The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-01 00:00:00

EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

ARRIVALS.—WiIIiam Lockerby, Parker, from Bengal,
off Cork, sailed 28th Nov., Cape sth Feb. ; Wellington,
Liddell, from Madras, off Plymouth 30th inst., sailed 20th
Jan., Pondicherry 21, Cape 2d March, St. Helena 13,
and Ascension 20th March ; Earl Powis, Spittall, from
Mauritius, off Falmouth, sailed 19th Jan., St. Helena, 23d
Feb. ; Sir Colin Campbell, Pentecost, from Bombay, at
Liverpool, sailed 28th Dec., St. Helena 29th February ;
London, Shuttleworth, from Bengal, off the Wight, sailed
sth January, Cape 23d February, passed St. Helena sth
March ; Atlas, Pigot, from Madras, off Plymouth, sailed
31 Jan., Cape 26th February, St. Helena 10th March.
Arrivals in Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope—Agnes,
Lamont, Feb. 12, from ,Port.au-Prinoh ; Amelia Mul-
holland, M'Eackcon, 13t11, from Rotterilam v Runnymede,
Forward, 13th, from Lohdon, and sailed /16th, to Van
Diemen's Land ; Regent, Pocket, McDonald, 14th, from
Crozets ; Gipsey, Gibson, 14th, from London, and sailed
18th to Whaling; Arab, Mearns, 15th, from Haraburgh ;
Majestic, Smith, 15th, from Liverpool, and sailed 18th to
Vats Diemen's Land; George, Donaldson, 15th, from Lon.
don; Senator, Grindlay, 17th, from Liverpool; Mary,
Hulme, 18th, from Natal ; Cora, Melville, 19th, from Rio ;
Herefordshire, Chapman, 20th, from Bombay, and sailed
24th to London ; Mcdora, Sargcant, 20th, from Ambriz ;
Catherine, Gabb, 75t, from Calcutta; Sir William
Heathcote, 21st, fr m Knysna ; Diana, Garrick, and
George, Home ; Distant, 22nd, from Desolation
Island ; Hero, Cloyde, 22nd, from Simons' Bay •
Arab, Nash. 25th, from Mauritius, and sailed, 27th, tc;
Liverpool ; Europe, Foster, 26th, from Ceylon ; Le Pe-
tite Susanne, Legro. 25th, from Batavia, and sailed
28th to Bordeaux; her Majesty's steamer, Zeppa, Lieui.
Clyver, from Roft.. •am ; Victoria, Saunders Island, from
Bristol; Onyx, a n, 26th, from the Mauritius; China
Robertson, 27t' Plymouth ; Vanguard, Walker,
from Singapore ert Henderson, Tweedie, 28th, front
Woolwith ; e Hortense, 29th, trom Bordeaux
Mangles, 28;h 'ortsmouth ' • Sandade Palmer, March
2, from Rio R." 7-- iff ; Ord, from Bordeaux.

SOUTHAMPTON RAIL-ROAD.—Yesterday loom-
ing at eight o'clock, an experimental trial of the solidity of the
line of railroad, was made from Basingstoke to Winchester,
by a line of trains of carriages heavily laden with stop and
iron, which fully proved the excellence of the carriat•
On Monday morning, the eleventh of May, the line of road,
being now completed from the terminus, at Nine Elms, Vaux-
hall-road, to Southampton, will be opened for public travel-
ling, the distance being eighty-four miles. The Mail-train will
arrive at Southampton from London, in three hours and a half,
and the public train of carriages, with luggage, in about four
hours.
TH -r)E rRINEE'S TII EA TRE.—Der Frer/scictttx
was repeated here on Wednesday night with. better effect even
than before. As usual the chorus was capital. The overture
was encored, co was Madame Schumann's song in the second
act, and the " Huntsman's Chorus" was called for three times.
The Queen with some part of the Court was expected, but her
IShjesty will be present for the first time the
opera is to be repeated,dat least so we are given to understand.

MASTEUS OP ARTS.—Rev. Francis Thomas New. of .
John's College, Grand Compounder; Edward B. Smithi,
of Queen's College; Rev. R. Lee, of Lincoln College 4,
Edward A. Litton, of Oriel College; Rev. H. Maule, rf
Queen's College; Rev. J. Saunders, of ditto ; and The-
max Henry Sheppard, of Oriel College
The following das are appointed for holding congrega-
tions for granting degrees, &c., (lining the present term :
Thursday, May 7; Thursday, May 14; Thursd.y, May
21 ; Saturday, June 6.
The new Proctors for the ensuing year were admitted
into office, on, taking the customary oaths, &t., this day, at
two o'clock.