The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-20 00:00:00

ITALY.

The Concordia of Turin, of the 15th, mentions fur-
ther disturbances which have taken place in the
Papal States on the occasion of the enforcement of
the multure tax. Besides Spoleto, other towns, such
as Trevi, Terni, Narni, Citta della Pieve, Todi Casti-
lion del Lago, and Aqua- Sparta, had witnessed out-
breaks of the peasantry, who, armed with scythes and
hatchets, had forced the Government functionaries to
burn their registers. At Todi the French remained
passive during the first two days, and on the third
followed a conciliatory course by suspending the
collection of the tax. At Spoleto the Spaniards, who
had already left, returned, as matters had taken a
very serious turn.
The result of 178 elections was known at Turin on
the 15th inst. 116 colleges had returned Ministerial-
ists, 45 members of the Left, and 17 members of the
Left Centre. The Opposition had lost 47 members,
and the Conservative party only 2. It was expected
that the 24 Deputies to be returned by Sardinia would
be mostly Conservatives.

The Duchess of BERRI has arrived at Trieste, en
route for the frontiers of France.

THE BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN FLEET

Sir WILLIAM PARKER'S squadron was in Basika
Bay on the 6th instant. It had been joined by the
Firebrand and Spiteful steamers from England.
The Oberon steamer arrived at Basika Bay on the
30th ult., with dispatches from Malta whither she
was to return on the Bth instant. The Tar-
tarus steamer, which had conveyed dispatches
from Sir STRATFORD CANNING to the Ad-
miral, had returned to Constantinople, and was to
leave shortly for Malta, and the Ardent steamer
was to relieve her on that station. A Turkish
steam-frigate had arrived at Basika Bay, having
on board the second in command of the Turkish fleet,
who was sent to compliment the Admiral on the part
of the SULTAN ; two days after he returned to Con-
stantinople : he was accompanied by Captain SLADE)
R.N., who returned with him.

The Prince Regent, 92, Thetis, 40, and Bulldog
and Ardent steamers, were about leaving the fleet for
Malta and England, but upon receipt, by the Ad-
miral, of intelligence that the Russian EMPEROR had
refused to agree to the modified terms proposed by
England and France on the extradition question,
they were detained, so that the strength of the fleet
might not be weakened. The Ganges, 84, was ex-
pected.

COWES-ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

COWES, DE C. 20.
DEPARTURE OF THE COURT FROM THE ISLE OF
WIGHT.—Her Majesty and the Royal Family leave
Osborne on Saturday. The Duchess of Kent left
this morning. The weather has been very wet and
stormy, but it has not kept the Queen, Prince Albert,
or the Prince of Wales and the Princess Royal
within doors ; they are constantly on the grounds of
Osborne superintending if not actually planting trees
and shrubs.

Her Majesty having been informed of the ages of
several of our poor, directed that one, who is 100
years old to•morrow, should attend at the Palace.
Granny Reed was taken up in a carriage, the Queen
shook the old lady by the hand, as did the Prince
of Wales. Her Majesty, the Duchess of Kent, and
the children, made handsome presents to her, and she
returned highly gratified with her visit. She, though
so advanced in years, enjoys excellent sight, and had
cut a variety of things in paper with her scissors for
the Royal children.
THE PARKHURST Bors.—These young gentlemen
weekly take tickets of leave, without even the
Governor's consent—plunder the cottages—get appre-
hended, are taken back to be flogged, and have
another run for it.

REVENUE CRUISERS.—This expensive preventative
force is likely to be discontinued. It is a heavy tax
on the country without any adequate return. Several
of the cutters have already been taken off the stations,
the coast-guard boats being fully equal to all the
services required.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince walked this morning in the
park and grounds of Osborne.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and
the younger members of the Royal Family, rode and
walked as usual.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at-
tended by the Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George
Couper, left Osborne at twelve o'clock this forenoon,
on her return to Frogmore.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party
yesterday.

The Commissioners for inquiring into the applica-
tion of iron in railway structures had a meeting yes-
terday, at the office of the Board of Trade. There
were present Lord Wrottesley, Professor Willis, Mr.
George Bennie, and Mr. William Cubitt.

Re—v. W. C. Le Breton had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday at the Home- office.
Sir William Winniett had an interview with Earl
Grey, yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Commissioners for inquiring into Smithfield
market, and the markets in the city of London for
the sale of meat, had a meeting yesterday at the
Home- office.

Dispatches from the Governor of the North Ame-
rican Provinces were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial •office.

