The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-10 00:00:00

VENICE•

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There was a smart skirmish on the 25th ult., near
the fort of Eau, the cannonade from which forced the
Austrian outposts to retire.

SICILY.
The Opinione of Turin, of the 4th inst., has letters
from Messina of the 23d ult. A French steamer had
conveyed a French captain to Palermo, to take the
direction of the fortifications of that city. The royal
troops extend from Messina to Scaletta (15 miles),
and in another direction as far as Milazzo (24 miles).
Any further progress is impossible on their part,
blocked up as they are by an insurmountable cordon
of Sicilians, protected by the nature of the country.
An engagement is said to have taken place at Saor-

mina, in which the Sicilians obtained the advantage
over the Swiss.

According to the Piedmontese Gazette, the authori-
ties of Palermo have demanded an armistice of some
months.

MONEY rida :'e3 ikciAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday closed
firmly. Sales 5,000 bales, including 500 of American
for export ; American realised :id. to sd. per lb. For
sr tires the market was gloomy, and considerably lower.
There are various ship arrivals today, but the ac-
counts generally are not of later date. The American
advices notice less doing in grain and cotton, but this
was the result as much of a temporary, or presumed
temporary stringency in the money market, as of any
other cause. In reference to public stocks, Ste., at New
York, it is stated that

" Government and State securities have been in very
moderate demand during the past few weeks, and the
prospect at present is, that a decline in prices, to a cer •
tain extent, will soon be realised. We base this opinion
upon the fact, that money is becoming scarcer every day,
and its value daily increasing. The amount of Govern-
ment stock upon the market is more than it can bear,
and unless it is relieved it will be impossible to sustain
prices. The advices received by the last steamer from
London, relative to the negotiation of a loan upon the
hypothecation of United States Six per Cent. Stock,
have not had a very favourable influence upon
these securities, and it is the universal im-
pression in the street, that in the event
of the required loan not being made, Treasury notes
will sink below par. If the loan is obtained, money will
be plentier, and the market relieved, and if it is not ob-
tained, Treasury notes will, without doubt, fall below
par, and the market be relieved by arresting the drain of
specie to pay into the independeut treasury, as these
notes will be purchased for payment into the Custom-
house, and take the place of the precious metals. There
is, therefore, a probability of improvement in the
Money-market."

The Canadian accounts are interesting. The Quebec
Gazette, in reply to some remarks that have appeared
under this head, and were furnished by a corre-
spondent, denies that there is any French Canadian Go-
vernment in existence, or that any French party is in
power. When Mr. Lafontaine came into power
it was throrgh election by a constituency of Bri-
tish birth or descent in Upper Canada, where
very few Fee-rich are to be found, and he has
ever since, says the Quebec Gazette, adhered
to Mr. Baldwin and his political party. At the last gene-
ral election, Mr. Lafontaine was returned by a combined
vote of the British and French electors of the capital city
of the province. If there existed a French party in the
Government, it could only be a small minority, and there
are but four of French origin in the present Administra-
tion, while eight are British, and with respect to Lord
Elgin's being so much controlled as to be unable to in-
vite to his table any one who might be objectionable to
the French Canadians, the editor of the Gazette says
(which, by the bye, is not a denial) that he never heard
any instance of the kind. The Government, it is added,
is simply unpopular with some of the papers, and its
financial :difficulties were bequeathed to it by its pre •
decessors. The Toronto Globe considers the issue of
debentures to have succeeded well, but the Gazette
admits that upon this subject opinions in the province
were divided.

By an arrival from New Zealand we have dates of
April 19, from Wellington, and April 8, from Nelson.
The arrangements were in active progress for settling
the Otakon district, and its colonization was expected
to be of great service to the southern parts. At
Wellington, the exchange on London was 2 per cent.
premium, and freight was 6/.
There v% as a re-selection of town acres going on at
Nelson under the last arrangement between the Ne
Zealand Company and their purchasers.
From Auckland the dates are April 9. The mur-
derers of Lieutenant Snow and family were still undis-
covered.

