The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-26 00:00:00

THE MN, LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING._ JULY 26, 1014;

deplorable circumstance at a time of war—this
popular unbelief in the head of the Government.
A circumstance, however, which cannot be altered
by any mere " pottering over blue-books," by any
mere special-pleading, in a hundred thousand ela-
borate articles like that adorning, as a political
curiosity, the current number of the Edinburgh.

MONEY MAR KET

ANJ

COMMEBCIALINTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWO o'CLOCK
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday
were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,000
American taken on speculation. The market was
steady, and prices of all kinds were unchanged. The
sales comprised 5,000 American, 120 Pernam and
Maranbam at 51d. to 7id., 300 Egyptian, at 6d.
to 11d., 500 Surat, at 2id to 4d., and 30 Sea Island
at is. lid. to 2s. per lb. Railway Shares were
flat, at rather lower prices.
The report upon the indigo sales, furnished by
Messrs. H. W. Jewesbury and Co., is as follows :
"The sales terminated this day, and consisted of
13,925 chests (including 4,185 chests of old goods, and
1,090 chests in second hands). The sale now concluded
was expected to go off flatly, but upon the opening day
it was evident that orders were more abundant than was
looked for, both for export and home use, the demand
being chiefly for the good medium qualities which have
maintained previous rates ; the fine Bengal shipping
qualities, for which the demand was limited, have again,
as in the previous sale, experienced the greatest decline;
good and fine Kurpah, and the same qualities of Madras
realised an advance in value, but the ordinary and low
of all descriptions were cheaper; the sale has gone very
steadily throughout, and with but little variation in
prices from these of the first day. Of the quantity
brought forward, it is estimated that 3,208 chests are
bought in, 3,852 withdrawn, arid 6,865 sold, to which
may be added about 635 of the bought in and with-
drawn, making the total quantity sold about 7,500 chests,
of which 4,500 are said to be fur export, and 3,000 for
home use and re-sale."
The harvest reports from the Continent are still
of the most favourable character, the heat being so
intense that the crops are of unusually fine quality.
At Madrid typhus fever has prevailed, owing to
the number of the slain lying in the public streets.
Don Fernando, who was in ill-health, a brother of
the king consort, died at the French embassy, from
fright, after the attack upon the palace of his
father, Don Francisbo de Paulo, whose fate was not
known. The other sisters and brothers of the king
were at the French ambassador's also.
A comparison of the railway traffic returns for
the first half-year of 1854, compared with the same
period of 1853, shows a satisfactory increase in
most of the lines. The Eastern Counties stand
particularly well, the improvement being upwards
of 47,0601., the Caledonian have risen 49,0001., the
Great Western 66,0001., the Lancaster and Carlisle
25,0001., the North-Western 85,0001., the Brighton
45,0001., the South-Western 33,0001., the Midland
45,0001., the South-Eastern 44,0001., the South
Wales 39,0001., and the Great Northern 79,000/.
Taking the French lines generally, it appears that
they show an increase of 121 per cent. With re-
spect to the English lines, it must not be inferred
that the whole extra receipts, or even the
usual proportion, taken against the mileage,
will go to the account of profit. There has
been a great addition to the expenditure
in consequence of the advance in wages and in the
price of many important articles that are consumed
largely. Nevertheless the dividends ought to be
well maintained. The Brighton Company will give
at the rate of about 41. 125., having in the corres-
ponding period of last year paid at the rate of 31-
per Cent. per annum. The second half-year upon
all the lines is of course the most productive. There
is much uncertainty still about the Great Western
dividend. Last year the dividend was 4 per Cent.,
but the recent decision in the House of Lords with
respect to the guages, and the necessity of taking
out of current revenue theloss incurred upon work-
ing some of the branch lines, will fall seriously
upon the aggregate amount available. The balance
from the previous half-year being nearly 20,0001.
no doubt the dividend may be maintained. The
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and the youthful North-Western Company in the opinion of some
Marquis of Worcester have left Berkeley-square, on a
persons should be able to pay at the rate of 51 per
tour of the watering-places on the south-eastern coast.
His Excellency Baron Bentinck, the resident Nether- cent., having commenced the half-year with a
lands Minister, has arrived at the embassy from balance of 86,0001., and the receipts far the cur-
Brighton, where he has been passing some days.
VERDERER OF THE NEW FOREST.—Sir Charles Hulse, rent half-year being increased, as above stated,
Bart., who has been a great many years verderer of the nearly as much more. The Caledonian in the first
New Forest in Hampshire, has resigned that office on half-year of 1853, paid at the rate of 2 per cent. ;
account of his great age (88) and blindness. The free.
South-
holders, who have the appointment in their gift, have the Great Northern 2i per cent., the South-
solicited Colonel Hulse, of Braemore House,_near Ford. Western 3 per cent., and the South-Eastern
ing-bridge, to become a candidate. 2 2-3ds. The Midland paid at the rate of 3.1, and
DEATH OF MRS. SOUTHEY.—Caroline Southey, widow had a good balance at the end of last year, which
of Robert Southey, the Poet Laureate, died on the 20th
inst., at Buckland, near Lymington. She rasa daughter was not the case with many of the other lines ; a
of the Rev. Dr. Bowies, a canon of Salisbury Cathedral, point of some importance in guiding the amounts
and was highlygneed with intellectual accomplishmen te. to be paid now. The North Stafford Company, in
She was married to Dr. Southey in 1839, about a year
and a half after the death of his first wife, Edith Tucker, nouncing that the Amalgamation Bill has been
to whom lie was united on the day he left Eneland for a lost, intimate that the arrangement with the Lou
six months' sojourn at Lisbon. The Rev. C. U. Southey, don and North-Western for au increased dividend,
vicar of Ardieigh, in his " Life arid Letters" of his will not on that account be disturbed.
father, says :—" When the day was fixed for the tra-
vellers (Southey and Hill) to depart, my father fixed The Overland letters will be delivered in London
that also for his wedding day ; and on the 14th Nov., I to-morrow morning.
1795. was united at Redcliffe Church, Bristol, to Edith There was an improvement yesterday afternoon
fucker. Immediately after the ceremony they parted. in the rates of exchange upon most of the Conti-
My mother wore her wedding ring hung round her neck,
and preserved her maiden name until the report of the nental cities. Paris, 90 days, was taken at 25 ;
marriage had spread abroad." 221 to 25 ; Amsterdam at 11 161 to 17 ; Ham-
BRISTOL CHANNEL.—Yesterday a parliamentary paper burgh at 13 51 to 6 ; and Trieste at 12 30 to 36.
was given, containire., the evidence with respect to the
navigation of the Bristol Channel.
About 80,0001. of the gold lately received from
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.— The following gen- Australia has been delivered for exportation to the
tlemen having undergone the necessary examinations Continent. Silver is in more request.
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at In the discount market, money is reported easy,
the meeting of the court of examiners on the 24th inst.:
—Messrs. John Fox, Weymouth ; John Lovett Smith, ,
Ti4sLtos
4 per cent. and there is a scarcity of
Tiverton, Devon ; Charles Hawker, Southsea, Hants ; batil
tlomcormlanrk,e;has beenein rather, end
Augustus Vout, Yalding, Kent ; George Carlton Clery,
Ashton-grove, Cork ; Thomas Roche, Cork ; Thomas auain this n• g Consols b • 923 •
It appears that the supply of money stock
Stowell Barry, Cork. At the same meeting of the court ce 8
Mr. James Thomson passed his examination for naval "I §•
assistant. is still rather in excess of thr

