The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-30 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, Mancrt N.W. to N.N.W.--Passed
through fur the River the William Manning, Smith, from St.
kitti; and the transport, No. 25, from the westward. Passed
through from the River the Robert and Ann, Harrison; St.
Charles, Cousins; Christopher`, Knight, aid Hopewell, Dobson,
for Quebec ; Clenet, for Cadiz ; Barbadoes, Lee, for St.
John's, N.B. Arrived from the River, and remain, the Yen!.
80, Rittlapd, for Jamaica ; 5 p. m., several ships are coming
down from the River too late to obtain their names.

P0nT331011711, MAnon 2.J.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived
the Spencer, Huggue, from Shields,- for Quebec ; Four Sisters,
Foriman, from LondOn, fOr St. Michael's. Sailed the Sovereign.
German, for. London.

FALMOUTII, MAUCH 28.--Wind N.W. to W.N.W,—
Sailed the Jr.ne, Milne; Eliza, Roberts; Mary, Evans;
Charles, Llewellyn ; Liberty, Gibson, and Betty, Humphries,
all for London; also about 30 /tail of coasters.

Javeuroor., MAactr W.N.W.—Arrived •the
Arno Botsford, , from New Bronswiek, liftc.r boring
4uen on shore at Leytharn ; and Oscar, Strew), from Peters-
litirgh. Off the Port the Tuscarora, —, from Ph 113(lelphia,

`l`l►e Swift, Povcy, from Reath to Bridport, foundered off' the
Sands' End the 21;th inst. ; crew sa►ed.

COVENIT•O ARDEN consequence
of the sudden indisposition of Miss PATost, the
Concert by which the entertainments should have
commenced last night, did not take place. The
Comedy of Charles the Second was introduced as
the last Piece, to supply the deficiency occasion-
ed by this disappointment. In the Coinedy of
Rule a ItVe and have a Wife, the Leon of Mr.
WARD, and the Estilania of Miss Cnt:vrcit were
highly effective. The whole performance went
otr with eclat.

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On Monday evening, immediately after Mr. I
MATucws lied finished his heart-rending Jescrip.
tion of the gambler, in his entertainment at, the
English Operu-house, a young gentleman was so
violently affected that, he fell hack senseless in an
hysteric fit. Mr. MATuovs immediately hasten-
ed to procure assistance, and the servants of the
theatre lifted the gentleman (real the pit through
the orchestra-door to the private box.lobbv,
where medical assistance was instantly procured.
Mr. Mathews remained until the gentleman was
recovered, and then returned and relieved the au-
dience of the anxiety they felt for the sufferer.
MACCLESFIELD.—III 1792, there were only
eight factories or isills, the whole of them turning
about 2,000 dozens of spindles. In 1825, the
number of factories N 1 as 89, occupied by 125
masters, aml turning nearly 23,000 dozens of
spindles. At present—that is, within the last six
or eight days, there arts scarcely 2.000 dozens of
spindles in motion, and the time of work is from
three to four days a week only.
The petition against West India Slavery from
Dundee, measures 03
feet in length, and the sig-
natures arefiv:ie„o column deep.
The Union i
Rockingham coaches arrived
at this place from Leeds (on their way to Lon.
don) a distance of 27 miles, in the almost incre-
dible time of 2 hours and 7 minutes.---(Doncas •
ter Paper.)
About four o'clock on Wednesday afternoon,
Donald Cameron, travelling' merchant from
Fort William, was accosted by three men, on
a sequestered part of the road between Er-
skine-ferry and Paisley, who, each presenting
pistols, demanded his money, on which he ten-
dewed them a guinea note. No, no, said they,
that won't do, you, have more; no which they
I searched his pockets, and finding nothing, they felt
the linings of his clothes, tied discovering socoe,
thing bulky in the waistband of his trousers, they
cut it up, and found 801. in Bank notes, consist•
ing of three 201. notes, and 20 11. notes, of the.
Bank of Scotland, with which they made oil.
The poor man stood rooted to the spot, when he
saw one of the party returning, with the inten-
tion, as he supposed, nt. blowing out his. brains
but, on a signal from his companions, he sud-
denly ran off.—(Caledonian Mercury.)

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