The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-17 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

Lexvom, Juste :r.--vrtua tins aay at noon—North-
West ; light, pleasant breeze, with very fine, clear
weather.

CARDIFF, June 16.—Wind;W.S.W.—Sailed—Anglesea,
for Quobec.

FALMOUTH, Juno 16.—Wind N.—Arrived—Louisa,
from Matananzas. Off port—Harpley, from Manzanillo
de Cuba for Chatham ; Mary, of Ipswich, from France
for Liverpool, to stop a leak.
PORTSMOUTH, Juno 16.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—
Falcon, from Grimsby for Bahia.
PLYMOUTH, June 14.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—
Ariadne, from Buenos Ayres. Off port—Coeur de Lion,
from:Hanaburgh for Hull.
GLOUCESTER, June 16.—Arrived—Ocean Breeze, from
St. John's, N.B.
SMYRNA, June 7.—A British schooner, coal laden, sup-
posed to be the Rattlesnake, is reported to have put into
Scio, with loss of bowsprit and other damage, from contact
with a Russian steam frigate.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.

Wind N.W.

Arrived.— Revenue, Old England, Lafayette, and James
Titchcombe, all from New Orleans ; Henry Clark, from
Apalachicola ; the Duke, from Singapore ; Moro Castle,
from Savannah ; Bahamian, from Pernambuco ; Globe,
from Singapore ; Alma, from St. Nazaire ; Tamerlane, from
St. John's, New Brunswick ; Charles Marie, from Rochelle;
Lord Palmerston, from Hamburg; Londesborough, from
Simes ; Titania, from St. Nazaire.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Wind W. ; tide first hour's flood ; weather cloudy.
Arrived, June 16.—Lady Mona, from Buenos Ayres ;
Emma, from Bandholm ; Betsy, from Riga ; Fairy, from
St. Helena ; Glance, from Teneriffe.
Arrived, June 17.—Oscar, from Stralsund. •
Sailed.—Planet, steamer, for Hamburg; Lord John
Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk.

DEAL, Friday Morning.
Wind N. ; light.
Passed.—Simoom, from Leith, for Plymouth ; Parrack
Hall, from London, for St. Kitts; Marlborough, from
London, for Calcutta.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION.—Mr
F. R. Magenis, a yachtsman, has presented the sum of £lOO
to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Two or three
years ago Mr. Magenis liberally assisted the society in sta
tioning, on a dangerous point of the coast, a lifeboat, which
has since been instrumental, during some fearful storms, in
rescuing 16 persons from an inevitable death by drowning.

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RIFLE CORPS.—In many parts of the West of
England vigorous attempts are being made to form volun-
teer rifle corps. In Exeter meetings of young men have
been held, and volunteers have come forward. A large
sum of money has already been subscribed. One gentle-
man in the city has contributed 12 rifles, and it is ex
petted, as the nucleus of a company already exists, that
a numerous and efficient body of volunteers will be en-
rolled. At St. Mary Church, Ilfracombe, Exmouth, and
other towns in Devonshire meetings have been held, and
resolutions in favour of immediate efforts to form rifle corps
have been made. In several towns of Cornwall also similar
meetings have been held.

RIFLE CORPS IN THE FENS. The volunteer
movement has extended itself to the fen country. A rifle
corps has been organised at Wisbeach, another has been
started at Stamford, and on Wednesday a public meeting
at Peterborough resolved upon establishing a similar corps
in that city and neighbourhood. The meeting was presided
over by the Hon. G. W. Fitzwilliam, and the magistrates
of the liberty were appointed a committee to carry out the
resolutions. An amendment against the proposition to form
the corps was proposed, but met with no favour from the
meeting.
FISHING VESSELS PASSING THE NORE.—A bill,
introduced into the House of Commons by Lord Lovaine
and Sir Stafford Northcote, to repeal a certain toll levied
upon fishing vessels passing the Nore, has been printed. It
provides that fishing boats are to be exempt from all dues
except tolls, and 2s. per cargo each voyage on passing the
Nore to the Collector of Customs. An account of the cargo
is to be given, and a penalty inflicted in default thereof.
All monies paid and an account of cargoes to be entered in
a book, and weekly returns to be made to the Marine
Society, who are to appoint inspectors of fishing vessels ;
but such officers are not to molest fishermen. Out of the
2s. dues, Is. 6d. is to be retained for the use of the Marine
Society, and 6d. by the receiver.
A BROOD OF BIRDS IN A HIVE AMONG BEES—.
In the garden of Mr. Thomas Antrobus, of Turner-heath,
Bollington, near Macclesfield, a titmouse has built its nest
inside a bee-hive. In the nest has deposited eleven eggs,
on which it may be seen sitting with perfect unconcern,
though the bees are busily at work all around it.—Maccles
field Courier.
CRIME IN IRELAND.—A return of the number of
persons convicted of crime at the assizes and quarter ses-
sions in each county in Ireland, during the years 1857 and
1858 respectively ; showing, in each instance,
of the offence charged, and the sentence,theb nature
id has
M.P.en pro
lished, on the motion of Mr. John FitzGera
general result having been prepared by the compilers of
this return it is comparatively uninteresting,• would it
be fair, allowing for the difference of population,nor to insti-
tute any comparison by quoting county
A MATRIMONIAL ADVENTURE On Saturday
as against county.
afternoon a native of Manchester arrived in Lincoln by
the Great Northern Railway. He had advertised for a
wife, and personal charms were. the only inducements he
required. Accordingly one of our tradesmen laid a trap
for the gentleman, and through "a friend" entered into a
correspondence with him • and finally it was arranged that
there was to be a meeting' when the lady was to have the
honour of becoming acquainted with her " future husband,"
who had transmitted his portrait before he ventured to
come. When the train arrived in Lincoln he soon disco-
vered the hoax that had been played upon him, for instead
of a fascinating young lady, he found a party of men, who
so beset him that, making the best of a bad bargain, he
treated them to sundry bottles of wine, and was then al-
lowed to depart by the welt train,—Xanchotor Guardian.