The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-15 00:00:00

SHIPPING—This Days

LONDON, Oct. 15.—Wind this day at noon—North.
Easterly; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with
rain.

PLYMOUTH, Oct. 14,—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sedulcns,
from Taganrog.

HOLYHEAD, Oct. l4.—Wincl;variablc.—Arrived—Ama-
zone, from Liverpool for Curacoa, Sailed—Elizabeth, for
Halifax.

CARDIFF, Oct. 14.—Wind. S.W.—Sailed--Pickard, for

Shanghai.

COWES, Oct. 14.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—John, front
Swansea for Havre, leaky.

SWANSEA, Oct. 14.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Mangosteen,
for Cuba.

MILFORD, Oct. 11.—Wind S.—Arrived—Bella Leondrn,
from New York.

(ET MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.

Arrived, Oct. 14—Argo, from Dantzic ; Clara Manning,
from Memel ; Four Brothers, from Groningen ; Helena,
from Cinibrilsharn ; Celicia, from Honkleur.
Arrived, Oct. 15—Victoria, from Aarhuua ; Hendricka
Margareta, from St. Petersburg ; Ellen and Agenoria, from
Cumstadt ; Maria, from Gottenburg.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Her Majesty's ship Dee, from the west for the
river ; Jovenner, from Shadac for London; Zenobia, for
Port Natal; Bi.boa, for Bilboa •' Nautilus, for Bermuda;
Lady Melville, for Calcutta--all from London.

Pissed in Tow—Rambler, from Calcutta for London;
Eliza, from London for Para.

Anehmed—Tho Venus, of Guernsey, from Gottcnburg
for New Zealand.

Sailed—The Chanticleer, screw steamer, Polo Star, Lady
Melville, Lady Raglan, and Black Prince, with tho out,
ward bound,

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—DUNDEE, Oct. 13.—Tho
Italian schooner Giulia, of Palermo, bound front
Cronstadt to Dundee, with a cargo of flax, got on shore at
the entrance of the Tay. It was blowing hard from S,E. at
the time, with a heavy sea running. The signals of dis-
tress of the vessel having been ohserved, the Dundee steamer
Samson immediately proceeded down the river with a crew
for the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution sta-
tioned at Buddon Ness. After arriving at the vessel in dis.
tress a warp was brought by the lifeboat from her to the
steamer. The schooner was soon afterwards towed off the
dangerous
LORD
to i lea shore, and she and her crew of ten men
brought
Opla VAINE, who has been draining Dowal.
ce of safety.
tan Loch, between Wigtown and Fort William, has found
traces of lacustrine habitations in the bed of the loch. Ar-
tificial islands appear to have been made by means of stout's
mixed with fern and other branches, bows of trees, and other
timber rudely worked. Piles have also been found, d
many teeth and other bones of animals , a bronze vessel,
earthenware articles, a small granite quern, beads, fra.g-
ments of armlets, and other relics. No distinct remains of
dwellings have yet been found, and no tool or weapon of
any kind.

JOHN BUNYAN'S FLUTE !—The flute with which
John Bunyan beguiled the tediousness of his captive hours
is now in the possession of Mr. Howell, tailor, Gains-
borough. In appearance it is not unlike the leg of a stool
—out of which, it is said, Banyan, while in prison, manu-
factured it. When the turnkey, attracted by the sound. of
music, entered his cell, the flute was replaced in the stool,
and by this means detection was avoided.

VIOLENT STORM.—Truro, Tue4day Afternoon...—.
Last night various parts of Cornwall were visited
by one of the fiercest gales of wind that are remembered to
have prevailed during a long period. A stiff breeze co m-
menced in the morning, and gradually developed itself into
a perfect hurricane. Rain, too, poured down in torraats.
Tais morning the weather is calmer, although we have .had
a high wind, in addition to rain, and heavy peals of thun-
der. Reports from various quarters speak of considerable
damage to house property that has been effected. At 235
p.m. the wind appears to be again rising, Reports from
Falmouth state that her Majesty's ship Russell, 60 gang,
Commander Orel:dell, was ariven from her moorings se r°4
the bars, where she now remains.
The practice of spoiling such fine frigates
Narcissus, Sutlej, Bacchante, Forte, and Burratuis:
by encumbering them with poops, is most obj
eiloic;
as the
as all officers who have served in them within the , _
_-__ .-
will testify. The efficiency of the ships as men-of war is
to the detriment
seriously interfered with, while the ventilation so nece.xsary
to crews in hot latitudes is sadly impeded, . ,
COM e .
of the health of a large portion of the ititisptshe P'nl".
We are glad to find that so roocays vessel
;the West Indies~DimonEisd
I ke for insetdance,
to be selected as the future flagshiP .n..
we would suggest that two &eke
rsh—ouild 'be fix and
proper
Princess Royal and Conqueror— upon to
Capt. Usher,
R.N..,
time the Narcissus and Forte.—Arnty and
..--About one
Navy Gazatte.
proceed to the Cape and Braails,sto relieve at the
FATAL ACCIDRNraToOniNinTrc
o'clock yesterday re-
street, Charing.
siding in Warwick- - er°ss, was accidentally
drowned. The captain and his brother, Colonel lishe r, of
Lee Park, Bloc;
kheath had been on board a steamer, moored
near London-bridge, to see some friends, and on leaving
they either overbalanced themselves or slipped from the
plank they were crossing to get --- on shore, and were both
precipitated into the liver. Although assistance was
promptly rendered, Capt. v,
138...er was unfortunately drowned.
The colonel saved himself by swimming ashore.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—One shilling Day, Wednes.
day, Oct. 14.—Admission on payment, 2,436; ditto by
season tickets, I,ooo—total visitors, 3,4,.6.
IGENERAL JACKSON'S FATHER-IN-LAS'.—The

Rev. Dr. 7 unkin:a Northern, visited the Confede-
rate hospitals after the battle of Gettysburg. Coming as a
Federal clergyman, the wounded Contederate soldiers would
not listen to him. What should he do to cqtch their atten-
tion? He hit upon a
pious fraud. He had a fancy walk-
ing. stick in his hand. Holding it up so that all in the
ward might see it, ha told them it had been presented to
him by their beloved "Stonewall.' The
,stick proved to
be the best of credentials—the wounded men no longer
turned a deaf .ear to his exhortations, and more than one
man down South has cause to be thankful to the Rev. Dr.
and his walking-stick.
THE NEW WEST PIER, BRIGHTON, will be 40
feet wide instead of 10 feet 6 inches, as at present. The
work is to be delivered, perfect, in 12 months from the time
the contract is taken,