The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-28 00:00:00

BOMBAY MARKETS.

BOMBAY, AUG. 30.—During this month there has
been a very considerable business in piece goods trans-
acted, notwithstanding rather a heavy import of goods ;
and twist and sales of goods to arrive have also had
effect to a large extent, although without improvement
in prices, or even at remunerating rates, save for
grey madapollams, which appear to be very scarce, and
have advanced in value four annas per piece during the
last three months. Grey yarns have been imported to
more than double the extent of any previous year.
Still, prices have not given way. On the contrary,
quotations show a slight improvement on previous
quotations.

Shipments of cotton have not gone forward with any
vigour lately either to England or China, but last ac-
counts from England have given a little more vigour,
and dealers ask higher prices for cotton, which has not
however been met by purchasers, owing to the advance
in rates of freight and exchange.
EGYPT.

ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 20.
For the last two days much excitement has ex-
isted amongst the mercantile community here.
On the 17th the intention, after eight days of
consideration, of the Pacha, to prohibit for the
present the further exports of grain, was announced
by Stefano Bey, the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
who had been sent down from Cairo for that pur-
pose.

- Many of our merchants having extensive opera-
tions in grain still pending, and many vessels re-
cently chartered in England for its conveyance,
complained of the serious consequences likely to
arise from so sudden a measure. The entire con-
sular body waited upon Stefano Bey, soliciting
that the period of notice should be extended from
that of eight days till 30th November.
The Minister seeing the justice of the demand
consented, upon his own responsibility, to extend
it till 30th October, which being deemed insuffi-
cient, he expressed his willingness to resubmit the
matter to the Pacha, which is to be done. The
Pacha is still at Mount Sinai.

Loutfy Effendi, as about to represent this country
at the Exhibition in America, proceeds to-morrovrt
via Southampton and Liverpool, for that purpose•
Great fears are entertained of damage from the
continued excessive rising of the Nile, and embank-
ments are being thrown up everywhere.
The hot season may now be fairly said to be on
the wane. The health of the city is above the
usual average at this season of the year.
Exchange on London, 98/.

FOREIGNERS AT COURT.

Those on whom the duty devolves of counselling
her Majesty, cannot, at the present crisis, be too
careful as to the character—politically not less than
personally—of those foreigners who are admitted to
share the hospitalities of Buckingham Palace, Windsor
Castle, or Osborne House. A well-informed foreigner,
resident in London, writes to us on this subject as
follows :—" You are aware, of course, of Count
Mensdorffs staying with the Court at Balmoral and
formerly at the Isle of Wight, for you report it
yourself in the Court Circular ; but you nleY,
perhaps, not know that Count Alexander Mensdorff
is a distinguished Austrian general, and though not
at all educated for diplomacy, he was very success;
fully employed by Austria in the Holstein affair, and
then sent to St. Petersburgh as ambassador.
is now on leave for the sake of his health, which
he enjoys in England ! He is cousin to tee
Queen, being the third son of Count Mensdorff by
the sister of the Duchess of Kent ; he is about thirty-
eight or forty years old, of very amiable and win-
ging character, and, though he is an adversary, I mes
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do him the justice to say that he is a perfect gen 7
man ; but so much more caution is wanted against his
intruding himself, perhaps in the Queen's council, in raa9b
important matters. You must be aware that it is very
much for the interest of Austria to gain ground at the
Court and Government of England ; for such purpose
certainly there could scarcely be found a better and
more able person than Count Mensdorff, as he unit?o
in himself the confidence of the Emperor of Russia too.
—Morning Advertiser.

ARRIVALS OF GOLD.—The Renown has arrived yester-
day from Port Phillip with 10,355 ounces of gold, valued
at 41,4201. Another vessel with gold, the Typhoon,
has likewise been reported, but the amount is not yet
ascertained. The Medway, also just arrived, has about
17,000 ounces on board, valued at 68,0001.
EXPLOSION OF GAS IN LONDON WALL.—YesterclaY
afternoon, about twenty minutes before 5 o'clock, the
inhabitants of London Wall and Finsbury-circus were,
greatly alarmed by a tremendous report resembling o'll'
of a heavy piece of ordnance, which was soon ascertaino.:
to have proceeded from an explosion of several hundred
feet of gas at the corner of Circus-place and Londal
Wall. The Equitable Gas Company are having ne,W,
main pipes laid down on the north side of London Wra"'
for which purpose a deep trench has been excavated clos.e.
to the kerbstones. Yesterday, a length of pipe, extend
ing from Finsbury-pavement to Circus-place, was early
pleted, and a tight plug, consisting of spun-yarn, MT
inserted in the mouth of the last pipe, at the corner
Circus-place, in order that the main might be filled
gas for the usual supply of the inhabitants and the street
lamps. After the pipe had been filled from the worlco
in the Curtain-road, three men, viz., Redmond Welcb,
Patrick Kilfye, and another whose name is not there
tained, were sent into the trench to prove whether therei
was any escape from the plug, by waving a piece sly,
lighted tow round the mouth of pipe. Unfortunate ''.
in this instance, there had been a considerable escgr
ful manlier those who were in the trench.
for no sooner was the light applied than a terrific exePfi,
sion took place, knocking down and scorching in dr
nitaneetla 1
dis
the plug was blown from the i to a considerableows
tance. The violence of the concussion broke the wiadr_rs,
of Messrs. Pritchard Brothers, tobacco manufactu e
and
London Wall. On the smoke clearing off, it was fo„1;
that Welch and Kill ye were so severely injured, no
they, as well as their mate, were instantly rexnovivea
were
p.r:
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St. Bartholomew's Hospital where they
attended to by the surgical staff, one Ong PI .reu, last
Kenton's and two in Darker's Ward. %siye,
night, it was stated that the injuries were very etr_.
and that two of the men were in a precarious s