The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-24 00:00:00

PARMA.

The Patria of Florence, of the 15th inst., contains
alvices from Parma of the 12th, announcing the
composition of a Provisional Government as follows:
Count CASTAGNOLA, CONTELLI, Professor PELLE-
GRIM, Count SANVITALE, BANDINI, Bishop CARLETTI,
and Advocate MAESTRI. All decrees are published
in the name of the Provisional Government—the
existing civil and military authorities are main-
tained.

MO DE and COArtiERCIAL
CITY, QUARTET? TO
Saturday was observed as a holiday at Liverpool both
in the cotton and share markets.
We have accounts of April 8 from New York, which
are, however, of no special importance. As there is a
dispositlhn to make the worst of affairs in France, with-
out due allowance, perhaps the following remarks as
to the results of democracy in America may be deemed
applicable:—
" We trust and hope that the French people and the
French Convention and their legislative bodies, will pre-
sent the same moderation and the same neutrality to all
those ultra notions of the day which must spring up
under a republic, where every man must be allowed to
express his opinions on every subject, however radical
or ridiculous they may be. Here we have
seen in this community, those radical and philo-
sophical Fourierites, Brisbane and Greely, and their
associates racing over the country and endeavouring to
indoctrinate the American people with the most ultra,
ridiculous, and absurd notions about the reconstruction
of society. They have only been laughed at and ridi-
culed, and have sunk into insignificance on that parti-
cular point. On the other hand, we see at this very
moment an Anti-Sabbath Convention in Boston, and a
few ridiculous enthusiasts endeavouring to abolish
Sunday, and even Christianity itself with it—but they
have no effect. The whole world laugh at them. A
short time ago the Mormons endeavoured to set the West
in a flame,' and to convert the whole human race to
their notions; and the result is now a matter of history.
Look at the Shakers. Here is community of property,
as a practical principle, put into action; and yet they
never can extend beyond the few acres cultivated
by these solitary enthusiasts. In religious fana-
ticism the same fortunate results have taken
place. Bishop Hughes, of this city, bereft
tor a moment of his common sense, went into
Carroll Hall, and commenced a political move-
ment by an harangue, some years ago. He
created a great excitement—gave occasion for the
opposite enthusiasts and fanatics to organise an opposi-
tion party—disturbed political affairs for a few years;
but the whole thing afterwards passed off in quiet, and
the Government and all its elements are going on with
the usual speed and the same regularity as it has done
from the time of Washington.
" All these facts tend to show it is impossible in
a republic, like France, or the United States,
where liberty of thought, of the tongue, and of
the press must exist, that the excrescences of
the human imagination can be entirely prevented
from developing themselves in some ridiculous way.
Yet we are under the firm belief and conviction that
those eccentric emanations of the human mind, which
have not prevented the steady march of the United
States, will present as few obstacles to the steady move•
went of the French
'people, and the attainment of the
same comprehensive system of government, under the
wise direction and statesmanship of such men as Lamar-
tine and his glorious coadjutors. We will not believe it
is to be a failure."
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From the West Indies there are very unsatisfactory
accounts. The weather was good, but the colonists
seemed much depressed in spirit, owing to the unfavour-
able state of the markets in Europe. The talk of aban-
doning plantations became more general, and many
owners declared that this season's crops would be the
last that they should take off. It is extremely difficult
to say what can be done for the colonies' if they are in
so bad a plight, but a new and unencumbered proprietary
coming in might perhaps effect a change. The Creole
labourers were very idle in Demerara. Retrenchment
of expenditure is earnestly demanded in some of the
colonies.
The most important continental news received
this morning is from Hamburgh, announcing the deter-
mination of the Danish Government to seise all Prussian
ships. The hindrance to trade with the Baltic will be
severely felt here, and British merchants having pro-
perty on board of German vessels have a heavy rate of
insurance, as " war risk," to pay here. Monetary af-
fairs at Hamburgh appeared to be rather easier.
At Amsterdam, on. Friday, the Funds were higher.
Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. 395, and the Five
per Cents. 60. A good business was done in Foreign
Stocks.
The Societe Get-Irate of Belgium will issue its first
series of new notes for sums of 20 francs each ; and
increased paper money seems to be, throughout the
Continent, the panacea for bullion hoarding.
The English Funds have been steady, and have im-
proved upon Saturday's rates, although there has been
very little doing. Many parties appear to be surprised
at the firm tone of the market, in the face of the ac-
counts from Denmark, and the unsettled state of feeling
throughout the Continent, to say nothing of the unfavour-
able weather here, but the truth appears to be that parties
are at a loss how to invest their money, and will run the
risk rather than keep it idle, of even a serious reaction.
Consols have been 82k to 4 for transfer, and 82 to 821
for account. Exchequer-bills have been marked 425. to
455. premium. Bank Stock has been steady at 198.
The New Three-and- a Quarter per Cents. have been
81ito4
The Foreign Securities are firm, although there is not
a large business doing. Spanish Five per Cents have
been 12 to 12k, and the Three per Cents. 204 to 21k.
Brazil Small Stock has been quoted 66. Portuguese
Four per Cents. are nominally 144 to 154. Mexican
Bonds are 144, Grenada 135, and Peruvian 29 to 30.
Dutch Four per Cents. have been 59.
In Railway Shares there is very little doing, and
prices are still heavy.

