The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-18 00:00:00

carried really too far here. Traffic is frightened
off the road by the enormous charges, and the
route by Cape Horn preferred, except for pas-
sengers and specie. Various rumours are flying
about of Liverpool traffic by Cunard steamers--
lines of ditto to Fraser River, lines to Australia,
and even that the Leviathan is to be called into the
service. It is to be hoped that the British Govern-
ment will not give its assistance to any project un-
less the proprietors of the railroad act with more
liberality, and reduce their charges. Should they
not do so we ought to do all in our power to open
another route and destroy the monopoly. Mr.
Cunard it now a director. Many consider him an
important accession, and look forward to an fin-
proved state of things.

" Fraser River do-cs not turn out so well as was
expected by the Yankees ; that is perhaps all the
better for keeping out lawless characters. It is
better, perhaps, that the mines should be worked
by companies."
Mr. Nelson, commercial agent for the Panama
Railroad Company, sailed for Costa Rica in the
Columbus, for the purpose of concluding the rail-
road contract with that government.
A severe gale was reported at Colon on the 16th
inst. ' • it caused no damage. The slide on the rail-
road has been repaired, and the trains are running
as usual.

Tier Majesty's ship Alert was at Panama on the
23d.

The news from the mineral districts of Copiapo
are more flattering daily. A rich discovery of
copper mines has lately been made north of Tres
Punta s.

CALLAO. - Dates are to the 12th August.
General Castella has been elected President of
Peru.

The French admiral has had another question
with the Government, relative to the 'proceedings of
a Peruvian vessel of war with a French merchant
ship on the coast, for which the Peruvian Govern-
ment has had to pay 5,000 dols. Business is very
dull ; the Bay is full of vessels, chiefly American,
waiting charters. Two large ships arrived this
week from Bombay, leaking.
. The Honolulu Advertiser says that the American
clipper ship White Swallow had arrived on the 2d
and sailed on the 6th inst., to land guano at Jarvis
Island, chartered in St..francisco on account of
the American Guano Cinfiliany. She can carry
1,200 tons, and is the pioneer ship in the guano
trade. It is stated two or three more ships will be
chartered at San Francisco, to load at Jarvis
Island.

THE ARIEL STEAMER ASHORE.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY-MORNING.

The United States mail steamer Ariel, Captain
Ludlo*, is ashore on Stone Point, between Calshot
and. Hurst, in the Solent. A telegram was received.
from Hurst last night to this effect:—" Apparently,
Ariel, from New York, passed at 8.50 p.m." Not
making her appearance in the river, a steam tender
was despatchedabout 11.30 to meet her, and she was
found ashore. The night was thick and dirty. The
tender took out the mails and passengers for this
place, and arrived about half-past 3 this morning.
The Ariel had 70 passengers for this port, 50 for
Havre, and 60 for Bremen ; also some specie, the
amount of which cannot yet be ascertained. Two
steam-tugs are now alongside her, and a third is
about to leave to render assistance. She lies on a
bank of gravel.
Nothing more is known here at present. The
Arid left New York on the 4th inst. No danger
is apprehended to the ship beyond the detention
necessarily occasioned. Stone Point is about 10
miles inside Hurst.

LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—The
rumour which was circulated yesterday in the Stock Ex-
change and in
.other quarters (whieh we copied from a
contemporary), to the effect that the London General
Omnibus Company will declare no dividend at their next
meeting, is entirely without foundation.
THE CONSTANTINOPLE AND ALEXANDRIA TELE-
GRAPII.—It is expected that the submarine telegraph
between Constantinople and Alexandria will be completed in
a month.
GALWAY AND HALIFAX STEAM-PACKET LINE
(LEVER'S.)—LIVERPOOL, Sept. 17.—The propeller steamer
had reached Boston previous to the departure of the AIVI
from New York. The Pacific had amved off St. John 0
at eight o'clock on the morning of Sept. 2, making the run
to that point in less than four days and a half.
THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTON, Friday .—The
steam ship Atrato, Captain Woolley, left this day with
the West India mails, a full cargo, £2OO in specie, £4,900 in
jewellery, and 149 passengers, among whom are Captain
Grant, lady, and family; Captain Chatfield, Lieutenant
Duncan, Ensigns Aldworth and Shirley, and a body of
Sappers and Miners, for British Columbia. The steam ship
Valetta, Captain Soy, left this day with the Peninsular mail,
£2,100 for Cadiz, £6OO for Lisbon, a full general cargo, and
43 passengers, among whom are Major Gore and Major
Ord. The steam ship Hammonia, from Hambhrgh to New
York, which was announced to leave the former port on the
15th, and Southamption on the 17th, with passengers and
freight, was compelled to return to Hamburg soon after
quitting that port, owing to a derangement of her machi-
nery. She is expected here on Wednesday next.
IMPROVEMENT OF ST. PAUL'S-CHURCHYARD:"
Orders having been given by the City Sewers Commission-
ers to Mr. Chadwick, the City pavior, to relay the whole of
the eastern and southern sides of St. PauP s-churchytud
with four-inch cubes, the dean of the cathedral has given
permission for the carriage-way on the north side of the
edifice to be opened during the relay for the purposes of the
public traffic.
EXTENSION OF THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH TO.
THE FOREIGN OFFlCE.—Yesterday morning the workmen,
who commenced their labours the previous night to connect
the Foreign-office, in Downing-street, with the Submarine
Telegraph Central Station, resumed their employment under
the superintendence of the company's engineer. The con-
nection was completed in the evening, And this morning,
it is expected, messages will be received direct by. the
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs from the various
British embassies throughout Europe and vice verge. The
Secretary for India will also receive his dispatches from the
Governor General at the India House direct, a connection
with that establishment being about to be established.
DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.----YeS;
terday Mr. Sergeant Payne, the coroner for London and
Southwark, received information of the death of Themes
Seymour, aged 40, under the following melancholy circum-
stances. It appears that the deceased and another mall
named Thomas Gilmour,'aged 23, were in the emploral•ny
of Mr. Stones, engineer, and were assisting to cart an iron
cylinder, weighing about two tons, when the chain suddenly
snapped i
and the cylinder fell on them. They were extr-
cated as soon as possible and conveyed to St. Thomass
Hospital, where Mr Grabham, house surgeon, was in
immediate attendance, assisted by the medical staff of that
valuable institution. On examination it was found that
Seymour's head was most fearfully fractured, and he died
shortly after his admission to the hospital. Gilmour's back
is broken, and he is not expected to live. The inquest will
take place on Monday.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—lnformation has been
received at the Chief Police Detective Office, Great Scot-
land-yard, Whitehall, of a daring highway robbery on
domestic of the Right Hon. the Earl of Zetland, named
Charles Kendrick, who was returning from Zetland to
Aske, and when near the top of Pilmoor-hill was attacked
by two men, one holding the horse and the other dragging
him to the ground. He then received a severe blow on the
head which rendered him perfectly insensible, and was
robbed of a massive silver hunting watch, an Albert chain,
and some gold. The Right Hon. the Earl of Zetland will
pay a reward of £5O to any person who shall give such in-
formation as shall lead to the aprrehension and conviction
of the offenders.

