The Sun.
London, England, 1821-12-22 00:00:00

SOUTH. SEA FISHERY.

The Lcsiiely Ann, Duncan,- from the coast. of Chili talxin.
don, put into. rd 17th inst. ; sailed 13th Septemberi.-,anda-
left the Fanny, London, with 1CD..i0n.% of black.
oil i the Main, 50 tons of ditto; and the Conflatine,:
of Havle, with 'A tons of ditto. The Sisters, Earle; 'front the
South Seas to London, art ived at Milford on thp,lath inst. with
1000 barrels of sperm oil ; left on the Coast the Syren,
With 1000 barrels of sperm oil; the Sir Charles Price, -Ford,
with 1200 barrelt of ditto ; the Friend, Sachem, with 120Dbaic.7
rels of ditto.. Also, the Emerald and Emma; and three dasa
after crossing the line, spoke the Dolphin schooner, on a voyage -
of discovery.

Marshal Lord BERESFORD, who has for some
time back been seriously indisposed at Paris, we
are happy to state is fast recovering.
It is in the contemplation of a number of Noble 7
men and Gentlemen, Amateurs and Professors, to
attempt the establishment of an Institution, for'tLe
purpose of affording gratuitous musical instruction
to native talent:
.A private meeting took place
last Wednesday on the subject, at which a num- •
ber of distinguished persons were present,'who
were unanimously of opinion that the. proposed.
Institution held out the prospects of great advan-
tage to the country.
Wednesday evening the front of the house of
the Rev.-Mr. lI4LLArbr, in Park-street, Westrnin-
ster, was stripped of above two hundred weight- .
of sheet lead ; but the robbers not being able' to
sustain the weight, let their spoil fall on the
pavement, the noise of which causing an 'alarin,
they left the lead and escaped.
THE LATE STORiki.—ln addition to the details
already given respecting the ravages committed by
the late gale, a Correspondent gives us an account
of the loss sustained by Mr. IVA LKER, pianoforte
manufacturer, Lime-street. The Writer, returning
from a party, saw the stock of that' Gentleman's
shop flying about the street, and, the noise .aud
havock were truly frightful: The window-
ters, glass and frames, torn out,.;were' borne "alofc
by the wind, and part of an InStrument.
carried up Gloucester-street:'- A' gtiansh ~f
printed music' was also blown away, to the
value of at least 301. The top, of• the shCii
afterwards fell in, and much alarmed the farnif.'
for the safety of the children. I%lr. Walker
had prese►►ce of rn:nd to place boards over the
windows, which prevented farther damage ; is
effecting which he was several times throvvn
down, with the ladder, and was severely hurt.—
(Liverpool- Advertiser.)
Last evening (Tut.iday 18th inst.) about seven
o'clock, the lightning was uncommonly vivid. The.
flashes were truly awful and sublime, and shot
athwart the face of the heavens in all direc-
tions, illuminating the whole celestial concave
with the most dazzling splendour. They were
particularly vivid in the south west. It seemed • •
as if a rent had been made in the mass of dense
black clouds which hung above the horizons
through which some orb was shining brilliantly.
The lightning was unaccompanied with thunder;
but a heavy shower of rain fell soon afterward S..
—(Liverpool Courier.;
During Sunday night and Saturday morning,
we had very heavy falls of rain, and the Nith in conseqUence '
rose to a great height. The whole of the Dock and White and
Green Sands were completely flooded ; and you might have
sailed a boat on the princivaromenadeof our Dumfries walkers.
From the Maxwell town made the Nth had a very noble and
commanding appearance, and ran roaring from bank to brae
with a rapidity that must have driven back any tide however
high and powerful. While the flood was at the highest, a cu-
rious circumstance occurred in a house in Nith-place. Ia
the lower parts of this house the water rose to the height
of four or five feet, and had very nearly drowned a poor
kitten, which had incautiously ventured into the cellar. The
kitten commenced a terrible mewing, and the lady of the
house had just requested one of the maids to endeavour to save
the luckless animal, when a female dog (which had lately been
deprived of its pups, and which has since suckled the kitten, (dash-
ed in of its own accord, and seizing her protegie by the collar,
rescued her just at the critical moment. Not contented with
this meritorious service, the sagacious animal carried the kitten
up stairs, ~•►nd laid it gently down before the fire, and then, as
if perfectly conscious that she had performed a good action,
leaped upon her mistress, and made the house resound with her
joyful barking.—(Dumfries Courier.) •

FASCINATION OF SNAKES.—It is asserted by
some that snakes occasionally exert their powers.
of fascinittion upon human beings, and I see no
reason to doubt the truth of this. An old Dutch
woman, who lives at the Twelve-mile Creek, in
the Niagara district, sometimes gives a minute
account of the manner in which she was charmed
by a serpent ; and a, farmer told me that a sime- • •
lar circumstance once occurred to his daughter.
It was on a warm summer day that she was
sent to spread wet clothes upon some shrub-
bery near the house. Her mother conceived that
she remained longer than was necessary, a►nd
seeing her stand unoccupied at some distance, she
called to her several times, but no answer was re-
turned.
On approaching, she found her daughter
pale,motionless,and fixed inark erect posture. The
sweat roiled down her brow, and'her-hands were
clenched convulsively. A large rattlesnake lay on ;
a log opposite the girl, waving his head from side.to
side, and kept his eyes stedfastly fastened upon
her. The mother instantly struck' him with i
stick, and the moment he made off the girl re•
covered herself and burst into tears, Ilut was for
some time so weak .and agitated, that slle could
not walk borne.---(Prom Sketches. Upper
Canada.)