The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-26 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Sept. N.—Wind this day at Noon, W.
light breeze, and fine clear weather.
OFF THE WIGHT, Sept. 26.—Alcides, for Hull ; Ludvig
Auguste, from Hambargh, for Jamaica; Rapid, Waster-
wick, for Rio Janeiro.
DOVER, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Jane,
from London, for Belfast, with loss of sails. Sailed—Jane
Archibalds, for Sunderland, after repairs.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—
Jacobus Duf, from Onega, for Bordeaux; Lena, London,
for Trieste; Eliza, do., for Naples; Rattlesnake, New-
castle, for Civita Vecchia ; San Paolo, do., Genoa • Vale-
rie, do , for Toulon; Orion, Shields, for Cadiz. gailed—
Walmer Castle, for Cherbourg.
COWES, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Egham,
for Malaga.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 24.—Wind, N. Arrived—Argyle
(s), from Carentan. Sailed—lndian (s s), for Havre.
DARTMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, W. Sailed—Escort,
for Labrador.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, W. Arrived—Friend-
schaft, from Corsoer.; her Majesty's steamer Hornet, from
Portsmouth, for China.
GLOUCESTER, Sept. 25.—Arrived—Barmah, from Que-
bec ; John Moore, do. ; Nancy, Trieste.
BRISTOL, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrivod—J. K. L.,
from Quebec ; Nymph, Marseilles.—The Robert Alex.
Parke (barque), of Belfast, from Quebec, was passed,
waterlogged and breaking up, Sept. 14, in lat. 48 N.,
35 W., and the crew taken off, by the Cosmo, arrived hero.
SHIELDS, Sept. 25.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Echo,
from Quebec ; Starling, Licata ; Competitor, Girgeuti ;
Betsey, Carthagena.
HULL, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrived--N. Signora
del ltoschetta, Taganrog ; Heinrich, do. ; Sea Gull (s),
Rotterdam ; Ocean Queen (s), do. Sailed—Dowthorpe,
for Bombay.
STAR CROSS, Sept. 25.—Wind, N. Arrived—Akbar,
from Rio Grande ; Edina, Smyrna.
SWANSEA, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Owen
Glendower, from Coquimbo. Sailed—Marnus Willem,
for Port Wakefield ; Drie Vriondon, Singapore ; Argyle,
Coquimbo ; Countess Bective, Cuba ; Col. Ledvard, No w
York ; Jane, Madeira ; Louisa, Gibraltar.
MILFORD, Sept. 24.—Wind, N. Arrived—Little Nell,
from Quebec, for Solve; Ellen Simpson, Quebec.
WATERFORD, Sept. 24.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—
Boreas, from Quebec.
TORBAY, Sept. 25.—Arrived—Lochnagar, from London,
and sailed for Adelaide, S.A. ; Abbott, Loudon, and
sailed for Mauritius; Pakenham, London, and sailed for
the Persian Gulf ; Gundroda, London, and sailed for
Hong Kong.
CHRISTIANSUND, Sept. 17.—The Cleopatra (French fri-
gate), from Bomarsuird to Cherbourg, is at Flekeroe ;
also a Hanoverian vessel, prize to her Majesty's steamer
Conflict.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10 a.m.

Wind W., light breeze, and find.
Arrived—Georgina, from Licata ; Bela Marina, Maza-
gan ; Enosis, Taganrog ; Union, Ostend ; Tuscarora, Phila-
delphia.
Sailed.—William Owens, for Africa ; Ben Nevis, Gal-
veston ; Spray of the Ocean and Lin:Auden Castle, Mel-
bourne ; Gondar, Charleston ; Charles Sprague, New
Orleans.

(ET SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) •
GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.53 a.m.
•
Wind, N.W. ; tide last hour's ebb ; fine.
Arrived, 25th—Faith, from Jamaica ; Citizen, steamer,
Bordeaux.
26th—William, from Rouen.
Sailed—City of Boulogne, steamer, for Boulogne.
DEAL, Tuesday, 9.40 A.M.

Wind, N.W., fresh.
Passed—Dawson, from Newcastle for Constantinople ;
Rienzi, London for Adelaide ; Pantaloon, London for Port
Natal ; Raratan, London for St. John's ; Caliance (sup-
posed), Sunderland for Calcutta.

SWIFT AND LEAP-THAR.—The following occurs in the
.journal to Stella, March 1, 1710-11 :—" Morning—l
have been calling to Patrick to look in his almanac for
the day of the month ; I did not know but it might be
leap-year. The almanac says it is the third after leap-
year, and I always thought till now that every third
year was leap-year. I am glad they come so seldom ;
but I am sure it was otherwise when I was a young man.
I see times are mightily changed since then." Swift
did not pick up much ordinary school learning while he
was young ; but the above is almost beyond compre-
hension. That he bad a good head for figures, and
for expressing proportions in numbers, any one who has
been with him to Lilliput and Brobdignag will not fail
to see. Possibly he might have picked up his notion in
this way. Say that in 1679.80 he happened to see the
almanac (which counted 1680 from January 1, as did all
the almanacs), from which he would learn that 1680
is leap-year. Suppose that in 1683-84 he happened to
note February 29, from the common parlance of those
about him, as falling in 1683, and to remember that the
last year was in 1680. With such a departure he might
live in the belief that leap-year comes every three years.
—From "Notes and Queries."

SERIOUS IRISH RIOTS AT LIIIDER.—This usually
quiet burgh was the scene of great excitement and alarm
on Monday last, in consequence of the riotous behaviour
of about 300 Irish reapers collected from the neigh-
bourhood. Quarrels arose among them during the fore-
noon ; sticks, sickles, fists, find hobnailed shoes being
freely employed. At twelve o'clock the appearance of
a party of the dragoons from Kelso on their way to
Edinburgh put a stop to their riotous proceedings.
Thinking that they had been sent to put them down, the
belligerents at once took to flight and made off in sepa-
rate directions, the greater number taking the road to
Stow. But hero the most serious part of the distur-
bances took place. A most determined struggle ensued,
the Irish using their hooks with the most blood-thirsty
intentions. Finding themselves likely to bo over-
powered, the townspeople at last fired upon their oppo-
nents, not without repeating a warning ; and their wea-
pons being loaded with small shot took effect upon four
or five of the Irish, who were afterwards secured. Four
prisoners were secured at last and lodged in gaol. The
ringleader, however, unfortunately escaped. Border
Advertiser.

'ENGLISH NEWS FROM RIISSIA.--The following para-
graph, which we translate from the Journal ds St.
Petersbourg, will be news indeed to most of our readers :
—" Lieutenant Perry, who was on board the Tiger when
it was taken by the Russians at Odessa, has been
brought before a court-martial. The young man has
been acquitted on account of the long and loyal services
of his father, but is obliged to leave the royal navy of
England and sell his commission. This has caused great
excitement, and numerous subscription lists are already
opened in favour of Lieutenant Perry."
THZ BISLH SOCIETT.—During the past year the Bible
Society has circulated, at home and abroad, the great
number of 1,367,528 copies of the Scriptures, making
the total issues since the formation of the society to
amount to no less than 27,933,631 copies.—atureheand
State Gazette.

BIEMINGHAM.—This town, hitherto free from the fatal
malady, has at length been visited, and four deaths from
Asiatic cholera took place on Tuesday last, but happily,
up to the present time, no flesh case has occurred.