The Sun.
London, England, 1821-05-05 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

• PORTSMOUTH, MAY 4.—Wind, S.W.--Arrived the Sap.
Hho, Lamb, from Cowes, and sailed again for the Cape of Good
19pe.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 3.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived off this port
the Tobago, Baigrie, from Tobago for London; and' the
Anierican brig Ann, from Petersburgh for Cowes.
FALNouTH, MAY 2.—Wind variable—Sailed the 'Union,
Brookensher, for London.
Arrived the Castlereagh packet, with a mail from Holland.
DEAL, MAY 4.—Wind S. W.—Arrived at.d sailed for the
River, the Amelia, Saunders, from Naples. Came down
from the River and sailed theCrocodile' Beek and Dash, Isiick
els, for Naples ; Tamar, Beer, for Rio Beck,
; Ranger;
Carter, for Bermuda ; Nereid, Kell, for the South Seas ; Forti-
tude Increased, Manning, for St. Kitt's ; Progress, Halt, fat
Leghorn ; and Bonne Ilenriette, Pontif, for Rouen.
CowEs, MAY 4.—Arrived the Fanny transport from Cork.
KINSALE, APRIL Z.—The Mary, Monteith, which .Was
run on shore, has been towed this morning into harbour. On het
passage from New Orleans she lest her rudder, and took a pilot
from(;apeClear for Kinsale to refit ; but owing to a thick fog she
struck on the reef of rocks westward of the Old Head; on
which the Lord Melville and Borodino transports were lest
in 1816; she continued beating from four A.M. to three 13. at.
when, with the assistance of boats, she was got off, but
much damaged, and- the pumps constantly at work. This
is the only instance we can recollect of a vessel and cargo dri.:
ven on those rocks being saved.
The Castle Forbes, which sailed from St. Helena for Eng-
land the 3d of March, saw two vessels, who first hoisted Spanish
colours and afterwards Portuguese ; counted about thirty
Blacks on one of them, and they•are strongly suspected to have
been slave traders.

The Company's ships Marquess of Huntley and Dunita
were at Prince of Wales's Island on the 13th of November; nll
well. They were then under weigh for China.

THE ARMY.—A part of the 16th Lancers marched into the
Barracks of this place on Thursday (26th ult.) which is to/e
their head-quarters. They have brought with them a most
excellent band.—(Sheffield Iris.)
THEATRE.L—This Theatre was opened
last night for the benefit of MOdelle. NOBLE;
one of the most elegant women and accomplished.
dancers that ever graced the boards of a Theatre.
In justice to her, it should be observed, that she
not only brought a high professional repute tq
this country, but a private character of unim-
peachable purity. 'I he opera was to have been
Tito, but the illness of Mad. ALBERT occasioned_
the substitution of rancredi. NOBLET distin-
guished herself in the divertisement after the
first Act, but more particularly in the ballet
at its conclusion, entitled Nina, ou la Tolle par
Amour, introdnced for the first time. In this
ballet her action was so expressive as to excite
the sympathy of the audience. She was most
ably seconded by ALBERT, and both, as well as
all the principal dancers, received the warmest
applause. The Theatre was crowded.

Society for promoting Christianity among the Jew S—
. numerous meeting of this Society was held yesterday, Sir T.
Baring in the Chair, when it was reported to the meeting that
=rat progress in the object of this Society had been made id
the cowse of last year.
A joke cannot have a happier effect than to
dispel ill-humour and make a friend. Such was
the result of an accidental meeting between a
' stranger and a crusty old gentleman, who, as he
was riding, his horse made an odd kind of rut);
tion with his fore-feet, so as to kick forward.
" This action of your horse," cried the stranger?
" is quite new to me; many a horse have I seen,
but I never saw a horse lick before." The old
.•
gentleman was so tickled with tho pun, that he;
invited the stranger to dinner, and ever after
made him a welcome guest.