CONSOLIDATED COPPER MINES OF COBRE ASSOCIATION .
—Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of
this association was held at the offices of the company,
Austinfriars, Mr. Ellis in the chair. The report was in
all respects satisfactory, and showed the mines to be
looking better. The whole produce of the year amounted
to 13,089 tons, exceeding the produce of the year 1852
by 2,012 tons, but- the heavier charges for freight,
higher wages, &c., had reduced the profit of the year to
a little below that of 1852. The proceeds of the first
Eve months of the past year had exceeded that of the
same tune in the preceding year by 628 tons, and no•
thing but the difficulty of procuring labour had pre-
vented an increase. The accounts showed an undivided
balance from the last year's account of 28,7951. 55.,
which, with the growing funds arising from the past
year's proceeds, enabled the directors to declare a divi-
derrd of 41. per share. A vote of thanks to the chairman
and directors terminated the proceedings.
PRICE OF GOLD. —The quotation of gold at Paris is
about 4 per mille discount (according to the last tariff),
which at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per oz,
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.07 ; and, the
exchange at Paris on London at short being 24.974, it
follows that gold is about 0.38 per cent. dearer in Paris
than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price
of gold is 4204 per mark, which at the English Mint
price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per oz for standard gold, gives an
exchange of 13.21 ; and, the exchange at Hamburg on
London at short being 13.34, it follows that gold is 0 53
per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The
course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
60 days' sight is 1094 per cent., and, the par of exchange
between England and America being 109 23.40 per
cent., it follows that the exch.ange is nominally 0.17 per
cent. in favour of England; and, after making allowance
for charges of transport and difference of interest, the'
present rate leaves a trifling profit on the importation
of gold from the United States.

