The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-05 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

CUSTOM-HOUSE—MARCH 4.
ENTERED INWARDS.—The Lotus, from Demerara ;
Barrett, Singapore ; Syria, Calcutta ; Lord Sidmouth,
Honduras ; Toronto, Mauritius ; Norden, Porsgrand ;
William, Madras ' • Albert Louise, Rouen ; Johns, Calais ;
Manlius, Callao ; Lavinia, Cape of Good Hope ; Sarah and
Mary, Rouen ' • Heroine, Rivadesella ; Speedwell, Dun-
kirk ; Ledo, Havre ; Raleigh, Leghorn ; Vesta, do. ;
Venus, Oporto ; Gibson Craig, Calcutta ; Edward and
Isabella, Caen ; Breeze, Dunkirk • Ariel, do. ; Mary
Welsh, Leghorn ; Unity, Rouen ; 'Williams, do. ; Reine
des Agnes, Nantes - Queen Dowager, Guernsey ; Leonidas,
do. ; Norfolk Tar, It.ouen ; Lord John Russell, Harlingen.
ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING.—The Fame, for
Calais ; F. C. Clark, Sydney ; Sally, Brussels • Mooltan,
Geelong ; Arena, Jamaica ; Mary Welch, Leghorn ; Lord
John Russell, Harlingen ; Elbe, Hamburgh ; Fleetwing,
Port Philip; Albion, Boulogne; William Stewart, Ade-
laide ; Admiral, Antwei p ; Larkins, King George's Sound ;
Albion, Adelaide; Ysabel Secunda, Santander; Elizabeth
Marie, Copenhagen.
CLEAItED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO.—The Countess of
Se :field, for Shanghae ; Competitor, Adelaide ; Helen,
Grand Canary; Nancy, Melbourne; Rainbow, Rotter-
dam ; Fame, Calais ; Triton, Ostend ; Flecha, Ghent.

BRIDLINGTON, March 3.—Last evening the wind sud-
denly increased to a bale, and flew to E.N.E., when con-
siderable damage was done to the fleet then under weigh.
The Thetis, London to Shields, which put in here yester-
day, had been in collision with the James, of Whitby.
irARMOUTH, March 4.—The Robinson, of Whitby, for
Antwerp, put in with damage, having been in contact.
SHIELDS, -March 3.—The Prompt, Kincardine to this
port, which came ashore on the 27th of this port, has sunk
considerably in the sand, and will discharge.
BAYONNE, Feb. 27.—The James sailed from the river on
the 22d February, for Londonderry, and encountered heavy
storms oft the coast, returned yesterday; it is feared that
the cargo is much injured, and that she will have to dis-
charge. The Harmony, of Belfast, which ran ashore at the
mouth of tho river (Du the 19th of February, has been got
off Without injury.
HULL,
Be March 4.—The Ulverstone, hence to Shields and
ton, U.S., -which
put back to this port, on the 27th of
FeinTtarY. hail struck on the beach in Bridlington Bay.
CAGLIARI, Feb. 2u.—The Atwick, from Odessa, put in
on the 22d of February, very leaky, with considerable
damage, and
cargo shifted. The leak was stopped. The
cargo has suffered very little injury
If AILWICir, 3.larch3.—lt blew very hard all last night
from the Eastward, but is noew moderate. Several vesseil
have put in for shelter.
Shields, was in contact with tliNilarMina°rgraa'ret
from(threLoenmdoanstet(7
schooner), of Whitsta.ble, the former
on
.shore ten
china e, but will proceed ; the latter
abandoned, and drifted
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VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.
The Betsy, from Liverpool to Callao, Oct. 12, lat. 43 S.,
long 57 W.
The Junior, from Callao to London, Dee. 6, ,
lat. 23 S.,
long. 85 W.
The Isabella, from Liverpool to Buenos Ayres, Jan. 13,
lat. 4 N., long. 22 W.
The Margaret Connal, Feb. 14, lat. 5 N., long. 22 W.
The Mirzapore, Feb. 20, lat. 45 N., 12 W.
The Snow Squall, from Shanghae, Oct. 22, lat. c s.,
long. 103 E.
The Sir William Folkestone, from London to port
Philip, Jan. 12, lat. 7 S., long. 23 E.
The Dellairs, from Batavia to Port Philip, Feb. 1, lat.
37 N., long. 37 E.
The Rebecca, of Bath, for Liverpool, Jan. 18, lat. 27 N.,
long. 79 W.
The William Jarvis, of Boston, Feb. 26, lat. 35 N.,
long. 60 W.
The Bellona, bound outwards, Feb. 7, lat. 43 N., long.
17 W.
The China, from Liverpool, leb. 25, lat. 50 N., long.
11 W.
A Mail steamer, bound S.W., Feb. 21, lat. 49 N., long.
8 W.

