The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

.E 27,073,720
BANELNG DEPARTMENT,

i'roprietors' Capi-
tal £14.55.1.000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-

Government Secu-
rities (including,
Dead Weight A-
nnuity) £10.74,095
Other Securities 19,9 1,3433
Notes
Gold and Silver 747,387
Coin

counts) 6 815,61
Other Deposits 12,3.0,161
Seven Day and
other Bills 504,869

£18,13 ,72)
'V

138,181,720
MILLER, Chief Cashier.

Sept. 22, IS6I.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Steadier market on the better Bank returns.
Sales 5,000 bales.

GREAT FIRE AT THE SURREY CANAL DOCKS
RICE MILLS.—At a late hour last night flames
were seen to issue from the windows of the rice mills occu-
pied by Messrs Chapman, Hugh, and Co., at the Surrey
Canal Docks. The fire brigade, with numerous engines,
wore almost immediately on the spot, and, although there
was an abundant supply of water, the fire could not be get
under until the entire building. containing about 1,000 tons
of rice, was destroyed. The loss is insured. While the
firemen were enagaged at the rice mill, the premises of Mr
Burt, cork cutter, opposite the fire engines station, Well-
close-square, took fire, and were not extinguish"d until the
building and contents were destroyed. Mr Burt was in-
sured in the San Fire-office.

The ploughing match of the Bennington La.
bourers' Society was held, on the 22d, at Benning-
ton, and, as is usual now-a-days, the Champion Class,
open to all England, attracted the Rlneotne's and Howard's,
with their men and horses. The first prize was taken by
Messrs. Ransome's man—the second by a local ploughman
in the employ of Mr Swain, with one of Mr Balls' ploughs.
At Aylesbury, on the 21st, Baron Rothschild's cup, given
to the owner of the plough doing the best work in Class 5,
and the third priz9 in the same class, were both won with
Ransome's ploughs. These continued successes in all parts
of the kingdom strongly confirm the correctness of the
marked distinction gained by Messrs Ransome's new series
of ploughs at the recent Newcastle meeting of the Royal
Agricultural Society of England.
ABOLITION OF I.IIIINFIKE TOLLS.—A name■
rously attended vestry meeting of the ratepayers of Wcol-
wich was held yesterday at noon, to consider a communica-
tion from the Home Secretary relative to the expediency of
abolishing the turnpike trusts in the south-eastern suburbs
of the metropolis. The meeting unanimously oonsidered
that the proposed abolition would be uujast to the rate-
payers, who would be comrelled to keep the roads in repair,
and that the present system of maintaining such roads by
tolls was based on a fair principle. On the motion of Mr
Ruegg, seconded by Mr Taylor, a resolution affirming this
opinion was unanimously adopted. At a vestry meeting of
the ratepayers of Charlton a similar resolution was adopted,
NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT BARN ET.—
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persons. After the usual ceremonies were performed in
accordance with the ritual, the bishop delivered a discourse
appropriate to the occasion, after which there was a cli-juncr.
Another Roman Catholic Church was opened last Sunday
at Waltham.
About £32,000 in bar gold was taken into the
Bank yesterday, but 35,000 sovereigns were with■
drawn for shipment to Portugal.
The bar silver by the Shumon has been sold at
5s lld per oz.
Advices received this morning from India and
China report that at Calcutta, on August 30, ET-
change on London was quoted 2e la 3, mad that filo
rate of discount had been advanced 2 per cent. by
the Bank of Bengal. At Canton, Aug.l2, Exchange
on London was 4s 9ii, and at Shanghai, Att.!, 6,
1 63 llid.