The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-06 00:00:00

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THI3 DAY.)

LONDON, Nov. 6c—Wind this day' :at Noon, N.N.W. ;
light, with fine, clear Weather.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. s.—Wind, N.W: to X. Arrived—
Vice-Admiral Gobins,•from Manilla; Canada, St. John's,
N.B. Sailed—Scorpion, for St. Michael's;
.her Majesty's
steamer Wrangler, for the Black Sea. „
PLYMOUTH, Nov.. N.N.W. Arrived—Her-
cules, from Quebec ; Nile, London, for Australia ; Lady
Sale, Lyme, for Rio Janeiro. Off Port—Wycliffe, from
Portland Bay. • ..
FALMOUTH, Nov. s.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Maria
Bum, from the Mauritius ; George and Ludvig, Iquique ;
Rosalie, Liverpool, for Cadiz ;• Ragnagore, Callao ; Falcon
(s), Nantes, for Cardiff, in wait of aoale. Sailed—Chin-
sura' for Antwerp; Wringen,.Gefle i*Alice, Memel. Off
Port—San Francisco, 'Rom Hull, and sailed for Bremen;
Rose, Marseilles,
Nov.nd sailed for Southampton.
DARTMOUTH, N s,—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Gurli,
from Antwerp, for St. Übe's. Sailed Onward, for
Jersey.
COWES, Nov. s.—Wind, N.N.W. • Arrived—Admiral,
from St. John's, N. 8., and sailed .for Hull; Augusta,
London, for Hobart Town, leaky. -
RAMSGATE, Nov. s.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Bertha
Stockholm, from Malaga. Sailed—Velocity; for London.
OFF THE NORTH FORELOD, Nov.-4.—Gertrude, from
the East Indies ; Sultana, do..
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. N.N.W. Arrived—
Devonshire (s), from London, -and left for Dublin; Sylph
(s), Dublin, and loft for London. Sailed—lndus (a), for
Alexandria.

PENZANCE, Nov. 4.-Wind, N. Sailed--Juatine, for
L'Orient.

BRISTOL, Nov. 4.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Ann Hood,
from Africa ; Panona; Tayal.- • •
MILFORD, Nov. s.—Wind;'N.W.• Arrived—Pio IX.,
from Ardrossan, for Genoa. '
SHIELDS, Nov. 4.—Wind, /1.W.. Arrived—Kate, from
Quebec,- Harmony, Carthageua ; Immanuel, Copenhagen.
OFF DUNGENESS, Nov. 3.—Arrived—Figaro, from St.
Übe's, for Stockholm.
POOLE, Nov. 4.—Arrived----Angler, from Trinity, New-
foundland.
BRIDLINGTON BAY, Nov. s.—Arrived—lda, from Dania,
for Newcastle. • •
SHIERNESS, Nov. s.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Auster-
litz (French line-of-battle ship, for Cherbourg.
SWANSEA., Nay, 5.---Sailed7-Donna Anna, for Bahia.

MINISTERIAL MovintErats:=Lord: John. Russell did
not proceed to Norfolk yesterday, but remained at his
residence, Pembroke-lodge, Richmond-park. Viscount
Palmerston will return- to London en Monday from his
seat, Broadlands, gants. .The. Duke of Newcastle,
Sir James Graham, and the Earl of Clarendon are
actively engaged in Lolidon with the duties of their
respective departtnents. Lord Aberdeen, the Lord
Chancellor, Mr. Sidney Herbert, and Sir Williani
Molesworth also remain in town. • Sir George Grey
has not yet sufficiently recovered from the effects of
his recent accident tO travel. from Falloden, Northum-
berland, to town. The Chancellor ,of the Exchequer
continues at Hawarden Castle. •
DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF .F/RE WORKS , AND LOSS
air THREE LIVES.-official report.—This day (Monday.)
—This morning, shortly before five o'clock, a fire of a
destructive character, 'attended with serious loss of pro-
perty and life, , occurred .at Mr. Watson's, • .fire-
work maker, Cannon-street; • St. George's-in-the-East.
Tho fire is believed to have originated in one of the
lower rooms, through.one of.the children snuffing the
candle, the wick of which fell into her apron, filled with
squibs, who, in her fright, threw them all over the
room, when a tremendous diplosion of fireworks fol-
lowed. On the arrival of the Royal Society's fire-
escapes the conductor, ascertaining that several
children were 'in bed,— ascended his machine, but was
unable to get them out. They were'afterwards found
nearly burnt to a cinder. A female and two children
wore taken to the hospital, so greatly injured that their
lives are despaired of. - •
THE LARGEST MAIL EVES KNOWN TO AUSTRALIA AND
INDIA.—Oar Satualay. morning last,. the largest mail
ever despatched from London was sent from the General
Post-office in St. Martin's-le-Grand. It consisted of
621 boxes of, letters an 4 na-Pe.r.s,
Nhe re
itn
l
12 portmanteaus, and
required upwards of 20 omnibuses to convey the enor-
tmhoeulsvma
the
railway Southampton, terminusv
ship was embarked per
taserslo oOf-r eZdt'e, si
Eta .route ftuor
to India, Australia, &e. The
reason of this mail being so heavy, was chiefly in conse-
quence of the fact of its being the first despatch since
the reduction of the postage rate to Australia from one
sixpence,shilling to newspapers going free to their des-
tination.
GRATISISEUENT.I—aUPPLEMENTS WITH THE
[ADVERT
SUPPLEMENTS
Disrxrcu.--The unexampled interest which attaches to
every incidenti connected with the operations of the
Allied Armies n the East haiileterniined the proprie-
tors of the Weekly Dispatch to devote a greater space to
the intelligence from the Seat •of War than the ordinary
limits of this the Latest Newspaper could possibly
afford, and with the view of giving the amplest details,
have resolved upon the issue of.a Series of Supplements,
which will include every particular connectedand withthe
i
Siege and decision of the contest at Sebastopol,
be continued whenever demanded by the
progress ofwil
the
campaign. the publication of these Supplements
the portion of the paper usual)* devoted to incidents df
domestic and political. importance will be reserved in-
tact, and the engroising sdbjectof the War y ill receive rho
fullest and most varied:illustra;tion. A.Su
be published on Sunday next, November g ementhOiw
Orders
are requested to be forwarded-as early as possible to all
-news agents% town and' 6ailtitry or tho'publiihor,
at the office, 139, Fleet-street, Louden.

