The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-29 00:00:00

TRANSFER OF THE FRENCH MAILS
FROM DOVER TO RAMSGATE.

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It is already known that M. Lecomte, the Director-
General of the French Post-office, has arrived at Calais for
the purpose of making a trial with one of the mail steam-
nackets, as to which of the two ports, Dover or Ramsgate,
is the most advantageous for an expeditious communication
between the two countries. Dover has disadvantages from
its port being nearly choked up with mud, sand, and gravel
after windy weather ; whilst Ramsgate, from the excellent
construction of its pier, and the safe and commodious
anchorage of its harbour, even during the most violent
gales, offers every advantage over the narrow entrance of
Dover, to the shipping, and particularly the Government
mail packets.

On Monday last the first experiment was made by two
of the French Post-office mail-packets starting at the same
time from outside Calais harbour with a fresh breeze ; the
one for Ramsgate, on board of which was M. Lecomte
and several naval officers, and the other for Dover, with
their tricoloured flag flying. This novel sight conffregated
an immense number of the French and English residents of
the town upon the pier at Calais, anxious to witness this
trial, on the result of which very heavy bets are pending.
The result of the match was decidedly in favour of
Ramsgate, the packet having gone there and back to Ca-
lais again, after waiting a short time, in the short space
of less than six hours, whilst the Dover packet was nearly
seven hours, although she bad the advance of the wind.
Had the first put the full power of its engines to work, it
is the opinion of the captain they might have done it in
five hours and a half, without difficulty, as there is not.
❑ear so strong a swell and current to contend against as
when making for Dover. It was expected that another
trial would have been made yesterday, but the weather was
not favourable. A report is to be made to the Minister of
Marine on the subject. Another race, it is stated, will
take place between the French and English packets, pre-
vious to M. Lecomte leaving for Paris or London, so as
to make the necessary arrangements with Lord Lichfield
and Colonel Maherly, the Secretary at the Post-office, for
carrying this desideratum into effect.
Six life-boats, on a new principle, have been ordered to
be built 'by M. de Rhins, the shipbuilder here, by command
of Government, each of which is to be 25 feet long by 5
feet wide ; two of them are for Boulogne, two for Dunkirk,
and two for this port, which will be placed under the su-
perintendence of the port-captain. Should they be found
to answer the expectations on trial, 35 or 40 more will be
constructed at the different dockyards for all the principal
seaports, so as to render every assistance to vessels in dis-
tress.—Letter front Calais.

SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

(FRONI LLOYD'S.)

DEAL, OCT. 28.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrived from the Ricer
and proceeded, the Colombo, M'Kellar, for Calcutta; Os-
borne, Sterling, for Cape Coast ; Maria, Burton, for Algoa
Bay ; and Harriett, Burrows, for Trinidad. Arrived and
sailed for the River, the Clio, Richards, from Honduras ;
Ellen. Ashy, from Quebec; Falcon, Burrows, from Vostizza;
and Vestal, Robertson, from Oporto.
PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 28.—Wind N.N. E. to N. W.—Sailed
the Lord Wellington, Tate, for Sierra Leone.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 27.—Wind W. to N.—Arrived the
Prince Regent yacht, and sailed for Bombay.
FALMOUTH, Oc-r. 27. —Wind W. to N.—No arrivals or
sailings.
DARTMOUTH, OCT. 28.—Arrived the George Sutton, Archer,
from Newfoundland.

STANGATE CREEK, OCT. 28.—Arrived the Nonpariel, Allan,
'com Smyrna.

DUBLI;;, OCT. 26.—Arrived the Emerald Isle, Buck, from
London ; and Waterloo packet, Barnes, from ditto.
CORK, OCT. 26.—Arrived the John Pedder, Atkinson, from
St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port the Aurora, Turean,
and Series, Blandfield, from St. Domingo.
ORKNEY, OCT. 25.—Arrived Jane, Fisher, Davis' Straits.
PENTLAND FRITH, OCT. 26.—Arrived the North Pole,
Lyal, from Davis' Straits.

The Waterlily, Ruby, from London, was burnt at the
entrance of the Shannon, 23d inst., and only one of the crew
saved.

The John, for Leith, was on shore on the Herd Sand, 27th
inst. —crew saved.

The Jane, Cork, for Plymouth, was driven on shore at Fish
guard, the 27th inst.
The Betsey, from Stockholm to London, was totally
wrecked on Amelands, the 21st inst.

Accounts from Constantinople, dated the 6th inst., mention
that the plague was greatly on the increase.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Our arrivals this morning are two French mails, and one
Dutch. No ship letters.

Consols, whic.ll closed yesterday at 88 } for the Account,
opened this morning at 88i ; same for Money, with little
doing as yet. Exchequer Bills 24; India Bonds 35 ; Bank
Stock 205} 206}; India Stock 256 257.
In the Foreign market, although the arrivals from Spain
arc not of a favourable nature, still Spanish Bonds maintain
the price of 20 i; closing at 20 I yesterday ; Passive
51 ; Deferred 81 ; Portuguese left off at present 65-11;
Three per Cents., 351 3t ; Colombian 22 to 221 ; Mexican
221; Dutch 24 per Cents., 53i4.
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HALF-PAST ONE.
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Consols continue at the morning prices of 88i ifO;ihe
Account ; same for Money. Exchequer Bills, lid. 1 prem.,
2d., 3 prem. ; India Bonds, 5 ; Bank Stock, 206 ; India
Stock, 256.

