The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-23 00:00:00

CANADA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CLEOPATRA.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY.
The Canadian Royal Mail screw steam-ship Cleo-
patra, Capt. Salt, arrived here this morning from
Montreal and Quebec, from the latter of. which
ports she sailed on the 9th inst. She brought a
full cargo, and 102 passengers. The news from
Quebec is two days later than per the Africa. A
proclamation had been issued in an extra edition
of the Canada Gazette, of the 9th, convoking Par-
liament for the despatch of business on the sth
proximo. . . _

The Quebec Chronicle, of the 9th, says :—" The
Elections.,—The returns for 123 constituencies have
been received, leaving only the counties of Chi-
coutane and Gaspe to be heard from. We have
adopted the most intelligible classification, and have
marked each member as a Ministerialist, or Anti-
Miuisterialist, according to his declared opinion.
.The following may be considered an accurate state-
ment of the result of the general election, as it is
possible, under the circumstances, to procure :
Ministerialists, 47 ; Anti-Ministerialists, 81 ; ma-
jority against Ministers, 34. Mr. Clyser has de-
feated the gentleman commonly known as 'Cicero
Rose,' in the county of Dundas.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
The Baldor, from Belfast, and the Bannockburn from
Glasgow; arrived at Quebec on the Bth inst. Cleared at
Qixbec ; Burlington and Mortley, for Liverpool ; Har-
vest Home, for Ardrossan ; Home, for Glasgow ; Sarah
Botsford, for Fleetwood ; Argus, fur Newcaste ; and
Echo, for Hull—all the Bth inst.

MAIL FOR THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—The mail
for the West Coast of Africa, which from unavoidable
causes was not despatched last month, will be made up
this evening, the 23(1 instant ; an I on the arrival of this
evening's post at Plymouth it will be put on board the
mail steam•packet Forerunner, appointed to sail from
Plymouth to-morrow, the 24th instant.
STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA.—We greatly
regret to find that the offer of 3,0001 per month by the
Legislative Council of Victoria to any and every com•
puny which shall undertake to bring us monthly mails
from England, within sixty-five days for the first six
months, and sixty days for the ensuing six months, from
Ist March, 1854, has noel been accepted by any one of
the English companies. The Peninsular and Oriental
Company have positively declined it, on account of the
details not being specific ; and they particularly object
to the item restricting their term of voyage to sixty-five
days. Now, as it. is a perfectly ascertained fact, that
the passage from London to Melbourne, with steamers
of sufficient power, need not exceed forty-five days, it
seems very unblisinesslike, to say the least of it, that
the directors should quibble upon such a point.--Arcs
tralian and New Zealand Gazette.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE HOUSE OF LORDS. —This
morning, Ch.is. Belford, Esq., received information of
the death of John Murray, Wood's-plfice, Tufton-street,
who expired from injuries received while at work at the
House of Lords, under the following melancholy cir-
cumstances. A horse was drawing a truck on the
train-railway, laden with stone for the u-e of the masons
at the House of Lords ; and being alarmed, struck out
sharply with his hind leg. The animal's hoof caught
the deceased on the pit of the stomach, inflicting a fright-
ful wound. He was instantly conveyed by his fellow-
labourers to the Northumberland Ward of Westminster
Hospital, where every aid was rendered that medical
skill could suggest, but death shortly terminated his
sufferings.
THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON
RAILWAY AT CROYDON.—On inquiry ,this morning at
Guy's and St. Thomas's Hospitals, we are happy to state
that Ann Saunder, Wm. Sladdin, and James A. Fosher,
are progressing most favourably, under the care of Mr.
Hilton, surgeon. Miss Caroline Harrison has rallied
considerably, and has every prospect of recovery. The
inquest is fixed to take place at St. Thomas's Hospital
to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.—A question having arisen
in several districts of South Wales as to the liability of
farmers to pay duty upon riding horses, the com-
missioners, in arder to save trouble and avoid appeals,
directed the following queries to be put to the Board
of Inland Revenue :—First, Whether any farmer
keeping several horses, say four, and consequently
riding, himself or family, one or more of such horses to
fairs, markets, worship, &c., such horses at other
times being kept for farming purposes only, would be
liable to any and what duty ? Secondly, Whether such
person keeping one horse only for his calling, and
occasionally himself or family riding such horse, would
be liable, and, if so, to what duty ? The answers
returned by the board were, that only one horse is
entitled to he kept for the purposes before-mentioned,
at the duty of 10s. 6d., and if other horses are ridden
by the farmer or his family, they are liable, according to
height, to the duty of 1/. ls. or 10s. 6d. If one horse
only bo kept, thou the duty of 10e. 6d, is payable.