The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-29 00:00:00

AUSTRALIA.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEORAPH.)
ARRIVAL OF THE RED JACKET.
LIVERPOOL, MONDAY MORNING.
The Red Jacket, from Australia, is off the

port.

A good summer trade was expected at Mel.
bourne.

The price of gold was 755. to 775. per ounce.
85,000 ounces of gold had been shipped in the
week ending Oct. 18.
There was a Ministerial crisis at Sydney. The
Governor had refused to dissolve.

The Qrieen held a Privy Council this afternoon at
Windsor Castle.
THE CABINET.—AII the Ministers are absent from
London, with the single exception of the Home Secretary,
Sir George Gley. The period of the return of the mem-
bers of the Government is at present uncertain, for no
summonses have yet been issued for the re-assembling
of the cabinet in town.

The Duke of Rutland is surrounded by a select family
circle at Belvoir Castle, including, the Marquis of Granby,
Lord John Manners, Mr. and Lady Eizabeth Drum-
mond, and the Rev. Mr. and Lady Adeliza Norman.
His Grace continues in much the same state.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland arrived at
Trentham, in Staffordshire, a few days ago from Stafford
House. Their Graces have been detained in town several
weeks by the severe illness of the Earl of E,lesmere.
The Marquis of Bath has been entertaining a select
circle at Longleat,
The Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford have left
town, on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland,
at Trentham.

The Archbishop of Armagh, who has been suffering
from an attack of gout at the Archiepiscopal' Palace at
Armagh, is, we are happy to learn, quite recovered.
We understand that the Very Rev. the Dean of Christ
Church, in company with Mr. Liddell and his medical
adviser, Dr. Acland, started from Plymouth on Tuesday
last in H.M.S. Satellite, Captain Prevost, for Madeira,
it being considered advisable that he should spend the
winter months in a warmer climate.

The vicarage of Chiswick has become vacant by the
death of the Rev. T. F. Bowerhank. It is worth 7001.
is year, and is in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of St.
Paul's.

The Dean and Chapter of Ripon have fixed Wednesday
next for the election of a Bishop of that see, in pursuance
of her Majesty's conge d'elire. There is, it is needless
to say, no doubt that their election will fall on the Rev.
R. Bickersteth.

It is proposed to erect a monument to Isaak Walton
in Winchester Cathedral, where he is interred.
Letters from Copenhagen speak of the weather in
Denmark being more like spring than winter.
The municipal council of Nantes has passed a resolu-
tion in favour of the line of railway from Le Mans to
Angers, by Sabl6.
A convention has just been signed at Hanover, for the
adoption of the pound of 500 grammes as unity of
weight.
REPRESENTATION OT MERTHYR.—Mr. John Frost,
the Chartist, has announced his intention of offering
himself as a candidate for the representation of Merthyr
Ty dvil at the next election.
The produce of the gold mine in the government of
Irkut,ck, in Russia, is estimated for the present year at
200 ponds (3,200 kilogrammes). These mines have been
worked only for the last few years.
Ma. CHARLES Al ATIIEWS.—This celebrated comedian
lately met with an accident on the stage of the Man-
chester Theatre that has resulted in erysipelas, which
will preclude him from performing for some tine to coins.
Miss Polly Marshall, from accour.ts just received from
America, appears to be taking Brother Jonathan by
storm. She is becoming an inemen.e favourite in New
York. Her sister, Miss Louisa Marshall, has also made
a most successful debut at Burton's Theatre.
We (Athenceum) understand that the subscription list
for a memorial to Sir H. Bishep, which records contri-
butions to the amount of 1761. from 359 contributors,
will be closed on the last day of this year, and that
shortly afterwards the committee will meet to decide in
what figui or fashiau of monument the sum will be best

REPRIEVE.—Thomas Manse!, convicted at the last
ii(l4,)tie A4-izei of the murder of a comrade belonging
to the 49th Regiment, has been respited until the sth of
Veb., tc.,'l,q, i t etrist to tiff ird time for the decision of
certain points of law rilitic,l tly his counsel, relating to
the mode of swearing the jury ou hie trial, the Attorney
General having intimated his intention to grant his Sat
for the .suing out of a writ of error.-obBerven
OBLITERATING STAMP FOR LETTERS.— We understand
that his Grace the Po2tinaster-General has been pl-aeed
to grant Mr. John Gilchrist, a stamper in the General
Post-office, a gratuity of 101., in consideration of that
officer's zeal and ingenuity in bringing to perfection a
revolving obliterating stamp. This recognition of the
services of a deserving officer has given great satisfaction
to the department ; and although this is the first in-
stance iu Scotland that meritorious conduct has Leen
noticed in the shape of a pecuniary bounty from the
Postmaster-General, we trust that it may act as an
inducement to
i others is the service to exercise their in-
genuity and intelligence for the benefit of the public
service.—Scotsman.
BRITISH AND IRISH GRAND JUNCTION.—It appears
that 420,0001., out of the 460,0001., the proposed capital
of this undertaking, has been subscribed, and the pro-
moters are endeavouring to complete the subscriptions
by the end of the month. This undertaking has the
support of the landowners and of several railway com-
panies, and is intended to form a communication between
the railways in Great Britain and Ireland by means of
nine miles of railway from the Irish railways to Dena-
ghadee, steamers by the short sea passage to P ortpatrick,
an I thence 53 mile-.of railway to a junction with the
railways, of Great Britain. It is fully expected that the
remaining 40,000/, will be subscribed by the time speci-
fied, in order to comply with the standing orders of
Parliament,

LATEST NE WS.

BOMBARDMENT OF CANTON.
TRIESTE, DEC. 27.

The steamer America arrived here to day at 10
p.m., in 147 hours from Alexandria, which port
she left on the 20th of December.

The India mails had arrived there, with ad-
vices from Bombay to the 3d of December ; Cal-
cutta, the 22d of November ; Madras, the 27th
of November ; Ceylon, the 29th of November :
Hong Kong, the 15th of November ; Melbourne,
the 20th of October; aud Sydney, the 15th of

October.
At 11 a.ra. (on the 20th) neither the Ripon
nor the Taletta was in sight.
A serious collision had taken place at Canton
between the British authorities and Yeh, the Chi-
hese Governor-General.
A lorcha under the British flag at anchor off
Canton was boarded on the Bth of October by a
Chinese force, and 12 of the crew seized. Consul
Parkes proceeded on board, and was insulted and
threatened with violence. The remonstrances
made to Yeh were treated with contempt.
On the 21st of October the matter was placed
in the hands of Ad'niral Seymour.
Hostile measures commenced on the 24th of
October. The forts of Canton were taken, and
several of them destroyed.
Yeh persisted in rejecting Admiral Seymour's
demands for satisfaction, or even an interview.
On the 27th of October fire was opened on the
city walls and on the Governor's palace.
The city walls were breached and stormed on
the 29th of October. The troops penetrated to
the Palace, but were withdrawn in the evening.
The loss was three killed and 12 wounded.
Attempts at negotiation continued fruitless,
and on the 3d and 4th of November the old city
was bombarded.
On the 6th of November 23 war junks were
attacked by the Barracouta and all destroyed.
Time was again granted to the Chinese, but no
signs were given of submission.
According to the last accouits the Bogue forts
had been captured. The factories had been
almost totally vacated by the foreign community.
Property to a large amount had been destroyed
by fire.
Commerce was at a standstill.