The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-26 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, April 26.—Wind this day at noon, W. ;
moderate breeze and cloudy.
PLYMOUTH, April s.—Wind E.—Arrived—El Do-
ra'lo, from Monte Video ; Holyrood (s. tpt.), Deptford.
Off the port —Anglesey, from Melb n or.
FALMOUTH, April zs.—Wind E., strot g,—Arrived
Elias Pike, from Akyab ; G:ovanui, Moose Video for
Antwerp. Sailed—Valuna, for Quebec. Off the port—
Hau•-r, from Bahia, for Hamburg.
NEWPORT, April 'ls.—Wind E.—Arrived—Juno, from
London, for St. Thomas; Agatha and John Christian Si-
mony, London.
LOWESTOFT, April 25—The Treffery (not Jeffery, as
before reported), from Newcastle, for Plymouth, which
grounded on the Corton Sand, got off last night and pro-
ceeded.
JERSEY, April 24.—Wind E.—Sailed—Nameless, Bo-
liva, and Swift, for Labrador.
CORK, April 24.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived.—Liffey,
from Barbadoes.
CARDIFF, April 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Nantase, for
Singapore ; Jason, Rio Janeiro.
LEITH, April 25.--Arrived—Judith from Matanzas.
HARTLEPOOL, Wind 25.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Eliza
Robson, for Quebec.

(PEB ELEOTRIc TI LEGRAPH.I
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.
Arrived—Air and Vulcan, from Sunderland ; George
Canning, Port Packet, Isabella, Matilda, Maria, Whitfield,
and Eliza, Cardiff; Prothesa, Aun, and Phillimore, Leith;
Mary Pope, Atlas, Adelaide, San 7 Lass, and Jessie,
Newport; Merchant, Swansea; City of Botterdam (s.),
London ; Purveyor, Portland,
Sailed—Sir Robert Peel, for Sunderland.

(BY SUBMARINE ANA BRITISH TELKUBA'vT•I
. GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.15 a.m.
Wind S. ; tide, 6 hours' ebb ; cloudy.
Sailed—Margaret, for Dunkirk . Aurora and Frederick
Simony, Aalborg; Clarendon (s -t.) Malta.
DEAL, Saturday, 9.55 a.m.
Wind W.S.W. ; moderate.
Passed—General Taylor, from Havre, for Newcastle ;
Wild Cat, Calcutta ; Iddo Inglis and Dayspring, Mauri-
tius ; Lady M'Donald, Ceylon ; Jane, M01.1!1)16i1) ; Cressul,
Shanghai ; Pleiades, Calcutta; Peri, St. Michael's—all
for London.
Anohored—Sutlej, from London, for Newport ; Barba-
rian, London, Cardiff; Eliza Neilson, East, North Ame-
rica.
Sailed --Odin, for London.
Put back—Truro, for Adelaide.

ARRIVAL OF THE ANGLESEA.—The A.rglePea, Captain
Thorne, from Port Philip, has arrived with 51,319
ounces of geld, valued at 205,2761., and ad vices to the
20th of Januaiy, off Plyinputh. Lady IT,,tham, the
relict of the late Governor of VietGria, and suite, are
among the passengers. The letters and papers are ex-
pected to town to-day ; and, being about ten days later
than the ad vices by the Red Jacket, they will be perused
with considerable interest.

I
UELKBRATION OF SY AKSPRIO,-:.SI Br TB-
DAY AT ,5 TIiATFORD-UPON-AVON.