ONE CLOSING
.•tiICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES
Bank Stock lB9 189
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns ..... 80%5,4 80%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities...— 821 i(% . 82%
New 3% per Cent. Ann 5...... ... 81%%% 8 134
Long Anns. to expire Jan.lf36o — 814
Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859 .... Bl4 8 tii
Ditto under 1,0001... — 20 p
South Sea Stock —
Ditto New Annuities ... 7914 791.4
Consols for Account ..... ... .. . 821404 82 82% 8214

Exchequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/.
500/.
Small 42 p

45 p
42p
42p

02fE CLOSING
RICES OF FOREIGN "'I:INDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds —
Ditto. Account f4
Ditto, Small 66 66
Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent...• —

Ditto, 3 per Cent ........... .. 4l 41
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. 134 131,4
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 —
Ditto. Account
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents 29 30 30
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent —
Ditto, Account — 154
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account ...... ......... ....
Ditto, Passive
Ditto 3 Der Cent 214% 211,t
Ditto, Account 2071 214 2114
Dividends on the above payble in London.
..

Dutch 2% per Cent.,,l2 Guild.... 41
Ditto. 4 Der Cent Certificates 59 60
PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAIL WAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen 5O •...•• 000000 •••••••••
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction N.....
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2%
Belfast & County Down 13 ...... ...
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .... ... 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10 ..
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 101. 145... ••• --
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Jum.... 7%.....
' Boston Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter B5
Ditto, Thirds
Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s.
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares

. _
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
Chester and Holyhead... 42% 22% 221
Ditto, Preference l5 ...... 14% . 14%
Clarence
_

Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 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., 18/., E. & H.... 18
Do., 31.105.
Eastern Cousties... ..... 20
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1......6/. 13s. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d...
Do., North. & Eastern 50
Do., Quarters ..- .... 121/2
Do., New
Eastern Union
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121/2
D' - T-, d.

..'itto, Thirds .......138.4d.. —
1)o. (guar.6 percent.) 10
Ditto, ditto
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 611 —
East Lincolnshire ...... 161/2 l5 14% ......... 14%
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. •• •—• *** ••
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121/2
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, New.. ni
Ditto, Newport l2
Ditto, ditto, New 2i •••
Exeter,Yeoyil, k• —
Dorch. 2%
Ditto, New
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle ..... ... —Bl. 6s. 8d....
Gla.sgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50 ..... . .•••
Ditto, New ... ...... ... 40
Do. Preference Consol. 15 ...... ..
..
Great Northern
... 31/2 3....... . ...
3
_
Do., London and York 21/2 .... _
...... ' ......
treat South. and West
(Ireland)
Great North of England 100 ......
Ditto, New, 401 5
56,,i
Ditto, New, 301 3O
Ditto, New, 151......... 111/2 ... .. _
.. .....
Great Western 9O ... ..
Ditto, 1/2 Shares
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths
ow
Ditto, New 17/... .. .. •.' ie••• •.
Huddersfield and Manch. 26
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25. ......

