The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-26 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Dec. 26.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy. _ _

PLYMOUTH, Dec. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Celta
scrcw steamer, from New York, and proceeded for

London.

FALMOUTH, Dec. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Georgina,
from Buenos Ayres ; Charlotte, from Rio Grande ; Eglan-
tine, from Sulina.

CLYDE, Dec. 25.—Wind S.W.—Put back—Britannia,
for Africa, leaky.

HULL, Dec. - 25.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Detroit,

!rom Callao

CARDIFF, Dec. 23.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Samite,
for Bilboa.

LivEnrooL, Dec. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Vigil,
from Singapore; Henry, from Rio Grande; Alicia Bland,
from Calcutta.

SWANSEA, Dec. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bose of
England, from Caldera.
Mrr..roltD, Dec. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Amity,
from Newport.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
Theresa, from Madras.
TORBAY, Dec. 25.—WindW.—Arrived—Blanche, from
Zante.for Antwerp.
SUNDERLAND, Dec. 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Stafford,
for Bombay.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 24.—Arrived—Raubine, steamer,
from the West Indies. Sailed—Natal, steamer, for the
Cape of Good Hope.

LBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.

Arrived, Dec. 26—John Morslam and Reconnaisance,
from Guernsey ; Mary, from Ibrail ; Adolphe May, from
Nantes ; Melona, from Guernsey; Gem, from Rouen ;
Ocean queen, from Boulogne.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passed, Dec. 2G —Cella, screw steamer, from New York
for London.

PENNY-A-LINE WORD-TAINTING. The same
journal has an artist taking "pen-and-pencil notes."
These notes are broken up, according to the proper model,
to give effect. As a little problem, the reader may set him-
self to devise how he would describe the scene " Around
the court !" Thus, in Capel-street the tide of the city's
human ocean seems to set with constant flow, and through
these narrow approaches to the court, that of Littleßritain-
street, and that by which Green-street is reached from
North King-street, it is choked and impeded with its den-
sity. It is with difficulty the crowd of sullen men is
threaded, &c. The next scene is "In the Court—How
empty that gallery, those side seats, that passage on either
side." The sketcher notices the wife of the prisoner.
" Her husband is in the dock to-day! God keep you
strong. 0 warm-hearted daughter of Innisfail ; for yours
after all is a sore strait and dire travail this winter morn-
ing, and love stronger than death must be quivering your
heart-strings as he plays them with painful touch to me-
lodies that make the eyes run over, and the throat full to
choking. I will not look at you any more, but wish you
well," &c. " Silence in the Court" is illustrated thus :
" The harsh voice of the crier recalls me to the scene
around."—Dickens's " All the Year Round."
A RAILWAY COMPANY SOLD UP.—The announce-
ment is made that the furniture, fittings, telegraph
instruments, &c., at all the stations belonging to the Hull
and Hornsea Railway Company are about to be sold by
auction, to satisfy the demands of certain creditors, and
the company is now beyond the control either of the chair-
man or of the directors. It is further added that the com-
pany (whether they were in a position to do otherwise
is not stated) positively refused to discharge the claims,
and, consequently, the property must be sold. The sale is
announced for Thursday, commencing at Sutton, and pro-
ceeding to the several stations, until the whole claim (said.
to be from £2,000 to £3,000) be satisfied.—Eattern Morn-
ing News.
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THIRD EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening.

WHITEHALL, Dnc. 23.
The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to
be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, granting unto the Right Hon.
Granville George, Earl Granville,.K.G., the office of Con-
stable of her Majesty's Castle of Dover, and also the office
of Warden end Keeper of her Majesty's Cinque Ports, and
the office of Admiralty within the said Cinque Ports, in
the room of Henry John, Viscount Palmerston, deceased.

DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 23,

The QueetlTaSl;;;; pleased to appoint Colonel William
George llamley to be a Member of the Council of the Ber-
mudas or Somers' Islands.
ADMIRALTY, DEC. 22.
Royal Marine Line Infantry—First Lieutenant James
Smail to be Captain, vice Henry, deceased ; Second Lieut.
Fredk Jas. Ludgater 'to be First Lieutenant, vice Smail.
To be Second Lieutenants—Henry Christopher Ricketts
Macpherson, Alexander Allen, George Hobart, William
Powell Rumley, Barry St. Leger Denny, linratio Horace
Morgan, Arthur Dompille Corbot, Henry Richard Carter,
John Frederick Luxmoore, Edward Aylmer Montagu
Liardet, Henry Olive, John Newton Emra, and Boyd Cuf-
len P. Hamilton. _