The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-17 00:00:00

MONEY AND COMME.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 14,000 bales, of which 3,000 American
were taken for export, and 2,000 on speculation.
The market was animated, and closed firmly with
prices nearly *d. per lb. against the buyer. The
sales comprised 13,000 American, 300 Pernam and
Maranham at 6kd. to 6-id. 120 Bahia, 300 Egyp-
tian at 6d. to 8., and 400 Surat at 3kd. to 40.
per lb. Railway Shares were flat.
The six weeks' average price of wheat is 455. sd,
per quarter, and the last Week's sales were 103,145
quarters.
The Teviot steanaer, with the nrazillan and
Buenos Ayres mails, brings accounts of rather a
startling character from the Argentine Republic.
It appears that the Provisional Government had
taken oi.;;;::..'e at the asserted interference of Mr.
Gore, the British Ambassador, with the local politi-
cians, and had in consequence handed htn4 his pass-
ports. This is evidently a libel upon that gentle-
man, and in his announcement to the British mer-
chants of an intention to retire, he most energeti-
cally disclaim the charges 4044 against him.
It is probable, therefore, that the Englu3h fleet will
have to take very decisive measures to resent the
insult. Trade in Buenos Ayres was necessarily
muuL effected by the continued disturbances, and
there was An ,i,:cumulation of produce as well as of
imports. The town is st.l-tfd to be well defended,
but this does not afford the least ,security that
the insurgents will not attack it.
At Rio, on the 30th ult., the exchange on Lon-
don was 27 to 28k. At Pernambuco' the export
trade was affected by the scarcity of vessels, but a
larger amount of tonnage was soon expected. Sugar
was coming down from the interior, and the stocks
were therefore accumulating. Exchange on Lon-
don 281 to I.
The Falcon arrived at Liverpool, only brings
Sydney dates of November 17, but has 58,0001. in
specie on board.
The intermediate advices from Sydney allude in
most encouraging terms to the yield at the "
dig-
gings." The Turon claim was particularly eulo-
gised. As some guide to parties connected with
companies formed in England, the following state-
ment of a local association may be usefully
given :
" Every week has added to the evidence they possessed
of the amazing richness of this mine. Portions of the
quartz, selected indiscriminately from the ridge, having
been forwarded to Sydney and tested by practical assay-
ers, have yielded gold to an extent which has not only
startled the directors, bat whick if p0ii4494 would
scarcely be credited.
" Independently of the facts brought under the direc-
tors' notice by their own experiments, disinterested par-
ties have spoken of this claim in the highest terms, and
the Assistant Gold Commis.siener gives his opinion of its
value in the strongest language, in his erig4l4l report on
the subject to the Chief Gold Commissioner.
In the early part of last month, tho directors were
fortunate enough to secure the services of a gentleman
lately arrived from Mexico, where he had been engaged
for many years in mining pursuit, with whom they en-
tered into an arrangement to proceed to the Turon, sur-
vey and report on the auriferous Quart 4 Vein pr} the
Company's Claim, and the best mode of working
the same. This gentleman has returned to town,
, and his report fully confirms previous statements.
He excavated nine feet, and quarried out a block
of quartz so large that it cannot, in the present
state of the roads, be conveyed to Sydney, bearing indi-
cations of gold as rich as previous samples, which yielded
at the rate of 1,400/. sterling per ton. The character of
the quartz upon this claim is of the best description,
being thoroughly impregnated with gold, and so equally
distributed as to be perceptible to the naked eye on all
sides, but when brought under the influence of a powerful
lens, it is found 'to pervade the whole mass."
It is evident from these accounts that quartz
exists to an extent that will afford a profitable
opening for companies that have the requisite
capital and machinery.
The steamer Sydney has at length arrived, bring-
ing 800,0001. in specie ; but her letters will not be
delivered until to-morrow morning.
The report made by the Directors of the Crystal
Palace Company has afforded great satisfaction,
and there is an impression that the profits must
yield a very amply return upon the capital, seeing
the highly advantageous sales that have been made
of the surplus land.
The half-yearly meeting of the Bank of England
took place this day, Thomas Hankey, Esq., in the
chair, when the usual accounts were laid before the
Proprietors, showing that the net profits of the
half year, ending the 28th February last, were
563,0491., and the " Rest," from which the divi-
dend was to be made up, was 3,594,2331., which
would enable the Court to declare a dividend of 4
per cent. for the half-year, leaving the " Rest"
then at the sum of 3,012,1131. The announcement
of the dividend was received with applause.
The increased demand for money that has existed
within the last two days is said to be due to a re-
newed inquiry for the Continent ; but the large
Australian arrivals may impose some check. There
are, however, suspicions that the Bank of England
may now find it necessary, in order to check so
many foreign companies and loans, to raise the
minimum rate of discount. Certainly the number
of United States schemes and the Spanish loan are
calculated to excite vigilance. The bullion in the
Bank is expected to show an increase in the return
of Friday next. Consols have declined to 100 and
991 for Tranfer, and to 100 and 99 for Account.
Exchequer Bills of June are 135., and March lls.
En-at India Bonds are 40s. to 455. premium.
Foreign Stocks are more fluctuating, and rather
drooping. The Turkish Loan is only 0/- to 1i pre-
mium, and the Spanish Certificate is not higher
than B*, owing to the statement in the Message
of the American President that he advocates the
acquisition of Cuba by purchase. Mexican Bonds
have been at 26* to *. Peruvian Scrip is at 4.
Grenada Active Bonds are 231. Brazalian New
per Cents. are 98±. Portuguese 4 per Cents. are
at 38k. Dutch and Danish Bonds are quiet.
The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to
this day, are in round figures as under :-
1853. 1852.
Great Western 16,667 14,404
North Western 45,011 40,745
South Western

