The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-06 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 4. The three Parliamentary
Chambers have finally voted the credit of 2,500,000
dollars demanded by 'the King on account of the fund
for maintaining the neutrality of Sweden with respect to
the present war. .

MISCELLANEOUS.
Count de Spaur, Bavarian Minister to several
courts of Italy, died at Florence on the 24th ult.
Letters from Smyrna state that the cholera had
again broken out in that place.

AMERICA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.
The United States mail steam-ship Union, Capt.
Adams, arrived off Cowes at 11 a.m., on her way
to Havre.

She brings the American mails, and dates from
New York to the 21st ult.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, Nov. 6.—Wind this day at Noon, N.N.W. ;
light, with fine, clear weather.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. s.—Wind, N.W: to N. Arrived—
Vice-Admiral Gobius, from Manilla; Canada, St. John's,
N.B. Sailed—Scorpion, for St. Michael's ; her Majesty's
steamer Wrangler, for the Blaek Sea.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 4. —Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Her-
cules, from Quebec; Nile, London, for Australia; Lady
Sale, Lyme, for Rio Janeiro.. Off? Port—Wycliffe, from
Portland Bay.
FALMOUTH, Nov. s.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Maria
Buress, from the Mauritius ; George and Ludvig, Iquique ;
Rosalie, Liverpool, for Cadiz ; Ragnagore, Callao ; Falcon
(s), Nantes, for Cardiff, in want of coals. Sailed—Chin-
sura, for Antwerp ; Wringen, Gefle ; Alice, Memel. Off
Port—San Francisco, from ull, and sailed for Bremen ;
Rose, Marseilles, and sailed for Southampton.
DARTMOUTH, Nov. s.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Gurli,
from Antwerp, for St. trbe'e. Sailed Onward, for
Jersey.
COWES, Nov. s.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Admiral,
from St. John's, N. 8.; and sailed for Hull; Augusta,
London, for Hobart Town, leaky.
RAMSGATE, Nov. s.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Bertha
Stockholm, from Malaga. Sailed—Velocity, for London.
OFF THE NORTH FORELAND, Nov. 4.—Gertrude, from
the East Indies ; Sultana, do.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 4.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived--
Devonshire (s), from London, and left for Dublin ; Sylph
(s), Dublin, and left for London. Sailed—lndus (s), for
Alexandria. _ _

PENZANCE, Nov. 4.—Wind,, N. Sailed—Juatine, for
L'Orient.

-13EisTin, Nov. 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Ann Hood
from Africa ; Panona, Fayal.
MILFORD, Noy. s.—Wind, Arrived—Pio IX.
from Ardrossan, for Genoa.

SHIELDS, Nor. 4.—Wind, N.W.. Arrived—Kate, from
Quebec_i' Harmony, Catfthagen4; Immanuel, Copenhagen.
OFF DUNGENESS, Nev. 3.—Arrived—Figaro, from St.
Tibet's, for Stockholm.
POOLE, Nov. 4.—Arrived--Angler, from Trinity, New-
foundland.

BRIDLINGTON BAY, Nov. s.—Arrived—lda, from Denia,
for Newcastle.
SHEERNESS, Nov. s.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Auster
Litz (French line-of-battle ship), for Cherbourg.
SWANSEA, Nov, 5. —Sailed—Donna Anna, for Bahia.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.—Lord John Russell did
not proceed to Norfolk yesteiday, but remained at his
residence, Pembroke-lodge, Richmond-park. Viscount
Palmerston will return to London on Monday from his
seat, Breadlands, , Hants. The Duke of Newcastle,
Sir James Graham, and the Earl of Clarendon are
actively engaged in London with the duties of their
respective departments. Lord Aberdeen, the Lord
Chancellor, Mr. Sidney Herbert, and Sir William
Molesworth also remain in town. • Sir George Grey
has not yet sufficiently' recovered from the effects of
Ws. recent accident to travel from Falloden, Northum-
berland, to town. The Chancellor of th• Exchequer
continues at Hawarden Castle.

DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF Fine WORKS AND Loss
OF THREE LIVES.-6ffiCild report.—This day (Monday.)
—This morning, shortly before five o'clock, a fire bf a
destructive character,- attended with serious loss of pro-
perty and life, occurred at Mr. Watson's, fire-
work maker, Cannon-street, 'St. George's-in-the-East.
The fire is believed to have originated in one of the
lower rooms, through one of the children snuffing the
catttlle,itke 16* of yvhichiell into her apron, filled with
squibs, who, in her fright, threw them all over the
room, when a tremendous explosion of fireworks fol-
lowed. On the arrival of the Royal Society's fire-
escapes the conductor, ascertaining that several
children were in bed, ascended his machine, but was
unable to get them out. They were afterwards found
nearly burnt to a cinder. A female and two children
were taken to the hospital, so greatly injuredthat their
lives are despaired of.
THE LARGEST MAIL EVER KNOWN TO AUSTRALIA Al
INDIA.---00 Saturday morning last, the larhgeest
ever despatched from London was sent from t
Post-office in St. Martin's-le-Grand. It
at consistedm
Generalao f
required upwards of 20 omnibuses to convey 621 boxes of letters and papers, 12 porctemnvenyetahues,and
terminus in
where it
enor-
mous mass of correspondence to tlae
the Waterloo-road, en route for Southampton,
India,
was chiefly in conse-
quencereason of this mail being so heavy, .
first despatch since
was embarked per ship to Ind Australia,. &c. The
rate to Australia from one -
the reduction of the postage
free to
going their des-
of the fact of its being the
shilling to sixpence, newspapers
attaches to
des-
tination.
DISPATCH.—The unexampled
Awith the operations [ATIVERTISEMENT.]
SUEi
Dispatch to devote a greater space to
Allied Armies in
tors of the
every incident. ctohneneEcateet—
haa
irgence from the Seat of War than the ordinary, the inte i
limits of this the Largest Newspaper could possibly
• h the view ofgiving
afford, and
with the amplest details,
Weekly
have resolved upon the issue of a Series of Supplements,
which will include every particular connected with the
siege and decision of the contest at Sebastopol, and will
be continued whenever demanded by the progress of the
campaign. By the publication of these Supplements
3nfdtEeeNtre::sei
determined
GiownßpheeAdi ;ahl
ttsihoen
the portion of the paper usually devoted to incidents of
domestic and political importance will be reserved in-
tact, and the engrossing subject of the War w ill receive tie
fullest and rilest varied illustration. A Supplement will
be.published -on Sunday next,.November 12th. Orders
are requested to be forwarded as early as possible to all
news agents iia town and country ; or to the publisher, 1
at the office,.l39, ) Fleet-street London.

MONEY MA RKET

AND

COMMERCIAL INTELL f GE'NCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. •
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 500
American and 500 Surat taken for export and on
speculation. The market was firm at previous
rates. The sales comprised 6,000 American, 80
Bahia at 6gd., and 800 Surat at 3kd. to 3d. per lb.
Railway Shares were quiet, but firm.
In Mark-lane trade is brisker this morning, and.
there is an advance of 2s. to 3s. per quarter in
wheat compared with last Monday's prices.
The rates of freight to Australia are quoted at
50s. to 70s. per ton of 40 feet to Adelaide, 755. to
90s. to the wharves of Geelong and Melbourne,
and 50s. to 70s. to the Bay. To Sydney the
charges are 50s to 605., and to New Zealand 90s.
to 100 s. The exports are to a fair extent, but by
no means on the same scale as early this year, a
circumstance that cannot but afford satisfaction.
The letters from Birmingham are rather dis-
couraging as regards the iron trade, the demand
having diminished, and there is an expectation that
at the next meeting of the ironmasters a reduction
of 20s. will be made.
Complaints are made in accounts from Belgium
of the serious impediments to commerce occasioned
by the quarantine regulations in Spain. One
vessel upon arriving at Cadiz was ordered back to
Port Mahon, in the Minorca Islands, involving a
" delay of probably some weeks, should the wind
prove adverse, besides onerous port dues.
The importation, and consumption of rice in Bel-,
gium is rapidly increasing, and the quantity re-
ceived there is stated to rival that obtained by
England. The cheapness of the article is in its
favour, being 5 to 6 centimes per half killOgramme
lower than wheat flour. The machinery for clean-
ing and dressing rice is stated also to have been
greatly improved.
The accounts by the steamer Europa report a
stringeneesitifothe New York money market; and.
stocks'B6ntinued as depressed as for some time
past. The last weekly return of the City banks
showed a contraction in the discounts, arid in
every department there was a reduction. The
falling off in the specie, however, was muchless than
was anticipated, being considerably under a million
• of dollars. It was expected that the drain of the pre-
cious metals would gradually subside, and that the
supply on hand would soon be considerably aug-
mented, for already there was leavinesS in the
exchanges, and a decline in the rates. The re-
demption of United States' Loans at the Treasury
during the week ending Oct. 21 amounted to
41,150 dollars. Freights were generally dull,
flour tended upwards, and wheat was scarce and
dear, but notwithstanding these facts there was an
exportation of breadstuiTs of some importance to
Liverpool.
The Stock Market is dull this morning, and a
little flatter upon the news of our serious losses in
the Crimea, although the same confidence in our
ultimate success still exists. Consols have been
94i 4 for • transfer and account, and since 94.1
The New 3 per Cents. have realised 931 to 4f and
the 3 per Cents. 934 Bank Stock is quiet at
.211 to 214. Exchequer Bills have been 6s: to 95.,
and East India Bonds 10s. premium.
Foreign Securities have been without any par-
ticular movement. The Turkish Serif) is at 1g to
1/ premium. Spanish Three per Cents. have
been 38, and the. New Deferred 18i. The Passive
Converted are 44. Venezuela Deferred Stock is
worth lg.' Brazilian Old Bonds have been done
at 99k.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grena'da Deferred Bonds, 51 to 6 ; Mexi-
can, 22g to 224 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto,
3 per Cents., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto,
44 per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18k to 184 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 384 ; ditto,
Certificates, 5g to 5g ; ditto, Passive, 44 to 41.
In pursuance of the understanding come to at
the annual meeting, in June last, of the Great '
Western Railway Company of Canada, the Direc-
tors again mot the shareholders on the 29th Sep-
tember, for the purpose of laying before them a
statement of the operations of the company during
the first half year of the line being opened for
traffic, of the outlay of capital, and progress made
towards, the completion of the works, and an
estimate of the expenditure still considered neces-
sary to finish the line in a way that will enable it
to do the business which there is reason to believe
will come upon it. In the estimate required for
future outlay, the Directors have formed' their judg-
ment upon a careful consideration of all the cir-
cumstances involved.
"No expense or outlay is included. which they
think can. safely be omitted, and they have tried to
study the shareholders' interest in all that has been
done." The receipts at 31st July, 1854, had reached.
2,579,0891., of which 1,288,3441. was in company's
bonds and Government debentures. The outlay
having been 2, 907,007/., there is a balance of 327,918/.
against the account. The accounts show that, up
to 31st July, 1854, there had been incurred a gross
charge of 2,907,0071.; the amount still due for rol-
ling stock, machinery, &c., 171,220/. ; the amount
required to complete, and ballast the line, works, •
and stations, as per estimate of engineer, is
359,1091.; amount still required for land and land.
damages, 20,0G0/. ' • total cost of line and rolling
stock, 3,457,3451. A further sum of 35,0001. will
"be required for the completion of the two •
steamers." Since the annual meeting in June last
the company applied for and obtained bonds of the
Provincial Government to the amount of 300,0001.
sterling. These bonds were not, however, received
until after the 31st of July last, and accordingly do
not appear in the present accounts ; they have been,
however, since then, disposed of upon satisfactory
terms, and the proceeds placed to the credit of the
company. This makes the position of the company
stand, on the 31st of July, 1854, at 976,772/. ;
less proceeds of Government Bonds, 373,8001. ;
less other assets, 109,8501.-483,6501. ; balance,
493,1221. Of the above amount some portion
will be payable in bonds and shares. " The total
cost of the line and plant having so much
exceeded all previous calculations, the Directors
then explain, at great length, the causes which
have led to such increase, from which, they state,
"it will be seen how impossible it was to foresee
the large additions which have been ,made to the
cost of the line • but it is satisfactory to know that
about 300,000 K currency of the increase is for
rolling stock." The report here remarks
that, " although the Bonds of the provincial
Government form an extra charge upon the re-
venue of the company of 15,000/. sterling a year,
yet that this sum being invested, as is required by
law, at compound interest, will, in about nineteen
years, extinguish the said Bonds, or upwards of an
*th of the capital of the company. This gradual
process of liquidation of course adds to the value
of the stock, in proportion as the process of liqui-
dation goes on."
The railway meetings announced are the fol-
lowing :

