The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-19 00:00:00

MORN'ING, MARCH 19, I:q7

harvest of 1846, 1,200,000 ardebs. A great number
of vessels had lately arrived in the port of Alex-
andria, and among them seventeen or eighteen
Fronch, taking in cargoes for Marseilles. The charge
for freight had fallen.

We have received a letter from Pisa, of the 7th, in
which it is stated that a political demonstration took
place in that town on the occasion of the arrival of
the Archduke FERDINAND of Este, brother of the
Emperor of AUSTRIA, who, during the events of
Gallicia last year was civil and military governor of
that province. In the course of the day numerous
groups assembled before the palace which he inhabits,
in order to give him a charicari at the moment of his
appearance in public. The authorities called out the
gendarmerie and dispersed the crowd. But at mid-
night a loud detonation was heard, which caused a
great sensation in the town. The people had succeeded
in placing a petard under the very roof of the palace,
and had set tire to it. The commotion caused by the
explosion was very great, and broke the windows of
the palace and the neighbouring houses. Great agi-
tation prevails at Pisa. Every day writings contain-
ing allusions and gross invectives against the Aus-
trians are stuck up in the streets. The police is on
the look out for the guilty parties, and it is stated
that it has already made some arrests. The Grand
Duke of TUSCANY has just decided that the regular
army shall be increased.
A letter from Nice states that great agitation pre-
vails amongst the peasantry of Lombardy owing to
the dearness of provisions, and that disturbances
were apprehended. Two regiments had arrived in
the neighbourhood of Milan, and others were on their
march.

Madrid papers of the 11th have arrived.
In answer to questions put to them in the Cortex,
the Ministers declared that, notwithstanding the high
price of provisions and the scarcity of corn, they
could not take upon themselves to prohibit the ex-
portation of grain. The fact is, that immense ex-
portations of grain have recently taken place from
Santander to France, and as MUNOZ, CHRISTINA'S
husband, is, it is said, engaged in the speculation, of
course no attempt will be made to prevent this ex-
portation.

The Political Chief of Saragossa has been removed.

The Eco del Co►nercio states that the accounts
relative to the Carlist movements are becoming every
day more alarming. It was said that many workmen
had left Berga to join the movement. In the town
of Almanza, province of Soria, on the 7th bands of
Carlists paraded the streets in defiance of the authorities.
The Marchioness of LOLTLE has left Madrid for
Portugal.
MADRID BOLSA, MARCH L—Tbe Three per Cents.
were done at 301 for cash ; the Five per Cents. at
191; the Debt, without interest, at 5i ; and the
Coupons at 17.

We have received the Paris papers of Tuesday.
The Moniteur contains a royal ordonnance, grant-
ing an extraordinary credit of four millions of francs
to the Minister of the Interior, for advances in aid of
public works in the communes.
The Education Bill, which was to have been pre-.
sented to the Chambers on Monday, has been post-
poned for a month. There has been a large export
of specie during last week for corn payments ; yet,
notwithstanding the continued import of grain, the
price continues to rise. In the Paris Halle, on Mon-
day, there was a further rise on wheat of 3f. 20c. the
100 kilogrammes.
It is said that M. GUIZOT is by no means pleased
with the last dispatches received from Cmstantinople.
The French Ambassador stands alone there in his
support of COLETTI, the Greek Minister, and is com-
pletely isolated, as the representatives of England,
Austria, and Russia, afford an united and powerful
support to the SULTAN. France; however, it would
seem, has an eye to territorial acquisition in the
Meditterranean at the expense of Turkey—she is
desirous of possessing Tunis.
A letter from Toulon of the 12th says—
.. The Prince de Joinville was expected here on the even-
isg of the 10th, and the troops of the garrison had received
orders to be ready to receive him, but intelligence soon
arrived that his Royal Highness bad stopped at Marseilles,
and that he intended entering Toulon incognito. The
Prince arrived here yesterday at a late hour, end after stop-
ping for a few minutes at the hotel of the maritime pr feet,
went on board the Souverain, in which he intends hoisting
his flag. To-day the Prince went to pay a visit to the In-
fante Don Henry, at the hotel of the Croix d'Or. The four
vessels under the orders of the Prince have taken in their pro-
visions, and have received orders to be ready to weigh
anchor at a moment's notice. It is believed that they are
to proceed to Tunis, but nothing is as yet known with cer-
tainty. The squadron, which at present consists of the Sou-
verain (three-decker), the Ocean (three-decker), the Inflex-
ible, of 90 guns, and the Jupiter, of 80, is expected to leave
the port before the 20th. The Friedland (three-decker) and
the Jena, 90 guns, have also been ordered round from Brest.
The day before yesterday Don Henry gave a grand dinner,
to which the chief maritime, municipal, and military au-
thorities were invited."
The Phare de Bayonne has a paragraph which
states that Spain has given leave to the French Go-
vernment to establish coal depots and military hos-
pitals at Port Mahon. This announcement is not
credited in Paris, but it is no doubt put forward as
a feeler. _ _

