The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-02 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Sept. 2.-Wind this day at noon, N.W.;
strong breeze and cloudy.
SoUTHAHPTON, Sept. 2.--Wind E.-Arrived-Sultan
(s.), from Gibraltar.
BELFAST, Aug. ;51.-Wind E. - Sailed-justitia, for
Quebec.
SCILLY, Aug. 31.-Wind W.-Arrived-Ravenswortb,
from Colombo • Lord Stanley, Callao ; Duchess of Water-
ford, Buenos Ayres.
NEWPORT, Sept. 1.-Wind W.-Arrived-Home, from
Ardrossan for St. Thomas.
SHIELDS, Aug. 31.- -Wind E.-Arrived-Renovation,
from Quebec.
COWES, Sept. 1.-Wind W.-Arrived-John Chrisio-
plier, from Kong Kong, and sailed for Londen ; Noowe,
Bahia.
CARDIFF, Sept. 1.-Wind N.W. -Sailed-Lucie, for
Rio Janeiro.
CLYDE, Sept. 1.-Wind E.-Sailed-Emily (s.s.), for
Gibraltar, &c.

(PER ELEOTRIO TELEGR&PH.)
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.

Wind N.
Arrived—Camilla, from Algoa Bsy ; Bcetia, screw
steamer Alexandria.

QUEENSTOWN, August 31.

Wind S.E
Arrived—Kate, from Constantinople ; Henry Holmen,
Smyrna ; Yellers, Algeria.

CROOKHATEN, August 31.
Arrived—lona, from Taganrog, ; Sussex Maid, Eliza
Jenkins, and Wni. McDougall, Galatz.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.30 a.m.
Wind N.W. ; three hour's 9°,3(1 • raining.
Arrived, Sept. 1— Courier, from 'Rotterdam.
Arrived, Sept. 2-oivenstoff, from Quebec.
Sailed, Sept. 2--Sir R. Peel, for Dunkirk.
DEAL, Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Wind W.by N., moderate.
Anchored—Asa Sawyer, for Rio Janeiro; Alligator,
Cape Coast Castle; Free Tra le, Port Phillip--all from
London ; Aries, barque, from Buenos Ayres, for London.
Anchored for orders—Titania, from St. John's.
Passed in tow—Shannon, from Madras; E. Zoboab,
Callao ; Confucius, China ; Witch of the Wave, St.
John's; Esmerelda, Madras ; Collingwood,
for London.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The show of both old and new Boglish wheat here to-
day was very moderate. On the whole, the demand ruled
steady, at Monday's clt cline in value. The general quality
of the samples was good.
The Foreign wheat was held at very full prices ; but the
inquiry for it was by no means active. • Inferior samples
met a slow sale.
We had only a limited sale for barley, at late rates.
The malt trade was heavy, and prices were barely sup-
ported.
The supply of oats was only moderate, and the 'trade
ruled steady, at full eurrenie,..
Beans, peas, and flour were unaltered in value. The
top price of the latter was 50s. per 280 lbs.
ARRIVALS Tills WERE.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. I Oats.
1,370 I 60 1,080

Flour.
1,290

English
Irish

Foreign.....

5,080 15,470

20,560 150 brlsl
300 sks

WHITECHAPEL.
To-day's market was rather heavy, at barely stationary
prices :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d; mutton, 330 1 to 4s Ed ;
lamb, 4i 01 to 5s 6d ; veal, 3s 4.1 to 43 4d; pk, 3s 6d to
4s 8d per Sibs. by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
From 200 to 300 pockets of new hops have appeared up
to this time. The quotations to-day are 71. to 71.70. per
cwt. The market generally is inactive.

