The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-04 00:00:00

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

had left Rome for Naples, where the fleet was
arming and otherwise preparing for sea.
On the evening of the Ist of May a street fight,
which, however, had no connexion with politics,
took place at Chambery. Tranquillity was imme-
diately restored.
The Armonia of Turin of the 28th ult. mentions
a rumour that Austria intends to grant a partial
amnesty to several emigrants who have now be-
come Sardinian subjects, and whose property is
under sequestration.
A letter from Florence, of the 25th ult., gives
an account of a small fracas that occurred a few
days before at the Jockey Club of that city, among
whose members are the Prince of Lichtenstein and
Major Piret of the Austrian service. The latter
having left Florence Prince Lichtenstein proposed
the young Prince Windischgraetz, who is a colonel
in the Austrian army. But, to the no small mor-
tification of the proposer, the candidate was thrown
out by ballot. Rumours became current that
Prince Lichtenstein looked upon the matter in a
very serious light, and that he would have the club
suppressed, or prevent the races from coming off
that week, by occupying the ground with his troops.
Matters were, however, arranged in a more pacific
manner. The members of the club were again
convoked, and a proposition to the effect that the
ballot should be abolished, and every member
should vote openly, being agreed to, Prince Win-
dischgraetz was elected unanimously.
A
Marquin s Constabili, who was a member of the
Constituent ssembly at Rome in 1849, has been
ordered to leave Tuscany.
Letters from Rome of the 20th ult. announce
that, in consequence of the conclusion of the loan
of 26 millions with the house of Rothschild, a de-
cree will shortly be issued by the Pope, declaring
that all paper money now in circulation is to be
withdrawn and cancelled within the space of eight
months.
The Corriere Mercantile, of Genoa, states from
Rome that Cardinal Franzoni is dangerously ill
there, and that he received the viaticum on the
22d ult.

TURKEY.
//Dispatches from Constantinople state that the
19th ult. was the day fixed on for the definitive
solution of the difficulties which had arisen with
Prince Menschikoff. The armaments continued on
both sides. The channel uniting the two seas was
being fortified, as well as the town, and French
officers were drilling the newly-raised rifle regi-
ments. The castles in the Bosphorus bad been
supplied with 54 Paixhan (-runs, from England.
The conduct of Prince Mensclbiikoff was not entirely
approved of by the Emperor of Russia.
Letters from Constantinople have been received
to the 21st April. They offer no point of interest.

