The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-11 00:00:00

N APRIL 11, 1848.

Philippe from his power and placed the might of the
people in his stead.
Mr. BALDWIN supported the resolution. He denied
that the Chartists sought to obtain their objects by phy-
sical means. They wished to proceed by constitutional
means, and this was one of them. The demonstration
made yesterday by the Government was not a proof of
strength, but an evidence of weakness.—(Loud cheers.)
They had not confidence in the hearts of the country,
and, therefore, it was that they adopted the brute
means which had distinguished their yesterday's pro-
ceedings.
Mr. WILD was also of opinion that the impeachment
of the Ministry was a course justified by the law and
the constitution. and they might depend on it that the
country would eventually hurl these Ministers from
their seats, and compel her Majesty to cAll to her
councils men who had some sympathy with the people.
On Friday the discussion on the petition would come on,
and they ought, before that time, to do something to
improve their position. for that This was one of the steps
purpose, and he hoped it would be adopted.
Mr. DONOVAN read certain extracts from the Man
chester Times, to show that a portion of the press which
was inimical to their cause was turning round in their
favour, and he could assure the Convention that a very
great proportion of the shopkeepers of London had, at
a public meeting held last night, taken into consideration
Diacnynci.mnusly agreed to.
the propriety of the proceedings of the Government.
He would support the resolution.
Mr. WlLlttesore thought that the Executive had ex-
hibited a very great degree of wisdom in outgencralling
the enemy. He detested all war, but more especially
did he detest civil war.
The discussion was adjourned for the purpose of re-
cceiving the report, which it was agreed should be issued
to the people.
The report was then read, which was in itself a violent
attack upon the Ministry, who were denounced as having
we. seconded, the
adoption of the rep
adjourned till half-past two
The Convention then
o'clock.
adopted
mr . e 1
,a
AGR uxiEz opt
proposed,
,s Del
td,uh, ci
chahan tdwe laA,sipruo.
unanimously
. .

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The April General Sessions commenced this morning
at Hicks's Hall, Clerkenwell-green, before the Assis-
tant Judge and se'reral County Magistrates.
William Fitzgerald, aged 12, and William James, aged
30, were indicted for stealing a purse, containing some
sovereigns and other money, the property of a person
unknown.

It was clearly proved from the evidence of
Mr. Bryce, a special constable, that the younger
prisoner drew the purse out of a lady's pocket
in Chancery-lane, the prisoner and three others,
who afterwards made their escape, standing round to
screen him from observation, whilst he committed the
theft. The boy was in the act of handing the purse to
the elder prisoner, when Mr. Bryce seized them both.
The lady was at the time lost sight of, and has since
been found. The prisoner, James, who was stated to be
a compositor, received a good character from respectable
witnesses, but the jury having returned a verdict of
Guilty against both prisoners. It appeared that both
were known, and had been convicted before.
The boy wept bitterly, and prayed to be allowed
"another chance," and James, who protested that if he
was dealt with leniently this time he would return to an
honest life, implored the Judge to " have mercy on
him."

Mr. Sergeant ADAMS commented severely on the
elder prisoner's want of mercy to the unhappy child,
whom he and his wretched comrades had trained to vice,
and sentenced him to transportation for ten years. He
passed this sentence on the younger prisoner, but told
him he should be sent to Parkhurst, where he would be
taught a useful trade, and be afforded the opportunity
of becoming an honest man.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
THE CHARTIST MEETING.—Two or three cases of
disorder during the time that the streets remained
crowded after the dissolution of the Chartist meeting
yesterday, and a few of drunken persons attempting to
incite the people to riot, came before the magistrate this
morning, but they were of too trivial a nature to call fur
a report. In fact, the efforts of the police and special
constables to keep order were so successful that there
were fewer cases of disturbance or disorderly conduct
than on any day for some time past.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY)
Mr. Wm. Wallace, a special constable, was charged
before Mr. Bingham with assaulting Mr. Joseph
[lemming, jeweller, 157, Regent.street.
Complainant stated that he was a special constable of
the St. James's division, and was on duty last evening
about five o'clock in the Quadrant, when he and some
others were called to quell a mob in Golden-square. In
endeavouring to disperse the mob the defendant and
some other persons obstructed them in their duty. Wit-
ness remonstrated with defendant on the impropriety of
his conduct, when he said, "I am a special constable as
well as you, and you had better go,home, as you are
doing more harm than good to the people." Soon after
the police came up, when witness informed tho inspector
that the defendant had been exciting the mob. The in-
spector then advised witness to take him into custody.
He accordingly did so, but the defendant resisted and
struck him a violent blow on the chest with his staff.
Witness eventually succeeded in taking him to the
station.

