The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-12 00:00:00

1 FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1847.

and unceasing efforts of the Scottish people, not only
of the proprietors of the soil, but of those who them-
selves are barely removed from actual want, has
hitherto averted the reproach that any had perished
in Scotland from want of the common necessa-
ries of life, but their ability has been taxed to
the utmost, and if speedy aid be not afforded
from this more prosperous country, scenes such
as those which have taken place in Ireland must
inevitably be re-enacted on Highland ground. It
would indeed form a bad precedent, and inflict in-
delible disgrace on our country, if we permitted those
who have sought to help themselves, and strained
every nerve on their own behalf, to perish for want
of timely relief.
We have much pleasure in noticing the meeting
that took place yesterday, at the London Tavern,
for the purpose of promoting the relief of the
distress in both countries of all who are suffering
from want, without inquiring what creed they pro-
fessed, or in what manner or form they thought pro-
per to worship their CREATOR, or deemed that worship
to be most acceptable. Many eloquent speeches were
made, and fearful and harrowing accounts detailed by
gentlemen whose testimony was beyond all dispute of
cavil. Alas ! they only repeated that which has beer
wafted on the wings of the press throughout every part
of the country day by day, that which has been already
stated by every person who has had an opportunity
of becoming an eye-witness, and forming a judgment
as to the real state of things, and which has been
admitted in the Senate by the Chief Secretary for
Ireland, and others, his colleagues in office, to be a
simple and unexaggerated statement of facts, which
it would be impossible to embellish or colour toc
highly. From the fearful tales that were told it
would be impossible to select, all were of the same
appalling character, which the heart sickens to con-
template. Such meetings are, however, in the highest
degree valuable ; they afford the necessary stimulant tt,
individuals, and bring prominently before the minds of
those present, and taking a part in the proceedings, thr
awful condition to which our fellow-creatures haw
been reduced, and are calculated to remove the apathy
of those who remain inert. not from a want of feel-
ing, and an anxiety to benefit the sufferers, but from
a want of consideration, and not sufficiently reflecting
on the state of those who are far distant. We trust that
we shall see the example thereby set, extensively fol-
lowed, and that we may have to record the proceed-
ings of many similar meetings, parochial, and other
wise, for the same praiseworthy purpose.

The Turkish Ambassador, CIIERIB EFFENDI, was
again received on the 24th ult. by the POPE, in a privatt
audience, in the course of which his Holiness repeated
the requests that he had made in favour of the Chris
tians of the East. Oa the 26th tha Ambassador vra,
present at a grand ball given by the Duke DE Ton
LONIA, and passed a long time in conversation with
Cardinal ALFIERI.

A letter from ;Rome states that the Pore intends t,
send Consuls to the principal towns in the Ottoinan em
pire, and that the Catholic subjects of the SULTAN art
to be placed under their protection.

" We are assured," says the Frankfort Journal," that
one-half of the new Austrian loan will be on bonds bear
in; two-and-a-half per cent, interest."
On the Ist inAt. six students and twenty other per
sons were arrested at Munich for making attempts at
hostile demonstrations against LoLA MoNTEs, who, ac-
cording to the Augsburgh Gazette, when the crowd as
sembled before her house, appeared at one of the win•
dogs armed with a brace of pistcls. A proclamatioi
has been issued, forbidding more than ten persons to
assemble together.
The Cologne Gazette states from Vienna, 3d inst.,
that the Austrian Government having been requested
by that of Turkey to send some of its officers to Con-
stantinople, as was done some years ago, to witness thi
manoeuvres of the Turkish troops, and instruct them, 80
officers are to set out for that purpose in April.

Madrid papers of the sth inst. have arrived.

