The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-20 00:00:00

" Although," says the Union Monarchique,—

" The Friday's receptions at the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs are in the eyes of the diplomatic world but
friendly and non-official meetings, still the representa-
tives of all the great and minor Northern Courts at-
tended at M. Guizot's on Friday last. The cause of this
eagerness was, as may be easily conceived, the desire to
discover what effect had been produced in the higher
regions of Government by the speech of his Majesty
the King of Prussia, received in Paris that morn-
ing. We are, however, assured, that notwith-
standing dexterously combined efforts, the curiosity i
of foreign diplomacy was not gratified, M. Guizot having
throughout the whole evening adhered to the following
evasive phrase, twisted and turned twenty different
ways:—` That it had been out of his power to form a
correct opinion at the first view on the speech of his
Prussian Majesty, for he had only read a translation of
it into French, and that the French language was, he
thought, wholly inadequate to giving the full sense of
the German language,
especially where there were
poetical images and philosophical ideas.' Was this said
by M. Guizot ironically or diplomatically? This ques-
tion no one ventured to decide."
A petition was presented to the Chamber of Depu-
ties on Saturday praying that the decoration of the
Legion of Honour should bear the portrait of NAPO..
LEON, as it had done at its first institution, instead of
that of HENRY IV., which had been substituted for it
at the restoration; also that the name of Napoleon-
ville should be restored to the town which at the re-
storation was ordered to be called Bourbon Vendee ;
and also for the repeal of the law prohibiting the re-
turn of the Bonaparte family to France. The two
first prayers were ordered to be referred to the Pre-
sident of the Council ; the last, which was warmly
opposed by the Ministry, was rejected.
The prices in the Paris corn market still evince a
tendency to rise.
There was little done in the Funds in Paris on
Sunday. The Three per Cents, were nominally at
77f. 80c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Aram 19.
Demerera, 33/4—Dutch Rhenish, 41,i—East Indian, 1/,(—
Madrid and:Valentia,:Ys—Nortlieru of France, 12%—Paris
and Lyons, s—Paris and Strasburg, 2—Sambre and Meuse,
6—West Flanders, 41/;,.