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WEST INDIA MAIL. 1 265

The Royal Mail steam-ship Magdalena, Captain
W. Chapman, arrived at Southampton, at 4 p.m. s,
yesterday, bringing the usual British and foreign 15
West India and Gulf of Mexico mails, in charge of 50
Lieutenant Hay, R.N. Admiralty agent. St,
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The Magdalena also brings mails from the West 16
Coast of South America, received at Panama by the g
Pacific Steam Navigation Company's ship Quito, 8
which vessel also brought specie, value $145,221, 20
for conveyance to the Bank of England. 20
The Magdalena left St. Thomas two days after Ito
her appointed time, having been detained for the
arrival of the branch steamers. She experienced st
fine calm weather till the 29th ult., when the wea-
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ther changed to strong south-east gales, with heavy S
squalls.
The advices brought from Mexico, Havannah,
&c., have been anticipated by arrivals of intelli-
gence by way of the United States.
The principal items of news from Jamaica are
contained in the following extract from De Cor-
dova's Intelligencer :
" The Assembly, it is expected, will re-enact the
existing Import Duty Bill, but in such a shape as will
render it doubtful if the Council will accede to it. The
existing Import Duty Bill will expire with this month ;
and in the event of the Council objecting to any new
act which may pass the Assembly prior to the 30th inst.,
a recurrence of that state of things which was produced
some four years back by similar conduct on the part of '
the Legislature is likely to be the result. Under these
circumstances all business operations are arrested, and
dealers for the most part will only purchase for imme-
diate consumption. The majority of the sales were of
a forced character, and were effected solely by the
temptation of low prices.
" Gold and silver doubloons continue very scarce, and
command 4 per cent. American and British gold are -
worth 1.1 per cent. premium ; silver dollars are quoted
at the same value. This rise in the value of coin is at- ___
tributable chiefly to the eager desire of a large number St.
of coolies who are leaving the island to obtain any des- 5
St
cription of gold or silver, which is or may become cur- ot;,
rent in India, in exchange for our looal notes. A rather St.
large amount, too, will be taken away by the passengers 15
per Glentanner, which is appointed to sail hence for
Melbourne to-morrow. 6
"The cargo of the schooner George Montague, from 6,
New Orleans, was not entered at the Customs when we
3
made up our report.
" Exchanges on London.--Colonial and Jamaica 5
Banks :-90 days, 1 per cent. premium ;60 days, 1.4 per 7
cent. premium ; 30 days, 2 per cent. premium.
From British Guiana our accounts are to the 9th 6
ult. The Combined Court has been occupied with 10'
discussions on ways and means to meet the extra- 20
ordinary votes upon the annual estimate. A. pro-
'"
position to raise the existing ad valorem 4 per cent. 6
duties on certain descriptions of goods to 10 per st.
cent. had been adopted, and on certain specified
articles of luxury, such as wines, spirits, &c., the St.
duties had been largely increased. An attempt to St.
impose a land and tenement tax in the rural dis- 6;
tricts, as a means of adding to the general revenue,
had failed, as being utterly inexpedient in the pre- 50
sent circumstances of the colony. The civil list
question was again a vexed one, and from the re- St.
marks of the Governor to the Court it appeared 16
that he was disappointed at the opposition that was st:
starting up, and viewed it as a breach of faith. The St.
weather had continued dry, and it was feared the
crop would be materially affected. The health of
Georgetown was improving.
At St. Lucia the weather was very fine and the st.
island healthy. The crop was proceeding with 50
considerable activity.
From Martinique the Antilles alludes to the 12
crop as proceeding with activity, and states that 32
the St. Pierre market is abundantly supplied with
sugar, the local price being 19f. to 35f. per 50 kilo- 25
grammes.
From Barbadoes we learn that the inhabitants 10
had prepared a memorial to the Lords Commis-
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sioners of the Admiralty, complaining of the incon- 12
venience and disappointment occasioned to that 12
island by the irregularities of the West India St.
mail steamers. Several fires had occurred in St.
the rural districts. The yellow fever was gra- 16
dually disappearing. 20
We regret to learn that Trinidad. was suffering 5
from malignant fever, which was increasing rather 2
than diminishing. Several cases of fever of a
typhoid type, sometimes attended with black vomit,
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existed in Port of Spain. St.
Fever had also made its appearance at Grenada,
but had disappeared from Tobago.' 15
At Greytown there had been some excitement 8
from a meditated attack of the inhabitants on the
10
station of the American Steam-boat Company, for
the purpose of destroying the houses and works. It 10
appears that for many months past the steamers 25
have landed all passengers from New Orleans, for 16
California (by way of the lake), and vice versa, at a 10
place on Point Arenas, opposite the town, so that 20
the inhabitants had been deprived of the benefits 5
which would have accrued to them in the way of St.
trade from the constant influx of 400 to 600 passen-
gers every month. Fortunately the United States 17
corvette Siam was cruising about there, and the 25
authorities belonging to the steam-boat company
claimed the protection of their Government from
the lawless intentions of the Nicaraguans, which
was acorded by the Siam anchoring inside Point 11
Arenas, opposite the works. In the meanwhile,
until further advices from the British and Ameri-
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can Ministers, the company have agreed to land 21
recently passed by the Legislature.thpAct. 2212'
the new
niowr the Tax
poses of this act two per cent. is to be levied upon 2
the produce of each estate upon its production of
sugar and arrowroot, nominally value atma.
100 lb.; rum at 9d. per gallon ; molasses 6d. peper
gallon. All incomes of 1501. and upwards are to
pay two per cent.; and under 1501., and not ex-
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ceeding 701.? one per cent. The health of the
island had improved, and the yellow fever was
rapidly subsiding. The Governor had presided at
the annual meeting of the Wesleyan Missionary
Society.
Her Majesty's ship Imaum, Vestal, and Alban
were at Jamaica, and the Geyser at Greytown.
The Royal Mail steamer Avon was to leave St.
Thomas for the Gulf of Mexico on the 19th ult.
The Conway was under repairs at Jamaica, the
Dee at Jamaica, the Derwent on the Northern
Islands, the Eagle on the Savannah, and the Esk
on the onduras route, the Medway on the Spanish
Main, and the Trent at Barbadoes.

