The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-09 00:00:00

BRAZIL AND 711 E RIVER PLATE.

Tlie R.M.S. Shannon, with the mails from Brazil
and the River Plate, bringing a fortnight's later
news from the seat of war in Paraguay, have not
corroborated the intelligence received by telegram
of an attack being imminent. Ou the contrary, it
would seem, from all the news gathered, that the
allies were concentrating their forces, and that they
would not make any attempt upon the strong forti-
fications of the Paraguayans. Skirmishes had
taken place
which
it the advanced posts,
it seems that many Brazilians were killed and
wounded, and a body of 300 cavalry of the allies
who had advanced to reconnoitre had been com-
pletely cut up.
General Osorio had arrived at Itati, having given
up the projected advance into Paraguay by way
of Candelaria, on the Upper Parana ; his force
was estimated at about 4,700 of all arms. The
Brazilian fleet, remarkable for its masterly inactivity,
numbered about 70 vessels, including nine iron-
clads, and was still at its old anchorage below
Curupaity. At and near the city of Corriaites the
river presented a very lively appearance, as there
were over 18,000 tons of shipping engaged in
carrying supplies for the allied army, and army con-
tractors were enriching themselves with Brazilian
gold. At Buenos Ayres trade was dull. The Pre-
sident, General Mitre, had left on July 22d to re-
sume the command of the army atTujuty. The inte-
rior provinces of the Argentine Confederation
were
still in a state of revolution ; the intelligence is
far from satisfactory, and peace and order cannot
be restored until the war with Paraguay is brought
to an end. In the province of Tucuman a new re-
volution had been hailed with joy, and the rapidity
with which one succeeds another may be learned
from the fact that Rioja has had no fewer than 15
governors in seven months, and Catamarca 17
governors in less than four years. The Argentine
Congress has unanimously condemned the secret
protocole of the secret treaty of the triple alliance
against Paraguay, which had become known
through the publication thereof made by her
Majesty's Government in papers laid before
Parliament. It had been proposed to vote £BO,OOO
for fortifying the Isle of Martin Garcias, in
violation of treaties which stipulate this island
being maintained as neutral ground, even in time
of war. The question of removing the capital from
Buenos Ayres had begun to be discussed by the
press, and great fears were entertained that this
question would again serve as a base for civil war,
so greatly to be regretted in a country where peace
alone is necessary for its advancement and pros-
perity.
At Montevideo all were anxious for the coming
elections, and to have a regularly organised govern-
ment, and an end to the dictatorship of General
Flores. Since the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the
said Government nothing of interest had taken
place. Colonel Fortunato Flores, a son of the dic-
tator, has been banished to Europe, and deprived of
command, being very unruly, and having kept the
Ministers and other officials in bodily awe for
some time past. One of the Ministers, Senor
Flangini, is confined to his bed from rough
treatment received at the hands of this young
tyrant.
At Rio de Janeiro warm debates still occupy the
Chambers on the issue of paper currency and new
war loans, without which, the Minister states, an
Imperial bankruptcy was to be feared.
It was reported that 1,600 Brazilian infantry had
attempted to enter Paraguay on the north, but
were so harassed by the enemy's cavalry as to be
forced to retreat, having also experienced heavy
losses by cholera, which had broken out on the
march.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARICE7—This Day•

The market opens flat. Sales probably 8,000 to
10,000 bales.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

LONDON, Sept. 9.--Windthis day at noon—South-
Easterly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
LIVERPOOL, Sopt. B.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Silesia,
from Manilla.

QuEENSTOWN, Sept. 7.- Wind N.W.—Arrived—Sea
Queen, from Mexico; Inglewood, from Cardenas; Amelia
Anglia, from Sulina.
PLYMOUTH, Sept. B.—Wind W.—Sailed—Windward,
for Hobart Town.

CARDIFF, Sopt. G.—Wind N.W.—Sailod—Coto d'Or,
for Bombay.
litiLL, Sept. B.—Wind N.W.—Arrivod—Great Aus-
tralia, from Callao.

(By Telegraph.)
GRAVESEND, Sept. 9.

