The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

Lo: wolf, Feb. 14.—Wind this day at noon, S. ;
fresh breeze and squally at times, with alternate rain and
sunshine.

PORTSnOUTII, Feb. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Here-
fordshire, Eliza (tpt.), and H.M.S. Algiers, from Malta.
FOWEY, Feb. 13.—Arrived.—Amelia Primeira, from
Paraiba.. very leaky, &c.
NEwronr, Feb. 13.—Wind W., strong.—Sailed—St.
Brieux, for Rio .Janeiro.
CowEs, Feb. 13.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Atlantic
and Argentina, from Rio Janeiro.

CARDIFF, Feb. 12.—Wind S.—Sailed—Kensington,
for Singapore ; Tsar and Addition Grant, New Orleans.
The Wolfe, hence to Milo, put in yesterday, leaky, has
been docked for repairs.
LLANELLI, Feb. 12.—The Polonaise, from Brest to
Swansea, came ashore this morning, on Longharne Sands,
and will probably become a wreck ; crew saved.
PILL, !Feb. 13.—Wind S.W., strong.--Arrived—Che-
valier, from Cardiff, for Havana.

• SWANSEA., Feb. 13.—Wind S.E.-- Arrived—lndustri.
ous, from Riva da Sella.
QUEHNSTOWN, Feb. 12.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—
Clarinda, from Callao.

(MI ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON. Thursday Mot ning.
Arrived—Despatch, steamer, from Jersey; Argyll,
steamer, Carentan.
S tiled—Wonder, steamer, for Jersey; Atlantic, steamer,
Havre.

LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.

Wind W.S.W.

Arrived—Milan, stnlmer, from Marseilles; Daring and
Florist, St. Michael's.
Sailed—Mary Hardy, for Barbadocs.
Off—Cambria (s), from Havre.

The Enniskillen' (s a), hence to Londonderry, struck ou
Kirk blanshold•head, Isle of Alan, on the Ilth of February.
Was got off, with fore hold full of water, and taken into
Ramsey.

QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 12.

Wind S.W.
Arrived—Arrived—Lady Cecilia, from Alexandria ;
Clarinda,

BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GIIAVES,END, Thursday, 10.3 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; tide, three hours' ebb, fine.
Arrived—Eliza, from Alexandria ; Berkshire, Pondi-
cherry.
Sailed—Edwin, Fox, for St. Philip ; Oriental, Rangoon.
DEAL, Thursday, 9.10 a. m.
Wind S.W. ; fresh.
Passed—Mary Bayley, from Leghorn, for London ;
Alice Lambton, screw-steamer, (99 transport), Black Sea,
London ; Imperial, screw-steamer, (138 transport), Black
Sea, London.
Sailed—London Packet, for London.

• The City Bank have notified the issue of 1,500 new
shares of 100/. each to their proprietary, at 8/. premium,
the rate of allotment being one new share to every two
old shares. The amount realised by the premium will
be applied 'to the commencement of a guarantee fund.
The Ceylon Government Gazette of the 29th of Decenl•
ber notifies that the Government issue of notes has been
withdrawn from the-lst ult., and that the notes of the
Oriental Bank Corporation are made receivable at all
the Government Cutcherries in their stead.
Notwithstanding the animation in the Consol market
there was a general relapse yesterday afternoon in the
premiums on the shares of the new banking companies.
Tnis will be regarded with satisfaction by all persons in-
terested in the resnectability of English enterprises, since
it may check the flood of imitative projects which are
understood to be ready to bd poured upon the public.
HOTEL AND TAVERN-KEEPERS' INSTITUTION. —The
third annual ball in aid of the funds of this excellent
institution, established for the purpose of affording relief
to its aged and necessitous members, is announced to
take place at Willis's Rooms, St. James's, on Tuesday
next, the 19th instant. When we consider the vast
benefits that have already been conferred by this young
but flourishing institution, we cannot but congratulate
the c smmittee upon their great success. We sincerely
hope that the assembly on Tuesday next will outrival
all its predecessors, and thereby largely benefit the
funds of this benevolent and charitable institution.
LORD MAYOR'S TRUMPATER.—Yesterday, at a Court
of Aldermen, it Wf49 announced that the Lord Mayor's
trumpeter was dead, and a question arose as to the ap-
pointment of a successor. Alderman Wire submitted a
motion to the effect that the office was unnecessary.
Alderman. Carter said he-looked upon the office as one
which made the civic procession more conspicuously and
noisily ridiculous. (Laughter.) Alderman Far ebrother
having remarked thit, insignificant as was the office, it
might be advisable not to throw it up without due COE•
sideration, it was resolved that the situation should not
be filled up fex the present,

LATEST NEWS.

