The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-12 00:00:00

The West Coast of Africa.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 11.
The West African steamship Athenian arrived in
the river at 6 o'clock last evening. She brings ad-
vices from Benin to July 26 ; Fernando Po, July
31; Cameroons, Aug. 1 ; Old Calabar, Aug. 2;
Brass River, Aug. 4; Bonny, Aug. 7; Lagos, Ang
10; Cape Coast Castle, Aug. ; Sierra Leone,
Aug. 22; Bathurst, Aug. 25; Teneriffe, Aug. 21;
and Madeira, Sept. 2.
She brings 676 ounces of gold dust.
Very little trade was doing at Benin, and the
river was healthy. The Commodore of the Eng-
lish fleet on the West Coast was expected daily to
blockade the river, for the purpose of enforcing pay-
ment of the tine imposed upon the natives sometime
ago by the Governor of Lagos, fur the outrage upon
Dr. Henry's establishment.
Trade was very dull at Fernando Po, and the
small-pox was prevalent among the natives, al-
though the Europeans were healthy.
At Cameroons trade was still stopped, bat there
was a prospect of its being shortly re-opened.
Trade at Old Calabar had been stopped for 15
days, in consequence of a native trader reluaing to
meet a debt that he had oareed to compromise.
The Brass River was healthy, and trade pretty
brisk.

At Bonny trade was lively, the price of palm oil
moderate, and the river healthy.
In the interior, at Ligos, the war among the na-
tives was still raging, and likely to continue.

The colony was tolerably healthy, but trade very
dull.

On the 29W of July the hired truut3port Woo.
bycz sailed from (jape Coast GAstle for the Wcat
ludic?3, with 380 troop 3,

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HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept. 9. ,
Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by tbelt
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Sair
Coburg and Princess Helena, drove yesterday t°
Braemar and the Lynn of Dce.
Sept. 10'
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The Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Cobo►b
and the royal family, drove and walked yesterd*

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PRINCE HUMBERT, THE CROWN PRINCE °I
ITALY.—His Excellency the Marquis d'Az 'o°l
the Italian Minister, accompanied by the members of tbt,/,
Legation, left town on Saturday in crder to receive 111'
Royal Highness Prince Humbert at Southampton. Prim
Humbert, who is attended by a numerous suite, arrived
Southampton yesterday afternoon from Havre, in thePcb
of his Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon. It was efe
petted that his Royal Highness would have arrived at ("I
residence of the Italian Minister in Grosvenor-strcet 181,
evening, for which every preparation had been made, WI
later telegram announced that his Royal Highness Eh
retinue would pass the night at the Dolphin Hotel, SOW
ampton, together with the Italian Minister and the Pers°,ll„;
szel of the Legation. Prince Humbert, accompanied by
Marquis d'Azeglio, will arrive early in the forenoon to-cl5l
at the Italian Legation, where his Royal Highness will
side during his sojourn in London. In the evening
Royal Highness is engaged to dine with Viscount e
All
Viscountess Palmerston. On Tuesday his Royal
with the Italian Minister and all the members of his suite
leave for the Doleaster race meeting.
•
His Excellency Count do Ferret, accompanied b
11
Count Pereshello and Visccunt Balsemao, has arriVed.
Maurigy's Hotel from Lisbon. . I

The Duchess of Marlborough is staying with
mother, Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry,
Carron Tower, in the North of Scotland.

The Earl Vane left Plymou•h some days ag°l:
a cruise in his yacht. The countess and family are stallw
at her ladyship's seat in Wales.
Viscount Hamilton, ISLP., left Scotland on PO;
to join the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn at 3341.°11,
Court, county Tyrone. The noble viscount had been sts',
ing with their Royal Ilighnesses the Frince and Priuct
Wales at Abergeldie Castle until their departdre fur '—
mark,

