The Sun.
London, England, 1818-02-04 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

v E mot., FEB. 2.—A t rived the
Ewart, FISUE E, from Nassau, N. P. with S4r
GREnOrt M'GRRooR passenger on board.
The True Blue, FLAT, for Holyhead, Was klsft
the 31st ult. on West Hoyle; the master, 1".
wife, and one man drowned—one man saved.
DRAL, FEB. 3.—Came down from the [tiler,
last evening, and sailed, several outward.botilu
ships—particulars unknown.- Remain the Johan°
Maria Constantin, HADDEN, for Surinam,

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PLYMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Came in the' Speculator,
THOMSON, from Terceira.
FALMOUTH, FP:B. I.—Arrived the Ditch akiP
Catharine Theodora, VANWALNE, (tornol
for Surinam; with loss of tore-top-mast.
HARWICH, FEB 3.—Arrived the Castlereagh;
M'DoNouGu, with mails and passengers 11!)liii
1-I,lvoetsloys, and Lord Nelson, LIVINGS, "'II
ditto from Cuxhaven. Sailed the Lady IfvflOn°
LIVEING/ with ditto for Cuxhaven.
Doyen, FEB. 3 —Sailed the Venus transrrr'
and sloop Boston Packet, for Catlis, for trotyPs."7:
Arrived the sloop Fortitude, RANDAL, from Jerse!.
for London, with loss of boom, gaff, and_b°
wark.

CORN•EXCHANGE, FEB. 4 —We have had hat
few fresh Arrivals since Monday, consequentif
the sales-made. this morning in Fine Wheat, Oafs'
and Barley, were on full as good terms ():11
Mon lay ; but there was little demand for of(k.
nary articles. In Pease and Beans. there i 3 11°
alteration.

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WINDSOR, FEB. 3.-7'hia day her Afaisi:
accompanied by Princess ELIZABETH, and attil •
ed by their usual retinue, took an airing 113
coach and four in Windsor Great Palk.
The PRINCE REGENT, J btts
On the occasion ‘,•
late visit to Windsor, is supposed to have arrang.
ed with the QUEEN the time at which her 1‘,1,4;
JESTY'S next Drawing-Room is to he held.
distance from Windsor to Brie,bton is sixty-t 1,1%
miles. This journey was performed by the D're
GENT on Monday in five hours and a half. Tu
Duke of YORK. went to Windsor imexpectedlY.l
Sunday, to meet the PRINCE REGENT. His Roy
Highness returned to town in the evening.
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THE THEATRE.—A very interesting new tri
Drame was brought forward last night at COveri
Garden Theatre, under the title of The. Illastri°'
;
Traveller, or The Forges of Kansel. We have
room at present to say more than that it is ree°lll°
mended by pleasing music, good acting, and bead'
tiful and striking scenery.
Mrs.Be moNT,olSoutb a m pton-street,Colent:
Garden, last night gave a musical treat, which `""
highly gratifying to a select number of friendo.r.
Many amateurs of both sexes exerted their abut
ties on the occasion, but the prodigy of the nig
was a Miss TREMEARN, a young Lady under leg
years of age, who performed a very difficult C.
acent,.(toafotenr,tvlater,VishtilliisnpLYyitel,tiaidienrtiprotbvtl,eertsass,teerstrd skills
fully on the. Piano-Forte.
On Monday, the Lords of the Cottncii7nceetsje:
the Council Office, Whitehall, to hea.r and deter'
mine Prize Appeals.
Lent has not occurred so early as in the presel.4
year during the List century, nor will it again
for the century to come.
It is satisfactory to find by an article frog'
Leipsic in some German Papers, received yester;
day, that British Manufactures found a ready sa
at the late fair in that city.
ol
The Rev. JOHN N. SHIPTON, A. M. of SaLl
College, Oxfbrd, son of the Rev. Dr. Snirl.(9l*
Rector of Portishead and Vicar of Stanton P".1.%'
was admitted to the degree of Bachelor in Divin"
ty, on the 22d tilt.
Last night's Gazette contains Addresses of Col"
dolence to the PRINCE REGENT from the Coanfl
of Cardigan, the Corporation of Newcastle-0P"
,
Tyue, and from the Freemasons at Inverary ;
so
Addresses to Prince LEOPOLD from the CountY
Cardigan, the County of Rutland, the HighlAl“
Society of Scotland, the London Society of tile
Sous of Morven, . the Freemasons at Inverary at'd
the Royal Burgh of Inrenkeithiog.

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THE CH A (2. E . 4;1
The Hooton Harriers met this day at Poulton. They '11,,,
meet To-morrow at Thornton, and on Saturday at Poole ila,"'
each morning at ten o'clock.

SHOCKING CIRCUMSTANCE.—Monday night 011
Inquest was held at the Sun, Chapel-street, Gras
veuor-place, before HUGH LEWIS, Esq Coroner'
on the body of Mrs. Charlotte Banfield, a fille
.
young woman, 30 years of age, who elms by
death in the following dreadful manner :--Ira
Thomas White deposed, he lived in Chapel-street:.
Grosvenor-place ; the deceased was the wife 0i
Mr. George Banfield, a cook in the service 01
the Earl of Craven, who is at present at Horne;
the -deceased and her family occupied
merits tint the.'first floor in witness's hotve since
last Lady-day ; her husband left them in the
month of last December, for the purpose of going
to Rome to meet the Earl Craven thete by the
18th of that month ; Sunday morning last, abota
seven o'clock, witness wei its bed, and awn"
by the distressing cries of the deceased's chip
ten, saying, '' Oh, my poor mother ;" -he v"4
called up by the deceased's servant, who told Ili°
lter mistress had fallen in a fit; witness
•
diately went up stairs to her apartment ; the de.
ceased was found lying on the floor behind a cur
hoard door, with her head Cowards the windiov;
she hail on tier night dress ; the walk and flOr
were covered with a profusion of blood, andlils"
wise the deceased, whose throat Was cut i''
dreadful manner ; two razors covered With bl°°,l
were found by her side ; she was quite dead.---:'
surgeon attended the deceased occasionally for the'
last tour years, and had observed her to have
denre,sion of spiyits, and a peculiar irritability t.
temper. Verdict—lnsanity.

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