IMPUDENT ROBBERY. A most impudent robbery
has been committed in Manchester during the week. Mr.
Ullivant, one of our leading silversmiths, and whose
sop Etands just opposite the Exchange, in a crowded
thorou
sh of thghfare, was engaged with the a clerk in reckoning up
en.e p day when a man walked into the
shoji, taid hold of a bundle of bank notes, and instantly
2091,
tt) heels, contrived to get clear off with about

Croxton Park (2) 5
Epsom Spring (1) 7
Newmarket Craven (5)...11

York Spring (2) . 19
Malton (2) 21
Newmarket F. S. (5) 25

Chester (4) 3
Newmarket Sec Sp (3) lO
Liverpool Hunt (2) 11
Shrewsbury (2) 11
Edinburgh (2) l2

Redditch (2) 16
Bath (2) 17
Manchester (3) 18
Epsom (4) 24

Newton (3) 2
Ascot (4) 7
Hampton (2) 15
Beverley, Hull, &c. (2) 15

Newmarket (3) 5
Worcester (2) 5
Carlisle (3) 5
Liverpool (3) 13

Bibury (1) 22
Stockbridge (1) 23
Winchester (1) 24
Newcastle (3) 28
LY.

AUG"

Brighton (2) 3
Brighton Club (1) 5
Wolverhampton (3) 8
North Staffordshire (2) 9
Yarmouth (2) 9
Reading (2) lO

SEPTE:

Warwick (2)
Pontefract (2)
Doncaster (4)
Bedford (2)
Leicester (2)

OCTO'
Chester Autumn (2) 4 I
Newmarket S. 0. (5) 10

NOVE

Worcester (2) 1
Epsom Autumn (2) 3
Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9
Liverpool Autumn (2) 9

Stamford (2) 19
Nottingham (2) 21
Goodwood (4) 26

ETJST.
York (3) 17
Radcliffe (3) 22
Egham (2) 23
Derby (2) . 24
Eccles (3) 29
Lichfield (2) 30

MBER.
I Lanark (2) 22
Manchester Autuw n (2) 22
Newmarket F. 0. (3) 27
Northallerton (2) 29

Richmond (2) 19
Newmarket H. (6) 24
FIBER.

Warwick Autumn (2) l6
Shrewsbury (2) 23
Aberystwith (3)..Last week

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 4.

The Firebrand, 6, paddle-wheel steam-frigate, Captain
Hyde Parker, arrived to-day at 10.30 at Spithead from
Woolwich. She will be paid wages to-morrow (Satur-
day.)
The Cruiser, 16, screw steam-sloop, Commander the
Hon. George H. Douglas, steamed out of harbour in
beautiful style at 3 p.m., and will be paid wages at
Spithead to-morrow.

At Spithead.—Sidon, 22 ; Leopold, 16 ; Cruiser, 16 ;
Basilisk, 6 ; Megmra, 6, troop-frigate ; Odin, 16 ; Fire-
brand. 6.

The wind has backed to the westward, and has set in
to rain and blow.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 4.
The General Screw Steam-shipping Company's vessel
Hellespont, Captain Watts, sailed on Thursday after-
noon for the Cape of Good Hope and Australia. This
vessel conveyed what is termed a private mail, namely,
all papers, &c., posted " per Hellespont " It was anti-
cipated she would have taken the mails relanded from
the Australian, but the Post-office authorities deter-
mined to send them overland, as from the injury received
by the leakage of the last-named vessel, it wits deemed
advisable that they should be in the hands of the parties
to whom they were addressed with the least possible
delay.

