The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-27 00:00:00

of this article becomes very high, or if the season has HO and CO MM E RCI AL NEWS.
been unfavourable. This politic measure is strikingly CITY, QUARTER TO Tfißi,—r..
contrasted with that pursued by the British Govern- ; The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was rather
merit in the island of Mauritius. , heavy. Sales about 4,000 bales, including 500 for ex-
Our letters from China reach the 28th of February. portation. Railway Shares were much the same as
The only intelligence of importance which they bring , previously, being dull.
Both Spain and Portugal appear just now to engage
is the leave of absence obtained by the ,Ticeroy
e attention of the British Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
Ki-Yng on account of his health. This leave of `h financially. The
the one politically however, the other
absence by no means implies deprivation, for the in- i Lisbon mail, arrived yesterday afternoon, informs
fluence of the Viceroy at Court is more powerful us Of the fact of our Envoy at that Court having made
than ever, and there can be no doubt that his urgent r, presentations on behalf of the unfortunate
Presence at Pekin will tend to augment his foreign creditors who remain unpaid their last dividend,
credit, notwithstanding the reproaches which have at and who have not even the poor consolation afforded
:Various times been insinuated against his sincerity, them of any effort having been made to raise the amount
1
departure from Canton will cause some inquietude. required. Indeed we are even told that the Govern-
It is notorious that he was convinced of the neces-
ment of Donna Maria, prodigal as it may be of its funds
city that the Chinese should live on a g,od under-
tor purposes of intrigue, despairs of possessing the means
standing with Europeans that the constant aim of his
to meet the fair claims of the bondholders, and conse-
quently purposes to capitalise the coupons; and this,
policy was the maintenance of peace, and there are at ter years suffering, tinkering, conversion, and con-
great apprehensions lest his successor should nut be I fiscairon. however, the resources of Donna Maria
endued with the same wisdoin. I have been so drown upon lately to support herself upon
The new year's tote passed off tranquilly in every her unpopular throne, that we cannot feel surprised at
respect. This year has here, as elsewhere, proved very the present inability, and whatever promises may be
dead in a commercial point of view, but we have made, we sincerely hope that the bondholders will not
great pleasure in ohAqvidg that it has not been fol- allow themselves to be elated by delusive hopes. They
lowed by an ' declaration of failures among the may obtain something, but if that something consist
Chinese mere ants. It is well known that in China
wholly ot paper, and not in part of cash, we would give
all accounts, without exception, must be settled at them but little for their chance.
The Belgian Government, it appears, are so satisfied
the close of the year, consequently this is the time with the reads acceptation by ie public of the first
when failures generally take place. Last year they authorised issue of inconvertible notes, or bink paper
Were very numerous. This year, happily, not one of j having the force of legal tender, that another prok et of
any importance teas registered.—Dutch Pipers, I law is, as stated in one of the papers, about to be laid
April 26. before the Chambers, for empowering the Bank of the
Societe Generale to issue to the extent of twenty
milhuns of francs more. The fact is, however,
doubted by the Antwerp Journal du Commerce;
or rather the announcement considered to be premature.
Previous to such a measure the Government had ap-
pointed a committee to examine and report upon the
situation of the Societe Generale.
The favourable nature of the intelligence about the
elhctiuns from Paris this morning, with the rise of the
rentes there consequent, has improved the Funds here
which yesterday were so much depressed. We have
Consols now at 824 to j for money and account; Re-
duced, 80i to i; Three-and-a Quarter per Cents., 811 to
j; Exchequer-bills, 40s. to 435. premium. Bank Stock,
187 to 9. The rise in Consols to-day is equal to
already.
We have some improvement also in Foreign Stocks.
Mexican are called 144 to 154; Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents., 40i to 41i; the Fours, 60 to 62; Peruvian,
29 to 31; Spanish Fives, la to 12; the Threes, 211 to ;
Brazilian, 65.
