The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-31 00:00:00

MORNING SUN

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.
Great regret was expressed this afternoon at the
mention of further embarrassment having arisen to one
or two houses connected with the East India trade.
The quotations of the Funds were firmly supported
this afternoon with a fair share of business. Consols
for the Account were quoted at 89* to 89i, closing at
the highest value. Exchequer Bills were worth 12s. to
14s. premium, and India Bonds ls. premium. Reduced
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. obtained 99 to 99k, and
the Three per Cent. Annuities 891 to 89g. Bank Stock
was supported at 1654 to 1651, and India Stock at 245
for the Opening.
The Foreign Stocks and the Railway Shares were
more buoyant. Spanish and Mexican Bonds advanced;
Brighton Railway Shares were in favour.

The Overland Mail is expected in a few days.
(From The Sun of Last Night.)
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEc. 29.—We have
had a good business doing in the Cotton Market to-day,
the sales being 6,000 bales, of which speculators have
taken 700. Prices are firm.

LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, DEC. 29.—The tran-
sactions comprise—Eastern Counties, 81. 16s. 3d. ;
Grand Junction, 196 ; Great Western, 86k ; Lancaster
and Preston Junction, 27+ ; London and Birmingham
Quarter Shares, 251 ; Ditto, New Shares, 28k.
I MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, DEC. 29.—We have
no alteration in the Share Market, and prices are firm.
The following are to-day's transactions :—Liverpool and
Manchester, Halves, 92 ; Manchester and Birmingham,
28 ; South Eastern and Dover, 214 ; Ditto, New, 91 ;
Manchester and Leeds, Quarters, 3L 17s. ; Bank of
Manchester, 4}i.
Although money commands the high rate of interest
of six per cent. on the Stock Exchange, both the English
and Foreign Securities remain firm. Consols are 89k
for the opening ; Three per Cents. Reduced 89* 4 ; Do.
Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 99i ; Bank Stock, 165 166;
Exchequer bills,l2 14 prem.
Towards the close of business yesterday, some large
purchases were made in Mexican Stock, and an advance of
OUR per cent. took place, the last quotation being 274 28,
and a still further advance has again taken place, this
morning the quotation being 281.4; Spanish Active
Stock has also advanced to 24f4.; Portuguese Five per
Cents. are 324 331 ; ditto Threes 191 20.
Consols have advanced to 89/1; Three per Cents.
Reduced 894 • Three-and-a-Hag ditto, 99i • India.
Bonds are quoted at 1 prem.; India Stock, 245(Exche-
quer Bills, 12 14 prem. The market looking very firm.
It is currently reported, and pretty generally believed
in the City, that an arrangement has been concluded at
Madrid for the payment of the over-due dividends upon
the Coupons of the capitalised stock. In consequence
of which Spanish Active Stock has advanced to 24i ;
Passive, 51, ; Deferred, 12i ; Mexican Bonds are now
281 1 • Colombian, 21* ; Portuguese Five per Cents.,
331 Dutch Five per Cents., 99.
There has been a fair amount of business transacted in
the Share Market again to-day, and prices continue to
improve. London and Brighton are 39i a ; Great
Western, 88 87 ; London and Birmingham, New, 29 ;
Northern and Eastern, 29k ; South Eastern and Dover,
23 22i ; ditto New, DA ; London and Blackwall, 1
Consols, Account, 894 k ; Mexican, 281 k ; Portu-
guese, 334 ; Spanish, 24.41 25.
There is a belief in some quarters that a plan will
shortly be made public, tending to the relief of the
Spanish Bondholders, and that the money for
the payment of a dividend will certainly be here
in a day or two. In the meantime we should
be loth to encourage delusive hope, and much more
rash speculation, and would fain counsel, therefore, all
who are interested to wait awhile, and see the colour of
the Spanish " siller."
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Rank Stock ... 165 i India Stock -
3 per Cent Red. B9a ,Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons Ditto Old Annuities ...
3i per Cent Red.. 99i Ditte New Annuities...
New 3} per Cent i,Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2id 12 pm
New 5 per Cent . : Ditto 5001 l4 pry
Long Annuitiestoexpire t Ditto Small. 14 pm
•

