The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-19 00:00:00

SHIPPING-THIS DAY,

LONDON, Oct. 19.—Wind this day at noon—Easi
moderate breeze and fine weather.

FALmourru, Oct. 19.—Wind E.—Arrived—Lilly, from
New Yurk—George Ducem, from Havannah—Alexander,
from Marseilles.

PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Plover,
from London for Barbadoes—Caroline Agnes, from Sun-
derland for Singapore.

KINGROAD, Oct. 17.—Wind N.E.—Arrived.—Evening
Stir, from New York.

PLYMOUTH, Oct, 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—America
from New York.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPHS)

GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Oct. 18—Oribe, from Algoa Bay.
Arrived, Oct. 19—Cornish Lass, ft OM Smyrna—Kyanite,
and Ellen, from Guernsey—Atalanta,
,from Quebec—
Carrywicb, from Caen.

Sailed, Oct. 19--Orwell, steamer, for Melbourne—Sir
Robert Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk—Belgium, steamer, for
Ostend—Stine et Tarnise, steamer, for Paris—Triton,
steamer, for Boulogne—Hanover, steamer, for Calais.

---
DEAL, Wednesday Morning.
Passed— Kaffraran, screw steamer, for Madeira, from
London.
Sailed—Lope do Viga, screw steamer, Isabella Brown,
Christiania, Witch of the Seas, with others, outward bound.

A very lamentable affair transpired yesterday.
Mr Robert Henry Williams, the London manager
of the Mercantile and Exchange Bank (Limited),
has died by his own hand. Some slight losses,
arising from the pressure of the times, which have
been incurred by the bank, appear to have preyed
upon the mind of Mr Williams, who was a person
of nervous and susceptible temperament. It ought
to b© stated, however, that, as we are positively
assured, there is nothing either in the private pecu-
niary accounts of the unfortunate deceased, or in
his accounts with the bank, that can reflect an 3
discredit upon his memory. The responsibility of
his position is believed to have effected his brain.
THE REPRESENTATION OF rYNEMOUTlL—Elee-
tioneering excitement has early commenced in Tynemouth.
Mr G. 0. Trevelyan, who is to contest the borough at the
forthcoming election in the Liberal interest, has made his
debut; and, apprised of the presence of the enemy in the
field, Mr R. Hodgson, the Conservative locum tencns, has•
tened to the scene of action. For the first time since his
memorable appearance upon the hustings, in April, 1861, he
met the electors and non-electors face to face, in the Albion
Assembly Rooms, North Shields, on Saturday evening, the
proc.edings on the occasion being of a noisy and anything
but decorous character. A considerable portion of the speech
of the hon. gentleman was devoted to a review of his oppo-
nent's recently published book, " A Competition Wallah,"
the object being to establish a so-called discrepancy between
Mr Trevelyan's electioneering utterances and the declara-
tions of his work on the subject of the Permissive Bill
Both gentlemen have entered upon an active canvass of the
borough.—.NewArst!e Chronic*.
A CURIOUS CASE FOR THE SURGEONS.—A little
boy, the son of Mr Joseph Dedman, of Brasted,
while at school some two years since, put a piece of ginger
up his nostrils. Ills schoolmistress got it out. as she
thought, but the poor little fellow suffcred for some time
afterwards with pains in his nose. His mother, therefore,
took him to several surgeons, but they thought a polypu,
was forming in his nostrils, and that was the reason he
could not breathe out of one side. At last a letter was go,
from a kind lady admitting him into a hospital in London,
and he was there nearly two months, but then he was turned
out incurable. The little fellow has suffered very much ever
since, and on Friday ho seemed very poorly,
coming Atladsotwlun
said to his mother, "I have got something
my nose," and on her looking she found it was the piece of
ginger which had for two years caused so much pain and
trouble. It was quite rotten. Tho little fellow is nor.
getting better, and can, of course, breathe freely through
both nostrils,—Mirrey klamianf.

Tonalb

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Oct. 15.
The Queen, eccompanied by Prince Helena, and
attended by Lady Augusta St An ley, went out in th 4
morning; and in the afternoon her Majesty drove.
to Inv( rcauld, accompanied by Princess Heluna and
Prince Beatrice, and attended by Viecounto
Jocelyn.
Sir Frederick Bruce and Mrs Knollys bad the
honour of dining with the Queen and royal family
OCT, 16'
Divine service was performed in the Castle by the
Rev. A, 11. Chartcris, of Park CLurch, Glasgow) 1°
;he presence of her 11.1j,:sty and the royal farelir
The Ladies and thnticmen in Waiting Wisc 113
attendance.
Sir Frederick Bruce had the honour of diniPg
with the Queen and royal family.

