The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-02 00:00:00

NAPLES AND SICILY.

The King of NAPLES has announced that he shall
ally himself with Austria, and declare war against
King CHARLES ALBERT, if the son of the latter should
accept the Crown of Sicily.

UNITED STATES.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
The Caledonia steamer from New York has arrived
off Liverpool.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY NIGHT, AUG. I.—The
steam-ship Tiger, Captain Bingham, has just arrived
here with a cargo of Spanish oxen from Bilboa. The
beasts are to be landed and sold by auctiun in the South-
ampton Docks. The Tiger brings no news of import-
ance from the Spanish coast.

THE CHINESE JUNE KEYING.— We are gratified
to observe that the price of admission to this novel and
curious exhibition is reduced to one shilling during the
brief interval it is still going to remain in the vicinity of
the metropolis. A few minutes on the Blackwall
Railway, little more than a hop, step, and a
jump down to the East India Docks and
you are, as it were, suddenly in the heart of the domestic
life of the land of John Chinaman. If over spectacle
was unique, this one unquestionably is—the Chinese
Junk Keying being an isolated specimen of the maritime
contrivances of one of the most extraordinary nations on
the face of the globe.
NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY STATION.—In addition
to the removal of Trinity College Church (which is at
present in progress), a number of houses in Paul's Work
are in course of being taken down, with the view of af-
fording increased accomodation for the station of the
North British Railway. The principal stones of the
church are being numbered, so as to form part of the
new edifice.—•Caledonian Mercury.
From yesterday the Chester and Holyhead Rail-
way will be used for the conveyance of the mails, and
the train from London will be due at the Bangor station
at 5 25 A.m., and from Holyhead, at 7 50 P.M.
A great number of Irish reapers have arrived in
this town for the purpose of gathering in the harvest in
this country. The rebellious proceedings in Ireland do
not appear to have diminished the importations of this
class of persons.—Liverpool Standard.

