The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-30 00:00:00

RDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1848,

and exports for the first eleven months of 1848, with
comparative accounts of the imports and exports for
the same period of 1847 and 1846. From this
account it appears that the duties received upon im-
ports for the first eleven months of 1846 was
141,643,385 f.; and for 1847, 123,573,5321.; while for
the eleven months of 1848 it was only 80,447,893 f.
During the month of November, 1846, the duties
received were 13,1192,924 f. ; and in 1847,11,960,169 f. •
while in November, 1848, they were only 8,532,090 i
The accounts of the exports are rather more favour-
able than they were last month.

A Cabinet -Council was held yesterday, at which
several of the Ministers tendered their resignations.
M. HYPPOLITE Plssr declared he should retire on
account of the vote of the Assembly on the salt tax.
M. Bin° tendered his resignation because the
PRESIDENT of the Republic refused to grant an am-
nesty, and M. LEON DE MALLEYILLE for both
reasons, and also on account of a certain letter said to
have been written to the Constitutionnel by the PRESI-
DENT of the Republic. After some pressing MM.
PAsar and Bum agreed to remain, but M. Lxors. DE
➢IAI.LEVILLE remained obstinate, and it was only
when the PRESID➢NT of the Republic, Marshal Bu-
(MAUD, and General CLIANGARNIER were sent
for, and solicited him to remain, that he gave
way and withdrew his resignation.
The sitting of the National Assembly yesterday
was stormy, as the subject of the salt-tax vote was
revived.

M. GRANDIN demanded the revision of Art. 3 of
the law. M. GoupcuAux demanded that, to remedy
as much as possible the excitement produced by the
vote of the preceding day, Tuesday be fixed for the
discussion of the financial laws.

M. Durnv reminded the Assembly of the power
given to the PRESIDENT to propose the revocation of a
Bill passed. M. DUPIN, in conclusion, said, that
even under the most absolute monarchs on appelait de
Philippe ivre a Philippe a jean.
As might have been expected, the use of this ex-
pression gave rise to great tumult, in the course of
which several Members addressed the Assembly. The
tumult, however, was stilled by the Minister of
Public Works, who declared, amidst loud cheers,
that the vote of the preceding day, notwithstanding
the embarrassments it might give rise to, had not
shaken the courage of the Minister of Finances, and
that, when the.law on the finances should be put to
the vote, the Ministry would know how to establish
a balance between receipts and expenses, without
compromising itself or abusing its powers. He agreed
with M. GOUDCHAUX, that the financial laws should
be discussed as soon as possible. The Assembly
shared this opinion, and the matter dropped.
The Prince DE LA MOSKOITA has been appointed
Ambassador to Berlin in the room of M. EADIANUJIL
ARAGO.

BOURSE.—Pais, FRIDA.Y, DEC. 29.
TRIES o'CLocc—The division of yesterday in the
National Assembly, against the salt-tax, had, as might
have been expected, a depressing effect on the Bourse of
to-day. The French Bente* fell upwards of 2 per cent.;
the Bank of France also gave way; and the Railway
Shares participated in the general fall. So considerable
a source of revenue as that of the salt-tax being all of a
sudden taken from the Government, will, it is feared,
create great embarrassments to the Ministry, and pro-
bably produce a change of Ministry. In Foreign Stocks
the business done was very limited.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THB
LONDON STOCK-EXCHANGE, DEC. 29.
Boulogne and Amiens, TAl—Northern of France, 7
Orleans and Bordeaux, 2%—Paris and Rouen, 18 4—Rouen
and Ilene, 93(.

Week
ending

Dec,
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23
24
23
23
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in possession of the Magyars. It is equal in extent
to the kingdom of Bohemia, and comprehends the
duchy of Synnia and the counties of Peterwaradin,
Barz, Baranya, and the Banat.
llnnuisi, the commander of the volunteers, who
had joined the Austrian troops, was defeated on the
18th, and taken prisoner by the Magyars.

PRUSSIA.

Berlin journals of the 27th have arrived.
•

The National Zeitung states that HERR Scau-
BERT, a gunmaker of Berlin, in easy circumstances,
has been arrested on the charge of having armed
several of his workmen with rifles, on the day after
the proclamation of the state of siege, and told them
to shoot certain high personages, whom he named to
them.

