The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-27 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Osiris, from Passaring to Dort, Nay. 3, lat. 3 S.,
long. 15 W.
The Elizabeth, do., lat. 4 N., long. 15 W., 32 days out.
The Laura, Nov. 16, lat. 11 N., long. 26 W.
The Armide, from Liverpool to Cape of Good Hope,
same day.
The Comet (brigantine), from Glasgow, Dec. 2, lat. 43
N. long. 13 W.
The Arundel, from Liverpool, Dec. 7, hit. 47 N., long.
14 W.

The Cigola, from Newfoundland to Liverpool, with part
bulwarks stove in, Dec. 10, lat. 40, long. 17.
The Nina, from Liverpool to New Orleans, out 14 days.
The Rionz Taylor, from London to Calcutta, Oct. 25,
lat. 20 S., long. 21 W.
The Leigh, bound southward, Nov. 6, lat. 2 N., long.
24W.

The Catherine Jenkins, from Liverpool to Coquimbo,
Nov. 7, lat. 3 N., long. 25 W.
Tho Alceti, boind southward, Nov. 7, lat. 3 N., long.
25 W.

The Aurfarn, bound southward, Nov. 7, lat. 4 N., long,
25 W.

The Inconstant, bound southward, Nov. 8, lat. 6 N.,
long. 21 W.
The Hamilton Compell, outward bound Nov. 21, lat. 17
N., long. 32 W.
The William Pirie, bound westward, Nov. 19, lat. 26
N., long. 34 W.
The Tamarac from Bombay to Hull, Dec. 14, lat. 45 N.,
long. 16 W.
The Champion, from Port Louis to London, Dec. 23,
lat. 25 S., long. 5 E.
The Stamboul, from Liverpool, Nov. 28, lat. 35 N., long.
31 W.

CUSTOM HOUSE, DEC. 26.
There was no business transacted to-day at the Cnstm
house.

TITHE CONTEST IN WHITECHAPEL.-A struggle on the
subject of tithes is now going on in the parish of White-
chapel. In April last a bill was filed in Chancery by the
Rev. W. W. Champneys against Buchan and others,
and is expected soon to be set down for trial. From a
circular issued by the defendants it appears that although
the rector's name appears as plaintiff, the College of
Brasenose, the patron, is the real litigant, as the rector
has pledged his word to the vestry that he will rather
resign his living than plunge the parish into litigation.
The parishioners resisting the tithing are fortified by the
opinion of counsel, and are raising funds to carry on the
contest.

THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.--SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday,
Dec. 24.—The next contract mails for the Australian
colonies will be despatched from Southampton on the 4th
of January by the overland route for King George's
Sound, Adelaide, Port Phillip, and Sydney, the ship ap-
pointed to convey them from Southampton, being the
Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon. We
are also enabled to state that arrangements have this
day been entered into between the Post-office autho-
rities and the directors of the General Screw Steam
Shipping Company for the despatch of the outward
mails of the 4th of February, which are to be embarked
on board the screw steamer Bosphorus and conveyed to
Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, the ship touching
only at St. Vincent. This contract with the Government
will not in any way interfere with the departure of the
steam ship en:leans from Sonthampton for Port
Philip and Sydney on the 10th of January. This
vessel has no postal engagements to fulfil, and will
therefore merely take out ship-letter bags. The Bos-
phorus
is due at Southampton on the 26th of Decem-
ber, from Calcutta, Madras, the Cape, &c. She left
Ceylon two days before her usual time, and is quite
full of cargo and passengers. Immediately on her ar-
rival at Southampton she will be prepared for the Aus-
tralian voyage. The fact of the Post-office authorities
having at length evinced a disposition to alter their
plans, by the employment of steam instead of sailing
vessels for carrying the Australian mails, is a step in the
right direction. No great result can of course be anti-
cipated from the voyage of the Bosphorus, inasmuch as
she is of only 700 tons burden, with small power. She
has, however, made many successful voyages to and
from the Cape of Good Hope, and the Hellespont, a
sister vessel, belonging to the General Screw Steam
Company, made her run out to Port Philip in a little
over 70 days.
RESTORATION OF THE ABBEY CHURCH, MALVERN.—
The polling on the amendment proposed at a recent
vestry meeting for the purpose of postponing the resto-
ration, took place at the Lyttletun school-room, on
Tuesday, between the hour of ten and four. There ap-
peared at the close, for the rate, 294 votes ; against, 50 ;
majority, 244. These votes were taken under Sturges
Bourne's Act, whereby persons enjoy a plurality of votes
in proportion to the value of their property ; but the
number of voters in favour of the rate was 136 ; against,
34 ; showing even thus a majority of 102. Lady Emily
Foley recorded her vote for the rate. Dr. Grindrod
announced a donation towards the restoration fund from
the vicar of 501., which excited much applause, and also
a generous gift from Mr. Wilton, about to reside in the
parish, of 251. Worcester Journal.

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medicine after every other means had failed. See ex-
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Leghorn, Feb. 21, 1845. To Professor Holloway.
Sir,—l beg to acquaint you that your pills have effected
a cure of a disorder in my liver and stomach, which all
the most eminent of the faculty at home and all over the
Continent had not been able to effect—nay, not even the
waters of Carlsbad or Marienbad. (Signed) ALDBO-
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at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand,
London and by all medicine venders throughout the
kingdom