The Sun.
London, England, 1829-02-02 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL.

FRIDAY, JANUAAY 30.—Wind
water 36 minutes past six.—Arrived the Jane
Haddow, Hamilton, from Calcutta ; United States, Wil-
son, from Savannah; Hull,
Talisman, Pratt, from New Orleans ; Jamaica, —,
from Pernambuco.

Sailed—The Lady Gordon, and
.Eleanor, both for the
Isle of Man.

JAN. 31.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived the Comet, from
Dublin ; I.aughton, Dawson, from Demerara ; Hope,
—.—, from Terceira ; Phenix, Weeks, from Lisbon ;
Enterprise, Coles, from Marseilles ; Monica, Kendler,
from Smyrna; Avis, Winslow, from Savannah; Agnes,
Seaddon, from Scilly.
Sailed—The Bootle Bothwell, for Oporto ; Calcutta,

, for Calcutta ; Jane, Lindsay, for Buenos
Ayres; Prince Eugene, Gilbert, for Naples; Goode,
Gray, for Demerara ; Viana, Edwards, for Genoa ; and
Ann Paley, for Lisbon.
The Macclesfield, from Pernambuco, is off near the
North-east buoy.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

DEVONPORT, •JAN. 3l.—The Sulphur, 8, Com-
mander Dance, was towed by the Meteor steam
vessel from Barnpool to the Sound, on Monday, and
now awaits the arrival of the Parmelia transport,
with Captain Stirling.
A newly-invented sight for long guns was tried
at the battery on Devil's Point on Tuesday last, and
report speaks highly of its utility.
Mr. P. Inskip, late Midshipman of the Genoa, and
now of the Wasp, has received a gold medal from
the Royal Humane Society, for his gallant conduct
in saving the lives of two men who had fallen over-
board at different times.
His Majesty's ship Grasshopper has captured a
slave vessel, which she has taken into the Havannah.
The Magnet packet-brig, Commander Porteous,
arrived from Lisbon on Monday, after a passage of
24 days, and came into harbour on Tuesday to refit.
The Cordelia, 10, Commander Boyles was towed
by the Meteor steam-vessel from the Sound into
Hamoaze, on Saturday afternoon. Orders have
been received to complete the Cordelia's stores for
foreign service.
The Swedish schooner-of-war ExperimentACapt.
Melander, sailed on Wednesday for Norway.
On Saturday last the Plumper, 12, Lieut. Medley,
passed this port from Falmouth, on her way to Wool-
wich, having forty pirates on board, whom she
brought home from the coast of Africa.
Monday last, being the King of Sweden's birth-
day (born in 1764), the Swedish schooner Experi-
ment, in Hamoaze,dressed with appropriate colours,
as was also the Britannia, fired the usual salute of
that nation, and on Wednesday she went out of
harbour, having been repaired and refitted, paying
the compliment with the customary salutes.
The Eagle revenue cruiser, Lieut. St. Quintin,
recently picked up a raft of tubs, containing contra-
band spirits, floating in Weymouth Bay.
In Hamoaze—Britannia,Warspite, Kent, Ariadne,
Comet, Badger, Zebra, Cordelia, Vigilant, Leveret,
Variable, Magnet, and Meteor steamer.
Between Island and Main—Nightingale.
Sound—Sulphur.
Mr. John Moody is appointed Assistant Surgeon,
and Mr. Thomas Harding, Purser, of the Zebra.
Mr. John S. Hampton, Supernumerary Assistant
Surgeon of the Britannia.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 31.—8 y the last accounts
from the Coast of Africa we learn that activity in
the traffic of slaves is almost as great as ever, and
that at present it is mainly supported by Spanish
capitalists. Very recently two feluccas and a brig,
all well manned and armed, had arrived on the coast
from Barcelona, and were to proceed, when loaded,
for the Havannah. In addition to which, there is a
frigate-built ship, mounting 24 long guns, and ca-
pable of carrying 1,200 slaves, in the Bight of Biafra.
Of these his Majesty's ship Sybille has information.
and it is hoped the Commodore will intercept them.
In justice to the Emperor of Brazils, it should be
remarked, that to manifest his disposition to discon-
tinue the traffic, his Majesty had recently sent a
Vice Consul to Sierra Leone, to hold Brazilian vessels
in check. Ihe Ashen tees were perfectly quiet, and
were encouraging a brisk trade in gold dust and
ivory, through their country, in exchange for which
they took arms, cutlery, and many useful articles of
English manufacture. Commodore Collier, with a
view to preserve the health of all English seamen in
the merchant vessels had lately inflicted heavy fines
on some of them, for subjecting their crews to
work in the river contrary to an old law, which en-
joins natives only to be so employed. It is to this
description of work that is mainly attributed the
country fever contracted by our merchant seamen.
The Eden, Capt. Griffenhoofe, was at Fernando Po;
the Primrose, Capt. Harrison, was off the Gallinas ;
the North Star, Capt. Arabin, is on her passage to
England, but has previously to cross the Atlantic.
By the Mutine packet, which arrived at Fal-
mouth, on Monday, with the Mail from Vera Cruk
and Jamaica, we are informed of the loss of his
Majesty's surveying vessel Kangaroo, Mr. Anthony
de Mayne, Master commanding, upon the Hogaties
Reef. The Monkey schooner had left Crooked
