The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-21 00:00:00

HAMBURGII M AIL.

VIENNA, APIL 10.—The Austrian Observer declares
that the account published by the German Universal
Gazette of the suicide of the Prince of the Ligorians at
Vienna, is " a scandalous tissue of falsehood."
(From a Berlin paper.)
VIENNA, APRIL 10 —The correspondence from Lem-
burg respecting the late events in Galicia, published in
the Journal des liebats, causes a great sensation here.
ft is probable that the sale of this paper will be prohi•
bited in the Austrian monarchy after the Ist of July
next. It is not unlikely but that between three and four
hundred copies of the Journal des Debati have been sold
in the capital alone.
TREE' Es, APRIL 9.—The women who were drowned
at Saar Louis on the 27th of March have left above 100
children ; in the village of Puttlingen alone, 60 children
,lave become orphans in consequence of this accident.
Subscriptions have been set on foot, which already amount
to 600 dollars.

Fnom THE MAINE, APRIL 10.—The affairs of the
periodical press will, to all appearance, undergo a change
in the course of a few months at least in Prussia, where

t is expected that regulations for the press will be
,vaned, which will abolish the censorship, as far as the
.Affairs of the interior are concerned. On the other
hand, the excesses of the rress are to be prevented, as
'ar as possible, by a very stri-.gent law on this subject.
I'he German periodical press will thereby assume a new
form, since the Prussian ordinance must have an influ-
ence on the other states.

VIENNA, APRIL 9.—The Arch• Duke Governor-
General of Galicia arrived here yesterday, and will stop
several days. It is affirmed that the reforms which the
Government intends to introdnee in Galicia are founded
on the plan of taking, from the Nobles all the
patrimonial rigLts which they have hitherto enjoyed,
is well as the police authority which has bean ex elu-
sively in their hands. Great t hanger will likewise be
made with re Teet to what are csllt-d the Robot days,
(answering to the French Com .$). Numerous pro-
posals made by persons high in office, who have been
acquainted with the province for yore, will also be
taken into consideration. Among them is one for the
dissolution of all the monasteries, and the abolition of
all the privileges of the Nobles. The author, who be-
longs himself to the highest class of the aristocrats•,
proceeds in the conviction that almost the whole of the
L'olish nobility, without exception. my be
consilered, as conspirators and deserving of this punish
ment. According to his views, the citizens and pea-
sants should enjoy the same rights as the noblemen.
PosEN, APRIL 9.—ln consequence of orders since
yesterday, the fifth division of our tro ps will entirely
leave the Grand Dutchy to-day. That this order is now
given and executed, is a proof that our Government is
convinced that every spark of the fire, which threatened
our province, is extinguished, and that the manifold
apprehensions which some persons still entertain are
wholly unfounded.
HANovEn, APRIL 14.—This is the birth-day of her
Royal Highness the Crown Princess, who completed her
28th year of her age. In the course of the forenoon the
Pencess received the usual congratulatory visits, and
afterwards went with the hereditary Prince, her son,
to the parade, where the garrison were drawn up to re-
ceive her. The Crown Prince seldom visits the parade,
and was not present to-day. He is said to be still suf-
fering, and has been obliged during the winter to abstain
from his favourite amusement, music ; rwr has there
been any concerts at Court. The King was not at the
parade.

BERLIN, Arlin. 15.—The Consort of Prince William,
the King's uncle, died last night, after lung suffering.
She was the fifth daughter of the late Langravene
Frederick of Hesse Romberg, and born on the 13th of
October, 1785. The charity and devotedness shown by
her in the disastrous period from 1806 to 1813,
caused the late King to place her at the head of the order
of Louis, founded by him.—Hamburgh Papers, April 17.

