The Sun.
London, England, 1819-07-08 00:00:00

THE COLONIES.

lIALIFAX. JUNE 7.—His MAJESTY'S Birth-day
was on Friday last celebrated here with the usual
demonstrations of loyalty and respect. Salutes
were fired by the troops in garrison, and by His
Majesty's ship Mersey ; a Levee was soon after
held at Government-house, which was numerously
attended ; and in the evening, her Ladyship, the
Countess of DALnousts gave an elegant 'Ball anti
Supper to a large party.

Ttv6 transports arrived here nn FriclaT last, ill
12 days passage front Antigua, :Irrachrnent
ut the York Rangers,• under toe cotninuod of
Lieut.-Col. SMELT, which is to be disbalul,tl here.

The remainder of ►he regiment had sailed for Lng•

land from Donunica.
HAutax, JUNE 7.—Arrived, Monday, schooner Jane anti
Mary, Kysh; Demerara.
Thursday, brig Fanny, M'Pherson, Gibraltar, 24 days ;
schooner Sally Ann, P.awbolt, Ntirimichi ; Jane and Martha,
llowden, Picton, 5 days; Swallow, Nl'Donald, She:lnirne. 3
days; bi ig George, Dougherty, Kingston, Jamaica, '2 7 days;
Alert, Grant, Antigua, 31 days; Adm Griffith, Higgins, St.
lilies; Chance, Corning, Antigua, 20 days ; Nlargaret,Allen,
Demerara, 2 days.
Friday, hi igs Waterloo., Curtis, Pernambuco, 24 days; cut-
ter Esther, .i,icons, Trinidad.
Saturday, isrigs Elixatzetfi, Woodward, Antigua, 20 days
Eliza, teetering Demerara, 19 days ; Adelplii, Tidwarshi,
Montego Bay, Jamaica, 27 days; schooner Harriet Newell,
Neal, Portsmouth, du hours ; sloop Hellen, Iterett, Grenada;
21 days.
Yesterdays schooner Union Lass, Fraser, Dominica, 32
days.

Cleared,, brig Peggy, Dean. B. West Indies; Piaci,le, Gil-
bert, Grenada; schooners Diana. Jackson, St. John's Bay,
Newfoundland; Sarah-Jane, M•Kinna, Quebec; War-Hater,
Ashford, New Brunswick; Upton, Downe, Castloe; sloop
Buck, Gaul, Button; cch .over Hannah, King, Castine ;
Syl-
Crowell, New-York; Fanny, Mermand, Quebec; Jubilee,
Eaton, Baltimore; Mary Ann, Story, St. John's N. F.; stoup
Itavnliant, Burt, Rhode Island.
The Mary, Stubs, for St. Andrews, Three Partners, fOr Neve
l3ronswick, and brig Amelia for this place, were tai sail Irons
Antigua on the 17th ult.
The brig Surrey, from hence has arrived at Demerara.
The brig Jane arrived at New Brunswick, spoke on the Ath
of April, brig •Liverpool, from hence for Jamaica, out 14
days.
The ship Heart of Oak, Nicholson, from London, was lost
in the Gulf, on the 24th of April.=—Master and crew saved,
and arrived at Miriwichi.
Sr. ;Jonte, N. B. MAY 19.—Arrived, brig Commerce,
McLean' St. Vincent; ship Nestor, Thom, Aberdeen ; brigs
Ruby, Brown, Aberdeen ; Mariner, Marypert ; Me-
Nlassingale, London; William and Amelia. 3one3,
Plymouth ; schooner Four Sons, Brown, Tobago.-21st,
Royal Edward, Ramsay, Boston; brig Friends, Hamm, (ire-,
nada ; schooner Lucretia, Kembler, Belfast ; Trio, Green-
law, ditto; sloop Vulant, Bassett, Purtisaid.-221, Ship Au-
gusta, Fearon, Dumfries; brig Harmony, Morg to, Aber-
deen ; schoonel Industry, Cook, Jamaica ; sloop Favourite,
Knight, Portland ; schooner Reaper, Blanchard, Portland ;
Diomede, Gray, Norfolk ; Visitor, Merryman, Bath ; General
Jackson, Davies, New York; sloop Jones, Hale, ditto;
schooner Caroline, Palmer, Goldsborough ; Nancy, Crowell,
New York ; Sarah, Cook, ditto ; Betsey, Fuller, Portsmouth ;
Eliza, Keynes, Saco. 2311, Brig Woodman, Robson, Ja-
maica ;, ship Hamilton, Williamson, Liverpool via Halifax;
Barrett, Garniss, New York ; schooner Betsey, Youdle, Yar-
mouth.-24th, Ship Protector, Simpson, Greenock via Ha-
lifax.
Cleared, brig Frances, Dower, Saint Vincent ; Blucher,
Kenn, Aberdeen ; Rising 'Sun, Blanchard, Philadelphia ;
Susan, Hobbs • Portland; schooners, Sophrouia, Perry, Bal-
timore; Buffaloe, Lee, Boston; Fame, York, Pniladephia
sloop Minerva, Perkins, Boston.
KINO,ITOM, JAM. MAY 3.---Arrived, schooner Three Sisters,
Doherty, Saint John, N. 8.-5111, brig Irene, Norton, Hali-
fax, 37 days-7th, schooner Industry, Rogers, Halifax, and
Antigua, last Morant Buy.
On the Ist ult. the Irene experienced very severe weather,
during which she carried away her bowsprit, and received
other damage.
The brig Minerva, M‘Lam ine, which sailed from this
port for Halifax on the 30th ult. put' back yesterday, in
distress.
Do Tuesday a public sale of Coffee tout: place, when 20
tierces were disposed of at 71. per 100 lbs.; and yesterday
s Wis. Sugar were disposed of, at private contract, at
JI. Gs. Bd. per 100 this.
FALMOUTH, JAM.MAY s.—Arrived, brig Armenia, Barber,
Kingston.
NAi.SAIY, N. P. MAY s.—Arrived Mary and Eliza, Anna-
N. S.

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A TOMB OF TOR EQLINTON FAMILY.—There
at Largs, a vault belonging to the Earl of EG•
LINTON, in which there is a tomb of exquisite work-
man Ship, and in the fiJiest state ot preservation....
The root or the vault is divided into 41 compart.
merits, and sculptured and painted in a most
eurions manner, and probably is the most per.
test and entire thing ot the kind in Scotland. His
Lordship has got drawings of these made by art
ingenious artist, and we understand that he hag
also ordered 'engravings of them to be made, as
n encouragement to the fine arts, and for the Vito
We