The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-02 00:00:00

ERUPTION OF MOUNT ETNA.

The published accounts from Catania, as to the
course of the lava, reach to 8 A.m., on 7th September.
Zaffarana, which appears to have been in such great
peril, it is now hoped may escape. We make the
following extracts from the Giornale di Catania :
Aug. 30, Nine A.m.—The lava, which has assumed
more celerity, has reached the road to Faragone, and
is near the habitations ; the centre of Zaffarana is
distant but a mile. It has nearly destroyed several
vines and chestnut trees. Its front is half a mile, its
height forty palms. The inhabitants of Zaffarana
are much frightened, and are removing their furni-
ture, &c.

Aug. 31, Eight A.M.—The people of Zaffarana are
more tranquil. A portion of lava directed towards the
centre of the commune has ceased during the night to
flow, and that which continued, making a turn to the
north-east, has left Faragone intact. Sciara di Ballo
is once more threatened.

Nine r.M.—The rapidity of the lava is about ten
canne per hour. It continues, via Pantani, its course
towards Sciari di Ballo. Continued rumblings are
heard from the mountain, but not the strong detona-
tions of the past, which were like the discharge of
cannon. The flame from the vortex is indescribably
beautiful, and greater than yesterday.
Sept. 1, Seven A.M.—The same breadth of lava, but
its height varies from ten to thirty palms. Its ad-
vance during the night was less active, about five
canne per hour, bat the centre and N.W. wings are
Blower.

Two antique cottages have been destroyed, and the
lava is nearer to other houses. It is painful, how-
ever, to observe that from the road to Calanna it has
disappeared, and is taking a third volcanic stratum,
the dimensions of which are not known.
The course which on the ROth was directed towards
Drag-alone, Fior di CUM, Angona, and the plain of
Saint Giacomo,is stopped entirely.
Eight p.m.—The course towards Sciara di Ballo is
much slower—about a canna per hour laterally to-
war(46 the house of Salvatore Coco.
The new lava progresses in two wings—one to-
wards Dagalone, tL other towards Fior di Casino—
they are distant from Zaffaraca three miles. Some
loud detonations have been heard to-day.
Sept. 2, Eight A.14,--The mass of lava, which had
almost blocked up Sciara appears to be deadened in
its centre, the two wings alone are in movement, but
very slow—six canna only during the night—and it
is thought that it will cease flowing.
Tho two expansions of the third stratum which
yesterday appeared over Calanna, properly the Quer-
cia del Yenta, have during the night been very slow,
and hopes are entertained that its destructive progres
will pot continue.

The property which Las suffered by the eruption,
not rockoning a portion of the Bishop of Cetlulu's
revenues, may be taken at 132 saline (about 620
acres), from among vineyards, woody spots already
sown, good land, chestnuts, lava spread ground, that is
cultivable, and arid ground. The sufferers are eighty
in number.
Sept, 3, Eight A.M.—The two wins of the lava g
appear to be uniting, having only advanced two canoe
during the night. The fears of the people are sub-
duing', and many are re-entering their houses.
The third stratum, which came within half a mile
of Quercia del Vento, no longer advances. A fourth,
however, is discovered from the highest part of
Quercia del Vento, and is taking an E.S.E. direction,
which may invade the land between Milo and Ballo,
but is yet two miles distant, and little alarm of its
advance is entertained.

