The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

Ny MARCH

FRENCH PLAYS.
LA PECHE AUX BEAUX PERE.

This species of piscatory pursuit is well known. The
days of Irish fortune-hunters are gone ; after doing
duty at every watering-place and in every novel of the
hour, the trade was removed to Paris, where the young
roués of the Jockey Club, running through all their
fortune, on the average, in two years, with le Sport and
le Turf, found means to pass off with the beaux peres
parvenus the brass that was left for the gold that was
lost, and regilded their fortunes with the assistance of
rich brides. In the vaudeville of last night aM. Olgar
(Josset) is practising the aforesaid piscatory art on a
rich vulgarian, M. Camus de Montgibaut (Cartigny).
This beauspere has a daughter, Caroline, who is far less
enthusiastic than her father for Olgar's decoys of fashion
and riches, and is still less smitten by his person. Her
sentiments are far different, however, for M. Fabien
Chatelain, the son of a banker, who, dying at the mo-
fnent of a commercial crisis, has barely left his son suf-
ficient to pay the creditors of the firm, of whom
Montgibaut is one of the most considerable, and one of the
very few that have not withdrawn their capital; the vulgar
millionaire is about to do so, and despises Fabien for his
poverty. Fortunately the young man has a foster sister,
Dorothia (Nathalie), who loves him deeply, and has
not deserted him in his adversity. She manages to '
draw Montgibaut, by a false address, to Fabien's home;
she diverts the fine clothes and the fine dinners, the hired
carriage and horses Olgar has ordered, from their
destination, and places them at the disposal of her foster
brother as each emergency arises, whilst, for the love of
her, every one tenders him service. The result is, that
M. Olgar is discarded; Montgibaut—his palate tickled
with niceties, and his eyes fascinated with apparent
riches—confides his fortune to Fabien, who marries
Caroline; whilst Doroth6e.—disinterested to the last—
refuses his hand, although she loves him, and finds her
happiness in the triumph of her exertions. There are
no terms of praise too strong to be applied to the deli-
cacy, finesse, and feeling alternately displayed by
Nathalie. Josset, as the spendthrift lion,_witia..alfsvi,
as:empty as his puree, was effective; whilst Cartigny,
the vulgar millionaire, was admirable. Had the orchestra
only condescended to play in tune, and the intervals
betwixt the acts been shorter, we should have pronounced
the performance perfect.
There were present—Her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Cambridge, attended by Mrs. de Burgh, the Baron
Knesebeck, and Mr. Edmond S. John Mildmay ; the
Russian Minister and the Baroness Brunnow, Lord and
Lady Fitzroy Somerset, Lord and Lady Holland, Lady
Webster; Lord Munster, Lord Malmesbury, Sir John
Lyster and Lady Kaye, Sir Henry Meux, &c.

COURT CIRCULAR.
The Queen and Prince Albert took tbeir accustomed
early walk yesterday, in the gardens of Buckingham
Palace.
His Royal Highness Frince Albert rode out on horse-
back yesterday, attended by his Equerry in Waiting,
Colonel Bouverie.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her
Majesty and Prince Albert yesterday, at Buckingham
Palace.
Mr. Lewis Grauer had yesterday the honour of sub-
mitting for the inspection of her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert the first numbers of his work on
ornamental designs for decorations and manufaetures,
which has been prepared for publication, under the
authority of the Government School of Design. Her
Majesty and his Royal Highness were pleased to express
their entire approval of this useful work.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess Au-
gustus of Saxe Coburg visited their Royal Highnesses
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge yesterday, at Cam-
bridge House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and
his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse, attended
by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, honoured the performance
of the French Plays with their presence yesterday
evening.
The Marquis of Salisbury had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Home Office.
A deputation from the Peruvian Bondholders, con-
sisting of G. R. Robinson, Esq, M.P., James Capel,
Esq., and W. P. Robertson Esq., had an interview with
Viscount Palmerston yesterday.
Lord John Russell arrived in town yesterday, from
St. Leonard's, Hastings.
Mr. Charles Russell had an interview with the Right
Hon. Edward Strutt yesterday, at the office of the Com-
missioners of Railways, in the Board of Trade.
The Earl of Eglinton and Mr. M. Bell, M.P., had
interviews with Sir George Grey at the Home Office
yesterday.

