The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-10 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

1, Arrivals in England.
From China.—The Bridgewater, Mitchell, in the Downs the
3d inst., sailed the 10th January ; and from St. Helena the lath
March.
The Scalchy Castle, Newall, off Portland the 3d inst., sailed
the 2d January ; and from St. Helena the 14th March.
The Repulse, Paterson, off the Isle of Wight the sth inst.,
sailed the 18th December, and from St. Helena the 12th of
M arch.
From Batavia.—The Thalia, Munro, at Porthmouth the 3d
inst., sailed the 7th December; Irtto the Cape, the 22d Fe-
bruary from St. Helena, the 7th March, and from St. Michaels
the 23d April, bound to Rotterdam.
The Magellan, Vanden Oven, otf Dover the 3d inst., sailed
the 10th December:
Front the Cape.—The Golden Grove, Steel, off Dover the 2d
inst., sailed the 22d February.
IL Arrivals at the Eastern Ports.
Java Head.—The Atlas, 'Mayne, from China, was off there
20th January.
At St. Helena.—Tide Pilot, Gardner, from Bengal and the
Mauritius, on the 12th March ; the Rapid, Wright, and the
Horatio, Christie, front the South Seas, on the 11th March.
At Rio Janeiro.—The Aigle, Starbuck, from the South Seas,
having the King anti Queen of the Sandwich Islands on board,
as passengers to England.
111. Sailings from the Eastern Ports.
From Chinn.—The Hythe, Wilson, for London, on the 10th
January. The LowtherCaStle, Baker; and the Warren Hast-
ings, Howes, were to be dispatched the next ships, on the 18th
January.
Front St. Helena.—The Felicitas, Campbell, from the Mau-
ritius to London, the 9th ; and the Pilot, Gardner, front Ben-
gal, on the 12th March.
IV. Miscellaneous Occurrences.
The Thalia, Munro, from Batavia, with six feet water in her
hold,
r,
engaged schooner at St. Michael's to keep company with
her to ngland, and-sho has gone into harbour at Portsmouth
to be surveyed on account of her leaky state, and lighten her
cargo, previous to proceeding to Rotterdam.
The Golconda, Ldwards, for Madras and Bengal, which
sailed from Portsmouth the Inth ult., experienced very bad
weather, and put into Plymouth the 2d inst. with loss of sails
and other damage. She will sail again the first fair wind.
V. Ships spoke with.
The Canning, IL'ncl, from London to Bengal and China,
24th March, lat. 1. 44 N., long. 20. 39. AV.
The Orwell, Farrer ; and the Thames, Havisitle, from Lon-
don to China, 4th inst. lat. 49. 50. N., long. 4. 20. W.
Vi. Passengers Homeward.
Per Scalehy Castle.__ Ir. Thos. B. Brooke, from St. He-
lena ; Mr. Domingos Joae Gomez.
l'er Bridgewater—None.
l'er Alfred, Dolgc, lately arrived from, Batavia—Two
Masters, Brown, from Penang.
Per Repulse—Sir W. Doveton, from St. Helena; Thos.
Greentree, Esq., Mrs. Eliza Greentree, four Misses Greentree,
Master Thomas Greentree, Lieut.J. B. Spiller, Master George
Jenkins, Master Stephen Cole, two invalids, and one native
servant.
• Per .Juliana, Webster, recently arrived from Bengal—MN.
Cathro, Mrs. Orton and child.
Front the Mauritius—Lieut. Harford, his Majesty's U2d re-
giment; Lieut. Wood, his Majesty's 44th regiment; Mr. H.
C. Bury, Mauritius civil service.
VII. Ships expected to sail next week.
For Madras and Bengal.--The Resource, Fenn, the Lord
Amherst, Lucas, and the David Scott, Thornhill, from Ports.
mouth on Monday ; the Exmouth, Owen, on Thursday, the
Lady Raffles, Coxwell, and the Cornwall, Bunyon, from
Portsmouth on Saturday. The Fairlie, Oldham, from the
Downs, on Thursday.
For Bombay—The Simpson, Capt. Simpson, from Graves-
end, on Wednesday, and the Triumph, Green, from the Ports-
mouth, on Saturday:
For Batavia, Penang, anti Sincapore.—The Salmon River,
Gransmore, front Gravesend op Thursday.
For St. Helena.—The Resolution, Gibbs, from the Downs
on Saturday.
For Van Dieman's Land, New South Wales, and Otaheite.
The Active, Prince Regent, and Stedcombe, from the Downs
on Saturday.
For the Cape.—The Oscar, Gibbs, from Gravesend on
Tuesday.

