The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-10 00:00:00

ITAL Y.

Accounts from Rome of the 29th April state that
several French soldiers had refused to advance against
Rome, saying, "1\70218 ne sommes pas soldats du Pape,"
and that several of them had joined the Romans.
GARIBALDI and ATIZZENNA are entrusted with the
defence of Rome. Care has been taken by the Roman
Government to ensure the safety of the English and
French who are domiciled in the city.
The Nazione of Turin of the sth announces that
the Council of War have condemned General RAMO-
RINO to death.

The Austrians under WimrrEN have entered Tus-
cany. An Austrian corps under ASPRE has been
directed to invade the states of the Roman Republic.
The Milan Gazette announces the departure, on the
3d instant, of Marshal RADETZKY, with a numerous
staff, for the purpose of inspecting the Austrian
and Italian troops in Lombardo-Venetia. It is re-
ported he has gone to direct the siege of Venice.
On the 26th ult. a French steamer, having on
board a French Admiral and an English Ambassador,
arrived at Venice. It was reported that she brought
the intelligence that hostilities would cease on the
part of Austria both by sea and land.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool closed firmly yester-
day, and prices were rather higher, particularly for
Surat, which was 1-16 d. to d. per lb. higher. The
sales were estimated at from 6,000 to 7,000 bales, in-
cluding 300 American for export, and 1,500 on specula-
tion. About 5,000 to 6,000 American realised aid. to
6id.; 700 Pernaws and Maranhams 411 to sid.; 100
Bahia 411. to 5d.; 400 Surats 3,1. to 3td.; and 100 Sea
Island Sid. to 10d. Railway Shares continue in the
same dull state, and the quotations were again rather
lower.

The sales of Wheat in the provincial markets, which
regulate the averages, were last week 77,427 quarters.
The six weeks' average is exactly 455.
Although some difference of opinion may exist in re-
gard to an extension of banking facilitities, and pre
eminently against the existing Restriction Bill, it is not
upon the question of limited liability for shareholders
that most parties are inclined to dispute. The public at
large, the takers of bank notes, regard with especial
satisfaction the individual security that they enjoy in
consequence of every shareholder being liable, oecause
there is a strong motive in that case that such share-
holder should carefully watch over the management of
the concern, or elect with great discrimination others
who would do so. The motion made in Parliament for an
alteration is, therefore, not popular in the City,
though we believe that the intentions of the mover are
scarcely understood, and that he does not propose sweep-
ing changes.
The condition of our Colonial trade is of much interest
upon the eve of an alteration in the navigation laws, the
more so, as in the event of the transition causing a tem-
porary diversion of the channels of business, we are cer-
tain to hear of distress and decay. In 1848 there was
a falling off in the importation of most articles into
Canada, owing to the excessive imports of 1847, and it
is evident that for its export business the colony
needs some stimulus. The imports of many articles
were principally through the ports of the United States;
and the receipts of teas, manufactured tobacco, coffee,
and salt, by this way, were greater than by sea.
We see nothing in these returns showing any im-
provement in the import trade of Canada. According
to the value of goods entered, paying ad valorem duty,
there has been a very great falling off in this pill of
the foreign trade of the country. The inland importa-
tion has fallen off, compared with the previous year, so
far as the quantity of the articles (,numerated were con.
cerned, but there appears to have been, in 1848, an in-
crease in the value of goods imported, paying ad valorem
duties. The aggregate importation in 1848 was, how-
ever, much less in value than in 1847, as appears by the
annexed statement:—

..,,TALUE OF GOODS IMPORTED INTO CANADA.
7
Goods paying specific duties
....£1,082, 1849
1848
03 £892,978
Ditto ad valorem duties 2,712,944 2,065,820

Total currency ......... .£3,795,847 £2.958.798
This shows a falling off in one
year of 837,0491.,
equal to nearly 25 per cent., the bulk of which was of
goods paying ad valorem duties.
The movement in exports, including, Ashes, Butter,
Beef, Barley, and Grain for the year 1848, compared with
the previous years (leaving out 1847, that tieing an ex-
traordinary year for shipments of breadstuffi, in conse-
quence of the famine in Europe) appears to have been
limited. It will be seen that the shipments of flour in
1848 were less than in any previous year since 1843,
and of wheat and corn less than any year since 1848.
Ashes have fallen off largely, the exports in 1848
having been less than in any of the previous eleven
years.

With respect to the Timber trade of British North
America in 1848, it was much less active than
in 1845 and 1846, and compares more favourably with
1847 than with either of the two previous years. The
bulk of these shipments was to Great Britain, and the
returns of the Board of Trade in England show a reduced
importation of Timber from the colonies. The conclusion
we arrive at in analyzing these official statements is,
that both the direct import and export trade of Canada
is by no means in a prosperous condition.
" The Provincial Government and the imperial Go-
vernment," observes an American writer, " are making, great efforts to improve and increase the trade and com-
merce of the Canadas; the first by modifying the
tariff, and the second by modifications in the navigation-
laws."

