The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-05 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, May s.—Wind this day at Noon, W. ; light
breeze, and cloudy.
RAMSGATE, May 4.—Wind, S. to S.S,W. Arrived—
Bona Fide, from Amsterdam.
SHEERNESS, May 4.—Arrived—Brestow (French line-of-
battle ship), for the Baltic, with damage received in the
Downs.
PORTSMOUTH, May 4.—Wind, W. to S.W. Arrived—
Union, from Trinidad de Cuba; H.M.S. Miranda, Sheer-
ness. Sailed—Jeanna Catherina, for Geelong ; British
Queen, Miramichi • Pomona, Messina; H.M.S. Simoom,
' Mediterranean • Sultana, do.
COWES, May 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived--Empire Queen,
from Havannah and Matanzas, with a small portion of
cargo thrown overboard.
SOUTHAMPTON, May 4.—Arrived—Cape of Good Hope
(s), from Malta.
PLYMOUTH, May 4.—The Harkaway (transport), from
Woolwich, for Gallipoli, arrived in the Sound this after-
noon in a leaky state, having struck upon a wreck off Bury
Head, on the 30th April (supposed to be that of the vessel
which was run down about a month ago), and will be taken
into dock this morning.—Sailed—Wilson Kennedy, for
Gallipoli, with troops.
FALMOUTH, May 4.—Wind, fresh. Arrived—Cuba, from
Aquidilla • Folkescken, Porto Rico ; Ocean Queen, Alex-
andria; ihomas Snook, London. for Cape Coast Castle;
Betty, Port-au-Prince ; Letitia, Sicily.—The North Bri-
tain, which put in here yesterday dismasted, reports hav-
ing seen a full-rigged ship, during the gale of 17th April,
in lat. 48 N., long. 33 W., a little to windward, but could
not see her after the squall was over, and fears she has
foundered.
LOWESTOFT, May 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—lylland
(s), from Nykiobing.
BRISTOL, May 4. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Annie Wal-
ker, from Rio Grande ; Helen, Jamaica.
SCARBOROUGH, May 4 —The Bengt (Danish schooner),
from Gothenberg to Hon deur, was fallen in with off the
Texel April 28th, waterlogged, after being in contact with
a brig, and was assisted into this port to-day.
SHIELDS, May 3.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Christopher
Columbo, from Catania ; Johanna, Girgenti. Sailed—
Medora, for Demerara • Elizabeth, Quebec.
SWANSEA, May 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Sunbeam,
from Cuba
QUEENSTOWN, May 3.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Augusta
and Bertha, from Callao ; Albion, Buenos Apes ; Mary
Anna, New Orleans ; Norman, Liverpool, for New Or-
leans, with loss of sails, etc. ; James L. Bogart, Liver-
pool, for New York, dismasted ; Athol, Liverpool, for
Quebec, leaky, and with loss of bowsprit ; Belle, Liver-
pool, for Newfoundland, leaky, and with loss of mainmast.
OFF KINGSBRIDGE, May 3.—Commodore, from Auck-
land, New Zealand.
THisTxD, April 29.—1 n the night of the 27th of April,
a ship was stranded and sank off Trunum Strand. On the
morning of the 28th, there were four men observed on the
masts, three were subsequently washed off, and the at-
tempts by the life-boat to save the only one left were un-
availing. From the leaf of a log-book washed on shore,
and marked " Railway King", the vessel is supposed to be
the Briton. She is coal laden.
ELSINORE, May I.—A Russian brig, loaded with cop-
per, master's name Verin, was lately taken a prize by the
British, and passed the Sound for England yesterday
evening. Her Majesty's steamer Rosamond arrived here
yesterday from the north, and proceeded. The arrivals
from the Baltic are going on, and only a few vessels from
the North Sea, cleared yesterday afternoon, are detained
in the Roads wind-bound.

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday, 10.53 a.m.
Wind W. ; tide three quarters ebb ' • fine.
Arrived—Thames, steamer, from Hamburg; Armenius,
from Danzic.
Sailed—Eagle, steamer, for Boulogne ; Neptune, for
Havre ; Esperance, for Adelaide.

DKAL, Friday, 10.47 a.m.

Wind N.W., very fine.
Passed—Vera, from Jamaica for London • Caroline, from
Jamaica for London; Agincourt, from Calcults, for London;
Palmyra, from Barbadoes for London; Countess of Lan-
caster, from London for Leghorn.
Anchored—No. 61 Transport, from London for Malta ;
French ship of war Trident, for the Baltic.
Sailed—The Gezuaters, Blake, Baltimore, Anna, Kenil-
worth,
James N. Cowper, Lord Metcalfe, and Jamaica;
French war-ship Andromaque, for the Baltic.

OE' LIFE FROM SHIPWREOK.--Yes-
PRESERVATION
stitution was held at th
neg of the committee of this in. i
terday a general meeting
John-
street, Adelphi, Air. T. oces of the society, in
Baring,John-
tet M.P. presiding. A re-
ward of 61. 6s. was voted
the institution stationed at PP crew of the lifeboat of
laudable
theb le servicescoast of
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trbke-
shire, in consideration of theireYla'
place the 28th nit. ;
said boat to the crew of' the sloopl Comet, of Whitby,
which was wrecked near that
paerssmonasll,teof the brig Ann
also, a reward of 61. to four men!)their praiseworthy
ofenllewee coast of
boat in rescuing
the
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crew,
veereinnegisteixegertioofnsnieine
laarercw rewardsly
and Sarah, of Shields, which went piecestb on the
Whiting Sand, near Aldborough,
Suffolk, on the 23d ult., the poor
escaping with their lives on the occasion. Otherb
were also voted. Lifeboats had recently been
the institution at Dungeness and DundrumP threeebY
others were nearly ready to be sent to different ofp;artri
4,-!e cr)t-,t, which, with their carriages involve a la.
outlay, and we regretted to observe that the income of
the society was very inadequate to meet the same. The
' proceedings then closed.