The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-27 00:00:00

EVENING, APRIL 27, 1852

FO REIGN.

~:-
Rail ways. Nominal Prices. 134-iiic due
to-day.
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Cent. France (0.V.) all 22% '23 x.d x.d
Char]. & Erquel. all pd 13 —l5
Demerara all pd ... •••
Dutch Rhenisn...B/. pd 3% —3% dis. 4%
East Indian 18/. c d 3% —3% p
Do. Do. _2O/. pd ... ---
Gt. Indian 1).-niti. all p 74 —ll4 P
Do. Do 4% pd % Ya P
Louv. ala Sambre 7% ... ---
Luxembourg l3/. pd 47/8 —53 i
Do. (Railway) 10/. pa 3% 4
Do. l/. pd
Do. (Canal) 2e. pd % 1 74,
Maria Antonia 27i pa ... ..-
Do. New 8% pd
...
Namur & Liege all pd 6% .6% 6%
North. of France,l6Lpd 23% 24% 23% %
D 0.20/. 3 p c.Bds,all p 13% 13%
Orleans & Bor 11/. pd 33% 4 p 141,E %
Paris & Lvons _6l. pd 4% —4% p 9% %
Paris & Orleans all pd 46 48' x.d 44 x.d
Paris& Rouen ...all pd 30% 31%
Paris & Stras. ...all pd 2:14 22% 21% %
Rouen & Havre...all pd 11% 11% x.d 103 11 x.d
Sambre &Meuse all pd 4% 5
St. Andrew's & Quebec
(A) 4L pd ... ~,
Tours & Nantes 17/. pd 6 --5% dis. 1034 NI
West Flanders...B% pd 3 —3%
West. of France 6L pd 1% —1% p 1 7% 634
Grand Junction of France, 4%.
MINES.
Agna Fria all pd % 1 p
Anglo-Californian, all p % % p
Asturian 15/. p ... ...
Australasian 2/. pd 1 —l% p
Australian Si. pd % 1
Austr. Freehold all pd % die par %
Ave Maria all pd % % dis.
Blaenarvon I. &C. all p .. ...
Brit. Anstr. Gold all pd % die par %
British Iron 13/. 15s. p ... ...
Braz.ltn. (is. sp) 24% 1% 2
Do. Coca. & Cut, all n ... -..
Do. Sr. Job. del R. 15/.
... ...
Carson's Creck all pd % % p
Cobra Copper _4Ol. pd ... ...
Copiapn 14/ pd ... ...
Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p % (Es % p 5%
General all pd ... ...
Gold Mountain all pd %dis. % p
Great Polo -th all pd 1 —1% p
Mexi. &S. Amer. 9L p ... —. .
NouVeau Monde all pd % % p 1%
Port Philip ... _U. pd % % p 1%
Santiago de Cuba 10% 6%--. 7%
Tin Croft 7l. pd 9% 10%
United Mexican all pd 2% --= 2%
West Mariposa all pd % % dis 53
Colonial Gold, 1%.
SOIN TT -ST BANES.
Australasia all pd 39 40% x.d x.d
Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd • 49% 50
Goiania! 25/. pc 11% 12%
Com. of Loudon 20/. pa 24 25%
Lon. & County 20/. pd ... ...
Londrot Jt, Stk. 101. pd 18 18%
Lon. & Westm. 20/. pd 283% —29
Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd ... ...
Do. New lO/. pd ... -
Nat. of Ireland 22% p 173% -17
Orient. Bk. Corp all pc; 34 —35
Pri.v. of Ireland 25/ pd. 43% —44
D. New .. - ....... all pd 15 t/s 16%
Union of Austral. all pd 37 —3B
Do. New 2% po 3 —3%
Union of Loudon 101. p 14% 15%
Union of Madrid all pd ... ...
MISCELLANEOUS.
Canada . , ....... 32% pd 48 49%
Eastern Stearn 2s. pd ...
Gen. &tn. Yiv. 14/. pd 28% 2874
I
Nolo. & Or. St. all pd 80 793%
Do. Do. _l5l. pd, ... —•-•
lt,iyal Mail Stu]. 60/. pd 78 —79 x.d x 4
Universal Emigration
and Colonization, 2/. p ... ... '

VIONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TIVO O'CLoCIC
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at 7,000 baler, of which 1800 American were
taken for export and 500 for speculation. The market
was firm, American and Egyptian being a shade higher.
The sales comprised 5,600 AmPrican, 200 Pernam and
Maranham at Sid. to 41. ; 100 Bahia, 6id. to 6f I.; 400
Egyptian, at 6d. to 1,1 ; 700 Surat, at 3d. to 4d., and
40 Solt Island, at Is. lid. to Is. 4d. per lb.—Railway
Shares were at rather lower prices.
The reports from the Stock Markets of the Continent
still notice rather a heavy tone, and at Paris, the ac-
count being Bullish, causes a depression. A new loan
was also again rumoured.

