The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-15 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

By way of Callao and Panama we have adviees
from Melbourne to the 15th of August, being seven
days later than by the last overland mail.
The Red Jacket packet, from Liverpool, arrived
in Hobson's Bay on the 11th of August, after
passage of 82 days. The Lightning, with reail°'
was to sail from Melbourne on the 26th A.ugust for
Liverpool.
The weekly report of the 13th August reports the
wow her as unusually cold and wet, and ice has beeu
met with an inch in thickness near Melbourne.
Notwithstanding the heavy rains, which ha"
interfered materially with the diggers, the mold,g
continue to yield beyond the usual average of
and the quartz mines operations are reported to
have become exceedingly successful.
in
Tin and copper appear to exist extensively
several widely spread localities.
The wet season was nearly over and trade begin-
ning to
uml ituprove isr . A much
Agrie,; advancing prosperously. ring
larger tract of land is under cultivation than 11
previous years, and the crops promise very
fa-
vourably.
The establishment of telegraphic lines through°llt
the entire colonies was attracting much attention'
Mr. George Oakes, one of the members of the
Sydney Assembly, was severely beaten in the house
on the Bth of August.
ow:
The intelligence of which the foregoing is a
miry was conveyed to Callao by the British steamer
Ne w Granada.

TEE EMPEROR IV APO LEON AND T.
BUSSIAN AMBASSADOIi.

(Front the Siecle of yesterday.)
We aro ignorant of the interpretation that Will
be given to the words pronounced by the EtuPer-!
°
in reply to M. de Kisseleff. It is possible that th
partisans of the Russian alliance may experienba;
satisfaction at the polite tone of the speech ; We,
t b
attao
devoted partisans of the English alliance,
ourselves do the meaning of the speech, and the
meaning satisfies us. We perfectly comprobea„
that the Emperor should desire to alleviate Pi.e
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friendly proceedings and amicable language the
position of the vanquished of Malakhoff, Inkergiallfr
and Alma ; nothing could be more natural
more congenial to French generosity, particul37o
when these friendly proceedings and polite Nor.
do not weaken the former alliances of Frsl3°3
and especially the alliance of the two 01„(),".
liberal and bravest nations of the woriudi;
particularly when these proceedings, these WO%I
do not affect " the strict execution of car
the
conditions" which have been imposed bY;bi
treaty of Paris on those who were not favoure",be
the appeal to arms. We are delighted that; of
head of the State should have profited by the .I`of-•
solemit opportunity granted to him, and ba.vie ivg
fered a pledge to the English alliance by info
the ambassador of the Czar (in the most CO
terms) of the preference given by the Fr e" ar
vernment to former alliances. There exists 0100
sicailation which will have been made by a„11 nee
study our foreign policy, namely, that at a cus: by
of twenty-four hours, the words pronounce
,bOOO
Napoleon 111. are nearly identical with 600
which proved so successful at the banquet Of eotv
hall. The Emperor speaks of the " strict 0„,,a f
tion" of the conditions of the treaty of Paritso
Lord Palmerston demands, amidst the 94)13-66 the
the governing circles of Great Britain, Oa" ,ut,oo
conditions of the peace shall be faithfully elce-ifbat
and honourably observed." We shall 131000
interpretation the partisans of the Russian 94'1T0 to
the detractors of the English alliance, Will gtil
the official declaration on which we hal"
matted.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This pa:

, 91. ;

LONDON, Nov. 15. Wind this day at
110011,
light breeze and fine frosty weather. A 0111_,t.
POWNIMoUTH, Nov. 14.—Wind N.—Arrivet•--seilme
(tpt) and Olinda (tpt), from Constantinople.
bold'
H.M.S. Urgent, for the westward.
A DP°
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 11.—Wind N.—Arrive for O.
from Lcndon, for Melbourne. Sailed— Lueette''
1201
coast of Africa. Find bo
PENZANCE, Nov. 14.—There aro about 150 0
veeeels in the bay. Dee
rt hag
WELLS, Nov. 14.—The Brothers, of this 11°, '
totally wrecked in the West Sand ; crew save"' Qiiebee.
GLOUCESTER, Nov. 11.—Arrived—Lotus froln %f
SWANSEA , . e.--.
SWANSEA, Nov. 11.—Wind N.N.W.--Arriv ecV
off, from Quebec. vt, --Arrirpool.
QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 13.—Wind WY- " ' yilre
Eyre, from St. John's, N. 8., and proceeded. for
from
Sailed—Blanch, for New Orleans. ii: PO ,
STORN.JWAY, Nov. 11.— Arrived—Arrived e.
Quebec. goni
, r. 1033 io to
SCARBOROUGH, Nov. 14.—The Elizabetn, .. like J
to London, is on the rocks to the southward, 0.,"' as
• bIA
as
a total wreck ; crow saved. ore 08
CALCUTTA, Oct. 6.—The Countess of Elgin',ol. „,,t.
sezlttled, has been floated, and cleared for 9testh „pt"
Eclipse, for London, which put back here on I"oAjd strop
leaky, bad been in collision with the Winslo'c_ ipirn° /go
fore foot ;no cargo daniaged. The Ontario, 0 her 1,,,,
~
has put back with a considerable portion %et 100.-" J
daiivJged. Tire Conrad, for London, has pet '
and is dischlrging.
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(rEp. MAECTRIO TznaBAPEG) id ottlaP
LIVERPOOL, Saturdsl
t Bo:
pack, ."',".. 0
Wind 14. W.
Arrived—Eagle, from Windsor, N.S. ; b, pay
drew. N.B. !....E. Selo, St. John's, N.B. ; Ara 0'
ward'S 181 and. ..,..1 501'
qtTEENSTO”, 1

