The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-08 00:00:00

PERSIA.

We have received intelligence from Persia to the
7th of December.
The Prime Minister MIRZA. TAKKA has succeeded
in obtaining from the new Shah Nussla-oup .DIN
a constitution for the southern province of Persia,
where the spirit of rebellion has made much progress,
and likewise a new administrative system for the
northern province, where royal authority is fre-
quently misunderstood because it is improperly repre-
sented there by avaricious governors or functionaries
who care little for justice and equity. The excel-
lent intentions of MIRZA TAKKA are most praise-
worthy, but it will be hard work to stein the fear-
ful disorders which have ravaged the South of
Persia during the last few years. Reforms ale good
if the authorities A hence they emanate know how to
make themselves respected ; but in a country where
the laws must be enforced by violent measures, of what
avail can even the most salutary be? A strong mili-
tary organization will be the best means of effecting
a radical and durable reform. But to maintain
troops it is indispensable to have money, and it is
just this which is wanting.
The French Republic has been officially recognised
by the Court of Persia, and M. DE SARTIGES, who
has obtained leave of absence for six months, has set
out for France.

The Emperor of RUSSIA has sent General Scum.-
LING as Ambassador Extraordinary to the SHAH
to congratulate him on his accession to the throne.
This diplomatist, accompanied by a numerous suite,
quitted Tiflis in November, and was expected at
Teheran before the close of the year. He is the
bearer of rich presents from the CZAR, and it is gene-
rally suspected that he is charged to counterbalance
the great and exclusive influence which the English
have over the mind of the new Monarch.—Dutch
Papers, Feb. 7.

A GENTLEMAN FOUND IN THE THAMES.—This
morning, about nine o'clock, as some coal-porters were
at work near the lower Surrey side of Waterloo-bridge,
they discovered the body of a respectably-dressed man
on the mud opposite Brachey's wharf. A shell was pro-
cured, and the body was conveyed to St. John's Church,
Waterloo-road. The deceased's clothes were all new
black, a dark patent stock, and in his pocket a silver
watch. Age about forty years, with dark whisker.,
linen shirt, and stockings marked "J. E. 8." The body
appeared quite fresh, and free from any marks of vio
lence. Notice of the circumstance has been forwarded
to the Surrey coroner, Mr. Wm. Carter, for an inquest.
We have authority to state that the paragraph
which has appeared in a contemporary, reflecting on the
Lord Mayer and one of the Lords of the Admiralty,
with reference to the appointment of Captain Caffin,
R.N., as Harbour-master of London, is entirely un-
founded. Captain Catlin was selected for his own
merits, as the fittest officer on the list of candidates
under the age of 45; and his appointment had nothing
whatever to do with any supposed political claims of
that gentleman or any of his connexions.— Times.
FRENCH PLAYS.—The most crowded audience of
the season was last evening attracted to this theatre by
the repetition of Le Domino Noir. The favourite ;nor-
ceaux were, as usual, redemanded, and the entire opera
was received with every demonstration of favour and
applause. We observed the Duchess of Marlborough,
the Earl and Countess of Shelbourne, Viscount and Yrs-
countess Newport, the Countess of Oxford, Lord Kil-
morey, the Marchioness of Douglas, the Marquis of
Aylesbury, Lord Sydney, Lord Ward, the Danish Mi-
nister, the Countess Reventlow, Viscount Cantilupe,
Viscount Canterbury, Lord Glanville, Lady Dillon,Lord
Francis Gordon, Hon. Captain and Mrs. Cadogan, Sir C.
and Lady Marshall, Lady Quentin, Mr. Standish Stan-
dish, Sir John Lowther, Colonel Anson, Mr. and Mrs.
John Stanley, Sir W. Hoste, Mr. and airs. Brownrigge,
Mr. J. Spalding, Captain Montresor, Mr. Knightley, Mr.
Charles Martyn, kajor Baring,
PRINCESS'S THEATRE.—Last night a singer, new
to this country, described in the bills as Herr Mengis,
from the principal theatres of the Continent, appeared at
this theatre in the character of Frank, in Leoline. The
part has hitherto been sung by Mr. Weiss. Herr
Mengis would without the slightest hesitation be called
a tenor; it would require a stretch of the imagination to
call him even a baritone. But, although put into a part
tor which his voice is not suited, the new singer showed
no ordinary taste and skill, and when he has an oppor-
tunity of appearing iu some more congenial character,
he will in all probability become a favourite.
WILLIS'S Rooms.—Mr. Adams, the well-known
leader of the popular quadrille band known by his name,
gave his annual benefit ball, at Wil is's Rooms, on Tues-
day last, on which occasion he received a due meed of
support from his patrons. The arrangements fvr the en-
tainalent were in the bed possible taste.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. L
C/1 Y, QU.eaRTER TO THREE.