Accounts from Algiers state that Marshal BVOEAVD
is confined to his bed by illness.
Serious food riots have occurred in the Western
Departments. -
Sevanlr o
regiments have been ordered to march to
the frontiers Spain, to be ready in the event of a
Carlist outbreak.
Havre, 666 E 25c. ; Great Northern, 605 E ;
Vierzon, 557 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux, 505 f. t
The Three per Cents. closed at 771'. 70c.; the Five per
Cents., 115 E 45e. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2521. 50c. ;
Lyons and: Avignon, 460 L ; Cette,
Troyes and biontereau, 295 f. ; Basle, 201 f. 25c. ; Dieppe,
Liege, 4
330 f. ; Paris and Strasburg,
Per Cents., 3114.
442 f. 50e. ; Nantes, 436 f. 25c.;
FOREIGN RAILWAYS
Avignon,
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K .I.XWIANGE, afeacu 17.
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—Sambre and Meuse, 634.
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POTATOES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The time being rapidly approaching when that
root must be planted the failure of which has caused and
is still causing so much misery both in our own and the
sister kingdom, may I venture to suggest a plan which I
feel confident would much alleviate, it not wholly prevent,
the disease. It has been imputed, and I think with good
reason, by some one to the swarms of green insects
which covered the whole of the vegetable kingdom
during the spring and early summer months of last year,
which, by preventing the proper growth of the haulm,
caused them to wither gradually away, and by that
means affecting the tubers. To prevent this I would
suggest to the growers of potatoes that they collect all
the waste rubbish they can, with which after the
potatoes have grown about six inches in height they
should cause fires to be lighted in different parts of the
field or gai den, as the case may be, by which means they
would easily destroy the greater part of the insects, thus
leaving the plant free to imbibe the atmosphere essential
to its full development. The early dawn I consider
would be the best time, as the smoke will curl along the
ground for a greater distance; it could likewise be much
aided by having a rick-cloth stretched across a few
hurdles placed at suitable distance. In gardens, I am
confident, were this plan generally applied, we should
have but few failures of the fruit crops in future years
compared with the past.
Trusting some at least may be induced to try this in-
expensive remedy for the blight both in the potato and
other crops, the benefit arising therefrom will end in
something more than mere smoke.
I am, Sir, Bcc., J. B.
Southampton-buildings, March 17, 1847.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR LOUGH.
BoßouGH.—An accident, attended with loss of life, occurred
on Tuesday night, between Loughborough and Kegworth, on
the Midland Railway. It appears that when the down train,
leaving Loughborough at ten o'olock, arrived at Derby, a
communication was telegraphed to Loughborough, stating
that something—the driver thought a sheep—had been run
over, soon after the train had left Loughborough. Some
men were accordingly sent down to clear the line, when about
three-quarters of a mile of f they found the body of a soldier
lying across the rails with his head crushed, both legs severed,
and the body dreadfully mangled. In addition to the pas.
senger train, a luggage or mineral train, consisting of 5G or
GO waggons, appeared to have gone over him. The body
was taken to the Loughborough station, where a coroner's
jury will sit upon his remains. The unfortunate man was a
private of the 4th Dragoon Guards stationed at Loughborough,
named Thomas Bulman. He was 26 years of age, and had
been in the regiment about six years.
DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM CURTIS, BART.—This
gentleman, whose name for so many years has been familiar
-in commercial circles, died suddenly at his residence in Port-
land-place, on Tuesday evening. He was son of Sir William
Curtis, first baronet, who for thirty six years, viz. from 1790
to 1826, represented the city of London in Parliament.
and filled the office of Lord Mayor in 1796. The deceased
is succeeded in the title and estates by his son William,
born in 1802. The baronetcy was conferred by George 111.,
in 1820, Viscount Sidmouth being at the time premier.
AN EARLY VISITOR.—On Friday lust, one of those
" children of the sun," a splendid butterfly, lively and on the
wing, was caught in the garden of Mr. Isaac Robinson,
schoolmaster, Hensingham, by one of his pupils. This is
the.first instance that has come to our knowledge of an insect
having been seen on the wing during the present season,
which has, so far, been remarkably cold and unfavourable for
the insect tribe,— Cumberland racquet.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool was dull yesterday, and
prices are now 11,4 d. per lb. lower than in January. Sales,
3,000 bates, including 2,200 American, at 64d. to. lid. Shares
had been very flat again.
There are no later accounts in the City to-day from foreign
parts, except the usual continental mails; and from Paris
the report of the Money Market is not very satisfactory.
This morning one of the most important meetings that has
been held in the Bank court-room for many years past took
place (a full report of which will be found in another part
of The Sun).
The Stock market has been very flat again this morning,
with scarcely any one venturing to enter into business,
because of the uncertainty as to the course which
the Bank of England might think proper to
adopt. Consols have realised BS% lA for Money,
and the same for time. The Consols Scrip is to 1 discount.
Exchequer-bills have been par to 3s. premium. East India
Stock is worth 247.

