The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-24 00:00:00

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Sept. 23.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather.
OFF FALMOUTH, Sept. 23.—Arrived—Jane Frances,
from Rangoon,
CLYDE, Sept. 23.—Wind N,W.—Sailed—United King-
dom, screw steamer, for Quebec and Montreal—Allemundee,
for St John's, Newfoundland.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. 22.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ba-
mont, from Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. '23.—Wind S.W.- Arrived—ller
Majesty's ship Black Prince, from a cruise.
Bniszon, Sept. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Marina,
from liavannah.

KINGROAD, Sept. 23,—Arrived—Danish Princess, from
Quebec,

(nY MAGNETIC TELEGRArIL)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 24—Leo, from Riga—Venice, Folodyne,
and Norma, all from Cronstadt—R.tcoon, from Daiia—
Trinity Buoy, yacht, from Havre—Mary Jane, frcm
Palermo—Olivia, from Danlz'c—Twin Sisters, from
Pomaron—Miss Evans, from Musconisi--Napier, frem
Alderney—Elizabeth, from Trinidad—Ti um
Tonning.

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—Light Brigade, for Auckland—Josephine std
Fingal, steamer, both for Danizie— Triton, steamer, fur
Boulogne. _ _

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DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Passed—Mary Russell of Dundee, from West, for London.
—Meteor, bark, from the West, for the North.

Anchored—Agatha, from 'Citimsby, for Marseilles—
Dapper, from Shields, for Bordeaux from Sunder-
land for Toulon.

ABOLITION OF TURNPIKE TOLLS.—A name■
rously attended vestry meeting of the ratepayers of Wool-
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 considered
that the proposed abolition would bo unjust 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 cn a lair principle. On the motion of Mr
Ruegg, seconded by Mr Taylor, a resolutica rifirruirz this
opinion was unanimously adopted. At a vestry meeting of
the ratepayers of Charlton a similar resolution was adopted.
NEW ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AT BARNET.—
Yesterdly another Roman Catholic Church was
commenced at Barnet, the first stone being laid by Bishop
Morris, assisted by other Roman Catholic celebrities. The
church is to be Gothic in character, and the architects a-e
Messrs Willson and Nicholl, of London. It will lee about
50 feet long by 32 wide, and will accommodate about 200
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 dgcrencr.
Another Roman Catholic Church was opened last Sunday
at Waltham.
The ploughing match of the Bennington La.
bourers' Society was herd, on the 22d, at Benning-
ton, and, as is usual now-a-days, the Champion Class,
open to all England, attracted the Ransome's and Howard's,
with their men and horses. The first prize was taken by
Messrs. Ralll3olDo'B man—the second by local ploughman
in the employ of Mr Swain, wish one of Mr Balla' 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 prize in the cause class, wore both won with
Itansome's ploughs. These continued successes in all pails
of the kingdom strongly confirm the correctness of tl
marked distinction gained by Messrs Ranserne's new seri, s
of ploughs at the recent Newcastle meeting of the Royal
Agricultural Society of England.
GREAT FIRE AT THE SUP.F.EY CANAL MICES
RICE MILLs.—At a late hour last night flames
were seen to issue from the windows cf the rice mills occu-
pied by Messrs Chapman, Thigh, and Co., at the Surrey
Canal Docks. The fire brigade, with ninuercus engines,
were almost immediately on the spot, and, although there
was an abundant supply cf 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 wera 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 Sun Fire- office.