The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-16 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Marten 14.—Wind light airs and hazy.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 12.--The Lady Ann, put back here, saw, ten
days ago, a schooner's mast, appeared to have been cut by the board,
lat. 47 N., lon. 17 W. The Karel Nuberding, from Port-au-Prince to
Antwerp, which put in here 11th instant with damage, has been sur-
veyed, and must discharge.
BRISTOL, MARCH 13.—The Sarah Crowell, from St. John's, New
Brunswick, to Liverpool, which got on shore in the river yesterday
morning, has been twisted off with much damage.
LIMERICK, MARCH 11.—The report of the loss of the Rachel is in-
correct, the vessel having arrived at Tralee ; all well.
BRIDLINGTON, Marten 14.—The schooner which sunk in the Bay
on the 12th or 13th of December last, during a gale, proves to be the
Removal, Furse, of Brixham ; crew supposed to have been drowned.
13.—Arrd.
Ceylon
Providence,
ovd
Hartley,enee Wilson, St. John's ; Alice
Sumatra;Bolivar, Kenrick, Madras;
DUNDALK, MARCH 11.—The Robert, E. Ward, of Strangford, which
Hicks, Calcutta. Arrd. from
was on shore on the Ballast Bank, hove off this morning.
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DEAL, Ac ai
Anglican,cn
and Eliza, Wells, Boston. Arrd. from the River and aid., Gladiator,
Bunting, New York. Ski. Ann, Smith, Demerara ; Ellen, Demerara;
Matilda, Luckie, Berbice.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 13.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrd. Oressa, Smith,
gdSate.eNliaen' s P,
Calcutta; Thetis, Honduras ; Asgatria, Little, Honduras ; British
Princess, Mather, New Orleans, lost boat, bulwarks, &c.; Letitia,
Heyn, Parry, New Orleans; Grampian, Graham, Savannah; Brook-
lyn, Laidley, New York; Londonderw„Finlay, Licata. Off port,
Isabel, New Orleans. The Charlotte, hence to Leghorn, on shore at
Dublin, was got off yesterday, after being lightened of about 200
tons of cargo.

The general belief in the political clubs is that the
measures of the Government, for the immediate reduction
and eventual abolition of the duty on foreign corn, will be
carried in the House of Lords by a majority of from 25 to 30.
—Observer.

The Alnianach du Mois states that the Council of the
Order of Advocates determined on Tuesday that a sum of 4,000 f.,
set apart for presenting a medal to each of its members when elected,
..44 be appropriated to the Polish muse."

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A great many Englistititmilies of rank have congre-
grated in the French capital, among whom may be included the
Dowager Countess of Sandwich, Lady Brougham, the Earl and
Countess of Erroll and family, the Earl and Countess of Roden, and
I Lady Maria Jocelyn, Viscountess Campden, Viscountess Powers-
coast and family, the Marquis of Hertford, the Hon. Captain and
Mrs. Cadogan, Viscountess Castlereagh, Hon. Sir Alex. and Lady
Duff and family, the Misses Ricardo, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, &c.
IMPORTANT POST OFFICE NOTICE.—The following
important notice to the public was issued on Friday by command of
the Postmaster-General I —" A contract having been made by her
Majesty's Government with the Pacific Steam Navigation Company,
for the conveyance of mails, once in every month, each way, between
Panama, Callao, and Valparaiso, and other intermediate ports, the
agent of this department at Panama has been instructed to for-
wardall newspapers and letters addressed to I)
by the steam-vessels to be provided under this contract
laces on the western
coast of South America, and forwarded to hint in the closed
mails made up in London on the 17th of every month. It is
expected that the first contract packet will be in readiness to
leave Panama, on or about the 23d proximo, with the corres-
pondence posted in this country up to the 17th instant. Per-
missionpts.
IhnasthbeeenstgaliveesnofforNtehwe packets to
the port of Buenaventura.o call at the under-mentioned
Iu the states of Ecuadar, the port of Guayaquil. In the states of
Peru, the:ports of Payta ; Lambayeque ; Huanchaco ; Santa ; Huacho ;
Callao ; Pisco ; Islay ; Arica and Y-Quique. In the states of Bolivia,
the port of Cobija. In the states of Chili, the ports of Copiapo ;
Huasco ; Coquimbo ; and Valparaiso. No additional rate of postage
will be levied ttpou letters addressed to the Western Coast of South
America for this conveyance. They will continue chargeable with a
rate of 2s. when not exceeding half an ounce ; 4s. when not exceed-
ing an ounce, and 5.3 forth. Newspapers addressed to the states of
New Granada, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru, will be forwarded free
from postage as at present. Newspapers addressed to Chill will be
liable to a rate of 4d. each.—General Post-office, March 13, 1846."
ERRATHM.—By a mistake the advance in Consols
on Friday was printed three per cent. instead of three-eighth&
THE NEW DUTIES.—The new scale of duties on the
articles contained in Sir Robert Peel's resolutions passed by the
House of Commons on Monday evening comes into operation at the
London Custom-house on Saturday.
On Thursday, Sir Thomas Fremantle, the recently
appointed Commissioner of Customs, accompanied by the Hon. G. R.
Dawson, paid a visit of inspection to the St. Katherine Dock. The
lion. Baronet and his colleague, who were attended by Mr. Bealie
landing surveyor, went over the various bonded warehouses, and the
baggage warehouse,
and made particular inquiries respecting the
duties of the various revenue officers, gate-keepers, and others. The
Commissioners int end to visit the London Docks, and the docks on
the south-side of the river, in succession.
HEALTH OF THE Pori. The Limerick Examiner
says : " We have seen a letter front Rome, bearing date the 28th of
February, from a high ecclesiastical authority, by which we are
happy to learn 'that his Holiness, though now in his 82d year, not
only enjoys perfect health, but vigour both of mind and body.' This
is a direct contradiction to the rumour lately circulated in respect
his Holiness's health."

Sir Win. C. Codrington, Bart., M.P.,
in consequence
of his indisposition, has paired off with the Hon Mr. Howard, M.P.
for Malmesbury, until after the Easter recess.
A curious order of the police was issued at Berlin on
the 2d instant. With a view of preventing the diminution of night-
ingales in their natural state of liberty, it is decreed that everyperson
in Prussia who keeps a nightingale in a cage shall pay an annual tax
of 10 thalers (40 francs), and that any person putting a nightingale in
future into cage, without giving Information to the pollee, WWI 13
tied 31) thaleri.