The Sun.
London, England, 1844-02-20 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING•

LONDON, FEB. 19.—Wind S---.W.--,fresll breezes.
DEAL, FEB. 17.—Wind, W. to *W.:CM., moderate.—Acrd.
Harbottle Castle, Young, Mogadore. 18th.—Wind S.W.—
Arrd. from the River, Enmore, Ellis, Sydney ; Meanwell,
Evans, Rio Janeiro.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. IB.—lt blew very strong all last night
from S.S.W., with rain, and continues.—The Albatros,
Crocker, from Barcelona to this port, ran on the Butter Reef
yesterday, but came off on the flood without apparent da-
mage. The Virginia, Jansen, from Bremen to St. Übe's,
came into Catwater, 16th inst., to repair.
LivEltrom, FEB. 17.—Wind W., fresh.-180, S.W., mo-
derate.—Arrd. 17th, Triton, Anderson, Valparaiso; Wilson,
Staup, Buenos Ayres ; John Brooks, Lacklan„ Laguna ;
Lotus, Drinkwater, Laguna ,• Desdemona, Child, New
Orleans ; The Duke, Pursell, New Orleans ; Trenton, Man-
son, New Orleans ; Sheridan, De Pevater, New York ; Caro-
line, St. John's, New Brunswick. Sid. 17th, Meg of Meldon,
Bleasdale, Calcutta; Peru, Shields, Africa; Swatara, Davis,
Philadelphia ; Taulas, Chevar, Boston. 18th, I dare ! Adair,
Rio Janeiro; Jane, Hamilton, Africa; Carolina, and Serafin,
Havannah ' • Rowland, Blanchard, New Orleans; Columbus,
Cole, and Liberty, Norte, New York ; Froger, Eldridge,
Boston.
WEXFORD, FEB. 16.—The Town of Dundee, steamer, is
aground on Gulbar, but is expected off with the flood.
YARMOUTH, FEB. 18.—The William Carmichael, of Hull,
for London, has been towed in here disrnasted ; The Lord
Howick, Foster, of Sunderland, and the Fayle packet, Lang,
of Brixliam, have some in here to repair, having been in con-
tact yesterday off Hasborough ; the former with loss of main-
boon, &c., and hull damaged, the latter bows stove and loss of
bowsprit.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 17.—The Triton, Anderson, arrived at
this port from Valparaiso, brings dates from Pernambuco to
4th ultimo.
WHITBY FEB. 17.—The Neptune, Bond, of Sunderland,
which sank' off Whitby. rock 14th inst., has driven under the
East Cliff and gone to pieces.
PORTSMOUIII, FEB. 18.—The Defence, Smith, bound to
London, which grounded on the floating-bridge, 16th inst.,
was got off, yesterday, repaired and proceeded.
NORTH SUNDERLAND, EB. 16.—The Gilmerton, Petre, of
and from Montrose to London, struck on the Neverstone rock,
Fern Islands this morning, and sank, crew saved, and part of
stores.
FALMOUTH, Fun. 17.—Wind, W.S.W., to S.S.W., fresh.
18th, S.S.W.,fresh gales.
OFF THE NEEDLES, FEB. .16.—Atlantic, New York,
Crosby, St. John for
Bremen.
CORK, FEL 15.—Arrd. %
New
Brunswick.

ESCAPE OF A MILITARY PRISONER.—WiIIiam Blake,
a gunner and driver of the Royal Artillery, who had been
found guilty of repeated theft and desertion, succeeded on
Thursday last in making his escape from the Infirmary,
Woolwich. He had been sentenced to fourteen years'
transportation. His escape was thus effected :—Upon
being found guilty he reported himself sick, and was
taken into the hospital, where he was admitted into
the guard-room ward, and during the period of his
confinement managed to loose the fastenings of the
lock of the outer door of his room leading into one
of the passages At tea o'clock on ThurSday night
last he was shut into his room, and a sentry posted over him
as usual, but about half-past ten o'clock he managed to elude
the sentry, and made his way into the passage. The sentry
at the outer door seeing somebody pass from the guard-room
ward gave the alarm, but before any assistance could be ob-
tained the prisoner jumped upon the water-sink and out at
the passage-window into the back-
yard, and escaped over
the outer wall, and has not been heard of since. A Court of
inquiry was held in the Royal Ordnance Hospital on Friday
to investigate and report on the circumstance of the escape
of the prisoner, and the sentry who was over him has been
placed under arrest, but nothing further is known at present
A shrewd observer once said, that in walking the
streets on a slippery morning, one might see where the good-
natured people iiyed by the ashes
thrown
on the ice before
the door.