The debate on the Address continued. Senor DENOSu
CORTES addressed the Chamber on the 4th, and declarer
that the renunciation demanded by England of the
Duchess of MONTPENSIER would never be permitted by
the Spanish nation. He also contended that the influence
exercised by England in Portugal was an opprobrium to
Spain, and declared that the progress of the French in
Africa was fatal to Spanish interests, as Spain had rights
there, and was the only nation capable of civilising
Africa, and deriving benefit from such civilisation. Thih
allusion to the progress of the French in Africa brought
up Senor MARTINEZ DE LA ROSA, who may now be
considered as the French Proconsul, and who, of
course. declared that the possession by the French of
Africa would be exceedingly advantageous to Spain.
With respect to Portugal, he declared that there could
be no doubt but that England would interfere to prtvent
the success of Dom MIGUEL, should his movements be-
come menacing.
The Clamor Publico gives the following account of the
termination of the affair at Fontqabia in a letter from
Irun :

"In the afternoon of the Ist a detachment of infantry
and cavalry was stationed on the beach on the right of the
Bidassoa, to cover the departure of the French vessel which
had been on shore on the coast. Last evening two small
sloops entered the port, in order to take the French vessel
:), ready to fire in the
d
in tow. At four o'clock in the evening all the right bank
FFornetnecrahbias, when the captain of the
itli
of the Bidassoa was lined with French troo
pieces of artillery were po3ted at Andayaand four
(the
Ps,
port proceeded near tige French vessel, and, in a loud voice,
said, you admit this port to belong to the Spanish
nation ?' Yes ; I do,' was the reply of the French
captain. 'ln the name and by order of my Sovereign,' said
firstire ctin villageof the on
n port tohfe
the Spanish officer, I enjoin you not to proceed further, but
to come to an anchor until further orders. At this intima-
tion the chief of the stair, who was on board the French
vessel, replied that, if the captain of the port of Fonterabia
had orders from the Queen to prevent the vessel leaving, the
French had also orders from their Sovereign to take her out,
even if force should be required to effect that object. At
this reply, and at the sight of the preparations made to carry
it into effect, the captain of the port had no other alternative
than to withdraw, to the shame of Spain and of those who
now govern her."
The Eco del Coniercio publishes a letter from Tor-
yism, in the province of Grenada, stating the progress
made by the Carlists in that district. They are under
the orders Of CABERELLAS, BASILIo, and TALLADA, and
will soon be posted in inaccessible Sierras. The misery
of the population is frightful, and it is said the Carlistk,
are making numerous recruits.
Queen CIIRL,TINs was to leave Madrid on Monday.
MADRID BOLCA, MARCEI s.—The Three per Cents. were
done at 30% •' the Five per Cents. at l 914; the Passives
u ons at 17.
at 6; and the Co

