The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-23 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(2HIS DAY.)

LONDON, Dec. 23.—Wind at Noon, E. to 0
breeze and dull hazy weather. th
DEAL, Dec. 22.—Wind, N.W. Arrived fr°lllsol4.
River—Dromo, Cape Coast Castle; Sea Quel'3rieaysi
Kong ; Alice Brown, Berbice; Denmark, New Fret
Henry Ginnell, New York. - Arrived from tho
sailed.—Monteagle and Appleton, Melbourne. 4il e 3
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 22.—Wind,
Margaret Evans, NeW York.
FALMOUTH Dec. 22.—Wind, W.S.W., moderate'
rived—Maria'Engracia, Havannah. Genera
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 22.—Wind, S.E. Arrived
Dunlop, New Orleans ; Fox, Newfounland. Off A
Mary Hall. Sailed—Vesta, Cape Haytier _
Tromp, Sydney, N.S.W. ; Sultan and CaledoemL..bir
>s'
Francisco ; Tavante, Valparaiso ; Indian Queen, 4,
does ; Auguste, La Guayra ; Conway, Theines, IlElie'
and Onward, New Orleans ; Mary Caroline, Mobilej.oooe;
beth, Susannah ; Alliance, Charleston ; John AC P:. Se"
New Orleans ; Pioneer, Baltimore ; Hero and Brewer,
110
York.
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SHIELDS, Dec. 22.—The Haleyon, of GuernseY)
Herd Sand ; crew saved.
TORBAY, Dec. 22.—W:
maica.

-Protector, IV

l, W. Sailed--

Mr. Alderman Salomons has given a presentatpof
one of the fatherless children of the late Mr. J. W; ageartist, to the Blue Coat School : and the Board of •Luilf pre
ment of the Governesses' Benevolent Institution 118/ th°
sented a free scholarship in Queen's College to one °
girls. . gieefr
CITY HOSPICE AND SOUP KITCHEN.—A public
r0,,t0
ing was convened for yesterday, at the London Tare 101
adopt measures for carrying out the operations of ,I'o,oo
stitution, and for more effectually suppressing menu do'
and destitution throughout the city of London ;
Lord Mayor, who had consented to preside, being uo? cool!
attend in consequence of having to preside at the !rod;
of wardmote officers in Candlewick Ward, it NveB',,oieo
desirable to adjourn the proceedings to a more con',. oces:
timo. It appeared from the report drawn up for thuroose''
sion, that the average number of beggars at 11) tle'S
applying for relief is 57 daily, whereas forineruleod t
number was 169. Nine beggars have been aPPre,,,
and taken before the magistrates. Seven we'tjje
to prison, and the others were pardoned with n
monition not to beg again. Twenty-six poor woe-spice
now receiving the shelter and protection of the linyier_ll4-
they are occupied at shirt-making. The
~omen can earn from 3s to 3s 6d a week,
Yea'
out more than 2s ; the latter are thus emploYet"• they
than live in idleness and on entire charitYt ael "9
can obtain situations or work suited to their cikr 1,36
Since the institution was opened in August las,ftoot,
beggars have been relieved, and a liberal supply no JO
been given to 9,186 of the casual poor, and to 6110 het":
tressed poor at their own homes, although the kitcoe ;
not yet been opened for the winter operations• of
uatro
registry contains the names of 705 applicants for sly_ost
and employment, and 92 have been provided for, 'i'oetabw
whom have obtained situations as servants in res,Potitst°
families. During the last seven weeks 5,414 poor 010
persons have been conducted to the house of God 71- teabo
Sabbath by members of the committee and officersviv
institution, in which "labour of love" they yu'f,
the most ready and efficient aid from several of fetary ofj,
men of Mr. Hitchcock's establishment. The slrcolo, 1.30,P1
flounced the receipt of a donation of 501. from
(Igor
Rothschild, towards the objects of the institu ion Fr!.
g,
SEIZURE OF GAMBLERS AT BLACKBURN.
j_ gsnibh°o
night, the borough police entered two priv'uf,turingkos,
houses, in Grimshaw-park, and succeeded in 74,part);ert
persons, besides cards, money, and gambling -d
The occupiers of the houses (Thomas Pickering 0:4, jl
io
Pickering) were committed to prison for a in°ll,.„ josP
other defendants were ordered to find auxeties
peace.