The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-19 00:00:00

MISCELMANISOUS.

Sir Robert Peelhasor7lerccftiTesuM of 150/. to bo
presented to Mrs. Dwyer, the sister of the gallant Sir
Sydney Smith, who was recently found in great
Poverty, in a vacant house in the Regent's-park. Her
son. has been appointed by Lord Haddington to a
ilituation in the navy.
RUMOURS OF THE D AT
The following marriages in high life are abou tto
!like place :—One between the eldest son of a sport-
ing Duke and the eldest daughter of one of the he-
reditary officers of the Crown ; the second betwen a
Youthful Earl and the daughter of a wealthy brewer ;
and the third between the daughter of a deceased
Ambassador and the son of a late member of her
Alaje sty's Household.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, DEC. 17.—Wind this day at noon, W.
DEAL, " DFC 16.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W. moderate.
:b4ll,
•Arrd.Talbot; IVestward. Arrd. from the River Anne
;it: Laing and John Oldham, for Quebec ; Speed, for Mo-
bile ; Frederick, for St. John's, New Brunswick.
. The Talbot, from Bahia, is supposed to have ar-
IN rived off New Romney. The Belgigne, from Rio
Janeiro off Portsmouth.
'- Orr NORTH FORELAND, DEC 16.—Bremen, Bre-
1., •
Men,' for New York.
HULL, DEC. 15.—S1d. William Ward, Savannah;
:"Peelsone", New Orleans.
,1,,,, WHITEY, DEC. 16.—The Norfolk, Palmer, of and
rr for Yarmouth, ran on Whitby Rock yesterday, but
• , came offin an hour with loss of false keel.
)-ItritAcomuE, DEC. 16.-Arrd. Jenny, Beaumont,
'`era Cruz.
CORR, DEC. 14.—Arrd. Tanjore (transp.), Quebec.
LEITH, DEC. 15.Arrd. Cockburn, Grenada. Sid.
••: eorgiana, Tobago.
CONSTANTI/forrat, Nova 23.—The Diana: (Russian
„ • schooner), and the Aristipi (GreA lirig); have been
• kitin the Black Sea, during the late g.iles; the for-
iner at &elle (Anatolia), and the latter at Selina
•• (entrance"of the Danube). •
•,4` TERCEIRA, DEC. 3.—The Faleb-_!, from Car-
, Then Laguna de Termini); to llavre, has put in, here
aky, and with damage.
CoraTNNI. Nov. 23.—The Commercio, from Liver-
Peol to Havannah, has put in here leaky.
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.....LITERPOOL, DEC. 16.—S1d. Winscales, Sydney,
• New South Wales ; Jentoo, Calcutta; Reis Effendi,
Cape of Good Hope ; Jane and Ayrshire, Africa ;
Thalia Maranham. Arrd. Acadia packet Boston,
• left 2d instant, and Halifax 4th instant. The Mag-
tat; Morton, bound to this port, has been towed back
to Quebec, leaky, having been ashore in a gale on
the 19th ult.; cargo discharged. The Mersey, bound
to this port, put back to Quebec, with loss of rudder,
anchors, and chains. The Aberdeen, from Quebec to
this port, is ashore on Green Island. The Gleaner,
from Quebec to London, is ashore in the St. Law-
rence. The Diana, bound to this port, was aground
on the 10th ult. at Glascock's Island, near Natchez.
4:11c Hampden, bound to this port, remained hard
Aground on the south-west bar of the Mississippi on
the 15th ult. A barque was ashore on the Colorados,
on the 3d ult., with topsails loose. It blew a heavy
gale at Boston on the Ist inst. from E.S.E.
COWES, DEC. 16, Arrd. Kilinaurs, Smith, Bata-
via ; Henry, IVelmesley, Launceston, sailed Aug. 23.
kA.Lsiourn, DEC 16.-IVind S.W. strong breeze.—
Arrd. Lady Mary Wood (packet) with Mediterranean
flails.
Orr HASTINGS, DEC 16 —Luizie, Rotterdam, for
Batavia.
MILFORD DEC. 15.—Arrd. Crusader, Quebec, for
London, left 19th ult., and has experienced very severe
piles ; Cato, Quebec, for Lynn ; Mayflower, Olby,
ayal. The Aquila, of Aberystwyth, and the Earl
Grey, of Carmarthen, got in contact yesterday, and
both received damage.
SHIELDS, DEC. 14.—Sid. Faiany, Ore, Monte Video

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THE CHINESE SILVER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR—The denomination " guinea " was first given
to the gold piece to commemorate the capture of the
precious metal on the coast of Guinea, of which it was
• composed. As we are now fully anticipating the
ratification of a commercial treaty between this country
and China, allow me to suggest that part of the silver
'n'hich is expected to arrive from China be set apart
111 order to coin a piece of money of a new denomina-
`4" to he first issued to the public on the day when
kb•lmitrift rt he ratification shall be published in the Gazette, in
.tic.,Order more particularly to mark and commemorate
41414 such important event. It might be a 3s. 4d..piece,
Ifittgqi (of which there would he six pieces to the money
-Pound) and would be heavier than the half-crown, and
Is. Illore convenient and lighter than the present cumber-
orn
e crown piece ; and it might be denominated
The China Dollar."—l am, Sir, yours, &c.,
ROBERT WILLIAM DUKINSON.
t‘ ' Ilfracombe, Dec. 15, 1842.

- CORN-LAWS-PROTECT THE

FARMER!!!
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
defiance of the long-winded articles in
duty,
• of a free trade in corn without a protecting
gutY, I demand such a protection as will enable me to
receive the average value of an acre of corn, whether
▪ have a large crop or a small one. I will illustrate
nly meaning thus : suppose I have a piece of land, on
which the average growth is three bushels of wheat,
and the average price is 6s. Bd. per bushel, I expect
11.13' crop shall produce 205.; so if I have but two
bushels in one year, I must have 10s. per bushel ;
and if there should be such a blight as to reduce my
Produce to only one bushel, is it not reasonable for
Inc to expect the consumer to pay the whole 20s. for
lt It must be so, Sir, or I shall not be able to pay
4111. Y landlord his rent. If you possess that impar-
t which you profess, you will publish this; then
the Ignorant Cotton Lords will know why the land-
lords and corn-growers demand a protective duty.---I
51n, Sir, yours, &c. A CORN-GROWER.

ATTAtism.—The following is from the last Jamaica
Papers :—The negroes have set up what they term
I\lyalisin,"—a series of religious, maniacal, riotous
'lances. These are interspersed with songs, the most
P?Pular of which is "John baptise in the Riber."
44,c1 .Sixty-four warrants were issued on the 26th of Sep-
li tLtnlier for the apprehension of as many blacks. In
1,- -the parish of St. James, the ramifications of this doc-
Nd , trine have extended from the Spring estate to the
Moor Park, embracing a circuit of sixteen planta-
'46i C' 1 • tkns• The negroes attack all who attempt to restrain
!heir antics. At Montego By, " Oheaism" has been
111411.• oz)rporated with " Alyalistn:
.This is negro witch-
draft engrafted on religious fanaticism.