The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-17 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.

LONDON, April 17.—Wind this day at Noon? E. ; light
breeze, and fine weather.
PORTSMOUTH, April 16.—Wind, E. to S.E. Arrived—
Cornwall, from London, for Cork and Malta, with loss of
anchor and chains • Hendrik Hudson, London, and sailed
for Now York ; H.M.'s at. Simoom, Malta. Sailed—Mary
Ann, fox Symrna. Off Port—Euphrate, for Marseilles.
SALCOMBE, April 15.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Reno-
vatio, from Shields, for Vigo.
QUEENSTOWN, Marchf 15.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Wal-
demar, from New York ; Mary Bailey, Afazaga.n ; Therun,
Odessa • Buchanan, do. ; Anna, Galatz ; Bloomer, Callao,
and sailed for Falmouth ; Sophia Margaret, Mazao-an ;
Portia, Odessa ; Heather Bell, Kertch ; Energy, Constan-
tinople; Toniva, Marseilles.
MILFORD, April 15.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Oberon
(s s), from Dumbarton, and left for Melbourne. Sailed—
Sophia, for Quebec.
GOOLE, April 15.—Wind at noon, N.E. Arrived—The
Wrangle, from Stettin (wheat); the Norfolk (a), from
from
Rotterdam (general cargo) ; the San Kirwan (a),
Antwerp (general cargo). On Good Friday-all the vessels
11 in Goole Docks hoisted their colours
.half-mast high,. in
consequence of the death of Captain Collier, the efficient
and much-esteemed dockmaster.
PLYMOUTH, April 15.—Wind,
Lady
Elgin, from London for Sydney, N.S. W. Sailed—loose,
for Genoa. The Charlotte Maria, from London to St.
Michael's, has arrived at this port totally dismastod.
GALATZ, April 3.—The master (Mr. Pryde) of the
Stranger arrived at Ibraila on the Ist April, from below,
and reports that his vessel _is. detained by Russian
gun-
boats, which do not allow him to proceed without an
order from Prince Gortschatkois ff or General Ludera. Neither
e .n h
of these personages ar neighbourhood, but letters
have been addressed
tol them on the subject. Meantime
the Russian Consul has given an order to the commander
of the gun-boats to allow the Stranger to pass, and with
this letter it is expected Mr. Pryde will go down to-mor-
row morning. Should this order not prove sufficient,
Mr. Pryde is recommended to remain in his vessel, and
the more formal order would be Bent to him as soon as it
could be obtained.

(ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Monday, 10.30 a.m.
Wind, S. ; moderate and fine.
Arrived—British Queen (s s), from Constantinople.
Off Port—lsmyo, from Venice ; Isabella, Buenos Ayres ;
Lady Russell and John Knox (ships), Anglia (barque),
and Callao (brig).
There is no account of the steamer Africa, with the
mails, from New York, either here or off Holyhead, to 10

THE DAY OP FASTING AND BUMILIA-
TION.

(From a Supplement, published on Saturday, to Friday
night's Gazettc.)

A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF GENERAL
HUMILIATION AND PRAYER.

VICTORIA R,—We, taking into our most serious con-
sideration the just and necessary war in which we are
engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God, that
he will graciously bless our arms both by sea and land,
have resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our
Privy Council, hereby command, that a Public Day of
Humiliation and Prayer be observed throughout those
parts of our United Kingdom called England and Ire-
land, on Wednesday, the 26th day of April instant, that
so both we and our people may humble ourselves before
Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our sins, and
in the most devout and solemn manner send up our
prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty,
for imploring His blessing and assistance on our arms
for the restoration of peace to us and our domi-
nions : And we do strictly charge and command that
the said day be reverently and devoutly observed by all
our loving subjects is England and Ireland, as they
tender the favour of Almighty God, and would avoid
His wrath and indignation : And, for the better and
more orderly solemnising the same, we have given direc-
tions to the most reverend the archbishops and the right
reverend the bishops of England and Ireland to compose
a form of prayer suitable to this occasion, to be used in
all churches, chapels, and places of public worship, and
to take care the same be timely dispersed throughout
their respective dioceses.
Given at our Court at Windsor, this fifteenth day of
April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-four, and in the seventeenth year of
our reign.
God save the Queen.

