The Sun.
London, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THUESDAY EVENING, DECENISER 15, 1859.

THE ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE
SOCIETY.
6, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London.
Established 1823.
The lowest rates of Premium on the Mutual System.
The whole of the Profits divided every Fifth Year.
Assets amounting to £1,810,000,
The Bonus additions in 1859 (which averaged £O5 per Cent.
on the Premiums paid) amounted to £175,000, the sum of
£890,000 having been added as Bonus at previous Divisions.
The Annual Income exceeds £260,000,
The Society continues its invariable practice of making no
charge for service in any volunteer corps.
ALEXANDER 3IACDONALD, Secretary.

ECONOMIC LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
SPECIAL NOTICE,-1101i1S OF MU,
Proposals for Assurance should bo made before the lit
January, 18i0, to entitle the Atietired to Participation in the
Division of Profits in 1861,

THE LIVERPOOL and LONDON FIRE and
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Established 1836.

Offices—No. 1, Dale-street, Liverpool, and 20 and 21, Poultry,
London.
Liability of Proprietors Unlimited.
Invested Funds
PROGRESS OF THE COMPANY.
Fire Premiums. Life Premiums. Invested Funds
• 35,472 .... 19,840 388,990
. 113,612 .... 49,128 .... 620,898
• 276,058 .... 121,411 .... 1,156,035
The Annual Income exceeds £450,000.

Year.
1818
1853
1858

Policies expiring on CIIRISTAIAS-DAY should be re-
newed before the 9th of January.
SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company.

INDIGESTION CURED at last by MEN-
A_ THANODYNE, or Pain-relieving Mint.—lt is now dis-
covered that the power of restoring health to the stomach
depends upon the normal condition of that very sensitive
pneumozastric nerve. The miseries of melancholy, despair,
rheumatism, spasms, diarrhoea, piles, are removed by the use
of menthanodyne ; irritability is allayed, sleep restored,
pulsation rendered more equal, and man becomes more evenly
energetic in his duties of life, and happy.—Sold by all medi-
cine vendors, and wholesale at J. GROSSMITH'S, 85, New-
gate-street, London.

unfavourable circumstances, connected with an appearance
of a tightness in the money-market, produced the quietness
which prevails just now in the piece and yarn marl et.
Prices began to fall off again both for goods and yarns, and
the reasons that we explained in our previous rrports pre-
sant the future prospects as rather uncertair_ and unfavour-
able. The stocks of piece goods in fir Flt, and second hands
are still heavy and the supplies on the way from England
too large, and unless a very brisk consumption shall be
manifested we cannot expect aril, great improvement in this
market.

Metals—Copper sheathing remains steady in demand at
about 45rs. to 45rs. 4an. per niaund.
Ant-stock Shares—The intervention of holydays since
our last has retarded business, but some transactions have
takeZ place in India General shares and Bonded Ware-
house stock at our quotations. Ganges shares are in less
favour, owing to the comparative mallness of the dividend
declared ; the scrip of this company is to be divided into
three, thus making the shares 500 r. each, instead of 1,500 r.
Dock shares are inquired for at quotations, and steam tugs
are now saleable at 650 r In Gas and Auctio* shares there
is nothing doing.

Government Securities.—The value of the 51 and 5 per
Cents: has been maintained at previous rates, say 95 and
90; a considerable amount of both had been taken out of
the market for European account. The 4 per Cents. aro
neglected, and the value is nominal.
The purchases for Europo appear to have little effect for
the present on prices, and sales are readily made.
Exchange.—The rates on London have, kept steady at
from 2s. Oad. to 2s. Old., and 2s. Old. to 2s. Oad., for credits.
Documentary continues in limited supply, and has been
taken freely at 2s. od. The arrival of the China mail yes-
terday has given the market an upward tendency, and we
look for higer rates by the next mail.
Freights.—There has been a slight dullness since the de-
parture of last nail in the freight market, and rates to Lon-
don and Liverpool, as also to Mauritius, have receded a
little, which is £2 for London, £1 15s. for Liverpool, and
1.2 rupees a bag for Mauritius ; to all other ports and places
there has not been any alteration.

