The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-20 00:00:00

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AUSTRALIA.

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY MORNING.

The Mermaid, from Melbourne, was off Holy
head this morning at 8 o'clock, with about
400,0001. on freight.

SERIOUS ILLNESS OF SIR WM.

MOLSWORTH, BART, M.P.

We regret to hear of the sudden and alarming

illness of Sir William Molesworth, the Secretary
of State for the Colonies. The right hon. baronet
had been ailing for some little time, but it was
only a week ago that the state of his health began
to occasion any anxiety.

Dr. Ferguson, Dr. Elliotson, and Mr. H. C.
Johnson, have been in constant attendance upon
him in Eaton-place, but we are ♦ery sorry to be
informed that their report is such as to give cause
for the gravest apprehensions. His arduous
duties at the Colonial-office, and the anxiety of his
mind during the momentous period of his official
life, have, it is feared, principally contributed to
impair the health of this distinguished statesman.

The discount houses have given notice that they have
advanced their rate of allowance for money at call to 5
per cent., dating from yesterday. Their previous rate
was 44 per cent.
The demand for money yesterday was moderate, both
at the Bank of England and out of doors, but the rates
charged by the discount houses are scarcely in any case
more than a fraction below those of the Bank.
Advices from Amsterdam mention that the Bank of
Roland have resolved to decline selling silver, which, at
a fixed price, has heretofore been their custom. This
will be an additional obstacle to the transmission of fur-
ther amounts to India and China.
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.—We understand that the
senate has received a communication from Sir G. Grey,
intimating that in the opinion of the Government the
senate ought to concede the points upon which they have
so long opposed the graduates, and that body ought now
to be admitted into the university, with the privileges of
clnvocation and the right to nominate members of the
senate.

,J,.••••/•••
The Genoa Gazette announces that the Countess de
Neuilly is expected shortly at Genoa, thence to proceed
to Curnegliano, where she intends to pass the winter.
General della Marmora has applied to the Piedmon-
tede Gov(skiment for provisions sufficient to last until
the end of March.

Her Grace the Duchess of Sutherland, the Earl and
Countess Grosvenor, and Lord and Lady Blayntyre,
have arrived at Menrice's Hotel.

Mlle. Davesne, daughter of the stage-manager of
the Theatre Francais, an artist only in her 20th year,
has just executed a bust of Beranger. This is the first
time that the celebrated song-writer has consented to
sit, and the likeness produced is considered a striking
one.
The crop of olives in Corfu this year is abundant, so
that much of the misery entailed on the country-people
by the present war will be greatly relieved.
Considerable sensation (slays Galignani) has been
caused in theatrical circles at Paris by the sudden and
mysterious disappearance of Villars, one of the best
actors of the Gymnasee On Saturday he did not arrive
at the theatre, and in consequence the performances had
to be changed ; and since that day he has not returned
home, and nobody can say what has become of him.
THE GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA RAILWAY. This
railway was to be opened from Callian to Wassind on
the Ist of this month. Wassind, by railway, is fifty
miles from Bombay, and is conveniently situated within
a few yards of the Thull Ghat road, near to Shapoor.
In comparison with the old route vis Bhewndy,. the
Thull Ghat traffic, if forwarded by railway from Was-
sind, will arrive five days earlier in the fine weather,
and ten or twelve dap earlier in the rains. The cost
by railway will be the same as if the goods were sent
by the old route.
Loss or Two SHIPS BY FIRE.—The Aberfoyle, Nourse,
bound to the Mauritius and London, and with her cargo,
rice, wheat, &c., complete, took fire and was scuttled ;
the tide flows over her at high water, and the swelling
of the grain has forced up the main deck, and
many of the upper deck beams are broken ; the cargo
has been mostly got out of the between decks ; an at-
tempt will be made to raise her next springs. Calcutta,
Sept. 8: The Emma Zoller, Keslake, from Shediac,
N.B , to Grimsby, with deals, caught fire yesterday, and
and was abandoned near the Humher.—Cromer, Oct. 18.
The following are some details relative to the mem-
bers of the new Greek Cabinet :—M. Bulgaris, the Pre-
sident of the Council and Minister of the Interior, was
previously senator of Hydra. Colonel Smolents, the
Minister of War, was born at Austria, and brought up
at the military school of Vienna ; be took part in the
first war of Greek independence, and was in consequence
presented with the rights of a citizen of the country ; he
is a man of good scientific attainments, and originally
belonged to the engineers ; he has been since 1833 con-
nected with the War Department, and was, before Lis
nomination to the Ministry, secretary general of that
department. M. Botlis, Minister of Justice, was also
brought up at Vienna, but is a Greek by birth, and a
lawyer by profession. He has been for many years Pro-
fessor of Roman Law at the University of Athens. M.
Silivergos, the Ministerof Finance, was, when appointed
to' the Ministry, President of the Supreme Court of Ac-
counts. M. Miaeulis, Minister of Marine, who bas been
for a considerable time secretary general in that depart-
ment, is a son of the well-known Greek admiral of that
name, and was educated at Munich and London. The
portfolio of Foreign Affairs has been offered to M. Tri-
coupis, Greek Ambassador at the Court of London, and
brother-in-law to M. Mavrocordato, but his acceptance
is considered doubtful. Meanwhile the Minister of Fi-
nance holds the portfolio of Foreign Affairs ad interim.
1,111,299 f. 84c. Amon,
The Northern Bee says that from the Ist of May to
of 45,720 f., presented by
August 21, the voluntary gifts sent to the chancery of
her Imperial Majesty the Empress, for the wounded
Soldiers in the Crimea, amounted to the sum of
within the last week,f '5 to 21
from Aug.ug.
was one sum
a the
single offerings
dvofua silver money
s
who wishes
to be anonymous.
Mn. OLiven's AFFAIRS.—LIVERPOOL, Oct. 19.—.
This morning,
at
the local Court of Bankruptcy, before
Mr. CommissionerocT:tivehenalsf of
Stevenson
tMher.eQraidiaitioni,.gbwarhroisbted.dr,
otihisup-
ported by Mr. Bar ell, solicitor to the bankrupt, and
by Mr. Lowndes
scribed to the deed of
aPPlication to the asaitgurnent, appeared to make an
Court
easntdy, heaffi
barrister,davit
assistedver ifyin gby
grottnedeatnianaul the adjudication of
If7rnmlcarlu,ptthcey,
aoffindathviet
of
the
petittiothe petitionedo7rdibnt-
tTenpg:ti petition informal.
Mr. J. B. Lloyd,
d Mr. Murray, for the Bank of Quebec, were pre-
pard to oppose the application
; but before proceeding
with the case, the legal gentlemen consulted for about
three-quarters of an hour, at the expiration of which
informal, r
An
fiaal;
time Mr. Quain obtained the permission of his Honour
to withdraw for an hour, for the purpose of arriving at
some understanding in the matter. On reappearing,
'ng the Commissioner, 11Ir. Manesty, address' requested
that he would annul the adjudication, as no evidence
would be forthcoming. His Honour immediately ac-
ceded to the application. The deed of assignment having
new been in existence 12 months becolnes a bona five
instrument, and no proceedings in bankruptcy can be
founded upon it.