The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-17 00:00:00

ITALY.

Accounts have been received from Rome of the
Gth. The defeat of the Neapolitans is described as
being complete. They had retreated on Albano, fol-
lowed by GARIBALDI and his legions, and on the 6th
they were surrounded at Albano by the Roman forces.
We have received from Rome a printed paper,
dated sth of May, containing a statement by a notary
public, who declares he has spoken with two French
prisoners, ALEXANDRE PICARD, chef de bataillon of
the 20th of the Line, and Louis JEIIMELET, sub-
lieutenant of the 10th of the Line, through the me-
dium of the public interpreter of Roman tribunals ;
and that the said prisoners declared they had been
led into error respecting the state of the Roman Re-
public, by the misrepresentations of the French Go-
vernment. This document is signed by PaRADIsi,
the interpretor COMPAGNONI, and the notary FHA..
TOCCIIL

Several of the French prisoners have refused to be
exchanged, but have asked for arms and for permis-
sion to be led against the Neapolitans. Their offers,
however, have been refused by the Triumvirs, v‘ho
told them that the Romans were quite capable of
fighting their own battles without assistance.
The POPE, hearing that the French were in posses-
sion of Civita Vecchia, sent Monsignor VALENTINI to
be governor of the town, but the French authorities
sent him back to Gaeta.

The Milan Gazette of the 11th states that General
IVimprEN arrived on the Bth at the head of his troops
before Bologna, and addressed to the people of the
Roman States a proclamation, stating that he came
'to establish the legitimate Government of Pius IX.
The general has erected a battery on the heights
-which command the town, and had granted a delay
of twenty-four hours to the municipality to surrender.
Notwithstanding the presence in the Roman
States of the troops of three reactionary powers
(France, Austria, and Naples), not a single village or
town has declared in favour of the POPE.

SICILY.
The accounts of the renewal of hostilies in Sicily
are confirmed. It appears that the emissaries of
Ring FERDINAND had succeeded in bribing certain
dn.ffuential parties in Palermo to betray the cause of
'Sicily, and these persons persuaded the Sicilian
patriots to marcla to Catania to endeavour to defend
a comparatively open town against the Neapolitans.
Advantage was taken of their absence to tamper with
the National Guard (composed principally of shop-
.iceepers, who, above all things, wished to save their-
brittle wares"), and the very suspiciously timed
'Arrival of Admiral BAUDIN (the agent of the present
reactionary Government of France), who, without
/he consent or knowledge of the English Admiral,
I.uddenly appeared alone at Palermo, as the
'friend of FERDINAND, adding to the power
:of the traitors, they, notwithstanding the efforts of
N.STAIIILE and RUGGIERO SETTIMO, succeeded for
'la time in ousting the patriotic party from power, and
t3ntered into negotiations with FILANGIERI. No
liooner, however, was the presence of BAUDIN'S squa-
dron withdrawn, than the people of Palermo, discover-
ing the treason, rose against the traitors, expelled
'them from the city, disarmed the National Guard,
'elected Baron Riso as chief of the Provisional Go-
vvernment ; and under the leadership of SCORDATO
I(the Ilofer of Sicily, whose name strikes terror into
I.he Neapolitan troops), and of INlrcuEno, are deter-
)mined to hold out to the last. The infamous DEL
CARETTO has arrived at Naples.

;SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
ANOTHER. V. PARKER.
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
GARTON AND
This was an action to recoverefen the sum of 16/. 16s. on
I) dant ph tided that he did not
accept
d without consideration.
accommodation
Mr. GRAY, for the plaintiffslu
(who are tobacconists at
linceln), said that defendant Was
:I also a tobacconist at
eicester. With respect to the first
p!ea the defendant
dad admitted his acceptance under a Judge's order, and
...
was
given were
rthe circumstances under which the hill
;these. The defendant's son, who resides at Nottingham,
'dealt with plaintiffs, and became indebted to them in the
above amount, and sent a bill accepted by
duehis father for
Ile amount, but when the bill became
inewed at defendant's request. He (the Learnedit was re•
Coun-
itel) therefore could not conceive what the defence
vould be.
Mr. PARRY said that the question would ba one rather
tfor the Under-Sheriff than otherwise—the point was
;not so much whether this was an eccommo-
Ndation bill, as understood in common parlance,
/but whether it did not come within the meaning
iof the Statute of Frauds. On the face of the bill there
I was no expression of the consideration given for it, but
it was clearly given in the nature of a guarantee for the
'debt of another, and as such, under the Statute of Frauds,
'ought to have been clearly and distinctly set forth in
wilting.
Mr. Jon. White Ilaythorn was called. lie was agent
for plaintiffs in 1845. Goods re supplied to defen-
'slant's son to the amount of 2.11.; 8!. had been paid.
Mr. Gust. said that he would admit that the original
bill was given for the debt, and that this was a renewed
/bill, and open to any objection urged against the firm.
Mr. PARRY—As a security for the SOlfti debt.
The
o sub mit UNDE
the jur.
The Learned COUNSEL said if the Learned Sheriff could could not decide the question, they would agree
'that a verdict should be taken for the plaintiffs, with
riiberty to move the Court above.
This course was then taken.
No atternies were present in the other cases, which
were struck out.
Sr

Xitont (;uxNa..--The vessel Bucephalus, ar-
ived in the Docks from Wharnpoa China, has brought
0 boxes of specie, consigned to the Oriental Bank, as a
)13°1310n of her cargo,

1 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWIS.
17.11. Q 11.11; T.V Ti'; THREE.
ihe sere ui Ceteei at Liveipoul 3 esteiclay were esti-
mated at 5,000 bales, including 1,000 American for ex-
port. 4,500 American realised 315-l. to 61d.; 200 Pernain
and Marauham, sd. to s+d. ; 3UO Surat, 33. to 3v.
and 30 Sea Island, S.W. to Is. per lb. The market closed
steadily. Prices of all kinds rem in the same except
Brazil and Egyptian, which were 31. per lb. lower.
Railway Shares continued dull, with but a limited busi-
ness dolie-r.
Owing to an error discovered in the calculation, the
usual vreelly average of grain sales has not ap-
peared yet, and will not be issued until this evening.
The further documents promised by the committee of
Spanish ..tmerican Bondholders, upon the subject of the
Mexican debt, have been duly forwarded to us, and they
are to be regarded as satisfactory. A change has oc-
curred in the finance department, a new Minister, Senor
Arranga:z. having taken office, but highly as his prede-
cessor was esteemed, there is no reason to conclude that
the interests of the foreign creditors will in the slightest
degree be prejudiced, an arrangement having already
been come to, in virtue of which Senor Arrangaiz
promises to submit to Congress, without delay,
a proposal for the further appropriation to
the payment of interest on the foreign debt, of 720,000
dollars from the United States Indemnity money. When
we reflect upon the circumstances of the country, the
serious war in which it has been involved, and the dis-
order that must be expected to prevail in every depart-
ment of the s'ate, we see abundant cause for grateful
recognition on the part of the bondholders for all that
has been accomplished; and to the Mexican Government,
the Special Envoy, Mr. W. P. Robertson, the British
Minister, Mr. Doyle, and, last not least, the respected
firm of Manning and Mackintosh, the warmest thanks
are due. One matter we cannot pass without obArvation,
viz., that the English consuls have not lent sufficient
aid in preventing the smuggling out of silver, which
pays a handsome duty to the bondholders. Whether,
as is reported, there will be any complaint made to
Lord Palmerwen on the subject, we ere unable to state,
but mercantile houses too frequently have a private in-
terest that clashes with their public duty its consuls,
and we hole this will not prove to be the case here.
A portion of the correspondence forwarded to the
committee is of prominent interest; viz , that which con-
tains the statement by Messrs. Manning and Mackintosh
of the probable Customs' income. They state that the
duties pending on the Feb. 28, were 192,315. 83d0115., while
with 20 per cent. of the duties collected in March, made
up a total of 220,957-79 duds., leaving, after certain
sums already paid, 168,388.48 dolls. pending for col-
lection on the 31st of March. In noticing the compara-
tive smallness of these receipts compared with the pre-
vious month, February, Messrs. Manning express a
confident belief that the customs revenue will not exceed
2i to 3 millions of dollars annually while the present
tariff is in operation. With a liberalised scale of duties
the increase would doubtless, therefore, be most im-
portant, and from the well-known disposition of the
Congress, that scale seems certain to bo introduced.
That the country can consume a far greater quantity of
foreign products is proved by the immense smuggling
carried on.
Cape of G cod Hope advices of March 30 have been
received in the City. The state of Kafirland, with re-
spect to the tranquillity of the people and the progress
of the various settlements is highly favourable. The
system was evidently in good hands, as a local writer
observes, a circumstance, essential to the good working
of any system. The Fingces located in the colony had
taken alarm at some reports circulated of the in-
tention of Government to reduce them to slavery
and many had hastily crossed the frontier in
consequence. Their fears, however, were speedily dis-
sipated by the efficial notices issued, and by a personal
assurance of the commissioner. The new constitution
for the country beyond the Orange River bail been pro-
mulgated, and appeared to give much satisfaction.
The Amsterdam ]otters report that the Bourse on
Tu. sdey was rather heavy, but with a fair business in
Dutch 'le. o-and- a-Half per Cents. Generally the poli-
tical accounts from the Continent are looked upon by
City people as being mere satisfactory.
The English Fowls are much the same as yesterday.
Consuls 90-;„ to 91,-1,, for Transfer, and 91 to 9 for
Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
are 90+ to A, and the Three per Cent. Reduced Annui-
ties 893 Bade Stack is 193. Exchequer-bills have
been 45a. to 48s. premium. The Letter tone of the
Paris Stock Market }Affords some encouragement here.
In the Foreign Investments there is scarcely any-
thing doing. Spanish Active Bonds are 16i to 17, the
Three per Cents. about 33 to Portuguese Four per
Cents. 281, Brazilian small 79. and Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents, about 49 Mexican are 31i for
- 4
Money, and 314 to 32 with the Coupons, for Account.
Railway Shares have been much quieter, but support
the advanced rates of yesterday, except in one or two
instances.