The English Funds have further declined to-day, and,
after the long pause, there is more activity, with an ap-
parent inclination to press sales. There are various
reasons assigned. Foremost is the railway panic which
compels, it is contended, the realization of assets by certain
parties who have made advances upon shares. We shall
not feed the morbid taste for excitement which points
invidiously first at one individual or company, and then
at another, as being "in difficulties," simply because
such notices can do no good, and must do much harm.
A fall of 4 or 1 per cent. in these times can readily be
explained on tangible grounds, without mere speculators
inventing causes, or magnifying sales made in the way
of business into embarrassment felt by any instl-
tution. The knowledge that the Chancellor of
the Exchequer has stock to sell, that the
election for President in France will solve a mo-
mentous problem, and that the pacification of Italy
has yet to be accomplished, are all accessory, if not
prime causes that weigh heavily against the abundance
of money in the bankers' hands (never great probably),
and against the comparatively satisfactory revenue re-
turn promised this evening. Consols opened at 851
have been down to 851 -k, and are now about 85.1- t.
Exchequer-bills are 30s. to 335. premium.
The Foreign Bonds have been very dull. Spanish
Five per Cents. have been 111 to 4; Mexican 18-4- to ;
Equador 2; and Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 72.
In the Railway Share Market there is less excite-
ment, but no improvement in prices. The tone is, per-
haps, a little better; but we fear that there are still
sellers hovering over the market to take advantage of
any rally. Some parties are trying the Liverpool
market.

~ m ~,, ~ .._. ~.-, ~..-. r• nr.A. Ir to v.,1. I" ...a. ,zriz V ldl.o orr.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Consols Anns 853414 %
Consols for Account ... .. ......
Exchequer Bills. 2IAd. 2d.
March. June.
1,000/.
500/ 33 35 p
Small 33 35 p 31 35 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Equador Bonds 2
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent lBl/M
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
Ditto for the Account .......
Ditto Passive Bonds 2%
Ditto Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 41,4 per Cent

BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PIM SHAWL.
Aberdeen
Amber., Notting., Boston, &c 4l, to
Ayrshire and Gallaway
Belfast and County Down .. 171, .. ..
Birmingham & Oxford June... 20
Birmingham, Wol., & Dudley 10 ... .
Birnaing., Wol., & Stour Val. 131.145.... ..... to
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction..
Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5
Bristol and Exeter
Do., Thirds
Buckinghamshire..
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares - ...
Ditto, New 101. Preference 2% % ...... to %
Ditto, Clydesdale Junction 50
Chester and Holyhead 471,4 ..... ...... to
Ditto, Preference
Clarence.
Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 . ... to
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
Direct London & Portsmouth 514
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 30
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 20 ....
East Anglia, 251. L. & E.,
add L. & D
Ditto, 181., E. & H lB
...... 3 - ... to
Ditto, 31. Os., E. & H 3% — to
Eastern Counties
Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 7% to
Do.Perpet.,s per ct. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d... to
Do., d 0....... N 0.2,6/. 13s. 4d... to
Do., Northern & Eastern... 50
Do., 5 per cent.
Do., Quarter 121,4. . ..
D0., New
Eastern Union, Class A (late
E. U. Shares)
Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 1
Ditto, do, Class B (I. & B) 20
Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 171/4 — to
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 10
Ditto, ditto ...... ............ 20 ......
Ditto (C. & E.), 5 per ct. 2% — to
East Lancashire
Ditto, New 2l
Do., N'ew Quarters
Do., 6 per Cent. Preference
Quarter Shares
East Lincolnshire 23 -
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto, Ilalf Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121,E — to
Edinburk ;h and Northern ... 25
Ditto, iVew . ...... 614 — ...... to
Ditto, I Jew port.. ... ...... .. 13
Ditto, ditto, New 334 — ...... to
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — ...... to
Glasg.,lD =fries, & Carlisle-84 6s.Bd — .. ... to
Glasgow' Kilmarnock, is Ayr 50 — to
Ditto, .N'ew 4O —
Do.Preff irence Consolidated 15 .. ..
Great Nert kern.— .......... ... 17 3 3% 2% to 314
D 0.% A , Deferred ..... ... 121,4 2!4%... to
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 421
Great Nort th of England 100 223 -
Ditto, New 40L
Ditto, , ditto .... ..... l5
Ditto, :N 'ew 301 ... 30 .. ..
Ditto, N;ew 15/...... ... ...... 14 ...... .
Great We stern
Ditto, 1. lalfShares
Ditto, Q uarter Shares
Ditto, F. ifths
Do. New 171.
tluddersfiel land Manchester 28 .. -.
Ditto, ThArds..
Hull and S elby 50
Ditto, H alf Shares .. ...... 25 ...
Ditto, Qi tarter Shares 121,E — to
Lancaster I Ind Carlisle.... ....50
Do., Thirds lO .....
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93
Ditto, dif to
Ditto Hs If Shares - 43 ...... ...... to
Ditto Qu artery
Ditto Fit ths
Ditto Six. teenths ..-....... 614
Ditto Thirds (Reg.)
Do., Nev t 'Guar. 6 per cent. 5
Do. Live rpool and Bury... 43
Do. (Hut lders. and Sheff.) 43
Do., Wak etield, Pontefract,
and Gc Pole
Do., Wee t Riding Union... 7 .... . .
Do., Pre! t on and Wyre ... 25
Do., do., half Shares (A) 91/ l 3
Leeds and.) 3radford
Leeds,Dew , sbury,& Manches. 50
Do., Halt Shares
Ditto, 811 ,e (scrip) ..... ... 214 —

