The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-16 00:00:00

LIABILITIES.

Capital 91,250,000
New Capital .. 91,250,000
Reserve-fund 12,980,750 14
New Reserve 9,125,000
Reserve-immobiliere 4,000,000
Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of
law June 9, 1857) .. 2,183,540 7
Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and
the branch-banks 722,441,875
Do. to order (Post-bills) .. 5,688,192 24
Bills payable at sight .. 9,922,526
Acc. cur. of Treasury Creditor .. 78,739,573 76
Various accounts current .. 132,371,587 65
Do. branch-banks .. 33,968,380
Dividends to be paid .. 1,388,940 75
Arrears of values deposited .. 1,767,171 15
Discount, interest, and expenses .. 7,239,003 99
Re-discounts of the last half-year .. 1,820,678 65
Sundries .. 2,149,265 08

1,208,286,384 481

BOURSE, March 15.—The market has shown
rather more buoyancy, but without the amount of
business being very materially increased. Threes,'
for the Account, have remained firm up to the pre-
sent time at 68f 20c to 68f 25c. Railways are also
firm, with a slight improvement on some few of the
lines.

The following are the last quotations :
if per per Cents ... 95 65 Credit Foncier 932 501
Do. end month.... 95 70 ; Belgian 41.. —
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 25 ' Roman
Rank Shares' 2890 —1 Austrian -
credit Mobilier.... 666 25 ' Spanish Threes 4Bk
Do. Account 665 I Home Debt

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans 1417 50 .. 1417 50
Northern
New ditto 895
Lyons and Mediterranean 951 25 .. 952 50
Geneva 390 387 50
Southern
Western
Eastern
Sardinian 377 50 .. 380
Austrian
Low bard .. 473 75 .. 475

THE PRRSIAN AMBASSADOR ON COT
TON FROM PERSIAN ARABIA,

• The following is a translation of a letter addressed'
to the President of the Royal Asiatic Society byj
his Excellency Mirza Jafer Khan, Ambassador'
from his Majesty the Shah of Persia to the Court'
of St. James's :
From the circumstance that this well wisher,
passed the spring time of his life in this island, andl
received at that time numerous marks of friendship'
and kindness from great and small among the'
natives of this country, he has therefore always been'
animated with a desire for the welfare and advan-1
tage of the British nation.
At this present moment, by reason of the events!
occurring in the United States of America, a kreat
deal of anxiety and discussion ia to be observed asi
prevailing among the owners of cotton-mills.l
Some have recommended Zanguebar or Australia ;,
others, again, India, and various places, as most fit'
for the cultivation of that most useful product; but
this well-wisher takes the present opportunity to'
demonstrate his friendly feelings by suggesting tot
: the President of the Roy al Asiatic Society that the
province of Khuristan, now known by the name of
Persia Arabia, is, from the circumstances of its'
vicinity to the sea, the fertility of its soil, the num-
ber of rivers, as fur instance, the Kerkha, the Karen
(Karun), the Jerrahi, Behbehan, better adapted
than the afore-named countries—that is to say, in'
fact, the very best place for the cultivation oti
cotton. From the foot of the mountain-ranges;
of Luristan, Arabistan, and Behbeban, as:
far as the shores of the Persian 'Gulf,/
and of the Shattee-'l2Arab, extends a vast!
, country, the greater part of which is capable of.
being cultivated so as to produce any required
quantity of cotton, sugar, opium, or indigo. Even
as things are at present, and in spite of the wart
of capital and of special knowledge among the in-
habitants of those parts, a portion of the lands in
question are cultivated near Shuster, Dizful, and
Fellahigga.
It is related by the Arabian historians that, at the
time when the dyke of the Karun, near Aliwaz..
formed a source of prosperity to the environs, it
was customary to place on the dinner table of the
Caliph at Baghdad, every evening, a tray of bread,
with a thousand pieces of gold as derived from the
revenue of that district. For this reason, the dis-
trict received the appellation of " Selletu-'l-Khubz,",,
i.e., " Bread-basket." Besides this, the ancient
name of that region, in the old Persian language,.;
is Khuzistan ; and " Khuz" means " Sugar. By
• reason of its producing immense quantities of that
product, the country became known as Khuzistan„:
i e., Sugarland ; and it is evident that the manufae-
• Curers of England may easily and speedily obtain
from those regions any desired quantity of good
and beautiful cotton. Many English travellers have
visited those parts and viewed them from one ex
tremity to the ether, and have become well ac-
quainted with its circumstances. From them toot
the truth may be learnt.
In short, should the ideas above set forth meet
your approbation, the best thing to do would be to
transmit a notice thereof to the cotton manufactur-
ing firms, in order that they may appoint an agent
with whom the necessary stipulations on both side
may be discussed, and a definitive understanding
come to in the matter.
2d Shaban, 1277 (Feb. 11, 1861).
(Settled) MIRZA JAPER KHAN.
&c., &c., &c.

THE GREAT EASTERN.—MILFORD HAVEN —ls
has been definitely settled that the Great Eastern steamer
'shall be taken off the gridiron at Nayland, on Tuesday, the,
126th of the present month, and removed to the " Man. of-1
IWar's-road," just below Pembroke Royal Dockyard, and'
moored at the spot she occupied on her arrival from America,
!Capt. Carnegie and other directors are oa board at present,
:from whom the above arrangements have emanated. A
further attraction occurs at the same period--the Defiance,
90 gun steam screw line-of-battle ship,will be launched from;
the adjacent royal dockyard on the 27th. These occurrences
c-icreate considerable excitement throughout the c aunty gene-g
rally. The
e a • -.N ALPINE A
" blan-of-War's road" alcovemention d is A
AVALANCHE.--The Messager of
VENETIA. capacious anchorage locality, a short distance below the.riNice mention., a melancholy catastrophe which had just
dock keytaor and where men-of-war having their powder on board.'
_occar,:;•,-,1 in the commune of Liensola. An avalanche of
A letter from Venetia, dated the Bth inst., 112 the,
and are anchored, being the nearest approach undepp:,
immense extent suddenly fell from the top of a mountain
Sentinella Bresciana, says ;—" In Governmental
~such circumstances they are allowed to make to that •
circles the expectation of war has suddenly assumea,
c:,lts capacity may be calculated upon, who- Arsenal."4-'called the Merlior, carrying everything before it. Four-
Eastera can ride there at sinaqo -
the form of certainty. Large purchases of COID,
...i even the Great 3:!teen cottages were swept away, 400 head of cattle perished,
'oats and barley are being made on account of the tides—the Illenho; ..
I
_ _....nchor at the lowest spring and 20 famlies are reduced to misery. Three persons were
....a line-of-battle ship and other vessels buried beneath the ruins; when got out, one was still alive,
Austrian Government. At Coneglianof in addition tihr, -,--
~ .suing there, though dreadfully injured, an the other two were dead.
N

The Ellora, from Southampton on the 27th Feb.,l
reached Malta, and left for Alexandria on the Bthl
March.

The Vectis, from Marseilles on the 6th March,
!arrived at Malta, and left for Alexandria on the
',9th inst.