Thu CoVon 11.Arket., 3., storday and the
sales were again ecvsitierable.—lt.liiway .-hares harl been

also in good &wand.
The accounts reeeivAl from the provinces w. re ex-
ceedingly favouratde, and have had an influence of a most
satisfactory character upon the stag, of et.l;rlg in the
City. At present everything is couleur de rose, and with
the prospect of the national income and expenditure
being equalised, and of trade becoming better, together
with the abundance of money here, it is not surprising
that there shsuld be so much buoyancy of feeling.
We believe there has not yet appeared in the London
journals any notice of the unfortunate trial of Williams,
Deacon, and Co., against the shareholders of the Isle of
Man Joint-Stock Bank, and of which the following par-
ticulars have been forwarded from Liverpool:—" The
plaintiffs claim 100,0001. from the shareholders.
The latter dispute the claim on various grounds,'
the principal of which is, that at the time
the bank of Wulff and Forbes was converted
into a joint-stock concern, Messrs. Wulff and
Forbes were largely indebted to the London agents,
Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co.; that the share-
holders, who were induced to enter into the new con-
cern, did not know this, and consequently they were nut
responsible for the debts of Wulff and Forbes, now at-
tempted to be saddled upon them. They complain
of alleged combination, connivance, &c., of the Lon-
don bankers with Wulff and Forbes, and with the
trustees and directors of the Joint:Stock Bank, to
involve and ruin the shareholders, and state further
that Williams, Deacon, and Co. continued to make
large advances to the Directors of the Joint-Stock
Bank, at a time when the directors, in repeated
annual reports, described it as being in a most
prosperous and flourishing condition. Mr. Dam.
bell, himself a sharenolder in the joint-stock concern,
its advocate, and one of its most active directors, is the
leading counsel for Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Co.,
against his brother shareholders, many of whom, it is
said, were induced to enter into the concern by his re-
presentations, and those of his brother directors, at a
time when the bubble was on the very verge of ex-
plosion."
The favourable character of the French news, and the
general impression that matters are looking healthy at
home, has had a further decided influence upon public
securities. Consols are 92 to 921, being now 921 *;
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have reaused
93 to 938, and the 'I hree per Cents. 92*
to I At the hour of our writing, the marke,
is looking exceedingly good. Bank Stock has been done
at 196. East India Stock is 243. Exchequer-bills are
475. to 505., and India Bonds, 48s. to 50s. premium.
The Foreign Market looks up as well as our own Funds.
Spanish Three per Cents. have touched 298, and the Five
per Cents. 16i to 17, a rise of about /1- per cent. in the
latter compared with yesterday. Portuguese Four per
Cents. have been nominally 25 to 26. Brazil Small
Stock is at 80. G;enada Bonds are at 15 to 154.
Mexican Stock is still quiet at 254 Dutch fvvu-and.
a-Half per Cents. are 498. Belgian Four-and a-Half
per Cents. are 79i.
In Railway Shares there is not a great deal doing, but
the quotations are in most cases firmer.
FUNIM Two DAY Al ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock ...
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9230/8 I 4
3 per Cent. Consols Anns.. ...... ..... 92 92% % %
New 3% per Cent. Antis. 93 9.3%%%
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 9
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 8 13-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16
India Stock 243
Do. Bonds, 1000/ 4B p
Ditto under 1.000/
Consols for AcCount
Exchequer Bills. 21/2d. 2d.
March. June.
1,000/.
Small 43 45 p
PRICE; OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto Small
Grenada, 1 per Cent. .
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent 25% A
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent lOB L 4 108
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,1840
Ditto for the Account l7
Ditto Passive Bonds 3% 4
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. ..
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 41/ per Cent
Dutch 214 per Cent.,l2 Guild —
Ditto for the Account ..... ..
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates

:(1-+IN ES, pos.& IN RAILWAY SHAKES AT ON I: O'CLOCIi
RAILWAIS. PAID. PER SRAM:.
kberdeen
;aledonian
Ditto, Quarter Shares 1114..... 4-78 -
Ditto, New 101. Preference 7 3 , 8% %p... to
_,hester and Holyhead 5O ..... 221 x. i. to
I)tiblin and Belfast Junction 35
Eastern Counties
Do. New Gildrant. 6 per fit. 10
o.ast Lancashire
Do., New Quarters -
Do., 6 per Cent. Preference
Quarter Share. 6% ...... 71%
East Lincolnshire 25 -
Great Northern:— ......... .... 19