le amount required by
the jobbers, and this perhaps is the more to be
wondered at, seeing that money is more easy.
Exchequer-bills have been at ls. discount to 2s.
premium ; Bank Stock is rather quiet at 211.
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 921
to 93f ; and the Three per Cents. 92i to 92g.
The intelligence from Madrid as to the restora-
tion of tranquillity upon the arrival of Espartero,
has inspired some confidence, but there is not much
doing the Bonds. The Deferred have been
18, ein
x dividend, but the 3 per Cents. have not
been dealt in. Mexican Stock is at 241, and Sar-
dinian at 85i. Venezuela Deferred are at 11, and
Dutch 4 per Cents. at 911.
The are the nominal prices of Foreign
Stocks i
following
:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 61; Mexi-
can, 24 to 24 ; Peruvian, 66 to 68 ; ditto Three
per Cents. 50 to 52 ; Portuguese Four per Cents.
39 to 41 ; Russian Five per Cents. 97 to 99 ;
ditto Four-and-a_lialf per Cents. 81 to 83 ; Spanish
New Deferred, 18k to ; ditto Three per Cents.
361 to 37i ; ditto Certificates, 31 to 41; ditto Pas-
sive, 31 to 41.
Railway Shares are rather dull, and generally
drooping. The lines most dealt in are Great
Northern, Brighton, North-Western, and South-
Eastern. foreign shares are neglected.
No transactions are recorded in Mining Shares.
The Banks are inactive, and in the miscellaneous
market very little has been done.

I BRITISH
List. )
Business done FUNDS
(Prom the °tidal
THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES
sank Stock
per Cent. itedUced Annuities 94 3 4
3 per Cent Consols Annuities 921 i i *
3# Per Cent. Annuities 92s 31 2i 31
Long Annuities, Ex ire sth Jan., 1860
India Stock P 22 i
Exchequer Bends,
South Sea Stock
Lousols for Account 17th August
Exeliequer Bills, 24d-
t'1000 .
.E5OO 3 p
Small 4 p
1858
PRICE 0 F FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Prazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Small
Grenada Bonds, Deferred
v:exican 3 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 24X
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent B5
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37/ x d
Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cont. lBl i x d
Venezuela Bonds, 34 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent ll
Dividends on the above payable In London.
Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Ccrtifleates
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols 924 $
Ditto August Account 923 :;‘,

PRICE OF SiLvEß.—The bar silver brought by the last
West India steamer was sold yesterday at 611 d., show-
jag a decline of id. per ounce. For Mexican dollars
there has been a renewed inquiry ; but, as there are
scarcely any in first hands, a considerable advance on
the last price (611 d.) is asked, and in some instances paid,
in anticipation of orders expected to be received by the
overland mail telegraphed yesterday morning.
ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN COPPER COHPANY.—A
meeting of this company took place on Monday, Sir W.
Foster in the chair, when it was resolved to appoint a
committee to inquire generally into the affairs of the
undertaking. The report of the directors detailed
the progress of the works both at Spitty and in South
Australia; and the accounts from the manager showed
that in the colony the difficulties attending the high rates
of labour have prevented a profitable return. A person
alleged to be well qualified to judge of the value and
prospects of the company has been despatched to Port
Adelaide, with the view of forwarding home an impar-
tial statement, so that the board may consult the in.
terests of the shareholders by proposing its dissolution
eg e
uproperty from
s sinn thein original
w h which
or continuance. Objections were, however, taken to
the reports and accounts, and also to the preliminaries
attending theurc ha
a sen
of
frrth
ta r
proprietors.
explanations were attempted on both sides, a committee
Afterp
of six shareholders was by general consent selected to
carry out the investigation.
METROPOLITAN SEWERS.—Yesterday was printed in
a Parliamentary paper a copy of a letter addressed to
the Secretary of State by the Metropolitan Sewers Com-
missioners relative to the proposed application by them
of the sum of 300,0001., for the borrowing of which
powers are inserted in the New Sewers Bill. The works
on the north side of the Thames are to be as follows :
It is proposed to construct so much of the northern high
level intercepting (or Hackney brook) sewer, as will
extend from the present outlet of the open sower to
High-street, Stoke Newington, at an estimated cost of
about 110,000/. On the south' side of the Thames it is
proposed to construct the whole of the low level inter-
cepting sewer from Deptford Creek to Battersea, except
its northern branch, which extends from High-street,
Deptford, to a point near Paradise-row, Rotherhithe, at
an estimated cost of about 190,000/.

YesterdayV iotitNT THUNDERSTORM. —HEREFORD, Tuesday.—
evening a terrific thunderstorm commenced
in and around this city, and with scarcely an intermission
prevailed throughout the night. Between eight and
nine o'clock last evening, after a sultry, oppressive day
scarcely relieved by a breath of wind, rain began to
descend in
torrents, and immediately converted the
highways into running brooks. The thunder rolled loud
and heavy,
and during the whole night the country was
incessantly lighted by vivid lightning. The spire of
Withington Church, five miles south-east of Hereford, on
which a large sum was last year expended in repairs,
was struck by the lightning at two o'clock this morning,
when the storm was at its height, and was greatly
injured,

LAT EST FOR E GA A h W

THE WAR.

