The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-02 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LoNnox, Friday.—Wind this day at noon, North ;
moderato breeze and cloudy, after a slight fall of rain.
NEWPORT, Thursday.—Sailed—Chief, for St. Thomas;
General Berry, for ditto ; Queen of the West, for Lisbon.
DA RAW OUT it, Thursday—Wind, N.B.—Sailed—Cassy,
for Hobart Town.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.
Wind E.N.E.

Arrived—Mayflower, from Sandersfoot ; Havre, steamer,
.from Havre; Pacific, steamer, from• Milford Haven; Shan-
non, steamer, from the West Indies ; Venus, from Swansea ;
Ondine, steamer, from London ; Hart, from Riga ; Ata-
lant, steomer, from Jersey ; Bartley, Light and Sign, Lady
Constance, and Breeze, all from Sunderland.
Sailed.—La Cubana, steamer, for Hamburg; Ondine,
steamer, for Dublin.
LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.
Wind E.N.E.

Sailed, Dec. I.—Annie Laurie,'for Newfoundland ; Chats-
worth, for New Orleans ; Tray and Canellas, for Havannah ;
Gtziena, for Antwerp ; Nathalia, for Gibraltar.
Arrived—Luborg, from Malmoe ; John and Mary, from
Dunkirk ; Glasgow, from Glasgow.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Wind E.; tide, 3} hours' ebb; weather cloudy.
Arrived, Dec. 2.—Frenad, from Aalborg; Criteria, from
St. Michael's ; Irena, from llelsinborg.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Wind E.S.E.; fresh.
Passed—Triton (of Cowes), from north to west.
Sailed—All the homeward bound.
Anchored last night—Madwaska, Eden, Crown, and Ebe.

The Court of Directors of the Bank of England
yesterday appointed Mr. Robert Ruthven Pym to fill the
post of agent at their West-end branch, Burlington-gar-
dens vacant by the death of the late agent, Mr. Charles

WATERLOO-BRIDGE COMPANY.—Yesterday the
half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the Free-
masons"ravern—Mr. William Anderson in the chair.
Mr, George Powell, the chief clerk, read the report, which
stated that the tolls for the half-year ending the 23d of
August last amounted to £10,867 12s. 10d.; and for the
corresponding period of the preceding year, £10,491 lls.
11d. ; showing an increase of £376 Os. 11d. 'At the last
general meeting- it was stated that after paying the cur-
rent expenses and charges, and making a dividend of 4s.
in the pound, there remained a balance of £1,705 12s. ;
and the committee had now to report that after paying the
current disbursements, providing for the interest on the
company's bonds, and making a dividend of 4s. in the pound,
there remained a balance of £2,561 19s. 9d. Thecommittee
had much satisfaction in reporting that the Metropolitan
Board of Works had commenced pulling down down several
houses in the Borough, to form the new street from South-
wark to Stam:ord-street, and congratulated the meeting
upon the' prospect of such a desirable improvement being
carried out, as they believed it would pro%e most useful to
the public and advantageous to the company. The report
and balance-sheet were received and adopted unanimously.
The procebdings terminated with the usual compliment to
the chairman.

VYV
VOLUNTEER CORPS.—MILITARY LEGGINGS.—
Some of the volunteer rifle corps have already adopted the
new official military pattern leggings, made with the patent
vegetable leather; the merits of which are that it does not
sodden, is perfectly waterproof, can be instantly cleansed
with sponge, and is extremely durable. The Government
Contract Works, on Stepney-green, are in active operation,
under the management of the Messrs. Spill, the patentees,
in the production of these elegant and serviceable addenda
to the regulation costume.