The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-29 00:00:00

BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Sept. 25—Crowc, from Prince Edward's Island;
Francisco de Padi, from Bordianski ; Sumsett, from Soul-
borara ; Gallorine, from St. George's ; Recompense, from
Guernsey; Gradore, from Coconada.
Sailed, Sept. 27—Helensis, for Cronstadt.
Sailed, Sept. 28—Hastings, for Cape of Good Hope;
Marlborough, for Calcutta ; Enmore (steamer), for Barba-
dos ; Schwan (steamer;, for Bremen.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed—Sprite, from Shields, for Cadiz; Zelorian, bark,
from Aliner, for Ipswich; Elizabeth, from London, for
Auckland.

Anchored—Mary and Elizabeth, from Shields, for New
York ; Isabella, from Christiansen, for Cadiz ; August a, from
Memel, for Carmarthen; Bertha, from Me, for Rochelle ;
Susannah, from Pernau, for the northward ; Ramo,
from Shields, fur Cagliari ' • Eagle, from Shields, for Lisbon
(lost an anchor and 60 yards chain at Dungeness ; has been
supplied with one from here). Last night tried to move the
wreck of the Karl°, but did not succeed.

Sailed—Lady Douglas (steamer), Cornelius Grinnell, City
of Manchester.

VICTOR HUGO is travelling in the Grand Duchy
of Baden with M. Hetzel, the son of his publisher. The
Poet Novelist being, it is said, an enemy of railways
and conveyance by steam, a coach and pair has been hired
by him to do Germany .

LISTZ has just brought out an oratorio at Rome,
called " Christus." It is very Catholic in its tone, and is
meant for a baritone in the principal part.

A SEAMAN'S LETTER. The following letter,
which has been received by his worship the Mayor,
is worthy of publication, from the simplicity of feeling and
earnestness of purpose evinced in it :—" H.M.S. Royal
Oak, River Mersey, Thursday Morning, 24th September,
1863. Honoured Sir,—With fee.ings of respect and gra-
titude permit me, on behalf of myself and my fellow-
shipmates, to offer our sincere and heartfelt thanks for
the very kind and cordial reception your worship, the
members of the corporation, and the commodore and the
members of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club have afforded
us, the blue jackets of the Royal Oak ; and believe
me, should it please God ever to put us to the test, that the
people of Liverpool, and your worship in particular, will
find that, though we possess rough exteriors, we are as
capable of the feelings of gratitude as the more polished
landsmen. Praying that the all-powerful hand of a good
and mighty God may prosper your worship and the corpo-
ration in all your undertakings, and we beg of you to ex-
press our feelings to the people of Liverpool. Praying that
the Almighty will abundantly bless your worship and your
lady also, and your,worship's family, if you have any, be-
lieve us to remain ever sincerely, your humble servants and
sincere well. wishers, 'THE ROYAL OAKS.' His Worship
the Mayor of Liverpool."—Liverpool Albion.

CURE FOR BURN s.—The long sufferings, ending
but too often in death, which result from injuries caused by
fire, invest every suggestion tending to remove them with
peculiar interest. We therefore borrow the following from
Les Mondes, a scientific review, whichadvocates the applica-
tion of electricity by means of a Yolta-Faradaic apparatus.
We must here premise that faradisation is an operation first
proposed by Professor Faraday, in which electricity is ap-
plied to the human body in intermittent currents; for in-
stance, in the painter's cholic, in which case the pain caused
by the apparatus overpowers that cruses by the disease, and
ultimately removes it. The modus operandi proposed for
burns is as follows :—The part cf the body which has suf-
fered from the effects of fire is immersed in a basin, or, if
necessary, a bath of water; the negative pule of the appa-
ratus is put into communication with the water by means of
the usual conductor, while a wire frJrn the positive pole
communicates with some point of the body out of the water,
and not far distant from the part affected. The electrical
current is thus carried over the latter, its force being regu-
lated according to the patient's strength. To ascertain
whether sufficient electricity has been administered, the
patient exposes the burn for an instant to the air, and if he
does not feel the inflammation any more the operation may
be suspended ; in the contrary case it must be resumed un-
til that effect is produced. So long as the part affected re-
mains immersed in water under the influence of electricity,
the patient feels no pain. In mild cases, an hour's exposure
to electricity is sufficient for a complete cure; in more
serious cases it must be continued for three or four hours,
but the cure is stated to be prompt and certain. When the
whole body has been injured by the flames, the patient must
be put into a bath with the negative pole in the direction of
the feet, and the positive one placed in contact with the
nape of the neck. Part of the water must be changed every
quarter of an hour, to prevent the bath from getting warm.
The discoverer of this method is Dr, Rehold.—Galignani,

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR--This Day.