The Foreign Investments have been very dull. Spanish
Three per Cents. have been quoted 34, and Dutch Two- and-
a-Halt per Cents. 574 to 58.
Shares have been neglected.
The Bank.of England directors have just broken up, and
there is no notice issued for an advance in the rate of in-
terest.
asHIT;SII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING

O'CLOCK. PRI, ES.
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 8814 1414 88%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. ex div 88%
Long Annuities, Expire •Jan. 5, 1860 .. 9
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 9 5.16 5 5-16
India Stock .. .. . .. .. .. .. 247 247
Consols for Account .. • . .. .. .. 88% % 8814
Consols, Scrip .. .. :. .. .. .
...I OA die ON dis
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Exchequer

I%cl.

f,oool.
5001. .
Ditto, Small

par 3 p pm. 3p
par 3 p pm. 3p
14 p pm. 4p
ONE CLOSINO
O'CLOCK. PRICES.

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ..
Dutch, 2y per Cent., 12 Gull • • . • 57%
Equador Bonds .„ ,
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. .
Ditto, Deferred .. ,
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 8 per Cent ..
Russian Bonds 109%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. 34
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 57%14 58
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 91%%
Ditto, for the Account .. ..
BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction . 2%.... 2% .... ••• . • •
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 5 .... 13% .....
Bristol and Exeter .. 75 .... 76 ..........
Buckinghamshire 45... % p........
Caledonian 30 .... • .....

