The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-03 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, Dac. 2.—Wind S.W., fresh breezes and squally.—
Came down from the River and remain with the ships that
passed yesterday evening, all of them having put back, viz. :--
Albion, Proctor ; Man, Vemes ; Georgians, Watt ; Ruby,
Corneby ; Royal Charlotte, Ford; Ann, Read; and Young
Mnila, Dunbar. The homeward-bound have sailed for the
River. Several of the outward-bound have bore up for 31ar-
gate Roads, not being able to reach the Downs.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 2.—lt continues to blow very hard
from S.W.—The outward hound all appear to ride well. :fir.
rived the John and Edward, Greenleaf, in 35 days from St.
Domingo for Ilamburgh ; Martha, Pell, from the Downs for
Cork.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. L—Wind W.—Put back the Thisbe,
Creed, for Jamaica, with trifling damage.
,Arrived the Caro.
line, Cuming, from Malaga, -°lithe port the London, Annan,
for Jamaica. The Percival, Livingstone, still continues on the
rocks, with 5 feet water in her hold ; her car....ro discharging
with lighters, and it is expected she will ultimately be got otf
with much damage. The cargo of the Idris will be unloaded,
having $ feet water in her hold, and her pumps choked. no
shipping rode out the gale yesterday without sustaining any
damage.
FALMOUTH, Dxe. I.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breezes and
clear weather.—Sailed the Magnet packet, for Lisbon : and
several coasters, bound round the land ; the outward-bound
remain all well.
L/VERPOOL, DEC.I —Arrived the Providentia Martinson,
from the hay of Roses; Aries, Balboni, Africa; John Ifeyes,
Demerara; Love, Mover, Quebec; and True Blue,
---, Mtramichi.

The Leonora, de Jonge, from Vigo to 1-Itimburgh, is totally
lost near Weymouth.
The Phillls, Jacques, from Belfast, was on the White House
Rocks, Liverpool, on NVetinestlay.
The Palambam, from Riga to London, which was on shore
on the itlaplin Sand, has been got off.

NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.—A Court Mari,,l Roe n!,l
on board his Majesty's ship Viceroy, on the 80th or No-
vember, at Portsmouth, for the trial of Wm. Crawfli.tl
Dixon seaman of his Majesty's brig Swinger (lately on trio
coast Of Africa), for stabbing. with the intent to murder, Mr.
G. P. Rosenberg, mate of the Swinger. The Court I wing
romernbled, and the prisoner being asked if he had 'any
Counsel, pleaded poverty, when a young man, named Grit.
tin, humanely offered his services; and shortly after a Gen-
tleman, named Hoskins, appeared in irhalf of tha priiioner.. tit
the ruest of the former, who, we understood, artieled to
Mr. Hoskins. The Prosecution having comnieueed, till
between three and four. when the Court adjourned gill ten
o'clock next day (yesterday); when, having assembled, They
proceeded in the defence, which was conducted very ably by
Mr. Hoskins, who laboured to prove the possibility of tile act
having been committed by one of the native Africans who were
on board, or at least that it might have been committed in zt tit
' of temporary derangement ; and having brougit !mut: a
number of witnesses to prove that the prisoner was subject ro
such fits, the defence dosed at about a quarter before tine
when, the Court being cleared, the members p, ocPeded to deli_
berate on the evidence. About five the Court re.opened, and the
JUDGE ADVOCATE proceeded to pats Remove., stating, that
the charges having been fully proved, the prisoner was to be
hanged by the neck on board any ship, and at what time the
Lords of the Admiralty might direct.