The Sun.
London, England, 1856-05-21 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, 21.—Wind cnie .dap at noon, S.E.; light
breeze and fine.

Amongst the vessels which grounded on the eastern
beach at Gibratar, previous to the sailing of the Indus
ou the 15th, were the Countess of Durham, front Malta
to Quebec, and the Victor Jacquemont, from Marseilles
to the coast of Africa • both got off at high water without
damage. The Lary Wilson, from Alexandria to Liver-
pool, was extriciated front the rocks at Europe Point, in a
very leaky state,
PORTSMOUTH., May 20. —Wind S.—Arrived.—Margaret
Evan, from London, for New York. Sailed—H.M.Str.
Sampson, for the East Indies; ILM.Str. E uryalns, West
Indies.

PLYMOUTH, May 20.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—East
Anglian (tpt. IS2), from Woolwich. Sailed—Victoria,
for Qushec; Augusta, Paimbcenf.
CARDIFF, fay 20.—Wind S.—Sailed.—Catharine, for
Singapore ; Mattapan, New Orleans.
YARMOUTH, May 20.—The Isabella, of Colchester, from
Hartlepool, for London, sprung a leak between Cromer
and the Dudgeon on the 18th just., and was abandoned ;
crew landed hexe.

DA.I37IIOUTX, May 23.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Scout,
for I.4brador.__

SWANSEA, ?ivy 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Juanita,
from Rivs do Sella. Sailed—Albert Franklyn, for Sin-
gapore.

PER ELEOTRTCt TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind S.S.E.
Arrived—Demerara Empire, front New York.
QUEENSTOWN, May 19.

Wind S.S.W.
Arrived—Thetis, from Buenos Ayres ; Basileia, lehabo.
Sailed—Albert, for Barbados,
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WATERFORD, May 19.

Wind W.N.W.
Arrived—Ees, from Baltimore.

(BY SUBILS.RINE AND firtlTD:lll TELEGBAPTO
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.15 a.m.
Wind W., tide, two hours' flood, fine.
Arrived, May 20.—Excelsior, from Santa Cruz ; Mel-
bourne, Aalborg : Era, Bremen ;Matilda, Aalborg ; Ame-
rica, Grenada ; Victoria, New York ; Crown, Memel.
Arrived, 21.—Lively, Joseph, Marshall, and Lightning,
all from Guernsey.
Sailed —Lord G. Bentinek, for Antwerp.

Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Wind S.W. ; light, and fine.
Passed, 20th— C;anills, from Sunderland, for Ports.
mouth.

Sir Henry Barkly is to be the new Governor of Vic-
toria. After having passed seven years in the West
Indies anri conducted the government of two important
colonies with eminent success at a critical period, he will
almost immediately return to England and receive his
appointment to the charge of the new and wealthy
society which has lately sprung into existence on the
shores of Australia.

IRISH CONSOLS.' MINING COMPANI.—I❑ this concern,
undergoing the proce-s of winding up, Master Litton
gave judgment on Monday, deciding that Sir Charles
Chatterton, Sir James Darnbrain, and Mr. Macartney
are to be held liable to the full extent, and Mr. Perrier
to the extent of 630 of the ehares.
The town of Dunso (Scotland), which contains a popu-
lation of between 3,000 and 4,000, does not possess a
single public-house !
THE REPRESENTATION OF CLARE.—We understand
that a strong popular desire exists in Clare to return W.
Smi.h O'Brien, Esq., as one of the representatives at the
next opportunity. A gentleman of influence in the county
informed us yesterday he was offered 80 votes in one
locality, in behalf of the distinguished Irishman.—
Munster News.
GOVERNMENT PATRONAGE IN IRELAND.—The salary
of each of the three new Crown solicitors for the North
West Circuit is fixed at 8001. per annum. Two of the
situations have, it is said, been already diTesed of. Mr.
Geale, a connexion by marriage of Earl Fortescue, gets
one of the appointments, and the second goes to Mr. D.
Fitzgerald, brother of the Lttorney-General.
THE SUNDAY BAND QUEBTION.—MEETING IN WEST-
MINSTER. —Last night a public meeting of the inhabi-
tants of Westminster was held in the Great Hall, Broad-
way, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
discontinuance of the music in the parks on Sundays.
Sir John V. Shelley, M.P., presided. The large hall
was crowded. A resolution expressing the regret and
indignation of the meeting at the withdrawal of the
bands was almost unanimously adopted ; as was a reso-
lution in favour of a proper organisation to carry the
wishes of the meeting into effect.
TEE LAW AND EQUITY COURTS. —To•ulorrow (Thurs-
day), the law and equity courts will be opened on the
commencement of term. There is a good deal of bug-
There are 132 rules nisi in the common law

nesg.

courts.
ROTATORY STORMS.—OiI Monday evening last a meet-
ing of the members of the United Service Institution
wag h,,ld, when Captain Fishbourue, R.N., read a paper
on " Rotatory Storms in the Chinese Seas." After de-
scribing the well-known phenomena of the trade winds, 1
he explained the now well-accepted theory that hurri•
canes, typhoons, and other such storms move in a cir-
cuit, the centre of which advances on a tract generally
well known in different seas and different latitudes. In
each such case there was a centre c,r vortex of greater
danger, of a diameter in the China Seas, of about 250
miles. The influence of this revolving centre extended in
widening circles to about 1,200 miles. It was most
dangerous for any ship to get into the centre, while, by
reaching the outer edge of the circle, she mi ;ga, 1,4 have
fine weather, sail round the storm with a fair wind, and
actually make her passage quicker than if the cyclone
1 or storm had nit occurred, and with no inconvenience.
From ignorance of this rotatory character of storms,
I however, a ship would cfteu run into the very focus of
danger, or else heave-to and wait for the danger to ap-
proach her. The indications of the barometer were of
great importance—the fall of a quarter of au inch in the
mercury was sufficient to warn the seaman of approach-
ing danger. By attention to other phenomena, the
veering of the wind and the presence of a swell, he
might easily ascertain in what direction the ttorin was ,
moving, and avoid the dangerous centre and ascertain '
which was the path of safety. A discussion followed,
in which Mr. Martin, Professor Tyndal, Admiral Sir
George Sarforius, Captain Ingram, R.N., and others
to9lt part. . The chairman (C,:lonel Lindsay), in con-
clusion, announced that at their next meeting Mr.
Oliphant would road a paper " On the Battle of the
Ingour, gagged by Omar Paella over t4e Ras:lane."