Brighton
Midland

7,677 8,245
23,059 21,988

.
South Eastern 10,870 10,312
Caledonian
Great Northern
Lancashire and Yorkshire 17,759 16,747
York and North Midland
Newcastle and Berwick 13,657 12,388

These returns are very satisfactory, and it will be
observed that the Lancashire and Yorkshire, the
Newcastle and Berwick, the North-Western, and
the Great Western considerably increased their
receipts.
Railway shares have been flatter, but the sales
are very limited, and it is rather the absence of
business that causes the depression. Foreign shares
have been also in favour of buyers.
The gold mine companies are all lower, the more
extraordinary, considering the arrival of the steamer
Sydney with a large amount of bullion, and the
prospect of the Great Britain also coming in. Most
of the companies are affected, the chief business
being in Great Nuggett, Port Philip, and Colonial.
The land companies have all given way, but more
especially the South Australian Land. The Van
Dieman's Land have receded after the late rise,
and the Agricultural are drooping.
The Australian Bank shares have beenin demand,
and there is a further rise in the Union. The Lon-
don Chartered and the Scottish are well maintained,
and the London Bank of Australia and India is up
to I, t premium.

BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY.
[(.From, the Official List.)
Business done.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities
India Bonds, £lOOO 4O
Ditto, under £lOOO 4.5
Consols for Account 13th April
Exchequer Bills, lid. June. March.
£l000
£5OO 8 11
Small 9 8 11

PRICE OF FOREIGN: FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent 9Bl
Danish 3 per Cent.
Grenada Bonds, Deferred,
% Ditto Ex, Dec., 1849, Coupon. OM
Mexican 3 per Cent 22361
Peruvian Scrip 4i p
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent 64A
Portuguese 4 per Cent. —
Ditto for the Account 3B
Sardinian Bonds, 5 :ver Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent ~ 49
Spanish New Deferred,'3 per Cent 25
Spanish Passive (Converted) 6
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 8i p 0
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 lOi 1i p
Dutch Exchange 2A per Cent -
Iwo 4 per Cent. Certificates 99.1
HALF-PAST TWO.

