The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-11 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The East India and China Association have published
their usual comparative statement of the number of
ships, both British and foreign, with their aggregate
tonnage, entered inward and cleared outward with cargo
from and to places within the limits of the East India
Company's charter in the years 1852 and 1853.
According to the statistics of vessels entered inward,
the increase in the case of the port of London has been
7 vessels and 27,909 tonnage-the difference between
711 vessels, with 384,531 tonnage, in 1853, and 704
vessels, with 356,622 tonnage, in 1852. The return for
Liverpool shows an increase of 52 vessels and 46,672
tonnage - the difference between 255 vessels, with
155,741 tonnage, and 203 vessels, with 109,069 tonnage.
There is also an increase in the case of Bristol and Hull
of 6 vessels and 2,356 tonnage, the arrivals in 1852 hav-
ing been 30 vessels, -with 11,613 tonnage, and in 1853
36 vessels, with 13,969 tonnage. The return for the
Clyde exhibits a decrease of 7 vessels and 3,281 tonnage
-the difference between 39 vessels, with 14,577, ton-
nage, and 46 vessels, with 17,858 tonnage. The increase
on the whole statement is 58 vessels and 73,656 tonnage
-the difference between 1,041 vessels, with 568,818 ton-
nage, in 1853, and 983 vessels, with 495,162 tonnage,
in 1852. Of this increase the principal consists of arri-
vals from Sydney, Bombay, Madras, and Ceylon.
The statistics of. vessels cleared outward show the
large increase in the case of the port of London of 312
vessels and 143,412 tonnage-the difference between
954 vessels, with 435,972 tonnage, in 1853, and 642
vessels, with 342,560 tonnage, in 1852. The return for
Liverpool shows an increase of 139 vessels and 52,498
tonnage-the difference between 515 vessels, with
280,054 tonnage, and 376 vessels, with 227,556 tonnage.
Bristol and Hull figure for an increase of 18 vessels and
2,894 tonnage, the clearances in 1853 having been 21
vessels, with 4,888 tonnage, while in 1852 they only
comprised three vessels, with 1,994 tonnage. The re-
turn for the Clyde exhibits an increase of 103 vessels
and 20,138 tonnage-the difference between 138 vessels,
with 61,552 tonnage, and 85 vessels, with 41,414 ton-
nage. The increase on the whole statement is 572
vessels and 218,942 tonnage-the difference between
1,678 vessels, with 532,166 tonnage, and 1,106 vessels,
with 613,524 tonnage. Of this increase, nearly the
entire amount arises from an augmented trade with the
Australian colonies and New Zealand.

FALL OF HOUSES IN MIITTON-HILL.—On Tuesday
morning, shortly after four o'clock, a wall in this street
fell with a most tremendous crash into the Fleet-ditch,
and, partially stopping up the watercourse, inundated
Love-court. The police-constable on duty, hearing the
crash, ran to the spot, and found that several persons
occupying rooms were awakened by the water flowing
into their dwellings. By means of planks they were
rescued from their perilous situation, but in a few minutes
afterwards the foundations of several houses gave way,
dragging with them the floors, and all the property in
them was swept down the Fleet-ditch with tremendous
velocity. Groans were now heard under the brick-
work. The police immediately made the most vigorous
exertions to aid the unfortunate persons underneath,
and at length succeeded in extricating a woman and her
daughter out of the debris, but they were so severely
injured that without loss of time they were conveyed to
St. Bartholomew's Hospital. These premises have re-
cently been purchased in pursuance of arrangements
made with the City of London Improvement Commis-
sioners, and although repeatedly urged to quit, the Irish
population could not be induced to do so. Nothing,
indeed, except such a calamity could well have driven
them out: Men were at once set to work to prop up
the tottering walls, and remove the ruins.

NOVEL ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD A RAILWAY COMPANY.
At the Manchester Police-court on Monday a young
Irish lad, who called Itimself Patrick O'Meara, was
charged with having endeavoured to defraud the London
and North-Western Railway Company. When a train
was about to start from the Victoria station for Liver-
pool, the porter called upon the passengers to show their
tickets, and O'Meara boldly pushed towards him a piece
of green cardboard, on which he had himself inscribed in
letters, "For Liverpool, 2s. 74d." The ticket would
not pass muster, and the unfortunate holder had to
leave the carriage and find himself in durance. His plea
was, that haring no money, and desiring to return to
his native land, he had manufactured the ticket, hoping
that it would not be discovered. He was fined 101. for
the attempt, and, in default of payment, committed to
prison for twenty-one days.

THE REMAINS OF THE STEAM-SHIP HUMBOLDT.—We
rode over to Portuguese Cove on Saturday last, and
found the remains of the splendid steamer Humboldt
lying, the quarter whole, and partially under water, and
the starboard side from midships governed by a chain
and anchor pending to seaward. The cutter Daring,
several fishing smacks, and other craft were anchored off
the cove, near enough for convenient intercourse with
the wreck and shore, and numerous small boats were
passing to and fro. Capt. Barry, R.E., and others, were
just at the point of leaving the wreck, having adjusted a
battery under the cabin floor, when we arrived ; and
there was suddenly a scattering of anxious expectants
and lookers-on, to get to a respectful distance from the
element of destruction. After a suspense of at least six-
teen or twenty minutes, there was a crash, but not tre-
mendous ; some smoke and a few splinters roso above the
deck. Quickly from the vessels at anchor and the shore,
boats well manned, supplied with long boat-hooks, hurried
to the wreck, and quite a scramble ensued, with some loud
talking and elbowing. A good many parcels were pitched
into boats and stowed away ; the explosion did not ap-
pear, however, to have done enough damage to satisfy
the desires of the earnest boat hookers, who crowded the
deck to the number of one hundred and fifty at least.
Before we left the cove, between four and
blow
o'clock
p.m., preparations were made for another 31, but
which, we understand, did not take place. This we
have learned, however, that several valuable packages
were obtained during Saturday evening and Sunda;
morning. In the evening there was trouble among the
wreckers, a party of forty having been organised by the
officers in charge of the ship, to save the goods on terms
of salvage.
Firearms and other weapons were intro-
duced ; fortunately, however, no blood was shed. One
party, it is said, who could not get a bale of valuable
goods. to shore, which he found floating on Sunday
morning, opened the bale, and took as much as he could
carry in his flat, leaving the remainder in the water.
The Portuguese Covers have made numerous acquaint.
ances since the Humboldt came ashore, a great number
of persons having visited them in their domiciles. We
trust they mutually profited by the intercourse which the
opportune time afforded.— _Halifax Sun, Dec. 10.
EMIGRATION SOCIETIES.—Our readers will be glad to
hear that the cause of systematic Colonisation, combined
with Emigration, so long advocated by the Friendly
Societies' authority, Mr. Scratchley, is likely to be re-
cognised by the Legislature. A clause has been intro-
duced in the new Friendly Societies Bill, which is to be
brought in this coming session, whereby permission is
given to form Benefit Emigration and Colonisation
Societies, en the plan devised by Mr. Scratchley, in his
well-known treatise ou " Industrial Investment and
Emigration." (.T. W. Parker and Son, 445, West
Strand.) This concession may be considered another
instance of .the power of public opinion elicited by
PETITIONS. During the summer of 1853, petitions
issued by the Friendly Societies Institute—of which one
of our most experienced life assurance managers, Mr.
Bridges, is the secretary—were distributed in all parts
of the Inited Kingdom, and we understand that many
thousands, of signatures were obtained from persons of
all classes. The industrial public are much beholden to
the Friendly Societies Institute, which has undertaken
so important a movement, attended, as it must have
been, with considerable expense.