The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-09 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION.

were appointed accordingly :—Leonard S. Suarez, W. P.
Farniss, Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Laffan, and Mr. Maxwell.

NEW YORK MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL
NEWS. _ _

(From the New York Courier and Enquirer.)
MONDAY NIGHT, FEB. 15.—A slight decline took place in
most descrip. ions of Stocks this morning; the transactions,
however, throughout were extremely limited. United States
Bank fell off 3-4 ;'Delaware and Hudson 2 per cent. ; North
Am ,ricaa Trust 3-4; Vicksburg 1-8; Stonington 1 ; Long
Island improved 1-2 ; in Harlem there wrs no change.
Nothing of importance was done in Sterling Exchanges-
-8 1 4 a 8 1-2 is quoted as the highest rates. In Southern there
was very little done, quotations are quite unsettled.
United States Bank bill, are purchased by the brokers at 12
1-2 per cent discount. Other Philadelphia bills at 3-4 a 3 ;
Baltimore bank Rotes at 2 1-4 a 2 1-2, and Virginia 4 pet cent.
Cotton is dull at Saturday's rates; we have not heard of any
sales worth retorting. Moderate sales of Genesee Flour were
made at $4,75 a $5, and of choice brands in :mall quantities
at 5,12 a 11,25 per bbl. - Oats remain inactive at 30 a 39c. per
bus. 200 tierces rough Flaxseed were sold at 10 1-2, and a
small quantity of clean at $ll. Clover-seed sells in small
parcels at 8 a 8 1-2. Provisions are heavy, and the market
has rather a downward tendency. Mess Pork is freely offered
at 11,75, and Lard at 7c. There is more inquiry for Cheese,
and considerable sales have been made at 5 a 6 1-2 c, per lb.
In Butter, sc., there is no change. In Sugars, &c., nothing
doing. 100 bags Rio Coffee were sold at 10 3-4 a 11, and 100
di•to St. Domingo at 8 7-8.

NEW YORK CATTLE MARKET, FEB. 15, 1541.
Beeves.—At market, 750 Beeves, including 300 left last
week; 175 was from the South, 200 from the East, and the
balance from this State-775 were sold at 6 1-2 to 9 I-4c,
average $7 3-4 per cwt.—Market well attended and sales brisk.
Cows and Calves —There were 110 offered, all taken at $25,
33, and $42 each.
Sheep a•id Lambs.-1,600 at market, all of which were
taken at $2 to s6.—Good demand.
Hay.-62 1-2 to 75c. the 1001bs.—Market well supplied.

PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 15, P.M.

The weather continues cold, and d the surface of the water in
the Delaware is thickly covered with floating ice, which is driven
up and down the stream by the tide as it ebbs and flows, and
gives active employment to our ice and tow-boats to work their
way through the thickly-formed ice.
The transactions in stocks have been only to a limited amount,
and embrace at and after the first Board of Brokers, $5OO
Pennsylvania State s's 1865, at 81i; $l,lOO Penn. State
s's 1870 a 81 ; 22 shares United States Bank 27 cash ; 1 Gi-
rard 31.

At the Second Board-41,500 Pennsylvania State s's 1865
at 811 ; and after, 50 U, S. Bank, s. 11 ds flat at 26 ; 310 ditto
261 a 261 s. 10 ds flat ; and 261 b. 30 ds. eat, at 261 ; and 100
Girard a 31 s. 20 days flat.
Closing Prices.—U. S. Bank 261 a 27; an advance of one
per cent. on Saturday's rates ; Girard 31 a 311, a decli e of
ore per cent. on previous rates ; Vicksburg 7 a 7*. Light
drafts on New York 104 a 1021; on Baltimore one per cent.
prem.

BALTIMORE, FEB. 14-9 A. m.
The weather continues excessively cold, the thermometer
last night at 11 was only two degrees above zero. The ice in
the harbour is hard enough, and would effectually prevent the
arrival or departure of vessels but for the aid of the steam ice-
s.

Money affairs continue very tight, anti in the uncertainty
that rests on the subject of resumption and suspension, the
bz.nks a-c hardly discounting a do.lar. Exchange on IN ew York
is up to 2n. 21 prem. ; on Philadelphia, is at aIA discount,
so uusetired is the business, and on Richmond at 1 discount.

OPENING OF THE PRUSSIAN

DIET.

