The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1841.

We have received the whole of the Paris jour-
nals of Sunday. On Maundy-Thursday the
KING and the Court attended at the chapel of
the Tuileries the ceremony of the commemora-
tion of washing the disciples' feet before the cru-
cifixion. This was the first time the ceremony
was performed since the Revolution of 1830.
The Journal des Debats of Sunday has the
following account of an examination by the
KING of the progress of the works for fortifying
Paris :
On Friday, at two o'clock, the King visited the works of
the fortifications of Paris, in the park of Neuilly and the Bois
de Boulogne. His Majesty was accompanied by Marshal
Soult, Lieutenant-General Dode; de la Brunerie, his Aides. de-
Camp, and orderly officers. Lieut.-Colonel de Casieres, who
has the superintendence of the works between the Canal Saint
Denis and the Lower Seine, awaited his Majesty at Neuilly.
The King found all the works stopped along the whole line
that he traversed. This interruption is to be ascribed to a
contest which has arisen between the Administration of the
Ponts et Chaussees and that of the War Department, which
is on the point of being settled. His Majesty ordered that the
works should be resumed with the utmost activity. A Coun-
cil, which is to take place to day (Sunday) at the War-office,
between the Marshal, the Director-General of the Fortifica-
tions, and several officers, will definitively regulate the division
of the works. Those of the Bois de Boulogne will be finished
the first. It is also stated that it has been decided that the
works should be commenced at every pad of the enceinte
simultaneously. In fact, it would be difficult to expend the
thirty-five millions which have been voted for this year, and to
which must be added the seven millions which remained from
the last, if a great extent of ground were not to be embraced,
and if extraordinary activity were not devoted to the works.
There is very little news of the slightest inte-
rest in the French journals of Sunday. On the
Bth inst the Duke of NEMOURS sailed from Tou-
lon fbr Algiers on board the Grondeur steamer.
NEW ZEALAND COLONISTS.--The Lloyd Nantais an-
nounces, that the French colonists sent out to New Zealand,
in the Comte de Paris, had landed in that island, and com-
menced their settlement without any impediment on the part
of the English, who had taken possession of the country in the
name of the Queen. The French planters had established
their own laws, and elected for their governor M. de Belligny,
a young naturalist travelling at the expense of the Paris Mu-
seum. All the plants brought from France had succeeded.
The vines, mulberries, and tobacco, were also doing well.
The most friendly intelligence existed between the crews of the
English corvette Favourite and the French brig Aube.
THE FRENCH BEEF Tax.—lt was proposed at the begin-
ning of the French session to diminish the duty on the impor-
tation of foreign cattle, which is 55 francs the head. Since
then a considerable rise has taken place in the price of meat,
and by and by the poor must do altogether without it unless
the Legislature permit importation. The Journal des Debats
publishes the following facts :
‘‘ From 1819 to 1829, the annual consumption of Paris
was 76,000 oxen, 360 kilogrs. each ; from 1829 to 1839 it
was not 70,000 oxen of 325 kilogrammes, though the popu-
lation had augmented one-sixth. In 1825, 830,000 inha-
bitants of Paris consumed 4631 millions .of kilogrammes of
butchers' meat. In 1838, 920,000 only consumed 44i mil-
lions of kilogrammes. In 1789, Lavoisier estimated that the
Parisians consumed 75 kilogrammes per head in the year;
now they consume but 48i. The consumption of wine, the
other great source of strength to the working population, is
also greatly diminished. It is not one-half of what it was in
1809."

