The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-02 00:00:00

AIEitCANTILF. SMITING.

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DEAL, DEC. I._Wind W.S.W.—Arrived and remain the
Carron, Strachan, from Prince Edward's bland; Killingbeek.
Smith, Tobago; Rawlins Quack Leghorn ; Bebe, flare;
Quebec; Nelly, Dale, ditto; British Tar, Clark, tlitto; Phoeby,
illajoribanks ; ditto ; Marquis of Bundy, Thomson, gt.
John's, N. B. ; also, anti sailed for the River, the Ocean,
—.....—, from bliramichi; and Nautilus, .....--.-..., front this
westward. Came down from the River and remain the
Brothers, slotley, for New South Wales. Arrived, and sailed
again For Ilumburgli, the Aretitusa, Clark, from Rio Janeiro,
in 7S days.
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PonTsitouTti, Dec, I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Lyra,
tiontluest, from Zante; Wilhelm, Vantlllyckt, front Batavia.
LYmouTif. Noy. 30.--Wind W.—Arrived the Specula.
, Richards, from Prince Edward's Island in 38days ; Elimt.
heti, Aloon, from Quebec in 35 days ; antl Providence, Noy °,
titan Denia. The Curazier French brig was liberated this
morning from quarantine, and General Mina and suite intme.
diately landed.
Cowrs, Drc. 1.--Arrived the Samuel, King, from the Bay
of Honduras, out 80 days, short of provisions, leaky, &c.
The Frederick, Askew, front Liverpool to Lisbon, went On
shore at Holyhead on Saturday night, and is not expected to
be got off.
The Lady Kenneway, from London to Bengal, was spoken
:th, 411 well 10th October, in let. 7. N. long. 27.
W.

The East India Company's ship Bridgewater arrived at
Bombay on the 13th of July, aftor a fine passage of about 89
days from St. Helena. The Company's ships Lierefordshire
and Inglis were to sail from Bombay for China on the 9th
of
July. The Company's outward-bound ship Vansittart was all
well in lat. 1. JO. N., long. 20. 30. %V., on the oth of Juno.

EUN'ERAL OF THE LATE LORD ERSKINE.
Ettistiuntaft, Nov. 28.—The remains or the
late TJIOMAS, Lord EittirtNE, K. T. were conveyed Prom
Ammondale, the seat of the Right lion. the Earl 0f..13u CHAN.
and interred in the ancient Tamil .vault at Vphall church,
The funeral was private, the body being conveyed in a hearse
drawn by six horses, which was followed only by the family.
carriages, and those of a few private friends,.—Thus humble.
and unostentatious was the funeral of Lord iii'iskine—a whose professional life affords a glorious instance of what a
.single individual of independent spirit, and of pure and
patriotic principle may do, even though he have to contend with•
the influence of the Government and the corruptions of the
people combined against hint ; as well as a brilliant example,
that a mean, timeserving, and base servility to those in power,
though the common, is not the only road to rank and prefer,
men t. ( Edinburgh Star.)

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Ito vs.r. ACAI) En Y.--- LaSt night there wag tL
MI attendance at the Lecture given by Sir A. CAMAS t.):., on
the Physiology of the Bones, which was occasioned by the exist.
bitions of the students' efforte, which were very numerous...,.
There were no less than 40 chalk drawings from Menton end
Antigone; several from living figures ; four copies of a par.
tion of Rahael's Cartoon of- Christ's Charge to St. Port ;
five original paintings of Michael and Satan contending
for Moses's Body ; three original compositions in bus relief by,
Pita, Billies, and Smith, of Pandoraie being brought ta Mercury Lpimetheus ; designs for a National Hospital for In.
valid Sailors, and drawings of the elevation of Somerset House.
We bad no opportunity of noticing the merits of these produc-
tions, as the lights were extinguished Ina few minutes after the
lecture was concluded.
On Sunday sehmight, at All Saints' Church,
in Newcitetle.on•Tyne, after a most impressive sermon by the
lion. and Rev. Edward Grey, A.M., Rector of Whickham,
from Philippians, ii. 5, to one of the most crowded and atten-
tive audiences ever assembled in this church, the Bata of
fin Is. 3d. was collected for the Charity Schools (boys and
girls) of All Saints' parish. Many persons were diseppointed,
and obliged to retire, being unable to find room within -the
church. In the afternoon, the same lion. and Rev. Gentle-
mall preached a most Impressive sermon in St Ilild's Church,
South Shields, where a collection of nearly 361. was made fur
the benefit of the South Shields and Westoe Disiensary.
On Sunday se'tm R
ight the Roe. John Vane,
Lecturer of Dulwich College, preached a charity sermon, in
St. Nicholas' Church, Durham, to a very numerous congrege.
thin, after which a collection, amounting to 511. Is. 5d., wiX
made' in aid of the funds of the United Blue Coat and Sunday '
Schools, being the largest collection ever made in the City of
Durham upon such an occasion.
The Gateshead Charity flail, hell on the 19th ultimo, was most numerously and respectably attended ; and
the Steward, have paid into the hands of the Treaeurcr of the
Girls' School in that parish, the sum of 481. Is. being the, sure,
plus of the receipts after defraying al expellees. This is an
example which should be followed throughout the kingdom I
On Tuesday the 28th ult. Mr. Andersoo,'
teacher of deaf and dumb, Glasgow, with a number of his
pupils in different stages of improvement, appeared in the Anti.
burgher mecting.htmee, Kilmarnock, befbre a large and re-
spectable audience. Specimeos were exhibited of their attain-
menu in reading, writing, English grammar, arithmetic and
geography in all of which departments various quetaionts were
asked by the Gentlemen present, and answers promptly end
correctly givers. They were also called on to pronounce,
and the recitation of several was distinct and articulate,
and far beyond what many were prepared to expect. Some
of the more advanced gave evidence, not merely of their abi-
lity
to read the Bible, but of their understanding it, and the ex-
treme facility with which they turned at once to the pines!
they wished to consult proved clearly their intimate acquaint»
RICO with it, and that its doctrines anti precepts were engravei
on their memories. It is truly gratifying to see a portion vesf
the human race thus raised from the verge.of brutality, d
and
placed on a level with their fellow.mer4
80w...5T(1 EgT.—( interesting to Weavers.)-- .‘ 1 tfred Mlle.?) was brought up this day in custody,
charged with leaving his work. The Defendant,
it appeared, had undertaken to complete a veto.; able order for fringe for carriages; but, instead '
'of doing the work, he drew an account, led
went off, as he said, on the fuddle. The De..fendant said, weavers would drink, and nothing;
else. lie also admitted that he had kept up the'
spree for the last month. Ile was committed fur
fourteen days.
On Friday, at Larnmack, W. litwowrtt, a
youth about 13 years of age, and of eccentrio
habits, took it into his head to try an experiment
at hanging, and accordingly tied himself up to
the door anti outhouse with a narrow piece of
cotton fent : he had not been missed more than
six minutes before he was found in this position,
with his knees nearly touching the ground; yet
although he was immediately raleascd, the vital
spark had 'fied.--'-(Mackentrn Mail.)