The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

SHIPPING—This Day.

LONDON, Feb.
.23.—Wind this day at noon—North.
East; light breeze, and foggy weather.
PLYMOUTH, Feb, 22, Arrived—Sandringham, from
London for Sydney.
DARTMOUTH, Feb. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—South-
port, from Ceylon.
SWANSEA, Feb. 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Orchid,
from Barbadoes—Hugh Buttment, from the Gape of Good
Hope.
GUERNSEY, Feb. 21.—Wind N,E.—Sailed—Channel
Queen, for Ceylon. _

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NEWPORT, Fob. 22.—Sailed—Mosquito, and Wild Waves
for Jamaica.

SHIELDS, Feb. 22,—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Surinam, for
Surinam.

1 A DEVONSHIRE SCANDAL.—Some scanda 1 has
been excited at Dawlish, owing to the disappearance
of a lady under strange circumstances. The lady in ques-
tion, who is related to some of the most respectable families
of the county, is perhaps 28 years of age, and for nine years
has been the wife of a gentleman to whoss name a courtesy
title is prefixed. The family of the lady for at least
20 years past has resided near Dawlish, and since her
marriage the lady and her husband have divided
their patronage between the metropolis and Devonshire.
In Exeter, Teignmouth, Torquay, and every adjacent town,
the lady is well known as the prettiest, moat fascinating
clanseuse at all public and private balls, and as one who
did out-Nimrod Nimrod in the chase. Never did belle
more firmly sit in saddle or more gallantly take the
hedges of the country side. Of her liege lord less can be
said, for he was never particularly prominent in cover or
fis-ht• But on Tuesday week on returning
home to dine
he re:.ssed his wife. No one seemed to IMow whither she
had gont.l• or had seen her since morning ; and as evening
wore away Ouch anxiety and suspicion were felt. Inquiries
wore made, loi;t to little purpose. She had not left from the
Dawlish railway station, and thoughthere were reports that
she had been seen walking towards Starcross and to the
Warren, nothing defiLite was ascertained. But suspicion
evidently was more prevalent than alarm, and so the matter
was kept dark, and the sband, having obtained a clap,
started on Friday to Exeter, and thence towards London, and
has not yet returned. But people have talked very freely,
in connection with the affair, of a dashing young man of
foreign name, attractive appearance, and large wealth (also
married), who some two years ago was staying in the
e•
vicinity attendin on an invalid father, and who has since
ever and anon turned up at balls and parties, and as a
visitor at the house from which our heroine departed on the
9th. He has not been seen in the neighbourhood since,
and there are ugly stories afloat as to his having been the
cause of sundry domestic jars, at one of which, on Satur-
day week,tears and denials were lavishly used n the presence
of a brother from North Devon, who attended " by request."
—lVesternAforning News.
MR. FAIRHOLT, TUE ARTIST, whose pictures of
past life and manners, in connection with Mr. Wright's.
antiquarian and historical works, are well known, is now g.
Egypt, travelling with Lord Londeeboreugh for the belie
of his health.
MR. JOHN FORSTER'S long-promisd 44
of Sir John Elliot" will be published in a few days'Bieph.:
gra
two volumes.
CHRISTMAS *WEATHER
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labourer, died from sunstroke on a farm,
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