Ditto, 14 Shares - ...-
I pswich & Bury St. Edm l7l/2 ...... .. ..... . ...... ....,
Do., do., and Norwick 171/2 -- •••.•
Do., do., Extens. Scrip
(late Camb. & Ely) 2%

Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ......
Ditto, Thirds

Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 -
Ditto, ditto ........... . n 2
Ditto, IA Shares ...... 43 ... - -
Do. Quarter Shares-. 14% _-••• ..... ••••••• -
Do. Fifths... ......... ... 9
Do. Sixteenths 614 - -
Do. Thirds (Reg.).-10/.45......
V die 8 dis.
Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 -
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and Sheff.) 33 -
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
tract, and Goole) ... 50 - -
AN %
Do.( W. Riding Union)4/.25..• ..• - ••• ......... -' -
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 - -
Do.l/2 Shares (A)._ 11% 9
Leeds and Bradford...... 50 - •• •
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 471...... --
Do., Half Shares 17%...... - •••• ........ '" -
Do.. (blue) Scrip 2%... - - ............... -
Leeds and Thirsk
16%5
Ditto, New ...... ........ 26 - ... ... ........
Do., Prefer. ,6 per Ct. .3%.. - ....... '" ...... -
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport . . 2 - ............... -
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction... 2% - ............... -
London &Black wa11...13/. 6s. 8d - ............... -
Do. New, No. 2. 5/. 135.4 d --. ........... ' ... -
Do. Extension ... 20 - ............... -
London, Brighton. and
South Coast
Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 - ............ » -
Do. Guarant. 5 per et-, 9 - ............... -
-
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50
.. - •••••• ......... ....
Ditto. ditto 1852 50 - ..... .• • ......
London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d - •••••••••""" -
Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17s 2d - ..... -•• •••" 127
Loudon and N. Western 100 127 127% 127...
Do. Quarters (L. & B.) 22 - .............. -
Ditto, New - .............
Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 •••••• 714••••••- •••...
Do. 40/.Shares(L.M.) 20 - ............... -
Do. 10!. (M. & B.) A. 7% - ............... 914
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 714 9%14••• ' .......
Do. 10/.. i •M. &B.) C. 1 - ............ - 44%
Loud. &S. Western
Do. New 501. ... ..... 37%..
__Do.
Do. New 40/ -
Do. Tenths (Consol.) 50 - .
Ditto ditto ..„..........40 - • ..... ..... ...
Ditto, Thirds
10 ......6 •••........•••
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil ..... •••• ••••• ••• _l% .•-• •......•......
..... . .... ..
..
. •'. ....
.

74

Londonderry&Coleraine 271;...... ..•••«•••••'••
Londonderry and Ennis-
...„
It.llen *** ...25 0.... .... .... 0.... • ••• _
Lowestoft (4 per et ) ... 20
._
Ditto (6 per et.)
_

Manchester-,Buaton,and
Matlock
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...loo
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 13 ••

Dittoditto (No. 2).L 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 7% —.....-........—
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 7% -
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 30
Ditto ditto . ....„... 9 •••••• —•••-•••••••••• --
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire lO •••••• .....„ •--
Do., Grimsby Dock... 15 ... ...
Do., Manchester and
incoln Union. ....4/. 23. —

Dlanchest.& Southam pt. 2
Midlam! . 100
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo
Do., do., 50/. Shares... 15 ••• •• 834
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Do. Consol. Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct. —lOO ••••••
Ditto, Brist. & Glocatr. 36
Ditto, ditto .......11/. 3s.
Ditto,Leieest. is Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo .... . .
Midland Great Western
Irish . 4O
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.
bre w castleand Carlige..•loo
Do. Quarters 25
Nr '-.t&' )rd 1814

.ewmrket&Chesterfoi .4 --- -- •••...
Do. Extension ...... ...a 125....
Newport, Abergavenny,
and Hereford 6 ......
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor

Norfolk ... ••..»........
Do. New 201 ..
Do. Extension

Do. Guaranteed 51/2pc. 5
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Northern Counties Union 4
North British ... .... ... 25
Do. Half Shares l2l/2....
Do. Quarters. , 51/2 — ...
Do. Extension
Ditt , Thirds 3 ...... 1 ...
North Sc South-Western 2 ...... --.... ......
North Statfordshire
North Wales ... 31,4 — • ••
North Western 7l — “..... ..«.....
Oxford, Worcester. and
Wolverhampton „.... 40
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Royston and Hitchin ... 1%
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 22% — ...«
Ditto, New
Sheffield, Rotherham,
and Goole (Nor. Div.) 5
Do. do. (Sou. Div.) 2% —, ......
Shrewsbury and Birm... 7 ...... 21,E .
Ditto ditto. Class B. 4

