The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-26 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

Um*Dort, Nov. 26.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.E. ;
light, fine weather.
HARTLEPOOL, Nov.23.—The brig Alexander, of Whitby,
and the schooner Glory, of Stockton, got in contact in going
out and have put back, the latter stove amidships, and the
former with loss of bowsprit, foremast, and maiutopmast,
and considerable damage to hull.

Nov.-25.—The Edgar, from Rochester,
for Shields, grounded on the bar, and with other damage
from contact with the Langothland, from Sunderland, for
Southampton, which also put iu here with loss of bow-
sprit, and leaky.

(PAR ELECTRIC/ TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived.—Argyll (s.), from Carentan ; Taurus, TwY.
ford, and Poultons, Sunderland ; Don Arbutus, and Su-
sannah, Newport; South-Western (s.) and Alliance (a.),
Havre ; Royal Eagle, Swansea; Hannah Booth and Queen
of the West, Cardif ; Hopewell, Swanage ; Hector Voss,
Christiania.
Sailed—City of Limerick (s.), for London; Atalanta
(a.), Havre; La Poule, Cheriaourg.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind N.E.
Off—Capitol, from Baltimore.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 24.

Wind N.N.E.
Arrived Angelika and Georgius, from Galatz ; Dora,
Mogador ; Sea Queen, Alexandria ; Ariel and Trident,
Flushing; Phoenix, Seville; Paquebot Victoria, Lisbon.
Sailed—Leda, for Balaklava ; Acadian, Savannah.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.36 a.m.
Wind N. 8.; tide, 1 hours' flood ; weather fine.
Arrived, Nov. 2.—Susan Ann, from Bilboa ; Peggy,
Jersey ;y, Danzq.
Sailed—Devonshire, for New York.

DEIL, Monday, 9.32 a.m.

Wind E., moderate.
-.A. small vessel was observed at daylight this morning on
the north past of the Goodwin Sands. The life-boat,
with the harbour steam-tug from Ramsgate and
a lugger,
are gone out to her assistance.
The tug, with the life-boat in tow is now
proceeding
e
towards Ramsgate with colours flying, as a signal the
crew 1
that
crew of the vessel is saved. Any further partscu ass un-
known here.

TIIE SUPERANNUATION PETITION TO PARLIAMENT.—
Five thousand seven hundred and thirty-seven civil ser-
vants of the Crown have already signed this petition.—
Cl'euil Service (gazette.
THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMER.—Captain William
Harrison, of the Royal mail ocean steam-ship Asftre,rcn':
has been appointed to the command of the Great EAessrs.
recently launched from the building-yard f
Scott Russell and Co. The Great Eastern
isarrison is
vessel afloat ; and the selection of Captain
laiell be has so
complimentary alike to the company
wrt of Liverpool,
long and faithfully served, and to the
figs
which can furnish men capable of has B the largest
sitions in our mercantile merineo-r :3 :
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f upwards of 16 years,
service of the Cunard CompaeY
roved
during which period he is P ire started on his last
rienced and skilful navigator.lb the British and North Alone-
voyage in connection
:Srnatubredwayili in command of the
on
assume the command
America, and on .
rican Mail serviceeis
LEICESTER
EARL. or. AND TUB LABOURING
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of his new
The Earl of Leicester recently delivered an
CLASSES.--
excellent aadnddremssagonnlfictehnet sphoipsition and habits of the
labouring classes to the members of the Dorking Agri-
cultural Association. His Lordship's observations ex-
cited a good deal of attention throughout the district,
and he has now followed them up by taking steps for
the establishment of a library, reading-room, &c., in the
parish of llolkham, where workmen are to be supplied
every evening 'with tea, coffee, pipes, &c., and the news-
papers and periodicals of the day. In the spring a build-
ing is to be erected in the village expressly for their ea*
commodation ; in the meantime the schoolroom is to
_
be suitably fitted up. To render the establishment I°
i
some extent self-supporting every person admittedeekrts
privileges will be required to Pay a Penn ibe borne
the great bulk of the necessary expenditury p
ewi
by the noble lord himself.