The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-12 00:00:00

state. He declared that it wzzs necessary to change it,
but a stnalt portion only of the damaged part was re-
placed, and it has since been necessary to throw the
remainder into the sea, and without the means of
getting another suppl:h as none is to te procured at
Senegal. Some months since two cargoes of sup-
plies were sent to Rear-Admiral MONTAGNIES DE LA-
ROQUE, but they did not all arrive in good condition,
which is partly attributed to the great heat expe-
rienced in France. However well-founded this ex-
cuse may be, our seamen are either short of provi-
sions, or are compelled to live in a manner which may
prove prejudicial to their health. There are already
a great number of sick in the squadron, the greater
part of whom are to be sent to Europe."
Bayonne was visited on the 3d by a violent thun •
der-storm, which, in a few minutes, completely
destroyed most of the gardens, the branches of trees
falling as if cut through by a hatchet. Windows
were broken in all directions. Some of the hailstones
were as large as hens' eggs, angular and pointed like
stalactites.

The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on
Monday at 83f. 70c. ; the Five per Cents., 122 f. 40,!. ;
the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,2701.; Rouen, 9621. 50c.;
Havre, 7001. ; Great Northern, 706 f. 25c. ; Avig-
non, 8921. 50c. ; Yierzon, 625 f.; Bordeaux, 562 f. 50c.;
I3asle, 220 f. ; Paris and Strasburg, 4961. 25c. ; Tours and
Nantes, 5051. ; Paris and Lyons, 5201 ; Lyons and Avig-
non, 487 f. 50c.; Bordeaux and Cette, 485 f.; Spanish Three
per Cents., 361/2 ; Spanish Pas,ives, 6.
The followinif are the quotations ter the new lines :
MARSEILLE* AUG. 6.—Marseilles and Avignon, 870 f.;
Northern, 765 f.; Paris and Lyons, 509 f.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, AUGUST 11.

Boulogne and Amiens, 12% Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette
(Espelete), 1 —Dutch Rhenish, 5% —East Indian, --Gr. at Indian
Peninsular, % Louvain a la Sambre, 1 —Luxembourg, 1%
Naliur and Liege, 3—Northern of France Constituted, 12%—Orleans
and Bordeaux, B%—Paris and Lyons Constituted, s%—Paris and
Strasbourg Constituted, 4%.

Their Majesties the King and Queen of the Belgians
arrived at Buckingham Palace this afternoon from
Osborne House, Isle of Wight, en route to the continent.
A meeting of the Liberal Members of the House of
Commons will, it is understood, be held to-morrow.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Tha SPEAKER. took the Cnair at Twelve o'clock.
DRAINAGE OF LANDS BILL.

On the motion of Mr. ESTCOURT, this B►ll was read a
third time and passed.
LORDS' AMENDMENTS.

The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were agreed
to:—Firth and Cl)de Navigation and Bowling Bay Improve-
ment ; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal Navigation and
Railway, and Manchester and Leeds Railways Amalgamation ;
Salthouse Embankment; West Riding Union Railways (No.
2); and Wolverhampton Stipendiary Justice.
EFFECT OF SHOT ON STEAM VESSELS.

Mr. WA WN gave notice that he should to-morrow ask
two questions on this subject.
DUKE OF NORFOLK'S ESTATE.

On the motion of Mr. ESTCOURT, it was agreed that an
instruction be given to the Committee of Selection to fix the
Committees on the Duke of Norfolk's Estate Bill, and on
Bond's Estate Bill, for Monday next, and that the Committees
on those Bills have leave to report the same day.