Sept. 4, Eight A.M.—The lava menacing Sciara di
Ballo is spent. The fourth stream, seen yesterday,
has changed its course to S. S.E., onc-em menacing
Zaffarana. It advanced since yesterday on steep
ground about a mile, and is now en thea
Palazzo, above the grotto of Chicchiteir
taken the course of the old lava, but has d
rlota
damaged
dhatdos
some vineyards and cultivated fields which hada
pre-
viously escaped. Its extent has dilated, but its pro-
gress is slow.
Sept. 5, Eight A.M.—From Zaffarana—The eruc
lion decreases in violence. The stratum which was
spoken of yesterday is dying away.
Ten rat.—From Milo—From Renatore a branch
of the volcanic lava has proceeded eastward with great
rapidity. Its !Laze is half a mile. It is actually near
Dalalonga,
and in ten hours rose 400 canne. It
menaces the village of Milo, from which, however, it
is three miles and a half distant.
Sept. 6, Seven A.M.—From Zaffarana—The lava
menacing the grotto Chicchitelli proceeded slowly,
advancing five canne only during the night, and is
about closing. From the point of eruption several
strata have appeared, one of which this morning is
visible from the Quercia del Vento, wending its
course over the old lava, but so slowly as not to occa-
sion any alarm. The storms of sand and the detona-
tions have diminished.
Sept. 7, Eight a.m.—The spread of the lava united
over the grotto Cbicchitelli may be said to be spent.
The fifth stratum, announced yesterday, menaced the
quarter Milo and Caselle on the night of the sth to
the 6th, but turning off towards the Quercia del
Vento diffused itself over the old lava and descended
with so much rapidity as to progress more than half
a mile in the day. In the evening it united, and took
She direction of Palazzo, and is now distant two miles
Only from Zaffarana.
During the night its force has diminished--its
pout, which was fifteen palms high, has increased, and
breadth may be reckoned at nearly 200 palms.

To the frightful detonations a dull rumbling sound
has succeeded.

Subsequent private letters, to the 16th of Septem-
ber, announce the mountain to be still in active la-
bour, and the course of the volcanic stream of liquid
lava, which had branched off close to Zaffarana, had
taken the direction of Milo, which seemed so as-
suredly doomed to destruction that the inhabi-
tants were clearing not only their houses, but
like-
wise cutting down the loftiest chestnut trees in its vi-
cinity, in the hopes of having time to remove the same
to save the timber. A vast quantity
.of sal ammonia
has been vomited from the crater, which rendered the
air so impure as to threaten the lives of seamen in
small craft trading along the coast. The deck of a
small revenue cruiser had been nearly covered with
volcanic cinders. Even as far as Malta some of
the soot and lava
during the nightdust had been wafted by the wind
of the 21st of September. The
mountain has on several occasions been distinctly
visible from the town of Valletta, the smoke from its
summit presenting the appearance of a very heavy
very oppressive sirocco winds have prevailed
calridd. alta throughout the month of September, and at
the latest date a very dense fog, which is unusual at
this season, but the island generally was very salu-
brious.

