The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-01 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, July I.—Wind this • day at noon, N.W. ;
strong breeze, and cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, June 30.—Wind
Racoon, for the westward.

CowEs, • Juno 30.—Wind N. - -Arrived—Fulton (s),
from Havre, and left for New York.

PLYMOUIII. June 39.—Wind N. W.—Sailed—lguater-
ing, for Rio Janciro.
QuEENSTOWN, June 29. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—
Genius, from St. John's, Newfoundland.

OFF QUEF.NsToWN, Jim 30. Arrivedliangaroo (8$),
from New York.

BELFAST, • June 29.---Wind N.—Arrived--- Emulous,
from Bub4does.
SHIELDS, June 30.—Wind N.W.—Sailod—Maria, for
Rio Janeiro.

(BY ELECTRIC TELBGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.
Wiwi N.

Arrived—Thomas and Ann, from Sunderland ; Char-
lotte, Guernsey ; Sarah, Cardiff ; Humility, Waterford ;
Despatch, steamer. Jersey; Havre, steamer, Havre.
Off the Start— The Swallow.
The Welsh. from Loudon for Corfu, was spoken by the
Humility ; Welsh, from Waterford.
Sailed—Courier, steamer, fur Jersey; Cicely, Sunder-
land ; Alliance, steamer, Flarre; Le Coq, Cherbourg;
Germania, steamer, London ; Rhine, and Watchman,
Newport; Vipai;tart, Neath.
LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.
Wind N.W.
The screw steamer Indian, from Montreal, which ar-
rived here has ~65 dollars in specie.
Arrived, June 30—Chatham, from New York ; Tevar-
iste, Nantes.
Off—Kangaroo, screw steamer, from New York ; City
of Hamilton, Conquest, Ciutra, Admiral, Plutarch, China.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Wind W.N.W., tide five hours' ebb, weather fresh and
fine.
Arrived, Juno 30 - .Schiedam, steamer, from llotterdam.
Arrived, Joh, I—Milo, steamer, from Odessa; Soaforth,
Barbndoes ; Willing, Jamaica; Ada, Lines; Otto, Stral-
sund ; Wiklca, Rostock ; Empire, Jamaica; DucheAs of
Leionter, Port, Nelson.
Sailed, July I—Gibraltar, steamer, for Gibraltar ;
Hanover, steamer, Ostend ; Ulrica, Singapore.
_
PEAL, Thursday, 9 a,m,
_ _ .

-
Wind N.W., moderate. , •_.
Passed, June 30—Resolution, from London, for Con-
stantinople; M. S. Frank, from Loudon
Billow, from London, for Dominica; Toref for Cardiff;
ors, from Lon-
don, for Adelaide ; Matapan, from London, for Calcutta ;
Clarendon, from London, for Sydney ; Woodville, from
London, for Shanghai; Paris and London, from Paris, for
London; Jamaica scrow steamer, from westward, for
London.

•
Under Sad.---Chilci, screw steamer, flcm westw.srd, for
•
London. _

SlilQ—Robert Small, for Wellington, and Ma•rflower,
for Newport.

An elephant was among tile passengers at the 140128
Railway Terminus on Friday'; he was booked from
Abyssinia, and is deStilled to depo..kit his trunk in the
Bois de Boulogne.

Tt,is story a strange one—more peculiar than
pleasing. is relates tea 'ad.vt-ntures (f s young
widow,- who is very unfor'tunato but it must, ap-
peEir evident t.) the reader that most of her troubles
are pf berown making.
..a4d she not been impru-
dent enough
.b rpgry Mr. Shillicorne, her fate
inight have been very dillerei,t ; • for in • all pro.
bability Arthur Sett-n, her first love, would hAve
proved true to her, notwithstanding tne opp-sition
of his parents. Her sub3equent conduct was not
prudent ; allowAg she was right in devoting her
whole existence to her step-son, she did not adopt
the best means of. doing so. Her father, Mr. L 3
Feuvre, is a most despicable character. He con-
ducted himself in a most unworthy 'manner as a
member of society, to say nothing of his behaviour
as a father. The scenes at the Brighton b ntrding-
house are related will spirit and vivacity, and
there is no doubt that the writer of tbir work
could do much better if she
." kept probability in
view"•to a greater extent, and introduced more
favourable specimens of character.

A Lost love.

By Ashford Owen. New Elition.

Smith and Elder.

