The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-28 00:00:00

CITY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
LIVERPOOL COT roN MARKET OF WEDNESDAY.—We
continue to have a fair demand for Cotton, without ma-
terial change in the market. To day's sale 4,000 bags at
full prices.
We have received, by the Halifax mail, Papers to the
29th February, from which we copy the followini, :
" INVAiION OF NEW BRUNSWICK.—Tuesday afternoon,
while the House was engaged in discussing some routine
business, the Hon. Mr. Dodd entered and called the atten-
tion of the members to the intelligence he had received by
the Eastern mail. relative to the threatened invasion of
the Province of New Bronswick, by a formidable force
from the State of Maine. By papers which he had just
read it appeared that the Executive of that State had sent
a message to the Legislature, representing, in strong
terms, the necessity for a military organization, to assert
the jurisdiction of the State over the disputed territory,
and that demand had been responded to by a vote of
10,000 men and 800,000 dollars, to carry on the war.
Under these circumstances it behoved the House to act ;
and he should, therefore, move that for the present all
business be suspended, that some of 'the leading members
of the House be added to the Committee of Defence.
" Mr. Howe in rising to second the motion, said that the
time had evidently arrived for the Legislature of the Pro-
vince to act with vigour and unanimity."
Extract of a Message to the Senate and House of Re-
presentatives :

" Since my last communication to you upon the subject
of the trespassers upon the Public Lands, there has been
forwarded to me, a Proclamation, purporting to have been
issued by the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of New
Brunswick, which 1 I deem it; my
.duty to communicate
to you with a statement of my proceedings consequent
thereon,'

It further states, that immediately upon the receipt of
this extraordinary document, he took measures to hasten
the departure of the reinforcements of the land agent's
party, understood to have been assembled at Bangor. We
have had the st.o.-ittance of the above Message before; it is
signed 'John Fairfield.'"
" BORDER Weas.—Governor Fairfield, and his Pro-
clamation, the Legislature of Maine and its appro-
priations, the militia and its Generals, all present the
sombre aspect of war, but we treat theth all with the
utmost contempt ; they know better than to venture on so
rash an experiment, as that must eventually destroy their
trade, and lay their sea-ports and villages in ashes."
" P. S. More war: a gentleman from Fredricton this morn-
ing reports that the Americans had commenced cutting a
road through to Madawska, consequently the 36th marched
on Monday, and the Fredricton militia were to march this
morning."—( St. John's New Brunswick Paper, Feb. 27.)
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM NEW
BRUNSWICK.

(Posted at the North and South American Coffee-house.)
" The Fredericton Sentinel, received this day, confirms
the accounts given on Monday of the hostile movements
by the State of Maine ; and in addition gives the Message
of tile Governor to the Legislature, commanding a levy of
10,000 men for the purpose of taking possession of the ter-
ritory in dispute ; and the Legislature have voted the sum
of 800,000 dollars, and passed a resolution, calling upon
the State of Massachusetts to aid them in the measure.