We have a fair market for Shares this morning, with
prices better for some lines, such as Brightons and
Caledonians. It is, however, ticket day, or probably the
transactions would have been more extensive, it not
prices generally higher.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, APRIL 25.
N oney. Bills
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent •••••• • • • • • 39 40
Ditto, 3 per Cent ••••• • • • • • ........ 44'11 45%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. •.. ...... .... —.. 59% 60 .
Amort Syndic, 334 per Cent ••••• • • • • •
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent • . 118 119
East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••••• • • • • •
Exchange on London, at sight • ••• . .. 11 91
Two m0nth5............... 11 75
On Hamburgh, at sight •• .. 34 25
Two months. 87
On Paris • ••••••• • • • • • • •
Two months. ••.••••• • . • • • • ___

IRISH STATE PROSECUTIONS.
(From the Dublin Pilot of yesterday.)
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, APRIL 26.
THE QUEEN v. JOHN MITCHELL.
The Court was much crowded this morning, it being
rumoured that the demurrer entered by Mr. Mitchell
Would be argued.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL having handed in two in-
formation. against Mr. Mitchell, applied that he should
be called upon his recognizances.
After some discussion between Sir Colman O'Logh-
len and the Attorney-General,
The COURT ruled that 111 r. Mitchell should appear at
the sitting of the Court to-morrow or forfeit his recog-
nizances.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL at a subsequent period of
the day entered the court and moved that Mr. Mitchell
being now within the precincts of the court, should be
called upon his recognizances.
Sir COLEMAN VLOGHLEN observed that they were not
bound to appear until to-morrow, but if the Court
thought otherwise Mr. Mitchell would appear at once.
If Mr. Mitchell appeared they should make a new ap-
plication to appear by attorney.
(Mr. Mitchell here entered the court.)
The ATTORNEY GENERAL—Mr. Mitchell being now
In court, let him be called upon his recognizaiices and
charged with the two informations, in order to plead
within the time given by the statute.
The Clerk of the Crown then handed Mr. Mitchell
copies of the two informations entered against him. They
were, we understand, ex officio informations, charging
bins with the same publications as charged in the bills
found by the grand jury.
Mr. Mitchell—ls there anything else?
Clerk of the Crown—No.
Mr. Mitchell then left the court, accompanied by his
friends.
THE PENINSULAR MAIL.

Bank Stock lB9 187%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities BO 7a
3 per Cent. Consols Anns.. .
New VA per Cent. Anas BIIOA%
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 BAL
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 8 1-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860.. 8 9.16 %
India Stock 229 230
Consols for Account
Lxchequer Bills. 3d.
1,000/.
500/
Small 44p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Equador Bonds 214
Grenada, 1 per Cent. .
Ditto Deferred
Mexican Bonds 1846, 5 per Cent. l5 14 15%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 29
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1840
Ditto for the Account l2
Spanish Bonds, :3 per Cent 2l!gs %
Venezuela Bonds
Do. Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 41%
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
BITSINESS DONr, IN RAILWAY SHAKES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. PIZ SHADE.
.. _

Aberdeen
Amber., Notting., Boston, &c. 314 —
Ayrshire and Galloway
Belfast and County Down .. 13 .. ..
r'.irmingtiain & Oxford Juno... 20
Birmingham, \Y 01., & Dudley 10 ... .
Binning., \Vol., & Stour Val. 121.4 a. ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and .
Cheshire Junction 7%
Boston, Stem!., & Binning... 5
Bristol and Exeter
Do., Thirds
Buckinghamshire l2/. 4s —
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50
Chester and Holyhead 42% ..... ...... to
Ditto, Preference
Clarence.
Do., let Class, 6 per Cent... 10
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Guy. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10 - ...... to
Direct London & Portsmouth 11%
Dublin and lielfrist Junction.. 25
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 17%....~
East Anglia, 25/. L. & E.,
aad L. & D
Ditto, 18/., E. & 11
Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & IL.. 3%
Eastern Counties
Do. l'erpet., 5 perct.No. 1,6/. 13s. 4d — ...... to
Do., do N 0.9,61. 13s. 4d... % dis. .. to
Do., Northern & Eastern... 50 -
Do., Quarter .... .. ........... 12%. ..
