The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-10 00:00:00

ITALY.

General BARAGUAT DiiILLIERB left Rome for
Portici on the 28th, for the purpose, it is said, of
announcing to the POPE that if during the course of
the month of December his Holiness does not return
to Rome and grant a full amnesty and a constitution,
the Commander of the French forces will depose the
Cardinal triumvirate, and assume the reins of Go-
vernment himself.

A petition has, it is said, been got up at Bologna to
the Emperor of AUSTRIA, praying him to incorporate
Bologna and Ancona in his dominions a request to
which the Austrian Government, notwithstanding its
hypocritical protestations against been supposed to
entertain any ideas of territorial aggrandisement in
Italy, is.understood to be by no means unwilling to
accede.

The Nazionale of Florence says in its correspon-
dence from Rome of the 29th ult., that the last
Spanish troops were to leave the Roman states on the
Bth inst. The most contradictory reports were current
as to the probability of the speedy return of the
Popz. Cardimil MATTEL was daily expected at
Rome. The finances were in a worse condition than
ever. The Treasury refused to pay bills of a greater
amount than 150 f., and the Mint was at a stand for
want of silver and copper. The Austrians were
concentrating forces at Ancona.
_ _

The Farina Gazette of the 26:h ult., publishes a
Ducal decree respecting iniarances. By Art. 4„:all
contracts stipulated by Parmese subject with the in-
surance companies of Milani Trieste, or any other,
whether legally recognized or not, shall be considered
null and void on and atter the 31st December, 1850,
and any new contracts signed after the promulgation
of the present degree are declared to be null from
their commencement. By Art. 2, a general associa-
tion of all landlords and proprietors of the Parma()
states is established for the reciprocal insurance of
their property against damages by fire. Art. 3 fixes
the Ist of January, 1850, for the commencement of
this General Mutual Association for all those who are
not bound by other contracts. By Art. 4, all landed
proprietors, including the Duke himself, shall pay an
annual tax, in order to form a reserve-fund to be
applied to the purposes of the association. Art. 5
fixes the tax for 1850 at five•thousandts of the annual
revenues.

The Piedmontese Gazette publishes a Royal decree
appointing a commission to examine into, and report
on tie demands for naturalisation made by the people
of the province united to the kingdom, according to
th, laws of May 27th, June 16th and 21st, and July
llth and 27th, 1848. The ICING will review the Na-
tional Guard of Turin on the 210th of December, the
day appointed for opening the Climbers.

COUR!' CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, SATURDAY.
The Queen and Prince took an early walk this
morning in the grounds at Osborne.
His lto.yal Highness the Prince of \Vales and the
Princess Royal, and younger members of the Royal
Family, walked and rode as usual.
Lord John Russell left Osborne this forenoon for
London.

SUNDAY.

The Queen and Prince, and her Royal Highness
the Princess Royal, and the ladies and gentlemen of
the royal household, attended Divine service this
morning at Osborne. The Rev. J. Protherue, chap-
lain to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, officiated.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness and the
younger members of the Royal Family, walked this
morning in Osborne Park and grounds.
Sir James Clark arrived at Osborne yesterday
afternoon, and left this morning for London.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester on
Saturday. His Serene Highness Prince Frederick of
Hesse paid a visit to the Duchess of Gloucester on
Friday, at Gloucester House.

Th; Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lady Mary
Wood left town on Saturday on a visit to Earl Spencer,
at Al: horn Park, Northamptonshire.
Lord John Russell returned to Pembroke Lodge,
Richmond Park, on Saturday afternoon, from Os-
borne, ISle of Wight.

Dispatches froM- the Governor of the Cape of Good
Hope were received on:Saturday, at the Colonial •office.
Dispatches were also received on Saturday at the
Colonial. office, from the Governor of Malta.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET CHAMPION COURSING
MEETING.—SATURDAY.
TIIE PUPPY STAKES.
Deciding Course.
Mr. Rendell's Renown beat Mr. Inskip's Pathfinder,
And won the stakes.

THE ALL AGED STARES.
Deciding Course.
Mr. Buckworth's Bridesmaid beat Mr. Holmes's
tAttler, and won the stakes.

