The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-13 00:00:00

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius via Southampton Oct. 19.
v;_a Marseilles Oct. 13.
Jrazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Nov. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Oct. 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Oct. 19.
via Marseilles Oct. 13.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 11.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 19.
via Marseilles Oct. 13.
India (Bombay), via Southampton Oct. 11.
via Marseilles
Portugal.... Nov. 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Oct. 11.
via Marseilles .. Oct. G.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo`..
U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Oct. 12.
by U.S. packet
by Canadian packet Oct. 7.

The failare has taken place of Mr Louis Spell z,
commission merchant, of Liverpool. The liabilities
are stated at £250,000 upon his own acceptances,
and £70,090 on endorsements and engagements on
other bills, of which £50,000 is Expected to rank en
the estate. The assets are described as of an uncer,
tain character, and the books have been placed in
the hands of Messrs C. F. Kemp, Ford, and Co.
The suspension has been announced of Messrs.
P. E. Bendir and Co., merchants and commission
agents, of Mark•lane. The books have been placed
in the hands of Mr. S. Lowell Pace, and the
liabilities are stated at £35,000.
The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

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1864. 1863.
Great Western
North-Western
South-Western
Brighton
Midland 51,680 45,533
South Eastern
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire..
Bristol and Exeter .. 6,688 6,643
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North Eastern 63,106 58,970
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln '9,322 17,807
Great Eastern

These returns are generally of a very favourable
character. On the Great Western there is an in.
crease of £7,259 ; on the North Western of £9,955 ;
on the South Western of £2,695; on the Brighton
of £3,549; on the Midland of £6,147; on the
South Eastern of £4,649; on the Great Northern
of £4.529; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of
£3,226; on the Bristol and Exeter of £45; on the
North Eastern of £4,136; on the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,515; and on the
Great Eastern of £1,677.
STRANGE STORY.—A letter from St. Petersburg
mentions an extraordinary affair which lately oc,
curred in the town of Orel. A great local landowner had
a large sum (43,000 silver roubles) to receive through the
police-office of that town. On applying for the amount ho
was told that the money could not be handed over to him
unless he presented the office with 5,000 silver roubles. lie
refused, and immediately reported the case to St. Petersburg,
paid over to him. But on the evening of
tahnedstahmeemdoanye,yahas
e was quietly smoking in his study, a loud
ring was heard at the bell. The servant on opeWtg the door
was instantly pinioned, and 4 men, their faces covered with
black crape, rushed into the room. The landowner asked
them what they wanted ; they plainly told him he must
hand over his 43,000 roubles. With the greatest coolness
he went over to his strong box, opened it, seiz,d a revolver,
which was laid on the t,,p shelf, arid shot twu of the rob-
bers dead, the other two immediately taking to their heels.
He then bent for assistance, the police, eC c., tard on the
orapo being removed from the faces of the dead men they
were recognised as the head of the police and his secretary.
The bs,dy of the former has been removed to Nice for in-
terment.

Toe formation of the great military road between
Freshwater and Chald, on the south-west coast of the Isle
of Wight, has commenced. The most important part of the
work will be the viaduct over Brexton Grange.

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The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterllug. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 43
17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold IS
about 2-it the per cent. dearer in than u Paris,