The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-03 00:00:00

VENING,

didates precise and positive pledges to vote for Minis-
ters on all Cabinet questions ? Does he not consider
the honour of those Deputies as pledged, precisely in
the same degree as the honour of M. DRAULT can
be ?" while the National concludes a furious tirade
against M. GUIZOT in these terms :
" The vote is a curious one! We saw some Conser-
vatives who had stood up in favour of M. Drault avoid
the ballot, whilst others of the number voted against
him; and as the balls became equal whippers-in were
dispatched to find a number of functionaries. The great
victory was then achieved. M. Drault was declared
unworthy to sit in the Chamber, because he had pledged
::imself in writing,to vote for electoral reform; for the
reform of the laws of September; and to refuse dota-
tions! Scarcely was the result known when the Left,
with one voice, uttered cries of ' Bravo, bravo.' Yes,
bravo! that is what must be repeated. They trust be
encouraged in this ruinous path; they now walk in it,
but they must be induced to run; they are impelled by
a vertigo; let us not retain them! let us press them
forward."

The Chamber, on Tuesday, elected its fourth "Vice

President. It will be recollected that M. D ELESSERT
the fourth Ministerial candidate, did not obtain an
absolute majority on Saturday, when the other three
Vice Presidents were elected, and that therefore a
new scrutiny was ordered to be taken. On this oc-
casion M. DELESSEAT was successful; he obtained
147 votes out of 280, while M. BILLAULT, the candi-
date of the Opposition obtained but 86 ; M. VATOUT,
95 ; and M. DEBELLEYME, a Vice-President of last
session, but who since the recess has been ccquetting
with the Opposition, only 20 votes.

The following letter from Rome, dated August 2
is published in the Semaphore de Marseilles :

" The Pope steadily pursues the accomplishment of
his work of regeneration in the midst of impediments
every day raised against him by the enemies of progress.
The Jesuits become more and more uneasy, though
without cause, if they have only the interests of
Christianity in view. If, however, they aim at some-
thing else, they may with reason feel apprehensive.
Heaven, in giving to the Church an enlightened Pon-
Jiff, appears to intend putting an end to intrigues which
cause such a serious prejudice to religion. At his last weekly
public audience; his Holiness heard the claims of forty-
eight persons. Those who had not brought with them
a written account of their grievances made a viva voce
statement, of which the Pope himself took notes. His
Holiness is occupied with the means of developing the
resources of the public wealth—resources which have
been hitherto allowed to lie dormant. For this purpose
chairs of physic and of mechanics, applied to arts
and industry, have just been founded at La
Sapienza; a chair of political economy is also
talked of. Piedmont has just given a noble example
to the other Italian states, by addressing to the Pope its
eounatulations on the work of regeneration he has
undertaken. Amongst the prelates acting as provincial
governors, who actively concur in the system of
Pius IX., must be distinguished Monseignor Ricci, the
legate of Civita Vecchia, a son of the celebrated poet
formerly pupil to the children of Murat. Eighty
Individuals who were confined in the bagne at Civita
Vecehip, on mere suspicion of being connected with
political affairs, have been liberated through his active
solicitude. Cardinal Gizzi, not wishing that the generous
wish of his Sovereign should be imperfectly carried into
effect, has just addressed a circular to the authorities,
recommending them to practise kind treatment towards
the liberated political offenders, and in no case to allow
their past conduct to prejudice them in the honest life
they may now wish to follow.

The same paper contains advices from Oran of the
25th ult. The whole colony was in a state of pro-
found tranquillity, although Ann-EL.KADER was
still hovering abuut the frontier.
Accounts have been received in Paris of the death
of the Right Rev. Bishop LUSCOMBE, for many years
chaplain to the British Embassy at Paris. lie died
suddenly at Lausanne on the 24th ult. of disease of
the heart. The death of the venerable prelate creates
a vacancy in the chaplaincy of the Embassy, which
is in the gift of the English Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs.

The Gazette de France states that the Minister of
Finance has declared to several high commercial per-
sons that the conversion of the Five per Cents. and
Postage reform shall be amongst the earliest ques-
tions brought forward after the opening of the en-
suing session.

