The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-02 00:00:00

2, 1816:

to be flung? What recruitment of diplomatic mouchards
was it necessary to make ? Whence have they come ?
Where have they exercised their functions? For what
object ? In what interest for France ? It is hoped to
escape these questions by using the expression 'secret
expenses,' but it is precisely that phrase which calls
them forth. The constitutional solicitude of the Debuts
will be necessarily alarmed by this audacity of M. Guizot.
The laws of '33 and '34, which have provided for cases
of urgency, permit the credits to be proportioned to
the • wants. But that supposes that the wants are
known ; here, on the contrary, it is shameful wants, un-
derhand dealing! Let us be told what purse may be
henceforward pledged to the arbitrary will and waste of
the public money, if a Ministry can by ordonnance vote
itself secret expenses? What answer will be given to
suspicious folks, who may accuse the Civil List of
placing to the account of the State expenses which it
ought itself to support? The secret service money de-
mands from its very nature a sort of confidence, and it
is on that account that it has always given rise to political
debates in both Chambers. But a Ministry which votes
itself credits of this kind indicates that it has no doubt of
itself ; but it proves at the same time that it sets itself
without the slightest ceremony above the most elemen-
tary principles of constitutional right. If, indeed, the
enemy was at our gates, it was necessary to observe his
movements, and ward off perils by which the coun
try was endangered, extraordinary secret expenses could
be conceived 1 but what ! to marry a prince, welcomed
with so much enthusiasm ! for a marriage greeted with
such transport! In an, honourable and loyal negotiation,
in which all rights have been respected and all properties
observed, it is not sufficient to lay out 200,00 f. in extra
ordinary expenses, but a sum of 300,000 f. must be added
for secret expenses And all this by an ordonnance !
Thus all the ordinary credits are expended, and
500,000 f. are demanded for extraordinary ones for this
princely union—France is called on to pay 500,000 f. to
procure a prince a dowry with his wife of 30 millions !
But if an asylum is to be given to the unfortunate with-
out resource, M. Duchiltel trembles to be lavish, and
demands only 400,000 f. He has still constitutional
scruples ! Let the country compare and judge."
The Dads has a long article on the Montpensier
marriage, which, however, merely reiterates the old
assertions, and another on the affairs of Portugal, on
the occasion of a letter from a Portuguese: who ad-
vocates the course adopted by the QUEEN. The cor-
respondent of the Debats, alluding to the suspension
of the liberty of the press in Portugal, which has
been censured in warm and generous terms by that
journal, says that the QUEEN has a constitu-
tional right to suspend the liberty of the press
under the charter of Don PEDRO. The Debats
observes, that it has not the charter before it,
but it is necessary to see whether it will bear the in-
terpretation that has been given to it. " A constitu-
tion suspended," says the Debats, " is a constitution
destroyed. What is the object of constitutions, but
to prevent the exercise of arbitrary power ? If these
constitutions themselves are subject to the exercise of
arbitrary power, of what use are they ?"
Marshal BOURMONT expired on Wednesday last at
his château in Anjou. The Marshal was in his
sgventy-third year.
The Journal des Chemins de Fer announces that
the Paris and Lyons Railroad Company will shortly
make a call on their shareholders for a second instal-
ment, which, it was reported on the Paris Bourse,
will probably amount to 50f. per share, and be re-
quired in January, 1847.
The administration of the Rouen and Havre line
presented to a general meeting of the shareholders on
the 29th ult. a report on the state of the road, from
which it appears that it would be ready for general
traffic in the course of six weeks, were it not for the
trial of the solidity of several works of art which s
remained to be made.

