The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-07 00:00:00

FRANKFORT.

In the sitting of the Parliament of the 3d,
The President of the Council said, that in conse-
quence of the resolution of the Assembly of the 26th
ult., he had sent commissaries to Hanover, Munich, and
Dresden, two of whom left Frankfort on the 29th, and
the other (the envoy to Dresden) two days earlier. As
yet no communoiation had reached him, except a confi-
dential note received yesterday evening from Heer Bas-
sermann, in Berlin, and a few lines from the commissary
in Munich. Neither of these dispatches, however,
contained such matters as might seem to render it in-
cumbent on him to report at present as to the execution
of the Assembly's late resolution. He could only say
that some weighty decision was expected to be arrived
at that day by the Prussian Government. The nature
of this decision had only been intimated to him in gene.
ral terms. The Imperial Ministry, however, felt itself
compelled to subject the question to mature deliberation,
and he therefore begged, in the name of his colleagues
and himself, that the Assembly would adjourn as soon
as possible, and fix an early day for the next sitting.
Eisenstuck moved, as urgent, that the National As-
sembly declare the dissolution of the Saxon Chambers
to have been a pernicious measure ; that the Assembly
call upon the Saxon Government to institute new elec-
tions as speedily as possible, on the basis of the electoral
law existing in Saxony, &c.
Rosmussler and Kierulff brought forward similar
motions ; and the urgency of all these was allowed by
a very fair majority, consisting of the Left and a great
part of either Centre.
Zell moved—ln consideration that the National As-
sembly, in its resolution of the 26th ult., has already
called upon all those Governments who have not yet de-
clared themselves for the Imperial Constitution to ab-
stain from either dissolving or proroguing the local
chambers, and in consideration that the National As-
sembly has already expressed its disapproval of the sub-
sequent dissolutions of Chambers, and that a special
resolution, therefore, regarding the dissolution of the
Saxon Chamber seems superfluous, &c., the National
Assembly resolves to pass to the order of the day
motive, on the motions of Eisen tuck, Rosmussler, Kie-
rulff, &c. . .

Zell s motion was carried by a very small majority
[cries of " Shame," both on the Left and in the gal-
lk-ries, and Schloffel in angry altercation with the Presi•
dent]. Thus Eisenstuck's motion, and those of Ros-
mussler, &c., fell to the ground.
A motion of Hartmann's, calling on the inhabitants

of the Rhenish provinces to defend their rights in every
vv9v that tnO„:,rllt. v..as with,l,-2,wri in
COMitClUer,,,e ti,e i)1 1.',.e-
-sident of the Council.

Tee House aujourned zit, 10 A. 1., haring bat only 40
minutes.

ITALY.

Accounts from Rome state that the Romans
were determined to resist a routrance, and
that the Government expressed its determination to
blow up the Vatican and St. Peter's, rather than
yield the city to the French.
The Roman Government had impeached the Go-
vernor and Commandant pf Civita Vecchia, for not
resisting the landing of the French expedition.
Accounts from Naples of the 28th state that 4,500
men had left for the Roman frontiers to join the other
torces already there, and to march on Rome.
The Austrians, also, had advanced into the Roman
territory.
Accounts from Venice, dated the 25th ult., state
that the cannonade had commenced on the side of
the fort of Malghera. A vigorous attack is shortly
expected.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a steady market for Cotton at Liverpool on
Saturday ; sales, 7,000 bales, at previous rates. I❑
Railway Shares the market was dull, and the business
transacted was at lower quotations.
The Corn Trade has been exceedingly heavy, and
Wheat is Is. to 2s. per quarter lower than on this day
week.

The following interesting particulars of the Metal
Trade in London have been furnished by the firm of Mr.
Wm. Short:—

