The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-13 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

DEAL, APRIL 12.—Yesterday arrived, and
sailed for the River, the Princess Charlotte,
LEIIIIMAN, from Bombay ; .and 11editerranean,
' from Trieste. down from .the River the
Malabar, AsCOUGH, for Calcutta, and about 2d
sail of outward-bound vessels, and Ter11:11 with
the rest as per last. Arrived to-day, and sailed
fr,r the River, the Caledonia, WALES, from Ben-
gal Came (low!) from the River the, Leda,
SMITH, for Boston ; GRAY, for Mira-
michi ; Spartan, BaowN, for ditto; Sarah,
FRANK, for ditty► ; Archibald, BURKES, for Anti-
gins; %Villin tou,ANDHRsoN, for New Bruns-
wick ; Isaac Todd, ..iNtrro, for Halifax; Richard
and Ann, MARTIN, for Madcira ; Electra, "Conn,
for Philadelphia, and sailed With th.,e whole of the
outward-bound for their different destinations.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 12.—Yesterday arrived
the Martha, DRIVER, front Calcutta ; sailed the
28th Oct'. in company with the Martha, Coott.L;
Caledonia, lITALES ; Lord Wellington, HARRIS;
Ganes, CHAPMAN ;—ip on the 26di_of Feb
the George Canning, from Bengal for Greenock,
also the Motfart: Li , trout Bengal far London,
all well. In /at. 47 long. 15. the Martha expe-
rienced a very heavy gale of wind, in which she
laboured very mtich, and had three feet water on
her decks. Passed up Channel, to-day, the Idis,
SMITH, from Oporto for Loud° ~ nut eight days,
all Well. His Majesty's ships ramar and Drake
are unoler orders to sail tor Newfoundland in a
few days. The Mine( va and Nearchus transports,
and Sirene, Moss, arc released fro quarantine.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 10 —Atrivod the Marchio-
ness of Salisbury packet from Mal:a and Gibral-
tar, in 18 days from the latter place ; Duke of
Kent packet with ditto from Lisbon, in five days.
MOUTH, APRIL 12. —The Rerestord,
Hoof), of and from Shields for Topsham, got on
shore last evening when getting under weigh in
Portland Roads, but is expected to be got off
without damage.
PENZANCE, APRIL 10.—The Vittoria, Koasa-
MAN, from Cette for Rotterdam, was driven on
shore yesterday morning, about a mile to the east
of this has hour, and is now a complete wreck.—
The cargo (wine and staves) are principally
savcd; crew also saved.

On Wednesday the Salisbury, 58, Rear-Mini-
ral J. E. DOUGLAS, Captain liorsToN STEwART.,
arriveit al Portsmouth from Jamaica. The Rear-
Admiral having meritoriously served his period of
three ruts, has been succeeded in his command
by Rear-Admiral Sit H. PoPuam, K C. B. The
Salisbory lett Port Royal on the 10,h of February,
when the following ships (composing the squa-
dron) were all well and healthy :—Sybille,

Pique, Larne, Esk, Primrose, Rifleman, Shear-
water, Pelican, and Beaver. The Sybille was
lying at Port Royal, prepat ing to sail for New
York, with a remittance of silver from 13iitish
merchants for the American Government. It was
the completion of their engagements (to supply
silver at azertain rate) with that Government. The
Pique was gone to Vera Cruz and Campeachy :
the Larne, Rifleman, and Esk, were either cruiz-
ing or employed in giving convoy to vessels boomd
to the Spanish South American Colonies. The
Tyrian was met by the Salisbury, on the 12th of
February, returning from the Bay of Honduras.
The Salisbury left the Havanna on the 24th of
February. She has brought 800,000 dollars, and
. .

130 cases of cochineal, fur British merchants.--
Adm►ral DouGLAs Struck his flag on Friday night ;
and the Salisbury will go into harbour to be
paid off.
Admiral DOUGLAS, previous to his depatiore

from Jamaica (which island,was very healthy), re-
ceived a visit from a native man, who is regarded
as the Putriach of the island: he is 143 years of
age, and in so good health, that on that day he
walked from his house (which is on the Hope
Estate)' to the Penn (the Admiral's reside'', e) and
hack again—about 14 miles. tie was never,

.11,e island The great earthquake there, in 1687,
is yet impressively remembered by him ; he tvas
th,n w stout lad. The Admiral was so highly
gratified by the compliment, and the venerable
inaii• interesting appearance, that .be brought

home. a correct lilieness of him, which, we under-
stand, he intends to send to the Royal Exhibition
in London.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, APRIL 9'-EASTER TERM.

Yesterday, being the first sitti►►g day of Term,

the Right lion. the Lord Chancellor, ilie'Judges,
and great Law Officers, went in state to open the
respective Courts. Mr. Justice DAY took.hqs seat
in the King's Bench, when the City and County
Grand Juries were sworn in:

