The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-17 00:00:00

STOCKS.

1853.

November 1.
1854.

1855.

Cotton, in U. Kingdom
(bales) " 903,000 805,150 541,500
Sugar, in do. (tons) 114,000 160,000 75,000
' Do., on the Continent 31,000 44,000 20,400
Tea, in U.Kingdom (1b)54,615,000 62,870,000 '64,612,000
Coffee, in do. (tons) lB,lOO 12,5C0 10,500
Do:, on the Continent 43,410 37,939 40,820
Indigo,inLondon (chst) 23,317 24,558 17,313
Rice, in do. (tons) 19,223 7,342 9,340
Silk, in do. (bales) 17,764 29,717 24,764
Saltpetre, in do. (tons) 3,054 7,840 4,871
Hides, in do. (number) 250,000 249,030 • 172,000
Tallow, in do. (casks) 21,612 30,070 23,092
Cocoa-nut oil, in do
(tons)
Rum, in do. (punuhns) 11,420 18,120 23,670
Do. (hhds) • 1,253 *3,570 3,8.0
Hemp, in do. (tons)
Flax, in do. (tons) 726 2,214 1,110
The items in this list showing the heaviest falling off
as compared with last year are cotton and sugar, espe-
cially the latter. Of the future adequacy of the supplies
of cotton from the United States the accounts of the pre-
sent crop are sufficient to inspire confidence. In sugar
the rise which has taken place is altogether unprece-
dented for suddenness and extent since 1814. Never-
theless, a large crop is available from the Mauritius, and
in Brazil, although the cultivation has been severely
checked in some districts by the loss of slaves from
cholera, the last growth is supposed to have been nearly
an average. In Louisiana the supply is said to hare
been diminished by the substitution of cotton planting.
As regards coffee the deficiency of stock is less, but the
rise has also been far more moderate than in sugar, and
the present crop at Rio is described as not being half as
great as that of 1854. It was, however, then enormous.
The Java crop is likewise asserted to be short. Tea, in-
stead of a diminution, shows a considerable increase of
stock, but still it has experienced a decided rise. This
seems attributable not merely to sympathy, but to the
representations of some of the houses in China that
although the exports have shown no diminution since
the-rebellion, the extent of cultivation is rapidly becom-
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tion,found, on looking back to the most remarkable in-
stances of excited markets, that after the lapse of a few
months effects have usually begun to manifest them-
selves which have proved of long duration. The
quotations for sugar attained this week would, it
is asserted, for the first time for many years, pay for
its importation from Chins. What has already been
attracted from California and India ; and the latest
letters from the United States, after describing the
activity of purchasers of breadstuffs, on European
account, say "the supply from the west is equal to
the present or probable future demand." In the present
instance the ultimate effect of -large arrivals of any ar-
ticle is likely to be increased by the demand for money,
not only in this country, but at some of the chief seats
of production, such as the United- States and India: -It -
is to be borne in mind, moreover, that this demand for
money, as far as England and the continent are con-
cerned, will augment in proportion to the amount of .
goods that may be sent us. At the same time, it is sa-
tisfactory to know that all our purchases in America
will, if experience can be relied upon, be rapidly followed
by the transmission of orders from that side for an eqnal
quantity of our manufactured goods, The same may
also be said of Brazil and, in a minor degree, of other
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by a general extension of our borne industry.

TILE DISCOVERY STIIP BESOLUTE FOUND
IN TRE

On Saturday la=.t the barque Alibi, of this port, Capt.
Stewart, belonging to the Aberdeen Arctic Company,
returned hero from Davis's Straits. She sailed from this
on Aug. 10, and arrived out in lat. 63.52, long. 64.49, on
Oct. 1. The weather was then very adverse, boisterous
gales pr.vailing from the northward, accompanied by
frost and snow showers, and from the close-packed state ,
of the ice the vessel was prevented reaching her destine.,
tion, viz , the fishing ground in Cumberland C111,?[10
whither she had been preceded by Capt. withPennydn the
Lady Franklin and Sophia. Matters continue
state fot• 19 days, without appearance of chaeenng when
she Bri-
tish again set sail for this country, havinzs
days previous
tish whale ships. On the 17th ult., twoon
Cape Mercy
to leaving the country,
midway between Cape
Resolute,
and Cape Elizabeth, spoke the discoey e,i
w.tbenis
t and was now
which vessel was abandoned at,
by Captains Sir E. Belcher d
da lingten, of the American
Melville.iceuet,lsland in 1853
in the possession of Capt. Paddington,
London (U.S.) The
,uddington and 10 of his
Whaler George Henry, c?-•
found in good condition
by
ni-a-slit off Celie Mercy, dig•
taut 35 or 40 miles,
cnrees:louttieth%'a.4l7btolai
findwater in her hold. Captain'
Bud-
with about four feet Captain Stewart
rsdeepdtem
was
intentions whenleft were to
dington's inte
his prize at Whale Fish Island. The winter with .
Reso-
luted in the pl. 1, have drifted . cm from Melville Island
must
Barrow's Straits, Lancaster Sound, and down-
through •
L. , 13 %y• to where she was picked up, a distance of
Bauie s ' '3O degrees. Captain
about 25 or
Captain Buddington Captain Kellett's epaulettes, left on
board,the Resolute, to forward on his return home.—
Aberdeen Journal,

.iiRAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sin,—The Chairman has desired me to request the
favour of your inserting in The Sum the circular which
he has this day addressed to the shareholders of this
"111PuY.—I remain, sir, your faithful servant,
CHAS. A. SAUNDERS, Secretary.

" TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY COMPANY.

"Gentlemen,—At the board meeting yesterday, ore,port or rumour was brought under my notice, to
has been circulated I find m some of the newspapers,
the effect that there had been a serious division among
your directors, and that an influential member (meaning
myself) bad threatened to resign if a dividend was re-
commended for the current half-year. As this is a ru-
mour which may prove prejudicial to your interests, I
feel it is my duty to assure you
at once that thereeref isll
carefully to
foundation for either of such statements.
"Instead of divisions, my colleagues and myself have
That n
been most unanimous. They have appointed a coni
mittee, as I promised at the last meeting,
a
examine into all the affairs of the company.
com-
mittee has been sitting for some time. It is continuing
of
the
the examination with perfect cordiality from week to
week, and endeavouring to promote every practicable
retrenchment and improvement
system.
"To announce the result of such inquiry before it is
completed would be premature, but I may say that un•
less some unforeseen
Paddington-station, circumstanceb should arise, your
to
directors have every reason
disposable among the originalvv elshareholdersbelieve
will
le
bebalance
larger
meoauveattbßer honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient
servant,
4., " S. 11. WALPOLE, Chairman.
on, Nov. 16, 780."