The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-18 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SIIIPPING

LONDON, JUNE 17.—Wind this day at Noon, E.
DEAL, JUNE 16.—Wind N. W., moderate.—Sld. Margaret,
Courtney, South Seas ; Blenhvim, Grey, Port, Wellington;
Hector, White, Boston ; Waterhen, Dodds, Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 16.—Wind W. to W.—Sid.
Madagascar, Willer, Madras, &c. ; Bucephalus, Bells, Madras,
and ditto.

COWES, Justr 16.—Arrd. D. B. Baudrot, Pernambuco
Tribune, Frederickson, Matanzas ; Hualco, Clark, New York
Dart, Airth, Madeira, ant sailed for London.

FALMOUTH, JUNE B.—Wind, N. to W., moderate...—Arrd,
Courier, Bur slid, Rio, c.ith loss of topmasts and maiu-}ards;
Quebec, Delawell, Odessa.

OFF SCILLY, JUNE 7.—Louisa Maria, Jaski, Batavia, for
Amsterdam ; Warsaw, Alatanzas, for Hamburgh.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 16. —Wind N.N. W., moderate—Sld.
London, Calcutta ; Sea, New York ; William Goddard and
Onico, Boston. Arrd. off, Lydia. Antigua; Prompt, Charles-
ton ; Centaur, —. The Juhn Kerr, bound to Sydney,
Cape Briton, has put back, having been on Taylor's Bank.
Coax, JUNE 14.—Arrd. Lady Campbell, Power, Sierra
Leone. Sld. Java (transport), Bermuda.
VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—Charlotte, Newcastle, to Ha-
vannah, 21st ult., lat. 3S, lon. 13 ; Prince (bat que), of Lon-
don, 25th, lat. 41, lon. 10; Adelaide, of London, for China,
Ist inst.. lat 46, lon. 12, by the Ann Eliz,beth, arrived at
Falmouth. Maria, of Milford, for Havannah, lat. 50, lon. 9,
by the Louisa Maria, arrived off Scilly. Ava (American
larque), 26th ult., lat. 46, lon. 39; ,Montague, of Poole,
from Hamburgh, bth inst., lat. 50, lon. 11. by the Trebene,
:0-rived at Cowes. Barque William, of Newfoundland, 7th
i st., off the Lizard, by the D. 8., arrived at Co,es. Altee,
Liverpool to Jamaica, off Cape Clear ; Farewell, Liverpool to
Leghorn, out 10 days, lat. 45, lon. 10, by the Breeze, ar-
rived at Cori . Sophia, China to London, 15th Feb., in the
Straits of Banca ; Africa, Bombay to Liverpool, •27th Marcls,
lat. 29 S., lon. 40 E., by the Gambia, arrived at St. 1-1, lena.
Lady Bowden, bound to the Clyde, near St. Helena, 12th
Aprll, by the Cranford, arrived at St. Helena. Emma, of
Waterford, bound down the Mediterranean, 2bth ult., off
Carthagenia ; Malta to Cork, 2d inst., off the Rock
of Lisbon ; Maid of Carmarthen, Marseibes to Cork, 9ch,
lat. 49, lon. 9, by the Zante Packet, arrives! at Crookhaven.
SoUTH WHALE FIStIERY.
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The following ships. belonging to the port of Havre, were at
the Whaling Grounds, South Seas, in January last
Elizabeth, with 1,'200 bib Ferdinand, with 9OO brls
Meuse. l,OOO Asia ..
Pallas.. ......... I
Roland BOO
Georges 1,000

PIGEON- NIATCH.--(Fr0111 a Correspondent.)—A
plgeon-shooting match took place on Long Room Hill, Stone.
house, on the 151 h, bEtween Mr. Langmead, of Tavistock,
quite a south, against Mr. Turns. of Plymouth, a well-known
crack shot, at 11 birds each, 21 yards from the trap. which was
won by the former killing all his birds, ano the latter killing 9.
Betting 5 to 3 on Toms at commenceme!,t.

STIIIKE OF WORKMEN.-011 Tuesday Earlsheaton
was a scene of some excitement, caused by the workmen em-
ployed in the blanket trade making a strike. Some of the
toast.rs, having taken a Government order for a supply of
blankets at too low a rate to pay the regular wages, glee notice
to their workmen on Saturday night that their wages would he
:educed about '2O per cent. foi the luture. This became known
in the other workshops in the neighbourhood, and early on
Monday morning the workmen and buys from other shops went
w iih a bond of mii sic. and the thickenly radical banner, and called
the workmen out of Little Royd ylill ant the workshops be-
longing to the said Mid Company, and paraded the streets of
Dewsbury and neighbourhood, to the amount of five or six un-
tfred. As yet there apt ears no likelihood of their differences
being. settled.— Fork Courant.
The Royal Family of France have just subscribe:l
for the monument which is to be laisrd to the memory of Che-
z nhini, his Mjesty, 5((0f., and the Queen, Mme. Adelaide, and
the Duke of Orleans, 200 f. each.

PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 15.—The Pique frigate, of
36 guns, was re-commissioned yesterday. Captain H. Forbes,
with moat of the former officers, are re-appointed. The
Athenian freight-ship sailed on Monday direct for Hong Kong,
having received on board at this port upwards of 700 tons of
provisions for the fleet in Cnina. Rear-Admiral Hon. P. D.
Ilouverie, second in command at this harbour, and superin-
tendent of the dock-yard, returns from leave of absence to-
morrow, and re-hoists his flag un board the Victory, 110 guns,
Captain W. W. Henderson, C. B. The Admiral's period of
servitude at this port expires on the 16th of next month; his
successor is not yet known. Report gives the appointment to
Rear-Admiral Sir Lucius Curtis, Bart. The Volcano steamer,
Lieutenant Featherstone commanding, left the harbour at an
early hour this morning, and proceeded to Southampton for
the purpose of embarking her ;11ajesty the Queen Dowager,
NA 11:1 was expected to arrive by the noon train. At 230 Y.M.
the Volcano was seen passing through Spithead, with the
Royal standard flying. At three o'clock her 31ajesty and
suite entered the harbour, receiving the customary 32Cutes
from the men of war and batteries ; many persons assembled
on the fortifications and beach cheering most heartily. The
Queen Dowager visited the St. Vincent, flag -ship of the Com-
mander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Edward Codrington, and pro-
ceeded up the harbour to steam round the Hastings, of 74 guns,
in which ship her Maj. sty, on her late visit to Malta, embarked.
At seven o'clock the Royal party proceeded in the Volcano to
Hyde, where her Majesty landed, remaining the night at the
Per Hotel proceeding to-morrow to the delightful village of
Vontnor, where ti,e Queen Dowager, it is expected, will
sejestra some days.
1101.MES'S CONCERT.----The private con-
cert he the pupils of Mr. Holmes, and under his direction, was
given on Wednesday at Mr. Hoare's residence, in Bruton-street.
One of Chopin's concertos, as nh orche,tral aceohipaniments.
was excellently played by a young lady. Mr. Holmes himself
performed a capriccio of his own composition, and a duet by
ti unsmel with one of his pupils. Thalberg's fantasia on themes ,
from Mose en Eyitto, was played by a young girl with great
cleverness. ALster Henry Laurent and Master Noble respec-
tively played, the former a fantasia by Hertz on a theme from
Le Pre crux ClerCS, the latter a h,,xameron, with their usual
eciat; and Mi,s Theed gave a study in A flat, by Dopler,
feeling and delicacy. The company was select, and grati-
fied with the pupils, their friends, and their master.