The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-26 00:00:00

ISSUE DEPASTMENT.

Notes 'Baud ..--.X26,732,570,

Government Debt X 11,515,110
Other Securities .. 3.634,900
Gold Coin 6z: Bullion 12,182,57 J
Silver Bullion

£26,732,570'

Z26,7n,570

BAN HIN G
Yroprietors' Capi-
tal £14.553.000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missiouers of Na-
tional Debt, and

oEPARTMENT.

Government Seen-

rities ((including
DeadWeightAn-
nuity) ,£10,71+7,015
Other Securities 19,967.6
Motes
Gold and Silver 749,161
Coin

Dividend Ac-
counts) 6.283,752
Other Deposits 13,714,161
Seven Day and
other Bills 536,398

£37,735,811
V

437,735,811
'. MILLER, Chief Cashier.

Aug, 25, 1864.

Fearful Collision in the Swill.

Early on Wednesday morning a very fearful col.
lision took place in the Swin, near the Maplin
Sands, a few miles below the Nore, between the
John Fenwick and Amity, screw steamships, which
resulted in the sinking of the latter vessel, and the
loss of Captain Witherwick, the commander. The
John Fen wick was on a voyage from the North to
London, coal laden, and the Amity was in bal4
last, proceeding to the Tyne from the Thames. Both
ships were powerful vessels and had been same
time employed on the north coast. The collision took
place about a mile from the Maplin light, which
bore N.E.; the tide was making with rather a strong
sea on. The vessels came together with great force,
the Amity being struck on the starboard side, just
before the look-out bridge. It, was immediately dis-
covered that the middle compartment was filling,
and the unfortunate commander, Captain Wither -
wick, at once resolved to ran her on the Maplin
Sands in order to prevegt her sinking in deep water.
He accordingly made for the sand and she grounded
forward. The John Fenwick followed her and
anchored a short distance from the sand in order
to be in attendance to save the crew. Some of the
hands of the Amity went on board the John Fen-
wick, and others took to a boat which was hanging
astern of the disabled vessel. Captain Witherwick,
the mate, and some of the engineers remained on
board in order to see what would become of her
and whether there would be any chance of repairing
the damage and floating her, About hilt-past
three o'clock, after she had been on the sand two
or three hours, the stern was seen to gradually dis.
appear under water and the steamer apparently
slid off the sand and went down in several fathoms.
The captain and mate were in the cabin at the
time arranging some papers, end succeeded in get-
ting out, and with the others who were on board ran
up the wizenmast rigging, but the ill-fated master,
it is thought, failed in escaping from the cabin, end
must so have been drowned. The boats from the
John Fenwick were immediately put off and rescued
those who were clinging to the rigging of the top-
mast of t the sunken vessel. The men who
were in the boat astern of the Amity per.
caving the stern sinking, called out to the
captain and his companion to lose no time
in leaving as the vessel was going down, and the
boat was only cast off at the last moment. The
John Fenwick, after all hope was given up of sav-
ing the captain, proceeded on her voyage up the
Thames. The sunken steamer lies close to the edge
of the Maplin Sands, and divers are to be sent do'wa
with the view of finding the body of the captain,
and to ascertain the condition of the ship. The
deceased officer, who was much respected in the
trade, had in his possession when he perished a gold
watch and chain, and more than £2O in gold. In
the course of the morning several loggers from the
Colne, Southend, and other places along the coast
came off to the wreck for the purpose of seeing
what they could pick up. It is stated that both
steamers exhibited the usual lights, and that the
collision arose from some mistake as to the course
one of the vessels should have pursued.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Market steady. Sales probably 5,000 bales.

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Aug. 26.—Wind at noon, S.W., fresh breeze,
and cloudy at times.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Friday Morning.
Arrived, Aug. 25,—Dolphin, from Cuba—Perle, from
Riga—Santis, from Nord Schleashe—Garibaldi, from
Bioneborg—Shearwater, from Rostock--Emanuel, from
Stockholm.—Prinz ()oar, from Quebec—Regular, from
aB:::l—Porid
4—Emiloin from Groningen—Kierstine, from Arch.
, from Oporto—Laura, from Gottenburg—.
Alarrial, from Guernsey—Juno, from Vyborg—L Ultra,
_fro' Archangel—Elizabeth Harrison, from Sulin a— Strath-
don, from Sydney—Dublin Lass, from 0,,0r o—Ellen, troth
Guernsey—Astre, from Prince Edward's Island—. Aurora
from Almeire—Mystery, from Archangel.
Sailed, Aug. 26—Emma (screw steamer), for Christiana.
DEAL, Friday Morning.
Passed—Europa, of Exeter, from the North, for the
West.
Sailed—Laura, for Amsterdam.

Two freehold houses in Old Broad-greet, near
Gresham-house, were this morning sold by auction by Mr.
Marsh for £23,500, being at the rate of .£300,000 per acre,
or £560 psr foot frontage.

The Lyons journals mention that such enormous
quantities of fruit have been blown down by the high wind
of the last day or two in that neighbourhood, that the
markets were completely glutted, and the prices scarcely
more than nominal.
MARSEILLES, Aug. 24.—Letters from Constanti-
nople of the 17th state that Nuhar-Pacha waa
shortly expected there to treat with the Porte on
the subject of the Satz Canal. The B:itiith Ambas-
sador has again demanded that English troops going
to India shall have the power of crossing the
Isthmus. All the important questions, particularly
that of the Lebanon, will be postponed during the
absence of the French and English Ambaesdora.