The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-01 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—Duke of Bronte, London to
Jamaica, with loss of foremast, bowsprit, and all top-
gallant masts, 4th inst., lat. 24, lon. 35 ; Catharina, Ba-
tavia to Amsterdam, 25th, lat. 45, lon. 18 ; Sarah,
Naples to London, 27th, lat 48, ion. 11, by the Fatima,
arrived off Dover. Earl Harewood, of Liverpool, Nov.
21. in the Straits of Banca; Venture, of Dundee, lat.
9 N., lon. 28 W., by the Magnolia, arrived at Plymouth.
Rover, of Exeter, 28th inst., fifty miles west of Scilly;
Waverly, Batavia to Singapore, Nov. 30, in the Straits of
Banca ; Josephine, Singapore to London, Dec. 1, in
the Straits of Sunda ; Lucie Marie, Batavia to Amster-
dam, Bth ult., lon. 22 ; James Peter Zookoen, from Ba-
tavia, 14th ult , lat. 3 N., lon. 21 ; Edward Robinson,
Mauritius to Cowes, 19th ult., lat. 5, lon. 3, by the
Blakely, arrived at Falmouth. Katharine, St. Forbes,
Nov. 22d, in the Straits of Banco. ; Leah, St. Forbes,
same day ; Admiral Zoutman, Batavia to Amsterdam,
Jan. 21st., lat. 23 S., ion. 3 W.; Commerce, 21st. inst.,
lat. 45, lon. 23 ; Heloise, Batavia to Bremen,
January 23d, by the Penang, arrived at Liver-
pool. Bandarry of Sunderland, 19th inst, lat. 6 N.
lon. 21, by the John Woodhall, arrived in the Downs.
Ambassador, Liverpool to Trieste, off Tuskar ; Edina,
Manilla to London, Jan. 27th, lat. 20 S., lon. 1 W.,;
Mercury, Valparaiso to Liverpool, 9th inst., lat. 30, lon.
38 ; Anemone, Arica to Leith, 17th inst., lat. 42, lon.
26 ; Racehorse, Liverpool to Constantinople, 15th inst.,
off Cape Spartel, by the Julia, arrived at Gibraltar.

LLOYD'S.
A general meeting of the subscribers to Lloyd's was
held on Wednesday the 30th ult., at the South Sea
House, Mr. G. R. Robinson in the chair; when the fol-
lowing votes were recommended by the Committee, and
carried unanimously
211. to the Destitute Sailors' Asylum.
20/. to the crew of the Lovrestoffe life-boat, for saving
the crew of the Thomas Oliver, stranded near that place
during a gale on 26th January, under circumstances of
extreme peril.; and; in addition, a Medal; in bronze, to
Mr. H.- Disney (a Trinity pilot), who steered the boat,
and was more than once washed-Out;

A Medal, in silver, to Mr. Slater. (first mate), and
ditto to Mr. Kenny (second mate); of her Majesty's ship
Widgeon ; and Medals, in bronze; to each of sit men,
for saving the crew of the Minerva, ofJersey, wrecked
near Calais 10th instant.
NOTICE TO 31..113 INERS.
A letter has been received at Lloyd's from tbe 'Fa-
reign-oilice, enclosing certain instructions' to shipmasters
visiting Riga issued by the RussiaiiGgyernment,. but
which is of too'• i.,neat a length for "insertion. It is
posted at Lloyd's Captains'-room for inspection.
The following has also been transmitted to Lloyd's by
their agent at Alexandria:—
NEW LIGHT AT ALEXANDRIA.

The undersigned has the honour to announce to the
public that, by order of his Highness the ViCeroy of
Egypt, the New Light will be displayed on, the lstApril,
1842. The Tower is erected upon the extremity of the
point Eunostos, at the Old Port, and its pOsition
Latitude, 31d. 11in. 314. North.

Longitude, 29d. 51w. 28S. East Meridian of Greenwich.

