The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-25 00:00:00

StIIP NEWS.

GRAVESEND, AUG. 24.—Wind S.W., strong breeze
and cloudy.
Arrived—City of Rotterdam, from Dinkirk; Con-
cordia, liir:4fle, and Apollo, from Rotterdam—Stadt
Dordrecht from Dordt; Fleece, from Ghent; Triton,
from Ostend; Seine, from Boulogne; Menai, from Ca-
kie; Mary Sarah, from St. Petersburgh; Alfred, from
Malaga; Glory and Conqueror. from Archangel; Dar-
lington, from Gottenburgb; William Hyde, from New
Zealand; Pancess Victoria, Lucy Sharp, and Rogna,
from Callao; Margaretta Mafia, from Cuba; Blanche,
from Cadiz; Gustave, from Bayonne; William West,
from Oporto; Atlantic Oc an, from Jamaica; Lord Ra-
yensworth, from flavannah; St. George and Eliza, from
Guernaey; Aft-Ai-. trona Bahia; Nairns, from Quebec;
Vigilant, from Llibart-town; Qieenstown, from Laun-
ceston; Martin, from limitzc; Gambia, from Sierra
Leone; John Graham, from Smyrna; Marquis of Bute,
from Charente; Mary, from Croizstadt; Hoffman, from
Archangel; Old England, from China; Zephyr, from
the Baltic.

Sai'e I—Chieftain,tfor NewiZealand; Nile, for Madras;
Anne Eliza and Henry Tanner, for Quebec; Pearl, for
Yfoutreal; Milton and Index, fur New South Wales;
Ann Elizabeth, for Gala z; Fame, for Calais; Countess
of Lonsdale, Thames, Atwood, Ocean, Batavier, and
Earl of Auckland, for Rotterdam; Panther, for Ostend;
Johann Henrich, for the Baltic; London, for New York;
'stews, for reneriffe; Hereford, for Demerara; City of
London, for Dunkirk; Czeiarea, for Hamburgh; Rhine,
for Ostend; C lumbiue, for Havre; Albion, for Boulogne;
Baron Osy, for Antwerp; Fanny. for Bremen; William
4Ticl Mary, for Sydney; London Packet, for the Baltic;
Lord John Russell, for Harlingen; Magnet and Diana,
for Amsterdam; Bugomeiater Hyndekoper, for Rot-
terdam. •
VESSELS SPALEN WITEL,

John Edward, from Calcutta fur London, June 13, in

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lat. 35 S., lung. 27 E.
Cashmere, from London for Auckland, July 8, in lat. 7

S., long. 16 W.
Nile, from London for Madras, July 11, on the Equator,

long. 23 W.
Ba-que Red Rae, of Dundee fur the Southwa rJ,July 22,

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iu ha. 13 N., long. 25 W.
Australis, from N.w Yurk for Liverpool, July 6 in la'.
18 N., long. 28 W.
Orpheus, from Prince Edward's Island for Liverpool,
July 12, in lat. 48 N., long. 32 W.
Judith, f: um Boston for Liverpool, July 10, in lat. 49 N.
long. 21 W.
Jane Hamilton, from the Clyde for Quebec, July 29, in
lat. 49 N., long. 40 W.
Guildford, trom Bombay for Liverpool, June 11, in lat.
28 S., long. 14 E. _ _

Rilby, from Calcutta for Boston, June 13, in lat. 26 S.,
long. 11 E. _ _ _

Masst:tnhust-ts, from Matanzas fur Cowes, Ja'y 10, in
lat. 45 N., long. 51 W. _

Condor, outward bound, July 10, 'n ht. 1 S.. 'PIT. 23 W.
B4rhain ship, July 20, in lat. 13 N., long. 27 W.
Venture, trim Bonny fur Liverpool, July 22, in lat. 14
N., long. 30 W.
R:fleman bay que, homeward bound, July 31, inlet. 31 N.,
long. 38 W.
West Indian. homeward bound, Aug. 11, in IE3. 42 N.,
long. 25 W.
John Dennison, from Ceylon for London, July 28, in
lat. 27 N., long. 40 W.

