The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-28 00:00:00

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MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, MARCH 27.—Wind S. by E. Sailed this morning
the whole of the homeward-bound for the River as per last.-.--•
Arrived, and remain in the Downs, the Duke of York, Camp:..',
bell, from China. Came down from:the River last night ane .
remain, the John, Taylor, for Pictou ; also this morning the
Swift East India Pilot yacht.
PORTSMOUTH, MAUCH 27.--Wind N.H.—Sailed the ,
Charles Grant, Hay, for Mauritius, Penang and China. , .
FALMOUTIi, M A Rcu 26.—Wind E.—Arrived the *Pritice
Regent, Hodge; from LiShon. . . .
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 26.---Wind E.S.E.--Arrived the
Nestor, from New York, in 20 days; George and Mary, '
Fraile, from Leghorn ; Clarissa, King, from -Batavia, in VS
days ; Billaw, Child, from Baltimore, 24 days ; and Aurora,
from Salem, in 26 dais.
. HOLYHEAD, MAUCH 26.—This morning, at 10 A. M. the
Alert, Morgan, Liverpool. Packet, from Dublin to Liverpool,
struck on the West Mouse Rock, near the Skerries Light
House, and in half an hour after went down ;—the Captain
and crew, excepting the Steward and a boy, were saved ; from
10 to 14 of the passengers were also saved ; about 130 perished.
Boats from this place have picked up and landed 26 of the dead
bodies.

MILFORD, MARCH 25.—The Harriet, Kilham, from,
Dublin to Barbadoes and Trinidad, having struck on a rock off'
St. David's Head, at 3 o'clock of the 22d, became waterlogged,.
and drifted about on her beam-ends for 12 hours, and then
sunk in deep water; the Master, crew, and one passenger
saved ; Mr. O'Riely, supercargo, was unfortunately drowned.

MISS PATON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN;

Stn—lf the performance of the Marriage of Figaro had now
ceased at Covent garden Theatre, it was the intention of Miss
PATON, my daughter, to have passed unnoticed the allusions to
her conduct in that concern, which have issued from the Press,
under the confusing and muddling terms cfjealowieg, conten-
tions, differences, &c. But as the Piece is :drought forward
again, it is thought advisable by her friends that a correct
statement of the case should be published. Miss PATON was
engaged expressly to perform the first characters only, in
Miss STEPIIE Ns's place. When it was strongly suggested
by her on that occasion that obstacles were likely to occur,
she was assured that no one whosoever would be allowed to
oppose or thwart her employment in the first line ; that even
if the Managers were disposed to alter that arrangement, they
could not accomplish it, for that a certain extent of voice
was indispensible to their first singer, in order to do justice to
Fide established Operas, and other unrestrained compoSitions
which might be produced. After some time, the part of Susisnmen
was assigned to Miss PATON, and announced in the bills ac cordj.
ingly ; the Managers informed her that Miss TREE had refused
to play the Countess. They requested that she would take thoSe
parts alternately, that the piece might be brought forward, and
the other Lady saved from the incurrence of a heavy pen ally.
—To Which arrangement' Miss PATON assented, in this case
only. She was afterwards informed by the .Managers that the
same difficulties remained unless she conceded the Fart of
Susannah .the first night. That they could not directly ask
her to make this second concession, it being so much beyond
what they had a right to expect. She,. however, assented :
and there a transaction closed in which Miss PAT ores con-
duct shewed every thing the contrary of jealousy, contention,
or any illiberal feeling whatsoever. To establish this point by
a statement of unquestionable facts is the object of this commu-
nication for which I have to crave your indulgence and that of
the public.
I am, Sir, your obedient humble Servant,
G. PATON.,
P.S. The abort arrangement was made.

SMITHFIELD MARKET; Manen 28.

There was a very full market this morning—particularly in
Oxen anti Lamb, inconsequenee of which the prices are lower ;
in Mutton the supply was also ,good, which article maintains
last Monday's prices ; the trade Was rather heavy.
Beef • 8s •Odto 4s 4d Veal
Mutton 3s 6d to 4s 6d I Pork
Lamb 5s 8d to 6s 4d.
HAY AND STRAW, PER LOAD.
Hay £3 lOs to -1:4- 4s I Clovpfi;n..•.£3 lOs to £4 les
• Straw £2 10s ,to £2 Os.

