The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-14 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTII, TUESDAY.—The following officers
(acting lieutenants, mates, and midshipmen) passed their
examination in navigation, qualifying for promotion to
the rank of Lieutenants, this day, at the Royal Naval
College :—Messrs. A. H. Hoskins, C. H. Simpson, H.
Champion, J. H. Wyer, T. T. M. Nicholls, H. W.
Wright, W. G. Scovell, J. Trevennen, and T. H.
Hallowes.

The Arrogant, 46, new auxiliary screw steam-frigate,
Brill be commissioned to-morrow, for the command of
Capt. Robert Fitzroy (1834). She will, we believe,
have a complement of 450, officers and men.

General Sir Charles J. N'apier, G.C.8., is expected here
on Thursday, en route to Osborne, to pay his respects to
her Majesty.
The Myrtle steam-vessel, temporarily in command of
Second-Master Scarlett, of the Fanny, Admiral's yacht,
sailed this afternoon, with newly-raised men for the
Caledonia, 120, Captain T. W. Carter, fitting at Ply-
mouth to receive Admiral Sir W. Parker's flag in the
Mediterranean. These men (50 " A.B.'s") have been
entered by special order from the Admiralty for this
particular ship, at this port.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 13.—The Garland steam-vessel,
Lieutenant- Commander Aplin, has been placed under
orders to leave Woolwich to-morrow morning, to resume
her duties as mail-packet on the Dover station.
The whole of the workmen of this dockyard were
mustered to-day, at a quarter before 11 P.M., by ringing
a bell, and passed through the pay- office, where the
Commodore-Superintendent and the heads of the various
departments were assembled. The men answered to
their names, and stated their ages and the length of the
periods they had been employed in the service. The
examination to- day is expected to be preparatory to
notice being given that those above sixty years of age
will be superannuated before the expiration of the finan-
cial year, which takes place at tho end of the present
month. It is also anticipated that the services of those
who were only hired for a stipulated period will be dis-
pensed with, and a reduction of about 70 men in all
take place from the present strength of the establish-
ment. The workmen in the factory department were
not called upon to muster to day.
Fifteen men were superannuated or discharged last
week from the storekeeper's department in the Royal
Arsenal, and others will have to leave during the pre-
sent week, and until the last week in the financial year,
to make up the number of 75 to be reduced from the
recent establishment at the Royal Arsenal.
Captain M'Coy's company, sth battalion ; Captain
Tuite's company, 4th battalion, and Major Henuis'a
company, 2d battalion, Royal Artillery, under orders to
embark at Woolwich Dockyard, in the Atholl troop-ship,
for a passage to Nova Scotia and Canada, were inspected
yesterday afternoon by Colonel Cruttenden, accompanied
by Brigade-Major Bingham and the Commanding-
officer and Adjutants of the 2d, 4th, and sth battalions.
The orders received here for the embarkation of the
three companies of Royal Artillery for North America
have not given the details of their future stations ; but
it is anticipated that the additional company will be
landed at Halifax, and detachments sent from it to take
charge of the numerous fortified stations in that quarter.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