His Royal Highness Prince Alfred is expected
to arrive at Floors Castle to-day, on a vibit to the:
Luke and Duchess of Roxburgh°. Among the distinguißb
company invited by the Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh°
to meet their royal guest will be the Duchess of St. Alhanlb
Lady Diana Beauclerk, Marquis and Marchioness of N°l'
wanby and Lady Laura Phipps, Lord and Lady Cheiwg'
fold, Hon. Miss Thesiger, Hon. Mr Tbesiger, Sir Georg
Grant Settle, Mr and Mrs Thornhill, the Misses Thornhill'
"
Lord Llanover, Earl of Selkirk, Hon. Harry Grey'
irl%/rt
Graham Vivian, Captain Williams, Captain Jarrett, '

Fitzruaurice, and Mr Whate!y.
The Marquis of Bristol, by the accounts received.
in town yesterday, was rather better. The noble warclu%s
had passed a favourable night, and was apparently greatly
refreshed.
The Earl and Countess of Bandon have ar;yea
at Castle Bernard, county Cork, for the winter.
enter'
The Earl and Countess Fitz william are
taining a select party at Wentworth House,
Yorkshire. .
The Earl of Dunraven has arrived at his seat I 0
the county of Limerick, from Wales.
The Countess of Craven and Lady Craven ha"
arrived at Beckett House, on a visit to Viscount and Vl°.
countess Barrington, from Ashdown Park.
The Countess de Grey has arrived at Studley
Royal, near Ripon, from attending on their Royal highs
nesses the Prince and Princess of Wales in Denmark. 1'
countess accompanied the infant Prince Victor Albert 01
his return home.
Lord and Lady Menteagle have arrived at Ci3el4
tenham from their seat in Ireland.
Lady Henrietta Allen and the Misses Allen
have arrived at their residence, 27, Chesham-street, from
Ryde.
The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Es,
chequer has arrived at Hawarden Castle from
worsio
Hall,
Sir Henry and Ledy Sophia Des Vceux have lef
their residence in Berkeley-square for their seat in Dom'

shire.
Sir Kingston and Lady James have left Brown'
Hotel.
Mr Layard, M,P., has returned to town I'l°l
a tour in Italy and Switzerland. The hon. gentler:usu.°,
resumed his duties as Under-Secretary at the Foreign
office,