Arrived, Sept. —Fusilier, Sir Robert Peel, and Flandre,
steamers, from Dunkirk ; Esther, steamer, from Paris ;
Vigilant, steamer, from Boulogne ; Excelsior, and Countess
Leicester, from Guernsey; Gold, from Alderney; James
Holmes, from Barbadoes ; Elizabeth, from St. Peters-
burg ; Marwood, from Tarragona ; Thomas Aylan, from
Leghorn ; Mystery, from Guernsey; Fairy Queen, steamer,
from Dieppe; Strelna, steamer, from Ibrail.
Arrived, Sept. 9.—Earl of Aberdeen, steamer, from
Hamburg; Fyencord, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Hanover,
from Jamaica ; Wave, and Cordelia, from Guernsey ;
Banff, from Archangel ; New Union, from Guernsey ;
Caroline, from Cronstadt ; Orion, steamer, from Antwerp ;
Gosforth, steamer, from Odessa; Fulton, steamer, from
Dunkirk.
DEAL, Monday Morning.

Passed (in tow)), Sept. B.—Hanover, from Jamaica, for
London; Ajax, screw steamer, from London, for Cardiff.

NEW HARBOUR AT TORQUAY.—On Saturday the
foundation-stone of a new harbour at Torquay was laid by
Miss Palk, daughter of Sir Lawrence Palk, Bart., M.P. for
South Devon and lord of tho manor. The ceremony was
duly gone through with, after which festivities commenced
in honour of Sir Lawrence Palk's son having that day
attained his majority.

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Staines, Wok., & Wok
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COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
British Columbia, 6 pert
oent.,Dec.3l, 1872 ! 100
Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July.
1877-84 llOO No 101
t2o. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 1,0 98 100
Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept, 100 101 IJ3
00. sp. c. Jan. & July; 100 85 86 93 891
Do. sp. c. lnucribcd tak, 100 83 85
Cape U. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 104 106
Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1000 100 10d 107
jo. do 1880-90 100 104 106
Do. Jan.&July, 1990-9, 100 114 105
Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 94 96
Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 100 102 104
Do. 1878, do. 100 109 11
-_Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873,
Jan. and July
Do. Is7B
.JO. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it 100 105 107
Do. 1835, Feb. & Aug.. 100 111 116
Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 IJI 103 1021
N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&J uly 100 98 100
N. S.W. Gov. 5 we., 1860 100 116 08
Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 18711 100
Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1815 100 21 92 941 4
New Zealand, 6p. cent 100
Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 93 04 9,4
ova Sc Ala Ccv. 6 p. a
sterlia,,s, 1875 l9O 98 90
.itteenslabud Gov. 6p. c 100 98 100 93:
S. Aus.Gov. 6 poc. 1808-9 100
Do. 1878 & upwards lO 105 107
Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 -
Do. do, A pril & Oat— 100 1114 1121, 1121 134
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
100 Atlantic & St.Lawrenoe all 66 68
at Bom.,Baroda, &Cen.ln. 100 103 1031 1031
gu. 6 per cent...
20 Do. F shares lO p 1p
204 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 41
10 Do. Preference all 5 6
Buff.,Brant, &Goderich
100 6 p.c. 100 63 71
at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO
at ;ape Town & Dock, gu lOO 65 65
.00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p! all 99 101
st East. Bengal, gu., 6do 100 100 162
at East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 109 110 1101
20 Do. J Extension
at urandTrunkot Canada 100 17 18
100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
1 charge 6 p.c ali 80 85
100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 50 52
100 Do. do deferred all
100 De. 20 Pref. Bonds., all 40 45
100 Do. do. deferred all
100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 32 34
100 Do. do. deferred all
100 Do. 4th Pref. stook _ all 19 20
100 Do. do. deterred
at .3 t. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 107 109 1101
?) o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2
20 Do. New gua. sp. a 6 21,
at t. South of India
gua. 5 per cent
at Do. 44 per cent lov 92 94
at Do 2
201 iireat Wes. of Canada all 151 151 151 I
201 Do. New
,00 Do. 6p. c 13(.3. pay. 1873 all 95 97
100 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 87
10 [ndian Branch, limited 3 I 11
at Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 100 102 104
at Do. 44 do lOO 93 95
at Do. 41 do lOO 69 91
20 Do. Fifth Extension 5
at Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100
50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay.. all
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N.lLl.C'da,6pc lotpf.ba. 100 83 65
at Scinde , 100 100 101
et Do. Delhi
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at Do. Punjaub lOO 99 100 104
at Do.lndus St.Flot °° 100 85 87

