The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-11 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1841

the Committee. This, however, is of little import-
ance, as the Ministers calculate upon a considerable
majority in the Chamber of Deputies. M. TRIERS
was not in a mood to push matters to the last ex-
tremity. Seeking to stand well with the Court, and
deeming the prospect of a return to office safer by
means of a modification of the Cabinet than by an
attempt to storm the Hotel of Foreign Affairs, it
was supposed that he would be content with his
victory in the Committee.
The French Journals report that the Four Powers
have sent orders from Vienna to the Envoys at
Constantinople, to request the SULTAN to send a
firman to Alexandria, conferring upon MEUEM ET
ALI the Pachalic of Egypt, the VICEROY having,
previous to the delivery of the firman, restored the
Turkish fleet. If we may place any reliance upon the
Coustantinopolitan correspondence of the Semaphore
and other French Journals, the agents of Russia are
hard at work to persuade the SULTAN to refuse the
demands of the other Powers. Russia is dissatisfied
with a settlement of the Eastern Question which
has not required the presence of a Russian army
at Constantinople, consequently there is nothing at
all incredible in the reports of the sayings and
doings of her agents in the East.
But even in France it begins to be discovered
that England has as strong an interest in the main-
tainance of the PACIIA in Egypt as the warmest
supporters of M. THIERS ; and that there is no-
thing in the conditions of Admiral STOPFORD'S
Treaty Inconsistent with the principle of Eastern
policy laid down by the ex-President of the Coun
cif. The devastating, Wood-thirsty designs atti
buted to the Four Powers as regarded Egy
and its wonderful ruler, now appear mere
moonshine to rational Frenchmen of every
class in society. They now acknowledge that
England executed the Treaty of July with all pos-
sible tenderness towards the PACHA, and with the
utmost regard for the lives and properties of the in-
habitants of Syria and Egypt. We trust that a
very short time will produce the correction of many
other grave errors of opinion, and the removal of
numerous prejudices which interrupt a return to
more amicable relations.
Of general news there is nothing of interest in
the Journals of Thursday. The rumour of a re-
volutionary movement at Madrid, noticed in The
Sun of yesterday, was discredited by the French
Papers, as well as by ourselves. .
Baron Mounier and Count Walewski had each private
audiences of the King yesterday.
Lord Dinorben had the honour of being received by the
King on Tuesday evening.
The Cherbourg Journal says, that the French naval
officer who was recently stated to have been killed in the
Plata, was M. de Gineste, enseigne do vaisseau of the
Perle corvette, who, having been sent with a working party
into the Aroyos, was assailed by a hand of individuals,
who killed him, and wounded several of his men.
A letter from Toulouse, sth instant, says Yesterday,
a detachment of 333 Spanish refugees from various depots,
passed through this place, on their way to Spain, having
profited by the late amnesty. Their satisfaction at again
visiting their native country was strongly depictured on
their countenances.

The discharges which have been delivered to the soldiers
of the class of 1833, whose period of service has expired,
are so numerous that most of the diligence: are filled with
those persons on their return to their homes.
The Abbe de Lamennais has surrendered himself a pri.
goner at St. Pelagic, where he will undergo the year's im-
prisonment to which he has been sentenced by the Court of
Assizes.

The Journal des Debats has an article on the state of
parties in England, in which it announces—
" That public manifestations have had much less eclat
this year than the year before. The Tories have seen
that the brutality of some of their attacks hurts their cause.
Their banquets have become more sober and more rare,
their toasts more regllar, their addresses more polite, and
their declamation less brutal. The Whigs are even dis.
appointed at the unexpected good behaviour on the part of
their enemies."