There we' e quiet but steady Market for Cotton at
Liverpool ) v.:ter/lay, with a moderate business doing.
_ Compared with Friday's rates prices of American were
id. dearer, Other kinds are unchanged, and the market
closed firmly. The sales were estimated at-4,500 bales,
including 3,000.t0 4,000 American at 3ed. to 6d., 800
Egyptian at 6d. to 7d., 200 Surat at 344. to 40., and
150 Sea Islands at 9d. to Is. id. per lb. The Share
Market was dull.
The announcement made in Parliament last evening
by Lord Palmerston is regarded as beingverysatisfactery
but it is undeniable that the Danish question excites
almost as much interest in the City as that of Italy, and
the possibility of a renewal of the war when the armis-
tico Expires en the 26th instant is naturally regarded
with solicitude. As, however, it is tolerably certain that
England will not actively interfere, and that Germany,
both by land and sea, is prepared to make a formidable
stand, there can ba very little chance of successful re-
sistance by Denmark, unless aided, as it is Supposed she
I will be by other powers. We have this day opportunely
to hand a translation from a German memoir upon the
subject, bearing the title of " Who is to Blame for the
IWar ? " According to the'statement made, King Fre-
derick VII., on the 28th January, DA* announced that
a constitution should be granted to his shbjects in
general, and that, as far as regarded the Duchies, it
should leave unaltered the connexion existing between
Schleswig and Holstein. To this loyal intention, however,
a strong opposition was raised by M. Lehmann and his
party, who contended that Holstein ought to receive a
separate constitution of its own, and Schleswig one in
common with Denmark. The Duchies, on their part,
were alarmed at the probability of their independence
being sacrificed to Danish interests, and after the
French revolution broke out great preparations-were
unostentatiously wade at Copenhagen to coerce the
Duchies, if necessary, as it was presumed they would be
unable to obtain any assistance from the Gamier'
Confederation, then, apparently, in process of dissolution.
It was at this juncture that the States, representatiies
of the two Duchies resolved on meeting at Rendsburg
to consider of the best course to be pursued, and a depu-
tation was formed, to proceed to Copenhagen with a
petition to the King, praying for the union of the States
Assemblies of the two Duchies; that the project for a
Constitution should be laid before the said. Assemblies,
and that permission should be given for the. admission' of
Schleswig into the Germanic Confederation. This in-
creased the storm in Denmark—a change of Ministry
was the result; the Duchies echoed the angry
feeling, and formed a Provisional Government.
It is not as the writer of the memoir af-
firms, for the admission of Schleswig - into the
confederacy that Russia and Germany have taken
up arms, but only for the rights of Holstein, to re-
main indissolubly united to Schleswig. "If," says
the author, " the indissoluble union between Schles-
wig and Holstein, and their mutual rights, can be
regulated and guarantegd without the admission of
Schleswig into the confederacy, neither Germany nor
Schleswig-Holstein will insist on this admission.
It cannot be too often repeated, that Den-
mark was the aggressive party, that it desired the
conquest of Schleswig, its separation from Holstein, and
incorporation with itself, and that Germany took up
arms for the sole purpose of preventing this, and conse-
quently only carried on a defensive war."
The Congress of Brussels, it is stated, is about to be
dissolved, and the negotiations are to be renewed in
London.

There are Cape of Gond Hope advises of the 10th
January. The colony at that date was both quiet and
prosperous. . .

- The Funds have been agitated again by the foreign
news, and the " fag end" of the Bull account has its
effect. The Italian news is certainly regarded as unsatis-
factory, but there is nothing mit definite as to justify a
confident opinion of the regal. Consols have been
911 1, and are now 91i .1 for present Transfer. Time
bargains have been effected at 911 1, and since at 911
The New Three-and•a Quarter per Cents. have been 921
to 1. Exchequer bills are 423. to 445. premium.
The Foreign Stock Market has been rather dull.
Spanish Five per Cents. have been 17, and the Three per
Cents. 29i. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been
marked 26k to 27. Mexican Bonds have been marked
27i to 28, and Peruvian 57 to Danish New Scrip 6
to 7} premium. Dutch Four per Cents. have been 79
to t.
Shares are looking rather heavy again this morning,
and prices hre in tavour of buyers for the principal
railways.

oNE CLOSING
rEi, f or !-ItZTMi .FUNDS. O'CLOCK. riIICES.
3 per Cent. Reduced Arns. ..... 91% 91V
9 per Cent. Consola Annuities 91%%34 %% 91
New 314 per Cent. Anna.-- 92%NN:ri 33%
LongAnos. to expire Jast.lB6o
WIMP
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 B% 8 13-16
India Ronda, 1,0004
Bank Stock for Account, — 200
Consols for Account..... 9134 %7i5/1174 92
s:xchequer Bills. 21,4 d. & 2d..
1,0001. June 44 42 p
5001. .Tune
Small, June

I'ItICES OF FOILEIGY FUNDS.

ONE
O'CL (XI.

41p
44 p
41 p

CLOSING
PRICES.

Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, Small.. •••
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent...
Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.. 6% 7% p 7% p
Equador Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 2S 27% 23 tti
Ditto. Account 2B 28%
Peruvian Bond!, 6 per Cents 57 571,4 574
Ditto, Account ••••• 5714
Portuguese 5 per Cones. .... ..
Ditto, Converted, 1341
Ditto,4 per Cent. 26% 27 274
Ditto, Account 27%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto 3 per Cent 294 294
Venezuela Bonds, 21,gi per Cent -....
Ditto Deferred ...........
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 24 per Cent., 12 Guild — 49%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certifiaatee 79%3A 7914
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
itAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen 5O ... .. — -•••
Do. Preference
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20 ... 24% 24 . 24
Caledonian
Do. New 10/. PreL.... 10 ... .. ..... ..... ...... 1114
'Chester and Holyhead... 50
Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ...... 34
East Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Ditto, Preference l 5
Do, 31. 10s.
Eastern Counties...
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent. ....
Ditto, Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1 61.135. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2 61. 13a. 4d % p
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25

-
25,R

1134

-
14 P

Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... 19 % 19%
East Lancashire
Ditto, New ... ...... ... 21
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ..-
Great Northern - ll%
Do., ',.2 A Deferred ... 12%...... 5
Do., %13 6 per Cent... 7%...... 63/4 63/4
Great Western 100 ..... 96 971'2
Ditto, % Shares
Ditto, New 171.- ..... 15 ... .. 13
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... 55 551,E .
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93

Do. Quarter Shares-. 176 12% 12%
Do. Fifths.- ... 10
Ditto, Thirds.. .. —ls
D.. New, Gua.6 perct. 7%......
Leeds and Bradford 5O lO2 ....... 102
London Sc Biackwall...l3/. 6s. 6d.... 5% ....„ ....... 5%
London, Brighton. and
South Cotiet 5O ..... 85%44 •• 36
London and N. Weatern 100 ..... 135 136... .. ...... 136
Ditto, New Quarters.. 7
Mao, Fifths ....... .. 2 - 3:1
Lon 4. It S. W*sterfi 5O ...•.. 38!.t ............... •1 4
Do. Thirds l5
..... 11 ............ ... i
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
..... . 5%
Cent. on Calls 6 ...... 3%.• .......
ManAeiter,Buxton,and 17i
.-- ." lO%
Matlock... ..- .......... 4% ..... I:ri
Ditto, New 104 Pref... 10 :::....
804
60 81 803/4 81
Midland ... -.. ........ —.IV
.„ , 17% ...... 17%
Do., do.. 501. Shares,. . _ 53
... 53
and DerbY_lt'v
• 6 per et.... 100 ..- •123%
....ill°
....---- .... ..
DDl3o°.;reoljniininnnsgol.., Bristol and _ _ .
Norfolk Guaranteed s%pc. ? - .............. • 49
Do.
:sarth British ... .... ~. 2o
61-4 3VA
..........
..
1 Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Thirds - .• 814 ••••. 4% si
North Staffordshire 17%...... 14%.. ... l4
Oxferd, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate 12% — ...... „ „.„. 13
Royston and Hitchin ... 3% — ........ ....... 3 4
Shropshire Union ...... 5
South Eastern
Do., N 0.2. 53% 24%% .... 2484
, 27
%
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole e
Cork, Newcastle, and
Berwick. ...• .
..
.. 25 ...... 218544%.1,t.,................... -
Do. Original New and
Berwick 24%
Do. Newcastle E cten. 20
18T4
Do. U.N.E.Preference 8 ..• . nil 8 7% 8
... 8
York and North lilidland 50
Ditto, Preference
9`/%14... .... 9%
I;0. East and West Rid-
... ........... '
ing Extension
24
FOREIGN RAILWAYS. •
Boulogne and Amiens 2O
••
Central of France (Or-
Vierzon)
Liege
12%
Namur and
8 20
Northern of France l3
•••••"' • 30(
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 ... .
3,i• . ••• ..........
14
Paris and Rouen 2O
....-• 2114•••*" . . ...... 21
.
Paris and Strasbourg
.... (•••••
"'.
..
. . ',ea.. 12%
..
.... O.",
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse 2O ••• *• '-'!. - 2 l 2l
Tours and Nantes 9

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GLASGOW.—INSTALLATION OP THE
LORD RECTOR.
—Mr. Macaulay, we understand,. will be installed a Lord
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motion that the freedom of the city be
Macaulay.—Nntlft Briiish MA/.