The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-06 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LLOYD'S.]
REAL, Aram 5 [PRO M
d W.S.W.—Arrived, and sailed for
the River, the Ebenezer, Kerwell, from Messina. The Hoogley,
for Ceylon, and Mu!grave Castle, for St. John's, N. 8., have
turned away this afternoon. The Earl St. Vincent, for New
South Vales, remain with the rest of the outward bound.—
Arrived from the River, and remain, the Renown, Gardner, for
Jamaica ; Ocean, Blackburn, for Quebec ; Underwood,
Remington, and Iphegenla, Chesney, for Demerara ; and Laura,
Cook, for AI iram ichi.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL s.—Wind W.—Arrived the Com-
petitor, Jackson, from Norfolk, Virginia, In 42 days ; Arab
transport, from Belfast. Sailed the Providence, Lewis, for
Havannah.

COMM APRIL s.—:Arrived the Jean Stewart, M'Kenzie,
from St. Domingo in 46 days.
FALMOUTH, Arurr. 4.—Wind AV.N.W.—Arrited the
Blackburn, Deighton, from Jersey ; William and Thomas,
Smith, from Cork. Sailed the Portuguese schooner of war
Concecaio, for Lisbon ; and Lawzon, Blake, for Cork.

lavEttpoot., Arm!. 4.---Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the
Richard, —, from Jamaica; and the Shaw, from
Savannah.

Arrived off Dover the Mary Ann, Rising, from Tenerifie.
The Competitor, Jackson, arrived at Portsmouth from Vir-
ginia, fell in with on the 19th ult., in let. 45. long. 21., a ship
between 300 and 400 tons, with yellow aides, and figure head,
fore and mixen.tnasts gone half.mast up, water-logged, and
abandoned.—The General Kyd, arrived from China, spoke the
following vessels, vix.:—On the lath ult., in let. 45. long. 22.,
boarded the Frances Ann, from New Brunswick to Liverpool,
abandoned ; the Vittoria, of Bengal, for Batavia, 3d Decem-
ber, in the Java Sea ; Dolphin (Dutch), Garde, from China,
7th December; Orient, of Newcastle, 23d ult., lat. 42. long. 14.;
and the Broad Axe, --, from Jersey to America, 27th ult./
lat. 49. long. 14.

A METING SUICIDE.--Y esterdai morning,
about five o'clock, Josv.rn Mout.n, Esq. Deputy
Inspector of the General Post-office, put an awful
end to his mortal existence, 1)7 committing
suicide. Mr. "Mould, as was usual 'with him,
bid his wife a most affetionate good morning, and
left his bed-room <as Mrs. Mould supposed)
with the view of proceeding to his morning
duties in the office ; instead, however, of pro-
reeding to his department, he went into the
kitchen, and dreadful to relate, cut his throat's
in a shocking manner. So punctual was he
in attendance to his duties, that his absence
created surprise, and soon caused an inquiry to
be made ; but it was too late, for the unhappy
deed was done. lie was so general a favourite
in the office, and in society, that it is difficult to
express the sorrow felt on the occasion. The
deceased was a most sober, temperate character,
even in his temper, and mild in his manners.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.---The family of Mr.
SIM EONS, of Hawthorne Lodge, near ElAree,
Hertfordshire, were alarmed by the report of a
pistol, on Tuesday morning, from the bed-room
of Mr. S-. An appalling scene presented it-
self to his daughter, who found her parent sense-
less and deluged in blood. Medical aid was
handy, and life was not extinct, but there ap-
peared no hopes of recovery. The ball had gone
through a part of the right side of the head.

Frar.s.—yesterday morning betty en twelve
and one o'clock, a fire broke-out In the stables of
Mr. Symonds, the Ipswich Arms and Livery
Stables, Cullum•street, Fenchurch-street, which
it totally destroyed. Fortunately the horses were
saved, and by the exertion of the firemen and
their engines the progress of the devouring ele.
ment was destroyed. Tuesday evening se'nnight,
a fire broke out at Newcastle Farm,in the parish of
Ospringe,in Kent. So sudden was the alarm,and so
rapid the progress of the fire, the the inmates,
who were at the time retiring to rest, had con.
siderable difficulty to save themselves end
children, partly in a state of nudity. The
house, together with a small barn detached, was
entirely burnt to the ground in about an hour.
The property belonged to the Right Hon. Lord
Harris, who has kindly sheltered the distressed
amilies until other provision can be made for
hem.

DEATH BY A SPRING GUN.—We are sorry to
'state that JOHN GUTHRIE, of COI6IIPRM,
young man about 21 years of age, died there on
Tuesday last of a Locked jaw, occasioned by the
contents of one of those legal machines, called
spring guns, striking one of his knees a fortnight
before, while walking in an inclosure belonging
to the Earl of HOME. The young man's sutTer-
ings, which nothing
,but death could alleviate,
were of the most agonizing nature. It is stra►►ge
that landed proprietors, merely for the purpose
of preserving bestial life, should persist in the
use of measures by which human life is not only
often endangered, but sometimes destroyed.
Such things ought not to be.--(Edinburgh Ob•
server, April 4.)

EXECUTION.—MichaeI Ford, who was convict-
ed of the murder of Mr. Berry, at Birming-
ham, was, on Monday last, evecuted in front
of the County Gaol. The wretched man wrote
a last farewell to his wife, in which he acknow-
ledged the justice of his sentence ; said he enter-
ed the shop when he was a little in liquor, and
in consequence of some words between him and
Mr. Perry, he struck him with the cleaver and
killed him. Ile alluded to some transaction
which had taken place in his cabin before he
left home, and said, that he had hoped in a short
time to return and make it all up. Ile told his
wife to get married as soon as she got an oppor-
tunity, and he hoped she would have better luck
he appeared to
I►e
1
than that she had by him. Up to the last moment
tor concluded, continued in fervent prayer; and when the devo-
haste
(lier7ll:tiged exercises
n'
real
e nonidelrugdoed hl is
sentence,
and
e
his handkerchief as a signal to lover the
drop. Ills handkerchief was returned to him,
and the wretched man for some minutes imp d
loudly and fervently. At length the fatal signal
was given, and he was launched into eternity.

The Proprietors of the Alliance Insurance
Company held a meeting yesterday, at which a
dividend of 8 per cent. was declared.