The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

SHIPPING—This Day.

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,
GRAVESEND, Wecinesday Morning.
Arrived, August 4—Damietta, from
NlThampoa; Swan.
ley, Jamaica ; Ostrich, fro:o Moneonia; trom
Colombo ; Rachel, from Whampoa; Andia, Baltic, and
Madras—all from Quebsc; Eleanor,
from St. John's
Albion, from Jamaica ; Johan Cosar, from Penang; Lis-
gara, from New York ; C3nning, from Colombo ; Dr.
T. A. S. Hunter, from Trinidad ; Curinga, from Calcutta.
Sailed, August s.—Bainbow, steamer, for C4lais ; Bel-
gium, steamer, for Ostend ; Newsky,steamer, from Stock-

A Hu" 'NIACIIINE.—A new steam dredger, No.
by Messrs. Wingate and Co., of Glasgow,
to be the largest machine of the kind in the
world, has been
started by the River Tyne Improvement
Cornmissione rs in Shields Harbour. It is calculated that this
stupendous machine, when at full work, will lift 10,000 tons
at.db su uipl tp
o se d
of material per day. The machine, as now employed, works
admirably, and is lifting an immense quantity of dredge per
day. The engine is of 50 horse rower, nominal, and is cap-
able of being worked up to three times that power. There
are two ladders, each containing 35 buckets, and weighing
upwards of 100 tons. Each bucket weighs one ton and a
quarter, at.d the ladders are calculated to operate in 30 feet
of water, and, when working at speed, will each fill a hopper
barge in from 50 to 55 minutes.

TWISLETON FIENNES.—The late Lord Saye and
Sale was a very eccentric man, and the greatest
epicure of his day. His dinners were worthy of the days
ofa
sVi
searchedtelli u s or
andll u
iuogsambe l Every country, every sea,
w
ransacked
to find some new delicacy for
our British Sybarite. I remember, at one of his break-
fasts, an omelette being served which was composed en-
tirely of golden pheasants' eggs I He had a very strong
constitution, and would drink absyntho and c
araioa in
quantities which were perfectly awful to behold. These
stimulants produced no effect upon his brain; but his
health
gradually gave way under the excesses of all kinds
in which he indulged. He was a kind, liberal, and good-
natured man, but a very odd fellow. I shall never forget
the astonishment of a servant I had recommended to him.
On entering his service, John made his appearance at
Fiennes was going out to dinner, and asked his new master
if he had any orders. He received the following answer :
" Place two bottles of sherry by my bed-side, and call me
the day after to-morrow."—Captaits Grottos.? 3 Recollections
SERIOITS FIRE AND NARROW ESCAPE.--Be-
tween 4 and 5 o'clock this morning a fire broke out
in the workshops of Mr. Joseph Stokes, wholesale manufac-
turer of ice chests and baths, North-mews, John-street,
Tottenham-court-road, resulting in serious destruction of
property. It appears that a person living opposite Mr.
Stokes's workshops observing flames issuing troln them,
gave an alarm, and messengers being sent to the different
engine stations, in a short time the engines from Wells-
street, King-street, Crown-street, and 13aker-striet, under
the direction of Mr. Staples, the foreman of the district,
and engineers Girard and Wilkinson, were on the spot, two
workshops, by this time, being on fire. While the fire was
fire,
reel fallen
hen fromit
was
theas
found
uont workshop
sth:apt raging, one of the firemen from Wells-street had a narrow
escape, having by some metahnes
winoow. The firemen' :iided by a good supply of water:
stwueoceoeidtehdeivrno7ktsinhgopusiblanndgtheir contents, consisting of ice
chests. Scc., in the course of manufacture, benches, presses,
and the whole of the tools of several workmen, were totally
destroyed. Mr. Stokes is insured in the Sun Fire-office, but
the workmen are unfortunately not insured, and the loss to
them is consequently very serious. In an adjoining build-
ing there was a large quantity of timber which, through tho
exertions of the firemen, was prevented from taking fite,