Island for the wreck, and succeeded in saving-the
crew and stores. By the same accounts we regret
to hear of the suicide of Commander Edward Owen
Johnes, who was serving in the command of the
Nimble schooner upon the West India station.
This unhappy officer put an end to his existence
by firing a pistol at his head. He had recently been
promoted to be Commander of his Majesty's ship
Southampton, the flag-ship of Sir Edward Owen,
and, had he surveyed a few days longer, would have
learnt the news of his promotion.
The Volage, 28 guns, Captain Seymour, was at
Rio Janeiro on the 25th November, and was to
leave for England in a few days; she has 700,000
dollars on board, on merchants' account, and may
be hourly expected.
Great reductions are to take place immediately,
in the Civil Department of the Navy. Three Com-
missioners of the Navy will retire, and fifteen clerks
are to be reduced. The power of the Comptroller
of the Navy is to be extended, and to assimilate
On Saturday last, about one o'clock, the neigh- to that enjoyed by the Master-General of the Ord-
bourhood of Drury-lane was thrown into a state of 'lance in his department; and one of the Commis.
extreme alarm and confusion, in consequence of a sioners is to superintend the FinaticialDepartment,as
fire breaking out in the house of Mr. Cooke, a to- a responsible accountant. Reductions will also take
bacconist, No. 84, in that street. The moment the place in the Victualling Office.
discoeery was made, the persons occupying the The Lords of the Admiralty have noticed that
lower part of the premises ran into the street—a araangements have been made in that part of the
crowd collected, and some persons went for the en- Royal Naval College, in this dock-yard (hitherto
glues, but no one present had courage to venture exclusively appropriated to the students in naval
beyond the .first floor of the house, though it was architecture), for affording, under certain regulations,
positively asserted that there were children in the a copy of which may be obtained on application to
second floor front room. A drunken sweep tan up the Admiralty, the means of instruction on scientific
stairs, but he was so much inebriated that he knew subjects connected with the naval service, to twenty-
not what he was doing, and it was a miracle that he four commissioned officers of the navy. Their
was not a victim to his temerity and folly. He made studies will be directed by the able Professor Dr.
his way into the first floor, and for several minutes he Inman. The large room in the building will be al-
was employed in endeavouring to throw out of the lotted to them, and the smaller one to the present
window an old bedstead, not worth five shillings. students in naval architecture. Of the latter, whose
By an extraordinary effort he effected his object; term of apprenticeship expires in August, there re-
but, in doing so, he overbalanced himself, and fell main six. It is understood that not any, other in-
upon the bulk-window below, and from thence rolled ducement will be held out by the Admiralty for
into the street, amidst the shouts and buzzes of an officers to enter for such instruction than that of
immense mob,
the se
ob, who appeared tobeequnitt. The
quite in raptures affording to them gratuitous means of acquiring scien-
on fire-wit
yard.
tific knowledge. They are not to reside in the dock-
engines soon arrived upon the spot, and there beinga
plentiful supply of water, the flames were in less The Trinculo, 18, reported to have gone down
than an hour extinguished, but not before the whale during the late gales,has arrived at a safe anchorage
house had been entirely gutted. One of the Hand- in the Frith of Clyde.
in-Hand firemen was the first to penetrate into the The Procris, 10, Commander Charles Paget, ar-
second floor, and there he discovered the two poor rived on Monday from Falmouth, to be paid off, and
children of Perkins burnt so dreadfully that not a re-commissioned. She brought round the 40 pirates
feature could be discerned, and the intestines pro- captured on the coast of Africa, by the Black Joke,
truded,—in fact, they were burnt almost to a cinder. tender to the Sybille, who were conveyed to Eng-
The remains were removed to the Blue Anchor land in the Plumper gun-brig. They were put on
public-house, in Feathers'-court, and Edwards, a board the Lightning steam-vessel on the following
constable of the parish, placed them in shells to morning, and carried to the river.
await a Coroner's Inquest, which is appointed to sit I The Shannon, 46, Captain Clement, sailed on
this day. Soon after the children were destroyed Thursday for Jamaica.
the mother returned, and on being told that the Commissioner William Shield has been promoted
zosa and honeshi,l raa during"on that a long
in White-hart-yard, in a most deplorable condition,
house was on fire, in a frantic state she called for to the rank of Rear-Admiral, oil the retired list, for
her infants. She was taken to a neighbour's house, his zealous
service.
He honourable
taleke conduct
:period