Edney, 103 D, proved seeing defendant strike the
blow.

Defendant denied the charge, and said the complainant
and others were standing in the middle of the road
talking about fighting and horse-racing, and on his
representing to them that they were setting a bad
example to the mob, the complainant took umbrage, and
endeavoured to annoy defendant all he could. He had
been locked up for four hours in the station, after
getting wet through while doing his duty in olden-
square. . _ _

Mr. BlNort.tm said that in a body of 250,000, who had
been sworn in as special constables, it might be possible
that some mistake would occur, but as the complainant
was not hurt, and defendant had been locked up for four
hours, he thought the latter sufficient punishment, and
should discharge him.

Dennis Shoo—lin was fined 53. for resisting Mr. John
Preston, a special constable, in the execution of his duty
in Oxford-street.

[PRICE SD.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton-market at Liverpool yesterday was very
heavy. Sales, 2,500 bales. American realised 4d. to
sid. per lb. In Railway Shares there was very little
business done, and a better feeling prevailed.
This has been the most cheerful day we have had in
the City for some time past. The excellent issue of
yesterday's arrangements, testifying to the security of
property in this country, and the preference given to
moral rather than physical-force demonstrations, is likely
to be of permanent effect, and to secure uninterrupted
tranquillity to the country for some time to come, with-
out hindering the cause of social and political reform.
It is natural to presume, therefore, that all parties,
whether the employers or the employed, will
feel more disposed to follow their pursuits with
their wonted spirit, being freed from the ap-
prehension of a sudden derangement of business.
Uncertainty in all affairs, public or private, is the worst
possible evil. Entertaining these opinions in common
with nearly all around us, we sincerely hope ere long
to chronicle an improvement in every branch of com-
merce.
The mails from the Continental kingdoms bring no
intelligence of any particular improvement in the state
of monetary and mercantile markets, such is the want
of confidence; but at Paris the funds have decidedly
rallied.
Accounts from Canada state that " great excitement
has been produced in Canada by the discovery of some
gold mines, which have been discovered near Quebec,
on the lordship of Mr. De Lery. As some persons who
are interested in mining speculatic ns appear astonished
that the discovery of a gold mine so near Quebec should
not have been mado long before this, it may be necessary to
inform them mineral has been frequently found by peasan-
try of the neighbourhood, and that the district through
which the stream flows has for years been known by the
inhabitants under the name of Le Val d'Or. It was
from similar discoveries of copper and silver on the
shores of the upper lakes by the Indians, &c.,
that capitalists were induced to commence explora-
tions ; but not content with such evidence of the
existence of this precious metal, Mr. De Lery
has corroborated these discoveries by the 'scientific re-
searches of Mr. Cunningham, who has spent several
years in similar pursuits. In the second report, pub-
lished by this
amount of goldgetgentleman,
there is given the exact
experiments obtained from several washings, and,
althOugh these
with were conducted in a hasty
manner, and
imperfect implements, they
have incontestably established the value of the mine,
and the cheapness and faciliz,t_rewinwoorking it. Some of
the gold has been sent to
qaunadiiitty. Laslbheeerne
pronounced of the richest and pcuornernskt,
is one important subject
working of gold mines which
hed with the
capitalists
should not lose sight of; extr
cheap-
ness—being extremely simple,
and
aLm?ttl.being carried on by one or two scientific mineralnogc,istos,f
assisted by workmen procured on the spot. The gold
is usually found in the bed of some stream, either in the
form of dust, or in rounded masses of various sizes,
associated and frequently cemented with the gravel which
forms the bed of the river. The gravel is collected and
subjected to a process called riddling, by which a
portion of the mineral in the form of dust
gravitates to the bottom of the seive, and escapes into a
trough underneath, which is gently filled with crude
mercury. The conglomerated portion by the process
of riddling, detached from the slaty gravel, and escaping
through the holes of the seive, is received along with dust
in the trough. Tho gold and mercury coming in con-
tact in this vessel form what is called an amalgam,
this amalgam is then subjected to a gentle heat in a ro-
tort, and the mercury becoming volatilized is received in
another vessel, whilst the gold remains behind in a pure
state in the retort; it is now ready for the Mint, and its
transport to market is unattended with any farther ex-
pense."
There has been a buoyant market to-day for the
public securities, and although there are still doubts ex-
pressed as to the real state of the account, the proba-
bility is that the Bears predominate, and have
yet a good deal to buy back. Consols for
money have realised 812 to 82t, and for
account the same. The present value is about 82 to *.
Exchequer-bills have been quoted 395. te 41s. premium.
Bank Stock has touched 186._ ..The New Three-wed-a-
Quarter per Cent. Stock has been 81i to 8
Foreign Bond ,k have been also enter,
WI Five per Cents 10; and the ThreiThrillnts.,
114. Portuguese Four per Cents., 13f to 14 ; and
Brazilian, 55. Mexican Stock is worth 144. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 36.
Railway shares have been rather firmer.
ONE CLOSI.NO
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns 50%%% £3014
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities -. 82% %% $2 82
New 3% per Cent. Anns. 81%M4 81%
LongAnns. to expire Jan.lB6o ... 8 5-16 3-16 8 3-16
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,0001.
5001.
Small 3B 41 p