The Burgher Guard Congress, which assembled at
Breslau, has separated. The number of Deputies did
not exceed sixty-five. Among the resolutions passed
was one declaring the Burgher Guard inviolable—
that is, declaring the Burgher Guard cannot be dis-
banded or suspended, in whole or in part, without its
own consent. At a meeting of the Democratic Club
of Treves, on the 20th, a M. OTTO, an ex-Prussian
deputy of the Extreme Left, stated, as an official fact,
that a secret alliance had been entered into between
Austria, Prussia, and Russia, for the purpose, of
course, of enslaving all Europe; and further, that
this fact was not known to him (M. OrTo) and his
political friends until too late to found a motion
thereon in the National Assembly.
It is said that in consequence of the remonstrances
of the Emperor of RUSSIA (who has always regarded
the prospect of German unity with dislike), the
King of PRUSSIA has determined not to accept the
Central Chiefdom of Germany e►en should it be
offered to him.

NAME OF RAILWAY.

Aberdeen ........

Amiens and Boulogne . • • •• • • • • • • • • • •
Belfast and Ballymena •• •• •• •• •• •• ••
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire
Caledonian—. ......... .......... • •

Chester and Holyhead •• •• •••• ..
Cockermouth and Workington.... • • • •
Dublin and Drogheda
Dublin and Kingstown ...• • • • • • • • • • •
Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen • • • • • • • •
East Ang1ian........................
lidinburgh and Glasgow. •• • • • •• • • • •
Edinbnrgh and Northern • • • • • • • • • • • •
Eastern Counties and North Eastern • •
East Lancashire .. • • . • • • • • • • •
Eastern Union • . •• • • • • •

Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • ••
Glasgow and Greenock— •• • • •• • • • ••

Great Southern and Western .• •• • • ••
Great Western, Scc •• • • •• •• • • •• ••

Kendal and Windermere • • .... • • • • •
Lancashire and Yorkshire..• • • - • • • • • •
Lancaster and Carlisle • . •.. • .. .....
Liverpool, Crosby, and Soutliport• • ..
Londonderry and t.nniskillen ....,...
London and North Western, &c.
London and
London and Brighton
London and South Western
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire
Maryport and Carlisle ....
Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham....
Midland Great Western (Irish) ......
Monklands .•• •• •• • ...

Newcastle and Car 11813.:....:::..

Norfolk.• • • • • • • • •

North British .. • • ......

Paris and Rouen ...........

Rouen and Havre

Scottish Central ...........

Shrewsbury and Chester
South Eastern and Branches • • •• • ...
South Devon..

TafT Vale .... ••

Ulster . ........

Waterford and Limerick............
Whitehaven Junction ..... • • .......

Wishaw and C01tne55...........

York and Newcastle . ........ .

York and North Mid1and...........

Last
week.

1,270

850
8,728
1,372
75
670

724
3,080
1,66 r,
15,748
1,750
1,210
2,326
811

121
11,134
2,015

116
45,741

8,679
10,213
2,1'82

23,636
1,157
856

2,394
5,348
2,353

823
1,605
8,139
1,330

-
352

•,; 0
RI :-;
E. 4m
0 ~,,,,
U ji

1,084

680

3,260

591
14,714

830
1,203
2,000

922
1,990
21,367

. ,
100
B,SS2
1,129

108
40,396

722
7,707
8,606
1,903

22,976
754

2,090
0,875
2,296

527
7,754

767
!,646
652

185

,4,155
7,955

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THE BRITISH TARIFF, BY EDWIN BEBDELL, OF
THE OFFICE OF EXAMINER AND PRINCIPAL CON*
TROLLER OF ACCOUNTS, CUSTOM-HOUSE, LONDON.
—This new edition of Beedell's British Tariff; has
been considerably extended and improved by the
addition of the Customs Warehousing Act, list of the
principal officers of Customs at every port, sub-port,
and creek, in the United Kingdom, list of the
names and !stations of the receivers of Admiralty
droits, likewise the recently passed Act for ware-
housing British spirits, the North Am erican Passen-
gers' Act, and a practical and comprehensive exposi-
tion of the regulations affecting the export branch of
the Customs business. Mr. Beedell's book should be in
the hands of every person who has Customs business
to transact.

