The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-15 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

QUARANTINE NOTICE.
3IoGADOR, Nov. 6.—The quarantine of observation Un-
posed upon vessels with clean bills of health is discontinued,
by order of the Board of Health, at Tangier, but vessels
with foul bills of health, or with sickness on board, will
not be admitted.

CUSTOM HOUSE, DEC. 14.
ENTERED INWARDS. —The George, from St. Malo 2 • Har-
riet, do. ; William, Leer ; Zeelust, Utrecht"; Snake, St.
Michael's 2 • Wheatsheaf, Antwerp ; Ambrosea, Dram ;
Marie, Hookseil ; Dasengano, Terceira ; Mercury, Bor-
deaux ; Burtons, Rotterdam 2 • Hellena, Dram ; London,
Swartwich ; Darien, Trieste ; Sea Bird, Christiania ; Are-
thusa, Memel ; Sutcliffe, Antwerp ; Helena, Hursum ;
Catharina, Groningen Bella, Siniegha, Porto Rico ;
Fawn, Marseilles; British Queen, Smyrna.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Maria Leh-
mann, for Rio Janeiro ; Jenne Adolph, Dieppe ; Maria
Jacobs, Melbourne ; William Bayley, Algoa Bay ; Ante-
lope, New Orleans ; Eleventh April, Burgett ; Ebenezer,
Havre ; Dart, Bruges and Ostend ; City of Norwich, Ham-
burgh ; Indian Chief, Geelong 2 • G. W. Bourne, Calcutta;
John, Dunkirk ; Wm. Allen, Surinam ; Betsey, Dunkirk ;
Oscar, —.
CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Jenne Adolphe,
for Dunkirk ; Catharina, Harburgh ; Aurora, Christian-
sand ; Kezia, Genoa ; Rover, Dunkirk ; Julia, Cherbourg ;
Sullorla, Gothenburg ; William, Jamaica.

VESSELS SPOKEN -WITH.
The Akbar, for the Mituitius, Aug. 18, lat. 42 S., long.
123 E., with loss of some of her spars.
The Julia, from London to Melbourne, June 2.
The Weiterden (barque), June 2.
The Andromeda, from Dundee to Melbourne, June 12.
The Mahtaree, from London to New Zealand, Sept. 14,
lat. 13 S., long. 26 W. ,
The Harbinger, from London to Table Bay, Oct. 2, lat.
36 S.
The Quebec, from New Orleans to Liverpool. Nov. 24.
The Sierra Nevada, from Havannah-to,Cowes, Nov. 25.

CROOKHAVEN, Dec. 10.—The Fitton, which arrived here
this morning from Miramichi, while hove too during a
hurricane, on the 26th Nov., iu lat. 47 N. long. 42 W.,
was struck by a heavy sea, which carried away eight
stanchions, split covering board, swept clerks, and stove
two deck beams, &c. ; she was then put before the wind,
having five feet water in her hold.
GIBBALLTAR, Dec. s.—The Emma, from Cette to Dun-
kirk, struck on the rocks near Algeciras, in the night of
he 30th November, and is reported bilged and lu►l of
water.
PARIS, Dec. 13.—The chasse Marie Honore, from Quim-
per to Bordeaux, was driven out shore off Bonne Anse,
previous to the 10th of December.
A lighter, laden with sugar from the Betsy, arrived at
Launceston, V.D.L., from Mauritius, sunk yesterday—
about 1,400 bags were damaged and sold.
HARTLEPOOL, Dec. 11.—The Good Intent, from New-
castle, and the Forest Queen, from Sunderland, in attempt-
ing to enter this port, struck very heavy on the bar, and
beat over, but made a great deal of water afterwards.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 24.—The Christina, from Lon.
don, has been taken into Gallipoli, to discharge and repair,
having been on shore.
The Harmonie, of Irvine, bound to Troon, has been
totally lost near Bonaventure Bay, Chaleur.

MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A TURNKEY.---A desperate
attempt was made on Friday last on the life of the head
Turnkey of the Derby County Gaol, Henry CaPrington,
by a prisoner named George Woodcock, who is awaiting
his trial at the next sessions on a charge of felony. The
prisoner, a muscular man, possessed of great strength,
had been placed in solitary confinement owing to his bad
conduct while in prison, and had frequently threatened
Carrington in the course of the visits paid by the latter
to his cell. On Friday morning the officer on entering
perceived something in the prisoner's hand, and wrested
a bludgeon from him, but no sooner had he done this
than he received two violent blows on the head from a
second bludgeon, which Woodcock held concealed, and
fell insensible on the floor. Fortunately the noise was
heard by another turnkey, and the prisoner was soon
overpowered. Carrington Was seriously injured, but is
now going on favourably. The prisoner had got posses-
sion of his weapons by breaking up the seat in his cell.
He is described as a most desperate character, and from
information obtained, it appears he has been in South -
well, Nottingham, and other prisons.
THE FORTIFICATIONS AT DOVER.—The works at the
castle and citadel, which have been in progress through-
out the summer and autumn, are still going forward ;
and by July next will, it is said, be ready for the accom-
modation of 500 additional troops. The exterior of each
fortress is also undergoing extensive repairs and renova-
tion, so as to give Dover the strength to which its fron-
tier position entitles it.—South Eastern Gazette.
AMERICAN PUNCTUALITY.—" They tell you a story of
a inan who wa4 so scrupulously exact all, his dealings,'
that whenever he paid a visit he would insist upon tak-
ing a receipt for it. '—Bunrc's "Old England and Nap