The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-26 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

[Extract of a Letter from the Agent, to Lloyd's, it.SheeinFiiii

dated the 25th inst.]

" Sailed his Majesty's ship Genoa, Captain Sir Tboma4
Livingstone, for _Madeira :- the object of her cruise is said to
be to make a trial of the new invented masts—made from se-
veral pieces of timber hooped together with iron hoops."

DEAL, SEPT. 9.s.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived and Baited
t 4 the River, the Peeific, Taylor, of South Shields, from St.
John's, N. IL : smiled the 23d of August; left the Duke of
York, Taylor, loading. Remain the outtear&bound as before.
PORTSMOWEU, SEPT. 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the
Argo, Moller, froth Wyberg; Zepher transport, from the
Downs ; Willianfand Henry, Patriek.from ditto, for Jamaica ;
his Majesty's ship Jasper, from Cronstadt; and Henry and
Isabella, Bayles, from 'Trieste.

PLYston ra, Surf. 24.—Wind IV.N.W.--Arrived the
Royal George, Buckle, from the Indian Seas, last from clic
Sandwich ISlands; Ann, Fleming, and New London, from
Prince gdward's Island. Put back. the Bengal Merchant,
Brown, for Bengal ; the Maria, Croom, from Gibraltar, is
liberated from quarantine.
FALMOUTH, SEPT. 94.--Wind W.N.W.—sArriced the
Lord Hobart packet, from the Leward Islands : sailed from
St. Thomas's the 14th of August. Sailed his Majesty's ship
Partridge, for Milford.—A large brig has just carried away
her foremast and maintop-mast, off. the Gull Rock, name
unknown.

The Ten. Thousand Pound P.ize fixed for the
first drawn yesterday, mill which had caused so
great an interest, was sold by J. and J. Sive-
WRIGHT, t their fortunate Offices, 37, Cornhill
, Holborn ; and 38, Haymarket.—The Num-
ber, 8428, was shared in One Eighth and Four-
teen Sixteenths.—The fortunate holders may re-
ceive the value of their respective sharer on
demand.—The Wheel still contains Three Prizes
of XlO,OOO, One of ,e 10,000, and various other
Capitals.—The Second Day of Drawing will be
THURSDAY next.

According to recent letters from Stockholm,
the. Swedish Government is about to propose tti-
the Diet the commutation of the 'pensions assign-
ed to GUSTAVUS I.V. and his family, for the pay.'
ment of one sum adequate to their value, thus '
extinguishing the annual chargie which the Go-
vernment has imposed on itself for that purpoSe.
Commercial Letters from Naples speak of an •
approaching alteration in 'dm Tarif of Duties ;'
they also state that a new Loan will be nego..:,-.
elated in the course of the present year.-
Mr. DENZ TEL Tiot.r.Es had been very grossl.e•-':
insulted, as well us falsely. accused, by •Ireton the Puritan.--
Bolles, with becoming spirit, demanded satisfaction. Ireton .
.refused It, alleging that his conscience, would not suffer him to
tight. Upon which Mr. Mlles, coolly crossing the room.
pulled him by the nose, "It' your conscience, Sir, will not pi'r;-.
mit you to give yvidemen satisfaction, it should at least pre-
vent you from giving the cause of offence."
Figs can ut this time be purchased in the Brih.'.
'ton market at from Is. to Ss. per dozen. The*:
are principally brought front Sornpting, Wor:.
thing; and from a fig orchard at Tarring, which
is the only-one in the kingdom, so that at Brigh.'
ton and Worthing alone perhaps can this deli-
cious fruit be obtained so cheapond, at the same
time, in such perfection. They are said to sur-
pass those of the Parisian markets.
The following circumstance occurred at Sun.
derton, in Bucks, last Friday. As ISAnc K INEG•
and It. SostEasET, Esqrs., were returningfrom
shooting party, they were suddenly surprised at'
their dogs violently barking round a thick.t.•
Mr. King, advancing to discover what was thp:
cause, beheld, to his great astonishment, a large
black bear making off to the opposite side of the
field. He immediately fired at it, but the shot,'
instead of injuring bruin's tough hide, only -
11'served to quicken his pace. After a tong
and firing two or three useless shots, as it was-
growing dark, the gentlemen were obliged
give up the pursuit. It was afterwards
covered that the animal had made its escape front
a travelling menagerie that was going to inglt
Wycombe fair. •
MIDDLESEX SIESSIONS.—A respectable young
man was charged at the Middlesex Sessions by two [Moats
with having. tried to induce one of them to commit an offe7.ce
hand natni:tandans. The Jury found the defendant Not Gaiag,
and the Chairman observed, that not the slightest imputation '
rested on his character. The (rand Jury has found a bill
against the accusers. whose names are Ives and. iitadingtraw,
We understand that there are a gang of scoundrAs about the
town, who have extorted money from several persons by similar
charges. .

E MA RK rrs.