The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-26 00:00:00

MANCHESTER, Juics 25.

STOCI Excrwrox.—The transactions to-day were as follow :
Leeds, Fifths, 4 dis.—London, New Quarters, 3% p.—West hiding
Union, 4 dis.—Nerth Stafforc shire, 4,4 die.
BIRNIINGII,OI, JOSE 25.

STOCK ExcrisxcE —The transactions to-day were as follow :
North Staffordshire, 41. 13s. 9d. dis.—North British, Preference, par
—Shropshire Union, 21. 16s. 3d. dis.—London and North-Western,
Quarters, 3k p.

YORK, JUNE 23.

STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as f.,1-
low : Great Northern, 10 —Ditto, Preference, 2/. IGs —Ditto
(London and York Extension), I Is. 3d.—York, Newcastle. and Ber
wick (Newcastle Extension), 14% —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase).
4/. 6s. 3d.

EXPEDITION AGAINST TUE PIRATES OF SARAWAK.
—We hive advieca from Labuan to the 21st of April
Nothing new had occurred on the island, but the Nemesis
had recently arrived, bringing information of some out-
breaks in the neighbourhood of Sarawak. It appears
that about a month previously the Sarabes and Sakharan

Dyaks had attacked the Sadonge, and taken about 70
heads. The Sadungs being friendly, the Baja (Sir J.
Brooke) collected his force and called upon this tribe to
join him. They ascended the Sarebas river with the
Nemesis' boats, burned three villages, and killed 17 .. men,
but ciuld not succeed at getting at the main body of the
aggressive Dyaks, who made their way to the interior,
where they have strongly stockaded themselves. The
Raja, not likit.g to risk a failure, returned with the ex-
pedition, and has written to the Admiral for assistance.

ile wishes to have 300 or 400 Europeans with him. The
e,tima,led numbtrs on the present occasion were about
5,000 or 6,000 on the side of the unfriendly Dyaks, while
from Sarawak there were about 3,000, with 30 or 40 Eu•
ropeau, including the crew of the Nemesis.
HISTORICAL WRITERS AND READERS.—" Of the

two ways that are most common in writing or reading
his%ory, neither has seemed to me so broad or right as
unfailingly to lead its followers to the truth. One of
these two is that of the romantic or entertaining—the
other of the abstract or instructive school ; the latter
being intent on stripping the past of everything like hie
or feeling, anti the former endeavouring, and in many
recent instances successfully, to restore to bygone days
their animation and their rightful interest. But how-
ever great the literary merit of these vatious produc-
tions may have bien, however fresh the art and the
picturo!queness of some, however profound the philo-
sophy and the lore of oth,r3, there has been in many,
perhal s in most of them, a hlank that neither intellect
nor taste alone CAR supply. It is so, simply because it
has been too often forgotten that none can fathom the
truths of history except with the plummet of the
Christian, and that it is only through the sympathy fur
all humanity which Christianity commands and the faith
in every work of God which Christianity sanctions, that
we c,:n comprehend the particular eve n,s or the general
character of history."—P. s Liberty of Rome.
ARRIVAL OF CALIFORNIA GOLD DIRECT FROM THE
" DICCINS."—The Tepic, Captain Luce, which arrived
iu the Money on Wednesday evening, brings the first
importation to this port of the pr.( ciuus metals, direct
from the sold " diggins" at California. The Tepic
came by way of the Sandwich islands and Valparaiso,
at which places she landed large quantities of gold, and,
therefore, brings with her here only about 60,000 dollars
worth, chiefly in dust. We have seen and handled a
lump, which weighs as much as ten sovereigns. It is of
good colour, and is in exactly the same state as when
found in C difornia. The Tepic belongs to James
titatkie and Co., merchants, of this town, who, we be-
lieve, were the first to embark in the California trade.
The Tepic sailed from this port on the second day of
January la-A, for the Sandwich Islands and Sirka, and
having landed her cargo, proceeded to San Francisco,
where she arrived just as the "gold fever" began to
rage. She made several intermediate voyages, and has
noW
o,
gold dust received at San Fran-
cisco, wood, and hides at Sandwich
Islands.e t
andur
sn
oil, withli
filled the
up
at Valparaiso, and reached this
r hefi tallow,port after an absence of only seventeen and a half
months. —L irerpool Mercury.
We are requested to correct an error which
appeared in our report of the Scottish gathering, holden
on Wednesday and Thursday last, in the name of the
winner of the chief prizs for archery. It should have
been Mr. A. Peniston Moore, and not Mr. R. Mores,
as reported.

THE NELSON MONUMENT.--YESterday afternoon,
tylum the mou!d from Mr. Carew's noble design of the
" Death of Nelson" was perfected, the molten metal was
successfutly transferred though the great feeding aper-
tures of the bas-relief; and in a few minutes the most
important figures of the composition were faithfully
secured in enduring bronze. The canton which fur-
nished the chief material were sent from Woolwich—.
spoils of war taken by the hero himself from his country's
t monies. Among the visitors who assembled to witness
the interesting process were the Earl of Carlisle, Chief
Commissioner of her Majesfy's Wor..ds and Forests, and
Phiiiop, the Secretary; General Wyndham, Capt.
rap, R N., Capt. Johnstone, and a 1,.w artistic friends
t,f the dis‘inguished sculptor.
TILE CROPS IN RENT.—A rather extensive ride
last wed; gave us the opportunity of reporting
crops.
Improving. ln Mud
Through Kent
theytlie on the
Milk h,use-strei t, to Ashford, they :::luSutka pi
n 1
decidedlyeghurst at el
d\ovenaoltd,look first-rate, but are
u"k"11Y-- From Ashford to Hy the and the coast, they
1"1",)11-1Y cannot look better. Much hay has been well
carried and much clover is down. Fruit is in many
Places destroyed, and a short crop everywhere.—Maid.
stone Gazette.
THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.— A. return, moved
for by Mr. Patten, M.P., shows that 43 manuftr•turers of
piper were convicted in the years 1840-48, inclusive, of
offene:s against the Excise4aws. Some of these per-
s ins were imprisoned, others sold up, and others liberated
on payment of a composition.