The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-02 00:00:00

SPECIE FOR THE•WES T INDIES.

FRANCE. . ~- , -
The treaty of commerce, just co; acluded between
"France and Turku contain§ 1.1 r irticles, the sub,
stance of which is as follows :H
"French fiu bjects and vessels ph lc Djoy all -the' 'right%
and immunities that are now ,er. may ,be granted to the
subjects and vessels of any toreigripowt T. All French Au:b--
jects trading in -or exporting French pl inducts shall enjoy
the benefit of Art: 2of the treaty of 251 Ii Noyember,which
abolished monopolies, and shall be liable to other obliga-
tions than those incumbent on the mot stfavou.red.subjets
of the Sultan engaged in, the same tr ade; . Frenlch,rner-
chants, on exporting the produce of flac , Ottoroatr-puire,
shall' pay an ad "valorem 'duty of S per cent., which is.-to
be 'gradually reduced to 1 pief 'Cent. Freirt/Vmdnec
and manufactures Alall, *tilde be admitted 'in all
the ports of .Turkey at, an 'f id valorem duty of
3 per cent.,
,aud,
.if re,exported Itvi, thin six months,
6 per cent. of that duty shall be‘re rr Led. ' Froirph mer-
chant vessels-shall be liable'to no tol s h a the Dardanolles,
the' Besph`orn`s, 'd the Blaek. sea. T he importation of
tObacco and salt is prohibited; anoY Fr nc h. subjects dealing
in,thoseartieles shall' be liable to the sal ne regulations as
the most .favoured ,Cittenian subjects ng ;aged in the same
trade. The impoctationsof,cantion; p, )alder, and muni-
tions.of war is prohibited. - All contr ‘n d goods are to be
Cenfisated.' All Turkish produce d a lanufactures im-
'ported into Frane',i are to 1) treated he same as similar
article§ from the moat favoUrd&cdfint ."
I
This treaty is to last 28 year's, hut m ay be modified
every.lo. years at-the -dertiancl( 'of cid ter of the eon-
tracting parties: COinntiSsione a:7e tc )be appointed
to fix the-tariffs Tot .611 kindi of mi liehantlise,ini
'ported into eithet country'frOm te o ther. k • . '
BouaSE,vlpril4.--24he settle nt has gone on
tin
to-day without y diflidtilty;Un tl to market has
ni
been firth,withs a slight imProve nt on the closing
rates of Bahl:May'. Poi, the ' Acc oun .t, Threes are
,
.now ;.at 67f 85e. , Rail Way Share qt: set, but 'firm..
;The Jolloiring Were the laht cittot tie cs :-
4f per per Cents ~. 95 75 , Credit FEC ler 940
Do. end month.... 95 70 ;Belgian rit.. _, _
3 per Cents ' 67 90 Piedmoriti3se Fives. 75 50
Dd. end inoidh i67 90 Bohlen - . 72 '75
Bank. Shares ......2899 ' —lAlistriar i
Credit Mobilier.... 660 Spanish I'larees...• ' '—
Do. Account;. . .... 662 60 Home Det it

RAIL rArs.

Cash. Account,
14061: 21; .. 1407 50
Northetii
.962 50
New ditto ' 887'' 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 75 .. 947 50
Geneva 283 75
50uthern........, '535
.. 536 25.
western..... .547 :;0.. 548 75
Eastern
.. 576 25
Sardinian
Austrian •• • .....
.. 470
Lombard• • 465
47- 465
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4LIIARNABLE,MARRIAGE CAOE.—A . remarkable
trial has just terminated in the United State is, by which a
lady named Gaines,,after 30. years' litigation, has become
the richest woman in America. Otte of the ( earliest settlers
in Louisiana was Daniel Clark, who was aft be-liead of the
monetary and social circle of that state on r I.ecount of his
great 'besineris talents) wealth, and agreeab do person and
manners.* In 1802 he married secretly a bea utifnl French-
woman n4med Zulime Carriere, She‘ had, been. ittarried to
a•Jerinini de Grange, who had represented hiinself as a
nobleman, but who turned out to be a con dectioner and
likewise a bigamist. In 1806 Zulime had a daughter by
Clark *named Myra, the present Mrs. Gain Ps. Zulitne
went to New Orleans to obtain proofs of her is irst husband's
,rascality,,in order to bo enabled to haVe hOr n carriage with
Daniel Clark made public, and while She-wa: i gone Clark
became enamoured with a Miss Catony and wl is, engaged to
'marry her. , She however heard of his ra arriage with
Znlitne Carriere; and the engagement was broken off.
.111.iis Caton aftertvards became Marchioness c Wellesley.
Clark, in order to marry yfo Caton, ha d destroyed
e very documentary proof of his 'marriage vith Zulime
plat lie could. lay hold • of, and when s be returned
from New Orleans he abandoned dc gititute and
'helpless, with an infant child. A Dr. Gardet to protected
;and married her. 'Clark ofterwardS repented and took his
laughter, Mrs. Gaines, 'acid had lier.educated. lie died in
013, and the immense fortune he amassed h a Louisiana,
Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland, he left to his mother.
Iles tyife,,Zulime Carriere, died a few years si 'nen at NeW
orleaps, nearly 80 years of, age. 111yra, he r daughter;
married a- Mr. Whitney, and, afterwards GO, oral Gaines,
and her *tole life has been devoted in estal )lishing the
legitimacy of her birth, the liononr of her mot: her, and her
claims to the Princely fortune Of the millinaire Clark. 810
4as just succeeded in doing this.

SOUTHIS.MiI 'ON, APRIL 2.
The Royal Mail Company'' tee ,m7ship _La Plata,
sailing to-day, takes out Englis r ;old coin, I`J,BOO :
English silver coin, £5,800; Engli Bh jewellery, &c.,
£365 ; French gold coin, £2,785; French jewellery,
&c.,"£6,768.