The Sun.
London, England, 1833-03-28 00:00:00

LIMERICK, MAROR 2S.

Yesterday, during the peaceful hours of divine set vice,
an extraordinary sensation was created throughout this
city. The garrison were drawn up on parade, previous to
being marched off to the respective houses of worship,
when an order suddenly arrived from the General com-
manding that the troops should proceed armed to the
houses of worship, and also that an extra quantity of
ammunition should be served out. The troops, accord-
ingly, to the amazement of the bystanders, broke off parade,
and afterwards assembled fully accoutred. At the churches
and chapels where any portion of the garrison attended,
armed sentinels were placed at the doors, which, being quite
unprecedented, was naturally calculated to alarm the seve-
ral congregations. The cause of these unusual measures is
kept a secret, hut I believe them to he pursuant to direc-
tions received that morning from the Government. What-
ever may be the object of them, all sensible men of every
party laughed at them, and the impolicy must be obvious
of exciting, as such demonstrations naturally must, a po-
pulation that, however strongly they may, from their
very distress, feel on political matters, continue free from
all symptoms of insubordination.
This d4y the clergy of this diocese met in the chapter-
room of the cathedral, to petition against the Ministerial
measure of Church Reform. Any particulars of the pro-
ceedings I cannot communicate to you, as they were con-
ducted with closed doers. This is not very inconsistent,
for our worthy parsons, on too many occasions, have
shown a determination to break all connexion with public

opinion.
The poor laws are becoming daily more popular in this
country. On to-morrow a meeting will be held here, .o
petition Parliament for a legal provision for the aged, in-
firm, and helpless poor, in Ireland. The requisition fur
the meeting has been most numerously signed, and by
men who have never before agreed on any public
question.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.

His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR proceeded witn
motions to-day, chiefly on points of practice, none of then
possessing any points of the least interest to the public. His
Honour will take petitions to-morrow.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. &HIS DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, Marten 27.—Wind N.W. light breezes.—Arrived
from the river and sailed, the Peter Proctor, Terry, for the
Cape of Good Hope. Sailed last evening the Elphinstone, and
the rest of the outward bound.
PORTSMOUTH, Mnacir 27.—Wind S.E.—Arrived off
port the Duchess of Atholl, Darwell, from China—sailed 28th
November, from the Cape of Good Hope 24th January, and
St. Helena the sth ult. ; and Macqueen, Lindsey, from China
—sailed the 19th November, and St. Helena 29th January.
Arrived the Enchantress, Kelly, from London for Few South
Wales. Sailed the Marquis of Hastings transport for
Barbadocs.
PLYMOUTH, MA Kett 26.—Arrived the Elizabeth, Cum.
ming, from Faro. Sailed his Majesty's ship the Pantaloon, for
the eastward.
COWES, Marten 27.--Arrived the Nile, Burnley, from
China.
GREENOCK, Mancit 25.—Sailed the Spence, Hardy, for
Bombay, and Rowby, Tait, for Demerara.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 26.—Arrived the Fortuna, Robin-
son, from Arica ; Berkley, Johnson, from New Orleans ; Chal-
lenger, Newman, from Lisbon. Off port, Nestor, Parrot, and
Richmond, Burroughs, from New Orleans.
RIO, JANUARY 13.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Warspite for
England—arrived on the 21st of January, his Majesty's ship
Hornet from Buenos Ayres, and on the 25th, Venaido packet
from Falmouth.
CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. 15.—The Sophia Pato, Mea-
dows, from Cardiff; the Swiftsure, Wild, from London ; and
the Charlotte, Baylis, from Guernsey, were on shore in the
Dardanelles, i❑ coming up (the Swiftsure arrived the 19th
inst., and the others to-day) ; but it is not stated that either of

them received any damage.
ALDERNEY, MARCH 21.—A boat, marked" Wensum, of
Yarmouth, Charles Burgess," was brought in here yesterday,
picked up off Cape Lattogue. The same day, a French boat
was seen towing towards the French coast, a brig's lower.mast,

top-mast, and top-gallant-mast, with yards, sails, and rigging
upon them.
CALCUTTA, Noy. 23.—The Hindostan, Ridman, bound to
London, has had the poop, bulwarks, &c. repaired, the fore
and mizen masts are in, and the mainmast will be to-morrow ;
she is taking in Company's sugars, and all the dead weight will
be on board on the 30th. Nov. 2.6.—The London, Wimble,
bound to London, has on board 300 tons, and is expected to
sail on the 20th of Dec.
FALMOUTH, Malice 26.—Arrived the Stanmer packet
from Rio Janeiro—sailed, on the 29th of May, Emulous packet
from Bermuda—sailed on the 10th ult., and from Halifax on
the 26th ultimo. The Louisa, Bosse, from Pernambuco
to Hamburg, and the Navarin, Hagut, from Dunkirk to
Liverpool, which put in here with damage, and leaky,
have been surveyed, and both condemned. His Ma.
jesty's ship Emulous, on the 26th February, on the coast,
N. S., there was and will be no doubt much field ice, and
in lat. 43. 00. long. 49. 00. we were much surprised to fall in with
a large quantity of pretty strongly packed field ice, co much so
as to impede the ship's way from nine to two and two and a
half knots, under fifth-reefed main topsail and reefed foresail.
Again, on the 4th inst , we fell in with three large icebergs in a
distance of about twenty-five miles At 9 P.M. the same night we
were obliged to pass through between the two easternmost, and
then to bring too for the night under fifth-reefed main topsail
and storm fore trysail, after which time, by taking care not to
make more northing, we saw no more of them. How necessary
it will therefore be for the out and hemeward bound to keep a
strict look out, more particularly those who take the northern
course to North America.
Relative to the Calypso, I know nothing after the 49th Jan.,
but I feel there may be too much cause to suppose it probable
that that packet, as well as other vessels, have come in contact
with the ice.

The William Little, Carter, of Liverpool, was taken posses.
sion of by the crew near the coast of California in February,
and afterwards scuttled.

The Dash, Stephenson, from Rio Janeiro was driven on
shore at the Cape of Good Hope during a strong gale from the
SE. on the of Jan., but expected to be got off with little
damage.
The Ocean Queen, Jameson, from the Mauritius put into
the Cape of Good Hope on the :20th of Jan., with loss of fore.
mast, &c., during a gale off Madagascar.