Do., New
Eastern Union
Ditto, Quarter Shares ...... 12% —
Ditto., Thirds ..............13s. 4d — to
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent.) ... 10
Ditto, ditto ...... ......-.... 20 ..—.
East Lancashire
Ditto„New
Do., New Quarters
East Lincolnshire 16% .
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Ditto, Halt Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12% ......
Edinburgh and Northern ... 25
Ditto, New ..... .. ...... ...... 3% — ...... to
Ditto, New port..
Ditto, ditto, New 2 lit •••... to
Exeter, Yeovil, & Dorchester 2%
Ditto, New .. 2% — to
Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..B/. 65.8 d... to
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, & Ayr 50
Ditto, New
Do. Preference Conswidated 15
Great Northern
Do. London & York Exten. 2% — ...... to
21
Gl4rt.e
aSto
Nu tohr.t &h
oWt eEiint.B.(lreland)
0400
Ditto, New 40/ 5
Ditto, New 30/ .......... ...... 30 ...
Ditto, New 15/...... ... ...... 6%......
~
Great IVestern
Ditto, halt Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares
Ditto, klftlis 2U
Do. New 17/
iludderstield and Manchester 2i .. ..
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby
Ditto, Halt Shares.
Ditto, Quarter Sharers .. 12% — to
Ipswich & Bury St. Edmunds 17% — to
Do. do. and Norwich
Do., do., Extension Script
(late (Climb. and Ely) 21,4 —
Lancaster and Carlisle.... ... 50
Do., Thirds.
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93
Litt°, ditto
Ditto Halt Shares - 43 ...... ...... to
Ditto Quarters
Ditto Fifths
Ditto Sixteenths ... ..... ... 0A...-. to
Ditto Thirds (Reg.) ... 101. 4s —
Do. Liverpool and Bury... 43
Do. (lludders. and ShefE) 33
Do., 11' akefield, Pontefract.
and G001e...—. .. ....... 50
Do., West Riding Union ...4/. 20.....
Do., Preston and Wyre ... 25
Do., do., Halt Shares (A) 9
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds, Dewsbury, & Munches. 42% — to
Do., Halt Shares
Ditto, lilue (scrip) ..... .... 2% — ...... to
Leeds and Thirsk ........ ...... 40
Ditto, New
Do., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 3%..... ... to
Liverpool. Crosby, and South-
port.
Liverpool. Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction. ...... ... 2% — to
London k lilackwall ......13/. Gs. 8d.... 5
Ditto New, No. 2 5l. 13s. 48....
Do. Extension ......
Loud., Bright., & South Coast 50
Do. Consolidated Eighths... 40 ...... 19 ...
ttoo
—19%
Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. 9 ......
Do. Pret. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... -- ..
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 .....
London and Greenwich... 121. 15e. 4d...
Ditto Preference lB/ 17s 2d... ...... to
London & North Western.....loo 127 127% to 126%
Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22 - ...... to
Do. New
Do. Fifths -
Do. 40/. Shares.....L. &M. 20 ....,. -
Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 7%.....
Do. 10/. .. 51. and B. (B.) 7% — to
Do. 10/.... 51. and 13. (C.) 1
London and S. Western...—. 50 ...
Ditto, New 504......,
Ditto, New 401..._....... •• 30
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ......
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40
Ditto, Thirds •••
London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 11,1
...... to
Londonderry and Coleraine... 27% — ...... to
Londonderry and Enniskillen '25
Lo-yestott (guar. 4 per cent.) 20
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 3 ••••••
6ilaappnil
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vi:ssuisixeshtt I
ihaoarieire
hares
de
Shares
:NnANodl:o.L.l3l:)on). c..c:k.....1013037 % to
:314 dis. to
Ditto, o, ,Ndie ditto. (No.
Yr2el):rence.. 275%...... —7l/4 to
to
Do -
Ditto Grimsby .. to
Ditto, ditto ...
