The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-12 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, June 12.—Wind this day at Noon, S. ; fresh
breeze, and cloudy weather.
RAMSGATE, June 10.—The Nayade, from Memel to
Gloucester, which was towed on the main to the westward
of the piers, has been brought into harbour, bottom up.—
June 11.—The screw steam transport, No. 103, from Lon-
don to the westward, caught the ground off Broadstairs at
low water, but is expected off on the flood without damage.
DEAL, June 11.—The George Henry (American barque),
from London to Madeira, dice., was run into whilst at
anchor in the Downs last night by the Esperance (schooner),
of St. Vaas, and compelled to slip from an anchor and
chain, and received damage in bows ; she will proceed to
Ramsgate to repair ; an anchor and 975 fathoms of chain
have been supplied from hence.
LYNN, June 10.—A quarter-boat, marked " Patriot,"
and a pillow with the name of " John M. Smith, No. 5,"
iu its case, have been picked up on the sands, about four
miles below this port, and part of a wreck has been drifted
on the sands upon the opposite shore.
PLYMOUTH, June 11. Wind, S.W. Sailed—Confi-
ance, for Adelaide, S.A.
PORTSMOUTH, June 11.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Bes-
tonjeo Bomanjee, from London, for Adelaide, and sailed
for Southampton.

SOUTHAMPTON, June 10.—Arrived—Simla (s s), from
Alexandria. Sailed—Freia, for Havannah.
ST. HELEN'S ROADS, June 11.—Arrived—Freia, from
Southampton, for Havannah.
FALMOUTH, June 11.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Prutb,
from Catania ; Hebe, Maulmain, for Pembroke ; Men-
dinca and Julia, Rio Janeiro, and sailed for Hamburgh ;
Francis and Louisa, Zaza, and sailed for Morrison harbour
(Leith).
YARMOUTH, June 10.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Crest
of the Wave, assisted in with loss of both topmasts and
mainyard.
HARTLEPOOL, Junelo.—Sailed—Frederick Wilhelmine,
from Quebec. _

ILFRACOMBE, June 10.—Arrived--Anne (brig), of Ply-
mouth, assisted in with loss of topmasts. Off Port—A
Portuguese ship of war, for Cardiff.
SHIELDS, June 10.—Wind, W. Sailed—Minden, for
Quebec ; Cicero, Alexandria ; Royalist, do. ; Countess of
Leven and Melville, Messina.
SUNDERLAND, June 11.--Wind, S.S.W. Sailed— Philo,
Allipore ; Tyne, Ceylon ; Constance, Arid, and Mantilus,
Quebec; Passenger, Elizabeth, and Catharine, Carthagena.
LIVERPOOL, June 12.—(Per Elec. Tel.)—The Beloochee,
from Mobile, has arrived here, after being aground near
Crasby Point.
June 11.—The Charles, from Ostend, in entering the
Queen's Docks yesterday, got in contact with the Indian
Ocean, going into Graving Dock, and lost port bulwarks,
stancheons, etc. ; the latter had her rudder knocked off.
The Indian Ocean, in going from the Canning Dock to
the Queen's Graving Dock yesterday, broke her hawser
while in tow of the steam-tug Athens, and drifted foul of
the steamer Vatican, lyidg at Brunswick Dock wall, doing
her considerable damage. The Indian Ocean afterwards
caught the stern of a vessel on the stocks, stove it in, and
carried away several stages.
BELFAST, June 10.—Sailed—Trusty, for Richibucto ;
Charlotte, Miramichi.
SWANSEA, Juno 11.—Wind, W.S.W. Sailed—Senator,
for Malta.
CLYDE, Juno 10.—Wind, W. Arrived—Archibald
M'Millan, for Trinidad ; Rival, Philadelphia ; Mary,
Newfoundland ; Thetis, Alexandria. Sailed—Oriental,
for Calcutta ; Dante, Copenhagen and Newfoundland.
QUEENSTOWN, June 10.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—For-
titude, from Callao.

