The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

SHIPPING-THIS DAY.

LONDON, April 27.—Wind this day at noon—North;
moderate breeze and fine weather, but cloudy.
FALMOUTH, April 26,—Wind E,—Arrived—Anguepa,
from Mauritius.
CLYDE, April 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Britannia,
steamer, from New York. Sailed—Cumberland, for New
York.
SWANSEA, April 25.—Wind E.—Arrived—Rose, from
Santander.

071' PALmorrit, April 26.—Wind E.—Arrived—Talbot,
from Calcutta.
PORTSMOUTH, April 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—New-
castle, from Calcutta.
NEWPORT, April 25.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Rochester,
for New York,
BRISTOL, April 25,—Wind 1%1,W.—Arrived--Britannia,
from Matanzas.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
PLYMOUTH, Wednesday Morning.
Passed up Channel, off this port, yesterday morning, the
ship Manila, and in the evening the ship Talbot, both from
Calcutta, for London.

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAMII.
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, April 26—Alliance, from Gothenburg; Ban•
dion, from Uddewalla—Helena, from Porto Rico.

Arrived, April 27—Neptune, from Krageroe—Prince
Albert, from Guernsey-1 rederick Maria, from Nykoping
—Oak, from Ghent—Ligerleon, from Jamaica—Susan
Gray, from Oporto—Kron Pinsen, from Landscona---
Allue, from Krageroe—Walhalla, from Sannesund—
Neptunus, from Warborg.
Sailed, April 27—Rainbow, steamer, for Calais—Gustaf
Wass, steamer, for Gothenburg—Belgium, steamer, for
Ostcnd.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed—Spray of the Ocean, from London for Sydney--
Ellen, for Barcelona—Sea Serpent, for Alicante—Edith,
for Shanghai—all from Shields.

Anchored--Westeru Bottom, from Corfu for London—
Emma Ives, from Matanzas for Hamburg,

ANOTHER MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT THROUGII
FIRE,—A lamentable accident occurred on Monday
to Mrs Conway, residing in Satherland-street, Westbourne-
grove. Mrs Conway was in her dressing room attiring
herself for the purpose of proceeding to an evening party,
when by some means the flames of a candle on the dress.
ing-tablo caught a lace cap placed on the looking-glass.
Mrs Conway instantly snatched the cap from the glass,
and throwing it on the floor imprudently attempted
to extinguish the flames by trampling on them,
when the fire communicated itself to her dress.
A servant was in the room at the time; but instead of en-
deavouring to assist her mistress, she ran screaming from
the room, and on the other inmates rushing into the apart-
ment the unfortunate lady was discovered running wildly
about, the room and completely enveloped in Gras. Mr.
Conway, with great presence of mind, immediately stripped
off his coat and threw it over her and succeeded in extin-
guishing the fire, but not before the greater part of the
lady's dress bad been burned and various parts of her per•
son seriously ii,jurod. Iler recovery is despaired of.
ThSTIIIONIAL TO A POLICE INSPECTOR.-.-Inspec-
tor Whicher, who for thirty years held an appoint-
ment in the detective department of the metropolitan police,
and had risen to be one of the chiefs of the detective force
at Scotland-yard, took his leave of the service on Saturday
last, retiring upon a pension of £5O per annum. Advan-
tage was taken of the occasion, and, his brother officers
having assembled in a body, presented their late inspector
with a magnificent massive gold signet sing, of the value
of
£5O,
manufactured expressly for him, and engraved with
monogram J. N•" Mr. Whicher, in thanking his
brother inspectors and the sergeants who had served under
the
him for this proof of their regard, said he was happy to find
he quitted the force with the esteem and good wishes of
those around him.

FIVE YOUNG PERSIAN GENTLEMEN have arrived
in England to he educated at the expense of their own
Government, under the care of his Excellency Mahmoul
Khan, the Ftreian MiniEter in this country,

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

HOUSE OP LORDS—Last ,Evening,
The LORD CHANCELLOR took 1118 seat on the wo,ol3ack
at five o'clock.