The Representation of this County in Parlia.
ment having become vacant by the appointient
of the•RightLion. CHARLES GRANT to the' im-
portant office of Vice-President of the Board of
Trade, the Sheriff has appointed the 11 tit of next
month for the election of a Member, when it is
said Mr. GRANT will be again unanimously
chosen.--(lnverness Courier.)
Five hundred deer perished in the Earl of
TANKEttrILLOS Park at Chillingham Castle,
13erwickshire, during the late stormy weather in
that neighbourhood.
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—Extract of a letter
from the country ship Semarang, dated Macao, the 16th of
July, 1822 In our passage from Bombay to China, through
the Straits of Sincapore, we met with a very singular occur-
rence off the Carimans: the ship was taken in a whirlwind,
which carried away all our masts above the lower masts' in an
instant, without our feeling the least shock on deck, or the ship
receiving other injury."
Extract of a Letter from Boston.—" MATHEws
has been greatly followed here. The averages
of his houses exceed KEAN's, and if he was to
continue for six nights more, we doubt not they
would be- equally great. We understand ht-
leaves us very shortly to play three or four
nights in your city, as he proceeds to Philadel-
phia. He positively returns to England on the
Ist of May."
• Mr. DOWTON, who • has been performing the
round of his best characters at the Dublin Tiie.l-
- closed. his . engagement with his benefit o
Saturday last.
• Mr. DEAN makes his appearance on Easter
Monday in, Richard 111. at the Dublin Theatre,
where he.is to play every night during the:next
fortnight..

Wednesday morning part of a small new.hovc,
erecting with others in one of the fields near the
Coburg Theatre, gave way, and three men,
who were employed underneath, were dreadfully
bruised by the timbers, bricks, and other build-
ing materials falling upon them. One of the
men was so
.seriously injured that it was found
necessary to carry him for surgical assistance.
ExEctrraw Or Join/ NEWTON.—After this unfortunate
man had been conveyed from the place of trial to the gaol,
on Saturday evening, he continued for many hours in a
state of gnat agitation and Me.ntal distress. On Sunday
he attended Divine Service in the Chapel of the pirison,
where ho: conducted himself with propriety. On the more
near approaeh of the hour of dissolution his feelings again
became much' agitated. At about a quarter after twelve, on
Monday, he was _ brought towards the scaffold, exclaim-
ing, as he passed along, " I have lost my life for three
• shillings." • Having ascended the lodge of_ the gaol, where
he passed.,a few „minutes in prayer with the Chaplain and
some fellow-prisoners, he was conducted to the scaffold ;
when, looking towards the immense multitude assembled, he
exclaimed, in a very loud tone, several times, " John ,Bolton !"
" John Bolton, of The Hem !" A voice appeared to answer
from the ,citiVfd ; and the prisoner then, 'in the same tone
as before, exclaimed, " John Edwards, are you come from Se-
Vern Hall ? While on the scaffold he said to the crowd,
" This is a •sad • death to die, my lads, for a young man
like me; GOD bless you all."—" I would give all the world
It had not happened." He exclaimed, two or three times,
" Don't hang me."—" I hope, Gentlemen, you'll not hang
me yet."—Occasionally he, ejaculated, " LORD have mercy
on me !" Previous to being turned off'be put his shoes (which
he wore slipperways) from his feet ; and wheat the drop fell
he died instantly, andd apparently without a struggle. The un-
happy man occupied a farm of about one hundred andseventy
acres, had been married about ten years, and has left 4 children.
He told a Gentleman who visited Iliac he had be a very bad
husband at all times ; that when he committlKl the fatal
act, he struck and -kicked' Ins wife several times ; and 'that,
but for the interposition of Providence, he should, under the in-
flitence of his .ungoverned feelings, at the same time have sacri-
ficed the life of the child who interposed its cries on the behalf of
its Mother : this addition to his crimes was happily prevented by
-the-poor, child -outrunning and escaping from him. The un-
happy criminal was a large and very muscular man.—( 45'cappia4
JOurnal. I•