The Sun.
London, England, 1819-04-09 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL S.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Newcastle for Halifax.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Arrived his Majesty's
blig Shamrock from a cruise, and about 50 sail
of coa'ters.

WaYmouTH, APRIL 7.—The Three Sisters, of
Sunderland, struck on this Bar in corning in, and
knocked off her rudder, and is in a leaky state.

LIVERPO'OL, APRIL 38111 es, PENN, for
Halifax, has been abandoned at sea, and the crew
are arrived at Dine,le.

The Per.ian An►hassador, according to a pri-
vate letter from Paris, was to leave that city for
Loudon on Monday last.
Yesterday Count MUNSTER uid the Marquess
of ANGLEsEA paid their respects to the PRINCE
REGENT a► Carlton house.

Monday morning the Princess AVOUSTA, at-
tended by her Lady in WVai►ing, arrived at Kew
Palace. where her Royal Highnes4 remained some
time viewing the great improvements making in
the gardens, &c. Her R►►yal Highness afterwards
rerurned to Windsor to dinner.

Mr. YATes, who is announced for the arduous,
part •of Falstaff, has been a favourite some time
at Edinburgh, though be is still a very young
ism He acquitted himself very respectably last
year at. Covent.:Garden Theatre, in the character
of lago. He was, we understa9d, educated at die
Charter-house, anti of course brings inure classic
knowledge than is usually found in the theatrical
profession. He has, it seems, been successful in
low comedy, but be laudably aspires at a higher
range, and particularly to acquire laurels in the
Field of SHAKSPBARR.

An Asiatic Prince, who is said to be nearly re-
lated to the late Sultan Theo() SAID, is arrived
in London. He embarked at Madras for Eng-
land ; and report gives him an important mis-
sion from some of the Native Powers to the Di-
rectors. of the East India Company and Board of
Controut. He is a fine looking man, with good
features, and a very intelligent eye.
. Suaagar Assizes..---The Assizes for this County
terminated on Wednesday evening. Eleven pri-
soners received sentence of death, eight of whom
were reprieved before the Judges left the town,
and three are left for execution, namely, Wilson,
Burnet, and Curtis. These Men have been con.
eirted at robberies, under circumstances of peen-
Her ntrocity, and formed part of the " Borough,
Gang" that have so long been a terror to the
County. The whole of the convicts from King-
ston arrived last night at the prison in Horsemon-

ger-lane.
STOLIY.—A Gentleman sent his black ser-
vant to purchase afresh fish. He went to a stall,
and taking up a fish began to smell it. The
fishmonger observing hint, and fearing the bye-
standers might catch the scent, exclyimill, " Hal-
lo! you black rdscal, what do you smell my &li
for)" —The Negro replied, " Me no sme4l
your fish Massa."—s‘ What are you doing 'then,
Sir ?"—.‘ Why me talk to him, Massa,"—" And
what do you say to the fish, eh ?"—" Why, me
ask him w at net's at aea, dats all, Massa."—
‘• Aunt what dues he say to you ?—" Fir says,
he don't knote—he no been dare des, tre weeks "
Strawberries, in what are termed thumb putties,
were exposed tor sale in the fruit shops of Cogent.
'Garden-market yesterday at three shillings and
sixpence the Pottle, coutaialug about a dozen
strawberries I.