TUE NEWMARKET PUPPY STAKES.
Deciding Course.
Mr. Gillett's Glauca beat Mr. Buckworth'd Beeswing,
and won the stakes.

THE BOTTISHAH EITAXES.
Deciding Course.
Mr. Dobode's Doran beat Mr. Buckworth's Baron, and
woe the stakes.

THE CHIPPENHAM STAKES.
Deciding Course.
Mr. Fyson'3 Fortuneteller beat Mr. Jenner's
and won the stakes.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Cheltenham Stag 'lds., Tues., Birdlip; Fri., Clecve
Village. _

Al6righton Hds, Tues., Himley; Thurs., Chetwynd-
park ; Sat., Sutton Maddock-10i.
South Berkshire Hds., Tues., Thatcham Gate; Fri.
Bradfield-10i.
Sir John Cope's Hds., Wed., Farnborough Station;
Fri., Lock's Farm-10}.
Craven Hds., Wed., Minal Borders; Fri., Crowood,
Sat., Lily-10i.
Mr. N. Fellowes's lids., Wed., Twitchen Villiage;
Sat., Knowstono Village-101.
Hambledon lids., Wed., Westraeon Hut; Fri., Pre-
shaw-houie—loi.
H. H. lids., Tues., West Tisted; Thurs., Nui thiagton
Down; Sat., Windmill-hill-10i.
Lulow lids., Wed., Ashford-bridgP; Sat., Stanton
Lacy.
Mr. Lushington's lids., Tues., Sharsted-house ; Fri.
Leeds Castle-11.
Surrey Union, Thurs., Crawley Common; Sat.,
Kennels.

Vine lids., Thurs., Malshanger-house; Sat., Pine

Colonel Wyndham'` sds., Wed., Littleworth Wood;
Fri., Flaken-park-10i.
reconshire Hans., Wed., Upper Chapel; Fri., Pont
Alltarnog— 10.
Mr. Okeover's Harre., Tues.,
13a'Edon.
Dumfrieshire lids., Tues., Mossknow; Fri., Clears-
field.

' Hartingdyn; ELL

Tim ROYAL CRAPE HOOD.—The recent order for
general mourning must have created some curiosity
amongst those unacquainted with courtly forms and
customs, more particularly that portion which refers to
the " crape hood," the antiquity of which is very great,
being mentioned by Chaucer and Froissart (1350 to
1400). Although the crape hood is alone worn as a
matter of command by those immediately within the
circ!e of the Court, it is singularly worthy of notice that
the cloak, which was its accompaniment at the period
referred to, is now the leading attraction in the salons of
the Meters. Jay, in Regent-street, and is appropriately
termed " the Margarite," having been rendered with
great exactness from the one worn by the Countess of
Richmond, the mother of King Henry VII., and copied
from an illuminated scroll of 1493.—P05t.

Dr. PETRIE.—We announce with a gratification,
that is only alloyed by a consideration of the smallness
of the boon, that at length a pension of 1001. per annum
has been conferred by her Majesty upon George Petrie,
LL.D., the distinguished artist, antiquarian and author,
as a recognition of his cervices to arts and Lterature.—
D üblin World.

