision
made in the man's arm, and the patient remains
in very low spirits until the final result is known.

Fl RE.—Yesterday evening an alarm prevailed
that the extensive pottery belonging to Mr..Wis-
ker, near Vauxhall-bridge, Lambeth, was on
fire. The occurrence, it appears, took place in
consequence of one of the furnaces being ac.
cidentally overheated, when the flames com-
municated to some timber in the building,
which soon broke forth into a blaze, and
burnt for some time. However, imme.
diate assistance being at hand, the flames
were speedily subdued by the workmen, with-
out
the premises sustaining any material in-
jury. A number of firemen and engines promptly
arrived on the spot to prevent the devouring ele-
ment extending its ravages, had their services
been required.
AccinENT.---Yeaterday morning, about half-
past g o'clock, as the groom of - Portman,
Esq., M.P.p.was leading a valuable horse from
the stable to a farrier's shop in the vicinity, the
animal slipped into the kennel, and broke Its
poor,beast remained there nearly an
fore a person arrived to put an end to its
hour
rb the
sufferings. We understand that the horse was
;one of the most valuable in the stud of Mr.
Peanut% who valued it at 300 guineas.