Her Majesty's privat3 sitting-room, Wbic:lo
is situated on the south side of the Queep°a..
rower, has been beautifully redecorated. The
ing, which is of a very chaste and elegant design, hag
been repainted and gilt, and the walls have been
in the panels with a very handsome brocaded satin °A
a rich crimson ground, with foliage of gold colour 013'11
white, having a very good effect, as it is in keeping' witi,
the other decorations of the rcom. The silk has b6°-
accurately copied by an English manufacturer fromtilso
original silk. which was made by a foreign firm for Georg
IV. The panels are surrounded by richly carved 0,,
gilt mouldings, and below them is a dado of white to'sit
gold, corresponding with the ceiling. The wind°
draperies have been arranged in a very tasteful and PO '°'
what novel manner, which is very suitable to the sill,;
of the, room, and is a pleasing change from the fort
heavy draperies. The whole reflects great credit on
tv
Lord Chamberlain's first ofth)er at Windsor, Mr. Seabroi!
under whose care and snperintendence the redecorations
have been carried out.—Corti t Journal, Oct, 15, 1861.
ME. W. H. GLADSTONE AND TLIE REPRESENO'e
TION OF BLACKBUEN.—It has been unwarrantablif
asserted that Mr 'William Henry Gladstone, eldest SO °
,he Chancellor of the Exchequer, will be brought forward
At the next general election as a candidate for the represen-
tation of the city of Chester. There is no doubt that if isir
W. H. Gladstone consented to stand for Chester his return
would result as matter of course, as he would be sure t 3
obtain the support of the Marquis of Westminster, whose
influence in the city is very powerful; but Mr Gladetell°
has at present no intention of soliciting the votes of the
Cestrians, as he has made arrangements to become a oarldi'
date for Blackburn at the next general election. The Pre-
sent members for Blackburn are Mr W, H. Horuby (TorY.,),
and Mr James Pilkington (Liberal). Mr Gladstone
oppose Mr Horuby, should that gentleman think proper a
te
offer himself for re•election ; and as the popularity of to
Gladstone family is very great in the borough, not 0011
because of the eminent services of the Chancellor of 111
Exchequer, but also because of the benevolent exertions e;
the right hog. gentleman's wife to mitigate the euffertlig,
of the cotton operatives, particularly in that locality, duniei.
last winter, the return of Mr W. 11. Gladstone is regards
as a certainty.— Liverpool Mercury ble
,
no
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.— This .--
attuoture, now so nearly approaching complati°l3ol
was on Friday thrown open to the inspection of members -,
the recent Churoh Congress, 500 tickets having been Prora
seated by the board to the Congress committee for that
pose. With respect to length of span the Clifton hrlubt
ranks third among all that have yet been erected, those
Fribourg and Niagara alone surpassing it in this particular
For beauty, situation, and glace of construction, it is 11;
bably unrivalled. It is expected that a very few wee
more will see it completed ; indeed, there appears now veil;
little more to be done. The six sets of powerful chains', each
in its turn composed of five parallel series of stout iron linker
on which the roadway is suspended, are all in their Pl°ceeo
and firmly anchored in the solid rock at a depth of abell
t t
feet beneath the surface. The iron work of the roadway
and pathway is complete—the painting nearly so, and rejah°o
thing apparently wanted but the metalling of the road. + .0
two lofty towers still want a few feet of masonth but
is a matter rather of ornamental finish than anythingie:o
and when the approaches on either side are complete'
bridge will be ready for opening. This will, it is exPee'e
take place next month, but it is still doubtful whether ant
a
public inauguration will be attempted. A rumour has been
industriously circulated that Lord Palmerston
been invited to attend. This report we are enabled autheila
tatively to contradict. 'Whatever may ultimately be decided
upon, the veteran Premier has as yet received no aPPlic:i
tion upon the subject, nor can any be made until the dal -
opening can be fixed with somewhat greater certainty. I
FRENCH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—At the ja:,
sitting M. Leverrier read three letters he had re
ceived coived on the fire-ball of Sept. 24th ; one was from Ge°:
has already
(Crean ), stating that the meteor was spindle-shaped, %.1.
parently about a metro and a half in length, and in a vor"ct;
position, so that one of its points looked towards the eat/
ar
the other slightly leaning westwards. There had been
fog in the morning, and some of it still lingered in the SJ'O
The phenomenon was visible just above it. 'The atmospheri.
was otherwise clear, except a few thin white clouds north`
and west. The second letter was from Nogaro (Gers), and
stated that there were two explosions as loud as thund'pt,
between noon and ten minutes past; the writer only per'
ceived a email cloud of a nearly circular form, and SOOT;).,
hits slowly from north to south, Some persoes thelig:g
the cloud luminous, others said its light was
first almost as strong as that of lightning; bat as the 5',0
scone very brightly at the time, the phenomenon must 1i3'98
lost considerably in brilliancy. In the third letter it
said that the bolis was observed on board the Favori acne;
boat, by its commander, M Erotabas, in N. let. 40 deg.
°f
min., and Paris E. long. 59 min„ and therefore nerth,
Majorca, A paper was received from M Carus on the ;rho
ject of the phosphorescence of the Lanipyris 10
luminous matter of this insect is unctuous, and lail°ll Nita
melted phosphorus; if put on a watch-glass, it le°celeut
phosphorescent quality in drying, but regains it it
under water. This experiment cannot be successfully rig
pea:ed more than once or twice ; still the tact of tt'
revival of phosphorescence is important. inasmuch °Llt
this is the first instance of a substance emitting lig e
when put under water, and losing this faculty Will 'cLicia
it gets dry. M. Caron sent in a paper on cementatiOop
which, contradicting the views entertained by M. I\43rgfil'to
ritte, who supposes pure carbon to be alone suffioieti'
convert iron into steel, he remarks that the operation f
large scale consists in enclosing iron bars in a large b°:‘,l
the same metal together with charcoal made of green it
When the mass has gut to a red heat, the oxygen of Jae
contained in the box forms an oxyde of carbon by its coof
tact with the charcoal ; on the other hand the nitro; cu
the same air forms cyanides with the alkaline metals
tained in the charcoal, so that the iron to be cemented :f
in contact with thin principal elements—viz., a
bon, oxide of carbon, and the cyanides alngle- .
to, all of which elements are necessary to cententat.teed
A manufactory of gunpowder has been estahlia,4,,o
For some time past in a lonely part of the New Forest. ,3;:o
alder trees, which grow plentifully in the forest, Pren°o Of
the beat kind of wood for snaking carbon, which 'a car'
(.
the ingredients of gunpowder. The New Forest is 600 E 1
miles in extent, and scarcely any part of it is thickly 1° ted
hited. It has been suggested that it would be well adaP.