The use made of Queen Adelaide is then stated :
" At certain epochs of the year the Tories draw Queen
Adelaide from her modest obscurity, from around a bril.
liant cortege of her public and private virtues—just as on
days of fete priests bring forth from the tabernacle 'certain
images and relics, which are exposed, covered with mock
ornaments, for the veneration of the faithful."
BO URS E. —PARIS, THUIVID•Y, JAN. 7.
first Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Price. Price
French per Cents
4 per Cents 99 30 90 30 20 99 30
3 per Cents 77 25 77 55 ... 77 W..... 77 50
Bank of trance
Lattitte Bank 1,00111. SO.— 1035 ...11.435 ...1035
iseigian Bank
5 her Cents 9S ... 98 ... 18
New Loan
Sp4lllBll Active
... 24% 24% ... 24%
Passive sy ... 5% ... 5%
Portuguese 3 per Cents 21% 21% ... 21% 21%
Neapolitan
Roman 911% ... 99% ... 9:4% ... 99%
RAILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain
Verstulles,K. B 4lO ... 412 50 410 41 '
LB 3lO 912 50 ... 310 ... 312 50
Orleans .
Strasburg to Bale 248 75 2.48 75 ... 447 50 .. 246 75

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

( From The Sun of Saturday Evening.)
We received this morning the Calcutta papers to the
19th November, in which we find that the report from
Malacca, of the capture of the Bogue forts, is not true,
which arose, probably, from the attack upon Macao barrier.
By the Singapore papers to the 16th October we have
accounts from Batavia, stating that the markets were as un-
favourable as ever for European imports, and produce was
declining. Coffee could be contracted for at 231., and
sugar at 101. per picul.
Exchange at Singapore upon London.—Navy and
Treasury bills at 30 days' sight, 4s. 4d. to 4s, sd. ; pri-
vate bills with shipping documents, six months' sight, 4s.
6d. to 4s. 7J. per Spanish dollar; wanted ditto three
months' sight, 4s. sd. to 4s. 6d., none.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FRIDAY.—OGT market.
subsequent to the stock taking was gradually hardening in
prices, but slowly, until the news recently received from
the Eaet was made known, when the demand became more
lively, holders less inclined to meet it, and the result is id
to id advance being obtained for American descriptions,
and Surat, and id to id on Brazilian. Egyptian and Sea
Island no change of note, though holders of the latter.
looking for a great falliniT'-off in the supplies, are demand-
ing very high prices. Speculators have taken 11,000
bales of American. 3,800 Surat ; 200 Maranhams ; 250
Carthegena ; and 60 Egyptian ; exporters 116 Bengal ; the
demand is very brisk to-day ; about 6,000 bales sold less
than would have been the ease had not the high prices
asked prevented the trade buying more freely.
LIVERPOOI. SHARE LIST, JAL B.—Chester and Bir.
kenhead, 35i; Eastern Counties, 98 ; Debentures, 5,7,-;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 294 ; Glasgow and Paisley, 24;
Great Western Fifths, 11 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
1861 ; London and Birmingham 321. Shares, 514 ; Quar-
ter Shares, 283-; Manchester and Birmingham, 26 ; Mid-
land Counties, new shares, 154.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JANUARY 8
We have had to-day rather a quiet market, and prices
scarcely so buoyant as yesterday, though very little stock
offering. Manchester and Leeds 81 to 82 ; New do. 31
to 34 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 26} ; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 30; Hull and Selby, 44 to 44i ; Liverpool
and Manchester, 186, half shares, 904 ; Grand Junction,
" Quarter Shares, 53i; London and South Western 591
i. to 60; Manchester Fire and Life Assurance, 91; Man.
cheater and Liverpool District Bank, 10k.
Th- sly "

Je quarterly average of the weekly liabilities and
assets of the Bank of England, from October 13, 1840, to
January 5, 1841, both inclusive, havo been publishsd, from
which the following is the result :
Circulation last report
Present

