The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-01 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON' Nov. I.—Wind this day at noon, South-
Westerly; blowing a gale, with rain.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 31. Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—James
Cooper, from Cadiz for the Cape of Good Hope, with loss
of sail and bulwarks; Restler, from Havannah for Fal-
mouth, with loss of topgallantmast and damage to cargo,
&c., having experienced very heavy gales.
HEERNESS, Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Morning
Star, from Belize.
PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 31.—Wind N.E. to S.—Sailed—
Owen Glendower, for Plymouth and Melbourne, having
been supplied with new foreyard. Put back—Her Ma-
jesty's ship Meander, for Ascension.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 31.—Arrived—La Plata, steamer,
from the West Indies.

BRIDGEWATER, Oct. 31.—Tho Modeste, of Boulogne,
reports having boarded the Two Sisters (brig, of Whitby),
derelict, in the North Sea. Not finding much water in her,
ten men were put on board, who were, however, obliged
to abandon her near Flamborough Head, when she foun-
dered.
SUNDERLAND, Oct. 30.—The Clarissa, bound to Ma-
laga, has put baek leaky, and will most likely have to dis-
charge her cargo.
GRIMSBY, Oct. 31 —The Suzanne, ship, of Shields, from
Sunderland for America, parted from both anchors and
chains in the Downs, on the night of the 25th ult., and put
in here yesterday, having sustained considerable damage
to hull and sails.

SCARBOROUGH, Oct. 31.—The Sirius, from Rostock to
Hartlepool, was abandoned waterlogged, on the 26th ult.,
about eight miles off Whitby ; crew saved.
LOWESTOFT. Oct. 31.—The Hero, of Whitby, Ann
Emma and Royalist, both of Shields, and Salvia, are all
ashore at and near S•uthwold.

MARYPORr, Oct. 31.—The Rimougki, arrived here from
Quebec, is a good deal damaged, having been ashore near
Fleetwood.

(BY BLEcruic TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
A strong westerly gale has been blowing all night, and
continues, with heavy showers of rain and occasional thun-
der and lightning.
Arrived—New York, steamer, from Bremen; La Plata,
from West Indies ' • Courier, steamer, from Jersey ; Lady
' Constance from Sunderland, Garteraig, put back from
sea, bound to Quebec.

Sailed—Fox, for Briton Ferry; Gipsy, for Llanelly ;
Dispatch and Atalanta, steamers, for Jersey ; Havre,
steamer, for Havre; Albion, for Poole.
LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning.
Wind W.S.W., blowing strong.
Arrived, Oct 30—Patriot, from St. Petersburg; Eliza-
beth Ann, from Huelva; Helen, from Ostend.

Arrived, Nov. I.—Emma. from Charleston ; Cintra,
screw steamer, from Oporto ; Onward.

(Et SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Wind N.W. ; tide four hours' ebb; weather fine.
Arrived, Nov. I.—Smyrna, steamer, from Amsterdam ;
Marco Bozzaris, steamer, from Lisbon.
Sailed, Oct. 31.—North Wind, for Sydney.
Sailed, Nov. I,—Seine, steamer, far Boulogne; Lizzy
Bowan, for Trieste.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Wind, W.N.W., very strong.
No arrivals.
Several collisions have taken place during the night;
particulars at present not known.

THE LORD RECTORSHIP OF GLASGOW UNI-
TERRITY.—The University Independent Union have inti-
mated that the Liberal Association have agreed to concen-
trate their support on Lord Elgin at the ensuing election of
a Lord Rector of Glasgow University. As these associa-
tions are both possessed of great influence there is every
probability of Lord Elgin's return. The Conservative
Club have.not announced a candidate as yet, though the,
Earl of Shaftesbury, the Lord Justice Clerk, and Mr. tlis-
raeli have all been freely talked of.—North British Daily
Hail.