The Directors of the National Provincial Bank of
England, at their meeting this day exhibited a very
satisfactory report, and declared a dividend of 6 per cent.
per annum. Thenet profits for 1848 were 28,8061. 10s. 5d.,
and the undivided profits on the 31st December, 1848,
were 91,0871. is. 7d. The report was agreed to unani-
mo
usly.
The reports from the Continental Money Markets
notice no prominent changes, but flatness was the gene-
ral characteristic.
In the English Stock Market the monthly account is
being arranged today, and some heavy bull accounts have
had to be closed, or carried over upon rather onerous
terms, the jobbers not much liking the present aspect
of affairs abroad. Consols have been as low as 90.1, and
are now 91* to 914. The New Thma-and-a- Quarter
per Cents. are 904 to 90g. Bank Stock is nominally 192
to 194. Exchequer-bills are 435. to 48s. premium. Foreign Stocks suffer with our own funds. Mexican
have been 30i to 31; Spanish Three per Cents., 33* to
324 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., about 28. to 29
Dutcji Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 491 to 49g.
Shares are heavy, as the prices annexed will show.
The Eastern Counties meeting is the great attraction.
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O'CLOCK.

übo,iNG
PRTO}7K OF BRIT SH FIIND.3. PRICES
Rank Stock l94n
3.,,e, Cent. Rednaed Anna ...... .. 891/IA N 89N,
3 p er Cidit. Consols Annuities 9l % 14 9034 91 1/8 9114
New 314 per Cent. Ann 5....... . 903414 % 90%
LongAnns. to expire Jan.lB6o -16 8%
India Stock 545 245
India Bonds, 110004

Ditto under 1,0001. . ....... .- 70 68 p 68 p
Consols for Account June 12911'5% 91 91% 90% 91% 911/2
1,000/. June 45 48 p 48 p
5001. June
Small. June
PRICES OF FORERIti FUNDS ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — 17 x d
Luexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons 1.0% 30%
Ditto, Account,
Ditto, Ex Coupons
Ditto, Account _ 28%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840..,
Ditto, Account 17%
Ditto, Passive
Ditto Deferred 9l/2 91/2
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Venezuela Bonds, 2% per Cent — 24
Ditto, Deferred
••• 7
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21/2 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 491/27414% 493/4
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 76% 771/8 76%
PRICES OF 'BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
'
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
Aberdeen ... 50
Do. Preference .... 4%...... 4%
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 6 ...... ... 1% Kin
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Caledonian
Chester and Holyhead... 50 ...... 16
Dublin and Belfast June. 371/2......
East Anglia, 25/., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do., 18/., E. & 11.... 18 ...... 13/4 ...... 13/4
Eastern Comities........ 20 ...... 7% 1/23/4 ...... ... 73/4
Last Lincolnshire ...... 25
Great Northern - ...... 101,3
Do., -1/2 A Deferred ... 121,4 4j/..... 456
Do., 4B 6 per Cent... 71/2 5l/4 % 5%
Do. Extension 21...... 11/2 ll/2
';rest South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great North of England 100 ...... 232
Great Western 100 ..... 77 76
Ditto, 1/2 Shares
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, New 1'71... ..... 15 ... .. 9104 9%
Hull and Selby ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... 48
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Do. Fifths
Do. Sixteenths 6% O6 4%
Do. Thirds l5 .....
••• 43/4
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent..
Do. (W. Riding Union) 9 ..... 3% 3
Leeds and Bradford
London &Blackwall 12% 4%% 43/4
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 5O 361% 3574 36% 36 36%
London and N. Western 100 125 1251/2 126... 127
Ditto, New Quarters.. 7 93/41/2 9%
Ditto• Fifths....... .. 2 ..... -
••• 7
Loncl• &S. Western...... 50 ......33 33% 33 33% 331,4
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...loo
Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10
Midland ... ...100 ... .64 65 63%
Do., do., 501. Shares,.. 25 ... .. 1214... .. ........
Do.Consol•Bristol and
Birming., 6 per et.... 100 ......1221/2... .......
Norfolk ........ ...... -.100
...... • ••• ••
Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 —
North Staffordshire l7l/2 l2 11%
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ...... 50
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Shrewsbury and Birm... 11
South Eastern
Do., Scrip No 4
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ..
Do. Newcastle Exton. 20
Do. G.N.E.Preference 8
York and North Midland. 50 ..
Ditto, Preference ...... 10
Do. East and West Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
Vierzon )
Northern of France...... 13
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7
Paris and Orleans ...... 20 • . •••••• •• 31
Paris and Rouen 2O ...... 22 21%
Paris and Strasbourg ... 10
Rouen and Havre
Tours and Nantes ll
...... •••
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
London Joint Stock.

