The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-31 00:00:00

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WORCESTER RACES-(THIS DAY.)
HANDICAP PLATE.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

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LONDON, Oct. 31.—Wind Ms day at noon—South..
Westerly; moderate breeze; and cloudy weather, with
rain.

- Pia-mourn, Oct. 30.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Cassiporo,
from London for Auckland, leaky, and with loss of bul-
warks.

FALMOUTH, Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived -Hortense,
from Itio Janeiro. •
PouTsmonzir, Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—] dwsrd
P. Bouverie, from London for Bombay, with loss of cross-
jackyard.
CAnnxip," Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hannah,
from Bilboa.
HOLYHEAD, Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Florida,
from Liverpool for New Orleans.
WARRENPOINT, Oct. 30.—Wincl S.E.—Arrived—Monte-
zuma, from Quebec.
CLLDE,
from Quebec. Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Washington,
SHIELDS, Oct: 30.—Wind B:W.—Sailed—Camillus, for
Windsor, U.S.

DUNDALK, Oct. 30.—Wind Oyren9,
from Aft.

GnimsßY, Oct. 30.—Wind N.E.—Arrived.—Frederick,
from

, • [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Oct. 30—Eliza, from Quebec ; Bucentaur, from
Calcutta ; Ottawa, from Quebec.
Arrived,
,Oct. 31—Result, from Guernsey ; Rose Bird,
from Petersburg.

THE GREAT FIRE IN TOOLEY-STREET—LATEST
PARTICULARS (TUESDAY).--This extensive fire was
not wholly extinguished at noon to-day, and the smoul-
dering of over a million pounds weight of tea, the gradual
consumption o: coriander, carraway seeds, Spanish juice,
and the burning of Malacca cane; parterre canes, bags of
rice, pimento, nutmegs, mace, &c., of course will swell the
damage to a far greater amount than was expected yester-
! day. The whole of the engines have, with tho exception
of the river floater, been what the firemen term " knocked
off," the land-side hose being fed from Beck and Co.'s
patent hydrants, supplied by the Southwark Water Com-
pany. It is expected that the fire will be wholly extin-
guished during the day.
SEVERE STORM IN CORNWALL.—On. Saturday
night a storm of great violence raged in Cornwall, and on
the following morning it was reported that several disasters
had occurred along the coast. Some immense trees were
unrooted in the immediate neighbourhood of Truro, and
house property suffered severely. Early in the week the
famous Arch rock at Kynance Cove yielded to the fury of
the storm.
THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE COLLIERS.--The colliers
of the South Yorkshird district have made a demand for an,
advance of 10 per cent, upon their present rate of pay
The movement is of no ordinary dimensions, inasmuch
as 6,000 hands are engaged in the district. The reasons for
the demand are the present brisk state of the market and
the advance which the coalmasters have made in the price
of the commodity. There appears to be a likelihood of the
masters complying with the request, in which case the un-
happy circumstance of a strike will be avoided.
LOCOMOTIVES ON COMMON ROADS.—An experi-
ment was made a few days since on the Quai
d'Orsay, between the Champ de Mars and the Pont de la
Concorde, with a locomotive dragging a largo carriage, not
unlike the diligences of the olden times, laden with pas-
sengers inside and outside. Tho same kind of locomotion
has recently been tried in Algeria in presence of a com-
mittee who reported warmly in its favour, stating that the
engine in question could easily run 20 kilometres (I2f
miles) per hour on ordinary roads, and oould go faster or
slower, and stop or turn with as much facility as carriages
drawn by the best-trained horses.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC BETWEEN LONDON AND BRIS-
TOL.—Many will be surprised to learn, what we
can vouch for upon the best authority, that the Midland
Company is now carrying as largo an amount of goods
traffic between London and Bristol as the Great Western.
Company. The route, via Birmingham, which these goods
have to travel, is more than double the Great Western
route, yet they are carried at the same rates, if not with
equal rapidity and regularity. We know of one Bristol
firm which receives from London 300 tons a week of goods
by the Midland. We believe the traffic between London
and Bristol has far outgrown the resources of the Great
Western Company.—Western Daily Press.
THE GRI:AT ENGLISH BARITONE, Mn. SANTLEY.
—Mr. Santley appeared on Saturday night as Casper in
Weber's "Der Freischutz " for the first time ; this after
having undertaken nothing loss arduous than Mozart's
"Don Giovanni (also for the first time) on Thursday.
When it is remembered, says the Atheneum, that Mr. Sant-
ley's week's service has likewise included appearances in
M. Gounod's " Valentine" (a part he may be said to have
created) and also in " Fidelio," we may call attention to
the four performances, in referring to this, as a feat which
places its maker in the very highest class of dramatic
artists.