" The continuance of' the blockade of the German
ports by the Danes, and the receipt of less promising ac-
counts from the United States has operated unfavour
ably on all descriptions of Iron during the past month.
Welch bars have been in limited request, and a decline
of ss. to 10s. per ton has been acceded to by makers and
holders. In rails there has been little business, and
they also have participated in the depression. Stafford
shire iron, at the prices of last quarter-day, is in very
moderate demand. Scotch pig Iron had declined to 455.
to 465. per ton cash, free on board at Glasgow, for ord
brands assorted 3-5 No. 1 and 2-5 No. 3; favourite
brands commanding 2s. to 3s. per ton more. The ship-
ments from Glasgow, and the neighbouring ports, for
the first three months of this year, as shown by the
official returns, approach within 6,834 tons of the quan-
tity shipped in the same period last year, and in an
estimate made of the stock of pig Iron lying in store
and at the iron works, at date 31st March, the
same is computed at under 110,000 tons being an increase
of 10,000 tons on the 31st of December last. Of foreign
Iron there is little here for spring shipments having yet
been received; the price is firm at previous quotations.
SPELTER.—EarIy in the month, in consequence of the
blockade of the German ports, a considerable rise in
Spelter was apprehended, and towards the middle of
the month an advance of about 10s. per ton was esta-
blished,
making the price 161. 10s., since which, how-
ever, owing to fair arrivals, and want of confidence in
the continuance of the blockade, the price has receded
to present quotations. The stock in warehouse on the
Ist inst., was 1,034 tons, against 2,400 at this period
lrst year. At this moment there is about 400 tons afloat
in the river, but of which only a small quantity is likely
to find its way into stock."
The state of affairs on the Continent appears, from the
letters and papers received in the City this morning, to
be no less complicated than for some time past, or per-
haps even more so, but the intended interference of the
Russians in Hungary, and of the French in Italy, will,
according to some, restore order with a strong hand.
Such a result, obtained by such means, is not re-
assuring, however, to the majority of those who reflect.
The condition of mercantile affairs abroad is necessarily
extremely unsettled, and from the Baltic the accounts
are very unsatisfactory. At Hamburgh the rate of ex-
change was 13 8} on Friday last, and bills on London
%%ere in great request still. Stocks and Shares were
rather lower. At Vienna, on the 2d inst., the Bourse
was animated, and the Five per Cents. were 1 to 14 per
cent. higher, owing to the anticipated result
of Russian aid. It must be remarked, how-
ever, that private letters describe the Hun-
garians as being likely to give the combined
armies ample work yet. At Amsterdam on Saturday
the Dutch Funds were firm. In Portuguese and
Spanish there was no alteration. Other Foreign Securi-
ties not quite so good.
St. Pe tersburgh advices of the 24th ult. state posi-
tively that the duties on foreign refined Sugar w,ill not
be altered this year, the Russian manufacturers having
strongly protested against it.
The English Stock Market has been depressed by the
tenor of the foreign news. Consols were first marked
92 to but have since been 914 The New Three-and-
a-Quarter per Cents, have realised 914 to 1.. Bank
Stock is also lower, being 1921; and India 'Stock has
fluctuated from 2441 to 247. The value of Exchequer-
bills has been 45s.eto 48s.
In Foreign Stocks the transactions have been very
restricted again. Spanish Five per Cent, bonds have
been 174' and Portuguese Four per Cents. 28 to 29.
Mexican Stock is worth 311; Brazilian, new, 781; and
Peruvian 61. Russian bonds have been firm at 1104 i.
Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents. are 5O to
The answer of the Committee of Investigation into
the affairs of the Eastern Counties Railway to the ob-
servations of the directors establishes the main points
of Lheir previous report, but shows that there is some dif-
ference of opinion as to the charging of certain items
to capital account. What we look upon as being
of most importance is that about 240,0001., according to
the calculation of the company's engineer, must be ex-
pended within two- years in relaying portions of the line,
and that as the capital account is to be closed, this must
be defrayed from current earnings.
The Share Market is very flat this morning, and sales
are again made at lower prices.

ONE Cie./SING
r.t:uEs OF :trtITIBII FUNDS. O'CLOCK. rRICES
Bank Stock • 192% 192%
3 ,Jor Cent. Reduced Anus ..... . 9O Nl' %14: 90%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92% 91%3,4 91%
Kew 314 per Cent. Anns.... .• 91%% % 91%
r.ong Anna. to expire Jan.1860
India Stock 244% 247 247
ndia Bonds, 1,0001 ...... •• ----
Ditto under 1,000/.. ••• -- 68 p
Consols for Account 92 913/4 92
Exchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d.
1,000/. June 4B 45 p 45 p
500/. June 45 p 48 p
Small. June
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE CLOSING
O'CL °CIL PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds —
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839
Ditto, Account 7Bl 78%
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ......
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — 17% x d
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons
Ditto, Account,
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 6l 61
Russian Bonds ..
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 ... —
Ditto. Account 17% 1714
Ditto, Passive
Ditto Deferred 8
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account ••• —33 M
Venezuela Bonds, 2M per Cent... 26
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. ...*:50% % 50%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 7714 77%
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
''AILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES .
Aberdeen 5O . .. 18
Do. Preference
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20 . .....
Do, withoutgliarantee 20 ...
Caledonian
Do. Quarters ... 12% 6%.............. 6%
Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10
Chester and Holyhead... 50
East Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do., 18/., E. & 11.... 18 ... ..
Do., 3/. 105.
3% :-••• -- • •••••
Eastern Counties.— ..... 20 ...... 7%1,*,4 % t. /2 7:3/4
Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 10
East Lancashire
Ditto, New .. •••••• ..... ... —.

