The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-31 00:00:00

Al Ear:ANTI LE SHIPPING.

DEAL, At: o. 30.—Wind E.—Arrived the Edina, Wild-
gooie, from D.tnerara. Came down from the Inver and sailtd
the Robertson, for Puem.s Ayres ; Redman, By rm.,
for Jamaica; and Admiral Cockburn, Cooling, for Van lli
men's Land.

P 0 It TS)IOUT 11, Au°. 30.—Light airs from the Eastward.—
No arrivals or 'tailings.
FAL U '29.—Variable and light airs.—Sailed
the Duke of Marlborough puke!, tin' 'Lisbon ; Earl St. Vin-
cent, Krum, for Ostend ; and the Commerce, Mary, Confi-
dence, Mary Ann, and Union, for London.
Lave:l'l4Rn, A uu..29.---Arrived the St. Vincent, Coup-
land, from St. Vincent. The Alocander, —, from Jantai;:a
for this port is off llolyhead.

The Deveron, Wilson, from London for Vl:n Diemen's Land,
pint into St. Jug° (Cape de Verds) the Ist of June, and sailed
again on the 4th, all well.
The Flora, Dierks, from Liverpool to Stettin, sunk near that
port previous to the ilst instant.

POISONING 1,11011 TOBACCO..—Mary Turner;
a child of six years of age, living at. Stratford,
on last Thursday swallowed a portion of half-
smoked tobacco, which she took out of her
mether's pipe, and in the evening was seized.
with a violent reciting, which continued till next
day, when she died. This was from the poison.
ors oil contained in the tobacco, and st hide
exudes in smoking.
Yesterday morning, as Captain DAWSON was
quitting his vessel at Stone to to on shore, his foot slipped, and
he was precipitated into the River Thames, where he found ~
watery grave. The body was instantly drif ed under the vessel,
and notwithstanding every effort, it has not yet been picked ur.
On Tuesday a stone coffin, w hick had been
found in the morning in a vault or chamber of
the ancient Castle of Hastings, was openedl and.
found to contain the skeleton of a child, appa-
rently eight or nine years of age.—Another
coffin, discovered some time ago in the same
situation, was also inspected ; it con; ained u
skeleton about six feet in 'length. •
PIMSENCE OP MIND IN A Cllll.D.—Masten \V.
and A. S.---, of this city, co,i.sins, and sons of tvo of oar
most respectable persens, lately went down to mendowtiod,
for the purpose of bathing in the Clyde. As the forms.r
was coming out of the water, he heard the better cry out,
and on turning round saw him in the act of sinking; when
he instantly plunged in again, calling lit the same time
to a boat that was passing, and catching his cousin by the
hand, endeavoured to. make with him towards the shore.—
The latter, however, suddenly clasping hint round the shoulders,,
they both went down; but having separated while under
the water, rose again, though at some distance from cacti
liatihirds
other. The boat which had been bailed, by this time came lir,
and the num that were in her natually conceiving NV. S. to i e the
passed hint and tuck the other up just as he
recovered. The first
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of
exhaustssinking
sankhis
before generous t
the' boat
"0 Willie,
return to him. While under water, however,lhe thought oc-
curred
public-house, iii
to hint—a truly wonderful instancenainedait
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was,
Are Gentle.
itopugtty.-,Oit Sunday afternoon, a G
man from
nine in
l andtlie
chaise,evetlillgt's hickt‘io
the country put up his horse and chaise
°at colt);
the Hark-road, Islington, whilst i
he went to pass
at 'Ay 'el ri e.
ei: fi 110117aA""S".get NC:11':: i o w
the day at the house of a friend in the neiglibijur.
they said they left in the morninct the hostler,
supposing the horse and chaise belonged to 0
hood;p t,
rso usa ictuolulted half-past
fu r oie
lent,
let the men have them cm their
paying the ex.
peaces, and they drove off. Tile gentleman
called shortly after, and
was informed that twi.,
persons had called for u ..,ta;
and h
tiet.l them. Li-
quire was yesterday made
at the different turn-
pikes, but no tidings had
been obtained of the
men.