The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1841.

for your especial consideration ! Men of humanity
all over the kingdom, we call on you to reflect on
it ! Labourers—Chartists though you be—take it
to heart I SMothers, women of all descriptions, reflect
on the horrid fact !—your poorer countrymen, and
countrywomen, infants, and old persons, are starred to
death by law ! Unite one and all to secure the return,
at Walsall, of a Corn-law Repealer, and so put an end
to the odious and detestable law. Let the artisans
and labourers unite, like the men at Bolton, and ad-
dress the electors of Walsall. Let the mothers of the
empire petition them. Let the rich subscribe to
relieve any honest elector from the thraldom of
landlords or others, and enable him to give an
honest vote. Let all classes of Liberals in every
part of the kingdom now unite to command
success by the force of public opinion, and make

the Walsall election, what the Anti-Corn-lawLeague
propose to make it, another Clare election, to secure,
as that secured Catholic emancipation, a free trade
in food.

The French journals of Tuesday have all reached
us, but they contain no news save the telegraphic
despatches from Malta, which appeared in The
Sun of Wednesday. The project of law for granting
700,000 francs for the support of foreign refugees
was adopted by the Chamber of Peers on Tuesday.
In the course of the debate, M. GUIZOT stated
that the Government would employ its influence
with the Spanish Regency to obtain a further ex-
tension of the act of amnesty, in order to allow as
many expatriated Spaniards as possible to return
to their own country.
The Constitutionnel has a long article on the
effect which the report of a probable alliance be-
tween France and Russia has had upon the English
Journals. Our Paris Contemporary does not be-
lieve in the sincerity of Russia's professions of
friendship, intimating, at the same time, that the
day is not distant whcu such professions will be
made in a more cordial spirit. For ourselves we
are of opinion that Russia has made no advance
towards an alliance with France other than those
made by all the Great Powers. The etiquette of
diplomacy requires that on the formation of a new
Cabinet the Minister entrusted with the manage-
' ment of Foreign Affairs should notify to the different
Courts the appointment of himself and colleagues,
to which answers are returned its as complimentary
a strain as the change will admit. Now the ap-
pointment of M. GUIZOT to the office of Foreign
Affairs being regarded by all the Great Powers as
a pledge given by France that the peace of the
world would not be disturbed, naturally called forth
from Russia, in common with Austria, Prussia, and
England, strong expressions of esteem and confi-
dence. But except this note, written as a matter
of form, we firmly believe not a syllable was ad-
dressed by Russia to France, and not a word
spoken or a hint thrown out indicative of a wish to
form a separate alliance. The whole affair was
purely an invention of the French Journalists.
A courier from Madrid arrived in Paris on Tues-
day morning. He was supposed to be the bearer
of despatches announcing that the dispute between
Spain and Portugal would be settled amicably.
France continues her armaments. Germany, too,
is preparing for war. A Correspondent of the
Commerce, writing from Frankfort, states that he
fcund Germany armed to the teeth. This state of
things cannot last much longer. Unless these war
preparations be put an end to war is inevitable.

The latest advices from Madrid are of the 28th
ult.—the date of Spanish journals received yester-
day. The supreme Court of Justice in Madrid had
sentenced to death M. D. A. GALIANO, son of
the celebrated Deputy and ex-Minister, for forging
forty-three Royal orders for the payment of certain
bonds. We presume the sentence will be commuted
by the Regency.

Accounts from Trieste, of the 21st ult., announce that
for the last thirty-six years a more rigorous winter was not
remembered. Since the 15th of December snow had con-
tinually fallen, covering the country to the height of five
or six feet, and intercepting all the communications, even
within the interior of the city.

