The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-03 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.)

LONDON, Jan. 3.—Wind this day at noon, light airs
from the Westward and dull hazy weather.
COWES, Jan. 2.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Arroma, from
Jamaica.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 2.—Wind S.E.—Sailed'r—Magda-
lens, for the West Indies.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 2.—Wind S.E.—Arrived- —Walmar
Castle, from London, for Port Philip. Sailed—Amazon,
for Adelaide, S.A.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 2.—Wind S. to S.E.— Arrived—
Wales, from Calcutta. Sailed—Stad Uricht, ft or Sydney,
N.S. W.
FALMOUTH, Jan. 2.—Wind S.S.E., fresh breezes.—Ar-
rived—Cornelia, from Moulmein.
SClLLY.—Arrived—Eliza, from Rio Grande.
LOWESTOFT, Jan. 2.—The Harmony of Shieldia has put
in leaky, having struck on Yarmouth Sands.
WEVENHOE, Jan. 2.—A brig laden with coals is on the
Gunfleet—is expected off with assistance—print of her
cargo thrown overboard.
CARDlFF.—Sailed—Adam von Ross, for Jam sacs.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday 1, mning.
Arrived.—Calcutta, (s. tpt.), from Portsmout h ; Bro-
thers, Cardiff; Aurora, London ; Despatch, (s.h, Jersey ;
Alliance and Nord, (s.), Havre.
Sailed—Wonder, (a.), for Jersey; Atalanta, (s.), Havre.
LIVERPOOL, Thursday l!,[c.rning.
Wind S.
Arrived.--Charles Horsfall, from Bonny; HA; uiu, (s.s.),
Havannah ; Margaret, Havre ; Montauk, Galv. Is.ton.
Sailed—Mina, (a. a.), for Lisbon ; Curack, .North Or-
leans ; Zagora, Alexandria ; Countess of Morley, for Gib-
raltar. _

QUEENSTOWN, :fan. 1.
Wind N.N.E•
Arrived.—Oriono, from Syra ; Orwell, Prince :Edward's
Island.
DUBLIN. -Jan. 2.
Wind S.S.W.
Sailed. —Garland, for Jamaica.

(BT SUBUIDIND AND BUITISIITELEGUAY
DRA.L, Thursday, 9. Al a.m.
Wind S. ; fight and fine.
Pawed—Seaudia, from London for Cardiff.

The Government of Sweden is employed in, making
extensive naval and military preparations.
It was rumoured yesterday in Paris that Marshal
Pelissier is appointed Commander-in-Chief of t he Allied
armies.
The receipts of the London and Blackwell Railway
for the half•year are 35,1921. against 38,329 C., for the
corresponding period ending with Christmas, 1 3.54.
LONDON', TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND RAIIWA .T.—lt is
proposed to make a branch railway, 4 miles i o length,
from the London and Blackwall Extension li eto the
Tilbury line at Barking.
Sou'ruaurrost Jan. 2.—The Royal Mail C, »mpany's
steam-ship Magdalena, Captain Abbott, left -this day
with the usual West India mail, afullpcaasrsgo,gjtt s. T
aw ellehery
to the amount of 7,5001., and 117 ene
Tyne, with the homeward West Italia snail, is 'expected
every hour.
The ladies of Launceston (Tasmania), having trans-
mitted to her Majesty the sumpof 1,6841., to ILA, applied
for " the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers., sailors,
and marines in hospitals abroad," her Majesty has been
graciously pleased to direct that the above suna shall be
placed at the ilisposal of Miss Nightingale, ay. the most
effectual and satisfactory mode of carrying out the
wishes of the ladies of Launceston.
The British war steamer Caradoc arrived at Mar-
seilles on the 30th ult., from Constantinople, which she
left on the 23d. Sir Edmund Lyons, Adnaii al-in-Chief
of the English Black Sea N luadron, and General La
Marmora, Commander-in-Chief of the Sir (union army,
came passengers in that vessel, and took: their depar-
ture for Paris the next morning. The Ca radon will, no
doubt, await the return of those two personages to con-
vey them to Malta, whence they will p roceed to the
Crimea on board the Royal Albert. The Console of Eng-
land and Sardinia accompanied Sir Edmund Lyons and
' General La Marnapra to the railway station.. The 39th
Regiment of the line and two detachments of the 20th
and 50th, left Marseilles, by railway,
for Faris on the
31st al
ANTICIPATED) VISIT OF D. MEDHUBST TO ENGLAND.
—For nearly forty years this distinguished Chinese
scholar and indefatigable missionary has prosecuted his
labours in the Gospel ; first in the Malayan Archipelago,
and, since the year 1843, in China Proper. Having re-
cently learnt that the pressure of these labourer has begun
to tell with serious effect upon his health and. spirits; the
Directors of the London Missionary Society le oreinvited
him to pay a visit to his native country in the course of
next summer.—Missionary Magazine.
WIDENING OF CIANCERY•LANE.--Yest,erday some
houses on the west side of Chancery-lane v rere disposed
of by auction, by Messrs. Pullen and son, Fore-street,
in compliance with directions from the City Improve-
ment Commissioners, and which will be lova/with taken
down for the purpose of widening the entrii:nce into it.
The houses are situate between the Mitre :and Carey-
street, and when they are removed,: the ire will be a
considerable addition of width to the atr eat. A few
more houses will have to be cleared away 'to carry out
the full intention of the improvements in, -this part of
the "Lane. 7