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

YORK, JUTE 23.

STOCK ExcirANGE.—The transactions to-day have been as fol-
low Great .Northern, 1014 Ditto, rre:erence, 2/. 16s—Ditto
(London aol York Extension), its. 3d.—York, Newcastle, and Per,
wick (Newcastle Extension), 14% —Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase),
4/. 3d.

EXPEDITION AGAINST THE PIRATES OF SAR &WAX.
- •
—We have advc: s from Labuan to the 21st of April
Nothing new had occurred on the island, but the Nemesis
had recently arrived, bringing info? mation of some out-
breaks in the neighbourhood of Sarawak. It appears
that about a month previously the Sarabes and Sakharan
Dyaks had attacked the Sadongs, and taken about 70
heads. The Sadongs being friendly, the Raja (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 could 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 liking to risk a failure, returned with the ex•
peclition, and has written to the Admiral for assistance.
He wishes to have 300 or 400 Europeans with him. The
estimated numbers 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-
ropeans, including the crew of the Nemesis.
HISTORICAL WRITERS AND READERS.—" Of the
two ways that are most common in writing or reading
history, 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 life
or feeling, and the former endeavouring, and in many
recant instances successfully, to restore to bygone days
their animation and their rightful interest. But how-
ever great the literary merit of these various produc-
tions may have been, however fresh the art and the
picturesqueness of some, however profound the philo-
sophy and the lore of others, there has been in many,
perhaps in most of them, a blank that neither intellect
nor taste alone can 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 for
all humanity which Christianity commands and the faith
in every work of God which Christianity sanctions, that
we can comprehend the particular events or the general
character of history."—Eliot's Liberty of Rome.
ARRIVAL OF CALIFORNIA GOLD DIRECT FROM THE
" Dioonis."—The Tepic, Captain Luce, which arrived
in the Mersey on Wednesday evening, brings the first
importation to this port of the precious metals, direct
from the gold " diggins" at California. The Topic
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 California. The Tepic belongs to 'Tames
Starkie and Co., merchants, of this town,
who, we
be-
lieve, were the first to embark in the Californiak trade.
andhas
made
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to San Francisco,
where she arrived
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now returned with the gold dust received at San Fran-
se
cisce, and oil, tallow, wood, and hides at Sandwich
Islands. She filled up at Valparaiso, and reached this
port after an absence of only seventeen and a half
months,—Liverpool 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 prize for archery. It should have
been Mr. A. Peniston Moore, and not Mr. R. Morse,
as reported.

THE NELSON MONUMENT.—Yesterday afternoon,
when the mould from Mr. Carew's noble design of the
" Death of Nelson" was perfected, the molten metal was
successfully 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 cannon which fur-
nished the chief material were sent from Woolwich—
spoils of war taken by the hero himself from his country's
cnemies. Among the visitors who assembled to witness
the interesting proces3 were the Earl of Carlisle, Chief
Commissioner of her Majesty's Woods and Forests, and
Mr. Philiops, the Secretary; General Wyndham, Capt.
Toke, R N., Capt. Johnstone, and a few artistic friends
of the distinguished sculptor.
THE CROPS IN KENT.—A rather extensive ride
last week geve us the opportunity or reporting on the:
crops. In Mid Kent they do not look first-rate, but are
improving. Through the Weald, via Staplehurst and
Milkhouse•street, to Ashford, they are looking decidedly.
unkindly. From Ashford to Hythe and the coast, then
probsAly cannot look better. Much hay has been well
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stone Gazette.
THE MANUFACTURE OF PAPER.-1 return, moved
for by Mr. Patten, M. Y., shows that 43 manufacturers of
paper were convicted in the years 1840-48, inclusive, of
offences against the Excise-laws. some of these per-
Soils were imprisoned, others sold up, and others liberated
on psyment of a composition.