SHIPWRECKS ON THE IRISH COAST.
(From the Dublin Freeman.)
We regret to state that during the very severe gale
which blew on Wednesday night serious disasters oc-
curred to several vessels in and about the Bay of
Dublin, attended in one instance with the loss of the
entire crew. The wind, which commencee to blow
from the N.N.E. with great force about sunset, ac-
companied by heavy rain, increased in fury as the
night advanced, till about ten o'clock it became a perfect
storm, and continued so, almost without any cessation
or diminution, till nearly daybreak. The night was
very dark, a circumstance which, added to the fury
of the gale and the incessant rain that fell almost in
torrents, rendering the situation of vessels at sea one
of imminent danger. Great anxiety was manifested
during yesterday by various parties whose relatives
and friends had sailed on the previous evening from
this port or from Kingstown, lest they might not
have passed safely through the dangers of as fearful a
night as has been experienced for some time past in
the bay and along the neighbouring coast.
In the course of the evening the Glasgow Com-
pany's splendid iron steamer Herald, Captain Stokes,
started from the North-wall, on her passage to Glas-
gow, having on board a large number of passengers,
together with a large quantity of merchandise and a
considerable number of cattle. The wind was blow-
ing swiftly up the river at the time of her departure,
but notwithstanding, the gallant vessel proceeded boldly
to sea. She had gone her course out of Dublin Bay, and
bad opened Lambay Island, when it became necessary
to bring the steamer's head to the wind in order to
steer her course for Glasgow. On this being done
the vessel encountered the full force of the heavy sea
then running; the waves broke over her inceaaantly,
deluging the deck ; after shipping two or three
heavy seas, which all but drowned the cattle
on board, and placed the lives of the pas-
sengers and crew in imminent danger, Cap-
tain Stokes was reluctantly compelled to give orders
to put about and bear up for the nearest shelter
(Kingstown harbour), which admirable as it is as a
harbour of refuge, artificially constructed, was by
no means proof against the fearful tempest of Wed-
nesday night. On arriving at Kingstown the anchors
were let go, but the steamer, from her great length
and the force of the gale, continued to dreg them till
it was found necessary, after a short stay in the har-
bour, to slip the cable, put steam on, and return to
Dublin. It appears that the steamer drifted while
in the harbour, and that some vessels lying there
came into contact with her, doing her considerable
injury on the larboard quarter. The house on deck,
used as a state-cabin, was so much injured that it
had to be fitted up temporarily with planks yesterday.
She carried away her foretopmast by coming in con-
tact with the rigging of the ship which she fouled at
Kingstown. The passengers were in a state
of great alarm, and Captain Stokes must be
commended for the prudence he exhibited in not
continuing on his course under circumstances
that rendered the safety of the vessel under his
command and all on board questionable. Such was
the strength and fury of the storm that at Kingstown
a portion of the wall on the western pier was blown
down. A strong wooden house erected on the same
pier immediately beside the lighthouse was destroyed.
Some yachts and other small craft lying about the
harbour were driven against the piers and broken.
We have not heard, however, that any lives were lost
or persons injured.
Between 11 and 12 o'clock on the same night the
brig Smyrna, from Workington, with a cargo of
coals, ran on the rocks to the south of the Poolbeg
Lighthouse. As far as can be ascertained up to the
present times the entire crew being lost, it appears
that the brig was making in the gale for Dublin har-
bour, and that the master thought he would have
been able to weather the lighthouse. Most unfortu-
nately he did not succeed in accomplishing this
object, for the vessel, it would seem, was driven by
the force of the storm out of the proper channel to
the south of the light. It is conjectured that an
attempt at tacking was then made, but in doing
this the vessel missed stays, and was thrown in upon
the rocks lying around the lighthouse. Notwith-
standing that the ship must have for some time beaten
about, and that she was wrecked almost against
the lighthouse itself, it does not appear that any of
the men on duty there were aware of the awful scene,
involving the loss of the lives of several fellow-
creatures that was being enacted immediately under
their windows, and within a few feet of them. In
consequence of information received during the
night from the crew of a trawler, which
passed the ill-fated vessel while she was making
towards the lighthouse, the coastguard stationed
at Ringsend proceeded at daybreak along the
Pigeon-house Wall and the South Wall. While going
along the latter they descried at a short distance, on
what is called the White Bank, a boat bottom up.
They immediately instituted a close search in the
neighbourhood, and in a few minutes they found the
bodies of the captain of the Smyrna, the mate, and two
of the crew, which were left on the bank by the re-
ceding tide. The name of the master is Peter Young-
husband, that of the mate, Graham, and the two
seamen, Lucas and Byrne. It is supposed that when
the vessel struck the crew took to the boat, in the
hope of reaching the White Bank, but, in this hope
the poor fellows were deceived while living, as the
boat capsized. The watches found on the person
of the master and mate were found to have stopped
at twelve o'clock, thus indicating that the wreck took .
place some time about half-past eleven. The brig
now lies a total wreck, on her starboard side, which,
with the deck, is completely stove in. A large quan-
tity of the coals, which constituted her cargo, and
portions of her rigging, &c., lie scattered about
among the rocks. The wreck was visited during
yesterday by Mr. John Walsh, Lloyd's agent, by
whom it was placed, with the little that had been
saved, under the charge of some of the coast-guard.
Mr. Davis, the county coroner, held an inquest on
the bodies yesterday evening at the White-bank.
The coast-guard, by whom the bodies were discovered
in the morning, gave evidence in accordance with the
above account. No definitive evidence could be
given as to whether there were more than four per-
sona on board, but it was stated by competent parties
present that the vessel could have been worked by the
men whose bodies were found.
The jury found that "The deceased men had been
wrecked, and were drowned on the night of the 28th
inst."

