The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-22 00:00:00

THIS DAI'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Oct. 22.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ;
moderate breeze and very fine.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 21.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed—Her
Majesty's steamer Csar, for the West Indies; her Ma-
jesty's ship Diadem, for the West Indies.
COWES, Oct. 21.—Wind E.—Arrived—Catherine, from
Iquique for Hamburg.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 21.—Wind E.—Arrived—Rosalie,
from Liverpool for Buenos Ayres ; Stag, from London for
Valentia.
SWANSEA, Oct. 21.—Wind E.—Arrived—Hampshire,
from Cuba. Sailed—Gentoo, for Sierra Leone ; Chili, for
Coquimbo.
CARDIFF, Oct. 21.—Wind E.—Sailed—Leda, for St
Thomas ; Alexander, for Baltimore; Jacob Holland, for
Gibraltar.
WRITEHAVEN, Oct 21.—Arrived.—Hound, from Deme-
rara.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.

Wind S.

Arrived, Oct. 21.—American Union, from St. Peters-
burg.
Off.—City of Washington, screw steamer, from New
York.
Sailed, October 21.---Charles• Tupper, for Vancouver's
Island ; St. Maturin, for Bordeaux; Culloden, for Bombay.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Wind, N.W. ; tide, two hour's ebb ; weather fine.
Arrived, Oct. 2L—Soblanston, from Sarpsborg ; ()ruts,
from Archangel; Queen, from Cronstadt; Henrietta, from
Fredwart ; Windaw Antine, from Riga ; Caroline, front
Memel ; Etina, from Dantzic ; Governor, from Nykioping ;
Beatrice, from Stettin ; Salem, from Helsingborg ; Anne
Jones, from Dantzic ; Elizabeth, from Embden ,• Margaret
and Mary, from Dantzic ; Valpas, from Lulia ; Ellise, from
Braestoe ; Blande, from Holmstadt ; Kenneth Kingston,
from Dantzic ; Wm.i Johnson, from Cronstadt ; Vakerezen,
from Dram ; Josephine, from Fredericksham ; Adva
a, from
Sluhbesbing; Caroline Christine, from Copenhagen ; Au-
usta, from Nykioping.
Arrived, Oct. 22.—Albatross, from Lannisund ; Matrons.
from Rostock; Yunker Von Stokstren, from Cronstadt.
Sailed.—Latina, for St. Vincent ; Reward, for Demerara;
Sir Robert Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Favourite Lass, for
Malta ; Emma Christisen, for Sundswald.
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CONTEST FOR THE VACANT ST. PANCRAS COL-
LECTORSHIP.—The contest for the collectorship
Ward, St. Pancras, vacant by the default and
its previous occupant, took place yesterday
Vestry Hall, the election being by ballot of the representa-
tive vestry. There were originally 34 candidates, reduced
by show of hands to six, to go to the ballot. At the close
the numbers were—for Mr. John Salmon, 27 • Mr. Winck-
worth, 26; Mr. Westbrook, 18 ; Mr. Webb, 97
; Mr. Gib-
bons, 2 ; and Mr. Munn (resigned), 0. Mr. Salmon was
declared duly elected.
DEATH OF MRS. WHITEHEAD.—We have been
requested to call attention to the death of this lady, which
is an event which has excited cousiderable attention
throughout the manufacturing districts. She died at the
advanced age of 81 years. She was widow of the late Mr.
John Whitehead, a member of the firm of Horrockses,
Whitehead, and Miller, as it then was; and the last sur-
vivor of 18 children of John Horrocks, of Bradshaw and
Edgeworth, in this county, and sister of the late John and
Samuel Horrocks, successive representatives of this borough
in Parliament, the former virtually the founder of the cotton
trade of Preston, and the latter so long the head of the ex-
tensive concern which Mr. John Hoirocks established in
Preston. She was a lady of most amiable disposition;
catnd
and was highly respected by all who knew her.—T c,
Chronicle.
ACCIDENT TO LORD LEIGH.---As Lord Leigh was
driving over his estate on Thursday last, in a dog-cart, the
horse took fright, and his lordship nss thrown
.fn m the
received no perma-
Medical aid was promptly obtained, and th 9 bone was set.
vehicle with such force that his collar-bone was dislocated.
nent injury.— Worcestershir
His lordship, we are glad to
•hich Messrs. Brown, Atkinson
eleaCgo'nhicalse.
THE I\7 -HALE FISHERY.—Tne fine screw steamer
Chase (Gravill, son of
and Co. are agents, arrived here (Hull), from Davis' Straits,
on Tuesday. She left the fishery on the 20th Sept., and has
brought 9 whales and 150 seals, 130 tons of oil, and it tone
bone, and reports as ,follows :—Tay, steamer, of Dundee,
130 tons; Truelove, of null, 4 or n whales', Anne, dean ;
Emnia; clean; lEoks, Hibbs, 1 whale, 21 tons (this vessel
has also arrived at Hull) ; Arctic, 'clean ; St. Andrew,
clean ; Chieftain, clean; Pacific, 2 whales, 25 tons ; Advice,
2 whales ; Alexander, 3 whales ; Juliana, 3 whales ; Lord
Gambier, 2 whales ; Abram, 5 whales • Jane, 1 whale;
',lnuit (steamer}, Qi Peterhead,Velar Star, Ova.