We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday.
The Journal des Daats has an ably-written article
on the English Customs returns for 1846, which prove
the correctness of the principles of free trade. After
advocating the principle of low duties on articles of
general consumption, the Debate says-
"lt is thus that are exhibited to nations the magnificent
experiments of England on her tariffs, without demanding
reciprocity from anybody, so convinced was the Parliament
that the elevation of tariffs is of itself an evil, and the pre-
tended protective sy3teni a deception."
The • Conslitutionnel states that the ,health o 1 'M.
MARTIN (du Nord) is every day more alarming, the
paralysis having extended to parts of the body which it
had hitherto spared.
The price of flour continues to increase in Paris, and
provisions are becoming every day more scarce. On
this subject we find the following in the Commerce :-
" Notwithstanding the large quantities of corn and flour
that have arrived or are expected from foreign countries, the
prices in all the markets are progressively rising, and towards
the end of last week the advance was considerable in the
north. At Paris the price of flour is increasing daily, and
the average quotation has already reached a point where
the bread is taxed 57c. the kilometre, and it will be without
doubt charged at that rate for the second fortnight of the
month. '1 here will thus be a fresh advance of 4c., or nearly
one sou, on the four-pound loaf. This continual movement
upwards is caused rather by the fear of scarcity than by any
insufficiency of supply. Everywhere tke consumers are
alarmed; they carry off all that arrives in the market to
make provision for the future. . On their side the farmers,
encouraged by this extraordinary demand, raise their prices,
or wait for still higher ones. We believe that in this state of
things everything that can re-assure the populations as to
the sufficiency of provisions, will have the effect of bringing
down prices. Soon, with the return of the westerly winds,
Havre will receive considerable quantities of corn and flour
from the United States. As soon, too, as the navigation of
the Baltic is open, numerous cargoes of corn will be directed
towards France; the various ports of the Black Sea also are
sending us hundreds of vessels freighted with grain. It is
probable that all these arrivals will commence about next
month, exercising some influence on prices here."
The French Funds declined on the Paris Bourse on
Wednesday, in consequence, it was said, of large sales
in the Five per Cent. stock made for the account of the
Bank of France. All the other securities experienced a
similar depreciation.
The Three per Cents. closed at 78f. sc. ; the Five per
Cents. 1151. 90c.; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,271 f. 25c.;
Rouen, 863 f. 75c.; Havre, 680 f. ; Great Northern, 6201.;
Avignon, 81 of. ; Vierzon, 565 E ; Bordeaux, 525 f. ; Boulogne,
,4°". ; Basle, 208 E 75c.; Dieppe, 330 f. ; Paris and Stras-
burg, 446 f. 25c. ; Tours and Nantes. 4451.; Paris and Lyons,
478 f. 75c. ; Lyons and Avignon, 475 f.; Bordeaux and Cette,
451 f. 25e.; Spanish Domestic Debt, 29.
LYONS, iSis.ncti 8 -Paris and Rouen, 868 f. 75c. ; Avignon
and Marseilles, 826 f. 25c. ; Northern, 628 f. 75c.; Paris and
Lyons, 4901.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE,Mesch 11.
Boulogne and Amiens, 13X,-Namur and Lioze, VA-Northern
of France, 12%-erleans and Bordeaux, 6%--Parls awl Lyoue,Sh
--Um 844 Ram, 26%.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 1,200
to 1,500 bales, principally American, at 61Ad. to 71,4 d. per lb.
all to the trade. The market closed heavily, and prices were
4d. per lb. lower than last week. Shares were again dull.
Although the Corn market has risen again to-day, there is
a somewhat better feeling in the City, and should the winter
break up, we may yet have a more buoyant feeling. The
following, received to-day from America, is cheering:—
" Judging from the exceedingly favourable weather
throughout the planting, sowing, and harvesting sea-
son of 1846, we should think that the aggregate pro-
duct last year was about 12% per cent. greater than that
of the year previous. Upon this calculation, which we
conside• a very safe one, the total production of wheat in the
United States, in 1846, was about 119,866,500 bushels, equal
to 23,973,300 barrels of flour, and of corn, 470,136,37.5
bushels. Estimating the home consumption at the rate of 1
one barrel of flour per head, the aggregate consumption of
the United States, would be equal to 20 millions of barrels,
leaving a surplus of 3,973.000 barrels for the total foreign
demand. Four million bushels of wheat would be required
for seed; this would reduce the flour for exportation to
3,173,000 barrels. This is about double the quantity ever
shipped from this country. The exportation of flour from
this country to Great Britain in 1831, was much larger than
it has been any year since, and that in 1840, after two defi-
cient harvests, the exportation only amounted to little more
than 600,000 barrels.
_

