The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-28 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

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LONDON, Aug. 28.—Wind this day at Noon, N.W.
light pleasant breeze, and sultry weather.
OFF FOLKSTONE.—Auguste, from Bremen, for New
Orleans. _ . .

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PORTSUOUTH, Aug.variab'e. Arrived—
Blenheim, from London, for Calcutta ' European (s), from
Limerick, for London. Sailed—lLALS. Spy, for the Coast
of Africa.
DOVER, Aug. 27.—Wind, calm, Sailed—Superior, for
Genoa. _ _ . _

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SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 2G.—Arrived—Sylph (s), front
Dublin, and left for London.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 27.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Enfield,
from Rotterdam ; Violet, from London, for Portland Bay.
Sailed—Lady Auckland, for Bombay.
FALMOUTH, Aug. 27.—Wind, variable. Arrived—
Gleaner, from Aux Cayes • Pursuit, St. Jago de Cuba,
and sailed for Dublin; Gee;truida and Speculant, Galatz ;
Reindeer, London, for Boston, with bowsprit, jibboom,
head, and cutwater carried away, stern damaged, &c.,
having been in contact on the night of the 24th, with the
Hermann (s), from New York to Bremen, which vessel
towed the Reindeer into port ; Devonshire (a), from Lou-
don and left for Dublin.
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C-owEs, Aug. 27.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Hermann
(s), from New York, and left. for Bremen ; Johanna, from
Callao ; Egham, Shields, leaky.
MILFORD, Aug. 26.—Wind, W. Arrived—Hannibal,
from Quebec.
GLOUCESTER, Aug. 27.—Arrived—Glasgow, from Que-
bec ; Allegro, Smyrna ; Elleno, Venice. Sailed—Harbin-
ger, for Richibucto.
SWANSEA, Aug. 27.—Wind, W. Sailed—Whampoa,
for Singapore ; Contest, Gibraltar.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Mday, 10.40 A.M.
Wind, N.N.W. ; calm and very warmon.
Sailed—General Parkhill, for Charleston ; Marion, Ads.
laide ; Maria and Julia, Guatemala ; Johannes Weilbach,
Malaga ; Palmyra, Lisbon ; Rapid, Christiania.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT UPON THE CROYDON RAILWAY.
—This morning at 10 o'clock, Mr. Payne, the colster,
resumed the inquiry upon the body of the Rev. William
Macbean Willis, curate of Horsemondean. The evidence
gone into this day was principally of a technical character
about about the signals, and only corroborative of that which
has already appeared. The inquiry was PingoCie whea
hin
we went to press, and is not likely to conclude
day,
n in the
formation was received by the police
New-street-square,
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employ of Mr. Green, No. 20,. Neo7-.11
silver,
whicui:tife
ROBBERY BY AN EX-POLICKMA.N.—thOL ,Saturday
mturda ay in-
had absconded, taking with him 201. i_si.
71:1,
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obtained from Airs. Tompkin,s
master required
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amount. He was formarya
subsequently enlisted in the Royal Ar-
tillery, police, and
ervice he was discharged about
falsely representing that
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tillery, from which s onstatteerin
apprehension.
c Evict' —We understand that Col.
THE ORDNANCE -II •
Royal Engineers, at the head of the Ord-
nance Hall,
Survey, has boen succeeded by Major James, at
Dublin, having retired, Captain Leach, now stationed in
the Belfast district, succeeded him in the Irish metro-
polis. Second Captain Barlow, from Enniskillen, sue-
ceeds Captain Leach in Belfast. Lieutenant Parsons,
from Glasgow, succeeds Captain Barlow, at Enniskillen.
Captain Leach is now, accordingly, the senior officer of
the Ordnance Survey in Ireland.--Belfast News Letter.
EXTRAORDINARY FEAT OF ANGLING.—The Right
Hon. Lord Cranstoun, who is at present residing at the
Star Hotel, Montrose, on Wednesday killed the largest
salmon which has been landed on the banks of the
Southesk this season ; and, what is most extraordinary,
the fish was hooked with a finnock fly on single gat.
His lordship was upwards of an hour and a half engaged
in landing it, and had twice to cross the river.