Ditto 27d. 31m. 06s. East of Paris.
The Light will be a fixed one, at about 180 feet from the
level of the sea, with the face directed towards the North
East, having the point of Marabout to the South East,
at the distance of four miles, and Old Beacon to the
North East half-East, and about 1/ miles distant. Be-
tween these two points, and in fine weather, the light
will be visible 20 miles distant.
BOGHOS TOUSSOUFF.
Alexandria, March 5, 1842.
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrivals Joanna, Lovett, from Van Dieman's Land,
in the Downs, sailed from Hobart Town Bth November;
Giraffe, Moore, from New South Wales, in the Downs,
sailed from Sydney 28th September ; Blenheim, Gray,
from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed from Sangor Novem-
ber, St. Helena 29th January ; John Woodall, Williams,
from Bengal, in the Downs, sailed from Sangor 28th
October, Mauritius 15th December; Chieftain, Cromarty,
from Bombay, in the Downs, sailed 4th December, St.
Helena 31st January ; Dorothy, Mather, from Bombay,
at Liverpool, sailed 10th November, St. Helena 30th
January ; Blakely, from China, off Falmouth, sailed 12th
November ; Fatima, Fathers, from China, off Dover,
sailed 13th November, St. Helena Ist February.
Arrivals at Launceston, Van Dieman's Land—Mi-
nerva, Fawthorpe, Oct. 21, from Portland Bay, and sailed
Nov. 1, back ; Scout, Swalken, 25th ; Will Watch,
Harding, 27th ; Lowestoft, 27th ; Sir J. Franklin, 27th,
all from Port Philip ; For, 28th, from Port Fairy ;
Henry, 29th, from Port Philip ; Lady Rowena, Nov. 1,
from the South Seas ; Corsair (s.), Bell,, 2d, from Port
Philip' ; William le Grande, 3d, from Sydney.
Departure from Launceston—Countess of Wilton,
Wheatland, Oct. 26, fin- Sydney.
Arrivals at Hobart Town—Maguasha. Oct. 20, from
Port Philip ; Marian, Watson, 28th, from Sydney,
Highlander, from New Zealand ; Bandicoot, 29th, from
Port Philip; Agenoria, Nov. 2, from Port Philip; Lady
of the Lake, from Twofold Bay.
Departures from Hobart Town—John and Elizabeth,
Oct. 22 ; Pacific, 23d, to whaling ; Catherine, 28th, to
i'ort Phllip ; Gilbert Jamieson, 31st, to Sydney; Naiad,
to Port Philip; Marys, to Adelaide; Georgiana, Nov. 1,
to Sydney; Northumberland, 3d, to Sydney; Gulnare,
4th, to India; David Clarke, 4th, to Bombay.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
T A TT ERSALL'S—YEsTEKDAy.
The room was well attended by influential members,
and a good deal of busiiess was done, but at a very tri-
fling variation from the quotations of Monday. Chatham
was again in. favour, and left off at 18 to 1 (taken). On
the Chester Cup there was nothing done, and with the
exception of a bet of 14 to 1 about Passion, the Oaks
was not mentioned. Closing prices :
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS' STAKES.
2 to 1 agst Wiseacre
DERBY.
24 to. 1 agst Forth's lot—taken
9 to 1 agst Attila—taken
18 to 1 agst Chatham—taken
20 to 1 agst Auckland—taken
23 to 1 agst Lord of Ilolderness
25 to 1 agst Wiseacre—taken
25 to 1 agst Joanna colt—taken
30 to 1 agst Meteor—taken
45 to 1 agst Defier—taken
50 to 1 agst Canadian—taken
1000 to 15 agst Belcceur— taken
1000 to 10.agst Gunter—taken
4000 to 20 agst The Devil among the Tailors—taken
500 to 400 the Joanna colt agst Wiseacre—taken
OAKS.
14 to 1 agst Passion •

PUBLIC PBTITION.—It appears from the twelfth
Report, delivered yesterday, of the Committee on Public
Petitions, that the total number presented to the House
of Commons this session, • to the 18th instant inclusive,
is 6,425. Of these by fur the most numerous are the
petitions against the Corn-laws ; of which there are, for
the repeal of the corn and provision laws, 2,188, with
796,177 signatures ; for the repeal of the Corn-laws
alone, 740, with 490,000 signatures ; for their repeal
connected with freedom of trade, 454, with 271,379 sig-
natures ; and for the revision of the import duties 137,
with 11,263 signatures. For the amendment of the Mar-
riage Law in Ireland there were presented 184 petitions,
with 65,395 signatures. The total number of petitions
for the repeal of the Union with Ireland is 123, and the
signatures are 196,966,