The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders
have received a letter from their agent, Mr. Lord, dated
" Ls Gusyra, 26th March," of which the following is
an extract:—"l have now the pleasure to enclose copy
of another note from the Finance Minister
dated the 27th inst., transcribing copy of one under the
same date, addressed to the Provisional Agency, the
original whereof I forward with the present, it having
been sent to me for that purpose. This will, I true',
enable the agency to make distribution of the two divi-
dends on receipt of the remittances alluded to, the
amount of which the Minister has not stated,
It was not until the 18th instant that the Committee
to whom the agreement (of,l2th September, 1851, on the
arrears of interest) was referred, presented their report
to the Chamber, and on the 20th it was taken into con-
aideration, the Minister of Finance being present by in-
vitation. The report (a copy whereof. beg to enclose
for the information of the committee) is unfavour-
able to the agreement, and recommends its rejec-
tion. However, in the debate upon it that
ensued, in which the Minister took a prominent
and decided part in defence of this act of the Execu-
live, it was finally determined not to abide by the
recommendation with which the report concludes, but

to refer the whole to another committee of seven mew.
hers, to be sehcted from those who voted for the agree-
ment, for them to draw up a fresh report,
and with it to present a project of decree in appro
bation of the agreement. My advices from Caracas
lead m. to exp. ct Thu this report will to-day be pre
served to the Chamber, and Kith every probability of a
satnsfActory result, so lir us this branch of the Lili lature
m the agreement has its op.
is concmi;.d. In the Senat
polo nts, but they, I trust, will also be overcome, and 1:;.)
the a rgumena tna,t will appear in the counter-report of
the bCCOIgi Committee of the Lower Chamber, backed a,
trey present appearances, will be, according to by th,
might and influence of the Executive."
The following is a tranalarion of the Finance Mi
nister's letter to Baron de Goldamid, and the other
Members of the Provisional Committee for the Vene
zielan Bondholders in London, dated Curacao, 27th
March, 1852:
" The Government,
in compliance with its engage-
merit tokrurds the holders of their bonds in London, has
already taken the necessary measures to place it,
that city au amount in cash that shall cover the
balance wanting to complete the last dividend,
and punctually meet that which falls du.,
in April, and anxious that hot a moment
sh3ultl be lost in placing the resP'ntive claimants in pos.
dPsaion of the:, funds, has resolved that instructions be
given to y,:o desiring that SO soon as the atin,ent that
to the parties interrated, that is to say,
shaiiicine bme
may
;rtv b deravarin in bills reaches your hands, theai
7
11-ixatTiloB4C3.., GE
1t to the holders of its bonds.
(Stguno)
In addition to the above, the Committee u L
eg to stet,
that no remittances have been received by the present
mail.
The large majority in favour of the Militia Bill,
would. it waft expected, have improved the tone of the
Consul Market, but very little eff-et has been
produced,
and the quotations have been 99i It for Transfer, anal
9.9 h ffor Account. Exchequer-bills, dated March
84s. pre
bayo been 7 Is. to 735., and East India Bends ,
-
mium j3lnk Stock has been firm at 22ta4
'V and India
Stock at 266. The New Three-and -a-Quarter
-a- water per Cents.
have realrzad 1001 to L.

Foreign Stocks are week, principally from the limited
business doing. Mexican Bonds are a little better.
being 34 to El- for the Old, and 27 for the New
Spanish Five per Cents. are about 21 to and the
Three per Cents. 21 to a, The Committee's Certlficata
has been at 2t. Peruvian Deferred Stock has been
marked 63k, and Grenada Deferred 9i to 10f. Bra-
zilian Old Bonds are worth 99A +. Dutch Four per
Cvnts. are 921 to 93. Venezlela are flatter.
Railway Shares have all been materially depreciated,
and the French Shares especially, North-Westeras are
down 1 to 1:1, per cent., and Brazilian, South Western,
Midland, Caledonian, Groat Western, and South-
Eastern are cheaper in the same proportion. Northern
of France have dropped about kto Rotten and Havre
and Western of France and others are heavy.
Gold Mine shares aro all but generally at former
prices, unless sales are forced, which there does not ap-
pear to be a disposition to do. The new companies nut
yet officially quoted mostly bear premiums varying from
1.16 to includmg L-wis Hill Range, &o.
South Australian Copper are premium. The
advices of Jan. 10 from Adelaide are much more favour-
able as regards the sualy of labour.

