The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-01 00:00:00

RA ILWAY 8 .

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Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern 9OO .. 900
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean BBO .. 883 75
Geneva • 500 .. --
Southern
Western 572 50 .. 575 .--
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Eastern 627 50 .. 630
Sardiniau 390 .. 390
Austrian
Lombard .. .....
Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. sc. ; money,
25f. 4e.; three months, paper, 241. 97}c.; money, 24f. 95e.

The Tuscan Monitore publishes a decree of the
Tuscan Government, dated the 25th, opening a
loan to the amount of 30,000,000 f. under the gua-
rantee of the Sardinian Government. The loan is
to be effected by inscribing 1,500,000 f. of rente on
the Book of the Public Debt of Tuscany, and issu-
ing bonds payable to bearer, or else nominative
ones to that amount, from the Ist of February of
the present year. .On the same day the Govern-
ment of the 'Emil= provinces concluded a 5 per
cent. loan for 10 millions of francs, also guaranteed
by Sardinia, with the firms of G. Belin-Zaghi of
Milan, R. Rizzoli and Co. of Bologna, and D. P.
Adami of Leghorn, at 80f.

The Milan Gazette states that an affray broke
out at Ancona a few days ago between the Papal
Chasseurs and Artillerymen on one side, and the
Swiss and Gendarmes on the other. Three hundred
of the former are stated to be under arrest, about
40 of whom are wounded.

THE PENINSULAR MAILS,

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING,

The steamer Nepaul, Capt. Vincent, has arrived
with the Peninsular mails. She left Lisbon January
27th, and Vigo the 28th. Had no communication
with Oporto. She brings 19 passengers, £3,864
in specie, 259 chests of oranges, 326 boxes of eggs,
40 casks of wine, 200 hides, 80 bags of orchella,
and sundries.

Her Majesty's ships Brunswick and Neptune, the
Dutch frigate Vestiene, and the usual Portuguese
squadron were in the Tagus.
Parliament was convened at Lisbon on the 26th.

The Nepaul experienced moderate weather to
Vigo, afterwards heavy north-west gale, with a high
mountainous sea.

INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCIIITECTS.—The
second meeting of the officers and promoters of the Insti-
tution of Naval Architects was held at the Society of Arts
on Monday evening. (by the kind permission of the Coun-
cil), arid was attended by Dr. Woolley, J. Scott Russell,
Esq., and J. Penn, Esq., Vice-Presidents ; Messrs. Chat-
field, Fincharn, Grantham, Maudslay, Robinson, Samude,
Thornton, and Turner, Members of Council; Messrs. Bar-
naby, Barnes, and Crossland, Members; and Mr. E. J
Reed, the Secretary. The reports of the Business Commit-
tees were received and adopted, together with bye-laws and
regulations for the government of the institution. The
rules provide for the payment of an annual subscription of
two guineas by each member and associate, or, in place of
an annual subscription, a single payment of not less than
30 guineas. They' also require that every candidate for
"membership" shall submit to the Council a set of drawings
and calculations of a ship. No such requirement will be
enforced in the case of associates. It was decided on Mon-
day evening that the reading of papers should commence
about the Ist of March. The thanks of the meeting—which
was vory cordially conducted—were voted to the Society of
Arta for their kindness in accommodating the new institu-
tion.

The Supreme Court of Ohio had decided a case
brought up from Hocking county, in which the question of
right of children of negroes to be admitted into the common
schools of the State was decided. The decision of the Court
was, that the children of negroes have not that right.