The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-31 00:00:00

belongs.

ST. PETERSBURG, MARCH 30.

The Northern Post of to-day says that the Central
Committee appointed to examine into the propriety
of establishing banks for loans on mortgaged secu-
rities has terminated its labours.

The committee recommends the entire indopen-
dence of such banks, and is averse to the idea that
the Government should be connected with these
establishments.

The Journal de St. Petersbourg of to-day states
that Gen. Patkull, the Chief Minister of Police, has
been permitted to retire on account of illness. He
is to be succeeded by General Annenkoff.

WARSAW, MARCH 29 (Evening).

The official Dziennik of to-day contains an impe-
rial order to the Council of State respecting the
revision of the criminal code.

The order especially directs the attention of the
council to the consideration of such changes as may
be suitable to the age, and the promulgation of new
laws for offences against the State.
M. Schlenker has been condemned to imprison-
ment in a fortress for four months, and conducted
to Xodlin.
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The Marquis Wielopolski has arrived here.

FRAN CE.
PARIS, SATURDAY.

BOURSE, March 29.—The market opened at the
closing quotation of the previous day, but sales for
a short time caused a retrograde movement, but the
loss was soon recovered, and Threes, for the Account,
are now again at 69f. 75c. The Railway Share
Market continues firmer than the Rente. The
following were the last quotations :-
4t per per Cents 97 50
Do. end month 97 50
3 per Cents
Do. end month 69 60
New 3 per Cents
Do, end month 6B 60
Credit Mobilier 765
Do. Account —

BAIL

I Bank Shares 3095
Credit k oncier l5OO
i Belgian 4} —
Piedmontese Fives, 67 75
i Roman
Austrian
• Spanish Threes 5l 25
• Home Debt -
,WAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans 1372 60 .. 1371 25
Northern 1035 1040
New ditto . 965
Lyons and Mediterranean 11171 .. 1116 25
Geneva..
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian

Austrian
Lonbard 551 25 .. 522 50

211 E WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 30, EVENING.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship La Plata,
with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 140
passengers, 1,198,200 dols. in specie, and 1,421
packages of cargo.
The La Plata left St. Thomas on the 17th inst.
At Callao and Lima all was tranquil.
There was nothing stirring in Paita. A severe
shock of earthquake was felt at Paita on the Bth.

The news from Bolivia was more favourable,
Peace was re-established for a time.

In Peru matters were quieter, but political dis-
cussions and attempts at revolution were agitating
the country. The bishops and other leading mem-
bers of the clergy were said to favour the proposi-
tion of again annexing Peru to Spain.
Business was dull in Coquimbo. The mines were
of late much abandoned.

At Valparaiso, on the 12th inst., a reception was
given to the President. Upwards of 30,000 citizens
met his Excellency on his entrance into the city.
Business was improving. The wheat harvest was
better than had been anticipated, and sufficient to
prevent scarcity in the interior. Other crops were
promising.

_
Bar silver 10 dole per mare. Exchange on
London, 46 to 46i; on Paris, 4.70.

Business was dull in Guayaquil. Money was

scarce.

News from the Cauca was generally favourable
to the Liberals. Arboledo had retrt ated before the
forces of Lopez.

It was -reported from Carthagena that the Con-
servatives under Jiraldo had taken possession of
Nare, on the river Magdalena. They ha,d seized
the steamer Antioquia, having on board 5,000
muskets; and the correspondence of Mosquera.
At Demerara business was dull, and there was
no prospect of improvement.
The weather was fine at Trinidad, and the sugar•
making was proceeding with activity.
At Jamaica trade was quiet. The market was
well supplied, but transactions were limited. Coffee
was scarce, 48,252 was offered for ordinary to fair.
Pimento :—stocks exhausted. Rum dull, at 30d. in
bond. Sugar, 14s to 18s for dark to fair. Tobacco:
sales were efftcted at 105 s per 1001bs.
Exchange on London, 90 days, -1 per cent. prem.

FLOODS IN T% IDDLESEX.—Accounts from the
low-lying districts watered by the Colne and the Brent,
mention that the streams are much swollen, and meadows
in many places inundated.

THE REVENUE OF IRELAND.—A number of re-
turns relating to the revenues of Ireland during the years
1860 and 1861 have been published. In 1860 the net pro
duce of the revenue of Ireland was £6,894,263 ; £2,245,394
being derived from customs, and £2,831,000 from excise.
In 1861 the net produce was £6,883,557; customs produ-
cing £2,295,000, and excise £2,991,000.