MARSEILLES, WEDNESDAY.

The Messageries packet the Vatican brings news
from Constantinople of the sth. Kebresh
Mehemed Pacha has been appointed Grand Vizier

ad interim during the absence of Ali Pacha. The
Sultan honoured the fancy balls of Lord de Red-
cliffe and of 111. de Thouvenel with his presence.
The Presse d'Orient announces that the Tysiphone
has left with.tussian prisoners for Odessa, then to
be exchanged against Allied prisoners.
The news from the Crimea, which is to the 31st
January, announces that the Allies have under-
mined Fort St. Nicholas.

The Allies had blown up the last of the docks

at Sebastopol.

Five English regiments are preparing to return
to England. 3,000 infantry, with two batteries

of artillery, have bees sent to Kertch. The

Egyptians have left Eupatoria for Varna.
Accounts from Varna up to the 30th January
state that a fire had broken out there, but had
been extinguished by the French troops. General
Coronini had returned to Bucharest. The thaw
had commenced is the Danube, and the breaking
up of the ice was shortly expected.

Newt from Kinbourn state that the thaw had
begun, that reinforcements had arrived, and that

all was quiet.

Naves from Athens states that the Order of the

Saviour had been conferred on the French Rear-

Admiral Jacquinot.

TRIESTE, FEB. 12.

Accounts have been received here from Con-

stantinople to the 4th, which announce that the

Ottoman Government has added 2,000 men to
the Anglo-Turkish Contingent.
According to letters from Trebizond of th© 9th

ult., the English were seeking on, the coast for a
point where 25,000 men could be landed.

There are 1,000 French i❑ camp at Maslak, and
two English battalions, with a small cavalry de.
tachment, at Pera and Scutari.

The Russians have evacuated part of Turkish
Armenia and retired to Erivan.

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING,

The Moreiteur, and other continental journals of
yesterday, have come to hand. The official French
journal has a decree, conferring the military medal
on 39 soldiers and seamen. _ _

_
A. letter from Copenhagen, of the Gth, antici-
pates that it will be a fortnight or more before the
Court appointed to examine the charges against
M. Scheele, the Minister for Holstein, will close
its inquiry.
The Debats has a money article on the recent
report of Ethe Bank of France. It is as buoyant
and anticipative as might be expected. It tells
us, "So soon as that glorious peace, on which
France now reckons, shall be signed, so soon as the
living strength of French society,a moment diverted
to war, shall return on masse to the fruitful fields
of labour, 01/13: of the first' problems which will be
presented by the force of events will be that of an
extension of our in§.titutions of credit in general,and
.especially of the Bank of France. The Bank must
..be prepared for this ;-for what is this, after all, but
.an increase of her influence, and an increase of her
profits ?"
The commission of which M. Stourm, Councillor
'of State, is president, appointed by Government to
consider the propoSitions for the establishment of
transatlantic lines 'of packets, has drawn up a
seties of questions to be answered by the companies.
It will be a work of some time to prepare the
answers, and it is not expected that any decision
can be come to for the next three months. It has
been intimated that the following rates of speed
will be stipulated for as a minimum :—For the
New York.line, 111 knots an hour; for the Brazils,
; and for the French. Antilles, 104.
Bornsu-,--Feb. 13.—The following were the clos-
ing quotations'

Cash. ft. e.
4i per Cents 96

End of Month
—f. —O.

3-per Cents 73 5 73 70
New Loan -

Bank Shares 3,475 Roman
Credit Mobilier 1,5110 Austrian
Belgian Five 5........ 97 Spanish Threes
Piedmontese (5) B9 Home Dobt

RAILWAYS-708 CASH.

87,
8.
41:
37:

fr. c. fr. c
Orleans ..............1,257 50 Western B5O
Northern
Lyons ...... 1,222 50 New Ditto B2O
Mediterranean 1,38 ► Grand. Central 6lO
Lyons Geneva 740 Teste
Cette 712 50 Austrian Com. ...... 885