MONEY and COMMEr.CIAL a.: WS,
QUARTi4,'R TO ; HREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet
but firm. Sales, 3,000 to 4,000 bales. American
realised 34d. to 51d. per lb. Railway Shares generally
were supported, and, in some instances, were higher.
The business done was limited, and generally there were
not willing sellers.
The Corn Market has been firm to-day at Monday's
rates, and it is probable that it may so continue until the
harvest is secured. In the meantime, the rain that has
fallen cannot be concluded to have done any harm.
Many consider it to have proved even beneficial, and a
week or two of sunshine would serve as a powerful im-
pulse to trade, and restore confidence in the Money
Market, provided our Ministers keep clear of foreign
embroilments.
The house to which we have already adverted as being
in difficulties is that of Alston, Bevan and Co., in the
Valparaiso and La Plata trade. The liabilities will
probably be to some amount, but a portion of the bills,
which are the immediate cause of the embarrassment,
have been provided for, "in case of need," and duly
met. Messrs. Dunlop, Rowan, aid Co.. of Glasgow,
have likewise suspended, and the liabilities are said to
amount to 200,0001.
We must recommend to attention a very useful little
publication, entitled the " Emigrant's Guute," by Mr.
J. C. Bryne, who has resided twelve years in the coke
vies, and who, besides tables of wages, expense of out-
fits, &c., has afforded much useful information concern-
ing the climate, resources, and prospects of the respec-
tive countries.
In the Continental advices received to-day there ap-
pears to be nothing of special interest, and the Irish in-
surrection is looked upon as being wholly suppressed.
The following observations by Messrs M`Nair, Green-
how, and Irving, of Manchester, are rather favourable in
respect to the trade of that place. "The indications of
returning improvement in the trade of this district
have at last, we are happy to say, assumed
a more practical character ; not so much, however,
as regards any material additional gain realizable by
spinners and manufacturers generally, as in the exist-
ence of a demand surpassing very considerably in extent
that of any which has prevailed for some time past.
"From the commencement to about the third week of
the month, the market was charaeterised by much ani-
mation. Since then it has become gradually more quiet,
accompanied with an indisposition on the part of
buyers to operate whilst the condition of Ireland
and the unsettled state of matters on the con-
tinent remain as they are. The weather too not being
so favourable as could be wished is beginning to origi-
nate anxiety with respect to the approaching harvest.
There are rumours likewise (most likely very ex •
aggerattd) in circulation respecting the reappearance of
disease in the potato crop. Cloth and twist have ad-
vanced. The stocks of goods are generally light."
The following is part of a table from the Bankers'
Magazine, completed by ourselves up to yesterday, with
some remarks from the same source:—
tete February, 24thliarch, lst August,
1841. 1845. 1848.
Dutch 2/ per Cents
Dutch 4 per Cent. Certificates 854 ... 61 ... 69
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cents lll ... 87 ... 100
Belgian Boade, 44 per Cents 9O ... 58 ... 68
French Rentes, 5 per Cents ll7 ... 65 -. 72
French Rentes, 3 per Cents.
Bank of France Shares 3,190 ... 1,600 ... 1,675
" The Securities of the French Government stand in
by far the worst position in this list, nor is it likely that
this position will be improved by the present financial
dilemma of the Republican Government. The original
loan of 50,000,000 of francs by the Bank of France in
March last, was recently extended to 150,000,000 francs.
Even this respectable sum is now exhausted, and the
Minister of Finance has, during the last few days, ob-
tained the consent of the Assembly to a project for a
new loan, by the creation of five per cent. rentes, equal
to an annual charge of 13,131,000 francs. These rentes
are to be sold to the public at the rate of 75 francs 24
cents fur every 100 francs of rente. Supposing the whole
of the rentes to be disposed of at this rate, the result
would be that a gross loan of about 200,000,000 francs
(say 8,000,0001.) would be raised at the rate of very
nearly 6 per cent. per annum. The forfeited deposits
upon the last loan are to be available in the subscription,
and with the help of this resource it is just possible
that the French people may be able and willing to en-
trust their new Government with the money. Nobody
seems to expect that foreign capitalists will extensively
interfere. The escape of the railways from confiscation
is somewhat too fresh in the memory of the creditors of
France to permit such an expectation."
The public securities are quiet this morning, but the
opinion is favourable to an advance, provided the
weather continues fine. Indeed were foreign politics
not unsettled we should have a very decided and speedy
change for the better, while sunshine prevails. Consols
have been 874 4, and are now about 87/ 4. Bank Stock is
197 i. Exchequer-bills have been 335. premium for
those of June, and East India Bonds 345. The New
Three and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 874 to 874.
Money is very plentiful, but there has been a little
stock sold for present transfer.
There is nothing doing in Foreign Stocks. Mexican
have been steady at 174, and Brazilian are firm at 71.
Dutch Two and-a-Halt per Cents. have been 434 to 44.
Portuguese Four per Cents. have been nominally 18 to
19, and Spanish Five per Cents. 11 to 114.
Shares have been steady, but there is nut much doing.
ONE CLOSING
,•ItICES OF isnITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock 1971h 1961,E
3 per Cent. Reduced Anna B7l/81/ 871,E
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities B7li'3lie 871)
New 3!A per Cent. Anu5......
LongAnns. to expire Jan. 1860
Ditto, Oct. 10, 1859
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16 8 11-16
India Bonds, 1,0004 ..... 34 p 34 p
South Sea Stock
Bank Stock for Account ... ...... 198
Lonsols for Account 87!41V/2 871/2
Exchequer Bills. 21/01. & 2d.
1,000/. June 33 p
1,0001. March ......
Small, June
.RICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. oNE
O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846
Ditto, Account
Russian Bonds
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21,4 per Cent., 12 Guild.... 43% IA 44
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID.
A.T ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen.
Amber. Nett., Boston,
and Eastern Junction
Ayrshire and Galloway 2l/2 —
Belfast & County Down 16
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junction .... ... 20
Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, and Dudley 10
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 121. 4s ..
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire Jun", 10 •• • •••
Boston, Stamfd & Birm.. 5
Bristol and Exeter B5
Ditto, Thirds . ..... ... 25
l'Suckinghamshire... 14/. 4s.

33p

41p

36 p

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.

CLOSING
PRIC ES.

17%
99

Caledonian —.
Ditto, Half Shares .. 83/%
Ditto,ClydesdaleJune 50
Chester and Holyhead... 47% 271/4 ...............

2714

Ditto, Preference l5 ...... ......
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent. .. lO
Direct London & Ports-
"'mouth
Dublin and Belfast Junc. 30 _
Dundalk & Enniskillen 17% .....
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ......
Do., 18/., E. & 11.... 18 .....
Do., 31.105.
Eastern Counties 2O
...... 14%
Do. New Guaranteed
6!per Cent
Ditto, Extension, 5 per
Cent., No. 1......61.135. 4d....
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d.., par iXi dis 1,,,/a dis
Do. North. & Eastern 50
Do., 5 per cent.
Do. Quarters ...
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... 171,x.
Do. Scrip (6 percent.) 10
Ditto,
ditto - ••• ---
Ditto (C. & E.) guar.
5 per cent............ 214 . ...
East Lancashire - ......... ..... ----
Ditto, New
Ditto, New Quarters 614 —
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 21A -
East Lincolnshire ...... 23 ••• —
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... •• • -
Ditto, Half Shares ... 15 .. ..