Leeds and
Ditto, No,
Do„ do.,
Liverpsol. C.ro:

50
, .

Ilt.
3 I/‘ • • ••• ••". •••• • • tO ammo

port .....•. - .... to -
Liverpool, .Mancto• :tor, atol
NowroorloJimooon.... ..... 21, - ..... to -
London lnack‘.all .. 13/. 6s. 8d
Do. Oa.. too oion ......... ...... 22% ..... - -
Lorol.. _fright., & out Coast 50 ..... 2514 25 to 25%
100 ,:-luarantoed :, per Cent. 9 . -
Do. Pref. Coti.v. 5 For Cent. 50 ...... - .. -
Cato, ditto ...... .... 1052 50 ..... - •
to -
Do., New, guar. 6 por cent. 4 - ••• .. to -
I undo:, and Groorvich... 12/. 15s. 4d - ... ..• to -
Ditto Preforolao ...... -18/ 17s 2d - ...... to -
Condon &North Western.....loo - •-104 ...... to 102
Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 - ...... to -
Dl. New
Do. Fifths . .
Do. .1.4.:ti.‘z.r,-.4._ 1.,. & M 25 ...... - -
Do. 10t.... M. ano 13. (A.) 9 ...• • - -
Do. NO .. M. ,ind B. (B.) 9 - to -
Do. 101.... .li. and B. (C.) 1 - ..... to -
London and S. W05t0rn....... 50 -
Ditto, New 591. - 49%...... -
Ditto, Now 40/........ . - .. 34
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 - -
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40
Ditto, Th inls .. ..... ..11/. 13s. 4d 5%% dis. to -
Do., New Scrip, 1 . 'at S, Pref.
7 per Ct. on Dooosit and
5 per Ct. on Calls ll. 13s. 4d.... - -
London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 11,4 - -
Londonderry and Coleraine... 27% - to -
Londonderry and Enniskillen 25
Lowestoft (guar. 4 rer cent.) 20 - -
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 8 ...... - -
Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 4 - to -
Manchr, Sheffield, and Linc.loo ...... - -
Ditto 14 Shares(No. 1) ... 18 . ..... - -
Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25 ...... -
Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 10 - to -
Do., New 104 Preference.. 10 ... .. - to -
Ditto Grimsby 35 ...... - ...... to -
Ditto, ditto. . l.l
- • •••• • to ...
Ditto, ditto ... ..... - -
to-
Ditto Sheffield and, Line. 1234..,....-
to -
Ditto, Grlinchy Dock ...... 1734 - to -
Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... - -
Midland .....100 •76 76% to 75
Ditto, Consul. Preference...loo - ...... to -
Ditto, 50/. Shares-- ...... 20
Midland, Bi rm., and Derby...loo ....• 52
alidland, Consul. Bristol and
Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100 - to -
Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... a - -
Ditto ditto 14/. 185... - -
Midland,. Leices. and Swan-
. oington (8 per ct. gua. )....100 .... . - -
Olidid. Groat Western (Irish) 42% - to -
Nliddlesbro' and Redcar. 6
per cent. guar. 5O - to -
Newcastle and Carlisle -
Ditto Quarter Shares - ...... to -
Newmarket -
Ditto Extension Scrip... 2/. 12s. - -
Newport Abergy., and Heref. 6
Newry and Enniskillen - ...... to -
Newry, Warrenpoint, and
Rostrevor ...... a-. ........ 20
Norfolk. lOO -• ...... to -
Ditto New 20/. . - -
Ditto Extension 5 per et... 20 -
Do. Guaranteed 51/ per ct. 5 - -
Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2
- ... .. to -
Northern Counties Union ... 4 - to -
North British -
Ditto Half Shares...... ..... 12% 634 ... .. to -
Do. Quarters 6I,A -
Ditto, Extension .. - -
Ditto Thirds ... ........ .-... 84-- 4% to -
North and South-Western... 2 a- - .. -
North Staffordshire... .. ...... 15 ...... 7%3,4- to -
North Wales - , .... to -
North Western
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhaloptoo - .... . to •-•
Reading,. Ol iiildfd. , & Reigate 10. . - ..... to -
Royston and Hitchin ..... 1%.. - -
Scottish Central ......... ..... 25 , - - -a- to--
Ditto, New 17% - to -
Sheffield, Rotherham, and
Goole 7%
Do. do. (South Div.) 5 - to -
Shrewsbury and Birmingham 9 - to
Ditto, ditto, Class B. 5
Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2
Shrewsbury and Chester
(Nor. W. Ilin.) - ...... to -
Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8 ... - . ... to -
