The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-18 00:00:00

TH 14: SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 1838.

the 20th of January, the following article, connected
with the conduct of the Government of India towards
the 11th Dragoons, now on their passage home,
which is deserving of the immediate attention of the
Horse Guards :

" A semaphore despatch was received in town on Friday,
announcing that neither blankets nor hammocks had been put
on board the Thomas, by Government, for the use of the men
of her Majesty's 11th Light Dragoons, and enquiring to be
informed whether the ship is to wait until these arc sent down.
We confess we arc somewhat anxious as to the reply which
may be returned, and whether Government, in addition to
other discomforts heaped upon the men, intend to send them
to sea without the necessary supplies, and in defiance of the
regulations of the service, which insist that her Majesty's
troops when embarked shall not be allowed to sleep on the
boards. It is possible the Major-General commanding the
Presidency division, will say ' These troops have been cm.
harked in a most military manner,' or that the Secretary to
the Government will disclaim all interference between the
Commander-in- Chief and the Queen's troops ;' but how
either party can free themselves from blame is to us an
enigma, for the one master should know that the hammocks
and blankets never were supplied ; the other that they were
not embarked. The question now is—will Govern-
ment pay demurrage for the ship and provisioning
the men during the detention, or will they force the
soldiers to a sea voyage, without the necessaries which they
are entitled to from Government ? Of course, if the latter, the
whole affair, and the treatment of the 11th Light Dragoons,
will be much canvassed in England ; and we suspect the
Horse- Guards will require some very satisfactory reasons from
its own officers—from the Commander-in-Chief, the General
commanding the Presidency division, the Inspector of Hospi-
tals, and Brigade-Major of the Queen's troops—for such a
disobecrence of orders at the sending 200 men to sea without
beds or bedding—that is to say, if Government can, in defiance
of the knowledge that the bedding is not on board, order the
vessel to proceed on her voyage, or, more properly speaking,
should they withhold the order for her detention. The mat-
ter is now public, and Government cannot, at all events,
plead ignorance of the matter."
Passengers arrived at Suez, per the Atalanta, from Bom-
bay, Feb. 28, 1838 :—Mr. and Mrs. Henderson ; Mr. Seth
Sam, merchant ; John Scott, Esq. ; Mrs. Willoughby ; Major
and Mrs. Warren ; Mr. Rush ; Hon. W. L. Melvin ; S. p.
Woodcock, Esq. ; Captain C. Bider; N. Morgan, Esq. ;
T. R. Richmond, Esq. ; Major P. Johnston ; Colonel G. A.
Litchfield • M. C. Allen, Esq. ; Charles C. Crawford, Esq. ;
Captain Deedes and Lieutenant Stowell, her Majesty's 17th
Regiment; Cornet E. C. Stewart, Light Cavalry; Lieut.
T. Molle, Bombay European Regiment ; Lieut. Boulderson,
Native Infantry.
Bombay Exchange on London, on the 24th of February,
Is. 10d. ; Freights to ditto, 4/. 10s. to 41. 15s.

Advices from Berlin of the 11th instant, represent
the state of Posen as extremely critical. The mili-
tary stationed there, had received orders to be ready
to act at any moment. In some places the people had
expelled the parish Priests for refusing to celebrate
mixed marriages, agreeably to the pastoral instructions
of the Archbishop ; while in others, the Clergy who
sided with the Government, were in danger of being
stoned to death. Dr. ULRICH is to succeed M.
BUNSEN, as the Agent of Prussia at the Court
of Rome, the latter having failed to please any
party, notwithstanding the ample powers with which
he was vested. To increase the irritation on all sides,
Bavaria has taken the part of Rome, and on several
occasions lately has shown a total disregard to the
jealous susceptibility of the Cabinet of Berlin. Add
to these annoyances, that all the Liberal Prus-
sians resent as a studied insult levelled at them,
the menacing letter addressed by the Minister of
the Interior to the citizens of Elbing, who signed
the congratulatory Address to their townsman,
Professor ALBRECHT, one of the seven victims of
Hanoverian despotism ; and what other conclusion
can we arrive at, but that Prussia has need of all
her wisdom to extricate herself with honour, out of so
many difficulties ?

