The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-12 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Dec. 12.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
moderate breeze end fine clear weather.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Beaa-
lul, from Bahia.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind W.—Arrived—Warner,
from Sunderland, for Certhagena, leaky and pumps
choked, bore up from lat. 46 N. lon. 10 W.
WHITEHAVEN, Doc. 11.—Arrived—Leander, from Ma-
dras, for Liverpool, leaky, and crew sick from fatigue.
LONDONDERRY, Dec. 11.—The Edwin, of St. Ire's,
drove on shore in Loughswilly, on the 9th inst., and has
several holes in her bottom. The Dauntless, of Sligo.
went on shore in Moville Bay on the 9th inst., but is ex-
pected off without much damage.
SKIBBEREEN, Dec. 10. —The Minerva, of Guernsey,
from London, for Demerara, came ashore on the Long
Strand, Ross Bay, near Gallyhead,last night, dismasted
and abandoned, and is deeply imbedded in the sand ; there
is no chance of saving the vessel, but the cargo will be
discharged.
HARTLEPOOL, Dec. 11.—The Albert, from Shields to
Havana, put into West Hartlepool, yesterday, leaky ; she
will probably discharge and be docked.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 11.—The Sultan, from St. Übe's, is
leaky, having been on the Burbo.
STRALsUND, Dec. 9. —The Eglintoun Oa.), of 'Leith,
has her back broken, is under water, and a total wreck ;
crew and part of materials saved.
WATERLOO, Dec. 10.—The Carl, from Kilrush to Li.
verpool, was on shore at Formby beach on the 6th inst. ,
crew saved. '

(rn ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH')
LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.

Wind W. .
Sailed—Fasne queen, for Rio Grande ; W. V. Kent,
Charleston ; America, Bombay; Tamaulipas, (kg.) San.
tander.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 10.

Wind S.W.
Arrived—Effingham, from Bombay ; Harrison Gregory,
New York ; Mary Stenhouse, Bombay ; Spes, Iquique.
The Importer, at Ballyoptton, has gone to pieces—part
driven on shore, and remainder, with cargo, &c., sunk in
deep water.
The schooner Ellen, from Gloceater to Kilrush, 7ao
driven on shore on Ballyootton strand, whore he fills with
the tide.
Y ; lies
The Francis ravioli; of Havre, for Lisbon, wine laden,
was driven on shore two miles east of BOcotton
high and dry ; lost*two men in endeavouring to land.

Sailed—Arab,
BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
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Wind, GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.50 a.m.
~w • ; tide one hours' flood ; fine.
Arrived, Dec. 11—Secret, from Seville : William Bay.
e
for Algoa Bay.
g" Bay ; Concordia and Fame, Gijon.
DEAL, Friday, 9.44 A.M.
Wind W.S.W , fresh.
Anchored, Dec. 11—Caroline Agnes, for Singapore ;
Effort, Seville; Mercur, Seville; Anna, Seville ; Revolu-
tion, Cardiff ; Bride, Pont Philip ; Victoria, Bermuda ;
Mentor, Cardiff ; Centurion, Sierra Leone—all from
London.
Passed, Dec. 12—European, screw steamer, from Lou.
don, for Limerick.

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WITHOUT A- TIOKET-OF-LICAVIC.—George Woodcock,
whose escape from Dartmoor Prison we recorded a short
time ago, and who is now awaiting his trial in the Devon
county gaol, is a most notorious offender; and it is said
that the criminal incidents of his life areas extraordinary
and romantic as those of Jack Sheppard or Dick Turpin.
Ha is acquainted with several languages, and ill evi-
iegniatolisil
dsntly a man of considerable natural abilities. He has
been convicted no less than 18 times of burglaries, pick.
ing pockets, and other offences in different parts of th
:sbypmlaneanosf
country, under the name of Woodcock (which is his realthe
name), Massey, Thompson, Montgomery, sigi
and Colbeck. He boasts that he knows ever
the country ; he was born a rogue, was brought
escape rogue,
was
sd a
nmeans ingenious to continue
one
;and aherocognuter.iver up a
of a rope ladder, to scale one of the high walls of Dart-
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INI 0 rOF
ofTILE
the A I EETxl:olo:enOciLt
hI leir.
Dart-
moor Prison, and get clean off.
sident of the Board of Works,
Exchequer
m County Chronicle.
Th
recentlyw a iattn ale ..
rt:
that "there will not
be the slightest hesitation
theTCALAnT
e part of the ratepayer
to concur in the financial scheme proposed by the e.
tropolitan Board of Works,' the vestry of St. Pancras
yesterday resolved to convene a p taking üblic mating. of the
ratepayers of that parish t r the purpose of tang the
sense of the ratepayers upon such proposed scheme and
rating, and ,also of considering
whether the plans of the
board will be the best means of carrying out the main
intercepting dr • ainage of the metropolis, with a view to
the promotion of the public
the ratepayers at large.