The receipts of the Paris and Orleans Railroad
during the week ending on the 27th ult. were
168,309 f., and from the Ist of January 7,573,8151'
Those of the Paris and Rouen line during the same
week were 176,974 f., and from the beginning of the
year 6,945,989 r. The Tours and Orleans section of

-------- the Bordeaux line, owing to the interruption of the
communications at Vendome, only produced 26,746 f.
The receipts of the Northern road, from the 17th to
the 23d, amounted to 243,130 f.
The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on
Saturday at 82f. 65c.; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 65c.;
the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,237 E 50c. ' • Rouen, 907 f. 50c. •
Havre, 690 f. ; Great Northern, 671 f. 25c. ; Avignon, 877 f.
50c. ; Vierzon, 575 f. ; Bordeaux, 535 f.; Boulogne, 460 f. ;
Paris and Strasburg, 4871. 50c.; Tours and Nantes, 495 E;
Paris and Lyons, 505 E ; Lyons and Avignon, 490 f. ; Bor-
deaux and Cette, 475 f.
The following are the quotations for the new lines :
MARSEILLES, Ocr. 26.—Marseilles and Avignon, 877 f.;
50c.; Northern, 677 f. 50c.; Paris and Lyons. 512 f. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, OCTOBER 31.
Direct Bombay and Mathis, X —East Indian, X —ltalian and
Austrian, 2%—Lottvaln a la Sambre, I X —Namur and Liege, 334
Northern of France Constituted, 11 X —Orleans and Bordeaux, 7%
—Paris and Lyons Constituted, s%—Sambre and Meuse. 414—West
Flanders, 3.

SHOCKING MURDER OF A
POLICEMAN NEAR BRISTOL.
(BY EXPIMAS )
BRISTOL, MONDAY MORNING.
Yesterday evening the densely populated district of
at. Philip's was thrown into a state of great excitement
from the appalling circumstance of one of the Bristol
police force, No. 172, Patrick White, having been mur-
dered by a woman. The particulars of this awful tra-
gedy are derived from the officers at the police-station
fur the St. Philip's division. The unfortunate deceased,
who has been connected with the police for about eight
years, was an Irishman, aged about 30. He was un-
married, and lodged in the house of a female named
Louisa Ferris, a married woman, but who, in conse-
quence of domestic broils, had for a long period lived
separate from her husband. His fellow lodgers were,
Thomas Edwards (brother to Ferris), a cab-driver, and
Elizabeth Jones. Last evening Ferris, with her bro-
ther and a third party, had been drinking at a public-
house known by the name of the Blackbird. About six
o'clock they returned home to Lion-street on the Easton
road, and Louisa Ferris upon going up stairs found
White and Elizabeth Jones in bed together. At this
she was very much enraged, having as it was previously
known entertained kindly feelings towards White. A
short time afterwards the parties met down stairs, de-
ceased, Louisa Ferris, Thomas Edwards, and Elizabeth
Jones. A dispute arose about some trifling matter,
high words ensued, the circumstance of White's inti-
macy with Jones was alluded to, and Ferris, seizing a
razor or a sharp knife (we have not been able to ascertain
which), walked up to White and inflicted a deep wound
in the throat, severing the wind pipe and penetrating
the carotid artery. The effect of which was, of course
almost instant death. The poor fellow staggered to the
door leading to the street, and fell into the road. He
was picked up immediately and carried into the house.
A medical man was sent for, but death had done its
work long before his arrival. The parties in the house
were at once apprehended, and upon their arrival at the
police-station house Ferris admitted that she had com-
mitted the dreadful act. The man Edwards was ex-
ceedingly callous; he thought no more of the affair than
if it had been one of the ordinary transactions of life,
but fell asleep within a few minutes of entering the pri-
son. An inquest will be held to-day, when the whole
facts will be developed. The account thus forwarded is,
however, substatially correct.

A French brigantine was abandoned on the banks of New-
foundland, crew taken off by an English steamer.
A French ship of about 200 tone, with only her masts
standing ; also a ship of about 800 tons (apparently Eng-
lish), with only her foremast standing, were seen in lat. 50,
lon. 43,

MARKET NE WS-(THIS DAY.}'