Ditto, Oswestry l6 .... - • to -
Ditto ,New) 1 -
Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref,...... 10 -
Shropshire Union.- .. ......... 4 a., .. 1,4 -
South Devon ... ............ ... 50 .....• - -
Ditto, Preference ........ ... 25 -
South Staffordshire.... 51,4 -.... to -
South Eastern -
Ditto, New, No. 1 ........24 - to -
Dit to, New, No. 9 22 - -
Ditto, New, No. 3..•....3............25 - ...... to -
Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 -
South Wales -
South Yorkshire, Doncaster
and Goole . 5 - '0p.... to -
Swans. and Loughor and Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal ..... ... . 6 -
raw Vale Extension
Thames Haven Dock and
Railway 171,4 ---to -
Vale of Neath
.. ... to -
Waterford and Kilkenny ...... 17% - -
Waterford and Limerick..... 45 ... a - to -
Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw,
and Dublin
- •••• . to -
Wear Valley 6 per Cent
Guaranteed - to -
Do. do. do.
Do. do. do. ...... .. 9 ... . - -
West London ...... ••• 20 ...... - .•• •• to. ....'
-
Ditto,
First C1a55............ 20 ..... . - -
Ditto, Second C1a55,........ 20 ...... - -
Whitehaven andleurness lB ..... - ..... to -
Windsor, Staines, and South
Western... .. . ............... - ...... to -
Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 40 -
fork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 a a 22% to 2174
Do. Original New & Ber'ck...... 25 -
Do. Extcn. No.l (Y. &N.) 15 ..... 11 -
Do. do. No. 2, New &B. 15 -
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 -
. fork and North Midland .. 54)
Ditto, Preference ......... ... 10 -
Ditto East and W est Riding
Extension ...... .... -
FOREIGN RAILWAY 3.
Anglo Italian (late Italian
and Aastriau -
Boulogne and Amiens 2O . to -
Control of France (Orleans
and Vierzon) .... l7 -
...... to -
Ceylon % - to -
I Nmerara. - -
Dendre Valley -
Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... . -
Batch ithonish 7% - to -
East Indian - -
Great lndian Peninsular..... !O •••••• - --- to -
o
Louvain I la. Sambre ......... 71/e
-- ...... t -.
Luxernhooro - -
Madrid oioi Valentia - , to -
Namur an-, Liege 2O ...... -
Northern of France.... l2 .....• 6 -
Orleans and Bordeaux ... .. 6
%
Paris and Lyons
Do. 10. - ..... to --
Part, oiol (roans.,.. 2O - ••••.• to --
Paris and Hoe ,n -
...... to --
Paris 8.: St.i.,-31Joi,r ; ..... ..... 8 ..- - ...... to
......
Rouen and lia, r". - -
...... to -.....
Sambre and butte
Strasburg and 801 e..... ... 14 -
.... t
Tours & Nantes ... -........ o •• •• to -
......
.....
Touring, Jurbise, Landen, .. o -
and Hasrelt -
West Flan c'C'S B% ...... ..... ...... .... JOINT STOCK JUNKS.
Austrolrisia . .
Briti:!- North American
. -- •••••• to
001wooi ..... .. . •....
•••-• --- • •• to -
Commorcio' ot London
. --- ...... to ••••
London ~..,. ot Stock .... lO ..... .-- •••... to -
London ao . aa.,,trilinster. a2O ..... -- .. to •••••
....
National Po '.social of Engld. 35
...... -- *
tolo -.
.. . Ditto, New
►•
National of Ireland . .....• -
. 221,4
... to
Provincial of Ireland ... 25 ""'•- .. •
.. to --
... to -- Ditto, New ....... .a. ..... 10 -
Union of Aftstralia .. .......... 25
.....
Ditto, New..... ............... •2% - - to -
...... to -- rr.ion of London ...... a ...... -
...•• to -- .10
Ur ion of Madrid ............... 40 - ...... to --
MINES.
Anglo 1, exicnn .. ........ ...100 -. ...... to -
Asturian Mining Company... 13 ' -. ..... to -
Australian.
...... - ...... to - Blaenarvon It on and Coal - to -
British Scrip
- •••..• -- - British Iron - - Brazilian Imperial .......... 24%...... -
Ditto Cone; awl Cniaba... 30
Ditto St. John Pei Rey ... 15 - -
Cobre Copper .. ....... ....... 40 - •••... to -
General Miei.ig - •••••• to -
/tool del Monte, Unrcooistered - . .. - .. . to -
Do. Black Debentures-
•-• ...... to -
Do. Red Debentures
-
Santiago de Cuba.
10 ...... - --- .. to -
UniteXMexican
2814 -- ••• •• to -