39 p
41p
41 p

ONE CLOSING
t-RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — 50
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 1414 141,4
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 26 26
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto,4 per Cent. l4 1314 1314
Ditto, Account — 14%
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto. Account lO%
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 Der Cent... —
Ditto, Account 1734 17%
Dividends on the above payble in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 36 36
Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates 54
PRICES OF
RAILWAY SIIAIIES BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
PAID.
AT ONE O'CLOCK. 'PRICES.
Aberdeen io
—_
Amber., Mott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 314......
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% —
Belfast & County Down. 13
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct.on .... ... 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 ..... 14 134 ...... ...
Binning.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 101. 14.5... •••
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.... 7% — ••• • ••• ..... •
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter B5
Ditto, Thirds .........20
Buckinghamshire... 121.45.
Caledonian .
Ditto, Half Shares .. 6'4... ...

110%
1314

Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 -
Chester and Holyhead... 371/2--
Ditto, Preference ls
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per CL 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 .....•
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 25 .....• ...............
Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% —.. ...........
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ....., .
Do., 181., E. & IL ... 18
Do., 31. 1os.
Eastern Counties........ 20
.. ii ... 12. i 13% 12%
,71i
. •••••• 72
Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. 1....,.61. 13s. 4d.... par
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... par
Do., North. & Eastern 50
Do., Quarters ... ...... 12%
Eastern
IDit.. 't
(Ng,
ue,tidic;va,
:tat;
iiiaroo6drntspe..
e..r...r...5.c.::..e...na........1..):3.
322151.430020 d%. ... .....
... —__—
Ditto,i...
Ditto,—
East Lancashire ......... 25 ••••• • •••• •• .....
••• —
Dpiittttoo,
NNeestyv Quarters 1651% . ...
4 1,4 4IA
East Lincolnshire ...... 16%
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... ••• ..... .• '"
Ditto Half Shares ... 15 - -
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% •
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, New.. 3,i — -
Ditto, Newport
Ditto, ditto, New 2%...•••
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% .......•
Ditto, New ... 2% —
Glasgow, Du d
Carlisle .. ...........Si.- 6s. 8d — ..••• .........
.... Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50
Ditto, New
Do.Prefereuce Consol. 15
Great Northern
..... .. .
Do., London and York 2 % -............................-
flreat South. and West. 18
(Ireland)
Great North of England 1045 g
.................. 11.
......................................
Ditto, New, 401
Ditto, New,
NNeeww: 31501/....
....
82:
85:.....8...3;
..................
90 ••• -
Great Western
Ditto,Di t t o
ILA%
SharesS h ares
25;0?1,4 . . ..... L 19911!
.. .
..
.. :
.... : : :
Ditto, Fifths _ — .
'
......... •••••• —•
Huddersfield Ditto,N
Ditto,
hull
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 „,,,,
Dino, 1/4 Shares
Ipswich& Bury St. Edm 17% —
..............
Do., do., and Norwich 15 - ••••• ........
Do., do., Exteus. Scrip
(late Carob. & Ely) 2
......... . ... •
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
.......
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, % Shares 38 _ ..• •'•••'•- •

••• ••• ••• • eeeeeeee ••••••
Do. Quarter Shares 141A1, ......
........
Do. Fifths 9 ...... 7
Do. Sixteenths 6l/4 ......
Do. Thirds (Reg.)....10L45......
Do. Liverp. and Bury 38
Ditto 1/ (late Ilud-

133

3

83
491,4

191/2

der4aldsuatiSheff.) 33 ..... ...