Several masters of vessels were in attendance, and
identified the bodies. They stated that had there been
proper apparatus at the lighthouse, and had there been
a 100k-out kept by those in charge, this painful sacri-
fice of life might have been prevented.
The bodies were brought up to town in the course
of the evening. The fury of the gale was also
severely felt along the coast towards the
north.
About midnight it blew a perfect hurricane from
east-north-east, and along the more exposed parts
of this dangerous coast, the sea rose in waves of fear-
ful height, and the surf broke with such violence on
the rocks aad shoals along shore that it seemed evi-
dent that any unfortunate vessel close in with the
laud, and not having secured a good offing, could not
have a chance of escaping total destruction. Ac-
cordingly the officers and men of the coastguard ser-
vice iu the vicinity remained on the alert during the
night.
About an hour after midnight a vessel, brig-rigged,
was seen at
about two
.miles distant from the land,
under close-reefed topsails and foretop staysail,
tbevi-
dently trying expedient of clawing off
the coast. But to all experienced eyes the possi-
bility of beating to windward in the teeth of such a
gale seemed i
. hopeless indeed, and, in fact, such was
proved by the result. Every attempt at tacking
made by
the fated vessel brought her nearer and
nearer to the dread shore frowning under her lee, with
the surf roaring and tumbling on the rocks with that
hoarse thunder so terrible to the seaman's
most
ears—
in fact, the brig got regularly inemployed a
dangerous indentation of the coast called Murphy's
t
Bay. To destroy still further any chance the brig
might have had of being saved, it was observed that
in trying to go about, she had carried away her main-
yard, thus depriving her of aftersail, and rendering
her totally unmanageable. From this moment the
' destruction of the vessel was clearly inevitable. She
drifted in, driven by the waves broadside on towards
the coast, and soon after struck on a reef of rocks
within the bay, carrying away both masts by the
board, and the sea making a clean breach over her. The
cool and courageous conduct of the captain and crew,
under those terrific circumstances deserves much
praise, but their best reward is, that by their steadiness
and intrepidity, they succeeded im saving their own
lives. Notwithatanding their dreadful peril, the cap-

thin and"crew had sufficient time to perceive that the
vessel had taken the ground at a spot wherein there
was no likelihood of her breaking up at once,
and they stuck by their ship gallantly, although it
was obvious that no fabric of timber and iron could
long withstand the crushing fury of the sea that
broke over the decks of the brig, washing overboard
everything not lashed down. The captain and crew
took measures to avoid being swept overboard ; and,
as the tide ebbed, the wrecked vessel was left
comparatively dry, and the jaded seamen were
enabled to reach the land in safety. The vessel
proved to be the James Hamilton brig, bound from
the port of Troon, laden with coals for Dublin. It
was fortunate that the vessel struck where she did
—that is, as regards the safety of the crew. Had
she gone on shore a little more to the southward
nothing could have saved the lives of the men,
so impracticable are the rocks in that direction,
and so completely cut off from the land. In about
eight hours after the vessel had struck, and on the
tide flowing again, she went entirely to pieces,
scarcely a vestige being left together of her timbers
or framework. The cargo of coals has been washed
up in large quantities on the rocks, and we learn it
has been purchased by Mr. Hamlet, of Balbriggan.
The coastguard force, under the command of Mr. Bar-
rett, R.N., afforded every assistance in protecting the
remake of the cargo, and in saving such remnants of
the wreck as were cast up and strewed the beach for
a considerable distance. The master of the vessel
and one of the seamen have received some severe in-
juries. They have been placed under the care of Dr.
M'Oboy, of Balbriggan, and the rest of the wretched
seamen have met with the kindest attention at the
hands of the resident gentry.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Oct. 1.)

