The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-06 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The National Swiss Gazette of the al states that
the Federal Council of Switzerland had just ordered
a further reduction in the federal troops.

ITALY.

The Corriere Mercantile, of Genoa, of the 31st
ult., states that Father FAVA, provincial of the con-
' vent of Jesuits at Naples, on the 24th' resumed the
possession of the convent in the name of the order.
The Venice Gazette of the 28th appears headed
for the first time after the revolution with the
Imperial arms. It contains a decree of Major-
, General DIERKES, Commandant of the ;city of
Venice, dated the 27th, permitting the entrance
into the city of provisions of all sorts free of
duty for a fortnight. The Gazette of the 29th con-
tains a decree:of the 27th from General GoitzKowsiii,
Military and Civil Governor of Venice, abolishing
the personal tax, and diminishing the price of salt.
By another decree the free port of Venice is limited
provisionally to the island of S. Giorgio Maggiore,
and the navigation of Venice limited to four canals,
until the custom-houses have been re-established. A
third decree declares null and void all the acts of the
revolutionary Government, end dissolves the Go-
vernment offices, the cameral magistrates, and the
general direction of the police.
'We read in a letter from Venice, of the 28th ult. :
—" The Austrians have on this very day taken de-
finitive possession of -Venice. The conduct of the
conquerors has been generally calm and moderate,
and such as it ought to be in order not to provoke
any fresh explosion of the bitter resentments which
still keep rankling in the hearts of the vanquished.
In spite of the new combination by the aid of
which the Austrian artillery was able for more
than twenty days to pour an incessant shower
of both red hot and cold balls, which reaching the
enormous range of .5,600 metres, rendered three-
fourths of the city uninhabitable, the Venetian popu-
lation has comprehended that it ought, for a time at
least, to suppress such just hatreds, that it was neces-
sary to yield to overwhelming force, that cries
or murmurs of disapprobation were in certain
situations ridiculous marks of vengeance, and that
since the combat had ceased assassination
was but the vengeance of cowards. The occupa-
tion has, therefore, taken place without disturbance,
and:the Austrian'troops only met on their passage that
silent and cold reception which might be expected
from the people of Venice. This resistance of seven-
teen months, free from all those political crimes which
add the evils of civil war to those of invasion and of
conquest, will be recorded in history to the honour of
the Venetian revolution. The commander of the
French squadron, Captain BELVEZE, has not die-
appointed the confidence reposed in him by the
unfortunate Venetians. He came forward imme-
diately to assist those unfortunates, who were so
worthy of compassion and of sympathy ; he received
on board, and carried to Corfu, the leading chiefs of
the dying Republic. Before the entrance of the
Austrians, he sent away by the Pluton about forty
persons, who were the most deeply compromised,
amongst whom were the President of the Republic
MARIN and his family ; all those who bad taken part
in the Government during the eighteen months as
Ministers or otherwise, Generals PETE, ULLOA, AR-
MAND; DE COLANGE, ; and merchant vessels were
chartered to carry the remainder. General GORZ•
Kowsici has been appointed civil and military governor
of Venice."

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
IN RE DELAFIELD.,—TH E ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT -
GARDEN.
To-day was appointed for the last examination of Mr.
E. T. Delafield, late lessee of Covent garden Theatre.
Mr. BANKS, the accountant for the estate, handed in
the balance-sheet, which was very voluminous, and not
having been filed ten days previous to the meeting, the
examination was adjourned.
The balance-sheet extends from November 7, 1845, to
July 12, 1849, and shows—debtor to creditors, 3,3371.
16s. 6d.; ditto, holding securities, 3,0371. 103.; liabilities,
2,9341. Bs. 4d.; capital, 92,382/. 2s. 10d.; profits, 14,1641.
6s. Id.; losses on the theatre, 81,355/. 193. 4d. The
good debts are 3/. 14s. 63. ; bad, 1001.; and the pro-
perty has not been valued.
A great number of proofs were admit!ed, and the
hearing was adjourned.

