The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-06 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DI Y.)

LONDON, Jan. G.—Wind this day at Noon, S W.;
cloudy at times.
FALMOUTH, Jan. s.—Wind, W.S.W. Sailed—Gambia,
for Gambia ; Naiad, and Jane and Mary, Terceira.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. s.—Wind, W. Arrived—Retriever
(s), from Bathurst, R.G.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. s.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Re-
public, from Havre, for New Orleans ; Copernicus, Ham-
burgh, for New York ; Messenger, from London, for
Constantinople.'
COWES, Jan. s.—Wind, W. Arrived—Clarendon, from
GUERNSEY, Jan. 4.—Wind, S. Arrived—Teazer, from
Calcutta.
BRISTOL, Jan. s.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Foam,
from Africa ; Peri, St. Michael's. Sailed—Queen of the
Isles, for St. Michael's.
SHIELDS, Jan. s.—Wind, W. Arrived—Jackson and
Adeline, from Quebec.
TORBAY, Jan. s.—Wind, W.S.W. Sailed—Rubicon,
for Calcutta ; Gipsy Queen, St. Michael's ; Antomatia,
Agulhas.
HULL, Jan. s.—Wind, W. Arrived—Caroline, from
Quebec ; Dolphin, St. Michael's. Sailed—Resoluzione,
and Steves Wrestrow, for Constantinople.
POOLE, Jas. 3.—Wind, W. Arrived—Flora, from
Newfoundland.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind, W.E.
Arrived—Comet, from Holbeck ; Mercurial, Dordt.
Sailed—Lightning, for Melbourne; Wlliiam Patten,
for Charleston.

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 4.

Wind, W.S.W.
Arrived—Superb, from Demerara ; Cicero, from S
Michael's; H.M.S. Jean d'Acre, Portsmouth.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday, 11 a.m.
Wind, W. ; tide, nearly flood; weather, fine.,
Arrived, Jan. 6—Henrietta Sophia, from Savannah ;
Leonidas. Seville ; Ayrshire, Bombay ; Alfred, St.
Michael's ; Kate, do. ; British Isles, Demerara ; Cygnet,
do. ; Progress, Calcutta.
Sailed—Countess of Lonsdale (s), for Hamburg; Hol-
land (s), Ostend ; Albion, for Constantinople.
DEAL, Saturday, 11.20 a.m.
Wind, W.S.W. ; fine weather.
Passed—Camilla, from Luticorne, for Loudon ; Pros-
pero, London, for St. Michael's ; Osprey, London, for
Palermo ; Velocity, Calcutta, for London ; Jostyn, Callao,
for London ; Wanata, Callao, for London.

HlMALATA.—Commander Priest will have the com-
mand of this magnificent steamer, and a more zealous or
indefatigable officer could not have been selected.
It was stated, in Paris yesterday, with some degree of
confidence, that M. de Persigny will, after all, join the
French Cabinet, but without a portfolio.
On the lst inst. the English residents at Pau presented
a handsome silver gilt chased coffee service (purchased by
small collections made among themselves) to Madame
Bosquet, the mother of the French General who so gal-
lantly brought up the troops under his command to the
aid of the British at the battle of Inkerman. The pre-
sent was received by Madame Bosquet with evident
pleasure. This delicate attention has given much satis-
faction to the fellow townsmen of the gallant General.
THE WIDENING OF CHANCERY-LANE.—Yesterday, by
instructions of the City Commissioners of Sewers, the
building materials and fitting of several more of the old
houses, and also a large one nearly new, standing in
Chancery-lane, within a few doors of Fleet-street, were
disposed of by public auction, in order that the houses
may be pulled down and rebuilt further back, and the
thoroughfare thus be widened. The old houses standing
opposite, on the east side, have also been pulled down
and are now being rebuilt, but they are built as forward
to the street as the former houses, which is several feet
in advance of the line of the adjoining buildings of Ser-
jeante-inn.
THE LAUNCH OF THE " SOUTHERN CROSS."— Consi-
derable interest was excited on Thursday by the launch
from Messrs. Wigram's dock, at Poplar, of a new vessel
intended to be used by the Bishop of New Zealand, Dr.
Selwyn, in his missionary labours through his extensive
diocese. The vessel, which has been named the Southern
Cross, is only 100 tons burden. She is commanded by
Captain Hector Nelson, and is intended to sail from
Southampton on the 10th inst. The Bishop of New
Zealand and Mrs. Selwyn ; A. B. Hope, Esq. ; the Rev.
E. Coleridge ; W. Richardson, E,q. ; and a numerous
circle of the bishop's friends were present on the oc-
casion.