The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-23 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day.

The market opens steady. Sales 10,000 bales or
more.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Thursdfty Morning.

Arrived, Aug. 22.—Frigga and Gazelle, both from Dram;
Dorothea, Abba, Familian, Jacoba Johanna, and Herman
Wilhelm, all from St. Petersburg; Barclay, from Rostock;
Victoria, from Dantsic ; Chanticleer, steamer, from Copen-
hagen ; London, steamer, from Cadiz ; Broatiwood, from
Riga; Baynes and Beate, both from Stralsund; Pilgrim and
Kate; both from Cronstadt ; EnterprThe and William, both
from Windau ; Gustav, from Wismar; Pearle, from
Memel ; Alarm, from Rotterdam ; Alliance and Eloazar,
both from Suudswall ; Christian, from Soderham ; Lon-
strop, from Malmo ; Axel, from Archangel; Catherina,
from Libau.
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Arrived, Aug. 23.—Cologne, steamer, from Boulogne ;
Velocity, from Calais; Ranger, steamer, from Rotterdam;
Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Passed—Admiral, from Guernsey for London; S tromtuen,
of Shields, from Hornosand for Palma ; Lector Voss, from
Sundswald for Sandwich : Saguenau, from London for
Cardiff; City of Cashmere, from London for Glasgow;
New Whim, of Portsmouth, and Corsair, of Shoreham,
from the North to the West; Indus, from St. John's, for
London (in tow).

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :-
1866.

1865.

Great Western 81,296 76,090
North Western 133,344 126,905
South Western
Brighton .................................... .
Midland 29,08354993 51,234
South Eastern
Great Northern .. .. .
with those of the
Laucaster and Yorkshire .• 8,474
50,780 46,926
Bristol and Exeter
North Eastern ... . ........ ,: .... ,
compared Lincoln 75,285
20,909 20,142
Great Eastern
Minim and Dover
London and Ch 14,154 14,328
Manchester, erre,tuSrhileYds,ewld,haennd
corresponding period of last year, are, with a few
exceptions, of a favourable character.
of £5,206, on the
On the
Great Western there is an increase
North-Western of £6,439,
on the South-Western
0f£263 ; on the Brighton of £1,866, on the Mid-
land of £3,759, on the South-
the Great Nrn of £3,Bo7,ortheEastern of £125, on
and Yorkshire of £3 - on the Lancashire
,Ba 4, on the Bristol and Exeter
of £4Ol, on the North-Eastern of £2,121, on the
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln of £767, and on
the Great Eastern of
£482. The London, Chatham,
and Dover, however, shows a decrease of £174.
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A further amount of gold representing £79,000
was received at the bullion office of the Bank yes-
terday afternoon.

Everybody (says the London Correspondent of
the Inverness Courier) has heard of John Brown and
and the high favour ho held at Court. But it does not
seem to be known that John has experienced the fate of
other and more refined courtiers, and that his fall has been
oven more rapid than his rise. Tho story goes that John
was from the first partial to his native usquebaugh, and
that as his favour at Court increased ho indulged in longer
and stronger libations. This had reached a height which
could not be overlooked ; and the new Master of the House-
hold, Colonel Biddulph, who succeeded the late Sir Charles
Phipps, was reluctantly compelled to dismiss him from
office. It is considered probable that, after a period of
suspension, he may be again restored to favour—especially
if he can restrain his propensities—but for the present it iq
to Do noted that bhp. )3rown's star is under an eclip6e,l