...,,, _
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
-- "' .• ........ 413/4
Ditto, Half Shares
.. .. 15% 15%
Great Northern
..
;rear. South. and West ... ... .. . ... 4%
(Ireland)
....
Ditto, New, 301
..... . 84 86 82 - 84 69
% Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths ... 20
Ditto, New 171.....,,, 15 ... .. IPA l3/4 Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 . .... 49% 49%
Ditto, Quarter Shares •12% . : ....
Leeds and Bradford 5O lOO 99 ... ..., -- 99
London &81ackwa11...... 121/8 55% 4TH
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 5O ..... 37M % 37%
London and N. Western 100 .127 128, l2B
Ditto, New Quarters.. 7
Ditto,Fifths ..... .„ 2 ...... 7 714
Gond. &S. Western 5O ...... 34.
Do. New 401
Ditto, Thirds l6/.135.4d.... 5% dis. 514 dis.
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls 5
~,...
Manclie;ter.Buston,and
Matlock.... 41,4
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...100
Ditto, New 101. Prof.~ 10
Midland ... —.loo 64 6416 64 651,4 65
Do., do., 50/... Shares... 25 ... 1214 %lie l3
Do. Consol. Bristol and
Norfolk ..ng...
8irmi....., 6 per ct.... 100 ......1231/ 122 % ...... 122%
, . 100
North. British 35

___ 25 ..... """""••••• '—Ditto, Halves .. 1.21h...... 534 ............... 5% Ditto, Thirds .... .. B% .. .. 3% ..... . ......... 3%
North Staffordshire 173 12% Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate l5 ..... 1514%.....
Shropshire Union
SouDth Easter3n.
0., No. ....... •• 3O ...... 191/ .....
Do., Scrip No 4
York, Newcastle, and .. ..... ..... 6%
8erwick................ 25
Do. Newcastle Eaten, 20 ...WA 1334 11 133/4 141/S

4%
32%

Dr. G.N.E.PrefArPnee R ... .. 4% 4 •••
Yo-', and North Midlrnd 50 .....3311,2 32 31...
nit , t'....‘ ---, 44 ~.. lf.
in;; :Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
Vierzon)
3%
East Indian 314 •••
Northern of France
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 —

MINES.
Barrossa Range Min. Co. 288.

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland ... 25

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 7.—Wind this day at noon, N.E., fresh
breeze and squally, end dull cloudy weather.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 6.—Wind E.—Arrd. Star, Baldwin,
Savannah; Janr.rae, Jones, New Orleans; Margaret+
Blenkin, New Orleans. Sld. 4th, Aspasia, Singapore,
Joseph Badger, New York. sth, Ferris, Ceylon; John,
O'Gaunt, Bombay; Nith, Bombay; Aim, Brazil; Trou-
badour, Havannah; Harkaway, New Orleans; Canada,
steamer. New York; North Carolina, Boston; Princess
Alice, Quebec; Helen, Quebec. 6th, Cuba, Gulph of
Mexico; Nuevo San Francisco, Havannah; Carmeneite,
Havannah; J. H. Shepherd, New York. Off port+
Isabel, Antigua and Falmouth, in tow of a steam tug;
Sir Harry Smith; Lord Stanley.
OFF HOLYHEAD, MAY 4.—Tamarack, Jones, NOW
Orleans.'
SCILLY, MAY 4 —Wind E.—Arrd. Prince, Barbadoes.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