The thirty-second anniversary dinner of the Royal
Shakeperean Club, in commemoration of the' natal day
of the immortal bard, was held in Shakspere's Hall, on
the 23d instant. The town on this joyous occasion was
gay and animated ; banners and flags were displayed
from all the pikblic buildings ; the bells of the parish
church rang merrily ; and the day-was marked by sail
the features:of a general holiday. -
At eleven o'clock in the morning, the "Birth-place
Committee" held a meeting at the hall, .under the presi-
dency of D. Rice, Esq., the mayor of the town. There
were also present Messrs. W. 0. Hunt, E. Adam's, E.
Gibbs, J. Atkinson, and J. S. Leaver. The minutes' of
the last csceting were read and confirmed, and a finance
committee was appointed, consisting of Messrs. A. B.
Wheler, W. 0. Hunt, J. Atkinson, D. Rice, E. F.
Flower—three to form a quorum, and to meet quarterly.
The following gentlemen were added to the committee—
Messrs. F. Kendale, H. B. Sowdon,. H. Kingsley, M.D.,
H. Stanley, C. Lucy, and -K. M. Bird. A letter was
laid before the meeting from Dr. Thomson, giving in his
resignation as President of the Society, an office which
he had held for many years to the satisfaction of every
one connected with it. The Dr. had been one of the
steadiest supporters of the club from its cotnmencement,
and be took a most active part in raising the fund for the
purchase of the birth-place of Shakspere. A vote of
thanks was unanimously passed .to him for his valuable
services, and Dr, Kingsley was elected to the vacant office.
Tne Secretary, Mr, J. S. Leaver, read the following re-
port, which was adopted unanimously :—" Annual Report
of the Royal Shakesperean Club for the year ending 23d
April, 1856 :—Ever since 1847, when the 'Committee
made the purchase of the "birtlnplace " and premises,
they had been in expectation of being able to announce
the liquidation of the debt incurred by the Committee for
the completion of the purchase ; and this year they have
that gratifying information to give, and the society is now
free of debt, in relation to the liability so tong existing.
The original sum formed from the Bank was 4701. se-
cured to the Bank by a note, signed by your president,
and Messrs W. 0. Hunt, C. H. Bracebridge, Flower,
and D. Rice, which was cancelled in November 22d
last ; the interest paid on it amounted to 75/. 4s.
11d. , In the effort, the Committee have felt it their
duty to make, to rem'eve the debt they have been obliged
to incur, some further liabilities in the necessary re-
pairs of the birth place" and adjoining houses, and in
paving the front of the house, to the amount of upwards
of 1001., but, at the same time, they have pleasure in
saying the whole of the property is tenanted, and with
the donations from vistors, and some other sources 'of
income, they are sanguine of being in a position to make
a very satisfactory report at the next festival. A return
is expected to be made from the London Committee.
As soon as that is rectivei, an abstract of the account
will be carefully prepaied, and with a list of contributors
to the fund, hang up in. the birth-place. The finances
of the Club show a swill balance in favour of the trea-
surer—but the liabilities alluded to render that eco-
noniy will be necess:.ry in order to carry out the views
of the committee. The committee cannot close this re-
port without alluding, with feelings of deep regret, to
the lamented death of their treasurer and valuable sup-
porter, Mr. William Sheldon,—his active participation
in the anxieties attending the purchase of the birth-place,
readine s ta ca-operate with them in any matter
that might tend to the improvement of the property. or
the athaiitage of the society, render his loss a severe
one, and the members generally and the committee, we
are confident, will sympathise with them in their ex-
pression of regret at the demise of one who had been.so
long associated with. them The committee also report
that upwards of two thousand visitors have placed their
names in the visitors' book at the birth-place; although
this return gives the nacres only of those whu enter
them in the book, it alows an eatimat- to be made airto
the actual number of persons who annually visit the
birth-place, arid hich the committee incane to col sider
as very' considerably more than the number of names
shown.

THE DINNER AT THE HALL,
At five o'oloelt in the evening, was attended by up-
wards uf eighty gontlern. n ; the Presidential honours
by B,njarnin Webster, E q., of the Theatre•Rofalo
Adelphi, London ; and the Vice-chair was filled by Dr.
Ko,g-ley. Toe musical rangetnents were highly eatis-
actory. -

The usual loyal toasts havin g teen drunk with much
enthusiasm,

Mr. WEBSTER proposed "The immortal memory
.of
Shaksp,r,-." (Loud cheering) He (the chairman) could
see by the way in which they received the toast that they
were aware it was the toast of the evening; he need
scarcely tell therm how inadequate he felt to do justice
to it, and therefore asked their kind indulgence towards
the few remarks he might make in connexion with it.
(Applause.) He scarcely knew bow to trust himself
upon such a theme; it was unique and glorious : Shaks-
pere, in his powerful touches of nature, had exhausted
old worlds and created new, so that it was impossible to
do adequate justice to it. The genius of Shakspere
seemed to light up the darkness of the middle ages,
towering above all other nations, and enthroned above
them as if by one voice. In Germany Shakspere was a
household word, and in France and America there was
not a,tahle or shelf but what was enriched by his writ-
ings. It was no w niler that the authorship of.such
wondrous works shou'd be questioned ; and it bad been
positively asserted that " Shakspere" was written by
Lord Bacon. • (Hear, hear, arid laughter.) This, be
repeated, could not be surprised at, when at the present
day they were actually questioning the motions of the
moon. The Chairman still further enlarged upon Shaks-,„
pere as being the poet of nature, and also to his con-
,
nexion with Edward Allen, who was also a highly-
gifted man, and a brother actor. Both deserved well of
mankind, and God rest their souls The toast was
drunk in solemn s•lerce.