The Gazette de France makes this evening a very just
observation :—" The moment," says that paper, " when
the Ministers choose to deprive Admiral Lalande of his
command, under the pretext of his representing an aron-
dissement in the Chamber of Deputies,;is precisely that on
which they appoint another deputy to be Governor-General
of Algeria. Is not this tantamount to saying to the elec-
tors of Exadeuil, that they are not to re-elect General
Bugeaud."
A letter which we have received from Toulon acquaints
us with a fact which is more significant than the official
phrases. The staffs of the ships of the line have not their
full complement of officers, and yet the Ministry have just
granted furloughs ; a midshipman obtained one on the 31st
of December, and letters from Paris leave no doubt that
several more will soon come from Paris.

It is understood that General Bugeaud will not delay
going to Algiers to enter on his government. Ile is
already making preparations for his departure.
Orders have been received at Toulon to send to Algiers
the cannons with which the coast is now armed. Their
place will be supplied by others sent from Toulon, Stras-
bourg, and Mets.
It is said that the Maritime Prefect of Toulon bas been
directed by the Ministry to have the Nestor (a fourth rate)
immediately armed. This cannot be done in less than five
or six months.—Le Commerce.
BOURSE.,—PAKIA, TUESDAY, JAN. 5.

ryst Highest Lowest

Price Piice. Prick Price
French S per Cents
3 per Cents 77 50 77 50 77 ... 77 40
tt in► in; rrance
L.ttitte Bank 00 it. Stare 5135 _5135 ...51135
asigian ?Sank
5 per Cents Sk4 118 ... 98 ... 58
New Loan
Spanish ACLIVe 55% 25 ... 2514
Passive 6 6 ~. 6 ... 6
Neapo:itan
Roman .... 99 ... 99 ... 91 ... 9914

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,

CITY, THURSDAY EVENING.

The funds have been rather depressed to-day by the
disposition of one or two parties to realise profits, but
the market rallied before its close this afternoon. Con-
sols for immediate transfer receded from 891 to 891,
but rallied subsequently, and closed at 891 1. For the
15th instant the alteration was from 89f to 891. Ex-
chequer Bills improved to 7s. and 10s. premium ; bur.
East India Bonds receded again to 10s. discount. Bank
Stock rose again from 164 to 162 and 163 ; and East
India Stock touched 243 k. The New Three-and-a-
Half per Cents. were at 971,- to 981 ; the Reduced
Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 98f to 1; and the
Three per Cent. Annuities at 90 to 89k. Money is
very easy.
Nothing of particular interest transpired to-day to
affect the value of the Foreign Securities, most
of which were rather heavy. The Active Bonds
were at 241 to 241 for Money and Account. Por-
tuguese New Five per Cents. brought 34 to 4, and
the Three per Cents. 20 ; Colombian Six per Cents. of
1824 were at 231 ; Mexican Five per Cents. at 28 to
1 , and Brazilian at 711, being all much the same as
yesterday. Belgian Stock was at 981 ; Russian at 113 ;
and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 501 to 1,
being rather firmer. Danish Bonds were 774 to 1.
The market for Shares still finds favour in the eyes
of those having surplus capital for investment, and the
consequence is that prices keep up well. Groat Wes-
tern Shares were 30 to 1, the New 14, the Fifth 71 to
64 ; the South Western 20a to l9i ; Manchester and
Leeds New 6} ; and North Midland New 2f premium.
Brighton Shares were 51 to 1 ; Blackwell 4 ; Midland
Counties 16 ; Northern and Easternl3 ; North Mid-
land 18 ; and Birmingham and Derby 24 discount.
Colonial B ink Snares were at 121 to 131 ; and London
and Westminster Bank at 4 premium.

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WEDNESDAY.—
Sales were .5,000 bales at full prices, 500 on specula•
tion ; 20 Egyptians. ; 70 13ahias, 8/d. ; 70 Per.
nams, Bjd. 84d. ; 100 Maranbams, 71d. ; 500 Surats
4,' d. to sd. ; 250 Sea Islands, at 14d. to 16id.