We regret to learn that the Countess Reventlow
is suffering' from ari itta4 of rheuraatianb wbieb confines ker
to her mom.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS:,,
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were about
4,000 bales, including 100 Pernam at Bd. ; 100 Egyp-
tian at ;id. to Bfid. ; and 300 Surat at 4d. to sd. ; and
the rest American at 6id. to 7id. per lb. American
closed fully itd; per lb. lower than on Friday, but other
sorts were unchanged. In shares the business done was
limited, but the market was firmer.
There are no later ship arrivals to-day from any
quarter.
We have before noticed the excellence of Mr. Gordon
Fyfe's plans for central sugar factories in our West
India colonies, and we have since had many other ad-
vocates of the same system, or modifications thereof,
appearing in the field: Some observations have been
forwarded to us upon this subject, and also upon GI vern-
merit restrictions on the admission of sugar in a state of
syrup, and with suggestions for the improvement of manu-
facturing processes, Mr. Charles Jay, the writer, states,
that " One very serious objection urged against the se-
paration of the manufacture of sugar from the occupa-
tions of the planter is, that the manufacturing companies
would obtain a monopoly of the sugar manufacture.
This objection would be quite true, if the canes were to
be taken to one milt at the factory ; but it, according to
my plan, the crushing mills were upon the cane-lands,
with tramroads to the factory or shipping port, agree-
ment might be made with the company on such terms
that, at the end of a certain period, the crushing mills
and the use of the tramroads, should come so far into the
power of the planters as to enable them to secure them-
selves against monopoly. But further, if this did not
satisfy the planters they should stipulate that a cheap
and efficient apparatus for the concentration of syrup
should be annexed to each mill, and that, at the expira-
tion of the stipulated period, the mill, the concentrating
apparatus, and the use of the trammed, should come
into their hands on fair terms, to be in the first instance
agreed upon. The concentrating apparatus would be very
simple, just sufficient to produce a marketable syrup."
The spirit of inquiry in connexion with West India
affairs has been so far aroused that some practical good
therefrom may be confidently predicted.
1 It is stated, in accounts from Berlin, that the Prussian
Government has positively declined to suspend the an-
nual assemblage of the troops and militia upon any con-
sideration. This is in answer to the application from
the magistrates owing to the scarcity of food.
The Money Market seems again to-day to be rather
easy, or at least the speculators represent it as being so.
We believe, however, that with the mercantile interest
affairs have not yet altered.
There have been further purchases of Consols to-day,
and money bargains have been' done as high as 87}
stock being temporarily scarce. For May the dealings
have been at 871 Consols Scrip is 2s. discount. It
is hinted that some assistance may be expected by the
Bank from the Emperor of Russia. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 871 to 881. Bank
Stock is firmer at 104 to 105. Exchequer-bills have
been quoted 2s. discount to ls. premium.
The Foreign Securities have been dull. Spanish
Five per Cents. have realised 251, and the Three per
Cents. 36 to 36i-; Portuguese Four per Cents. have been
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marked 344 to . Grenada Bonds are 19i. Dutch
Four per Cents. have been 89i to 901.
For Railway Shares the market is very quiet, but
holders are firm.
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. •• 105 104 103
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 86% % 86%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 87%3%34 8754
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 88 87% 88%34 88%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 9 8 15-16 8 15.16
Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 8% 13-16 8 13-16
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto, under 1,000/. .. 3 dis 3 dis
South Sea Stock .. 97% 97%
Consols for May 27 .. 87343434 % 87%
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .• • • • 2 dis 2 dis
Exchequer Bills. 1 lict. 2d.
1,0001... 2 dis 1 p 1 p
5001. 2 dis 1 p I p
Ditto, Small 2 dis 1 p 1 p
ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent - 8334
Danish,•3 per Cent • • • • • • •• 86 56
Equador Bonds .. 2% 2%
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. . 1934 20%
Ditto, Deferred 344
Portuguese Four per Cent 341% 3434
Ditto, for the Account 34% 34 %
Russian Bonds .. 1093¢
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account • • .. 2534 2554
Ditto. Passive Bonds
Ditto, Three per Cent .. 36% 36%
Ditto, for the Account 3634
-Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 58% 59
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 89% 90% 90%
PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING
DONE AT
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID.
ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE:s.
Binning., Wolvcr., and Dudley.. 5 ...... •• .. 10%
Buckinghamshire 6/. 45... .. 1/8 dis... 34 dis.
Caledonian .. 30 .... 26 25% • • .... 25%
Chester and Holyhead .. 27% .... 22 ..
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 15 .... 4 . . . 4
zatern Counties .. 20 194 19% .... 1934'
Ditto, York Extension 6% .... 5% ...... 534
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50 ..........
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 1234.... ..... 17%
Great Northern 3%• 34 ..... 314
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 25% 25 26.... 26
Great N orth 01 England . ..100 ••••.• • • .. 232
Great Western .. .• • . 85 •• • • ••• • • • ....
Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 68 ...... 68
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%•••• 1554 1814
Huddersfield and Manchester .. lb .... 18%
Ipswich mid Bury St.Edmunds 1 .. 10 .. 10
Leeds and 13radiord .. • • .. 40 .... 8334 .
Leicester and Bedford .. 16s. % dis % dis.
Lortion, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .... 5214 .......... 52
Ditto, Censol. Eighths 10 .. • . 11 .......... 1134
London an North-Western ..100 —175% • • 174
Ditto, Quarters ... L. and B. 7 .... 23 .......... 23
Ditto, Fifths 2 .... 16 .-•• •• 16
Ditto, 401. Shares M. & 15. .. 40 .. • . 67 .. •••• • • .. 67
London and South-Wester • • 411. 6s. 10d... 6334 6434 .... 6434
Ditto, New Consol. Eighths .. 40 .... 4$ 48
Ditto, New .. 2734 30%.......... 2934
Ditto, Scrip.. .. • . • • .. 5 .... .......... 5
Lynn and Dereham .. • • 20 .... 21 ..... ....• 21
Manchester and Leeds .. .. •• 82 . ..... .
half Shares 38 .... 46%
Ditto, Fifths .. • • • • • 5 •• • • 934. ••••• • • .• 9%
Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. .. • • 71. 45....• 138 11•• • •
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .... par ••• • . • par
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 1
Midland ..100 ..........
Ditto, New •• •• 36 •• • • 3914••
Ditto, New .. 2 .... 434% .. 4%
Ditto, Consol. Bristol aid Bir-
mingham 6 per cent. .. ..100 ....12234 12234
Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .. • • 26.:• • ...• 2634
Ditto, New .. • • • • • • 5 •• • • 7% •••••• • • • •'
Norfolk ..100 ....131 .......... 131
Northern Counties Union .. .. 4 .... 1% • • ........ 1%
North British .. • • 25 •• • • 3134 32 • • 32
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 1214.... 1531 1534
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 5 .... 7%34........
734
Preston and Wyre .. • . • • 25 .... 3533 35 ... - • 34%
Ditto, Half Shares (B) • • .. 134.... 1% 1%
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 • • 4%s 5
Scottish Central • • .. . 17% .... 24%
Scottish Midland .. .• .. • • 174 t .... 20% ••..• • •
Shrewsbury and Birmingham- 334 —•
Dine, Class B .. • • • • • • 3 •• • • ••••• • • • • • 234
Shropshire Union .. . 425..... I%dis • • • 1% dis
South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33 %.. • . 373(
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 5114
South Wales .• • • • • 10 •• • • 71• ••••• •• ••
7114
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
2 •••• 1%•••••••••• 1%
West Riding Union • • .. .. 4/. 25... 34 p
York and Newcastle .. • • .• 25 •• • • 34 ••••• • • • • • 3414
Ditto, Preference .. • • • • 4 .... 734% 7%
5
•
Ditto. Preference • • • • • • 2 .... 1 10% .... • • 10%
Monidlan.d.
;05 8420%
4803
YoDrkitta:dEN.otrthensi
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Lyons and Avignon .. • . • • 5 •• • • 3 214
Over Yssel 41. 3s. 4d.... 3 2% dis... 274 dis
Paris and Lyons • • .. • • • • 8 •• • • 538 ••••• • • • • • 5%
Paris and Rouen .. .. • . .. 20 .... 36
Rotiof. and Ilavre . .. 20 .... .. ••• • • •
West Flanders . 8 .. • • 454 434
MINES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered 334 ••• • • • • • • 334
Erratum in Yesterday's List—Read London and Brighton Gua
ranteed 9 instead of London and Greenwich, and York and New-
castle Preference 714 % instead of 734 %N.

