The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-04 00:00:00

ARRIVALS AT CHELTENHAM,

Count de la Rochefoucault, Hon. Somers Cocks, Sir Anthony
Leetimer°, Bart. Dr. Shoolbred, Colonel Smithson, Colonel An.
drews, Major Robertson, Captain and Mrs. Gronow, Captain
Hodgson, Rev. J. W. Hayes, Rev. A. Kelly, Alderman and
Mrs. Budges, Mr. and Mrs. Slater, Messrs. Morton, W. Price,
Flirter, Jenkins Coker, Carter. Watney, G. Roebuck, Innes,
Morley, C. F. Alder, T. Mullins, Wasey, Burton, Gresley,
Leehmere, Jones, Williams, Crane, Bird, Mrs. Browne and
family, Mrs. Fenton, Mrs. Betty, Miss Boscawen, Miss Towns-
end, Miss Bisset, &c.

A RRIV AIS AT THE STEYNE HOTEL, BRIGHTON.
Mr. and Mrs. G. Fuller, Lady Nugent, and Miss Longden, Miss
Baker, Mr. and Lady Augusta Wentworth, Mr. and Mrs.
Hardy, Mr. Westby, Captain Robe, &c.
ARRIVALS AT THE OLD SHIP HOTEL, BRIGHTON.
Mr. Davis, Mr. and Miss Watson, Mrs. Martinez, Mrs. Stead-
man, Mr. and Mrs. Finch Vedler, Mr. Byrne, Mr. and Mrs.
Willoughby, Mr. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Seddon, &e.

We understand that Mr. Denman's election
to a Silk Gown was first communicated to that Learned
Gentleman by a note from the Duke of Wellington, in
which his Grace assures Mr. D. that the King was satis-
fied the expressions made use of during the Queen's trial
were not intended to he pet sonally offensive, but arose out
of professional zeal for the cause of his client. The Duke
also adds, that it is his Majesty's wish that the " patent"
should have date with those of the late batch of King's
Counsel.

One of the London Journals lately took
notice of a very fine log of • Honduras mahogany, which
produced the amazing sum of 6681. ss. ; it has turned out
that this log was only one of three pieces from the same
tree, and the importers, Messrs. G. F. Angas and Company,
of Jeffrey's-square, London, have lately received the other
two pieces home, per the Alexander. The first log, which
was the mid.lle piece, measured 2,093 feet; the two end

pieces together measure 4,103 ft. 8 inches, and the weight
of the whole three pieces at the King's beam wan 14 tons
1 cwt. 2 gni. 24 lbs.—A more beautiful and valuable piece
of mahogany, it is supposed, was never imported from
Honduras.

A Grand Ball will be given at Camberwell, on
Monday, the 15th instant, for the benefit of the Spanish
and Italian Refugees.

- We have the pleasure to state that the sub-
scription for the Spanish and Italian Refugees amounts to
the sum of four thousand three hundred and fifty pounds.

That delightful winter residence, Torquay, is
filling rapidly. Among the late arrivals are the Mar-
chioness of Bute, the Countess of Guildford, Sir L. V.
Palk, his Lady an 4 family, Lady Clanbrock, Honourable
Lady Trench, Lady Rathdown and her daughter, Lady Ann
Monett, Lord Birne, the Hon. Miss Grey, Hon. Mr. Bul-
ler, and family, Lady Buller. Lord and Lady Dudley, and
Lord and Lady Sandon, with numerous other families of
distinction, are shortly expected.—Exeter Alfred.
SINGULAR DREAM.—Between eight and
nine months ago a woman of this town dreamt that a
female of her acquaintance had died in childbed. She com-
municated her dream to the female in question, who
laughed at it, and treated it as idle coinage of the woman's
brain. A few days ago, however, the unfortunate indivi-
dual was taken in labour, and, we lament to say, died
under the very circumstances prefigured in the dream.—
Liverpool Albion.

NATURAL HISTORY.--On Sunday week a
very fine black martin or swift was seen taking an aerial
excursion about the cathedral of Durham, with as much
spirit and lightsome gaiety as if it had been hovering in
the warmth of a July sun. The summer visits of these
birds generally terminate about the month of August, and
they are very rarely to be met with ill the north after that
period. The swallow may be seen to the latter end of Sep-
tember.—Hull Packet.

A few clays since two notorious poachers,
father cnd son, each named John Tout, were detected in
one of Lord Rolle's preserves et Bieton. His Lordship
himself secured the father, and the keepers took the son,
and found in their possession a long net and a cock phea-
sant. They have been sentenced to three months' hard
labour at the tread-mill in the county bridewell, and to find
securities for their good behaviour for one year.— Western
Luminary.

A short time ago a hare was killed, on the
Duke of Devonshire's estate, at Londsborough, in York-
shire, the head, neck, and breast, one ear, and both fore
legs of which were of milk white. All the other parts were
of a beautiful grey.— Chester Coro ant.
On Saturday last a seizure of base coin, to the
amount of 11601. was made by Mr. Lavender, in the
house of a Mrs. Morton, of George Leigh-street, Man-
chester. Mrs. Morton was taken into custody, and com-
mitted for trial.