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MR. SANTLEY IN THE ITALIAN OPERA AT n
--I‘,
CELONA.—The Orchestra announces that Mr. SautiTio
was rumoured some weeks ago, is engaged to sing in It

opera at Barcelona during the winter.-
A MONUMENTAL BUST FOR THE ECtailCjd
BEIINES —A committee, comprising, amongst otte
Messrs. J. H. Foley, F. Y. Hurlstone, and J. lll°°-0
has been formed for the purpose of placing a suitable OH;
went over the tomb of William Behnes, and of preen;
a bust of the deceased sculptor to the country. Tile°{oo
worlds are assuredly not more than are due to a nl9ll°-

happy life, but of original and productive genius. voa
CHANTRY'S CHEF-D'CEUVRE, THE SIO";;1
CHILDREN.—The thousands who have 11°51
it in Lichfield Cathedral will regret to learn that
marble gives signs of premature decay. Ahead,' rat
figures are pierced in various parts with small holes sit
to those made by worms in old wood. The first sPPosi
antes which attracted attention were small purely
tor
spots which in a short time fall into holes. The disUdlst
went of so splendid a work of art must be regrette go
all who can appreciate its beauties and the genies ef
sculptor.
TREMENDOUS HAUL OF FISH. One ev-13:0
fast week the seine of Tagummina was ellot'lo-oe4
so great was the number and weight of shad eaoltess
therein that all the men in the neighbourhood, wheosif
collected for the purpose, could not draw in the net. bpi
efforts were continued for three days and three nightel,
without success. In the meantime, however, four hea-cstli
were taken out of it by means of baskets and other et/
trivances, and in the end they had to cut the net, °ll.ocll
third day the fish began to die in great numbers, to lots
an extent that the air for some distance along earl
they have been cast by the action cf the waves reoitt
disagreeably impregnated with the odour arising frotaa
decomposing bodies. Had the fishermen succeed!, 01
drawing in the seine, it is thought that 40 boats couluid,
have held all the fish it contained. All along the eoa6tei,/
quantities of shad have been seen within the past We-
Skabbereol Eagle.
ace
NaT AND ROD FISIIING.-..The Scotsman -A- 01
" Although the net fishing on the Tay an .Vl/
tributaries, which came under the operation of the
Fisheries Act, 1858, closed on the 26th of August lit 00
the proprietors and tacksmen of salmon fishing on too 4
coast, comprehended in the Tay district by Lb° 01)
Fisheries Act, 1862, are to continue to fish until tbe
nst. This state of matters has arisen from the fat (100
bye-law or the commissioners fixing the annual close-otoi
of the Tay district not having been conformable to Aviv,
Parliament, There is much difference of opinion hi!ettiot
existing as to when the rod fishing in the Tay al°ooo/
should cease. Most anglers hold that it does not .11
till the 10th of October, the period fixed by the brjenasi
the commissioners, On the other hand, it is conte'pot
that, as the by-laws of the Salmon Commissioners Wiejj
been confirmed by Parliament, therefore the rod tbt •
must cease, in terms of the Tay Fisheries Act, 1855, oe jl
30th September. We understand that the latter vieljop
likely to be adopted by the Tay District Board, whieho is
g
hold a meeting shortly. With regard to the rod fisble
may be stated that, with the rains of last week and tallesdaft
of Monday, tae Tay was considerably swollen 00 rivet
and salmon in large numbers were proceeding g 006(1
to the spawning grounds, so that a good rod-011130w dal"
may be expected. In fact, anglers during the Pali"
have got well-filled baskets." I
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SOLITARY CONFINEMENT BEFORE jot,
Justice Shea was occupied on Tuesday and FridaYv.o6.ll.l.lB
the Judges' Chambers, in the case of " The Qeedeziefotfr
and Cheatham," in which an application was mad meter
The defendants had been committed at Alaac-,0111
wounding, with intent to do some bodily harm, a 33,1.3-4
is Oi
Wild. They were brickmakers, and a strike l'itt npoo4
place. Mr Torr and Mr Chinnery were heard in 012:0 iver,
the application, and it was stated that unless the m
art'
bailed they would be kept for three months ins °litoged tvy
tinement before the winter assizes. Mr SleigOl:up
application, Mr Justice Shea refused the apPiteati-A
Chinnery repeated that the men would be thrt he /too
longer in solitary confinement. His lordshiP ea"'t ref
nothing to do with the prison regulations. Ile rl5
the application for bail,
Despatches were received on Saturde° 11:01111
Colonial office from the Governor of Canada. eo?
were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta'
Hong-Kong, and Labuan.
ka, of di
SNUBBING A GOVERNOR.—The Da-- apo,Ar
castle has recently been snubbing the 61°T;:g Dlrll4,
Bermuda for some opinions he expressed respeet'i.jo
ado running in the early part of this yea r% gokiblilli
portion of the last letter from tho Duko on this ".,,icldor
as follows :—" Whatever opinions you rosy to hat °Jot
entertain on the points to which you advert, -oce,r)
pected of you is that you will not, without urgerttr Istij
or without authority, express opinions affecting the epaiLS
of her Majesty's Government with foreign ge,,lfacorroi
and countries, and that you will abstain rrorn reto,
tone and spirit, in alluding to invasions of the
elp
blockade, which, even as construed and explaitleTaitill!"
self, is, in an cfficer occupying your position, tlar-relePl
and cannot but be injurious to this country fn rt
with the United States. That the opinions °P;100"01
pressed by you should have given rise to angriflei.,9l
in the United States, which, even if they be -111 wt?
not on that account much less mischievous, i 4 to 00
what ordinary forethought would have led yotit - 101
pate. -I have, &c., NEWCASTLE,"tp
SUDDEN DEATH IN A THEATRE.---19/1
night a young woman who was witnessing the Per-osaiil
in the Pavilion Theatre suddenly rose from iler,•, V 11•04
fell backwards, exclaiming, " Oh, my heart I aee6P,
medical assistance arrivec, she was found to he Aradthe doctor was of opinion that the deceased bad ified°
disease of the heart. The body was conveyed to
house of the London Hospital, where an Wittelio 1,0
held,
016 h Ili
`IIIE UNITED KINGDOM RAILWAY . )(10
AND SERVANTS ASSOCIATION.—The t'ftbPitsod
yearly meeting was held on Friday last, at
Bridge House Hotel; H. B. Sheridan, Beg., Itt;the °re.,
chair. The secretary, Mr. I'. Allred Burr, !Tao 3a 0,
which showed the receipts had been £1,403 lee Seo'fi
six months, and that after payments for aceicionte,os.hy
expenses, the balance in hand amounted to £4l7* od
of £1,400 had been paid for deaths of members
id gift",
wives since the Railway Provident Society, wh'c„d,
iu connexion with the as,ociation,was establieh'ote 001
(dal meeting was afterwards held, when folue 400
were made in the rules, Dqutations attended n-e
101
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of the country districts. f
CAPTAIN FISIIBOUP.NE.—We regret ovor,
Captain Gardiner Fishbourne, Cillotace:o4;
him to seek a temporary change of scene and 3f; ;of° ttillP
at this moment in Sw:tzerland. This, we ears
will account for the suspension of his letters tea,i4,50.0,
journal on guns and ships.--Army and NO coASorfo
.EVIL NEWS FOR MRS. DODD IN.tlictiOti
KEADE'S " HARD CASII;•—The " Slang , 1101
or the Vulgar Words, Street Phrases, and `l'bused i4to
dsia7ss. oflthilsigsahidatilhdatLmlnSyuyceiaetrys'h"awveillbeen b "es "
tot motion of this work, and that it will coutaisa..
eloslb
words and phrases in constant use amongatc, all
ark,,
eti"
society, but which are given in no regular di 41, arei
uititieugfuyrtahuear
a Waysiew"t nviiirt
hraisatroiyiyuftrtahcoadw;:rde has e

