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

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 Hamburg, for Valparaiso. Sailed—Nancy,
for Shanghai.
FALMOUTH, Dec.lo.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrived—
Berdiatmki Packet, from Maulmain ; Trial, Messina ;
Fenna, Clyde, for Demerara, with figure-hoad, bowsprit,
&c., crrried away, having bean in contact on the night of
the 3d Dec., in lat. 46 N. lon. 11 W.

SWANSEA, Dec. 10.— Wind S:\i'.—Arrivecl—Marga-
ret Jane, from Kurrachee.—The Richardsons, of and
from this port, for Coquimbo, has been got off shore.
MILFORD, Dec. 9. Wind S.W.—Arrived—BeHairs,
from Buenos Ayres, for Hull, leaky.
SHIELDS, Dec. 10.—Wind
from Bremen.

STUDWELL ROADS, Dec. O.—Arrived—Westmoreland,
from Quebec, for Port Madoc ; 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 on Chesil Beach,
Portland; one man drowned, and the master and three
men have died since.

A BERT SMITH, Dec. 10.—The Anne, from Quebec,
which went on shore on the 6th inst., is expected to become
a total wreck ; weather strong and a heavy sea.

(PER ELEOTRIO TELRGRA.pg.)
LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.

Wind W.
Arrived—Victor Immanuel, from Bombay; Anne Roy-
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 mails
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 ready 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 Galatz, cern
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, Thursday, 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 J 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, fur New York;
Camperdown, London, Sydney.

SUDDEN ILLNESS OF MR. THACKERAY.—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 Bencb 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 or CANADA RAILWAY.—With regard
to the Grand Trunk of Canada Railway some doubts
having been suggested whether, by the terms of the
Relief Act passed lost session by the Canadian Legis-
lature, the province surrendered its position as first
mortgagee for ever, or only for a limited period, an
inquiry was addressed to the company, and the fol-
lowing reply was posted yesterday in the Stock Ex-
change :
" Grand Trunk Railway Company 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 session is that, provided two
millions of preference capital therein authorised be raised,
the province will provide for the interest on its debentures,
issued in favour of this company, for five years, and that
it will forego its rights as first mortgagee in perpetuity,
ranking, `as to dividend or interest, with that of the com.
pany's bondholders.' The wording of the act might perhaps
be clearer, but the intention as well as the fact are un-
doubted.—l am, dear sir, yours faithfully,
" C. P. RoliEv, Secretary.
" B3ihill Slaughter, Esq., Secretary of the Railways
'`Department, Stock-Excirange."