The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-14 00:00:00

AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY.

We read in a letter from Vienna of the Bth :—"The
reply of the King of Patina. to the Frankfort depu-
tation has created great sensation here, even in the
political circles. It was expected that it would be
more decidedly negative. But the Austrian
Cabinet now sees that all serious resistance is im-
possible, without causing anarchy and civil war,
and it will accordingly allow the King of Prtussu
to place himself at the head of the new German
Empire. It may, however, endeavour to form a
league with the southern states of Germany. The
EMPEROR has issued an ordonnance granting an am-
nesty to all persons under sentence for offences by
the press, upon prosecutions commenced prior to 18th
August, 1848, the last birth-day of his MAJESTY.
The same ordonnance puts a stop to all prosecutions
for similar offences anterior to that day."
The letters from Hungary all confirm the
accounts of the great successes of the Magyars.
They have taken Szenta in Servia, and are now in a
position to compel NUGENT to raise the siege of
Peterwaradin ; at Morischa they defeated an Austrian
division, compelling them to return with the loss of
400 men, leaving open the road to Neusatz to the
victorious Magyars. They have also defeated the
Imperialists at Losoncz, taking two companies pri-
soners, and retaining possession of the town.
The 34th bulletin of the army was published at
Vienna on the 9th. WINDISCHGRATE, of course, an-
nounces, in his usual pompous terms, a variety of
victories gained over the Magyars, but he concludes
with these ominous words :—" I am resolved not to
attempt another forward movement, but to wait for
reinforcements." He has concentrated his forces
round Pesth.
GRATZ, APRIL s.—The peaceful city of Grata has
been threatened with a state of blockade, in a procla-
mation from the President of the country to the Na-
tional Guard, who, writing in the name of the Minis-
ter of the Interior, says—" That while the greatest
confidence is reposed in the citizens, his Excellency,
nevertheless, reckons upon the support of the Burger-
wehr ; for if events should lead to serious conflicts,
and the Burgervvehr attempted to act a passive part,
the cmitayrtal
wioulladwtr
be at
oodnucceed.
declared, in a state of siege,
and

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DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
APRIL 9.—The Danes having again evacuated
Haderleben and retired northwards, their number is
estimated at 10,000 men. Many wounded have been
brought into Flensburg; no less than eighty were
brought in last night, among wham were twelve
officers. The pima of operatione intended to be pure

BAVARIA.

• --- - -
MUNICH ARPIL s.—The Bavarian Cabinet, in a
meeting held on the 2d, resolved to address a protest
to all the Governments of Germany, as well as to all
the foreign Governments, against the election of an
Emporor of GERMANY.

