The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-16 00:00:00

SHIPPING RETURNS.

The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for tho
mouth ending the 10th of October show an extraor-
dinary increase in the amount of tonnage emPloyed, the
augmentation being alike observable in British and
foreign vessels. The entries inward were 50 per cent.
greater than in the corresponding month of last year,
and the clearances outward 10 per cent. Subjoined. are
the general totals :
Entered inward—

TONNAGE FOE THE MONTH ENDING OCT. 10,

British vessels. ..... ...„
United States' vessels
Other countries

1851.
506,407
81,774
211,159

1852.
380,688
65,479
161,899

1853.
512,2!6
99,087
258,6!6

799,340 611,066 909,919
The clearances outward were-
-1851. 1852. 1853.
British vessels 404,816 456,169 4; 2,806
United States' vessels 80,891 83,835 112,787
Other countries 188,357 208,631 243,586

674,064

748,635

819,179

For the first nine months of the year the aggregate
of entries and clearances shows an increase of 15 per
cent. over the corresponding period of 1852.
With regard to the coasting trade the tonnage en-
tered inward was 1,028,952 in the month ending Oc-
tober 10, 1851 ; 1,124,581 in 1852 ; and 1,217,221 in
1853. The clearances outward were-1,273,394 in Oc-
tober, 1851 ; 1,273,688 in 1852 ; and 1,321,700 in
1853. These returns now distinguish sailing from steam-
vessels, and indicate a continued tendency to an in-
creased use of the latter.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.—The prices from the Paris
Bourse yesterday afternoon showed steadiness. It ap-
pears that a considerable amount of gold is arriving from
England and America, and the Mint, consequently,
again fix long dates for the re-delivery of that which is
brought them for coinage. Tho telegraphic quotations
of the foreign exchanges at Vienna seem to indicate that
some intelligence had reached that city which was
deemed unfavourable as regards the prospect of the
money-market. A further rise of a half per cent. is
reported to have taken place yesterday in the rate on
London, tho price being 11.19. The letters from St.
Petersburg are to the Bth inst., and from Odessa to the
4th. The exchange at both places had become more un-
favourable to England, and, owing to the large purchases
still going on in wheat, it now pays well to send gold to
Odessa.

EMIGRANTS' BAGGAGE BY RAILWAY.---The Lords
Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury, having had
under their consideration the request of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company, to be
permitted to convey the baggage of emigrants arriving
from Germany at the port o°?Hull, without examination,
to Liverpool for reshipment—first, by allowing it to be
towed across the Humber to New Holland in boats with
sealed hatches, and thence in locked vans, under the
charge of Customs officers, their lordships have adverted
to the rule that they have hitherto considered as essen-
tial in granting the privilege of unexamined goods—viz.,
that in all cases such goods should be removed direct
from the importing ship into the railway van, which
should be locked by the landing officers at the port
of importation, and unlocked by similar officers at the
port of re-shipment, neither the officer in charge nor
any other person having means of access in the interim ;
and their lordships have expressed their opinion
that the rule must be persevered in. iTheir lordships
have also adverted to the fact, that emigrants arriving
at Hull have already this convenience by other railway
companies, and that the railway company now applying
has a similar privilege from the port of Grimsby to
Liverpool, and they have, therefore, been unable to
comply with the request. Nevertheless, as their lord-
ships are unwilling to stand in the way of permitting
a full competition of railway companies or to withhold
privileges of this nature further than the protection of
the revenue render needful, they have expressed them-
selves prepared to grant the privilege requested, pro-
vided the railway company arrange to have the baggage
in question removed from the ship, as at present, direct
into lock-up vans in Hull, which could be removed
across the Humber and placed on the railway, and then
carried to Liverpool under existing regulations.
THE ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT OF £2,000.--Yester-
day, Henry Augustus Hope, of Smithfield and Surrey-
terrace, Sent-road, hay salesman, surrendered to
undergo a final examination before the Barnet bench of
magistrates, upon the charge of embezzling various
sums of money, alleged in the aggregate to be about
2,0001., the property of the Barnet Hay Association.
Mr. Robinson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
J. H. Parry for the accused. The proceedings created
the utmost interest, in consequence of the high charac-
ter and high position held by the prisoner. The facts
of the ease were these :—ln 1852 the prisoner was
engaged by the association (which had for its object to
effect the easier and better sale of produce) to sell
wholly for them upon commission at Smithfield. In the
early part of the present year, they finding accused a
defaulter, he was, after some investigation, dismissed ;
but the accounts which they held of his, being so con-
fused, they agreed to allow him V. per week to gather
the debts, of which they had no clear knowledge. This
continued for some time, and accused made some offer
to purchase the business, but did not do so ; and, finally,
they upon making up their accounts, found above 2,0001.
unaccounted for, and had detected many false entries in
the accounts furnished by the prisoner and many not ac-
counted for at all. On the part of the prisoner it was al-
leged, and admitted that h e claimed a large sum for expenses
they had never authorised him to go to. That they had
sued his sureties for the amount of 600/., and that he
held a bill belonging to the association for 3001., which
falling due, he refused to renew, and that since the com-
pany had given up their premises, the prisoner had
leased them and carried on his own business there.
Several cases having been clearly established, the
bench. after a long consultation, committed the accused
for dial, admitting him to bail, himself in MI., and tiro
substantial bail in 100/, each.