The scarlet fever is raging with great fury at
Ghent : no less than 47 children were carried off by it in
three days.—Brussels Paper.
CORBETT'S CORN AGAIN.—" Cobbett,"
said one friend to another, " is making every thing of his
cern—he'll make roast beefof it next, I expect." " Corned
beef, I suppose you mean," rejoined the other.

the report which has just been published
relative to the means of finishing the canals in France un-
dertaken in virtue of the laws of 1821-22, it appears that,
for a long time past, the establishment of canals has been
intrusted either to the State (which employed the general
funds of the Treasury), or to companies of capitalists,' to
whom were secured the receipt of toll, &c. on the canals
they constructed. Each of these systems had its peculiar
advantages and disadvantages; but hitherto no attempt
has been made to unite the two so as to form a third.—
In 1821 an opportunity was afforded for the opening of
canals wherever they were practicable, and the whole of the
works required a capital of 1,113,684,902 f. It was hoped
that private companies would undertake this vast enter-
prise, so that the Treasury would have no outlay, but
not a single undertaker appeared. Other arrangements
made in 1822 were only partially successful, and the
works advanced but slowly. It therefore now becomes
indispensably necessary to adopt some other system ; and
with this view the Count Mole proposes to the commis-
sion-Ist. That in future inquiry shall be made previous
to conceding or beginning any plan ; 2d, Measures taken
for
encouraging the formation of companies ; 3d, o exa-
mine whether it may not often be advisable that Govern-
ment, instead of being the borrower, should become a
lender ; 4th, To apply to the Director-General for posh.
tive information relative to all the canals, either finished
or commenced, forming part of the public property; and
to examine whether these canals, divided into lots or other-
wise, might not be ceded to companies who would under-
take to complete them and keep them in repair.— Galig-
tna's Messenger.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, DEC. 3.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.—The
outward-bound sailed last evening.—Arrived the
Ark, Morris, from Honduras. A number of craft
have been employed to-day weighing the anchors
lost in the Downs; but only One has yet been
landed, the others being dropped near shore.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 3.—Wind S.S.W. to W.—
Arrived from London the Fifeshire, Wilson, for
Brazil, with loss of anchor and cables; and the Ceres,
from Spain.

PLYmouTH, DEC. 2.—Wind E.—Arrived the
Beales, Howes, from Smyrna ; Olive, Fudge, from
Messina ; and Nymph, Powers, from ditto.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 3.—Wind S.E. to E.—Arrived
the Navarin, Middleton, from St. Domingo; Hot-
spur, White, from Manzanilla ; Emancipation,
Richardson, from Quebec; and Mavalison,
from Leghorn.
MARGATE, DEC. 3.--Arrived the Pegasus, Pugh,
from Jamaica.

RAMSGATE, DEC. 3. Arrived the Frances
Louisa, Moller, from Oporto.
DARTMOUTH, DEG. 2.—Arrived the Symmetry,
Gibbons, from Pernambuco ; Dove, —, from
Valencia; Florida, Weston, from Boston.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 2.---Arrived the Zelis, Landers,
from St. John's, N.B.
DUBLIN, DEC. 2.—Arrived the Margaret, An-
derson, and Perceval, Johnson, from Quebec;
Lovely, Cruiser, from Lisbon ; Mungo Park, —,
from Oporto.
GREENOCK, DEC. 1.--Arrived the Elizabeth,
M`Lean, from Demerara; and Sophia, Neal, from
Montreal.

PENZANCE, DEc. 2.—The Ann, Burner, from
Dartmouth to Liverpool, in getting under weigh
this morning from Mount's Bay, went on Angus
Ledge, but was hove off and warped up to the
pier. Cargo discharging,
KINSALE, Nov. 29.—The Lowland Lass, Miles,
of and from Yarmouth, to Ancona, has put in here,
with loss of foremast.

BELFAST, DEC. 1.-I'he Nymph, Molloy, bound

to Jamaica, was got off yesterday evening, without
damage, and is now proceeding to sea with a fresh
breeze at N.E.

MARGATE, DEC. 3.--The Pegasus, Pugh, ar-
rived in the roads from Jamaica, sailed the 23d
Sept. She saw two vessels on shore on Sound
Point, one apparently an American, the other a large
British brig.

ALDBOROUGH, DEc. 3.--A large boat was picked
up here yesterday, painted on the stern " Saviour,
of Hawiek, Joseph Cobb."
YARMOUTH, DEC. 3.—His Majesty's sloop Chil-
ders returned to the Roads, and brought up safely
last night. The sloop, reported yesterday as dis-
masted, proves to be the Ancbolm of Hull, Chap-
man, from Boston to London, and has been brought
into the harbour. The Stirling, Hill, of Aberdeen,
collier, from Peterhead to London, was, during the
gale, assisted by a boat into Lowestoffßoads, where
she lays in a leaky state; she bad been abandoned by
the crew previous to the people there having gone
to her assistance.

Rims, Nov. 30.—The Emeline, Coppen, put
into Brest 20th instant, with damage and very leaky,
having experienced very severe weather in the lati•

tude of Cape Finisterre, and it was suppoied would
be obliges to discharge.

The Dido, Luscornbe, from Newfoundland,:was
on shore in Bootle Bay, on Tuesday.
The Mary, from Miramichi to Leith, was darer'
on Bondica rocks on Monday; two of the crew
drowned.

The North Star, of North Shields, was wrecked
on the Barnet Sand on Monday; crew drowned.
The Hunter, Latour, from Philadelphia to Bor-
deaux, was totally lost at the entrance of the Ga-
rove, the 24th inst.