The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-02 00:00:00

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Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 9
20 British Iron
Condurrow (Camborr e) 2O 50 60
10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 460
East Bassett (Illogan). 30 100 105
Great South Tolgus l7s 134 14,1
G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillacr) 11.14.11 3 31
G. Wheal Vor (Helstou) f 15 1
Lady Bertha
North Frances (illov la) 84 6 7
North IN heal Croity 7.9.4 75 85
N.Wh'l Bas7et (Illogan) nil. 4 5
-- Par Consols (St. Elaxy) 14 IC4 174
Porkellil Unit. (Wend.) 9
- Sort,rido;e Cons. Min. Co. 60
SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 25 395 40
South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 2 3
S. Wheal Frap. (Mogan) 18.18.9200 210
5 Tamar Silver and Lem,
Mining Co 45 f 1
10 Tin Croit 9 31 34
UnitedMine4Gwennrn) 40 55 65
Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d ¢
West Basset (1110,.-ran) l5 22 23
W. Caradon (Liskearl) 2O 100 110
Wheal Basset (11103-nn) 55 205 215
Wheal Buller (Redru A) 5 180 200 210
Wheal Edward (Cals.) 55 24 35
Wheal Kitty (U. Lelaat)l 1.7.2 8 9
Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe), 8 46 48
- Wh'l;Trelawney (Lisk.)l 45 25 27 255
FOREIGN MINES
20 Australian
1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim los f p t
35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 11
20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 8 9
5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all if 25
1 Clarendon Consols Min-
ing Co. of Jamaica
40 Cobra Copper al 36 37 365:5
Copiapo l6 11 13
1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all
2 Fortuna
20 General all 2 215
3 Linares all 9
5 Lusitanian
1 Mariquita all 1
1 New Granada all
20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead
Mining and Smelt all 41 51
5 Port Philip 1
30 Santiago de Cuba l6f 1 11
28.2.84 United Mexican
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Share Securities. Pao. Closing Business
Paid. Closing
Done.
Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 116 1165 1165 5 /
Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115
Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 114
N. B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 112 114 1125
- - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100
N. S.W. Gov. sp. e. Deb. 100 1004 101 100 f f
NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St.
Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1115 1125 1125
S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 112 114
Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 111 113

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Share; Joint-Stock Banks.

100
100
20.11

Agra&UnitedSeryiceßk
Australasia
Bank of Egypt
Bank of London
Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo
British North American
Chtd. Bank of India, &c
City
Colonial
Com. Bank of Canada
Commercial of London
Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch
Gen. Bk. of Switzerland
Loa. Char. Bk.ofAu stral.
London and County
London Joint Stock
London do Westminster
Nat. Prov. of England
Do. new
National Bank
New South Wales

Paid. Closing i Business
Price. Done.

Orient. Bk. Corporation
Ottoman Bank
Provincial of Ireland
Do. New
South Australia
Do. New

all
all
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87 88
25 251
46 47

59 61
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58 60
28 30

19 21
161 17

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31 32
48 49

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REPORTING THE CAPTURE OF Two PIRATICAL JUNKS.
Her Majesty's Gun-boat Staunch, off Te-plein
Island, Aug. 4, 1858.
Sir,—l have the honour to report for your Excellency's
information the particulars of an engagement which took
place this morning off the island Taon Pung, about 50
miles to the north of the port of Wanchon between her
Majesty's gun-boat under my command and three piratical
junks.
At 8 a.m., whilst at anchor off that island, two Sampans
came alongside with information that some piratical junks
had attacked and plundered a village, &c., and were then
rounding a neighbouring point.
I immediately weighed, cleared for action and stood
(under steam) towards four junks which had just then cleared
the point, one flying an English ensign, a second a Portu-
guese, the other two Chinese flags. When we had closed
within 200 yards the three largest junks opened a smart and
effective fire on us, doing much damage aloft; and to pre-
vent injuring my boats, as I determined to take them by
boarding, I deemed it prudent to lower and tow them
astern. I then returned their fire w;th the Staunch's two
howitzers, still closing with them ; but as our long gun had
been sent on board H.M.S. Fury by your Excellency's
orders, to ease the gunboat coming down the China Sea,
during the typhoon season, our fire was comparatively
feeble.
I went ahead at full speed on to the largest junk, giving
orders to lash her alongside us ; but the instant we touched
such a shower of stinking pots and other combustible mat-
ter was thrown on board us, it was impossible for any per-
son to remain forward, or to see through the dense smoke
they occasioned.
It was at this moment, I deeply regret to state, that Ed-
ward George, A. 8., who was actually engaged in lashing
the junk alongside, having gallantly jumped on board her
for that purpose, was cut to pieces, and his remains
thrown overboard. The strong breeze favouring the
junk, and a heavy swell making it difficult to latsh her,
sho sheered off; and the Chinese in the meantime, having
cut our boats adrift, and being close to the rocks, I backed
astern, and having picked them up, I mounted the how-
itzers, which had been dismounted from the rapidity of my
fire, and renewed the engagement, running alongside one
and boarding, killing a great number of her crew, many of
whom endeavoured to escape by jumping overboard, but
only a small number reached the shore.
Leaving this vessel in charge of Mr. Morice, the Second
Master, and a party of men, I gave chase to a second in my
gig, and having come up with her, I boarded and took
possession, making prisoners of the only two living men on
board, many having been killed, and few escaping byjump-
ing overboard. The third junk, in the meanwhile, having
got some distance away, and not having more than five
effective men left after the engagement, I deemed it prudent
not to follow her among the numerous rocks and intricate
passage she had taken, and being unable to spare any officers
and men for the captured junks, I gave directions for them
to be burnt, which was done.
I should observe that, during the time Mr. Morice and
the men whom I had left with him to burn the first junk,
were performing this duty, a number of Sanpans pulled
alongside, and endeavoured to recapture her, firing her long
gun below where our people were lighting a fire.
Fortunately it did no harm to them, but caused an explo-
sion, which killed from 20 to 30 Chinese.
The fourth vessel, having been a capture made by the
pirates, I released, having previously obtained a written
statement to that effect.
II have great pleasure in bringing to your Excellency's
notice the admirable and gallant conduct of Mr. Morice,
Second Master, the other officers and ship's company of
the Staunch in this action, under the double disadvantage
of a very reduced complement and armament, with these
three junks, carrying a long 24-pounder gun amidships,
and six broadside guns of smaller calibre, besides several
mounted gingals.
Charles Ansel], Quartermaster, I also wish particularly
to bring to your notice, for his assistance in pointing the
howitzers, and his gallant conduct throughout the engage-
ment.
I enclose my list of casualties and defecis.—l have, &c.,
LEVESON WILDMAN,
Lieutenant and Commander.
P.S.—I should have mentioned that from the quantity of
European knives, revolver cartridges and rifles, and the
desperate resistance they made in keeping up a heavy fire,
that Europeans must have been on board—the engagetuent
having lasted five hours.
Rear-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, K.C.8.,
Commander-in-Chief.

LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING.)

WINDSOR, CASTLE, OCT. 29.
This day had audience of her Majesty :
His Excellency Mons. Musurus, Ambassador Extraordi-
nary and Plenipotentiary from the Sultan, to deliver a letter
from his Sovereign ;
Don Tomas Murphy, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary from the Mexican Republic, to deliver his
credentials ;
Don Xavier de Isturizy Montero, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Queen of Spain, to
deliver his credentials ;
And Seior Jose Santiago Rodriguez, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Republic of
Venezuela, to deliver his credentials;
To which audiences they were respectively introduced
by the Earl of Malmesbury, her Majesty's Principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs,

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 1.
The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of
Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received in-
formation, through the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, that with a view to facilitate navigation, the fol-
lowing measures have been adopted by the Russian Go-
vernment in respect to the transport of merchandise of
Russian origin from ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of
Azof, to those of the Baltic, and vice versa (with the excep-
tion of the port of Odessa, until it ceases to be a free port)
except salt from the Crimea, and walnut wood from the
Transcaucasian Provinces, in regard to which articles
special regulations exist.
Those of the articles which are charged with duties, on
being exported to foreign countries, can only be transported
on presentation at the custom house of exportation, of a gua-
rantee of two well-known Russian merchants (if the ex-
porter should be a member of one of the first two guilds)
that, in case the goods should not be delivered at
another Russian port, the export duty shall be
paid by the exporter, without objection, unless in case of
damage, the said guarantee to be restored, upon the re-
ceipt of the goods at the port of importation.
The Export Custom-house is required to make known,
upon every occasion the fact of the exportation of goods, to
the Custom-house, at which it is intended to import such
goods, stating their nature and quantity. In addition to
this the Custom-howie seals should be placed upon mer-
chandise chargeable with export or import, duties; and on
the exportation of wines or tooacco front the southern to
the Baltic ports, two samples are to be taken, one of which,
bearing the Custom-house seal, must accompany the mer-
chandise, and the other be retained at the custom-house of
exportation, and sealed with the seals of the Custom-house
and that of exporter.
If, on importation, the goods are ascertained to be iden-
tical with the samples, and bear the seals unbroken, they
will be delivered without obstacle, but in other cases they
will be treated as foreign merchandise.
COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT.
West Essex Yeomanry -Cavalry—D. Frederick Collins
(Member of the Royal College of Surgeons), to be Surgeon,
vice Dobson, deceased.
The Essex Rifles—Lieutenant Griffin Curtis Galt to be
Captain, vice Lister, resigned ; Ensign Edward Robinson
to be Lieutenant, vice Galt, promoted ; Ensign Bertram
Aynsley James Mitford to be Lieutenant, vice Kitcat,
superseded ; Ensign Waldron Edward Roper Kelly to be
Lieutenant, vice Sandell, resigned ; Ensign Wm. Roberts
Knobel to be Lieutenant, vice Fenn, resigned ; Albert Rob-
son Burkill, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Robinson, promoted ;
Wm. Tate Philpott, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Mitford,
promoted.
West Essex Militia—Ensign Henry Septimus Eicke to
be Lieutenant, vice Clifford, resigned ; Lieutenant Maurice
Henry Hollings Bird to be Captain, vice Ibbetson, resigned.
Queen's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Tower Ham-
lets Militia—Lieutenant Daniel. Williams to be Captain,
vice Thomas Henry Pipon, resigned; Ensign R. Kirk-
wood to be Lieutenant, vice Williams, promoted.
Ist Devon Regiment of Militia—Henry Wm. Barbor to
be Ensign, vice Charles Bevan, resigned; Albert Cecil R.
Drewe to be Ensign.
Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Charles Rivers Bul-
keley, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Fletcher, retired.
Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—Major Ed=
ward R. Wood to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Wheatley,
resigned; Captain. John. Popkin. Traherne to be Major,
vice Wood, promoted.
Royal Monmouthshire Light Infantry Regiment of gi-
litia—Lieutenant Bryan Sheehy to be Captain, vice Horn-
fray, resigned.
2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia,--Lieu-
tenant Isaac De Liancour Wilson to be Captain, vice Har-
greaves, resigned.
4th or Duke of Lancaster's own (Light Infantry) Regt.
of Royal Lancashire Militia Ensign Frederick Henry