The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-17 00:00:00

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-•DF. .A Om% I(..:Wind ._Came down from the
River and sailed the Richard,:. Williamson, for Derne7ara;
Seneca.,..Belk forl`plia,go; Allen, for New York-4:
lioWcliffe I)uhoi, for. Honduras; and Phcehe Herbert, from.
Hell for oporto. Arrived-kind remain the Tula, White, from
Malaga; Arno, Crow, from Odessa; Amiable Eliza, Grandin,'
froin ilavre 1 La Perede Guidez, from Dunkirk ; and
Martha, l'an from Bilbao'.
EgiAN C , OCT. 1.4.-A large piece of American timber
has been brought here r dye feet of one end has been on lire,
and it is supposed that the.vesae.l.from which it came has been
burnt.. To'io other pieces have been picked ups' T". and taken to •
N!aashOle. A brig WAS aeanehor this morning neat the 'Land'
End,_ with loss of mainmast: , •
Cowls,Ot;r. the Albury • transport, Pre.m.
Portsmouth for Malta.. •
Pr!iTs::roirTi-t; 0CT.14.-Arrived the Caroline '
arid Integrity transport from Plymouth.; }.,:urape,'ll'illis, from
Quebec; Al;ne Christina, GrUnds, from Christiana ; and
friend tanghan, from LendOn fot Btiatol ; the litter with
damage, .having been run on board of-by a large, sloop oft the -
Isleof 'Wight,, and had her. jibbooni. Uarriea away,. bowsprit •
.spriing, Sailed his .Nlajesty's sbip Hind; on a cruize.
PLYMOUTH; 15----It'inil;-N:Arriiied the Tiget
Revenne cznizter Aim) the Eastward, to be paid off.
Oe T.li,rN.S. Nif.--ArriVed the.
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Industry,itgoge„ from' Portground.
I/Artwterr, It;.—:Arrived the Jane packet, with a
mail, lioui_t;9ttenbargh. . • - .
15.-2 Arrived the General Broth, Whit.:
law;:frora ...Quebec.; Safled -2r; th of Aug.; be wad en shoie
Ueorge'. Bay, and has. thiotta her deck load. Overboard. The
Prince J.4enpold,'Lartnckiii' from London, went on shore
Hampton Roads al Of Scpc:i4r, and was got off the 13th.'

On Siithrday laSt a Very fine indiaman ,was.-Launched in -the-
Medway, from Messrs., Brindley'S Yard, at frinclabury._ She
went off in Jexcellent Ail; and ariiidat the dieers of a vast cow;
course of people of all ranks, a,flembled-on the occasion ; after
the launch the vessel was taken in toW by a steam packet for the
Thames, where si:e i to be fitted. A dinner and- ball 'were.
-given in cAqazatio.l of the-tip+, by the intprietdrinf thes at,
the Bull inn, Rochester, *hid] were-both numerously attended.
—Au ea:citent, which served to throw a damp over the must's
-of the cem!)any, took pkicc just as the ship was gOing
'John Caib, a respectable tradesman, _residing at Strood; was
attempting to get on board her, when the Accommodation laddei
on Which he had stepped, was pulled from under him, apd be
was precipitated to thebdttom of the slip, by which he was ad
mucn injured that' he expir;:d in about a qttarter_ of an hour •
after wards.L.---.(Kentish Oat ette, Oct. 16.)
On Friday night, as a barge belonging to Barnard and Co. Of.
Stourport, With a earga of copper and wool, which she had just
taken on board, was coming up the Severn from Callow, owing
to the extreme rapidity of tiae flood-tide, she was driven against
Newnham Crib with such .foree'as to csuae her to fill and sink
instantly. There were four men on bdard, .whose lives were in- •
imminent danger ; but they were providentially saved by a boat ;
which put off to their-assistance. 'On the ebbing of the tide, ,
about half the wool was saved, and hopes were entertained that "
the. copper might also be secured ; but next morning's tide ran.
up,wan such violence as to capsize her, by which means the rest,
of her cargo may be considered as totally lost. It.is supPose4
that the value Of the vessel and lading is upwards of 5,0001:

v..rcarot.7s AFr.titt.The district of Athol
has been thrown into a state of alarm by reports
of occurrences said to have taken place at the
farm of Bonskied, of a desciiption which throWs
the famous " Cock-lane ghost ". completely into
the shade. The inmates of the farm-house say,
that about a fortnight ago they observed a.
number Of large stones in the neighbourhood
to be rnov:ng from place to place, without the
aid of any perceptible agency. Several of
these 'Made their way through the windows -
and doors, and even the' roof of the dwell-'
ing, soul,. entering into and demolishing the kit-
chen uten as, and others contenting themselves
with effec in.;•a comfortable lodgment by the
fire ;‘ while a different class, after making the -
circuit of the farm-house, are said to have re- -
sinned their original situation in front of the
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door. Since that time, it seems, the fantastic mis,
'Niles have performed similar freaks almost every
day; They are generally in motion about nine
in the morning-and five in afternvonr,-ind-
'their performances have attracted crowds. to the;
spot. The clergymen of the distriCt have visited.
Bonskied, and used their endeavours' to consiya
the supposed wizard to the " vasty deep," but.
in vain for the flinty. bodies he has been pleas 4,
to animate are reported still to continue there'•
perambulations. This affair, the obviotis creatioW..
Of folly or perhaps of knavery, however ridiculous
it may appear, has' revived all the exploded tales.; -
of the district,. which had their origin in the su-
perstitiOn of a darker period, and raised the terror
of thr inhabitants tua degree which would
.hard ly
be believed. Sunirby'respectable old females ire
th?: nyighbcinrhood have already been marked out
as' being. it the bottorn of the whole business,' •
through the practiCe of the' heinous crime of
~citchc'raft.—(.;Moirthly Review.) . .
PROCESS FOR COUNTERA.CTIN.G CONTAGION.
At the moment when contagious maladies are
causing such ravages, it 'Cannot be supertlu-
ouslo make known a discovery which is due- to .
hazard, and which has for itsobject•theapplication.
on a large scale of the process for counteract-
ing infection, invented by the celebrated Gur.
ton de.Morveau, of philanthropic memory: The
following is the manner in which the author of this
discovery describes. the circumstances which led
hint to make it :—.l.3eing lately employed in
decomposing marine salt, by means of sulphu-
ric acid, .in order to obtain soda, he observ-
ed :-that the town near which he resides,
was, in a few moments, covered with a
cloud formed by the vapour of the mariatit:•
which was escaping from the furnace:. The
vapour penetrated every where, and extended .
to a considerable distance. Ile besides observ-
ed, that it acquired greater intensity in proporr.
as the air was,more humid. It. then occurred t
to him,:that sets of apparatus, so prepared as,to be
capable of being moved to points whence the wind
might: -drive' the emanation on infected places, •
would be of. great. utility, ',while the expense.
of the experiment would be inconsiderable.-.
(Path Paper.)