for the storing or rattuttillotttripg of gunpowder,

XONEY MARKET

AND

COXMERCIAII INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Afonetary affairs continue in a state of much nn-
cetlaintY, and general distrust is kept up by the
daily additions to the list of me rcantile failures,
Brest caution therefore is evinced by brokers in
eg"iating business lest they themselves should be
fe°lnpromised, ani thus it is that the bills brought
OrWard undergo a strict scrutiny ; and some die.
tieounters will in fact only take first class short
Plp:lr, which can only be easily negotiated.
The etquiry to.day has been active, end accommo.
cl ation has been granted at 9 to 9,1 per cent. upon
t
lnkere' acceptances.
A further sum of £20,000 in gold was taken into
4)4k yesterday.
The City of Baltimore, from New York, has
brought £24,042.
There was a slight favourable movement in the
b
c'reign Exchanges yesterday afternoon.
The suspension of Messrs. Rudge, Moreira
Brothers, and Co., Brazilian merchants, has been
amounted. The failure has occurred through the
at°PPlge of the Messrs. Sonto's bank at Rio, and
the following circular has been forwarded to the
Creditors ---

1„. 34, Great St. Helens, London, E.C„ Oct. 18, 1864.
st," a Yesterday received by telegraph intimation of the
abaPension of our correspondents, Messrs Moreira Brothers
r, Campbell, of Rio de Janeiro, consequent on the stop-
!'age of the bank of A. J. A. Smite and Co., of that town ;
alth
,„ --(nigh we believe ourselves to be not only solvent,
b-. Possessed of a considerable surplus, we have deemed it
est, in the interest of all concerned, to suspend our pay-
i:ents also. Our books, which are written up to within a
:w days since, are in the hands of Messrs Colenaan, Tara
guard Youngs, and Co., with instructions to prepare and
Convinced
lay before our creditors a statement of our affairs.
2nvinced that all, claims will be paid in full, we request,
pith confidence, the indulgence of our creditors in the
meantime.—We are yours faithfully,
BUDGE; MOREIRA. BROTHERS.
The failure has also taken place of Messrs. Paul,
L
J.o6Qet and Co., Australian merchants, chiefly en-
gaged in shipping wine to Melbourne. The liabi.
lilies are stated at £45,000, of which only £30,000
17111 rank on the estate ; the Melbourne firm, how-
ever, will not be compromised.

Two O'CLOCK.
Al the Paris Bourse this day, according to
neuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were
quoted 65f. Me.
The English Stock market has presented a
heavy appearance to-day, and a decline of about
:16th
per cent. has taken place in the funds. The
"action has been occasioned principally by the
proportionate
large sales of all kinds of stock, and the
roportionate sympathy which one security bears
L° another. Consols for money are 881, and for the
itecount 881. The New Threes and Reduced
Annuities are 861 ; March Exchequer Bills, 9s.
die, ; June ditto, 18s. dis. ; and India 5 per Cents.,
4°41.• India Stock is 211.
In the Foreign Market general depression :has
evelled, and business has been conducted on a
limited scale. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are
7° :I; do. Consolides, 49 ; Mexican, 251 ; do.
11
d uvv, 24 ; Greek, 211 22 ; Spanish Passive, 292- ;
Certificates, 13 1; Portuguese, 461 47 ; Ruse
-14,,13) 871- ; and the Confederate Loan, 64 66.
44 the Railway Share Market business has con-
`ll-11‘2d rather dull, and prices have, in most in-
6)„.tances, exhibited increased buoyancy. Great
Northern A Stock has declined ; South Eastern,
il
B'. ; Llncashire and Yorkshire and North Western
4teh 108; and Great Eastern and North Eastern
(Berwick) each ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive
Without material change in values.
Lank and Miscellaneous shares have remained in
very limited request, and quotations generally
/how increased depression. Alliance have declined
:0 27 301; European, to 7 71 ; Mercantile
ge, to Ex-
-7 81'; Oriental Bank, to 54; General
credit, to 51 ; London Financial, to 201 t and
[aternational Financial, to 5a t.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
gOVERNMENT FUNDS.
Per Cent. Consols
I Do Account, Nov 12
irr Cent. Reduced B6l i
Yew 3 per Cent ..... ..... 86.1
,2i per Cent. Jan. 1891... . '
A Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873..
'llouities 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1880..
10 for 311 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. • .
0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908...
141 v. March.
Cuequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cent. 9
Do Z5OO
fia
Do £lOO and £2OO
“Ilk England Stkt 5t per Ct. —
"0 A.ccount. .
Ittuttal GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... 211
,1-)e, Account
.:;° 5 per Cent. July, 1870
-0 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 —
, 1)0 Certificates
-1-1,0 Account —
LOuo 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) —
, 4i pei Cent.
4-10 Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent ..
DO., 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 —
".;-',O 6} per Cent., May, 1879 —
'V° 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Lio bonds Xl,OOO —
'Jo uuder £l,OOO —

