The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-03 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, JAN. I.—Arrived the Betsy, LAN..
ORISH, from Chartinte for London, and GoUd
Hone, Gearrs, from Bourdeaux. The Betsy
sailed tile 26th ult.; left in the River the'Liberty,
Thetis, Edward, Duchess of Somerset, and Com-
merce. The sloop Mope, WALLET, of and from
Guernsey; was last night run foul of by his Ma-
jesty's brig Heron, and was towed in here this
afterncion by that vessel—she is dismasted, and
otherwise damaged. Sailed the Zephyr, Nl-
cous, for Gibraltar; Anna Sophia, ROGGEN-
sacx, for Bourdeaux ; Ranger, KIDD, for Lis-
bon ; San Joseph, Boscx, for Barcelona ; Ann,
IVALLER, for Lisbon ; Pomona, ALsobr, for Li-
varno ; Retrieve, HAGUE, for Rio Janeiro ; and
Fraw Anna, MotA,En, for Nantz.
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Sailed the Integrity
transport for the Downs.
DEAL, JAN, 2.—Remains in the Downs his Ma-
jesty's ship Severn.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 31.—Sailed the Lady Louisa
packet with a mail for Gibraltar and Malta, and
the Fox and Eliza transports for Cork.
GRAVRSEND, JAN. 2.—'Arrived the Aurora,
Heselton, from Memel ; Hero of the Nile,
Wrangler,' from Berhice ; Princess Charlotte,
Lamb, from Demerara; Mary,-Bennett, .from St.
Michael's ; Fame, Poqtgate, from Lisbon ; Ana-
creon, Wilson, from Quebec; Thomas, Jackson,
from the Cape ; Cleveland, Davies, from Jamaica;
Mary, Craig, from Cadiz ; Neptunits„ Bakker,
from Rotten ; Isabella, Bishop, from Bourdeaux ;
Elizabeth, Day, from Limerick ; Agnes, Fitzge-
rald, from Waterford ; Aurora, Cobb, from NYE&
garth; Pheasant, Barns, from Waterford ; Sup-
ply, Massey, from Waterford.

ARCRORACON THOMAS'S PROTEST.—The Clergy
of the Deanery of Frome have unanimously pre-
sented an Address of Thanks 'to the Rev. Arch-
deacon THOMAS, for his Protest against the pro-
posed establishment of a Church Missionary So-
ciety in Bath.---The British Critic of the pre-
sent month contains an elaborate analysis of Arch-
deacon',lttomAs'slAddress, maturely weighing the
spirit of its arguments, and of the animadver-
sions that have appeared against the Protest. It
commence's thus : " If the importance of a pub-
lication be estimated by its size, a pamphlet con-
sisting of a single sheet, widely printed,, might,
perhaps, seem scarcely to require our attention ;
but if the value of a work depend upon the na-
ture of the facts which it discloses, and the con-
seqnences they involve, many folios would sink
into insignificance, when weighed against this
little tract."

MALT.—From the exper4ents of Messrs.
WHEELER and Company, it appears that by ex-
posing Malt to the temperature of about 430°-of
Fahrenheit, in close vessels, it acquires a dark
chocolate brown colour, and becomes so soluble,
in either hot or cold water, that when it is mixed
‘viih pale Malt, in the proportion of I.Both, it
communicates to the liquor the perfect colour and
flavour of porter.

SALT DUTIES.—The further consideration of
these Duties, with proofs and illustrations, show-
ing the advantages to be derived by some com-
mutation of the Tax, or the repeal of it, will, we
understand, shortly be submitted to the Public by
Sir THOMAS BERNARD, Bart. who has strong
claims to their gratitude, for his constant and un-
wearied endeavours to promote the happiness and
to ameliorate and lessen the distresses and wants
of his fellow-creatures.

CHEAP GASOMETER.—Mr. MUIR, of Kelso, has,
by a simple process, constructed an apparatus
which produces gas sufficient to supply ten different
burners, the flame of each far surpassing t hat of the
largest candle, and which completely illuminate his
shop,work-shop, and dwelling- house,with the most
pure pellucid brightness, the cost of which is only
about threepence per night. Wax cloth bags have
been invented, which, when inflated wilb gas,
are removed at pleasure from place to place, and
when ignited, theyantwer all the purposes of can-,
tiles. By this process, it would seem that any
person, with bags as above prepared, may be fur-
nished with •gas from the coal-pits, and apply the
gas so procured to whatever number of tubes for
lights he has occasion for.

_ .
It is a remakable circumstance that the late Mr.
"AMIE, cooper and fish-curer in Peterhead,
who was drowned in the Forth packet, off Mon-
trose harbour, was the inventor of a life-preserver
some years- ago. - A full trial of its buoyant
poWers was made at .Peterhead, and shortly after
he went to London, in the hope of proving its
general. 'utility. After, various interviews with
Sir Joseph Banks, Mr. Croker of the Admiralty,
Mr. Wilberforce, and the Master of the Trinity
House, Mr. Lesslie and a Mr. Bell, in the pre-
sence of numerous spectators, entered the ma-
chine, and went through the most dangerous arch
of Londonliridge, at half tide, in perfect safety,
where the .current is very rapid. The preserVer
was in the form of a buoy, of cooper work, with
cork attached to, it, and then covered %Vida sheet
copper, with a valve on the top, for the person
or persons to enter; and by being so constructed
with the cork, the valve was continually exposed
to the air.

EXTENSIVE FORGERY.—A thorough investiga-
tion of the circumstances connected with the for-
gery on the Bank-of England, recently discoVer-
ed at St. Clear's, Cartnarthenshire, having taken
place, the prisoners mentioned in our late paper
have been fully committed for trial. From the
evidence adduced, a connected chain of proof has
been obtained against the parties.—Mrs. Baines,
though elderly and infirm, has a genteel appear-
ance ; and her daughter, who is about 25 years
of. age, possesses talents, accomplishments. and
attractions of a superior descriwion. They are
confined in Carmarthen Town Gaol, a bile Wil-
liam Baines and the
,two Johnson* are lodged in
that of the County.—(Shrezvibury Chroreicie.Y