We have received Sydney Papers one day later, to
the 20th August. The colony has advanced so rapidly
within these last few years that there are many branches
of manufactures which might now bo established there
with a certainty of success. Our immense resources if'
properly expended and developed would, we are per-
suaded, enable us to maintain certain branches of trade
—one of them is the sugar refining, which is about
to be established ; another is the growth of vine
and the manufacture of light ,wines;' another is the
growth of silk worm mad the planting of mulberry trees
for their use ; another is the manufacture of iron, out
of the rude material. Some years ago engineers were
so seldom to be found here that it was difficult to pro-
cure the manufacture of any elaborate work for love or
money. The case is altered, and the ingenuity of the
engineer has created a trade in mills, boilers, and en-
gines, iron boats, and other works.
PORT PHILLIP.—STRIKE Or THE SAILORS.—We
have just beard that the sailors of :Melbourne, following
the example of the carpenters, have struck for an ad-
vance of wages, and that, as the demand is about SO
per cent. above the former prices, it is not the inten-
tion of the masters to yield.
COMMERCIAL REMARKS.—FIour—No alteration litei
taken place since our last in the price of the article, awl
although there is a good supply and more expected, th.:
large speculators are determined to hold on, expecting
a rise ; and unless some arrivals from foreign ports
should take place, flour is not likely to be lower than
the present quotation. First, 42/. to 481. ; second,
38/. to 42/.
Spirits—The market remains very firm. Rum seeinri
likely to rise a little. Brandy, 12s. to 12s. 6d. ;
Rum, Bs. to Bs. 6d. ; Gin, 2.55. to 28s. per case in bond,
Wines—Very little in the market of good quality.
Provisions—lrish Butter, Is. :II to Is. sd. ; Pork,
61. to 61. 6s.
Tea—Firm.
Tobacco—ls. Bd. to I s. 10d.
Ale—Good samples 71. to 71. IW. in hogsheads ;
bottled, 10s.
Porter—Taylor's in hhds., 61. to 61. 10s, ; bottled,
14s. to 161.

Potatoes arc firm, 14s. to 16s.
Candles—This article is very scarce in the market.
English Moulds, 10d. ; Sperm, 2e. to 2s. 6d.
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yes-
terday's date. Never in the memory of men has the
herring fishery given so bad a result as in 1840.
BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, JAN. 4.—The National
Funds were firm to-day ; the Actions of the Society of
Commerce, having been done at MI-, fell to 1581.
The improvement of Arcloin's at Paris was a coun-
terbalance for the fall in London, which had no influence
on the market ; they were after the closing 22 9-16 ;
Coupons 18i

Tire public arc now anxiously waiting for the official
despatches from China, to ascertain the correctness of
the intelligence received yesterday.
Consols opened at 891 i for the Account, at which
price they are at present, with little doing; ReUuced
89-i ; Exchequer Bills 7 9 prem. ; Bank Stock 161
163 ; India Stock 242 244.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active much the
same as it left off, 24f .-1, ; Deferred 121 i , Pas-
sive 6i i ; Portuguese 31 f 821 ; Three per Cents.
191 201 ; Brazilian 701 71 f ; Colombian 23f 24 ;
Mexican 281 29 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
501 f ; Five per Cents. 984 i.
SIIARES.—Great Western 80 31 prem. ; New 14
15 prem. ; London and Brighton 51 41 die. ; Black.
wall 4 3± dis. ; Birruingheha 83 85 prem. ; Southampton
e
58 59 per share ; Greenwich
6809..p..e.:
3sBha.r.;.
tCoroydon
12f 13 per share.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS, Paid. Per Share.
Bristol and Exeter ..... .•
Cheltenham and Great Western 624 324...... to
Great Western ..... , 65 •.... 951ji ... to
Ditto Fifths
'hill and Selby
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall - -16 i to _-
London and Greenwich ..... ...... 20
Ditto Scrip ........................ 2
London and South Western 3Bi 594..... to 59
Midland Counties lOO -
North Midland, (New) ..•.••.•• 40

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Colonial ........................... 25 -
London and Westminster . 20