Tibittou
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NEWMARKET RACES.
(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

The Coffee-room Stakes of 50 sovs, each for three yrs
old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b ; the produce of
mares which never produced a winner. A.F. (4 Subs.)
Zipporah colt 1
Projectile

Handicap of 10 sovs. each. D.M.
Farthing Candle
Prussic Acid 2
TWO TIIOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES,
By subscribers of 100 sous. each, h ft; for three yrs
old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 41b. R.M. (28
Subs.)
Conyngham
Planet
Won by a length. Ten ran.

LLOYD'SSHIPPIN 6-(THIS DAY.)
LO'CDON, APRIL 20.—Wind S.W., light breeze and fine.
Dim., Aram 19.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Arrd. Creole
Alford, Dominica ; Cassibelannus, Jamaica for 1.,,nd0n ;
Walter Scott, Nassau. Sld. Gibraltar, Ilavannah ; Inc, St.
John's, New Brunswick. Arrd. from the River, Avon,
ditto.
OFF DUNGENESS, Armr, 15.—Albeatina, Fith, New York
for Antwerp. 16. Louise, Lansen, Havannah for Bremen.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 19.—Wind S.E. to S.S.W.—Arrd.
Susannah Maria, Meyer, Surinam for Amsterdam, left Jan. 4.
=OFF PENZANCE, Aram 18.—Competitor, Hyde, Port Ade-
laide, sailed Dec. 12.
GLOUCESTER, Aran. 19.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Thomas
Reeves, Bailey, Baltimore.