The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-08 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Jan. B.—Wind S.W.—Fresh breeze and dull,
hazy weather, with sleet.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 7. —Wind N.E.to E.N.E.—Ar-
rived.—Straadraad Band, from Thttavia, for Rotterdam.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 7.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived--Heroes
of Alma, from London, for New Zealand ; Chili, from
London, for Valparaiso. Sailed—Urgent, for Spithead.
FALMOUTH, Jan. 7.—The barque Colombo is ashore
near St. Mawes Castle, but is expected off.
DARTMOUTH, June 7.—Wind E.N. E.—Arrived.—Bri-

tish Banner, from Mauritius.
RAMSGATE, Jan. 7.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Jonkvrow
Geertina, for Bahia.
COWES, Jan. 7.- Wind N.E.—Sailed—Lucie, for Rio
Janeiro.

GUERNSEY, Jan. 6.—The Boadicia, from Alexandria to
Antwerp, struck on the rocks, islet of Herm. yesterday,
and has become a total wreck; master and eight men

drowned; mate and four men saved.
MILFORD, Jan. 7.- The Letitia, of Padstow, which went
on shore, has not received damage.
GRIMSBY, Jan. 7.—The Julia Hall, for London, drove
and struck heavily on shore below this.
CROMER, Jan. 7.—The Fareninger, of and from Culmar,
is on shore at Hasbro', and will become a wreck. Cargo
discharging.
ALDBOROUGH, Jan. 7.—The Rockcliff, of and from Har-
tlepool for London, drove on the beach in Hallesby Bay
yesterday, and shortly afterwards went to pieces ; mate
and four men drowned.
MILFORD, Jan. 7.—The Speculation, sloop, of Exeter,
pricked upon the anchor of the Danube, brig, made a hole
in her bottom, and is leaky.
HARTLEPOOL, Jan. 7.—The Catbinka, brig, of Wismar,
came ashore last night near the north pier, West Hartle-
pool ; crew saved.

(PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning.

Wind S.S.E

Arrived—Dloulmaine, from Bombay ; Middlesex, New
York ; Themis, Calcutta ; Success, Rio Grande ; Tit Bit,
Para ; South Pole, Savannah ; Clarissa Bird, New Orleans ;
Flora Muir, Alexandria.
Sailed—Glynn, for _Havre.

QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 6.

Wind E.S.E.
Arrived—Tell, from Callao ; George, Alexandria.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH ,EI EURAPH.)
GRAVESEND Thurs ,ay, 10.7 a.m.

Wind E.; tnic two hours' flood:;cloudy.

Arrived, 7th—lda and Clara Schalerup,fr m St. Peters-
burg ; Eugenia, Calcutta ; Proctor, St. Michael's ; Mar-
mion, Madras ; Corbier, Nassau.
Sailed, Bth—Sir Robert Peel (s.), for Dunkirk; Hobe,
Port Adelaide.

DEAL, Thursday, 9.55 a,m.

Wind W.N.W., light
Passed, Jan. 7.—Ventura, from London, f9r Adelaide ;
Pentuket, from London, for Cardiff ; H.M.S. Buffalo, from
Portsmouth, for the river; Lizzy and Harriet, to leeward
from New Orleans, for Bremen.
Passed in tow.—Himalaya, from Mauritius, for Lon-
don; Rudolph, for Loudon.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The English ship Correa, Nov. 7, in lat. 27 S., long. 4

E. __ -
The ship Prince Albert, Dec. 25, in lat. 33 N., long. 29
W.

The barque Abbott's Reading, bound south, Dec. 29, in
lat. 40 N., long. 12 W.
The barque Genevieve, for Pernambuco, Dec. 31, in lat.
42 N., long. 12 W.
The Neva, from Newcastle (supposed), for Barbadoes,
Dec. 30., in lat. 45 N., long. 9 W.

The Swiss ilandelsKarier confirms the news of a
petition having been addressed by the Royalists of Neu
chAtel to the King of Prussia, in which his Majesty is
earnestly requested not to make any attack on Switzer.
land.

CHEERFUL HEART.--There are some persons who
spend their lives in this world as they would spend their
lives if shut up in a dungeon. Everything is made
gloomy and forbidding. They go mourning and com-
plaining from day to day that they have so little, and
are constantly anxious lest what they have should escape
out of their hands. They always look upon the dark
side, and can never enjoy the good. They do not follow
the example of the industrious bee, who does not stop to
complain that there are so many poisonous flowers and
thorny branches on its road, but buzzes on, selecting his
honey where he can find it, and passing quietly by the
places where it is not.—Corner Cupboard.
Several journa!s having lately mentioned as a very
prompt and effectual means of extinguishing a fire in a
chimney to throw a handful of raw onions on the burning
mass in the fireplace, an inhabitant of Chartres has
written a letter to the journal of that town, in which be
states that, his chimney having caught Are, he tried the
plan and found it perfectly successful.
IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. -- WOLVER-
HAMPTON, Wednesday Evening.—The first of the series
of the quarterly meetings ofithe ironmasters of this dis-
trict for the current year was held yesterday at Walsall.
The second assembly took place here to-day, but the
attendance was thinner than usual, and the business
transacted was not large ; both of which circumstances
may be traced to the fact that a very large quantity of pig
iron has been sold. The same remark will apply to almost
all descriptions of finished iron, especially rails, for which
there are some orders in the district for the Italian rail-
, ways, and for America the improvement first manifested
in the condition of the trade three weeks since has been
fully maintained ; indeed, prices are firmer than they
were at that time, home consumers having bought more
freely, and the demand for sheets and plates for the
United States having also increased. It is much too
early in the year to expect that there should be any
great excitement in the trade, with so high a rate of
discount as is still maintained ; but the increased anima-
tion which prevails, and the decidedly healthy tone exhi
bite(' in every branch of the trade, are sufficient to show
that the trade was fully justified in the resolution agreed
to on this day fortnight. Mine pigs are unquestionably
dearer than they were at that time. Mine pigs are firm
at 4/. for a good make. Orders could not be accepted
'by some of the pig-masters at less than 4/. 2s. 6d.
per ton. Nearly all the large works are in full opera-
tion, and the activity at the various forges is sufficient to
account for the price of the pig-iron iu this district.
Stocks of that commodity are small notwithstanding the
large make and the fact of there being importations of
pig-iron to the. district. These favourable indications
relative to pig-iron are observable to the full extent with
reference to the manufactured commodity ; all the large
houses are tolerably full of orders, and a very general
feeling prevails amongst the best informed members
of the trade that early in February there will
be a still further improvement. Stone of the
district is in demand, and prices are firm. Robbens
are quoted 16s. to 16s. 6d. per ton ; balls, 17s.
to 17s. 6d. The coal trade is remarkably brisk. both
here and in Wales ; some particulars in reference to the
increased quantity raised of the commodity we must
.
defer until our next article. Prices are remarkably firm;
in some instances advances have been maintained. The
various manufacturing trades of the district are reported
of favourably for the season, but the old dispute relative
to the time of holding quarter day has been. renewed this
quarter, here and at Walsall. The factors issued notices
to the effect that they would not pay their accounts
until next week ; the result was great inconvenience to
many parties.