Jan 1 1860 ..: 12 9-16 Bank Stock for' Acct...
Oct. 18.59 — India Stock f0r:Acct....245
Jan. 1860.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... ;Portuguese' 5 per cent. 55
Belgian, 5 per cent lDit to, New Ditto 33%
Brazilian 80nd5.... Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cex Russian, 5 per cent —
Chilien 6 per cent..... Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent 25
Ditto, 1824. .. .... 211 (Ditto, Deferred ... 12
Danish, 3 per cent —i French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — ;Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 27% French, 3 per cent 7Bf. —c
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1837 (Dutch, 2i per cent.
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. 14% , Ditto, 5 per cent.
SHARES.
Cheltenham and Great Western (72% paid) 20
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) .... —
Ditto Debentures ( paid) .... ......... —lOl Ils 8d
Great Western Railway( 65 paid) B7
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ... 61%

Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) , 39k
London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid)... 12
Ditto New Shares ( paid)
London and Birmingham (90) .........
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) ....... .
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) .... . . 71
Ditto New Shares (30 paid)
43ovinth. 11.11. MY IC") "
Ditto Quarter Shares (15 paid) _ 27i
Northern and Eastern (35 paid) ...... 29k
South Eastern and Dover (43 paid)...
Ditto New Shares ( 5 paid)

THE LATE ACCIDENT AT MAN-
CHESTER.

MANCHESTER, DEC. 2.B.—The sufferers by the re-
cent disastrous accident are more favourably proceeding
towards convalescence than their previous symptoms
would have led the medical attendants to expect. Ex-
cept the young man, Patrick Radical, there is every
hope that the whole of them will soon be enabled to
leave the Infirmary. He still lies in a most precarious
state, and his recovery is quite uncertain. The lacera-
tions inflicted upon his head and almost every part of
his body were most severe, and it is greatly feared that,
should he be restored at all to health, he will never
again be enabled to resume his usual occupation. There
are various unfounded rumours still accredited,
that many other workmen are beneath the ruins ;
but this is quite impossible, since every one of
those employed either by Mr. Rose or Mr. Pauling,
who were nut either killed or wounded, and are
now lying at the Infirmary, have been to their
respective masters for their wages. Yesterday an
inquest was held at the Infirmary, before Mr. Rutter,
the borough Coroner, on the bodies of the seven
men whose names were given in the account of the
accident. Of these it will be recollected, that Dor-
nan, Roach, and Donelly were single men, whilst Gar-
land, Tully, Machin, and Selkirk were all married, and
have left large families to lament their untimely de-
cease. There now appears but one prevailing opinion,
that the calamitous event was the result of mere acci-
dent, and that no blame or want of precaution can be
attached to any of the parties connected with the re-
moval of the ruins. This appeared from the evidence
of various witnesses ; after which the Coroner said he
thought it would be unnecessary to call any additional
evidence before the Jury, as the facts before them were
sufficient to enable them to form an opinion as to the
case of this deplorable transaction. They would direct
their attention to the question whether or not any blame
or want of caution could be attached to the parties
who were entrusted with the management of the build-
ing. The Jury consulted for a few moments and una-
nimously returned a verdict in each case of " Acci-
dental Death," adding that no blame was to be attri-
buted to any of the parties connected with the removal
of the ruins.

