The Sun.
London, England, 1817-09-11 00:00:00

Son qualified to remould rioeiety. We rather hope
that he means TOLERATION, and not tiri compel.the
Tenants of his projected Ternple of PhiltinthroPY
to any particular faith. But without predo:;
minating faith, and that a firm belief in the CHsts.-
TIAN DISPENSATION, we are of opinion, thrit.his
system would be likely to engender nothing
but Athiests, or at. best Free-thinkers, who, we
believe, are in general little better, if- at all dif-
ferent, and therefore very likely to be totally in•
different to the general welfare of their fellow
creatures, while their own vanity is gratified and
their own int erest promoted.

ViSCOllnt SMMOUTH has returned to town some
days, and immediately resumed his station st the
Borne Department. -

Lord MesvmsE arrived in Town from Cowes
last night, and this morning held a Levee, which
Vas numerously attended.
There is an expectation that the Duke of CAM-
BRIDGE will receive the hand of a Princess of
LEsse-CAsset..--(1/era/d.)
Yesterday, at noon, Mr. STEAM, accompanied
by. a Military Officer, arrived at Lord CASitE-
BEAGR's Office in Downing-street, having come
ever land with advices from India. He is said to
be also hearer of dispatches front our Ambassador
at the Court of Petersburg!).
A letter from Dominica, dated July 1% states,
'l' that flour was 13 dollars per barrel, and falling
There were from 6 to 9000 barrels of it
in the market. There had lately arrived about 1000
-logslmeads of tobacco, and that the markets had
been so overstocked with all kipds of American
produce; sugar 8 dollars to 9 per cwt. They also
nsention that all the exportation of sugar in fo-
reign vessels was prohibited on the first of July.
Two French store-ships had arrived there from
..hoehlott."
The Sydney Gazette (New South Wales News-
paper) mentions two well-authenticated instances
of the extreme virulence of animal poison, which
exceeds evcry thing formerly known :—John
Wood, a private of the Royal Veteran Company,
on duty, was bitten by a snake, and survived only
a few moments. The fatal wound was inflicted
'on his foot, when, putting his hand upon it, be
Lad scarcely time to implore the mercy of God,
when he fell on his face and instantly expired. In
a few hours his body.was eutirely putrid. A sheep
also, belonging to a Mr. Lawson, was bitten and
died immediately. Symptoms of putrescence suc-
ceeded in a few moments. These serpents are said
to be about 6 or 7 feet long, of a dark colour,
and have very large heads.
On the 4th instant Major-General FIVERS ar-
rived from Dublin in Limerick, on a route to in
apect the Ordnance stations on the Lower Shan-s
boa. He proceeded on Friday for Tarbert, ac-
stompanied by Captain VIGOUREAUX, of the Royal
Engineers.
FATAL DUEL.—We are sorry to state, that on
Wednesday a meeting took placenear Dungarvan,
between J_ Esq. and F. S. Esq.
both of that town. They fired but once; Mr. B.
vas wounded in the belly, and expired of the
wound on Thursday. Mr. T. is unhurt. Mr. 13.
*was a Lieutenant in the Waterford Militia.
ItstsaND NavrosTross.—Mr. Peet. has notified'
to the Directors General of Inland Navigation,
that the improvement which . has of late taken
Place in the state of the Peace of this Country,
generally, combined with time gratifying prospect
r'f all abundant harvest, have induced the Lord
Lieutenant to take into consideration a proposi-
tion recently submitted to him by the Commander
)l the Forces, for the progressive recal of the se-
veral detachments of troops, which were, in the
Course of last winter and spring, judged necessary
for the protection of the Inland Navigation, and
That these detachments will be withdrawn ac-
kordingly.—(Dublin Evening Post, Sept. 6.)
SHEERNESS, SEPT. 10.—A Dutch man-of-war
brig arrived here a few days ago, and has pro-
ceeded up the Medway. In consequence of the
Peace, the business carried on at this place,. like
0.1 other naval ports, has considerably decreased ;
Yet. notwithstanding, at the meeting of the Ma-
gistrates on the 34 inst. for granting licences to
Pat/lc-houses, six additionat ones received that
iOdtmlgeoce, although some of those already li-
tensed did not, it is said, draw a butt of beer in a
week. The number of regular houses for retailing
beer, Stc...in this small place is thirty, in the parish
t"isly-fonr, and in the island (Sheppy) forty-two,
ncePt giu-shops, and for die accommodation of
!ay ho means so numerous a population as in war
time. Time harvest throughout Sheppy has been
,'cost abundant, the farmers saving they never
knew such crops. The reaping is nearly over.
MesstacuOLXCATASTROPHE.-...A bout 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning, two boys, brothers, were play-
ing on the bank of the Export Dock, Poplar, when
t!le youngest, about nine years of age, by some.
accident., fell into the water. Ihe alartb being
given, the father, who worked in the place, came
14 a state of the greatest distraction, .and 'in spite
,
all efforts to prevent him, jumped into the
Dscks which is 30 feet deep, in hopes of saving,
'on• He continued for some time under the
b "ter, and every person present expected that
would have been drowned. At length he
r°tes without effecting his purpose, and. was
worths
rescued from shit ing the same fate as
)1 The body of time boy being dragged
Vl', it was hooked up in about ten minutes. The
34°Y of the father cannot be described, but was
;on converted into the most frantic grief, when
ge.found that be was quite dead and past recovery.
beautiful child, about 9 years of age, walking
:t n.!) het mother (one of the visitants) on the cliff
'larger,, on Sunday last, was suddenly missed,
t„
on further search, it was discovered that she
haft fallen user the cliff, and the tide being off,
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lying dead on time beach below.
,2. Itaterday morning as a young waterman was
• rojinvegni in his boat along the Thames near London
„ uge,-by some means the boat upset, and he was.
into the water close to the middle arch 3
11_ Vet y.elfort was resorted to to save him, but with-
°reel'. The body was found some hours after-
w""-aboto a quarter of a mile on the west-side
9f:slats:Won Bridge.
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