The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-22 00:00:00

SHIPPING-::THIS DAY.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.
Arrived—Providence, from Neath ; Tartar, steamer,
from Lisbon.

Sailed—Alarm, for Newport.

GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Aug. 21—Jane and Esther, from Guernsey ;
Deiphin, from Bjorneborg ; Stranger, from Sulina ; Mari-
anne Bertha, from Memel; Daphne, from Lulea; Bella,
from Caen.
Arrived, Aug. 22—John Bull, from Hamburg; Arvid,
from Borgo ; Perle, from Dantsic ; Sarah Johanne, from
Cronstadt ; Arminius, from Dantsic.
Sailed—Susanna, for Konigsberg; Couranto, for Mau-
ritius; Peninsula, steamer, for Cadiz ; Manchester, for
Quebec ; Florence Nightingale, for Bathurst, R. G. ; Dee,
end Good Hope, for Archangel Valkyrtin, for Elsinore ;
Fontabelle, for Jamaica ; Antillio Mathilda, for Shields and
Constantinople; Mary Ann, for Shields and Odessa; Sir
R. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk.

DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed—Stephen Duncan, from Remediros ; Bessie, for
Algoa Bay; Seine Sainees, for Paris; Verulam, for Ade-
laide—all from London.

THE YOUNG SCA VENGER.

A poor crossing-sweeper ! Well, and what of
that P Better far be even that, than nothing at all.
A scavenger, or a shoeblack, or a chimney-sweep
may each be respectable in their way ; aye, and
render themselves useful members of society; for
what should we do were there no scavengers, or
shoeblacks, or chimney-sweeps ? It is bad enough
even now to pass along our crowded streets on a
drizzly day, sadly besmattered with mud ; but
what if there were no boy to sweep the crossing
where the mud is ankle-deep ; or if there were
no scavengers to sweep by night the streets so
thronged by day ? If perchance Jonathan is de-
tained from home a little later than usual, and,
between the hours of ten and eleven o'cicck, sees
these poor scavengers just commencing their labour
of sweeping and cleansing the streets, he says within
himself, " These are a useful class of men, and ought
to be regarded and respected as such."
And then who but likes to see the sweep-boy, in
addition to his more legitimate calling, politely
clearing the way so that the flurried and anxious—
it may be delicate—female, may cross the crowded
street, or take her seat in the passing omnibus or
cab ? One has ofttimes seen this piece of service
rendered with a readiness and gracefulness that has
done honour to the follower of such a lowly ()sluing,
and which, if pursued with truthfulness, honesty,
and sobriety, will most assuredly raise the indivi-
dual to a position still more worthy of such con-
duct.

Moreover, who is there that is not thankful, after
the dusty or the dirty walk through the London or
other crowded streets, to stop and have their boots
or shoes cleaned, by the boy who so promptly puts
a polish on them, and receives with such evident
gratitude the small gratuity offered in return ?
Nay, it would seem that their previous want of
occupation, or the lack of interest in their welfare
on the part of others, has only tended to raise in
their minds a keener sense of the veriest proof of
regard for their services, so susceptible, very fre-
quently, are the poor and the neglected of any
little service or attention rendered them.—Old
Jonathan.

CANADIAN MAIL.—The Royal Mail steamer
North American sailed yesterday for Quebec. Besides the
usual mails and a full cargo, she took out 96 cabin and
about 100 steerage passengers.
INCREASE OF PASSENGERS FROM AMERICA.—The
Etna, which arrived in Liverpool yesterday morning from
New York, brought upwards of 500 passengers, 479 of them
being in the steerage,