The Sun.
London, England, 1815-12-19 00:00:00

for orders.

DEAL, DEC. 18.—Arrived, and sailed for the
River, the Mu!grave Castle, RALPH, from Hali-
fax, in 21 days r Active, LAUGHTON, from New...
castle -for Grenada. -Came down from the River
the Peace, SETTelt,.'..for Havannah ; Parthion,
ELLIOTT, for JaMaiciv; and remain in the Downs
with the whole of the outward-bound as befure.
Wind W.

RAMSGATE, DEC. IS.—Arrived the Speedwell,
PETRIE, from Teller& for London, Laving cut
her cable off the North Foreland. Came in the
Industrious, LAMBING, from Lontioil for Mar-
seilles, leaky, and two foreigners, for shelter.—
Wind tit S.W.

GnAvEsENn:--Arrived the Three Friends, Brown, front
Nautz; Catharine, Munro,, Seville; Louisa, Dorp, Calais ;
Esperauce, Milner, Havre; Harmony, 'Lure, Hamburg!);
Shetis, Sanbrone, Finland ; Henrietta, Creinen, Bilboa;
Dorothy, Spence, Quebec ; Soppily, Curtain, Rouen ; Zusar,
Elbohn, Stockholm; L'Aigel, Buchan, Dieppe; Honditras
Packet, Luce, Smyrna; Mary, Williams, LimeriCk.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM PORTSMOUTH, DEC.] 6.
An experiment is about to be 'tried on board
a line•-of battle ship and three frigates, by 'ap-
pointing Pursers as Commissaries, tor the purpose
of placing all the stores of the ships under their
charge, instead of being under the care of the
Gunner, Carpenter,' and Boatswain as •it fre-
quently happens that- the hitter Officer, although
a good seaman, can neither read nor write, and
who of course must he' unfit for any situation
where it is necessary to keep an account of the
expenditure of the
,ship's stores. The same has
been cried- in small ships', and found to answer
' very well. The Magicicane is to be one of the
frigates.
Captain Collier, Lieutenant Elliott and Macna-
mara, Mr. M'Kenzie, 'Master, with 140 seamen
and marines, arc arrived here in the Eliza trans-
port, from Quebec. They arc part of the force
lately employed on the Lakes.
The Prince Regent yacht, about to be built in
this Dock-yard, is to hare, when launthed, a
Captain, one Lieutenant, a Master, and a comple-
ment of seamen. The appointment of Surgeons
to yachts has been discontinued. •
About 100 men of the 33d, regiment will em-
bar k as soon as the vessel is ready, to join their
regiment, already at St. Helena.
Of the regiments coming from France, two will
march into this garrison ; two into Plymouth gar-
rison, and one into Exeter.
The South Hants Militia which embarked last
week front Gosport for Irelaud, received orders
to disembark the next day, and now remain in
Gosport Barracki, in the expectation of tieing
marched to Southampton, to be. disembodied.

The St. George was put out of commission on
Friday, and the flag of Sir, J. T. Ducxworart
shifted, pro tempore, to the Superb. •
The Raleigh sloop was last week hided on the
Mast-house slip, to be rebuilt. The Impregnable
was paid off on Monday, and recomMissioned; as
flag-ship. The Majestic and Medusa are to be
sent round, to Pater Yard, Milford,to be broken
up!

An arrangement with respect to the Ordinary
at the different ports is in•contemplation. The
ships in a state of ordinary have hitheito 14een
watched by the Warrant Officers, who keep guard
alternately. Their services, it is said, will shortly
be tflspensed with a Lieutenant being about to
he appointed to each ship, who is to have the
sole .charge,, having under him the usual number
of men and boys. There will also be an increase
of superintending Masters. The measure will em-
ploy a great number of Lieutenants.
The following ships were put up for sale at the
Navy Office, Plymouth, on Thursday :
Freya, 1022 tens; Tisiphone, 42'5; Porpoise store-ship,
399; Moselle, 282; in ordinary at Deptford. Etna, SO8;
Wrangler, 177 ; Gallant, 181; Archer, 179; Forward, 179;
at iVoolwich.—Melpomene, 1014; Rosamond, 429 ; Oberon,
283; Foxhound, 3,18; at Sheerness. Plymouth transport, 195;
at Portsmouth. Danmark, 18:35; Albacore, 370; Kangaroo,
369; Basilisk, 186; Sylvia, 111 ; Bramble, 150; Quail, 75;
Mackerel, 70; at Plymouth. Many more, we understand, are
under consideration fur sale, to he taken to
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House, when Captain J.Ftteemax was
sworn into the command of the Cambridge.

The remains of the late Duke of J.SToßrour, will
be remoled on Saturday, from his residence in St.
Jame's-square, for interment in the family vault
at Dorking, Surrey.

The Duke of I.6cumoND is expected to suc-
ceed the late Duke of NORFOLK as Lord Lieu-
tenant of the county of Sussex.

Hull has been in a ferment for these last few
days, owing to the corpse of a young female hay-
ing been ta4en up, Supposed for anatomical pur-
poses. The body was found, having tad the head
g
and lower limbs cut oft. sturgeon, two sur eon's
apprentices, and another person accused of being
concerned in the affair, have given bail to answer
the charge at the next Sessiyps:.