The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-24 00:00:00

LATEST INTELL [GENCE

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
(Per French Atlantic Cable.)

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CLOSING PRICES.

Gold closed at 1201 ; the highest quotatfou dur-
og the day was 121,1; the lowest, 1204.
Sterling Exchange on London lOB4.
5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 ll3l.
" 1885 ll2.
it " 1867 • 1144.
10-40 66
lllinois l3ll.
Erie
Cotton—Mid. upland 2sla.
Petroleum—Standard 'White 3lc.
Flour, extra state, $5.10c. to $5.70c. Corn, old
mixed, $1.14c.

ITALIFAx, Dec. 23.
The Allau (Glasgow) steamship Sweden ar-
rived out yestceday.

SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 24.

The North German Lloyd's steamer Hermann,
from New Orleans and Havana, has arrived here
with 21 passengers and a full cargo, for this port
and Bremen. She experienced heavy weather
during her voyage.

THE BRAZILS.

GIBRALTAR, Dec. 23.

The Societe Generale Company's steamer Poiton,
from the Brazils, has arrived here with 230 passen-
gers and 530 tons of cargo.

BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 20.
Exchange on London, 49 ; on Paris, 514.
Rio DE JANEIRO, Nov. 29.

Exchange on London, 19i ; on Paris, 406. Coffee,
good first, G,200 reis. ; exports since the departure
of the last steamer to the United States, 25,500
bags ; to the Mediterranean, 3,000 bags ; and to
the Nor.h of Europe, 8,000 bags. Stock, 70,000
bags.

TILE WAR IN PARAGUAY.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 29.

Adv:ces received here by River Plate papers from
Paraguay as late as Nov. 19th announce that Lopez
had abandoned his forces and fled towards the

north, his present whereabouts being unknown.

PORTS3IOIiTII, Dec. 24.
The Indian troopship Crocodile, Captain Watson,
has arrived here NS ith troops from Alexandria.

F RA]
BOURSE, Dec. 23.—Th.
closed as follows :-
41 per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 72 45
Credit Mobilier „ 207 50
Transltlantic 220
credit Foncier 1722 50
Faris Gas 1640
RAILWAI

NCE.
tree o'clock—The market

Bank Shares 2840
Italian vives 56 60
Austrian Fives
Ottoman Loan 333 --
Do. Debt .15 35
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred —
Cash
Orleans
Western
Northern
Strasburg
rayons and Mediterranean
Southern__ 5921
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 525
North of Slain
Saragossa
Roman 44

LIFEBOA7' SERVICES.

DOVER, Thursday, 10 p.m.

It is blowing a gale from the N.E. (says Mr.
Cullen Marsh). The lifeboat Royal Wiltshire, be-
longing to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution,
has been off to the steamer M. E. Clarke, which
has gone on the rocks, and has just returned, hav-
ing rescued the crew of 17 men, and safely lauded
them, and they were afterwards taken to the Sailors'
Home.

RAMSGATE, Thursday.

A vessel was seen to be on the Goodwin Sands
this morning, during a strong north-easterly gale,
reports Captain Shaw. The Ramsgate stainer Aid
and the lifeboat Bradford thereupon proceeded out
to her through a very heavy cross sea. On arriv-
ing near the East Goodwin Buoy, about a mile
and a half from the wreck, which was found
to be cn the South East Calliper Saudi,
the lifeboat was slipped from the steamer when sail
was m.lcle, and she proceeded towards the vessel
through a terrific sea. On arriving within Wty
fathoms the anchor was let go, and she was veered
away towards the vessel's port quarter, three or four
of the crew being seen on that part of the vessel.
With their assistance a hawser was got into the
lifeboat, and after very great exertions on the part
of the lifeboat men the boat was hauled to within
10 or 12 fathoms of the wreck, but the mountainous
sea and strong eddying tide prevented them getting
closer. The ship was fast breaking up, and masts
and spars falling, and the master then made an
attempt to reach the lifeboat by sliding down the
hawser, but when half-way between the lifeboat
and his vessel a very heavy sea swept him away.
Fortunately he fell within a few yards of the boat
and succeeded in grasping a lifebuoy that was
thrown to him. There being no time to stare if
the men left on board the wreck were to be saved,
the lifeboat men were compelled to leave him for 3
time, and they then made some desperate attempts
to get nearer the vessel. Meanwhile, one of her
crew followed the master's example and core
down the hawser, but he also was washed
away, being however got safely into the
lifeboat. There now remained only one was
and a boy on the wreck, the former made a rope
fast round his body, and plunged into the water ;
but, notwithstanding every exertion made to sage
him, he unfortunately sank and was drowned.
The poor boy was now the only one left, and his
screams to the lifeboat-men to save him were heart"
rending. For half an hour the brave follows made
every effort to do so, then a tremendous sea struck
the ship, nearly broke her in two, and the lad NO°
washed overboard. The cable of the lifeboat
was then cut, and she steered clear of the
wreck, when providentially the boy floated
near the boat, was seized by the boat-
hook, and hauled in. He was then apparently
dead, but after some time the men succeeded
in bringing him to. A search was then made for
the master, and he was found floating with the
lifebuoy among the breakers, and after several at'
tempts he also was saved, although also in a yell
exhausted state. The lifeboat then joined her con-
sort the steamer, and then proceeded with the
rescued men to Ramsgate Harbour, Svher°
she arrived e.irly in the a't,..rnoon.
lifeboat carried away the timber-head en the
port quarter, and sustained other damage.
steamer's bulwarks were also damaged. The vC3-
sel
was the ship Providence, of Waisa, 490 tons!
bound from South Shields to Nap t
les with a carper
of coals. Twelve of her crew bad left in thel
boat during the night, and it is not known wh,,
has become of them, but it is to be feared that,
considering the violence of the gale and the heel
sea, they must have perished, if they have not bee
picked up by a passing vessel.