Circulars have been issued to all the prefects, to
forward to the Government all the information they
can procure as to the proluce of the harvest, and the
state of the potato-crop.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on
Tuesday at 83f. 75e. ; the Five per Cents., 121 f 55c. ; the
Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,275 f. ; -Rouen, 9651. ;
7051. ; Great Northern, 7131. 75c. ; Avignon, 920 f. ;
Vierzor' 6301. ; Bordeaux, 5751. ; Troyes and Montereau,
:62f. 50c ; Pads and S;:rasburg, 496 f: 25c. ; Tours and
Nantes, 505 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 5281. 75c.; Lyons and
Avignon, 495 f.; Bordeaux and Cette, 485 f.; Belgian Two-
anci-a-Half per Cents., 56f. ; Spanish Actives, 33%; ditto
Three per Cents., 361,1.
MARSEILLES, AUG. 28.-Marseilles and Avignon, 9171.
50c. ; Northern, 710 f. ; Paris and Lyons, 5251.
BITSINES,; DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SEPTEMBER 2.
Dutch Rhenish, 6!4 -Gnat Indian Peninsular, lA-Italian and
Austrian, 1%-Luxembourg, 134-Madras, Nellore, and Arcot, -
Madrid and Valentia, 1-Northern of France Constituted, 13%, -
Orleans and Bordeaux, 8% -Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6-Tour-
nay, Jurbise, Lauden, and Ilasselt, 5.

THE MARRIAGE OF THE QUEEN

OF SPAIN.

We have received by extraordinary express a let-
ter from our Paris correspondent, from which we
make the following extract:—

" PARIS, TUESDAY NIGHT, SEPT.

TEN O'CLOCK.
" Intelligence has reached Paris from Madrid o
an official and highly important character.

" It is decided that her Majesty Queen Isabella
shall marry her Majesty's cousin, the Duke de Cadiz
(eldest son of Don Francisco de Paula), and that the
Duke de Montpensier, youngest son of King Louis
Philippe, shall marry her Majesty's sister, the Infanta
Maria Luisa Fernanda.

" It is further settled that the Duke and Duchess
of Montpensier shall leave Spain immediately after
the marriage, and pass some time in France."—Times•

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.
(From the Times.)
We have received by extraordinary express from
Paris a letter from our correspondent in Madrid,
fully confirming the intelligence we published this
morning.

We make the following extracts from our corre
spondent's letter :

" MADRID, AUG. 28.

"If what I am now about to mention, and I am
assured of it by a person who has opportunities of
acquiring information, and who is considered good
authority, be true, all further speculations on her
Majesty's marriage are at an end.

" It is said that the ceremony of the betrothing was
performed last night at the Palace, between the Queen
and the Infant Don Francisco d'Assis.

" I am also assured that it was done in the most
mysterious and surreptitious manner, and that not
more than four or five persons were present.
" It is unnecessary to dwell on the importance of
this news. That something out of the usual course
occurred at the Palace about eleven or twelve o'clock
last night there is little doubt.
"I have just learned that at two o'clock this morn-
ing the Minister of Grace and Justice, M. Caneja
was summoned out of his bed to a Council of Minis-
ters ; at the same time several employes of the Minis-
terial offices were summoned, and in particular the
Keeper of the Archives of the Department of Grace
and Justice."

Three per Cents., 34i, cash ; Four per Cents ,22 ;
Five per Cents., 221 ; Passives, 6i ; Coupons, 20-1.

LISBON, AUGUST 23.

The Government have at last published the decree
prolonging the term granted to the Bank and Con-
fianza Company for the suspension of payments. A
fresh delay has been granted for forty days from the
20th instant. This measure was fully expected, and
caused no difference in the discount of Bank notes,
which continues-at about nine per cent.

lhe Polyphemus came in yesterday f. om the
squadron, with which almost daily communication is
maintained either by steam or signal.
The Constance, Spartan,
Raleigh, and Eurydice
frigates have joined the Admiral.