WEBSTER'S ROYAL RED BOOK FOR 1849.—This
useful compendium of fashionable information, which
is to the fashionable and professional world what
the " Directory" is to the mercantile and trading
world, still maintains its high character for accuracy
of information and facility of reference. Com-
bining as it does a comprehensive street-
guide with an alphabetical list of the nobility
and gentry, of the Members of both Houses
of Parliament, of the Baronets of the United King-
dom, of the ambassadors, consuls, bankers, army and
navy agents, hotels, and clubs, it may be truly styled
a microcosm of the metropolis. The seeker after in-
formation with regard to the Court or fashionable
life will be certain of finding what he seeks in the
pages of Webster's "Royal Red Book."
LONDON SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY, EXETER-
HALL.—HandeI's oratorio of Judas Maceabceus was
performed here last evening, by the London Sacrfd
Harmonic Society, under the able direction of Mr. Sur-
man. The principal vocalists were—Miss Birch, the
Misses Williams, :Mr. ,Sims Reeves, Mr. H. Phillips,
and Mr. Benson. Sims Reeves was in superb voics,
and sang magnificently. He was enthusiastically en-
cored in " Sound an Alarm." The performance as a
whole was most creditable to the society. The hall was
crowded. •

MONEY and COMMERCIAL. NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Liverpool Cotton Market this week has been
without change as regards prices, being firm. The crop
is estimated at 2,500,000 bales. The sales yesterday in-
cluded 5,700 bales of American taken on speculation, and
750 for export. In the Railway Share Market business
had been done at 2 discount for Great Northern. at
124 for North-Western, 85} for Midland, 44 for North
Stafford, and at corresponding rates for other shares.
The more ready employment for money in the Dis-
count Market, and the willingness of the brokers and
bankers to take in a larger amount of cash on "call,"
has at last had its effect on the Bank of England, and
the increased advances upon securities, both public and
mercantile, have allowed of some addition to the note
circulation. With a further increase of more than
270,0001. in the bullion and paper available in the Bank
" till," a much larger demand for money must arise, ere
any sensible influence can be exercised upon them, but
the dividend payments will soon lead to the ordinary
though material changes. The Treasury account looks
very "respectable," and we hope may stand higher ere
the quarterly charges come upon it. Compared with
the previous week, the changes are as follows:
Notes Issued 28,184.795
Increase ... 202,670
••• ••• ••• ... 3,380,302
Increase ... 3,614
Public Deposits 8,572,063
Increase ... 663,420
Other Dcpssits 8,951,073
Decrease ... ... 298,576
Seven Day and other Bills ... 967,455
Increase 2,649
Government Securities ... ... 13,484.162
Increase ... 155,150
Other Securities ... 10,814,515
Increase ... 144,819
Notes 11,309,335
Increase 62,925
Bullion ... 15,000,676
Increase 210,804
Active Circulation 16,875,460
Increase ... ... 139,745
Besides the gold discoveries, the Americans, up to
the date of the last accounts, continued actively to pro-
secute their copper mining operations. The Northern
Mining Company at Lake Superior was making great
exertions. An account in a local journal states :
" The Pacific brought up last week the engine and
stamping works belonging to this company, which are to
be erected at their mines in the course of the winter.
From Mr. Bacon, their energetic superintendent, we
learn that his force at the mines have, since the Ist of
December last, sunk a shaft of 155 feet, and extended a
level or drift 223 feet—the drift commencing on the
main shaft at 65 feet from the surface. At present
operations are confined on a winze 85 feet south of the
main shaft, at the 95 feet level, and on another winze 100
feet north of the same shaft and on same level,
having in the former winze a rich load of stamp and
barrel work. There is at present raised to the surface,
over 200 tons of good stamp work, with the ground suf-
ficiently opened to take out in the course of next year,
with 20 miners, at least from present appearances, full
2,000 tons of good stamp work.
"Since the organization of this company, the total
amount of expenditures, including the supplies
now on hand for six months, with engine, &c.,
has been 35,000 dollars. During the winter, the
working force will consist of about 30 men, and
the expenditure of the company will average about
800 dollars per month. An intelligent gentleman who
has just come down from the Eagle River district, in-
forms us that he considers the North American location
" second to none but the famous cliff."
The firm of Robert M'Clelland and Co., linen mer-
chants, in the north of Ireland, has suspended payment,
and such is the state of affairs in the sister island, that
there are great apprehensions of further similar
occurrences.
The Russian heuses which were placed in difficulties
during last year's panic, are paying better dividends than
any other. Messrs. John Thomas, Son, and Lefevre,
have liquidated their engagements in full.
Although the French Funds come 2 per cent. lower,
owing to the defeat of the Ministry, the excellent Bank
returns have buoyed up the English Stock Mai ket, and
there have been some good purchases by influential
brokers. Consols have been done as high as 88i and
89, and are now 88,i to The New Three and a
Quarter per Cents. have been 89 to ta and the Three
per Cents. 88i is Bank .Stock has been up to 1911.
Exchequer-bills are 40s. to 435. premium.
The Foreign Securities have been very quiet. Spanish
Five per Cents. have, however, been firmer at 14 to is Por-
tuguese Four per Cents. are nominally 25 to 26. Mexi-
can Bonds have been done at 241- to 24i. Peruvian
have risen to 47 and 49. In Dutch there have been no