Consols
Ditto April Account lOO 991

ALBERT DOCK.—STRIKE FOR WAGES.—We under-
stand that a large body of the supernumerary labourers
at the Albert Dock warehouses have struck for higher
wages. In this case the regular men, as they are termed,
get 3s. 6d. a day, whilst the irregular, or those not in
constant employ, get only 35., and that after waiting
days for a job. But another grievance is, that instead
of being paid for half a day, when they are called in for
a job, they are only paid 4d. the hour.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16.—The Lady Jocelyn, 1,800
tons, Captain N. Stewart; left last evening at five o'clock
with 73 passengers for Calcutta, via the Cape and the
Mauritius.

.FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON
RAILWAY.

THREE PERSONS KILLED.
This Morning, shortly before 7 o'clock, an accident of
a frightful character took place at the Brighton Station
of the London and Brighton Railway, by which three
of the company's servants lost their lives.
It appears that the engine which was to bring up the
7 o'clock train to London, had just emerged fr.m the
shed to be attached to the train, and on it were three
persons, the driver, stoker, and engine-fitter, when the
boiler blew up with a terrible report, filling the station
with a dense body of steam, which for several minutes
obscured the immediate scene of the catastrophe, and
rendered it impossible for those in the vicinity to form
anythi.ng like an idea o£ the extent of the injuries sus-
tained,

The sereanls Of dozens of persons at the station added
to the general terror and confusion prevailing, and caused
it to be supposed that a great number hod sustained in-
jury. Upon the clearing away of the steam and smoke
it was found that the three servants of the company had
been killed, and the bodies frightfully mangled. The
engine-driver bad his head completely blown off from the
neck, and it was found some 60 yards from the engine;
while the body of the stoker was found dismembered of
both arms and the head smashed into a shapeless mass ;
the engine-fitter 1144 both legs blown off and his body
dres,dfiilly shattered. The remains of the unfortunate
men were gathered up, and the forco of the explosion
play ir4s,ginadl from the fact of portions of the bodies
haling been picked up at the corner of Surrey-street—
some 300 yards from the atatian. A Flew of the engine,
a heavy iron mass was driven through the roof of the
station and fell 200 yards from it.

A was fortunate that the accident occurred prior to the
engine being attached, otherwise the loss of life among
the passengers might have been awful indeed.

At the hour of going to press we received the follow•
ing communication upon the subject of the melancholy
catastrophy

TO THE EDITOR OE THE SUN.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, LONDON, 171 th March.
Sir,—l am instructed to inform you that a serious
accident took place this morning at this company's ter-
minus at Brighton.

At about ten minutes past seven, the engine of the
short train which leaves Brighton for Littlehampton
daily at 7.15 a.m. was standing attached to its train, and
ready for departure, when it suddenly exploded, and
the various parts of the machinery were driven through
the roof of the shed under which it was standing.
The driver, the fireman, and a fitter—who were upon
the engine at the time—were killed, and their bodies
were found at some distance from the engine.'
Although some of the passengers were seated in the
train, they all escaped without the slightest injury l and,
with the exception of the three unfortunate men above
referred to, no personal injury whatever was sustained.
From eyidq4ce already obtained, the directors have
too muph cause to believe that the accjdeßt arose from
the driver having screwed do,ml the safety valves shortly
before the PlOoston tcAlk place. The directors will cause
the matler to be strictly investigated without delm.—
I am, Sir, your obedient servant.
TriZED. 'SLIC4IIT, Secretary.

ELECTION COMMITTEES--(THIS DAY).

DIALDON.

This committee resumed this morning at 11 o'clock.
Mr. Du Cane, the sitting member, was examined by
Mr. Merewether, and disclaimed all knowledge, direct
or indirect, of any bribery or treating at the late election.
He had given most positive orders to his agents that
nothing of the sort should take place.

Mr. James cross-examined this witness with the view
of proving that Mr. Onley Parker and Dr. Tomlinson
were his legal agents ; and Mr. Du Cane admitted that
he had attended committee meetings in