* The Duke of Wellington, from the entireness of his
rule in the Cabinet, reminds us of an anecdote we have
somewhere read of Louis XII. of France. The Kiug
was remarked by one of his courtiers always to ride a
very strong horse—" He need be strong," said his compa-
nion, " for he not only carries his Majesty, but his whole
Council."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JAW. 31.

DERBISHIRE V. ROGGART, ELSEE, AND OTHERS.

This was a motion made by Mr. ROUPEL and
Mr. KNIGHT, on the part of Frederick Derbishire, a
Receiver appointed by the Court, praying that Mr.
Hoggart, the auctioneer, a person named Elsee, Mr.
Cooper, the Under-Sheriff of Oxfordshire, another
person named Barber, a sheriff's officer named Heath,
and two ethers, living in the county of Oxford, be
forthwith committed to the Fleet prison, for a gross
contempt of the orders and privileges of the Court of
Chancery. After hearing the facts of the case,
The VICE-CHANCELLOR at once declared that he
could not better vindicate the dignity of the Court
and of its process than by dismissing the petition,
with all costs to be paid by Derbishire and Mr.
Hyde, and he therefore dismissed it accordingly.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. Si.
IN THE MATTER OF BAILEY.

It was moved that Captain Bailey, who appeared
in Court, should be charged in the custody of the
Marshal, under a writ de contumace capiendo from
the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canter-
bury. .

Mr. Justice BAYLEY observed, that the question
was whether a person already in the custody of the
Marshal, could be charged in the custody of that
officer, and he was of opinion that he might.

Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE had some doubt at first,
as the Marshal was not an officer to execute a pro-
cess like the Sheriff; but, us by Act of Parliament,
the writ de contumace capiendo, had been put on
the same footing as the writ de excommunicato
capiendo, he agreed that a person might be charged
in the custody of the Marshal.
Mr. Justice PARKE concurred, and Captain Bailey
was immediately ordered to be committed to the
custody of the Marshal under the writ.

:N THE MATTER OP THOMAS BERKLEY BOND, GENT.

Sir JAMES SCARLETT showed cause against a
rule obtained by Mr. Campbell, calling on Mr. Bond
to show why his name should not be struck off the
Rolls of Attorneys of the Court. This rule was
founded on the affidavit of a person of the name of
Timothy Cassen, who stated, that at the time when
Mr. Bond was admitted, he did not produce a certi-
ficate of his having served five years as an articled
clerk, as required by law; and that, in point of fact,
he had not so served.—Rule discharged with costs.