Do.(Wakdeld,Ponte-
fract, and Goole) ... 50
Do. ( W. Riding Union)4l.2s .—
Do. (Preston & Vvre) 25
Do. 1/2 Shares (A)... 9
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 42}v
Do., Half Shares
Do., (blue) Scrip 2 h...
Leeds and Thirek
...... 26
Do., Prefer. .6 per Ct. 3%
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport 2
---
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction—. 21.,....
London & Black wa11...13/. 6s. 8d.... 4%
Do. New, No. 2 , 5/.135.4d....
Do. Extension .. 20
South Coast
Do. Consol. Eighths. 40
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 -
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. .--•-•
Ditto, ditto..,.. 1852 50 ... —_
41%
London and Greenwich 12115 s 4d... 814 ............•• 814
Ditto, Preference.., 18/ 17s 2d...
—Lc radon and N. Western 100 ...... 123 125 122 123% 123%
Do.Quarterz, (L. & B.) 22 ......
Ditto, Fifths
Ditto, New ............
..... .. .. 2 2
..
•• •••••• 6
Do 40/.Shares(L.M.) 20 ....... •
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 7% — ............... Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 7% 5U......... ...... 9 Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ...
•• 3.'4 Lon I. &S. IV eaten!
Do. New 50/. ... ..... 374.. .. 24%..• .... ....... 24-1/21 •
Do. New 40/.
... 30
.../.
Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50
Ditto ditto ....... .... 40
Di

4%

_.,itto, Thirds... lO ...... 6
London, Salisbury, wad
Yeovil ..... .... ........ 1%...... - 0 IMMO
L•mdonderry&C,lerains 2714 — .1......
Londonderry and Ennis-
k'llen
Lowestoft (4 per et.)
Ditto (6 per ct.)
blanchester,Buaton,and
Matlock....
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire ...100
-- ••••
Do. Quarters (No. I) 13 -
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% —
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7% 6%...;
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30 - ••
Ditto ditto . ......... 9
...... .....
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire lO ...... —....-. —
Do., Grimsby Dock l5
......
Manchest.& Southampt. 2%
litidlanol ... . lOO ...... 95 94 95 95
Do. Consolidated Pref.100
Do., do., 501. Shares... 15 ... ..
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Do.Consol. Bristol and
Binning., 6 per ct.... 100 ......112
Midind, Brist. & Glocstr. 36 ......
Ditto, ditto ... ....• 111. Ss. 6d... ...... —
Midlnd, Leieest. & &tan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.100
Midland Great Western
Irish -
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.
Ncwcastleanu Carlisle...100
Do. Quarters
Newmrket& Chesterford 18%
Do. Extension
Newport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford 6 .....
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpomt,
and Rostrevor .. 15
. Union 41.
2a
Norfolk •••• ...100
Do. New 20/.. .... ...... 5
Do. Extension
.....
Do. Guaranteed 51,4 pc. 5
Do. Scrip, 1847, North
of N0rf01k..,.,,, 2 Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
_
Do. Half Share; ...... 12%...... .....
...... Do. Quarters......,,, .. 5% ...... , ••
Do. Extension
%•••••• •••• •••• .....
DAVI Thirds
154
North & South-Western 2 ....„ ........
......
North Staffordshire lO ..... 7 63y 6%
North Wales
North Western...
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ...... 40 ... -•

Reading, Guildford, and

6

Reigate
Royston and Ilitchin ... 1 %
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 22% .
7
Ditto, New
Sheffield, Rotherham,
and Goole
Shrewsbury and lima... 7 .
Ditto ditto. Class B. 4
Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.) l6 - —
Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ...... ......
Ditto Oswestry ...... 14 ......
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref 6
Shrew€bury and Herefd. 2
Shropshire Union
South Devon
Do. Preference
South Staffordshir©
South Eastern
Do., No. 1 24
Do., Nc. 2.
Do., No. 3 .-.... ...... 20 ..-.. .. •.......»
Do., No. 4
South Wales ... 23 ...... .....
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole ...... 3
Swans. & Loughor &Ca-
meron's Stm. CoaL ... 6 ...... ... .„ ........ . —.
Taw Vale Extension ... 6 - •.• ••• ..... ••• .--.
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
Vale of Neath ... .. 4
Waterford and Kilkenny 13%...... -... ..
Waterford and Limerick 40
W a t e r fd, W x fr d, NV i ckl w ,
and Dublin
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... ..
Do. do. do. ... 25
West Cornwall
MB
Whitehaven & Furness 11
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western ..... ... 7 ...... •-.. ......
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ... . . ...... 25
Do. Original New and
Berwick .. .. 25
Do. Extension No. 1. 15
Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10
Do. G.N E.Preference 8
I A?
York and North Midland 50
Ditte, Preference ...... 10
Do. East and West Rid-
ing Extension
—.

