The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-01 00:00:00

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, Dec. I.—Wind this day at noon—South•
East ; moderate breeze, and hazy weather.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 20.—Wind E.—Arrived—Connel
from Mauritius.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. I,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sirowa
from Bombay.

PLYMOUTH, Nov. 21—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Donna
Maria, for Rio Janeiro.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 29.—Wind E.—Arrived—Her Ma-
jesty's ship Supply, from Malta.
CLYDE, Nov. 30.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Majestic, for
Singapore.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
PLYMOUTH, Tuesday Morning.
The East India and London Shipping Company's from
Hydaspes, George H. Forster, commander, R.N., from
London, for the Cape of Good Hope, Madras,
w and Cal-
cutta, ,is off the Eddystone at 1 o'clock this morning. All
well. Wind S.S.E.
She has a mail for the Cape and a full cargo, including a
marble monument to the late Captain Sir W. Peel, R.N.,
to be erected in Calcutta, and a quantity of rare birds and
animals under care of an officer from the Zoological Society.
This ship has been only three weeks since the time of arrival
from the East Indies, of which eight days were occupied in
refitting, and the remainder in discharging and loading.
She takes 88 cabin passengers, including, for the Cape,
Staff-Surgeon Chalmer ; for Madras, Lieut.-General Stea
man, 23d Regiment ; Lieutenant R. A. Livesay, Captain
Irving, 60th, Lieutenant Brockman, R.E., Lieut. Foster,
R A., Mr. Barton, 19th, and Ensign Carroll, 66th; and
for Calcutta, Ensign Barapfield, 34th Regiment, Major
Tisdale, 35th Ensign Spence, 77th,
Ensign J3rereton 46th,
Lieutenant Eyre, 48th, Cornet M‘Pherson, 2d Dragoon
Guards, and Lieut. the Hon. C. W. Pepyd, 60th Rifles.
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—Bavaria, steamer, from Hamburg ; Johnny
Boy, from Ipswich; John Clements. and Beaulieu, from
Sunderland ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Nov. 30.—Tartar, steamer, from Lisbon.
Arrived, Dec. I.—Delta, steamer, from Konigsberg ;
Hamburg, steamer, from Cronstadt.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed—Her Majesty, s steamer Supply from Malta, for
Woolwich ; Earnest, fur Salcombe ; Ithuriel, for Berbice—
both from London.

The Earl and Countess Delawarr have left town
for Buckhurat Park, Sussex.
The Earl of Dudley will give a grand ball to-
morrow night at Witley Hall, his seat in Worcestershire,
in celebration of the nuptials of his niece with Major the
Hon. H. A, Anson, V.C.
The Earl and Countess of Bessborough are ex-
pected to leave town on Thursday, on their return to Ire-
land.
The Countess of Eglinton and Winton gave birth
to a daughter on Saturday last, at Eglinton Castle, Irvine.
Viscount St. Vincent has left Long's Hotel.
Viscount and 'Viscountess Doneraile have arrived
at Barrowby, near Grantham, for the hunting season,
Lard and Lady William Lennox have joined the
family circle at Berkeley Castle.
Lord Elibank and Lady Elibank have arrived at
the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.
Count Gurowski de Wezele has left Eaton-square
for Norfolk.
THE IRONGLADS IN THE MERSEY.—It is under-
stood that the customs authorities are busily engaged
in preparing for trial the case of the seizure of the E
Tousson and El Monassirl the iron rams now lying in the
building yard of the Mesas, Laird. The Attorney-General
has not yet filed his information, but the proceedings will
doubtless be instituted under the Foreign Enlistment Act.
THE GREAT SHIP.—.On Saturday the money
subscribed by the shareholders towards realising the
£60,000 required to set the Great Eastern afloat again was
returned to the shareholders, and henceforth all the affairs
connected with the vessel will have to pass through the
Court of Chancery.
MAGNIFICENT TRIBUTI: TO A MAN-01' LETTERS.
—lt is not often that a man of letters obt..:ins such
a testimonial to his merits as Pr. John Strang, aut:.lor of
" Glasgow and its Clubs," has lately receiired from his fO-
- citizens. This consisted of plate worth '2OO guineas,
with a purse of £4,300, Dr. Strang is no longer young and
vigorous, but we hope ho may long enjoy the honour and
popularity he has FO nobly earned.
GEOI.GE ELIOT'S novels have been translated into
French by M. d'Albert .Durade at Basle—" Adam Bode,"
in two volumes ; " La Female Lava', on Le Moulin sur
la Floss," in two volumes ; and 64 Silas ,',..laruer, le Tis-
seraud de &Lyda," in one.

RESTORATION OF BATH ABBEY.---It is prOpth:.
to commence the restoration of the Abbey Church at Bath,
known as " the Lantern of England," at a cost of between
£6,000 and £7,000, under the superintendence of Mr. Gil-
bert Scott as architect, and a local committee has been
formed in furtherance of the object.

Mr. Thomas Kezr, of the Grange, Monifeith, has
given a donation of £2,000 to the Dundee Royal infirmary.
—Scotsman.