The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-24 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Jan. 24.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Westerly; light breeze and fine weather, but a little
cloudy.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. 23.—Wind N.E.—Put back—Her Ma
jesty's ship. Cadmus, for West Indies.
TROON, Jan, 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Clyde, from
Londonderry.

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 22.—Arrived—Queen of the Lakes,
from the Clyde for Bombay, with bowsprit started and
other damage.

KINGROAD, Jan. 23.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Ajax,
steamer, from Nassau.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 23.—Christian, from Landscrona ; Pallas
from Da,ntzie.

Arrived, Jan. 21 Surprise, Caroline Santly, Promise,
Young Louise, Stratton, Rover, Esk, steamer—all from
Guernsey.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.

No arrivals.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Feb. S.

Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 12.
Brazil and Cape Verds, by British pac. et Ftb. 3.

Ditto, by British packet
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and ztt. Helena Feb. 19.
Lhina, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou hampton Feb 2.
Ditto, via Marseilles Jan. 1.6.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton ....Jan. 26.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton..., Feb. 2.

. .
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bumbay), via Southampton. Jan. 26.
Ditto, via Marseilles
Mauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Blarseil e 4 Feb. 5.
Newfoundland Feb. 15.
Portug ,1 • • • ... .....Feb. 3.
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet
Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton .

Ditto, via Cork ..
Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry..Jan.:27.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tateriffe . Feb. 10.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba,
and Mexico Jan. 28.

" The Prince Imperial," says the Pays, " has re-
cently commenced the study of Latin. A reply given by
the young Prince when he signed, after the Emperor, the
marriage contract of Mlle. de Gondrecourt, has been talked
of. The Emperor, having observed that the Prince was a
long time in signing, the latter responded : When one has
a name like ours, it requires some time to write it.'"

BRlSTOL—Captain R. Tryon, R.N., has collected
in Bristol £628 10s. to defray the entire cost of a
lifeboat station. The National Lifeboat Institution has
decided on renovating completely the Padstow Lifeboat
Establishment on the Cornish coast with the money
thus so benevolently. collected by Captain Tryon.
The late Prince Consort had granted his special permis-
sion that the small lifeboat previously at Padstow should
be called the Albert Edward, after the Prince of Wales.
On the very day (Nov. 9, 1862) that his Royal High-
ness came to his majority that lifeboat saved a ship-
wrecked crew—and the citizens of Bristol have desired
that their lifeboat should also be called the Albert Ed-
ward. The boat has already rendered good service to
vessels in distress.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE IN PARIS.--,
An attempt at murder and suicide has just taken place at
No. 24, Rue Bourbon Villeneuve. The proprietor of the
house, 31. Dalbine, had a dispute with a former tenant, a
shoemaker, named Duchaillu, on some money matters.
The latter yesterday entered M. Dalbine's apartment, and
taking a pistol from his pocket discharged it at the land-
lord, who was engaged at a desk writing. The ball lodged
in 31. Dalbine's coat collar without hurting him, and Du-
chaillu then with another pistol fired at his own head,
but only wounded himself in the face. The assailant hav-
ing received surgical assistance was removed to prison.
The report of the Joint-Stock Discount Company
has been issued, from which it appears that the
I gross profits made during the six months ending
be fo
the 31st ult., after reserving an amount as provision
against loss in respect of bad debts greatly
exceed-
ing that which it is believed will ultlhnsatc
10d. Tins
necessary, have been £46,172 13s.
amount, after deducting rebate onbillsl s
the current expenses, has
enabledo,the
00, to declare a
increase the reserve fund
ero
cent. per annum,
note due and
dividend at the rate of _t
amounting to 3s. 6d. per share,p and to carry for-
wardltnocpetrionfigt and loss .
of
new account.
to-day the consoli-
dated in the chair, the report,
stated that during
daAtedt £tßh3ae,
n2h4ka3,
half-yearly
.e. .
was
f
unanimously
issue 150,000 shares, representing
the past the company had
been slightly increased by the sale of 593 shares, to
months
soty
capital adopted,o
£600,000 paid up. The net profits of the bank
during the half-year (after deducting current
accrued to customers,
makewhwhich
h the
ex-
penses, rebate of interest on bills not due, interest
income-tax, and directors'
remuneration, and making ample provision for
bad and doubtful debts) amounted to £62,351
Bs.
9dd.. ; the balance left unappropriated
on the 30th day of June was £6,976
6s. 10
the premium on shares sold, £4,158 17s. ;
making a total of £73,486 12s. 7d. From which it
is proposed to carry to reserved surplus fund,
£15,000 ; and premium on shares, £4,158 17s. ;
to declare a dividend on the half-year at the rate of
10 per cent. per annum, and a bonus of 3s. per
share (being an additional 7f per cent. per annum)
free of income tax, £52,500; to carry forward to
next account, £1,827 15s. 7d.—total, £73,486
12s. 7d. The reserved surplus fund, which stood
on the 30th June at £38,500, will, by the addition
of six months' interest, £962 10s., and the appro-
priations now recommended, £19,158 175., be
increased to £58,621 7s.