The Sun.
London, England, 1802-05-21 00:00:00

EDINBURGH, MAY 17.

ON Wednesday morning last, the Elizabeth and
Peggy, Peter Caithness master, belonging to Dun-
dee, loaded with a cargo of lime-shells, and lying
at anchor a considerable distance from the harbour,
was set on fire by water getting amongst the lime.
A number of seamen exerted themselves in procur-
ing and carrying sand to the vessel in boats,. and
at last succeeded in extinguishing the fire. The
vessel has only lost her quarter-deck.
The new mode of catching salmon by. what
is called the stake-net, lately adopted uiTti
fishing belonging to the, .1
-lon. Mr. MAUL E, about
a mile to the eastward of Broughty Castle, has
been attended with remarkable success. It is
said that some ingenious improvements have been
made by the Gentleman who is tacksman of the fish-
ing. The legality of the stake-nets, a question highly
interesting to many Landed Proprietors, as well as
to the Public in general, now awaits the decision of
the Supreme Court of Judicature. It is curious that
this mode, though in our rivers still in its infancy,
has been praaised on the shores and rivers of Italy
for these many years past, and has been minutely
described by travellers.

On Friday se'nnight, a boy about eight years
of age, returning from school, fell into the Great
Canal at Kirkintilloch, and was drowned. There
was no body near- him at the time of the .uccident
but a younger boy, who was unable to render
him any-assistance. A stick floating upon the
surface of the water allured him to his fate to
obtain which he • imprudently went beyond his
depth. Whatis remarkable, in the at of sinking,
he had the presence of mind to throw his book which
he held in his hand to the shore, which was carried
home by his companion to his afflided patents.—
His body was found next morning.

SHIP NEWS.

YARMOUTH, MAY If.

Sailed—the Argo; Libleis,. New Kerrison, Criskmay, and
Brothers, Harris, for Norway ; and Mary, Warren, fur Lon-
don.
Arrived—the F. lizabeth and Ann, of London, james Ed-
wards,.from Cork, with bay yarn; Friendship, Barber, from
Liverpool; Sophia, Alston, from London ; I ndustry,
Gouda, from. Harwich ; Samuel, Chambers, from South-
wold • Thomas and Mary, Ellis, from Chatham ; and Eli-
zabeth, Tunnnon, from Hull.

731RT1-T. Itl P
,On the rqth inst. the Lady 01Williarn Baker, Esq. •—•
at hay, fronibury, 'Alerts, of a soil.

On the v.:l.h inst. at Ten'tple Sowerbv in Westmorel
M. 410: !Ft).
Ftivvard •Esg. of Applc.by , to M ''
Miss Maly ttici'')ll
of Temple Sower!)v.
Last at Mary-le-holm^ Church, joseph Muner'
Esi. of Sloane-sr,,et, to Miss Iloadley f Grelt
Last week, at Nortnlicet, Samuel Elyardt Esq. 0-
S.. lieleri'4, Misz; Crackelt, the only daughter of the RtS
Crackelt, Northhieet. and,

DIED. •
On the nth inst. at lloskenna, Cornwall, the Ito% '11'°";ol
B. A. aged 6z wally yaars Minister
Silver street and Islington Chapels.

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