The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-10 00:00:00

SHIPPING RETURNS.

The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the
month ending the sth of May show a renewed falling off
in the entries inwards, owing to the adverse winds, that
have prevented arrivals from Australia. In the clear-
ances outward, however, there is an increase, which has
been limited only by the number of vessels available, the
demand being beyond the supply, although the high
rates of freight continue to attract ships from all the
Continental ports. The present tables discriminate the
steam tonnage from that of ordinary vessels, and indicate
its steady progress. While the entries inwards as re-
gards the latter have fallen off during the month, steam
shows an advance from 73,658 tons to 93,929, the in-
crease in the clearances outwards also being from 81,897
tons to 87,945. Subjoined are the general totals of
entries and clearances of all classes of vessels.
Entered inwards :

Tonnage for the Month ending May 5.
1851. 1852. 1853.
British vessels
United States' veksels 42,496 81,969 54,235
Other countries 173,685 135,834 174,375

480,453 571,367 509,402
The clearances outward were :-
1851. 1852. 1853.
British vessels ... 431,431 434,322 472,072
United States' vessels 59,337 55,561 82,093
Other countries 121,789 119,136 137,735

612,557 609,019 691,900
With regard to the coasting trade, the tonnage entered
inwards was was 1,016,557 in the month ending May
5, 1851, 1,098,371 in 1852, and 1,145,014 in 1853. The
clearances outward were 1,094,953 in May 1851,
1,143,979 in 1852, and 1,200,554 in 1853.

THE COURT.—At three o'clock this afternoon (Friday)
the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, with
the Royal Family and suite, will leave Windsor for
London. The royal party will travel by the South-
Western Railway to the Nine-elms station, and from
thence under an escort to Buckingham-palace.
ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.—The Louth Pilot' an-
nounces, on " excellent authority," that her Majesty has
promised to honour Lord Cremorrie with a visit this
summer, at Dawtrey-house, when her Majesty will
proceed to Crom Castle, the residence of the Earl of
Erne, in the county of Fermanagh.
MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—We understand that a
matrimonial alliance is arranged to take place between
the Lady Annora Pierrepont, daughter of Earl Man-
vers, and Mr. Wynn. The Hon. Miss Stapleton, sister
of Lord Beaumont, is also to be married to Mr. Mathe-
son, brother of Sir James Matheson, M.P.—Post.
TRANSMISSION BY POST OF PERIODICALS, &c.—The
following notice has been issued by command of the
Postmaster-General :—Some misapprehension appears to
exist, with respect to the regulation in force for the
transmission of periodical works and pamphlets, to those
foreign states with which this country has entered into
convention for the mutual exchange of such works, by
the post, at a reduced rate of charge. It is necessary,
therefore, to point out that only a single number of any
periodical work, or a single pamphlet, is allowed to be
sent in one cover, and that any infringement of this re-
gulation will render the packet liable to be charged with
postage as a letter.
The accounts from the Paris Bourse yesterday de-
scribed a further adverse effect from each new aspect of
the Turkish question. There is, however, a daily in-
creasing abundance of money. The reimbursement of
50 per cent. of the caution-moneys of the old Bordeaux
and Cette Railway has taken place apparently with the
view of its being final, although the parties interested
will, it is to be presumed, continue to !protest against
this injustice. From St. Petersburgh the letters are to
the Ist inst., at which date the quotation of exchange
was again tending in favour of this country. No allusion
is made to political matters, although the gravity of the
existing crisis must, to a certain extent, have been
known, but the nature of the mercantile orders trans-
mitted appear to indicate an absence of alarm.
The increasing uncertainties as to the course about to
be pursued by Russia caused a fresh advance in the
quotations for tallow. Hemp, however, continues
without alteration.

SUICIDE OF A PHYSlClAN.—Yesterday Mr. G. S.
Brent, the deputy-coroner for Middlesex, held an inquest
at the Belvidere Tavern, Penton-street, New-road,
touching the death of Dr. John Gordon Bailey, a physi-
cian, lately residing at No. 4, Penton•street, who unfor-
tunately deprived himself of existence by taking, as the
post-niortent examination showed, at least half an ounce
of oil of bitter almonds. The deceased took the 'poison
on Wednesday last, about eight o'clock, and died shortly
afterwards, in the presence of several medical friends,
whose efforts to save him were all in vain. The jury
returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity."

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WAPPING.—Last evening,
about seven o'clock, information was received that a
fire of a serious character had broken out in some ex-
tensive waterside premises in Wapping High-street.
Mr. Braidwood therefore gave orders for the new steam
floating engine stationed at Southwark Bridge to be
taken to the spot, and at the same time sent fur various
land engines to proceed to the scene of danger. In a
space of time almost incredibly brief some eight or nine
land engines of the London establishment, together with
the two powerful floats, were on the spot, when the
firemen found that the outbreak had taken place in
the premises of Messrs. G. Hay and Co., shipwrights,
No. 333, High-street, near Hermitage, and other
extensive wharfs. The flames originated in a ware.
house overlooking the Thames, and, owing to the very
inflammable nature of the stock therein, they made a

rapid progress, threatening for some time the destruction
of the surrounding premises. A plentiful supply of
water having been procured from the East London
Company's mains, the land engines of the Brigade, that

from- Hoare's brewery, and the Tower float, were set
to work, and in less than an hour, the firemen, under

the direction of Mr. Fogo, the foreman of the A district,
succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not until the
warehouse in which it originated was burned out and

the roof destroyed. A crowd of persons, numbering
several thousands, were quickly on the spot, but, owing
to the admirable arrangements of the police under Mr.
Superintendent Stead and Inspector Kendell, of the H
division, a space was kept clear for the firemen.
HOBART TOWN.—Advices have been received from
Hobart Town to the 22d of February, via California.
Two convict-ships had arrived 'out from England, viz.,
the Rodney, in 79 days, and the Oriental Queen, in
107 dap,