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

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.)

LONDON, Nov. 2G.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.B. ;
light, fine weather.
HARTLEPOOL, Nov.2s.—The brig Alexander,
ander, 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 maintopaiast,
and considerable damage to hull.
BRIDLINGTON, Nov. 25.—The Edgar, from Rochester,
for Shields, grounded on the bar, aud with other damage
from contact with the Laugothland, from Sunderland, for
Southampton, which allo put in here with loss of bow-
sprit, and leaky.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived.—Argyll (s.), from earentan ; Taurus, Tory
ford, and Poultons, Sunderland ; Don Arbutus, and Su•
sannah, Newport; South-Western (s.) and Alliance (9.).
Havre ; Royal Eagle, Swansea ; Hannah Booth and Queen
of the West, Cardiff ; Hopewell, Swanage ; Hector 'Voss,
Christiania.

Sailed—City of Limerick (e.), for London; Atalanta
(e.), Havre; La Poule, Cherbourg.
LIVERPOOL, .Monday Morning.

Wind N.E.
Off—Capitol, from Baltimore.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 24.
Wind N.N.E.
Arrived Angelika and Georgina, from Galatz ; Dora'
o Victoria, Lisbon.
Mogador ; Sea Queen, Alexandria ; Ariel and Trident
Flushing; Phoenix, Seville; Paquelit
Sailed—Leda, for Balaklava ; Acadian, Savannah.

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GRAVESEND, Monday, 9.36 a.m,
Wind N.E.; tide, 1 hours' flood; weather fine.
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Sailed—Devonshire, for New York.
DEAL, Monday, 9.32 a.m.

Wind E., moderato.
A small vessel was observed at daylight this morning on
the north part of the Goodwin Sands. The life-beat,
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
towards Ramsgato with colours flying,
as a signal that the
crew of the vessel is saved. Any further particulars un-
known here.

THE GREAT EASTERN STRAMER.—Captain William
Harrison, of the Royal mail ocean steam-ship Africa,
lay been appointed to the command of the Great Eastern,
recently launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
Scott Russell and Co. The Great Eastern is the largest
vessel afloat; and the selection of Captain Harrison is
complimentary alike to the company which he bas so.
long and faithfully served, and to the port of Liverpool,
which can furnish men capable of filling the highz2ste
po-
sitions in our mercantile marine. He has e
years,
service of the Cunard Company for upwardssebeiffeln6
an expo-
during which period he has proved
himself
on his last
rienced and skilful navigator.
voyage in connection with the Bffrietingsbtaarnd North AMe-
dLelnivßeTleßdlNaian
command of the
rican Mail service on Saturday,l l
of his new and magnificent ship.
America, and on his return he will assume the command
THE EARL OP LEI
CLASSEL—The Earl of Leicester
and habits _ of the
excellent address on the
positionof the cEsit"reDcenTtillyE
to the members
labouring classes
His Lordship's
cultural Association. observations ex-
cited a go
ad deal of attention throughout the district,
and he has now followed them up by taking steps for
the establishment of a library, reading-room, Am, in the
parish of Holkhani, where workmen are to be supplied
• with tea, coif :
every evening --eel 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 ac-
commodation ; in the meantime the schoolroom is to
be suitably fitted up. To render the establishment to
some extent self-supporting every person admitted to its
privileges will be required to pay a penny per week, but
the great bulk of the necessary expenditure will be borne
by the noble lord himself.
The Marquis
of Northampton has arrive • d in tows
from Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire.
THE SUPERANNUATION PETITION TO PAELLAILEIiT.—
" Five thousand seven hundred and thirty seven
civil ser-
vants of the Crown have already signed this petition.—
Civil Strvicc gawk.,