SUGAR.—To-day a brisk demand was experienced for
West India Sugar for home consumption, and the rates
obtained were fully equal to Friday last for all qualities.
Operations are 849 hhds, &c., including at auction,
226 hhds 5 trcs Barbadoes, which sold at 28s to 32s
for brown, low to mid yellow 32s 6d to 35s 6d, and good
36s to 36s 6d; 60 hhds 30 brls of Demerara chrystalized,
fine yellow 40s 6d to 41s 6d, mid to good 35s Id to 40s,
and common 34s 6d to 35s per cwt. For the week the
transactions are 3,005 hhds, &c; and the market for raw
Sugar closes with favourable prospects.
REFINED.--To-day Refined Sugar was less in request
for home consumption, and rates are not so firm—brown
lumps selling at 43s 6d, and low to fine grocery 44s to
46s 6d per cwt.
hisintmus.—This afternoon the parcels of Mauritius

Sugar sold privately were at full prices. At auction
600 bags were disposed of; mid to good yellow 33s to 345,
inferior 31s 64 to 32s 6d, brown 28s to 31s, and inferior
24s 6d to 278 per cwt.
EAST INDrA..—This afternoon a public sale of 1,000
bags Madras sold at full rates; soft brown at 25s to 265,
low to good yellow do. 26s 6d to 295. All sorts of Ben-
gal are wanted, and previous terms are well kept up.
At auction 550 bags sold at 36s to 36s 6d for ord white
Benares, and 37s to 39s 6d for good to fine.
FOREIGN.—To-day there was no public sale of Fo-
reign Sugar, ;and privately business of the least moment
was prevented by the stiff rates asked. Floating car-
goes and duty paid parcels are wanted at last week's
rates. For a ,ciirgo of brown Bahia 17s per cwt refused.
MOLASSES.--;Several purchases have been again
made in West India, but without producing any ad-
vance, Barbed 0.55 and Antigua selling at 14s to 15s,
and other kinds 12s 6d to 13s. Some business
_ _

has been done in Bengal and Mauritius at 12s to
12s 6d, Cuba a rid Porto Rico 13s 6d to 15s per cwt.
Tamarinds reratiin in good demand, West India 24s to
425, and East AI idia 8s to 12a per cwt, the supply is
smaller than fo r some time past. On Honey several
purchases have ;been made, Jamaica at 38s to 603, Cuba
348 to 40, and Narbonne 50s to 603 per cwt.
Cocos.—For West India a brisk demand has been
experienced, and the rates obtained are Is per cwt above
last week. At a action 780 bags Trinidad were sold,
grey at 318 6d tr. 345, common to mid red 34s 6d to 35s
6d, and good 37s to 395; privately fine realised 40s to
445, Grenada 30t to 355, and superior 35s 6d to 36s 6d.
Foreign contin'al ?s to attract little notice, Bahia and Para
can be obtained fat 25s to 26s
and Guayquill 335 to 34s
per cwt. Stock: still remains leas than last year.
COVITE.—Thi s afternoon there was a reluctance to
operate in Plan to .tion Ceylon Coffee, and prices rather
declined. The p üblic sales of 200 casks and 170 bags
went off flatly; low mid to mid at 54s to 58s, fiine to
fine fine ord 495. to 535, com to good ord 47s to 48s, and
triage 42s to 475. For native there is a dull market,
and 300 bags we re taken in at 43s for good ord, with
buyers at 425. i locha is much wanted, and stiff rates
are , obtained; at public sales 10 bales and 82 hlf-bls
sold at 78s to 78s+ 6d for good clean garbled, and 88s per
cwt for long berr y rather ragged.
TEA.—Althoug h Congou has been in good request for
home comsumptioi 1, and several parcels having again been
taken for export ation, with a less quantity on offer
than last week, s till a desire is evinced by some par-
ties to sell at th,el terms of that period. Sales of un-
sound have been x aade at 7d to 71d, low to good ordi-
nary sound 74d t o 81d, rather blackish leaf to blackish
leaf 9d to 101 d, strong and Pekoe sorts lld to is 6d
per lb; the lower. sorts remaining most in demand. Of
Pouchong stock is nearly exhausted, and rates rule firm
at 5d to 71d for 'e lean. In Oolong several transactions
have taken place, common to mid at 9d to lid, good to
fine is to Is 9d. Fine Souchong is scarce, and much
required at 1s 3d: to is 10d, and orders are increasing
for other sorts, it ites rule at 10d to is 2d for mid to
good, and low S 1 to 91d. In true and fine Green
Tea large trans a ctions have taken place, prices are
well sustained, a nod the market has a firm appear-
ance. For coral non Canton orders are small, and
there are sellers :upon low terms. Of Flowery Pekoe
many parcels ha ve been sold, and there is a firm
market. Caper is yet little required, there are
sellers in boxes at: 9d to I Id, and Scented 7d to is 3d.
For common and raid Scented Orange Pekoe a dull sole
exists at 8d to 11 d , in good to fine many purchases have
been made at is te is 10d per lb.
RICE.—To-day East India Rice was in good demand
Privately, and ra it s close 6d per cwt above last Friday;
sound white &rig al is 103 6d to Ils 9d, and Madras
9a 3d to los per c.
SPICES.—To-da y Pimento met with much attention,
and an advance fez) ok place of id per lb. At auction 240
bge sold at sid to 6d for mid to good. There is a re-
luctance to oper al e in Ginger, and at public sale 60 cs
Calicut only in
,p lat found buyers at 32s to 50s for ord
to good; and 30 brls Jamaica, low to mid 37s to 45s
per cwt. _ _