QUARTER TO THREE.
COll3OlB ••• - ... ... 991 f
irlitto Aoitount, May 11 .. ... 99
BRITISH FUNDS Fins DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
(From the Official List.)
,Innir Stock 22'14
8 ier Cent. ii,,,duced Annuities 98%54
q par 0->nt 0,1.01, :Ann....,.„ ... ....., 9914%
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726
Now S`y vo, C,ui. ~.(,,,. . 100%%
..,,,,, ,2,tumitieg.. Exn..Ten. sth. WO.. 6%
D 0.30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 6 9_16
Do. 30 Years. Expire Jan. 5. 1860_ 7
In i i, Stouts. 966
India Bonds under 1.000/....... ....... - 84
South Sea Stock - p
Ditto New Annuities .................. ;v.
Con,AF for A.xount .. ................ .. .. 991,Widi
s ; -., I),Tlli', 1 iiM.
1,000/. .. ..............
... 7Y4,,,,r3,ebp. Juno.

•f.
••• 64 67 p
Small
PRIU, OF FOIIEIGN FUND,AT ONIP crer.ocx p
Brezi!inn Bonds, 5 ner Cent- ll9 Grenada, I ix, per Cent.
Do. Ex Dec. Coupons 1849.
Ditto Deferred
. ;em, inn,t, 1,46. 5 per rent 34
Ditto . per Cent.
2eravlan iionds. 6 per Csnt
Do. Deferred 3 perCeilt 6656

Russian Bonds. 1822. 5 ner Cent...
L. Kr . ..„
Sardinian Bond', 5 per Copt
tionds. Cant........ 47 %
Ditto, New Deferred
Spanish Corn. Cert. Coup. not funded
Venezuela Bonds
Jividen,, o on the above payable ie Lon to
14 oer Cent.. 12 quild
Ditto 4 po- Flit. r.rrifioo•o°

92% 93

LLOYD'S SHIP DA V.)
LONDON, APRIL 27.—Wind at noon Northerly, light
breeze and dull cliquiy wea(her.
DEAL, A PRIL 26 Wtcd N.E. by E.—Arra. from
the River and uld. Ayrshire, Port Philip; Aurora.,
H.n,g-Kong; Mora, liqrcadoes; Paces, Havaunah;
Witch of the Wave Boston.
LivErte,oL, APRIL 26 —Wind E.S.E.—SI3. Cre-
dents, Valparaiso; Urardca. Antigua ; Sr, Paul, Ha-
vannah; R Bert Stephenson. Vera Cruz: Garland,
Port Philip ; Rio Gr,nde, Philadelphia ; Harmony,
jcp.sa York. Off port B.srrell, Charleston.
S .lITHAMPTON, APRIL 26 Wind S W.—Arrd.
Abe ma, B batioes.

FAL➢i'IIT3, APRIL 26.—Wind N.N.E., moderate.—
Arrd. Henrietta and Rebecca, Aux Cap,a, SW. Henry
Shelton, Rio Janeiro.

BRISTOL, APRIL 26.—Wind E.—Arrd. Gateshead
Parks, Mauritius; Bpllona, ditto.
WATERFORD, APRIL 25.—Wind E.S.E.—Acrd. Mar-
garet Jane, Mangan. _

QUEENSTOWN. APRIL 25.—Arrd. Roseunna, Antigua.
SHIELDS, APRIL 26.—Wind S.E.—Sid. Cumberland,
Cartnsigens.

NEWHAVEN, APRIL 26.—The Kite, Dieppe to Sun-
derland, hai been assisted in, with toss of foremast,
bow stove, &e., having been in contact with the Vergil,
of Sunderland.

HULL, APRIL 26 —Wind N.E. to E N.E.—Sld.
Rolls, and fd, teor, Q when.