It i 3 satisfactory to meet with the reproduction
of a superior work like the present. Those who
peruse it attentively will be struck with the ele-
vated tone of its s.:ntiments, the deep r4:llection
that is manifested in its composition, and the
striking ideas that ever and anon arrest the atten-
tion. The character of " Georgy" is 'admirably
descrbt4d ; it is melaneh-ly to dwell on that lonely
life, and tia! sa i death of one so del-1;y en loot d
with the beet feeling 3 of !he lieart, and so cap,ible
of appreciating the pure. and the good. Some of
the remarks are peculiarly Lrcible, as, for instance,
those ou last words—

" Last words and &athbed genies occur oftener in
books than in reality. Last words :ere • oftener the
mutterings of some perhaps trivial drum—the request
for some comfort or some change of pillows ; the grateful
recognition of some loved one--=than phrases which con-
tain the full expression of_ the life-thought, or turixiors
which shall be the gniiiance of those who remain behind.
Oor lives, not our deathbeds, most furnish these."
_

This stet), is well worth the attention (.f all who
appreciate ability, though it may appear in a simple
guise ; and tho,e who bEiforo. me. Will it, inky be
to renew thrir acquaint;lnee .with.its pages.

The Cardinal. A Novel. By A. Boyd, author
of "Tie Duchegs." Bentley.

This work has rerently been added !o he a'trac-
tive series now publishing IT Mr. Bentley, which
comprises some prodnc!ious.of eminent talent, and
some spa, klieg and b!illiant sketch?s, and which is
altogether a desirable collection fur any one to
possess. The novel iu question will doubtless
meet with approval, especially from those who
prefer romances connected with history.

ilfissiona)y Adventures in Texas and Mexico. By

the Abbe Domenech. Longman.

In this volume, translated from the Frencb, under
the author's superintendencl, we find the results of
six yea-s' experience in Central America. The
records of missionary travels hsve always a peculiar
interest for those who can sympathise with the
ardent spirit and untiring sAf-..ievotion that
actuates them. The active career cf this Abbe
Dome:lei:li as a missionary is unforiunat ely brought
to a speedy conc:u4on, as his herith gave way
under the pressure of fatigue, anxiety, and discom-
fort. Much to his regret, he was forced to abandon
the ennobling life to which he had devoted iiirnself,
for the monotonous routine of his old world exis-
tence, which seemed to him " cold, colourless, awl
pitiful," after the vivid variety of till- reg:o
had traverse. 17 en:ar and lucid, and
c.r,,urhotances and the scenes he describes give
it animation. He narrates a melancholy incident
at the co;;.clusion. He was interes'ed in the fate
of some prisoners of war taken by General
who were cludemned to execution, and he devoted
himself to their consolation at their last hours, after
fruitlessly endeavouring to obtaiu a mitigation of
their seaterice. Though suffering from tha effects
of his exertions on their behslf and his painful sym-
pathy, he had the satisfaction of showing some kind-
ness to these unfortunate victims of an ill-regulated
state. We could have wished that a writer, claim-
leg tolerance for his own faith, should be a little
more respectful to others, and cannot admire the
whlesale scorn with 1; hick he speaks of the various
denominaLons of American Protts;4n's. However
mistaken creeds or forms of worship may appear to
these of another fait4T, the sincere belief of a large
nunalYr of human beings on the greatest of all
suvjects, demands respect, though not concurrence.
With this occasional exception, the book is one
well calculated to attract ths general reader, who
will find much interesting matter unconnected with
missionary labours.

Practical Swiss Outdo.

By Au EngHeiman

AbreatE.: Lon ;in an,

A simple and practical guide to the favourite re-
sort of'the 'continental excursiivali•it, wdl be a very
acceptable travelling companion to meat English
adveotorenz., wh.,, with the characteristic impe-
tuosity of their nation, gener.illy cesire to prol.eed
as fast as p3sgb!e without very c!.e.,r ideas of the
language, the route, the coinage, the passport sys-
tem, or any of the mulritarions itnpedimvitts that
obstruct the travoller's p/o:4res<. The little volume
More us will help him over many of his difficul-
ties; it professei to be a complete itinerary of
Switzerland, Savoy, Piedinov, and North Italy ;
with the introductory routes from Louden by
France, Belgium, Holland, and the Rhine ;
with advic3 on the important topics of
hotels, post,, steamers, tariff, and rails ; sum-
ming up with the assurance of being a guide
to see all that ought to 'be seen, in the shortest
period, and at the lesst expense. This slightly un-
romantic method is admirably adapted .'o a nu-
merous class of travellers who require to be told
what to admire, and to whom the dignity of hav-
ing been abroad is far more important than the
gratification of seeing the greatest marvels of , art
and nature. To those who are compelled by the
prassuie of business or a limited income to restrict
themselves to a careful expenditure of two of the
great necessaries for comfortable traveling, time
and money, this li tle volume will be a moat valu-
able auxiliary, and most travellers unacquainted
with the localities wi.l find its clear and concise
information of great service.

