The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-21 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals—Courier, Scott. from the Cape of Good
llope, in the River, sailed from Table Bay 19th October,
St. Helena Ist November ; Peter Proctor, Armstrong,
from Van Diemen's Land, in the Downs, sailed from
Launceston 7th August.
Arrivals at St. Helena—A Portuguese schooner.
October 26, prize to the Acorn ; Maid of Mona, 26th,
from the Cape, and sailed 28th to London ; Reform,
26th, from London ; Olympe, 28th, from Bourbon, and
sailed 31st to Bordeaux : Hannah, 29th, from Mauri-
tius, and sailed 30th to Lor.don ; Star, 30th, from Zan-
zibar to Salem ; London, 30th, from Sumatra to the Me-
diterranean ; Sons of Commerce, Mainland, 30th, from
Madras, and sailed 31st to London ; Celine, 30th, from
Bourbon, and sailed 31st to Bordeaux ; Apolline, 31st,
from China to London ; Princess Sophia, 31st, from Ba
tavia, and sailed Ist Novmber to Rotterdam ; Dyonesia
Catherina, 31st, from Batavia, and sailed to Amsterdam;
Gratitude, 31st, from Java to London ; Mary, Ridley,
from Calcutta to London ; Lena, Nov. 1, from Calcutta
to Liverpool.
Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope—Ano-
nyma, 7th Oct., from Portsmouth in 55 days, and sailed
12th to Bombay ; St. George, 9th, from Bristol ;
liam Salthouse, 12th, from Quebec ; Plantagenet, 12th.
from London ; Favourite, 12th, from Moulmein ; City
of London, 13th, from London ; Margaret, 13th from
Cowes ; Romeo, 15th, from Calcutta , and to sail 20th
for London.

Arrivals in Simon's Bay—Lord Goderich, Mills, 1s
Oct., from London, and sailed 3d to Hobart Town
Bolivar, from Bombay ; her Majesty's ship Conway,
from China.

Arrivals in Algoa Bay—Sea-gull, 26th Sept., from
London, and sailed 30th to Madras ; Harlequin. Gar-
wood, 26th, from London ; Hero, 28th, from Table Bay ;
Maid of Mona, 3d Oct., from Table Bay.
Departures from Table Bay—Lady Bowden, 4th Oct.,
to Batavia ; Talent, 6th, to Sydney ; Amity, 6th, to
London ; Transit, Bth, to Swan River ; Louisa and
Couch, 9th, to Algoa Bay ; Union, 10th, to Mauritius ;
Apprentice, 10th, to Algoa Bay.

BARON GUNDI.ING, THE COURT

FOOL.

The dignity of Chamberlain was destined to experi-
ence the satirical humour of the King, who, in 1726,
conferred the token of it, on Baron Gundling. At a full
meeting of the smoking club, the appointment was deli
vered to him, and the gold key fastened by the riband to his
coat. Gundling was vain enough to feel highly flattered,
and never went abroad without his gold key. But, as
his daily course led to the wine•shop, and he frequently
slept off his debauch in filthy pl ice., some officers one
day, for a frolic cut off his key, and carried it to the
King. Next day, when Gundling appeared at Court
without his key, the King took him severely to task,
and intimated that he must eipect to be treated in the
same manner as a saldier who part: with his musket fo-
drink. In vain did Gundlins implore pardon ; the
King pretend©d to be very angry, and desired him to
come to him the next day. Here, in solemn conclave,
a wooden key, gilt,at least a yard long, was handed to him
on a wooden platter of proportionate dimensions, and fas-
tened by a huge blue riband to his bosom, that it might
always be in his sight. He was ordered never to ap-
pear without this key upon pain of the royal displeasure.
After he had dragged this ponderous distinction about
for a week, the lost key was restored to him, and this
time he had it fastened with strong wire to the skirt of
his coat by a locksmith. By way of a new frolic, the
King ordered an ape to be dressed exactly like Gund-
ling, and decorated with a chamberlain's key. At din-
ner be then reproved the grand master of the ceremo
nies for his dissolute life, and for his youthful transgres-
sions, saying it was scandalous that he should turn his
children adrift in the world without making any pro-
vision for them. Gundling would have vindicated him-
self, when the ape, his counterpart, was brought in and
presented to him as his son, and Gundling was forced
to acknowledge and embrace him, the little brute at the
same time making some sharp attacks on his father's
wig,"—Campbell's Frederick the Great and his Times.

MURDER AT ToTNEs—Great sensation has
been created here by the death of a man named Kelly, a
travelling pedlar, in consequence of severe blows given
him with a poker by a woman with whom he was in the
habit of travelling. At an inquest held on Friday last,
at the North Star Inn, before Joseph Gribble, Esq ,
Coroner, the evidence elicited was to the following
effect!—The deceased was at the Fairybridge Inn, in
Totness, on the 20th November, in company with the
woman with whom he travelled, and whose name was
Sarah Baker. He was very tipsy, and after they had
sat down for about half an hour, she, without any
provocation at that time, seized the poker and
struck him twice on the head and shoulders. The
landlord interfered, and took away the poker,
and she then took the fire-pan, inflicting a
tremendous blow upon the middle of his back.
After this she caught him by the hair of his
head, and struck him twenty or thirty blows with her fist,
and beat him with her shoe ; he stooped forward, leaning
on his knees, and she then kicked him in the face ; the
landlord then again interfered, and put the deceased to
bed. The prisoner, who is said to be a fine-grown and
rather handsome woman, but who has the expression of a
perfect virago, has been committed for trial on the charge
of wilful murder.—Sonzerset County Gazette.
DISTRESS IN CARLISLE.—A requisition
signed by some of the principal inhabitants of all parties,
was this week presented to the Mayor, requesting him
to call a public meeting on an early day, for the purpose
of considering what steps can be taken to relieve the
distress which prevails to a great extent amongst the
poor. In compliance with this the Mayor has called a
public meeting for that purpose, on Tuesday, Decem-
ber 21, to be held in the Town-hall, at twelve o'clock.
We trust that the meeting will be well attended, and
that steps will be immediately taken to give that assist-
ance to the poor which is essentially necessary at this
inclement season of the year. A correspondent suggests
the propriety of making collections in all our places of
worship, so that every one may be enabled to contribute
his mite.—Carlisle Journal.
THE LITERARY PRIESTHOOD.—Of all priest-
hrods, aristocracies, governing classes, at present extant
in the world, there is no class comparable for importance
to that priesthool of the writers of books. This is a fact
which he who runs may read, and draw inferences from.
" Literature will take care of itself," answered Mr. Pitt,
when applied to for some help for Burns. " Yes," an-
swers Mr. Southey, " it will take care of itself ; and of
you too, if you do not look to it."—Thomas Carlyle.