(We had this before, by the American Papers.)
Imme-
diately upon the receipt of this important communication,
the Legislature of this Province resolved itself into a Com-
mittee of Defence for the Province, and for assisting the
inhabitants of New Brunswick to repulse the invading foe.
Notwithstanding the suddenness of the measures adopted
by the House, when the doors were opened, the lobby and
gallery were filled by the crowds of inhabitants, who were
waiting for admission. The report was then read by the Hon:
Mr. Dodd, Chairman of the Committee; it consisted of a se-
ries of resolutions empowering his Excellency the Com-
mander-in-Chief to call out and embody volunteers, and
draft companies of militia to the number of eight thousand
men, between the ages of 18 and 45 ; authorizing the ex-
penditure of 100,0001. if it should be required. The re-
solution provided also, in addition, the same allowance as
the regular troops from the military chest. The House
received the report unanimously ; the whole House and the
assembled multitude rose and united in three times three
cheers for the brave inhabitants of New Brunswick, and
three times three for her most gracious Majesty Queen
Victoria. The House are to wait upon his Excellency to-
morrow with a copy of the resolutions."
" The doors of the House at Halifax were again opened
at five o'clock, when Mr. Dodd rose and reported that the
Committee had waited on the Lieutenant-Governor, who
was pleased to express his high satisfaction at the course
adopted by the House; after which he submitted a long
string of resolutions, which, after some discussion upon
minor points, were passed unanimously. The first resolu-
tion was, that one-third of the militia force of the province,
between the ages of 18 and 45, be drafted, by direction of
his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, and offered for
active service, to the extent of 8,000 men. Also resolved,
most unanimously—That his Excellency the Lieutenant-
Governor be requested to direct an immediate enrolment
to be made of tee whole militia force of the province be-
tween 16 and 60 years of age, and to have the same di-
vided into classes; also, that the Lieutenant-Governor be
authorised to expend a sum of 100,0001., if necessary, in
the psyment of the militia, and other services, to the pro-
tection of this and the adjoining province from invasion ;
and that this House will provide for the same. After these
resolutions had been agreed to, Mr. Dodd again rose and
said, that as this was an extraordinary occasion, he would
move that the House give three hearty cheers for our
brethren in New Brunswick ; which took place. •
Consols, which closed yesterday with a firm appearance,
has given way this morning, and receded from the leaving-
off prices of 921 if 923 for the Account : and the market
appears very heavy at present, owing, it is said, to the in-
telligence from Halifax and New Brunswick received this
morning. Several resolutions were passed by the House
at New Brunswick, for 8,000 militia to be called out if
required, with the expenditure of 100,0001. This is looked
upon as warlike by the speculators in the Funds. Exche-
quer Bills, 48 50; India Bonds, 48 52; Bank Stock, 201.
In the Foreign Market little doing as yet; Spanish
Active, 204 ; Portuguese, 3.14 35 ; Belgian, 102 i
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 55i- i; Five per
Cents., 1031 ; Colombian, 28,it 29,E ; Mexican, 231 24.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stork lndia Stock
3 per Cent. Red.
3 per Cent. Coos. 9:1X%% South Sea Stock
per Cent — Old Annuitie•
Ditto Red. — New Ditto
New 13 per Cent looii %% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 17a1
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto '5OO ... 48 44 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860
Oct. IU, 1859 — Ditto Commercial Pm.
.4.11. 5, 1860 1474 13-16 Ditto Advertised pm.
Jan. 5' ]ISO — Bank Stock for Account
April 5, 1850 — India Stock for Account ...
Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Account 9214%
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Antrian Bonds _ Peruvian Bonds

Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Portuguese Bonds

Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
21%
Buenos Ayres Benda

thtto Account

Chilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Co!umblan Bonds
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, 1824
Ditto Account
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account
Greek Bonds

Ditto.ACcount

Prussian Bonds
Russian Bonds, 1821 lll%
Ditto Account
Ditto I%l4:tallic
Spanish Bonds
Ditto Account
Ditto Bonds, 1834
Ditto Account. ‘..)oy„
French, 5 per cent. —f. —e.

Ditto Bonds, 1815 — ----- ---- I per cent —f. —c,
Ditto Account — —fi Pee cent. —f. —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — Exch,.nge. —f. —c.
• Ditto Account i Dutch, Na per cent. ssoi
Ditto, 6 per Cent —l Ditto Account 55Y,1
Ditto Account
Neapolitan. — I Ditto Acc0unt........
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

Paid. Per Sharo,
Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (issued at 51, pm.) :10
Ditto Macitubas Cocaes 25 14
Bristol and Exeter Railway Company 2l 10
Great Western Railway Company ......... ...., 0 70}(9669% 70
Brighton Railway
London and Madman Railway 9 63, 6
1 onion and Birmingham Railway Company 9O 154 3
London and Southampton Railway Company SBl. 17s. Od. 42'
K nn Midland Railway Company 55 49
Provincial /lank of Ireland ( sew) lO IG'24
Assam Company 5 5
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH '25.
.__ . .

3 per Cent. Consols
.1% per Cent. Stock
Ditto Reduced
Ditto New, 1830
3% par Cent. Debentures... 92%, National Insurance Company
[tank Stock ...
grand Canal Stock
Royal Canal Stock
HALF-PAST ONE.

A heavy sale of Consols took place in the early part of
She morning of 100,0001., since which the Market has been
drooping, and Consols for Money have been done at 92a ;
at present they may be quoted for the Account, 921.
At length the Belgian Senate has decided the authority
of the King to sign the Treaty of the 24th Article, by a
majority of 17, which puts an end to the struggle between
the Dutch and Belgians.
Exchequer Bills are not so good as they closed, and
may be quoted' at 47. In India Bonds nothing doing ;
Bank Stock, 2011 ; India Stock, 252 254.
Money is much in demand this morning, owing to its
being settling day in the Foreigr. Market. To the pre-
sent time the payment of their differences are going off
well. Spanish Active, 201 ; Portuguese, A4+ ;1; Three
per Cents., 21+ 4 ; Belgian, 102 f ; Brazilian 79}; Co-
-1 lombian, 284 29+; Mexican, 23f 24; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 55i1 ; Five per Cents., 1034
No further arrivals.

