The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-30 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL. Dec. 29.—Wind, S.S.E., fresh. The
Childe Harold, from Liverpool to Mobile, has put back
to Pieli of Fondry, disabled, and with captain hurt ; she
grounds at low water. The Sir Howard Douglas, hence
for Apalachicola, that went ashore in the Lay of Lace
on the 20th inst., was completely broken up by the gale
of Monday. The Swedish barque Isis, from Glasgow to
Liscata, with coals, was abandoned on the 27th of De-
cember 15 miles N.E. of the Calf of Man ; crew saved
by the Themis, put back here. • Two sloops were
aground off West Hoyle this morning, but have since
got off. The Conway, from Liverpool to New Orleans,
that was aground off the wall of the north dock, has
been got off, and taken into Sandon Basin. The barque
Tenamara, hence for Ceara, which sailed Dec. 18, is at
anchor off the port, with loss of jibboom. Arrived—
The Conchita, Havannah ; New York Packet, New
Orleans ; Guesta. Alexandria ; Jacob A. Westerweldt,
New York ; Amelia, Marseilles ; Amadora, do. ; Frank-
fort (screw-steamer), do. ; Trenton, Savannah ; Bryn-y-
Mor, Alexandria ; Stephanie, Rouen.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 28.—The Freedom is on shore at
Mill Bay, and fills with the tide. The Wanderer, sup-
posed to be a barque of from 300 to 400 tons, has been
totally lost near Salcombe. Fourteen bodies of the crew
of the Ocean Queen (s.), from London to Jamaica,
wrecked at Wemburg, have been washed on shore at
that place.

Liam REGIS, Dec. 28.—The Sarah, of this port, came
on shore, and has broken up ; crew and passengers
saved. The Adele, of Jersey, has also come on shore,
and is expected to become a total wreck ; crew saved.
PENZANCE, Dec. 28.—The Sophie, of this port, is on
shore, and fills with the tide. The Alert drove foul of
the William Camyges, and had bows stove, &c. ; the
latter was cut down to the water's edge.
MILFORD, Dec. 23.—The Mary Ann, the Queen Ade-
laide, and the Jane, are on shore with considerable
damage. _

ToinAY, Dec. 28.—The Engelina, of Paphenburg,
from Shields to Cadiz, was abandoned yesterday ; crew
saved and landed here.

CLYDE, Dec. 27.- -Arrived—Hudson, Savannah ; New
Hampshire, New York ; Arabic and Rankin, Quebec ;
Fear Not, Newfoundland ; Carlo Mauran, Mobile ;
Sarah Mary, Quebec.

YAnmniiii, Dec. 27.—The Orient (brig) has been
put on the beach. The Henrietta, from Emden for Ips-
wich, has been assisted in, having been on shore.
MARGATE, Dec. 28.—The Eu, Antwerp for Liverpool,
which was towed upon the main after being ashore, &c.,
is discharged ; about 5,646 loaves of sugar are in a dry
state.

SUNDERLAND, Dec. 27.—The Crocus, on shore on the
19th, has been got off. The Erightlandsea, of Colchester,
St. Andrew's to London, sailed on the 23d inst., and has
not since been heard of.

GRIMSBY, Dec. 28.—The Albion, of Exeter, has put
in leaky, &c., having struck on Sand Hale. The Cathe-
rine (sloop), of Aberdeen, went on the Trinity Sand, and
became a total wreck ; part of the cargo has been lauded
here and at Hull. The Wool Packet (smack), of and for
Rochester, from Hartlepool, drove on the sunk island
and filled ; crew saved. The West Hendon, of Whitby,
on shore yesterday, has been got off.
WIVENHOE. Dec. 28.—A vessel, said to be the William
and Mary, of London, in ballast, was wrecked on the
Gunfleet ; the crew (seventeen in number) were taken
off the mainmast this morning, the wreck being nearly
on her broadside.

HARWICH, Dec. 28.—Two brigs and a barque are re•
ported to have been wrecked on the Gunfleet yesterday.
The Veronica, of Scarborough, has been assisted in to•
day, after being ashore on the Cork Sand.

SCHEVENINGEN, Dec. 26.—TheAnnegiene, Amsterdam
to London, is stitanded here ; crew saved.
CHRISTIANSAND, Dec. 15.—The Seven, Dantzic to
London, put in yesterday leaky, and must discharge to
repair.

YSTAD, Dee. 19. •An English brig, of Scilly, timber
laden, from Dantzic to London, supposed to be the
Royal Britain, was wrecked at Sandhammar, Dec. 17 ;
one man saved.

THE FAMILIES OF POETS AND AUTHORS.—It is im-
possible to contemplate the early death of Byron's only
child without reflecting sadly on the fates of other fam-
ilies of our greatest poets. Shakspeare and Milton,
each died without a son—but both left daughters, and
both names are now extinct. Shakspeare's was soon so.
Addison had an only child—a daughter, a girl of some
five or six years at her father's death. She died unmar-
ried, at the age of 80 or more. Farquhar left two girls
dependent on the friendship of his friend Wilkes, the
actor—who stood nobly by them while he lived. They
had a small pension from the Government; and hav-
ing long outlived their father,' and seen his reputa-
tion unalterably established, both died 'unmarried.
The son and daughter of Colelidge both died child-
less. The two sons of Sir Walter Scott died without
children—one of two daughters died unmarried—and the
Scotts, of Abbotsford and "Waverley" are now repre-
sented by the children of a daughter. How little could
Scott foresee the sudden failure of a male issue. The
poet of the "Faerie Queen" lost a child, when very
young, by fire, when the rebels burned his house in Ire-
land. Some of the poets had sons and daughters. Thus
we read of Chaucer's son, of Dryden's sons, of the sons
of Burns, of Allan Ramsay's son, of Dr. Young's son,
of Campbell's son, of Moore's son, and of Shelley's son.
Ben Johnson survived all his children. Some—and
those among the greater—died unmarried :—Butler,
Cowley, Congreve, Otway, Prior, Pope, Gay, Thomson,
Cowper, Akenside, Shenstone, Collins, Grey, Goldsmith.
Mr. Rogers still lives—single. Some were unfortunate
in their sons in a sadder way than death could make
them.—Atheneum.

MORE GOLD.—The quantity of gold on its way to this
country by the screw steamer Australian is larger than
reported by some of the journals. She left Port Philip,
with the mails for England and 150,000 ounces of gold,
11 days before the Marco Polo (which has arrived at
Liverpool), and had arrived at Adelaide, whence she was
to sail with 65,000 ounces more of the precious metal,
so that we have here a total of 215,000 ounces, -worth
860,0001. The amount of gold brought in by the Marco
Polo is not exactly ascertained, but is believed to be
about 100,0001. Letters from Melbourne further state
that the Calphurnia, Captain Nicholson, had cleared for
London with 56,177 ounces of gold on freight, worth
about 224,0001. The amount of the specie and bullion
brought in by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steamer Haddington is 15,0001., of which 12,5001. is
from Australia and the rest from Malta.