ALARMING INDISPOSITION OF NINE PER-
SONS, FROM TAKING MUTTON BROTII.—On Monday last,
the inmates in the house of Mr. Carman, Faulkner-street,
St. Peter's, were thrown into a state of great alarm,
caused by the sudden indisposition of nine individuals,
shortly after dinner on that day. It seems that Mr.
and Mrs. Baker (of the Theatre Royal), and two
daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. 11. Hull, have apartments
at Mr. Carman's ; and that on Monday, at dinner,
they, as well as Mr. Carman and his two daughters,
partook of some mutton broth, and, shortly afterwards,
during dinner, the Misses Baker complained of a sen-
sation of great heat in the throat and stomach. This
was followed, almost immediately, by violent vomiting.
Mr. 1101 l was, soon afterwards, seized with similar symp-
toms. At first, of course, it was difficult to guess which
of the viands had thus affected the party; but Mr. Baker's
attention was first attracted to the broth by perceiving a
peculiar sweetnesss in tasting it. Mr. Walker and Mr.
Lowe, surgeons, were promptly called in, and they suc-
ceeded, by administering strong emetics, in placing all
the sufferers out of danger. Mr. Baker proceeded to
the theatre, but, after having been there a short time,
was obliged to return home, so severe was his indisposi-
tion. Mr. 11011, who should also have performed that
evening, was also unable to do so, and their parts were
filled by other performers ; an announcement being
made to the audience of the cause of this change.
There seems strong reason for supposing that some ex-
ceedingly deleterious substance, probably arsenic, had,
by some means unknown, become mixed with the oat-
meal which was used for the thickening of the broth.
Messrs. Lowe and Walker took possession of some of
the oatmeal, which we believe is to be placed in the
hands of Mr. John Davies, chemist, for analysis. There
does not appear to be the slightest ground for suspecting
any present inmate of the house of so serious a crime as
the mixing a deadly poison with an article of food ; the
oatmeal has been in the house some time, but at present
further observation on this point would be premature.
We regret to learn, on making inquiry at Mr. Carman's
yesterday afternoon, that, although out of danger, all
who partook of the broth are still suffering severely from
the injurious effects of the deleterious substance. We
believe Mr. Holl resumed his duties at the theatre last
evening, though still exceedingly weak from the attack.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker are still confined to the house. One
of their daughters had by no means recovered from the
more severe effects of the poison. On Monday evening,
at the close of the performances, Miss Ellen Tree pro-
ceeded in her carriage to Mr. Carman's to make her per-
sonal inquiries after the sufferers; and Mr. Charles Kean
also sent his inquiries.—Manchester Guardian of yes-
terday.
A DISCRIMINATING PRECEPTOR.-A sehoSl.
master in Cornwall, advertising his establish.-,;,;fit, says,
Every boarder must be supplied with a Bible and 'a
Prayer-book, a knife and fork, three towels, and a silver
dessert spoon ; all of which, except the books, become the
proprietor's perquisite ex the pupil's quitting school."

THE LEVANT MAIL.
TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. B.—ln alluding in MY last
letter to the inefficiency of the Grand Vizier Thud
Pacha, I by no means anticipated that he was to be dis-
placed the day after, and still less that he was to he suc-
ceeded in office by Izzet Mehemet Pacha—events which
have taken by surprise not only the public at large, but
many of the Turkish Ministers themselves. The con-
sternation which still prevails at the Porte, or the
public
offices of the Government, is such as I have never before
witnessed there, exceeding even that which was producedproducedby the defeat of Nezib and the death of Sultan Mall"
moud, and which, in short, I can only compare to the
terror experienced in the interval of the two shocks af
earthquake that occurred here some months ago. Butto enable you to understand this extraordinary agitationagitationof the public mind, it will be necessary to give youiSotne
idea ot the character and antecedents of the man whose
unexpected elevation in the place of the feeble Raonf has
occasioned it. Izzet Mehemet Pacha, the commencement
ot whose career was signalised by the unrelenting fierce'
ness he displayed in the massacre of the Janissaries,
held during the settlement of the affairs of Greece the
post of Reis Effendi, and this was the Minister whop
Sir Stratford Canning found so intractable, and whose
obstinacy proved subsequently so disastrous to the Porte.
He was afterwards made Capitan Pacha, and flat"
Grand Vizier ; the post of the latter he now WO for
the second time. During the last Russian war, hslil
been sent with a flotilla to the relief of Varna, he
frequently engaged with the enemy, and distingula"e
himself by his intrepidity both by land and sea. PI wll,
capitulation of Varna, which, it was always susPecie
was abandoned by treachery to the Russians, Izzet ga.,
hemet was accused of bribery, not less than Youss
Pacha, the Governor. Certain it is that they
denounced each other, and, whether for this reason,
on account of his personal vices and cruelty, he for ma
o 6
years laboured under a sort of disqualification, and was,,ll.°,
employed by Sultan Mahmoud in any high office. A"en,
his death, however, he was appointed Seraskier the late
expedition to Syria, where he was wounded by aeciduencenf
in the leg, and whence he was removed in conseqe:4
the representations of Admiral Stopford and Gene;
Jochmus, both of them declaring it was impossible
carry on the war with a colleague so capricious and bee de
strong. Such is the individual who has now been
Vizier Moutlaq, or absolute—a Turkish Pacha of th
old school—a compound-of cruelty, cunning, and toe:,,,
city. The stories that are told ot his violence 110 "ruffs
tality are almost incredible. Among others, that of
having, while in Syria, ordered his cook to be 1A:97;
doed to death for having put too much salt in his 1:11:,
a sentence which, but for the humane interference n'
English officers there, would have 'certainly heenL•ts
ecuted, is indisputably a fact. There are many t-ers,
besides of this nature which I shall spare your reaa„,..
and proceed to explain, as well as I can, why e'n"to
ster like this—a man not fit to live, and much lase
rule—has been promoted to his present high office•
any
surmises on this subject are almost endless. I3Y 111 d.
his advancement is said to have been owing to the 3!tii
vice of Chosrew Pacha, who had lately an audience
riler
the Sultan, and who, declining to become Grand
himself, named Izzet Mehemet—as a worthy
By others it is attributed to Russian influence, aurn
sition, in some manner, countenanced by the reli° else,
his having been bribed at Varna. It is thong h 4 h in.
that his sudden advent to power at the present ePechiaite
dicates a determination on the part of the Porte I
env
war with Greece, his sentiments having beau °Pd to
declared for a rupture. For my part, lam dispoo
believe that causes much less heroic, though qui ...id
significant, may be discovered for this appointment, U."
that it is neither more nor less than a speculation.
_tor
Up to the present moment there have been no
changes in in the Administration, though the anao""
substi
ment of them is hourly expected at the Porte.
(From the Journal de Smyrne.)
ur-
CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 7.—The disastrous 0.1,0
rences in Syria between the Druses and Maronito
been taken is to consideration by the Porte, and theearew
nisters have resolved upon adopting every means
cgs.
lated to put an end to this deplorable state ei ;010.
Nothing has transpired as to the nature of theseii: jar
dons, but there is reason to believe that they Will
mediately carried into- execution, and to hope their
tho,
results will be effectual. The works at the arse/Is.'s:l,.
tinue to be carried on with great activity ;
are said to be fitting for sea, and are expected jt
shortly under the command of the CaOitan inaa to
is conceived, though not ascertained, that it is desh Ad-
put a stop to the hostile demonstrations of Grew!' fire-
/ being r
miral Bandiera had yesterday the honour 0 4,, tic-
sentod to the Sultan at his Palace of 13eclaeta'offieerS
companied by the Austrian internuneio and thug. /Do
of Mt frigate Venere and the brig Montecuie oa
Highness received the Admiral most greeinns'Yirmerotts
strong terms expressed his satisfaction at the. t;.,einnire„
severe lto as K.;
important services he had rendered to the Turk
(From the Malta Papers.) . s.rerainds
A Constantinople letter in the Malta 11,,1ne ed last
the reader that the new Grand Vizier woks" -,o43eraand
year from his command in Syria by the tilllties he corn"
i
of Great Britain, on account of the er: s oprs"l tO
mitted. It is supposed from this that mafnns '
a report of
British interests. The same letter '- Busyiahs in the
Caucasus, and having
the Circassians havingoccasione defeated
theta d the of 1,800 111(39°
a loss