sued by Denmark was, first, the taking of Eckern- MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEW`.
forde, and after having become masters of that nn- CI7'Y, QUARTER TO THREE.
portant position, to take possession of Kiel. The weekly belance-sheet of the Bank of England
Nothing of importance whatever has taken place mace up to the 7th inst. is interesting, although the
since the important engagement at Eekernforde, dividend payments will net come into aecour. t until the
COPENHAGEN, APRIL 7.—We have not received next statement is published. The item that will attract
very late intelligence from the theatre of war. most attention is that of the precious metals, in which
this disastrous event of the blowing up of the there is rather a marked reduction. We mentioned a
fewr days since that the steamer about to depart for the
Christian VIII., and the capture of the Gelion, was
known. Orders for a fresh levy of United Statesf wouldd take out specie, and it is now said
yn
immediate equipment of some ships of were
observed
Some little secrecy appears to
have bee the matter, for we have heard many
have been instantly given. Fadrelandet conflicting
onlystshaa says,—"That
e7l—ispn, partially
andTti ahl
aal
statements as to the amount. Precise cause
t the Minister of Marine has com- there may be none, but where there is a special reason
mended the outfitting of a ship of the line for the remittance, it is frequently the Policy to say as
and of a frigate. General Favier will, it is said, re- little as possible on the subject. What profit is to result
turn toFrankfort."—Hembergh Borsenhalle, April 9. from such an operation, unless the rate of exchange de •
The Cologne Gazette of the 12th says—" It is as- dines at New York, we may leave the parties to calm
tonishing that the report of the events at Sundewitt late. What we would say, however, is, that the diminu-
are so vague It is generally asserted that the loss on tion in the bullion is of little import under present
circumstances, and with such a large amount as
the side of the Germans is very great, especially in
thefoll Bank holds, and further that it by no means
wounded. This was occasioned by their great that
to
whole
~aimhount of the reduction
enthusiasm in pursuing the enemy to the very mouth is attributableo w s
oexarorutts. n internal airculation be-
of the fire of the gun-boats. The loss, on the comes more active this time, orshould do so, and
Hanoverian side especially, was very great. These we see that by the greater amount of notes out with the
minor engagements are not of any importance. public. The Bank "re st" is diminished sensibly, the
The electric telegraph has just announced that four dividend and bonus being deducted, and the amount is
Danish men of war have appeared before Heligoland. not far short of 800,0001. The addition to private de-
The German journals state that an engagement had posits shows the difficulty of employing money, and the
taken place at or near Sundewitt. reduction in the leans upon ether securities further il-
If we are to credit the rumours, says the Cologne lustrates this. From the increase in the Government
Securities, it may be assumed that the Bank has made
Gazette, our (the German) troops have suffered con- the usual quarterly advances to the Chancellor of the E
siderably in killed and wounded, in consequence of xchequer. A comparison with the previous week
their bravery in pursuing the Danes, who found a gives the following results :
safe retreat in their gunboats, and behind their heavy Notes Issued
artillery. Decrease
A letter, dated Altona, 9th April, states that the
Hanoverian troops had suffered considerably, a gene-
ral officer and a captain being among the slain. A
little village near Sundewitt is reported to hare been
twice carried by storm by the Danes, who were
finally driven back. The Weser Zeitung says, that on
the 6th of April a battle was fought on the peninsula
of Sundewitt, in which 12,000 Danes were opposed
to 5,000 Germans, and that neither party could
claim the victory. Four Danish frigates were tele-
graphed off Heligoland. Skirmishes between the out-
posts of the two armies are of daily occurrence.
The following are extracts from the Hamburgh
papers :
HAMBURGII, APRIL 10.—An interrogation having been
made to the Danish Minister of Marine, whether, after
in teausme e
theirr s plyinga
gb
ee
st
,wteheen
juHi
nu
il
sl
taenrdreflp
the commencement of the blockade, the English
alimedb,urtghah
tmlaytercothne
12th they would be refused admittance. It may -there-
fore, of course, be inferred, that no steamer, except mail
steamers, will be permitted to make the passage.
A letter from Hamburgh of the 9th says that a contract
will be immediately concluded by the Governments of
Austria and Prussia, whereby the telegraphic commu-
nication from Berlin to Vienna, via Breslau and Ratibor,
is restored. This communication is to be extended by
lateral lines to Hamburgh and Croatia. The Austrian
Government is also in treaty with the Saxon Govern-
ment respecting the restoration of telegraphic communi-
cation on the Bohemian Saxon Railway, and the exten-
sion of this line between Dresden and Prague, via
Leipsic and Munich.
COPENHAGEN.—The Minister of Marine, in his official
communication respecting the loss of the Christian VIII.
and the Gefion, adds that the steamers Hecht and
Geyser have suffered severely. The Heels had
two killed and six wounded. Another report of
the Minister of War states that the frigate Hab-
fruen, Captain Petersen, afterwards supported by the
2d division of gunboats, under Lieutenant-Captain Van
Dockum, dislodged the insurgents from a battery on
the west side of the Eksensund on the 3d. The frigate
received some shots in her hull. The gun-boats did not
suffer. On the 3d, at eleven o'clock, Captain Holmfeldt
went with the corvette Nagaden, and the third division of
gun-boats, under Lieutenant-Captain Gottlieb, to Apen-
rade, which had been vacated by the enemy. The city
was garrisoned by the Danes; one Jager was taken pri-
soner, and an entrenchment demolished. All the insur-
rectionary officials had left, taking with them the trea-
sury'chest, the archives, &c. Captain D. Holmfeldt has
since been reinforced. It appears that the Danes occupied
Apenrade for 24 hours only, during which time they
committed great devastation, demolishing the strand
batteries, &c. They then returned to their ships, and
almost immediately after the city was re-occupied by
the federal troops, who entered from various quarters.
The Danes immediately commenced a cannonade from
their gun-bolts against the southern part of the city,
whereby the royal palace and many houses were se-
verely damaged. A slight skirmish took place at Ha-
dersleben, where the Danes were defeated. It appears
that they were not aware that that city was again occu-
pied by the federal troops, and had merely landed a
small body of men.

