The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-20 00:00:00

SIIIPPINU.

The Home, Albert Gallatin, Star of the West, Joseph
Walker, Elizabeth Bentley, Vanguard, Siddons, Man-
hattan, and Empire State, from Liverpool; American
Congress and Southampton, from London; North
America, from Hamburgh ; Monterey, from Cronstadt;
Joshua Bragdon, from Bordeaux; and De Amstel, from
Rotterdam, at New York. Niagara steamship, from
Liverpool, at Boston, sth instant. Beethoven, from
Br, men, at Baltimore; Samoset, from Liverpool, at
Charleston. Dibden, from Liverpool; Tarquin, from
Bremen; Oscar, from Bordeaux; and Enterprise, from
Stockholm, at New Orleans. City of Glasgow screw-
steamer, from Liverpool, at Philadelphia, 2d inst. John
M. Mayo, from Pembroke; and Sarah, from Yarmouth,
ut St. John's, Now Brunswick. Juno and Defence, from
Liverpool, ut Savannah. Race, from Liverpool, at Ma-
zatlan. A. F. Moore, from Liverpool, at Jamaica. Eleanor
Lancaster, from Sydney, New South Wales, at Hono-
lulu. Jessica cleared at San Francisco for China, and
Juilindur, for Valparaiso, Nov. 2g.—Victoria, Enter-
prise, Edward, Galatea, and Edmund, from Liverpool,
at San Francisco.

SAVANNAH, JAN. 4.—The Lord Sandon, from Liver-
pool and New York, for this port, went ashore on
Eastern Bank on the 2d instant, got off, and went on the
South Breaker, where she bilged, and will be a total
loss; crew and part of materials saved.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20. The British barque
Gloucester, a storeship, belonging to Messrs. Starkey,
careened over during the gale, filled, and sank. She
had a large number of iron houses on board.
ST. JOHN'S, NEW BRUNSWICK, DEC. 21. The
bai qua Hannah Brewer capsized on her way down on
Friday, being very light, and sustained considerable da-
mage in her rigging.
NEW YORK, JAN. 3.—s. vessel, supposed to be an
Eastern-built brig of 230 tons, was seen on fire 6th inst.
in lat. 35, long 23 ; a timber-laden bark, with as Eng-
lish ensign flying, was seen on fire Dec. 7, in let. 44 N.,
long. 39 W.,—the #chooner Oriental, of Gloucester was
lost off Fast Point, Prince Edward's Island, Dec. 7;
crew saved.

VALPARAISO, Nor. 30.—The British ship Prince
Albert, from Newport, for California, with a cargo of
coals, was wrecked in the Straits of Magellan, near
Sandy Bay, on the 7th of October; two of the crew
named Robert M'Pherson Barnby and James Atkins
were killed. Henry Iloskins, an apprentice, was wounded.
and one ma❑ taken prisoner by the natives; the captain
and remainder of crew walked 150 miles to Sandy Bay,
where they fell in with the American steam-vessel W.
G. Hunt, which vessel returned to the wreck, fired o❑
the savages, and released the wounded apprentice and
seamen, who had been taken prisoners, and afterwards
conveyed them to this port.

TIME THE AVENGER.—By the author of "Emilia
Wyndham," "The Wilmingtons," &c. This new work
seems likely to command even a greater share of attention
than any of the former productions of this popular author.
"We cannot hesitate (says the Critic) to pronounce it the
most substantially valuable contribution to the highest class
of fiction that has been presented to the public for many
years. It is not a book for the mere novel reader. It ad-
dresses itself to a higher class. It appeals to the intellec-
tual, the reflecting, the pious : it has a lutiy purpose, it is not
to be read and thrown aside and forgotten with the novels
of the season, but to be treasured in the library, and perused
again and again as a lesson of virtue taught by example; to.
be a profitable recreation for the oppressed with care and
thought, and a study for those whose hearts the world has
hardened."

FIRE AT MESSRS. PURSSELL'S, CORNBILL.--Last
evening, about six o'clock, a fire broke out in the extensive
range of premises belonging to Messrs. Purssell, the biscuit
bakers and confectioners, on Cornhill. The flames com-
menced in the back part of the shop on the ground, and
when discovered had obtained a firm hold of the premises.
Fortunately the fire commenced at all early hour, for had it
been in the night-time, it is impossible to tell what might
have been the result, as not fewer than thirty men slept in
the building. The flames were not extinguished until
°he to their
con-
siderable damage was done to the premises, and alst
Atlas,
contents. Fortunately the firm was insured in
Stu', and National lgorcantile Fire-offices,