633/4
12M

1734
11%

154
63/4
101/4

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 10.—Wind this day at noon W.N.W.,
light breeze and dull cloudy weather.
DEAL, Mir 9.—Wind N. to N.W.—Arrd. 2d, Jubi-
lee, Amy, Cape Coast Castle; Anna Margaretta, New
Orleans for Christiana. 9th, James Stewart, Kinney
South Seas; Malcolm, Pernambuco; Cornoro, Havannah.
Arrd. from the River and dd., Ann Best, Cheyne, River
Plate; James Dean, Hart, Honduras.
DUNGENESS ROADS, MAY B.—Arrd. India, Batavia
for Batavia; Active, Rio Grande for Copenhagen;
Maria, Havannah for Antwerp.
M

ARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
NEWGATEI AND ILEADENHALL.
These markets were tolerably steady to-day, at full
prices. Beef, from 2s to 38; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 6d;
Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 10d • Veal, 3s 2d to 4s; and Pork,
3s 2d to 4s per Sibs by the carcase.
HAY MA PLICE:TS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ ; Clover
ditto, 3/ 103 to 41 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 6s to it 103 per
load. Supply moderate, and trade rather dull.
CU3IBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2/ 128 to 4/ Os ;
Clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 4/ -15 s-; and Straw, 11 6s to
11 103 per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly
at the above quotations.
WHITEcHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 lOs to 41 03 ;
Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 4/ 17s;• and Straw, 1/63 to 11 103
per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
MEAT MARKETS.
SOUTHALL, MAY 9.—There was a slight improvement
in the general demand to-day, and prices were well
supported. Beef, from 2s 61. to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 10d
to 38 8d; Lamb, 53 to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3310 d; and
Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal.
ItomFonn, MAY 9.—Prime Beasts .and Sheep sold
freely, at improved currencies. Otherwise, the demand
was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8d;
Mutton, 2s 10d to 38 8d; Lamb, 4s 8d to 6s; Veal,
3s 4d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s per 81bs.uckling
Calves, 18s to 265; quarter old store Pigs, 16s to 20s;
and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 13to 171 each.
HAILSHABI, MAY 9.—Our market Kas tolerably firm
this morning, and prices were well supported. Beef, from
33 to 38 10d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s; Lamb, 4s 10d to 5s
10d; Veal, 3s 6d to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 10d
per 81bs.
ARUNDEL, MAY B.—We had a steady market, at full
rates of currency. Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s
to 3s 10d; Lamb, 5s to is 10d; Veal, 3s 4d to 33 10d;
and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 8d per 81bs.
CHICHESTER, MAY 9.—Prime Beasts and Sheep sold
at improved currencies. The value of other kinds of
stock was fairly supported. Beet, from 3s to 3s 10d;
Mutton, 3s to 4s; Lamb. 5s to 5s 10d; Veal, 3s 4d to
3s 10d; and Pork, 3s 2d to 3s 10d per Blbs. Suckling
Calves, 18s to 245; quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 20s;
and Mulch Cows with their small Calf, 13/ to 161103
each.

CORN AVERAGES,
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended May 3, 1849, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wake
per Imperial Quarter.
I witxs.T.l BARLEY.' OATS. I RTE. I BEA.NS. I PEAS.
PRICE .. 46s 9d 28s lid 175 6d 25s 4d 29s 8d 3Us Id
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. I SYS. I
BEANS. PEAS.
Is Od Is Od Is Od is Od is Od lis Od

IN RE WILLIAM SMITH O'BRIEN
AND OTHERS.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS DAY.)
WRIT OF ERROR.
This was the day appointed by their Lordships to
hear the arguments in support of she writ of error
brought at the instance of Mr. Wm. Smith O'Brien,
to set aside the conviction of the jury and the sen-
tence of the Court thereupon, before whom the pri-
soner was tried in Ireland in September last.
-The Lord Chancellor, accompanied by the principal
judges, took his seat in front of the woolsack a few
minutes after ten o'clock. The Judges present, be-
sides the Lord Chancellor, were the Lord Chief
Justice Wilde, Lord Chief Baron Pollock, Mr.
Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Patteson, Mr. Justice
Wigbtman, Mr. Baron Rolfe, Mr. Justice Cresswell,
Mr. Justice Erle, and Mr. Justice Williams ; Lord
Lyndhurst, Lord Kenyon, Lord Brougham, Lord
Campbell, the Earl of Wicklow, and the Bishop of
Manchester.

Sir Lucius O'Brien, the prisoner's brother, was
present during the proceedings.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., Mr. Napier, Q.C., and
Sir Colman O'Loghlen, Q.C. (both of the Irish
bar), appeared as counsel for the appellants ; and the
Attorney-General for England, the Attorney-General
for Ireland, Mr. Peacock, and Mr. Welsby repre-
sented the Crown.
Sir FITZROY KELLY intimated to their Lordships
that the course which he proposed to pursue was that
himself and his Learned Friends who were with him
would first address their Lordships in support of the
writ of error, that then the counsel for the Crown
should be heard, and afterwards that the counsel for
the appellants should be heard in reply. He had
been informed that the counsel for the Crown would
insist upon having the right to a general reply, but
he objected to that right, and would contend that
they were not entitled to such general reply. How-
ever, it would be the proper time to discuss that point
when the counsel for the Crown came forward to
claim the right for which they contended.
The LORD CHANCELLOR requested to be informed
if Sir F. Kelly spoke with the concurrence of the
counsel for the other prisoners.
Sir P. KELLY replied that he did.
Lord CAMPBELL said, the course proposed to be
pursued met with his entire concurrence, but it was
to be borne in mind that it was in consequence of the