111 r. Just ice DAY:—Gentlemen of the respective
Grand Juries, nothing has come witl►in my obser-
vation, since my return from Circuit, that would
warrant me in trespassing at any length upon your
attention ; satified as I am of your knowledge and
experience in your various duties. Yon are per-
fectly aware, that the present is one of those Terms
wherein the Grand Juries are empowered to
raise money upon the Householders and Land-
holders of their respective Districts ; and I
can have no doubt that this great and important
legislative funclion will be discharged with just-
ness, propriety, and diScretion. In several parts
of the Country, outside of your District, the
various Presentments levied have called forth
much asperity from the inhabitants, and it was a
fact notorious, that corrupt abuses existed, so
much so as even to call for theinterposition of the
Legislat tire, in order that protection should be af-
forded to ihe Irish farmer by the provisionsofa well-
digested Act of Parliament ; it is a pleasing satisfacr
tion to me, however, to be able, from long expe-
rience, to bear testimony to the purity that has
been observed within your respective Districts.—
Gentlemen of the County Grand Jury, I have no
occasion to call upon you for a limitation of your
Presentments ; you are already limited to an ac-
reab le maximum, by which I conceive it would be

desirable that the other Counties were regulate,'
or assimilated ;-but I Will put it to you, good sense,
as well as tue of the ease, the her at the
present puriud of great distress it might not be
highly-expedient to ex:etut your grants ro the ut-
most limit, by presenting for makiug Road%, tatting
care to select those of Wise and generel nWity.—
Geurlimien of the respective Grand Jul te.;, in your
intpikitorial capae,:ies it ►+itl be your duty to
visit the Ptisons, Infirmaries, and Pohli‘. Charities
of your ts, and present to the ',most of your
legal extent ; there ttLiy he seasons when economy
may he nose rsonable, and the iireient periodovben

your Gaols and Infirmaries are crowded, and a ma-
lignant distemper prevails as well through your
dktricts its the cotooly generally, cabs particu-
larly for your lilierality and attention ; 1 should
also hope, that you will give such indkidual and
collective supp.ott as may he in your power to
those humane and pious a;snci,;tions that have
formed themselves together in order to relieve
from misery and wretche:hßfss the mendicant por-
tion of yonr iii•triet population. Geotlitown,
hold in my hand a paper or present toent, prepared
under the Acts of Pailiameut for the wide—log and
improving of Skinner-row ; it is express'! r' pro.
vided for by the Legislature, that the City and
County Grand Juries should both deliberate upon
thic presentment, and I feel satisfied that you will
give this subject every due and proper attention.
Gentlemen of the County Grand Jury, strange
and singular as it may appear, I have been request•
ed, during my late visit npon Circuit, to become
the bearer of an Address to you from the Grand
Jury of the County Wicklow. I certainly have
no objection to the office, but merely refer its
merits to your consideration; the Grand Jury of
'the County of Wicklow, have expended a sum of
18.0001. in forming a road to the bordery of your
county, it may be material to reflect upon the
• utility of following up that road within your own
precincts, and thereby afford suitable and safe
accomthodation for the carriers who from those
extensive (Usti icts furnish most ample supplies of
provisionsaye—(turning to the City Grand Jury)
.and luxuries :o the Metropolis !—Gentlemen, 1
repeat it, that I merely submit this matter to your
consideration, feeling confident that you will be-
stow upon it all the at t en ion that it merits.

SPECIAL COMMISSION.
BURNING OF THE LYNCHES.
DUNDALK, APRIL 6.-1 he Special Uommissiorl
of this town closed yesterday Pat Malone. E.
Quillian, J. M.Locliran, Clark, J. Morris, and
H. Turnon, being put to the bar and arraigned,
Mr. Serjeant Joy rose and addressed the Court,
saying, that he congratulated his Lordship and
the county of Louth that this nnpleasant, disa-
greeable business was, for the present, postponed.
He felt it his duty to stiverthat the Crown wish-
ed, in the commencement of the prosecution for
the murders at \Vildgoose Lodge, to select from
amongst the great numbers who were concerned
in that nefarious transaction those who were
most active in the horrid deed, and the principal
ringleaders in the conspiracy. It is certain that
numbers were present on that night, who knew
not, whe'o they set out, for what purpose they
had been collected together. The Crown wished
to select for punishment those who had planned
and conducted the conspiracy. 'They had, in a
great measure, been able to select these leaders.
It was his wish, LI,M leading Counsel for the Crown,
that those men at the bar should be admitted for
the present to hail, and that such hail should be
taken for them as won'tl not preclude the possi.
hairy of their enjoying the advantage of this in-
dulgence extended to them br.the Crown. It de-
pended on their own good conduct, and the peace of
the country, whether these men ‘vauld ever becalled
on again—lie wished to impress it on their minds that
it was not on account of any failure of evidence
en the part of the. Crown that this was granted:
They had, indeed, sufficient evidence to identify
them as being of the parry nut that night, though
not actively or prominently engaged in the con-
spiracy. Some of the leaders had already paid he
forfeit of flick. lives —others were Gonvicted and
sentenced to die, but there remained yet unappre.
hended, some of those ringleaders whottsi (if they
are apprehended, and appt ehended they will be),
there is sufficient proot to convict, and they will
pay the forfeit of their lives to the offended laws
of their country.

Five persons in all have been convicted, viz. :
James Smith, Patrick M'Cullen, Thomas Sheenah,
John Keilian, and Thomas M'Cullough,. The
first lour are to be hanged front of Dundalk
Gaol to-morrow, and their bodies s.ent to the
County Infirmary for di,section. The last will
stiffer at Reaghstown, and his body will be hung
in chains.

Thomas Gubby, an approver, giving testi-
mony at Nl‘Cullough's Trial, stated, that he heard
MsCu!lough, when the house was burning, say to
another man, " did he think that the goose would
be soon well done ; the man replied, that he
thought the goose and also the gander would soon
be very well done ; upon which they shook hands
and laughed."

M'Collough was a weaver by trade, and bad,
according to the statement of his brother, six or
seven looms at work, and between two and three
hundred poun►ls worth of linen at bleach at the
time of the binning.