The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-14 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SIIIPPiNA,—(This Day.)

LoNhoN, April 14.—Wind this day at noon, S,E; ligh4
breeze, and fine.

Hum., April 12.—Wind
for Monte Video.
DARTMOUTH, April 12.—Wind E.—Arrived—James,
from St. Vincent; had experienced heavy weather. Sailed
—Go Forward, Newfoundland.

PORTSMOUTH, April 13.—Wind
for Now York.

SOUTHAMPTON, April 13.—Arrived—Alhambra (a), from
Gibraltar.

QUEENSTOWN, April 12.—Wind E.—Arrived—Liffey,
from Barbadoes

SWANSEA, April 13.—Wind S.—Arrived —Serena,
from Coquimbo. Sailed—Johanna Ralkrnan, for Hong
Kong.

KINGSTON, April 11.—Arrived—Abeons (steam trims•
port), from London for Ca outta.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning.
Wind S.E., fresh.
Arrived—Aurora, steamer, from Dublin Alhambra.
steamer, Gibraltar ; Jonadab, Cardiff ; Cher*
bourg-
Sailed—Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey; Carolinida, L'E.
toile, and Le Coq, Cherbourg ; Aurora, steamer, London.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind S.
Arrived, April 13—Christina, screw steamer, from Alex,
andria ; Espoir, Ostend.
Sailed, April 13.—Diana, for Newfoundland; Vises.*
Amsterdam ; Prince of Wales, New Orleans ; Mary, St.
Peter's, C.B.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND. Wednesday Morning.
Wind S.E. ; tide first hour's flood ; fine.
Arrived, April 13.—Star, from Antigua; Rose, sat•
hurst, R.G. ; New Friendship, and Nathaniel, Ronen ;
Mary Stewart, Leghorn ; Richard, Seville ; Argyle, fros
Callao.

Arrived, April 14—Victoria, from Rouen; Schiedaro,
Rotterdam.

Sailed, April 14—Concordia (s), for Calais.
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind S., moderate.
Passed, April 13 —Pacific, from Shields, for the Ilediter
rauean ; Alliance, from the north, for the westward ; EllPs
Newcastle, Boston; Cambria, London, Jamaica; Polynr
cha, Odessa, Lynn ; Jane Lowden, Savannah, London ;
Diana, London, Bordeaux.
Sailed—Auguste, for Bremen.

Mr, Thomas Duncornbe intends asking Lord Palmer•
stun, in the House of Commons, on Friday evening, if
"he would have aril objection, in the present position
of the que.tion of Parliamentary Reform, to lay upon
the table of the house a copy of the bill for the amend'
went of the laws relating to the representation referred
to in the Speech Irma the Throne at the nommentement
of the present session."

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION.—A. vacancy having 00'
curred in the Foreign-office, Lord Clarendon appointed
thre,, you,.g gentle.oen to compete for the post. None
of these could s itay the examiners of their proficiency.
L 4d Clarendon then nominated two more competitors,
but left office before naming t e third. The numberwae
Oerefore completed by Lord Malmesbury, and his can'
d d tte having proved himFelf the ablest of three has bees
appointed to the vacant place.
LIVERPOOL, April 13.—8 y telegraph we learn that
the African mail steamship Gambia has put into Sierra
Leene with main shaft broken, that the African mail
steamer Arme,ian had not been heard of, and that the
mails which had been made up from Madeira for those
teamers had been conveyed to Lisbon by the Medway.
Tomorrow (this day) the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company's new steamship Clods sails hence for Rio d•
Janeiro with a ship's mail.

THE BALLOT SOIRE4 THIS EVENINO..--We beg to
remind our readers that the farewell snide to Mr. Nichol•
son, the founder of the Ballot in the British dominion',
is to take place at the Freemasons' Tavern this evening.
Mr. 13. Berkeley, M.P., Sir Arthur H. Elton, Bart.,
M.P, Mr. Crossley, M.P., General Thompson, M.P.,
Mr Roupell, M.P., Mr. Ayrton, M.P., Mr. Nicoll,
ALP., Mr. Wyld, Mr. Crook, M P., Mr. Morley.
Mr. Miall, Mr. Whitehurst, and other leading friends of
the Ballot w it be pre •ent.
A SHOAL OF ANOHOVIES.—The Semaphore de Mar*
stifles brings news of a ,hoal of anchovies chased by
tunny fish into the roadstead of Toulon in such enormous
quantities that the harbour assumed the aspect of vermi•
celli soup, and 1,000,000 (300,000 kilogrammes) of these
delicate sardines were secured. Buckets, hats, hand'
kerchiefs, and baskets were replenished ad libitum dur-
ing Easter week, the affrighted fish not daring to leave
the shore while the tunny squadron was off the coast.
HENDERSON FUND.— It will be remembered that we
some time since announced the death of Mr. Jobs
Henderson, a gentleman well known to the public as a
member of the late firm of Fox, Henderson, and Co., the
contrwors for the Great Exhibition building of 1811,
and the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. It is with much
regret that we now learn that Mr. Henderson's wife and
daughter are left totally unprovided for, as, although that
gentleman was making every effort to recommence
business, he did not live long enough to carry out the
plans he had projected. Under these circumstances
committee has been formed with the view of raising a
fund for the assistance of the widow and orphan, and as
appeal on their behalf is now being made to the public. ,
Tne numerous important and public works with which
the late Mr. John Henderson was connected during ti
life of untiring energy and enterprise, cause us to regard
his family as having a claim upon the support and
sympathy of the world.
THE. QUEEN'S VISIT TO BINNING/WC—We are now
in a position to inform our readers that her Majesty has
graciously fixed the period of her state visit to Birming•
ham. The event, which is looked forward to with so
much pleasurable expectation, will take place in the
middle of Jcoe. It lt3 anticipated, although this is as ye
somewhat uncertain, that her Majesty, who will pro•
bably be accompanied by the Prince Consort, the Prince
of Wales, and the Doke of Cambridge, will honour Lord
_Leigh's mansion with her presence. His lordship, as
loid-lieutenant of the county, has placed Stoneleigh
Abbey at her Majesty's disposal, and the probability is
that the royal party will remain there during the night
and proceed to Birmingham on the morning of the visit.
The order and line of procession will be towards the
Town•ha'l. There, only one address—that from the
mayor and corporation—will be presented ; and after the
proceedings in the hall, embracing some musical per'
formance, the royal party will proceed to Aston-park.
In the old ball there another address —namely, from the
Aston-park committee—will be presented to the Quest),
and the formal act of inaugurating " The Pectple'S
Park," cunsunimated. It is understood that the royal
visitors will be entertained at lunch in the ball by the
mayor,"—Birmingham Post.