4, 1848.

[PRICE SD.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was
heavy. Sales 3,500 bales, of which 2,500 were Ameri-
can at 44d. to 6d. Railway Shares were dull, but prices
could not be considered lower.
The accounts from Rio :de Janeiro, of the 24th
January, notice the failure of Lord Ilowden's efforts to
obtain a liberal arrangement of the duties in future to
be charged upon British imports, but without success.
The proceedings of the Provisional Government of
France in endeavouring to raise funds are watched with
intense interest here. It is evident, and the necessity is
acknowledged by impartial persons, that, nolens vokns,
the capitalists of Paris must exhibit confidence in the
existing Government, but it is not clear that their back-
wardness arises from unwillingness so much as inabi-
lity. The losses of the great houses at Paris must have
been tremendous, and how to be repaired none can tell,
for each day imposes further sacrifices. The good sense of
the working classes who,doubtless, need greater liberty and
fairer treatment, but who do not desire the prostration
of their employers, is looked to as almost the only safe-
guard. The cause of free-trade too, in the hands of
such a man as Louis Blanc, is not likely to receive much
encouragement; and so far his doctrines are at variance
with the true principles to be expected from republi-
canism, viz., extended commerce, and friendship secured
by ties of interest with all parts of the world.
Accounts from New York remark that " should the
State decide upon enlarging the Northern canal, she
will be placed in a better position than Boston for
foreign trade, as ino railroads can compete with 4,000-
barrel vessels on a parellel line of travel. A. daily
line of steam-boats could then be established with Mon-
treal—the immense timber region on the Ottawa would
be opened up for the present to the West Indies, &c.,
&c.; New York would thus be opened up a much more
extended field of enterprise ; and, moreover, Canada
as a province' would reap a rich harvest from the
revenue from her canals, if the contemplated trade
passed through the St. Lawrence. The trade with Upper
Clenada, which now goes through the Erie canal to Oswege,
would all by this proposed scheme pass through her own
canals, and within nine miles of Montreal. The mer
chant of Montreal and Quebec would possess a double
advantage over those in New York, as he would have the
choice at Loehine of the markets for his produce, as he
could either send it to Europe via the St. Lawrence, or
to New York via Lake Champlain. At present there is
but little foreign trade in Canada, and the proposed plan
is the only way to create it."
The English Funds opened well this morning, but
have since gone flatter, in the absence of any extensive
transactions. Consols have been 814 to 81, being now
about 804 to 814. Exchequer-bills are firm at Us. to
30s. premium, and India Bonds at 13s. premium.
The Foreign Securities are still inactive, though
rather better than they were yesterday. Portuguese
Four per Cents. have been quoted 144, and Spanish Five
per Cents. 11 to Brazil Stock has been quoted 72,
Equador Bonds have been 24, and Grenada 12. Vene.
zuela are about 20. Dutch Four per Cents. have im.
proved to 60 and 63.
The English Railway Shares are rather better, bui
there is no rally in the French lines.
ONE
FRICES OF FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities...— 81,61 A $1 81%,
Long Anus. to expire J an. 1860
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .
India Stock
India Bonds, 1,000/.
Consols for Account ...... 81141,0,4 81
Exchequer Bills. Bd.
1,000/.
5001. .••
Small

ONE
RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839
Ditto, Small 66
Equador Bonds

CLOSING
PRICES
81 %

8 5-18

31P
CLOSING
ITICES.
70

quauoi
Grenada Boads, 1 per Cent.
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 14% 15
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent. 141,E 14%
Ditto, Small ..... .. . . 16 16
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent ..... ........
Dividends on the above payble in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent ..... 62
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild....
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 60 63 63

PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
ILLILWAY SHARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
Aberdeen 5O .....
Amber., Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction
Ayrshire and Galloway.. 2% —
Belfast & County Down 11%
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .... 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dadley 10
13irming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 10/. 14d... ......
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Juno - .............
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5
Bristol and Exeter B5
Ditto, Thirls
Buckinghamshire... 121. 4s. dis. 3yQ dis
Caledonian -
' Ditto Half Shares .. 3s,
.
Dltto,Clydesdale June 50
Chester and Holyhead-.
Ditto, Preference l2 ...... •
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
month
Dublin and Belfast Junc 25
Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% —
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25
Do., 18/., E. &IL 18
Do., 31. 10s. ...... 3% ........
Eastern Counties........ 20

Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. 1......61. 13s. 44....
Ditto ditto, No. 2...6i. 13s. 4d... par
Do., North. & Eastern 50
Do., Quarters
Do., New ... 23
Eastern Union 5O
Ditto, Quarter Shares 1214 —
Ditto, Thirds .......135.4d...
Dm (guar.6 percent.) 10
Ditto, ditto
East Lancashire
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 33/4 ...... 2
East Lincolnshire ...... 16t,
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. ..
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121.'2 —
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, New.. 3:t
Ditto, Newport l2
Ditto, ditto, New 21,4.....
Exeter,Yeovil, k Dorch. 2%
Ditto, New -
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ...... •••
Ditto, New ... 4B
1 Do. Preference Consul. 15 -2 .•..•••. ,

Great Northern
Do., London and York 2%
i treat South. and West.
( Ireland)
Great .North of England 100 .. ..
Ditto, New, 40/ 5
Ditto, New, 301........ 30
Ditto, New, 151 6lii••• ....
Great Western 9O ... .. 93 92%
Ditto, % Shares SO
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths 2O
Ditto, New 171........ 91/2
Huddersfield and blanch. 21
Ditto, Thirds
... ... ....... ,

[lull and Selby .. ...... 50 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ......
Ditto, ii Shares - ... ...•.... ....
Ipswich & DurySt. Edm l7l/
Do., do., and Norwich 15
Do., do., Extens. Scrip
(Lac Camb. & Ely) 24 — • •
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... 474 ..............
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..•••
Ditto, ditto -••-•• •••••• •
Ditto, 17.'2 Shares ...... 38 --- •• 33
Do. Quarter Shares... 14% ...... ... ......... ..,
Do. Fifths... ......... ... 9
.....
Do. Sixteenths......... 04 —
Do. Thirds (Regi3....10/.48 — .....- .....
Do. Liverp. and 'fry 38
Ditto 4 (late Hud
dersfield and Shelf.) 33
•• ••••
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, and Goole) ... 50 ...... _ ,
Do. ( W. Riding Linion)4/. 25......
Do. (Preston & \Vyre) 25
Do. 4 Shares ( A)... 9
Leeds and Bradford
Leeds, Dewsbury, &c.... 4214 . —
Do., Half Shares 174 .. ..
Do., (blue) scrip • 24_, ..
Leeds and Thirsk „
Ditto, New
••• ••• ..
Do., Prefer., 6 per CL VA
Liverpool. Crosby and
Southport . 2
Liverp., Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction... 21,.....• .
ondon & Blackwall...l3l. 6& 8d.... .......•••••
Do. New, No. 2 51.135.4 d.... ....
Do. Extension . ...... 174 —
Loudon, Brighton, and
South C0a5t......... 50
Do. Consol. Eighths. 40 -

Do. Guarant. 5 Per ct.., 9 ...... .............
Do. Pref. Con.s per ct. 50 .. ... ...... .......
Ditto, ditto 1352 50......•• ••••
London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... .......••••••
Ditto, Preference... 18/ 17a 2d... ..... ......
Loudon and N. Western 100 l3O 131
Do. Quarter. (L. & B.) 22
Ditto, New
Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... ........
Do 401.Shares(L.M.) 20
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 71,x ......
Do. 10/. (M. & 13.) B. 7% - ......

991/2
53%
17%
83A

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