A SCENE IN THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.-It
was dsgthreescslothseatowf thilensaenicoLn.d
yseasusicoeny obfrottee filir.ostmCothne-
fe d t°
e •at ew towards
counsels and influence of Mr. Davis, and became, with
Mr. Foote, a leader of the Opposition. Mr. Hill, a senator
from Georgia, had likewise -changed his front, and was re-
, markable for the earnestness, personal interest, and per-
sistency with which he sustained the measurea of an Admi-
nistration to which his allegiance had been given but late
in the day. Mr. Yancey had returned from an unsuccessful
mission to Europe, and was representing Alabama, in tho
Confederate Senate. The question of a navy was under
discussion in secret session. The debate ranged beyond
the parliamentary limits, and Messrs. Yancey and Hill
became animated over the abstractdoctrines of state rights
and the divinity of slavery. High words passed, and
finally the lie was given by Mr. Hill. Mr. Yancey leaned
forward, and as he aimed a blow at his adversary was
caught in the arms of the latter, and thrown violently back
over a desk. Mr. Hill is a man of wonderful muscular de-
velopment. Mr. Yancey was never very heavy, though
lithe and active. In the fall his spine was seriously injured,
and when the bystanders rushed upon the two and dragged
the one from the other, the great lire- eater lay unconscious
upon the floor, with a little trickle of blood oozing from hie
lips. He was carried to his hotel, a vote of secrecy was
passed, and the encounter was hushed up. No one in
Richmond except that body of men knew of the circum-
stance for months. Meanwhile tho victim did not recover.
Ho drooped from day to day. He became listless, hopeless,
and vacant. Ho was transferred to his own home, whore
his convulsions ceased a few weeks before his death—.
which was tranquil and calm.—Nashville Banner.
Now AND THEN.—Ckarivari, in a tone of grave
rebuke, invites the English to review their conduct in re-
gard to the United States. It was only some six months
ago that John Bull was doing honour to the pirate of the
Alabama. The "young commodores of the British Ad-
miralty, in their newest and most richly gold-laced rod
coats, took the corsair to their elegant clubs. The blonde
misses of Albion opened those blue eyes of theirs nearly
as large as their mouths, to gaze in admiration on old
Semmes, and strewed roses in his path." Then came the
news of Lincoln's death, and there was a roar of laughter
in England at his successor- the tailor, the rowdy, the fel-
low with a big paunch. At one of the theatres specially
frequented by sailors and coachmen a clown was dressed
up in the President's official costume, with the word'
"Johnson" chalked on his back—a delicate epigram. But
John Bull has begun to look serious now that Mr. Johnson
has sent in his little bill for damages done by the Alabama.
The smart commodores are trying to prove that they
feasted the captain of the Alabama in honour of the Hear-
sage;' the blonde misses are taught to recognise the perfect
gentleman in Mr. Johnson, though lie is podgy ; and Lord
Russell writes to the President, " Your Excellency, don't
fret, we shall make all square."—Pall-Mall Gazette.
NATIONALITIES OF UNITED STATES NAVAL

OFFICERS.—A curious statistical table has been published,
showing the nationalities of the naval officers in the
United States service during the late war. It appears
that of the total number of oficers in the naval service at
the close of the war 5,956 were born in the United States,
748 were foreigners, and 889 did not furnish the place of
their birth. Of native born Americans Now York State
furnished the largest number, 1,2G3 ; but Massachusetts,
considering everything, makes better comparative show
than this, her contribution being 1,226. Pennsylvania had
850; Maine 499, which contribution is small taking into
consideration tho extent of her coast; Connecticut 264;
gave 188, Englandell
New Hampshire, with her limited seaboard, 175 ; Rhode
Srewla:dden Canada 327
Island, 102—a larger proportion of men in proportion to
her territory than any of the large seaboard States ;attdVe
Prussia 18 each,
mont 81. 0; the 47 foreign countries which contributedm r-
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land, the Sandwich Islands, &e Greece, Russia, , not excepted.
Z wool crop of Texas **
large, the clip of somo of the is represented as very
reaching' from 50,000 to 7 most successful raisers
0,000 pounds.
The New York underwriters have decided to
make the rate
of
insurance on cotton andother goods •
in
stores where cotton is stored $135 on each $lOO.
Evidence accumulates thatthe freedmen
can negro
can take care of themselves. Fourteen hundred helpless
fami • hes have asked the military—
authorities at Forires
Monroe for I • cave to purchase land for dwellings in. Vir
ginia, for which they offer hard cash.
It is reported that the Wall-street bankers are
beginning to protest in a private way against the iurther
issue of paper currency by the Government, and that a
combined effort will soon bo made to show the inexpe-
diency of such issue. They want specie payments.
kiJuAßEz.—The correspondent of the New York
Tribune says Juarez has fled from Mexico and taken refuge
in the United States. He said to be located at the village
of Franklin, on the United Stales side of the Rio Grande.
The Tribune adds that business in Mexico is reviving, that
all classeS of the people are animated with the hope of a
stable Government under Maximilian, and that the Empe-
ror is carrying out the "Monroe doctrine" in a way which
will be perfectly satisfactory to the Government of the
United States.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed—Augusta, screw steather, from Liverpool, for
London.
Tho Fortuna, from• London, for New York, has come
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back to London in tow,