A FAR-FAMED MONASTERY AND ESTATE, THE FORD
ABBEY IN DORSETSIIIRE.—Our attention has been called to
this splendid property, announced for the first time, this
day, in our journal ; and, at an early day we will endea-
vour to cull, far the benefit of our learned readers, and from
authentic records, some of the more remarkable events con-
nectod with this ancient and magnificent structure ; and
which, it may be premised, will be found full of interest. Mr.
George Robins, who plays the principal character in trans-
!erring this fine estate into other hands, will, in his researches
(we suspect) render our commentary a very concise one.
A few words are all we can now find roam for. The Abbey
was founded in 1142, when it contained an abbot and twelve
monks of the Cistertian order, and now presents the most
perfect remains cf a monastery throughout the empire; the
front extends to 300 feet. The monastery, whose antiquity
we have traced, was, in its early stage, occupied by
a famous soldier of Normandy, aho married the niece of
William the Conqueror, and it is then traced onwards of
Richard Pollard, Eq., through the instrumentality of
Henry VIII., in the 23d year of his reign, thence to Ed-
mund Prideaux, the Attorney-General of Oliver Cromwell,
whose genius and exertion caused the completion of this
once magnificent structure. We afterwards trace it through
a long list of occupants to Francis, second eon of Francis
Gwyn, Esq., M.P. for Wells. He was succeeded
in the family name and estates by the late oc-
cupant, John Francis Gwyn, the last of a very long
line of ancestors. It is recorded in history that
this monastery contained more learning than any three
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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The .Can of Laet
The Coetoii-nieeket at Liverpool 011 Saturday was st.eiiiy.
sales 5,000 bales, 1,500 of which were on speculation. Shares
were very flat, and prices were lower, particularly scrip, with
bu tfew transactions.
The intelligence received from India, in anticipation of the
overland mail, has been read witd considerable interest by
the commercial classes in the City this morning. Wars to
defend national honour and resent aggression are, of sours',
necessary, but such events necessarily lead to injury as to
mercantile pursuits, and to uncertainty as to returns in and
from those parts of the world where Great Britain finds itself
compelled to assert the dignity of its flag. The commercial
accounts received this morning, after congratulations that
peace had been arranged in the Punjaub (and without doubt
upon a solid foundation), were next looked to, in the hope
that seine announcement might be found of a revival in the
demand for goods in the various presidencies of the East
Indies, but the advices are not upon the whole of a
satisfactory tenor. British manufactured cottons and
woollens were in dull demand. In part, however, this
state of things must be attributed to the holidays, which
had just terminated as the present advises were sent off. I
very active revival of trade was anticipated, but there was
a scarcity of tonnage both at Calcutta and Bombay.
The private as well as the public accounts from
the West India Islands, brought by the Severn royal
mail steam-ship, are most satisfactory. The drought,
from nearly all quarters, is represented as being
extremely severe, and the apprehensions as to the
yield of the crops were almost hourly becoming more general.
The public health, too, bad been somewhat damaged by the
extremely hot weather. It ought, at the same time, to be
stated. that shortly before the mail left some fresh showers
had fallen, which, though but of little use to the canes ripe for
cuttings would be of essential service to the operation of fresh
planting. The calamity first alluded to would, it was
hoped, be recompensed by the latter fact.
The Funds have been extremely steady to-day--the flue-
taation scarcly having, as far as the Three per dent. Consols
are concerned, amounted to more than %to per cent.
Money stock may be considered rather more abundant, but
the demand is very nearly equal to the supply. The amount
of the money in the hands of the Accountant-General, and the
Bank of England, on account of railway depoe;te, is too
large to be conveniently withdrawn from circulation. and
hence there is a strong desire, that either through Parlia
mentary or other influence, there may be such a law passed
as to compel the managing creamittees to wind up
schemes now considered doubtful of success, or which
(as is the case with too many of them) Ore
wholly unwarranted to be carried out. Console tier
Money have fluctuated this morning from 95% to 95:1 ;
and for the Account from 95 Ix, tow
The lower rates are the
prevailing ones at the pre.sent time of writing. Exchequer-bills
have fallen to 225. premium. Bank Stock left off on Sa-
turday at 20534, it opene I to-day at 204%, and is now at
20514. India. Bonds and India Stock are lower, as well as
the Three and the Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Reduced
annuities.
The Foreign Bonds commanded but little attention toeday.
Spanish Consols for the Account rose at one time to 2514 for
the Account, and the Three per Cents. are firm at 364,
One or two bargains have been made in the Three per Cent.
Portuguese Bends at 571,4, and in the Four per Cents. Con-
verted at 58. The Belgian Four• and-a-Halt per Cents, are
etearly at 983/, and the Four per Cents, at 921/x. Mexican
Stock is heavy at 31%.
A most alixinis (leeks is exhibited among parties eon-
nected with new railway projects to have a general tf wind
tsp" of all doubtful projects. To this end much attention is
now principally drawn. We understand that combined
measures are in progress to accomplish this imeortant object,
The demand for acrip and old shares is heavy to-day. The
official list of prices for this morning are annexed.
BRITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock 204t4 205% 20514
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 94% 96 94%
flirce per Cent. Consols Annuities .. • • 9534% 'Vs 95;4
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 96% h 963,4
Lon; Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 104, 3-16 1-16 101,i,
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 10 10
India Bonds, 1,000/. .. 29 30 28 28
Bank Stock for Account 206 206
•• •• •• ••
Consols for Account .. • • 96 95% 96
Exchequer Bills. I%d. i
1,000/... 25 22 pm. 24
5001. • •
„. 26 22 pm. 22
Ditto, Small 26
ONE CLOSINC
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 3114 3114
Portuguese Three per Cents • • • • 57% 57?,6
Ditto, 4 per Cent .. 58 58
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent • • • • ,2,
X 5, 254
z.
Ditto, for the Account • • • • .• Ye 25
Ditto, Passive Bonds ......
Ditto, Deferred .. • • • • • • 1614
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • • • 36%
Ditto, for the Account • • • • " 3674 36es
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent • • 98N
Dutch Two-and-a-halt per Cent
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates

.. 9214 82 is
BUSINESS
CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT
PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen 10 •• • • 3 21/G 3% •• • 3%
Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 .. .. 124 125 .... .. 125
Caledonian 10 .. • • 5% %• • -
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, Extension .. 24.. • • •• • ...... • 1
Chelmsford and Bury .. . • • • I%• • • • •' • "'• • •
Direst Manchester (Rastrick's) 6 •• • • 3% ••••• • • • • • 3%
Direct Northern .. 2% •• • • 114,4 l%
Dublin and Galway 4 ...• ••••• • • • • • Iy2
Eastern Counties .. 141. 165... 22%54-- - 22%
Ditto New ....
....Si. 165..... 7% p• •
Ditto, York Extension .. 10s l% ... •• • 114
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 72 ••• • • .... 72
Great North of England . ..100 ....213 • • ........ 213
Great Western .. 85 ....145 ... ... 145
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .... 84% 85% .... 86
Hull and Selby .. 80 ....101 .......... 101
Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 428. •• .. 114 dis... •• .. 1 tti dis
London an Birmingham . .100 .. •. .......... 222%
Ditto Quarters .. .. 2 .... 28
London and Brighton .. .. 50 .... 63% 631,
Ditto ditto Fifths .. 20 .... ..... . 28%
London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 21%% 21%
Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 .... 9N
London and South- Wes•.ern .. 411. 6s. 10d.
Ditto, New . 12% .... 21% 51 ...... 21
London and York .. 2% .... 1% 1%
Londonderry and Enniskillen .. ..........
Lynn and Ely .. • . .. 10 .... 6IA . •
Lynn and Dereham .. 10 .... 6Y .......... 5%
Manchester and Leeds .. 82 ..........

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

Ditto, Sixteenths .. . • 6% ..
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 ,
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 2 .... 10
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • 1 734 8
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425.
Manchester and Southampton
_2

Midland .. .. • • • • • • .•100 .. • • . .....
Ditto, New • • • • • • •• 18 ~ 30',
„„
...„
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ~
••
Newcastle and Darlington Juuct. 115 •••••••,
Ditto, New • • • • • ••1 ~ 814 8::
..
Newcastle and Berwick .. • • 10• 17i 18 , d..
Noerwtah irki,riSthigeh .. .. .. . . 20
ffield,andßoston 2% ,
26
.. Norfolk Extension • • • • • • 2 _
North
Ditto, Half Shares ......6 ~ •• •
Ditto, Carlisle Extension , 114 t
•• •• • • • • • •
Ditto, Dalkeith • • • • •• 25 „ ••• • ••
Ditto, ditto • • • • .. ••5
Northern and Eastern 50
▪ . 7O
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • 1 ••• . 19 18% 18)4
North Staffordshire • • • • • • 425. 2t4 „.. 2
vorwich and Brandon .. • • •• 18 „ 24 °
.r .
Northmpton,Banbury,&Chelthm. 2 „ .. 24
....
POexrtnik.,nriodrcicus,t.:rri,itsWol.v.erl.intpt.n.. 122tt
.... 7116
Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • 3% „ „ 2% • „,
Presto and W.y re.. 2510
16
34,Ai•34c
i
lt'icli
16
Rugby and Huntingdon • • • • 2 !i
.........
Scottish Midland 1,(,
Shropshire Union .. • • • • • • 42g. • 1 L dis 11,4 dts.
South Midland .. • • • • • • 425..... dis dis.
South astern and Dover • • • • 33%
.......... „
Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 „ .
Do., New (do. 33/. 6s. ad.) No• 2. 10 ..44
.. 41 7
1)0., New (do. 30!.) No. 3. 15
.......... 14
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 „ „ 2.x l„
York mid Carlisle .. • • • • • 2%....
........
York sad North Midland .. t
..........
Ditto. Extension • • • • •• 15 • . 3214
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten. • • 1 .. ,„
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Dutch Rhenish . • • • , . .. 5 6
East Indian .. • .. .• .. ss. „
•
Ga. North. of France Constituted 5 „ •
Louvain and Jemeppe • • • • 4 . 134
Nautili and Liege • • • • • • 4
Over Yssel .. • • .. 4/. 3s. 4d....
Rouen and Havre . .. 20 •••• ••••
Sambre and Meuse • • • • • 8 .... 4% ..........