MARKET NE WS.—(THIS DAY.)
HAT 11TATLILETS.
SMITHFIELD.— Meadow flay, 31 0, Od to 41 04 Or?;
Closer ditto, 31 15s to 4/ 10s; and Straw, 114 s to 1/9. per
load. Trade steady. Prices on the advance.
CUMBERLAND —Meadow Hay, 31 5. Od to 4/ 4s Od;
Clover ditto, 31 15. to 4165; and Straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 11a pet
load. A moderate supply, and a steady deman,..
WUITECHAPEL.—tiIeadow Hay, 31 Os to 4/ 24 Od
Clover ditto, 3/ 16s to 4/ 12.4; and Straw, 1/5s to 119. pet
load. supply good, and trade firm.
COILOBTLA-16.
Sub sit —The market is very firm, and at the public
sales this morning prices are up about 6d per cwt. The
quantity of British Plinta,ion landed last week at the
East and West India Docks was 754 bhds 11 derma
146 barrels; there were taken for home consumption
1.308 hhds 32 tierces 598 barrels. The stock in the
same placts is 6,421 hhds 640 tierces 1,697 barrels.
Refined is still ad warming, !o to fine grocery Jump. being
45. 61 :o 49s per ost.
Coirtx, —The market is brisk and firm. Sound
Native Ceylon has realised 41, p r cwt..
Rum quutoity landed last week at the East
and Vi'est India Dacha was 185 puns 30 bbds. There
were ;liken for home con,umptioo 211 puns 12 hhds, and
exported 123 puns 113 hhds. Toe st,,ek in tha :Jame
plkcelis 11 485 puns 899
SAVIPETRE —I 166 tows Calcutta at auction parth
foutat buyers at 27s for 9i per cent refraction, and 26. 6d
for 12 to 12} per cent.

SPICES —63 cases Cassi Lignea realised 118 a to 120,
per c wt; 10 c.ses slice sold I. 61 to 18 9d per lb, and
229 bags African sold a, 258 p(r cwt.
UOITEE —Prices are fl ra, with a fair demand.
TALLOW.—P, Y. C. is 36s per cwt on the spot, and
Town 38s, being firm, though quiet,
TEA —There has been a morn active market, and the
COMW)n sorts bring full prices. Good ord sound Cungou
is at Bid per lb

THE' ART UNION —(THIS DAY.)
The annual gent Tel meeting it the eubeeribere to tee
Art 'dew° vas held this morning, in the Lyceum
Theatre, for the purpose of leceiviug the report of FM-
Council, end distrietrieg the pm-8.
The meeting was very tully attended, the dress and
upp r Citclea of the theatre being chiefly occupied by
lad tee.
Previous to the opening of the proceedings the lottery
tickers, numbered from 1 to 12,289, were deposited in
the wheeha.
Lord Monteagle was advertised to preside, but owing
to the Noble L rd le,ittg summoned on a Parliaments'',
Committee, he was unable to attend, and in his absence
the Right Hon. Lord Lundesborough was called to
the chair.
The Noble CHAIRMAN having briefly expressed his
regret that Lord Muuteagle, who was so much more
competent to fill the chair, was not able to be present,
proceeded to cell upon Mr. Godwin, the honorary secre-
tary, to read the annual report of the council.
The SECRETARY then read the report.
Sir CHARLES LEMON moved the adoption of the report,
and declared that its contents bad given him unfeigned
satisfaction.—(Rear, bear.) Re congratulated the meet-
ing upon the manner in which the business of the society
Was managed. As to the society itself, he could liken
it to nothing but the militia—it aas, in fact, the militia
of science—( A laugh)—and he was rejoiced to find that
through its exertions art
.was daily becoming more than
aver appreciated.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir GARDNER W ILKINSON seconded the motion in a
few words.
The Noble CHAIRMAN in putting the question that
the report be adopted, took the opportunity of ex-
pressing his pleasure at the success which had attended
this society. It proved that roe country Was alive to the
importance of art. The Queen and the aristocracy
might smile upon art, but (be proeperity of the artist
depended upon the country, and be was glad to know
chat the possessors of some of the choicest gems pro
duced by British artists were chiefly merchants or mein.
hers of the liberal professions.—(Hear, hear.) ThiA
tact, he thought, spoke volumes in favour of this so^
ciety, and again he congratulated the meeting upon its
prosperity.—(Hear, hear.)
The motion for the adoption of the report was then put
and unanimously carried.
On the motion of Professor HESKIN, seconded by Mr.
A RNOLD, ihanka were voted to the Council fur their
past services.
Sergeant TILMPSON moved a vote of thanks to tin
Honorary Secretaries, which was seconded by Captain
VERNON, and cerri,n unanimously.
Mr. GOODWIN bre fly acknowledged the compliment,
and mentioned that the association had in contempla
lion a scheme for encouraging art by devoting a portiot,
of their funds to the employment of sculptors. H,
moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Cnerlee Ma.news for tile
kindness in lending the use of the theatre tor the meet
ug, and wittily remarked that. the letter in which Mr
Mathews e communicated his willingness to len I hi.
,heatre formed au additional act of grace to his Chain y*
Events.---(" Hear," and laughter.)
The mutton wall unanimously agreed to, and the pre-
liminary business terminated.
The drawing was then prooeeded with when our re-
port left.'

