The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-19 00:00:00

IBIS DAY'S SIiI_PPING.

LONDON, Oct. 19.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly ; light breeze and fine weather, but foggy in the
morning.
CARDIFF, Oct. 17.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Maria Rose,
for Bilboa.

CLYDE, Oct. 18.—Wfnd S.E.—Arrived—El Dorado,
and Lord Sidmouth, from Quebec. Sailed—Boadicea, for
Demerara.

PILL, Oct. 17.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Venus, for De
merara.

OFF PORTSMOUTIt, Oct. 18.—Wind
Glendower, from London for China.
GLOrGESTER, Oct. 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Mary
Ann, from Quebec.

FOWEY, Oct. 18.—Wind
Charleston, from Emilie.

E.S.E.—Arrived—South

Ns WP 0 RT, Oct. 18.—Wind S.E.—.Sailed—Chieftain,
:or St. Thomas.

MILron.T, Oct. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Merchant, fcr
the West Coast of Africa.

SWANSEA, Oct. 18.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Catherine, fcr
St. Thomas.

SUNDERLAND, Oct. 18.—Wind S.E.—Sailed —Siberias,
for New York.

The Queen of Freedom, Captain Richardson,. from Lon-
don to Colombo, sailed from the Downs on the 13th of
March last, and has not since been heard of.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—Diamond, from Dinan ; Alliance, steamer,
from Havre ; Mat quis of Bute, from Sunderland.
Sailed—L'Etoile, for Carentan.

(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, Oct. 18—Arthur, from Memel ; Jane Cameron,
from Westervik ; Nathalia, from Gothenburg; Neptune,
from Hernosand ; Wingolf, from Dram ; Vixen, from
Droback , Eddystone, from Tuticorin; Concordia, from
Engelholni.
Sailed, Oct. 18—Corvette, for Brest; Ella Constance, for
Cronstadt.
Arrived, Oct. 19—Handel, from Soderham.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Anchored—Victoria, of Folkestone, from the north for
the west.
Passed—Nuova Fortuna, from Shields for Naples ; Nur-
sery, packet, from London for Nickane.
Passed in tow—Mystery, from London for Canterbury;
Oscar 1., for Cowes.

A strange occurrence took place ou Monday last
in the Church of Notre Dame. An officer, wearing a foreign
military uniform, was praying, apparently with great devo-
tion, in the nave of the church. He remained there until
six o'clock, when the beadle, struck with the strange ex-
pression of his countenance, told him that it was time to
close the church, and requested him to leave. The officer
looked at him stedfastly for some time, and then exclaimed,
"Kill me, for I have entertained the idea of assassinating
my King." The beadle thought it expedient to call in
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him to the Hotel Dieu, where he still remains. From
fur-
ther inquiries it appears that he has become insane. lie had
just returned from the Camp of Chalons, and from his pass-
port it appears that he was specially commissioned to study
the
manoeuvres recently introduced into the French army.
NEW REGULATIONS FOR VOLUNTEER OFFICERS.
—Earl Fitzwilliam, the Lord Lieutenant of the West
Riding, has issued some excellent regulations, an adherence
to which will be an effectual security that the volunteers of
the West Riding will be commanded by gentlemen worthy
to hold the Queen's commission as officers in so important
and honourable a service. This form requires the age, ad-
dress, profession, state of health, and height of every per-
son asking for a commission in the West Riding IT.a..Aeer
force ; it is also necessary to give ft— .Lame and addresses
of two gentlemen.o near testimony in respect of the
gentlemanlike and moral conduct of the applicant; and
further, it is required that the candidate must certify that
he has undergone a course of musketry instruction. at
Hythe or elsewhere, on the Government plan; if not, that
that
he will undertake to do so, and to attach himself to a
regiment to learn hie duties as an officer.—Deftea
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