The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Aug. 23.—Wind this day at noon, S.; light
air* and fine.
POOLE, Aug. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—Jessy Fogo,
from Newfoundland.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 22.—Wind
from St. Kitt'a ; Indian (5.), from London for the Crimea.
Sailed —Auglesea, for Melbourne.
FALMO. TH, Aug. 22.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Sy-
rian, Moulmein.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
Arrived.—Courier (s.), from Jersey; Alliance (s.), from
Havre.
Sailed—Argyll (e.), for Carentan ; Atalanta (s.), Havre ;
Despatch, Jersey.
LIVERPOOL, T hursday Morning.

Wind, S.E. •
Arrived.— Guiseppe, from Maracaibo ; Idas, Mobile ;
Universe and American Union, New York ; Star of Em-
pire, St. John's, N.B.
Off—Eastern Queen, from Charleston; Calhoun, New
York.
Sailed—Eclipse, for Amsterdam ; Ocean Bride, Mira-
michi ; City of Kandy, Valparaiso ; Resolution, Rio
Janelro ; Coosawatta, Savannah ; Dalemain, Valparaiso ;
Madras, Quobec ; John Dunlop, Portland ; Ocean Rover,
Philadelphia ; Mary Robinson, Calcutta ; Bon Pere, Bor-
deaux; Governor Landon, Mobile.
QIIEENSTOWN, Aug. 21.

Wind, W.
Arrived -Providence. from Malta; Perseverance, Alex.
andria ; Pio IX., Ancona; Landscape, New York; Ar.
thur, Prince Edward's Island.
Sailed—Patrician, for Antwerp; Albatross, Christian
mud.

DUBLIN, Aug. 2.2.

Wind, W.
Arrived—Emerald, from Leghorn.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday, 9.50 a.m.
Wind, S. ; tide, one hour's ehb ; weather light and fine.
Arrived, Aug. 22.—Ann Banfield, from Seville; Do-
lores, St. Sebastian ; Brothers, St. Vincent ; Tamarac,
Callao. _ _

DEAL, Thursday, 9.30 a.m.

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Wind, S.S.E. ; very light.
Passed—Jane, from Callao, for London ; Loyal, Rio
Grande, for Hull.
The outward bound are preparing to weigh.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—SMILLING DAY.—ArauEr 22.
Admissions on payment, 0,846 ; ditto by season tickets,
811.—Total, 10,657.
THE FAILURE OP MR. EDWARD OLIVER.—A. failure
for a million sterling occurred in October last, about
which the public have since heard little. The house was
that of Mr. Edward Oliver, shipowner, of Liverpool.
As usual, all the parties interested, including some of
the leading Joint Stock Banks and principal firms of the
place, announced uiSesitatingly there would be a very
large surplus. 300,0001. was the smallest amount that
would be left after payment of 20s. in the pound. The
Times recorded the prevalence of these expectations, but
from private information took the opportunity of cau-
tioning the commercial community against placing un-
reserved reliance on them. Credit being in a critical
state, the advice was given in an extremely guarded
manner, and but for the necessity of averting the ten-
dency to panic a warning ten times as forcible would
have been warranted. This forbearance, however, was
met in a remarkable way by the large firms who had
been appointed trustees of the estate, and who were
deeply interested in it. These gentlemen immediately
caused a notice to be posted on the Liverpool Exchange
that the statements of the Times were erroneous. This
was allowed to be circulated in an unqualified form all
over the world, and as no other persons:could have such
opportunities of knowing the precise facts of the case,
or could be bound to recognise so completely the respon.
aibility of misleading their commercial brethren, there
Was a general readiness to assume that the notification
was one that might be relied on. A few better informed
than the rest remained incredulous, but on the whole
the result was such as to facilitate all kinds of subsequent
attempts—some of them of a most singular character—
to arrange a private distribution of the assets, and pre-
vent an exposure in the Court of Bankruptcy. Since then
they have had many circumstances on their side to pro-
mote a favourable liquidation, including an active de.
mend for tonnage by the Government and a rapid fall in
the rate of discount from sto 31 per cent. Ten
months have now passed, and it is time to
inquire whether they are in a position to justify their
course, or whether the case is to be added to those too
frequent instances of utter recklessness on the part of
persons claiming a position in the commercial world as
to the nature of any statements they may make, pro-
vided the purpose can be accomplished of transferring
risk from themselves to others. Meanwhile it may be
mentioned, according to the latest reports current at
Liverpool, that not a single penny has yet been paid in
the shape of dividend, that those who ware maPSu?!
enough, in accordance with an arrangement conooelea
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prospect of the whole amount ultimately- to be realised
for the creditors has dwindled to something between
2.. 611. and 4s. is the pound-4%m