Wind N.W.
Ariived—Eyni from St. Jon 's, 11• B• 14*
6ailed.—Blanche, for New OrlOO2E. .I°W /..T 1401'
ILLSGB

Wind. N,N.W.
ailo~i—liuuuymed©, ATIC
unnymedo, for Baltimre.t 7 V soy. 13,

Wind N.
Arrived—Exact, from Galata.
f'l36
.MINES.
rahaming —we have very little cbange to rep_orliiiolo;
market this week, but a fair anloen of Ir 3„ of 0,
3 been transacted, especially when the tightnen
money market is considered, and a good degia.raproo;
I.IP for one or two descriptions of stock. 11-13 tbo
n'" in Mary Ann caused a demand for attar", 6, °dap ,
e, &an cad to s,i, 40 ining Journal of vnu

)_;

Two

The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed
quietly but steadily, without much animation.
The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, 500 of
which were taken by the exporters, and 500 by
the speculators. The Railway Share Market ex-
hibited a firm appearance, closing at a slight ad-
vance on the opening rates.

The Royal Mail steam ship La Plata, with the
West India and Paciec mails, arrived last night at
Southampton, with recie on freight amounting to
$786,000. By this vessel news from Melbourne to
the 15th August are to hand, stating that the
James Baines sailed for Liverpool on the Grit of

August. The wet season was nearly over, and
trade was beginning to improve. The balance of
exports from the port of Melbourne over imports
for the half-year ended 26th July, was 1,254,0701.
Notwithstanding the heavy rains, which had mate-
rially interfered with the diggers, the mines con-
tinue to yield beyond the usual average of gold, and
the quartz mining operations are reported to have
become exceedingly successful. The eAt tblishment
of telegraphic lines throughout the entire colonies
is attracting considerable at,ention. The Argus
thus comments upin the scheme :—" It appears
that this Australian line is not to end at Sydney.
It is in reality intended to form part of a gigantic
scheme now in progress, which will iu a few years
connect the northern with the southern hemisphere.
The line from Europe is already in progress, and
at the same time lines have been laid in India to
the extent of 2,000 miles. These lines are expect ed
to reach Singapore, and from thence she electric
wire and cable will be carried through the Eastern
Archipelago to the northern coast of Australia,
and will then meet the line from Sydney."
The Bank of England Return, for the week
ending the Bth inst., is far more satisfactory than
most persons predicted ; and as that of the Bank
of France, published yesterday, is also considered
less discouraging, there is increased con-.dente in
the prospects of the Money Market. As the Direc-
tors found it necessary on Thursday last to alter
the minimum rate of discount, it was expected that
the reserve of notes would a'4ain show a material
decline ; but, on the contrary, there is an
increase, the total being now upwards of three
millions sterling. The bullion, in consequence of few
withdrawals on account of the continent, and the
absence of large arrivals from Australia, &c., has
slightly diminished. The " other securities" have
materially declined, but the private deposits have
further diminished. The next return will proba
bly be unfavourable, as it will indicate the changes
Which induced the directors to make a further
application of the " screw." The alterations will
be seen by the subjoined table :
Active Circulation

Decrease
Bullion

£20,239.370
297,035
9,530,152
66,175
Rest
Increase
Public Deposits
Decrease
Other Deposits
Decrease
Seven-Day and other Bills 909.844
Decrease
Government Securities
Decrease
Other Securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase
The official returuof the exports of bullion from
the port of London for the week ending Thursday
last is as follows :