"Until last year the shipments of grain, such as wheat
and corn, in bulk, have been very limited; but recently they
have been exceedingly large, particularly of Indian corn. This
groin has heretofore been but little known in Europe, and we
have been compelled to consume at home the immense crops
annually produced. Necessity has brought about its intro-
,luction into the principal markets of Europe to a very great
extent, the prejudices which have existed against it as an
article of human food having been completely removed. It
must hereafter be a very important staple article of export,
no matter what may be the state of the European harvests.
Ns an economical nutritious grain it is superior to any other
in existence, and will prove as great a blessing to the poorer
classes of Great Britain as it has ever been to those of this
country. The production of corn in the United States has been
aeretofore about four times as large as that of wheat, and with
twelve months notice, or in a twelvemonth, the cultivation
could be increased to such an extent, that, under favourable
circumstances, the production could be nearly doubled. This
grain is grown in great perfection in every section of the
country. At the extreme north, and at the extreme south,
it reaches early maturity, and is free from those disasters
and diseases which nearly every other grain is almost
annually visited with. The rich prairies of the west are
peculiarly adapted to the cultivation of Indian corn, and the
yield frequently reaches in that section 100 bushels of
shelled corn per acre. It is the safest, and with a yield
everywhere of above 50 bushels per acre, is the most
profitable crop our farmers can devote their land to; and if
prices remain until planting time in the neighbourhood of the
rates now current, the extent of soil appropriated to this
,rain another year will be immense, and the production, with
a tavourauic

As the probable supply of food now is the all-absorbing
question, such assurances as the above cannot but be grati-
:ying.
The Stock Market has been better, although the Bears
still exert their influence to repress any upward tendency.
Consols have been 88% to 883/4 for present transfer, and
88% to 89 for Account. Exchequer-bills have been at par
to 4s. premium. Consuls Scrip is to % discount. The
transfer books for New Three-and-a-Quarter and Three per
Cent. Reduced Stocks are now shut.

The transactions in the Foreign Market have been re-
tricted, and the quotations are still heavy. Spanish Three per
Dents. bring 31. and Mexican 211,x. Danish Bonds have
realised 88 to 881%. Dutch Two•and•a-Half per Cents. are
57%. Venezuela are firm at 391,(.
The Market for Railway Shares has been rather firmer,
'nit there has not been much done. The old lines are the
flattest.
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING

O'CLOCK. PRICER.
rhree per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 88X %3i %
88%
Yew Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anus.
~ong Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 ..
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. .. 9% 9%
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. .. .. .. par 4 p 4 p
onsols for Account, April 15 .. .. .. 88% 89 88% 88%
Consols, Scrip .. .. .. .. .. . 0% % dis % dis
.:xchequer Bills. IA d. I lid.
1,0001... .. .... 3 p par 4 p pm. 4p
5001. ~ .. .... 14 p pm. 4 p
Ditto, Small .... 3 pm. 6 p
ONE CLOSINt.
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Danish, 3 per Cent -• • • •• .. 88% 88 88
Mexican Bonds, 1816, 5 per Cent .. 2134 2114
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent. .. .. 39% 31 39
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. 5
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 34 34
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 39% 39%
Dividends on the above payable in Lendoi.
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 57% 57%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91% 91 91
PRICES OF BUSINESS
CLOSING
DONE AT
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK. .
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. .. .. 2% .... 214 214
ilirmingliam and Oxford Junction 5 .... 13h 11.. • .
Birming., Waiver., & Stour Valley 5 .... 634
Boston, Stamford, & Birmingham
_7% .... 634

Bristol and meter • . .. 75 .. .. 77 ..

Ditto, New .. .. 10 .... 11 • • 11%
Ruckingliamshire ..61.45..... 1/8 p., •• • • ••
direct Northern Scrip .... 214 .. •• • • 21%
pastern Counties .. .. 20 .... 20,41,4 19N .. 193. i

Ditto, York Extension .. 4 ....
East Lancashire .. .. • • .. 1Z •• .• 18 ..... 18

F..ast Lincolnshire .. 4 .... 6543‘• •.. ••
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. 50...... 74% 75 •• •• 75..

1.7.1 y and Huntingdon .. .... ••• • .. 1314
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% •• • • ......