_rue merit, like the light of the glow-worm, shines
conspicuous to all except the object which emits it.—
Eliza Cook's Journal,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER 7'o THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool 3 cstercluy was rather
quiet, without alteration in prices. The sales were es-
timated at 5,000 bales, including 4,000 American. 150
Psrnam and Maranhem %writ at rid. to 6d., 500 Surat at
4tl. to 41-d., and 150 Sea Island at I Id. to Is. Id. per lb.—
Railway Shares were dull at previous rates. The Rail-
way Share market has been as bad in the provinces as
here, but the proportion of money business has been
greatly below that for time and on speculation—not a
tenth probably.

The six weeks' official average price of wheat is 465. Bd.
per quarter, and, as the market has been in decline re-
cently, we may expect to see it lower. The sales of
home-grown continue, neverthelt ss, to exhibit, in com-
parison with the corresponding period of last year, a
remarkable decrease, and this in the face of an abundant
harvest, is a circumstance worth noting, as appearing to
indicate short stocks.

There are no ship arrivals to-day with late news 01
any interest.

The reports from the continental stock markets ap-
prise us that the quotation of Austrian Meta Wes at
Vienna, on the Ist instant, was 95k, and at Frankfort,
on the 3d, a good deal was done, especially in shares.
The Five per Cent. Austrian bonds were quoted 87k. In
the Berlin market, on the 3d inst., considerable pur-
chases were made in railway shares, as well as in
Stock, and the favourable tone of the foreign markets
had a decided influence. At Amsterdam on Wednesday
an animated business was doing in Dutch Bonds. The
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. closed at 54i.
According to an official statement, the note circulation
of the Societ6 GenE:ale of Brussels was, on the 31st ult.,
32,077,155 trancs, and of the Bank of Bel-
gium 10,486,000 francs. The discounts of the
principal banks from the 16th to the 31st ult. were
5,139,814 francs.

The state of the Money Market, of which our
readers fairly expect us to render periodically
an account, however trifling the variation, pre-
sents nothing within the last few days calling
for any spocial comment. The large amount of
bullion received by the West India mail, and the fact
that 600,000 dollars were from California, certainly
keeps alive the impression that our metallic currency
will continue to receive a great addition, and
such as will more than outweigh the ex-
ports to the continent, considerable as the latter
have recently been. The probability also is that
the American rate of exchange will be in favour
of England for the present. We then have to consider,
as before, whether there is much prospect of foreign
loans in any shape being tak9n up here, and we would
answer ourselves as well as others by the simple men-
tion of a fact. A firm in the City is now endeavouring
to raise at six per cent., for ten years, the
sum of 600,000/., authorised to be raised by
a decree of the National Assembly of France
upon the mortgage of public properties. This is
not a large amount our readers will say, neither is the
firm engaged, although of wealth and respectability,
known as the usual contractors of such loans, but the
affair is quite sufficient to show us that great efforts will
be made to raise money here, whatever may be said to
the contrary.

In the English Stock Market to-day prices are
very firm, although business is exceedingly in-
active. Consols bought 92i ; the New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. 93i to 94, and the
Three per Cent. Annuities, 92f 4. Bank Stock has
been supported at 1991 to 200, and India Stock has been
marked 2524. Exchequer-bills have been quoted 395.
to 423., and India Bonds 755. premium.
In Foreign Stocks there is not the least activity.
Spanish Three per Cents. have been 34} -8-. Portuguese
Four per Cents are nominally 28 to 29, and Brazilian
85 to 87. Mexican Small have been done at 28. Dutch
Four per Cents. are 854.
Railway Shares generally maintain the improvement
of yesterday, and Midland have risen again.

O:NE O'OCL( K. CLOSING
.'R ES OF !sRITISU FUNDS PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per Cont. Reduced A,lns ......
per Cent. Consols Annu;.tte.3 921/2, % 92%
New 31,4 per Cent. Anu5....., . 9l 93 r 8 932 Q
Long Anne. to expire Jan.1860
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859
inch?. Stock .... ..... 25231 2523.4
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Consols for Account 92%1, 92
Exchequer Bills. Ilh a. & 2d.
1,000/. June 39 42 p
5001. June
Small, June 39 42 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ONE

42'p
42 p
MORN
PRICES