Consols, which were in the early part of the morn-
ing at 89i for the Account, are at present become
heavy,owing to a sale by an eminent broker to a consider-
able amount at 90 for the February Account, which
caused them to recede to 89i
Money is easy at present.
By the Hamburgh mails, arrived last night, the ex-
change upon London comes 13 1 ; Goad, 422 ; Metal-
liques 1031 ; Bank Actions 1,575. At present Consols
may be quoted 89i for the opening ; Reduced 89k, have
been 90 ; Exchequer Bills improved as., may be quote 1
9 7 10 ; India Bonds, 10 dig. ; India Stock, 242 ;
Bank Stock, 162, 163.
In the Foreigh Market, Spanish Active is lower,
receded from 24i to '24k owing to unfavourable in-
telligence received in a private letter from Madrid by
a morning journal ; Deferred, 12-1 ; Portuguese, 31 /-;
Three Per Cents. 20 ; Brazilian, 71i ; Colombian
lower 231 ; Mexican 28f ; Dutch, Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. shade lower, 50i ; Five per Cents., 98i.

In the Share Market some of shares are better,—
Bristol and Exeter, 38 ; Great Western, 951 ; Lon-
don and Brighton, 444 ;iLondon and Blackwall 181 ;
London: and South Western, 591 to 59 ; Midland
Counties, 84 ; North Midland New, 421.
LIVERPOOL SHARE LIST, JAN. s.—Birmingham and
Derby, 77 ; Eastern Counties, 9il ; Ditto debentures,
5i ; Grand Junction Quarter Shares, 29i ; Great
Western, 941 ; Ditto Half Shares, 631 ; Fifths, 44 I
London and Birmingham, 32!. Shares, 57 ; Brighton
United Company, 44 ; South Westerr, 58i ;
Manchester and Birmingham, 26 ; Manchester and
Leeds, Half Shares, 31 ; North Union, 13-i ; Liver-
pool Borough, 19k.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS._
-•-•

Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red B9; Ditto Bonds ...... ...... 10 dis
3 per Cent Cons 894 Ditto Old Annuities ...
3 per Cent Red 9Bi Ditto New Annuities... 87i
New 3i per Cent ..
New 5 per Cent ...
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small lO pm
Jan. 1860
Oct 1859 lndia Stock for Acct ...
Jan. 1860 ... - Consols for Opg 894
FOREIGN FUNDS.
A ustrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent 9Bl Ditto, New Ditto..... 31i
Brazilian Bonds ... -
BuenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent....
Colombian, 6 per cent — Spanish. 5
Chilian, 6 per cent
per cent 24
Ditto, 1824
Danish, 3 per cent. .... 774 French, 5 per cent... —f. —C.
Greek, 1825, spercent. .—Exchange ••
Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 21 per cent 5l
Peruvian,lB2s,6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent..... 98i

_
aFni Fifths hi.;
Brighton
SHARES.
Birininkham and Derby Railway (100 Pd)••• 76
38
Bristol and Exeter (60 paid) ........... ... ..
ECahsetletrennhcaomunatniedsGßracialwt
aNyVeDsteebrl(t22tapiadi)d) 32
Great Western Railway (6.5 paid) ............ 95
64
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) .• •• •• •••
Hull and Selby (50 paid).. ...................... 43i
London
London and 131ackwall Railway (24 Pd) lq
London and Greenwich Railway (20 Pi d) •
gh4topnaißd)ailw. ...... ..............
..•
10
1
Ditto Scrip. ( 2 paid)... .................... 3.:4i.
581
London and South Western Railway ••••• •••
(50 paid)... 44i
Manchester and Leeds Railway (70 paid)
Ditto New Shares (25aid) ............... 3; i
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) •••••• 84
Northern and Eastern Railway (40 paid) 27
North Alidlancl Railway (100 paid) ......... 82
Ditto New Shares (40 paid) ............... 42i

George Stephenson, Esq., announced at a recent
meeting at Blackburn his intention of shortly retiring from
the profession of civil engineering•