_
Great Northern (London & York
21,4
Do., do (Direct Northern Regd.) 3g(.... 354 . • •354
great North of England . ..100 .......... 23354
Great Western .. 86 ....114 .......... 114
Ditto, Ralf shares .. 50 .... 66 67 .... •... 67

Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 12%.... 18 17% la
Ditto. irlfths .. 20 .... • . ....... 26

Ditto: Xew

44..

yli x - ..

(lull and Selby .. •• 50.- ..••..:... 1031,;
Ditto, Half shares 25 .... 51% . 51%
Ipswich awd Bury St.Edinundis...- 14
Ditto ditto, and Norwich .. b .... 211 • • ........ 21
LAncaster and Carlisle 50
Ditto, New • • ..
_5 ....
_9% • • ........
_9l

Leeds anti Bradford

.. .. .. 35 .... 78.- ..........

- -
Leicester and Bedford .. 165..... dis,. .
• . dis.
Leeds, Dewsbury, & Manchester 27% .... 33;4 ..........
London and Blackwall .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8

Ditto. New, No. 1 .. 4 .... .........,
London, Brighton, and S Coast.. 50 .... 53% 53 .... s2'h,
London an North-Western —lOO .••. 1771 A 177 178 178
Ditto, Quarters . .. 2 .... ..

Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 .... 12%X%...... 12%

Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. .. 40 .... •... 69—
London and South-Western —4ll. 63.10 d... 60%62 .. 62
Ditto, New .. 22% .... 24yy .......... 244

Ditto, Scrip.. .. • • • • .. 5 5 5.*
London and York Extension Scrip 21x3 .... .......... 214
Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... 22 21% •• 2214
Lynn and Deretuun .. • • 15 .... 16% • ... 16%
Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 ..........

Ditto, Quarter k.illare.; .._.12.

Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. •• • .71. 45..... p...... ••
Manchester, Boston, & Matlock 425. % p ..... . • • p
Midland... •115 116 116.

Ditto, New

.. .. .. .. 30 •• •• 33K %.7:_ ......

Ditto, New .. 2 .... &14 5
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 89%
Newcastle and Berwick .. 20 .... 3234 33%32' 32N
Newmarket and Chesterford 10 .... • • ••• • • • 93,y
Norfolk .. • • .. •• .. 100 • • ..137 135.. •• • •
Northern Counties Union .. 2%
North British .. •• 25.. • • .• 33% .• .... • •

- -
Ditto, Half Shares .. .• . 12% ...• 16 ....... Iti IA;
DI tto, Extension .. • • .. 1% •• •••• • • •• 1%
North Staffordshire .. .. • . 5 .• S 734 • •
Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmptn. 17% .... 10% •• 10%
l'ortsmouth liiroct • • • . • • .• • • 3% •••• • • •• 3,t
Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 .... 33% •• •.•• • . • • 33%
Ditto, Half Shares (A) 6%.. • • .• .• ..
Ditto, ditto (II) •• .. • . .... ••• • • • 1%
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .•
Scottish Central . • .• . 15 .... 22% 23 ••• • .• 23
Scottish Midland .. 17% .... 25 24% •. •
ihetlield, Rotherham, & Goole 2%
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 .... •• ••
Ditto, Class B • • •• • • 1 •• • • 1% •••••• . • • • 1%
Shropshire Union .. •• 42S 1 dis.• • •..... 1 dis
South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33% • • 37% •••••• • • • • 363,
New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 3% 4% •• .. 4 4
South Wales .. • • • • • • • • 10 •• • • 71i %•••• .. • • 73

south Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
%Vest Riding Union • • .• ..4/.28 less P•••••• 1% p
York and Newcastle .. • • .. 25 34 3414
Ditto, New.. • • • • .. .. 10 .• . . 16%
Ditto, Preference • . .. • . 4
York amd North Midland .. 6 ) 86• •84,4
Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 20
Ditto. Preference • • • . .• 2 •• • • 11% •••• • • • • 115(
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... 10 ••.• 21 20% ••.. • • 20*
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens . • • . .. 18 . •
Namur and Liege ••..10 • • .• %••• •• •
••• 4 %
Orleans and Bourdeaux .• 6 .•
Paris and Lyons • • .. 8 •• • • 6'. ••••• . • • ..
Sambre and Meuse 12 •• .. 6% • • ...... • • 6%
West Flanders .. . 6 .... 234 ••• • • •

JOINT-STOCK BARKS.
British North American .. .. 50 .. •• •••••• .• • • 44

MINES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered - —3% •• ••• • • 33q

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

Lownox, MAUCH 12.—Wind N.N.W., light breeze, and
fine clear mild weather. . .

