The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-26 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, FEB. 24.—Wind, fresh breeze at S.W., and
cloudy. It blew hard with heavy rain, the whole of last night.
DEAL, FEB. 23.—Wind N.W. to S.W., fresh breeze.—
Arrd. Garrick, westward ; Marie Julie, Diligentia, and Law-
rens Koster, Rotterdam, for Batavia.
OFF DOVER, FEB. 23.—Atalanta, New York, for Bremen.
CowEs, FEB. 23.—Arrd. Don Quixote, Muller, Rio.
SALCOMBE, FEB. 22.—Arrd. Patalina, London, for the
River Gambia, with loss of bowsprit and other damage, hav-
ing been in contact with a brig off Beachy Head, 17th inst. ;
Copia, Jarvis, London.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 23.—Wind variable.—Sld. Virginia, St.
Übes, after repairing.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 23.—Wind W.S.W., fresh breezes.—
Arrd. Orion, Mathieson, Buenos Ayres, sailed Dec.-21 ; Jane
May, London, for St. Thomas; Prince of Brazil; Odessa.
Sld. Albert; Doininica.
BRISTOL, FEB. 23.—Acrd. Miranda, Brock, Cape de Verds
and Gambia. Sld. Delos, Africa; Dochfour, St. John's, New
Brunswick.

HOLYHEAD, FEB. 21.—The Orion, Jones, from Chester for
Rouen, in warping out with the falling: tide struck on the
Point of Parris Island, but is expected off without much
damage. _ _

PoirnTztuAEN, Fnn. 20.—A head board, marked Joanna,
and a piece of timber, with copper bolts in it, have been
washed on shore near here.

PowrsoY, FRB. 19.—1 t has blown a gale frog N.E. yester-
day and to-day. Several grain laden vessels.are_detained in
the harbour.

HARWICH, FEB. 22.—Tho Gipsy, Hargrave, of Wisbeach,
from Spalding to London, drove on the Naze this morning,
but has been got off, and will be put on the Gridiron for in-
spection.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 23.—Wind S.S.E., moderate.—Arrd.
Quintin, Leitch, China ; Brooke, Carpenter, and. Montrose,
Soulby, Calcutta ; Susan Drew, Page, Mobile ; Conqueror,
M'Auley, Charleston ; Brunswick, Morrison, SL Andrew's.
Sld. James Ray, Rio; Lucille, St. jThoinas ; Catalina,
Havannah ; Rosalama, Savannah.
Hum, FEB. 23.—Wind N.W., fresh breeze.—The smack,
Express, from Gainsborough to London,- get on the Stony
Brinks yesterday, but was got off, and beached, to be over-
hauled.

L'Evrx, FEB. 21.—S1d. Copse, Jamaica. _
MONTROSE, FEB. 21.—The schooner, Alecto, of this port,
run into at Cuckold's Point, in the Thames, 18th • inst., was
dismasted, and received other considerable damage.
OFF CORK, FEB. 21.—Catherine, brig, of Liverpool, from
Monte Video, 96 days.