One of the great causes of this diminution in the comfort
and nourishment of the lower classes in Paris, is the octrol,
or duty on entering the gates, which is for meat nearly as
much as that paid on any ox passing the frontier. Both to-
gether amount to 4/. or 100 francs—between the one-third and
the one-fourth of the price. As the Journal des Debats ob-
serves, the capital of the 'working classes lies in the vigour of
their muscles. Paris is erecting and gilding fountains and
squares. It is gradually starving its poorer population.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.—The Leipsic Gazette, under
the head of Vienna, 2nd inst., mentions that Prince Metter-
nich had lately declared, that "if the treaty of London was
not executed in the spirit of humanity in which it was con-
ceived towards Mehemet Ali, Austria would withdraw com-
pletely from it, and leave to the authors of a war which would
then become inevitable all the responsibility of such a ca-
lamity."

General Quiroga, whose name has acquired some celebrity,
died on the 26th of March at Santiago, of an apoplectic stroke.
He was living in a state approaching topoverty.
The two eldest sons of the Infants of Spain, who were at
the College of Henry IV., set out yesterday to visit some of
our cities and departments, previously to a journey in Belgium,
Holland, and England, where they are going to pass some
months. —La Gazette de France.
The following is a letter from Canea, dated the 6th of
March, addressed to the Lord de Manville
The attempt at insurrection in this island appears likely to
come to nothing. A regiment is expected at Constantinople,
and there is no doubt that on its arrival tranquillity will be
completely restored. Two of the English men-of-war, which
were at anchor at Suda, have already left; there will remain
only one, it is said, till the arrival of troops from Constantinople.
It is vain that it has been contemptuously asked what there
is in the name of Mehemet Ali? The question is answered by
facts in Syria, as well as here--the country is not destitute of
troops, and yet anarchy rages. Here the Egyptian garrison is
not yet gone, it does duty as before; but the illustrious name
of its former head is wanting to keep the turbulent in awe.
Candia has lost not less than Syria in being withdrawn from the
sceptre of Mehemet Ali. Will the Turks be able to keep it ?
This country, which has riot a thirtieth part of the population
that it could support, and its future destiny may become so
brilliant, will perhaps be tke prey of the most adroit. It is
whispered that England is not unconnected with the attempt
at insurrection, its object being to have a plausible pretext, to
occupy part of the island. if it is so we shall learn in the
sequel, and we may expect the misfortunes which inevitably
follow a Machiavelian policy. —Le Constitutionnel.
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The Madrid Journals of the 4th instant have
reached us, but they contain no news of the least
interest.

Letters from IV-----tras of the24th ult. state that
a National Bank for
the proposed establishment of
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the Interior bad issued an order, prohibiting tllhlinister of
of passports to ary of the Candiots resident in jrgeece, for
any part of the kingdom, besides requiring them to remain
at the place where they were found at the time
issuing of the order. ihese restrictions were complainedf the
of by the Candiots as retarding their business t
tions. M. Mavrocordato bad beeu appointed to the P_
of the Council of Ministers, and M. Tricoupi was
named named to take his place in London. Prince -
Maximilian
was still at Athens.

Lord Francis Egerton, M.P., has given the
munificent donation of 6001. to the fund of the Manches-
ter and Eccles Church Building Society.

our neighbours by a system of freedom, and of
encouraging colonization by a system of restric-
tion on trade with foreign countries, so far as the
wealth of England is concerned, the system of
free trade appears to us of pre-eminent advan-
tage.

We admit that the restrictive system appears
to be more for the advantage of the Colonies, and
of those who go thither to reside. They get
more labour and cheaper commodities than
they otherwise would get. But they drain
England, comparatively speaking, of both po-
pulation and wealth, which she would re-
tain did the absence of restrictions allow the
people to get food in any quantity while they
lived in England, and add to their riches by
manufacturing at home for foreign nations. The
one system would increase her compact strength,
while it would establish friendly relations with
other civilized people; the other spreads her
power over an immense surface, and ensures its
breaking into fragments.
Speaking politically, those colonies do not at
present add to our strength—they do not in-
crease our navy or our national resources--they
have been, in fact, hitherto a drain, and are likely
to be for some time a drain, on the mother
country. New South Wales has been en-
riched and cultivated, in fact, by taxes
levied in England. In case of war with any of
the neighbouring Powers they could render
England no assistance. They are at too great
a distance. On the contrary, the national
strength would be dissipated in providing for
their defence, and a large part of the seamen
whom we should require for our ships of war,
would necessarily be engaged in distant voyages
to the Southern Ocean. The system which
nourishes these colonies, therefore, at the ex-
pense of free trade with foreign nations, prevents
the extension of our friendly relations with them,
and decreases our ability, when they are hostilely
inclined, to resist them.