•....... ..---..
DEAL, slAacu 11.—Wind E. to E.S.E.—SId. Active,
Kers, Havannah. Arrd. from the River, Jane, Rio Janeiro ;
Lord Rose, Baltimore; Malabar4New York.
CowEs.—Arrd. Norma, Valleser, Batavia, and sailed for
Hamburg.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 11.—Wind N.E. Arrd. Heart of
Oak, Massey, Bella.
OFF HOLYHEAD, MARCH 10.—Alice, Mauritius.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 11.—Wind E. to S.E., fresh.—Arrd.
'Loch Lomond, Parkis, Calcutta and Trinidad; Alice, Ash-
' ford, Mauritius; Henry Clay, Nye, New Yotk. Ski. Jenny
Wren, Calcutta ; Edwin, New Orleans; Joseph Anderson,
New Orleans ; Probus, New York ; Rose, Lima. Off port,
Anne Budson, Calcutta; Mary Ray, Demerara; Eliza Ann,
New Orleans; John M'Lellan, Savannah; Mary Queen of
Scots, Mary, Hannah, Harvest Hone, Matilda, Black
Prince, Maid of Athens, Hesperus, and Briard. The wreck
of a vessel of about 80 to 100 tons, with some of her timber
out of water, was passed on the 4th instant off the Calf of
Man by the Glencairne, arrived here.
HULL, MARCH 11.—Wind N.W.—Std. Esther, Havannah.
SLIGO.—Arrd. B. L. Swan, Benjamin, New York.
CLYDE.—Arrd. Monticills. Lambert, New York.
PENZANCE, MARCH 10.—Wind N. to N.E.— Ski. Cornwall,
Havannah.
GLOUCESTEa, MARC!! 11.—Wind N.—Sld. Elizabeth, St.
John's, New Brunswick.
LOWISTOFFE, MARCH 11.—The Flora, Parker, from Col-
chester to Leith, was in contact with the Two Brothers, of
North Shields, yesterday, received damage, and was this
morning run on the shore in a sinking state; will discharge.
The latter proceeded apparently without damage.
SHEERNESS, MARCH 9.—The Ann, of South Shieldow
s,
grounded on the Mapler Sand yesterday, got off, and is n
an the mud, making thrie feet water per
the
ur. The Martiandn-
gala, of Newcastle, has been got off the Mapler Sand
proceeded.
DOXKOAL, MAncif B.—The Spring, Ferguson, has been
fliatei, androceeded for repairs.
LOSS OF THE JANE LAWDER.
A dispatch has been received at Lloyds from the Admi-
ralty, enclosing an extract of a letter from Rear-Admiral Sir
Hugh Pigot, of her Majesty's ship Crocodile, reporting that
a Portuguese schooner arrived with maize from Viana, 12
days, but picked up, the master and crew of the Jane Lawder,
from Marseilles, bound to Cork for orders, sprung a leak
26th ult., and foundered at midnight on the 27th, in lat. 47
deg. 53 min., and tong. 9 deg. 57 min.
MILFORD, MARCH 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrd.j Druid,
Wham o.
Orr Tony (IRELAND), MARCH 6.—John Garrett, New
Orleans for Liverpool.
FALmouTu, MARCH 11.—A quantity of wreck was passed
from the let to the sth inst., by the Heart of Oak, arrived
here.