The arrivals of English Wheat, Malt, and Flour for
our market, last week, coastwise and by land carriage,
were somewhat on the increase. Those of all other ar-
ticles of home produce were very small. From Ireland
and Scotland scarcely any grain reached us. The fo-
reign imports were very extensive, especially from the
near continental ports, they having amounted to. 43,875
quarters of Wheat; 11,572 ditto of Barley; 35,269 ditto
of Oats; 440 ditto of Beans; 48 ditto of Peas; 90 ditto of
Tares; 82 ditto of Linseed; 68 ditto of Rapeseed; 32
ditto of Mustard Seed; 120 ditto of sundry seeds; 1,430
barrels and 5,735 sacks of flour. It is pretty generally
expected that we shall receive very limited supplies of
grain from the Baltic for some time hence, but 'are ar-
rivals are expected from the Continent, as well
as from the United States. The quantity of wheat
received fresh up to our market, this morning,
coastwise, was small; while the arrival of laud-
carriage samples from Essex, Kent, Cambridge-
shire, &c., was trifling. Although the stands were very
scantily supplied with parcels of both red and white, the
demand for all descriptions, owing to the pressure of
foreign qualities for sale, was in a very inactive state.
Fine Wheats declined in value Is per quarter;
while the
middling and inferior kinds were 2s per quarter lower
than on Monday last. At the close of the market a total
clearance had not been effected. The accounts respect-
ing the appearance of the growing crops continue fa'
vourable. With Foreign Wheat we were again
heavily supplied, and offers continue to arrive hither
from the Continent at comparatively low prices'
The millers being generally well in stock, the demand
for Wheat of foreign produce was extremely heavy, ami,
the currencies gave way from is to 2s per quarter'
The supply considerably exceeded the wants of the buyers.
Scarcely any English Barley was on offer; but the sup'
ply of foreign was extensive. The best malting samples
were mostly held at full currencies; grinding and die'
tilling sorts were somewhat easier to purchase, although
we have no actual fall to notice in value. The quantity
of Malt on offer was on the increase, owing to which the
brewers purchased with great caution, and prices
were with difficulty supported. For Oats, the
inquiry was limited. The best samples were
mostly disposed of at late currencies. Infe-
rior qualities were somewhat lower, with a duo,
sale. Tick Beans were quite as dear as on this der
se'nnight. In other kinds very few transactions too
place. Most kinds of Peas moved off at last week's quir
tations. Indian Corn and Meal were held at full prices,'
Both sack and barrelled flour, the supply of which Well
good, was lower to purchase by from is to 2s.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, 1 Malt—Chevaller...... 59S 10 6"

Red. .....• • • 38s to 48s Oats— Yorkshire and
Ditto, White, New 40s 52s Lincolnsla., Feed. 165 201
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Red... • • 38s 46s Youghal and Cork, 1
Ditto, White— • • 41s 48s Black . ...... 145 -70,
Irish, Red •...• • • • 395 42s Cork, White ..... 145 !.;
Ditto,White • ..• • . 42s 47s Scotch, Feed. .... 205 "„:,
stye—Old •••••• • • • • • • 25s 27s Beans—Tick ......... 25s
New. .. • . 255 27s Pigeons
.1::
iarley—Grinding .... 23s 25s Peas—Grey 305 °""
Malting . • • 28s 30s Maple . .......... 32$ 330
Chevalier •••• • • • 31s 33s White • ... 240 270.0
si alt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ......... 275 "'
folk.. •-• • • • 17s 58s Flour—Town-made ... 421 44
Brown ..... ••• • • • 48s 50s Suffolk ..........345 2:
Kingston and Ware 57s 58s Stockta Se Norfolk 335
SEED MARKET.
Clover and Canary seed are in moderate request,
about stationary prices. In all other Seeds so little it
doing that the quotations are almost nominal. The Wl'
parcels of Rape Seed are held for more money.
300
Turnip,White, per bush. Ils to 12s C arraw ay .•
Red mid Green.... 11s 12s Coriander • • 169 "
Mustard, Brown.. . 85 12s Hempseed, per quarter 325 Zns
White .....• • ... 8s 12s Linseed, Eng. iowing 489
409
Tares, New ••••• • • • • • 6s 7s Crushing 365
Old •• • • •• 45 6s Baltic
Canary, per quarter .. 100 s 120 s Odessa ••• •.
365 410
Rye gra55.......... 20s 24s Linseed Cake,pr.l,ooo—
lover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 303 543 English 9/ 10s 17100
White • • 32s 418 Foreign, per ton 6/ Os 7/ .611
Foreign Red .. • 28s 40s Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 55 411.7
White.... 30s 40s Rapeseed, per last 301 Os 3310"
Trefoil 12s 17s
SMITHFIELD.
Notwithstanding the unusually low prices realised ill
this market for each kind of fat stock, the imports lilt°
London from abroad since Monday last have been Not-
sonanly extensive. The total arrival has amounted t°
1,211 head. At the corresponding period last year 1111:
received 1,090; and at the same time in 1847, ly,o-
-011
head.