Cosmos. Vul. IV. Part 1. By Alexander von
Humt;oldt. A. Longman and Co., and John
Murray, Albemarle-street

The announcement of the publication of this
work in its precut form must have been a source
of the greatest satisfaction to all who aro already
familiar with the earlier portions of it. The fame
of Baron Humboldt's work has already extended
over the civilised world, it is the delight of
the man of science, and a treasury of instruc-
tion to the young student in physical know-
ledge. The marvels of nature, examine-I by him,
cast into the shade the arts of the mechanician and
the ancient wonders of the necromancer. Those
mysterious springs of action, these unknown to. ces
which, in all ages, have stricken the wise with awe
and overwhelmed the ignorant with frantic
tenor,- are shoin as parts of a mighty system,
guided by laws, affected by s n ounding
agencies, not always, indeed, to be influenced
byc' human power, but giving another proof that
" Order is Heaven's first law," although
from his station at the foot of the hall of
Knowledge m ty not catch the full proportion of the
the view to ho seen from its mountain top. It was,
as tha reader is probahly_aware, the author's inten-
Lion that the fourth and concluding volume of the
"Cosmos,"
should contain. a notes of the speci-
alities of the different b at.clies of science
the Mutual connection of which had been treated
of in the " General View of Nature " at the
commencement. It has been found impossible to
compreas into one volume the in:at:mei-A of b th
the organic and inorganic departments ; and con-
sequntly the fourth volume will appear in two
parts—the first, which was published in the ori-
ginal at the commeucern-nt of the present year,
being now offercd to the english public. It was
translated under the superintendence of Major-
. General E. Sabine, R.A., D.C.L., dc, who was
in personal communication with toe author, and
who has bean requested by him to alter and amend
some portions ri•lating to terrestrial magnetism,
in which recent discoveries have produced
some alterations. The edition is handsome and
compact, and we should imagine that few
libraries would be without so valuable a testimony
to the scientific and philosopb.ical capabilities of
our generation.

Aspects of Paris. By Edward Copping.

man.

Here we have a very entertaining and agre?-
able volume, which, avoiding all political
questions and stiictures, gives a picture of
Parisian life in its social and literary aspects.
The writer is evidently animated by a cord►al
and friendly feeling towards our continental
neighbours, though he is quick to perceive the
hidden dangers of their social system. His remarks
on the character of the -"Paris penny-a-lining" are
sound and just. The dangerous tendency of these
melo-dramatic pictures of uisappointed lovers, who
forthwith-console themselves with carbonic gas or a
cord in a cellrr, is unquestionable, on uninformed
and-illregulated minds, though readers of a higher
class and larger expelienco would only mile at

A. brief account of tl:e l 0.4ti0)1 and resources of
California,- written more eapeci nlly with tefererica
the merchant, the capitalist, and the emigrant, is
not out of place among the many volumes that are
issued respeclug the favourite spots for emigration.
It is wiitten in a plain and practical style, stating
the rates of wages, the-commerce of California, the
rates of interes.,• the prospects of the different
classes of emigrants, and all necessary information.
It is enlivened by descriptor's of the vivid and
'picturesque scenery, and by a great 'rmbas of
coloured illustrations, representing some of • the
most reMarkable views and tha principal buildings
of the cities. The different routes to California
aro desciibsd at the end, and it may be useful to the.
intending emiorant to know that the author is lead),
to give any information on the subject, though not
connected with any emigration scheme.

The Knights of the Cross. BylMis. Agar. Nenby.
Mrs. Agar Las given us a very useful and
succinct narra.t va tf the Crusades, esper,ially
attractive to young readers, whom the min-
glitd romance and reality of the CrusachAs' ex-
ploits gerorally. fascinate and interest. -. A sub-
ject so long the peculiar domain of blight and
troubadour, 7 dramatist and poet, is not
alwaYs clearly-known to the student of history;
and Michatid's history, besides some instances of
partiality, ;s too cumbrous and e)aborate a work
for the' general read Er. 'Lis little volume is,
therefore, very well c Alculated for the young and
uninformed, and would be an ?cceptable gift book
at festive seasons.

A NIGHT OF DANGER IN DOUGLAS

BAY.