THE KINCI"§ SPEECH.
The Prussian States Gazette announces that the Diet,
eOmpoied of the Brandenburgh department and the Alargra-
viate of Lower Lusatia, was opened on the Ist inst. Aftt•r the
celebration of divine servic3 in the cathedral, the Deputies re-
paired to their place of meeting, where their President, M. de
Bassewitz, read the f ]lowing decree : •
" Fre 'eri2k William, &c. _ _ _

" As a. proof o 7 our itojal confidence in our faithful States,
and of the v.lue which we attach to their counsels, we invite
them to take the following propositions into their serious con-
sideration, particularly the first, Which refers to the eonitittf-
tion of the :^tates; and another respecting a reduction of taxes
which we propose to grant.
" Ist. THE PUBLICATION OF THE DEBATES OF THE DIET.—
In future we shall give a greater publicity to the debates and
deliberations of the Diet. We shall put lish every proposal sub-
mitted to us by the Diet. Each Member shall receive two
copies of the proceedings at the close of the Session to send to
hit constituents. Our intention is to convoke the States every
two years, and for this reaf..on they will enter into fuller delibe-
ratons, but our faithful States will advise us thereupon. As
it is desirable in- the interval of the Sessions that we should
consu:t men worthy of our confidence, we shall submit the
draught of an ordinance to our faithful States, in oriler that
they may appoint a Caprnittee. The duty of this Committee
will consist in giving us all useful information relative to the
general interests of the kingdom and the particular interests of
tne provinces
"_d. AN ELECTORAL REGULATION FOR THE STATES.—
We'rubrnit an ordinance to our faithful States for the purpose
of remedying the inconveniences of the present electoral law.
3d. We submit several draughts of bills to our faithful
States relative to the game laws, and relative to the rivers
and forests, and the es;allishment of superior Courts of Ap-
peal, &c.
"DECREE RELATING TO A REMISSION OF TAXES.—Our
faithful States will comprehend, as well as we do, that in the
present state of Europe it becomes an imperious duty to main-
tain all the existing financial resources of the State, in order
that we may be prepared for all events, relying on the
love and patriotism of our people, but if, as we hope,
we shall by our exertions consolidate a durable peace, our
intention is to grant our subjects a diminution of taxes.
We hope at a later per al, if circumstance 3 permit, to grant
a still further reduction, because we are confident that our
subjects nould_ not object to any sacrifices if the interests
of the peace of Europe required it. Notwithstand-
ing the considerable expense which the Government was
ciliged to incur from the Sear 1830 to 1833, his Majesty the
late King WZI.3 enabled by economy to replace the sums ex-
pendcd, so that we expect by a similar economy in the present
arid next year, if peace be maintained, to cover all expenses.
'ft e satisfactory state in which cur army is placed by those
expenses will, in case of war, save us front making further sa-
critic. s. , I • the commencement of the year 1843 we propose
to reduce the taxes by 160,000 rixdollars. On this occasion
we shall render homage to the King our father, whose wise
economy enables us to make this reduction. Our States will
examine bow this reduction of taxation shall be effected. We
are of opinion that the poorer classes ought to be particularly
favoured.

" FREDERICK WILLIAM.
"MULLER.
"DE RUCHA," &c.

TURKEY.

CON STA NTINOPLE, Fins. 15.—Yesterday, at length, the
Porte signed the Firman of Investiture to Mehemet Al . It
was communicated to the Representatives of the Four Powers,
accompanied with a request to continue the support which the
Four Powers had so generally afforded to the Porte last year,
in csse that Mehemet Ali should refuse to execute, uncondi-
tiocally, the ordinance of the Porte for the administration of
the country.
The Firman was sent also to Count Pontois, but it was not
accompanied with any observations. Nevertheless it excited
some sensation, as it was asserted that the Porte intends
shortly to invite France to accede to the Treaty of the
15th of July, and to recognise the results which had been pro-
duced by that treaty.
CON STA NTINOPLE, FEB. IS.—(FrOM another Correspon-
dent. )—lnsti ad of the expected firmans, three firmans were
yesterday despatched to Egypt by a special messenger from
the Porte. The first contains the order for the investiture
of Mehemet Ali, as well as the conditions and regulations
ivhich the Paellas of Egypt shall be bound to observe in the
government of the country; in the second, Mehemet Ali is
desired to send to Con.tantinople the arrears of tribute due by
him for Arabia, Candia, and tiyria : by the third, the pro.
vinces of Sennaar, Fizoglie; Nubia, and Ethiopia, are placed
provisionally under the Governor of Egypt. The firman of
No. I was communicated also to the French Ambassador.
Allgemeinc Zeitung.