The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-06 00:00:00

RDAY MORNING, JUNE 6, 1A46

the massacre of the French prisoners by ABD•EI..
KADER. This conversation is commented on in all
the journals. The Debats and the Epoque repeat
the arguments used by M. GUIZOT, which they
consider a triumphant answer to the attacks
made on the Government. The Presse condemns
the Government for relying too implicitly on the
representations of Marshal BUGZAUD, and can find no
excuse for the refusal to accept the offer of an ex-
change of prisoners made by ABD-xn-KADEft.
The Constitutionnel condemns M. GUIZOT for seek-
ing to make a scape-goat of Marshal BUGEAUD,
in order to shift the responsibility from the shoulders
of the Ministers. To this extent the National goes
with the Constitutionnel, but in blaming the Govern-
ment it also censures severely the conduct of Mar.
shal BU BAUD. "If the Cabinet," says the National,
"is the complaisant instrument of Marshal BUGEAUD,
it must bear the consequence of his acts." The

National regards the excuse that is brought forward
by the Ministry, when it says that it would have
been unreasonable to impose a different line of con-
duct upon the Marshal, as perfectly ridiculous. "Of
what use," it asks, " are a central Government, an
executive power, and legislative chambers, if the
Government is to have no other guide for its con-
duct than the will of one of its agents ?"
This is excellent reasoning, and when next the
writer in the National feels inclined to condemn
the Government for dismissing an officer (in
Oceanie, for instance) for disobedience of orders,
it would be well that he should recollect his own
question—" Of what use are a central Government,
an executive power, and legislative chambers, if the
Government is to have no other guide for its conduct
than the will of one of its own agents ?"
"Whilst M. DR LAGRENEE is detained at Marseilles
by the quarantine regulations," says the Presse," M.
CALLERT, Secretary-Interpreter of the Embassy, ar-
rived yesterday in Paris, having been prudent enough
to come by the way of England. He is the bearer
of diplomatic papers of importance."
Surely this will open the eyes of the French Go-
vernment to the absurdity of the quarantine regulations.
The Constitutionnel says—" Questions are about to
be put in the Chamber of Deputies to the Ministers
of Foreign Affairs and the Marine on the sub-
ject of the political and commercial relations
between France and the two Republics of St.
Domingo. Since 1842, M. GUIZOT has eluded,
by deceptive promises, the reiterated applica-
tions for redress from the 37,000 creditors, who
have claims founded on their holding shares in the
Haytian Loans, or for indemnities. They cannot even
obtain their interest, although reduced to 3 per cent.,
and this credit has been acknowledged by several
treaties previous to the formation of the Dominican
State, in 1844, to amount to more than 63,000,000 f."
Both Chambers sat on Wednesday. In the Peers
the Bordeaux and Cette Railway Bill was under
discussion ; and in the Deputies the budget of the
Departments of Commerce and Agriculture. Neither
of the discussions had concluded when the post left.
PARIS BOURSE, JUNE 3.—The rise in the English market
has had a reactionary effect here, and both Threes and Fives
have improved, the former closing at 84f. 25c., and the latter
at 119 f. 85c. for the end of the month. The market closed as
follows ;—Five per Cents., for cash, 119 f. 60c., for account,
119 f. 85c.; Three per Cents., for cash, 84f. 25c., for account,
84f. 25e.; Bank of France Shares, 3,470 f.; Neapolitan, 102;
Spanish Threes, 38%; Spanish Fives and New Loan not
quoted.
RAMVAYS.—The heaviness which has for the last few
days weighed on the Share Market has been somewhat
removed to-day, and many of the leading lines show better
quotations. For Cash—Paris and Orleans left off at 1,237 f.
50c. ; Paris and Rouen, I,olof. ; Rouen and Havre, 737 f. 50c. ;
Avignon, 865 f. ; Vierzon, 6151. ; Strasburg and Bale, .1.7 f.
50c.; Boulogne, 480 f.; Northern, 730 f. ; Bordeaux, 592 f.
50c.; Mentereau, 3501. ; Paris and Lyons, 535 f.; Nantes,
512 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg, 5021. 50c. ; Fampoux and
Dieppe not quoted. There was a fair share of business done
to-day for account, at prices somewhat better than the above
cash quotations.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 4.
Boulogne and Amiens, 11—Central of Spain, 2 % —Great Western
Bengal, N —Louvain and Jemappe, 1 % —Luxembourg, 1%
Northern of France Constituted, 13 X —Orleans and Bordeaux, 9%
—Paris and Lyons Constituted, 6 % —Paris and Strasbourg Con-
stituted, s—Sambre and Meuse, 5%.