To-day being Michaelmas•day the election of Lord
Mayor took plats in. the Guildhall. Shortly before 12
o'clock the Lord Mayor (Alderman Rose), the Sheriffs,
and other officials left the Mansion.-house and procaeded to
the Guildhall, where they were received by the aldermen
and officers in the Aldermen's- room, and a nosegay having
been presented to each, according to ancient custom, by
the usher of the court, a procession was formed from the
Guildhall to St. Lawrence's Church, which was conducted
by the junior marshal.

At the conclusion of the service the procession left the
church and returned to the Guildhall, where hustings had
been previously erected at the east end, and on which the
Lord Mayor took his station.
The Common Crier then desired silence, and formally
declared the Common Hall open for the election of a Lord
Mayor for the ensuing year.
The names of the aldermen below the chair, and duly
qualified to fill the office, having been read, a show of hands
was taken, when the names of Aldermen W. Lawrence
and W. S. Hall were selected.

The Lord Mayor and the other officials then proceeded to
the Court of Aldermen, and after a few minutes' absence
returned and declared the choice of the court had fallen
upon Alderman W. Lawrence.
The Common Crier then called Alderman W. Lawrence
forward, and asked him if he consented to fill the office.
The Lord Mayor elect advanced to the front of the hust-
ings, and, having been invested with the symbols of civic
dignity, stated his willingness to serve the office, and his
determination, by the help of the corporation and the sup-
port of the livery, to uphold the honour and dignity of the
office, and maintain the rights and privileges of the city.

A vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor and sheriffs closed
the proceedings.

The Lord Mayor elect then accompanied the Lord Mayor,
attended by the sheriffs, to the Mansion-hcuse, where his
lordship will this evening be entertained at dinner.

The Gold Diggings of British Columbia.

The British Colonist of the 12th of August gives a fa-
vourable account of the progress of gold mining in British
Columbia, especially at Cariboo. The Colonist says :—" The
steamer Caledonia arrived last night from New Westmin-
ster, bringing 310,000 dols, in treasure, in the hands of a
few lucky Caribooites, The Burns Tunnel claim was yield-
ing largely. On the morning of the 29th ;they washed out
20 pounds, or 240 ounces. The Cameron Company is also
paying well. They have four shafts down, averaging
about 100 ounces to the shaft. Tho Grizzly Company was
averaging from 20 to 50 ounces a day. The Arabia Com-
pany was averaging from 60 to 100 ounces. On Lowhee
Miller and Co., Morehead and Co., Fairbaim and Co., and
the Pluwbago Company were taking out good pay. On
Lightning the Dutch and California companies were ave-
raging from 80 to 100 ounces per day. Dull times on
Antler Creek. On the day before the party left a party had
gone out to prospect a rich quartz lead supposed to be at
the head of Red Gulch. The discoverer brought in some
exceedingly rich specimens, and said he would make
the spot known for 10,000 dols. Twenty miners there-
upon each deposited 500 dols, and despatched a party of five
miners to test the matter." The following is from the Bt
fish Columbian:—The following gentlemen left Richfield
on the 29th, and arrived at this city on Monday evening the
10th—Mr. J. Diller, Mr. Lorring, Mr. Hard Curry, Mr.
Prindle, Mr. Achinson, Mr. Rayside, Mr. Moffat, Mr.
M'Donald, Mr. Masters, Mr. Dawson, Mr. Webster, Mr.
Goldsworth, Mr. Picton, and " Uncle John," having in
possession 310,000 dols in treasure. The above party left
Richfield on the 29th, arriving at Lillooet in six days I Mr.
Diller went up to the Cariboo country in 1860, and has re-
mained there ever since. He now goes to his native (Penn-
sylvania) with a very handsome fortune. A very rich quartz
lead was struck about the 22d ult. on the head of Lowhee
Creek, and a company organised, of which Mr. R. T. Smith,
formerly magistrate at Hope, is the head. The lead was
traced some 200 feet by simply removing the moss, when
the gold was quite visible to the naked eye. It is thought
it will yield as high as 10,000 dols to the ton.

The following is an extract of a letter from Mr. Russell,
manager of the Bank of British Columbia branch at Rich-
field, to the manager at Victoria, Aug., 1863 :—" The news
on the creek is beginning to grow exciting; they have
struck it big on several of the new claims down below.
Burn's Tunnel, which has been worked on faith and jaw-
bone (credit) for the last two years, washed up a promising-
looking pan of dirt off the bed rock, and had 1,400 dols. at
the bottom of their pains. If this is the result of a single
pan out of a little pocket in the bed rock, what may we look
for when the lead is fairly struck ? Baker and Co. are
doing splendidly; they took but their biggest days' work
this evening, 270 ounces. The claims that are paying
largely now are the Grier, Point, Burns, Foster Campbell
and Co., Barkers, Baldhead Grisley, Moffat, Cameron, and
Never Sweat, and on Lowhee, Sage, Miller and Co. and
Moorehead and Co. and a great many mere are doing well,
but the above mentioned fellows are the tyhees (chiefs)."