Dispatches were seet off last evening from the Co-
lonial•office for the Governors of Ceylon and Hong-
Kong.
Captain Denham has left town for Newcastle-on-
Tyne, to inquire into the accidents is steam-boats.
Mr. Robertson, agent for the Mexican Bondholders,
transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CI TY, Q R7'ER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were esti-
mated at about 6,000 bales, including 1,500 taken on
specula ion, acid comprised 5,000 American, 400 Pe rnam,
Maranham, and Bahia, at 6-/(1. to 60.; 100 Egyptian at
bid. to 9d.; 250 Surats at 41. to ,qd., and 40 Sea
Island at 114 d. per lb. The market was rather firmer
at steady prices.—ln Railway Shares rather more busi-
ness was done.

The sales of grain in the markets which regulate the
averages were last week 100,126 quarters of wheat and
98.952 of barley.
The report of the Amsterdam Market of Tuesday
states that at the commencement of business the ten-
dency of prices was favourable, but that subsequently
they became feebler, owing to numerous sales. Dutch
Two-and-a-flail per Cents. wore 54 .5-16ths.
The Overland Mail brings voluminous and interesting
advices. From these it would appear that the import
trade at Calcutta was scarcely so brisk, and
an obvious cause is coincidentally mentioned,
via, that the supply of many descriptions ot Manches-
ter goods was in excess. The Glasgow fabrics being
abunclunily placid in the market, commanded
relatively better prices. We cannot discover, with all
our know ledge ot the ins and outs of commerce, how it
can possibly answer the purpose of our merchants to sell
goods without a profit, or even at a loss, in the Indian
markets, even if we could see a certain profit upon pro-
duce received in payment, and disposed of in England,
and we know that there is by no means any
certainty in the matter. Bombay seems to have
given better results to the sell rs of fabrics,
and the stock was not so much in excess, while in China
a slight rise had occurred in certain cotton goods at
Canton. On the other hand we were paying high for
silk, &c. At Manilla trade was very depressed, and
several fresh arrivals of merchandise from Europe had
just come in at an unfavourable season.

The annexed table exhibits the value of foreign dry
good.; imported into New York, for the week ending
November 30th :

The value of articles of every description with-
drawn from warehouse for the week end-
ing Nov. 29 was ... $ 160,106
The value of imports of every description for
the sane time was—of free goods... ... 101,817
Dutiable Goods 838,294
Specie and Bullion ... 19,188

Goods of every description thrown upon the
market $1,119,405
The amount of cash duties upon imports for the week
was 166,713 dolls.; from goods withdrawn from ware-
house, 53,376 dolls.—total, 220,089 dolls.
WEEKS RAILWAY RECEIPTS.
1849. 1848.
North-Western £40,024 £37,757
South-`Western 8,115 7,729
Caledonian
Midland 20,389 20,463
South-Eastern
The Stock Market has been comparatively flat, and
there is a paucity of business. Consols have declined to
96k ex div. per the opening, but have been done at 96k.
The New Three-and- a-Qaarter per Cents. have been
marked at 97k to 981, and the Three per Cents. 9611-
to Bank Stock is worth 2021 to 2031. The premium
on Exchequer.bills is 545. to 575. premium, and on India
Bonds 88s. to 90s. There is no foreign intelligence cal-
culated to act on the market.
In the Foreign Securities business has been limited.
Mexican are still depressed, having further declined to
28k to 29. The rumour is that the amount to be received
by the Dee steamer is not large, but we believe it is
somewhere near 700,000 dollars, and that a large sum
will be sent over in January. The suspense as to the
results of this day's meeting of bondholders is, however,
doubtless the main cause, and although for the present
the intended opposition to the existing committee is
withdrawn, the effect is prejudicial. With the real
bolder these mere temporary causes of fluctuation
should have no weight. Spanish Five per Cents.
have been marked at 19 to and the Three per Cents.
38 to k. Portuguese Four per Cents. are about 36 to
37. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been done
at 561, and the Four per Cents. at 84k to 85k.
Railway Shares do not excite much attention, and
there is no elasticity in the quotations, although prices
opened a shade firmer.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'OLOOK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock 202% 203%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 314 per Cent. Arms. 93%14 97%
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 B%
India Stock —
Do. Bonds, 10001 ... . 88 90 p
Ditto under 1.0001
Consols for Account ... ...... . 96%%
Exchequer Bills. 1 %d. 2d.
March. June.
56 51 57 p
56 54 1711
57p