Rest

... ••• ... 28,019,480
••• ... ... 387,625
... 3,079,859
••• ...

Decrease ... 786,228
Public Deposits ... ... 7,731,781
Decrease 98,421
Other Deposits ~. ... 9,625,222
Increase ... ... 337,344
Seven Day and other Bills 1,101,143
Increase ... 34,774
Government Securities ... ... 14,372,844
Increase ... 300,000
Other Securities ... .. 11,124,586
Decrease ... 154,332
Notes ... ... 9,737,575
Decrease ... 723,620
Bullion ... 14,875,480
Decrease .., 322,204
Active Circulation 18,281,905
Increase ... 335,995

The negotiation of bills of exchange upon the prin-
cipal continental cities was effected last week upon fully
the terms of Tuesday last, and rather more was paid for
drafts on Hamburgh and Paris, the quotation being
13.12 to 121 on the former place, and 25.52} to 51 on
the latter. On Amsterdam bills were taken at 12.21
to and on Trieste and Vienna at 11 32 to 36.
There has been rather a larger quantity of sugar sold
this week, and at fuller prices, but coffee has continued
dull, and also tea. Rice and saltpetre have been brisker.

The Boston steamer takes out a further sum in bul-
lion, said to be 200,0001., but the amount is doubtful.
To other parts, the shipments direct from London
have this week been in silver coin and bars, 9,000
ounces to Rotterdam, 120,000 ounces to Calais, 24,500
ounces to Belgium, and 28,879 ounces to Hamburgh.
The Foreign mails just arrived bring no later political
news of importance. At Amsterdam, en the 12th, the
Dutch Funds were again in favour; Spanish were very
firm, and Mexican higher. Frankfort accounts of the
11th of April, quote the Austrian Five per Cents, at
761. The Assembly had taken a firm attitude in respect
both to the German Emperor and the Danish questions,
but whether it will be successful time will determine.

Although the decrease in the bullion held by the Bank
of England had an unfavourable effect at first, it was
partly anticipated yesterday afternoon, and therefore
wears off, being, in fact, more calculated to do good
than harm. Consols have realised 92 to 924 for Trans-
fer, and 924 to 4 for Account. They ate now 924 4,
and 924 4. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 46i. to
48s. premium, and India Bonds 625. to 645. premium.
India Stick has been quoted 247. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 91i to 914, and the
Three per Cents. 904 to 4.
It is expected that upon the retura to town of Mr.
Schneider, there will be an amicable arrangement come
to upon the subject of the Mexican money, and that it
may even be paid as part of a dividend, instead of a loan
or advance. The Bonds are worth 294 to 304. Equa-
dor Stock is 34 4, and Grenade Bonds are 184. Spanish
Five per Cents, have been 174 to 4, and the Three per
Cents. 314 to 32, being firm. Portuguese Four per
Cents. are 27i to 28k.
The Railway Share Market has been rather weak this
morning, the settlement being in progress. Mining
Shares have been rather dull this week.