An immense monolithic column, which, as we
stated in December, is intended to form a monument in
honour of Napoleon at Ajaccio, has been cut in the granite
quarries of Algajola, in Corsica, and successfullyplaced on
a machine for receiving it during the final operation of its
polishing, &c. This block is 52 feet in length, and 11 feet
in diameter at its larger end ; its weight is 1,200,0001b5.
The whole of the operations for moving the column from
the quarries, conducted under the superintendence of M.
Roze, builder of Paris, occupied no more than 20 work-
men ,
• and the mechanism is stated to have been very simple
and ingenious.
KNoWsLEY, MARCII 25.—Lord Stanley ar-
rived here on Sunday morning from Lancaster, where his
Lordship had been attending the assizes as a grand juror ;
he found the Earl of Derby seriously indisposed from the
effects of a second paralytic seizure on the preceding day.
His Lordship was struck speechless at five, p.m., on Sa-
turday, as he was about to be removed from his bed-room
to the drawing-room. The Noble Earl has, however,
since rallied, and his medical attendants pronounce him out
of immediate danger. His Lordship, however, continues
very ill, and Lord Stanley, Mr. Edward and Lady Char-
lotte Penrbyn, and Lady Eleanor Hopwood, his daughters,
will not leave the mansion until he is better.
STATE OF TRADE.—There vv as rather a
limited demand yesterday, both for goods and yarn, and
the business done was on a limited scale, but without alte-
ration in prices. It is understood that the Liverpool
steamer, which was expected to bring a considerable num-
ber of orders from the United States, has brought very
few ; and it is even said that some countermands of former
orders have been received by her. The working of short
time continuer in the neighbourhood of Mossley, and in
several other places where the yarn is spun for export, but
it is entirely at an end at Stalybridge. —.Manchester
Guardian.

EVENING EDITION

RAILWAYS.

On the motion of Lord Granville Somerset, the follow-
ing Returns were ordered:—" Of all monies to be raised
under the sanction of the Acts whereby Railroad Com-
panies have been incorporated, between the Ist day of
January, 1826, and the Ist day of January, 1839, distin-
guishing in a tabular form the sums to be raised by each
Company respectively; as also the sums to be raised as
principal from the sums to be raised by loan or mortgage ;
and stating the several Acts under which the said several
sums are to be raised."

" An account of the several sums proposed to be raised
by Railroad Companies, under the sanction of Bills now in
progress thrdugh Parliament, distinguishing by which Com-
panies the several sums are proposed to be raised, and
whether as loans or as principal."

BRUSSELS and GERMAN PAPERS.

BRUSSELS, MARCH 24.—A Correspondent at Spa writes
us on the 20th—

" Since noon the ringing of bells and the discharges of
fire-arms announced to us that in the Chamber of Repre-
sentatives the friends of peace have triumphed. All the
inhabitants of Spa are contented with the decision, which
will not have the fatal consequences which the partisans of
resistance have so often predicted."
(From the Now, de Verviers.)
M. de Potter, the prophet of evil, who still persists in
writing that the reign of Leopold has become an impossi-
bility, precisely at the moment when King William has re-
nounced his claim to Belgium, writes letter after letter to
the Eclaircur of Namur, but that journal not knowing even
how to distinguish what ought to remain secret from what
it may publish, prints every thing signed De Potter, with
a boldness that might be taken for treachery. The follow-
ing is a curious specimen :
" Once more, my dear Barthel, if the Correspondence
seized at my house should be shown to you, say boldly that
it is an imputation on you, deny the authority of the papers
Demand, and do not yield on this point, the previous ve:rifi-
cation of these papers by the French authorities, anti defy
your police and your lawyers to use against yeti what they
cannot have procured, except by an abuse of confidence or
by a robbery. Courage and perseverance any dear accom-
plice. " DE P01"I'E R.."
A letter from Tongres of the 24th says, that Gen. Dib-
bets, Governor of Nlaestricht is seriously ill, and there were
even reports of his death.

