The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-29 00:00:00

SHIPPING-THIS DAY.

LONDON, April 29.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—Hansa, steamer, from Bremen; Alliance,
steamer, from Havre ; Reward, from Shields.

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(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAM.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, April 28—Florence Nightingale, from Ancona.
Al rived, April 29—Queen of the Isles, from Brussels ;
Perseverance, from Medemblik ; Albert Williams, from
Stettin.
Sailed—Priscilla, for Port Natal.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed—Bucephalus, from Rangoon, for London (in tow) ;
Lee, from London, for Quebeo ; Arnold Broninger, front
London, for Liverpool ; Fame, screw steamer, from Lcn-
don, for Shanghai ; Albion, of Guernsey, from the westward,
for London.

SCOTTISH NATIONAL MEMORIAL.—At a meeting
of the central sub-committees, held in Edinburgh on Fri-
day, the Duke of Buccleuch sta'ed that he had received a
communication from Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Charles Grey,
intimating that, as far as the Queen bas any voice in the
matter, or as depends upon her, the Scottish National Me-
morial should be erected in Edinburgh or its immediate
neighbourhood. The amount of contributions already inti-
mated to the committee was reported to be £5,910 168. 31d.,
and it is anticipated that, as soon as the country meetings
on the 30th of April have taken place, the amount will be
greatly increase&

CAUGHT IN A TRAP.—The quiet town of Manse
(Charente) was enlivened by a rather comic incident two
days ago. About eight in the morning an adventurous thief
slipped unperceived into the house of M. Barraud, a bailiff,
and got up to the garret. On entering a room he found a
quantity of linen hung to dry, and immediately packed up
whab best suited his pure.ose. He thought it would be as
well to put on one of the clean shirts, and was in the act of
doing so when Madame Barraud opened the door of the
room. On seeing the thief she started back, shut the door,
and locked it. Being thus taken in a trap, the fellow seized
the linen. and endeavoured to escape by the window. The
blinds of the window on the floor below happened to be par-
tially open. Ho set his foot on the top, and was preparing
to slip down between the blind and the window, when his
trousers caught in a hook, and he remained suspended.
The window happened to be that of the commissary of
police, who hearing the noise of his unexpected visitor,
jumped cut of bed, and, to prevent him from escaping while
he dressed himself, tied his legs fast to the blind. A crowd
of people soon collected to gaze at this strange sight, and
among them were some gendarmes, whom the commissary
ordered to take charge of the prisoner.
GREAT IMPORTATION OF SUGAR.—The impor-
tation of sugar into Greenock since the commencement of
this month has been by far the greatest known since its ex-
istence as a port. From the Ist up to the 22d instant
forty-five vessels have entered our harbours with cargoes
from British West Indies, Cuba, Manilla, Brazil, Mauritius,
Belgium, Holland and France, and of these the greater por-
tion arrived during the last foitnight, twenty-one still being
in port. The larger proportion of vessels are British
bot-
toms, and the others hail from Denmark, Norway, Brazil,
British North America, United States, Hanover, Holland,
and Bremen. The diverse models of the craft, and the
characteristic physique and costume of the crews, render a
stroll round the quays more than usually interesting at
present. The quantity of sugar landed in April may be
estimated in round numbers at 100,000 bags, 8,000 boxes,
cases, and baskets, upwards of 5,000 hogsheads, and 1,600
tierces and barrels. On a rough calculation, the weight is
about 20,000 tons, and the value £460,000, exclusive of
duty. During the month, the payments of duties at the
Customhouse have averaged £20,01 0 per week, and on one
day they rose as high as £7,000,
a most gratifying proof of
the increase and flourishing condition of our staple trade.—
Greenock Advertiser:

MONUMENT TO EDMUND BURKE.--There is talk
of erecting a statue to the memory of the great, noble, and
illustrious statesman and Irishman, Edmund Burka. We
hope that this is something more than mere talk—that
there is a real bona fide interest in carrying out such a de-
sign, which was once before attempted to be put in execu-
tion, but never realized. Why do not men like Lord
Charlemont, Lord Talbot do Malahide, Sir Bernard Burke,
and others of their position, take the leading parts in this
movement ? There is shortly to be presented to the Dublin
public a statue of Goldsmith—of the pure-minded, suffer-
ing, honest, learned Goldsmith—in enduring bronze. Let
the same be done for Burke. Leading and influential men
should guide the effort and ennoble the work, which others
would be glad to aid, not for the purpose of glittering and
illusory display, but out of the profoundest reverence for
the name, memory, wisdom, and eloquence of a true .born
Celt, who, by matchless honour and unequal genius, won
his way to a glorious and undying fame,--B/igo Champion .