THE CIVIL SERVICE.—The Royal Household.—
The post of Crown Equerry, Secretary, and Supei intondent,
Master of the Horse Department, Pimlico, has become
vacant by the death of Major J. R. Groves. Foreign De-
partment.—Mr. Dominic Ellis Colneghi has been appointed
Vice-Consul at Missolonghi, and passed his examination.
War-office.--Mr. John Draper has been appointed Deputy-
Assistant Corn missary-General, an 1 passed his examination;
Mr. William Oakley Cheslett, has been appointed Deputy-
Assistant Commissary-General,and passed his examination;
Mr. Edwin Dunn has been appointed Deputy-Assistant
Commissary-General, and passed his examination. Pay-
master-General's-office.—Mr. A. C. M'Michan has been
appointed a clerk in the Paymaster-General's-office, and
passed his examination. The Admiralty—A clerkship in
the Prize and Pension Branch of the Accountant-
General of the Navy's office, Somerset-house, has be-
come vacant by the death of Mr. William Stevens, se-
cond class clerk. Mr. Thomas Alexander has passed his
examination for a clerkship in Somerset-house; Mr. John
Cumming has passed his examination for a temporary
clerkship. Law Department—Mr. Rupert Kettle' of the
Oxford Circuit, has been appointed Judge of the Worcester
County Court, No. 23 Circuit, in the room of Mr. Ben-
jamin Parham, retired. British Museum—Mr. John Wil-
son has been appointed clerk of the works, vice Mr. Wm.
Denison, retired, after 24 years' service. General Post-
office—Mr. George Acton has been appointed clerk at Glas-
gow, and passed his examination; Mr. Wm. Taylor Croak
has passed for a provincial clerkship. Stationery-office—
Mr. John Guthrie Cuthbertson has been appointed to a
clerkship, and passed his examination. Customs—There is
a vacancy for a landing-waiter at Southampton, caused by
the death of Mr. Richard E. Blanchard ; the following pro-
motions have taken place at Hull :—Mr. George Bell, from
fifth to fourth-class clerk ; Mr. Geo. Waugh, from sixth to
fifth-class clerk ; Mr. C. W. Arden, from seventh to sixth-
class clerk; Mr. S. Montgomery, from eighth to seventh-
class clerk. Inland Revenue Department (Accountant and
Controller-General's Department)—Mr. T. S. Sidebotham
has been appointed principal accountant for fines, in the
place of Mr. G. St. J. Keelo, superannuated. Mr. Wm.
Willis, Mr. F. Tribe, Mr. J. Birdseye, Mr. J. C. Parkinson,
have severally been promoted from their respective classes.
There is a vacancy for a junior clerk; commencing salary
DO per annum. Excise Branch—Mr. R. A. Dean, officer
of Southwark second division, has been appointed third clerk,
London, Southwark collection, Somerset-house, vice Mr . J
G. Barrett, deceased. Mr. W. Donaldson has been appointed
assistant clerk, Directors of Prisons'-office, Edinburgh, and
passed his examination. Cape of Good Hope—Major Travers
has been appointed secretary for Caffrarian affairs. East
Indies.—Mr. F. Lushington, accountant, North-west Pro •
vinces, has been appointed accountant to the Government
of Bengal ; Mr. J. L. Lushington, civil auditor, Madras,
has been appointed accountant, North-West Provinces.
Mr. E. F. Harrison, first assistant accountant-general to
the Government of India, has been appointed civil auditor
at Madras ' • Mr. W. Waterfield, first assistant accountant-
general, Madras, and acting sub-treasurer at Madras, has
been appointed first assistant accountant-general to the
Government of India; Mr. F. B. Outram has been appointed
to officiate as secretary to the Sudder Board of Revenue,
North-West Provinces ; Mr. J. D. Sandford has been ap-
pointed assistant-secretary to the Government of the
North-West Provinces, and to officiate as under-secretary
to the Government; Mr. A. M. Monteath has been ap-
pointed to officiate as assistant-secretary to the Govern-
ment of the North-West Provinces.—Civil Service Gazette.
MISS MARTINEsU ON CRINOLINE.—DO the pet-
ticoats of our time serve as anything but a mask to the
human form—a perversion of human proportions ? A
woman on a sofa look like a child popping up from a hay-
cock. A girl in the dance looks like the Dutch tumbler
that was a favourite toy in my infancy. The fit is so the
reverse of accurate as to be like a silly hoak—a mas-
querade without wit : while, at the same time, it is not
an easy fit. The prodigious weight of the modern petticoat,
and the difficult of getting it all into the waistband, creates
a necessity for compressing and loading the waist in a way
most injurious to health. Under a rational method of dress
the waist should suffer neither weight nor pressure—nothing
more than the girdle which brings the garment into form
and folds. As to the convenience of the hooped skirts, only
ask the women themselves, who are always in danger from
fire, or wind, or water, or carriage-wheels, or rails, or pails,
or nails, or, in short, everything they counter. Ask the
husbands, fathers, or brothers, and hear how they like
being cut with the steel frame when they enter a gate with
a lady, or being driven into a corner of the pew at church,
or to the outside of the coach, for want of room.—Once a
Week.

SCOTCH TO THE BACK-BONE.—The terrace be-
hind Fife House, Whitehall, which looks upon the Th Imes,
is made entirely of gravel brought up by sea from Banff-
shire ; the old Earl of Fife, when he was made a British
p:er some century ago, having vowed that if he was forced
to live in London half the year, at all events he would
always walk on Scottish soil.—Once a Week.
SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM OF PATENTS.—
Number of visitors for the week ending Oct. 29 :—Morn-
ings, 1,490 ; evenings, 579 ; total, 1,979. Since the open-
ing of the Museum free daily (May 12, 1858), 157,200,