Company. Date. Place.
Bradford, Wakefield, & Leeds Nov. 7, Bradford.
European and N. American Nov. 7, St. John's N. Bruns.
Kilk. & Gt: Lon. & War. (Ir.) Nov. 13,17, Gracechurch-st.,
London, Tilb., and Southend Nov. 10, London Tavern.
Newport, Aberga.venny, and
Hereford _ Nov. 16, London Tavern.

The Railvbay Share Market has been firm, and in
some instances rather higher pricei have been ob-
tained. Great Western have been buoyant, and
North Western also. The South Western, Mid-

land, and South Eastern have been the lines chiefly
dealt in. The French shares are nominal, and less
is doing in the Canadian.
The Colonial and Foreign Mines have been ne-
glected, the Banks are less in demand, and the
-Land Companies without alteration.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY 1T ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the 08cial List.)

Bu,iness dons.
Sink Stock 2121 11
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 931
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16
India Bonds, £lOOO
Consols for Account 14th NIT. 94i
Exchequer Bills, lid.
21000
£5OO 9 6 p
Sinai) 9 6 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 991
.',:panisti Bowls, 3 per Cent 3B
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBl
Ditto Passive (Converted) 4
Turkish Scrip 6 per cent
Venezuela Bonds, 31 per Cent. _ —
Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cert lO
able in London.
HALP-PAST TWO.
Dividends on the OM PaY

Consols 94
Ditto November Aco wont ........ 941

The Queen has appointed Sir W. Gibson Craig, Bart.,
a member of the Board of Supervision for the relief of
the poor in Scotland, in the place of Mr. William Mur-
ray, of Hinderland, deceased.
The difficulty respecting M. Soul has been settled.
He has been invited to pass through France on his way
to Spain.
The French Government are seeking to charter seve-
ral large English steamers for the purposes of the war,
but they are difficult to be obtained, although high rate
are offered. One or two, it is said, have been engaged
fr.-An the General Steam Company.
The Bishop of London has licensed the Ray. Otte
Adolphus, 8.A., late curate of Great Bookham, Surrey,
to the curacy of St. Matthias, Bethnal-green, (1 the
nomination of the Rev, J, g, Colbourne,

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