THE NEW JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES Aor.—Tbis act
was issued yesterday. I contains some important provi-
sions resi,ecting shareholders, especially with reference
to the Royal British Batik. The title of the statute is—
" An Act to amend the 7 and 8 Vic., can. 3, for facilitat-
ing the wit ding up of the affairs of joint-stock campaniem
unable to meet their pecuniary engagements, and also the
Joint-Stook Companies Winding up Acs, 1848 and
1849." The object of the act is to make provision for
the mule equal distribution anring,,t creditors as well
of the I eta to arise from separate estates, or
contributions of shareholders in any company as of the
joint assets thereof. In all c where an order has
been made for winding-up a company, the judge or
master may call a metting of creditors toappoint a re-
presentative of credit ae,, end after the advertisement all
the creditors of the compa ty shall be deemed to be
parties of the winding-up. In case of a bankruptcy,
Ithe representative of creditors to cease and to vest io
( the asidgnees. The second clause is of considerable'
importance, It enacts, tl at where a com-
pany has become bankrupt, and there is no
wieding-up order, the assignee may by leave of the
Court of Bankruptcy compromise with shareholders
so as to bind all the creditors. The representative of
creditors may concur in proceedings and in compromises,
and all the creditm s are to ba bound thereby. Com-
promise, &c., to be subject in certain cases to the consent
of the creditors. Au appeal is given. After advertise-
ments for representative creditors no action is to be
commenced or proceeded with without leave of the
court, and that is not to run against the parties liable.
This clause would have Bayed much litigation, had it
been in the former acts. The other provisions contain
directions to carry out the act, which /Waists of 16
sectioas, and is to be cited "The Joint-Stock Companies
Winding-up Amendment Act."
REPORTS OF THE INSPECTORS OF COAL MINES.—The
reports of the various inspectors of coal mines to the Se-
cretary of State were published on Monday. It appears
that last year there occurred the following number of fatal
accidents—viz , in the northern "district, 135 ; in the
North and Ea-t Lancashire districts. 84 ;in the West
Lancashire and North Wales district, 103 ; in the York-
shire, 52 ; io the Midland district (Derby, Notts, Lei-
cester, and Warwick), 46; in the Stafford, Worcester,
and Salop district, 70 ; in the South Stafford and Wor-
cestershire district, 156 ; and in the southern district,
65. In the western district of Scotland 45 lives were
lost during the year.
SUICIDE IN HOLLOWAY GAOL.—Yesterday morning
George Wardle, aged 20, who had been a frequent in-
mate of the metropolitan gaols, and who was undergoing
a sentence of three months' imprisonment at Holloway
on a charge of being a rogue and vagabond, committed
suicide by precipitating himself from tie railings of the
top landing in B corrodor. He fell upon the stone
steps of the basement storey. His head was extensively
fractured. He lingered about an hour, when death put
an end to his sufferings.
The Venice Gazette states that the annual burden of
which the Emperor of Austria has lately exonerated the
Ponttficial government for the Austrian garrison of
Bolo;na and Ancona amounts to 250,000 scudi (the
scudo is sf. 35c.)
SHOCKING ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning a shocking
accident occurred at Messrs. Glyn'e banking-house,
Lombard-street, to John Nelson, a painter, who was at
work, when he fell from a ladder, and was seriously
injured.
NFIVIIRIDGE, AUG. 29.—This place was the scene of
much gaiety on Monday last. The Curragh Archers
I ad their meeting there, and some excellent shooting
to, k
,place, particularly among the ladies, who carried
tff all the prizes, two of which were presented by Lady
Chatterton. Her ladyship afterwards entertained the
club and a large roomer of fashionables at a very ele-
gan dtjeuner, at which upwards of 100 partook of every
delicacy of the season. Quadrilles, walzes, &c., closed
the happy day.
CHILD SCALDED TO DEATH —Yesterday morning a
child, named John William Freon, aged two yea rs, re-
siding at 34, Gun-street, Blackfriars-road, was acciden-
tally scalded to death. During the absence of his mother,
the child pulled a large kettle of boiling water over
himself
The city of Berlin has voted a sum of 150,000 f. for a
work of art in silver to be offered to Prince Frederic
William on the occasion of his marriage with the Princess
Boat of England.