The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-10 00:00:00

SHIPPING RETURNS.

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The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for
month ending the sth of July again show a considereolu a
increase in the general amount of tonnage entered hag
cleared. Of this increase a larger proportion than oi
lately been usual consists of British vessels, althluof
the comparative rate of advance is still in faOgiblit
those of foreign countries. The fact, however, .to
every ship capable of service is now pressed /iv
employment causes these returns to possess little of
terest as regards their furnishing an indication ...4
the progress of competition between British ,Ttor
foreign vessels, since the employment of the lao
must, under any circumstances, inevitably take Pd it
when we have not an adequate home supply, en
~,,r
therefore gives no test of choice, since there is no aii;ir
native but to take them or to forego the means of 8,„/.
went. Among the continental countries, the eniPT„,
ment of whose vessels shows the greatest relativeln.
crease, are—the Italian States, Portugal, and 511701
In American vessels during the ast month, as Or"-
with July, 1852, there has been a falling off--.4nfireftinl. : stance to be accounted for by the direct traffic --ITh
tip
New York to Australia having further lessened ",": '
already short supply for the trade of the United SO'
with Europe.
Subjoined are the general totals of entries and cle)r
antes :

Entered inwards—.
TONNAGE FOR MONTH ENDING JULY 5.
1851. 1852. 1853,,0'
a4l lg"
British vessels. .
United States' vessels 83,443 101,*65 n'7ol
Other countries 203 397 116,378 ,
70
666,205 596,357 0
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The clearances outward were-
-1851. 1852. 18
366,849 386,457 53„A'
British vessels 4lB'1'
603
United States' vessels 90,224 76,372 55,
0,21
Other countries 143,087 159,425 4">'
600,160 622,254 , „,vas
These returns complete the totals for the first ha'ip
the present year. During that period the increase,
traffic, including both entries and clearances, has f
about 11 per cent. on that of the corresponding ha
.
1852. The proportion of this increase for "
"7
British vessels figure is about one-eighth.
tereci
With regard to the coasting trade, the tonnage en- 5,
inwards was 1,076,443 in the month ending Jul/The
1851, 1,044,862 in 1852, and 1,097,472 in 1853. 01,
clearances outward were 1,131,885 in July, 1"
1,131,561 in 1855, and 1,196,888 in 1853.

THE MAILS. —SOUT HAMPTON, Tuesday, Aug. ber
Royal mail steam-ship Tay, Captain R. Revett, took iji
departure this afternoon with the usual monthly per.
for Lisbon,' Madeira, Teneriffe, Cape de Verdes,
na
nambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo, 74,,
Buenos Ayres, in charge of Lieutenant O'Reilly. Xfull
Admiralty agent. The Tay has 93 passengers, a lee
cargo of English and French goods, and specie 11,-
64,0001. sterling, principally in sovereigns, for the rcl
zillian ports. The Severn, with the next homed
mails from the Brazils and River Plate, is due at Sonde
ampton on the 16th inst., but may probably arrive
or two before that date. The Royal mail steamer the
Plata is appointed to leave on the 17th inst.. wit'oe
mails for the West Indies, Pacific, and California. die,
Parana will be due on the 16th from the West In or
with the next mails from that quarter. The Peninyricl,
and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's ship germ'
Captain John Weeks, left Southampton YeeiteGib.
(Monday) for Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, as
raltar, ge.
raltar, taking the usual mails, 37 passengers, aJu d 11)
neral cargo, specie value 17,000/. for Lisbon, an the
bottles quicksilver on freight. The Iberia, frotateso.
same ports, will be due on the 14th. The new °
The
ship Vectis, Captain Powell, left this morning to re The
the Sultan on the 'Marseilles and Malta stations.;Toited
Euxine is daily expected from Malta. The u 1,/evi
States' mail steam-ship Franklin, with dates frorn arse
York to the 23d ult., is expected off Cowes in the creel
of Wednesday (this day), ems route to Havre. Int Stci
mail steam ship Teviot left yesterday (Monday)
Thomas, to run on the station between that island
the Spainish Main. The Teviot has been thori°ll,l'„er.
refitted, and, being a very fast vessel, will no dotiou
form her work satisfactorily.
t,„ The,
MELANCHOLY SHIPWRECK.—LOSS OF LI.
subjoined details communicating the deplorablnoi,
the Antares, are extracted from a letter, dated Sy are
April 24 :—" The unfortunate vessel, which Y Doci,
aware, was on a coasting expedition from 1.1...gri the
struck on a reef of rocks near Flinders Island, the
night of the 16th of March. The master and ten bet
bet
crew and passengers immediately took to the boat,
with
before it could be got clear of the ship, it was,p, „et to
water, therefore, it was every man for himseil '°,7drifte
the rocks, which they all reached in safety, the hot'wheil
ing ashore. It was low water when they got on, anuof the
it rose they were up to their necks in water. Three_ sow
seamen got into the boat, and left to see whether rot
place could be found along the shore, but they w_ telfe
seen afterwards. The ship went to pieces soniejo her;
hours after she struck, the chief mate perishing, _ frig.
the other hands got ashore safe on some dO.
ooge
ments. During this period the master and his
ositiont
panions remained on the rock in a most perilout,seP_r
tbeeia
clinging to the ledges, the tide sweeping o' ,ion, an
Five of the sufferers at length sunk from exhatoseeger
were drowned, consisting of the master, a
named Bourne, from England, and three seamoo•ad been
b
remaining three, with the aid of those who were)
washed ashore when the vessel went to piece., or to
after much difficulty, hauled up
by
another shelf. After some days great sufferings reach
from the
.1-o(''''sod
a raft which they constructed, they managed
ntly taken
Flinders Islands, where they were subsequently the
off by a whaler, and conveyed to George's Tow°lll
to
Antares was a teak-built ship, and was insured
La°
the extent of 1,0001.
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. —GE AVESENE, AUG.
I;eq
evening. when the Dryad steam-packet, whitehhePiesher
tween Gravesend and London, touched at
().
rope o:
ville-pier, it was found in casting. the Inctonot SW° y
to the pier barge, that a coil of the rope had
slacken tea
young woman's leg above the ankplee,
effort could be made to extricate her, or tnearly severra
rope, her leg was broken, and the foot
_,ed.
via _
from it. The sufferer was immediately.,ltll4ll
tiol
carried to Dr. Ridge's surgery, Gravesend, wu
to aniPu—
ear that, sting
_ ..hout c-
ofofutillide necessaryshattered tloimpbro.ceept twovituhioda.tapdpelay .ir order„
to get out of the way- of the man iyho
she
es iit;dvertrp'3-1.,
the rope ft otn the-steamer to the
unfavourable symr
tient, although some
hibited themselves, is now doing weLl
put one foot into the coil of roepolearlhetdercsk; t ;rho e%-