The Sun.
London, England, 1820-12-30 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

DzAL, DEC. t. c Dwutisy Cook, LoNrey, f.ont
fur Newcastle; and another tessel, supposed to be a

collicr.

Putt-rsmourit, DEC. 29.•—Arrived the Helena, from Ali
cant, fur Stockholm, leaky. Put back from off Dover the
Europa, Talbert, from Jamaica, fur London.
Slit:no:East DEC. 9.9.—Arrired the Four Brothers, Det-
loll', from Dantzic, for Plymouth, with loss of anchor and
cable.

RAMSGATE, DEC. 29.—The Duke of Cambridge, Stewart,
from Bordeaux, tor Hamburgh, was forced from her anchor
at Cuxhaven by the ice, and in attempting this Harbour to-
day, ran oil shore on the Four-foot Head, and bilged ;—lhe
crew were saved with difficulty.
HULL, DEC. 28.--,The Charlotte Augusta, Buhick, from
Stockholm, for Guernsey, got on shore on the 45th inst. at.
Huthift on the Lincolushire Coast, dismasted. The vessei.
will he a wreck, but the cargo will he saved.

29.—Arrived the Prince of Orange picket,
with a mail irom Holland.

Mr. LAMBTON having at the late County Meet-
ing declared that the omission of the Queen's
name in the inscription upon the coffin of her la-
mented daughter was contrary to all former pra«.-
tice, we deem it our duty to declare, that this,
assertion, tending to mislead and inflame the
public mind, is entirely void of foundation. In
no case whatever, we believe, has the name of the
maternal parent been recorded in such inscrip-
tions. Recent Royal deaths afford but too many
examples of the truth of this statement.—(Dtir-
ham Advertiser.)

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at
the East India House, when the under-mention-
ed Commanders took leave of the Court, pre-
vious to departing for their respective destina-
tions, viz.:—Captain A. NAIRNE, General Kyd ;
Captain C. MoßmocK, Lowther Castle ; and
Captain C. 0. INIA-vNE, Atlas, for Bengal and
China.

The Serpentine River, in Hyde Park, was
partly frozen yesterday, and the Canal in St.
James's Park almost entirely. Several boys in-
cautiously ventured on the ice in both places ;
but we are happy to hear that no serious acci-
dent happened.

NEW INTRUDERS ON THE REVENUE.—A few
days ago, as a vessel was steering for the
Downs, nearly opposite St. Margaret's Buy, while
two Gentlemen on board were amusing them-
selves with their guns at a piece of wood floating
on the water, they saw a bird approaching them
which afterwards proved to be a carrier pigeon,
appare'itly front the French coast : when it
came near enough to observe so many sailors
standing on the beach, it made a sudden tack, as
if it intended to take another course ; when it came
near the ship, one of the gentlemen shot at it, and
killed it ; the boat was sent, and the poor
bird brought on board, when, on examining it, to
the utter astonishment of all present, was dis-
covered between the feathers, chiefly on the neck,
6 French gold rings of the most grand and inge-
nious workmanship. It is reported, that to pre-
vent such contraband dealings, all the young hawks
that can be met with in the ensuing summer are
to be trained up along the coast, after the same
manner as those trained in many parts of Scot-
land, and that a falconer will be sent from thence
to attend this duty ; also mews will be erected
at certain places, at regular distances from each
other, for their reception during the nights, as
this illicit traffic by the feathered tribe can be
carried on by day-light only. We understand
this is to be called the Flying Coast Blockade.—
(Kent Herald, Dec. 28.)

E%.TRAORDINARY ANCIENT CUSTOM.—A Court
called Lawless Court is held annually on Kings-
hill, at Rochford, in Essex, on the Wednesday
morning next after Michaelmas Day, at cock-crow-
ing, at which court the whole of the business is
transacted in a whisper ; no candle is allowed
in the court, nor any pen and ink, but the pro-
ceedings are written with a piece of charcoal,
and he that owes suit and service there, and
does not appear, forfeits double the amount
of his rent to the Lord of the Manor. This
court is mentioned by Camden, who says, that
" the servile attendance was imposed on the te-
nants, for conspiring at the like unseasonable
time to raise a commotion." It belongs to the Ho-
nour of Raleigh, and is called Lawless, because
held at an unlawful hour.

LICENCE TO SHOOT THIEVES.—A fashionably
dressed young man applied to Sir It. BAKER yes-
terday, for a licence to kill—not game, but
thieves ! This curious application was made in the
most serious and business-like manner imaginable.
" Can I he permitted to speak a few words to
you Sir ?" said the applicant. " Certainly Sir,"
replied Sir Robert, " then I wish to ask you Sir,
whether, if I am attacked by thieves in the streets
or roads, I should be justified in using fire-
arms against them, and putting them to death ?"
Sir Robert Baker replied, that every man had.
a right to defend himself from robbers in the
best manner he could ;• but at the same time he
would not be justified in using fire-arms, except
in cases of the utmost extremity. "Oh ! lam
very much obliged to you, Sir, and I can be-
furnished at this office, with a licence to carry
arms for that purpose ?" The answer of course,
was given in the negative, though not without a
good deal of surprise at such a question', and
the inquirer bowed and withdrew.—(ll/orning
Herald.) •
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.-Tuesday morning last
a young Gentleman, named Sh—g—r, a. na-
tive of Cornwall, who at present lodges with
a friend at Walworth, after partaking of a
hearty breakfast, rather abruptly got up and left
the room. His conduct of late having been
rather irregular, this act seemed so strange that
his friend finding he did not return in 10 minutes,
sought him in his bed-room ; the door was' shut,
and the Gentleman having called him by name
and receiving no answer, burst it open, when
to his great surprise and terror, he found
the object of his search hanging from the bed-
post by a silk handkerchief. Fortunately he
had arrived before life was extinct, and by
means of the remedies prescribed by the
Humane Society, he was recovered ; but he de-
clined giving any reasons for his conduct. He is
now as well as can possibly be expected.