I4?i
5%

,
Ditto, Quarter Shares 1212.--
Edinburgh and Northern 25
Ditto, New VA
Ditto, Newport l3 - ..
Ditto, ditto, New
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch 2%
Ditto, New ... 2% .. ..
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle ....... ... ..81. 6s. 8d.... --
Glasgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ..... . . ....
Ditto, New .. . 40
Do. Preference Consol. 15
Great Northern -
Do., London and York 212..., — ...............
Great South. and West.
(Ireland)
Great North of England.loo ......
Ditto, New, 40/......... 15
..............
Ditto, New, 30/ 3O
.........
Ditto, New, 151.........1114.. __ ......
Great Western 9O .BB ... .....
Ditto, 1/4 Shares SO
Ditto, 11; Shares
Ditto, Fifths
19
Ditto, New 17/... ..... 13 Huddersfield and Manch. 28 .. .
Ditto, Thirds
Hull and Selby .
. ..
Ditto, Halt; eiiiiiies... 25 "....
Ditto, 14 Shires 12' - •••••••
_ _

264

-----
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93
Ditto, ditto ........ 86 ..„,
Ditto, lh Shares ...... 43
Do. Quarter Shares... 171/2 ..
Do. Fifths
8
Do. Sixteenths......., 614
Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 •••

Do. New, Gua. 6f, r et. 2% 3%
Do. Liverp. and Bury 43
Ditto % (late Hud-
dersfield and Shelf.) 33
Do.(Wakefield,Ponte-
fract, and Goole) ... 50
Do.( W. Riding Union) 6 2 21y
Do. ( Preston & Wyre) 25
D 0.% Shares (A)...
Leeds and Bradford 5O
Leeds, Dewsbury. &c.... 50
Do., Half Shares 22E/2 ,,...-,
Do., (blue) Scrip.-- 2%... ..
Leeds and Thirsk ...... 45
Ditto, New
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct.
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport 3
Liverp., Manchester, and

Newcastle Junction... 21,4....,.
London & Black wa11...131. 6s. 8d....
Do. Extension 224 .. .. . ....
London, Brighton, and
South Coast
Do. Consol. Eighths. 40
Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 ...... ... •• .........
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 .. ...
Ditto, ditt0...... 1852 50
Ditto, New 5/., guar.
6 per cent.
London and Greenwich 12/1584d... ........
Ditto, Preference... ISt 17s 2d...
London and N. Western 100 .. ... 127 1264
Do. Quarters (L. & B.) 22 ......
Ditto, New
Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... ...... , „.„,
Do. 40/. Shares(L. M.) 20 —
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 9
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) B. 9 ......
.._ - ..__.. __

Do. 10/. iM.&B. j C. 1 .....
Lond. & Western
..._.

Do. N acv 501. ..... 42%..

Dv. Ne w 401. ;>4
Do. Tenths (Consol. ) 50
••• •••• •••••
Ditto ditto ....
Ditto. Thirds ....- 11/. 133. 4d...
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls ... 1/. 13s. -.-
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil ..... •-•
Londonderry &Coleraine 27
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen
Lowestoft (4 per ct.) 20
Ditto (6 per et.)
anchester.Buxton.and
atlock.
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...loo ........
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 71,4 — .....
Ditto, New 101. Pref... 10
Ditto, Gt.Grimaby ... 35
Ditto ditto . ......... 11
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire 12%. ...
Do., Grimsby Dock... 17% —
Do., Manchester and
Lincoln Union..... 41.25.
Manchest. & Southampt. 214 •••
Midland ..............•..100
......
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo

Do., do., 501. Shares... 20 ... —
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Do. ConsoL Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 ...... ......... .....
Ditto, Brist. & Glocstr. 38 ......
Ditto, ditto ...... ...... 141. 185....
Ditto,Leieest.& Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Midland Great Western
Irish
Middlesbro' and Jtedcar,
6 per cent. guar.
Newcastle and Carli51e...100
Do. Quarters 25
..
Newmarket
Do. Extension .........21. 125....
Newport, A bergaveuny,
and Hereford
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor .. 171/2 — .. ........ ••••
Norfolk .... ..... ...100
Do. New 201.
Do. Extension 5 p ct. 20
Do. Guaranteed 51/2 pc. 5
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ......
Northern Counties Union 4 ...... .-•-••
orth British ... .... ... 25 . .
Ditto, Halves
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Extension
Ditto, Thirds .... ..
North & South-Western 2 —
North Staffordshire 121,2..... .9:+i x. i ..... ....
North Wales . 3l/2 ... ......... ...
North-Western ..... ..... 8144 ._. ..
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ...... 45
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate 7l/2 —
Royston and Hitchin ... 1%
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland 25
Ditto, New - - .. ..•
Sheffield, Rotherham, &
Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7%
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 -
Shrewsbury and 13irm..., ...... 3% .
Ditto ditto. Class B. 5 - ......... ••..••
Shrewsbury and Ilereld. 2
6hrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.) l6
Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ..- — ..
Ditto Oswestry ...... 16
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref
Shropshire Union
nouth Devon
•••
Do. Preference
south Staffordshire 5l/2
south Eastern ... 33% 24%11;
Do., No. 1 24
Do., N 0.2.
Do., No. 3 ....... ...... 25 ...... 16141/2
Do.. No. 4 Thirds ... 83/4 —
South Wales
••
S ,uth Yorkshire, Don-
castor, and Goole
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
meron's Stm. CoaL
Taw Vale Extension ... 6
Marais Haven Dock

