The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

perty.

Mehemet Ali has been appointed Minister with-
out portfolio.
BOURSE, Murch 12.—The market was heavy at
the opening, bat has since improved, and Threes,
for the Account, are now at 66f. 55c. Mobilier
have also advanced, being last quoted at 1,057 f. 50c.
Railway Market quiet, but firm. The market be-
came more buoyant towards the close, and left off
as follows :

41 per Cents. 93 10
Do. end month 93 25
3 per Cents
Do. end month 66 75
Credit Mobilier 1060
Do. end month 1062 50
Bank Shares 3310
Credit F oncier
Roman

Italian Loan 67 90
Do. end month 6 15
NeV7 ditto —
Do. end month —
Russian .. —
Austrian
Spanish Threes —
aome Debt
Deferred

RA IL WAIN.

Cash. Account.
Orleans lOO5 1005
Northern -
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 922 50 .. 927 50
New ditto
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lou. hard
North of Spain
Saragossa
Ditto to Barcelona

655 .. 656 -
516 - -
480 - .. 477 50

375 - -
401 - 405 -
520 - .. 522 50
457 50 .. 487 50
585 - .. 585 -

CHINA.

Oar latest advices state that Major Gordon still
remains inactive, sufficient time not having elapsed
for him to have received an answer from Pekin.
The Imperialists are operating without his assist-
ance, and also without success. The Futae has
made several attempts to make his peace with
Major Gordon, even to the extent of sending over
his English subordinate, Macartney, to try to win
the major back. The Imperialists, after having
taken Woosih, pushed on to Chang-chow-fu, which
is 40 miles farther on, and situated on the Grand
Canal. The attack upon this city was a failure,
with considerable loss. Another Imperial defeat is
recorded as having occurred near Chinkiang, on
the Yangtsze.

With regard to Soochow, the Fatae is engaged
in clearing out the rebel population in order to
make room for the legitimate inhabitants, whom he
hopes to attract back to the place. The thousands
of poor people who have been carried off at different
times by the rebels from all parts of the country,
and who now occupy Soochow, are being shipped
off to their own provinces at government expense,
and a voluntary contribution of 500,000 taels has
been advertised for to defray this expenditure.
Intelligence from Ningpo is to the effect that the
siege of flangchow had been advanced so far as
to warrant an assault being made about the 25th
January; but we are without information as to
whether that final step had been taken. All the
stockades had fallen to the Franco-Chinese force.
Advices from Pekin are to Dec. 12, but they con-
tain nothing of importance. Communication by
water was closed for the winter.

From Shanghae the chief items of news refer to
the continued prevalence of lawlessness, to which
the name of "rowdyism" is applied.
The scheme for a railway between Shanghae and
Soochow, to which attention was drawn about a
year ago, is coming to maturity, the authorities at
Pekin having been
petitioned on the subject.
A violent outrage had been perpetrated by a dis-
affected mob upon an assembly of native Christiana
who were attending serN ice in the chapel of the
American Methodist Episcopal Mission at
Fuhchau. The American and English consuls had
taken up the matter, with the view of obtaining
redress from the local authorities. At last advices,
however, they had not succeeded in bringing the
offenders to justice.
From the other ports of China there is no news
of importance.

THE LATE MR. TIIACRERAY.—On Saturday
there was a private view of the house and effects of
the latelVilliam Makepeace Thackerayat Kensington, when
a great number of persons availed themselves of the oppor-
tunity to inspect the mansion so lately occupied by the
great English writer, The house, es is well known, was
built but a few years back under the personal superinten-
dence of Mr. Thackeray, and a great portion of the furni-
ture and fittings were planned by him. The extensive library
and the room in which the deceased gentleman wrote were
the principal points of attraction, and there is no doubt
that at the sale this week by Mesa.s. Christie and Manson
the books with which the shelves are filled will be keenly
contested for.

OFFICIAL AFFOINTMENTS._Mr• J. Church has
been appointed unpaid Vico•Consul at Pau (in France), in
the room of Mr. T:iylor, deceased. Mr. Leadley has resigned
his situation as first clerk at Marlborough-street police-
court, after several years' active service. Mr. John Freda•
rick Nokes (now second clerk at SJuthwark police court)
has been promoted to be first clerk at Marlborough-street
police-court, vice Leadley, resigned.—Observer.

Two OF THE LARGEST GTJNS IN THE WORLD
are about to be manufactured at Pittsburg in the United
States. They will carry round shots of I,ooolb. each, have
a bore of 20 inches diameter, and weigh about 20 tons each.
The two 81144 will cot about M 2,000.