The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-21 00:00:00

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The heavy portion of the Australian mail has
arrived. We take the following items of South
Australian news from the South Australian Aegis.-
ter of the 23d August :
" Very heavy rains have continued till within
these last few days, and the country has been exten-
sively flooded. Several fatal accidents have oc-
curred, and much damage has been done to gardens.
The weather is at present fine and warm-
" This year's immigration vote of £25,000 has
been passed without opposition.
"A more liberal system of leasing mineral lands
is likely to be adopted by the Legislature.
" A preliminary meeting has been held on the
subject of Lancashire distress. The collection in
the room amounted to £240.

" The body of the Rev. T. Q. Stow has been
brought from Sydney and buried in the Adelaide
Csmetery. The attendance at the funeral was very
large, and arrangements are being made for erecting
a monument to his memory.
" Messrs, J. and C. B. Fisher's Mount Schanck
estate has been sold by the trustees for £BO,OOO.
It is expected that 20s. in the pound will be paid to
all the unsecured creditors within the present year.
" The Chamber of Commerce has resolved to
urge upon the railway authorities the charge of a
uniform rate per mile upon goods.
" Flour is quoted at £l2 10s. for wire-dressed,
and £l3 to £l3 10s. for silk-dressed, per ton of
2,0001 b.

" Wheat is worth ss. 3d. to ss. 4d. per bushel o:
601 b.

" Copper is £B6 10s. per ton at Port Adelaide.
" Banks purchase draughtson London at 60 days
sight at par, and sell at 2 per cent. premium.
"Arrivals.—The Sea Star, the Lady Ebrington
the Aiwynton, and the John Norman, from Landoll
"No departure for Europe."

VISIT OF MR. COBDEN, INIT., TO MNCHESTER.
—Mr. R. Cobden, M.P., arrived in Manchester on Friday
evening, on his return from Scotland, accompanied by Mrs.
and Miss Cobden. On Saturday, a large party of gentle-
men were invited to meet him at a luncheon given at the re -
sidenc,e of his brother-in-law, Mr. W. Sale, where Mr.
Cobden is staying. Before the company separated, Mr.
Malcolm Rose, vice-president of the Chamber of Com-
merce, proposed Mr. Cobden's health, the toast being re-
ceived with great enthusiasm. Mr. Cobden briefly re-
plied, and expressed the pleasure experienced in being once
more in Manchester, amongst his old and valued friends.
On Friday morning at 11 o'clock, the hon. gentleman will
attend a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. The
hon. gentleman has written a letter to his constituents,
accepting their invite., ion to meet them at Rochdale, and
has fixed Wednesday evening, the 29th instant, for the
meeting.
COMPLETION OF NEW LAMBETH-BRIDGE,--This
novel erection is now nearly completed, and will be opened
in a few days for public traffic. In the meantime
Barlow, the engineer, is doing all in his Mr'
power to
with
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all unnecessary loading, he is having the roadway paved
footway
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