.":
..
: ..
.....
914
Ditto, Grimsby Dock . • I°
••••••
5
Ditto,lappnii ett htt oe
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Sdt
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td. o' Lin.u. t and.h. •a. i: Li
Union.
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111—
1 ttt:
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51idiand... .......
Ditto, Consul. Pt.; ..... n-e•e....11(m)13 ""•' 96%
Ditto, 50/. Shares.... .----1 ......
Midland. Birm., and D .er I; .....
y... 100 '
5 .... 814 to
Midland, Consul. Bristol and --- -•— to --
Birl4lll4llltra, 6 pea 00nt....100 .
.
...... •—.. to ...

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—The Peninsular and
Oriental Company's steam-ship Tiger, Captain J. N.
Joy, arrived at Southampton at nine o'clock this morn-
ing, and landed mails, in charge of Lieutenant T. J.
Wilkinson, 11. N., Admiralty agent. Her dates of
sailing are Gibraltar, April 15; Lisbon, April 20;
Oporto, April 21; Vigo, April 22; arid Cadiz, April
16. The Tiger brings the large number of 58 pas-
gangers.
The freight of the Tiger consists of 4 pipes of
mineral water, 862 boxes oranges, 2 casks wine, 6
boxes leeches, 20 barrels gum, 3 boxes raisins, 17
boxes figures, 1 box silk, 22 cases wine and fruit, 1
parcel diamonds, 2 cases eggs, 4 packages bacon, 1 bar-
rel pork, 22 packages specie, 10 packages sundries, 3
cases saffron, 10 bullocks.

STATIONS OF HER MAJESTY'S SHIPS.—At Gibraltar,
April 15, her Majesty's steamer Polyphemus, Comman-
der J. J. M'Clevtrty, R.N. At Lisbon, April 20, her
Majesty's ship Havanca, Captain J. E. Erskin ;
steamers, Stromboli, Lord A. W. Beauclerk, Cotnnian-
der ; and Comet, Lieutenant and Commander C. B. RI ge.
STATIONS OP VESSELS OF WAR OF FOREIGN STATES.
—At Cadiz, April 16, the Spanish steamer Isabel
11., of 4 guns. At Vieo, April '22, the Spanish brig
Constitution, 14 nuns, and schooner Minerva, 8 guns.
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE.—ApriI 22, at eight
tound lying at Vigo C. S. V. Madrid, with mails
for Lisboa, &c., that packet having passed her Maj
Ws ship Howe, 120 guns, with the Scourge warner in
company, at seven, A.M., on the 21st inst.. in lat. 45 12
N., lon. 823 N., steering N.E., wind N.W., with the
Queen Dowager on board, having sailed from the island
of Madeira on the 15th inst.)

DEATH OF LADY JANE PYM.—We regret to an-
nounce the decease of Lady Jahe Elizabeth Pym, who
expired on Tuesday last at Brighton, where her lady-
ship bad repaired for the benefit of her health. The
deceased lady was the youngest surviving daughter of
the late Earl of Leven and Melville, and was born May 6,.
1796, and married Oct. 13, 1816, Mr. Francis I ym, of
the Hassell'', Bedfordshire. 'I, he lamented death of her
ladyship places the families of the Earl and Countess of
Leven and Melville, Mr. 11. and Lady Lucy Smith, the
Hon. John Melville, the Hon. Alexander Melville, and
several other persons of rank, in mourning.