Rest

bargains.
Railway Shares have been very buoyant again, and
advanced prices have been realised for some of the prin
oipal lines. Eastern Counties and Caledonian are, how
ever, still flat, and French shares lower.
ONE
P;t WES Ur 152.1TJ4t1 FUNDS. o'cLocz.
Bank Stock 1911,6
3 per Cent. Reduced A-..ns 8834 5/fa%
New 314 per Cent. Ann 5.... .
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,0001. .
Consols for Account. 83% 89 8834
Exchequer Bills. 24d. & 2d.
1,0001. March
1,0001. June
5001. March. 43 p
Small. June

CLOSING
FRTCES.

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. ONE
O'CLOCK.
_ _

CLOsth
PRICES,

Ecuador Bonds
lies.;can, 5 pr.r Cent. 1846 211;
Ditto, Account .. 241/Ly.6
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents —
Ditto, Account 49 48 47 49
Russian Bonds
Bpanigh 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, Account l4 141 A ' 14
Ditto. Passive
Dividends on the above payable in London.

PRICES OF PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 71,2 —
Belfast & County Down 19
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20 ...
Wolverh'ton.
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 .....
Do. withoutguarantce 10
B.:ming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 13/. 145...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Jam.... 10 ......
Boiton, Stamfd & Birm. 5 ..•
Bristol and Exeter 9O
Ditto, Thirds
Buckinghamshire... 14/. 4s.
Caledonian
......
Ditto, Half Shares .. 8
Do. New 101. Pref.....
Vitto,Clydesdale J une 50
I.hester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5
••
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10 ......
Do. 2,1 Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ......
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
Dublin and Belfast June. 35
Dundalk & Enniskillen 20
Livt Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D. .. ... 25 ......
Do., 181., E. & 18 ......
D0., 3/. 10s
Eaztern Couxties...
Do. .New Guaranteed
6 pee. Cent... lO ...... 111,4 ll V
Ditto, Exienbion,s per
Cent., No. 1 6/. 13..!. 4d.... p
Ditto ditto, No. 2-61. 138. 4d...
Do. .North. & Eastern 50
Do., 5 per cent.
Do. Quarters 1214
Do. New
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 1
Ditto, Class B (I. &
and B.) 2O
_ .

Ditto, Class C, ditto... 20 . ....
Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10
Ditto, ditto
Ditto (C. &E.) guar.
5 per ......
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 614
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 614 —
East Lincolnshire
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares
Edlnburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, Newport l5 ..
Exeter,Yeovit, & Lurch 25/8 —
Glasgow, Damfries, and
Carlisle ........ —Si. 6s.
Glasgow,Kilmar.,.& Ayr SO
Do.Preterence ColiSal.
Great Northern ......... 19
Do., is A Deferred ... b% 5
Do., 1,42 B 6 per Cent.
guaranteed ..... 61,4 • 4,
Do. Extension 2172 --
;I•eat South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great North of England 100
Ditto, New, 40/ 4O

i' P

.8 li
5

Ditto, ditto
Ditto, New, 30/ 3O
Ditto, New, 151— l4
•• ••

251,4

Great lirestein 9O
Ditto, J 4 Shares
pia°, IA" Shares ' 21
Ditto, fifths ...... ...... 20

79%
173%
10%

Ditto, New 17/... 13 ... 101,4
Huddersfield and Manch. 30
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby
Ditto, Half shares
Ditto, .14 Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle 5O .....

Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Ditto, ditto
Ditto, Shares
Do. Quarter Shares 171.2 —
Do. Fifths... lO
Do. SixteeAths 6,4 —
Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 ..... .........
Do. New, Gua.6 per ct. 71,4
Liverp. and Bury 43
Ditto (late Hud-
dersfield and Shell.) 43
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
trAct, aud 50

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