The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-29 00:00:00

SHIPPING RETURNS.

The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the
month ending the 30th of April have just been issued,
and indicate an increase in the freight business corres-
ponding with the large augmentation presented in the
returns analysed yesterday of the declared value of our
exportations. Subjoined are the general figures :
Entered inward :
TONNAGE FOR MONTH ENDING

April 30, April 30, April 30,
1854. 1855. 185 G.
British vessels
United States' vessels 100,226 110,187 128,321
Other countries 207,205 86,261 118,612

661,889 465,451 688,226

The clearances outward were :

1854. 1855. 185(3.
British vessels 490,939 480,725 573,0)7
United States' vessels
Other countries 193,820 719,425 177,665

769,646 715,725 851,292

With regard to the coasting trade, the returns show
that the tonnage entered inward was 1,060,821 in the
month ending April, 1854 ; 1,028,357 in 1855 ; and
in the present return it is 1,036,261, including 21 foreign
vessels, of an aggregate burden of 2,477 tons. Th•
clearances outward were 1,127.208 tons in April, 1854 ;
1,037,478 in 1855 ; and 1,100,153 (including 1,625 tons
of foreign) in 1856. The proportion of foreign vessels
employed is stiit shown to be extremely small and with-
out any tendency to increase, thus fakifying to the last
point all the predictions of the opponents of free naviga•
Lion.

FUNERAL (IF THE 14AYOR OF
SOUTHAMPTON.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.

The mortal remains of Sampson Payne, Esq. (late
Mayor of Southampton) were this day conveyed to their
last resting-place, and deposited in the cemetery. The
mourning procession left Clayfield House a few minutes
past 12 o'clock in the following order :—Foresters aid
Odd Fellows, guardians of the poor, officials of the town
and corporation, town sergeants, magistrates, town coun.
cillors, aldermen, coach with minister, hearse, coaches
with mourners, ministers, tradesmen, and friends.
A great assemblage of persons had congregated on
either side of the beautiful avenue which leads to the
cemetery ; and a body of pensioners connected with the
district, numbering about 120, were drawn up in a pro-
minent position. There could not have been less than
500 persons present.
The members of the friendly societies were attired in
plain clothes, without any insignia of office or order; and
the whole procession was of the most unassuming charac-
ter, it being the expressed wish of the friends of the de-
ceased that anything like parade or ostentation should be

avoided.
On arriving at the cemetery the Foresters and Odd
Fellows formed an outer circle round the grave, the cor-
poration and other persons preceding the corpse arrang-
ing themselves within. The coffin was borne from the
hearse to the grave without passing through the chapel.
The Rev. Mr. Adkins, minister of the Independent
Chapel, performed the burial service (which was of a
very impressive character), the deceased having been a
member of the Independent Church connexion.
There were several of the clergy of the Church of Eng.
lOW Feint. •

[PRICE 4D. STAMPED SD•

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING,
THE TIPPERARY BANK.

The Master in Chancery gave judgment yester-
day in the case of Mr. James Birch Kennedy, and
another batch of shareholders who had disposed of
their shares in the Tipperary Bank within the last
three years. The Master,
"After reviewing the authorities advanced and
I noticing the arguments raised upon them in de-
tail, concluded by decreeing that the names of the
parties then before the Court, as well as all others
who might have disposed of their shares within
the last three years, should be retained on the
official manager's list of contributories to the gene-
ral liabilities of the bank. He believed there
would be serious difficulties in the way of creditors
recovering at law against particular contributories.
The Master then said he proposed to make a call
of 401. a share, believing it necessary for many
reasons to do so: One was, that it would prevent
the creditors who had come into the office to abide
the result of the proceedings there from being in-
jured by other creditors, who had not thougtit it
right to adopt the same course, endeavouring to
recover the amount of their c!aim4 by means of
judgments. For this large call judgments, if ne-
cessary, could be obtained for the benefit of the
shareholders generally, but every care, he was de-
termined, should be taken to prevent the slightest
oppression or hardship upon the parties liable.
There was a power enabling them to enter into
fresh arrangements or entertain fair propositions
for receiving that call in parts, and in that office
they were disposed, while seeing justice done to
the creditors, to guard against undue pressure, and
to pursue a moderate course. This call would be
made. on -Monday -weel4 because it was conceived
better for all the parties concerned to do so."