DONEGAL, 'FEB. 2.0.—A schooner is at Doorare Rock, sup-
posed the Earl Selkirk, from Bangor to this port, out 16
weeks. A brig, supposed the Caroline, from Quebec for Bal-
,lyahannon, has just proceeded from the bay: - -
LOWESTOFFE, FEB. 22.—A quantity of wreck; with the
broadside of apparently a fir built vessel, and . a white mast,
have been biought in here, supposed to belong to A vessel lost
on the Cross Sand during the night. - - -
ROTIISAY, FEB. 19.—S1d. Antigua, Belize.
VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Eleanor, Chapman,: of Liver-
pool, bound to Valparaiso, lat. 7, lon. 40 ; Island er, of Lon-
don, lat. 22, lon 34, by the Netherlands barque, P ollux,
Hector (ship), of New Bedford, 25th ult., lat 4 N., lon. 22 W. ;
Tanjore, Calcutta to London, Ist inst., lat. 15, lon. 28 W.,
by the Orion, acrd. at Falmouth. Mertonn, Bon *bay to Li-
verpool, Nov. 22, lat. 24 S., lon. 6 E. ; -Lady 3 (Cary, Mau-
ritius, London, lat. 36 S., lon. 23 E. ; Margaret, . of Bristol,
for Algoa Bay, Dec. 15, lat. 34 S., lon. 26. E. ;_ estor, Mau-
ritius, to Liverpool, 16th ult., lat. 2 N.,- lon. 2WW. ; John
Campbell, Liverpool to Africa, 19th inst., I. it. 52 N.,
lon. 10 W., by the Montrose, arrived at Liverpoc Ganges,
Bordeaux to Calcutta, Oct. 20, lat. 17 N., 1 on. 87 E. ;
Cambrian, Calcutta to London, Dec. 21, lat. 35.5., lon. 17 E. ;
Pollux' Batavia to Amsterdath, Bth ult., lat. 8-S., ion. 14 W.,
by the Brooke, arrived at Liverpool. Neptune, of 'Bristol, 9th
ult., lat. 44, lon. 10, with loss of foretopmast -and' maintop-
gallantmast, by the Boyne, arrived at Liverpool. - Johanna
Maria, Rotterdam to Batavia, Oct. 24, near the la Iter port ;
Jenne Edmond, Bourbon to Nantes, Dec. 23, lat. l!8 S., lon.
3 W. ; Zemannshop, Amsterdam to Batavia, 9th tilt, lat. 4
N., lon. 23 W. ; Allida, Amsterdam to Havannah,. 26th, ult.,
lat. 32 N., lon. 26 W., by the Admiral Van-Hemsk irk-, arrived
in the Texel.

LONDON INSTITUTION.—The soirees at this institu-
tion have always been in great favour with the proprietors
and their friends, and have never failed of bein, g very well
attended. The managers have this season be( si at great
pains to increase their interest, and with good success. A
spirit and life seems to be now pervading the, le. reunions,
which is very often wanting at such meetings, tnd without
which a flat insipidity invariably steals over the scene. As
heretofore, there is a promenade in the library, wl Imre tea and
coffee are provided from seven to eight o'clock. The tables
are furnished with objects of interest in art and science, and
the walls with paintings, &c. At eight o'clock_ there is a
lecture in the theatre of the institution, after -which the
company return to the library. On Wednesday last, the
second soirée of the season was held. The tables were well
furnished with specimens. Among the pictures .were two
originals by Edwin Lanseer, exhibited by Jacob Ball, which
excited considerable interest. The lecture -was by Mr.
Brande, on those ' curious chemical phenomena. -of which
fermentation is one, known under the name of actions by
contact or presence, or otherwise called catalyt is actions.
The experiments selected for illustrating the ordint try pheno-
mena of chemical action, as also of the influence oe aggrega-
tion, were very appropriate--so, likewise, were those illustra-
tive of mere contact action. They very clearly demonstrated
that there are two characters of chemical actiom, one in
which the acting body acts on account of the chaniges it un-
dergoes, the other in which it acts by its mere presence,
without undergoing any change. We entirely approve of
the subject of this lecture. It was very interesting to the
listeners generally, and it was very instructive, inasmuch as
it presented them with exceedingly. clear and sow id ideas of
phenomena which are daily occurring around th, tm, but of
which the large mass of us are apt to be ignorant, unless re-
minded by some such lecture as this.

The steam boats of the British and Irish and City
of Dublin Companies will commence running to S outhampton
from this port the first week in Mai-ch.—Plymouth Jot st
DSATII FROM SUFFOCATION.—A Coronet.'s inquest
was held on Wednesday before Mr. .1. L. Ellis, Coroner for the
Western Division of the county of Sussex, and a respectable
jury, on the body of a young woman who bad been thoked by a
piece of orange. The jury, upon hearing the evidence, were not
unanimous in their verdict as to the cause of death, -wbereupon
Mr. Lovegrove, the surgeon, was requested by the Coroner to
make a post mortem examination of the body, which he did, and
in about twenty minutes returned to the jury with the very piece
of orange the young woman had been seen to partake of, which
had unfortunately passed into the trachea instead of the cesopliagus,
and thereby caused suffocation, of which she died. The jury con-
sidered the evidence very conclusive, and without 11 'Station re-
turned their verdict accordingly. - -