'he Paris Journals of Monday have all been re-
ceived, but their contents are not more important than
those of the day preceding. It is now positively
stated that M. AGUADO has refused to fulfil his con-
tract with the Spanish Government—consequently the
new Loan Bill is so much waste paper.
COXSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 14.---The Leipzic Gaulle says,
that " Baron Roussin has received from M. Cockelet, French
Vice-Consul at Cairo, news respecting the negociations be-
tween him and Mehemet Ali. The Viceroy is said to have
given an assurance of his devotedness to the Porte, and to have
made the fairest promises for the future ; but as they are
refuted by his conduct hitherto, the Porte is urgent
with the English and French Legations, in order to obtain by
their intervention a reduction of the Egyptian army, engaging
on its side to reduce its army of Mount Taurus by 10,000
men. The French Consul is to require from the Viceroy a
categorical answer to this demand of the Porte, which is sup.
ported by the above two Powers.—Constitutionnel.
FRENCH FUNDS.—Partts, Aram 10.
LAST PRICES.
Five per Cents. 108 f. 817 c.
Three per Cents., 95c. -
Bank Actions, 2,670 f.
Romans' 103.
Belgian Loan, 1023 i.
Belgian Bank, 1,445 f.
Haytlan Loan, 47.51'.
Spanish Actives, 2134.
Spanish Passixes, 4N •
EXCHANGE ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25E 55c.; money, 25f. 53c
Three months, paper, 251. 40c. ; money, 25E 40e.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—Viaxxs, Aram 7.10 t,
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents. ..... ..... -....-.. ........... 6_2%

—Allgemeine Zeitung,:April 12.

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CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DA

This being the first day of Easter Term, the LORD CHANCELLOR en-
tertained the Judges, Masters in Chancery, Queen's Counsel, ere., to
breakfast at his house in Bruton.street. After which he proceeded in
State, accompanied by the Judges, to open their respective Courts at
Westminster. His Lordship took his seat at half-past one o'clock, ac.
companied by the Vice-Chancellor and Masters Farrer and Lynch.

PORTMAN V. MILLS.

_. —.—.
The arguments in this part-heard motion wereresumed and concluded.
His Loansair dismissed the motion, with costs.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, MARCH U.-Wind, N. N. W.—Arrived and remain,
the Fortitude, Fowle, from Barbadoes; Wilton Castle, Car-
ney, and Ellen, Brown, from Jamaica; Jus•itia, Clark, from
Newport ; Cuxhaven, Wendt, from New York ; Lady Ca-
therine, Barham, from Jamaica. Came down from the River
—the Mary, Donaldson, for Hobart Town ; Charles, Hutch-
ings, for Nowfoundland ; Unity, Pearce, for Lyme. Sailed
—the Stratheden, for Madras; and Arachne, for Sydney.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 17. Wind, N. W., blows hard, very
squally.—Arrived the Ciro Gaspero, Vidovick, Havannah.
Sailed—her Majesty's ships Silly, Modeste, and Pantaloon,
on a cruise.

VICE-CH.dNCERY.—(THIS DAY.)

His Honour, the VICE-CRANCIILLOR, did not take his seat in the
Court at Westminster, till nearly two o'clock.

PLYMOUTH, APRIL I6.—Wind N. W.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Wind N. W. to N. N. W., strong
gales, with violent gales with violent squalls.--Arrived the
Antigua Planter, Toms, from Licata ; Cyprus, Walker, from
Gergenti. Sailed the Braganza (steamer), M'Leod, from
Vigo, Oporto, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 17.—Wind N. N. W., blowing hard.
DOVER, APRIL 17.—Arrived off port, the Mores, Pearson,
from Matanzas; Caledonian, from New York; Copernicus,
Hoeslorp, from Philadelphia.
BRISTOL, APRIL 17.—Arrived the Vintage, Williams, from
Oporto.
MILFORD, APRIL 17.—Arrived the Ellen, Payne, Leghorn.
Dorms, APRIL I6.—Arrived the Tris, Brown, from Lis.
bon ; Shannon (steamer), from London.
CORK, APRIL 15.—Arrived the Mary, Fell, from Laguna;
Nestor, Hodgson, from Licata.
HULL, APRIL 17.—Arrived the Sea Horse (steamer), from
Rotterdam; Transit (steamer), from Hamburg.
SOUTHPORT, APRIL 15.—The Roi, Hamedon, from Liver-
pool to Nantes, on shore near this place, is full of water ;
crew and passengers saved ; and it is expected the cargo will
be in a damaged state.
NEWPORT, APRIL 17.—A vessel, polacca rigged forward,
and schooner aft, on her beams, supposed to have capsized in a
squall, was passed yesterday off Leith, by the John and Re-
becca, from Fowey.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 17.—A ship is on shore on West Hoyle,
dismasted, and the sea making a complete breach over her.
The crew are on the wreck, but the life-boat is unable to
reach them.

The Alcyone, Muir, for Quebec, has returned into Dock
with loss of anchors and cables, and windlass broken, having
been run foul of in the river.