AND

COMMMICIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Notwithstanding the high rate for discount ac-
commodation, the Money Market continues to pre-
sent an active appearance. The inquiry for assist-
ance this morning has been brisk, and the brokers
are therefore enabled to keep up their charges to
the Bank of England minimum. Some few excep-
tional operations, however, have concluded at 8i
per cent.

The three following arrivals of gold have been
announced this morning :—The Gavrawalt, from
Port Phillip, with £112,612 ; the Athenea, from
Arrica, with £2,704 ; and the Asia, from New
York, with £4,378.
There were no bullion operations at the Bank on
Saturday.

The Ripon, which left to-day with the Bombay
mails, conveyed £277,030, chiefly silver.
The Upper Assam Tea Company have declared a
dividend of 20 per cent, payable on and after the
14th inst., making with the ad interim dividend of
10 per cent paid in Juae last a total of 30 per cent
on the year's operations ending 30th September,
1863.

The accounts from the various manufacturing
districts for th 3 past week have been of a loss satis-
factory character. At Manchester both cloths and
yarns have been dealt in to a very limited extent,
at reduced prices. In the woollen districts of Leeds,
Bradford, and Huddersfield, the chief operations
have been in goods suitable to the autumn and
winter trade, while at Nottingham and Leicester
there has been little change of importance in the
lace and hosiery departments. At Birmingham
and its immediate neighbourhood business has been
partly suspended, owing to the Musical Festival.