CORN EXCHANGE-1110NDAY
Up to our market last week, coastwise, a very large quan-
,ity of English Wheat, and an increased supply of other
articles of Grain of home produce, came to hand ; but by
land carriage the receipts were only to a moderate extent.
From Ireland and Scotland fair average quantities of Oats
were received, yet they were by no means extensive, the
time of year considered. As to the foreign imports, they were
much larger than we have had to report for a very lengthened
period, especially those of Oats and beans. Fresh up to-day
a moderate quantity of what come to hand from Essex and
Kent, yet it was by no means so large as that noticed on this
day se'ennight. Still, however, the stands were heavily
filled with samples of both red and white, which
circumstance, as might be expected, had a depressing
influence upon the demand. We consider the trade, for all
descriptions, exceedingly dull, at a decline in the quotations
paid on Monday last, of from Is to 2s per quarter; and, at
the close of business, a large portion of the supply was left
over for Wednesday. With fine Foreign Wheat, we were
fairly supplied; yet, considering the immense quantity of
English brought forward, the holders were tolerably firm.
All kinds, however, were very dull, at an abatement in value,
of from Is to 2s per quarter, and very little inclination was
manifested on the part of the buyers to get into stock even
at that decline. A few hundred quarters of bonded Wheat
were taken for export ; but, for speculative purposes,
so little was doing, that prices were almost nominal.
The supply of English Barley was but moderate; that of
Foreign—a large portion of which was fit for malting pur-
poses—great. All descriptions were very dull, and the
quotations ruled from 2s to 3s per quarter beneath last week's
value. With Malt we were scantily supplied. The trade
was, therefore, tolerably steady, at unaltered quotations. The
quantity of Oats on offer was very large; however, the Oat
trade was in a very active state, though we. can notice no
positive alteration in prices. The show of Foreign Beans
was good, that of English dull. The sale was steady, at
late rates. In Peas a moderate business was transacted, at
last week's prices. Flour moved off slowly, and previous
rates were with difficulty supported.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • 648 to 74s
Red, New •• • • 56s to 64s Oats— Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 60s 71s Llncolnsh., Feed. 26e 30s
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe .. 32s 34s
coin, Red. • • 58s fies Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White.. •• • • 608 64s Black .••• • • • 265 27s
Irish, Red •-•-• • • • —s Cork, White • • 26s 30s Ditto, White.... ••—3 —s Scotch, Feed. .. • • 283 32s
Rye—Old •••••••• • • • • —a —s Beans—Tick •••• • • • • 378 398
New, ••• • • • 37s 39s Pigeons
Marley—Grinding. •• • • 30s 339 Pease—Grey. •••• • • • • 413
45s Malting .•••• • • • • 383 44s Maple. ••••• • • • • • 413 465
Chevalier •.•• • • • • 448 45s White .••••• • • • • • 50s 54s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers • • ••• • • • 56s 61$
f01k.3 74s Flour—Town-made .• • 68s 613 Brown .••••• • • • • • 55s 57s Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 523 54.
Kingston and Ware 66s 673 Stocktn & Norfolk 488 555
IVIITUFIELD.
The past week's importations of live stock into London
have been moderately extensive, but by no means so large
as on some previous occasions. In quality, however, a de-
cided improvement has taken place, scarcely any of the
Beasts or Sheep being beneath the middle quality. The an-
nexed table shows the arrivals :
From whence. Oxen. Cows. Sheep. Lambs. Calves
Rotterdam... 32 ...... 196
Ilarlingen ... 19 ...... 90
Leer . ...... 21
Ibunburgh.— 20

Total.— ...... 92 ...... 266
At the outports about 900 Beasts, 1,100 Sheep, 100 Calves,
and 350 Pigs have been landed in good condition. With all
these arrivals, this, as well as the large provincial markets
are scantily supplied with foreign stock, owing to the princi-
pal portion of the imports going direct into the hands of the
butchers and graziers. The losses at sea continue to be very
great, scarcely a vessel arriving, either in London or else-
where, without having smothered cattle on board. This is
principally owing to their overcrowded state, which evil
calls, in our judgment, for special interference. About
twenty baskets of Meat have come in from Hamburgh in
the week, but the prices obtained for it have been low.
We had on sale 300 Beasts, 800 Sheep, and 16 Calves from
abroad, but which met a dull sale on somewhat easier terms.
From our own districts the arrival of Beasts were very ex-
tensive, aad of somewhat improved quality. The supply
being more than equal to the wants of the dealers, the Beef
trade was in a very depressed state, at a decline in the quo-
tations of 2d per 81bs and a clearance was not effected. The
droves from the north comprised 2,100 Short-horns; from the
western and midland districts, 900 Herefords, Runts, Devons,
he. ; from other parts of England, 700 of various kinds ;
from Ireland, 90, and from Scotland, 120 beasts. The num-
bers of Sheep were not so large as those exhibited on Mon-
day last; yet the Mutton trade was in a sluggish state, and*
the currencies declined 2d per 81b. In Calves, the supply of
which was good, very little was doing, and the prices had a
downward tendency. Pigs moved off slowly on easier terms.

