The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-12 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

LONDON, March 12.—Wind this day at noon, North-
Easterly ; strong breeze and cloudy weather, with
sleet.

PLYMOUTH, March 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Artistic,
from New York, with loss of maintopsailyard, and other
damage.

CARDIFF, March 11.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Jacobstadt,
for Havannah; Eugenia, for Calcutta; Anna Maria, for
Martinique.
NEWPORT, March 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Cassilda,
from London for New York, with loss of sails and other
damage.

CROOBILAVE; March 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Mar-
garet Deane, from Bahia for Liverpool, with loss of sails
and other damage.

(By Telegraph.)
Gruxxasxn, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, March 11.—Matilda, from Berbice ; Roullura,
from Antigua; Fyenoord, steamer, from Rotterdam.
Arrived, March 12.—Metropolitan, steamer, from Ham-
burg; John Brogden, steamer, from Bordeaux; Rhine,
steamer, for Boulogne.
Sailed, March 12.—Cologne, for Boulogne.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.

Passed, March IL—Benvoilicb, for Singapore ; Prince
Victor, for Cape of Good Hope ; May Queen, for Troon ;
Kawe, for Contantinople—all from London ; Phomix,
from Havre, for Hartlepool.

MEETING OF THE EARL OF DERBY'S SUPPORTERS.
—We understand that an important meeting will take
place on Friday next of the supporters of the Earl of
Derby, at his lordship's official residence in Downing-
street. .

MEETING OF THE LIBERAL PARTY.—It 3B CX-
peeted that e meeting of the Liberal party will take place
at Mr. Gladstone's residence on C arlton-house-terrace on
Tuesday or Wednesday next. ' '

MORE ALARMING FIRES.—Two alarming fires
happened this morning—one in the, premises of Mr.
Squire, corn dealer, No. 38, Old-street, St. Luke's. The
discovery was made by one of the inmates finding his
room filled with smoke. lie at once sounded an alarm,
and the whole of the inmates managed to escape in safety.
Conductors Shaw and Puzey promptly attended with the
Royal Society's escapes, and were followed by steam and
manual power engines. Plenty of water having been ob-
tained the firemen went to work, but they were unable to get
the fire extinguished until the premises and contents were
nearly destroyed. Tho origin of the fire is unknown. The
sufferers were insured in the Phoenix Fire-office. The
other fire took place in the premises of Mr. T. Jones,
marina store dealer, No. 10, Lamb's Conduit-passage, Red
Lion-street, Holborn. Conductors Woodham and Last
arrived with the Royal Society's escapes, and were suc-
ceeded by several land steamers, by Shand, Mason, and
Co.'s, and plenty of the Grand Junction Company's water
being procured, the firemen in the space of au hour suc-
ceeded in getting the flames subdued, but the stock in
trade was nearly destroyed. The origin of the fire is also
unknown.

MADAME ERNST, whose accomplishments as a
reader are considerable, has been giving, at the Athende,
a " Conference," having for subject " The Women of Cor-
neille and Racine." A richer mine presents itself (sug-
gests the Athenaeum; in the women of Moller°, the
dramatist, who, as a creator of types, stands next to
Shakspere.

We (Berks Chronicle) understand that Mr. John
Walter has given up his right of presentation to the vacant
incumbency of St. Paul's, Wokingham, and.bas placed tho
nomination of the new iniAn4lnnt absolutely in the hands
of the Bishop of Oxford.