The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-05 00:00:00

as the suppression of the prohibitive duties on wool,
and some others.

The Admiralty Court has met several times
within the last few days.
Lieutenant Bruat, of the Imperial Navy, Flag
Lieutenant to Admiral Jurien de la Graviere, has
arrived with despatches from the Admiral.
BOURSE, Feb. 4. The Queen's Speech is
regarded in Paris as anticipating war. This
feeling, together wth the publication of the
pamphlet " Napoleon 111. et l'ltalie," has pro-
duced a considerable impression among speculators,
as it proclaims the necessity of abolishing the
treaties of 1815, of forming a federation of Italy,
and of secularising the Papal States. Threes
rapidly declined from 67f. 30e. to 66f. '7oc., and
are now at 66f. 85c. ; Mobilier varied from 735 f: to
720 f. ; Orleans, 1,295 f. to 1,275 f. ; Lyons, 817 f. 50c.
to 805 f. ; Northern, 925 f. to 920 f. ; Eastern, 665 f.
to 660 f. The market continued in a feverish agi-
tation until the close, when the following were the
quotations :

4t per Cents 95 80
Do. end month 95 50
3 per Cents 66 90
Do. end month 66 85
Bank Shares 2860

Craft Foncier
Belgian 41- —
Piedmonteso (5)
Roman B7 50
Austrian

Credit Mobilier .. 740 Spanish Threes —
Do. Account ..... 740 Home Debt 39 50

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orient's
Northern 915 .. 920

New ditto 790 790
Lyons and Mediterranean S2O 817 50
New ditto
Geneva .
Midi

535 - ..

525 -

Southern
Western 590 585
Eastern
Grand Central .
Sardinian .
Austrian

395 -

400 -

537 50 .. 537 50

Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. Oe. ; money
25f. Oc.; three months, paper, 25t. 121te.; money, 25f. 10e.

MOLDAVIA.

The following is the text of the proclamation of
:he new Prince of Moldavia, on the occasion of his

accession :--

" We, Alexander John 1., by the grace of God
and the national will, Prince of Moldavia, to all
persons whom it may concern, greeting—The
nation, by its legal organ, the Elective Assembly,
has chosen us as Prince of Moldavia. In ascending
the throne, our first duty is to address our beloved
countrymen, to express to you the wishes which we
offer up for your peace and happiness, and to
make known to you our wishes and intentions.
Before ascending the throne to which we have
been called by the confidence of the nation, we
took, in presence of the Assembly, an oath which
indicates the line of conduct we shall follow during
our reign. Our government will be, in the full sense
of the term, comformable to the convention of the
19th August, concluded between the Sublime Porte
and the Powers who guarantee the rights of our
country. We shall be a constitutional Prince,
respecting all the prerogatives of the Elective As-
sembly, and all our efforts shall be directed to the
development of our new institutions, recognised by
Europe, as well as to carrying into practice the re-
forms pointed out in the above mentioned. Imme-
diately after the election of our brother, the Prince
of Wallachia, we shall proceed to the establish-
ment of the central commission of Fokchany,
the mission of which will be to draw closer the ties
of those two branches of one nation. With the
simultaneous co-operation of that commission and
of the Elective Assembly, our Government will
hasten to make the organic laws called for by the
convention, and the result of which will be to in-
troduce among us those great principles which go-
vern modern states. In order that such reforms may
lead to that great and happy result, we entreat our
countrymen of all conditions to bury all past ran-
cour and hatred in oblivion. Let us allow peace
to reign among us ; let us love each other as
the sons of the same country; let us re-establish
harmony among the different classes of society,
and we shall so acquire strength. It is only by
the Government and the people being united that
we shall raise up the country from the state of de-
cadence into which the misfortunes of the past have
thrown her. Our mission is a grand one, but diffi-
cult ; and it is only with the sincere co-operation
and support of our countrymen that we can accom-
plish it. We appeal to the patriotism, the zeal,
and the activity of the public functionaries, who
are the loyal organs of the Government in its rela-
tions with private individuals. It is necessary
that the laws which have fallen into abeyance,
and with them the strength of the Government,
shall reacquire all their authority. As the exe-
cutive power must for the future be marked by the
strictest legality, it is necessary that it should be
strong and be respected by all. The honour, the
lives, and the fortunes of citizens must for the
future be fully protected, and they shall be placed
under the protection of the public authorities. The
Government will be always happy to reward the
merit, the devotedness, and the honourable ser-
vices of all functionaries of whatever grade they
may be ; it is also firmly resolved to punish, with
the full rigour of law, all who may neglect their
duties or commit abuses. We give to all our
countrymen a fraternal greeting. May God pro-
tect the United Principalities !"