Do. % A Deferred ..... ... 121,2
Do. 1,6 B 6 per Cent. Guar. 61/s 5
'it. South. & West. (Ireland) 45
ireat Western 100
Do. New 171
Lancaster and Car1i51e....
ancashire and Yorkshire ... 93 .....
Ditto Fifths
Ditto Thirds (Reg.)
Lond., Bright., & South Coast 50.....35%34x.d to --
London & North Western.....loo ......138
Do. Fifths
Do. Du. ... M. and B. (C.) 1 -
VI idland lOO ' 9414 to 951/2
Ditto. 501. Shares .... ...... 25
Midland, Consol. Bristol and
Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 12314... to 122%4 x.d.
Nortolk
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per ct. 20 . 1834 %... to
Do. L,westott (guar.4 pct.) 20
North British .. .. ...
Ditto Pall Shares-- ..... 12%... . 7341 .
North Staffordshire... .. ...... 15
Scottish Central
icottish Midland ...
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 10
South Eastern
Ditto. No. 2.
South Wales
Windsor, Staines, and South
Western ...... 12
Wilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 40 ...... 29
fork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25
Do. Original New & Berick 25 ...... 93414 co
Do. Exten. No. 1 ( Y. & N.) 20
Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 20 .... 221/..... to
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref 8 ... .. 9%
York and North Midland .. 50 ...... 5734 i 4
Ditto, Preference
Ditto East and .v est Ridmg
Extension .... ...... 25
FOREIGN RAILWA Y S
Boulogne and Amiens 2O .. ... 814 to
Central ot France ( Orleans
and Vierzoa) ... .....
Northern ot France l2 ...... 8 ...... to
Orleans and Bordeaux ...
Paris and Lyons -
Do. ho.
Parts and Rouen
Rouen and Havre 2O ... 10
Sambre and Meuse
Tours & Nantes ... ... ...... ~,. 9
JOINT STOCK IIANKS.
London and Westminster... 20
Provincial of Ireland .. ; 25
Erratum in yesterday's List—read, Caledonian Quarter
Shares 478, instead ot 5 1/4.

RESIGNATION OF ME. BALLANTINE, THE MAGIS-
TRATE.—This gentleman, one of the oldest stipendiary
magistrates of the metropolis, having officiated at the
Thames Pulice•cuurt for more than 27 years, and who for
some time past has been sufleririg from ill health, has
tendered his resignation, which was yesterday accepted
in a complimentary letter from Sir George Grey.

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOClETY.—Yesterday the
twenty-eighth annual meeting of this society, establishd
for sick and diseased seamen in the port of London, was
held in the society's rooms, King William street, City,
John Labouchere, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Harley, the
secretary, read the report:—The committee adopted
precautions for the cholera, by obtaining from the Admi-
ralty the Iphigenia for the accommodation of cholera
patients, of whom only 30 were found in ni ed of the ac-
commodation. During the year, 2,581 patients were
admitted on board the Dreadnought, and medical relief
was given to 2,153, making a total of 88,972 seamen of
all nations relieved by the society since its formation in
1821. The receipts amounted to 6,9571. 12s. Bd., and
the expenditure left a balance of 1521. 7s. 4d. The so-
ciety continued to enjoy the patronage of her Most Gra-
cious Majesty; but had to lament the deaths of two vice-
presidents, Lord Ashburton, one of the original promo-
ters of the charity, and the Earl of Auckland, First
Lord of the Admiralty. Amongst the liberal donors to
the society were Captain Hamilton Fitzgerald, R.N.,
who presented to the charity 1051., and the members of
the late Royal Victoria Yacht Club, who appropriated
the balance 931. 16s. 2d., remaining in their hands, to
the same benevolent object. The report was adopted,
the officers for the ensuing year were elected, and
thanks were votedjto the chairman, which concluded the
society's proceedings.
DEATH OF THE MARCHIONESS DOWAGER OF
DONEGAL.—We are called upon to announce the demise
of the above noble lady, who expired yesterday, at her
residence in Chesham-place, after a short illness. Her
Ladyship was the daughter of the late Sir Edward May,
Bart., and married George Augustus, second Marquis of
Donegal, father of the present Peer, in August, 1795.
A project is in contemplation, we understand, of
bringing Glasgow into direct steam communication with
the Ueittd States of America. A contemporary men •
Lions that the keel of the first vessel of this line has just
been laid down by the Messrs. Denny, Brothers, of
Dumbarton. The vessel. to be of iron, mid about 1,000
tuns burthen. She is to be on the screw principle, and
to be fully ship-riggt d. The screw will be propelled by
the Messrs. Caird, of Greenock. This new stem-.hip
is intended to ply directly from the Broomielaw.—Glas.
gore Post.
THE SEVERN.—A great stimulus is likely to be
given to the trade of the Severn and the city of Wor-
cester by the application of a new kind of vessel
for tradirg on the Severn and the coast. The
principle of the invention is to adopt sliding keels in-
stead of thud ones, so that the vessels wid draw much
less water, and consequently the freight may be in-
creased from seventy tons to nearly double that weight
as the average class of traders,--Aris's Birmingham
Gazette.