The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
DUBLIN, August 24.

Arrived—Alice, from Dunkirk ; Alice, Konigsberg.
KINGSTOWN, August 24.

Wind, calm.
Arrived—Bolma, from St. John's ; Caroline, Memel ;
Tuscan, Barbadoes.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m.
Wind E. by S., light; tide fifth hour's ebb ; weather
fine.

Sailed, Aug. 2t—George Lennan, for Sunswall ; William
Watson, for Auckland ; Gustaf, for Tolsani.
Sailed, Aug. 25—Caesar, for San Francisco ; C. Thomp-
son, Boston.

DEAL, Tuesday, 9 a.m.

Wind S.W. ; moderate.
Passed—Mebraska, from St. Lucia, and Deslandes, from
Barbadoes (38 days out), both for London.

At a meeting of the Geelong and Ballarat Railway
Co►npany yesterday, it was resolved to wind up the
company.

The State of Indiana offers "90 cents, on the dollar,
and the interest accrued," for any amount of Indiana
Five per Cent. Bonds, issued for banking purposes, and
falling due in eight years, up to the amount of 80,0001.
We regret to announce the death of Lieutenant A. J.
Molesworth, Royal Marines, chief officer of the coast-
guard station at Rochester, which took place on Sunday
morning at 3.45 a.m., from the effects of an apopletic fit
with which be was seized a few days previous, and from
which he was quite insensible ever sine. _

EXIIIBITION Or ART Texasuass.—The attendance has
improved upon two days of the week very materially,
and these are Mondays and Saturdays. On Saturday
last this improvement was mainly owing to the reduction
of fees to 6d. each after 2 o'clock. Up to that hour 3,126
persons entered at is. each, and afterwards 16,275
entered at 6d. each, by far the largest attendance yet
recorded. Yesterday there was again a large number
of ls. visitors, the excursion trains from various places
bringing great numbers of people on Mondays. This
will probably be the case for some time to come, as the
country town and village feasts and wakes throughout
the manufacturing districts have now commenced. These
annual celebrations almost invariably commence on the
, Sunday, and Monday therefore is an eligible day for
excursion trains, when business being almost suspended
those who wish to escape such scenes of rude rejoicing
and confusion, can well spare a day for a trip to the
Exhibition.
Taz CORNISH FISHERIES.—The drift boats at
Mevagisisey have been taking during the past week from
1,000 to 10,000 pilchards per boat. A few days ago
one boat brought in nearly 40,000 fish. On Wednesday,
at Looe, two seins brought in from 70 to 80 hogsheads
of fine fish, and the draft boats have been taking from
10,000 to 15,000 each boat. Large shoals of fish bav•
been seen by the boats returning from Ireland, about
14 miles from the coast. Large quantities of mackerel
have been taken on the South Devon coast, and sold at
very moderate prices, during the past week.
THE BANK OF FRANCE.—The letter's from Paris state
that the Bank of France will shortly commence issuing
notes of 50f., or 2/. each, in accordance with the ar-
rangements etnhtesi
r enteredehar tiennto atT hteh e
lowest
to f
amountthe recent
h let exten-
sion °in ofo
having been 4/., this step is likely to economize the
specie circulatiuoclanhlaeecenskdinftogor
etcauseteer
every note
existing
not e considerableisdsrua eiquantity
drain, but
tbhuetß ltilkol
flow into the coffers of the Bank. It can, however, have
corresponding sum in silver or gold. Supposing
tranhecoetcameilenefftraoalietsinitn 1,000,0001. in 21. notes against 500,0001.
in specie and 500,0001. in securities, the effect would be
twpooorautdli
would
quantities,nsacOtas OaeOn. 01, to the circulation, and to create
risedg
otiohndutsshteoa
uprices
nfottf
the
alleo commodities.bparlaannFrance
iagainst
g aincsrate hree?rds:
until she had sent away an additional amount of specie,
sufficient to reduce her circulation to its former level.
The case therefore stands as follows :—lf the Bank
merely issue the notes to draw in a corresponding
amount of specie they may strengthen their position, but
will of course make no profit from the operation. If, on
the other hand, they seek to make a profit by increasinig
their amount of securities, they must be prepared, k
proportion as they do so, to find themselves driftingba e
to the condition which has so long occasioned
uneasiness.
DETERMINED SUICIDE AT 13LACIEFRIARS-BRIDGE.—
Yesmacterdayofe
of
pmoe
one
er,
an
bi
oni
fog ,
the
appearance between r e
cf s recesses
e t s h
sr
uoe
fde
daßennidl
yfko
mfu r o 0
u ctl d
k hae
Pa
ac riars-brldge,
p uAn
tg et dh
the
hg g
ointo h
et hoe
Oriental
ie n river,ta 1 Inlandand w a
Steam
te drowned.am
Company
(limited) held yesterday, the terms granted by the East
India Company were submitted and were considered
highly satisfactory, being equivalent to a guarantee of
10 per cent. It was also the general feeling that the
existing circumstances of India and the prospects of the
supply of cotton alike demand the immediate introduc-
tion of an efficient and extensive system of steam navi-
gation upon the rivers such as this eompsny contem-
plates. Mr. Wood, formerly of the Indian navy, has
accented the office of the company's superintendent in
India.