The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-20 00:00:00

AUSTRIAN VOLUNTEERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The Austrian Government, which has
lately made an appeal to the volunteers of its
different provinces, had at least the modesty not to
address itself to the town of Cracow, whose politi-
cal existence it has so recently and so arbitrarily
confiscated. But in Austria, avlblioe.vneLnaeal,lchoaotsmheotrbeteaincoluaiennd-
tries, the secondary authorities are zealous and
incredible proclama-
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tion, which has this morning been affixed to the
walls of our stupified and indignant town. Ile
dares to ask of us a numerous_ corps of volunteers,
and, for their equipment and maintenance, gifts of
money, also voluntary,
proclamation, p "Followingrov
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the example of other s
roclamation, solicited and obtained the
necessary p " I have
power to form a corps of volunteers in
this district. Two battalions of four companies
each will be formed, one of infantry and the other
of chasseurs.
" Forward, then, true sons of your country I
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valorousuth and
warriors vigorous manhood.
Let I
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is unable
to join this noble movement, bring his offerings,
&c. When each has done what he can, a valian,t,
troop will speedily be suitably equipped, and will
who
to the
o
hasten to take part in desperate and glorious com-
bats." Thus the Government of Vienna invites the
faithful inhabitants of Cracow, of Cracow the
ancient capital of Poland, to range themselves
under the Austrian banners to defend " their
country." This Government which, in 1846, in
contempt of the existing public rights and the pro-
testations of France and England, seized our free
town, after having given to massacre and to pillage all
the surrounding country; which in 1848 bombarded
us without mercy ; which has deprived which has
free-
dom of commerce and liberty of person ;
ruined us by imposts and bankruptcies; which for
thirteen years has made us submit to all the rigours
of its systematically hostile dominion ; replacing
the Code Napoleon, which we enjoyed, by its bar-
barous jurisprudence, going so fr as to interdict
the use of our language in our schools ; accumulat-
ing, in short, during thirteen years, insults upon
insults, persecutions upon persecutions, this
Government, I say, appeals to our devotion, and
asks of us to sacrifice what it has left us of life and
fortune.
The whole town is indignant, and you may be-
lieve that in all the district not a single honest
man responds to the appeal. Do not be surprised,
however, if some time hence you hear that a corps
of Polish volunteers has appeared in the ranks of
the Austrian army. It is then that Count Clain
Martiniez, determined to be in the right, will have
had recourse to extreme means to prove himself so
taking men by force, or emptying the prisons of
the town. And as for adorning with the noble
name of volunteer those who have offended justice,
such an act is possible enough for a Government
which, in 1846, paid 10 florins a head for murdered
gentlemen, and which since that time has granted
a pension to Szela, the chief of those assassins.
" Cracow, May 20."

Mr. Tom Taylor's new comedy, announced to be
produced at the Haymarket Theatre, on next Sattudal
evening., will b© entitled "The Election." The principal
chat actors will be sustainod by Mr. and Mrs.' Charie
Mathews, Mr. Buckstone, and Mr. Compton.

HONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocK.

The accounts from most of the manufacturing
districts are of a satisfactory character, although
business has in a great measure been interfered
'with by the Whitsuntide holidays. The woollen
trade of Leeds has been moderately active, and
prices are exceedingly firm, most of the manu-
facturers being fully engaged upon contract orders.
At Manchester prices of all descriptions of goods
have been steadily maintained, but owing to
its having been holiday week few deal-
ings have been entered into ; at Bradford
there has been a fair demand for piece goods for
the home trade, and some inquiry has been experi-
enced for the various continental markets. Worsted
yarns fully maintain previous rates. The hosiery
trade of Leicester has been exceedingly active,
particularly in good useful descriptions of goods,
and the operatives generally are actively employed.
At Birmingham the military gun trade has been
brisk, but in other branches little change of im-
portance can be recorded. At Sheffield and Wol-
verhampton no transactions of any magnitude have
been concluded, the holidays having created a
partial suspension of business.

