The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-04 00:00:00

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she amount of gold shipped direct from London
during the we 4i to last Thursday was 3,882
ounces, and of silver 270,600 ounces, all to the
Continent.

It is feared that the sailing ship Swarthmore,
which has been on her voyage home from Mel-
bourne since June 17, has met. with some disaster.
Her gold freight is 252,0001., and insurances up to
40 per cent. have been done on her at Lloyd's.

The Will Watch, which left Melbourne on the
20th June, has also arrived, but it is not yet
known whether she brings gold.

Accounts of the 2d inst. from Vienna state that
the whole town of Sebastopol was in ruins on the
25th ultimo, and that the combined fleet had forced
the port, and found the harbour floating with
human bodies. Since the bombardment com-
menced the women and children had been prohi-
bited from fetching water outside the town, and
great distress in consequence existed. Admiral
Korniloff was killed in the cemetery which he had
fortified, and which the English carried by assault.
Prince Menschikoff having threatened to burn
Sebastopol in case of its fall, General Canrobert,
it is stated, had declared that in such case, according
to custom, no quarter would be given to the besieged.
The port of Eupatoria, which the Allios evacuated
one day in presence of a large force of Cossacks was
occupied by the former on the following day, with-
out any conflict.

The Funds are rather dull this morning, but the
quotations are supported. The business doing is
almost entirely for present transfer. Consols have
been 941 I for transfer, and 941 for account.
The New 3 per Cents. have been 93g to and
the 3 per Cents. 93k to Exchequer Bills have
been firm at Gs. to 9s. premium.
In Foreign Stocks the dealings have been
limited, and there is a want of buoyancy. The
Turkish Scrip has been at 1 to 1i premium, being
steady. Surprise is still expressed that no " Fir-
man" has yet appeared. Peruvian 4i per Cents.
have been dull at 70. A species of cajolery is still
sought to be exercised by parties in pay of the re-
public, as well as by holders of the domestic debt,
to get the bona fide foreign creditors to sanction
the quotation of the former securities, but we
opine that no such suicidal policy will be adopted.
Spanish Deferred are 18i, and the Passive 4 I.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i to 6; Mexi-
can, 22a to 23 ; 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,
4i per. Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred,
18k to 18i ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto,
Certificates, 51. to 51; ditto, Passive, 41 to 4i.
R iilway shares are generally supported, but with
less doing. The French lines are dull, but Luxem-
burg are rather higher.
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S;ntino Mine has improved, London Chartered
Bank of Australia and the English and Scottish
are higher. Crystal Palace without change.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES.

( Prows the Oticial List.

Be .thess done.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced AtinuWe~,
3 per Cent Consols Annuities,
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Consols for Account 14th Nov.
exchequer Bills, lid.
=lOOO.
1500., 6 9 p
Rmall . ....... 6 9 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. 7O
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent............ •..... 89
Spanish Roads, 3 per Cent 37i
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent
Ditto Passive (Converted)
Spanish Committee Cort. of Coup: not fun 54
rarkish Scrip 6 per cent
Dividends on the above payable 1711.0,;
THREE 0 CLOCK.

Consols
Ditto November Aeor).ist

THE NEWCASTLE FIRES.

GATISHEAD, Nov. I.—The inquest held here befere
Mr. J. M. Favell, coroner, closed this day. _ _

The jury, after being absent nearly two hours, brought
in the following verdict :—",We are of opinion that the
death of Thomas Scott and others was occasioned t.y the
accidental explosion of a quantity of nitrate of soda and
sulphur contained in a warehouse in Hillgate, commonly
known as Ber:ram's warehouse. The immediate cause
of the explosion was a fire (the origin of which, owing to
conflicting evidence, we have not been able to discover,
although there would appear to hrve been a want of
caution displayed), which broke out in the adjoining
worsted mill belonging to Messrs, Wilson, and commu-
nicated to the adjoining warehouse alluded to, but in
what way the substances, nitrate of soda and sulphur,
which in our opinion caused the explosion acted or re-
acted, chemically or mechanically, we are unable to state.
At the same time, we think it our duty earnestly to re-
commend the proper authorities to prevent by every
means in their power such substances as sulphur and
any nitrates, which, under certain conditions, we consi-
der to be of the most dangerous and destructive charac-
ter, from being stored or deposited near each other. We
are fully satisfied that there is a complete want of evi-
dence of the presence of gunpowder in the warehouse
where the explosion took place."
The Coroner, at the conclusion, said that he had pre-
viously omitted to mention Captain Du Cane's name in
-eference to the assistance derived from him in the
investigation. The gallant captain had been brought
down at the instance of the corporation, but, so far
from being any impediment, he had been of the greatest
t,erTice to him (the coroner), and the jury, he was satis-
fied., must feel grateful in the same degree to Captain Du
Cane.
Tile jury having expressed their hearty concurrence in
the feelings of the coroner,
Captain Du C ine thanked them for the acknowledg.
anent of his services, and complimented the jury on the
ability and patience which they had displayed in their
, invtstigation.

IDTSCOVRRY OF COAL AND IRON IVIINES.—LISBON,
Oet. 29.—An English gentleman of the name of Croft,
who has been long resident in this country, whilst en-
gaged in looking out for a suitable tract of land to be
planted with the Purgueira tree, from the nut of which
oil is extracted, has accidentally discovered a large coal
field of several square miles, as %YEN as another of equal
extent richly impregnated with iron, between Batalha
and Leiria, at a distance of about 70 miles from this city,
and has already secured from the Government the exclu-
sive right of .xplorini,
of the beat gn:~l;t * •
both. Bath the coal and iron are
~,r;r abondant, and come up
cloae to the sur'•ac
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ofl 11,1,i,y situ united ,t, C," a a4IIIIL, La Uti 25
a lawful prize, and she is ordered to be sold forthwith 50
for the benefit of her captors.

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