BRITISH MINES.
,e. 5 Cam. ConsoL Gold, lira. 1
Chiverton
Clifford Amalgamated BO 6: 7
Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 410 420
brakewalls 2.1.0 4
East Bassett (Illogan) 291 19 21
East Caradon 2.11.0 5 8
East Cana Brea Bl 3 34
East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3
East Gunnislake 8.3.6 1 1
East Lovell 3.9.0 g 10
E. W.l Russell (Tavistk 11.2.6 31 31
Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5
4 Great Locey, limited., all 18 19 181
Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 -
-- Great Wheal Buksy 11.9.6
G. Wheal Vor (lielst.,e 40 18 19 181
Grenville 9.0.6 1 1
llerod's Foot
.... 8.10.0 34 36
llingston Downs 5.10.6 24 21
Margaret (Uny Lelant 11.17.6 6 8
Uarke Valley... .... .
4 3dwyndy Iron Ore, Urn 31 24 11
New Se ton ....... 561 40 60
North Roskear . .... 381 5 7
N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0
North Wheal Crof ty
_ Prosper United 8.11.0 2 21
Providence (UnyLelant 10.6.7 26 28
S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 340 360
~.. South Condurrow
S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 -
Stray Park 35.15.6 31 4i
in Croft
9 12 14
Vigra and Clogan, lim all
West Bassett (Mogan
W. Caradon (Liskeard 141 1
11
West Chi Ter ton ...... 11 67 69
West
_ Wheal Bassett !Mogan 51 65 70
Wheal Buller (Redruth 18 24 26
Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 13 15
Wheal Seton
..;.e Wheal Trelawney (Lie 5.17.0 7 0

rREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Western, 4 per cent irred. 70
North Eastern, Cons., 4 per cent.,
Ditto, 4j per cent, rd., 94 a
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
Hull and Selby, 109 i
London and Chatham, 41 per Cent., 60
FOREjIaN RAILWAYS.

Dutch Rhenish,
Ditto, 25
Great Luxembourg, 101
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3
Sambre and Meuse, 51 per cent, pl., 81
DOCKS.
London and St. Katharine, 561 71
BANKS;

Al7ulstralla, and Chins, Hi
Alliance,
91 10
lira.,u was
Anglo-Italian,
oZealand,
India, 1 8
cßalChartCity, 13
rt3e Nds
Consolidated, lira., 41
Imperial Ottoman, Urn., 91:9
London and Brazilian lira., 20 1
London Joint Stook, 381 51
London and Westminster, 71 70
Ditto, Scrip, 381 8
National Provincial of England, 1331
Oriental Bank Corporation, 41
Union of Australia, 481
Union of London, 37
MISCELLANEOUS;
Atlantic Telegraph, 241
Berlin Water Works, lum., 122
Ceylon Company, si 91
Credit Foncier of England. lira.. 31 1
Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 121 1
Gen. Credit and Discount, lira., 5 3-18
Hudson's Bay, 15 •
International Financial Society,lim.. 3 1-16
London General Omni bus Company. u 2 )1-16
Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteedls per cent. by
Indian Government), 101
Freehold Land and Dock, 44 5
National DiSCOUnt t ompanyill j
Ocean Marine Insurance), 191
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 49
Royal Mail Steam, 04
South Australian Land. 311
Teie,raph Construe. and Maintenance, lira.. 171
Union Marine, Liverpool, Jim. 7
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) 'Loan, 701 1 1

- -
RAPID STEAMING.—The steamship Java, Capt.
Moodie, loft Halifax on the 30th of August, at 8.30 p.m.
For the first four days the wind was scant, and the ship
received no material assistance front her canvas. The
weather was fine and the water smooth. After this a fresh
W.S.W gale helped her along, and the result was an aver-
age speed to the entrance of Queenstown of 14 knots. If
this is not tho greatest speed ever attained by any ocean
steamer, it is, nevertheless, a most wonderful run across
the Atlantic, and accomplished without the slightest dis-
comfort t 3 the passengers, the ship carrying topgallant
sails during the whole of the time she was under canvas,
and never rolling sufficiently to cause any inconvenience
oven to the passengers. This ship ran a distance of 2,184
knots—viz., from the wharf at Halifax to the Fastnet
light—in 150 hours 18 minutes.