O •E CLOSING
PRI 'FA', ')Y BRITISH. FUNDS. O'CLOCK PRICES..
bier Cent. Reduced Arins...... 903/4 %76 903/4
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92l,fi 92 92% 92%
N'dw 34 per Cent. Anu5..,,.. 9ll/234 913/4
L )ng Anne. to expire Jan. 1860 : B%h 8 9-16 8 9-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859
India Stock 247 247
India Bonds, 1,0004
Ditto under 1,0001 64 62 p 62 p
con.,,i. fur I,,,,uuta,Tztay io __
___ (1214, ik4.x 92%
E ichequer Bilk 11,4 d. az 2d.
1,000/. June,
5001. June ............
46
Small. June
PRICES OF FOREIGN Flaws OXL CLOSIN, -
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds —
Ditto, ::ma11... BO 80
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bowls, 1 per Cent.
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 29 3i 30
' Ditto. Account ...... ......... -
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 66 67
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account . ...
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto. Account 32 32%
__ Dividends on the above payable in London.

PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONIL O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen SOE ..... —.............—
Do. Preference , r
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 21,4 • ... ......... •••
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 7% -
Belfast & County Down 20% ....• ...-
Berks & Hants Extens.

(Gt. West. Per.s 'Acct.) 5 -
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20 . ...
Binning, Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 ..... ... —
Do. without guarantee 10
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 145... —.
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.... 10
-- 00000000 •••••..
Boston, Stamfd &IBirm. I 000000
Bristol: and Exeter 9O
Ditto, Thirds ..« 27 IA ...._ -
Buckinghamshire ... 161. 4s.' ..... 2% dis
Caledonian .
Do. Quarters ......... 124 _
-
Do. New 101. Pref..... 10
..... 1136
.
Di tto,Cly desdale June 50
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference...... 15
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct• 10
Do. 21 Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-

mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ..... ...
Dundalk & Enniskillen 2214 —
East Anglia, 25L, L. &

E. and D... :.. 25
Do., 18/., E. & H.... 18 ......
Do., 3/. 10s.
Eastern Comities— ..... 20 ...... et -gt B%
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent..... lO ......
Ditto, Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... ... .. —
Do. North. & Eastern 50
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50
Ditto, IA Shares
Do. New 43
Eastern union, Class A

(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 3%
Do., Class B (L & B.) 225
Ditto, Class C, ditto... 22%..... _
Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 20 ..,... ...... ..
Ditto (C. & E.) guar.

5 per cent...—.
East Lancashire -
Ditto, New - ...... ...... 13
Ditto, New Quarters OA
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 6LA ...... 7. 7A,
East Lincolnshire •..... 25
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... ........ ...
Ditto, Half Shares ... 20 .. .. ........
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, Newport l5 .. ...
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% —
Exeter and Exmouth... 2Is.
lilugow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ......

De,Preferenee Consul.
Great Northern
Do., ;42 A Deferred ... 1214.... 4% 5
Do., IA B 6 per Cent... 75(z —
Do. Extension Ol,
./2 ...... .-. --
qrsat South. and West.

(Ireland) ... 45 .....• - ••• • • -
f 3 re at North of England.loo
......
Ditto, New, 40/ 4O
Ditto, ditto. 35
Ditto, New, 301 3O .... ..••......
Ditto, New ,151 l4 .. .. __ _ ... ...
Great Western 100
...... 93%14 94 •.
91
Ditto, 1,4 Shares 5O
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths ..... ...... 20
Ditto, New 171.....,.. 15 ... - 12%
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 .--
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25
....- .•••••
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%......
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
_
Ditto, Thirds
Ditto, ditto ............ 36 ..... ••• - .... '
Ditto, 14 Shares ...... 46 ... ..
Do. Quarter Shares... 17% ••••
Do. Fifths.— ........ ... 10
Do. Sixteenths 614 —
Do. Thirds ... ...... ..... 15 ••••• 6% •••
Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct,. 10 ...... ••• —
Do. Liverp. and Bury 46 ......
Ditto (Huddersfield
..-,
and Sheff.).. 47
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
tract, and Q9cle) ... 50
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193/4
12%

6%