The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-11 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, Drc. 10.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Jean, James,
from Quebec t on the 7th inst. spoke the Hector, Ilawlett, for
Jamaica, 18 leagues west of Scilly—all well. Passed a schooner,
water-logged, 100 miles S.W. of Scilly, with no one on board.
The whole of the outward-bound sailed last night and this
morning, with the following vessels from the River, viz. :
James Laing, King, for Jamaica ; Posthumus, Hope, Sierra
Leone ; Diana, Sims, Mediterranean ; Fortitude, Bulcher,
Barbadoes ; Preston, Nall, Genoa; and Levant, Freeman, St.
Kitt's.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 10.-Light airs and variable.—The
Victory, from the East Indies, floated off last night's tide with
assistance from his Majesty's Dock-yard. Put in, wind bound,
the Marquis of Anglesey, , for Jamaica ; Sea Nymph,
Burroughs, for Naples, with loss of fore-yard ; and the Petia,
Aquist, for the Mediterranean.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. ft.—Wind S.W.—A large ship was seen
beating in at dark, supposed to be an outward-bound West
Indiaman. _ . _

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Far.stotrrit, DEC. 9.—Wind W.—No arrivals or sailing's.
DOTER, 10.—Arrived the Monarch packet, from Bolt-
logne, with his Excellency Count D'Aglae, Sardinian Ambas-
sador. Off the port the Helena, Currie, from Pictou.
LIVERPOOL, Dr.c. 9.—Arrived the Harriet, Sibson, and
Carrick, Blake, from Ilichebucto, sailed the 10th November;
Crown, Havelock, and Nelson, Croak, from Miramichi, sailed
the 12th Nevernbtr ; Charlotte, Shearer, Maria, White, and
Milwood, Moisop, from Quebec; Crosstliwaite, Wilson, from
Bay Chalcur ; and Alpha, Stewart, from Cape Breton.
NEwitavr.rr, DEC. 10.—A vessel is sunk oil' Ileachy Head,
and boats are endeavouring to tow her on shore. Several pipes
of wine and some fruit have been picked up.

The Hugh Crawford, Langdon, for Van Diemen's Land,
put into Torbay the 7th instant, and remains.
The Prompt, Leith smack, sprung a leak oil' Orfortlness the
Bth instant, and sunk ; crew ►ared.
The Janet, of Aberdeen, is lost on Miramichi Shoals.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when Captain Samuel Serie was sworn into the com-
mand of the ship Inglis, consigned to Bombay and China.

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

Yesterday an Inquest was held at the Red Lion Tavern, Red
Lion-street, Holborn, before I'. STIRLING, Esq., Coroner, on
the body of Mrs. Susannah Kelmair, aged 40, who resided in
the above street.
Slater Blake deposed, that he is a waiter at the Blue Boar
Inn, Holborn. Yesterday, while standing at the door, he ob-
served the deceased walking along the street, apparently intoxi-
cated, and at length she fell down. Witnces proceeded to her
assistance, and on ascertaining who she was, be had her con-
veyed home, when medical aid was procured.
Mr. William Wright, surgeon, of Grenville-etreet, Bruns.
wick-square, deposed, that he had been acquainted with the
deceased for the last 17 or 18 years, part of which time he had
attended her professionally. She was a person of sober habits.
He was called on to attend the deceased, whom he ftmnd at her
house, labouring under symptoms of apoplexy. Ile rendered
her every assistance, but she died shortly after.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of
God."
Mr. Wright here related to the Jury a most extraordinary
instance of sudden death, the result of a lit of apoplexy,
which had recently come under his immediate attention.
He said, that the other evening he was called upon to :mead
a gentleman, a friend of his own, who resided in Brunswick-
square, who, he was informed, was supposed to be dead.
Witness instantly repaired to the house, and on entering the
drawing-room, he found the deceased gentleman sitting in
his arm chair, leaning back, with ' his hands in his breeches
pockets, and had all the appearance of being in a comfortable
and serene sleep. On examination, he discovered him to be
quite dead from apoplexy. Ile had dined with good appetite
and much cheerfulness, and after dinner he sat down with his
wife to reading. She observed him reclining backwards on the
chair, but had not the least conception of the awful nature of
the visit ; but thought he was merely falling ealeep. Under
that impression she suttered hint to remain for a consider..ble
time without speaking to him, but when she went to arouse
him, she discovered that he was a corps:.
SUDDEN DEATu.—An Inquest was held before Mr. STI
I. I/4 0, Coroner, on the body of Thomas Parker, Esq., surgeon,
of Devonshire-street, Portland-place, who on Tuesday last was
found dead in his bed-chamber. The Inquest was held at the de-
ceased gentleman's house. It appeuretl by this evidence that the
deceased, finding himself indisposed, took about two o'clock in
the day 25 drops of laudanum, and then retired. to his chamber,
directing himself to be called at nine o'clock inthe evening. At
that hour the apprentice entered his apartment, and found the
deceased in bed, quite cold. On examining further, he ate, r.
tamed that he was dead. 1)r. M•lntyre and other medical
gentlemen attended, but their services proved of no avail
ever. By permission of the family, the body Wes opened ; the
stomach and interior were in excellent miler ; but on examin-,
ing the head, which was much swelled, it was thought that
the enlargement or rupture of one of the principal arteries of
the brain was the cause of his death.—The Jury returzad
verdict of " Died by the visitation of G0e1.".....1110 aei.easta
was eminently skilful in his profession, and was much re-
spected.

