The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-21 00:00:00

THE CALCUTTA MARKETS.

Government Securities.—The transactions in Govern-
ment Stocks have been limited, and chiefly in 4 and 6 per
cent. The 51 per cent. are seldom offered, being well held,
prices are, however, well maintained, and in the present
state of the money-market are not likely to go much lower.
, Money Market. —There is no improvement on the de-
mand for money, and the supplies continue abundant.
Exchange.—Since our last repore, the business done in
exchange has been very limited; there aro very few credit
and documentary bills offering, and the banks aro not free
sellers at current rates.
Expected out-turn of opium diminished by 1,250 chests.
Loss of revenue, 1,500,000._ Cause bad weather.

Mr, Laing leaves on the 23d inst.
Libel case, Macarthur v. Sir John Peter Grant," de-
cided. Verdict for plaintiff. One rupee damages.
Financial minute abolishes distinctions between cove-
nanted and other officers, and throws department open.
Exchange declined.
Government Securities advancing.
Piece goods market hardening.

—On the grounds of Me3srs. Beaver and C00..;.,,13
immediately
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT IN THE
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and sawyers, situate in the Boroucgtehd-
rwhat are termed
facing the Atlas Works,
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siv Consider-
ablein gg av:ein number, were hoist-
hrbeeocrlefeenctly secure, but " travellers." r a
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and
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whole
rn
yes-
terday morning, as the men,
ing a heavy piece of stone, as a man's body NMe broken
way; timber beams•hatss suddenly broke off at the tops, and
rhige stones to fall, but also the framework
piece of machinery to topple over
travelling
men. One Nan, named 111'CarthYs
upon the unfortunate
to Stheveeivralhiotthers werein
d to bo so severely injured that his removal to the
ociwnfa
was
shwfecoaduihnnea not the
heavy
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o Hart,
3111:PBtiatoakrieonuwgatlsoi-trahobaesdho.loustii?pa'lo'noarenceldasdsaVahryid his errors severely in-
jured,the and the greater part of his teeth forced out. Ho also
was taken to the hospital. The cause of the accident is at-
tributed to the recent heavy rains having rotted the main
supports of the travelling crane, and thereby caused the
iron supports to slip from under the platform, leaving it in
a great measure unprotected to bear such heavy weights as
were being hoisted at the time. i
The -A ew York Express states that about eighteen
months since the brig Caura sailed from Gibraltar for Nov
York with a cargo of fruit. It was stated that she foUndercd
and the amount of insurance on the ship and cargo was paid
by the New York underwriters. The captain and crew
have just been placed on trial in the British -West Indies for
slave trading. Nothing is known of the ship.
PAUCITY OF WOMEN IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
A. functionary, high in position in Victoria, writes as fol-
lows to a friend in' England :—" The people of England
ado know what a colony this is. Indeed, few know where
it is. If ycur friend the carpenter will come out ho will, if
steady, soon make money. Please tell him so from me, and
if he has a sister, cousin, aunt, or any friend or relative
zraeed with a petticoat, and able to do housework, let him
,ring her out. - Soon will she have go: d wages, and, if she
be possessed of calm judgment, a good husband will speedily
:ollow. Oh, if 1,0 or 100 women should arrive from ling-
and vim month until the supply equalled the demand,
what a blessing it would be to us and to the colony at large.
WomenT women I women I are the great want."