The Sun.
London, England, 1840-12-15 00:00:00

THE ASHES OF NAPOLEON.

WRITTEN BY MARSHAL SOULT ON ISIS VISIT TO BOULOGNE,

1838.
Ye proud Heights of Boulogne ! once the wonder of war,
When the legions of triumph their banners unfuri'd ;
And the brave from all quarters, Alsace to Navarre,
Crowded here with Napoleon to conquer the world I

But how changed arc those fields—once in battle array,
When column on column was marshall'd by him,
The god of our glory ! How grand the display,
That stretched o'er yon country till vision grew dim

Then how high was our hope, as we gazed on that sea,
Which mum:tied defiance! but still dared on;
For to conquer or die in the land of the free,
Was the boast of the brave in the race of renown.

'TKas a ;ream of the past—but in grandeur how glorious
For the bugle at morn called our legions away ;
And the eagle of chivalry flew on victorious,
Till the Sun of Ambition won Austerlitz' day !

I could weep o'er those scenes to my memory dear,
For their like bath not been, nor will ever be more ;
For the earth cannot match him in glory's career—
The hero of battles uncquall'd before I

But he sleeps in the ocean—Napoleon the Great t
And the pageant of empire bath melted like snow ;
Yet his memory lives in the shadow of state,
Like the deeds of our arms on the thrones of the foe.

And shall France not reclaim his proud ashes? Thcirhome,
The last resting place of the brave, should be where
Their trophies are treasured and honour'd. Vendome,
Thy column's not great till Napoleon be tbcre !

LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING.

By the Britannia Mail Packet which has arrived
here this morning from Halifax, we have received Ncw
York Papers to the lit of December. The following
account of the " Stato of the country" at the sailing of
the packet is from the Ncw York Herald of the 30th
of November :

STATE OF IHE CoeNvay.—This country is in a very
interesting condition, as " ladies arc who love their lords."
General Harrison, the new President, does not take office
till the 4th of March. His Cabinet Ministers, and his
chief appointments, arc the principal topics of discussion
among 500,000 politicians, the rest of the population,
nearly 15,000,000, looking on or attending to their own
business.

According to the best sources of information the Clay
influence in the Cabinet will prevail over Webster or any
other. If so, John Sargcant will be the Secretary of
State, John Davis, Secretary of the Treasury, and three
friends of Clay will fill the other Cabinet posts.
The Collector of New York is the next important ap-
pointment, an'l for that the Clay influence has selected
R C. Wetmore, and the Webster influence named Ed-
ward Curtis. But a great many changes may take place
before next March. These are the probabilities now.

Next Monday Congress meets. Mr. Van Buren de-
livers his last message on Tuesday, and the leading
topic wi'l undoubtedly be the embarrassed state of
the finances. A bankrupt law will again be attempted.
and in the absence of political excitement, it may
pass—but what kind of a one no one can tell. A re-
vision and increase of the tariff imposts will probably be
postponed to the new Congress, which does not meet
till December 1841, unless General Harrison should call
an extra Session. If he does, he cannot get one together
sooner than September next.
In commercial and business affairs the country is im-
proving every day. There is some doubt about the re-
sumption of the United States Bank in January next, and
if she does resume, there is more doubt about its perma-
nency. But in spite of these untoward events, the nation
was never richer in produce an manufactures, and we
must do well.

MONEY AND EXPIIANGES.—Money is quite as plentiful
as it was two weeks ago, if not more so. The banks
take all the short paper they can get at six per cent., and
there are buyers in the street at the same rate; but long
paper cannot be well got off even at 7 per cent. Money
stocks are selling largely from day to day, but without
much tendency either up or down. European Exchanges
have not advanced. _

BT:S•INESS GSNERALVf.-The season is drawing to a
close, and of course business is much diminished in
amount ; but it is in a good state.

RATE OF SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE,

NOV. 28

ss,ooolllinois State Bonds 79
40 share Mechanics' Bank
50 do. Dry Dock Bank
42 do. Mechanics' Banking Association BOl
55 do. New York Life and Trust Company 175
50 do. Delaware and Hudson s 60 83
135 do. Farmers Trust
50 do. North American Trust ...
25 do. U. States flank
25 do. Vicksburg do. b3o 13
155 do. Canton Co.
7 do. Mohawk R R
50 do. Paterson R R
100 do. N Jersey R R

60 do. Long Island
50 do. Harlem Railroad
25 do. New York Prov and Boston, bl 5 3l
$2,000 Arkansas Bonds
$5,000 on Philadelphia 974-
$25,000 on Blltimore
Sales at the Second Board.

15 Shares Delaware and Hudson
125 do. North American Trust s3O 2B
25 do. Long bland Railroad
150 do. New York Prov. and Boston
25 do. Harlem Railroad .... 39i

MONEY MARKET.
MONDAY, NOV. 30-6 P.M.

The Stock Market has presented no very material
change in its general features to-day. Some descriptions
have improved, and others have declined. N. Am. T.
and Bk: rose per cent ; Delaware and Hudson 2 per
cent ; Canton per cent; Paterson 1 per cent ; Harlem
declined # per cent; Stonington 2 per cent ; Dry Dock

1 per cent.
There has been some increased demand for foreign bills
to go by these packets. The supply cf good bills in the
market has not been large, and many purchasers have been
holding back, waiting larger supplies from the south.
The rates to-lay have been a little more firm, as follows :
on London 81 a 81, or $4 Si a $4 83 the .£ sterling ;
on France sf. 17i a sf. 20; Amsterdam 401 a 401 ;
Hamburgh 361 ; Bremen 78. At these rates there has
been less demand for specie for remittance, and the pre-
mium on silver has fallen.