The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-21 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

GIBRALTAR, Dee. s.—The Osprey, steamer; which ar•
rived yesterday from London, with Atom for the British
army at the seat of war, will coal previous to leaving for
Bals.klava. The following aro the passengers she has on
board :—Col. Patterson, Roy. E. Verity, Capt. Fereday,
Messrs. Bleloek, Scherman, Calisher, Boys, O'Neill, and
Jeppor ; Mrs. and Master Sllieon, Mrs. Lander, Mr., Mrs.,
Miss, and Master Pears..

A French. line-of-battle ship and the British transport
Lady Anne passed the garrison to the westward at half-past
seven o'clock this morning.
...

The sailing transport True Briton, Captain Norris, put
into the bay this forenoon from Malta, to land gunpowder
and shell hers.

DEc. 6.—The steam-transport William Beckett, which
came in from Malta yesterday evening, witk condemned
stores for Deptford, took in 90 tone of coal during the
night, and will leave for her destination immediately after
repairing some defect iu the valves of her machinery. The
sailing transports Bombay, Gemelza, and True Briton, are
lowly discharging shot, shell, &c.

DEC. B.—The screw steam-ship Tiber, which left Liver-
pool in the afternoon of the 30th ult., arrived in the bay
yesterday, at four o'clock p.m. She brings five passengers
and a general cargo for Gibraltar and different posts of the
Italian peninsula, and will resume her voyage immediately
after taking in a supply of coal and discharging the goods
destined for this market.

The Italian, screw-steamer (a sister ship to the Sardinia,
but 100 tons larger), arrived from Havre on Saturday
afternoon laden with stores for the French army in the
Crimea, and, after coaling in the bay, started for Constan•
tinople at fire p.m. yesterday.
The screw-steamer Berwick, Captain Farmer, which put
into the bay at one p.aa. yesterday, to coal, made the pas•
sago from London in 5 days and 12 hours, notwithetand•
ing she had been 13 hours without using steam, in conse-
quence of the engine being out of order. She exchanged
signals with the French ship of the line Eneo, in lat. 88
45 N., long. 948 W. steering to the northward. The Ber•
wick coaled at the New Mole, and resumed her voyage to
the Crimea at eight o'clock last night, conveying 7 officers
and 227 men of the Army Works Corps, and some wooden
huts and warm clothing for that corps.
The Progress, steam-transport, which arrived on Satur•
day, and the Cockrztne, steam-transport, this morning, are
both laden with shot, shell, and gunpowder, for this
Place, and will disharge preparatory to leaving for Eng-
laid.

The Zebra, steam-transport, arrived daring the evening,
from Malta, where she loft on the 3d instant, with Major
Guernsey, Turkish Contingent ; Capt. Knight, of the
same corps; Dr. M‘Denell, deputy inspector of hospitals;
Mr. Leyland, and four others, for Portsmouth, and will
proceed, as soon as she gets a supply of coal at the New
Mole. The Indiana, steam•transport, which left Malts
half an hour before the Zebra, also arrived here at half-
past 10 this morning.
DEc. 11.—During the stormy state of the weather last
night the British ship Georgiana, Capt. Parfitt, was driven
ashore on the eastern beach, near the Tuners. This ship
had lately discharged a cargo of guano at Valencia, and
was on her passage from that port to Liverpool in ballast.
The Zebra, steam-transport, having been supplied with
160 tons of coal from the New Mole, proceeded at 8 a.m.
to '4pithead.
The Progress and Cockrane, steam-transports, lades
with powder and shot from the East are discharging their
cargoes preparatory to leaving for England.
DEC. 12. The Indiana, steam-transport, Captain
11`Maeter, which came in yesterday afternoon from Malta,
is laden with gunpowder, shot, and shell for this garrison,
and will discharge the same preparatory to leaving for
.England.
The sailing transport-ship St. Hilda, from Malta, in
ballast, for Plymouth, put into the bay yesterday.
The Belgian schooner Villa de Liege, laden with fruit,
bound from Marseilles to Antwerp, unfortunately got
ashore off the Devil's Tongue during the night. The steam
tue Bustler went to her assistance this morning, and out.
cesded in getting her &noel,.
Dec. 13.—The steam transport Bahiana passed from
west to east at half-past eleven o'clock this morning.
DEc. 14.—The extraordinary prevalence of wet weather
during the latter part of the last month and the early half
of this may lead some persons to fear lest a prejudicial
change of some sort has come over our usually delightful
climate. What might be the cease of such a chauge it
would probably puzzle the philosophy of our Gibraltar
meteorologists to determine, but it may be some console•
tion to them to know that the present inundation is not
altogether unprecedented, and that we may still hope for
the return of an unclouded sun at its usual seasons of visi-
tation.
Although the mean annual fall of rain in this place is
estimated at 31.1 inches ; and the actual state of the phi-
viometer at the end of less than four months gives an
amount of 40.28, the variation is recorded to be no less
than from 14.16 up to 62.87 the maximum which fell in
the year 179
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btheeenrefoobrese,rtvheait_alstuhoohugash
nearly double the usual quantity of rain—the absence of
eratioertehdotsheiswchoornde:
frequency of the customary
spots upon the inn on all burntersodranyasnodutoteifer34a7n—omthaeliiens-
such as the moon having at this change entirely forfeited
her prestige—any material alteration has been effected by
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not dislike to see or feel the sun, than generally healthful
to all who do not scorn to be prudent in the matter of expo-
sure to its unobstructed beams,
The steam transport Sir John Easthope took her de•
parture for Spithead this morning at eight o'clock, taking
in tow the British sailing transport St. Hilda.
The Northumberland, steam-transport, Captain Craig,
which left Malta at four p.m. on the 7th hat., put into
the bay this forenoon to coal, and will leave for Spithead
to-morrow morning. Captain Cragg observed, about 40
miles to the eastward of the Rock, bulwarks, stanchions,
hen-coops, other articles, anti a great quantity of oranges
floe ing on the surface of the water, which appeared to be
remnants of a vessel recently wrecked and broken up.

SOUTII AUSTRALIAN BANKING COMPANY.—The annuls
meeting of this company was held yesterday. The re
port showed that the affairs of the company were in
ls
prosperous condition. From the accounts. it appeared
that the year's 'profits amounted to 45,8751. 17s. 2(1.
The balance on the 28th of May last was 50,3471. 185.
2d., from which 10 per cent. was carried to the reserve
fund, and a dividend of 14 per cent. on the paid-up capi-
tal was declared. After a brief discussion the report
was adopted.