THE BATTLE AT GIURGEVO.
The following is the substance of a despatch with
reference to this battle, addressed by Omer Paella,
on the 9th, and received at Constantinople on the
11th of July :

" The letters which I this day reoeive from Has-
san Haki Pacha, supreme commander of the army
at Rutechuk, and from Said Pacha, Governor-
General of Silistria, announce that an engagement
took place on Friday (twelve chewal) between our
troops and the enemy. At 2 o'clock in the morn-
ing (Turkish time), i.e., 9 o'clock, a strong column
of attack was sent forward to the island of Kama,
situate before Rutschuk, whilst at the same time
another body of troops proceeded from the island of
Moukan-Oglou to Giurgevo. The Russians, on per-
ceiving this, collected a considerable number of
troops and artillery from Giurgevo and from the
village of Slabisca, and commenced the engagement
at Kama. The Ottoman troops, reinforced by a
strong detachment which was sent to the spot, and
supported by the fire of the fortress, gave the
enemy a vigorous reception. The engagement
lasted ten hours and a half, when the victory was
declared on our side, and the Russians took to
flight. The Turks, without losing time, imme-
diately commenced fortifying the island of Kama ;
whilst the enemy put outposts to hisrear, destroy-
ing the bridges on the river and in the strait of
Giurgevo, and finally setting fire to the ships, and
to several military establishments which exist in the
harbour of that town. This battle cost the Russians
5,000 men. The number of their wounded is im-
mense. As regards us, we have but 500 killed and
wounded, which is very little in comparison with
the losses sustained by the enemy."

CONSTANTINOPLE.
MALTA, July 21.—Ad vices from Constantinople
of the 16th, and Varna of the 12th inst., have been
received here.
The fleets were at Baltsellik.
Some of the crew of the Tiger, made prisoners,
had arrived at Malta.

July 22.—Thirty-nine French transports have
passed Malta for the Dardanelles, with 525 men,
and mules and horses on board.

FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN PARKER, OF THE

FIIcEBRAND.

We extract the following from a letter dated
Constantinople, July 13 :—" Yesterday the funeral
of Captain Parker took place. This officer, who
was the youngest post-captain in the service, met
with his death in storming the stockade near the
mouth of the Danube. He was shot through the
heart. His body was brought down from Varna in
the Caradoc, and buried yesterday with all military
honours. At about five o'clock yesterday afternoon
minute-guns announced that the body was being
lowered from the ship, which was lying at anchor at
Tophana. About 500 men of the 30th and 19th
regiments (the remaining British force at Constan-
tinople) came over from the barracks at Scutari,
and headed the procession. They were closely fol-
lowed by the French crew of the Charlemagne, all
with reversed arms. The officers and crews of the
Sardinian and American frigates lying here like
wise joined in the procession. The coffin was placed
upon a Turkish gun, drawn by eight horses. It
was covered with the British ensign. After it fol-
lowed her Majesty's ambassador, Lord Stratf.rd
le Redcliffe, and all the members of the British
legation, with the crew of the Firebrand (Captain
Parker's own men) without arms. British, French,
Turkish, and officers of other nations, with a
host of private individeals in mourning attire,
nrought up the rear. They proceeded along the
main-street of Pera towards the great cemetery, in
which is situated the English burial-ground. It
was a very large and melancholy procession, and
drew great crowds of people on the spot. Turks,
Greeks, and Armenians, blockaded the way by
thousands. It so happened that on reaching the
rurkish artillery barracks, the men were at their
exercise with the guns, and it was pleasing to see
,hem immediately drawn out in a line, and give a
testimony to the dead body of their ally by a military
Salute. The procession passed on, and on reaching
the cemetery the soldiers formed circle round the
;rave. After the termination of the funeral
service, three rounds were fired by all the military
and the sailors present, and the music and muffled
trunks playing in the interval of loading those
loleful notes which strike so sadlylon the ear, and
sink so deeply into the hearts of the bystanders.
It was a very large procession, and made a great
mpression upon the crowd assembled. On the
termination of the ceremony, the military closed
their ranks and returned to their quarters, the
',and playing a lively air. The rest of the mourners
:den dispersed to their several homes. According
to one account, Captain Parker was shot in his
;•ig, in the midst of his men, whilst rowing down
the Danube, at about thirty miles' distance from
the Salina mouth of that river ; whilst another
,ccount, which seems the most genuine, states that
le fell piercel by a bullet whilst storming the Rus-
sian stockade at the head of his men, who carried
'lie place, with the sacrifice of their gallant young
,:ornmander.