Decrease

Gold Coin
Boulogne .. 230 Ozs.
„ Bars
PP ~
Silver Coin
Boulogne ... 700 Ozs.
Pf
PP Bars
The market for Public Securities has been com-
paratively buoyant, but the dealings are very
limited. A more cheerful feeling has been pro-
duced by the returns of the Banks of England
and France, and the public evince an increased
disposition to effect purchases. Consols for money
have been 92/ and for account 93 to 931.
There have been a few unimportant varia-
tions, but the market has been generally firm at
these rates. The New 3 per Cents. have been
91i i to 92, the Reduced 91i to ;, Exchequer
Bind 3s. disoount to par, the Bonds 98/, and India
litu2ds 2s. discount to ls. premium. Bank Stock
ls firm at 217.
Foreign Stocks have been dull, but generally
firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 90; 1, and
the 4 per Cents. 1001 Spanish 3 per Cents.
have ruled steady at 414. Portuguese 3 per Cents.
at 43k, and Peruvian 3 per Cents, at 55. Mexican
Stock is higher, being 21i 22. Dutch 2-11 per Cents.
are 64i, and the 4 per Cants. 96.
The followin
Stocks : g are the nominal prices of Foreign
Grenada Deferred Bonds, 634 71 ; Mexi-
can, 211 2 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents.,
3 per Cents., 54 G Portug 76 8 ;ditto
uese 3 p©r
43 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents.Cents.,r
, 106 8 ; ditto 41
Cents. per ,95 7 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 ; ditto
Deferred, 22i 3i ; ditto Certificates, 5 . ; ditto
Passive, 5.1 61.
A fair amount of business has been transacted in
Railway Shares, and an improvement of fully to
1 per cent. may be quoted on the shares of the
principal lines. Caledonian, Great Northern,
Great Western, North Western, South Western,
Midland, and South Eastern, are all at higher
values. Grand Trunk of Canada have shown an
improvement of about 55., and Sambre and Meuse
Se. Madras declined ss. The other lines are at
steady Yates.

JoiniStock Bank Shares are inactive at about
previous prices.

Miscellaneous Shares have shown a slight im-
provement. Canada Government 6 per Cents.
are 113, and Royal Mail Steam 67.

BRITISH, FUNDS rums ()A V ON ,3
( From the Official List.)

dom.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. • Reduced ntalitiat .
3 PIT Cent, Consols Annuities 2s
New 3 per rent knnnities ..... ..... 92 1 2
Lbng Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860...
Ditto 39 Years, expire sth Aprit, 1885 174
Units, Rnn,b,
.„. 1p 2 d
Ditto' under £lOOO 3 p 2 d
Opneolstor Account 934. 3
Ezeheqnet
21000 .
EIS" . ........
....
................

par 3 d
3d

'

........... 1 d

, per Cent........ 98i
pRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS A'l' ()NK (1'1!I
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. .................. 1004
Mexican 3 per ( ent .....................
....... 21.2 Ditto Account ................. 2
Peruvian Bonds 4,k per Cent........'.""""
Ditto 3 per Cent.
............. 55
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con, 1841
Ditto 1853, :I per Cent
!inude, 3 per ...en!,
........ _ 43i
Ditto Account
Turkish Rends, 6 per cent •
Ditto Account
D‘tte Guarmitecd, 1- per Cent.
Ditto Account
ru • 1A3114* on .he abovo,
butch Exchange, 2 per Cen.;., 12 Guilders 64i
Ditto 4 per Cent:‘ :ertifiest es

90.) 3

Copula (Money)
Ditto (Account)...

TWO O'CLOCK.
... 92 924
924

THE GREAT GOLD R
_OBBERY ON THE ,OUT ciH-EASRN
. TE
the
RAILWAY--It apnears that on the occurreo 0/ ce
for
robbery, in May, 18E5, a reward of 1,0001. was offered
the discovery of the robbers It is said that a claim
will be made on behalf of Thorogood, the dexterous,
officer, whose capture of Agar has resulted in bringu-'6
the accused to trial.
A. SUBSTITUTE ron THE SEA SERPENT.—In the absence
of any recent appearance of the great sea serpent, the
Trieste Lloyd informs its readers of the existence of a
new monster in the island of Samos, blessed with a most
voracious nocturnal appetite, and endangering the s:4ety
• ofall the flocks and herds on the island, as the carcases
are consumed during the Light, and their well-picked
skeletons are all thaf• is f.aitd , f there in the morning.
five the mules and dogs disappear in the same nlyste•
``The
Manner. The above journal .ass rather naively,
. l'he
monster must be a lion or a Panther but no one
haida,ltle t 0 say which, as i.,t has not yet been s'een, nor its
B:tglace discovered.' As it must have crossed the
114rttV.I'''it their island, the Fanoios balkve it to be some
tanta i lcus animal. A general turn-out of the inhahi-
wbidh'ir, being' organised for a par;ieu'ar day, pe,,,ii,,g
Virginilaqer. art. : ffered tit, t th, Pit,. tg,a, ~r H;dy
take ,1..1_ 11 the churches, and religious processiors
yormiro °", itl every parish to stop the ravages of this
Ila out invisible monster.

St.
st.
it.

10
Bt.

20
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100

'lt.
2s
10