The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-14 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

ARRIVAL OF THE SCREW-SHIP QUEEN
OF THE SOUTH.
SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY.
The General Screw Steam shipping Company's
steam-ship Queen of the South, W. H. Norman,
commander, arrived here this day at one o'clock.
Her news, however, has been anticipated by the
last overland mail from India.
The following are the dates by the Queen of the
South :—Sydney, July 15 ; Melbourne, July 22;
Adelaide, July 15 ; St. Vincent, Sept. 29.
She had on board 128 passengers, amongst whoa
were :

Mr. and Mrs. Goro, Mr. and Mrs. Farmer, three
children, and servant ; Mr. and Mrs. Ferris and three
children ; Mr. and Mrs. Peel and servant, Mr. M'Ken-
zie, Mrs. Leslie, Capt. and Mrs. Blackmore, Mr. Steel,
Ars. Hodge, M. Moirant and servant, Mr. and Mrs.
Eadie, Miss Eadie, and servant ; M. De Kautzer,
Messrs. Nichol) and Son, A. Smith, George WiL,onr
Sykes, Wollard,and Jewell ; Mrsr. Goodman and three
children ; P. Berretto, George Valls, and Win. Prince,
deck, from Sydney ; Mr. and Mrs. Graham, three
children, and three servants ; Mr. W. E. Smith, Mrs.
Wilson, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Sewell, Mrs. Alowton, three
children, and two servants ; Miss Hughes, Mr. Warren,.
Mr. and Mrs. Kemp and child, and servant ; Mr. and
Mrs. Pyke, six children, and servant ; Mr. G. De Griller
Dr. Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Price, Captain Cruikshank,
Mr. Bonney and servant, Mr. A. Burstall, Mr. and-
Mrs. Luscombe and two children, Messrs. Breton,
Goldibrough, and Woolner ' • Mr. and Mrs. Lucas, three
children, and servants ; Mr. and Mrs. Boldero, Mrs.
Drew, three children, and two servants ; Mr. and Mrs.
Wilson, three children, and infant ; Mr. Haley, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Fox, Messrs. Harwood, Jolla'',
Marks, M‘Kanna, Tegg, Maffei, D'Angri, Bell, Jagger,
and Butterworth ; Mr. and Mrs. Sim, from Melbourne.
John S. Williams and William Granby, distressed sea-
men, from St. Vincent's.
On freight she brought 147,3141. in specie, be-
sides a miscellaneous cargo, consisting of 63,274 oz.
of gold dust, 4501. jewellery, 5 casks tortoiseshell,
10 tons copper, 31 bales wool, and 50 packages
sundries.
During her voyage she experienced very light
and variable winds from New Zealand to Caro
Horn, passed several icebergs in lat. 57 to 58 S,
long. 98 to 80 W, and a large field of ice, of many
miles extent, off the Horn, in lat. 54 30 S, long.
54 40 W. The speed of the ship has been fropl
two to three knots an hour less than on her prb-
vious voyages, owing to the bottom being so foul
with grass, &c.
From the Western Islands home squally and au-
settled weather. Wind from N.E. to N.W.
Sept. 15.—Spoke brig Wilhelmine, of Hamburgli•
from Cadiz, standing to the southward, let. 5 16
S, long. 28W. 20—SignalisedSwedish brig Julie,
"from Singapore to Cork, out 103 days, lat. 8 54 Sr
long. 22 41 W. Oct. I—Signalised British barque
Saxon, lat. 24 49 N, long. 25 45 W, standing to
southward and westward.
The Crcesus, screw-ship, Captain Hall, was at
Sydney when the Queen left, undergoing repairs/
and would, it was expected, leave for England 00
the 15th August.

