The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-23 00:00:00

Northern of France

Norwegian Trunk
Ottoman

Paris, Lyons, Ai liediterrn 1491'
Paris and Orleans 1340
I'ernambuco 7l
Royal Danish 69

Sainbre and Meuse 6B
South Austrian
Southern of France......, 777
Welland 25
West Flanders
W. and N. W. of France 758

Course of the Exchange.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam .. 11 17f
Antwerp..
Brussels — 25 42f
H aru burgh — 13 7
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankton on Maine •••••• 1191
‘ ienna

ricae
l'etersturgh

11 SO
35

Berlin
adrid
[ adia
Leghorn
Ilan
(;enoa
Naples
l'atersio

49
48/
25 52/
25 52/
25 52/
26 57i
25 60

\I ess in a — 25 60 25 65
Lisbon — 52} 621
Oporto — 521 53
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z...... £3 17 9
\ 1 exican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doubloons 0 0 0

LISBURN ELECTTON.—DUBLIN, Feb. 21.—The
Liberal kas won at Lisburn. The contest was
exceedingly close. Until noon the numbers were equal.
At Ilb Barbour had a majority of 8. For an hour and a
half there was no polling. At length one vote was added
to the majority. At a quarter to 3 o'clock the numbers
were—For Barbour, 142; for Verner, 133. At 3 the majo-
rity was reduced to 6. Close of the poll Barbour, 140;
Verner, 134 ; majority, 6. There was great excitement, but
no breach of the peace. The streets were crowded ; the
police and military under arms. _

A transport vessel on a new plan has just been
completed at Cherbourg. Thirty-six others are
nearly finished on the same plan. and they are to be in-
creased to 50. Each vessel is capable of accommodating
1 000 men, so that in case of necessity the flotilla at Cher.
bourg might transport an army of 60,000 men.
NEW ZEALAND.—A letter just received by our
correspondent at Plymouth says :—" The Maoris
have consented to allow a steamer to be placed on the
Waikato. A tribe has also offered for sale to he Govern-
ment 50,000 acres of land, with five miles of the most dis-
affected district. This is an evident proof that the forbear-
ance and firmness of our Governor, Sir George Grey, is
working most powerfully. The first named concession is
considered to be a greater victory than 10,000 soldiers could
have won in 12 months."

SELLING ARMY COMMISSIONS.—Prom a return
issu, d on Friday it appears that, in the last eleven years,
19 lieutenant•colonels have been permitted to sell out, 36
majors, 515 captains, 504 lieutenants, 14 comets, and 57
ensigns.

IRE TOBACCO TRADE.—A meeting of gentlemen
interested in the tobacco trade was held on Wed
nesday, at which Mr. Ayrton, M.P., attended, and sug-
gested that the meeting ought to ask to have their case con-
sidered by a select committee of the House of Commons,
and that the bill introduced by the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer shnild be postponed till the committee made its re•
port. The suggestion was adopted by the meeting, and
Mr. Ayrton undertook to move in his place in the house for
the appointment of a select committee.
ILLINOIS COTTON.—The Chicago Times of 27th
ult. says :—" The first bale of cot ton ever packed in
Chicago was sewn together yesterday. It is made of cotton
grown in the southern part of this State, which, for fineness
of grain and general adaptability to the requirements of the
spinner will compare favourably with that brought from
the far South."
There was a meeting yesterday of the creditors of
Mr. John Henry Krabbe, who suspended payment
in consequence of his connection with the firm of
Messrs. lanvrin, Grassie, and De Lisle. A state-
ment of the affairs was presented by the accoun-
tants, Messrs. Quitter, Ball, Jay, and Co., from
which it appeared that the liabilities of the London
house amounted to £4,504, and the assets to £1,644.
The liabilities of the corresponding house of Per-
nambuco, trading under the names of Krabbe
Thom, and Co., were stated to be £18,966, and the
assets £9,341. The engagements of the firm at
Bahia, carrying on business under the name of John
H. Krabbe and Co., were represented to be £38,465,
and the assets £25,698. It was resolved that the
estate should be wound up under a deed of arrange
ment to be registered under the Bankruptcy Act.
The official returns relating to the trade and
navigation of the United Kingdom for the twelve-
months ending the 31st December, 1862, have just
been published, from which it appears that the total
declared value of the exports during that periodin
amounted to £124,137,812 against £125,102,814
the year 1861, showing a decrease of £965,002.
The decrease is most pereeptibte in cotton yarn,
cotton manufactures, machinery, sheep and lambs'-
wool, and woollen manufactures.
The imports of the principal articles have been
smaller As regards raw COMA, tallow, sugar, tim-
ber, and tobacco.
The shipping accounts exhibit a slight increase
in the amount of tonnage employ ed in the foreign
trade for both the entries inwards and the clearances
outwards, as also in the coasting trade for same
period.