MlNES.—Since our last a fair business has been
doing in the Mining Market, and for one or two specula-
tions a good demand has sprung up. Among these West
Grenville shares have advanced from 6s. 6d. to 12s. 6d.!
and leave off at 9s. to 10s. ; this demand has not been cause('
by any change of importance in the mine, but through
large purchases, consequent upon the report that a well-
known firm were about to take the management, and that
ample capital would be raised for the erection Of steam-
power, to prove the mine effectually and speedily, as it
certainly deserves, as for a shallow mine the prospects
so far have been very encouraging. Rosewarne, 33
to 35; a fair business has been done, but leave off flatter;
the lode in the 58 fm. level is said to be worth £BO per fin.
Crambler and St. Aubyn, 1321 to 1371. Great Alfred
keep at 4/ to 41, and several purchases made during the
ocinuisetqeuesnot
firmon other eiro improvements.
oenntes.or
week. North Robert shares have further advanced to
s3Ols3tote
able points are expected to come off here. Vale of
Towy shares have been more dealt in at 17s. 6d. to 18s. 6d•
Wheal Margery,
111 to 111; a good sale of ore was made
AlftworedfaNC'ln:
last week, and shares considered below what the prospect°
warrant. Cern Brea, 521 to 55. In heavy shares there
has not been so much doing : Devon Consols, 455 to
465 ; Basset, 190 to 200 ; South Frances, 190 to 200 ; We"
Seton, 270 to 280 ; Great South Tolgus, 141 to 15 ; Herods-
foot, 6:1 to 7; Wheal Arthur much more in request, the
sub -diVided'shares having been dealt in at 17s. 6d. to 205.,
leaving off, 158. to 175.—Afining Journal of this day.
RIO DE JANEIRO IN 1858.—The SundedandTimeg
gives publicity to the following frightful narrative, drawl'
up by Capt. E. Robinson, of Sunderland, master of the
ship Raleigh, of South Shields :—" I arrived at this place
in the beginning of May, 1858, being sent to bring home eg
vessel, whose captain died of yellow fever ; little did t
think, before leaving home, that I should have witnessed
the sufferings of so many of my fellow-creatures that were
ill of this dreadful epidemic. I was told it would be all over
before I arrived,. but I found that, so far from that beiq
the case, its ravages were unmitigated. In the street that
lodged in, five in one family were buried from the house in
one day. The Rio journals were publishing in their column°
No cases of yellow fever to-day.' One ship at the port,
had seven captains dead before she could be brought out 01
the place. The vessel, the Raleigh, of South Shields, thal.
I have come home in command of, had her captain, chit
officer, second officer, and four of her crew stricken down ii 3;
the disease. On the day before the captain died I visited
him at the hospital ; I there witnessed such sights as I hoe,
never again to see—poor sailors in the height of the fearful
malady, with the black vomit, vomiting dark fluid lik°
coffee. I shall never forget the looks they gave me, and how,
their poor dull eyes brightened as I gave them a word 01
comfort, and told them they would get better. Next day,
when I returned to see them, I found the whole gone—the
captain and six of his crew all dead and buried. Still, 'l4°
cases of fever' say the Rio journals. The number carried
off by yellow fever from Feb. to May, 1858, amounted, t?
1,609, upwards of 600 of the death: being among English
sailors. The presence of a plague fever is not to be wondered
at, at, the state of the town being a disgrace to civilised peol,l‘.F.,
All manner of filth is to be met with in most parts of ti'7:
town Dead animals and filth I cannot describe meet your
eye and offend your senses almost everywhere."