The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-29 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, May 28.—The market has been heavy,
and the business done has been at a decline on the
closing rates of yesterday. Reports have teen
current of the thedeath_of__i,
Belgian Sultan,
4t but no accounts
had been received to confirm them. Threes, for
the Account, are now at 69f 25c. The Share Market
Austrian
Fives
Austrianalso shows a slight decline in prices.
The following were the last quotations :
41 per per Cents ... 96 25 , Credit Fonder
69 15 r Pie
3Doerencdenmtsonth
. 74
BDaopn.
ke74 90
nsdhamreon4 th.... 259659 20
Credit Mobilier.... 700 ' Spanish Threes.... 50 25
Do. Account 702 5) Home Debt .. 49h
RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 926 25 .. 927 50
Geneva 4lB 75 .. 420
Southern
Western ..
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian -
Lombard . '

AUSTRALIA.

PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The ship Duncan Dunbar arrived at Spithead,
from Sydney, with passengers. She sailed from
Sydney on the 6th February. The passengers are
landing.

Sho has brought on freight 12,000 ounces of gold,
2,810 bales of wool, 30 tons of 'gum, and 40 tons of
tallow, Total value of freight £160,450 sterling.

A letter from Uri says that fifty sheep with their
shepherd have been buried by an avalanche at Anisteg.
ATTEMPTED MURDER ON BOARD AN AMERICAN
SHIP IN THE MERSEY.—John Crosby, chief mate of the
American ship Panama, and a runner named Gibney, were
brought up on remand at the Liverpool police-court yester-
day, charged, the former with attempting to murder a
coloured seaman named Johnson, and the latter with being
an accessory after the fact. It will be remembered that
while the Panama was lying in the Mersey, opposite Liver-
pool, a dispute arose between the mate and the crew rela-
tive to the totally defective rations supplied on bard the
ship, and that during an alleged state of insubordination
amongst the men, the chief mate discharged a pistol atJohn-
son, the ball from which passed through his arm, and
caused him to fall into the river. It was stated in evidence
that no mutiny whatever existed amongst the crew at the
time the mate used his revolver, and as the magistrates con-
sidered his conduct quite uncalled for, they committed him
for trial on the charge of attempted murder. Gibney, the
other prisoner, who endeavoured to keep the mate out of the
hands of the police by landing him immediately after he
bad shot Johnson, and again trying to put him on board
the Panama when she was outside the port, was also com-
mitted for trial.

THE MALTA AND ALEXANDRIA TELEGRAPH.—In
oonsequence of the damaged state of the steamer Malacca,
having on board the Tripoli and Malta portion, and about
half of the Tripoli and Bengasi portion of the Malta and
Alexandria Telegraph cable, caused by the foul weather
encountered during the voyage from England, some delay
will occur in commencing the operation of laying this part of
the line. She is now in her Majesty's dockyard, under repair,
and it is not expected that she will bo out of the hands of the
workmen for some days. The cable has been tested since
its arrival here, and, with the exception of a few knots of
ietthl,ea:tphraiirect of
hstwaere damaged, and have been coiled under water
in the dock, has been found in perfect working order. Mr.
Wildman Whitehouse, who was the chief electrician em-
ployed in laying the Atlantic cable, has arrived here on
filg.oefssthrse.
GGolvaesrsne,mEenlitoiatrrainvdedCboy.
thl'earAtialofactchae,
and Messrs. Glasse, Elliot, and Co.'s staff reached this
about a fortnight since by the Marseilles route. The injury
sustained by the Malacca was the loosening of several of
her iron plates. Notwithstanding these contretemps the
public are looking forward with confidence to the successful
termination of this great undutaking in submarine tele-
grapny,—ltalN

AMERICA.

QUEENSTOWN, TUESDAY.

The City of Baltimore, which arrived here this
evening, left New York on the 18th inst. with the
United States mails. She landed the mails and
despatches at 5.45 p.m., and proceeded immediately
for Liverpool. All well.
NEW YORK, MAY 18.

The Massachusetts legislature has appropriated
3,000,000 dols. for the war, and has authorised the
governor to lend 7,000,000 dols.

The Boston banks have offered to take 5,000,000
dole. of the Federal loan.

Baltimore is at present occupied by Pennsyl•
vanian troops.

The governor of Maryland has called for four
regiments to support the Federal Government
within the limits of Maryland, or to protect the
capital.

The Union Convention at Wheeling has refused to
pass an ordinance for the division of the state of
Virginia, but has called a general convention for
the 11th June.

The secessionists have threatened Fort Munroe,
but were compelled to retire. An attack on a
large scale is, however, anticipated.
Ammunition and heavy ordnance continue to
arrive at Harper's Ferry from the South.
Adviccs from Montgomery state that President
Davis will command the Southern forces in person.

It is rumoured that General Scott has ordered
the occupation of Arlington Heights by Federal
artillery.

The Kentucky legislature has:passed a resolution
maintaining the neutrality of the state and approv-
ing the governor's refusal to supply troops to the
Federal Government.

Charleston is blockaded by the United States
frigate Niagara. British ships have been refused
entrance into the harbour.

The Washington correspondent of the _Yew Fork
Herald asserts that a secret agent of the French
Government is travelling through the Southern
States.

The 11'ew Orleans Telegraph states that the re-
mainder of the Federal troops in Texas have sur-
rendered to the Secessionists.

Disturbances caused by the Indians have taken
place at Honduras. The British residents in Belize
have been threatened. The British officers who
demanded redress have been brutally treated.