ONE
PRICES OF IsTUTOSU FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICE!•;
bank Stock

3 ;:er Cent. Reduced Arms 89%14 8)3;1
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l 911/8 90% 91113 91;44
Now 314 per Cent. Anu5....... 90141h 90%
LongAnns. to expire Jan.1860
Ditto 30 year;, Jan. 5, 1860 B3/ 8 13-16 8 13-1 G
India Stock 547 217
India Ecnads, I,ooot. ..... ........ .. 71 70 p 70 p
Ditto under 1,000/.. ... 71 70 p 69 p
South Sea Stock
Consols for Account
Exchequer 13i11A. 140. & 2(1.
1,000/. Juno 4B 45 p 45 p
500/. June
Small. June 4B 45 45p

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. rILICES.

Brazilian Bonds —
Ditto, Small 79 79
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 ner Cent. 37%
Equador Bonds
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons 31% 315
is
Ditto, Ex Coupons
Ditto, Account 000000 .•• 29%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto. Account l7 17
Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent — 23%
Dividends on the above payable in London,
French Rentes, 5 per Cent.
Exchange 2sf. 30c. 25f. 35c.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild —
Ditto, 4 per Cont. Ceztificates 76%
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY
SIIAREs. PAID.
AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen ... 50
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 6 ......
Bristol and Exeter 9O ... .. 59
Ditto, Thirds
Nuckinghamehire ... 161 4s. ..... dis, . .... 1% dis
Caledonian
Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 8
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent........... 10 ...... 11% ll%
Ditto, Extension,s per
Cent., No. I 6/.135. 4d.... % p 1 p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13s. 4d...
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Do. New
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... 42 ........ ...
Great Northern
Do., % B 6 per Cent...
„7%. 574
__ sx,
_ ..

Great Western 100— 79IA 7814
Ditto, I,:', Shares 5O 39
Ditto, q Shares
Ditto, Fifths ... 20
D' N 171. -- 15 -101 i