SUDDEN DEATH.—On Sunday, the Bth instant, an
inquest was held at the house of Mr. John Peach, Castle Inn,
Castle Donnington, before T. Gregory, Esq., coroner.: and a re.
spectable jury, on view of the body of Henry.Garton, aged twelve
years, son of Thomas Garton, bricklayer, who died suddenly about
noon on Saturday last. It appeared in evidence that the deceased
was employed in the gimp manufactory of Mills and Co., and that
having just completed a certain portion of work was staaiding at
his leisure, when he exclaimed, " Oh dear!" and fell on the floor
and instantly expired. Messrs. Caines anti Smith were promptly in
attendance, but they pronounced him to be quite dead. A post
mortem examination of the body has since been made, when the
surgeons reported " that the deceased died a natural death, from
an eillision on the brain." A verdict was returned accerdingly,—
Derby &Feria.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, SUNDAY.—Yesterday her Majesty and
Albert took their usual morning's walk. The Royal En
were also taken out for their usual airing, the Princi,
Wales and the Princess Alice in a carriage, attended by sw
Dowager Lady Lyttelton and the Princess Royal on her pol
Sir Robert Peel arrived at the Castle about two n'el
and after having had an audience of her Majesty, took 11"
departure on his return to the metropolis.
Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, her %lid
Highness the Duchess of Kent, and the Household, atten,6
Divine service this morning in the private chapel in Pip
Castle. Archdeacon Wilberforce and the Hon. and Rao)*
Leslie Courtenay officiated.

Highness tel Saturday was the birth-day of his Royal Hi
Duke of Cambridge. Her Royal Highness the Duchess .
Gloucester gave a dinner in honour of the day at her
dente, Gloucester House. Their Royal Highnesses the Pu:.
and Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary were P,rihe
sent. A select party of the nobility and gentry had also l•
honour of receiving invitations.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
Princess Mary returned in the evening to Kew.
Aida/re,
The French Ambassador and the Countess de St.
the Turkish Ambassador, and nearly all the members of ,ry
Diplomatic Corps, and also most of the nobility and geni`ei%
in town called during the day at Cambridge House, and
their names for the Royal Duke.
The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yester4e,.Ye
in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The prayers were read by
Rev. Dr. Knapp, the• lessons by the Rev. Dr. AVesley,,,,a'L.
the Communion service by the Rev. Dr. Sleath and the
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Drs. Knapp and Wesley. The sermon was preached WY'.
Bishop of Lichfield, who took his text from the Lamentano7
of Jeremiah, chap. iii., verses 40 and 41. The musical se;
vice was Barrow's, in F, the Sanctus in F, Gibbon, and
Anthem, " I was in the spirit," Blow.
The Marquises of Salisbury and Winchester, Lords Clivel
Eliot, Ernest Bruce, Cantilupe, Whaniclitfe, Vivian' an
Forester, were among the nobility present.
The Duke of Wellington and Lord Ingestre attended:li;
early service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, Yeste the
morning.' The Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated and preached
sermon.
The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service yeateril
afternoon, in Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street. Nei"
Stephens was in waiting on his Royal Highness. „ye
Sir Robert Peel left town ou Saturday morninE to
an audience of her Majesty, at Windsor Castle. ne 'l= be
Hon. Baronet returned to town in the afternoon, by
Great Western Railway, and arrived at his residence, 0
Whitehall-gardens, soon after four o'clock. Sir Janlici
Graham and the Chancellor of the Exchequer had intorlie
with the Right Hon. Baronet after his arrival.
Bishop Griffiths had an interview with Lord Stanley,
Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
Major Jebb transacted business on Saturday, at the Sale
office.
Sir Robert Peel had a grand Parliamentary dinner psrti
on Saturday, at his residence, in Whitehall-gardens.