The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-20 00:00:00

TUNIS.

The measures of the sanitary commission of Tunis
were increased in rigour on the breaking out of the
cholera at Bona. Dispatches which have arrived by
the Charlemagne had been sequestered for two days,
the BEY having required that they should be opened
and perfumed, but the Consuls opposed this. The
fear of the cholera was so great that nothing was ad-
mitted except the productions of Spain, Sardinia,
Leghorn, Naples, and Sicily ; even those of Malta
were excluded. By land also communications had
been forbidden, and a sanitary cordon established on
the frontier.

THE BRITISH FLEET IN TIIE MEDITER-
RANEAN.

CONSTANTINOPLH, Nov. 13.
The British fleet, consisting of seven ships of the
line, four steamers, and one frigate, is laying at anchor
at Bai bieri. It is commanded by Admiral PARKER.
The French fleet is said to have entered Lemnos.—
Wiener Zeitung.
ATHENS, OCT. 30.

The English fleet, consisting of fourteen ships of
the line, of various sizes, approached our coast a few
days since, and took the direction of Tenedos, whither
the French fleet also sailed. English steamers are
coming and going every day, and frequently during
the night, deliver their papers, and proceed no one
knows where or whither.

After an absence of rain for five months, with a
degree of heat which was insupportable, even in the
month of October, winter has at length set in, and a
deluge of fertilizing rain is now falling, with a tem-
perature of 150 Reaumur.—Allgemeine Zeitung.
SMYRNA, Nov. s.—The French steamer Luxor
has just brought intelligence that the Ganges of 84
guns; the Superb, of 80 guns; and a frigate, have
set sail to join the fleet at anchor in the Dardanelles.
—Die Presse.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.
The Queen walked this morning in the Slopes and
Windsor Park.

The Royal Family took their usual airings.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey and Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, went to London this
morning at a quarter before eight o'clock, travelling
by a special train on the Great Western Railway.
His Royal Highness inspected the Exhibition of
French Arts and Manufactures in George-street,
Hanover-square, and from thence proceeded to the
New Palace at Westminster. His Royal Highness
returned to Windsor Castle at two o'clock.
The Duke of Wellington left the Castle this
morning.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
Nemours paid a visit to the Queen and Prince
Albert this morning at Windsor Castle.
The Duke and Duchess of Bedford, and Sir Ro-
bert Peel, Lady and Miss Peel, are expected at
Windsor Castle this day, on a visit to the Queen and
Prince Albert.

The royal dinner party this evening included
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent (attended
by her Royal Highness's Ladies in Waiting), the
Duke and Duchess of Bedford, Sir Robert and Lady
Peel, Miss Peel, and the Right Hon. H. and Mrs.
Labouchere.

His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived at the
Palace, at Westminster, at eleven o'clock yesterday
morning, attended by Lieut. -Colonel the Hon. Charles
Grey and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. Alexander Gordon.
The Prince inspected the frescos now finished, one
by Mr. Alaclise, and another by Mr. Cope, in the
House of Peers. His Royal Highness then went to
the upper waiting-room, and inspected a fresco just
finished by Mr. Herbert.

Mr. Eastlake was in attendance on his Royal
Highness.

The Prince left the new Palace at half-past twelve
o'clock, attended by Lieut.-Colonels the Hon. C. Grey
and the lion. A. Gordon.

Mr. R. W. Keate had an interview with Earl Grey
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.
Dispatches were also received yesterday from the
GOvernors of the North American colonies.

Dispatches were also sent off last evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governors of Hong-Kong,
Labuan, Ceylon, the Mauritius, and Malta, and also
for the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands.

HEALTH of the QUEEN DOWAGER.
(From the Court Circular.)
The following bulletin of her Majesty's health was
issued yesterday :
" The Priory, Monday, Nov. 19.
44 The Queen Dowager has passed a restless night.
Her Majesty's strength has of late diminished.
"DAVID DAVIES, M.D."
"RICHARD BRIGHT, M.D."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about
3,500 bales, mostly to the trade. The market was dull.
—Railway Shares were dull, and prices had a downward
tendency.
The probability of most strenuous exertions being
kept up to foster speculation in the cotton market in-
duces us to recur to the subject as often as new data
present themselves. One party writes from New York :
" Wo have very little faith in the reports which reach
us from time to time, regarding the damage to the
growing crop, and the devastation caused by the boll
worm, the caterpillar, the late frost and the early frost,
the wet weather and the dry weather. All these are
exaggerated for the purpose of inflating prices. The
effect of such things can be but temporary. A few
individuals may take advantage of tho advance
in prices produced by such reports, but the
great planting interest is injured; and we are,
therefore, opposed to everything tending to produce an
arlific;al inflation of prices. So far as the planting
interest is concerned, we should like to see high prices
ruling for the raw material, but we cannot resist the
conviction that those who realise at current rates will
reap a richer harvest than those who hold on until the
season is more advanced. We may be wrong. but, so
far as wo can judge from the present state of things,
there appears nothing to justify a different conclu-ion."
Then as to the general productions of America wa
are advise d:—

