The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-08 00:00:00

d'OrleanS, in the Palais Royal, and other places, where a
large extent of unprotected'. glass was exposed, the panes
were knocked all to pieces. In the Passscre Choiseul, cn the
contrary, hardly a pane was damaged. The lightning wi.s not
particularly vivid, though the detonations caused by it were
exceedingly low!. A little after eight, and at eleven o'cloi k, '
t.t.v o other sharp storms came on, and the rain poured for ten
minutes; the lightning, too, displayed its fucked horrors in the
zenith and towarJs the north ; and the narrowest streets were
at times perfectly illuminated by the blue light of the electric
discharges.— Galignane's Messenger.
M. Arago has announced that M. Walsh has within these
few days indistinctly perceived the cornet which makes its re-
turn every three years, and is to be visible in the course of the
present month. The Director of the Observatory at Breslau
was, however, enabled as early as 18th August. to make some
observations respecting this luminary. M. Arago suggests
that it would be interesting to inquire at this opportunity into
the truth of the opinion of M. Walsh, that the diameters of
comets diminish in proportion to their proximity to the sun,
Galignani.
MURDER OF A PRIEST. —A cure of the environs of Ajaccio,
who was greatly beloved by his parishioners, was assassinated
on the festival of St. Louis whilst in the act of performing mass
at the altar. His marderer fired two musket shots at him in
succession from behind one of the pillars of the church.
The first shot only wounded the victim the second extended
him a corpse on the steps of the altar.— Galignani's Messenger.
An Italian Correspondent of the Courrier Francais states
that Prince Metternich and M. Thiers have had an interview.
They met on a terrace at Como, and the French statesman
paid a visit next day to the Austrian Minister.
The following lines, extracted from the Journal du Havre,
may give an idea of the irritation that prevails among the
merchants of that town :—" It is affirmed that M. Martin
(du Nord) far from giving up his proposed visit to Havre will
very shortly arrive in our town, If the Minister of Commerce
is at all anxious to meet with a brilliant reception among us,
we think it our duty to inform him that he could not have
made a more unfortunate choice of the moment to honour us
with his presence. In the paroxysm of the crisis in which our
colonies and our seaports are now placed by the protection
afforded to beet-root sugar, M. Martin du Nord might have
reason to fear that the merchants of Havre would let him hear
language very different from that which was addressed in
1834, to M. Thiers, when M. Martin's young predecessor
held out to our maritime commerce promises which have been
so strangely fulfilled."

Is was re-ported on 'Change that the King had suddenly
arrived from Eu, but on inquiry the news proved to be false.
The Madrid Gazette concludes an answer to some attacks
made on the Press, with the following remarkable phrase :
" As for an arrangement, it is impossible, and such a word
has never been spoken in the sense ascribed to it by the ad-
versaries of the Government. Victory alone will decide the
principal questions ; as for the secondary question, there are
some on which an arrangement may be made—such, for in-
stance, as the fueros of the Biscayan provinces. This is one
of the cases respecting which the Government may and ought
to be sparing of the blood of our brave defenders."
The Semaphore, which announces the conclusion of a com-
mercial treaty between Turkey and France, says further :
" One of our correspondents at Constantinople writes to us
that France and England have again promised the Porte that
no infraction of the treaty of Kataget should take place. In
the course of the 16th a diplomatic courier arrived from Vi-
enna. The instructions of which he was the bearer, on the
part of Prussia and 'Austria, direct the representatives of those
powers to give to the Porte analagous guarantees of the main-
tenance of the status quo, and of the intention of the Prus-
sian and Austrian Cabinet to unite with France and England
to prevent any interruption of peace."—Le Commerce.
FRENCH FUNDS.—Puts, SErrintaza 6.
Five per Cents., 111 f. 35c. 40c. 45c. 35c.
Four per Cents., 104 f. 50c.
Three per Cents. SOil 70c. The. 70c.
Bank Actions, 2,630 f.
ttente de Naples, %K. SOc. 75c.
Roman Five per Cents., 101%.
Spanish Actives, 2074 21.
Spanish Passives, 414.
Belgian Five per Cents., 1031 y.
Belgian Three per Cents., 73f. 40c.
Belgian Bank, 1,445 f. 1,450 f.
EXCHANGE. ON LONDON.
One month, paper, 25f. 37%c.; money, 21.f.35c.
Three months, paper. 25f. 25e. . • money, 25f. 20c,
LATEST PRICES.
Five per Cents. 111 f. 40c.
Three per Cents., 80f. 70e.
Bank Actions, 2,63 L
Romans, 1013 t.
Belgian Loan, 103;4.
Belgian Bank, 1,450 f.
Spanish Actives, 21.
Spanish Passives, 4%.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.

The supplies of all kinds were very plentiful to-day, but
owing to the town being so empty trade was not brisk ; prices
as follow :—Celery per bundle, Is. to ls. 6d. ; Onions per
dozen bunches, 3s. to 4s. Carrots per dozen, 3s. to 6s. ;
Turnips per dozen Lunches, 2s. 6d. to 4s. ; Apples per bushel,
4s. to 9s. ; Cucumbers per dozen, 91 to Is. ; Currants per
sieve, 4s. to 61. ; Pears, Is. 6d. to 35.: French Beans per
sieve, 2s. to 2s. 6€1.; new Potatoes per cwt., 3s. to 4s. 6d. ;
Green Gage Plums, ss. per sieve ; Orleans per ditto, 4a. 6d.;
Black per ditto, 4s.