The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBING A CAPTAIN OF A SHlP.—Ellen Hobbs, alias
Rooke, a dirty-looking prostitute, was brought before
Mr. Yardley, with an old woman named Mary Harring-
ton, who keeps a house of ill-fame in Berner-street,
Shadwell, charged with stealing nine 51. notes and a
pocket-book from John Flinton.

The prosecutor is captain of the ship George Ramsay,
lying at Irongate-stairs, near the Tower ; and on Friday
night last he met the girl Hobbs at Ratcliff-cross. She
put her arms round his neck, and said he was her dear
young man. They passed the night at the old woman's
house, and next morning she accompanied the captain to
the Sailors' Home, where he discharged his men and
changed a 51. note in payment of some goods. He
was drinking all day with the girl Hobbs,
and in .the evening again accompainied her to
the house of the old woman. He awoke the next morn-
ing and found the young woman was gone, and his
pocket-book, containing nine Si. notes, was gone too.
He gave no information of his loss to the police until
last night, when Potter waited on the old woman, who
said, "I will tell you the truth. The girl Hobbs, or
Ellen Rooke, as she calls herself, cr..me here on Sunday
morning with a pocket-book, and burnt some of the
papers, and took out nine Si. notes. We went out to
get them changed, and went to Birkitt's (a publican),
who refused to change one, and Ellen then left me.
Mr. Yardley discharged Harrington, who was sworn
as a witness against the other prisoner, and proved very
clearly that Hobbs had possession of the nine stolen
notes. Hobbs was thereupon remanded for a week.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)-

LONDON, Dec. 11.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light breeze and fine.
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Char-
lotte, from liamburg, for Valparaiso. Sailed—Nancy,
for Shanghai.
FALMOUTH, Dec.lo.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrived—
Berdianski Packet, from Maulmain ; Trial, Messina ;
Fenna, Clyde, for Demerara, with figure-head, bowsprit,
&c., crrried away, baying been in contact on the night of
the 3d Dec., in lat. 46 N. lon. 11 W.
SWANSEA, Dec. 10.— Wind S. W.— A rrtveql—Marg2.-
ret Jane, from gorrackee.—The nichardsons, of and
from this port, for Coquimbo, has been got off shore.
MILFORD, Dec. 9. - Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bellaire,
from Buenos Ayres, for Hull, leaky.
SHIELDS, Dec. 10.—Wind S.S. W.—Arrived—Elise,
from Bremen.

STUDWELL ROADS, Dec. 9.—Arrived—Westmoreland,
from Quebec, for Port Atadoc ; Silonia, Quebec, for Car-
digan.
PEMBROKE, Dec. 10.—The Minerva, of Oldenburg,
from Newport, for Bahia, went on shore near Stackpool,
yesterday and immediately broke up ; crew saved.
WEYMOUTH, Dec. 10.—The Petronella, of and for
Ghent, from went on shore, yesterday oa Chesil Beach,
Portland ; one man drowned, and the master and three
men have died since.

ABERYSTWITH, Doc. 10.—The Anne, from Qaebec,
which went on shore on the 6th inst., is expected to become
a total wreck ; weather strong and a heavy sea.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.

Wind W.

Arrived—Victor Immanuel, from Bombay ; Anne Boy-
den, Calcutta ; Barkhill, Laguna ; Lancaster, Philadel-
phia • Scottish Chief, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Euxine,
Bathurst; Eliza, Santander; Ellerslie, Calcutta ; Idas,
New Orleans; Corinthian, screw steamer, Trieste ; Golden
Star, St. Stephen's, New Brunswick.
Off—Andes, screw steamer, from Saratoga ; Black Earle
and Sirocco.