The merchant ship Eimswell, Captain Hawkins, from
Sydney, was off the port, and landed to-day here three
mails dated Sydney, Sept. 20, and one dated Wellington,
Sept. 12.
The bark Seawitch, Heaton, with teas and silks, 119
days from Shanghae, is in the Sound. Jan. 27, in lati-
tude 2 30, long. 20 14 W., spoke the bark West ; 29th,
in lat. 7 10 N., long. 23 30 W., passed the bark Law-
rence, from the Mauritius, for Cork ; 30th, in lat.
8 7 N., long. 25 10 W., the Dutch bark Aurora, 73
days from Batavia, for Rotterdam ; Feb. Bth, in lat.
33 17 N., long. 36 30 W., the American ship Massa-
chusetts, 20 days from Liverpool, for South Carolina.
Left at St. Helena, Jan. 16, the William Sardine, the
Lady Kennaway, and the Crescent.
The following small vessels, lying at this port, are
about to be sold out of the service ;--Espoir, Sheldrake,
and Lapwing, late packets, and the Adventure trans-
port.
The Magicienne steamer, Captain Fisher, returned
this morning from Cork, and came into harbour to fill
up with coals.
The Avon, steam-tender, will sail to-morrow for
Portsmouth with supernumeraries ; also stores from the
dockyard.
COURT-MARTIAL.—A court-martial assembled this
morning on board the Impregnable, Commodore Sey-
mour, president ; Captains Nias, Lowe, Ramsay, Cham-
bers, and Buckle, to try Francis Stapleton, boatswain's
mate, of the Vulture, for drunkenness, and violent con-
duct when in charge of the sentinel. The court found
him guilty of all the charges, when he was sentenced to
be taken back to his ship, to receive three dozen lashes,
then to undergo twelve months' imprisonment, and after
that to be discharged the service, with disgrace.

ROTEL AND TAVERN KEEPERS' INSTITIITION.—This
institution is now in its fourteenth year, and has funded
the sum Of 5,387/. The committee have relieved, since
their fund has been opened, forty-one members, most of
whom still continue to receive assistance. The number
relieved last year was twenty-three members and eight
widows. An increase of nine claimants upon the fund
tiok place last year, in consequence of which the allow-
ance of roost 4:4' the recipients was necessarily reduced.
The benefits resulting from the institution will be seen
from the following cases:--J. D., an annual member,
who has paid only 81. Bs., has received 881. 12s. G. G.
(widow), member, who had only paid 71. 75., has re-
ceived 58/. There were upwards of twenty applicants
of sixty years of age applying for relief.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—Yesterday a return,
signed by Sir W. Molesworth, as the First Commis-
reBNpveasetipnit ttheed.advlatnacpeps eaforrs
thethat from amount borrowed on the land re-
walsikeB9,46oo/s.e 4s. 2d., 2tdh.e,
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FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE of YESTERDAY

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 3.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant-Colo-
nel the Hon. Robert Edward Boyle to be one of the grooms
in Waiting in Ordinary to Her Majesty, in the room of
Captain the Hon. William Stuart Knox, M.P., resigned.
' FOBEIGN-OFFICE, Pas 19.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ben.
jamin Campbell,Esq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Lagos

FOREIGN-OFFICE, -31Ailoa 2.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve of
Mr. Louis Power as Consul at ,Gibraltar for his Imperial
Majesty the Emperor of all the Russian.
DOWNING-STREET, MAROH 2.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Vesey
Fitz Gerald Foster, Esq., commonly called John Fitz-
Gerald Leslie Foster, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for
the colony of Victoria.
Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Francis
Tortell, Esq., to be Comptroller of Contracts and Purveyor
of Charities for the island of Malta.

Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Richard
A. M'Heffey, Esq., to bo a Member of the Legislative
Council of the province of Nova Scotia.
Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Francis
Blake Du Bois, Esq., to be a, Member of the Council of the
Virgin Islands. ,