The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-17 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.).

LONDON, May 17. —Wind this day at noon, S.W.;
strong breeze and cloudy with rain.
PORTSMOUTH, May 15.—Wind
Urgent, from Malta and Gibraltar ; H.M.S. Vulcan, do.
PLYMOUTH May 16.—Wind W.—Arrived—H. M.S.
Racehorse, from China.
TORBAY, May 15. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Cathe-
rine, from London, for Cardiff and Porto Rico.
COWES, May 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Protector,
from Callao.
ABERDEEN, May 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Argus, for
Boston.
OFF DUNGENESS, May 14.—Arrived—Cae4ar and
Helene, from Madras, for Hamburg ; Aden.la, Adolaido,
S. A.
GALWAY, May 14. Sailed—Clarence, for St.' John's,
N.B.
lavicuPoou, May 15.—Sailotl—Africa, (s), for New
York, with 23,0001. in specie. May 17. The Majestic
hence to Charlotte's, from Prince Edward's Island, was
abandoned at sea on the 20th of April, having taken fire.
Crew and passengers landed at St. John's.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Wind W., blowing hard, with occasional showers.
Arrived, May 15,—Ondine, steamer, from Dublin ;
Eugenie Scalanuova ; Clernence, Cherbourg ; Jenne
Albert, 'Guilds.
Arrived, 16th—Argyll, steamer, from Carantm ; South-
Western, steamer, Havre. _ _ -

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Sailed, 15th—Oodine, steamer, for London ; Alliance,
steamer, Havre.

LIVERPOIL, Montlay Morning.
Arrived Neptune and Webster, from New York;
Ocean Star, Charleston ; Ocean Wave, Girgenti ; Da
I)ouge and Gefit, Amsterdam; Ragmahal (uew ship),
Whitehaven.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, May 16—Anna Lucy, from Buenos Ayres; Re-
sult, Bombay ; Guy Mannering, Melbourne ; Bon Accord,
Algoa Bay; Furet, Leonne, and Auguste, Gravelines ; Vor-
warts, Malaga ; Camp Mown, Rio Janeiro.
Arrived May 17.—Isabel, from Venice ; Yankee Blade,
from Jamaica ; Affiance, Guernsey ; Harwich, Madras ;
Chance, Ostend ; Dolphsn, steamer, Denmark —both from
Antwerp.

DEAL, Monday Morning.
Anchored 16th—Jossio Easton, from London, for ion-
flour.

Passed. —Ruillet Jeskine, from Barbadoes ; Walmor
Castle, Calcutta ' • Appeline, Jamaica • Dispath, Ceylon ;
Charlotte Jane, Singapore ; Lady Bassett, Bari--all for
London.