" The quantity of wheat raised in the United States
during the lest year will, according to the estimates of
the Commissioner, not be less than 126,000,000 bushels.
The quantity of corn produced is estimated to be about
588,000,000 bushels ; oats, 185,000,000 bushels; pota-
toes, 114,000,000 bushels; rye, 33,000,000 bushel,;
buck wheat, 12,500,000 bushels; berley, 6,220,000
bushels; hay. 15,735,000 tons; hemp, 20,330 tons; cot-
ton, 1,066,000.000 pounds; tobacco, 219,000,000 pounds;
rice, 119 000,000 pounds; and sugar (in Louisiana),
200,000,000 pounds."
The advice. received this morning from the Continent
are of no commercial interest, and there is a delay in the
arrival of the Antwerp mail.
It effords us pleasure to state that the great under-
taking entered into by many talented and energetic in-
dividuals, the Royal British Bank, commenced yesterday
morning under the most favourable auspices. The class
of business found so valuable in Scotland, but
to secure which there has never been any
effur t made in England, will, we feel per-
suaded, be steadily offered to this establishment.
The small tradesman who has hitherto incurred the
unavoidable risk of retaining at home the amount re-
quired, for the conduct of his business, finds now for
the first time the same accommodation extended to him
as has been long enjoyed and appreciated by the more
favoured classes. Without the slightest obligation on
his part to maintain a constant balance, he
is guaranteed every reasonable facility with
the security of a chartered bank and a paid-up
capital of 100,0001., and all that is requisite as a com-
pensation to the bank is precisely what his own inclina-
tion and interest would prompt him to do, without
suggestion or solicitation, viz., to lodge the moneys
of which he may occasionally be possessed.
There are other advantages, however, of which
every one seeking the information will soon
be sensible, the admirable plan of cash credits,
rFec., as carried out with such extraordinary success north
of the 'En ced, being not the least conspicuous. Some of
the highest authorities in the City have borne their
testimony to the want of a banking establishment of the
kind now brought under public notice, and we have the
authority of The Chisholm, and other Scotch gentle-
men of character and experience, for stating that Mr.
Hugh limes Cameron, the appointed manager, is well
known in Scotland as possessing the requisite ability,
tact, and integrity for the important duties which will
devolve upon him. Mr. Macgregor, of the Board of
Trade, is a fitting chairman, too, from his business habits,
as well as his thorough acquaintance with the theory of
commerce, and the members of the board may be fairly
described as working men. The sceptical have but to
visit the established in Tokenhouse-yard, and judge for
themselves of the excellence of the general arrange
meats, and the urbanity of the officials.
The Funds are extremely firm still, and there seems
to be no permanently depressing influence exercised by
the news of the English fleet having passed through
the Dardanelles. Consols have been 931 to 94, and are
at this time called 94 to it. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. have been 93i to 1, and the Three
per Cents. 92k to 921 Bank Stock is worth 198 to
199, and India Stock 258 to 260. Exchequer-bills
have been 495. to 525., and India Bonds have touched
86g. premium.
In the Foreign Market, Mexican Bonds have risen to
264 to 27k in consequence of the gratifying informa-
tion received that Lord Palmerston has instructed Mr.
Doyle, the British Minister at Mexico, officially to urge
a settlement of the bondholders' claims, and the con-
tinued remittances, 116,000 dollars being on board
the West India steamer due in a few days,
give confidence also. Mr. W. P. Robertson will also be
soon amongst us, to give an account of his stewardship.
Equador Bonds have been n. Dutch Four per Cents.
are 82k, and Russian Bonds are 109. In the Peninsular
Stocks nothing has been done.

Railway Sliaree have been very flat again, and with
but little doing.

ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING
•r.tt,r,s or ormsa FIJNDa rILICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 92%1,434 93
i per Cent. Consols Annuities 9334 % 94 94
New 314 per Cent. Anna...
Long Anna. to expire Jan.1860
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10. 1859
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 B% 8%
India Stock 258 260 260
India Bonds, 1,0001. ........ .....
Consols for Account
Fxehequer Bills. 114 d. & 2d
1,000/. June 52 49 p 49 p
5001. June ........ 52 49 p 49 p
Small. June

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. tmr. E ()LORING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Austrian, 5 per Cent. ........ 87% 87%
Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent 721,i
Equador Bonds .. 3% 3%
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ..
Ditto, Account •.. .............
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Ditto, Deferred
Russian Bonds ..... 108 108
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 —
Ditto, Passive 3% BA
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
-

_
French Rentes, 5 per Cent BBtssoc. 88f. 50c.
Exchange
!hitch 2% par Cent., 12 Guild. .. 54
Ditto.. 7. Der Cent. Certificates 824 82,4
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Do. Preference
Amber, Nott., Boston,

and Eastern Junction 634......
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 71h —
Belfast & County Down 28 ......
Berks & Hants Extens.

(Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
fi.rd Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, without guarantee 20
Binning, Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 .....
Do. without guarantee 10
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... •••
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
__

and Cheshire June.— 20 ...... ........
Bristol and Exeter 9O ... 62
Ditto, Thirds ..... 27% ......
Suckinghamshire ...... 17%
Caledonian
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10 ......

Di tto,Clydesdale June 50 ......
',;hester and Holyhead... 50 ...... •••
Ditto, Preference l5 ...... .... —
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 ......
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 •••••• —•
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-

mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 40 ...... -
Dundalk & Enniskillen 27%......
East Anglian, 251., L &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ..... .
Do. 18/., E. & IL.. 18
Do., N. 103., Pref... 31,4 ..... —.
Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 6.36 34 . .....
Do. N6W, Gua.6 per et. 10 ...... --

Ditto,Extensi 5 per
Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... 3a P_% p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 138. 4d... 1A; ••••• %dis.
Do. North. & Eastern,
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6 per Cent. -
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 ...... 53%1A ... .. 534
Do. New ... 43 -
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25 ......
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 314
Do., Class B (I. & B.) 25 —
Ditto, Class C, ditto... 25 . ....
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... -
East Lancashire
Ditto, Now
Ditto, New Quarters 614.....•
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 6IA ......
East Lincolnshire ...... 25 ......
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... •
Ditto, Half Shares ~. 25 .. .. ........•....
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, Newport l5 ...
EseterJeovil, & Dorch. 2% .....44v,