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, OCT. 10.—Wind, W.S.W., moderate breeze
and cloudy.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 9.—The Henry Dubignan, Cullen,
for Liverpool, put back to Savannah, 16th ult., leaky.
The St. James, from Savannah to Liverpool, put into
Boston, 24th ult., leaky, and with captain, second-mato,
and six of the crew laid up with fever. The Morris, for
Cork, put back to Halifax, 27th ult., leaky, &c. The
Enterprize, from Dublin to New York, put into Lunen-
burg, 24th ult., with loss of top-masts, &c. The Peel's
One, from Hull to Richibucto, struck on Cape North,
C. 8., 18th ult., fourteen persons drowned. The Age-
norie, Hicks, front St. Andrews and Eastport to Liver-
pool, put into Halifax, 29th ult., leaky. The Icarus, for
'put back to Rio Janeiro previous to the 16th
of August, with part of cargo thrown overboard.
Bth. Arid. Balfour, Bombay; Creole, Buenos Ayres.
Scalhy, Laguna ; Abbot, Lord, Mobile ; Mississippi;
Baltiniore ; lir lcn, M'Caw, Philadelphia ; St,
George, ditto; Boston, ditto ; Harriet, St. John's,
New Ilrun,,iviek ; Elizabeth, Pugwash ; Brothers, ditto;
Sarah Parker, Prince Edward's Island ; Princess Alice,
Quebec ; Mary, Newfound and ; Cora, ditto. 90.
Cressida, Calcutta ; Pakenham, Bombay ; Elizabeth,
New Orleans ; furopa (steamer), New York, lett 27th
ult., and from 30th, with 50,000 dollars on
freight Jane, St. John's, New Brunswick, sailed sth ;
Mary Join-s, Buenos Ayres ; Ann Mary, Cape of Good
Hope ; Paultna, Moon ; Recorder, Calcutta ; Royalist,
Rio Janeiro ; Rhodes, Savannah ; Persian, ditto. Off
port, 9th, Charlotte, St. John's, New Brunswick, and
sailed fur Belfast ; Isis. Bella Portena, and Parton.
DEAL, OCT. 9. Wind S.W., squally.—Arrd. Will
Watch, Sydney, New South Wales; Sooloo, Batavia;
Wild Iri,h Girl, Batavia, and both sailed for Rotterdam;
Doctionie Amestia, Batavia, and sailed for Amsterdam;