~ .4 st
(3
ALEXANDRIA• I*ECEGYP . 9.—The T
Rrench stennler th
the very mouth of the harbour Stinda.-

rY
mount
---
• ---
on bu..—..ky eve_ :ter
instant),
and we saw nothing more of her until Ye'
day afternoon. t t
The letters were landed last night about sunset. a i
not given out till this morning, and the mail from t
is missP acing. 11 the
ha remains in Upper Egypt buying up
whßoghoseat and
Bey co, they sa.
Alexandria to carry 0°" - t
htb°
rn
rema in s iyn g
new treaty so far as it allows of increased imposts,
the internal duties are promised to be reduced.
co-
The tariff made at Constantinople for this grand
..ish
mercial Turkish treaty, is put in force, and on the
manufactures the duty amounts to eight per cent. 011,111
value. The old duty here was nominally three, but r iry
less. The tariff fixes the duty on most goods, betlg ing
tended for 3 per cent, and 2 per cent. added, Ina coo-
per cent. on the value ; but when paid in the Paella
out'
ney it amounts to eight, and sometimes more, „r
on the present market value.
produce, fo
Government has n ot y et renewed sales of
any kind.
NothingationalG from Syria. last been
The Nuard of Alexandria has at re.
completely disbanded, and the arms returned into s toyed
One of the regiments of Guards has been.efilugth
lately in road-making. A road of 500 yards In, e go/0
was cut and levelled in a week, leading from trd foie'
s9uare in the direction of Fort Cretin. No haf thil4
rials are yet laid on it. The form and name °
are sufficient in this country.

