The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-23 00:00:00

£27,073,7201
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

eroprieters' Capi-
tal X 14.553.000
Rest
Public Deposits (in-
cluding Exche-
quer, Savings'
Banks, Commis-
missioners of Na-
tional Debt, and
Dividend Ac-
counts) 6 815,611
Other Deposits 12,3.0,681
Seven Day and
other Bills 504,869

Government Secu-
rities (including
Dead WeightAn-
nutty) X10,727,095
Other Securities 39,9 I,ne3
Notes
Gold and Silver 747,367
Coin

dE 38,18 ,172)

£38.161,720

W. MILLER, Chief Cashier.

Sept. 2Z 1864.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Steadier market on the better Bank returns.
Sales 5,000 bales.

GREAT FIRE AT THE SURREY CANAL DOCKS
RICE MILLS.—At a late hour last night flames
were seen to issue from the windows of the rice mills occu-
pied by Messrs Chapman, llugh, and Co., at the Surrey
Canal Docks. The fire brigade, with numerous enginee,
were almost immediately on the spot, and, although there
was an abundant supply c f water, the fire could not be get
under until the entire building. containing about 1,000 tons
of rice, was destroyed. The loss is insured. While tlio
firemen were enagaged at the rice mill, the premises of Mr
Burt, cork cutter, opposite the fire engines station, Well-
close-square, took fire, and were not extiuguish.d until the
building and contents were destroyed. Mr Burt was in-
sured in the Sun Fire-office.
The ploughing match of the Bennington La.
bowers' Society was held, on the 22d, at Benning-
ton, and, as is usual now-a-days, the Champion Class,
open to all England, attracted the Ransome's and Howard's,
with their men and horses. The first prize was taken by
Messrs. Ransome's man—the second by a local ploughman
in the employ of Mr Swain, will one of Mr Balls' ploughs.
At Aylesbury, on the 21st, Baron Rothschild's cup, given
to the owner of the plough doing the best work in Class 5,
and the third prize in the same class, were both won with
Ransome's ploughs. These continued successes in all parts
of the kingdom strongly confirm the correctness
marked distinction gained by Mews RallSOMe.B new seri-s
of ploughs at the recent Newcastle meeting of the Royal
Agricultural Society of England.
ABOLITION OF TURNPIKE TOLLB.—A nume•
rously attended vestry meeting of the ratepayers of Wool-
wieh was held yesterday at noon, to consider a communica-
tion from the home Secretary relative to the expediency of
abolishing the turnpike trusts in the south-eastern suburb;
of the metropolis. The meeting unanimously
to the rate-
payers, who would be compelled to keep the roads in repair,
and that the present system of maintaining such roads by
tolls was based on a fair principle. On the motion of Mr
Ruegg, seconded by Mr Taylor, a resolution affirming this
opinion was unanimously adopted. At a vestry meeting of
the ratepayers of Charlton a similar resolution was adopted.
NEW ROMAN CATROLIC CHURCH AT BARNET.—
Yesteraciy another Roman Catholic Church was
commenced at Barnet, the first stone being laid by Bishop
Morris, assisted by other Roman Catholic celebrities. ,The
church is to be Gable in character, and the architects a-e
Messrs Willson and Nicholl, of London. It will be about
50 feet long by 32 wide, and will accommodate about 200
persons. After the usual ceremonies were performed in
accordance with the ritual, the bishop delivered a discourse
appropriate to the occasion, after which there was dijolncr
.y
Another Roman Catholic Church was opened last Sund
at Waltham,