Earl of flarewoUil, from tho Mauritius for Queemtown,
in long. 15 W.

Malcolm, from Callao for Queenstown, in lat. 26 N.
Celina, of Gothenburg, from Java for Hartlepool, Jane
8, in lat. 27 S., long. 7 E.

Bernard brig. of and for Liverpool, July 6, in lat. 11 N.
lung. 26 W.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

LOWESTOFT RAILWAY AND HARBOUR.
The hat-yearly meeting of the shareholders in this
undertdiing was held on Saturday, at the Harbour-
tiffi,:e, Lowestoft. Me. S. Al. Peto, M.P., the chair-
man of the company presided.

Mr. Harr, the secretary, read the half-yearly state-
ment of uccouots, an abstract of %hien has already
appeared in this journal.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the ac-
counts, observed that the harbour was now practically
completed, and since last meeting it had been taken
oossession of, under the Act of Parliament, by th-
Norfolk Railway Company. It contintu.d to answer
most efficiently all the purposes for which it had hen
originally designed. The steactu-rs which had been
established between that port and Denmark were of
the first quality, and with efficient horse power.
They were able to perform the journey between
Lowestoft and Denmark at an average rate of some-
thing like 28 hours—the new steamer, the City of
Norwich, having made her first trip last week to
Denmark in 24, returning in 26 hours.—(Hear,
near.) He had himself during the last month visited
Norway, and had had the pleasure of a dog
the great trunk railway of that kingdom com-
menced during his visit, and arrangements made
tor its execution which would ensure its completion
within the period of two years. That railway, in con-
nexion with Lake. Moysen, on which there were already
four steamers plying, and for the purposes of which
six more were building, would open up the interior
of Norway to the extent of 140 miles; and when he
told them that on his journey from Christiana to
Lake Miiysen he had counted 378 waggons laden
with colonial produce, and that there were now up-
wards of 2,000 horses constantly employed in draw-
ing merchandise from Christiana to Eidsvaid and
Lake Moysen, for the supply of the interior of the
country, they would readily believe that in
that country there was a large consumption,
sufficient to show that mercantile relations might
with advantage be established with them.—(Cheers.)
Upon his return he had had an opportunity of seeing the
Prime Minister of Denmark, in conjuncion with Mr.
R. Stephenson, and of making preliminary arrange.
ments for all the railways about to be constructed in
that kingdom, so that he hoped that within two
years there would b 3 veers constructed an efficient
railway communication of such a character as, with
the arrangements at Lowestoft, would enable them
very largely to develop the resources of both coun-
tries.—(Hear, hear.) There was another point to
which he wished to direct their attention, viz., with
reference to the construction of the branch
railway through Haddiscoe to Beccles, and thence
through the centre of Suffolk to Haleswortb, which
would enable them to send large quantities of coal
into the interior. This, together with the corn and
malt which they should be enabled to bring back for
exportation, and to take to London, would be a source
of great benefit to their own railway and the Eastern
Counties Company. Their prospects were so far
good that, during the present year, their traffic had
very considerably increased, and he believed it was
likely to continue to augment. But they must not
look upon the trade of this railway and harbour as
merely worth so much to their own line, hut they
must remember the large amount which it contributed
—something like 25,000/.--to the parent line, pro-
viding it also with an a imirable sea station and com-
munication with the northern ports of Europe. H.
could not but feel that the object in:this respect had
been very satisfactorily attained. Again, looking at
the great capacity of the harbour as a harbour of
refuge, remembering the great extent to which it had
been made use of in that respect, having at one time
upwards of 250 vessels in their harbour, many of them
derelict, and in actual distress, which but for it would
have been in imminent danger of being lost—consi-
dering that they had a uniform depth of 20 feet at
lowest low water, without any bar, and that vessels
could make it in safety at any time of the tide, they
must feel, in addition to the success of their railway,
sincere gratification that their harbour had been the
means of rendering a great service to the cause of
humanity, and a benefit to the whole traffic of the
kingdom.—(Cheers.)
I Mr. SuLfinsa wished to know, the whole vomits