Less

334,000

--
Deposits, last Report
Present time 7,049,000

More
• 712,000

Securities last time 99.362,000
Last Report 22,078,000

More

284,000

Bullion present time 3,557,000
Last Report 3,511,000

More this time

4QOOO

Consols, which left off yesterday at 893-a for the Account,
opened at 891 with little doing as yet ; Exchequer
Bills 11 13 prem. ; and Reduced 90-; Bank Stock, 163
164; India Stock, 244 245.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is a shade lower,
left off 24 1, at present 248 ; Deferred 114 13 ; Pas-
sive 61 ; Portuguese same as they left off, 32.{-;
Three per Cents. 1.0/ ;
Brazilian, 70i 711 Colombian,
234 244 ; Mexican 984 2941 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. 501 ; Five per Cents. 981
SIIARES.—Great Western 30 31 prem. ; New 14 15
prem. ; London and Brighton, 51 I dis. ; Black wall,
4 31 dis. ; Birmingham, 83 85 prem. ; Southampton,
581 591'per share ; Croydon, 124 4 per share ; Greenwich.
8 9 dis.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto Fifths ... 4 .... 11
London and Brighton
London and Birmingham
Ditto * Shares
Ditto New Shares
South Eastern and Dover
The private letters by the overland express from India
do not contain any further particulars beyond those already
published respecting affairs in China. We must wait for
zhe official accounts, to be informed of our operations in
the above quarter. It is stated that Canton is to be the
place where the negotiations are to be carried on. Neither
the Lisbon mail nor the President's Message have as yet
been received.

Consols may be quoted a shade better than they were in
the early part of the morning, 894 for the opening. Re.
duced, 90i ; Exchequer Bills, 11 12 premium ; Bank
Stock, 163} 164 k ; India Stock, 244.
The Foreign Market is inactive. Spanish Active 243. ;
Deferred 121.; Portuguese Three per Cents. 201- ; Dutcb
Two-and-a- Half per Cents. nothing done; Five per
Cents. 98. i.
The Snare Market is deserted and inactive. London
and Brighton, 44j 431 ; London and Birmingham New
Shares, 60.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red 9OA Ditto Bonds .. .
3 per Cent Cons ...... .. 89a Ditto Old Annuities
3, per Cent Red........ 984 Ditto New Annuities...
New 31 per Cent .. ... 98 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2id 10 pm
New 5 per Cent ... ...... Ditto 500/ l2 pm
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small ll pm
Jan. 1860. l3 15-16 Bank Stock for Acct ...
Oct 1859... — India Stock for Acct ... 244/-
Jan. 1860 ... ...... 12i Consols for Opg B9d
FOREIGN FUNDS.
A ustrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto.....
Brazilian Bonds ... ..
BuenosAyres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent. ..
Chilian, 6 per cent
Colombian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 241
Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, Deferred 124
Danish, 3 per cent..... French,s per cent... --f. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 percent. Exchange f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... 2S French,3 per cent --f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 2i per eent
peruvian,lB2s,6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent.....
SHARES.
Birmingham and Derby Railway (100 pd)... 761
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid)
.... ... 641
Ditto Fifths( 4 paid).. ................... lOl
London and Brighton Railway (50 paid) : 44q
London and Blackwall Railway (221 pd) 114
London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd)
Ditto Quarter Shares ( 5 paid) .. 214
Ditto New Shares (24 paid)
London and South Western Railway ....
''
North Midland Railway (100 paid) B2
paid)... ..
South Eastern and Dover (....,N

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMERCAN TRADE.
—The improvement which we have bad occasion to notice
in the American trade during the last few weeks still con-
tinues. The packet-ships which sail weekly are all taking
out fulln freights.upwards of 1,5001. of freight on board She carries out
an immense
quantityT hoef goods,VirgWan, which sails to-day, has
and 175 packages, intended
ts
to have been sent by her, must await the departure of the
North Ameriea, owing to want of room. The last named
vessel, which sails on the 7th, has already a considerable
part of her cargo engaged. The change in the financial
system of the United states, contingent on the election
of General Harrison to the Presidential chair, promises to
keep the manufacturing districts in a more than usual
state of activity. The benefit of the change is already be-
ginning to be felt ; and, if the policy of the new President
be of that liberal and comprehensive cast which the com-
mercial classes have a right to anticipate, it must consi-
derably extend the business relations of the two countries
during his term of office. The existing tariff expires, we
believe, this year, and fears are expressed by some of the
New York papers that the necessities of the Government
will compel it to make the new tariff less favourable to
British imports than the old one. This, however. would
be at variance with the policy which the supporters of
General Harrison, in all the Atlantic cities have a right to
expect. _

LITERATURE.