•
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
a. d. s. d.I s. d, to s. d.
Inferior Beasts .. •. 2 $ 210 Second quality ditto 4 4 4 6
Second quality ditto. 3 0 3 2 Coarse-woolledditto 4 8 410
Prinae large Oxen., 3 4 3 8 Soutlidown Wetht.. 5 0 6 2
Prime Scots ... •.• 3 10 4 0 Ditto onto( the wool
Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs ... •. • 3 8 4 4
Prime small ditto .. 4 4 4 6 Small Porkers .. ,• 4 4 4 6
Suckling Calves ..18 0 20 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0
Inferior Sheep ••.. 4 0 4 2 Lambs ••• . • •-• •• • 0 0 0 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
I Sheep. I Calves.
24,710 j
.122

Beasts.
4,525

I Pigs.
400

NEFINTGALTE AND LIIIIDENII.A.X.L.
From most parts of England the arrivals of slaughtered
meat have been again somewhat on the increase, though
small for the time of year, viz., 95 carcases of Beef, 300 ditto
of Mutton, 120 ditto of Veal, and 480 ditto of Pork—the
latter being chiefly from Surrey. The supplies killed in the
metropolis being moderately extensive, the general demand
has bcea i a T 97 eillggi4ll hate, aw 4 is initacei

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO _THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool, on Saturday, was
quiet ; sales 4,000 bales, including 300 on speculation.
There was no change in prices. Shares were rather
better.

