The Sun.
London, England, 1826-06-13 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FROM LLOYD'S.
jlr.+r. JUNE 12.—Light airs and caltn.—Arrived and sailed
for the River, the Prince Regent, Taylor, from Tobago; "George
Ilibberts, Drysdale, from Antigua ; Leander, backlin, from St.
Lucia; Jupiter transport, from Portsmouth ; Charlotte, front
Ireland.—Arrived front the River and remains, the Lord Amherst,
Cragies, for China.

PORTS:MOUT:4 JUNE 12.---Wind N.W.—Off the Wight, the
Oeeatius , from St. Thomas's.

FALmount, int.:it-IL—. Variable light winds.—Arrived the
Telemachus, Bristow, from Galipoli, in tits days. Off the port,
the Indian Trader transport, from Cork ; Lexington, Brewster,
from Alexandria.—Saild the Frances (whaler), Hunt, for
London.

LivEnron', JUNE E.—. Arrived the Manchester,
Lee, from New York, sailed 17th May ; on the 18th to the South
of Nantuckit Shoal. Passed the Cincinnatus, Buss, from Lon-
don, for New York.
The Cincinnatus, Bliss, from London, was oft' New York the
18th ult.

SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE.

ROYAL COLLEGE 0F PHYSICIANS.

Dr. PARIS delivered his eighth and concluding lecture, before
this College, on Friday. At four o'clock Sir H. Ha!ford, attend..
ed by the Lecturer and a numerous assemblage of the Fellows,
entered the Theatre, in full costume, wearing his splendid robes,
and the star of the Guelphic Order on his breast. The Theatre
was, as usual, crowded to excess. The subject of the lecture was
the Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere. The. Lecturer ex-
patiated
at some length on the existence of the various impurities
•
with which the air is occasionally contaminated, and endeavoured
to connect them with the origin and propagation of epidemic and
contagious diseases. lie exhibited a series of novel and highly in-
teresting experiments, in order to thew that the presence of ex-
tremelyorsnpilineuitee, potH•tieonhseaotefd alimeallniTtotaeiridutiiiigihtglabses di
uetie)ec,tecdoilittthe ,
taming a, teat for ammonia ; amid proved that lib alkali was, under
such circumstances, developed. lie then totik a similar portithi
of sand, and merely touched it with his hand,
miffing it to the same trial, the production of ammonia hgahis
evident. Ile next submitted lime, gypsum, and some °thee poW.,'
dered bodies, which had been previously exposed to An atmosphere
containing animal effluvia, to this test, and ammonia 'WO Ncr!l•
ed; thus proving, that certain substances have the power of ab-
sorbing animal matter from the air, and rendering its presence
Sensible by yielding ammonia, on exposure, to beat. To this
absorbing faculty he attributed the advantages which are derived
from whitewashing infected apartments; and from strewing the
floor with fresh sand. Ile also stated that oxide of iron has the
same singular property ; and selected a very interesting trial which
lately took place in Paris, in corroboration of its truth. A
murder had been committed, and a dagger, with spots of
rust was found in the apartments of the suspected person. The.
chemist was called upon to ascertain whether these spots
had not been occasioned by blood: he examined them by
the aid of heat, and found that ammonia was thus given off; the
question appeared to have been decided by this experiment; but
Vauguelin, one of the most celebrated of the French Philosophers,
submithid to examination a sword that had acquired rust in the
ordinary manner, and he was surprised to obtain the same pro-
duction of ammonia. This fact, although at that time incapable
of explanation, disarmed the evidence of its force, and the pri-
soner was acquitted. The new views which the experiments of
the Learned Lecturer thus opened for future investigation, were
received by the audience with great satisfaction and apeause.
He concluded the course by an animated peroration, in which he
exhorted the junior members of the profession to cultivate a
science so full of future promise, and so essentially connected with
the hest interests of the profession. The Lecturer took his leave
amidst the cheers of the senior as well AO of the younger part of
the audience.