•
MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECS.—We have received
the following letter from a respectable correspondent, giving
an account of the most melanOholy shipwreck off the Western
Isles :

Customhouse, Tobeymory, April 29, 1024.
Siu,—l have to communicate to you the loss of the brigan-
tine Helen of and from Dundee, bound to Quebec and Mon-
treal, with a general cargo, which occurred on the morning of
the 19th instant, about 200 miles west of St. Kilda Island; she
struct on a rock under water, on the morning of the 10th inst.
Rock All," then bearing by the compass W. by S. a S.,
distant six miles. The crew and passengers continued at the ,
pumps for thirteen hours, but being overcome with fatigue,
were necessitated to endeavour to abandon the vessel, as the
leak *as rapidly gaining on them, the water at that period be-
ing within :$ feet of the hold beams. When lowering the long-
boat, she unfortunately was stove in pieces against the vessel,
with a tremendous sea. The crew at that period, twelve in
number, embarked in two small boats, with one passenger, and
shortly after leaving the vessel she, sunk, when melancholy to
relate, sixteen passengers on board petished, among the num-
ber were a Miss 'Webster from Dundee, with six women, three
men, and six children. The crew were providentially picked
up at sea by the bark " Flora," Captain Baker, from Dantzic
to Liverpool, and safely landed on the island of Tiree, one of
the Hebrides Isles.

I am,. Sir, yours truly,
WEM vss. ORROK,
Comptroller of the Customs, Ttibeimory,
(Ediaburg4 Courant, May 7•)

SCOTLAND.

UNITED SECESSION SYNOD.

EDINBURGH., MAY s.—" The chief business he-
fore the Synod on Friday was to consider a reference by the
Presbytery of Selkirk, respecting a call by the first congrega-
tion of that place; in- favour of 3lr. Lawson of L'eclefechan.—
The presbytery of Annan and Carlisle, it appears, had loosed
Mr. Lawson from his charge In Ecclefechan, and the Presbytery
of Selkirk had taken the previous steps to his admission at Sel-
kirk, in consequence of which a member of that presbytery en-
tered- a protest against his induction. In this state of matters,
the case came before the Synod. After explanations had been
given which appeared to be satisfactory to the member who
had protested, he withdrew his protest. Having heard reasons of
translation by the congregation of Selkirk, and answers by the
congregation of Ecelefechan, the Synod, after some debate,
sustained the call, and appointed the Presbytery of Selkirk to
proceed in the settlement of Mr. Lawson in the first congrega-
tion of Selkirk with all convenient speed.
The Committee appointed to consider what influence Mr.
Kennedy's Bill for regulating the relief granted to the Poor in
Scotland would have on the poor connected with the Secession
if passed into a law, gave in their report, when it was unani-
mously agreed to petition Parliament against the Bill.
After hearing some petitions transmitted through the Pres-
bytery of Annan and Carlisle, for money for assisting in
preaching the Gospel in Cumberland and other places, the
Synod adjourned till Tuesday.
On Tuesday a Committee was appointed to draw up a peti,
tion to the House of Commons on Mr. Kennedy's Bill. The
report of the Committee on the state of religion in the High-
lands was read, and severel Ministers were appointed to iti-
nerate there in the course of the summer. The Synod closed
yesterday.