The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-17 00:00:00

SHIPPING---THIS DAY.

LONDON, Dec. 17.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with
rain.

RAMSGATE, Dec. IG.—Wind S. W.—Artivcd—Alfred 11.,
From Hamburg, for the South Seas.

Po RTSM 0 U TH., Dec. IG.—Wind S.—Arrived—lslander,
:rom London, for Barbadoes.

KINGROAD, Dec. IG.—Arrived—J. and R. Young, from
New York.

PLYMOUTH, Deo. IG.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lumley,
from New York, with a part of her cargo thrown- over-
board; Roman Emperor, from London, for New Zea-
land.

FALMOV TH, Dec. 16.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Tongkin,
for Gibraltar.

QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Milo,
from Santa Cruz.

HULL, nee. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Trafalgar,
rrom Now York.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.

Arrived. Dec. IG.—William, from Rouen; Samuel, from
Tabasca • Appoline, from Jamaica; William, from Cron-
stadt ; idvig Charlotte, from Bahia ; Kartha Pope, from
Belize ; and Fides, from Odessa,

Arrived, Dec. l7.—lsabella Brown, from Hobart Town;
Anne and Providence, from Gravelines ; Dundee, from
Gottenburg; Trevennor, from Uddawalla ; Helechina, from
Gottenburg,
DnXL, Wednesday Morning,
Passed—Sydney, from Calcutta, for Loudon.
Anchored—Thos. Royden, for Port Philip ; Rapid, for
St. Michael's; Reform, for Cape of Good Hope—all from
London,

DECISION IN THE YELVERTON MARRIAGE CASE.
—There is a rumour to the effect that the decision of the
lords of the first division in this case will be given on Fri-
day first. All sorts of speculations aro afloat as to what the
decision will be; the general impression, however, is, that
it will be in favour of Mrs. Yelverton.—Caledonian
Mercury.
The Baron de Budberg, who has succeeded Count
Kisseleff as Russian Ambassador to the Court of the Tuile-
ries, is not yet 44 years of age, although he has passed more
than 20 years in the diplomatic service. He belongs to one of
the most ancient German families in the Russian empire.
The grandfather of the Baron filled the post of Minis-
ter of Foreign Affairs to the Emperor Alexander I. for
many years. The Baron was appointed Secretary to the
Russian Legation at Frankfort, in the year 1846. He was
raised to the rank of Charge d'Affaires at Frankfort, in
1849, and ho quitted it in 1851, to perform the functions of
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Ber-
lin. He remained there until 1856, when he was sent to
Vienna. He shortly afterwards returned to Berlin, where
he remained until his appointment to Paris.
DAMP IN CATHEDRALS AND CHURCHES.—The ill-
effect of damp in all descriptions o buildings is well-known,
and damp is also injurious to the:persons who occupy them.
The extent of damp in many churches would surprise those
who have not carefully observed it. In London and through-
out the country there are several old church es round
which the ground has risen to a considerable height above
the pavement of the interiors. One of these—Old St. Pancras
—was described in the Builder some time ago, when, soon
after a restoration, the wood became rotten, and a sort of
leprosy seemed to pervade the chief part of the structure.
Then it was found that, while the building had been adorned,
the drainage had not been made sufficient, The ground
was saturated with moisture, and, suriouuding and inside,
the church vaults were found completely filled with water.
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pets )ns have stood at funeral and other services ; and
many will remember the fatal illness which has been caught
by attendance at funerals, or by visits to damp places of
worship.—Builder.

THE NEW ITALIAN LOAN.—" The new Italian
loan is all but settled," says a correspondent of the Inde-
pendance Beige. ,6 M. de Rothschild has undertaken it at
his own risk and price ; but it will net be quoted on the
18011110 until all the payments are made::