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY EXTRACTS FROM THE MORNTNG PAPERS,

JUNE 13, 1826.

• [THE TIMES.]
Whatever effect the yell of " No Popery" may have upon the
electors; in divers parts of England, certain of the candidates)
we apprehend, will feel on peat inducement. to resort to it on
future occasions, in,some. way or other Mr. Sugden 's name hue
been wefully besmirched by his connexion, whether genuine or
ftetitinus, with the'auti-Crithelic hue-and-erv,' among the gentle
folks of the tepe. of Brereber. From a plain and intelligible let-
ter, addreseed, by Mr. Butler to Mr. Blount, both .Cathelies, it
appears beyond dispute that Mr. Sugden did, no. longer ago than
this time twelvemonth, dei•cribe himself to be a " decided friend
to Catholic: ethancipation, but as decidedly unwilling to let his
intentions in favour of that measure be generally known," lest it
should deprive him of the vote of those zintiXatholie freemen who
were opposed to it, - Mr. Sugden, heariug that such a letter was
in circulation, got up an " explanation" of the very gross conduct
imputed to him—the burden of which explanatory statement
netts to be, that what passed at his interview with Mr. Butler.
had been " confidential ;" anti likewise, that the letter of the
latter gentleman to Mr. Blonet was of the same private character.
On the first of these points Mr. Butler declares that the subject
matter of the interview WAS never underetood by him As a thing
forbidden to be communicated ; and, indseel, from the nature of
Mr. Sugden's discourse, its entire secrecy would have destroyed
its value, and defeated its weirdest object,. for it was nothing le.s
than this—"l. am a. stanch friend to the Catholics. lam
willing to go all lengths fur the Duke of Norfolk. I there-
fore hope to have the Catholic countenance and support to
my pretensions a-. candidate for the . borough." What then ?
Was none of all this soapery intended to anoint the ears to Which
it must have proved so grateful ? Were these argliinents, we
repeat, prepared by the nigenions coiusset fol' ii private consulta-
tion only with . Mr. Butler, find .to be withheld from
judge and•jury ? Tlls • tioirY is a foolish one, and will not bear a
moment's Thoughts. '.it give Mr. Sugden the full benefit of his
defence--...whNl we have. already seen is utterly futile-,-what does
it. atr. to? Does it contradict the allegation that he has come
under ise colours? • No, it does not clear the learned
candidate of being (lb:hip:mums, but it melee that, being
disingenuous, lie was cunning and wary to boot. His on-n
defence,' we say, fixes this charge upon him—that to ensure
the countenance of the Duke of Norfolk in the year 180, he
announced him eelf as a friend to the Catholic cause ; and now, in
NM that to diarni the Orangemen, he stalks forth nee "No
Popery" candidate ! Which did Mr. Sugden mean to betray ? Per-
haps both, Which of them ought now to believe him ? Neither. The
whole proceeding is a fair picture of the political honesty with
which witch-words like this. are on most occueions made use 1:f
by men who seek ter seats in Parliament, but us fields of profit-
able enterprise. • • Popery" is at. Wet the prostitution of a
fine old sentiment--it is with some of times who have employed
it the tiegradeil idgual of base soil sordid hypocrisy. We trust
that will not. be • returned for Shoreham. With
Kilra 'regYet sod mot:titivation the liberal portion of the public
that General Palmer has been thrown out for Bath...._
74c aristocracy has fixed its. feegs on that unfortunate city ; and,
mike); by some miracle the freochiao should he opened, it will ex-
hibit a future scene of miserableservility, not exceeded even in
Scotland. A, free and independent a diligent and upright repre-
sentative lute thine been dieinimeil; and though Lord. Camden, in
the affairof the. tellership,, put forth claims upon the people of
England which we are mot anxious to disparage cur forget, we
cannot' hut think that he gOes far towards cancelling the obligation,
when he exerts himself to convert an independent into a close bo-
rough, and builds hie (study consequence on the political rola of
such a man as ,Gptutral Palmer.