The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-08 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, March B.—Wind this day at noon, North;
strong breeze, with alternate clouds and sunshine. There
was a slight fall of snow this morning.
The Blessing, of and from Sunderland for Bordeaux,was
struck by a sea and thrown on her beam ends on Feb 14, in
hit 46 N, long 47 E ; crew saved by the Nina, arrived at
Bordeaux.

PLYMOUTH, March 7.—Wind, N.E.—Sailed—The Dane
(ss), from Southampton for the Cape of Good Hope.
PORTSMOUTH, March 7.—Wind, N.W. to N.E.; blow-
ing hard.—Off port—Nugget, from London for Auckland,
New Zealand.

YARMOUTH, March 7.—The Waters (brig) of and from
Sunderland, for Rotterdam, was abandoned off the coast of
Holland on the sth inst., very leaky ; crew saved.
COWES, March 7.—Sailed—Fulton (steamer), for New
York.

CARDIFF, March 7.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—Zetus,
from itio Janeiro.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPu
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.
Arrived —Eagle, from Lynn; Dispatch, steamer, from
Jersey ; Taurus, from Sunderland.
Sailed--Brilliant, for Jersey; Sultan, steamer, for
Lisbon ; Havre, steamer, for Havre.

(BY SUBMARINE kND BRITISH TELEGRAM)
GRA'tESEND, Thursday Morning.
Wind N.N.W. ; tide first hour's flood ; weather fine.
Arrived, March 7.—Anna Catharina, from Da.ntsic.
Arrived, March. B.—Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp
Earl of Auckland, steamer, from Rotterdam.
Sailed—Prince of ales, for Shanghai.
DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Wind N.N.W., fresh.
Passed—Northfleet, from London, for Hong Kong.

CHANGE IN THE AUSTRALIAN MAIL ROUTE:
Two or three months ago we called attention to the great
inconvenience that resulted to merchants and others from
the change made in the mail route from Suez to Australia
on the taking up of the now contract, by causing the
steamers to call at the Mauritius instead of Ceylon,
whereby all regularity of communication between these
colonies and India and China was put a stop to, so
much so that letters from China to this colony were
three months and more on the way before reaching
their destination. The announcement in The English Mail
therefore of a change in the mail route, by which the
steamers will call at Point de Galle as under the late con-
tract, will, no doubt, be received with satisfaction, parti-
cularly by those interested in the trade between -India
and China and the Australian colonies. We learn that it
had been found that the combination of the Australian with
the Mauritius service materially hampered the operations of
the Peninsular and Oriental Company, the mail contractors
and as both the Australians and Mauritians were dissatisfied
with that arrangement, it has been decided, as a first result
of the negotiations opened between the Home Governmess t
and the company relative to the insuffi.,iency of the subsidy
and other matters, that the route of the Australian steamers
shall be altered from Mauritius to Ceylon, and that the
postal service between Aden and the Mauritius shall be per-
formed by a separate line of vessels. " This change of
route," says The English Mail, " will take effect outwards
with the steamer of the 12th of March from Southampton,
and homewards with that of the 14th of March from Syd-
ney."—Hobart Town _Mercury.
In committee on Representation of the People
(Ireland) Bill, Mr. Blake will move that £4 annual rating,
instead of £4, as proposed in clause 2, shall constitute the
qualification for any person to register and vote at any elec-
tion of a member or members to serve in Parliament for
any city, town, borough.