The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-09 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.

DEAL, MARCH 7.—Wind N.E.—Sailed the Charles Kerr,
Arnold, for South Australia ; St. Vincent, Dawson, Sydney ;
Wat”r-lily, Port Philip ; Charles Hammer, South Seas ;
enturion' Manger, for Rio Janeiro ; Richmond Hill, Spragge,
Berbice ; Thomas, Bank, ditto; Don Giovanni, Hawn, Ja-
maica. B.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed the Ocean Queen, Dixon
for Hobart Town ; Swallow, Withycombe, Mauritius ; Emma.
Mann, Cape and Ceylon; Star of the West, Demerara; brat.-
ton, Smith, Havannah.

LIVERPOOL, Maitcx B.—Wind S. to S. S.E., light breezes.
—Arrived the Treasurer, Hutchings, from Bermuda, sailed
the 10th ult., with part of the cargo of Williamina, from Bar-
badoes to this port, condemned at Bermuda ; Marion, Martin,
Tampico; Panope, Alexandria; Sir John Harvey, Cuthbert-
son, Malaga; John Denniston, Barker, Calcutta; and Roches-
ter, Woodhouse, New York, sailed the bill ult. Sailed the
Rebecca, Longford, for New South Wales ; Blair, Newby,
Barbadoes ; John Horroeks, Berbiee ; Columbus. Cropper,
New York ; Cotton Planter, Dane, ditto ; Governor Troup,
Butman, ditto ; Ligonia, Hamilton, Baltimore; Shannon,
M'Alpin, Halifax; Nemesis steamer, Hall, Odessa; Yare,
Macartney, Demerara; Conair, Howland, Savannah ; Dub-
lin, Schofield, Philadelphia; Gazelle, Lakey, Azores ; Teazer,
Airth, St. Michael's ; and Martha, Compton, Africa.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH B.—Arrived the Talisman, Roberts,
from St. Michael's. Off port the Ellen Gillman, Steer, ditto.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 6.—Wind S.S.E. to E. S.E., fre h
breezes. 7.—Strong breeze from eastward.—Arrived the
Braganza, steamer, Lewis, fe,,m Gibraltar and (2adiz—left 28th
ult., Lisbon 2d inst., Oporto 3d, and Vigo 4th ; Niekerie,
Nan-
nermeyer, Batavia—sailed 4th November, and St. Helena 31st
January; Ellen, Oakley, Taganrog ; Active, Hutchinson,
Odessa ; and Ajax, Thortip,on, Smyrna. Sailed the Pigeon,
packet, for Madeira, Tcneriffe, and Brazils ; Swift, packet,
Halifax ; her Majesty's steamer, Meteor, on a cruize, with
supplies for the homeward bound. Off port the Pera, Smyrna.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK
The ship Rochester has arrived at Liverpool, from New
Yoik, bringing papers to the 6th of February. The papers
do not contain any news of importance. All remains tranquil
in Canada. Rate of Exchange, 8 to B,i. Pennsylvania State
Loan—Yesterday the State Loan of 800,000 dollars was taken
by the following Ranks—United States Bank, 100,000 dollars,
Girard Bank, 200,000 dollars, !Bank of Pennsylvania, 200,000
dollars.

The late message of the Governor to the Legislature
meets with a cordial approval by the entire business portion of
the community, without distinction .if party, and hence the
desire of the Banks to sustain the credit of the States.
We have received Montreal papers to the 31st of January,
and Quebec to the 28th of January.
The former states that Digby and Archoit have been de-
clared free ports in the province of Nova Scotia, on the 3d inst.
The Hon. B. Uniacke moved in the House of Assembly of that
Province for a Committee to take into consideration the state
of the fisheries.

On the 11th instant, says the Halifax Times, agreeable to
notice, previously given, the sales of 500 shares in th Stock of
the Bank of Nova Scotia, took place at the Bask, when the
whole was disposed of at an advance on the price of the Shares
of 30 per cent.
There was a very extensive conflagration at Wilmington,
North Corolina, on the morning of the 7th inst. ; 150 houses
were totally consumed.
We are happy to inform our readers that the Montreal and
City Banks have declared that they will continue to receive the
English shilling for fifteen pence, and the English sixpence for
sevenpence-halfpenny.
The Quebec papers state that the Kingston Chronicle of the
22d instant repeats that his Excellency the Governor General
would leave Toronto shortly, to be at NY w York, to embark for
England the Ist February in the British Queen.
Montreal, Jan. 25.—Our Banks have advanced the rate of
Exchange to 3 per cent. on New York, and 12 per cent. on
London; the Montreal Bank has accommodated those who
could not " down with the dust."
We have received Port Louis Gazettes to October 3.
" On Tuesday, the Ist of October, his Honour Charles
Joseph Latrobe, Esq. landed from the Pyramus, under a salute
of nine guns.

" Th; town of Melbourne now consists of 35$ houses and
2,000 inhabitants. It has sprung up from a solitary wilder•
?less. Landed property continues to rise ; two allotments in
the town, of the usual size, sold by Government, were disposed
of this week for 1,2241. ; the original cost was 231. ; the
ground was divided into twelve building sections, which brought
from 601. to 1901.

A public meeting was held at Mr. Murray's Station, Lake
Colac, on the 23d ult., for the purpose of taking into considera-
tion the necessity of petitioning his Excellency Sir George
Gipps to adopt some measures for the prevention of the aggres-
sions of the Aborigines."

Cape of Good Hood Hop Papers to the 22d of December
have been received.

" It appears by the accounts reeeived from the frontier, that
heavy rains have been experienced throughout the colony. On
the 9th a shower of hail fell near Graham's Town."
In the above papers there is a very long account of the exa-
mination of Panda at Port Natal, before the Assembly of the
Emigrants.

We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yesterday's date.
EXCHANGE OF AMSTERDAM, MARCH 6.—The Dutch
funds have in general maintained the prices of yesterday, and
there was a demand for Integrals. The Spanish funds also
improved, and active operations took place in them, owing to
the news from Madrid being more favourable. A great deal of
business was done in Ardoin's Spanish at 23 15-16.

We have several arrivals this morning, the most important
is that by the Lisbon mail of the dissolution of the Cortes,
which v..e gave several days past in our City article from a pri-
vate letter.

The contents of the New York Papers, which are not of
much importance, will be read in another part of the Paper.
We have also accounts from Alexandria by the Malta mail,
which has not brought any overland express from India, which
was generally reported in the City on Saturday to have ar-
rived—great anxiety prevails for its being received, as it is ex-
pected it will convey important intelligence from China.
The intelligence from New York, received this morning, is
looked upon, in respect to the financial state of Pennsylvania, as
favourable.