The Foreign Market is also inactive. Spanish Bonds con-
tinue depressed, at 20i ; Passive, 5i ; Deferred, 8i ;
Portuguese, 56 ; Three per Cents., 36 ; Colombian, 22} ;
Mexican, 22/ ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53i
THREE O'CLOCK
Consols for the Account, 811 i
THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Omni no
India Stock
Ditto Bonds 5 pm.
South Sea Stock ...........
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuitic.
I.x. Bills, lOW/ °d.
Ditto 5001 lpm
Ditto 50U1 . 3 pm.
Bank .Stock for (' -PM •••••••• .....
Stock ;or Act.
Consols my Act.

Rank Stock ong
3 per Cent. Red. 8134
3 per Cent Con. BS%
14 per Cent.
3'4 per Cent. Red 06%
New 3!4 per Cent 97%
4 per Cent. Assented
Dissented —
Long Annuities to expire
Ja a 1860 l4 11-16
9ct 1850 l4 7-16
Jan 1860

FOREIQ

AUftrian, 5 per cent % ..„.
relgian, 5 per cent .. , ............
Br,zilian Bonk . ... „,„,....... VI
Viiienos A yre4i, tl per cent —
Chilizn, (I per cent
Celin-nbion, 6 per cent.
Ditto, 18:14
Danish, 3 per cent —
Greek Bonds, 1525, 5 per cent —
Nlex icon, 5 per cent.
Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825
Peruvian, 1325, 6 per cent

I FUNDS.
IP3rtuguese Bonds, S per cent.
Ditto, Now Ditto 55
Prussian 5 per cent. —
0
Russian Prussian,
5 per ceNt.. 7lO
Ditto, Metallic
Spanish, 5 per cent —
Ditto. Consolidated :2O
French, 5 per cent
Exeliangi•
Fruich, a per cent 7Bt. 50c.
Dutch, •24 per cent. 53%
Ditto, 5 per cent
TICS.

SEIA;

Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Railway 0%
Cheltenham and Great Western Railway I%
Eastern Counties Railway
London and Brighton Railway (Rennie's)
London and Brighton Railway (Cuntty's)
London and Croydon Railway
No other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o'clock,
List.

London was visited last night with a heavy fall of
snow, which lay on the streets this morning several inches
deep. Tilt' effect was extremely novel at this period of the
year, :nil seems to justify the opinion that the recent visit
a the Comet has bequeathed us a legacy of boisterous
weather. About ten o'clock the snow re-commenced ; and
while we write (afternoon) continues a perfect snow-storm
from the North East. On Thursday the weather turned
suddenly cold and wintry.

,
We regret to announce tne ,of the Countess of
Belvedere, which took place 7.. Few days since in Dublin.
The Marquis of Weitesley has made great progress
in writing the h:l.siory of his administration while Governor-
General of inala, which cannot fail of being highly interesting,
Smith, the lady who should have played
the part of Artaxerxes at the St. James's Theatre, on
Thursday, was prevented from appearing, in consequence of
severe indisposition. Her sister, Miss Julia Smith, who
had been announced for Sernira, undertook the character
of Artaxerxes at only a few hours's notice.
BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.—Between the hours
of six and seven o'clock yesterday morning the wife of Mr.
John Rattenbury, licensed victualler, and landlord of the
White Horse, Baldwiti's.gardens, Leather.lane, Holborn,
was safely deliverod of' three fine children, two boys and a
girl, who with the mother are going aft prosperously, and are
likely to do well.
Sir Henry Parnell, after landing at Ramsgate from
the Continent, proceeded to Cobham Hall, near Gravesend,
where the Countess of Darnley, eldest daughter of the Right
Lion, Gentleman, resides with her infant family. Sir Henry
arrived in Belgrave-square on Monday.
INCENDIARY FIRES AT EALING.—About a
quarter before six o'clock on Thursday evening, the neighbour-
hood of Ealing, Brentford, &c., were thrown into a state of
great alarm by the discovery of a fire in the rick-yard of a
farm belonging to the firm of air Felix Booth, Bart., Hazard
and Co., the extousiyo distillers and brewers, situated in
tircat Ealing. From inquiries made on the spot
yesterday, we regret to say no doubts exist that the fire was
the act of an incendiary, Messrs. Booth, who are insured in
the Phweix Fire-Office, have offered a reward of 2001. for his
apprehousloa,
M. TALLEYRAND.—Letters just received from
Valinlcay give more satisfactory information with respect to
the health of M. de Talleyrand. It was in eousequence of an
asthmatic attack, that we aTe jold it was judged prudent to
send f'Pr physicians irom the capital, but the complaint yielded
to the ceMedies which were immediately resorted to.
The herring season has commenced very favourably
at Folkestone, as upwards a 1,400,0 N have been
during the past , This is owing, iu a great measure,
11.9 fP4gq that rayslyi.p,ls been so, prevalent . late. They areeaugthot
much
larger fish than common, and fetch a good price.