MOISEY and COMI%IERCIAL
CITY, QUARTEI? TO THREE.
Ti:e Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday was
rather firmer. and prices were fully supports d. The
sales were estimated at 5,000 bales including 1,5G0 on
' speculation.—ln Railway Shares only a limited business
was done, at rather lower rates,
' In Mark lane to-day grain was steady, and at full
prices.
Respecting the condition of the Staffordshire iron
trade, we have the following in Aria' Birmingham Gazette
of this day:—
" An impression seems to be prevalent that the new
year will usher in better prospects for the iron trade.
Whether or not it may be deemed expedient to declare
any advance in prices at the approaching preliminary
meeting, great activity is confidently expected in whal,
is designated the spring trade, and an unwonted bustle
has already been excited among the consumers of pig
iron to supply themselves with stocks of that material.
In consequence of the late disputes with the colliers,
pigs are rather decreasing. both at the furnaces and in
the yards of the varicus mills and forges. and higher
prices have been demanded. Some sales have bee')
sifected at from 2i. ad. to ss. advance, and in wrought
iron business a'so has been done on improving term,•
Though it is evident that the general demand for ha
is, upon the whole, growing more lively, many of
t.ur larger works do not appear to be so well supplied
with orders as those of smaller pretensions. During,
the period of railway hilarity, the steady but Jireite°
resources of our district consumption were neglected for
the more sweeping and lucrative productions of the
sheet mill and the rail mill. The demand for OW'
especially the latter, is now dormant, and the recovery
of old connexions is found a matter of difficulty; hence
it is asserted that the leading manufacturers of Stef'
fordshire show no hesitation in accepting contracts Id
present prices, and that even upon such terms merchants
are not anxious to purchase, that they will decidedly
set their faces again ;t any immediate advance, as cafes'
lated to blight the hopes of securing steady and Pro:
gressing prosperity; vvbile the reports that have reecho
us from Merthyr, of notices given at the,Plymouth end
other works for reduction in wages, augur ill for apt
exhibition of firmness among the manufacturers there.
To this is opposed the decided advance that has beep
established in Scotch pigs, the assurance of improve'
went in Welch merchant iron, both at the works in
Liverpool and in Manchester, the unexampled progrer
sive increase in the export trade, the reviving attentiol
to railway investments, the abundance of capital, and
ease of the Money-market, the disastrous experience 0:
former attempts to control an evident tendency 0;
feeling, and the unsoundness of the policy _that would
foster improvement by throwing cold water upon ill
incipient symptoms.
" Under such ceeflicting representations it would h.°.
rash to offer a decisive opinion, and it seems prof:WA
that the ensuing fortnight will be passed in o,'
r
most similar uncertainty. No doubt the event
will considerably depend upon the briskness of demand
in the meantime. Some alteration is acknowledged 00,
all hands to be imperatively called for; either the cost of
production must shortly be reduced, or the value of il?.
improve, since, low as our present rate of wages are,
is a matter of notoriety that in no stage of its manufe°:
lure does iron at present realise more than its bare_ COo
of production.
" We have noticed an unexpected importation of pif,
iron from China. As for the resources or facilities f 0;
production in the Celestial Empire, we are at press en'
much in the dark; but the reported quality of the sample
received is not such as to create just fears of competition,
though the fact may serve to .correct over sanguine es
pectations of un extensive market for English iron 10
that quarter."
The accounts from the Continent state that trade 11.;
rally was steady. At Antwerp the commercial markelf
were becoming somewhat duller. The Protectionists 0
Belgium are looking with great interest to the possibi;
lily of the restoration of a duty on corn imported lolp,
England, their own agricultural community being 101,4
depressed, while the Government of Leopold leafn.
towards the introduction of free trade. The Belgol
journals affect, indeed, to consider a duty of Bs. on wbee
so certain in England, that they appeal to the assumed
intention of Lord John Russell as a proof that oar
Ministers are more national and patriotic than their owe
The report of the stock markets abroad states that
Amsterdam on Saturday an extensive business was dope
in Dutch Bonds, several purchases being made,
English account. The Twc-and-a-Half per Cents. we/
54k. Spanish Three per Cents. were 29g. At \Tien?'
on the 3J, Austrian Meanies were 93k, and at Berbi:',
on the 7th, Prussian Three•and-a-Halt per Cents. wet
89k.
We understand that the Bank of England clerkB.l,l
to be liberally compensated for the abolition all',
Christmas-box system, and also for increased labour ill/
will be called upon to perform, by being allowed ell
one half.an- hour for dinner. The middle of the dilY„l,
so valuable for business purposes that the necestav
of a change in this respect has no doubt become td'
perative.
Much satisfaction is expressed: at the announced
tention of the Board of Admiralty to promoter:sra
extended system of steam communication that w
ensure more rapid conveyance for pauengers and ql.o
to the Pacific.
The re has not been a great deal done in Public Sel;
rifles this morning, but the tone of the marks
exceedingly buoyant, awl there is an entire recntel
' from the temporary depression of Saturday, occasioned
by the report of a renewed misunderstanding betvree,
Russia and Turkey, but arising, perhaps, in reality, frt.;
the natural desire to close accounts at to
end of the week. The " continuation "
January has been very high again, no 11
then to 7-16ths per cent., showing a strongly
tendency. It is this feeling which would induce map
to pay even a larger rate of interest, and the gap
broker having appeared again as a buyer directly I
market opened, caused it at once to assume an elssil:
appearance. Consuls have been 961 to97f for Transfer'
and 96f and 971 for Wednesday. For January 97j .:
Exchequer-bills have been 535. premium. The P%
Three-and-a Quarter per Cents. Lave been 96i to 971;
and the Three per Cents. from 95} rose to 96g. 13'
Stock has been 2011 to 203.
isb
The Foreign Securities are looking up again. spo
Five per Cents have been 181 to 181, and the Three par
Cents. 38t to 39k. Mexican have touched 28i 281
pg
time. Peruvian have been 53f to 54. Equador
has been at 31 to 4, and Venezuela at ' 29. Breit,4,
Bonds are firm at 84. Russian Stock has been 1(1
Belgian Four-and-a Half per Cents. are 87, and DO
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 53/ to 56.
Railway Shares have been firmer, but with rather,:
quiet market. Foreign Shares are also held at r*l
fuller rates.