'RE AUSTRALIAN AND BOMBAI7

MAILS.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship Ripon, Capt. J. S. Field, arrived at Southamp-
ton yesterday morning with the heavy portion of
the mails from Bombay, Australia, New Zealand,
&c., in charge- of Messrs. Casson and Lea, of the
General Post-office. Shp. left Alexandria on the
30th ult., Malta the VI inst., and Gibraltar the
9th, and had variable weather during the voyage.
The Ripon brought 100 passengers, of whom 38
were first-class, 22 second, 29 deck, and 11 chil-
dren; and on freight £1,671 in specie, gold dust
value ,L 13,158 total value, £14,829 ; also 1,205
bales of silk, and a general cargo.
On the 10th inst., the Ripon passed the company's
steamer Delta off Cape Espichel, steering to the
southward ; and on the 13th, off Ushant, the Pera,
both outward bound.

Her Majesty's ships Renown, Racoon, Banshee,
Caradoc, and Wanderer were at Malta.

At Gibraltar were her Majesty's ship Marl-
borough, Cadmus, Doris, Lapwing, Scylla, Orion,

Neptune, and Caesar.
Her Majesty's steam sloop Mohawk, Commander
M'Dougall, arrived. at Gibraltar on the Ist inst.,

six dais from Plymouth. The gunboat Vigilant,
Capt. Armitage, from Malta, arrived at Gibraltar

on the sth, laden with crindemned stores, and

bound for 4ithead. She was obliged, through
stress of weather, to put into Algiers, where she
took in 30 tons of coal. The Vigilant put to sea
again on the 6th. The steam sloop Firebrand,
Commander Bruce, arrived at Gibraltar on the 6th,
11 days from Falmouth ; she had a steam dredger

in tow for service at Malta, and, after coaling, re-
sumed her voyage with the dredger.
The Turkish steamer Sinope, Capt. R. Driver,
10 days from Southampton, with coals for Constan-
tinop)e, arrived at Gibraltar on th e 6th.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
slaip China, Captain N. Cook, from Southampton
on the 27th ult., arrived at Gibtraltar on the 3d
inst., and proceeded to Malta and .:Llexandria. She
had experienced very bad weather..
The following British mercharatt steamers had
arrived at Gibraltar :—Nov. 30, thee Thessalia, Cap-
tain R. Flint, six and a half days from Liverpool,
with general cargo for Gibraltar, 'a Ealta, and Alex-
andria ; same day, the Gibraltar, captain W. G.
S. Hall, ten days from London tend three from
Corunna, with bullocks, Governm cot stores, &C. ;
Dec. 3, the Palestine, Captain H. Dabbins, seven
days from Liverpool, with general 'cargo for Malta
and Alexandria ; 7th, the Tweeds iele, Captain C.
S. Suckling, eight and a half da y s from London,
with telegraph wire for Algesi ras ; same day,
the Hutton Chaytor, Captain W. Morrison, 13 days
from Liverpool and seven from Cot with railway
carriages for Barcelona.
The Tweedside, having on board the submarine
electric telegraph cable which is t connect Ceuta
with Algesiras, arrived at Gibraltar on the morning
of the 7th from London. Messrsz. George, John,
and James Hamilton, telegraph f ngineers, with
nine men to assist in paying out the cable, were on
board the Tweedside. The layinp; down of the
wire was to commence forthwith.

The British brig Margaret, Capt in F. Jefferson,
40 days from Newcastle and 14 fr( uai Portsmouth,
with coals for Gibraltar, arrived at the latter port
on the 2d. She had experienced heavy weather,
and lost bulwarks and head rails.

The Austrian brig Giovanni Leo veld°, in enter-
ing Gibraltar Bay on the aftern. )on of the 4th,
missed stays and grounded near Pu ata Mala at low
water; she floated off at high tide dt t ring the night
The Norwegian barque Falken, 0. J. Rod mas-
ter, from Alexandria with barley, ' e ound to Cork
or Falmouth, went aground on the o ight of the 4th
when entering the bay, near the sec 4)nd river. She
remained on the rocks and was mat i ng, water. _