Two o'CLocK.

At the Paris Bourse this day, according to
Reuters telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
quoted 66f. 75c.

General buoyancy is now the characteristic of the
Stock Exchange markets, and consequently a more
favourable feeling predominates. The Funds have
advanced per cent. to-day upon purchases pro-
moted through the low prices recently current.
Consols are now 871 88 for money, and 881 I for
the account. The New Threes are 86,1 %; March
Exchequer Bills, 153. to 6s, dis, ; Bank stock is
242. -

The Foreign, like the other departments of the
Stock Exchange, presents a firm and improved ap-
pearance. Turkish Consolides have risen to 601 i;
Mexican ex all to 271 I; and the New Stock to 254
; Greek bonds have also advanced to 24 ;
Spanish Passive to 31f, I; and the Certificates to
14. The Confederate Loan, however, has de•
clined to 81 83; Egyptian 7 per Cents. are 98;
Portuguese 3 per Cents., 87j; and Turkish 6 per
Cents., 1858, 681 ; and ditto, 1862, 691 70.
In the Railway Share Market a firmer tone
has prevailed. Great Northern AStock has improved
; Great Eastern, 10s. ; North Western, 10s. ;
South Eastern, 10s.; and North Eastern, Ber-
wick, 53.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain in limited
request at previous rates.

Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain in mode-
rate favour at steady rates. Imperial Ottoman have
improved to 161, Metropolitan and Provincial to
23k, International Financial to Credit Mobi•
Tier and Fonoier of England shims are quoted 3
3f prem.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols
Do Account, Oct. 11
3 per Cent. Reduced B6l
New 3 per Cent. B6l 1
New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1835 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1903 —
Ikl
Exchequer Bills, £l.OOO, 3& 31 per Cent. 15hre sh. June.
Do £5OO O• • • ---
Do £lOO and £2OO
Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct.
Do Account
INDUN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 —
Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ....
Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888
Do Certificates
Do Account .
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) —
Do 4i per Cent.
Po Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent
'Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ......
Do 61 per Cent., May, 1879
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Du lionds.6l,ooo
Do under £l,OOO ••••

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Brazilian 6 per Cent
Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Do Acc0unt........
Chilian 6 por Cent.
Do 4} por Cent -.
Colombian 6 per Cent
Cuba, 6 per Cent. -
Do 5 per Cent, 1864
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 -
Do 4 per Cent, 1863
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent --
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant —
Egyptian 7 porSent 93
Do, Second Issue
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ox-Coupons —
Do Account
Do Coupons
De Account —
Guatemala 5 per Cent. .. --
Do 1839 and 1859
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do 1864..
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c —
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French . ... die
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid.... —
Moorish Imperial 6 per Cent
Now Granada
Do 2 per Cent.
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .--
Do Debentures, 4 por Ct., April 1861 —
Do do Aug., 1866 —
Peruvian 41 por Cent
1)o 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
1)o Account —
Do 3 per Cent.,1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 —
1)o Account
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
1)o 41 por Cent., 1850 ..
Do 1860 —
Do 3 per Cent 1859
Do 5 por Cent, 1862
Do Anglo-Dutch ....
Do Scrip, £4O paid
Sarlinian 6 per Cent
Do Account —
Spanish 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
r, Do Passive
Do Account 3ll 1
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded -
Do Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent
Do Scrip, £6O paid
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1864
1)o Account
Do 6 por Cent. 1858
CBl
1)o
Account ..
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862
69: i 70
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds..
Do 1863 .. 70
651
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do Account _
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account —
Do 6 per Cont., 1861 —
Dividends on the above payable in London
Austrian, 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
Do Account —
Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f... —
Datch 2i per Cent.,Ex. 12 Guil
Do 4 per Cent. ertificates
Italian, 5 por Cent.. 1861, Ex. 25 francs..
""Do Account ' ....
French Rentes, 2 per C0nt.....
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per (1-.ltlx. 4s.
Piainiontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f

THREE O'CLOCK.
Console 11Ioney ........ 88
I)°ll"°ant..... ............... 881

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

Market rather steadier. Sales probably 4,000 or
5,000 bales.

MR GRATTAN COOKE advertises himself AN about
ot enter the lists of the "entertainers,"