The Montreal Papers state, that another large
timber-ship, of greater dimensions than t'►e
Columbus, is building at the Island of Orleans.

SUICIDE.—Latit night, about W. o'clock, a ►,tian
whose mune we could not learn, was conveyed in
a hackney-coach to Bartholomew's Hospital, lie
had taken a considerable quantity of oxalic acid
about half an hour before. llt, expired in sminutes
after his arrival at the Hospital, and before ally
assistance could be rendered him. He stated to
the persons who first discovered him, that dis-
tress drove him to the commission of the rash act..

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY
Extracts from the Morning Papers, Dec. 11.

[BRITISH PRESS. j
The Paris papers of Wednesday reached our
Office last night. They contain no article of do-
mestitl intelligence of the least interest on this
side of the channel. They are equally devoid of
political disquisition, In their extracts from fo-
reign journals, we have from the Prussian Stale
Gazette a format justification of the arrest of M.
Cousin. It is alleged that he was deeply, impli-
cated in the revolutionary intrigues of Germany,
by the confessions of several individuals already
in custody on charges preferred against them by
the Central Commissions of Mayence; and, as his
offence relates to a general attack on all the In-
stitutions of Germany, it is contended that
he was properly handed over by the Saxon
to the Prussian Government. The principles
on which this delivery is justified renders the
whole transaction of mere importance to the
people of Europe generally. We know not who
that has stated his opinions freely as to the conduct
of Foreign Governments (and what Englishman
has not ?) can hereafter consider himself safe in
any part of the dominions over which the in-
quisition of Mayenee has power. The traveller
may be seized at the first stage of his journey,
on the pretence that he has somewhere said or
done something tending to promote revolutionary
designs, and he may then be delivered over from
one Power to another, till he is safely and secretly
lodged in one of the many fortresses appropriated
by Germanic despotism to the arbitrary imprison-
ment of those who excite its alarm or hatred. The
system of the Holy Alliance becomes every day
more oppressive and dangerous. It is abhorrent
from the spirit and sentiments of the age, and
tends only, by its unbending rigour, to endanger
the establishments which itwas invented to support.
We cast our eyes with anxiety towards France at
this moment. Much is to behoped,—much feared,
—from.the course that will be taken by her Govern-
ment with respect to European politics. If re.
posing, as she may well do, in perfect security
on her Constitutional Institutions, she gradually
detach herself from the confederacy of Sove-
reigns, we may look forward with hope and con-
fidence to a long succession of years of general
peace and general prosperity. But if, unhappily,
she should join her aid in endeavouring to repress
the irrepressible expansibility of the human
mind, we shall augur less satisfactorily of the fu.
ture destinies of the world. Be her course what
it may, we know what ours ought to be. Jet us
continue to stand aloof from alt dangerous conti-
nental connections, and if the struggle of extreme
principles should again disturb the tranquillity of
Europe, let us, while the belligerents will permit
up to do so with honour, observe towards both
parties that strict neutrality, which will best
enable us to avoid the calamities they inflict upon
each other. So shall our commerce continue to
increase, and all our great national interests to
flourish.

