The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE

The money market continues easy ; capital is
being freely invested at 5 to 6 per cent.
The share market is excited and irregular.
Railroad bonds have advanced 1 to 2 per cent.
The following are the transactions at the Stock
Board ; —New York Central, 1371; Erie, 118 a ;
Hudson River, 1521 ; Harlem, 144 ; Rtading, 1411;
Illinois Central Scrip, 1371 ; Michigan Central,
145 ; Michigan Southern, 103; Cleveland and Pitts
burg, 120 ; Galena and Chicago, 1191; Chicago
and Rock Island, 1241; Pittsburg, Fort Wagner,
and Chicago, 126 ; Pacific Mail, 235.
Government Securities are firm; Registered Sizes
of 1881, 113 ; do. Coupons, 1131 ; Seven Thirties,
1121 ; One Year Currency Certificates, 991.
Gold opened at 1621, and rose rapidly to 1651,
closing at that rate.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

VALETTA., March 17.—8 y the arrival of her Majesty's
screw corvette Icarus, 11, Acting-Commander Lieut. Boger,
on Sunday last, news has been received from Corfu to the
Bth inst. The Icarus left Malta, Feb. 26, with the British
Vice-Consul at Benghazi on board, and after landing him
there on the 29th, and being detained a few hours to enable
the surgeon, Dr M'Donald, to amputate the leg of a French
seaman, who had no other way of getting the operation
performed, she left the same day direct for Corfu, where she
arrived on the 6th inst. After a stay of two days she left
again for Cephalonia, and embarked at Agostoli on the 9th
a largo quantity of ordnance stores, including 21 guns of
various sizes, which she brought drown with her to Malta.
She experienced very fine weather throughout the different
passages, which were performed under steam and sail ac-
cording to circumstances. The Royal Oak, 35, Captain F.
Campbell, arrived at Corfu from Malta on the Bth inst., and
the Gibraltar, 81, Capt. J. C. Prevost, arrived a few hours
afterwards from the Piraeus. The Resistance, 18, Captain
Chamberlain, has relieved the Gibraltar at Athens. The
Magicienne, 16, Capt. W. Armytage, had also arrived at
Corfu from Malta for the purpose of embarking, stores, and
was to call at Ithaca to remove guns from that island. The
Cossack, 20, Captain W. R. Rolland, had arrived at Corfu
from Zante, and was to return thither for stores. The other
vessels at Corfu were the Orlando, 46, Captain G. G. Ran-
dolph, and the Growler, gunboat, under the command of
Lieut. Dent, who had replaced Lieut. Boyd. There were
also several hired transports shipping stores, and an Italian
frigate. Her Majesty's screw storeship Fox, Master-
Commander T. C. Pullen, which arrived on the 7th inst.,
from Pembroke, left Malta on the 9th for Corfu.
The Meeanee, 60, Captain G. Wodehouse, arrived last
week from Corfu with a large quantity of stores, and
left yesterday on return to take in a fresh load. Other ves-
sels have already proceeded to England with unserviceable
stores and guns. The dissatisfaction of the islanders at the
destruction of the forts is expressed in various ways, and was
unmistakably exhibited on the departure of the 6th Regi-
ment. Her Majesty's paddlewheel despatch vessel Caradoc,
2, Lieut.-Commander Wilkinson, arrived on Tuesday from
Constantinople in four days. She is to undergo repairs here,
and return to Constantinople in three or four weeks. The
Austrian steam gunboat Wall, Commander M. Monfort,
arrived on Monday from Corfu, and after replenishing coal
and provisions, left for the westward, It is reported that
she will join the Austrian squadron that lately called here
on its way to Gibraltar. Her Majesty's screw corvette Cos-
sack, 20, Capt. W. It. Rolland: returned from Corfu yester-
day afternoon, having in tow the lonian brig St. Demitri,
laden with 250 tons of. powder. The Cossack left Corfu on
the 14th, when there were there the Royal Oak, the Gib-
raltar, the Orlando, the storeship Fox, the Growler gun-
boat, and an Austrian frigate, the Rad etzky, The Italian
frigate (training ship) sailed on the 13th for a cruise. The
destruction of the fortifications of Vido and Fort Abraham
was actively going on. On the 9th the expected explosion of
4,8001 b. of powder at Fort Abraham took place, and on the
11th there were other explosions of a smaller nature at this
fort. On this day, at 4 p.m., the largest explosion. (6,6001 b,
or three tons) took place at Vido. All the operations have
been attended with the fullest success, with most favourable
weather. The citadel of Corfu is to be allowed to remain.
A portion of the interior works of Fort Neuf has been de-
stroyed, but the exterior wall is to be left. The Gibraltar
is daily expected with powder, and the Royal Oak is to
follow shortly with stores. The Cossack will proceed to-
morrow to Zante to load the hired transport Thornhill with
ordnance stores for England. The Thornhill is here, and
will leave on Monday for Zante. It was reported and believed
that when clear of the island of Corfu the crew of the powder
brig St. Demitri intended to blow up the vessel, which was
heavily insured, and to prevent this the Cossack was
ordered to tow her to Malta. The Icarus left yesterday on
return to Corfu, and the Wanderer, 4, Commander M. C.
Seymour, left this morning for the Piraeus. The only ships
of war now in port are the Marlborough, 121, flag of Vice-
Admiral R. Smart, li.li. ; the Hibernia, receiving ship, flag
of Rear-Admiral H. T. Austin, C. 8.; the Cossack, 20 ; and
the despatch boats Psyche and Caradoc; and the Dutch
frigate Prince Mauritz, of the' Netherlands. Lieut.-Col.
Johnson and Lieut. Empsen, It A., arrived on Tuesday
from Marseilles, and Lieut. E. D. C. O'Brien arrived this
morning from Marseilles and Italy. Chas. It. Slythe, the
Italian Consul, left on Tuesday for Turin, on leave of ab-
sence. Very satisfactory intelligence has been received of
the Malta and Alexandria electric telegraph. Both the
broken ends have been picked up, and telegraphic commu-