SPIRITS.—Pri.ovs have not advanced for Jamaica Rum
although large )stocels have been taken for shipping and
home consumpti cea ; there is, however, a plentiful sup-
ply of lower quelities. The rates accepted for choice
sorts 36 to 39 per cent over proof are
3s 6d to 4s ; for fine 2s 10d to 3s 4d
32 to 36 over good middling to goad 25 4d to
2e 9d; and mid 30 to 40 over 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Demerara
has been in excel/1)1st request, and quotations are firm at
2s to 2s 3d for 33 to 40 over. Of Leeward Island few
parcels are to be o btained, and there are several bus era
at is 6d to is 6id proof. East India is wanted;
supply keeps namely, and prices range firm at Is 5d
to is sid proof. Several buyers of
Havannah at is 4d
to is 4d proof, and the quantity here is trifling.
A free sate exists for Brandy, and prices are higher for
older sorts, new fully sustaining previous terms. We
quote Cognac be:st Brandy of the Vintage as follows:-
1851 at 5s 4d to .5s 6d, 1850 ditto 5s 6d to 5s Bd, 1849
ditto 5s 10d to 6s, 1848 ditto 6s 2d to 6s 4d, older 6s 6d
to 7s, low tumid qu.a tides 4s to sa, and Bordeaux 2s 6d to 2s
Bd. Geneva is in good request at 2s to 2s Id, and home
trade sort 2s 3d .to 2s 6d. Only moderate purchases
have been made in. British made Spirit, and a desire is
evinced to sell at cits 6d to 9s 8d; Gin 17 under proof 8s
8d to 8s 9d, and 22 ditto at 8s 2d to 8s 3d per gallon.
COCHINEAL.—To-day Cochineal is in good demand at
full prices, indeed best sorts are dearer. At auction 140
bags sold; Teneriffe Silvers 3s 10d to 3s 11d, Mexican
3s 7d, low to mid black 3s 9d to 4s; Honduras Silvers,
common to fine 3s 7d to 4s lid, Of new crop dead grain
and very pasty 2s 8d to 3s 6d, black 3s Ild to 5s 4d,
and very tine 5s 5d to 5s 7d per lb.
Tazeow.—To-day the public sales of Tallow went at
fall rates; 560 casks Australian sold 39s 6kd to 41s 6d
for mutton, beef 39s to 40s; and 220 casks of South
American 368 to 40s 6d per cwt.
Ou.s.—ln Seal Oil purchases are limited for all pur-
poses; pale at 331 10s to 341, and other sorts 311 to 33/.
Cod is offering at 32/ 10s, and few buyers are to be met
with. Prices are prevented from declining for South-
ern, supply being small; there is a reluctance to ope-
rate, and rates rule at 311 lOs to 341 lOs for low to fine.
Sperm met with little attention, and can be obtained at
841 to 86110 s, there being a fair supply. Headmatter is
871 to 90/. A greater demand exists for Palm,
rates are higher and rule at 28s 6d to 30s per cwt
for middling to fine. Cocoa Nut is much in re-
quest, and a further rise is looked for. Ceylon
is 33s to 353 6d, and privately fine Cochin realised 36s to
365 6d. Linseed Oil dealt in with caution, and there is a
further decline, 28s 6d to 295 having been accepted on
the spot, and 27s 6d to 28s per cwt for delivery. Supply