LIEUTENANT PERRY'S DEFENCE AND TESTIMONIAL
FUND.—Windsor, Oct. 13.—The Mayor of Windsor,
Mr. J. T. Bedborougb, in accordance with his published
announcement, is, as far as regards himself, about to
close the subscriptions to the Perry Defence and Test
nionial Fund. In making np the accounts, it appears
that the total amount subscribed is nearly 2,1001., from
which sum there will be deducted 200 guineas for hot
charges, which is exceedingly moderate, and about the
same amount for advertising and incidental expenses.
This will leave a balance in band amounting to
about 1,7001., which sum will be invested in the joint
names of Lieutenant Perry and the Mayor of Windsor,
to be afterwards expended in the purchase of his
promotion in the army should the verdict of the court-
martial hereafter be set aside, which it is confidently ex'
pected will be the case ; but if otherwise, the monsl
will be placed at Lieut. Perry's disposal in promoting big
best interests as a civilian. In taking leave of this sub.,
ject for the present, it is gratifying to learn from npme-
rous sources that it seems to be generally understood
that the press, in discharge of a public duty, by exposing
the errors which bad crept into the service, did so
simply with a view to its reformation, without reflecting
on the courage or discipline of the soldier. The 46th
have cheerfully responded to the mill of their country to
curb the insolence and tyranny of A cruel despot, and Ivo
doubt not the regiment will return home with honour'
only due to the brave.

FATAL OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday morning last, on
the arrival of the London mail train at Perth, at half-
pait 12 o'clock, the engine-driver found a man's bat
stuck above the buffer plank of the engine. A search
was made along the line. On entering the n•rth end of
Alonereiffe tunnel, about 300 or 400 yards, a man was
found lying on his back between the down line of rails,
with his right arm lying across the rails, quite dead.
Perthshire Courier.

EAST INDIA AND CHINA. SHIPS.-The East India and
China Association have just published their usual com-
parative statement of the number of ships, both British
and foreign, with their aggregate tonnage, entered in-
ward and cleared outward with cargo to and from places
within the limits of the East India Company's charter,
from the Ist of January to the 30th of September, ie
the years 1853 and 1854. The statistics of vessels en-
tered inward show, in the case of the port of London,
an increase of 49 vessels and 22,051 tonnage; the diffe-
rence between 580 vessels with 315,885 tonnage, in
1853, and 629 vessels with 337,936 tonnage, in 1854-
Liverpool exhibits a decrease of eight vessels, and 6,453
tonnage ; the arrivals having been 203 vessels with
121,975 tonnage, in 1853, against 195 vessels with
115,522 tonnage, in the latter period. The retur* for
Bristol exhibits an increase of 4 vessels, and 2,843 ton-
nage, the difference between 25 vessels with 9,070 ton-
nage, and 29 vessels with 11,913 tonnage. In the ease
of the Clyde, the figures present an increase of 10 ves-
sels and 3,665 tonnage, the arrivals in the former period
having been 37 vessels with 13,834 tonnage, and fin the
latter 47 vessels with 17,498 tonnage. The net increase
exhibited by this return is 55 vessels and 22,106 tonnage
the difference between 845 vessels with 460,753 tonnage
and 900 vessels with 482,869 tonnage. The principal
arrivals have been from Madras, the Philippine lidands,
Java and Sumatra, and Mauritius. The statistics of
vessels cleared outward exhibit, in the case of the port
of London, a decrease of 3 vessels and 22,424 tonnage,
the difference between 723 vessels with 360,215 tonnage,
and 750 vessels with 337,791 tonnage. The return for
Liverpool presents a decrease of 81 vessels, but. an in-
crease of 11,175 tonnage, the departures in 185 3 being
396 vessels with 213,789 tonnage, and in 1854, :316 ves-
sels with 224,964 tonnage. Bristol figures fora decrease
of 14 vessels with 3,382 tonnage, the difference between
25 vessels with 7,060 tonnage, and 11 vessels with 3,678
tonnage. The decrease in the case of the Clyde is 48
vessels, but there has, on the other hand, been an in-
crease of 4,369 tonnage; the departures in 1853 having
been 141 vessels with 41,413 tonnage, against 93 vessels
with 45,782 tonnage in 1854. The net decrease. thus
presented is 146 vessels and 10,262 tonnage; the diffe
rence between 1,286 vessels with 622,477 tonnage, and,
1,140 vessels with 612,215 tonnage. It will be noticed
that, although in the Liverpool and Clyde returns a 4r:/e'
crease is exhibited in the number of ships, the aggregate
amount of tonnage has increased-a fact indicating the
preference given to large vessels. The principal decrease
is in the departures fur China, Australia, and the Cape,
of Good Hope.