The Sun.
London, England, 1823-06-06 00:00:00

MERCANTI [IE SHIPPING.

DEAL, JtrxE W.S.W.—Arrived and sailed the
Essex, Acton, from Bordeaux for Petershurgh. Also to-day,
and sailed for the River, the Pomona, Robinson, from Stan!,
Land ' • and Sir C. M'Crirthy, Franklin, from St. Lucia. Carne
dOwn from the River the Acasta, • Griswall, for New York ;
Success,, Shand, for Gibraltar; Swan, 114Lean' for the South
Seas ; New Frederick, Bundle, for Cadiz, and Eclair sloop of
war for South America, and remain in the Downs with the
outward-bound as per last. •
PouT 110 u T JuxE s.—Wind W.S.W.,—Passed by- the
James Green, Compton, from Barbadoes for London. •
CAVE or Goon florx, MAU(' it 26.-•:-.The. Ileworth from
England, bound to Algo Bay, with grain, spirits, &c. for the
linglish settlers, went on shore iu Algoa Bay during a gale on
the 18th inst.; much of the cargo would be lost, and it was
doubttnl it the vessel could he got ofil

Cowry, Juti E s.—Arrived the Sollthworth, Laughton, front
Batavia and the Cape of Good Ilope.

- The Regard, Smith, from Shields to Portsmouth, was los!,
on the Kentish Knock on Wednesday ; crew saved ny
Smack, and landed at Ramsgate.

MUltDra AT CLAPHAM.

UrtioN-MALL.—Ever since the apprehension of Stoffol, the
relative of Mrs. Richards, and Kepple, the bricklayer, upon sus-
picion of being concerned in the murder of that unfortunate lady.
Hall, the chief constable, and Glennon, one of 'the off cer; of
this establishment, have been almost incessantly engaged in
endeavours to apprehend a third person, who was stated to
have been concerned in the murder. The information direct?d
the officers first to Gravesend, where they heard the party was
to take ship and sail for the East Indies. When they arrived at
Gravesend-, they learned that he had quitted ship and gone to-
wards Portsmouth, but at Portsmouth they experienced anotiv:r
disappointment, after a most silent and scrupulous search.
amongst the King's ships and Merchantmen lying there. With
infinite trouble they at last succeeded in ascertaining that he had
returned to the metropolis. On Thursday morning, between
one and two o'clock, having obtained sudden information that
the man " they wanted" was about town, they set out towards
the'spot to which they wera.directed, and in a 'field near Ken-
niugton Common they found hint fast asleep. His dross was
completely different from that he was accnstomed to wear. Be
had on a smock frock and waistcoat, hobnailed high shoes, twit
a slouched bat. Upon being awakened, he neither appeared
surprised, nor did lie offer the slightest resistance, and was taken
by the officers to the neighbourhood of Mon-Ball.
Yesterday, at half-past three o'clock, be was brought before
14. B. ALLEN, Esq. charged with having been an accomplice
In the murder. lie said his name wits Thoozas scam A di,.
scription of the conduct of the prisoner before t:ie Magistrate
we suppress, in consequence of the request of Mr. Allen, to
whose judgment the whole of this most important, and, .as will
be seen by and by, singularly awful investigation has been col-
lided, arid from whom it has received the most strict attention.
Hall stated, that he considered himself justified in saying,
from the information that he had received, that Scott was con-
cerned In the murder of Airs. Richards; at Clapham.
The prisoner was ordered to be brought up for examination
on a future day. He is an uncommonly tine young man, about
111 years of age; his limbs are extremely muscular, and va.
proportioned.

WILLIAM JOHNSTON.---A Coroner's Jury W-a 4
summoned by JoIIN WRIGHT UNWIN, Esq., at
the Committee Room of the House of Correction,
in Coldbath-lields, to inquire into the death 0(
the venerable William Johnston, the Scotch pa-
triarch, who, by his own account, had attained
his 106th year. He was committed at the
Middlesex Sessions, as a vagrant, to six mouth,'
imprisonment in the House of Correction. It ap-
peered that this veteran, on the 26th of May, com-
plained of violent pains in ,the chest, and was
continually spitting, he was therefore removed
into thee Infirmary, where he received the
kindest treatment from Mr. VicKrav,, the
Governor, and was allowed wine, porter, tea,
and every luxury. The Medical, Gentleman or
the prison was unremitting in his attention,'
towards him, and gave it as his opinion that he
labourod under an internal intlamation—to mice
bled him would have caused his instant dissolu-
(ion, and his life was only prolonged by nourish.
ment. He died on Monday afternoon in the
presence of the Governor and his medical at-
tendant. The Jury returned a verdict of—
" Natural Death, by the visitation of God."--
lie bad long been considered as a vagrant, and
within the last three years had been frequently
committed to prison as such. He stated himself
to be 106, but it was ascertained by his dit.chaxge.,
from the army that he was only 79.