The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-21 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, DEc. 20.--Wind W. blowing very hard.—The
Harmony, Currie, for Jamaica, drove,• but brought up again
with her second anchor, and apparently rides well. Arrived
the Cambridge, Barber, from Bombay: sailed the 11th of
August, and from the Cape of Good Hope the 24th of October.
Several vessels have arrived from the westward, some under
quarantine, but from the unsettled state of the weather, we are
not able to get their names. Arrived from the River and re-
main the Echo, Dunlop, for the Cape of Good Hope; and the
Bramley, Briggs, for Malta.
POHTSMouTn, DEC. 20.—Wind S.W. blowing a gale, and
veering occasionally to N.W.—The Pilot vessel liavourite, of
Nettlestone,_ No. 20, is reported to be lost at the back of the
Wight with several passengers on hoard ; several vessels are
working in to St. Helens, but not able to have any communica.
tion. 'file following outwarthl a tnd arrived from the Downs,
and remain with the rest, all well, vise.:—Colombia, Wilson ;
Clifton,—; Alknomack, ; Hector, Nichols ;
Betsey, ; King George, ; and Rebecca, Stan-
mers; the Orwell, Bryant, has put back.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind S.W. blowing fresh, with
thick dirty weather.—Arrived the John and Thomas, Cook,
from Cette, in 38 days. Sailed the Lady Mary Pelham packet
for the Leeward Islands.

LtvintrooL, Dec. \V.—Arrived the Robert,
Cannon, from Buenos Ayres, sailed the 3d of October. The
iVestrnorland sailed on the Ist, the Kerzia was to sail the sth
for this place, and the Pacific for London, on same day ; on
the 24th of October, lat. 24, S. long. 30. spoke the Elizabeth
(whaler), of London, all well; on the 25th of Oct. spoke the
Euphrates, from London, for Calcutta; in lat. 23, S. long.
29, and on the 28th of Oct., lat. 19. long. 27. spoke the Hiram,
for Buenos Ayres; also arrived the Devonshire, Tanner,
from Monte Video, sailed the let of Oct.; Eliza, Scott, from
Pernambuco, sailed let November; Neptune, Rogers, from
Macaio, sailed sth November ; Christina, Hogarth, from De-
merara, sailed 10th November ; Maria, Ilewit, St. Mary's,
N.S., sailed 23d November; Lindsay, Hatton, and Ann, —,
from Alexandria ; Dalhousie Castle, M'Olynn, from Pictott ;
Dykes, Cozen, from St. John's, N.B. ; and the Euphan,
Drysdale, from Lisbon.

The Rambler, Halliday, from New South Wales, is arrived
in the Downs, left St. Helena the 29th October.
The Commercial Packet, from Kirkwall to Newry, was lost
on the Isle of Sky the Ith instant.
The Christina Elizabeth, from Dublin to Stockholm, was
lost near Cape Wrath the lth instant.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Mr. MATLEY, Tide Surveyor
of the Customs at this port, last night made a valuable seizure.
The smack Emma was boarded by that officer, and after a
diligent search of upwards of two hours, and opening a great
number of casks said to contain herrings, he discovered 72
casks of tobacco, each cask being double-headed, and between
the heads a layer of herrings. There were also 23 casks of red
and 23 casks of white herrings. 'Mr. Nutley, it is said, was
aware that this vessel landed a quantity of tobacco about twelve
months ago in London. The exertions of this active anti en-
terprising officer will meet its reward, as the seizure Is sup-
posed to be worth more than 3,0001. He was equally fortu-
nate in making a seizure of the same value about twelve
months back.