1,060/. -
5001.
-
Small -
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent s3l4
Mexican Bongs, 1846, 5 per Cent., CJupons -
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons -
Ditto Account
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent 54%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o -
Ditto Account .
Ditto, Coupons ... ... 87/8
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent......... -
Ditto for the Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 41,4 per Cent.
Dutch 2 ,i, per Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto 4 ner Cent. Certificates
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONit O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. Pt.II). PEE SHALE.
t erdeen -
Ditto, Preference ei -
,rub,r., Nutting., Boston, &c. li li - ...• . to -
*), rshire and Gallsii ay - -
,clfast and County Down .. 28 .. .. - -
3erks and Hants Extension
(Gt. West. Perpet. 5 per et.) 6 - ... .. to -
•irtninghain & OxfordJunct.,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 20 -
Do., without a guarantee... 20 ... - -
3irmingham,Wol.,& Dudley,
calls duly pd, or with guar. 10 ..... 14 -
Do., without a guarantee... 10
dinning., Vol., & Stour Val. 13/.14s - -
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction ..... 20
Bristol and Exeter - to -
Do., Thirds - ..... to -
tuckinghamshire- - 17% 16% to -
;aledonien -
Ditto, New 101. Preference 10 ...... 6N3 to -
Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 - -
Jhester and lioiyhead.... ..... 50 ..... 93/4 to -
Ditto, Preference -
Aarence.
Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10 - . ... to -
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10 - -
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 par Cent. 10 - ...... to -
iirect London & Portsmouth 5% - -
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 40
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 27%...... - -
East Anglia, 25/. L. & E.,
and L. & D .... .... . 25 ...... - ..... to -.
Ditto, 181., E. &13 lB ... - - -
Do, 31. 133,6 p. Ct. Pref. 3 % l% to -
Do, 7/. 170., 7 par Ct. Prof. 2 - to -
Eastern Counties .... 2O -
Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10 -
Do. Exten., 5 per ct.N o. 1,6/. las. 4d .. % p... to -
Do., do No.2, 6/. 13s. 4d... - ..... to -
Do., Northern &Eastern-. 50 - to -
Do., 5 per cont. - ...... to -
Ditto, New ..- ..... .. 43 . .... - ...... to -
s;astern Union, Class A (late
E. U. Shares) ...... ... .. 25 - ...... to -
Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 6 - to -
Ditto, do, Class B& C 25 ...... - -
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 20 - .. to -
east Lancashire .....
..... to -
Ditto, New 25
Do., New Quarters
Do., 6 per Cent. Preference
Quarter Shares 6% - to -.
East Lincolnshire ......... ..-.. 25 -
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O
Ditto, Halt Shares -
Edinburgh and Northern ... 25 - -
Ditto, New port.. ... ..... .. 15 - ••.••• to
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% - ... to
Exeter and Exmouth.. .. 21s. - ... -to
„ilasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle-81. 6s.Bd - .. -. to
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 - to
Do. Preference Consolidated - ..... - to
Gloucester and Dean Forest.. 11 - ...... to
Great Northern 2O - ••• ... to

Do. 4 A Deferred ..... ... 121,E —
Do. % B 6 per Cent.
Do., 5 per Cent. Pref.
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 50
Great North of England 100
Ditto, New 401........._ .. .. 40
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, New 301.
Ditto, New 151...... ..- ..... 15 ...
Great Western
100 •• ••• 58% to
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Ditto, Fifths 2O
Do. New 171. - ... 6% ..... to 7
Hull and Selby 5O ...... -.- ...... to -.
Ditto, Half Shares ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% —
Lancaster and Car1i51e........ 50 - ...... to --.
Do., Thirds -
Lancashire and Yorkshire lOO
Ditto, ditto
Ditto Half Shares - - 49
Ditto Quarters 23%...... to
Ditto Fifths
Ditto. Thirds... - ..... .
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent lO
Do. (Hudders. and Sheff.) 50
Do., West Riding Unioa... 10 .... • 31,E to --
Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25 ...... 39
Do., do., Half Shares (A) 10
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds and Thirak ..... 5O - .... . to
Do.,do.,Prefer., 6 per Cent. 31,4 —
Ditto, ditto... No. 2 6
Ditto, ditto ..... ... No. 3 5
Do. Pref. Quarters, 1848... 9 -
Liverpool, Crosby, andSouth-
port.
London & 81ackwa11......111. 68.3 d — ...... to -.
Loud., Bright..& South Coast 100 .. .. 79 ...... to
Do., New 5/., gua. 6 pr Ct.loo
Do. Guaranteeds per Cent. 9
De. Preferential, 5 per Ct., 50 -
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ~.... -
London and Greenwich... 124 15s. 4d...
Ditto Preference
London & North Western..... 100
Do. New Quarters..
Do. Fifths - ..... ...... to
Co. 40s. Shares...-14. &M 85 — ... to
Do. 101:... M. and B. (C.) 1
London and S. Western....... 50
Ditto, New 50/.
Ditto, New 401. 34 ...... •-• ...... to -.
Do., New Scrip, 1848, Fret'
7 per Cent . ... 5 • *Of 674%..• W mil
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