BRSSEI.S. MARCH 26.—General fusel is gone to the
camp at Beverloo.

NVe learn that the Attorney-General in the Court of
Appeal at Brussels has just given orders to prosecute with-
out delay, conformably to the laws, the authors of the
wounds given or murders committed in duels.
It is affirmed that the Civic Guard of Brussels will en-
tirely cease to do duty at the end of this week.
A Frankfurt Journal says—" The plan for converting
the toll of the Scheldt into a fixed sum excites great in-
terest in Prussia. It is impossible it should be otherwise,
considering the great number of Prussian ships from the
Baltic which annually visit the port of Antwerp, and the
importance which the realising of the plan would be to the
Rhenish iron railroad; for every vessel entering is lia'ole to
a duty of one florin per ton. The projfict of steam naviga-
tion between Antwerp and Hull, by which the Rhenish
provinces might procure quickly, and at a small expense,
the English twist, which is an article of such importance to
the manufacturers, would be at end.
" We learn that Lord Palmerston has already proposed
for this purpose an annual payment of 150,000 florins, and
we have reason to believe that this plan will be supported
by the Prussian Government.

As soon as the question, which is highly interesting to
commerce in general, and particularly to that of the Rhen-
ish provinces, shall be settled in a satisfactory manner, an
entrepot might be established at Antwerp, which, while
favouring the trade of the German Commercial League,
would be very advantageous to Belgium.
VIENNA, MARCH 18.—Baron Solomon V. Rothschild
has arrived here after an absence of several months.
Accounts from Trieste say that ten young men from
Constantinople and Syra have arrived there, of whom seven
are to study at Vienna, and three at Berlin.
BRUSSELS, MARCH 24.—Yesterday a duel took place
between Colonel Bire, late Commissioner of the Bank
of Belgium, and M. Chas. de Brouckere, Director of
that estabiish►nent. Each party having fired twice, the
seconds declared that the combat should be continued
with the sabre. M. de Brouckere received a dangerous
wound between the ribs, above the heart. Colonel
Bire, who had received a slight contusion on one hand,
requested that the duel shonid be continued, but the
seconds declared it must be deferred till the recovery
of M. de Brouckere.

It is affirmed that the duel, as agreed to by the ty;•o
gentlemen, is a combat for life or death.
There have been three other duels attended with fatal
consequences, three persons having lost their lives, two
of whom were Captains in the Belgian army.
It is said that several other duels are to take place,
which cannot fail to have deplorable consequences.
The Prussian Government seem to have revoked the
prohibition of the exportation of horses, fur yesterday and
to-day several Danish and Hanoverian horses arrived
for remounting the heavy cavalry.
By order of the Minister of War, the Militia of 1839,
after having been embodied, are to remain at home as a
reserve. Preparations are making in the war-department
for the partial disbanding of the Belgian army. The ef-
fective force of the army which was 96,000 men on the
20th of February, is now reduced to 78,000 ; and as soon
as the vote of the Senate has taken place, it will be further
• reduced to 64,000.

ZEALAND, `LARCH 24.—At Oortirarg in the fourth
district of the province of Zealand, they heard this
morning a heavy cannonade in the direction of Bruges and
Ghent, which continued the whole morning. It is Oct
known whether it 'was to celebrate the acceptance of the
24 articles, or whether there have been any popular com-
motions.

ZEALAND, MARCH 23.—A1l is quiet in the frontiers of
Belgium and in Dutch Flanders.
Up to this day we have not received any information to
account for the cannonade which we heard two days age.
AMSTERDAM, MARCH 25.-We learn that his Imperial
Highness the Crown Prince of Russia is expected at the
Hague on Monday next, and it is hoped that his Imperial
Highness, during his stay in this kingdom, will honour
this capital with a visit.

HuNGARY, MARce 14.—We hear that Baron de Hess.
lengin, who was lately condemned to three years' impri-
sonment, will obtain his Majesty's permission to go to
Grafanburg, in Silesia, to take the waters for the cure. of
a disorder in the eyes, which threatens to deprive him of
sight. He has long been afflicted with cramp in the eyes,
so that he has nearly lost the sight of one of them. Re-
ports say that his imprisonment is to begin from the time
of his recovery; meantime he will enjoy perfect liberty.
It is possible that his sentence will be mitigated on °cc?.
sion of the opening of the Diet, or of the Coronation of
the Empress as Queen of Hungary.
GALICIA, MARCH 10.—Letters from Cracow state that
the Commission of Inquiry continues its labours with great
diligence. The new organization of the police of this free
city is terminated by the nomination of district Commissa-
ries. Some persons in the Austrian service have on this
occasion entered the service of Cracow.

