The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-01 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY

DEAL, D„. 30.—Wind SW., moderate. Dec. 31.—Wind S.W.,
ditto.—Arrived and proceeded for the River, the Munford, Cleve-
land, from Havatinah ; and Stentor, from Quebec. Arrived from the
River end remain, the Mercy, Treadwell, for Barbadoes ; Endeavour,
Johnson, for Lisbon; Mexborough, Livingston, for Granada ; Bolivar,
Brown, for St. Vincent's; Jane, Last, for Trinidad, Alexander Ro-
bertson, Wyley, for Alexandretta; Enterprise, l‘lartele, for Gibraltar;
Scotia, Gale, for St. Michael's; General Evans, Dale, foe St. Michael's;
Vixen, Watkin, for Leghorn; and also the Isabella and Canton.
Poarssrotrrit, Dec. 30.—Wind S.S. W. DEc. 31.—Wind S.—Sailed
the Malcolm, Eylcs, for Madras, Bengal, and China • and Valiant,
Iluley, for
PiNsiouu, DEC 31.—Arrived the Barbara, Nicholson,' from Odessa;
Scalark, Carne, from Terceira; and Sylph, Belem, from Guernsey, leaky,
bound to Gibraltar.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 33.—Arrived the Mutine Packet, from Vera Cruz,
sailed the 13th November, and Ilavannali the 27th ; and Delight
Packet, from the West Indies, sailed from St. Thomas's the 15th ult.
Bursrox, DE,. 31,—Arrived the Wiliam and Elizabeth, Pearce, from
Ilicliebucto; and Windrush, Maine, from Lisbon
DuaLtN, Dec. 29.—Arrived tee Diligence, Nicholls, from Cadiz.
Ltvenroot, Dec. 31.—Arrived, the Chatham, Gill, from Demerara;
Alice, from Barbadocs ; Exchange, Atkins, from Savannah; St. Law-
rence, from Miramichi ; Joseph, Porter, from St. Andrews; Brothers,
Hutchinson, from Zaute ; Adventure, Tueker, from Terceria ; Paquite
de Bilboa, from Tarrogona; Oporto, Smith, from Oporto; off Port,
Courier, from Valparaiso; Aristides, Hart, from Haraburgh ; Argen-
tine, Helso, from Antwerp; Dido, from Africa. Telegraph Office—
Off Holyhead, inward bound, the Kingston, from Africa.

The Isadore, Pitt, bound to Portsmouth, has just put back to Kilrush,
very leaky, having struck on the bar and must discharge.

BOROUGH of LAMBETH—THIS DAY

This morning a meeting of the inhabitants of the above borough
was held at th:. School Room, Church-street, to take into considera.
Lion the late declarations of Lord John Russell, in the House of Corn.
mons ; al,o, for the extension of the elective franchise, and to require
the Vote by Ballot.
The requisition calling the meeting was signed by nearly 300 of the
inhabitants, of whom not a tenth attended.
Mr. JOHN BARTON was voted to the Chair, and read tho requisition.

Mr. FALL said it now became a question with the meating whether
they should at once go into the business or adjourn. The present time,
in his opinion, was most inconvenient, for it was New-Year's Day—a
day of great business to the inhabitants, and consequently thsy would
be unable to attend. It was therefore his opinion that such important
subjects as were to be discussed ought,to be brought forward before
a far greater meeting than the present, and it was his intention to move
the adjournment of the muting until Thursday evening. Amongst
the subjects which would come under discussion, the war in America
wonlc form one of the topics, and it was highly important that so mo.
mentous a question ought to be brought fi rward, when the working
men of the Borough were present. Ito should therefore move the ad.
journment until Thursday evening next, at six o'clock.
Mr. GRADY quite concurred in the motion, for the subjects which
would be brought forward were of the greatest importance, and were
entitled to be largely discussed. If they would agree to the adjourn-
ment, Mr. Hawes would attend on Thursday evening and so would Mr
D'Eyncourt, if he were back in sufficient time from Lincolnshire.
A person present observed that the workmen were pretty well in-
formed of the causes of the Canadian war.

Another Inhabitant objected to the meeting being adjourned.
Mr. FALL, jn explanatiom, said the adjournment arose from the corn.
!:native thinness of the meeting.

The motion for the adjournment was then carried.

THE NEW LAW OF WII,Ls.—As the new Act
comes into operation this day, it behoves every one to make
himself acquainted with its principal provisions, especially with
those which relate to the execution and formalities of wills,
and without the due observance of which formalities no will
made hereafter will be valid. From and after this day every
will, whether of real or personal property, must be in writing,
and be signed by the testator, or by some person in his pre-
sence, and by his direction. The sissature of the testator
must be made or at least acknowledged by him in the presence
of two or more witnesses present at the same time, who must
subscribe their names as witnesses to the execution of the will
in the presence of the testator and of each other. As the Act
does not require any particular form of attestation to be used,
it seems that any words of sufficient import will answer the
purpose. In case of any interlineation or alteration being
made in the will after execution, such alteration must bo exe-
cuted in all respects the same as the will, by affixing the sig-
nature of the testator, and the subscription of the witnesses in
the margin opposite to such alteration, or at the foot of some
memorandum referring thereto. It may he further necessary
to bear in mind that every will made in future will be revoked
by the subsequent marriage of the party making it, without the.
I birth of a child supervening.