THE UK :ST 14. L PALACE.
(THIS DAY.)
A public meeting was held this afternoon at Exeter
Hall in favour of retaining the Crystal Niece.
The Earl of Shaftestiury presided in the chair.
There was a very a large attendance, but the ball was
by no means well 6:ilett.
The Duchess of Sutherland and her eldest son, the
%larquis of Stafford, and two other members ot het
fanny occupird seats in one of the reserved galleries.
On the platform we observed the Earl ot Harrowby,
the Duke of Argyll, Mr. J. Hume, M.P, Mr. Agliooby
M.P., Sir George Sertorious, Mr. Olivetra, Sir Josept
Paxton, Colonel Sykes, MT. D'Eyncourt, M.P., Mr. W.
Williams, M.P., Dr. Cumming, and others.
The Eart of beteeTzsacray, on rising to address 64
meeting, was received with loud cheers. He commenced
by reading a letter from a working man in Dorset t••
himself, approving of the meeting as a step in the right
direction, and enclosing a banknote for 201. in aid of
the movement.—(Cheers.) They were now assembled
to consider whether the magnificent edifice that hail
served a great purpose should be determined to be
useless, and should finally be destroyed. There were
few who would question the magnificence or beauty of
the building, or that it would be beneficial and human-
ising in continuing those effects which bad happily beet,
prpduced on the mind of the vast masses of the people,
by contemplating those prodigious weeks of art which
were collected together by the natives of every land.—
(Cheers.) There were tew who would not desire that
those great benefits should bo perpetuated.—(Cheers.)
The question they' had now to consider was, whether
those benefits abould not only be continued, but whether
they should be extended by an appeal to the public for
sdequate funds.—(Hear.) He confessed that at first h.
bad great misgivings as to the purpose for which th.
t"et. hTinngist committee p, 0-
like confide nc
building was originally turned, but they bad since heel,
nf
tveerVhi-leito
oloal";
uate
rbyemthve'd circular e
o oh
posed that the building should be vested by an Act of Par-
liament in trustees, who should have the power of leasing
it under certain conditions, so as to give a guarantee
that it should not be appropriated to any other purpose
unworthy its beautiful site or of the object of the Great
Exhibition. He thought the recommendations of the
Committee, both as to the purposes of the building two the mode in which it stir
-mid bernsintained and governed,
A
were perfectly safe.' t any rate, however, he con-
tended the scheme was worthy of experiment.—(Hear.)
It became a great,
free, and enlightened people, and
tnou
WI it might fail, there would be some compensating
results, because the foot of wealth and station engaging
en the side ot the people would alley much discontent
and tend to unite theee+ clauses who h .d hitherto !oohed
apon each ether wi hno kindly sympathy. Af er dis-
pnsieg of the various objections which tied been tire. d
to the retention of the Place, the Noble E.rl went on to
.-thserve aPonerat 1)RO-holiday to the working
classes on Saturday for health and r. creation w. ul
gre-ety t. to t.. .te- never rvance of the Sabbath.
The Earl of Hanaower propos, d the first resolution,
asserting that the tr..o..ent a erernplarion of works ot
are, &c., was eminently conducive to the instruction and
amusement of the people, and that the meeting consi-
dered the succeAeiul ~p.-reties of the Great Exhibition
as a sufficient reason for maintaining the Cry caul Pa.
lace.—(Hear, hear.) He was of opinion that one of
the best suggestions of the committee wss, that it
should be taut d in ire present 151 e, for no. hieg
was more delightful, in connexion with the Exhibition,
than witnessing enormous Nt,,,,tm.= of the working
people, who were perhaps confined during the greater
portion of the week--confined iu dark lanes and murky
alleys—pouring forth on the green sward of the Park,
and thus recreating their body and cultiva.ing their mind.
A strong re...bet: tor coevertieg the Gulidtig the pur-
poses rec enmended by the committee, was that a
poinl had Well made for its _ . p.ro-
Purchase and for main J