2Q

6%

-
2th

Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min ) l6
Ditto Halves ... ditto 8
Ditto Oswestry ... .. 14
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref 6 ...... ... .... .....
Shrewstrury and llerefd 2 ....
Shropshire Union
South Devon.. 4O ...... -
Do. Preference
4outli Staffordshire 5%...... ....
Southh Eastern
Do., No. 1 24
D0., Nc. 2.
' Do., No. 3 •-•••• ..... 20
Do., No. 4
South Wales
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6
••• ... ...... •••
Taw Vale Extension ... 6 ........ -
... •..
Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
171,E • ••••• -- ............. .. • -
Vale of Neath ... ..
Waterford and Kilkenny 13%. .. _ ... ......... •••
Waterford and Limerick 40 • - ..... -'• -
.....
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin—
-3 ••••• • ..............
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... ... ..... 423/ — ...............
Do. do. do. ... 25
W est Cornwall
6 ••• •• --* ••• ............ ....
Whitehaven & Furness 11
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western ..... .. 7
Wilts, Somerset,& Wey-
mouth
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick..... ..
Do. Original New and
Berwick .. ......
Do. Extensioa No. 1 15
Do. do. No. 2......... 10 ...... ..
Do. G.N E.Preierence 8 . .7731. . . . • ....... 73/4
York and North Midland 50
Ditto, Preference ...... 10 - .... ........... 124
Du. East and West hid-
ing Extension - ........... 29 •
FOREIGN' RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 2O • 6 ..... ... .... 64
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)
Central of Spain 2
Ceylon
,5,.?• •••.•• ...............
Demerara ... ..• iv ..._ ... ......... ••• ---
Dendre Va11ey............ 4 ...... ......... .....
Direct „Bombay and •
Madras
Dutch Rhenish
..
......
......
....
.. _
East Indian' ll4 — .. . ... - .... .
Great Indian Peninsular ss. ...._ . ..............
Italian and Austrian.... 4
Louvain, Ila Sambre ... 6
Luxembourg -
Lyons and Avignon 5 ....••
Madrid and Valentia... 2 ...... _ -
Namur and Liege l6 ..; .
Northern of France...... 10 •...... 314
Orleans and Bordeaux 6
Over Yssel 4/ 3s 4d......
Paris and Lyons lO ... .. 2% 214
Paris and Orleans ...... 20
Paris and Rouen ... ..... 20 ..... ••• .....
Paris and Strasbourg ... 8 •• •• 2 ••• ......••••
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse 2O
... .. -- ..... ..• .....

-
5N

Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 ...... ...............
Tours and Nante5........ 8 ....« ..............

....
31%

Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den' and Hasselt l6 ...... ..............
Nest Flanders —
..............
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
London Joint Stock .••••• 10 ...... ..............
Union of Australia
Ditto,New... ..... ..
......
National of Ireland ...•• ........
British North American 50 ......
London & Westminster. 20 •••... 21 ............ —2l
Australasia ............... 40 ......
Provincial of Ireland ... 25 ...... ...............
Ditto New... 10 ...... .........
Commercial of London 20 ...... .............................
Union of Madrid ...... 40 ......
NationalProt. England. 35 ...... ...............
Ditto, New ...... ..... 10 ......
Colonial 25
.........
Union of London... ..... 10
MINES. .......
Anglo-Mexican .........100
Real Del Monte, Unreg.
.......... 1
Brazilian Cocae& Cuiba 30
British Iron
Bolonos Scrip ...... ••••• • ........
......
Galvanized Iron ...... 10
Ditto, New ............ 4

rdsetrautearbbroeeilieri
was towed into St.pGasegoernggee'res,
I"22l.7T(GTlellaneirS, CnraAwYfor.d),
LONDON,
LLOYD'S SH
Arm 24.
and hazy, with rain.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL
----,:li ind
pleasurel . N:ip", liabu°
Bermuda, 17th ult., leaky, and would have to discharge.
Savannah to Whitehaveu,
The Lucifer (s. s.),
and sank near East Hoyle to day; crew and
BRIDLINGTON, APRIL 21.—A name-board, with
" Marinus" painted on it, apparently belonging ic to a
ship's quarter-board, has been washed on shore near this
place.
DEAL, APRIL 22.—Wind N.W., to N.N.W. p.,4., N.
to N.N.E. fresh. 23.—Wind N. to N.N.E. fresh, P.M.,
N.N.E. fresh.—Arrd. Arentoria Jacobs, Van Wyk,
Amsterdam (for Trieste) 2lst ; n 1
—ice.sB Arrozenan,