OLIVER AND BOYDCS NEW EDINBURGH
ALMANAC for 1341.
This Almanac fully maintains the character
which it so justly obtained four years ago when it
appeared for the first time in its present shape. It
is equally copious, extending to 528 pages of small
but distinct type ; and, exclusive of very complete
information respectino. Scotland on almost every
subject connected with the church, law, commerce,
statistics, &c., it contains the Army and Navy
List complete towards the close of the year, a great
number of useful tables, and several articles on dif-
ferent subjects prepared expressly for the work. It
resembles in some respects " Knight's British Al-
manac, with time Companion," but in many respects
is more comprehensive, as, in addition to the ar-
ticles specified, it gives the Peerage of England
abridged, that of Scotland at length, and a brief
historical account of all the present Representatives
for Scotland. It is hardly necessary, therefore, to
say, that it will be found a very useful book of re-
ference for persons in every rank of life in the
United Kingdom. The following brief memoir of
the Attorney-General is taken from the notice on
the Members of Parliament for Scotland :
Campbell, Sir John, Knight, her Majesty's Attorney-
General (Edinburgh), born 1778, second son of the late
George Campbell, DD., Minister of Cupar, in Fifeshire,
from 1771 till 1825, and Magdalene, only daughter of
John Hallyburton, Esq., of the Fodderance ; was called to
the bar in 1807 ; married 1821 Hon. Mary Elizabeth, eldest
daughter of Lord Abinger, created in 1836 Baroness
Stratheden, and has issue; held the office of Solicitor-
General from 1832 to 1834 ; was appointed Attorney-
Gyneral in 1834, and has again held the office since April
1835 ; sat for Stafford in 1830 and 1831, and for Dudley
from 1832 to 1834 ; has represented the city since 1834,
Residence, 9, New-street, Spring-gardens, London.

EN CY CL OR/ EDIA BRITANNICA.
VoLs. XX., XXI.
Black, Edinburgh, 1840.
Among the various scientific, literary, &c , arti-
cles of which the voluMes before us consist, we
have been particularly pleased with the biographi-
cal account of the well-known Horne Tooke, which,
brief as it is, gives a very accurate estimate of his
character—indeed, tells us all about him that we
care to know. Though a clever, well-read man, and
an acute politician, Tooke did little or nothing,
whether in literature or in politics, that should
cause his name to be handed down to posterity.
his chief excellence was a clear and vigorous un-
derstanding, of a decidedlypractical character, which
rendered him formidable to his opponents—espe-
cially the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir
Fletcher Norton, who used to tremble whenever he
heard his name mentioned. Had he but given his
robust, manly intellect fair play, and not have
frittered away his energies, now in squabbling with
Wilkes and Junius, and now in mixing himself up
with petty legal questions, unworthy the serious
consideration of such a man—had Tooke, in short,
abjured ultra-Radical politics, and stuck steadily to
the law, there is little doubt that he would have be-
come the first lawyer of his day, for his
talents were precisely of a nature calcu-
lated to win him fame and fortune in this
difficult profession. At present he is chiefly re-
membered for his great conversational abilities ; but
in a few years he will be altogether forgotten, for his
" Diversions of Purley"—an etymological work on
which he greatly prided himself—is, however in-
genious, and at times witty, of far too superficial a
character to ensure the favourable suffrages of pos-
terity. Of the numerous other essays, criticisms,
and biographies to be found in these volumes, we
must content ourselves with saying, that they are
each and all written with that tact for which this
EncyclopEedia has ever been remarkable.

THE CRACKS OF THE DAY.
Ackerman►, London, 1840.
In this work, which is handsomely got up, and
is devoted to sporting subjects, we have full par-
ticulars respecting' many of the most celebrated
races that have taken place at Epsom, Newmarket,
Doncaster, and elsewhere, for the last ten or twenty
years and upwards. The volume is embellished
with numerous portraits of well-known race-horses
and their sporting owners, and, to our thinking, the
horses are the most intelligent looking animals of
the two.