The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-16 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S. SHIPPING.

LONDON, April 16.—Wind this day at noon, N. to
N.W. ; fresh and squally, with snow and sunshine inter-
vening.
Prxmounr, April 15.—Wind W.—Arrived—Mary Ann,
from London for Havannah.
CLYDE, April 13.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Bessie, from
Geelong.
FALMOUTH, April 15.—Wild NW.—Arrived—James
Armstrong, from London for Madras—the crew refusing
duty.
LEITH, April 15.—Sailed—Forth, steamer, for. Aus-
tralhi
SHIELDS, April 15.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Nep-
tune's Bride, from Ceylon.

(DY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.

Wind N.W.
Arrived—Princess Charlotte, steamer, from Portsmouth;
Danube, from Newport ; Bartholomew, Dios, and Sa,gres,
Portuguese war steamers, from Lisbon, Dispatch, steamer,
from Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre ; Argyll,
steamer, from Carentan; Ondine, steamer, from Dublin.
Sailed—Windermere, steamer, for Newport ; La Poule,
Georges, and Le Coq, for Cherbourg; Wonder, steamer, for
Havre; Courier, steamer, for Jersey.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning.

Wind N., fresh.
Arrived, April 15.—Sea, from Rio Hache ; Defthaven,
from New Orleans ; Louisiana, from Savannah ; Flora,
from Odessa ; Fordenskiold, from Smyrna, Fernand Raoul,
from Nantes.
Arrived, April 16—Eva, from Porto Rico ; Sebastian,
from Cardenas ; Lady Sale, from New Orleans ; Mary, from
Nantes.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Wind W.N.W. ; tide four hour's flood; cloudy, with
sleet snow.
Arrived, April 15—Mary, from Aarhuus ; Christiana,
from Gothenberg.
Arrived, 16—Lippe Viser, and Mentor, from Worcum.
Sailed, April 15—Sir Chas. Napier, for Kurracbee ; Zet•
land, for Quebec ; Petrel, for Rio Janeiro ; Izamada,
steamer, for Constantinople ; East Anglian, steamer, for
Gothenberg.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.

Wind N.W., moderate.
Passed, April 15—Eliza Corry, from Adelaide, for Lon-
don.
Passed, April 16.—Tally-ho, brig, foom the north, for
westward ; William, from Berbice ; Lisbonia, from Cape
Coast, Africa; Vere, from Jamaica ; Ariel from Mauritius ;
Margaret Campbell, from Rio Grande ; Florist, from St.
Vincent ; Grecian barque, from Jamaica ; Plantagenet,
from Demerara; Maria Soames, from St. John's—all for
London.
Off Dungeness.—Julie, from Pisaque for London.
Passed.—Beaver, for Now York; City of Perth, for
Glasgow—both for London.
Anchored.—Spirit of the Age, from London, for Liver-
pool ; Medcric, from Dunkirk, for Brest.
Passing.—Catherine Elizabeth, from St. Kitt's, for
London.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The weekly
meeting of the board was held yesterday in No. 1 Commit-
tee-room, Guildhall. Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. The
financial statement showed a total balance of the current
account of £56,639 19s. ld., and on the depoiit account of
£285,000, making a grand total of £341636 19s. ld. The
boatel proceeded further to consider the memorial from the
Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London, dated 24th
March. 1859, stating that they have had under their con-
sideration the improvement of Great Tower-street, by laying
into the public way some of the ground in front of No. 61
in that street; that the cost is estimated at £6OO, and pray-
ing the board to contribute towards the same. Mr.*Lowm an
Taylor moved that the matter be referred to the considera-
tion of the works committee, which, after some discussion,
was carried. A report was received from the finance com-
mittee, stating their proceedings with reference to the claims
for compensation by parties interested in the property re-
quired for the new streets in Southwark and near Covent-
garden, submitting a list of the claims dealt with up to the
25th March last. In respect to the Southwark and West-
minster communication, claims to the amount of £143,116
-11 s. ipd. had been settled at £111,855
to 14s. Bd.
116 With rega
10d
rd
to Covent-garden, claims amounting £143, 11s. .
had been settled at the sum of £111,85414:. Bd. After some
further business had been disposed of the board Adjourned,

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