The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-02 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LoNnoN, Sept. 2.—Wind this day at noon, South to
South-West ; light airs and cloudy, with mild weather.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 2.—Arrived—Roman, from Buenos
Ayres. Off port—Coronelle, from Akyab ; Clara, from
Porto Rico.

COWES, Sept. 2.—Wind W.—Arrived—Fulton, steamer,
from Nev. York.

PORTSMOUTH, Sept. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived —As.
toria,:from
DUNDEE,' Sept. I.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Alex-
ander, from Davis' Straits.
PENZANCE, Sept. I.—Wind W.—Sailed—Honor, for
Quebec.

PLYMOUTH, Sept. I.—Wind W.—Arrived—Mariner,
'rom St. Helena.

BELFAST, Sept. 2.—Put back—Standard, for Quebec.
MUMBLES, Sept. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived----Empire,
from Quebec. Sailed—Ville de Lille, from Trimcomalee;
Phoenix, for Quebes.
RIO JANEIRO, Aug. B.—The crew of the William Gib-
son, from the Clyde to Valparaiso, which was wrecked, 30th
June, off Cape Ferio, and abandoned, has been picked up
by a fishing smack.

OW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning.
Wind W.

Arrived—Foyle, steamer, from London ; Indus, steamer,
from Alexandria; Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Tas-
mania, steamer, from Rio Janeiro ; Dane, steamer, from
Cape of Good Hope.
Sailed—Charles, for Newcastle ; Sophia and Margaret,
for Swansea ; Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey ; Foyle, steamer,
for Dublii.

The Dane broke her main shaft nine days since, and came
direct to this port, not landing the mails at Plymouth as
usual.

LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning.
Wind S.S.W.
Arrived—Essex, from Bombay; Balbec, screw steamer;
from Havre.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM)

GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Wind W. ; tide fifth hour's ebb ; weather fine.
Arrived, Sept. 2—Elizabeth and Catherina, from Villa
Nova ; Prince Albert, from Guernsey ; Arid, from Algoa
Bay ; Shelbourne, from Colombo ; Flora Brose, from Stock-
holm; Maria Eliza, from St. Petersburg; Ann Purgosse,
from Rouen ; Herodite, from Memel ; Governor, from
Cronstadt ; Forest, from Cronstadt.
Sailed.—Gottenburg, for Gibraltar ; Castor, for Ham-
burg. •
DEAL, Friday Morning.

Wind W.N.W., light.
Passed in tow.—Glenalval, from Bombay • Asia, from
Barbadoes ; Sea Queen, from Bombay—all for London ;
Alpha, barque, and M brio., Gillespie, brio., from the north,
for the west ; Augusta, from Shields, for the Mediter-
ranean.
Passed.—Snowdrop, barque, from the north, for the west;
Don Francisco, from Havannah, for London ; Nepaul, from
Cochin, for London; Concezione, from Shields, for Genoa.

THE SHIP BRITISH EMPIRE.—This vessel, which
was built by Mr. Thomas Patterson, at Bristol, in 1851, for
the West India Royal Mail service, and christened the
Demerara, but had her back broken on going down the
river, and was afterwards converted into a sailing ship, and
re-christened the British Empire, was sold at Liverpool
yesterday by Messrs. Curry, Kelloch, and Co., for the very
low sum of £5,400. She is in a very sound condition.
THE WRECK OF THE ALMA.—A correspondent,
under date August the 9th, informs us that the Peninsular
and Oriental steamer Bengal, on her way from Suez to
Aden, called at the wreck of the Peninsular and Oriental
steamer Alma on August Bth, and was hailed with great
joy by the parties in charge, no vessel having called there
for a fortnight, and their stock of provisions having nearly
run out. As the Bengal was leaving, the Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Nubia, from Calcutta and Point do Gallo,
for Suez, was making for the wreck. The Alma is described
as lying on her bilge, in two pieces,. showing her keel, and
on the first breeze she must go to pieces. The Bengal took
on board four divers, sent from her Majesty's dockyard at
Malta, their services being no longer available in saving
cargo, &c.—China Telegraph.
RAISING OF THE WRECK OF THE BRIDE
STEAMER.—Yesterday morning a number of barges wore
moored round the wrecks of Messrs. Joyce's barge and the
Bride steam-boat, which sunk the previous day off the
second Middlesex arch of London Bridge. By means of
hawsers and chains the men engaged in the operation suc-
ceeded in removing the barge from under the stern posts of
the Bride ; that being done they succeedeed in gradually
raising the vessel. The state of the tide prevented the com-
pletion of their operations, which were to be resumed atthe
drop of ebb tide. The Bride is not so much injured but
that she can be repaired, and resume her position again
amongst the company's fleet.
THE METROPOLIS MAIN DRAlNAGE.—Prepara-
tions are being made for constructing the outfall sewer in
connection with the main drainage of the metropolis, as well
as the necessary reservoir, pumping engines, &c., at Cross-
ness, opposite Dagenham Reach. The works now to be
executed will commence at North Pole-lane or Norman's
road, in the Greenwich-road, and will extend eastward
under and along Greenwich-road, London-street, Romney
and Trafalgar roads, the Greenwich and Woolwich Lower-
roads, and Albion-street under the town of Woolwich,
thence passing under and along the Plumstead-road,
through the Arsenal at Woolwich, to Griffin Manor-way,
where they will cross the Plumstead and Erith marshes,
and proceed to their termination on the banks of the river
Thames below Crossness, at a point adjacent to the Artil-
lery practice-grounds opposite to Dagenham Reach on the
north bank of the river. The reservoir and pumping sta-
tion, with the necessary engines and machinery, will be
constructed and erected on land in the occupation of Mr. T.
Flint. The ground required will be 17a. 2r. 33p., which
the Metropolitan Board of Works under the Act intend to
purchase of Sir R. Tufton, the owner. Two air shafts will
be sunk in connection with the line of sewerage—one in
Sun-street, and the other in Powis-street, Woolwich.