The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-02 00:00:00

MERCANTILE' SHIPPING.

DEAL, AUG. 1.-Wind W.S.W.--Passed through th
Busius, Gardner, from St. Vincents ; the David Lyon,
Purdy, from Jamaica, was dismasted in the Gulf of Florida,
and has been supplied with an anchor and cable from this._...
Came down from the River several outward-bound ships—par-
ticulars unknown.

PLY mo writ, JULY 31.—Wind W.—Arrived the Eclipse,
Carr, front Prince Edward's Island ; and Eagle, Pratt, from
St. John's, N. B.

Po RTSI,IO U AUG. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Stark.
ton, Langley, from Miramichi flir orders : sailed in company
with the Minerva and Nestor, for London.
FaystouTli, JuLr 31.—Wind W.N.W. Light airs.—No
arrivals or sailings.

The aurresia, Asparia, from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, was to.
tally destroyed by tire at Mora Castle, the beginning of April.
The Ainsley, Young, front Gefle to Ilull, foundered at sea
he 13th ult. ; crew saved, and arrived at Elsinor.

However great our apprehension for the pence
and tranquillity of the country ; however strong
our conviction that an evil spirit—a spirit of insu-
bordination—a disposition to lawless violence, ani-
mates the peasantry, which perhaps may not, for
ages to come he completely eradicated, yet we are
not prepared to deny that the ascendancy of
General Rock is somewhat on the wane, with the
single exception of our own county ; and even here
we cannot help thinking, that the events of the
Assizes have struck a tenor into the heart of
Whiteboyisrn, which we trust will be increased
to a very salutary extent, by the convictions
which must, we lament to say, necessarily occur
at the Adjourned Assizes to be held here in the
middle of this month.—(Cork Advertiser.)
The reports which we have given in our two
last publications, will stand good for the present
—all is tranquil in our immediate vicinage, and
its borders.—(Carlow Morning Post.)

Misra.,--We have seen a gentleman who knew
MtWA intimately both in the Peninsula and while
he lived in France. In his estimation, no man
who has appeared in Europe for a length of
' years, has finer natural faculties, and a more firm
and determined character than this Spaniard.
When he was in France, he lived not so much
from necessity as choice, in the most abstemious
and hardy manner, proceeding from place to place
on foot, and in this way travelling over the
greatest part of thelingdom. The distinguished
Generals formed under lluonaparte held him in
high esteem, and be availed himself of his ac-
cess to them to profit from their military know-
ledge and experience. Ile has personally the
utmost contempt for money ; and his mind
is too much occupied with the great projects
he has long cherished, to allow him to think
of women. lie is tall and vigorously made, and
his appearance is altogether most commanding.—
When it is necessary to stimulate his troops, he
performs feats of most desperate bravery ; but it
is a mistake to suppose that he is fool-hardy,
or ready to expose his person unnecessarily. Be
conceives him so resolute and determined, that
if every leader of Spain were to yield, he would
Still- hold out to the last.—(Morning Chronicle.)
A boat was launched on Monday last on the
Seine, opposite the Louvre, 'at Paris, which it.
constructed on a new principle. It is moved by
a wheel, similar to those of steam-boats, placed
at the poop, which is turned by a simple crank,
directed by a man. The' experiment succeeded
perfectly, and the boat, with eight or nine per.
• 90114 on board, rapidly descended the river to-
wards St. Cloud.—(Paris Paper.)
STRIPPING 011 Yesterday two
female children, one tire and a half and the other four years of
age, daughters of Mr. Williams, St. john-street-road, were de.,
coyed away from their father's door by a young woman under
pretence of going to buy cherries and gooseberries tOr them :
a painter who was at work at an opposite house saw them, and
suspecting her intention he followed unperceived ; she took
them to Northampton-square, anti turned into a court in Smith-
street, where she began to strip them ; the painter then pounced
upon her, took her into custody, and gave her in charge to
Jom-dan the constable, who searched her, and found several.
pawnbrokers duplicates, for necklaces, heads, children's
frocks, &c. in her pocket, all of which had been pledged on
the two preceding days, and are suspected to have been
stolen from children ; she was taken to the Police-office, Hat-
ton-garden, for examination, when she gave her name Jane
Bane. Mr. Williams, the father of the children attended,
and stated that many children in the neighbourhood' had been
lately robbed of their pelisses, hats, handkerchiefs, frocks, anti
necklaces.--The prisoner was remanded till NVednesday next,
to give an opportunity to make further inquiry.
At Gravesend, the beginning of this week, a
lady, who arrived there from London, missed her
child, about two years and a half old, which was
supposed to have been stolen by some gypsies,
who had erected a tent in the neighbourhood.
On Tuesday evening, as water was raising from a
well, the poor infant was brought up, and found
dead in the bucket. The unfortunate mother,
when apprised of it, became almost distracted.