The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-10 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D AY.) IR.
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LONDON, Feb. 10.—Wind this day at Noon, N. ; light
breeze, and fine, clear weather.
FALMOUTH, Feb. 9.—Wind, N., etrong breezes. Ar- I
rived—Mary Ellen, from Taganrog. Sailed—Hardie, for
Melbourne ; Laura, Barbooloes ; Cagliari (s), Cagliari.
PLYMOUTH, Feb. 9.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Maria;
from Havannah, for Falmouth ; Melnia, Newfoundland,
fart Brazils, with loss of mainmast and geer sails, in
lat. 43 4
N., long. 9W. Sailed—Julius Cxsar, for Mar-
tinique.
PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 9.—Wind, W.N.W. to N. by W.
—Arrived—Sir Robert Peel, from London, for New York,
SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 9.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Severn
(s), for the Brazils.
TORBAY, Feb. B.—Wind, N.N.W. Sailed—Liddesclale,
for the Cape of Good Hope ; Mary Gillespie, Carthagena
Von Nayler, do. ; Britannia, Ganmeha.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. S.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—
Cornelia from Havannah ; Vision, Ibrail ; Wind, do. ;
Energy, 'do. ; Flirt, Volo. Sailed - Surge, for Hong Kong ;
Gentt • Sierra Leone.—The Walter Rose (schooner), from
Yarmouth, N.S., to the West Indies, has been abandoned
at sea waterlogged; crew picked up by the Cornelia,
arrived here.
ABERDEEN, Feb. B.—Put back—Margaret Milne, Cape
of Good Hope, with decks swept, loss of sails, and one man
overboard.
LERWICK, Feb. 10.—(Per Elec. Tel.)—The Charles
Jonbs, from Leith to Callao, was lost off Eastaness, north-
west of Shetland, on the morning of the 31st of Jan. with
all hands ; cargo, if any, lost.
HELSINGBORG, Feb. 2.—The Sophie (Holstein galliot)
was stranded at Kullen, Jan. 31, and the master and five
men drowned ; one man saved..
CAERNARVON. Feb. B.—A dismasted schooner, derelict
was ,bearded by the Lladdwyn pilots in this bay yesterday,
a small ferry bad her in tow for some time, but not having
sufficient power, she was obliged to abandon her about
9 p.m. Two boats are reported to be on shore at Dinas
Dinli.
MUMBLES, Feb. B.—The Commodore (brig), arrived
here; passed, on the 31st Dec., the Young Queen (barque),
from St. Jago to Swansea, on the shore on the Bird Rock,
Crooked Island ; the poop and mizenmast had washed
on shore, and the ship was fast breaking to pieces. The
crew had landed on Crooked Island, and the natives were
endeavouring to get out the copper ore.

ABT SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday, 10.9 a.m.

Wind N.W., blowing strong ; tide, three-quarters ebb.
Arrived, 9th—Eagle's Wing, from Denia ' • Mermaid,
Messina; Jeune Albert, Bordeaux; Elizabeth and Sarah
Gothenberg ; Reform, Leghorn ; America, Charente
John and Thomas, Leghorn.
10th—Holland, steamer, from Rotterdam.
Sailed, 10th.—Wilberforce, steamer, for Hamburg.
DEAL, Thursday, 9.28 a.m.

Wind N.N.W., straw?,
Passed—Georgiana, from London for Leghorn.
In tow for the river—Commonwealth.

LIBERALITY OF MISS BURDETT COUTTS.—Last even- 12?.
ing Miss A. B. Coutts, with her well known liberality,
regaled 300 poor persons with a plentiful supply of
roast beef and plum pudding, &c., in the school-room of
St.so
St. Stephen's, Rochester-row, Westminster. A nume-
rous assemblage of the haut ton were present to witness st.
the repast. The rooms were most tastefully decorated. St.
THE ROYAL MAIL PACKETS.—SOCTRA3IPTON, Thurs-
day.—Tt • Sevei n. Captain Hest, left this afternoon with 50
the usual monthly Brazilian mails. She had on board
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60 passengers, amongst whom are Baron and Baroness
Van d'Aerssen, 1,2001, in specie, 10,000/. value in jew-
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eII"ST, and an average cargo. The Thames, with the
homeward portion of this mail, and the Plata, with the
West India mail, are due on the 16th inst. The Wye 10
will leave on the 11th instant to take up her inter-colo- 6
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vial duties in the West Indies.
A Max KILLED IN PICCADILLY.—This morning, a 12
man -of the name of Henry Purchase, aged 30 years, 12
who resided in Tower-street, Waterloo-road, expired in °('
Charing-cross Hospital from the effects of injuries re-
ceived under the following circumstances :—lt appears i 6!
the deceased was knocked down by the shaft of a wag- 10
gon striking the base of the skull, when police constables St.
No. 23 C and 123 C conveyed him to the above valuable St
institution, where Dr. Golding and Mr. Muirhead, the St
medical resident officers, attended. The staff was in St.
immediate attendance, but, from the severe injuries be St.
received, be died shortly after his admission to the hos-
pital. Mr. Bedford, the coroner, will hold the inquest St.
on Monday next.
POST-OFFICE NOTICE.—The following notice has been 185 i,
letters
issued by the Post-Officeo " A reductionpostage
having taken place in Denmark upon 8
sent to and 10
from that country by the route of Belgium and Prussia,
letters posted in the rinited Kingdom addressed toDei- 10
mark, and vice versa, will in future be chargeable with 25
a rate of 100., when not exceeding 12oz. in weight • ls. 10
9d., when exceeding -oz., and not exceeding loz and 1.0(
so on, according to the scale for charging inland letters. „.
This postage may be paid in advance, or the letters may
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be forwarded unpaid, at the option of the sender." 20
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS.—The memorial to Lord 25
Aberdeen on the urgent necessity for a system of agr• 25
cultural statistics has been completed, and is understood- 12)
to be one of the most powerful as regards signatures
ever presented from the city of London.
BEVERLEY STEEPLECHASE.—This steeplechase, for 50/. ,5
given by Lord Londesborough. which was to have come '.3t.
off on the 10th March, has, in consequence of the one „
at Wetherly being fixed to take place on that day, been 2-1
Postponed until Fridap 17th March, •