The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Aug. s.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; light
breeze and tine clear weather.
PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 4. —Wind S.E. to S.—Arrived—
Pacific (s.), from Constantinople, with the Australian
(s.) in tow.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 4.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—St. An-
drew, from Newcastle, fur New York, leaky. Sailed—
Copenhagen, for Melbourne.
FALMOUTH, Aug. s.—Off the port—Sal►ador Packet,
from ---.
GLOUCESTER, July 4.—Arrived— Toseph Howe and
Olive, from Quebec. Sailed—Thomas and James, for
Quebec.
SwANsEA, Aug 4.—Wind E.—Arrived—Elizabeth and
Sarah, from Gibraltar. Sailed—Sultana and Ann Eliza.
besh, for Malta ; Staghound, Valencia ; Vulcan and Bob
ton, Gibraltar.
CARLISLE, Aug. 4.—Wind S.W. Sailed Robert I
Burns, for Quebec.
SHIELDS, Aug. 4 The barque Othello, from Girgenti,
got aground on a sand bank this morning newly risen in
mid channel near the Stones and remains.

(PEA ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
PORTSMOUTH, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—Her Majesty's steam-frigate Dragon, and the
steam-transports Argo, Pacific, Australian,'Chasseur, and
Clarendon, all with troops and stores, from the Crimea.
LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning.

Wind S.

Arrived—Harry Bluff, from New Orleans ; John Brad-
shaw, Quebec ; Margaret, St John's, N.B. ; New York
Packet, Quebec.
Off—Sara, from Bombay ; Matoaka and Eastern Queen,
New Orleans.
Sailed—Pepita, for Porto Rico.
QUEENSTOWN, August 3.

Wind S
Arrived—Stentor, from Cardinals ; Helena, Ibraila ;
Jane Smith, Trieste.

DUBLIN, Aug. 4.

Wind S.S.F.
Arrived—Frederick M. Gustave, from Dantzic.

(By SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM
GRAVESEND, Tueday, 10.6 a.m.
Wind E. ; tide 5i hours' ebb ; weather fire.
Arrived, Aug. 4.—Pilot, from Hamburg.
Arrived, Aug. 5 —Frolic, from Bahamas; Titania, Got-
tenborg.
Sailed, Aug. 4 —Choice, for Algoa Bay.
Sailed, Aug. s—Albion, for Boulogne; Meridian, Rio
Janeiro ; Mattos, Lisbon.
DEAL, Tuesday, 9.40 a.m.
Wind N.E., moderate, and fine.
No arrivals.
Sailed—Myra, for London; Ayrshire, London ; George
Rogers, Woolwich.

Despatches for the Governors of New South Wales,
Victoria, and Tasmania were sent last evening from the
Colonial-office.

The vacant chair of theology and, chureh history in
the English Presbyterian College has been just filled up
by the appointment) of the Rev. Dr. M'Crie, of Edin-
burgh.
The annual show of the Manchester and Liverpool
Agricultural Society takes place at Wigan, on Thursday
next.

A report which had been current that Admiral
Napier had beeen received by the Grand Duke Constan-
tine, is void of foundation.

WRECKS.—During the month of July the number of
vessels wreched amounted to 104. In the month of
January the number was 265 ; in Feb., 174 ; in March,
145 ; in April, 157 ; in May, 112 ; and in June, 84 ;
making a total in the past seven months of 1,041.
THE AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN MAILS.—LIVER-
POoL, Monday.—The Royal Mail ship Ocean Chief,
Captain Thomas G. Tobin, will sail at noon to morrow
for Melbourne, with the English mails for the
Australian
,colonies, about 250 passengers, and a
full cargo of valuable merchandise on freight. She
belongs to the Black Ball line of Australian pac-
kets, and has already made three very successful
passages to Australia. The South Carolina, Captain
Smith, also sailing under the Black Ball flag, will like-
wise sail for Melbourne with 250 passengers and a full
cargo. Letters for the Ocean Chief require to be posted
here before 8 a.m., with late fees to 9 a.m, and at the
landing stage, to 10 a.m. to-morrow. The United States
Mail steam-ship Baltic, Captain Comstock, sails at noon
on Wednesday, for New York, with mails, cargo, and
passengers.
METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKB,--A meeting Of
the Metropolitan Board of Works was held yesterday
at the office in Greek-street • Mr. J. Thwaites in the
chair. The meeting was called for the purpose of hear-
ing appeals against improvement rates on properties
situate in Henry-street, Pentonville ; Crescent-place,
Brompton ; Witchampton-street, 110xton ; Chalton-
street, Somers Town ;- Jab-street; Bermondsey ;
Jacob-street,
Church-street, St. Giles's ; Carrier-street, St. Giles's ;
Wilson-street, Finsbury ; Walshe'e.court, St. Giles's ;
Hampshire Hog-yard ; Marine-crescent, Bermondsey ;
Perry-hill; Sydenham ; Elizabeth-street, Pin3lico ; Har-
mood street, Hampstead road ; Virginia-row, Bethnal-
green ; Upper King-street, Bloomsbury ; and Pratt-
street Camden Town. These appeals elicited t o point
of interest;