The Sun.
London, England, 1815-01-05 00:00:00

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Ktastj, Duc. incendiary letter, threats
ening to set fire to several houses in the Town-
head, was thrown into the passage of the honse
of James Cairns, meal-dealer, on Saturday night/
anti the same being communicated to Bailie Smith,
he immediately set on foot an investigation, itt
Which circumstances of a very suspicious nature,'
appearing • against John -Jaffrey, carter,• he
apprehended, and lodged in Jedburgh jail oti
Tuesday, for further examination.

AIRDRIE, DEC. 26.—An illicit distillery, of 1.1
very extensive nature, was discovered on the 6th
instant, in a fat to steading near this place, by
A. Lauder, officer of excise, and Mr. A. Law-',
recce, excise office' keeper, Airdrie, consisting of
tivo stills, a singling one measured 60
lons contents, and 'a. doubling one .32 gallonsi
which they seized, with all the utensils ; they alsd,
destroyed upwards of 809 gallons of wash ; and
at Netherhouse, upon the !Orb, they seized one
still head and worm, with a boll of malt ; and at
Whitehall, upon the same day, and at Muiristour
upon. the 16th, two stills, .with all the apprdatus.
We heat from Loeb flue, that .the storm of the
16th instant, has done much..damakr,e to the fish-
ing- boats there., Between .the head of the Loch
and Otter Ferry, a distance nearly of 30 miles, no
less than go boats. were broken to pieces, besides
many more, Which were hurt so much as to he
rendered useless for this season. At Stu achut
Bay alone, above. 10 boats were wrecked. One
vessel broke from het moorings on the north side
of the Loch, ran before the storm till she ground-
ed below -Strachur House at high tide, and musg,
unload before she Can be got oft, Near Cairn'"
dow inn, two or three boats went on shore, and,
would- soon, have' been driven to pieces were tE
not for the seasonable assistance of the neighbours;
aided by the scholars there, who instantly hauled
them out of danger. We are concerned to ilea!'
that a young man was lost At Otter, while in the
act of fastening a vessel to, the pier, and that Dun.
Smith, a native of the parish Lochgoilhead,
was lost on the 14th inst. by falling overboard
while in the act of setting, sail to his fishing
boat near the mouth of Lochgoil ; he left •a wido'
with a layge family of young.children tolarno.!
his loss. - •

A few days since, as Mr. JOhn Ilawke.3, of Al
hrighton, was gOing to Shifnall, to pay in his 0.-
sessed taxes, (of Which we understand he is • th 6
collertor), he was attacked on the road betw,(43
Mr. Slaney's Lodge and Upton Common, by tV:Ci
foot.-pads, who, after having violently assaulted
him, cut olf a pert of his left ear, and robbed hitt)
of the. taxes,. in bill's, to the amount of 2811.
lie wits taken up presently afterwards by tifd
coach which drives to the Britannia Inn, Shre-ws"
bury, ;nit the villains had 1141. 4.l.ceuis Intelii4
fencer, Jan. 2.)
. Satnrday afternoon, between the hours-of fool'
and. Mary LIP Mahon, alias Armstrong, who
was confined in Chester House' of Correction,
under a charge of robbing the shop of Mr. Jogs'
.SON, linen-draper, of that city, contrived ti, make
her escape: over the prison Wall, -in which -she t` As
•aided, as it since appears, by another female pri'
'sorer. 'She'had procured a mop and brootd, 104/
having strongly spliced them torether, -contriet`
to raise herself to the.top of the wall; next, tifo
Infirmary; and -let herself down by the satoe
means. As soon as she was missed, search 'A7O
•malie in every direction, and she was taken tilt
shine night, in a lodging-ltouse at Nether
C;
itlicre she had concealed herself under the b,.!.d.-1
She was brought back on Sunday morning, ant.
securely,enntincd. No blame whatever attache*
.to the, keeper—but too much praise cannot be be'
stowed on the persons who apprehended her, f(1.
their unwearied exertions in tracing her place
.eoncealment. She is an old offender, and is ref,
,ported to-have broken out oftwo other prisons.
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Ship's at Market.
34 Newcastle. ,
• 14 Sunderland

COAL AIAItKET, JAN,
Ship Suit!.

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Price.
423. 04. to 575. sly
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465. Od. to 533.

BIRTHS.
On 'Monday, at Ormean, near Belfast, tire Most Noble Si°
Marchioness of Doneg-al, of her seventh son.
'The same day, in Gower street, the Lady of John Heed
Derrell, Esq. of a daughter.
at
The Lady of Sir T. J. Cochrane, R.N. of a dauglftert
Bermuda, early in November last.
On the .26th ult. at Nicolson's-square, Edinburgh, MO'
Boyd, of Broadmeadows, of a son.
nt. Christmas-day, the wife of James Fiber,Raid'
ford, of New a;
ford, Nottingham, framework-knitter, presented her WOO,
with THREE children, all of whoin are living: they have s4lO
been bapt:zed.

' DIED.
On Monday last, at his house, Richmond, Surrey, SOO°
Beau, Esq. iu the 82d year of his age. set
On Saturday, the 24th inst. in Kilhrogan Glebe Houser
Bandon, .in the County of Cork, at the age of 76, the Kr
n:
John Kenn' y, Doctor of Laws, Prebendary of Kilbroglsd
Rector of Kinneigh and Dundurrow, and Vicar-Gener'd
the Dioceses of Cork and Itosi. of
• The following Flag Officers, &c. have died since the Is'
January, 1814:
rithnirats--aight Hon. Lord Bridport, Robert DitehYs
Sketfingtott Lutwidge, Esq. Jatnes Brine, Esq. Sir\Era',",,et
Gower, Knt. Sir Thomas Graves, K. B. Sir H. E. Stapi''''
Bart. Henry Frankland, Esq. -Arthur Phillips, Esq. ate'
icP-,deliuirals— john lk.l'Dougall, Nathan Brunton,
phens Hall; and Gorge Gregory, &squires.
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lirar-Admirals—W Winn, Brown, Thomas Rogers,
Dundas, and Temple Hardy; Esquires.
Sriperannucted /tear-Admiral—Cliarles Sand vs, Esil• „oar
Siyent nn /rated Captains—Chalotier Ogle, Henry DU"
and Anthony James • Pyc Molloy,
Ccogimi.y,yiuncr—Williatn Granville LOG, Esq.

LONDON : Ptiot,4l by .L CARSTAIRS, N 0.7, L'rcccotio
buildintry; :.111.41 1.61.1'1.01yd by W. A. SCRIPPS, of, r.r:,rtite.
at the St,N-Oyficr, No. 1.12, .tiartil;where-
mmits;Ordcri, Lett cr.,: (post-paitl).&c. must be addros'