UNITED YACHT CLITB (LONDON).—A dinner will
,ake place at the Club-house, No. 87, St. James's-street, on
Tuesday next, the 9th instant, to celebrate her Majesty's
birthday and the opening of the club. Members and yachts-
men wishing to attend must apply at the Club-house
on or before Saturday noon, the 6th inst., as the number of
tickets will be limited. We understand that the Royal Har-
wich Yacht Club has sent up a list of thirty candidates for
admission into the United Yacht Club, and that several
members from sash of the Channel Clubs have been recently
elected.
DELIBERATE ATTEMPT AT MURDER AT THAXTED,
ESSEX.—The inhabitants of the town of Thaxted were on
Wednesday morning alarmed by a most premeditated at-
tempt at assassination, which, from the circumstances pre-
ceding the act itself, has only been equalled by those of late
perpetrated in the metropolis. About two months ago Mr. T.
W. Warner, tinworker and ironmonger, of Thaxted, dis-
charged an apprentice for some misconduct, whose name is
George May Smith, under 19 years of age. A few days ago
Smith applied for work at a shop in London, and being
pressed for a reference as to character, gave the name of his
late master, Mr. Warner, who replied to the application in
no recommendatory terms, and on Smith calling at the shop
again he was told that his former master had been written
to, and the answer was so unsatisfactory that he was desired
to go about his business. Smith, it appears, was now deter-
mined on revenge ; he came down to Bishop's Stortford on
Tuesday, that night broke into his own father's house there,
stole a double-barrelled gun, powder-flask, and shot-bag,
walked immediately, over to Thaxted, a distance of 12 miles,
and scaling the wall of Mr. Warner's premises, coolly waited
till he should be up. About eight o'clock Smith saw him com-
ing out into the working-yard, and being but a few yards
asunder, presented the gun and fired ; Providence, however,
averted the deadly effect, the right barrel burst, and the
assassin's left hand was dreadfully shattered. Mr. Warner
received the spent shot on his arm and hand, but not so as
to raise the skin, except in a very slight degree. The fellow,
although thus self-mutilated, attempted to escape, but pa
concluded something serious must be
him into custody. Shortly afterwards
Beeman Dunn seeing him going along the street of Thaxted
brought to the Dunmow police-station,
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where his hand was examined by Mr. Grice, surgeon. It at
first was judged that amputation of the hand must be resorted
to, but subsequently it was determined that it was only
necessary to remove two of the fingers at the second joint,
and this operation Mr. Grice, with the assistance of Mr. Salt,
immediately performed. Smith was the same day examined
before the Rev. G. Leapingwell, and by him remanded for
further examination till Monday next.
NORWAY POTATOES.—On Thursday a sale by auction
of about fifty tons of Norway potatoes was offered by Messrs.
Keeling and Hunt, at their auction-rooms, Monument-yard,
which attracted a large attendance of speculators and
dealers, the same having been exhibited at the Horticultural
Society. The quality upon examination and trial was
considered to approach nearer to English growth than any
other of foreign importation; but, there being little dispo-
sition manifested to purchase them, they were bought in at
50s. per ton.
THE SALTMARSHE COLLECTION OF PICTURES.—The
first day's sale of this admirable collection of pictures took
place on Thursday, at Messrs. Christie and Manson's Rooms,
in King-street, St. James's. The pictures sold, though some
of them of the highest character, were not the great gems of
the collection, which will be sold to-day and to-morrow, and
for which a very strong competition is expected. The room was
crowded during the sale, which contained 80 lots. Mr. Man-
son sold, and obtained the following prices for the best lots:—
Lot 9. A Flemish Estaminet (Brauwer), 120 guineas. Lot 11.
Le Matin (Omeganck), 195, bought by Mr. Nieurenhuys. Lot
13. Le Retour des Champs, by the same artist, 185 guineas.
Lot 24. Sheep and Goats in a Stable, by Adrian Cuyp, 88
guineas. Lot 28. A Landscape, by Gainsborough, 29 gui-
neas; bought by Mr. Farrer. Lot 29. A Morning Scene
(Omeganck), 96 guineas. Lot 31. A Landscape, by the
same artist, 130 guineas. Lot 37. Stirling Castle (Nasmyth),
32 guineas. Lot M. "Le Milieu du Jour" (Omeganck),
120 guineas ; bought by Mr. Smith. All the pictures of this
artist created an animated competition. Lot 43. " Buy a
Broom," by the late Madame Soyer, was bought by M. Soyer,
her husband, for 21 guineas. Lot 54. A Landscape, by
Gainsborough, 30 guineas ; bought by Mr. Smith. Lot
55. A Town on a River, with Ferry-boat (Asselyn), 50
guineas. Lot 56. A Moonlight (very good), by Vanderneer,
75 guineas. Lot 57. "Le Garde Manger" (Snyders), 35
guineas, Lot 62. An Interior, by Van Stareren ; bought by
Mr. Clark, for 33 guineas. Lot 69. A Virgin and Child
(Sasso Ferrato), 77 guineas. Lot 72. A Landscape (Claude),
48 guineas. Lot 77. A beautiful picture by Constable, one
of the best specimens of the artist, formerly in the Bour-
sault Collection, was knocked down for 360 guineas. Lot 78.
A Country Alehouse, by Morland, 991. 15s. ; purchased by
Mr. Grattan. Lot 79. A portait of Mameluke, by Ward,
R.A., 30 guineas.
ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB—Thursday evening the
monthly meeting of the above club was held at the Piazza
Hotel ; the Commodore, Lord A. Paget, presiding. The