The state of the grain markets this morning are most
►atisfactory as respects the interests of consumers. It is
considered impossible that the present high prices for
wheat, &c., can be upheld. In the meat and poultry
markets also, a fall in quotations is deemed a certainty.
There are accounts from Sydney to-day to the 30th of
June last. It is satisfactofy to find that some fine rains
had fallen, which had produced the most satisfactory
results, as respects agricultural prospects. In politics
there had been little or nothing stirring.
Accounts from Otaheite, received at Sydney. state
that the few English still residing in the Society Islands
were in constant and imminent danger of their lives
from the arbitrary proceedings of Governor Bruat, who
confined them within a circle of about a quarter of a
mile on pain of being shot. One of the missionaries
was fired at by a sentinel while walking opposite his own
verandah, the excuse of the soldier being that the Rev.
Gentleman omitted to answer his challenge, at eight
o'clock on a fine moonlight night !
The Stock Exchanges and the Share Markets are
closed to-day, pursuant to " ancient custom." We have
not, therefore, any report to make as to prices. Pri-
vately a few transactions have taken place ; but, as no
authority exists for the prices, it is useless to go into
details.
The circulation of notes, throughout the United King-
dom, for the month ending the 12th September, is
summed up in the Bankers' Magazine as amounting to
37,817,4161., a decrease of 62,3721. compared with the
month to August 15. Of this 37,817,4161., the amount
for England alone was 27,782,4541. While the Bank of
England decreased its issues, the private and joint-stock
banks of England, Ireland, and Scotland were increasing
theirs.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY )
LONDON, Nov. 2.—Wind S.S.E., light breeze and fine.
OFF MARGATE, Nov. I.—Belvidere, (store-ship) Wel-
lington, Portsmouth for Woolwich, with officers and crew of
H.M.S. Amphion.
DEAL, OcT. 31.—Wind N.N.W. mod. and thick; Nov. 1.,
A.M.—Wind N.W., light breeze,thick weather, raw., S.W. by
S., moderate.—Arrd. Naiad, Rose, Savannilla ; Ann, Bahia;
Rob Roy, Boston. Arrd. from the River and sid., Majestie,
Isbister, Mauritius; Elizabeth, Ray, St. Thomas.
ToRBAF, Nov. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Queen Victoria,
Quebec.
DUBLIN, Ocr. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ruby, Ellen-
wood, St. John's, New Brunswick.
CLYDE, OCT. 31.—Wind S.—Arrd. Indus, M'Millan, Dal-
housie ; Eglington, Muir, Quebec. Sid. Packet, M'Kinlay, Ber-
bice ; Collinwood, Boyd, New Orleans; Augerona, Gray, St.
Thomas; Catherine, Scott, Jamaica.
LISBON, Ocr. 24.—A royal decree, relieving the blockade
of the River Douro, was issued on the 22d inst. The cor-
vette Octo de Melho, the brig Vanga, and the frigate Donna
Maria, have sailed for the purpose.
FALMOUTH, Om 31.—Wind S.S.W , light, Nov. 1, ditto.
—Arrived off, Countess of Durham, Quebec, for Southampton.
OFF PENZANCE, OCT. 31.—Wind S., light.—Zemidar,
Calcutta.
CARDIFF, Ocr. 28.—Sld. Baltasurai Webb, Valparaiso ;
Panope, Possor, ditto.
MUMBLES, Ocr. 3.—Arrd. William White, Port Adelaide;
Lady Prudhoe, Charlton, Cuba.
SHIELDS, Ocr. 31.—Wind W.S.W...—Arrd. Countess of
Mulgrave, Kelly, Pictou.
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. I.—Her Majesty's ship Echo has
sailed to assist her Majesty's ship Cyclops, on shore en
Gurnet Ledge.
GUERNSEY, Ocr. 28.—Some spars, marked at the end
" G. W. 5.," have been washed on shore here.
PORT MADoE, OCT. 31.--The Foxdale, Milburn, from
Liverpool to Swansea, on shore here at Morfa Bychun Beach,
on the 21st inst., has been got off, and sent here todischarge.
HULL, Nov. I.—Sid. Conradene, Koster, Cadiz, and
Tampico.
SCILLY, Ocr. 30.—The Bosphorus, Tregarther, from Liver-
pool to Constantinople, which arrived here six months after
being on shore, sprung a leak. on being hailed off the pier on
the 26th inst., and must discharge to repair.
OFF lI.FRACOMBE.—Susanna Quebec.
BIDEFORD—Std. Minstrel, Gediz, and Valparaiso.
BRISTOL.—Sid. Clara, Jamaica.
NEWPORT.—Sid. Joseph Cunard, St. John's.
LlvEzrooL, Nov. I.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Tigris, Cal-
cutta; Colonist, Madras; Minalk, Rio Grande; Pauche, Ha-
vannah ; Maine, New Orleans; Samuel Hicks, New York;
Cligo, Richebucto; Envoy,Tatunagouche; Amelia,Shippigna ;
British Queen, Prince Edward Island; Glaucus, Montreal.
PALERMO, Ocr. 19.—The schooner Monmouth, Beyman
from Patras to London, went on shore near the Island of
Corinth, but was got off and taken into Syracuse, where she
was landing her cargo to repair.
GIBRALTAR, Ocr. 21.—The Agueda, Peat, of Glasgow,
from London to Miramichi, was abandoned in a sinking state,
2d ult., lat. 50, lon. 43; crew saved by the St. Louis, Degars,
arrived here. The Greek brig, Nelson. Dwaschi, which
sailed from hence, 7th inst., bound to Cork, put back on the
15th leaky, and with other damage, having encountered
heavy weather off Cape St. Mary, and is discharging to
repair.
MARGATE. Nov. I.—The Jenne Emilie, from Calais to
London, which was on shore on the Main, was got off yester
day and brought into the harbour.
COWES.-11. M. steamer Cyclops, from Portsmouth to
Lisbon, and the Pottinger steamer, from Alexandria, went
on shore in Thorne's Bay, about two miles to the westward,
this morning, in thick weather, but they are expected to be
got afloat next high water.
DUBLIN, Ocr. 31.—Part of the jib-boom of a large vessel,
with sail and gear attached, the latter marked C. Corthy,
sail and rigging company, Quebec, was picked up 26th inst.
near the Long Ships by the Citizen steamer, at this port.