The Norwegian barque Queen ificioria, which
arrived at Gibraltar on the 4th, lad xm with barley
for London from Odessa and Consta xitinople, would
have to discharge to undergo repair e, on account of
being in a leaky state.
A letter received at Gibraltar :from Almeira,
dated Nov. 27, reported the loss of 'the Neapolitan
brig Rachele, Raffaelo Scarpati mast er, on the flats
near Roquetas. She was laden wit h wheat, from
Marseilles, bound to Cork or Falmi ) uth for orders.
Little of the cargo had been savedl, and the hull,
owing to the bad weather, had gone to pieces, but

the rigging had been preserved.
The Archduke Ferdinand Maxi: a Nan and the
Archduchess Charlotte, who arrivi :11 at Gibraltar
incognito on the 28th ult. in the A:ustrian steam-
frigate Kaiserin Elizabeth, took t t eir departure
shortly after eight o'clock on the :z torning of the
3d inst. During their stay his Imp arial Highness
had a cabin erected on the deck of t he steamer, to
be used as a library or reading-room.. The steamer
was to proceed direct to Madeira, olhere prepara-
tions had been made by the Austrian Consul and the
Portuguese authorities to receive hi 01. It was sup-
posed that their Imperial Higlines ses would also
visit the Azores and Canary Islands
Gibraltar advices contain no later news from Mo-
rocco than that received via Madrid.. The Chronicle
of the Bth has the following items :- - -
" Arrivals front Mazagan and So 'J.& state that it
was rumoured at those places tha t , owing to the
commencement of hostilities with Spain, a holy
war had been proclaimed throughtc.ut the empire,
which would soon bring down to the seaboard towns
thousands of armed Moors to defendt their country
and religion against the Spaniards- Trade with
the interior was, in consequence of i hese events, in
a paralysed state. The populations of these towns,
notwithstanding, are reported to be! in a quiet con-
dition, and peaceably inclined tt 'wards neutral
Powers.
" From Mogador we have receiv, l the following
lists of the contingents furnished by the Moorish
tribes in that part of the empire toe wards the holy
war proclaimed by the, Emperor against Spain :
Cava] ry. Infantry.
Hoda
Soos
Eutorga
El Massa
Jim; el Wad 2,C C 0 .. 7,000
Howara
Edow el Teat
Ito Baanuan ..
Ite Zheroa
Edow Baaky
Tazawelt ..
Luksos 2,C C 0 3,000
Stuka
0' Zewa - 5,000
Wadr.oen or 800 Zhabtine •— 15,00

Total

Latest quotations of exchange a t Gibraltar were
a' follow :—London, 90 days' dab ), 511 ; Paris, 90
days' date, sf. 33e. ; Marseilles, 9 0 days' date, sf.
32e.; Genoa, 90 days' date, sf. 37e, ; Madrid, 8
days' sight, 3 dis. ; Cadiz, 8 days' ;sight, 3 dis.; Ma-
laga, 8 days' sight, dis.; Seville., 3 dis.; Alicante,
di:s.; Valencia, 3 dis.; Barcelon 1, par ; Spanish
pillared dollars, 3 per cent. pin., done, and no de-
mand.
Freights to Brazil and River elate, 12 dols. per
ton, and 10 per cent.; Gulf of Mexico and Havan-
nah, 12 dols. per ton, and 10 per cent.; Malta, Leg-
horn, Genoa, and Marseilles, 4 d ,ls. to 5 dols. per
ton. and 5 per cent. ; lead, at less..
The following war steamers aad transports ar-
rived at Cadiz on the 4th :—The screw sloop Edi-
tans , 2 guns, Lieut. Quintas, from. Carthagena ; the
steam transport Marques de la Vi etoria, Lieut. Mo-
reno ; and the hired French steturt transports Pro-
vence and Jean Mathieu, all from Ceuta. he Da-
nish brig.of.war St. Thomas, Coin mander M. Fro-
lich, sailed on the 3d for Santa. Cruz; and the
Belgian St?amship Gustave Pastor :put to sea on the
same day. —

CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATION AT LIVER-
rooL.—A local examination, in conne dion with the Uni-
versity of Cambridge, opened at St. G=eorge's-hall, Liver-
pool, on Tuesday the examiners being Dr. Goodwin, Dean
of Ely. and the Rev. H. M. Campion, fellow and tutor of
Queen's College. A fund is in prom as for the purpose of
rewarding those who are in the first c r second class, and a
public prize-giving in 1860 is contem plated. On this oc-
casion, there are 72 candidates for middl e class-honours.