[NEW TIMES.]
The Cabinet Councils so frequently held of
late have produced no inconsiderable degree of
speculation in the City as to the subject of their
deliberations. It would be of little use to
count the various speculations invented to account
for, a circumstance depending on very natural
causes. All that we shall at present say is, that
no augury of evil is to be drawn from this source.
Yesterday there were no, accounts received
from Paris by express, and very little 'business
2c hnlicertance Was transacted in the Funds;
Cnnsols remaining without the slightest varia-
tient= at 051 during the day for the Account.
Respecting the new Speculative Mining Com.
panics frothing additional transpired, the prices
remaining the same as on the preceding day at
the close of business, as will be perceived by the
following prices which they obtained yesterday :
—Anglo, Mexican shares 321. to 33/., and the
United Mining •ditto, 344 to 36/. per share ;
Messrs. Ilullett and Co.'s Buenos Ayres Mining
shares 51- to 6 per cent. prem.; Brazilian shares at
par ; and those- of the Continental Gus Company
at I.f to It' premium. In regard to the two
latter it was rumoured that some reduction would
be made in the price charged as premium by the
Contractors, but no communication to that effect
has, we believe, been yet made. In the Foreign
Securities no alteration deserving notice took
place throughout the day.

cTite Times.]
A. case of ISOM interest came before the Lord
Chancellor yesterday. A. periodical work on
medical subjects, entitled The Lancet, had been
accustomed to publish Sir Astley Cooper's Lec-
tures as they were delivered, and was proceed-
ing in the same course with respect to the Lec-
tures of Mr. Abernethy—the highly-talented
Mr. Abernethy, as the no doubt equally-highly.
talented Solicitor-General styled him. We be-
lieve that Sir Astley Cooper was not entirely
content with the practice of the Editor of The
Lacet. However, as there might appear to be
as much sweet as bitter in it, he swallowed both.
Mr. Abernethy will swallow neither : he is not
content that his fame should be diffused by the
violation of his exclusive right to his own literary
property ; and at the risk, also, of fathering what-
ever errors an unauthorized reporter may commit.
He therefore Applied to the Com t of Chancery yes.
terday, for an " injunction" to stay the Editors of
The Lancet from publishing his Lectures. The
matter ended in a temporary compromise, by
which the number actually in the press Might be
allowed to appear, and the future publication
be suspended till the cause should be argued.
It was easy, however, to 14ee that the Lord
Chancellor's opinion was decidedly hostile to
the publication, The case, as acutely stated
by his Lordship, is totally different from those
in which the reports of courts of justice or police-
offices are concerned. The proceedings of the
letter are publicijuris ; the officers presiding are
the public servants, and they must speak and
sibs/ act openly ; and the public, without the
payment of any admission fee, have a right to
knew how they speak and act; or otherwise

British subjects would fall into almost as total
ignorance of the practice of the law as the great
mass of Roman Catholics are of the contents of the
Bib being excluded from the perusal or know-
ledge of it by their Infallible Church. The case-
before the Court yesterday was thus stated by
his Lordship It is, whether a party attend-
" ing lectures in any branch of philosophy or
" learning for his own Information, is at liberty
" to publish the lectures for his own advan-
" tage."—lt is evident, if this be an accurate
statement of the case, that the mental improve-
ment derived by hearing is all that is paid for:
the Professor has not conveyed away his right
to the profit to be derived from publication.—
We believe The Lanai ranks very high among
medical and surgical men, as a correct and able
compilation of reports and cases; and is acknow-
ledged to have rendered great service to the
sciences of which it treats.

[MOILNING POST.]
. We have received another set of American pa-
pers to the 18th ult., which contains some addi-
tional intelligence from the Spanish Main. It
confirms, or rather it repeats, the statements of a
great and decisive victory having been gained by
Bolivar in Peru. A letter from Margcaybo,
dated the 17th of September, says, that the im-
mediate results of this triumph had been the
occupation of Lima, Callao, and several other im-
portant places. Letters from Quito and Guyaquil
enter a little more into particulars of the action,
and therefore augment the probability of its hav-
ing really taken place. After stating that " the
whole Spanish Power had been defeated," they
say :—" we lost the gallant General Cordova,
who commanded the advance of our troops. Ile
fell at the head of his brave companions at the
precise moment when victory declared itself in
favour of our cause. General Sucre has taken
re-possession of Lima and Callao, which have
been deserted by the enemy," These accounts
begin to assume a more regular shape, and will
probably prove correct to A considerahie extent;
for it seldom happens that rumours coming from
different quarters agree so nearly on the nature
of the facts to which they relate, if those facts have
no real existence or are grossly exaggerated. In-
telligence from Truxillo, September 7, asserts that
a dreadful civil war raged in the Republic of
Guatimala ; that the city of Grenada was invest-
ed by 3,500 troops, and that all the Whites, to
the number of 110 men, women, and children,
had been massacred at Leon." This probably
alludes to the state of that province before Gen.
Bravo had restored its tranquillity. His expedi-
tion put an end to civil war, and led to an amicable
arrangement with the State of Mexico, n hich
there is no reason to believe had been since dis-
turbed. Great rejoicings are said to have taken
place at St. Salvador, in consequence of the re-
cognition of the independence of the Brazils by
the Gmernment of the United States.