.. ••.... .. 238 the

MINES.
Brazilian Imperial (issued at 51. p.) 21
I,itto Maeaubas and Cocaes • • .. 25 ..........
Santiago de Cuba .. .. 10 ..........
neat dcl blQute, Unregistered .. 334

ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT
SOCIE ry.

A Quarterly Meeting of this Society, instituted in the
year 1739, for affording relief to offk,ers of the Royal
Navy, their widows, and families under circumstances of
misfortune and consequent distress, was held yesterday,
at the Thatched House Tavern, at twelve o'clock.

The Chair was taken by Captain Sir Charles
Ogle, R.N.
'There was a very numerous attendance of members
on the occasion. Among the gentlemen present we ob-
served Lord Rad.tock, Sir H. Baker, Bart.; Sir Edward
Codrington, Captain Dickenson, Lieut. W. Bedford,
Captai❑ Bradshaw, Captain Drew, Captain Larcom,
Commander Payne, Captain Kelly, &c.
The Secretary, Mr. Dickson, proceeded to read over
the minutes of the last quarterly meeting of the Soci..ty.
Letters were also read from the Earl of liaddington,
Vice-Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanny, Captain A. B.
Beecher, and Cap. F. A. Schaw.
From the report of the Society's accounts it appeared
that the total amount of monies received by the Society,
since Jan. 13, to March 31, amounted to the sum of
1,1361. 10s. 2d. Of this sum there had been received
from

LniofenaStiuobi :cr. i pt io n £25416421
11980
608
Annual Ditto
cidental ex
Interest on invested property..:
"w.et•MK, 432 k The other expenses, 506 12 2 .
The expenditure of the Society during the above period
had been on account of grants voted at the last.quarteriy
A Sub- including rent,
printing,
stationery, investigation chargf s, and other in-
tioare s
Tne thanks of the Society were voted to the auditors
of
.last Scar, and fresh ones were elected for the en-
suing year.
expenses, the sum of 0321. 18s. 7d.
Committee was appointed for the purpose of
examiningT the memorials 01 applicants.
a niakifesto
Toe m'etlng was addressed by Sir Edward Codring-
ton, Captain Bague, and Ceimmaoder Payne.
.. A lung discussion took place upon the subject of Miss
application. It appeared that at the last quar-
terly meetin of the Society it was resolved that no
further rein. t should be arnirde Ito her. In consequenc.
of her ~ri ,van,,e,
of that reolution -he had publitl.ed what -he had termed
and had, to a very large
extent directed public attention to the Institution iii
question. The present discussion arose upon the ques-
It was at lefigth moved by CAptain DitEw, seconded
by Admiral M'INLoN and carried unanimously—,...n.t
any furth.r reli,f granted to Miss Hoare from the funds
the deci‘ion of last quarter.
of this Society would be injurious to its interest, and
contrary to the pledge given in the address to
.the pub-
lic,The cases having
which states i, would exclude the undeserving from
pa,rticipation in its benefits."
The
lecicle upon the merits of the applications made to the
Sudety. The number of memorials presented was 86,
and the sum
Committee then proceeded to inquire into and
proposed for voting. was 4801.
fandgrants of
rnonry to the am.,unt of 5131. (being 331. over the sum
original;
y prop„„d havin., been voted to the various
applicants, a vote of thankst'was given to the Chairman,
and the Committee rose at five o'clock.
been dispos,d o ,