The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

vinces are pretty nearly Equal, and the public
exchequers of ail of them show a surplus.
Commenting upon the above, the Quebec Chro4
nide, in its impression of September 26, observes :
" The scheme is neither more nor less than a tran-
script of the American Union, which is just now
offering so sorry an example of its cohesive and
Governmental powers. It is a very grave question
whether this is the best mode of union for the pro-
vinces. Cui bono :2 What shall we have gained that
we could not have obtained by the far less cumbrous
plan of a legislative union after the feshion of Eng-
land herself? Why all this roundabout and nn-
wieldly phalanx of legislators ? Why six or seven
of these Siamese twins ? Why 12 or 14 of these
legislative bodies when one would be more Efficient
at a tenth of the cost ? No doubt there are advan-
tages of considerable magnitude from a ;federal
union of all the provinces, but we maintain that
there is not one of these advantages which could
not be attained by less costly and far more easily
worked machinery.

The Canadian Government has been considering
the informations laid before them by the County
Crown Attorney for Essex respecting the late rebel
raid on Lake Erie. This has been done on the re-
quisition of the Attorney-General, and officers are
now in pursuit of the suspected persons.
Owing to the frequency of fires in Quebec the
insurance companies have taken alarm, and have
determined upon undertaking no further risks until
a radical reform is effected in the city fire depart■
ment, At a meeting of directors and other officials
connected with these companies, recently held, a
number of resolutions were submitted and carried
unanimously. The suggestions embodied in these
resolutions have been referred to a subcommittee to
be elaborated and reported upon.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 13.

The Royal Mail Company's steamer Seine, Capt.
Revett, with the above mails, has arrived. She
brings 75 passengers, and on freight specie value
2,042,156, of which amount 617,789 dole. are from
the Pacific ports, 1,365,211 dole. from California,
and 59,156 dole. from the West India Islands; also
jewellery value £620 sterling, and precious stones
value £2,455.
The Seine left St Thomas on the 29th. She ex-
perienced fine weather to the 9th October, since
which strong breezes and unsettled weather passed
over Belize and Honduras, doing considerable
damage, and destroying six vessels lying in the
harbour.

The war in Santo Domingo is considered to be
drawing to a close, and prospects of peace are en-
tertained,

No mention is made by this mail of the loss of her
Majesty's ship Bulldog.

The weather continued fine at Grenada, and
much activity prevailed on the estates. The public
k€altb inland was good.
At Barbadoes the crops were improving. Ground
provisions were more plentiful. Next year's sugar
crop promised to be large.

Her Majesty's ships Styx and Pylaies arrived at
Jamaica on the 15th. Yellow fever still raging
among the troops at Bermuda. The surgeon in
charge had fallen a victim to the seourge.
At Trinidad the weather was very hot, the
wharves were bare of shipping, and trade dull.
Cuba had been visited with fine rains, and the
coming crop of sugar was expected to be large.
The balance of the old crop remaining for ship-
ment was 66,000 hogsheads of sugar and 38,000
hogsheads of molasses.

The Seine brings the following cargo-280 serons
cochineal, 42 serons indigo, 40 live turtle, 145 bales
of cotton, 101 packages of silver ore, 156 bales of
bark, 160 bales of indiarubber, 52 packages of skins,
and 64 packages of sundries.
The weather continued very hot at Jamaica,
small-pox was extending its ravages throughout
the island, and the deaths numerous. The new
crops of coffee had commenced arriving at market ;
the first purchases were made at from 40a., and
quoted firm. The supply of pimento will fall short.
A special meeting of the shareholders of the
Bank of Jamaica has been called for the 25th of
Octoler, it having been decided that the vote to
wind up its affairs and transfer its interest for a
bonus of £lO,OOO to the Colonial Bank, must be
confirmed at such meeting before the transfer can
be legally made.
has been ordered by the:Governor in Executive
Committee that the public moneys be deposited
hereafter in the Colonial Bank, instead of the
Island Treasury, the bank allowing 3 per cent. on
the daily balances. The amount at present in the
public chest is, it is understood, to be transferred
forthwith.

Freights were dull. Rum sales 28 3d for proof
18 in bond. Sugar—Dark, 21s; middling, 223 6d
to 233; fair, 25. i to 263. Tobacco dull.

At Damerara provisions are in sufficient supply,
but the market is extremely dull. The estates are
now beginning to grind, and produce may be ex-
pected to come forward freely towards the begin.
ning of next month. There is some demand for
molasses; good bright, 25c. to 26c., dark 21c.
The weather is still sultry and disagreeable, on
account of the prevalence of the land breeze. The
sickness which has prevailed among the shipping
shows signs of decrease. Th 9 cases of fever are by
no means so virulent as when the infection first
broke out.

Freights continued unchanged-2s 3d to London
and Liverpool.
The papers from the interior of California mend
lion the fall of rain in various parts of the State.
An early and wet winter and good times for the
miners are anticipated.
Earthquakes had occurred in the mountains in
several places. We have accounts of severe shocks
h'aving been felt at Nevada Grass Valley and
Marysville, but without any serious result.
From Portland we learn that telegraphic offices
have been opened at Fort Vancouver and Monti-
cello, and these places are row in telegraphic con-
nection with Washington territory. The line is
being pushed forward to Olympia and Victoria, and
will be completed to the tormer place by the Ist
October next.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, October 13.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week, together with the corresponding
figures of the previous account :

OCT, 13. OCT. 6.
DR. f. c. f. c.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition to Capital
(Art. 8 law June 9,1857) 5,722,688 53 5,599,779 38
Reserve in the Bank and
its branches
Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,009
Notes in circulation 754,479,725 751,377,975
Bank notes to order and re-
ceipts payable at sight 5,679,107 48 5,950,092 35
Treasury ace. cur. creditor 66,934,450 53 62,437,649 46
Current accounts—Paris 100,060,572 15 106,393,396 29
Do. branch-banks
Dividends payable
Discounts and sundry
interests 13,843,622 83 13,091,565 33
Re-discounts of the last

six months 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 17
Sundries

1,195,808,044 51 1,199,324165 76
CR.
Cash in hand and branch-

banks
25),423,737 64 267,533,219 15
Commercial bills overdue 982,803 29 3,094,09 90
Commercial bills discounted

not yet due ...,321,289,231 02 314,194,664 57
Do. branch-banks .... 297,967,113 292,386,484
Advances on deposits of
bullion
Do. branth- banks • .
Advances on Frenchpublic
securities ..
Do, branch-banks
Advance, on milway shares
and debentures ... 27,921,600 27,400,200
Do. branch-banks.... 19,814,200 19,306,300
Advances on Craft Fon-
cier Bonds 418.500 439,200
Do. branch-banks 398,500 385,100
Advances to the State
(Conven. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000
Guvt. Stock Reserve
Do. disposable
Rentes immobilisees (Law
June 9, 1857)
Hotel and furniture of the 1
Bank
Landed property, branches
Expenses of management 1,615,512 14 1,593,556 94
Sundries .. 4,238,655 42 4,960,779 26

1,195,503,044 51 1,199,324,165 7C
Certified by tho honorary Vice-President of the Council
of State, Governor of the Dank of France.
(Signed) ROVlatlib,