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COMMERCIAL INTELL MENGE.

CITY, TWOcIQ'CLOCK.

The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday
wore estimated at 7,000 bales, including 500
American and 500 Surat taken for export and on
speculation. The market was firm at previous
rates. The sales comprised 6,000 American, 80
Bahia at sga., and 800 Surat at 3id. to 3/d. pa- lb.
Railway Shares were quiet, but firm.
In Mark-lane trade is brisker this morning, and
there is an advance of 2s. io 3s. per quarter in
wheat compared with last Monday's prices.
The rates of freight to Australia are quoted at
50s. to 70s. per ton of 40 feet to Adelaide, 755. to
90s. to the wharves of Geelong and Melbourne,
and 50s. to 70s. to the Bay. To Sydney the
charges are 50s to 605., and to New Zealand 90s.
to 100 s. The exports are to a fair extent, but by
no means on the same scale as early this year, a
circumstance that cannot but afford satisfaction.

The letters from Birmingham are rather dis-
couraging as regards the iron trade, the demand
having diminished, and there is an expectation that
at the next meeting of the ironmasters a reduction
of 20s. will be made.

Complaints are made in accounts from Belgium
of the serious impediments to commerce occasioned
by the quarantine regulations in Spain. One
vessel upon arriving at Cadiz was ordered back to
Port Mahon, in the Minorca Islands, involving a
delay of probably some weeks, should the wind
prove adverse, besides onerous port dues.
The importation and consumption of rice in Bel-
gium is rapidly increasing, and the quantity re-
ceived there is stated to rival that obtained by
England. The cheapness of the article is in its
favour, being 5 to 6 centimes per half killogramme
lower than wheat flour. The machinery for clean-
ing and dressing rice is stated also to have been
greatly improved. , .„. .
The accounts by ifiefottaidtker Europa report a
stringency in the New York money market, and
stocks continued as depressed as for some time
past. The last weekly return of the City banks
showed a contraction in the discounts, and in
every department there was a redaction. The
falling off in the specie, however, was much less than
was anticipated, being considerably under a million
of dollars. It was expected that the drain of the pre-
cious metals would gradually subside, and that the
supply on hand would soon be considerably aug-
mented, for already there was heaviness in the
exchanges, and a decline in the rates. The re-
demption of United States' Loans at the Treasury
during the week ending Oct. 21 amounted to
41,150 dollars. Freights were generally dull,
flour tended upwards, and wheat was scarce and
dear, but notwithstanding these facts there was an
exportation of breadstuffs of some importance to
Liverpool.
The Stock Market is dull this morning, and a
little flatter upon the news of our serious losses in
the Crimea, although the same confidence in our
ultimate success still exists. Consols have been
941 g for transfer and account, and since 94i
The New 3 per Cents. have realised 931 to 1, and
the 3 per Cents. 93f I. Bank Stock is quiet at
211 to 212 i. Exchequer Bills have been 6s. to 95.,
and East India Bonds 10s. premium.

