The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-21 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, DEC. 20.—Wind S. E., moderate.—Came down
from the River and remain, the Lucretia, Scott, from Sydney;
Mary Ann, Marshall, Hobart Town; Ranger, Dring, Africa;
Belamont, Ford, Demerara ; Australia, Forrester, Liverpool ;
Diamond, Connell, Santa Martha; Sophia Pope, Harrison,
Cuxhaven.

PORTSMOUTH, DEC. 20.—Wind S. to S. S. W.—Arrived
her Majesty's ship Pearl, from Bermuda—sailed 25th ult. ;
Jane, Cork ; Francis and Charlotte, Duck, Waterford.
Sailed the A von, Finlay, from Scaham.

PLYMOUTH, DEC. 20. —NI Ind S. S. W.—Arrived the Bro.
thers, Thomas, from Swansea ; Freres, Urnis; Frebert,
St. Gilles; Levis, Gay, Vernmontein ; Calvactos, Grellin.
Ralunt.

FALMOUTH, DEC. 19.—Wind S. S. E. to S. S. W., strong
breezes and squally weather.—Arrived the Lord Melville
packet, Lieut. Webb, from Jamaica—sailed Nov. 14, on
freight 105,000 dollars; Patriot, Tergne, Cadiz—sailed Nov.
25. Put back, the Turk, Penton, from St. Michael's.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 20. —Wind N. N. \V.—Arrived the
Esther, Pickering, from Calcutta ; sailed Aug. 19, and St.
Helena Oct. 27; transport Ludlow, do. ; Archer, Braith-
waite, Savanilla ; Goodman, St. John's, N. B. ; Europe,
Eyles, do. ; Quebec, Pye, do. ; British Queen, Dudney, do.;
St. Patrick, Larmon, do. ; Queen Victoria, Davidson, Mira-
michi ; Achcon, Fielding, do. ; Ann Paley, Lisbon ; Lynx,
Forsyth, do. , Oporto, Smith, Oporto ; Lion, Gottenburg.
Sailed the England, Waite, for New York; China, Lamour,
Charleston ; Cheshire, Gater, Barbadoes.
RAMSGATE, DEC. 20. —Arrived the Argo, Hood, from
Riga; Triton, Stenberg, Antwerp; Gretree, do. ;
M'Cast, St. David's. Sailed Urania, Broderson, Elsinore.
DOVER, DEC. 20.—Sailed the Gotha, King, for Hamburg.
COWES, DEC. 20.—Arrived Mary, Talk, from Rio Janeiro.
DUBLIN, DEC. 18.—Arrived the Brown, Gray, from Mi-
ramichi : Devonshire and London, Auguste, Ostend.
HULL, DEC. 20.—Wind S. W.—Arrived the Neptunus,
from Amsterdam ; Bernard Elise, Nester, ditto; Laura,
Lawson, Rotterdam.
PENZANCE, DEC. 12.—Arrived off, the Stork, Gulls, from
Newfoundland; Jan Putres Kom Boen, Batavia.
MILFORD, DEC. 18.—Arrived the Robert, Pratt, Llanelly.
KINGSTOWN, DEC. 19.—Arrrived the Sovereign, Grant,
from Woolwich, for Barbadoes ; Hebe, Warren, Liverpo)l.
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ESSELS SPOKEN WITEI.—The Royal William steamer, from
Liverpool to New York, 17th inst., eleven miles S. S. W. of
Cape Clear; Dorothy, Gales, from Calcutta to Liverpool,
25th ult., lat. 55, by the Esther, Bikeway, arrived at Liver-
pool. he Brander, Wroose, from New Orleans to the
Clyde, under jury-masts, having been dismasted on the 24th
ult. near Bermuda, 17th inst., lat. 50, long. 12, by the
Lysander, Currie, arrived at Liverpool.
The Tiger steamer, arrived from Hamburg, left the Elbe
on Tuesday, with a large fleet, for Hull.
The Eden, Robertson, from Miratnichi to Newport, has
put into Penzance leaky, and with loss of boats, bulwarks,
sails, and deck load, in lat. 51., long. 15., passed some float-
ing timber.

A new ship, on her first voyage (name unknown), from St.
Jago da Cuba, for Swansea, with copper ore, was on shore on
the Hogstics. Passed Lord Melville packet, which vessel
passed, on the 14th Dec., in lat. 47. 20. N., long. 19. 55. W.,
the barque China, of St. John's. New Brunswick, water.
logged and abandoned, spars standing, sails blown from the
yards, and boats gone.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY (THIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Arrivals this morning—French and Ostend mails, also a
mail from Jamaica, sailed on the 14th of November by the
Lord Melville. Ship letters from Newfoundland, Bermuda,
New Brunswick, and Canton, Calcutta, July 17.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET OF THURSDAY.—" We have
again to report a good demand for Cotton ; the sales have
been to day 7,000 or 8,000 bags, and yesterday's prices have
been fully maintained." The Royal William steamer, which
sailed hence for New York on the 15th inst., was spoken by the
Trusty from Pictou, arrived at Cork on the 17th inst. A.m.,
Cape Clear N. W., distant 11 miles.
The following has been posted in the Commercial Room :
( Copy) Downing-street, Sept. 23.
Sir-1 am directed by Lord Glenelg, to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 26th instant, on the subject of an
Act of the Legislature of Jamaica, imposing a duty on British
manufactured goods imported into that island. Lord Glenelg
directs me to acquaint you, that the Act in question has for
some time been under the consideration of the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Treasury, and the Lords of the Committee of the
Privy Council for trade, and that on receipt of your letter his
Lordship has requested the immediate attention of those de-
partments of the Government to the subject.
" J. STEPHENS.

" Lewis Lucas, Esq., Finsbury-square."
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's
date. " The creditors of the Belgian Bank:had a meeting this
day, which terminated in a temporary extension of three
months. From the result of the communication it appears
that the :position of the creditors appeared certain, but that
the proprietors' was doubtful."
The only important arrival this morning is that from Ja-
maica, bringing the dissolution of the Assembly by his Ex-
cellency the Governor ; and the new elections have already
commenced.