The Scotia, Cathay, from this port to Demerara, sunk on
the 15th inst. at the eatrance of Beaumaris Bay ; crew sated.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL MARKET

CITY (THIS DAVI, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The French mail of this morning has brought over some
elaborate details of the financial affairs of that country, the
revenue accounts having just been completed for the first
quarter of the present year. The indirect taxes show an in-
crease in the quarter just concluded, as compared with the
same period of 1836, of 2,144,000 francs ; and of 3,971,000
francs on the same quarter of 1837. The greatest increase
had occurred in March last, having amounted in that month,
as compared with the same time in the two previous years, to
about four millions and a half of francs. The commercial
statement completed by the Customs department of France,
and exhibiting the mercantile operations of that kingdom with
its own colonies and all foreign powers during the last ten
years, shows a considerable augmentation on the whole of
the transactions. The trade carried on by sea forms rather
more than two-thirds of the whole, being, as compared with
that carried on by land, in the ratio of 23 to 10. A some-
what curious item in these commercial tables is the vast in-
crease of foreign tonnage in the ports of France, as compared
with the number of French vessels employed in the importa-
tion and erportation of goods to that country. The increase
in the whole pei iod (ten years), is about 30 per cent. in the
tonnage of French, and 60 per cent. in that of foreign vessels.
THE FUNDS.
We are again this morning without any arrivals of conse-
quence. The great dearth of information which prevails
causes great inactivity both in the British and Foreign Mar-
kets, which have opened at the same quotations of the prices
as they closed at yesterday.
Consols for the Account, 93} ; Money, 94 ; Exchequer
Bills, 67 to 69 ; India Bonds, 74 ; Bank Stock, 205} 206 ;
India Stock, 209 i.
In. the Foreign Market nothing worth noticing doing as
yet; Spanish Active as they closed, 201 to ; Portuguese,
314 to 324 ; Three per Cents., 2qt022 ' • Brazilian, 76 to ;
Mexican, 274 I; Colombian, 274 ; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 53i 54.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 206 5 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red. SeNT4% Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons... 73%%34 South Sea Stock
N per Cent. ..... ......... Old Annnities ..... ..... 91%
Ditto Red. lOO V 4 New Ditto
New 3% per Cent 1U1%14% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... --
New s_per - Exch. Bills, £l,OOO, 67 69

FORD V. CLVFF.
Mr. KN►GfT BRUCE, moved in this case, on behalf of the plaintiff, Mrs.
Ford, that she should be at liberty to carry on the suit which had been
filed through her next friend, a gentleman of the name of Garner, residing
at Yoxhall, in Staffordshire, instead of a'person named Ragg The af-
fidavits against the motion asserted that the plaintiff was of weak intel-
lect and unable, though of age, properly to select a next friend to carry
on the suit.
The motion was proceeding when we left.