Foreign Securities have bean without any par-
ticular movement. The Turkish Scrip is at 1 to
1 premium. Spanish Three per Gents. have
been 33 and the New Deferred 181. The Passive
Con.vertecl are 43. Venezuela Deferred Stock. is
worth 10i. Brazilian Old Bonds have been done
at 99k.
The following are the nominal prices of foreign
stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 6 ; Mexi-
can, 22ft to 22i ; 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,
181 to 18 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 37i to 38i ; ditto,
Certificates, 5g- to si; ditto, Passive, 43 to 4i.
In pursuance of the understanding come to at
the annual meeting, in June last, of the Great
Western Railway Company of Canada, the Direc-
tors again met the shareholders on the 29th Sep-
tember, for the purpose of laying before them a
statement of the operations of the company during
the first half year of the line being opened for
traffic, of the outlay of capital, and progress made
towards the completion of the works, and an
estimate of the expenditure still considered neces-
sary to finish the line in a way that will enable it

to do the business which there is reason to believe
will come upon it. In the estimate required for
future outlay, the Directors have formed their judg-
ment upon a careful consideration of all the cir-
cumstances involved.

"No expense or outlay is included which they
think can safely be omitted, and they have tried to
study the shareholders' interest in all that has been
done." The receipts at 31st July, 1854, had reached
2,579,0891., of which 1,288,3441. was in company's
bonds and Government debentures. The outlay
having been 2,907,007/., there is a bala-nce of 327,918/.
against the account. The accounts show that, up
to 31st July, 1854, there had been-incurred a gross
charge of 2,907,0071.; the amount still due for rol-
ling stock, machinery, &c., 171,220/. ; the amount
required to complete and ballast the line, works,
and stations, as per estimate of engineer, is
359,1091.; amount still required for land and land
damages, 20,0601. ' • total cost of line and rolling
stock, 3,457,3451. A further snm of 35,0001. will
"be required for the completion of the two
steamers." Since the annual meeting in June last
the company applied for and obtained bonds of the
Provincial Government to the amount of 300,0001.
sterling. These bonds were not, however, received
until after the 31st of July last, and accordingly do
not appear in the present accounts ; they have been,
however, since then, disposed of upon satisfactory
terms, and the proceeds placed to the credit of the
company. This makes the position of the company
stand, on the 31st of July, 1854, at 976,772/. ;
less proceeds of Government Bonds, 373,8001. ;
less other assets, 109,850/.—:483,650/. ; balance,
493,1221. Of the above amount some portion
will be payable in bonds and shares. " The total
cost of the line and plant having so much
exceeded all previous calculations, the Directors
then explain, at great length, the causes which
have led to such increase, from which, they state,
"it will bo seen how impossible it was to foresee
the large additions which have been made to the
cost of the line ; but it is satisfactory to know that
about 300,0001. currency of the increase is for
rolling stock." -The report here remarks
that, " although the Bonds of the provincial
Government form an extra charge upon the re-
venue of the company of 15,0001. sterling a year,
yet that this sum being invested, as is required by
law, at compound interest, will, in about nineteen
years, extinguish the said Bonds, or upwards of an
i-th of the Capital of the company. This gradual
process of liquidation of course adds to the value
of the stock, in proportion as the process of liqui-
dation goes dn."

The railway meetings announced are the fol-
lowing : _ .

Company. Date? Place.
Bradford, Wakefield, & Leede Nov. 7, Bradford.
European and N. American... Nov. 7; St. John's N. Blum.
Silk. & Gt. Lon. &War. (Ir.) Nov. 13,17, Gracechurph-st.
P London Tilb., and' Southend 1 Nov. 10, London Tavern.
Newport, Abergavenny, and
Hereford
The Railway Share Market has been firm, said in
some instances rather higher prices have been ob-
tained. Great Western have been buoyant, and
North Western also. The South Western, Mid-
land, and .South Eastern have been the' lines chiefly
dealt in. The French shares are nominal, and less
is doing in the Canadian.
The Colonial and Foreign Mines have been ne-
glected, the Banks are less in demand, and the
Land Companies without alteration.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. —CLOSING PRICES.
( From tlte oXcial List.)
Sank Stock Dm .iness done
212. 11
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93j a
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94g i a
New 3 par Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16
India Bonds, £lOOO .lO
Consols for Account 14th Nov.
Exchequer Bills, 2jd.
£l000
£5OO . 9 6 p
Small 0 6 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent 99i
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 5B 9
Vexicau 3 per Cent.
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 3.8
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent lBl
Ditto Passive (Converted)
rurkishScrip 6 per cent
Venezuela Bonds, 3j per Cent. ............ , —
Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent loi
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Exchange, 2j per Cent. 12 Guil
Ditto 4 per Cont. Certificates .....
THREE ()CLOCK.
Consols ....................................... 94i
'Ditto NOvensber A coonut

The Queen has appointed Sir W. Gibson Craig, Bart.,
a member of the Board of Supervision for the relief of
the poor in Scotland, in the place of Mr. William Mur-
ray, of Henderland, deceased.
The difficulty respecting M. Souls has been settled.
He has been invited to pass through France on his way
to Spain.

The French Government are seeking to charter seve-
ral large English steamers for the purposes of the war;
but they 'are difficult to be obtained,'although high rates
are offered. One or two, it is said, have been engaged
from the General Steam Company.

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