We beg our readers not to suppose that we are
inimical to colonies, or wish to check our people
in spreading themselves over the whole globe.
On the contrary, no person feels more delight
than we feel at the prospect of our native lan-
guage being at some period the language of
the great majority of the population of Ame-
rica and of the southern hemisphere. At the
same time we have a predominating affection for
our native island, and would preserve, if possi-
ble, its power and greatness to the end of time.
We object, then, not to the most extensive sys-
tem ofcolonization, voluntarily undertaken, which
is not fostered by undue restrictions on other
branches of human enterprise, forcing capital
and industry into that particular direction. We
object to restrictions on our trade with
foreign countries, and say that one of
their effects not hitherto sufficiently noticed,
and not likely to be, particularly by those
who are enraptured with our• colonies, be-
cause self-love will warp the judgment, is to
force prematurely a system of colonization,
which now weakens, and will ultimately inflict
a very serious injury and degradation on, the
mother-country.

Hamburgh 208,200 oz
Rotterdam
Belgium 6,000
Hamburgh 23,000

(From The Sun of Last Night.)
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 12.—THE I'RESIDENT.—A report ob-
ained circulation this morning that a letter had been re-
ceived by Mr. Roberts from Captain Roberts of the Pre-
sident, that the steamer had put into Madeira, hands and
passengers all saved. The writer of this paragraph was
present when the communication was brought to the Un-
derwriter's room, and immediately instituted inquiries.
The result was that there proved to be no truth in the
matter, and is merely mentioned here for the purpose of
contradicting any rumour that might possibly reach the
North and South American Coffee House.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 12.—A very con-
sideraLle business has been done in the Cotton Market to-
day, the sale comprising from 5,000 to 6,000 bales. Spe-
culators and exporters have been more active, the former
having purchased 500 bales, and the latter 1,400. The
better descriptions of Americans have been sold at very
full rates.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 12.—The follow-
ing are the transactions :—Eastern Counties, 91 ; Ditto
Debentures, 7i; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 341 ; Glas-
gow, Paisley, and Greenock, 25a ; Grand Junction, 211 ;
Great Western New Shares, 644 ; Lancaster and Preston
Junction, 32,; •London and Birmingham, 1571 Shares,
24; 321. Shares, 54; Ditto New Shares, 251 ; London
and South-Western, 571; Manchester and Birming-
ham, 244.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 12.--Manches-
ter and Birmingham, 244; Manchester and Leeds, 66 ;
don and South Western, 57* ; Lancaster and Preston, New,
25* ; South Eastern and Dover, 184 ; Manchester and Salford
Bank, 10k; Manchester Assurance, 9*.
The Oriental steamer has arrived with the remainder of
the overland letters from India, sailed from Alexandria the
25th of March, Malta 31st March, Gibraltar 6th April.
Sir Charles Napier has arrived by the above steamer.
PORTUGUESE, INDIA—The Portuguese authorities at
Goa, alive to the languishing stare of trade in the Portu-
guese Settlements of India, and the necessity of an effort
on their part to endeavour to revive it, to this end
have, by a public ordinance, declared the ports of Goa,
Dier, and Dernaun, free for the admission of merchand.ze
of every description, and of all nations, on the payment of
the trifling duty of 1 per cent.
The British Funds continue inactive at present, and
opened at the same quotations as they left off, both for
Time and the Account, 89i 90 ; but for next Account the
continuation is rather lower, for the 25th of May next, 904,
Exchequer Bills, 11 12 prem. ; Bank Stock, 171 k 1721.
India Stock, 253 254.
In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet, and the
prices are nominal. Spanish Active as it left off, 24;
Deferred, 121 ; Passive, 54 1; Portuguese as it closed,
331 ; Three-per-Cents., 19a 20a ; Brazilian, 69 70 ;
Chilian, 59 61 • Colombian, 24 23 ; Mexican, 30a ,
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 514 52; Five per
Cents., 981 4.
Shares :—Great Western, 27a 24 prem. ; New, 13.
prem. ; London and Brighton, 4 4-2 dis • Backwell, 54
die. ; Birmingham, 68 70 prem; Southampton, 54 57a
per share ; Croydon, 14 per share ; Greenwich, 8 per
share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 14 15 dig. ; South
Eastern and Dover, 154 144 dig.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Great Western
London and Brighton
London and Blackwell
London and South Western ...... 38i 57}..... to
Midland Counties
York and North ...... 50
We have this morning a report that an extra train has
arrived from Liverpool, bringing intelligence that the Pre-
sident steamer has arrived there in a very shattered state.
As yet we cannot confirm the above report, nor is there
much credit given to it; still it has caused a great stir in
the City.
The British Funds have been in a stagnant state during
the morning, with scarce a bargain doing, although money
appears to be plentiful. Twenty thousand pounds was
lent yesterday in the house at two per cent. This is a
circumstance rarely known.
The settling in the Share Market is going off heavy.
Consols at present 90 for the Account ; for Money 89a
90; Exchequer Bills 13 11 13 prem. ; Bank Stock 172
171 ex. div. ; India Stock, for the opening, 254; India
Bonds, par 2 prem.
In the Foreign Market only three bargains have been
done; Spanish Deferred, 121 • Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. 52 51, ; Five per dents, 98a
Shares—Very little doing, it being Settling Day.
Eastern Counties, 4; Great Western, 92, ; London and
Brighton, 46 ; Blackwell, 194 ; South Western, 57a ;
Midland Counties, 904.
Consols for Money, 89a 90 ; Ditto May Account, 901 ;
Mexican, 304 i; Portuguese, 334 1; Spanish, 23 to I.
No news of the President by the second train from Liver-
poo

CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock .„ 172/ India Stock
3 per Cent Red. B9 Ditto Bonds 2 pal
3 per Cent Cons B9l, Ditto Old Annuities ... 86L
31 per Cent Red 97-L [Ditto New Annuities... 87,i
New 3i per Cent 99 Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 13 pm
New 5 per Cent Ditto 500/ l3 prn
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small lO pm
Jan. 1860 l2l Bank Stock for 0pg....
Oct 1859 l2 11-161 India Stock f0r'0pg....954
Jan. 1860.
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent lO2/ Ditto, New Ditto 333
Brazilian 80nd5.... — Prussian, 5 per cent —
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent , Russian, 5 per cent —
Chilian, 6 per cent...... Ditto, Metallic —
Colombian, 6 per cent... !Spanish, 5 per cent 23/i
Ditto, 1824. ;Ditto, Deferred .. 12g
Danish, 3 per cent 7B 'French, 5 per cent. —f. —c.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — 'Exchange —f. —c.
.Mexican, 5 per cent.... 30i 'French, 3 percent —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. Dutch, 2i per cent. ... 511
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. 'Ditto, 5 per cent 9B/
SHARES.
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid ...... ..... 9i
Ditto Debentures ( 4 paid) 7i
Great Western Railway (65 paid)
Ditto New Shares (50 paid) 64
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid)
London and Blackwall Railway (25 pd) ... 19/
London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) 158
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) 25
London and South Western ... ...........
Ditto Tenths
London and Croydon Railway ( Trunk)
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... ...
Ditto New Shares (30 paid) 27i
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) ••• 90/
York and North Midland Railway (50 pd) 81
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—( YESTERDAY).
Amsterdam CF. 12 7 Gibraltar 4B
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...... ...2 U. 12 7* Genoa . • 25 85
Antwerp . 12 6i Milan
Hamburgh M. B. 13 12i Venice ... ... 47
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 60 Palermo, per oz 119
Ditto, 3 months ......... 25 80 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 85 Rio Janeiro 27
Frankfort on Maine... 150 i Bahia
Petersburgh, 3Us ... 37 Buenos Ayres , .
46
Vienna,
Berlin. -e11:c.c... . 11.... ... . El.. 107 30 Philadelphia del
OF BULLION, PER oz
Trieste, ditto
Madrid ..
Cadiz 35/ Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9
Bilboa .. 35 Neiv Doubloons 0 0 0
Barcelona
Seville