minutes of the previous meeting having been read and
confirmed, the offer of the Greenwich Pier Company to
allow the Star steamer to lie alongside this day, for the
accommodation of the friends of the club to witness the
urgsarnys,d-
match fer the Challenge Cup this day, was unanimously
accepted, and the secretary desired to write a letter of
thanks. Letters were read from Kingstown and Ostend,
announcing their respective regattas, and inviting the
attendance of members and yachts of this club. The
Commodore read a very interesting letter from his Grace
the Duke of Beaufort, thanking his Lordship and the club
for the honour of being elected a member. The arrange-
ments for the match of this day having been completed, the
gentlemen proposed at the last meeting were ballotted for
and elected, and others proposed for ballot at the ensuing
meeting. The Commodore stated that although this was
the last night of entry for the Strangers' Cup match of the
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day next, the 11th instant. The remaining routine business
July 2.
LAND RECLAIMED (IRELAND...t appears from &
return on Saturday, issued by order of the House of Com-
mons, that there have been reclaimed in the county.
of Dona-
gal, since 1836, in the parishes where the revision survey is
finished, 4,756 acres of land. There are, however, 42,733
acres at present unreclaimed, and 128,491 under cultivation.
In the county
of Kerry since the survey of in - it 1842 43,
there have been reclaimed 8,373 acres in the parishes pre-
pared for publication; and there are altogether 351,876 acres
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MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
(From The Sun of last Night.)
The Cotton Market at Liverpool, yesterday, was steady;
the sales comprising 7,000 bales, including 3,000 American
on speculation, and 500 for export. American samples were
rather dearer, but other sorts were without alteration.
A statistical detail, made public this morning, connected with
the rapid advance of the plate and other glass trades, attracts
much attention here, showing clearly, if any other demon-
stration of the fact ware required, that the removal of re-
strictions, and lowering of duties, is of incalculable advantage,
not only to manufacturers, but to consumers. It appears
that, in the year 1827. when the price of plate glass, made
in this country, was I2s. per foot, the weekly sales, by the
whole trade, were 5,000 feet. In the following year, the
price was reduced to Bs. and 9s. per foot ,and the weekly sales
were 7,000 feet. The year before last plate glass (some of
the Excise restrictions being removed) sold for 6s. and 7s. per
foot, and the weekly sales rose up to 23,000 feet. In the
present year the price is ss. to 6s. per foot, and the weekly
sales now are from 40,000 to 45,000 feet. This is exclusive
of foreign glass.
The compiler of these interesting details says :
" Looking at the extraordinary increase that has taken
place, notwithstanding the severity of Excise restrictions,*and
seeing that the demand now progresses more rapidly than
ever, even at 53. or Os. per foot, if the prices were reduced
to 4s. or 3s. 6d. per foot (which, free as the trade now is from
Excise interference, would afford ample profit), what must
then be the demand!! I'
By a report which appears in another column of The Sun,
it will be seen that the Mexican Bondholders, at a meeting
held yesterday afternoon, agreed to the new terms offered by
the republic. In this, no doubt, they did wisely, as, with the
present difficulties encountered by the Government, arising
from the war w:th the United States, had a contrary course
been adopted, it is very probable that a handle would have
been made of the circumstance to postpone for an indefinite
period the payment of any dividends to the Bondholders.
The Stock Market is very firm again, this being the last
transfer day on the securities, which will shortly pay a
dividend. The reverse at present is the case as respects the
English market in periods of mistrust, when parties often
sell out in apprehension of some untoward event prior to the
re-openin,g. Consols have been 963/4 to 97 for present transfer,
and 97 IA for account. The premium on Exchequer-bills
has been 225. and 17s. again, being very firm. The New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realised 973/4 1/2, and
the Three per Cents. 95% 3/4.
The Foreign Bonds are well supported. Mexican have im-
proved to 30i/ % for the Actives, and to 161 1/2 for the
Deferred. Equador Stock has realised 3%. Portuguese
Bonds have been 50 to 52 for the Four per Cents., a fall
that is quite natural, considering the tenor of the news
received from Lisbon. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per cents.
have receded to 60% and 59?.
Shares have been exceediny quiet, and are not buoyant
in price.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. . 205%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 95%% 95%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities
.. .. 96% 97 96% 96%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 9743434 97%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 5-16 10!4
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 16, 1859 .. 10 1-16 10 1-16
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • . 10 7-16 10 7-16
Consols for Opening .• .• • • 97k % 97
Exchequer Bills. I 3i d. 1,4 d.
1,0001... .. •• •• 20 22 17 pm. 17
ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.