June.

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
•
r.ktietrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
uraziliin 5 per Cent ....
1)0 41 per Cont., 1852-58-60
B Do 1863
uenos Ayres 6 per, Cent
n 1.)
, -Account •••• . 4 ..
''' ilian 6 per Cent. —
Nl3, 0 41 per Cent
'orabian 6 per Cent —
La, 6 per Cent. -
0,,, per Cent. 1864
-rilb-3h 3 per Cent. 1825
u"'° 5 per Cent, '1864
"-.,,(10ad0r New Consolidated,' 1 per Cent lll
eo• Provisonal Land Warrant —
ig,➢3'ptian 7 per Cent
iu,,u• Second Issue
fir:
£lOO Bonds
,-;1x 5 per dent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
) Accoun
1 )
, 0
0 Coupons —
" Account —
mtlaternala 5 per Cent. -
1)
tt 5. 1839 and 1859
elan 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) --
1)0lcan 3 per Cent ....
• Account
.1., Do 1864
1)0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French
Ditto Scrip, £33 paid
N,/-30 French Scrip. Ex. 25f 20c.. — die x d
''',„oorish Imperial 5 per Cent
%ow Granada .. —
-u.,, 0 2 per Cent.....
)o Deferred
,1
"tio Land Warrants (Hectares) —
1)o D2bontures, 4 por Ct., April 1861 —
E• Do do Aug., 1866 —
ornvian 41 per Cent
,1)0 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... —
~u 0 41 per Cent., 1862
00 Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
1)0, Account ......
13° 3 per Cent , 1856, '7, '9, '60,,62,'3 —
Lop Account ' 465
--,ussian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
"0 41 per Cent., 1850 ..
1)0bo
1860 —
l, 3 per Cent 1859 —
',"° 5 per Cent, 1862 B7l 1 5
4-10 Anglo-Dutch
"0 Sc • I: aid
& rip, oo p
4rlinian 5 per Cent .... —
1)
B 0 Account —
"nieh 3 per Cent
U 0.,., Account
-vo New Deferred —
1)0 Ac count
Passive
is 00 Account 291
P„.lllj4h Cott. of Coup not funded .. 7
g 4jo Account
1-,,1ia11, 4 per Cent. —
T 4)e Scrip, £6O paid — pm
Urkish G per Cent. 1854 —
1,i),0 Account BB5
'l'° 6 per Cent. 1858 .
...si'o Attcount —
iuo Ll.OO Bonds —
,"
'),,° 6 per Cent. 1862
~0 Account .. 70 i
"'-'0 £lOO Bonds..
1)0 Guaranteed
18
bDranteed 4 per 63 Cent.
v 0 1863 Scrip, £lO paid
eJlezuela 3 per Cent.
.14.))0 Account ..
,0 6 per Cent., 1862
t-'0 Account
° 6 per Cent., 1861 44
Dividends on the above payable in London
Ili• •
i‘rian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
D)n 4/ per Cent., Ex. 25f —
1)'1 per Cent. Ex. 12 Uuil —
1,0 4 per Cent. Certificates
Itrtell.:Loll Rentes, 2 per Cent
/Pn 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
0 Account

Cun. TWO 0 O'CLOCK,
'°.F 4
Doy
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