The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-10 00:00:00

PORT OF HULL.

As the following Notice i, important with' re'
spect to our Commercial Interests in general, as
well as to the Port of Hull in particular, we
readily insert it, presimiing that it will be accel ..
able to our Mercantile Readers :

" is hereby given, That an application
will be made to Parliament in the next Session-,
for leave to bring in a BHI or Bills, to alter,
amend, extend, enlarge, ,and explain the several
Acts passed in the 14th, 42d, and 45th years of
the reign of his. present Notjesty King George the
Third, for the making and establishing of pnblie
quays or wharfs, and docks, at Kiagstou..apoo-
; and for raising a further sum of money for
carrying into execution the said Act, passed in
the 42d year ot the reign of his said'illajesty ;
and to alter, amend, and extend the rates and du-
ties authotized by the said Acts to b‘.: taken on
ships and vessels frequenting the said port, and
to impose new and additional rates and dotics, or
reduce and regulate the rates and unties, via
ships and vessels frequenting the said port, where
tire same may he deemed necessary ; arc} to
lay rates and duties on certain good;, wares,
and merchandizes, imported into and export-
ed front the said port ; and also to make a nem
Dock in the Parish of the Holy Trinity, in tiie
Town and County of the Town of Kingston-upon.
I 1 iII aforesaid, and in the parish of Sculcidttes, in
the County of York, to foim a communication
between-the Old Dock and 'he Hamber Durk at
Kingston.upon-liull ; and to purchase land awl
buildings for the making of the. said New Dock,
and of Quays, Wharfs, Roads, ;tint other coo.
venienees thereto belonging ; and ro. lay dtv,ita
on sloops, lighters, and other craft which ,pity
make use of the said Docks, or any of arm; and
also to extend the powers and authorities eon,
tained in the said several Acts of the 1411, 421,
and 45th years of the reign of his present
jesty, to the said intended Ducks, Quays, Win
and Works ; and also to make all tke atays and
Wharfs of the present Docks in the said Pout,
and of the said intended Dock, Legal Quays,
and Wharfs, for the landing,' re-landing, trod-
discharging, and lading and shipping, any
GoOds, • Wares-, and Merchandizes whatsoever,
within the Port of Kingston-upon-11011 aforesaid;
and also foe the better prevention of thefts, frauds,
and depredations in and about the said Quays, aud,
other works thereunto belonging; and also to re-
lease and exonerate the Dock-Companyat Kingston-
upon-Hull from certain covenants entered intO by
the said Dusk Company to build and maintain. a.
certain brick wall on land of the said Duck Cam-.
pany, in the_ parish of Sculcoates, in the county
of York, in order to divide the said land from the
land: of 'Henry Giimston, Esq. and the Rev.
Wiltiani 'Mason, Clerk ; add generally to amenti
and. riltigE,:atue effectual the provisions of the
Acts now in Tome in relation to, tile said Docks ;
ansl:, to.make .such further and,additional regirla•
tiOns, and give such farther and additional powers,
as maybe necessary fur carrying into execution
pai•pOsef aftibisaid, and the purposes, the in-
tended Act."

Lincoln's Inn null, and the buildings adjacent
to it, are'afpres'eut undergoing cou'siderable at—
t;Ta:ions. .It is intended to form the. whole on a
itimilar- plan .to the Vice-Ch9neellor's Court,
tlhich is justly allow:A to be oue of the kucit
a-id most couitmodions Court flal:s in- the cowitry.
The LORD CHANCOLOR` sits on the lastition,
,
day in October, when 'his' Lordshy will hold leis
first Seal.`

VICE-CicEr.i.oß has' intimated his ins
tention of si ting on the 23d of October, .to hear
bankrupt petitions, and exceptions to reports.
. DuFL.—A duel took place yesterday morning'
at seven o'clock in the Regent's Park, between
Lieutenant-Colonel I'. and Captain S. 1‘ hie!),
after two shots each, v:as amicably settled ; the
former was slightly wounded the first fire.
A Mr. of York, last week poisoi.ed
himself, under the following circumstances
had come home late One evening, and his wife:
happening., next morning, to put, her hand in his
pocket, fonml a paper ccentaining a large quantity.
of corrosive sublimate of mercury. After vainly
endeavouring to make her husband account for its
being in his possession, she mentioned the cif+
cumstanee to some friends, wLio, as a measure of
precaution, for the safety of Mr. W. himself-, ad:;
vised her to have him apprehended. This was ac-
cordingly done. The unhappy man was taken info
moody, and carried to the house of correcti6o.
Here he asked for a glass of, water ; and observed,
afeer Ite had drank it, that he had tlken some-
thing better than water. He expired a short time
afterwards, h the most excruciating ;Lou.