In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday a
moderate business was transacted, and prices con-
tinued firm. The sales were estimated at 6,000
bales. The Railway Share Market closed rather
quietly, and quotations were without any change
of importance.

The Monarch, from Australia. has been announced
this morning, with £171,392, and the Asia, from
the United States, with £288,889.
The current charge for first-class bills in the ge-
neral discount market is 21 per cent., but, despite
the upward tendency induced by increasing de-
mand, any important alteration is scarcely consi-
dered probable. Trade is too quiet to give active
employment to money, and the absorption in joint-
stock projects is unusually limited. The general
aspect of the market is, therefore, unchanged. The
requirements of the commercial classes are met on
easy terms, and at the Bank of England the appli-
cations are still very moderate.
A decline of 2s. to 3s. per quarter has taken
place in the corn market to-day.
The American advices report an increased de-
mand for money in New York, the City Banks
having parted with 2,130,894 dollars, in loan and
discount, during the week ending the 4th inst.
The rate of exchange on England tended down-
wards, and a further slight decline will probably
arrest the exportation of gold to this country.
A fall of about 1 per cent. has taken place in the
English Funds. Business has continued quiet, but
a preponderance of sales has caused general depres-
sion. This unfavourable movement has partly re-
sulted from the intelligence from the Con-
tinent in reference to anticipated revolutionary
troubles in Hungary. The accounts from
India are also considered unsatisfactory. Consols
opened at 921 but they have since been 921 :;
the latest quotations are 921 Z. The New Threes
and the Reduced Annuities have receded to 921;
Exchequer Bills to 235. prem. ; and India Loan
Debentures to 94 is., but ditto Scrip is steady at
931 to 94 ; and Bank Stock has improved to 219
and 220.

In the Foreign Market the transactions have
been confined to a few securities, but these have
been very depressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. have de-
clined 5 per cent., viz., to 71 and 73, while the New
are 58 to 60, The 6 per Cents. are 1031 ; Sardinian
Bonds have been 801 811 ; Russian 5 per Cents.,
104 ; and the 41 per Cents., 94a 95 ; Venezuelan
Deferred Bonds have been dealt in at 161 ; Mexi-
can at 18 to 181, and Chilian at 100.
A rather extensive business has been transacted
in the Railway Share Market, but prices have fully
sympathised with the heaviness in the Censol
Market. North Western, Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, Midland, and South Eastern have
declined ss. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, Great
Northern, Great Western, London and Blackwall,
and North Eastern (York), 10s. Lancashire and
Yorkshire, and Norfolk, 155., and North Eastern
(Berwick), £l. London and Brighton have im-
proved about £l.

The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, and in
most instances at lower rates. Lombardo-Venetian
New Shares have declined to 67, ; Antwerp and
Rotterdam, to 31 ; and West Flanders, to 5,4- 51.
East Indian have receded to 1001 1001 ; Great
Indian Peninsula, to 98; and Great Western of
Canada, to 141 141.

Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
show increased depression. London Chartered of
Australia have declined lOs ; London Joint Stock,
ss. ; Red Sea Telegraph, ss. ; and Crystal Palace
Preference Shares, ss.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

iiiniciiOa - ---
- --
- 219 20
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 21
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Long Annuities, expire .sth Jan., 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 I
India Stock
Ditto Debentures
Ditto Loan Scrip
Consols for Account (July 8)
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.

ehilian, 6 per Cent lOO
Greek 3a
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lO
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Sardinian, 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Account
Turkish 6 per Cent. -
Ditto Account .................... 76 41. 51 31 4 1
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lO3l
Venezuelan 5 per Cent...........
Ditto Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.

French Rentes, 41 per Cent. Ex. 'lf
Ditto 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f..
Austrian, 10 Fl, 5 per Cent. 4Ol
Datch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent —
Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent.
TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols for Account, July 8 92a x