The Sun.
London, England, 1835-12-22 00:00:00

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FROM LLOYD'S.)
DEAL, DEC. 21.—Wind E.N.E.—No arrivals. A clear
Downs.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 21.—Wind N. 8., fine.—Arrived the
Kopendall, Pekin, from Surinam; and Lurdy, Trapp, from
Bordeaux.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind N., strong gales.—The brig
Memnon, Capt. W. Morrison, of Sunderland, arrived here
this afternoon, in 35 days, from Quebec, with timber, for Lon-
don, all well. On the 23d November the Memnon picked up
at sea three sailors belonging to the barque Harmony, of
Shields, a vessel which sunk on her way from Quebec, with
timber. The crew of the Memnon at the time saw several
other vessels in distress, names unknown. The barque Lush-
ington, Capt. Cook, on her way from Quebec to this port
with timber, was spoken with by the Memnon in the English
Channel on the 16th instant ; all was well on board the Lush-
ington at that time. The ship Posthumus, Capt. Pinington,
out 39 days from Demerara, with sugar, bound to London, put
in here this day, all well ; also the brig Dwina, Dorlem, out
15 days from Oporto, with wine, &c., bound to London, all well.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind N. E. to E. N. E., strong and
squally.—Arrived the Perseverance, Rayal, from Quebec.
Sailed the Robert Henry, Trigarthen, for Leghorn.
CORK, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Mary Warrally, Herbert,
from Monte Video. Off port the Acturus, —, Honduras.
LIMERICK, DEC. 19.—Arrived the Henrietta, Corney, from
St. John's, New Brunswick ; and Ariel, Carter, London.

The sloop Mary, of Campbelltown, was fallen in with on
the 20th instant in the Mersey, abandoned.
The Triune, from Selby to London, is one shore at Pakefield.
The John and Joseph, from Selby to Beccles, is wrecked
at Caistor.

The Busick, of Sunderland, was on shore at Filey Main, on
the 20th instant.

The Economy, Miller, from London to Shields, was on
shore near Bridlington on the 20th instant.
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The Mentor, of Arbroath, is on shore near Sealin.
The London (steamer), Clark, from Hull to Humber, was
burnt to the water's edge in the Humber, on the 20th instant.
Crew, passengers, and part of the cargo saved.
The Seneca, of Jersey, was on shore near Lowestoff, much
broken.

DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday morn-
ing, between eight and nine o'clock, much consternation
and alarm was excited in Gray's-inn-lane, near Holborn, by
a man at the window of the fourth story of the house of
Mr. Boy, boot and shoemaker, seemingly under the influ-
ence of excessive terror, and loudly calling " Murder !
Help! Help!" In a minute or two he threw a rope out of
the window, reaching down to the pavement, and which, it
appears, he had fastened to his bedstead, and getting out of
his window, swung himself off, and began to descend with
great p-ecipitancy. He had lowered himself down to be-
tween the first and second story, when, unable longer to
sustain his weight, he let go the rope, and fell with fearful
violence on the pavement in the street, striking the back
part of his head a tremendous blow on the stones. He was
taken up streaming with blood, and apparently in a dying
state, and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where,
on examination of the injuries he had sustained, the back of
his head was found to be dreadfully cut, and his right leg
broken and extensively lacerated. He is considered in the
greatest danger possible. It appears that his name is Sa-
muel Dennison, and that he was a lodger in Mr. Boy's
house ; but, having lately become affected with lunacy,
fancied that several persons were lurking about, to mur-
der him.

FOSSIL TREE.—In the quarry from which stones
are at present being taken for the new church erecting at
the Milton of Balgonie, was lately discovered a large fossil
tree. It is lying nearly horizontal, and is as yet attached
by about two-thirds of its circumference to the sandstone.
It is about fifteen inches in diameter, and about seven feet
of it are at present visible. As it tapers slowly to the outer
end, the portion still undiscovered is probably considerable.
It is wholly composed of white sandstone, similar to that
in which it is embedded. This quarry is remarkably rich
in vegetable impressions. Casts or marks of palm trees
are to be found in great beauty and abundance.•—Sunder-
land Herald.