The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-20 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—Tike tea market:is quiet, owing to the sales now in
progress.
SUGAR.—The market is quiet, both buyers and sellers
are waiting the public auctions to-day, and there aro no
transactions to report.
COFFEE.—The market is firm, but very little business is
doing. Two cargoes of Rio have been sold at from 44s 61
to 465.

RICE.—The transactions in this article have been large,
and prices have be?,u fully sustained.
RU3l.—The market remains much in the same state as
last week.

TALLOW.—The market being excited in the early part
of the week a considerable business was done at advanced
prices, but latterly it has been more steady. Y.C. on the
spot 729 3d ; for old 735. Town tallow, net cash, 725.
PROVISIONS.—A considerable amount of business was
transacted in Irish butter during the week, at an advance
of 2s per cwt on all descriptions, the market closing ex-
tremely firm. The quality ofDutch being very indifferent,
the sale was dull, and very irregular prices must be quoted..u,
Other kinds of foreign in fair demand. BaeenB'lllo
with little or no demand fur any but first-rate qualities.
Lard in request, at slightly higher rates.

lIAMBURG.—The accounts from Hamburg state that
the rate of discount bad advanced to 7 per cent.
THE BISHOP OF DURHAM AND DISSENT.—The Dur-
towards the erectipoanpeorfsays:
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THE PATRIOTIC F years past.
the 16th of uND.—The amount of the fund on
numbers inNovember was 1,296,282/. 4s. 7d. The
children, 3,119 receipt of relief were—widows, 2,544 ;
The annual ; orphans who have lost both parents, 97.
65,000/. expenditure is at present estimated at

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LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.—A new locomotive engine has
just been built by a few private parties, which contains
improvements materially affecting the safety, economy,
and efficiency of engines ; and there Is no doubt
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principle adopted will be of general application. 1;::
centre of gravity is much lower than can mad.beo ~as
any other plan, whilst any optional diameter. ' wheels
may. extreme
may be applied. The greatest possible tractive
th on the rails is obtained by having
the four
with the
wheels, which bear the weight, c°Pfo,aney, or ten-
power. This arrangement prevents3o D. J
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adhesion
dency to "mount the rail," and f'.nds of work. The
gine in the best condition for all kends K 1
the power, which is
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weight on the rails,
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The boiler is of an unusually
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possibility of the engine being thrown off the rails, and
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of the engine would only be retarded. The safety-valve
has a self-relieving principle, which renders explosion of
the boiler through neglect impossible, and is so enclosed
as tl prevent any accidental or intended injury. The
boiler and fire-box are greatly strengthened by the " an-
tifluctuation," or transverse partition, and the longitu-
dinal fluctuation of the water in the boiler, occasioned
by starting, stopping, and other causes, and whichto
jgth
productive of " priming," as well as of danger
tubes and fire-box, is greatly obviated.
lightness
self-acting feeding pump supplies the boitioertbaA:
with a safe quantity of water. owoireifrinal cost will be
and simplicity of workmanship, all times
the
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less than the ordinary locomotive,and repairs, the tear and
1 being easy of access for cleaning.,,,.......Batiton &mi.
I wear will be proportionately iigav

Naval and Military Intelligence.