A PROCLAMATION FOR A DAY OF GENERAL
HUMILIATION AND PRAYER IN SCOTLAND.
VICTORIA R.—We, taking into our most serious con-
sideration, the just and necessary war in which we are
engaged, and putting our trust in Almighty God that he
will graciously bless our arms, both by sea and land, have
resolved, and do, by and with the advice of our Privy
Council, hereby command, that a Public Day of
Humiliation and Prayer be observed throughout that
part of our Kingdom of Great Britain called Scot-
land, on Wednesday, the 26th day of April instant,
that so both we and our people may humble ourselves
before Almighty God, in order to obtain pardon of our
sins, and in the most devout and solemn manner send
up our prayers and supplications to the Divine Majesty
for imploring His blessing and assistance on our arms
for the restoration of peace to us and our dominions :
and we do strictly charge and command, that the said
day be reverently and devoutly observed by all our lov-
ing- subjects in Scotland, as they tender the favour of
Almighty God, and would avoid his wrath and
indig-
nation.

Our will is, therefore, and we charge, that, this our
proclamation seen, ye forthwith proceed to the Market
Cross of Edinburgh, and all other places needful, and
there, in our name and authority, make publication
hereof, that none pretend ignorance ; and our will and
pleasure is, that our solicitor do cause printed copies
hereof to be sent to the sheriffs of the several shires,
stewarts of stewartics, and bailiffs of regalities, and their
clerks, whom we ordain to see the same published ; and
we appoint them to send copies hereof to the several
parish churches within their bounds, that, upon the
Lord's day immediately preceding the day above men-
tioned, the same may be published and read from the
pulpits, immediately after divine service.
Given at our Court at Windsor, this fifteenth day of
April, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and°lfifty;four, and in the seventeenth year
of our reign.
God save the Queen.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE ON THE
EASTERS COUNTIES RAILWAY.

On Saturday forenoon, Mr. William Laker, the coro-
ner for East Middlesex, held an inquest at the Royal
Standard Tavern, Albion-street, Waterloo New Town,
Bo t h nal-g re en, on view of the mutilated remains of
Charles Finder, aged 45 years, who was found dead on
the line of the Eastern Counties Railway.
it appeared from the evidence, that deceased was a
signal man engaged by the company near that portion
of the railway passing over Brick-lane, and on Friday
afternoon last, between three and four o'clock, he was
last seen alive at his tusual duties, apparently in good
health. Shortly afterwards several trains passed up and
down the line, when a labourer, who was proceeding
towards the goods station, discovered the body of
deceased lying across the 'Fails. The head was tear-
fully cut and crushed to pieces, the upper portion having
been carried away. Both legs had sustained com-
pound comminuted fractures, and the bones were pro.
truding. Other portions of the body and limbs were more
or less shockingly torn and mutilated. An alarm was
raised, when the deceased was placed on a stretcher and
carried to the depot in Brick-lane, where medical assist-
ance was promptly in attendance, and on the arrival of
Mr. Vandenberg, of the Bethnal-green-road, that gentle-
man made an examination of the body, when he was o
opinion that the deceased must have been killed instan-
taneously by the wheels of a railway carriage passing
over him.
Several of the servants in the employ of the
tascer.
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were closely examined by the coroner and
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The
Coronaes,
Coroner having remarked on the mysterious na-
ture
The jury returned.an open verdict of ‘ ‘
but Fobuno w o
d dead
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on a railway with certain mortal injuries,
what means the said injuries were caused, they had no
legal evidence to prove.