The Sun.
London, England, 1821-10-30 00:00:00

LEICESTER.

In the British Museum there are several interesting MAN-u.
SCRIPTS respecting the Endowments in this ancient and loya;
Town and County.—Amongst them the following--
Tit.—Hospitalium et Scholarum, &c.
No. 4. St. John's Hospital, Leicester.
5. Hospital of St. Leonard's, ditto.
6. Ditto of the Annunciation of the V. Mary, ditto.
7. Wigston's Hospital, at ditto.
8. Hospital at Lutterworth.
9. Ditto, at Stoke-Faston.
Tit.—Vicarium and Ordinatories.
1. Ordinatio 1 et 2 Vicarix S. Margarine-Leicester.

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MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c.

DEAL, OCT. 29.—Wind S.E.—Passed by the back of the
Goodwin Sand the Lydia, Humphreys, 7 days, from Bremen
for Philadelphia. Passed through the Downs a fleet of vessels
from Ramsgate, and proceeded down Channel.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 29.--Wind S.S.E.--Arrived the
Louisa, Barnard, from Malaga for Leith. Sailed the Neptune,
Blondin, for Havre. His Majesty's ship Tees went out of
harbour, and sailed to the eastward to Join The Royal squadron.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 28.—Wind E.S.E.—Sailed this morn-
ing all the ships, which put in here wind-bound, to the west-
ward.

FALMOUTH, OCT. 20.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Duke ol
Kent packet, with a mail, from Lisbon ; sailed 21st instant.—
Sailed the Martha Andrea, Neilson, for Drain ; Stanmer packet,
for Lisbon ; and Prince Regent, ditto, of the Islands, each with
a mail.

ABERDEEN, OCT. 26.—Arrived the Middleton, Cargil,
from Davis Straits, with 9 fish.
NORTH SHIELDS, OCT. 28..—The Urania, Nicholson,
with coals, got aground yesterday in the River, but was got off
again leaky, after discharging part of her cargo.

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SOITTITAMPTON, OCT. 27.1-Arrived the Rowena, Harvey;
Lady Grant, Spence; and Liberty, Swinburn, from Newcastle;
Endeavour, Parry, from Beattmaris ; Edward, Moors, from
Portland ; Foyle, Coiling ; and Liberty, Blanchard, from
Cork ; Ann, Harding, from Waterford ; Sportsman, Caster,
from Swansea ; James, Rankin, from Dumbarton ; Stranger,
Stotliard ; Brothers, 'Walton ; Rhoda, Thompson ; Venelia,
Emmerson ; and
Fortitude, Hedley, from Sunderland ; In-
dustrious, Domminy from Poole ; Swanage, May, from
Swanage ; Fidelity, Williams, from Bristol ; ,Fanny, Crew ;
Blue-hyed-Maid, Chapman ; Peace, Brver ; Anna Maria,
Dyke ; Fox, Morgan ; Amelia, Chiles ; and Rose, Payne, from
Jersey ; Prince Cobourg, Page; Lady Wellington, Fuzzard ;
Britannia, Winder; and Chesterfield, Wood, from Havre;
./Eolus, Le Maitre, .from Guernsey. Sailed the Elizabeth '
,
Brown, for Harwich ; Neptune, Foot, for Weymouth • Bril-
liant, Belin ; and Diligent, Porter, for Guernsey ; Prince
Cobourg, Page ; and Lady Wellington, Fuzzard, for Havre ;
Elizabeth, Wheeler, for Caen; Hero, Falk, for Jersey.

SMUGGLING.--IFROM A PRIVATE LETTER.]
SUSSEX, OCT. 27.---On the 11th of Sept. 1.37 casks broke up
off Worthing that had been sunk, and were seized by the Preven-
tive water-guard stationed at that place; on the 10th, a boat,sup-
posed to have on board upwards of 350 casks, attempted to land
at Ferrihg Sluice, in the port of Arundel, when the boat, with
200 packages, was captured by the land and waterguard stationed
in that neighbourhood ; on the 21st, a boat, with about 60 casks,
attempted a landing near Rottingdean, when the boat and 35
casks were captured by the Preventive water-guard ; on the 25th
September, a French boat, with 486 casks of spirits, were cap-
tured off Pagliam, in the port of Chichester, by the Charter re-
venue cruiser, commanded by Mr. (lowland. The same night
a boat, with about 350 casks of spirits, attempted to land at
Hove, in the port of Shoreham,. when the boat, with one hun-
dred and thirty-one casks of spirits, was taken by the land and
Preventive waterguard. On the 26th a boat is stated to have run
her cargo opposite the Norfolk Arms, Brighton, consisting of
about 400 casks, nine of which were captured by two officers of
the land guard, on the following day. On the sth of October '
a raft of forty casks,_ which drifted neat Worthing, was seized
by the officm of Excise and Preventive waterguard ; on the
6th a boat is supposed to have landed near Lancing, in the
port of Shoreham, about 450 casks of spirits, about 60 of which,
with one man, we taken ; on the same day a boat, with 346
casks of spirits, and two bales of tobacco, were captured off
Littlehampton, by the Chart& revenue cruiser, commanded by
Mr. Gowland : on the 9th, a boat is supposed to have run a
cargo of nearly 400 casks, near Shoreham. The smugglers, to
defeat the officers, conveyed their goods at the hazard- of their
lives, through Shoreham Harbour, but few of the goods fell
into the hands of the officers 'of the Revenue, not from want
of exertion, but from a very natural cause, that of not sup-
posing the smugglers would hazard the conveying their goods
through a river, ,parts of which were nearly up to their
necks in mud and water. One officer did venture a pur-
suit through the river, but was glad to return, having been
nearly suffocated in the attempt. During the last week two ves-
sels were seized in Rye harbour, laden with upwards of 400
packages of goods, and a boat, with nearly 400 casks of spirits,
was seized last week near Middleton in the port of Arundel,- by
the preventive water-guard ; on the 9th of October two custom-
house officers seized a post-chaise at Newhaven with a quantity
ofFrench porcelain. The whole of the goods captured have
been safely deposited in the Excise and Custom warehouses at
the ports of Rye, Shoreham Chichester, and Arundel. It would
appear, from the number of captures made, that the smugglers
could not contend with such losses ; but when it is ascertained
that they clear from 30 to 40s. upon each cask they get clear off,
I am induced to believe on the whole, that during the above
period they have not suffered so much as many, would imagine.
I am informed the smugglers purchase theiz hollands for about
eight shillings the cask, and sell it as soon as landed for two
pounds, and forty-five shillings ; that the strong spirits they pur-
chase for nineteen shillings, and sell it when landed for three
pounds to three pounds ten shillings. However, I think the
country is much indebted to the Comptroller-General of the
Preventive water guard, and the Inspectors under him, for the
very judicious arrangement made on the coast to check this il-
legal traffic. It has well been observed, that smuggling has
much decreased on the eastern part of the coast in Icnt and
Sussex; this may fairly be attributed to the excellent arrange-
ments made by Captain M'Cullock, commander of the coast
blockade.