The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-29 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Aug. 29.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light breeze, and fine.
FALMOUTH, Aug. 29.—Arrived—City of Durham, from
Ceylon ; Sebastian, from Matanzas; Simoda, from Akyab.
Opr QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 27.—Arrived—Sunderland,
from Akyab ; Star, from Buenos Ayres.
WATERFORD, Aug. 26.—Sailed.—Jenny Lind, from
Quebec.
WHITEHAVEN, Aug. 27.—Wind W.—Arriv ed—Jane,
from Quebec. Sailed—John Pink, from Quebec.
DARTMOUTH, Aug. 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Bengal,
from Quebec.
CARDIFF, Aug. 27.—Wind
for New York.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning,

Wind W.
Arrived, Aug. 27—Felicina, from Thrall ; Charles, from
Charente ; Ferment, from St. Malo ; Effort and Bessie,
from Sunderland ; Rebecca, from Plymouth ; Boyle'
steamer, from Dublin; Jackson and Alceste, from Cardiff;
Janes, and Competitor, from Swansea ; Tibor, from Cam-
bria ; Lily, and Limerick Lass, from Newport ; L'Etoile,
from Carentan.
Arrived, Aug. 28—Seviges, from Cherbourg ; Argyle,
steamer, from Carentan; Victoria and Albert, from Car-
diff; Nile, from Llanelly ; Caledonia, from Sunderland
Sailed, Aug. 27.—Mary, for Sunderland ; Foyle, steamer,
for London ; Orissa, steamer, for Alexandria ; Tagus,
steamer, for Lisbon.
Sailed, Aug. 28.—Ceres, and Iris, for the Baltic.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.S.W.
Arrived, Aug. 28.—Sparta, from Smyrna ; S. E. Grant,
from New Orleans ; Why Not, from Gaspee.
Arrived. Aug. 29.—British Queen, screw steamer, from
Havre; S. Crowell, from Halifax; Culloden, from Bom-
bay; Queen of the South, from Cobija ; San Spiridone,
from Ibrail.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Wind W. ; tide first hour's flood ; weather fine.
Arrived, August 29—Sagitta, from Barbadoss ; Emma-
nuel, from Archangel.
Sailed—Batavier, steamer, for Rotterdam ;
Hutt, for Naples.
Arrived, August 28—Royal Bride, from Bimlipatam ;
Esmeralda, from Mauritius ; Constant, from St. Ingo de
Cuba ; Susannah, from Havannah ; Elizabeth Martin, from
Singapore; Malcolm Brown, from Smyrna ; Doska, from
Waarhuus ; Robert Barker, from Baltimore ; Portland,
from Licata.
DEAL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.W. moderate.
Anchored—lslit, from London, for St. John's.

THE METROPOLITAN REGISTRATION

C 0 U.R TS.

The annual process of revising the lists of Par-
liamentary voters promises this year to excite un-
usual interest in the various boroughs and districts
within the metropolitan area. For some years the
preponderance of political opinion in and near Lon-
don in the Liberal direction has been so strongly
marked, that not only have contests between can-
didates of exti ernely divergent opinions become
very rare, if not altogether ceased, but even the
Registration Courts, once the hopeful arena of Con-
servative action, have been left to the undisputed
supervision of the Liberal agents. The recent
brief enjoyment of political power by a Conservative
Government appears to have stimulated their par-
tisans to renewed exertions, for, according to pre-
sent symptoms, a " revival" of Conservative faith
in the value of Sir R. Peel's celebrated axiom of

" Register, register, register," has made its appear-
ance within the Parliamentary districts in and sur-
rounding the metropolis. Thus, in the city of Lon-
don, which for some years has been quietlT surren-
dered to the solitary vigilance of Messrs. S. Smith
and Ledger, an outbreak of activity on the part of
those who so unsuccessfully, and without authority
thrust forward the name of Lord Stanley at the re-
cent general election may be looked for. It is un-
derstood that at the forthcoming revision of the
electoral lists for the city, the Conservatives will be
represented by an agent to support some 300 or 400
objections which they have made to persons now on
the register, while the Liberal interests will be
cared for by those who have so long attended to
them. In Marylebone, where also for many years
the Conservatives have ceased to take any active
part in the Registration Court, the enterprising
Mr. Haig has succeeded in forming an association,
which it is said will depute an agent to watch over
the interests of the party before the revising bar-
rister. Mr. W. A. James will represent the inte-
rests of the Liberal electors of Marylebone. What-
ever may be the results of these contests in a purely
party view, there can be no doubt but that the
public interests will be served by them, as in the
absence of political agents having an interest in
keeping up a " good register," the electoral lists are
apt to become encumbered with names of persons
who, by reason of death, removal, &c , are disquali-
fied from voting. As an instance of this state of
things we may observe that at the last election for
rvlarylebone, the agent of one of the candidates bad
no less than 3,000 letters addressed to persons upon
the register returned " not found." In the city of
Westminster the Conservatives have made no sign,
while in Lambeth, Southwark, and the Tower
Hamlets the current of public opinion is too de-
cided to hold out any prospect of advantage to
that party. In Finsbury, where of late no
political representative has appeared before the re-
vising barrister, it is stated upon the next occasion
an agent will attend to watch the revision in the
interest of Sir S. M. Peto, one of the sitting mem-
bers. The county registrations in the vicinity of
the metropolis will be still more strongly contested.
In West Kent, where for several years both par-
ties have fiercely fought each name, the fight will
be renewed upon this occasion. South Essex, we
believe, will not be neglected by either party, and
in East Surrey, notwithstanding the want of suc-
cess which has attended their candidate upon the
last two elections, the Conservatives have an-
nounced their intention to fight the battle in the
registration courts against their equally determined
Liberal opponents. In the metropolitan county
itself, Middlesex, Conservative energy appears to
have attained its climax. Not content with the
able advocacy which its interests have for some
years received from Mr. T. A. Jones, the agent of
the old Conservative Association, in the Registra-
tion Court, the party which was represented by,
Mr. Haig at the last election have, under the aus-
pices of the Conservative Land Society, announced
a determination to renew the contest before tlie
revising barrister. The Liberals will, of course, be
represented, and, as each party has made many
hundreds of objections, the revision, will probably
occupy more time than usual. According to the
Act of Parliament the revising 'oarristers must hold
their courts and conclude their labours between the
16th of September and the 31st of October.