Mr. CARPENTER then proposed " The Drama." In
doing so be observed that beautiful as was religion, in
the writings of the drama more excellence could be found
than in maey a sermon preached in the fashionable
churches of Esgland ; and in them the pumps and vani-
ties of this world were truthfully depicted. He would
propose " Success to the British Dram r." (Three times
three, and one cheer more for Mr. Webster.)
Toe VICE. CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. Web-
ster which was drunk with three times three.
The CHAIRMAN, in responding, stated how highly he
felt the compliment which bad been paid him by being
placNi in the chair on such an occasion. He was proud
of his connexion with the drama; he took great interest
in it and was happy to say he had thriven by it. He
was proud of his profession, although at the time be en-
tered it, by Act of Parliament, the members of it were
clesignat.d as vagabonds. This was a`strange contrast
to the time of Shakspere, when every actor was allowed
to sign himself as gentleman ; and this fact they would
rind in the recorl of that p riod. Now, however, they
were assured of their gentility, and treated as human
tugs In conclu,ion be begged to thank them for the
cordial way in which the toast had been received.
(Great applau-e.)
Mr. ELvms, in proposing "The worshipfultheMayer,
and Pro, parity to the borough of Stattord-upon-Avon,"
iid a high tribute of respect to the memory of the late
Mr. Sheldon.
The MAYOR responded to the toast.
'the Rev. Mr. LEA responded to the toast of "The
Vicar and the clergy."
The subsequent toasts were.. "Lord Ellesmere and
the Shak spore Society ; " " Prosperity to the Roya
ShalcspereAn Cub ; " "Lord Carlisle, and the London
committee, and subscribers to the Sbakspere House
Fusd ; " " The Lord Lieut. of the County of Warwick;"
"Toe Warwickshire Lassos;" and "The Visitors."
The conviviality of the evening was kept up till a late
hour.

LORD DALHOUSIE'S PENSION.—Tbe Court of Director
of ,he East India Company have voted an annuity of
5,00/ to the Marquis of Dalhousie, late Governor-
Gen, ral of India. A general court of the company, at
which the directors' resolution will he submitted for ap
proyal, is cared for Wednesday, May 14.
SUBMARINE CABLE ACROSS THE IiUMBER.—The want
d rect telegraphic communication between this port
and London having I.ong been felt as a great disadvantage
to the mercantile community, the Electric Telegraph
o 'mpany have determined to afford the recpisite facilities
b the extension (!f a wire for the purpose, by the way of
G,imsbv and P, terberough, crossing the Humber just
above the pier at New Holland. The direct communica-
tion to London will in a'! probability be completed by
t..e middle 44 May. A second cable, for the purpose of
a direct communication with Grimsby, is contemplated,
as well as similar direct wires to Manchester and other
towns.--Laste,n Counties Herald.

TEIE NAVIGATION IN THE BALTIC.—The following ad-
vices, relating to the navigation in the Baltic, were re-
ceived at Lloyd's yesterday :—St. Petersburg, April 17
—The port of Cronstadt is expected to be free from ice
be ,ween the 13th and 20th May. The first Stettin
se earners are advertised to start on the 17th May..—Bol-
deraa, April 15—The ice is fast as far as the White
Church. The northerly wind has again driven large
maces of ice towards the coast.—Riga, April 17—Tee
ee in the river has been in motion for some days, and
to-day the water is almost free, so that in about eight
days at latest the re-opening of the navigation may be
expected.
ROYAL SWEDISH RAILWAY.—At the meeting of the
Royal Swedish Railway, held yert rday, Mr. J. Rhodes
presiding, the report of the committee of investigation
was received, and a now body of directors was appointed.
The shareholeers, however, declined to pass resolutions
authorising the issue of preference stock at the rate of 7
per cent. for five years, arid afterwards to bear 6 per
cent., to raise the 350,0001. which it is stated will be
nec,:ssary to complete the line, until they shall have had
time to digest the contents of the document presented,
and a short adjournment, after soma discussion, was
consequently agreed to. It appears to be considered
that the undertakit g may be resuscitated, and that, if
the Swedish Government can be induced to restore its
lok privileges, there is a prospect of all classes of pro-
prietors uventually deriving benefit. The geographical
position of the railway, its relation to various other
lines in course of formation, and the encouragement
stfoided by the native populathn to the introduction of
thin species of communication encourage a belief that
the traffic will be large add remunerative. As it was
inteinated that only about 50,0001. will be required to
carry ent the first section, it was suggested that the
better plan will be to raise a limited amount, so that
advantage may be hereafter taken of an easier state of
the moi:ry-market. It was, however, explained that
the cla,ms of creditors inuet likewire be settled, the
wh,,le of which have hitherto been forborne to suit the
convenience of the company. The ir.ruds of the late
Mr. J. Sadleir and the negligence of his colleagues re-
ceive d g,eer‘el condemnation ; but the debate was prin-
cipally directed to the measures proposed for restoring
the property to a Inure favourable position.

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