The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-22 00:00:00

CANAD-A.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY,'
This evening the Montreal Ocean Steam- snip
Company's sctew-steam©r North American, CAPt'
Frange, arrived in this port from Quebec, with the
mails from British America.
She left on the Bth inst., with 130 passengers'
and a full cargo of breadstuffs on freight. She In°
detained in the St. Lawrence by the heavy fog•
The following is a list of the gentlemen elected
to the Legislative Council in Upper and Lower
Canada yan-
UPPER CANADA.—Rideau—Hon. P. M.
koughnet, Ministerial. Queen's—Mr. Sin3l3B°°'
Opposition. Burlington—Dr. Smith, Opposition.
Trent, Mr. Murney, Independent. Sangeen--Alt*
Patton, Independent. Western—Colonel Prince'
Ministerial.
LOWER CANADA.—Laurentides, Mr. Laterrieret
Ministerial. Salaberry, Mr. Ronaud, Ministerial.
Rougemont—Mr. Desaulles, Opposition.
ton—Mr. H. Smith, Opposition. Mille Isle--Mr
Masson, Independent. Lauzon—Mr. DuchesuaYY
Ministerial.
The telegraph brings intelligence of a fire in S. t
John's, Newfoundland, on the sth inst., by W11,1,°00
over 200 tenements were destroyed—loss, 50/v
dollars.
The Board of Trade at Montreal have reSolved t°,
entertain Mr. Gillespie, which invitation he has 10
cepted, to take place on the 20th inst.
No other news at Montreal.
Wheat and flour not materially altered in prlCee
Flom: is arriving freely, and dull of sale.

Ashes rather higher at Quebec. fir3t
Timber of good qualities found buyers at
hand.
Commercial produce unaltered.
Freights to Liverpool 478. 6d.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.=—Nov• 21.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) 16th
MOVEMENTS OF Thoors.—Detachments from the this
30th, and 55th Regiments embarked from Cowl -
day for Gibraltar, and from the 34th for Edinbarg',..si•
EGYPT _HOUSE AND GROUNDS.-.--This favourite t
dence of the late Lord Durham, Sir Edward rite ;
Bart., and numerous other fashionable visitors to 7 09t,
Cowes, was offered for sale, by auction, on MondaiL.,
Amongst the competitors were Samuel 0 Cares'
of Fairlee ; Charles W. Hoffmeister, Esq., of :a sif
brook ; Robert White, Esq., of Northwood Per';',"'loo•
Charles Fellows, of Montague-place ; and John but
.1.70.
Esq., late secretary of the Royal Yacht Sq
neither bid up to the amount required, and it seee„.,tredt
irvat 3,7501. It is the property of Sir Thomas J-4--01:06
this
Bart., and we hear that 7,0001. was offered for
is 3 Bpeib
11.
few years ago ; but the value of property in
bourhood is much altered of late years. uadron ,uot

Portland Lighthouse has been raised 15 feet higher
than heretofore. relitioo
Mnots.—There seems to be a very general in3Pre,
amongst those best informed as regards financial maehost
that the pressure for money will soon abate, on
..d that
we shall very soon have abundance in the make" la 0'
deed, symptoms of it have already manifested therns°- 10
We may look, therefore, not only for a great attentioniretis'l
general business, but a large amount a public ade
io paying and progressive mines. The discoveries to ia
within thp last week or ten days in one ar two roinehgaee
that district, the richest in Gwoorte
caused many
determination, now being carried out in many ollB°'vy
winding up several
enquiries to be made for shares, whilst
of
companies whichand
drag upon the shareholders, will put breathe 13°141
repeated
.nd look after dividend mines. The share market ;1000
calls, and enable them to more Triou ea
oar last has been well supported, though the 1018100
ransacted has been, perhaps, rather confined to 0
favourite speculations.—Ninin9 Journal of
14is dag.