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 and fine clear weather.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Beza-
-111, from Bahia.
FALMOUTH, Dec. 11.—Wind W.—Arrived—Warner,
from Sunderland, for Carthagena, leaky and pumps
choked, bore up from lat. 46 N. lon. 10 W.
WHITEHAVEN, Dec. IL—Arrived—Leander, from Ma-
dras, for Liverpool, leaky, and crow sick from fatigue.
LONDONDERRY, Dec. 11.—The Edwin, of St. Iva '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 &m night, asted
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 discelica.rgaa—ndTbhee
Sultan,doeked
from St. Übe's, is
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leaky, having been on the Burbo.
STRALSUND, Dec. 9.—The Eglintoun (8-s.), of Leith,
has her bank 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.

(PER ELECTRA) TELEGRAPILI
LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.

Wind W.
Sailed—Faerio Queen, for Rio Grande ; W. V. Kent.
Charleston ; America, Bombay ; Tamaulipas, (s.p.) San•
tender.

Wind S.W. QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 10.
Arrived—Effingham, from Bombay ; Harrison Gregory,
Now Ytirk ; Mary Stenhouse, Bombay ; Spes, Iquique.
The Importer, at Ballycotton, has gono to pieces—part
driven on shore, and remainder, with cargo,
deep water.
The schooner Ellen, from Glocester to Kilrush, was
driven on shore on Ball ttstrand, where she fills with
ye° on
the tide.&c., sunk in
The Francis Favlour of Havre, for Lisbon, wine lades,
was driven on shore two iles east of Ballycotton ; lies
high and dry ; lost two men en in endeavouring to land.

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Arrived, LIT Doc. ltild—e SoneceGrehßto,AuTfrrslsmfiEoNoSpda;vFifilrlinedea:";i9:iama.mßa.y.
(33T, Algoa Bay ; Concordia and Fame, Gijon.
Sailed—Arab, for Algoa Bay.
DEAL, Friday, 9.44 A.R.

Singapore ;
Wind W.S.W., fresh.
Anchored, Dec. 11—Caroline Agnes, for
Effort, Seville; Mercur, Seville; Anne, Seville ; Revolu•
Lion, Cardiff; Bride, Port Philip ; Victoria, Bermada' •
Mentor, Cardiff ; Centurion, Sierra Leone—all from
London.
Passed, Dec. 12—European, screw steamer, from Lou.
don, for Limerick.

WITHOUT A TICSET-OF-LEAVE.—George Woodcock,
whose escape from Dartmoor Prison we recorded a short
time ago, and who is now awaiting his trial in the Devon
is a most notorious offender; and it is said
criminal incidents of his life are as extraordinary
and
c as those of Jack Sheppard or Dick Turpin.
thatco uu
romantic
me gaol,ant
Ha is acquainted with several languages, and is eri.
dently a man of considerable natural abilities. He has
been convicted no less than 13 times of burglaries, pick.
ing pockets, and other offences in different parts of the
country, under the name of Woodcock (which is his real
name), Massey, Thompson, Montgomery, Sig' d
and Colbeck. He boasts that he knows every gaol in
ry
the country ;he was born a rogue, was brought up s
rogue, and means to continue a rogue. His plan of
escape was an ingenious one ; and be contrived, by means
of a rope ladder, to scale one of the high walls of Dar,t-
re-
sident of the Board of W k having
mcor Prison, and get clean oil—Dorset County Ch 794.,;"
TAXATION OF THE METROPOLIS. Mr Thwaites,
or s
the Chancellor of the E"there will not
xc equer that
be the slightest
hesitation on the part of the ratepayers
to concur. in the financial scheme proposed by the Me.
recently stated to
troplitan Board of Works," the vestry of St. Pancras
yesterday resolved to convene a public meeting of the
ratepayers of that parish for the purpose of taking 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 moans of carrying out the main
intercepting drainage of the metropolis, with a view to
the promotion of the public health and the interest of
the ratepayers at large.