• SUICIDE OF MR. EDMUND PEEL THOMSON.—
A very painful sensation of regret has been excited in
Manchester this (Tuesday) morning, by the intelligence
of the death of Mr. Edmund Peel Thomson, one of the
Brincipal partners of the eminent firm of Thomson,
rothers, and Sons, calico printers, No. 1, Mosley-street,
in this city, wbo terminated his existence in the course
of last evening, by cutting his throat with a razor, at
his residence, Legh Lodge, Ardwick. A gentleman who
was in conversation Kith the deceased so late as five
O'clock last evening, describes him as appearing in his
usual state of mind. He had, however, been suffering
for many months from general debility, which had in-
duced lowness and depression of spirits. We have he ard
to other cause assigned for this shocking termination to
a life which has been of great usefulness to this city, for
the name of the unfortunate gentleman is to be found
amongst the supporters of most of our leading institu-
tions, and while his commercial transactions have ever
been marked by strict probity and honour, his character,
as a private individual, stood deservedly high.—Man-
cheater Examiner.
DISCOVERY OF THE WRECK OF THE NABOB EAST
INDIAXAN.—Advices in the City communicate the dis-
covery of the wreck of the ill•tated Indiaman, Nabob,
which was lost a few days since on the Ecretos rocks off
Jersey, with the greater portion of her crew. For several
days past a number of fishing, and other vessels have been
cruising about the spot of the melancholy catastrophe
with the view of rescuing any part of the unfortunate
ship's cargo, should any b found floating about. None,
however, was found, but in the course of the search a
great quantity of wreck was picked up, as also the pin-
nace of the Nabob and the other boats belonging to her.
The former boat was nearly smashed by the main) ard of
the Nabob striking it as she was going down. The pin-
nace was capsized, and nearly the whole of its occupants
were drowned. The following, we understand, were the
unfortunate fellows who perished :—Walter Steel, John
Wollagan, Francis Pullen, George Rogers, William
Johnstone, Peter Le Seur (a Frenchman), James Bo-
netto, James Davis, Arthur Brand, mariners, and
Daniel Martin and John Gardner, ship's apprentices.
The survivors are—Mr. Hugh M'Neilty, master; Charles
Niel Dyer, chief officer; Neil Nl'Donal , second officer;
IThomas Davidson, Charles Johnstone, John Watson,
rfarncia Wilson, John Murray, John Burnett, and John
a
ele", mariners. On Sunday some of the fishing
boats discovered the wreck of the Nabob sunk in about
fifteen fathoms of
betweenßater, near the Ecretos reeks, and
Gor, nine and ten miles off the land.
D.---The following are the principal localities
in which gold is
quantities i the worked
orted or found :—lt occurs in small
Leadhills inn Wicklow mountains in Ireland, at
France there at iguana,and in some parts of Wales. In
of Oyansru eI
gold mine, that of Gaudette, in
the valley
before
yields native gold in a vein of
quartz. It was worked
perfore the revolution by Louis
VIII., then Comte de
poor, the working was abuay.nedr,e,ened•TheTvheeinaboeriintegrotouos
rivers were very Tamer()
Ariege, the Gondu, the c, We may mention the
Rhone, near Geneva,
the Rhine, near Strashoure' the
Saint, the Garonne,
near Toulouse, and the He7ft'wulht,ienhear Monpellier. Pied-
mont contains gold mines
worked at the
present day with profit. At Ilacu are worked
at the foot of
Phuret of iron are
Mount Rosa, veins of auriferolens s(1.171 worked with great activity.
Salzbourg
aorossisbess very
furnishes gold. Hungary and Tr.roitindsywines
important gold mines. The
also very important. The gold is accompaniedebrioyaffratthbreee
lame minerals as found in the auriferous denied
New World. Asia contains many gold mines.'" possesses numerous and important auriferous deoo-iica
America furnished, in modern times, the largest titer:ten.
of gold. North America produces little, and only int
South Carolina, Southern America, and especially Brazil, Choco, and Chili are the most productive
por-
tions.
It is also found in Virginia. Mexico, Peru,
and
Columbia, furnish gold, but that of Mexico is principally
drawn from the silver mines.—Alining Journal.
Accounts from Belgium slate that the project of
law relative to the prop( sed loan had, with some minor
alterations, passed the Chamber of Representatives by a
large majority; after which it was resolved to authorise
an increase of the
900,000 i. Bakke copper Coinage to the extent of
sa at Brussels and Antwerp continues
neeedinglY inactive.