The Sun.
London, England, 1828-03-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH S. —ln Han-maze—Britannia,
Mersey, Grasshopper, Pylades, Briton-art, Bittern, Nightin-
gale, Royalist, Leveret, Reynard, and Antelope.
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At the bland—Rinaldo; Bramble.

Mr. John Bowman, of this town (late Purser of his
Majesty's ship Phaeton), is appointed Agent to the Naval
Hospital at Jamaica, vice M‘Leod.
Captain P. D. H. Hay (1815), and Lieutenants F. H.
Anson and D'Urban, are appointed to the Pylades, re-com-
missioned for Channel service on Thursday. Mr. T. Tre-
leving is-appointed Master of the Tribune.
The following changes have taken place in the corps of
Royal Marines :—Captain Bristow, to reserved half-pay,
'from Portsmouth division. Captain J. Wilson, to full-pay,
Portsmouth, from unattached half-pay. Second Lieut.
Beeston, resigned his commission at Portsmouth. Second
Lieut. A. Stevens, from Chatham division, to Royal
Marine Artillery. First Lieut. G. Campbell, Chatham
division, to reserved half-pay, from ill-health. Second
Lieuts. G. Griffin, and T. H. Cater, are promoted to
First Lieuts. ; and also Second Lieut. .1. Downman, from
the Plymouth division.
Second Lieut. Eliott and Mr. Fleming (son of Capt.
Fleming) are appointed Second Limits. of this division of
Royal Marines, vice Davis and Downman, promoted,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL.

WF.DNESDAY, Marten 12.—High Water 38 min. past
'7 o'clock.—Wind S. S.E.—Arrived the Hector, M‘Do-
nald, from Demerara (off)—ordered to Glasgow ; Lady
Douglas, Archer, from Berbice ; Dolphin, Smithett
(steamer), from Dublin, with the mail ; Sir Walter Scott,
Balbering, from Africa (off) ; 'Atlantic, Reeves, from New
York ; Robert Dewar, Donaldson, from Rio Hache
and Santa Martha, with cotton and hides ; Jane and
Betty, Gibbons, from Kinsale, with sundries ; Birming-
ham, Head, from Dublin, with sundries ; Star, Cook, from
Lisbon, with fruit ; Aurora, Herring, from New York
(off); Henry Bell, Spiers (steamer), from Glasgow, with
sundries.—Two sloops, six brigs, one snow off at half-past
siX o'clock.—Private signals, Messrs. Vianna and Jones,
for the Arcturus, from Lisbon ; Mr. Bolton's, for the
Elizabeth, from Demerara.
CI.RARrn OUTWARDS.-The Liverpool packet, ROSE.-
wall, for Gibraltar and Almeria ; Ann M`Kenzie, Lindsay,
for New Brunswick and Demerara; Sovereign, Nesfield,
for Bombay ;. Alliance, Tulloch, for Cadiz ; Czar, Russell,
for Savannah; Lusitania, Crookshank, fin• Oporto ; Pacific,
M‘Gowan, for Trinidad; Charlton, Whittlull, Lancaster,
for Havannah ; Allonby, Kenny, for the, isle of Man.
Telegraph Office, March 12. •

A ship with Mr. John Bolton's private signal west of
the Floating Light, and a brig with Vianna and Jones's
private signal east of the Floating Light.
Passed Point Lynas, homeward bound, No. 22, Eliza-
beth, B.S. ; No. 254, Lydia, 8.8.
Nos. 2 and 6 Pilot boat, off Point Lynas.
Holyhead.—Wind at 8 a.m. N.E.—The Flora, B.S.
passed homeward hound. At 30 min. past 7, a brig, with
Sir John Tobin's private signal, east of the Floating Light.

COMNION COUNCIL.—The LORD MAYOR
held a Court of Common Council yesterday, for the pur-
pose of receivint a Report from the Coal and Corn Com-
mittee for. an application to Parliament for leave. to bring
in a bill for amending the Coal Act of the 47th Geo. 111.
so far as the same relates to the system of land •coal metage.
The Coal and Corn Committee's Report was delivered in
and read, when a long discussion took place upon a Motion
to agree with the Report--and an Amendment for
adjourning the consideration, and for the same being pre-
viously printed, which latter was finally agreed to by a
considerable majority. The Court agreed with a Report
from the London WorkhOuse Committee, on considering a
Memorial from the Guardian Society for treating for the
ue of the Workhouse, which they were unable to comply
with.

At Landreath Fair, on Tuesday, there was an
excellent sliew of cattle and sheep, the greater part of which
were driven off unsold. A few prime cows fetched 555.
per cwt.—Plymouth Journal.

There. was a.large supply of sheep at Mod,
bury Monthly Market on Tuesday-last, the sale for which
was rather dull :—Prices from 6d. to 6-Id. per lb. A
great number of ewes in lamb, sold from 355. to 425.
There was a good shew.of beasts, which met With a ready
sale at from 4,5 e. to 50s. per cwt.—Plymouth Journal.
DEATII OF JACK RANDAL.—Poor RAN-
mkt, who was denominated the Nonpareil of the Fancy,
having never lost a battle, died on Wednesday last, at his
house, the Hole-in-t!se-Wall, Chancery-lane, of a gradual
decay of nature, after a long illness. He was born in St.
Giles's, in November, 1794, so that at his death he was
33 years of age. He fought battles almost innumerable,
but those in which Le most distinguished himself were
with `NEST COUNTRY DICK, HARM" HOLT, BELASCO,
PARISII, NFT> TuaNER, and JACK MARTIN; and for the
high and honourable character which he maintained
throughout his career, was net down comfortably in the
howe in which he breathed his last, and which had been
but recently rebuilt. His widow will still conduct • the
business, and for the credit of the Ring will no doubt re-
ceive generous encouragement.
The palm-tree, though a beautiful tree, is
sometimes, it appears, a very obstinate one ; and the
means which we are told, on Arab authority, should be
used to render it more docile on these occasions, would
astonish the horticulturists of Europe. When a palm-
tree refuse* to bear (says the Arab Author of a Treatise
on Agriculture), the owner of it, armed with a hatchet,
comes to visit it in company with another person. He
then begins by observing aloud to his friend (in order that
the date-tree should hear him), "I am going to cut down
this worthless tree, since it no longer bears me any fruit."
" Have a rare what you do brother," returns his compa-
nion ; "I should advise you to do no such thing—for I
will venture to predict that this very year your tree will be
covered with fruit." " No, no," replies the owner, "1
am determined to cut it down, for I am certain it will pro-
duce me nothing ;" and then approaching the tree, he pro-
ceeds to give it two or three strokes with his hatchet,
" Pray now ! I entreat yon, desist," -says the mediator,
holding back the arm of the proprietor, "Do but observe
what a fine tree it is, and have patience fen this one season
more ; should it fail after that to bear you any fruit, you
may do with it just what you please." The owner of the tree
then allows himself to be persuaded, and retires without
proceeding to any further extremities. But the threat and
the few strokes inflicted with the hatchet, haVe always, it
is said, the desired effect ; and the terrified palm-tree pro,.
duces the same year a most abundant supply of fine dates
—Reechey's Ttnele.