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34

314

126%
iq4

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Waterfd,Wxfrd,W icklw,
and Dublin ...... ..... 3 .... „
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed ... .- ..... 42% —
Do. do. do. ... 25
Do. do. do.
... 73/ •••••
4
West Cornwall _
... „_..
Whitehaven & Furness 13
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western ..... . 91,i ... -..
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
...
mouth
..- ..... 35 -
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ........... 25
Do. Original New and
Berwick
Do. Extension No. 1. 15
Do. do. No. 2......... 10
Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 14
...... 9%
York and North Midland 50
7SI
Ditto, Preference ...... 10 -
Do. East and West Rid-
int; Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
6.%
Boulogne and Amiens... 20 .6%
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon) ... 16 -
Ceylon
s.Demerara 12.2... ..
Dendre Va11ey...... ...... 4 -
Direct Bombay and
Madras sa• • ••• .....
Dutch Rhenish ...—.. 714... .• ........ .... ---
East Indian 314 — . .... . --
Great Indian Peninsular ss. -
Italian ---
and Austrian.... 4
Louvain ala Sambre ... 71,4 —
Luxembourg
Madrid and Valentia... 2 ......
Namur and Liege 2O ... .. —.. ...... ...... ---
Northern of France lO
Orleans and Bordeaux 6 ...-. 2 ..... ..Paris and Lyons ll .....
..... Paris and Orleans ...... 20
..-
Paris and Rouen ........ 20 ......
Paris and Strasbourg ... 8
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse 2O .....
I, .....
Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 -
Tours and Nantes 9 ......
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den. and Hasselt ...... 18 -
West Flanders ..... - ..... 8%.....

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JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
000000 ••.••• ••
British North American 50
Colonial 25 ...... 5 ... . •—•••—•
Commercial of London 20
......
London Joint Stock...—. 10 ......
London & Westminster. 20
National Prov. England. 35
Ditto, New. ...... ..... 10
National of Ireland 2214...... —........ ••• Si
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto New... 10
•••.
Union of Australia •25 . ••
•••••
Ditt0,New...—........ •
Union of London.— ..... 10 ......
Union of )Madrid ..... 40

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY"')

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LONDON, AUG. 2.—Wind W.S.W, light breeze, *lli'
fine clear weathor.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. I.—Wind W. to N.W.—Vat'
Arrd. Cornwall, Charles, Cuba; James Corner,
New Orleans; Columbus, Phelan, Mobile; Sir 1001 V;
_, "
Pottinger, Charleston • Arlington, Ryan, New
Stephen Watson, St. Andrew's, New Brunswick; Efg"T;
ten, Watts, Quebec. Aug. 1, St. Andrew, St. Andrenc;
New Brunswick; George, Miramichi; Arthur, r
Edwards Island. Sld. 30th ult., A. Z., Mazes, To
York. Put back, Ist, St. Lawreace, Brown, fee'une
York, leaky.
CLDYE, JULY 30.—Wind W.L-Arrd, Brenda, 1gi`144..,3,
Trinidad; Leguon, Brown, Grenada; Jupiter, 01Z,
Charleston. 31st, Lusitania, Beckie, Montreal. Cam,
30th, Ann Harley, New York; Brutus, Boston;-
bria, Montreal; Torrance, ditto.
MILFORD, JULY 31.—The Elizabeth Maris .1 et-
from Alienyron to Pembrey, struck on a rock in •.a
Sound, yesterday, and afterwards sank off Gollsiur
Roads, St. Bride's Bay.
LIVERPOOL, AUG. 1.-11.M.5, Jumns, from 11 iblir!
ri
was dismasted 23d April, in lat. 10 S., in a hur nicelle
The Caledonia, from Calcutta to Mauritius, was
28th April, in lat. 13 5., long. Sri And Wo 0411.`""