The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-15 00:00:00

URK E Y.

The Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort has the fol-
lowing from Constantinople, dated the 24th ult.:—
The question of the Holy Sepulchre has just
entered on a new phesis. The Ottoman Porte has de-
clared to M. de Lavalette—lst. That it will not in-
terfere in the affair; 2. That it considers the Greeks
as the legitimate possessors of the Sepulchre. ill. de
Lavalette had communicated this answer both to the
Pope and to the President of the French Republic.
He received an answer directing him to invite the
Porte to explain its intentions in writing. The Porte
has accordingly named a Commission, composed of
the First Dragoman of the Divan, Emir Effendi; the
Grand Logothete Aristarcbos, and M. Botta, the ex-
Consul at France, well known for his discoveries at
Nineveh."

The Osservatore Dalmato, of the 31st ult., stein
that about 1,000 men have been sent by the SULTAN
to Niksik, and that others are expected there, in
order to commence operations against the Monte-
negrins.

ITALY:
It is said that the POPE meditates a flight to
Bologna.

Low TlDE.—Yesterday there was an unusually
low tide, in consequence of which several of the above-
bridge steam-boats ran aground and were delayed a consi-
derable time upon their journey. About twelve o'clock
Citizen steam- boat L, which was loaded with passengers, on
its way from Chelsea to Kew-bridge, ran aground off Wands-
worth-fields, where it remained fixed for some time. The
captain endeavoured to run the vessel into the middle of the
stream, but was unable to do so, as the river was exceed-
ingly low. There was scarcely any water in some parts
near Putney-bridge, and the bottom of the river was quite
visible. Some of the passengers were much alarmed, and
soon afterwards the Echo, Richmond steamer, which was
also crowded, came up, and was placed in a similar position.
The Queen, Vivid, and another Citizen steam-boat followed
in rapid succession, and for some minutes it was impossible
to say whether they would not run aground. However the
Queen, which was light, in consequence of there being only
a few passengers en board, steered for the centre of the
stream, and passed between the Echo and Citizen L; the
Vivid soon followed in her wake, and after some trouble the
ether steamers managed to clear the ground. Citizen L
was left to the last, and after backing astern for a short dis-
tance, the vessel yielded to the helm, and she also passed
into the centre of the stream, where there was only sufficient
room for one vessel to pass. There were a large number of
persons assembled on the bridge, and some little merriment
was occasioned by the five steamers following each other to
Putney-pier.

A HAMBIJEWiI COMPOSITOR.—A few days back, in
a printing-office in Vienna, a Ilamburgh compositor refused
to set the types of a manuscript, because he found it utterly
impossible to decipher it. The factotum complained against
him to the director, the latter denounced him to the military
authorities, he was forthwith arrested, and, after a month's
investigation, sent for one week in chains to the blockhouse,
for being a blockhead.

At the annual meeting of the Royal Insurance
Company yesterday a dividend was declared at the rate of 5
per cent. The report stated the sum received for premiums
last year in the fire department to have been 44,027/., show-
ing an advance of 27 per cent. over 1849. Atter the pay-
ment of the dividend, amounting to 13,5901., a balance
would remain of 12,4191., to be carried to the re-assurance
fund.

PERSEVERANCE. —"I remember," says John
Wesley, " hearing my father say to my mother, 'how could
you have the patience to tell that blockhead the same thing
twenty times over?' ' Why,'ssid she, 'if I had but told him
nineteen times, I should hays lust all my labour.' "

Railways. II Paid. Nominal Prices. Business doze
to-day.
--
Aberdeen, No. 2, 7 pr. ct. 234 • • • OIL
Caledonian id/. •• 10 6% 754
Cheater and Holyhead .. all 14% 1514
Dund. Per. & Aber. Junc, all % dls.
East Anglian (31. 10s.)
6 per cent. • • all 1% 2
Eastern Counties Exten.,
5 per cent. No. 1 .. all par p pm
Do. No. 2 • • • • • • all Par % Its
Do. New 6p. mat. Stock 10 10% 10%
• Eastern Union, Scrip
guaran. 6 per cent. .. all 1134 —l2
Do. 101. Deben. Shares . all ..
East Lancashire, 6 per
cent. quarter shares .. all •• Moo g.
E. &W. York. Junc. 6ths all ..
Edin. Per. &Dun. ba p.ct. all %dia. par
Glasgow & 5.- W. Conseil. 100 ..
Gt Northern, 5 per cent. all 13% 18%
Great South. & Western
(Deland) eightha .. 5 1 —l% p.
Lancashire and York-
shire, F. 201. . g .. ..
Do. 6 per ct. Stock .. 100 ..
Leeds and Thirsk, 6 per
cent., No. 1.. • • •• 11 .. p
Do. quarters, 1848 .. 9 .. p
London, Brighton, and
South Coast guar. 6 per
et., late Croydon thirds 100 ..
Do. pref., 8 p et. Stock,
1851, from 501. share. E 100
Do. new guar., 6 per at. 100
London &S.-W., new .. 4%
p.
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen, half shares • • 10 • •.
Blanch., Sheffield, and
lane., guar. lairs., No. 1 all 1136 1234
Do. new, 101. 11% •••• 12
Do., 61.
34
Midland Con. 6p. c..toci 100
Do. Consel. Bristol &
Birming., 6 per cent... 100 128 130
Do. Bristol & Glouces. 48
Norfolk Extension .. all 15 —l6
00. guar. 534 per cent. all 434
Do. Waveney Valley .. 2 .••
North British .. 5 4% 5
05f.W0r.&W01.151.6p.c 6 % 1 p 7
Shrewsbury and Birm.
New Guaranteed .. all 10 10%
Shrews. and Ches. (Nor.
W. Min.) 8 per cent.
South Devon 1834 1434
South-Eastern, 434 p. ct 10 • • —• •
Waterford &Kilkently,bl. I
WestLondon,lstCl.(lol.) all ••
Do. 2(1 Class de. (par) all • • —• •
York, Newc., and Berw.,
Gt. N .01 E. Fur. • • all 16 16%
4 —4%
York and North Midland
H. and S. Purch. .. 10 1% 134 clls.
POICIUGN.
stottlogne and Amiens •• all 10% 10%
Central of France (Or-
leans and Viorzon) • • all 17% 17% 1736
Demerara .• all ..
Dutch Rhenish • • 8 4y4 die. Z.l.
East Indian • • .• •• 16 3 p.
Do. do. do. ..
Great Indian Peninsula. • all
- P,
Ditto ditto .. 3% p.
Louvain ala Sarni:ire 734 .
Luxembourg 8
Ditto •••• • • • • 10 21 jt 2a
Madrid Madrid and Valenti& 2 • —• • Maria Antonia
.. 2716 s 8d 8 —lO
Ditto, New —
%
Namur and Liege .. 7 8 4
all 6 -- 64
Northern of France . 16 1434
Orleans and Bordeaux . ells.
Paris and Orleans all 84 —36
Paris and Rouen .. .. all 25 2534
Paris and Strasbourg .. 17 1594 s% 4115. 11% Li.
Rouen and Havro
~ all —9% 9%
Sambre and Meuse .. all 334 —3% 834
Tours and Nantes .. 16 94 9 xis.
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan- •
den, and Ilasaalt ••
Wart Flanders • . • . 41% 2 = 834