The Sun.
London, England, 1821-01-18 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

trEnronE, JAN. lE.—Arrived the Persererancis, Morince)

In Calcutta

DEAL, JAN. 17.—Arrived and, sailed for the River the Con-
stitution, Seaward, from Virginia, in so days; Fame, Living-
ston, from Jamaica; Canada, Dayison, from St. John's,
N. 8.; Highlander, Miller, front New Providence; King
Henry, Maxtor), from St.. Domingo ; Sovereign, Smith, .from
St. John's, N. B. ; Astra, Wilson, from Virginia ; and-Ocean,
Wardell, (late, Jeffery) from the cape of Good Hope. The
Astrea has lost hrr boats, &c., having experienced very bad
weather on her passage. Sailed the Moffatt, Oldham, for the
East Indies. Several of the homeward-bound have sailed for

the River.
• Cowes, JAN. 17.—Arrived the Repulse, Paterson, from
London for India, With loss of jibboom and her chain cablc

brulien; site has recovered her cahle, and remains with the
Farquharson, and Marquis Camden, for India.
DART:4(IImi, JAN. la.—Arrived the Mary, Brown, with

troops, from Cowes/tor .Malta;
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 16.—Arrived the Catherine, Holman, from
London, for Cadiz , and Hope, Goldswortb, from Prince Ed-
watd's Island, for Teignmouth ;"the latter is in distress.
PoaTsmouTit, 15.—The. Pheasant, Capt. Kelly, lately
captured on the Coast of Africa a small Portuguese schooner
(eleven tons), called the Novo Felicidade, with 71 slaves on
board, 31 of whom were women, crowded into a space 8 ft.
.4 in. long. 4 ft. 8 in. broad, anti 2f. 7 in. high. They were
all shackled together with irons, and when released could
hardly stand on their legs, from cramp and -starvation !
The Lady Miley, with 137 Convicts, for New South Wales,
remains wind-bound at Spitbead.
The Stag is ordered to Sheerness to be repaired.
On Thursday the Hind, Sir Charles Burrard, waived, and
remains the only shiprof war at Spit head.
Lieut. J. It. Booth is appointed to the Drake.—The Earl of
Huntingdon to the Chanticleer, just commissioned at Chatham
for the Mediterranean.—Lient.Jewers„of the Royal Hospital,
Plymouth, is promoted to the rank of Commander.: the va-
cancy will not be filled up doting the peace ; two Lieutenants

only will do the duty required.
Wm. Saunders, Esq. is appointed Collector of the Excise
at the Port of Southampton,. rico Weatlierbead, deceased ;
and Wm. Wright, Esq. Collect or of the Excise at Portsmouth,
vice Saunders.

Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal by the
ship Lowther Castle, Capt. Alon.TLocK, were
closed at the East India llouse, and delivered to
the Purser of that ship.
PASSENGERS PER LOWTHER CAsTt.E.--For Bengal, Mr.
E. V. Sehalch, Writer; Rev. Parish and family; Messrs.
%V, I. Johnson and J. Ainske, Free Mariners; Mr.-and Mrs.
Marriott and family, Misses A. Stowe's, C. Nlacleoft, and two
Miss Brittenc; Messrs. Hamner, Scott , Long, Sanders, Colthe,
Maclean, Wilson; Phillippi, Belts, Lpdhiw, Gresham, By-
grave, Rusiell, Smith, Lowe. and Stewart, C.uadets.
—.......mugsmapscesaNimeraMPSl

Ma.lVlcAo.tm.—lt affords us great pleasure to
hear, that the methods recomatended by this in-
telligent and disinterested individual, for the
improvement of the public roads, are now very
generally adopted throughout the country. We,
however, venture to recommend that a Clause
shall be inserted in the next Gomm.' Turnpike
Act, to oblige the Trustees of Roads to contract
for materials by public tender, in order to avoid
many of those gross jobs which have been prac-
tised on several of the main roads of the king-

dom.
Tuesday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office,. which was at-
tended by all the Cabinet Ministers. The Coun-
cil was an unusually long time occupied in dis-
cussion, it continuing to sit till half past six.
Mr. C. TAY Loci, M.P., has received the De-
putation for sporting over Woolmer Forest. It
was formerly held by the late Lord ST A WELL.—
The. Deputation for the Holt Forest has been
given to Lord SnErtnoatsc.
Lord S. CIICRGIIILL "left town on Sunday last,
on a visit to his uncle, Lord It. SPENCER, at
Woolbedding, Sussex.
The Rev. Mr. GoIt.DON, Rector of Speldhurst,
near Tunbridge Wells, is among the number of
liberal Clergymen who have, in this season of
agricultural distress, ltwered their tythes.
Lord KING has set a benevolent example in
the present depressed state of agriculture by a
reduction of twenty pounds per cent. from his
rents, in Surrey.—Lady HENRY CILU R Gill LI; has
lowered her tythes at Long-parish, Hants, 151.
per cent.
Five hundred and thirty-eight poor persons,
resident in Canterbury, were relieved a few days
since by a lady of the name of LO-VEJOY, giving
to each of them ten shillings.