21%

33

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 16
Central of Spain .. 2
......
Ceylon
Demerara
Dendre Valle.. — 000000000 ••••••
Direct Bombay and 4
Madras .................. ss.
Dutch Rhenish ... ...... 7 . ..... .
--
.• .. "•.
.
East Indian ......... ..... 11,4
. •
U'reat Indian Peninsular 58. - ••••
Italian and Austrian.... 4
Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 1
Louvain it la Sambre ... 6
Luxembourg.... 7 -
Lyons and Avignon -
Madrid and Valentia... 2 ......
Namur and Liege
Northern of France-- 10
Orleans and Bordeaux 6 - IP" OW ...... .11.
Over Yssel 413 s 4d......
Paris and Lyons lO ..... •
Paris and Orleans ...... 20 .....
Paris and Rouen ........ 20 ...-.
Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 ...... ........ ......
......
Rouen and Havre
41y
Sambre and Meuse
20 ••• .. 414 ........ ''' '. -
StrasbourgoursdNteanaannd Basle
.....
.......
....
....................
T .....

-
1),,i

Tourney, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt ...... 16
West F1ander5.....„..... ...............
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London Joint 5t0ck...... 10
British North American 50 ...
London & Westminster. 20 ...... 201/2 .....
Australasia ............... 40

131,4
23 1,4
16

LLOYD S G—(THIS DAY.)
'
A p L 1. —Wind W.N.W,, light breeze,
weather.
and9.—The Berlin,s •
mith, from
WEXFORD,.
Philadelphia to Liverpool, got on the Arklow Bank on
henight of the 7th instant; the crew landed at Arklow
yesterday, leaving the master and three Arklow men,
LONDON,
-„,ho could not leave the ship, on board, when she had
OcNl(.,,ar
four feet water in the hold. She has since been got off,
and is supposed to have run for Waterford or Cork.
DROGHEDA, APRIL 9.—The sloop Cambria, Greets,
of Ulverston, from Fleetwood to Dublin, came on shore
this morning, south of the entrance to this harbour, and
filled, but it is expected she will be got off after dis-
charging; crew saved.
HARWICH, Arm', 9.—The vessel in contact with the
Perseverance, Winter, from London to Hartlepool,whinh
put in here to-day with damage, was the Alexander
(brig), of Hartlepool.
YARMOUTH, APRIL 9.—The Agenoria (brig), of Sun-
derland, which was beached near this place Bth instant,
has since become a total wreck.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 10.—Arrd. Trident, New Orleans;
Leonidas, ditto; Intrinsic, ditto; Brandon, ditto; Ma:
ranham, ditto; Handelaara, Rotterdam; Lauritz, Swen:l.
til
borg. Sld. Columbine, Rio Grande; Alexandriair liork;
more; United States, Boston; Georgia,
Tewwfound-
Ivanhoe, ditto, Caledonia, Quebec; Rapid,
land; St. George, ditto; Concordia
yesterday,LiabOn. o
with a barque in tow, that had lost The
Arklow,puk
Duke
of Cornwall steamer, was spoken
her rudder, having
Waterford.
been on Arklow Banks. It was intended to take her to

OFF BEACIZY HEAD, APRIL 7.—Mercurius, Bahia, for
Hamburgh.
DEAL, APRIL 10.—Lotus, Hine, Demerara; Buby,
May, St. Kitts; John Oldham, Canny, for Jamaica;
Belle, Honduras; Cranston, Hall, St. John's, New
Brunswick; Mallon, Timmis, Altona, and sailed for New
York. Arrd. from the River and sailed Brilliant, St.
Domingo; London, New York, Prince Edward, Prince
Edward's Island;; Ann Hall, Pern,) St. John's, New
Brunswick.