An attempt to free the student Livitzky, who is accused
of the last political murder, has been discovered and de-
feated.

EXECUTION OF ARTHUR WOODS at DUN-
DEE.—Yesterday the execution of Arthur Woods, alto
was lately condemned to death by the High Court of
Justiciary for the murder of his own son, took place at
Dundee, in presence of an immense concourse of people,
a great proportion of the crowd consisting of women.
The unhappy man struggled a good deal. The Edinburgh
executioner was conveyed thither to officiate in his horrible
vocation ; and as apprehensions seem to have been enter-
tained of disturbances, every precaution was taken by the
authorities. On Saturday evening an express was re-
ceived from the Home Office, by the Commander of the
Forces here, to send off two companies to Dundee. Arrange..
ments were immediately made by Lieut. E. W. Pitt, R. N.
on the part of the Government, with the General Steam
Navigation Company, when the Caledonian steam-ship,
Captain Sharpe, was put in requisition, and started on
Sunday forenoon from Granton Pier, with the troops under
the command of Major Mullin; and after accomplishing
the orders they had to perform, they embarked again in the
Caledonian at twelve o'clock yesterday, and arrived at
Granton Pier at five o'clock. The greatest efforts, 'we
understand, were used to obtain a commutation of Woods'
sentence ; and a reprieve of a week was granted ; but as
our readers are already aware, the Report of the Court be-
fore whom he was tried, was such as to sbnw, that the
case was one in which the prerogative of mercy could not
have been justifiably exercised by the Crown.—Edinburgh
Paper.

NEW ITALIAN OPERAS.—Two New operas
were performed in Italy in February last—one at Milan, the
other at Rome. That of Milan was by M. Schoberlechner,
the husband of a centatrice of much note The subject is
taken from Racine's " Bajazet," and the libretto bears the
title of Rossana. It was, including Hiller's Ramada, the
second opera of German origin produced within a short time
at the same theatre. It would appear that M. Schoberlech-
ner's music obtained but an indifferent reception. His work
was much injured by the customary performance of a ballet
between the second and third acts, which happened to be
I Ritti dell Indostano, the music of which is riade up of
the sweetest melodies of Rossini and Bellini. The new
opera played at Rome was another Medea, of Prospero
Selli, a young composer of Viterbe. It obtained a com-
plete success, to which Eugenia Garcia, sister-in-law to
the late Madame Malibran, much contributed. Last ad-
vices from Italy mentioned the death of Costamagn,e the
young composer of two operas of much merit—li Paz..
and Don Garcia. We regret to say, also, that by last ad-
vices from Ahrseilles, the health of the celebrated violinist
Paganini is rapidly declining.

-THE HEREDITARY GRAND DUKE op
RussiA.—llis Imperial Highness's projected marriage
with an Austrian Arch-Duchess has failed. A very-
her his
piquant anecdote proves that all hopes of a matrimonitl
alliance with the House of Hapsburg are at an end. Count
Orloff, who been commissior.edto ascertain the dispositions
Arch.is
of the Court of Vienna, addressed himself with such view
to the Princess de Metternich, and expressed to
great admiration of the charming Arch. Dwehess, the
ollieslv
object of his master's conjugal ambition.
impossible for us to settle h s°
Duchess," replied the wittyuannfdormtuanlaicteiolyustePrrinhisTceeafthsibetsl3,l
tareulliyeatfeastehiantatitinv,gillpheerso
tivean
her any-
g
where but in Italy, the air of which country
Jourteous
, necessary to her." Upon this the Count made a 4
I found and cool bow to the Princess, and den, c-h,PAr''''
courier to St. Petersburg, The splendid recep.daotn:
to the Grand Duke at Vienna has been but a c
method of rejecting a suitor wbo is not watited. This
will but increase the rancour of Nicholas towards the Aus-
trian Cabinet, which has already so nl.c.ch offended him by
its treaty with England. Ir, that
the Danconsidered 4 4. vibi
Danube is
tty Austrian stream, to
winurereial arrangement
which Russia has no
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