is moderate and consumption favourable. Rape Seed
Oil is in extensive request, and the rise continues;
brown selling at 335, refined 34a 6d. and Foreign 35s
6d. Lard Oil is dlearer, sales having been made at 48a
to 495. Olive met with fair attention—Gallipoli at 58/
to 59/ and other sorts 551 to 561 per tun ; still stock is
light, and consumption does not decrease.lNDlGO.—The quantity of Bast India announced for
auction on Wednesday next has been increased to
e andl
;.
e
21,600 chts; still the market is in a favourable position,
priexporters l
eand d t o
homes
d dpeearl beingeprosun
Since that period nearly 7,000 °tits have been disposed of;
indeed at present terms some of the leading holders will
d
not sell. Spanish is wanted, and the previous advance
above desirous
last quarterly to operate,
sales.
of 6d per pound is well sustained. Prices for Guatemala
rule at 3s 4d to 5s 6cl, and Carracas 3s 6d to 5s 8d per
lb. For auction 400 serons are declared.
PRoTISIONS.—Irish Butter has again been extensively
dealt in, and the upward movement continues for all
sorts. Prices range as follows :—Carlow, Clonmel, and
Kilkenny, 803 to 84s; Cork, 79s to 80s; and Limerick,
i 4s to 775. Dutch is in moderate supply, and there being a
brisk demand prices have an upward tendency; Friesland,
lino selling at 903 to 94s surplus and seconds 76s to
88s, Holstein and Kiel, fine 88s to 925, Zwolle 82s to
86s, Leer 70s to 745, and Groningen 663 to 725.
English has been much in demand at 708 to 945, and
Fresh 9s 6d to lls 6d per dozen lbs. Although large
purchases have been made in Bacon, yet a desire is
evinced to sell ; Irish sizeable at 578 to 625, heavy
53s to 58s, Hamburgh 508 to 525, and slaeable 53s to
565. F
For delivery Waterford is offering at 47s to 48s
on board up to the close of the year. Middles only
in limited demand, and 50 to 54s is the value of bale
and tierce. Navy Provision© are still purchased with

caution, still sales are not pressed, and prices rule as
as follows :—Pork Irish India, 7110 s to 81 per tierce,
Mess 808 to 85s per brl. Beef American India 61 15s to
71 p r trc, Mess 5/ 109 to 61, and Humbro 5110 s to 6/.
Hams are much wanted, Irish 60s to 709, and English
70s to 765. A good business doing in Lard—lrish Blad-
dered 60s to 655, keg and firkin 56s to 59a,
Hamburgh 558 to 58s and bladdered 63s to 65s per cwt.
Cheese is much wanted, Edam 32a to 425, Gouda 32s to
355, Kanta 17s to 17s 6d, and American 30s to 40s per
cwt.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32 for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 25th day of September, 1852.
nsus DEPARTYENT. _

Notes issued .... 35,132,560

Government debt 11,015,100
Other securities .... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 21,113,406
gilver bullion • • •• • • 19,154

435,132,560

£35,132,560
J. R. ELSEY, Deputy Cashier.
Dated the 30th day of September, 1852.