The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-20 00:00:00

THE SUN LODON, FRID EVENING, JUNE 20, 1862.

loss.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Shirtings active. Tea unchanged. Silk dearer.
Settlement during the past fortnight, 3,000 bales.
Export to date, 64,700 bales.
Exchange on London, 6s, 2d.
Freight, 100 s. to 120 s.

CANTON, MAY 10.
Gray shirtings unchanged. Tea active. Total
export to date, 90,612,0001 b.
Exchange on London, 4s. 61d.
(By Telegraph to Point de Galls.)

CALCUTTA, MAY 29,
Shirtings quiet. Mule twist unchanged. Indigo
unaltered. Copper declining.
Exchange on London, 2s. Old.
Government Securities—Four per Cents., 931 ;
Five per Cents., 105.
Freight, 655.

BOMBAY, MAY 30.
Cotton lower. Linseed and twist firm.
Government Securities—Five and a Half per
Cents., 113 i.
Freight declining.

THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.
ALEXANDRIA, JUNE 19.

The Vectis and Ripon, with the above mails, will
leave at daylight to-morrow for Marseilles and
Southampton respectively.
The Ripon may be expected at Southampton
about the 3d of July. _

The Simla and Ottawa, with the London mails of
the 20-26th of May, left Aden on the 10th instant
(correct date), for Calcutta and Mauritius respec-

tiv ely.

FRANCE.

The Constitutionnel publishes the following
article in prominent type, signed Paulin Limay-
rac

" From the numerous extracts from the English
newspapers, which we have published day by day,
it is visible how the idea of a mediation in America
has gained ground in England. In France that
idea has been no less warmly received, and we have
before us more than 100 provincial journals which,
in reprinting the articles from the Constitutionnel,
gave their adhesion to it. Can such an expression
of public opinion in two great countries like
France and England remain without effect ? We do
not think so ; we entertain the profound conviction
that the cause is gained, and that mediation is
simply a question of time. From our very heart
we wish that the hour for that mediation would
strike as soon as possible. Where is the man who
does not grieve at the thought of the torrents of
blood which may still be shed, of the devastation
which daily increases in America, and of the suffer-
ing which threatens the industrial classes of
Europe ? But we never deceived ourselves ; it is
evident that mediation cannot be proposed with the
certainty of rejection. It is for the Governments to
seize upon a favourable opportunity. We hope
that the moment is not far off, and, more than ever
we are convinced that mediation is the only means
to put an end to this terrible struggle. To the
friends of humanity and of peace we repeat—' Medi-
ation is the only possible termination of the war.
To the friends of liberty and of the dignity of man
we repeat—' Mediation is the best guarantee of the
abolition of slavery.' "
BOURSE, June 19.—The arrival of the English
funds with an improvement of a per cent. has failed
to impart any animation to this market, which still
continues dull, but without any material decline in
prices, Threes, for the Account, being now at 68f
30c. The Railway Share Market is also heavy,
and with a downward tendency on some of the
lines. The market closed as follows :

41 per per Cents 96 50
Do. end month
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 35
New 3 per Cents
Do, end month 6B 35
Credit Mobilier, 847 50
Do. end month B4B 75
BAILI

Bank Shares 3180
Credit Foncier 1620
Piedmontest Fivqs 72 85
Italian Loan 72 80
Roman
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Spanish Threes
Home Debt
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Cash. Account.
Orleans 1275 .. 1277 50
Northern
New ditto .
..
Lyons and Mediterranean 1103 .. 1105
GPneva —• • -Southern 845 .. 845 --
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 607 25 603 05

DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—This morning, shortly
after 12 o'clock, a destructive fire broke out in the premises
belonging to Messrs. R.Kelly and Co., hat manufacturers,
at No. 43, Little Charlotte-street, near Rowland Hill's
Chapel, Blackfriars-road. The discovery was made by
Police-constable 275 of the M division, who saw flames
suddenly shooting over the house top. At first he ima-
gined that the chapel had taken fire, and he alarmed the
neighbourhood. Having aroused the inmates of the diffe-
rent houses in front, he kept the door of the front house
closed until the arrival of the brigade. The fire was then
confined to the factory behind, ,a building about 50 feet
long, and two floors high. Mr. Henderson, the chief
officer of the D district, arrived in a few minutes, fol-
lowed by Mr. Boucher, with the engine belonging to Christ
Church parish, and others from the Waterloo-road, Fiturd.
ringdon-street, the powerful steam land engine, by S
and Mason, under the command of Captain
superintendent of the Brigade, and Engineer J.
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numerousoccasion andAt the opening of the International Exhibition
about 500 were brought from the country districts; on the
present occasion upwards of 1,200 of the best choralists
have been selected from the various towns where the
greatest choral ability is to be found. Many of the singers
arrived in town in the early prt of the week, but the bulk
of them come by excursion trains reaching London this
afternoon. At half-past six this evening they will with
the Metropolitan Chorus meet in Exeter-hall for the final
choral rehearsal. The following are the principal towns
from which the chorus are engaged :—Bradford, Birming-
ham, Nottint ham, Ely (Cambridge), Bristol, Hereford, ,
Gloucester, Nomich, Worcester, Manchester, and other
provincial towns,