The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-17 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, '3IAY 16.—Windi light westerly breeze and tine.
Cowtis, MAY 15.—Arrd. Venus, Higarne, Batavia,
FALMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind, Variable and
;Maria; Milky, Calcutta ; Flora, Reeves,Aralparaiso ; Trotum,
Bahia, for Altona; Andromache Barbadoes ; Olof, Charles-
ton,. fbr AmSteratitn; Luca., .Yew York, for Cronstadt ;
Erneald, Layton, and Bridge; Baker, St. John's, N.B. ; Hor-
tensia,Buenos Ayres. • •
OFF DOVER, MAY 15.--Montreal, Newcastle, for Cape of
Good Hope; Caroline, ditto, for South America.
OFF BEACIIY READ.---Christian, Batavia; for Altona.
Potasmourn, MAY 15.—Wind, N.E., fine.—Arrd. Maid of
Athens, Lary, St. Helena.
DEAL. MAY 15.—Wind, A se., N.E., fine; E.N.E.;
fine.—Sld. Henry, Rio; Victory, and Brunswick, Quebec;
and the outward bound.
Olor HASTINGS, MAY 15.—Port Fleet Wood, Fidler, Cape of
Good Hope; Gibraltar, Forman, Dominica. -
PLYBIOuni, MAY 15.—Wind, Variable.-011; Pysche,
Stephenson, Singapore,
..NPVTOTZT, MAY 14...-71.51i0 Severn (ste,aurer)•whieh
March 4, ttie river, has been repaired. Aga put; into • 'the
graVing dock.
• PWWIELT, 'MAY 13.—The Mary Arta„;cif!:l;ill,,,v;;l'tll,
Wiikh sink' :here, March • •16, has been raised,
lying at Fachall. • • • • •
OFF SALcomnu.--4'ioletta, Rio,. for St. Petcrs urg- I ;
;Nat ch ez, Boston.

OFF EIMYSTONE, Y 1 I..—Ainelia,Havannali, for Stettin.

LlvEnt.oot, MIY 15.,—Wind E., moderate.—Arrd. Bleng,
Stewart, Singapore; Reliance, Bedford, Ceara; George
Canning, Maranliam ; Alexander, Jamaica; Chatnplain,
Maranham, and Potomac, New Orleans; Acadia (steamer)
Boston, sailed let inst.. Olf, Nimrod, Aleie, and Lord Seaton.
A-ship was seen ashore to the eastward of Havarmalt, 13th
all, with her head east,
.and a brig on Lookey,,l7th ult..
OFF 110LYIIV.AD, MAY 14.—rOsear, Steed, _Africa, all the
crew dead except two. .

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OF CArt CLEAR.—Essequibo, Cain, Cape of Good Hope.
LONIXESDERRY.—Ax rd. Mary Stewart., Welber,
.Trinidad.
Shl. Ann, ditto ; Envoy and Sea Nymph, St. Johss's, N.B.
BRISTOL, MAY 15. --Ii1(1. Mohawk, Africa.

SWANSEA, MAY 15.—Cynthia, Golsworthy, Cuba.
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, Amur. 2.3.—Ninety-five
vessels have pia back from the seal fishery, some with
damagersixteeu are reported to.be lost among the ice, which
is unusually heavy and dangerous.

-OLYMPIC TuEATue.7—Wednesday a young actor,
named Wellington Price, made his first appearance before
a London 'audience, at this theatre, in the character of
Hamlet. In the course of his performance he evinced con-
siderable judgment, and was much applauded throughout.
T.xperience will, no doubt, make him an. acquisition to the.
Louden stage. The characters of Ophelia and Horatio were
very creditably supported by Miss Melville and Mr.
Simpson: The house was a very good one, and on the fall of
the cuttain, Mr. Wellington Price was loudly called for by
the audience. • •

QENERAL PosT-OFFICE.—Tbe amazing increase in
the 'dailyduty of the General Post-Office is manifested n
every department of that gigantic establishment. So greatly
is it felt iu the newspaper-office that the authorities have
b'een compelled to resort to every practicable means of as-
sisting the executive officers by the introduction of mecha-
nical contrivances to lighten the labour of the department.
From the bulky size and weight of the double papers, and
their great numbers (now nearly one hundred thousand per
night); it is found necessary to make them up iu immense
sacks, which, the men being unable to carry, are wheeled
upon a tramway to the floor of the omnibuses, whence they
are taken to the termini of the several railways in transits
to their destinationS. Since the reduction of the rates on
forei ti, colonist, inttcolonial, and inland letters, the num-
, ber,..hoth inwards' and outwards, has materially increased.
'The three first atsses per annual amount to 8,583,040, and
the- inland letters to 209,611,508. The deliveries from the
provinces rbt mitt-day mail also continue to increase, and the
money-Oider.seriiee has multiplied 25 times in comparison
with its amount 9f duty before the reduction of the rate of
poundage. The acceleration of the mail trains, which came
into operation on the. Western line yesterday.(Wednesdav),
and the prejected employment of the Eastern Counties Rail-
way for the conveyance of day bags
,to Brentwood, Witham,,
Chelmsford, and Colchester, and the opening of the Canter-
bury and Dover lines throughout, will tend also to increase
the duty; and add material' vto theaccommodation of the public.
PRomoTioN.--The 'Gazette lately contained 'the
tolinwing announcement:—" 67th Foot—Sergeant-Major
J.. Graham; to. be 'Ensign, without purchase, vice Mont
gomery, deceased. Wur7tOce, *ay 3.", •EriSigitt Graham
is a native. of Girvan. . He entered the army as a private
about tvieh;e years ago; and by his own me:it, without
any influence, whatever, has thus obtained the rank of a
commissioned` officer. As this is a circumstance ex-
trernely rare in the BritiSh. army, 'he and his friends
.have just reason . to.feel proud of the provautiou.—.4yr
Observer. •