The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-20 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

Lorrnorr, March 20.—Wind this day at noon, S.S.W. ;
moderate bream, and cloudy.
PORTSMOUIM, March 19.—Wind W.—Arrived—The
Standard, from Brunswick, U.S.
BRISTOL, March 19.—Wind W.--Arrived—Watkins,
from Africa.
BALTIMORE, March s.—The Sea Serpent, from London
to Bong Kong, which put into Rio Janeiro previous to the
19th of January leaking badly, was discharging cargo,
supposed to be damaged.

PALERMO, March 18.—The Tweed (brigantine), with
about 50 tons sulphur, wrecked at Palma ; crew saved.
(BY ELECTRIC TELIICIRA.TII.)
. SOUTHAMPTON", Tuesday Morning.
Wind W.S.F.. showery.

Arrived—Wonder steamer, from Havre,
Arrived, March 19—Clayton, from Taganrog ; Ceylon
steamer, from Alexandria ; Courier steamer, from Jersey ;
Jenne Armand, from Carentan ; Victor, from Isiquay ;
Union and Mentor, from Sunderland.
Sailed—Hannah, for Bangor ; Havre steamer, for Havre;
Dispatch tstearmar, for Jersey ; Danube, for Newport.

(BY $II) IMAILINE AND BEITISII TELEOILAPR.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Wind, W.S ; tide, half flood ; weather fine.
Arrived, 11 (arch 19—Harrington, from Algoa Bay ;
Elizabeth, fro m Manila ; Zalsoken, from Penang; Mary
Ellen, from S gna ; Norwich, from Colombo.
Arrived, M. srch 20—Carroneberg, and Witch of the Seas,
from Mauritii is; Fuiot, and Then, from Gravelines ; Con-
cord, from Br assels ; Omagh, from Port Augusta.
DaAL, Tuesday Morning.

Wind, W.l\ 1.-W., moderate.
Passed—Qt Lean of Mauritius, from Mauritius ; Catherine,
from New Yo rk ; Cleveland, from Foo-chow-foo—all for
London ; Qui !eat of the South, from St. Michael's, for
Hull.

- - -
ELECTION OF THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF
BRITISH COL UY fBIA. FOR THE TOWN OF VICTORIA.—
Saturday merlin'. cf, at an early hour, the vicinity of the
police court and ti le sheriff's office, where the polling booths
had been placed, was already alive with anxious voters,
eager for the ex pected struggle. For some hours the
friends of Mr. Cal lt and Mr. Franklin continued to arrive,
and at 11 o'clock the state of the poll was as follows :
Cary, 37; Fi 33 ; De Cosmos, 3. At two the num-
bers were—C. lary, 88 ;Do Cosmos, 73; Franklin, 71. Be-
tween two an d tb ree o'clock the Attorney-General conti-
nued steadily ton acrease his numbers, when it bee no
longer doubtf who would be at the head cam
of the poll. At
four p.m. the slier iff notified that the poll had celo_s_ed,
aarnd
announced fi .om the hustings that r. Georg HC_
Attorney-Ge aeral, and Mr. S. Franklin, had been duly
elected as mbers to servo in parliament for the town of
Victoria. TI ie numbers wcre—Cary, 137; Franklin, 106 ;
De Cosmos, ! n. Mr. Cary then came forward, and in a
k d the doctors for pla-
straightfowar d, manly speech,
eing him in h is then proud posittihoann; eand. e begged of all
parties to fork ;et and forgive any strife or ill-feeltng that had
arisen or mio.l it arise out of the present election, and as-
sured the elec tors that he would act honestly and energe-
ticall in the advancement of the welfare of the colony and
of the town of Victoria. Mr. Franklin also thanked the
electors, and, with a vote of thanks to the sheriff and the
returning offi( sr, and
three cheers for Mr. De Cosmos, the
:
defeated cand ,date, which were warmly and heartily given,
the proceedin gs terminated.—. New IFesiminster Times (Co-
lumbia).

PIiENOM)
rived in the
let. 54 S., an(
ral icebergs,
The weather
unusually lig
and long. 3;
coloured wat
been caused
Daily rat.

,NA AT SEA.—The Salaanha, which ar-
Mersey, from Melbourne, on Friday, when in
I between long. 172 and 159 W., passed seve-
some of which were several miles in extent.
at the time was remarkably fine, and the wind
lit. On the 24th January, when in lat. 41 S.
W., she passed through largo tracts of dis-
er, of a dark brown colour, supposed to have
by some submarine convulsion.—Liverpool