A number of persons who intended sailing from
Douglas, Isle of Man, for Dublin, by the steamer
Queen, of Whit eltaven, wore awaiting the arrival of
teat ves,el from Whitehaven on Wednesday night,
and gelS•in toe-the- treats -belorging to the White.
haven Precket Company for the purpose of going on
board. On the vessel arriving and firing a gun, at
half-past 11 o'clock, the boats proceeded towards
her at the outside of the bay, but were enable to get
alongside,.as the anchor not being downthe steamer
drifted away from the beats. A squall of wind off
the land came down on them at the same time,
and, proving utterly too strong for the rowers,
swept the beats away out to sea. The largest boat
h.d on beard 25 passengers, and a crew of three
boatmen, with only two oars, and was encumbered
by a heavy load of luggage besides the passengers.
A considerable sea was running—too much for
the open host with her excessive freight, and
oonsequent'y she rolled and plunged her bows
under to such an extent that all were in imminent
danger, and the whole of the luggage had to be
thrown overieeard to preserve the lives of these in
the boat by preventing it swamping. Being light-
ened, the -beat rode much easier over tl e angry
billows, but all the efforts of the crew were re•
quired to keep her head to the sea; and so prevent
her filling. After passing a wte.ched night, the
passengers were only relieved long atter daylight
by seeing a steamer rnakiug towards them, which
proved to be the vessel they ought to have. been "is
board of, and by which •11 up And
1, the bay. The smeller boat had
Lien passengers on board, and rode rather lighter ;
she had also- drifted several miles off Langness when
she was p:eked up. While the boats were thus ex-
posed to a night's peril on the deep the Queen was
lying at anchor in Douglas 113 y, and it was only an
hour or two after a harbour boat had been out and
informed these in the steamer that the passenger
boats were not in the harbour, that the captain ap •
peared to know anything about them, and went in
search about 4 a.m. Among the passengers in the
boats were several ladies and some youths return-
ing from echool. Dr. and Mrs. Hemmings were in
the larger beat, and lost all the luggage prepared
for a tour in Ireland. Oee lady lost a trunk con-
taining jewellery and other property of the value of
20014 and many other gentlemen and ladies whoa,
names have not reached us also lost the whole of
their luggage. One or two persons belong-
ing to Douglas, who went for the purpose of
seeing female relatives safely on beard, were also
on board the boats. Several persons connected
with the passengers remaieed on the pier all night
in a state of suspense, caused by the boats no:, re-
turaiug.—Manx Sun.

E<f 1)-11AKIIl G BY MA GIIINERK

-YettErday Mr. L. S evens, of Cambridge-road,
invited a party of scientific gentlemen to witness
the operation of his newly patented machine for
bread-making, and a goodly number of savants and
iepresentatives of the public press did ample jus-
tice to the patentet's call upon them. Of the
bread m amfactured by Mr. Stevens, we have
elieady, more titan once, in common with other
journals, spoken in terms of high commendation,
for its purity, sweetness, lightness, and above all,
cleanliness. But it is quite another matter to set
forth that bread is to be made by machinery,—
with a long printed ereamb:e descriptive of the re-
pulsive modes of baking by manual labouY,—and
to find that, after ell, little, if any, advance has
been made upon the old system. Yet such is, in
reality, the fact ; for, notwithstanding that tea
long since as the year 1349, a full deiscripion
appeared in all the public journals of Lee and
Robinson's p tiented prceiess, by which the human
hand was not required from the time the flour left
the sack, until, as bread, it was drawn iu the batch
from the oven, we were both surprised and disap-
pointed to find that in Mr. Stevens's machi-
nery, the only real attempt at labour-saving is by
Lue.ins of a vertical mixer, such as has been known
in the bi- cult machines of our dockyards for more.
than a quarter of a century, combiu7d with a semi-
rotary duster or dredger, copied flow' or -at all
events precisly similar to, that described by Lee
and Robinson iu their r atent already referred to.
The old modes of iettiug the sponge, waiting its•
rising, lifting, turning, and cutting the dough,
w&igbittg, setting singly in his oven, are all pet-
foi med ny hand lobo and although we againsay
that Mr. Stevens's bread may safely be compared
with any that London can produce, it is a mis-
nomer to state that it is made by machinery, when
in reality, the baker has very neatly, if not quite,
as much labour, and exactly the same time, to
bestow upon the manufacture as in the old dough-
trough method. Mr. Stevens himself may probably
find thateven the suspension of a public benefit
may be more attributable to pecuniary difficulties
en the part of an inventor- than to any inherent
defect in the invention ; and seeing that almcst
the only improvement he can boast was exhibited
at Exeter-hall nine years since, it will probably be
found that the machine has yet to be made which
will command the p-itrouage of the nobility, hotel-
keepers, and large daily consumers of the " staff of
life."