STREET ROBBERY.—Yesterday an elderly gen-
tleman was regulating his watch in Trafalgar-square, accord-
ing to the clock of the church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
While he was holding it in his hand and winding it up, an
elderly woman accosted him, and put to him a series of
idle questions. She thus engaged his attention, when
it fellow ran across the street, who, pushing asHe the
gentleman and the woman, snatched the gold re-
peater from the former and ran away with it.
nTehssci
eewtohmean, who was an accomplice with the robber, also
made off. The gentleman %%as completely astonished by
the unexpected interference of those unwelcome friends.
So soon as he recovered himself he cried out " Stop
thief." A constable of the A divi,ion came up at the
time and went in pursuit of tie thief, and succeeded in
capturing him and the woman. The watch was found,
two
the parties
serw.ere lodged in the station-house, when
w
0 gentlemen came forward and deposed to having wit.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
There was again a very marked indisposition to ent..
into speculative operations in the English funds. For
immediate transfer Consols realised 90 to 898, and for
the Account in May, 908 to 90/. This shows the
abundance of money, as the continuation for the six
weeks gives a rate of interest equal to only 2 per cent.
per annum on the deposit of Stock. Exchequer Bills
were marked 11 to 13 premium ; and India Bonds par
to 2 premium ; Bank Stock was worth 171 to 172/ ;
and India Stock for the opening, 254. The New Three-
and-a-Half per Cents. realised 98k to 99 ; the Three-
and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced, 97/ to 97-i- ; and the
Three per Cent. Annuities, 888 to 89.
This afternoon a few of the Foreign Bonds ex-
changed hands at the following rates, which exhibit a
trifling rally on the reduction of yesterday. Spanish
Active Bonds 23 to 8; Portuguese, New 338 ; Mexi-
can, 308 to 8 ; Danish, 77/ to 78 ; and Dutch Five
per Cents. 988 to 98/. The settlement being fixed
to take place tomorrow, checked business.
The account in the Share Market was adjusted to-
day, after which the demand became more animated for
the principal lines, and at improved rates. Great
Western Railway Shares obtained 27/ ; the New 13}
to 14 ; the Fifths 7i to s : the London and Birming-
ham 68 to 69k ; the New 23 ; the York and North
Midland 31 ; and the South Western in premium ;
Brighton were 31 ; Blackwell .54 ; Midland Counties
98 ; and Eastern Counties 131 discount ; Commercial
Bank of London Shares were at 25 discount ; and Lon-
don Joint Stock at 2/ premium.
The Foreign Exchanges were firm this afternoon.
Paper drawn at three months' date on the principal
continental cities, was negotiated on the following
terms :—Paris 25 70 to 72f ; Amsterdam 12 3/ to 4 ;
Antwerp 12 3/ to 8 ; Frankfort 150 ; Hamburgh 13
9f to / : and Trieste 10 2 to 2f.
The failure of another official assignee, Mr. Clark,
created some sensation in the City to-day.
The following are the official returns of the export of
bullion from the port of London for the week ending
Thursday last :
Silver Coin to
Ditto ditto
Ditto ditto
Ditto Bars