Ditto, New ...... ..... ... — ........ ...... A
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 — ..
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ....,. 44
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121/2...... 20
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 --
Do. (W. Riding Union) 9 .. - .. .. 81/2
Leeds and Bradford
London &81ackwa11...... 121/2
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 36%
Do.Guarant. 5 per ct 9 ...... 9%
London and N. Western 100 l2B .. 128%
Ditto, New Quarters.. 7
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...... 3% 3y'6
Lond. & S. Western 50....
Do. New 50/. ... ..... 4214.... .. 26% . ..„ 251
Do. New 404 . 34
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls
hlanchester.Bur.ton,and
Matlock.... 4%
Midland ...... ........ ...100 ... .. 68%14 6814
Do., do., 50/. Shares... 25 ... .. 11 1414
Do.Consol. Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct. —lOO ......123 1223/4
Norfolk ......... 100
...... • ...• ••
Do. Guaranteed 5 pct. 20
•• North British ... .. ... 25 .. 13 • 13
North Staffordshire
Scottish Central
Shropshire Union
South Eastern
Do., N 0.2. .
.. 27
Do., Registered No. 4 10
Do~ Scrip No 4
S mth Wales
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. 25
Do. Newcastle Elam). 20
Do. G.N.E.Preterence 8 ... .. 4
York and North Midland 50 .. 29141' 283 A 29% 30
Ditto, Preference ...... 10 -
Po. East and Westßid-
ing Extension

14%

... .
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
East Indian .... ... 314 3,4
Great Indian Peninsular 5
Northern of France.... 13
Paris and Strasbourg ... 10
MINES.
Australian 3 ...... 6% 6th
Barrossa Range Min. Co. 28s. - _ %pm
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
London & Westminster. 20

3%
4%
10%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 17.—Wind at noon S.S.W., fresh
breeze and cloudy, but fine.
DARTMOUTH, MAY I5.—A boat, marked outside
" Traveller, of North Shields," and insido, " William
Meldrum," apparently not lung in the water, but much
damaged, was picked up 31st tilt., in lat. 38 lon. 10, by
the Dromo Lago, which arrived off this port 3 esterday,
from Pstras.
OFF KINGSBRIDGE.—AIfred, Henning, Calcutta.
OFF FAL3IOUTII, MAY 15. Bolivar, Barrow, St.
Vincent ;: 16th, Swift (of Guernsey), Ilavannah for
Cowes.
GLOUCESTER, MAY 16.—Arrd. Breeze, .Edwards,
Charleston.
SWANSEA, MAY 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Young
QueLn, Penhorwood, Cuba.
HARTLEPOOL, MAY 14.—A lchymist, Bombay.
_ CARDIFF, MAY 16.—The Eleanor, of Whitehaven,
Blacklock, laden with coals for Liverpool, had the
greater part of her decks blown up by an explosion of

gas this morning; and must partly discharge her'cargo;
pj; the crew, excopt t.h" Tl9.tf•r, !n0,(4 or less inju-,

1:AL3L)LI:1, S. W.—Ai-rd. 13.11
Fredrick Ernst, Aemonsea, Buenos Ayres, for Ant-
werp; Skit4d, Clauvon, Rio Janeiro; Johanna, Becker,
Para, fur Ilanaburgh. 16th, Buona Matilda,
Pernambuco.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 15.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Napo-
leon, Collio, Buenos Ayres; Gosalpium, Lowther,Callao,
for Falmouth, with foremast sprung.
Orr TORBAY, MAY 16.—Fatrint.rs, Elson, Madeira,
for Riga. Sld. 15th Eliza, Valparaiso.
COWES, MAY 16.—Wind W.—Arrd. Emmy, Wile-
ken, Calcutta, for Harnburgh; Swift, Pernambuco.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind %V. to S.S.W.—Arrd.
her Majesty's ship Grecian, Pernambuco, std. 13th
ult.; Henrietta, Haesloop, Charleston, for Bremen.
BrusTor., MAY 12.—The Hero, Hawkins, from Barn-
staple, in running for the river yesterday, ran ashore on
the mud bank, and is beneaped, but lies well.
A vessel, of about 300 tons, bottom up, sheathed with
yellow metal, was passed in lat. 25. N. lon. 53. W. by
the John Pink, Jones, arrived in the river from St.
Vincent.

DEAL, MAY 16.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W.—Arrd. 15t1h
Prins Carl, Boldt, St. Croix; Fantome, Bacon, Jamaica.

16th, Trafalgar, Morrison, Sydney, NQW South Wales;
Athena, Ogg, Hong Kong; Lark, Madeira, for St. Pc-
tersburgh. Arrd. from the River,l6th, Lady Margaret,
Port Philip.