SYRIA. e smyrna
A letter of the Ist inst., from Beyrout, in on the
Journal, says :—" A war steamer arrived rs bete on the
23d ult., from Malta, and has brought orlii the offi°
evacuation of Syria by the English trogs. the ditiere°:
cers have accordingly been recalled fr°lll days tig-
points at which they were stationed. seyero "
the embarkation of the artillery and _
as cow
stores :
d their de'
meneed. The officers are all coming in,
parture, it is said, fixed for the 4th. The En,,',te
force on this coast will consist of only one •t.,.P6d,
two steamers. The French brig of war Aleu'a4
risfl
terday joined the sloop Creole. We have anjl'hich jo
1-1
sloop, and are expecting another ship of war, Wc,ostil'
to bring out M. d'Adelbourg, the Austrian
General at Beyrout."

SMYRNA. . s
The Journal de Smynie, of the 9th instan4:3-Cor
following:—" This day week we received 14:Pletbe
stantinople packet the official announcement ,Sf
couchement of the Queen of England. The British j
-r 110,0
of war Daphne and Beacon were dressed in au'oet ,11,0
throughout the day, and fired repeated saluos:Turli•
French ships of war under Admiral La Susset bar
ish frigate, and the Austrian sloop and brio. in u_ld.do'
hour, also displayed the British flag, whichat_llol
they saluted with 21 guns each. The Beacon
the 4th for the coast of Cartunania."

(From the Malta Chronicle of 33°
MALTA.
MAILS AND
.PASSENGERS FOR INDIA.--- y Pc
steamer arrived in port this morning. (the 1 7th) a,bero
o'clock from Gibraltar, with the mails which arrived
p. b'
by the Great Liverpool on the 10th inst. at tweloo
having left Falmouth on the 4th, in consequence c',.'0,1 4
fe pistons of the latter steamer having. brolten,;e cap
newrt one must be sent for from England befoo s soar°
Thei7.lllontros:
g,hoiso sea. The Montrose, which proceeds to lile1)) t 1
evening, has brought all the passengeri)ot those
tGreatLiverpool, who are destined for India' Uas the
for Malta, we understand, were left behind, 0-4'lle
greater part of her cargo. . __-oe'
tween thirty and forty
STEAM-slur INDIA FROM SUEZ TO C. 111„,TA. e 'l°lli
that the .India steamer wouldpassengers destined
beready
Madras, and Calcutta, have
here 01 - do
arrived._
to
i
assurance from Captain Barber, the agent lu 000
them to their destination- their infinite disc 4
pointrnent, they
a, bee.,
now learn that this steamer n a g_til
chartered to the Ben, •oceed to 30,,,,
mein.al Government to pt
What appears • th tan averti:.,
unpardonable is, a -, yo
ment from Captain Barber appears in Galignant s
oto
fe irl g?*, stating that the " India left (in italics) Cale
,uez on the lith instant."
England, A 94
-DEPARTURE OF TiiE MAILS FOR ENGLAND - .io-
EARLIER FROM GIBRALTAR.—The Gibraltar Chro ''
instant/
a t ll:tOCC:laier,s-
- ncially announces that from and after the 15th fof
the Peninsular and Oriental steamers, with the malls
Gibraltar one ay earlier ,or
tore, namely, on Wednesday instead of Thursday, 1'ii,,,,41
evening gun fire (provided the steamer shall havee a_eerrtid
will leave Gibr dthan herald,i
twenty-four hours previously), with a view of 16. r vd
the arrival of the mails in London on a Saturday Ts pi
of Monday, so as to afford an opportunity of replYingoe
letters by the mail of that day. With reference toed'
paragraph in our last number respecting passengers re °
barking in the Prometheus for Gibraltar, they
Will
London on Saturday the Bth of January. braWr
The following ships of the line hr.d arrived at G,, ow
from Malta, namely :—On the 3d her Majesty) op.
Powerful, bearing the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir ,_, die
manney ; 7th, the Calcutta; Sth, the Rodney ; 1 lto
Revenge. , per
c;
The following Mates, lately premed in the Ol
ranoan station to the rank of Lieutenant 11ave beel.,l.
pointed as follows :—C, -.,_,,,y1,,,,
J. Prevost, tr... ;,'se Vernon ; 11. Bacon,.to the Calll7o' le
Ll. D4cester, to the Indus; E. F. Roberts, to tll., 13icl'i
stant ; W. Crawford (a), to the Impregnable; fl••"' el);
, Molar pe
ford, to the Rodney ;C.J.F. E" art, to tb.?, .
11. G. Austen, to the Alagicienne; M. Bonehier, to eit,
to the Cambridge ),.4.1:),
Ganges; J. M. R. Ince, to the Implacable; wit, I°
tO
Vanguard.
I'he Prometheus steam-packet i 6 destined to conid