The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-17 00:00:00

SHIP' NEWS.

Poarsmoont, APRIL 16.---,-Passed trp Channel the Brox-
bournbury, Pitcher, from Batavia for London ; sailed sth
December ; left at Batavia, the Experiment, Banes, and se-,
feral American ships'. On the 12th February hove to off St.
Helena; left there his Majesty's ship Conqueror, and Mus-
mho the Elizabeth, Bethun, from the Isle of
France; the Cambridge, Toussant, from the Cape. On
'Zhe.2lst February, spoke the Thebe,—,- from Calcutta for
Loudon; SOth March, spoke the brig Plicebe, out 21 days,
bound to the South and Westward; 7th April, boarded the
Halifax packet, from Londonderry, for St. Jo:ln's, out 6 days.
Sailed his Majesty's ship Spartan on a cruize.—Captain Horn,
of the Coventry, informs'us,that the Owen Light has been
blown away for several days, and that he Was in consequence_
very near getting on the

LtvEaroo L, APRIL 15.-,--The Newry, Opiell, from this port
for Newry, was on shore 10th inst. near Bray.. Onepassenger

and two of the crew were lost.

GRAVESEND APRIL 16.—About 60 sail of vessels - hare
passed here, Cut too late to give particulars.

MILFORD HAVEN, APRIL 15.—Sai led last evening the Gower
packet, "Captain ray,- with the mail and passengers for
Waterford ; and the Mansfield packet, Captain -Nuttall, with
a mail„arrived therefrom: -Sailed also the Union, Mathews,
fur Chepstow, and the Britoniart sloop of war upon a cruise.
A very fine cutter, named the Racer, and intended for the
Revenue service, N4:as ladiched a few days since from Peta-
h-I:0hr Dock-yard.—There are also three more vessels of this
description building at the same yard, in addition to the fol-
lowing vessels now upon the stocks,'and:underorders to be
built there, viz.

BUILDING.
Guns. Guns.
Belleisie 74 Melampns
Fisgard
__ . . •
B.
ORDESIED^TO E BIYILT.

Vengeance 6,1 Falcon (brig) lO
...... 46 Frolic (do.)
_lO
Nereus

Yesterday her MAJESTY held a private Cotirt
to receive the Address 'of the louse of Commons,.
by Deputation, upon the marriage of her daugh-
ter the Princess ELIZABETH with the Prince of
HESSE EIOMBERG. •
Yesterday the Sheriffs of London and Middle-
sex, With their usual attendants, 'waited upon the
Princess ELIZABETH and the Printe of HES SE
HomBERG, at the Queen's Palace, to know when
the Address of the Corporation of London should
he presented. The Princess and Prince appointed
Saturlday. Tice illustrious couple afterwards pro-
ceeded to one of the state-rooms; where they re-
ceived in due form the. Mdresses of the two
Houses of Parliament.

Iresteiday evening the Duke and Duchtiss of
GLOUCESTER, and the Princess AUGUSTA, went
to Covent-Garden Theatre to see the play of Rob
Roy. 't his was the fist time the Princess AUGUSTA
has, been to this or any, other public place of
amusement for about ten years past.
Yesterday the Earl of Liveßroot and Viscount
CASTLEREAGH had audiences of the Parsee RE-
GENt at Carlton-honse,—The Princess Et,r2A-
ßEin, the Pi ince of 11E5SE 1-10MBERG, the Dukes
of YORK, CLARENCE, and CUMBERLAND visited
[he Pets-en 11.EattNT,
On Wednesday and yesterday, at 12 o'clock,
the Cabinet Miuistets had meetings at the Earl of
LivEgPoot.'s house in Whitehall..
Lord PALMERSTON is so much recovered as to
be enabled to attend his Parliamentary duties.
The Noble Lord was lest night in his place in the
House of Commons. •

Yesterday 'Lieutenant anNIFANT, late Flag-
.Lieutenant to Vice-Admiral Picxmotta, arrived
at the Admiralty, with dispatches,,annottncing the
death of that ()dicer at•Nctvfoundland, of which
settlement he was Governor and Commander in
Chief. The Admiral's remains have been breinght
home in the Fly sloop of war, after a passage of
28 days.
The Cattle Fairs at Pembroke on the 13:1) in-
stant, and at liaverford west on the 14th, were.

ht-ith well stocked with all kincts of beans; the
prices at which they went off were‘gencrally high.
Horses met a quick sale at an advance, there being
many_ dealers. in 'attendance.

The neighbourhood of Carter-lane, TOoley-
street, was yesterday thrown into great confusion

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by an attempt made by a man named Michael
Rirby,,who resided in Carter-lane; to murder
his four infant children. On Wednesday morn-
ing he beat his wife in a dreadful manner,
and on ThurSday repeated, the assault so violently
that•she was obliged to leave the house,_ and fly
for protection to the neighbours. A lc ve mi-
nutes after her flight, screams of a heart-rending
nature were beat'd to proceed from- the children.
•Several pet sons rushed in, and. made their• way
to the apartment from whence the cries pro-
ceeded. The door was fastened on the in-
side. They broke it open, and on their entrance
discovered Kirby will, a ' knife in his hand,
in the act- of applying it to the throat of One
of the children, lie was immediately, disarth-
ed, and secured by Kinsey and Welfare, officers,
of the Town Hall, who had been sent for by some
of the neighbours. 'The terrified infants _stated,
That when tl►eir father fastened the door, he swore
he would murder- thew all,