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THE LAND TAX QUESTION.—The question of the land
tax, which comes on to-day in the Court of Queen's
Bench, is exciting unusual attention. The court will
doubtless he crowded by parties interested. The Land
Tax Commissioners have retained no less than five
counsel. Among them are Sir Alexander Cockburn, the
present, and Sir Frederick Thesiger, the late, Attorney-
General. The latter learned gentleman received the
handsome sum of 200 guineas with his brief.

ABEET S.

Paid.' RAILWAYS.

Closing Prices
Yesterday.

100 Aberdeen ........ .
Anug. Nottng. Bost.
& Eastn. Junct
all Birmg. Wolverh. &
Stour Valley
28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. &
Cheshire Junct.
11 Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O and £25 Cons.
18i Do. £2O ...' .
100 Bristol and Exeter
100 Caledonian
all Chester & Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon
all Cork, Blackrock and

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45 Dublin&BelfastJunc
all Dundee Perth&Aber-
dem Junction
all Do. New ......
all East Anglian (*x2s L
and E. & L. & D.)
all Do. Do. (181. E.& H.)
all Eastern Counties
all Eastern Union, Class
A. (late E. U. Sh.)

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100 East Lancashire .
all East & West Ind. Dk
& Birming. June.
100 'Edinburgh & Glasgow
11 Edin. and Peebles__
100 Edin. Prth. &Dundee
100 Glasgow &S. Western
100 Great Northern Stk..
100 Do., A. Stock
100 Do., B. Stock
100 Great Southern and
Western (Ireland).
100 Great Western
11 Irish South-Eastern
all Lancaster & Carlisle
113 Do., Thirds ....
100 La.neash.&Yorksliire
15 Do., Fifths . _ .... - .
114 Do., Wet. Riding Un
all Leeds Northern
all Liv.Crsby. &Soutt pt
all London & Blackwall
3 Loud. Tilb. & Sth end.
100 Loud. Brigt. &S. Cst.
100 London &N. Western
12 Do., Fifths.
1 Do. ~£lO Sh.M. &B. C
100 London &S. Western
42t Do. £5O
34 Do., £4O
all Londerry. &Coleraine
all Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
100 Manch. Shef. &Lincln
4i'Do., Man.& LiP Un.
100 'Midland ..... . . .. . .
100 Do. Birming..& Derby
47t Midland G. West.(lr.)
17i Do. t Shares
all Newcastle & Carlisle
Lop Newmarket
3} Do. Bury Extension
16 Newp. Aberg.&liftd
7] Newry & Enniskillen
all Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Restrevor
100 Norfolk
all Do., New
3 Northn.Counties 'Un.
100 North British . - ... .
13 North Devon, No. 1.
62 Do., No. 2.. . ..... -
all Do. , A Deferred . .
5 Do., B Guaranteed
174 North Staffordshire..
all North Western........
10 N. &S. Westrn. June
100 Oxford, Worcester, &
Wolverhampton
100 Scottish Central
100 Scottish Midland
100 Shrewsbury & Birmg
100 Do., L. & N. Westn
uaranteed Stock
8 Shrewsby.& Hereford
all Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
all Do. Halves do .....
all Do Do. Oswestay
6t Shropshire Union
all South Devon.
,00 South Eastern
all South Wales
15 S.Yorksh.River Dun
5 Do.
16i Stockton & Hartlepi
19 Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
17 Vale of Neath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford& Limerick
14 West Cornwall
1/.ls Wimbledon&Croydn.
1 Woodford
100 York Newctl. &Berl".
20 Do. Extensions
11.4 Do. G. N. E. Purchase
100 York & N. Midland 1

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