Major-General Collingwood Dickson, R.A., who be-
hayed so gallantly at Alma and Inkerman, has left
Rtown, A
accompanied by his Aide-de-Camp, Capt. Lyons, ~
and other officers of his suite, en route for Kertch, to
take command of the artillery of the Anglo-Turkish
Contingent. The appointment of this distinguished officer
to so important a post cannot fail to give satisfaction to
the whole army.
Every available mechanic is now employed upon the
construction of the despatch gun-boats at the dockyard
at Pembroke Dock. They will very shortly he ready for
launching, and, being built upon the diagonal principle,
like the Agamemnon, 91, will prove to be of very great
strength. The various works now in progress are
being carried on with energy, and the contractors have
an immense number of men in their employ ; yet such
is the demand for labour that every applicant is al-
most immediately taken on. The dry dock is now
being lengthened, at a cost of 10,0001., and two new slips
are to be constructed, with a boat basin, at a cost for
this year of 20,000/. The establishment will now
soon be lighted with gas, the greater portion of the ne-
cessary preparations having been made. The expense of
thus lighting the dockyard will be 2,000/.
The Pactolus, a screw steamer of 653 tons' burden,
and 180-horse power, has arrived at the Arsenal wharf
at Woolwich, and has commenced discharging her cargo
of 380 tons of 13-inch shell from the Liverpool foundry.
Several schooners have been hauled alongside the quay
to discharge shot and shell.
As it had become known that an experimental gun of
very peculiar construction was to be proved at the Royal
Arsenal butt at Woolwich yesterday morning, a number
of scientific gentlemen connected with metal foundries,
and ethers interested in the result of the experiment,
were in attendance at 1 p.m. The proof was conducted
by Colonel Walzot, Superintendent of Royal Gun Fac-
tories, Captain Vandeleur, Instructor of Artillery, and
some officers of the proof and other departments. The
gun was a 68-pounder, made of cast steel, and manufac-
tured by Messrs. Krupp, of Essen' in Prussia, for Capt.
Creuse, Royal Engineers, whose brother was likewise
present at the trial. It was supposed to be the largest
piece of cast steel ever manufactured, and weighs between
three and four tons. A chemise, or outward covering
of cast-iron, had been made for it by Messrs. Walker,
which brought its weight up to nine tons. The proof
charge was 251 b., of gunpowder, one wad, and one of the
projectiles made by the inventors, and intended for ser-
vice with the gun. This shot was of a conical shape,
about 2 feet in length, weighing 2 cwt. 1 quarter and
7th. The quantity of powder used was less than the
proof-charge of an ordinary 68-pounder by 31b. At the
first discharge the gun burst, scattering the fragments
high in the air, large pieces flying in various directions,
the muzzle portion going forward with the shot several
yards ; the shot took the proper direction, and was em-
bedded in the sand butt. The sensation at the result
was very great, as some supposed it capable of resisting
ny amount of powder. Its declared value was 1,5001.
On the arrival of her Majesty's ship Sanspareil at
Sheerness, from the Mediterranean, as already stated, a
strong report from the captain and surgeon was for-
warded to the Admiralty, complaining of the heat and
want of ventilation of the orlop deck, which render it
uninhabitable when the ship is under steam. A survey
was ordered by the proper officers on her coming into
harbour at Plymouth, when the report which had been
made was found to be fully justified ; and a plan for the
alterations, which are absolutely necessary, is now be-
fore the Admiralty. Since the now engines have been
fitted the thermometer, when the ship is under steam,
ranges from 90 deg. to 110 deg. in the after-cockpit
cabins.
Yesterday 71 invalids arrived at the Strood station
from Portsmouth, having reached that port by the
Arabia. Second-Class Surgeon George Saunders came
in medical charge. One man's face was much disfigured
by a shell. After being inspected by Second-Class Sur-
geon John S. Graves and Acting-Assistant-Surgeon For-
shaw, 11 only were considered sufficiently ill for hospital
treatment. The remainder proceeded to St. M try's
Barracks.
A Limerick paper of Saturday says :—" A great aug-
mentation will be made in a few days to the military
strength of this garrison. Yesterday Major M'lntosh,
barrackmast€r, received orders to prepare every available
accommodation for troops here, in the regular barracks,
temporary barracks, and hutting. We can only account
for this by the iinmedia!e break up of the camp at the
Curragh, and distribution of the regiments in winter
quarters in the provinces."

THE MILITIA.
The 21 Regiment of Staffordshire Militia is likely
soon to leave the camp at Aldershott, being under orders
to hold itself in readiness to remove to Portsmouth on
short notice.
New colours were presented on Saturday to the Kerry
Militia, now stationed in Limerick, by Mrs. H. A. Her-
bort, the wife of Col. Herbert.
On Wednesday last 70 men of the Kildare Rifles
volunteered for different regiments of the Line.