Report of the ship Charlotte Jane :—March 20, Robert
Morrison, from Moulmein for Falmouth, off Ascension.
April 3, Meteor, Brmbay, Siverpool, let. 40 N., long.
31.18 W. April 5, Lady Gray, Algoa Bay, London,
with loss of fore-topmast, main topmast, gallant-mast,
mainsail, and jib, lat. 5.40 N., long. 23 W. ; Clifton
Hall ;no signal, April 20, Mornington, from Calcutta for
Liverpool, lat. 29 N., long. 37.30 W. May 4, John
Mackenzie, from Mobile for Liverpool, lat. 44.40 N.,
long. 29.40. May 6, Aurora, of Liverpool ; no signals.
May 9, John from Para for Liverpool, let. 50.11 N., long.
16.48. May 11, Marion, from Malta for Cork or Fal•
mouth, lat. 5/.30 N., long. .11.55. May 13, Canton, from
Java for Rotterdam, lat. 5).12, long. 11.20.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OE MR. SOYER.—We regret to state
that this gentleman has been suffering for some time
past from severe indisposition, which, ou the evening of
Saturday last, assumed au alarming aspect ; indeed, it
was some hours before the medical gentleman in attend-
ance on him gave any hopes of his recovery from the
relapse, hut fortunattly his malady took a favourable
turn, and he is now out of danger, though seveiely suf-
fering. We doubly regret Mr. Soyer's illness, inas-
much as he is just now, by request of the military
authorities, devoting the whole of his culinary abilities
to the reformation of the dietary and, cooking utensils
of the naval and military hospitals.
The fruit trees around the neighbourhood of these
towns are looking very promising. Peaches and apricots
are likely to be very abundant. A gardener stated to
us last week that he should have on his trees this year
more of those luscious fruit (peaches and apricots) than
he has had in his garden altogether for the past seven
years.—Plymouth and Devonport Journal.
AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS IN YORKSHIRE.—The
Doncaster Chronicle says :—" Vegetation is making
wonderful progress in this neighbourhood. The young
wheats look remarkably healthy, and the grain which
had suffered much from the cold and drought has put on
a most luxuriant appearance. The potatoes are also
putting out strong shoots, and there is every appearance
of abundance."
THE HOP DUTY.—The following is the result of the
further application to .be Chancellor of the Exchequer,
in refsrence to the postponement of the duty, and the
decision may be considered final :—Tho hop-growers to
have the option of paying a fourth of the duty on the
16th iust., a fourth on the 16th Augus', a further fourth
on the 16th November, and the remainder on the 16th
February, as previously agreed to ; or of giving security
for payment of a moiety of the duty on the 15th Nov.,
with interest at the rate of 4 per eent. per annum, and
of the second moiety on the 16th February next, on the
like conditions.—Maidstone Journal.
SOCIETY OF ARTS EXAMINATIONS.—From the retuens
which have now been received by the couuod, it appears
that, on the whole, 54 local boards of examiners have
been formed, of which 38 have been organised suffi-
ciently long to have been enabled to examine candidates
at the previous examination, the remainder having an-
nounced their intention cf preparing candidates for next
year's examinations. The number of candidates who
presented themselves at the 38 local boards was 1,098,
and from the returns it would appear that 356 are de-
clared qualified for examination by the society's board.
SUICIDE OF AN ENGINEER.—On Friday afternoon
Thomas Wakley, Esq , the coroner, received informa-
tion of the death of Mr. John Tracey, engineer, aged 26
years, who resided at Charles-street, St. Luke's. The
deceased was of a cheerful disposition, and never showed
the slightest tendency to commit a suicidal act ; but the
deceased's wife lately had given way to habits of intem-
perance and distressed his home, which preyed on his
mind, when he, in a fit of temporary insanity, committed
self-destruction by hanging himself to the side of a win.
dow. The deceased was a steady, sober, well-conducted
man, and highly respected in the neighbourhood.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT EALING.—Op Friday Mr.
Braidwood received a report of a destructive fire which
broke out on the extensive premises of Mr. Jas. Tomp-
kins, the Green Man Tavern, Ealing. Mounted police
were despatched for the engines, which at once attended,
and a good supply of water being procured from wells in
the neighbourhood, they went to work in an admirable
manner, but notwithstanding the exertions of the fire-
men the flames were not extinguished until the premises
were destroyed. Cause unknown. Insured in the
County and other offices.
INDIAN DATES.-- The despatch of Lord Ellenborough
to Lord Canning, disapproving of the Oude proclama-
tion, was sent off on the 26th ult., and will reaeh Cal-
cutta on the 4th of June. On the 13th of June Lord
Canning will learn that Lord Ellenborough's despatch
has been made public, and on the.l9th of June the
Governor-General of India will most probably learn the
result of the publication of the despatch. A mail will
leave Calcutta on the sth of June, just after the Ellen-
borough despatch has reached there, and a telegram of
the news brought by that mail will be due in London on
the 9th of July. The first news from Calcutta after the
13th of June will be due in England on the 14th of
July, and thefirst news from Calcutta after the 19th of
June will be due in England on the 29th of July.
A RACE AT SEA.—The steamers Arago and Saxonia,
which arrived at Cowes on Friday, left New York on
the Ist inst. When they had both been to sea four days
the Arago got ahead of the Saxonia, and fired two guns
in triumph. In a few days afterwards the Saxonia got
ahead of the Arago, and fired three guns in triumph.
They kept losing eight of each other in the day as well
as in the night, and at length the Saxonia arrived at
Cowes about four hours before the Arago. The two
ships together brought over nearly 800 passengers.
THE INTERIOR or ST. PAUL'S, LONDON.—We under-
stand that a committee of earnest and influential per-
sons have been appointed to assist the Dean and Chapter
of St. Paul)s in fitting up the cathedral for special ser-
vices, and at the same time endeavouring to complete
the decorations of the interior in accordance with the
wishes of Sir Christopher Wren, so far as they can be
ascertained, It is proposed that, in the arrangements
for service, as, little obstruction as possible is to be in-
troduoed—chairs and matting to be provided for a very
large congregation under the dome and contiguous parts
of the nave and transepts—the remaining space to be
separated during service by curtains, drawn across
wherever it shall be found most desirable, for the pur-
pose of enclosing and thereby economising the voice of
the preacher, and for the exclusion of the interruptions
to the service.from without. All permanent fittings, or
any alterations to the existing choir, are to abe reserven
d
for future consideration ; but, in the meantime, a m.t-
ter of no small importance is proposed to be
taken
hand, namely, the warming the church sufficiently.—
The Builder.
e$ Wind up your conduct like a watch every
day, examining minutely whether you are " fast " or
"slow."