The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-08 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

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LONDON, July B.—Wind this day at Noon, N. to N.E. ;
light breeze, and fine, but cloudy at times. There was a
heavy storm last night of rain, thunder, and lightning,
which commenced about half-past ten, and continued until
about three this morning.
DEAL, July 7.—Wind, E.S.E. Sailed—The whole of
the outward bound, except the Georgia and the Duchess
of Sutherland.

DOVER, July 7.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Palmetto,
Boston, U.S., after stopping a leak.
COWES, July 7.—Wind, E. Sailed—Anna Lena, Ho-
bart Town.
PORTSMOUTH, July 7.---Wind, S.E. Sailed—Victoria,
Adelaide, S.A. _

PLYMOUTH, July 7.—Wind, S. W. Arrived—Alicia,
Quebec. Sailed—Fear-not, Labradore.
FALMOUTH, July 7.—The Ilorsvegen London to Quebec,
which put in here on the 3d inst. with damage, after being
in contact, is discharging
SOUTHAMPTON, July 7.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Alde-
baran, Quebec.
FLEETWOOD, July 7.—Arrived—ld.as, Weymouth, N.S.
HULL, June 7.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Lolland,
Miramichi. Sailed—Urania, St. Domingo.
DUBLIN, July 6.—The Agla,e, from Nantes, put in hero
on the 3d inst. leaky, and is dicharging ; cargo slightly
damaged. _

BRISTOL, July 7.—Wind, N.E. Arrived.—Eu, St. John's.
KINGBOAD, July 7.—Sailed----Pathfinder, New York.
MlLFORD.—Arrived—Asia, Sierra Leone ; Hebe, Quebec.
BELFAST, July 6.—Wind, W. Arrived—Pomona,
Miramichi ; Britannia, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, July 7. Wind, S. Sailed—Ellen,
Quebec.

BIRKENHEAD DOCK COMPANY.—A special meeting of
this company, held yesterday at the London Tavern,
authorised the directors to accede to the proposals of the
Birkenhead Dock Trustees, with regard to their several
classes of bonded debt, and in respect to the bonds agreed
to be granted to them by the company, and to assent to
the provisions of the bill now before Parliament in car-
rying out the same. Mr. Rendel, the engineer, ex-
plained the extent of the alterations in the plans of the
dock now proposed from those lodged in 1850. These
were such as will suit the increased and increasing size
of the shipping.
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.—At the monthly
general meeting, held yesterday, at the society's house,
in Hanover-square, the Right Hon. Sir George Clerk,
Vice-President, in the chair, his Grace the Duke of Ar-
gyll, Viscount Maidstone, Lieutenant Calvert, R.N.,
Major R. D. White, Dr. Travers Twiss, and Messrs.
T. Broadwood, J. Fowler, G. R. Griffiths, E.lThornton,
J. Learning, A. Mordan, J. Durdin, T. Fenn, W. Field,
C. G. Logie, M.D., A. Lelievre, and Miss Thackeray
were elected Fellows of the Society ; and Sir Edwin
Landseer R.A., Captain Laffan, R.E., J. Clutton, J.
N. Tomkins, W. H. La Serre, R. Hill, W. J. Lock-
wood, T. De la Rue, H. R. Mark, J. Dixon, and G.
Provost were proposed as candidates for the fellowship.
The report of the Council stated that the visitors in the
month of June presented a very large increase over the
corresponding period of 1852, in consequence of the
great interest created by the collection of zoophites and
other marine animals which have been recently added to
the menagerie. The number of species exhibited in the
glass tanks receive continual additions by the successive
donations contributed from various parts of the coast,
and the list now includes a considerable proportion of
the rarest forms known to inhabit our seas. The society
received yesterday a highly interesting collection from
Egypt, through the intervention of the Hon. C. A.
Murray, by whose exertions the gardens have been en-
riched on so many previous occasions. The most popu-
larly interesting objects now obtained are a group of
flamingoes and a pair of asudads—a singularly beautiful
and active wild sheep from the hill country of Soudan.
A second Eland calf was produced in the menagerie on
the sth inst., and among the young birds most recently
hatched are three rheas, or South American ostriches.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent dined with
the Queen last evening at Buckingham Palace.