The Sun.
London, England, 1839-09-02 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.- (TAIS DAY.)

DEAL, A no. I S. S. W. strong breeze.
RRPT: W g.'&,..-Arrived the Waterford, from
larnatea Mould,—Lord Althorp, Anderson,
Quebec; Ursula, Pur•NII. Africa; Florence, Davis, Ma-
deira; Perseverance,—lodtis,--,..New Surinam ; Braganza
616'111'0i Lewis, Gibraltar, left 23J It., Cadiz 24th,
Lisbon, 2741, 0,,0rt0 2dth, and Vigo, 29th, Sailed, Royal
Tart (st,-"amer), Brooks, Lislym, 34e.
LIVERPOOL, Au©. 31,—Wind S. W. fresh.—Sept.
Wind S. W. fresh galea.—Arrived, Amelia, Murray,
; Comet, Davies, Newfoundland ; Gun, --,
ditto; Harmony, Henderson, ditto ; Margaret and Ann-
Havitt, ditto; Peruvian, Smith, New Orleans; Governor,
- Naplcs; May, Davidson, Bonny ; Johnstone,
; Angel-na, Bowen, Port Edward Island ; Alex-
andria, —, Si. John's, New Brunswick ; Tarnerend, Bor-
land, Nere6as; Eleanor Broth,rs, —, Off Port ; Martha,
- Barhadoes ; Ellen Higlifield, Mediterianean,
Sailed, Helvellyn, M'Lean, New South Wales; Hudson,
Hamilton, Lima; Swanton, Swanton, Annapolis; Henry,
Salter, Mobile; Lanark, Simpson, Quebec; Forager,
Taylor, Miramichi ; Gannet, Goff,:r, Africa ; Mary Ann
Hutton, G de, Pieton.
PORTSMOUTH, Auo. 31—Blowing a gale from the
Southa ard. Sept. 1, ditto, from the Westward.—Ar-
rived her Majesty's ship the Madagascar.
HALIFAX, SEPT. L —Arrived the Amphitrite, Collat,
from Goacialoup• .
PLYMOUTH, SEPT. I.—Wind, S. W.—Arrived the Lady
Harvey, Wilson, from St. Edward's Island.
FaLmouTtl, Aw. 30 —Wind, S. W. to W., fresh
breezes. Aug. 31, flesh gales from S. S. W. to W. S. W.
—Arrived the Filles, Crashorme, from Odessa ; Harle-
quin, Robertson, Cape of Good Hope, sailed 11th June.
Off Port, the Angelo, Yates, for flavarmah; Mary, Jalek,
Itiw Janeiro ; Anne, ditto ; Hew, Warren, Kirtch, vritb
foremast sprung.

MONEYAND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Arrivals this rnoi...aing-1 French, Ostend, and Dutch

mails. Ship letters from St. Lucia, Halifax, St Domingo,
Rio Janeiro, Madeira, and Africa ; Cape of Good Hupe,
June 15 ; St. Helena ; Sydney, April 7.
The above arrivals of ship letters arc of old dates, with
the exception of that from Halifax.
(From the Halifax Paper of the sth August )

FORTIFICATION OF BRITISH NORTII AMERICA.—WC
learn from the ockville (Canada) Statesman that among
other active preparations which are now making to place
every part of British North America in the most ample
state of defence, Bermuda is to be strongly fortified;
barracks are to be built at Laprarie, with stone towers to
defend them; Martello towers are to be erected at Mon-
treal; Fighting Island is to be fortified. Government has
purchased several pieces of land in various parts of the
suburbs of Kingston, with a view of commencing i;nblic
works for its defence on a very large scale.
" NEWFOUNDLAND. —WC arc happy to be informed that
the cod fishery promises to be generally successful this year."
We have received Sydney papers to the 6th April :
" The Orient, Captain Wale arrived yesterday from Ply-
mouth, with 305 country emigrants, consisting principally
of agriculturists. Seven infants died, and three were
born during the voyage, the remainder have arrived in
good health.
" NEW ZEALAND.—These Islands seem to engrog.l More
of the attention of men of capital in Europe than a com-
mon observer would imagine. We have had upwards of
:wenty arrivals within the last ten days of whaling vessels
besides three trading vessels.
We have received the Port Philip Gazette, of the 9th.
The people of Port Philip do not at all seem pleased at
he prospect whicn appears they entertain of being consti-
tuted a settlement independent of this colony. They would
then have to defray the whole cost of their Government,
which they naturally enough did not like. The popula-
tion of the colony of Sidney received an increase of 4,700
souls, in the months of January, February, and March, viz•
1,437 emigrants, 436 convicts, in the month of January;
667 emigrants in the month of February; and 1,702 emi-
grants, and 1,901 convicts in the month of March.
" CHARLOTTE TOWN, JULY 31.—The fine growing
weather throughout the whole of this month, as it has been
with alternate sunshine and rain, has produced a very in•
teresting appearance in the grain crops of this island.
Wheat, in particular, has not presented such a favourable
appearance for years, being large and strong, and, barring
accidents, will be a full crop. B trley is also a full crop,
with a large ear. There is also a fair promise of abun-
dant crops of Oats. Grass is rather thin, the frost having
injured the clover plants. Our crop of Hay, we fear, will
be very short."

A Lisbon mail has arrived by the Braganzi steamer.
which left Gibraltar on the 23d ult., Lisbon on the 27th.
°done on the 28th, and Vigo on the 29th.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—We have
had a fair demand for Cotton to-day at yesterday's quota-
tions Sales, 3 509 bags to the trade.