The screw steamer Danube, which sailed hence for
Trieste, has put back, tiller broken.
Return of the Royal Mail steamer America.—The
America, which left Liverpool on Saturday with the nails
for Boston, put back this morning with decks swept, loss
of bulwarks and three boats, fore saloon gutted, and one
man badly injured, having encountered very heavy
weather, and been struck with a sea on the morning of the
9th, while lying-to about 50 miles off Cape Clear.
This is the only instance of any of the Cunard vessels
putting back through stress of weather since the establish.
ment of the company. The America's mails will be trans-
ferred to the Canada, which will be re.idy to proceed to
Halifax and Boston to-morrow morning.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 9.
The Importer, reported yesterday, went ashore at Bally-
cotton at 11 p.m., and will be a wreck. Before getting
on shore was boarded by the Petrel, pilot cutter, and,
owing to the heavy sea and the unmanageable state of the
ship, was obliged to leave her.
The Norwegian brigantine Elizabeth, from Galati, tarn
laden, slipped her anchors and chains in running up the
harbour, stranded, and with assistance has been hauled on
the bank; does not appear much damaged, and makes no
water. All the other ships have rode out the storm. It
has been blowing a heavy gale from S. to S.S W.
WATERFORD, Dec. 9.
The Progress, screw steamer, from Lisbon, put in here
in a sinking state, and in coming up the harbour got
aground off Duncannon, floated off, and anchored on
Ballyhack.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND,Unday, 9.59 a.m.

Wind, S.W. ; tide 3. hours' flood ; moderate.
Arrived, 10th.—Transit, from Seville ; Ocean, Ostend. ;
Sutlej, Sincerity, and Betsey, Antwerp ; Ino, and Ann of
Rosetta, Brussels ; Venice, Charente ; Kent, South Seas.
DEAL, Thursday, 9.37 A.M.
Wind S.W., fresh, with rain.
Anchored at 2.3) a.m.—Britannia (s s), from London,
for Gibraltar.

Passed at 5 a.m.—Emily, from Calcutta, for London.
Anchored on the 10th in Margate Roads—Alliance, from
London, for Seville.
Anchored—Patrick Henry, from London, for New York;
Camperdown, London, Sydney.

SUDDEN ILLNESS OF MR. TRACKERAY.—On Monday
evening Mr. Thackeray delivered his lecture on George
111., in the Mechanics' Institute, Bradford. On Tues-
day the lecture on George IV. was to have been de-
livered at the same place. During the afternoon, how-
ever, Mr. Thackeray was suddenly attacked with illness,
and the delivery of the lecture was consequently post-
poned.
THE CASE OF ARCHDEACON DENISON.—We under-
stand that Archdeacon Denison, acting on the advice of
his counsel, Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.C., will apply to the
Court of Queen's Bench at the commencement of next
term for a mandamus to compel the Dean of Arches to
entertain his appeal against the Bath judgment.—

Guardian.
GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA RATLwAY.—With regard
to the Grand Trunk of Canada Railway some doubts
having been suggested whether, by the terms of the
Relief Act passed last session by the Canadian Legis-
latu.-% the province surrendered its position as first
,„,,rtgab-tee for ever, or only for a limited
and w
theind,
fan
inquiry s,i:a addressed to the company,
lowing reply was posted yesterday in the Stock Ex-
change :
" Grand Trunk Rai. way Cont an of Canada, 21, Old
Broad-street, London, December 9, 1856.
"Dear Sir,—With reference to your inquiry, I beg to
state that the spirit and intention of the act of the Cana-
dian Legislature passed last sessitql is that, provided two
millions of preference capital therein authorised be raised,
the pro;ince will provide for the imterest
for five years, on its debentures,
and that
issued in i::•vour of this company,
it will forego its rights as first mo:rtgagee in perpetuity,
ranking, dividend or interest with that of ho
asThe wording Of the act might perchoamps.
pany's bondholck.lB? intention as well as the fact are un-
be clearer, but the sir, yours faithfully,
doubtod.--I am, dear . " C. P. RONEY, Secretary.
-retary of the Railways
" 3iihill Slaughter, Esq., Set.. '7,l4nbrilie."
"Department, 6took-,