The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-02 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

L Jan. 2.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; light
breeze°r apr4.
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(PER ELECTRIC TELPAIRAPILI
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived. Columbine, from Newcastle • Charlotte,
Portsmouth ; Clara and Caledonia, Sunderland.; Argyll
(s.), Carentan ; Phantom, Swansea.
Sailed—LoSonth-Western, (s. for Jersey; Duke of Tiber,Corn-
Clara, and Ann, Newport ;
Walter Hood, Sydney ; Dundonald, Sunderland.
London , don •
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind S.S.E.
Arrired.—Malakhoff, from Quebec , • Rydal, Mauritius ;
Foam, St. Michael; Rangoo Veloz, cortnina; Harold, Calcutta;
; Empire State and John Bright,
Sailed—Wanderer, New Fork; Daring, St. Michael's;
Judith, New Orleans.
The Atlantic (s.), sailed from Queenstown for New
York this morning at 9 o'clock.
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QUEENSTOWN, Dec. 31.

Wind S.
Arrived.—Sultan, B. L. liariman, Hastings, William
Callao ; Canada, Alexandria ;
Carey,
Adventure,and Beatrice,Africa from
.

NEW LINE OP BRLGIAN MAIL
STEAMERS.

The Belgian Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company's
Belgique
ewerp on her way to New York,
arrived at Southampton on
nightfrom
an anchor near Netley Abbey. She is the
th
asfilielarsrodetnwcodafly nae
to steamer
new line of steamers that is about to run be-
tweenpton. and the United States,
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contractmSon with ani
the Belgian Government. She
is a magnificent vessel, 2,500 tons burden, 366-horse
power, 270 feet long, 38 feet broad, and 29 feet deep,
and has accommodation for 350 passengers. She will
take out 700 tons from Belgium and England, and
nder mail Belgin
nearly 30 passengers from Southampton alone. It is ex-
pected that she will start to-day on her voyage to Ame-
rica. The Belgique is to he followed by the Constitu-
tion, Leopold the First, the Due de Brabant, and other
steamers. In May the Belgian Royal Mail Steam
Navigation Company will start another line of steamers
to run between Antwerp, Southampton, and the Brazils,
calling at Lisbon ; and at the latter end of this year the
same company will establish a mail steam-packet com-
munication between Antwerp, Southampton, and the
Levant. The burgomaster of Antwerp and other Bel-
gian notabilities were unable to visit Southampton in
the Belgique in consequence of the let of January being
a great national day of rejoicing in Belgium. The chief
magistrate of Southampton, Sampson Payne, Esq., in-
vited the chief municipal functionary of Antwerp to a
banquet by a telegraphic Communication, and the bur-
gomaster replied by the same medium, regreLing that
he was unable to accept the mayor's polite invitation.
It is understood that in May next there will be a grand
ceremonial visit from the authorities of Antwerp to
Southampton. The mayor and corporation of the latter
):lace, the principal tradesmen, the members of the local
press, and the Southampton correspondents of the Lon-
don morning journals dined together at the Audit House
on Monday, to celebrate the establishment of another
line of mail steamers in connection with their port. Yes-
terday the arrival of the Belgique was welcomed by
joyous peals on the church bells, and as she weighed
anchor to come into dock she was saluted from the
guns of the platform battery.
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday morning.—The Belgian
steamer Belgique, which arrived here on Monday night,
will be delayed several days, it having been discovered
that the tubes of two of her boilers have started, and
require coneiderable repairs.