The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-26 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(ThiB Day.)

LONDON, July 26.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.;
pleasant breeze and fine. •
PORTSMOUTH, July 25.—WindW.S.W—Arrived—
H.M.S. Pembl oke, from the West Indies; Hetton (s.s.
tpt.) and Arthur Gordon (s.s. tpt.), Constantinople, and
both sailed for Woolwich ; Southampton, London, for Cal-
cutta. Sailed—Charity.(s.s. tpt ), for -Malta ; Nicholas
Wood (s.s. tp:.), 'Woolwich. OX the port—Orwell, from
London, for Melbourne ;• Malabar, London, for Moulmein.
PLYMOUTH, July 21.—Wind W.—Arrived--Ellen Raw-
son, from London, fur the Cape of Good Hope. -
FALMOUTH, July 25.—Wind
from Havana ; Feronia-, Quebec.
WEYMOUTH, July-25.—Wind S
W. ;Arrived.-At-
lan tic, from Quebec.
SWANSEA, July 25.—The Flom, with coals, for Gibral-
tar, blew up this morning ; three of dm crow seriously
hurt.

(PER M6EOTRIO TELEOR &Pff.)
SOUtitAMPTON, Saturday Morning,.
Arrived—Kate, Jupiter,• Thomas, and Margaret, from
Sunderland ; Trent, steamer, Woolwich. •
Sailed—Tiber, for Newport; Exhibition, Shields.
The screw transport Sir Jno. Easthope-passed flUrst,
for Spithold, at 8.47 a.m.

(BY SUENIARINE AMU SITTISIT TELEGRA.et-1.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.20 a.m.
Wind W. ; tide, 1i hours' ebb ; cloudy.
Arrived, July 25th—Die Brant, from Riga.
Arrived, July 2d --Elarita, from St. Petersburg ; Star of
the South, transport, Balaklava ; Alice. Autwerß; J.olro
S. Harris, Havanna; Hoffnung, Leer • ,Victoria, Randers;
Stag, Brussels; Margaret Maria, Brussels; Foreingen,
Pitea ; Fanny, Ghent; Johannes, Thisted ; Gipsy Queen,
Demerara; Humphreys Rodelasen, Holmsund; Alma,
Frederickshall ; Penter,
DEAL, Saturday, July 20, 10 n.m.
Wind W. ; light, and fine.
Passed, July 20 Charles Buck, from Bombay.;
Grotham, from Falmcuth—both for London; Brandon,
screw-steamer, from London, for Limerick; Arthur Gor-
don, screw-steamer, 233 transport ; Chanticleer, screw-
'steamer, 38 transport--both from Balaklava, for- the River.
Anchored—Xedallion, from Rotterdam, for Cardiff.

SPIRITS AND MALT.---In the year 1855 there were
entered for home consumption in the United Kingdom
26,743,062:ga110ns of spirits, and in Englnted, 14,841;.555
;.hens, st which 10,381,105 were British, 3,018,460
colonial, and 51,438,936 foreign, In Scotland, 5,536,467
gallons of spirits were charged for home consumption,
and iu Ireland, 6,367,940. .3,223,575 gallons of ruin
were entered last year, and yielded a duty of. 1,300,451/.
The quantity of malt entered was 33,837,564 bushels,
and the charge 6,767,0761. The quantity of soirits,made
from malt only was 4,593,880, gallons, and the amount
of malt drawback paid 194,480/. The quantity of malt
spirits consumed was—in England, 936,478 gallons ;in
Scotland, 3,447,257 ; and in Ireland, 34,777 gallons.
Ten licences were granted for the making of methylated
spirits under the new act, and the quantity made was
76,049 gals. The number pf persons authorised to make
malt duty free, for the use of distillers, was• 201, and
the quantity made 3,256,800 bushels. It should be ob-
served that these figures refer to the first three quarters
of the financial year, and do not include the qn.rter
ended on the 31st of March.
INFORMALITY IN THE REGISTERS OF VOTERS.—An
immense number voters on the register for the West
Riding of Yorkshire have this year had their names ob-
jected to on a point ef. form. Three or four years ago
objections were taken on a large scale by the Conserva-
tive party in Lancashire to the entry in the second
column of the register of voters, headed "Place of
Abode." At the next revisi in for the West Riding of
York the Liberal party brought this question before the
revising barristers, who held an opposite opinion. Tuese
conflicting decisions rendered it imperative that the opinion
of the superior c mrt should be taken on the point,
and, with the concurrence of both the leading pouts al
pm ties, a case was free:ail for the purpose at the Revis-
ing Barristers' Court at Bradford this year. The case
was heard and dole signed ifi the c mrt of appeal, and
the Lord Chief Ju-tice delivered a decision, in which
Justices Williams, Crowder, and Wines concurred, to
the effect that the eescription of a voter's place of abode,
without the name of the township in which he resides,
in the column of the regietcr headed "Place of aloode,",
is insufficient. This decision has. rendered it necessary •
to reclaim in all cases insu::ficiont description of resi-
dence' and he: co the numerous objections whiCh appear
in the preisent lists for the West Riding. Of course, •
new claims have been sent in on behalf of all the persons
objected to on this technical ground.
EXECUTION AT LEICESTER. William Brown was •
executed in front of the county gaol at Leicester at
eight o'clock on Friday morning for the murder of
Edward Woodcock and his grandson at the Thorpe
tollgate at Melton Mowbray in June last. Since the pri-
soner's conviction he has paid little or no regard to the
ministrations of the chaplain, but at times ha would as-
SUllle an air of devotion in private, and would offer up
an exceedingly well-worded prayer. He protested his
innocence to the last, saying he should die a martyr,
and should sown be io heaven. In order to bripg the
prisoner to a senseol hiS awful position he was shown
his grave. on Thursd•q, and the only remark he made
was, "Ali ! a nice pace, aint it ? I shall like to lie
under the tree." (The grave was dug near to some
trees.) His father and several of his friends visited him
oa Thursday, and he re-quested •the former " to come
and see him turned off." The old man secured a seat
at a public-house window exactly opposite the drop, oc-
cupied it some hours before the execution, and until the
fatal hour arrived regSfed 'himself with beer; and wits
engaged in earnest conversation with his associates.
The culprit had expressed a wish to be allowed to address
the crowd, saying. he should speak for an hour. The
officials toll him he might say what be pleased, and for
that purpose he was led out a few minutes before 8
o'clock. His father recognised him by waving a hand-
kerchief. The prisoner wade a low bow, but did not
attempt to utter a word, his courage seeminely having
given way. After a inoinestary rause, to allow him to
speak if he were disposed, Cslaraft stepped up to him
and quickly adjusted the cap and rope. The bolt was
instantly.dr two; and the prix-per, alter struegling for
several minutes, cetted to exi,t, There was an immense
crowd to witness the execution, principally composed of
men and boys.