Ditto. Half Shares 2%.... 214
Direct Northern Scrip 2% ..........
Eastern Comities .. 20 .. 19 }i % .....
Du. I'erpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d.
Ditto, ditto .No 2. 61. 13s. 4d. 4 p • •

Ditto, York Extension
East Lancashire
Ditto New .. .. 7y .... 8%..
Ditto, ditto New Scrip • • .. I a .... .. •• • •
Great Northern (London & York
Regd.)
Great North or England . ..100 •••••••
Ditto, New .. . - .. 20 58 ••••.. • • ..
Great Western .. .... turh.... 110%
Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .... 65 . • .. • ... 66
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 1•4:i .... 17 17. s

3U
21%
109%

4 4i •-.....•• ••

2►~.... 2~,(..........

Ditto, 20 26 • • .......
Ditto, New .• 4% 7% .... • • • • • •
Leeds, Dewsbury. & Manchester 27% 32% .... • • ....
Leeds and Thirsk • • 225 ...... •• ..
Ditto, Preference 6 per Cent. .. 356 47 ..........
London, Brighton, and S Coast • • 50 .... 534
Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. 10 .... 1236 .... •• ..
London and Greenwich .. 12/. 155. 4d. 8% x d......
London an ! North-Western .• 100 —.176 177 175% • .
Ditto, Quarters • . 2 ..........
Ditto ditto, New Shares .. .. 2 12% % • •
Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. .. 40 .... 69 ••..•• • • ..
London and York Extension Scrip 2% .... 2% •• • •
Lynn and Dereham .. 15 16%...... •• ..
Manchester and Leeds .. .. • • 82 •• .. ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, Thirds (iteg.).. ..71. 45..... 2% p • •
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425... • • P• • • • • •
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... •• •
Midland ..100 ... 116 115 116%..
Ditto, New .. 30 .... 3:3% . ..... •• . .
Ditto, New .. • .. 2 .... 4%% .....
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 8951 90 ......
Norfolk .. • . .. • . .. 100 136 .
North British.. .. • • 25 .• • • 33 x div......
Ditto, Halt Shares .. .. • • 12% .... 1614.. .......
tto, Extension .. . • .. %.... 1 !A, IA
Ditto, Thirds .. 1 .... 3% ....
Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 ....
Ditto, Quartsr Shares .. • • 12% ••• • •••••• • • • •
North ;•taitordshire .. • • • • 5 .• .. 7y 8
Oxterd,Worcest.,& Wolverlimpth. 173 .... 10% • • ...... • •
Preston and Wyre .. • . • • 25 • .....
Ditto, Half Shares (A) 8%.... 12
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 .• 4% x int
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 3 3% ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, Class B •. . • 1% •..• • . . •
South Staffordshire Junction .. 11.1 3654 p .. •• • •
South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 33% .... 37% Si ..•• • • • •
Ditto. New (isa. at 321.) No. 1. 20 ... .
Do.. New (do. 331. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 12
South Wales .. 10 .... 7% 7••
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and

Goole .. .. 2 ...... . 2
Vale of Neath .. 2 .... ..........
Waterford and Kilkenny .. 13% 57 ••••• • • • • • SA,
Welt Riding Union • • • • .. 4/. 25... .. 1% p . ..... Is. p
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 15 .... 7 ••..•• • • ..
York and Newcastle .. .. 25 .... 34% % ........
Ditto, New.. .. .. 10 15%.... ... •
Ditto, Preference .. .. 4 .... 8 . ........
York and North Midland .. 50 .... 83% 84% 83..
Ditto. Extension • • .. .. 20 ....
Ditto. Preference .• .. 2 .... 11 ..........
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten.• - 10 .• • 21%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 18 .... 13% .... ••• • • •
Hord., Toni., & Cette keoristituted) 4 .... ..........
Namur and Liege .. • • .. 10 • ... ..........
Northern of France .. • • 8 .... 12% ........
Orleans and Bourdeaux 6 .... 6% ..........
Paris and Lyons .. 8 .... 6% • • ........
Sambre and Meuse .. .. 12 .... 6% i ........