IRISH RAILWAY COMPANIES.—Mr. Labouchere
has stated that he would entertain the grant of loans to
Irish railway companies which bad obtained Acts of
Parliament . and the Parliamentary deposits on which
had been bona fide paid up, and continued in bank to the
credit of the companies.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was firm.
Sales 8,000 to 9,000 bales, including 2,500 on spenla-
tion. Pernarn, 6d., Egyptian, 6d. to 7d., Bahia, 6id.,
Sea Island, 11d. to 16d., and American 4d. to 6d. Shares
were dull.
Some alllusion bas been made by one or more of our
Morning Contemporaries to the conduct of the Directors
of the Hudson's Bay Company in underselling purchasers
of gc ods at their periodical sales. There is little doubt
but the Directors are to blame. We shall make in-
quiries, and report thereupon to-morrow.
The state of the Stock and SEare Markets in New
York is anything but favourable. We are upon this
subject, thus advised :
" Many of these quotations of Stock are merely nomi-
nal, in the absence of operations. There has recently
been very little business done in State Stocks, or, in fact,
in any description of stock security, real or fancy.
Even the quotations for those in which transactions have
been made, are no indications of their actual value as invest-
ments, either temporary or permanent. The position of
public affairs, at present, is such as to preclude the pos-
sibility of obtaining prices for our really good and sound
stocks, near their actual value ; and so long as there
exists that uncertainty and doubt in relation to the
operation of those measures affecting our commercial
system, and our externa affairs continue in their pre-
sent state, vie cannot hope for or expect any improve-
ment in prices, or in the demand for stocks for invest-
ment or for speculation.
"Considerable anxiety exists in relation to the course
the Government will pursue in regulating its own finan-
cial affairs. Several attempts were made, before Con-
gress adjourned, to compel the Secretary of the Tr• u-
sury to report whether any Treasury notes under the
new law, had been issued, and if there had been, to what
extent, and at what rate of interest. None of these at-
tempts were successful, and we are, therefore, without
any official information unon the subject. We
are, however, informed that the new issue of
Treasuey notes has taken place at the south-
west, and that an issue will be made here in
a few days It is possible, however, that the bulk
of the new issue will first appear at the south and west,
as these notes can be put into circulation upon more fa-
vourable terms to the Government— that is at a less rate
of interest—than at the north, where there is not so much
demand for them. We have no doubt, however, but that
nearly the whole amount authorised will be issued at a 1
nominal rate of interest. Had the independent Treasury
Bill gone into operation at once, the new issue of Trea-
sury notes could have been made more easily, and at a
more reduced rate of interest, than they will be now, as
there would have been a demand for them to make pay-
ments to the Government, at different points, where they
would otherwise be required in specie. Even under ex-
isting circumstances, there is very little doubt but that
they will obtain a circulation, if they are not forced out,
by putting on a high rate of interest—as, in that case,
they would be sought after for permanent investment and
be locked up in the vaults of capitalists, where they
would remain until called in by the Government for final
redemption. If these notes are issued at a nominal rate of
interest, they will be continually going into and out of
the Treasury; they will be to the Government what
paper issues are to a bank, and will ebb and flow, so
that they will answer the purposes of a much larger
amount, if that amount was absorbed by capitalists and
salted down. An issue of ten millions of Treasury
notes, if issued for investment, upon proper principles.
would be paid in and taken out of the Treasury several
times in the course of a year, and would iu this way be
equal to an issue of several times the amount, made in
such a manner as would make them desirable invest-
ments."
The Consol Market has been extremely steady to. clay,
at 96i for the Account; for Money the current value is
96. TN) premium on Exchequer-bills remains at 18s.
to 21s. India Bonds are at 255. to 30s. Bank Stock
has fluctuated from 2081- to 2092.
In the Foreign Stocks a very considerable amount of
business has been transacted this morning. Spanish
Five per Cents. have advanced to 27k; the Three per
Cents. to 39k; and the Dutch Two• and-a-Half per
Cents. have been quoted at 60.
In the Railway Share Market the transactions have
been rather considerable to-day.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 2091/4 2083% 2091/2
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... . 961 h%
3 per Cent. Consols Anus 96%!,i, 96
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726
New 34 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 lO 7-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, l 859 lOl4
India Stock 259
India Bonds 1,0001
Ditto under 1.0001
South Sea Stock
Ditto Old Annuities
Ditto New Annuities
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 13/td. 11%cl.
500/. ....... ..,... 18 21 pm.

PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCS.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 43
Equador Bonds 33
Granada, I per Cent. . ... 2 0 172

Ditto Deferreu
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent 26% %%
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese 4 per Cents 46
Ditto for the Account . 46142 46
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840..;
Ditto for the Account 27%W/ilia
Ditto Passive Bonds 6, l/8
Ditto Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent

Ditto for the Account

Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 42
Ditto Deferred Stock l2l/
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cents
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
• RAILWAYS. PAID. Paz sneae.
.. _

Aberdeen
Amber., Notting., Boston, &c 2% 2 to
Armagh, Coleraine, &Portrush lA -
Aylesbury and Thame l% - to
Belfast and County Down .. 21/2 .. ..
Bideford and Tavistock ..... 13t, —
Bi•mmgham and Gloucester..loo ......
Do. New (iss. at 7% dis.) . 17% — to
Birmingham & Oxford June... 2
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
_

Cheshire Junction 23,4 — ..... to
Boston, Stamf , & Birming... 225.
Bristol and Exeter
Do., New
Bristol and Gloucester
Bristol and Liverpool June... 2% — to
Buckinghamshire..- 42. % dis. to
Caledonian ......
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, Extension
Cambrian and Grand Janet.. 425.
Cambridge and Oxford
Central Kent • 2%...•••
Chester and Holyhead 27%
Churnet and 81ythe.......... 2
Chester and Manchester 42s.
Cheltenham and Oxford
Clydesdale Junction
Cork, Blackrock, & Passages 225.
Cork and Killarney 2%...... ...... to
Cork and 'Waterford l% to
Cornwall
Cornwall and Central Devon 2% — ...... to
'Derby and Crewe
Direct Lincoln, East Retford,
and Sheffie!d Junction 2% to
Direct Manchester (Rem.)... 23/4 .„.. to
Ditto( Rastrick's)
Direct Northern ...... 2 A ••..••
Direct Norwich 1
Dublin and Beltlst Junction.. 10
Dublin, Belfast, & Coleraine 21A ~ ...... to
Dublin and Galway
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... VA ......
Eastern Counties l4l. 16s
Do. New lOl. 16s — to

Do. Perpet., 5 per et. No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d...
Do., d 0....... ......... N 0.2,61. 13s. 4d... %p to
Do., York Extension lUs. ...... 2A to
East Dereham and Norwich 1
Eastern Union 35
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Do. Extension to Harwich 1% — ...... to
Do. Cambridge and Ely ... 2
East Lancashire
East Lincolnshire ... 114 % to
East and West of England... IA, — to
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O — to
Ditto, Half Shares

.-
Ditto, Quarter Shares l2l/2 — • to
Do. New Quarter Shares... 121,2
Edinburgh and Northern ... 10 ...... •.... to
Edinburgh and Perth
Ely and Huntingdon
Enniskillen and Sligo 2l/2 — to
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 51 — to
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50 ......
Ditto, New
Do. -LA. Shares (5 per ct. gua.) 121/
Glouc., Aberystwith, and Cen.
of Wales
Goole, Doncaster, Sheffid., &c. 42s —
Grand Union (Nott. & Lynn) I%—.
Great Eastern and Western... 21/2 . to --
Great Grimsby and Sheffield 10
Gt. South. & West. (Ireland) 25
Great Munster
Great North of Scotland 2[h......
Great North of England 100 ......229
Ditto, New 5 — to
Ditto, New
Ditto, New iiii-•••••
Great Western BS
Ditto, Halt Shares SO
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Ditto, Fifths 2O
Guildfd.,Farelim.,&Portsmth. 5
...... to
Harwich and I_,:. U. Junction 2 ....
..... to
llull anJ. Selby 5O ......1041..... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares l2l/2
...... to
Ditto, Half Shares
Inverness and Elgin
Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 9
Do. do. and Norwich
Irish North Midland
to
Isle of Axholme ............... 2:,5, _ to
Killarney Junction ......... Ili —
...... to
Kendal and Windermere
Lancasf,',r and Carlisle
Do. New
to
Lame, Ilelfast, B‘. Ballymena 425. ...., ....
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds and Carlisle •• .. 2% — to
Leicester and Birmingham... 225.
Leizest?... and Bedford 22s.
Leeds End Dewsbury
...... to
Leiceste7. and Tamworth, &c. 42s l/4 dis. to
Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newustle Junction. ...... ... 21/ — to
Liverpool and Bury l4 -
:,ondon and Binning. Ext en . 1% — to
London As,. Blackwall...l6/. 13s. 4d —
Do. 1:, ew
Do. Extension
London and Brighton ... 50 ' 63%.... to ,
Do. Fifths 3O . ..... 7.