The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-20 00:00:00

SNIP
NEWS.

FALMOUTH, FEB. 17.--Arrived the Princess
Elizabeth packet from Malta and Gibraltar, in 171
days front the latter, and ctanchester paCketfrOth
Jamaica, in s days, both with mails ; also the
Caroline, \VATT, from Bahia for Liverpool, in 64,
days. .By the Caroline we learn, that the Sydney
Packet, lIIRIKKR, from New South Wales, foun-
dered at lea iu November last : the Captain and
crew took to the boats,' and aritved (after being
ten days at sea) on the coast of Brazils ; one of
the crew is now on board the Caroline. The
Congo and Dorothy sailed trout Bahia four days
before the Cwt.()line, for the first port in England.
By the' Manchester packet we learn, that the Ber-
mode sloop of war, from the Gulf of Mexico to
Jamaica, was cast away, having on board a great
quantity of specie. The following transports
sailed from Jamaica the 11th January for Eng-
landshipVittoria, with Major-Gen. O'HARA,
on hoard ; Camden, Minerva, and brig—Vittoria.
Wind W. S. W.

51avotto NB. lB.—The strong wes-
terly winds, :which have prevailed.for some days
past, have prevented the sailing of the packets ;
in consequence, the Auckland, Leicester; and
Sandwich, each having a mail on board for Wa-
terford, had yesterday proceeded no farther than
Pale Roads. His Majesty's sloop of war I'an-
tinra, last from Cow, bound to Plymouth, put in
here a few days since, and still remains. The Di-
ligence Revenue cutter, Captain Dons INS, has
Also arrived, with her bowsprit and main boom
sprung; she has gone up to the Dock-yard at
Pater, in order to be refitted. jtetuain the-lsa,
twilit, BROWN, from Greenock, bound to Lime-
ick, and the Elizabeth, CLOSSAM, from Charles-
ton for Liverpool, with several coasting vessels,
wind-bound.—Wind South-west.

DEAL., FEB. 19.—Sailed the Bridgewater and
Herefordshire East lodialuen for Madras, aid
the whole of the outward-bound on their respec-
tive voyages.—Wind E.

Ilmtwxcn, FEB. 19.--Arrived the Prince of
Orange packet front Holland, with'it mail, and
sailed again for ditto. Also sailed the Auckland
packet for Cuxhaven, with it mail.

PORTSMOUTH, Fka. 19,--The who! having
Crime round to the East, the outwArd-boned HIV
preparing to sail, and will be off at day-light to-
morrow.—Wind S. E.

Yesterday A Court ot I)irectori ef;.is held at the
East India 1-ionse: when the following tiptioint-
Illt'llf took likee, viz.:.
dame! Atoart anti Chart., r.stlrtt, to seats
in the Suvreeav Connell of Be:trot; John Adarn, Esq. Pro-
visional Counsellor for 13rogul ul licelgs,ltt, Esq. Pro-
visional Conn•iellar for rolt St. Gem ge ; Alexander and
(illy Lenox Prendergast, Estill. to htAts in ffw council of
Bombay ; 'and Francis Warden, Esti. Pruriiional Counsellor
fur Bombay.
The following. Commanders took leave, pre.
vions to departing for theft respective destinations,
viz. :

Captain .1. Dale, Streatham ; Captain C. 13. Orihble, Prin.
cess Charlotte of Wales; Captain T. Nl`Tmcort, Hose, for
Madras and Bengal, and Captain Win. Mitchell Wag sworn
into the command of the Northumberland, destined to Ma-
deira, Bengal, and Bencoolen.

Tint New COINAOII.--It is not, perhaps, gene-.
rally known that on all the New Coin the letters
W. W. P. (the initials of the Right lion. Wir.-
LIAM WkILLEALEY POLIO are conspicuously placed
on the ornamental part round the Royal Arms,
between the Harp and the word "
the, opposite, also 'in the ornamental part, is
the ltstter W. for Worker. On the crowns and
half-crowns these letters are distinguishable by
the naked eye, and on the shillings and sixpences
by the help of a magnifying glass. It is said that
the Counterfeits are deficient in this respect, anti
are therefore easily detected.

The death of the Earl of RoTnas occasions tt
vacancy in the Sixteen Scots Peers. His ..Lord.
ship is the only one of that body who has died
since the last general election in 1812. The Buis
of DALHOUSIE, ABOVNE, ABERDEEN, and GLAS-
cow, have, since that period, been created Bri-
tish Peers—there is now five vacancies.
At a numerous and highly respectable Meeting
of Noblemen and Gentlemen; Justices,:of Fence
and other Heritors of the County of, Fife, held at
Collar on the 13th instant, in couseqUence of ao
frolD rite. ,Sheriff and Convener of the
County (the Earl of KELLIE, Vice-Lieutenant, in
the chair), a .very loyal and energetic address to
the PRINCE REGENT, in consegoence )1 'the-late
flaring and desperate outrage on his,saered person,
was unanimously t wed, and ordered to be -
!flitted to the Earl Of MORTON, to be by him pre-
Sensed to his Royal Highness.-
Miss O'NEILL was sufficiently .recovered yes-
terday to he able to take thetirin Hyde Palk.
PAYNa, the American Roach's, will shortly
Make his appearance at Covent• Garden Theatre.,
The. Proprietary of DroryAane Theatre will,
it Is said, meet on the 18th ,ot March, at Ow
Piazza Coffee-house, to determine on the pro,
priety of letting the Theatre at the end of this
season.

A farmer at Due in France, digging
lately near the trunk of an old tree, found seven
pieces of large gold coin, which hear the effigy et
isMtts VI. King of Scotland, •(afterwards 'Lodes
11. of Englatoil These were in circulation at
liar, during the residence of JAmss 11.. of ling-.
land there, in 1712.
The labours of excavation et POmpela 1)0E1
lately been renewed. On the 22d ult. a mugniu
ficent tetuifie was discovered, in the midst of which
were found statues of colossal proportions, one of
them front 20 to 22 palms in height.