The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-25 00:00:00

" THE PRIME OR CONSOLIDATED RATE

Includes all expenses fur lan ting, wharfage, weighing or
gauging at landing ; coopering, or mending for housing ;
marking, sampling, housing, weighing for actual deli-
very (it within► twelve months after landing) and deliver-
ing by land ; furnishing landing and delivery weights,
tales, or gauges and strengths ; surveying and furnish-
ing certificates of damage, and rent for twelve weeks
from the date of the ship's commencement of discharge,
or first landing from craft, excepting where it is other-
wise stated. It is charged upon the nett weight, and on
all goods to which it is affixed, unless notice' be given
previous to the final weighing or gauging by the impor-
ters, of their desire to have them placed under the land-
ing rate.

July, 1854."
"As nothing is stated, either in this paper or in the
table of revised rates published on the 15th February,
of any charge on the delivery of sugar by water, and as
such a charge had never been made previously, the
words "delivering by land" did not, it is believed, strike
any one as implying a charge for delivering by water.
" On the 12th August, however, a charge was made
of 2d. per cwt. on some sugar shipped by the writers of
the following letter, which not only took them by sur-
prise, hot also caused equal astonishment to the dock
companies' officials ; for on inquiry being made at the
Dock-house as to what the charge could.mean, no expla-
nation could be given, and the chief clerk in the General-
office of the East and West India Dock Company sent
down a memorandum to the warehouse, of which the
following is a copy :
" Messrs. Coles cannot understand why the annexed
has been sent up, the goods being on the Consolidated
Rate.

(Signed) GEO. WOOD. 1
17th August, 1854."
To which the warehouse keeper replied in the follow-
ing memorandum :
" REVISED CONDITIONS OF PRIME RAM
" All goods under that rate, if landed on or after the
lst August, 1854, if delivered by water, are subject to
the charge of wharfage and shipping.
"See the Court's order,
" Mr. WOOD. " W. JOHNSON.
This new charge of wharfage and shipping might be in
the Court's order, but certainly it was not in the revised
rate, nor was any notice of it given to the public.
It is understood that the directors of the different
dock companies, who on all occasions act in combina-
tion, have consented to re-consider this charge."
The advices by the steamer Europa notice some
improvement in stocks, but we apprehend this was
merely excited by orders from England to buy.
Money in New Yoik was still in demand, and
specie was being freely shipped to Europe. Less
is said about the crops, but rain had fallen.
The market has been firmer for English Securi-
ties, but still with an exceedingly limited business
doing. The accounts from the Black Sea are con-
sidered favourable as far as they go, but speculators
refrain from action until some more definite intelli-
gence reaches. Consuls have realised 95 to 9511f0r
transfer, and 951 lf. Exchequer Bills have been
quoted 6s. to 9s. prem. again. Bank Stock for ac-
count has been at 214. The. Exchequer Bonds of
1858 have been at 99, and those of 1859 are 99k.
The Foreign Securities have been merely nomi-
nal. Spanish Converted are 4i, and the Turkish
Scrip has been done at 3i to 3i premium. Not
a bargain has been in the other bonds..
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 61- ;
Mexican, 241 to 25 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; dit to
3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents.,
40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto
412 per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred,
181 to 181 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 374 to 38 ; ditto
Certificates, 5 to 512 ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41.
The railway meetings announced are the fol-
lowing :
Company. Date. Place.
Birknhd. Lane. & Chesh. Jnc. Oct. 21, Birkenhead.
Crieff Junction
East Anglian
Hereford and Welwyn, June Sept. 30, Shire Hall, Hertfd
Londonderry and Enniskillen, Sept. 30, 4 Coleman-st-brigs
Namur and Liege
Ditto Oct. 19. Brussels.
Portsuicuth Sept. 28, Great Geeorge-st.
Rouen and Havre Sept. 29, Paris.
Scottish Midland Junction
Whitehaven Junction
The Railway Share Market has been rather live-
lier, but the quotations do not move up to any
extent. South-Eastern are rather good ; and
Great Northern, East Lancashire, Caledonian,
Bristol and Exeter, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and
Midland are rather better just now than at the
commencement of business this morning. The
foreign lines are quiet, at the previous rates.
In the Mining Market there is greater animation,
but the business done has been generally at the
former rates. The Joint-stock Bank shares are
steady. Crystal Palace have not been much dellt
in, and remain nearly as before. Peninsular and
Oriental Steam are higher.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
( From the °Pia! List. )
Du these done.
per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 4 5

bank Stock
Ditto for the Account 214
Consols for Account 17th Oct. ~ ............. 95
Exchequer Nile, 24(1.
21000 .. .. 9 6 p
2500 9 6 p
Small 9 6 p
Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3. per Cent. 99i
Ditto - 1859,

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Turkish Scrip
Ditto for•the Account 3i p
Dividends on the above payable in London.
HALF-PAST TWO.
Consols 95
Ditto October Account

THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 22.
A. crowded soiree last evening brought together the
townspeople and the visitors to chat upon the prospects
of the meeting and admiring the objects of interest which
had been provided for their inspection. The large area
Of St. George's Hall, now unencumbered with seats,
afforded ample space for the promenaders, and for a col-
lection of models, each of which had its expounder and
its eurioua groups of spectators. Criticisms upon the
objects of science scattered about here and there were
largely mingled with admiration of the vast ball in which
the soiree took place. Dr. Wesley kindly volunteered
to display the capabilities of the organ, so far as they
can be judged of from its present incomplete state.
ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.—On
Saturday afternoon, shortly after one o'clock, a serious
accident occurred to a cattle train on the North London
Railway, between the Camden and Caledonian-road eta-
ions. It appears that at the hour above named a very
ieavy train of cattle trucks, containin.g beasts and sheep
ntended for this day's Smithfield market, was proceed-
ng at a moderate speed towards the company's cattle
depot, when, from some cause that has not yet been
Lscertained, the engine ran off the line, dragging with
it three of the foremost trucks, iu which were some
prime fat bullocks, and causing some of the following
trucks, in which were other cattle and sheep, to s Nerve
over on the opposite side. As the passenger traffic on
this railway i, very great,--trains running from either
100
od every Seven minutes—the consternation spread ' 100
Along the line was for some time intense, and increased 20
probably by the recollection of the recent fatal collision
on the same line. Efforts were made by the passengers 20
in the 1.45 up train to escape from the carriages on dis-
covering the obstruction, but the doors were fastened 5O
the attendant=, and thus, probably, much unnecessary ' 50
confm ion, if not farther danger, was prevented. 100.
THE LATE FEARFUL EXPLOSION.—DEATH OF THE 10'}
FOREMAN.—The frightful explosion that took place a
few days ago at the Chil werth powder-mills, the property ,20
of Lord Lovaine, has been, as was expected, attended , s°,
ith fatal consequences to the foreman, James Uphold, '
,dio, after the catastrophe was discovered among the
!ehris, much btirned, and suffering from divers fractures too
the ribs, and other severe injuries. When removed 10
:nom the ruins, the unfortunate man was immediately 5
conveyed home, where he was promptly attended by ,
Mr. Napper, a resident medical gentleman; 25
but his case
was hopeless from the beginning, and fie gradually sank ; 25
•••
and died, 50