BRITISH FUNDS Tills DAT AT ONE o'CLOCI‘'
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 203 203%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities d'
8 per Cent. Consols Anne
New 314 per Cont. Anne. 96:54 97% „
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 11.4611/8
D 0.30 Years, Expire Oet. 10, 1859 B4 .
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 lii4
Consols for Account S6% 97%
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It:xchequer Bills.

I%cl.
March.

1,069/.
5001.
Small

Id.
Jun&
53 p
53 p
53 50V

RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOLII
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent Bs
Equador Bonds ... ... 3% 4
Grenada, 1 per Cent. . . —
Ditto Deferred
Mexican Bomb, 1846, 5 per Cent., Coupons
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Deferred
Russian Bonds. 1822, 5 per Cent 109%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,l840
Ditto Account . ...... ....
Ditto Passive Bonds 3%
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 36%
Ditto Account
Venezuela Bonds
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 41,& per Cent.
Dutch 2 per Cent.. 12 Guild
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
1114INESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONI O'CLOeg
RAILWAYS. PAIL Pia SNARL
Aberdeen . .... . 5t
Ditto, Preference Bi -dis. to •-"'
krub.r., Notting., Boston,&e. 6% .— .... . to
tyrshire and Galloway
Belfast and County Down .. 23 .. .. ...
Jerks and Hants Extension

(Gt. West. Perpet.s per ct.) 6
"'' ..... to
Birmingham & Oxford Junct.,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 20
'' WON to
Do., without a guarantee... 20 ."
iiirmingham,Wol.,& Dudley,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 .....
Do., without a guarantee... 10
Birosing., Rol., & Stour Val. 131.14 s - 'to ".
dirk enh sad, Lancashire, and
Cheshirs Junction.~
aristol and Exeter
Do., Thirds
Buckinghamshire..• 1714 1614 W
;aledonian
Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 ......
Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50
Ihester and H01yhead......... 50 ... . .
Ditto, Preference
to '
larence. _

Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10
D0.,2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
Direct London & Portsmouth 51i — ...... to
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 40
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 274 ......
east Anglia, 25/. L. & E.,
sad L. & D
Ditto, 18/., E. & H lB ... ..
Do, 3/. 135.,6 p. Ct. Pref. 3% —
Do, 71. 175., 7 por Ct. Prof. 2
Eastern Counties - W Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10
Do. Exten., 5 per ct. No. 1,6/. 13a. 4d .. I: xp...ilarit•li It; i
Do., do
Do., Northern & Eastern... 50
Do., 5 per cent.
Ditto, New - 43 ..... ..•••• to '...
Eastern Union, Chios A (late
...,.. E. U. Shares) ...... ... .. 25
Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto G , ...... to
....,"
Ditto, do, Class B & C...... 25 ...... ...... to _
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 . — .. .. to •-•
to •••
East Lancashire .... ... ...... 25
Ditto, New ... ...........•.. • 25
.....
.....
Do., Now Quarters
Do., 6 per Cent. Preference ...
Quarter Shares 6F,4....... ...... to
....
East Lincolnshire .........
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto, Half Shares
........
..... ..... to
...
Edinburgh and Northern
Ditto, Newport lb -