BRITISH FUNDS.

FOREIGN FUNDS
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent
Ditto, Deferred, 3 per Cent ..
Equador Bonds .• • . 3%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 3014 14
Ditto, for the Account
Ditto, Deferred .. .. • • 16%%
Portuguese Four per Cent .. 52 50
Ditto, for the Account 50
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 241%
Ditto, for tho Account —
Ditto, 5 per Cent. '3B, 39, 40, ffiv.lB4o 23
Ditto, Three per Cent .. • • • .
Ditto, for the Account .. ..
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 60% 59%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 92
BUSINESS
CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT
PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Aberdeen .. .. • • .. .. 10 .... ••
Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. 2% ......... •
Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... par ..........
Derby and Crewe .. .... .......
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% •
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 5% ....
Direct Northern .. 2%
Eastern Counties 141. 165... 23% %
Ditto New .. .. • • .. 10/. 165.... • 7% p••• • ..
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61. 13s. 4d.
Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. Cl. 13s. 4d. %p • • •• • •
Ditto, York Extension .. 105..... 1% 14
East Lincolnshire .. .. • • ..
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50
.. .. .....
Ditto % Shares .. . • .. 10 .... 17 • •
Ditto New % Shares.. .. 12% 18 17%
Goole, Doncast., and Sheffield, &c. 422. % dia.....
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1%.... 14.....,.,
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 20 ....
Great North of England . ..100 ....
Ditto, New . .. 10 .... ..
Ditto, New .. . .
Great Western .. .. 85 ....145
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 16% 17 161,E
Ditto, Fifths .. • . 2O .... 33
Guildford, Fareham, &Portsmoth S .... 4% % .
Hull and Selby .. .. • . .. 50 .... .
Ditto, Half Shares .. 15
Leicester and Bedford .. 225. ... p
Leicester, Tamworth, &c. 425. .. .. A L dls..
London an i Birmingham . —lOO
Ditto Quarters .. .. 2 .... 28% 29%
Ditto Fifths .. .. • • 2 .... 25%
London and Black wall • . 161. 13s. 4d.
Ditto, New • . .. • • 2% ....
London and Croydon. • • • .131. 15s 9d... 22%
London and York .. .. • • .. 2% ...•
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil . , .... 1%
Manchester and Leeds .. • • 82 • • ..... •
Ditto, Fifths .. • • 3 .... 13 12% ••• • • •
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 . Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 .. • • 13% 34 -••• • • •
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 4 .... 13% ..... .•
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • . I .. • • 9% ..... •• • •
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425.. % p ..
• • •
Midla-id .. • • .• ..100 ....151 149%
Ditto, New .. • • .. 18 .. • . 31% 32%
Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .. • • .• •
Ditto, New . 1 ....
Ditto, New, Brandling 25 .... 43%
Newcastle and Berwick .. • • 15 ....
Norfolk .. .. • • .. 20 •• • •
North British .. • • 22% .. 30% 30 ......
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. ....
North Kent and Direct Dover • • 23 ....
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425... • . 314% p......
Preston and Wyre .. • • •• 25 30%
South Devon .. .. 35 .... 34% .. •• • .....
South Midland .. 425. die........
South Wales .. ..........
Welsh Midland .. .... 1 ..........
West Riding Union • • • • .. 425..... 2 p • 2% p
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 5 .... ••• • .
York and North Midland .. .. 50 ....
Ditto. Extension .. 15 .... 33% ....... .
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 1 .. • - 11 ..........
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .• .12 .... 11%
Central of Spain .. .. • . • 2 .... 1%,.,,,,,...
Dutch Rhenish .. . 6
East Indian . • . . ss.
Great Western Canada .. ..
Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . .....
Madrid and Valentia . 2 .... 1 .....
Orleans and Bordeaux .. . 6 .... 9%
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .. • . .....
Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 .. .

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

17%;
% dis.

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30%
34%
dis