SPAIN.
The following telegram has been received :
" MADRID, Feb. 3.

" The law on the press has been presented to the
Chamber. The security required-from the journals
varies from 3,000 to 6,000 piastres.

" The agent of the Duke de Montpensier contra-
dicts the report of the departure of the Duke and
Duchess for a foreign country."

TILE lONIAN ISLANDS.

The following proclamation, " by his Excellency
the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Member of her
Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council and
Lord High Commissioner of her Majesty, the pro-
tecting Sovereign in and for the Unites States of
the lonian Islands, &c.," was published by Mr.
Gladstone to announce his accession to the office of
Lord Mgh Commissioner :

" Her Majesty the Protecting Sovereign having been
pleased to appoint the Right Hon. William Ewart Glad-
stone her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner in and for
these States, his Excellency announces that he has assumed,
and from this day forward will exercise, the rights, autho-
rity, and prerogatives attached to his station as Lord High
Commissioner of her Majesty the Protecting Sovereign in
the lonian Islands. _

" Given from the Palace of St. Michael and St. George,
Corfu, January 25.
" By command of his Excellency
" G. F. BOWEN,
" Secretary of the Lord High Commissioner."

The following is a translation of the Message of
his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner to the
Most Noble the Legislative Assembly t---
" Mr. President and Gentlemen,—Her Majesty the Pro-
tecting Sovereign, having recently thought fit to despatch
a Commissioner to the lonian Islands to examine into their
political and administrative system, was pleased to lay her
commands upon me to undertake this office and to lay
before her Majesty the results.
" I found it my duty humbly to submit recommendations
to her Majesty on the subject which her Majesty had in-
structed me to examine.
" Her Majesty has decided that a prompt readjustment
of the lonian Constitution would best give effect to her
benevolent intention, and would conduce to the well-being
of the lonian people, for the older and the newer parts of
that Constitution, belonging to different systems, and not
presenting provisions of a nature to establish harmony be-
tween them, are more or less in conflict with one another,
so that the existing guarantees, whether for popular rights
an the one hand, or for the moral influence and vigorous
action of the lonian. Government on the other; would ad-
mit of improvement.
"Her Majesty has thought fit to entrust me with the
powers and office of Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Islands for this occasion.
"For a purpose so grave, and from its own nature so
urgent, the Assembly has been summoned to meet earlier
than usual in an extraordinary session.
"At the moment of its gathering together I lose no time
in informing the Assembly that it is my intention, on the
earliest day that shall be found convenient, to lay before it
in a speech the principal matters which have appeared to
her Majesty to require attention, with a view to the in-
crease of the blessings of good government in these islands.
"I have the honour to be, Mr. President and gentlemen,
"Your most obedient and humble servant,
,! W. E. GLADSTONE.
" By command of his Excellency,
"G. F. BOWEN,
" Secretary to the Lord High Commissioner.
" Corfu, January 25."

"NOTIFICATION.

"Notice is hereby given that his Excellency the Lord
High Commissioner will hold a levee at the Palace of St.
Michael and St, Georgs on Friday, the 28th instant, at 12
o'clock.

" ARTHUR GORDON, A.D.C.
" Palace of St. Michael and St. George,
Corfu, January 25."

EXTENSINE FIRE AT MlLLWALL.—Yesterday
morning. between the hours of four and five o'clock, a most
destructive fire broke out on the extensive premises of
Messrs. Henry Potter, Burt, and Co., tar refiners, Mill-
wall. The discovery was made by the Thames police, who
instantly raised an alarm, when messengers were despatched
for the engines of the London Brigade, which shortly ar-
rived. They were got to work in an admirable manner under
the direction of Mr. Braidwood, but the flames spread with
amazing rapidity, and the premises were nearly burnt to
the ground. The cause is unknown. The premises are
said to be uninsured,