The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-03 00:00:00

MERCANTII,E SHIPPING.

DEAL, APRIL 2.—Wind N.E.—ln the course of last night'
and early this morning, it came on to blow excessively hart!
from S. %. to S.S.W., during which the Ann, Binnie, fret",
London to Quebec, drove so near the Brake Sand that slig
slipped from her chain cable (having struck), and brought IT
in the Downs. The Ogle Castle, Brown, from Madras, drain;
in the hawse of his Majesty's ship Ramillies, lost her boat, anti
sustained some trifling damage. The Demerara packet, iron'
Demerara, also drove in the hawse of the Ramillies, cut het
cable, cleared her, and brought up again ; the above three sluPs
have since been supplied with anchors and cables.—A brigd
name unknown, ran through the Gulls to leeward, firing, An
exhibiting blue lights, reported to be from Jamaica. Abet" 3 p. m. it began to blow suddenly from N.N.E. to N.E. 5.°11,
Barks, supposed bound to Quebec, one ship homeward bound
and several brigs, including the lithe for St. Kitts, appear t°
have lost anchors and cables; 5 p. tn. blows strong. The
Castle, Demerara Packet, Ann, Sidney Packet, John,
Layton, and Alexander, appear to ride well. The Shepherd"
from London to St. Kitts, slipped and proceeded.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Virind N.N.E.—It has blown*
very heavy gale from N.W. until 3 p. at., it is now more mo-
derate, and several of the outward-bound are underweigh. Tile' having chopped round to N.N.E. the following entwor".
bound have arrived here viz. :—Charles and William, George*
Fairy, Alchynuit, Albion, Diadem, Phoenix, Tyne, and Marla`
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 1.--Wind W.S.W.—Arrived tbC
Lady Arabella, Itenner, Kennersly Castle, and Tom Bowling,
front London, outward-bound.
FALMOUTH, APRIL L—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived lest
evening his Majesty's sloop Grasshopper, to collect convoy for
Gibraltar ; when off' Portland, on Tuesday, at 9 p. m. (vetl
dark), she ran foul of the schooner Industry, Dealwith, laden
with slates, from Wales, for London ; the violence of the WI
caused the Industry immediately to sink ; the crew were We'
except a boy who was unfortunately below. The Grasshopper
sailed this day for Plymouth to repair her damage, having
carried away her catwater. His Majesty's brig Plover I"'
make convoy, signed fbr the Mediterranean, and give instrug•
tions to vessels that may arrive until the Grasshopper Mato,
which is expected in a day or two.

MONSTROUS SERPENT.-We learn by our letter§
that a serpent of an uncommonly large sizes
which is supposed to have been brought down
by a current from some mountain, has taken,
abode at a place near Brahmineetulhah, situated
on the north of Santipore. It has not mach
breadth,but is 22 to 24 cubits long. As some people
have seen it from the public road, which is near
to its den, we learn thereby that the serprot
times of rest collects its body into a form re—
sem b ling a wheel ; but at the noise of any on,•'''
approach it stretches itself and jumps up to the
distance of 25 or 30 cubits. Fortunately it lias
not bitten any one, but gr(;at alarm has beet'
occasioned among the passengers. Some of the
respectable inhabitants of the place, with the
view to kill the monster, sent up a body of men
with bludgeons and muskets in theirhands ; theY
being frightened at its terribl hissing and fright-
ful shape they could not command courage to at-
tack it.—(Calcutta Paper, Oct. 24.)

According to the discovery of a Mr. Cools,
le Alkalies are said to render both cotton'and
cloths incombustible.

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BIRTH.
On the 29th ult., at Bicton-house, Devon, Lady Rolle, ors
(laughter.

DIED.
On the 31st ult., at Ramsgate, Mrs. Elizabeth Wykeham,
relict of the late Richard Fiennes Wykeharn, Esq.
On the Ist instant, at his mother's residence, Faversham,
Kent, in the 33d year of his age, Mr. Edward Perkins,.of the
firm of Clark, Budden and Co., Size-lane.

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