Ditto 500 67 69 pm.
Ditto Small
1. Ditto Commercial ...•,„., pm.
Ditto Advertised — Pm.
Bank Stock for Acc0unt........
; India Stock for Account mg
ICongols for Acconnt
THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Peruvian Bonds .......„.
Ditto Account ....... ........
Portuguese Bonds —
\
Ditto Account
Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Account
Ditto, 3 per cent
22 114
2114%
Prussian Bonds —
Ditto Account .......... ..... .. Rusaian Bonds, 1822
Columbian 80nd5........ ...... ... Ditto Account —
Ditto Account ..... Ditto Metallic
Columbian Bonds, 1824. — Spanish Bonds... ...........
Ditto Account ........ ......... 274 Ditto Account —
°shish Bonds ....„
Ditto Account .......
Greek Bonds .............. ......... French, 5 per cent ........ —f. —.c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825 — ----- 4 per cent. f. —c.
Ditto Account ...... .....
Mexican 80n.48, 5 per cent — ---. Exchange f. —c.
Ditto Account
Ditto, 6 per cent
NDitto Account...". ........... Ditto, 5 per eent. 9914 100%
eapolitan... ........... ............ Ditto Account .... ......... -
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
Paid. Per Share.
Rea 1 del Monte Mining Co., Registered 63/. 10s. 6d.
Ditto Unregistered
144
Eastern Counties Railway 5 5
jercat Western Railway Company:. 65 96% 5% 6%
Brighton
and Selby Railway Company l5 12
Srigbton Railway Company
;London 1014%;London and Blackvrall Railway
lavimchester and Birmingham Rai1way........
Asphalte, Claridge's Patent 2
Do. London Bitumen I 14
. COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY.
Amsterdam C.F. 12 6 Gibraltar 46
Ditto, at sight
tterdam r) U. 12 6 Genoa 26 15
Antwerp...
amburg.
Altona...
anis, 3 days' sigh.
Ditto
Marseilles
tl2 6 Milan
M.B. 13 13% Venice
13 ]3l Naples
25 '7O Palermo
3 Ms. 26 0 Lisbon
26 10 Oporto 3l
46
38%
per oz. 115
54
53%
Bourdeaux
Bahia 25
Petendungh, ruble 3 Us. 10 Buenos Ayres —
Berlin
Vienna, cilective II 2M.10 14 Philadelphia 46
Trieste ..... .ditto lO 16 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ
Madrid 3514 Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0
Cadiz 3.539 Foreign Gold, in bars 317 9
Thiboa
•...
85 New Doubloons
SBarcelona
eville 35 Silver. bars, standard 0 4 11%
I The following is an extract of HALF-PAST OE.
a letter from Berlin,N
dated
6th March, in the French papers:—" The Czar is still un-
well, and the courtiers are now turning in favour of the Cza-
rowitch. You know that in Russia, when the Court favour
is made to the inheritor of the throne, it does not augur
favourably for the reigning Prince. The Empress and the
Imperial Family wish that the Czar would proceed to Ger-
many, but he is in fear that troubles and a revolt will take
place during his absence. Although our journals announce
every day his journey, you can be assured that to the present
time nothing has been decided upon."
During the whole of the morning both the British and
Foreign funds have been in a state of stagnation. Consols
may be quoted at 931 for Account, and 93i Money. Ex-
chequer Bills, 67 69. India Bonds improved, 74 76. Bank
Stock, 2051. In India Stock nothing doing.
Very little doing in the Foreign Market ; Spanish Active,
201 with Coupons; Portuguese, 311 32i- ; Three per Cents.,
21i 22 ; Brazilian, 76i ; Mexican, 27i i ; Colombian, 271 i;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53i 54 heavy ; Five per
Cents., 100 par.
In the Share Market also little business, prices a shade
lower; Asphslte, 12 prem. ; British Iron, 85 dis. ; Brighton,
2i- prem. The Bastenne and Guajac Shares have been issued
to-day, and sold at l i prem.
Consols for Aceount, 94

-.-•••......•.. .....
Bank I:ongAnnuitiestoexpire
Jan. 5, 1t160...
Oct. 10, tRS9 14 13-16
Jan. 5, 1360 ISW
Jan. 5, lt4Bo —
April 5, 16,.0
Jan • 5, 1570..."....... 0000000 --1
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS '
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account • --
1
Brazilian Bends 76
Ditto Account —
Buenos Ayres Bonds —
Ditto Account ..-..... ......
i. hillis.t, Bonds ....... .........

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.

Letters have reached town to-day from Edinburgh,
which state that the Lord Advocate, John A. Murray, Esq.,
has lost his only son by death.
G. Ledger, Esq., has been appointed to the Regis-
trar and Auditorship of Dover Harbour, at a salary of 41. per
annum.—Dover Chronicle.
A writer's clerk, lodging in George-street, was found
dead in his room on Monday morning. He was in his usual
health on Sunday about 12 o'clock noon, when his landlady
thought he had gone to bed, as was a practice he had, from
being affected with low spirits, occasioned by bis father dying
recently, and as, it is said, leaving his property to a nephew.
_Scots Times.
MATRIMONY.—We (the Western Times) refer
our dear young readers to the attractive advertisement of
M. N. 0., who wants a wife. Who M. N. 0. happens to
be, we know not—some say it is M. N. P. Montague New-
combe Parker, who, tired of his seat, wishes to exchange the
fatigues of the House for the solid enjoyments of domestic life.
If so, we can safely recommend the young gentleman, and are
satisfied that the public will lose nothing by the exchange.
Taciturn and retiring manners may render such an introduc-
tion necessary, but the advertising swains who have fallen
under our observation, have been generally unfortunate. Cor-
der and Greenacre were the two last who cane before the
public as recorded wife advertisers, and each died by the
gallows 1 The advertisement appears under the Hunting Ap-
pointments.
TRANSATLANTIC STEANI NAVIGATION.—This
object, we understand, is likely to be accomplished, so as to
connect the port of Liverpool and New York by a direct in-
tercourse, and thus to be, at least, on a par with Bristol and
London. The City of Dublin Steam-packet Company are
about renewing their project for this purpose, and which had
been organized last year, IPut suspended for the time, with the
view of obtaining more information and experience. The
public will feel confidence, if the establishing of steam-vessels
to America be undertaken by a Company possessing more
practical information on the subject than any other Company
in existence.