PARIS EXHIBITION.—Meetings are to be held this
week at Marlborough House and elsewhere, to discuss
the means for carrying out the preliminary measures for
the French Exhibition of 1855, so far as certain branches
of the metropolitan trades are concerned.
THE NELSON MEMORIAL FUND.—A deputation, con-
sisting of Vice-Admiral Sir W. H. Dillon, Captain J.
B. Walker, Captain Lancaster, Sir James Duke (trea-
surer
of the Nelson Memorial Fund), Mir. Joseph Hume,
Sir E. B. Lytton, Mr. James Walker, and the Rev.
John Hoole, one f the trustees of the fund, had an in-
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Down-
ing-street on Friday, with the view of endeavouring to
induce the Government to grant a pension to the daughter
of Nelson. The deputation having stated various cir-
cumstances with which the public are familiar, and al-
luded to the codicil to the will made by Nelson, in
which ho bequeathed his daughter Horatia as a legacy
to his country, proceeded to mention that several hun-
dred pounds bad been collected and Nelson's grandsons
were provided for, the youngest having lately been ap-
pointed a cadet by Prince Albert. The greater portion
of the subscriptions, however, being exhausted by the
outfits and expenses of these young men and three
daughters, as well as their mother, Horatia, wife of the
Rev. P. Ward, being unprovided for, the deputation
again solicited the aid of Government, and asked either
for a money grant or that their names might be placed
on the civil list. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,
after remarking upon the difficulties connected with the
subject, which, however, he said were of a slight cha-
racter, told the deputation that he would consult the
other members of the Cabinet before coming to any de-
finite result upon the matter.
VAUXHALL GARDENS.—PARACHUTE NOVELTY.—On
Saturday evening a large concourse of persons assem-
bled at, and in the neighbourhood of, the above gardens,
to witness, as announced, a repetition of the experiment
made last year in the Champ de Mars, in the presence
of the Emperor of the French—the descent of Mons.
Leteur, in his newly-constructed parachute, aided by in-
genious machinery, which enables him to steer in the
air. The balloon intended to take up this novel piece of
mechanism, was the property of a French aeronaut, and
was to have been piloted by its owner. Among the
company we noticed the whole of the English aeronauts,
viz.,—Mr. H. Green, Mr. Graham; Mr. Adams, Mr.
Chambers, Goddard, Mr. William Green (nephew to the
veteran Charles Green), and a number of scientific gen-
tlemen. About eight o'clock the balloon, with the para-
chute attached, was allowed to ascend (Mons. Leteur
had previously taken his seat in the novel machine), but
was very soon dragged down, and after another attempt
it was clearly seen that the experiment was a total
failure. The lessee, R. Wardell, Esq.' who seemed die-
gated with the affair, gave directions for the parachute
to be detached, and the balloon did then ascend, amidst
the groans from the company, both in and outside the
gardens.
THE CALEDONIAN BALL.—On Saturday the ladies pa-
tronesses of this institution held a meeting at Willis's
Rooms, to make some formal arrangements for the forth-
coming ball. The patronesses present were the Duchess
of Atholl, the Countess of Erroll, the Countess of Kin-
noul, Lady Agnes Duff, Lady E. Pringle, Lady Anne
Mackenzie, Lady Stratheden, Lady Heathcote, Mrs.
Macleod of Macleod, Mrs. Farquarson of Invercauld.
Lady Agnes Duff will have the direction of a quadrille,
to be dressed in the Spanish costume, and Lady Anne
Mackenzie will have the formation of the ladies patro-
nesses' quadrille. As there are 60 ladies patronesses,
nearly all of whom have promised to attend, an unusually
large ball is expected, snore especially as the present oc-
casion is one to call forth all the supporters of the in-
stitution, the ball being for the orphans of soldiers and
sailors, natives of Scotland.