Advices are said to have been received from St.
Petersburgh, which state that the general number
of persons who perished during the late inunda-
tions in that city and all the neighbouring places
was 30,000.
SCOTTISH BORDER CLUD.—Yesterday the So.
cfcty of Scottish Borderers held their Annual Festival in Barry's
Hotel, Prince's-street; lir. Aitken in the Chair, supported by
the Ettrick Shepherd, and about forty other true tiorderers.
The dinner was in Barry's very best style, and the meeting,
enlivened by many excellent toasts, and original songS, was one
of the happiest that has taken place since the establishment of
this flourishing Society.--(Edinburgh Courant, Nov. 18.) t
MELANCHOLY EFFECTS OF SEDUCTION.--1
terday an Inquest was held before T. STIRLING, Esq. at the
house of 111 r. )!organ, sign of the Feathers, Great Wild-street,
Lincoln's inn.fields, on the hotly of a female servant, twenty
years of age, named Elizabeth Bates, who swallowed a quan-
tity of arsenic and laudanum, in consequence of having permitted
herself to be seduced.—The CORONER said it was evident the
poor girl had been " lured from her native home" by some in-
fiunous and profligate villain, who, after causing her ruin, had
inuteas
even, it seemed, sported with her feelings, and made the wholes
attendant train of misfortunes caused by his villainy the sub.
ject of an unfeeling jest. The Jury deliberated for a few
minutes,aedn tl2tecnoinfonlinttiedthsi suivceidrdei ,
while :nTahsetadtece deceased, Sarah
temporary
mental Bates,
g,
l derangement."

A NTIQUITI ES.—The excavations at Farnan
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France, continue to give birth to most interesting discoveries.
On the 6th, there were found several pieces of illosaic work, of
different shades; some ram antique green serpentine; some
large ivory pins and rollers; a delicately wrought instrument in
ivory, apparently a musical instrument ; several wild boars'
tusks, one of which is eight inches in length; and a bronze
ring, having 2 birds well designed and hollowed in the metal.
On the 10th, the pavement of an apartment was discovered,
which consisted of squares of polished marble and a pretty
bronze statue of Mars, five inches in height. The is re-
presented naked, and wearing a helmet. In his leftland is a
sword. His right hand is raised, and seems to have rested upon
a lance, which has not been found.—Walignani's Mc:stager.)

TUE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts from the Morning Papers, Dec. J.

NORNING lIERALD.I

It is much easier to get into a dispute than to
get out of It. This seems fully exemplified in
the controversy which appears to have arisen be-
tweenthe Archbishop of Tuam, and some Roman
Catholic Priests of Galway; originating in a sort
of squabble at a Bible Society Meeting in that
cohoty some weeks since. The simple fact there
w*, that the Archbishop, who filled the Chair,
refused to hear some Catholic Priests and others,
who wished to argue, at least to make speeches,
against the object of the Meeting—the indiscri-
minate use of the Bible. It is easy to conceive
that the full freedom of controversy on such a
subject, and considering the disputants, would,
have been extremely inconveniemt and uncom.
fortable for his Grace; and his refusal may be
readily understood and excused. But the broad
principle was decidedly against him. The Society
should have held its meeting private, or allowed
liberty of speech. If a meeting was called and
speeches made with a view to convince adverse
or neutral hearers of the benefits of the Society,
it is clear that those who thought differently
should also, have been heard. There was, how.
ever, we repeat, some excuse for the Archbishop,
and the thing would have dropped long since if
he had let the matter rest there. Instead of that,
however, a meeting of the Society was held, and
thanks and eulogy 'lavished upon his Grace.
Now, we have every reason to believe they were
merited, and that the Archbishop is really emi-
nent, and even popular fur his enlarged belie-
volence as well as for his piety. But this
was the very reason why the address should not
have been adopted. It was both unnecessary,
and of no value either way. 'Those who were on
his side of the question would approve his con.
duct as a matter of course—just as Mr. Daly, the
Catholic priest, would have been addressed, and
eulogized by his partizans. Ilis Grace, in his
answer to the address, called. Mr. Daly " poor
man," and Mr. Daly has upon this addressed a
letter to his Grace. Still the controversy might
have been allowed to fret its hour in Ireland. But
/10—his Grace's friends have brought it into
England. The great question is treated, in ati
Evening paper of yesterday, with all the party
zeal and spirit that might be expected on the
subject in a Galway newspaper—if there be one
Galway. It is not very discreet to catch and
communicate the fever of a provincial squabble.
It is ridiculous to think of frightening people
at the present day with the bull uni,,genitzes,
of which but as little (or less) is known,
and as little feared, as. of the brazen bull
of the,Tyrant of Syracuse. Again, it is ungra-
cious and inconsistent to call " popish priest"
66 poor man," and 64 gross and pitiable errors" in
Ireland ; acid at the same time treat Popery as
" religion," the inquisition as 44 Christianity" in
Spain. We wish for his Grace's sake, as well as
to avoid the acrimony of religious dispute, that
the matter had been let drop with the meeting ;
or, having been made a subject of disputation,
that the controversy bad been left on the other
side of the Channel.