The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-07 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, Atm. 6.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Britannia,
Davison, from Tobago: Friends, —.--, Riga. The Char-
lotte, from India, which arrived yesterday, has put back.
Ths following information is derived front Captain Trader,
of the Nepos, from the Isle of France, which ship arrived this
morning in the Downs and remains, viz.:—Arrived at the
Mauritius the following ships :—April 1, the Avon, from
Bengal, with loss of topmasts and bowsprit; General Stock, of
Salem, with pepper, dismasted ,• April 19, John Barry, thirty..
five days from the Cape of Good Hope, all well, for Bourbon ;
Ranger, Clark, from China, with loss of foremast; April 24,
Danish ship Johanna Maria, Dantzfell, with loss of rudder;
and April 25, William l'arker, from South America, with
mules ; King George the Fourth, Pressick ; and Albion, Best,
have partly repaired their damage, and will sail in a short time.
PORTSMOUTII, Auo. 6.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Speke
transport, from Ireland ; and the Shipley, ditto, from the
Mediterranean.
PLYMOUTH, Auo. s.—Wind W.—Arrived the Amity,
Johnson, from Prince Edward's Island in 27 days ' • Nelson,
Stokes. from Parahiba. Oft' the port the William and Henry,
of Nets York, from Port-au-Prince.
DOVER. Auo. 6.—Off the port the Endeavour, Collinson,
and Snow Lustre, Woodward, from Quebec; Ann, Whitmore,
from St. Lucia •, Vittoria, Forbes, from Jamaica ; and Sir
Joseph Bank% Wake, from ditto.
Ymmotylit, Au a. 6.--The brig Trio, of London, from
East Ries, in Norway, with a cargo of timber, deals, and oak
bark, has been seized by the officers of the Customs here for a
breach of the Revenue Laws.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. IL—Arrived the Hopewell, Dobson ;
Arno, Jowsey ; Helena, Curry; Horatio, Sparks ; Lady (cor-
don,— ; Osprey, Sims Robert
. "and Ann; and Henry
Thomson, from Quebec; Dominica, .Johnson, Pictou „. Lord
Cathcart, —; Concord, Nestield ; Nestor, Lewis ; Urania,
Fairborn ,• Vigilant, Cook and. Calypso, Clutter, from Mira-
michi ; XV Z, Fothergill, Richebucto; Maria, Cameron ;
Hercules, Lennox; and Jane, Holmes, from New Orleans;
Ochester, Winslow, Philadelphia;; William %Vise, —, An-
tigua; r mc m
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Evans.irork ; Savannah ; M an-
d—ria
the port
the Bounty, Hall, frotn Jamaica; with 7 ships, 17 brigs, and
4 snows, names unknown.

The New Century, Coulson, was on shore at Carapeachy the
9th June.
The Earl of Lonsdale, from St. Petersburgh, is on shore at
Pluckington.

.The German Journals mention the following
extraordinary case of hydrophobia :—" At Ninderucunforn, in
the canton of Thurgau, a horse having been bitten by a mud
dog, who had attacked several persons and animals at Winter-
thur and Franenfeld, had an attack of madness a month after.
It was so sudden and violent that no person dared approach him.
After long hesitation, some holes were made in the wall of the
stable, through which ropes were introduced, sad the furious
animal was entangled and killed."
TREASURE FOUND IN HUMAN SiULL.—The
German Papers state, that -on breaking up the
bone-house at Aschkarran,m Breysacksen, lately,
600 pieces of money were found in a human skull
—they were coins of the 16th century. Amongst
them were some Swiss pieces, though for the must
part they were coins of the German towns of
Breysack and Freisiug.