The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-03 00:00:00

LIGHTING OF TOWNS (IRELAND) ACT

AMEND MENT BILL.
This bill was read a third time and passed.
THE OPIUM TRADE WITH CHINA.

On the motion of Mr. MURROUGH, who emphati-
cally and at some length denounced the conduct of the
East India Company with regard to the growth of opium
and its smuggling into China, a return was ordered of
the number of persons engaged by the East India Com-
pany in the Presidency of Bengal in making advances of
money to the cultivators of poppyseed before the sowing
time ; in watching its growth after it is sown, in
superintending the delivery of the opium, its inspissation
and preparation for the taste of Chinese consumers ; its
formation into balls and packages in chests especially
adapted for the convenience of carriage into Chinese ter-
ritories, and its conveyance to Calcutta for auction at
the Government sales ; and of the number of licences
granted by the East India Company, in the years 1855
and 1856, to private ships trading to China, containing
a provision, with the penalty attached, " That no opium
except that which the East India Company monopolises.
shall be taken on board."

The house adjourned at 10 minutes put 12 o'clock.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.l

LONDON, March 3.—Wind this day at noon, E, ;
Light breeze and fine.
PORTSMOUTH, March 2.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Nor-
ma,ambui;ri.3l.s:
a
from the Cape Good Hope, forGanderH and Cracker, and
H.M.S. Dauntless, m
Retribution, H. M. gaunboats
ita
Sailed—H.M.Str. 'Urgent, for
Barbadoes.
March 2.—Wind E.—Arrived—Neptune,
PLYMOUTH,
from Adelaide,
_S.A., and the Cape of Good Hope.
SWANSEA, March 2.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Henry
Rankin, from Coquimbo. Sailed—Slains Castle, for
Cuba.
MIMED, March. 2.—Wind E.—Arrived—Hero, from
Cardiff to Palma.
Huai, Michaelc's ; rch 2.
CorWinkscrEew.N d .E.—Arrived—Lightning,
from St.(s.), from Bremen ; Juno,
Pillars. Sailed—Orme and True Love, Davis' Straits,
RAMSGATE, March s.—The Mary Howe, from Shields,
for Oporto, with coals, which was ashore to-day on the
Goodwin Sands, has been assisted off, without apparent
damage, after throwing 50 tons of cargo overboard.
DOVER, March 2.—The Reaper, of and for Portsmouth,
from Sunderland, was in collision this mcrning.off Dunge-
ness, with the fishing smack Blue-eyed Maid, of London,
and foundered soon after ; crew landed here by the latter
vessel.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 20.—The weather has been fear-
fully bad, occasioning even numerous damages in thus
port ; it is now succeeded by summer weather.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGR
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday, 10 a.m.

WrirnivaeEd..,—oFvleorreaast.
Arrived, Dart,
and garnet, from SanNe derlan
ort
d.
Sailed.—La Polka, for Cherbourg ; Matilda, wp ;
Maria, Guernsey.

LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning.

Wind S. . . vw&rd, for Bahia ;J. R. Mallow, for
Sailed—Willlaw
New Orleans. -

QUEENSTOWN, March 1.

Wind
sated— E.
T. g Perkins, for Philadelphia.
DUBLIN, March 2.

Wind S.
sails Belvidere, for Antwerp.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.5 a.m.
Wind E., tide.nearly low water, cloudy.
Arrived, March 2—Ebbs Fredrika, from Ystad.
Arrived, March 3—Hemdal; from Middlefort.
Sailed, March 2—Brilliant, for Mogadore.
Sailed, March 3—Emperor, for Hobart Town.
DEAL, Tuesday, 9.11 a.m.

Wind E. by S., moderate.
Passed, March 2.—Anglo-Saxon, from Shields, for Alex-
andria.
Passed—Liverpool, from London, for Buenos Ayres.
Sailed—Echo, for Bordeasx.