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, aymbioe.vneLneaal,lhoasthoerbtacoinuend-
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" Forward,. then, true sons of your country
Brave youth and vigorous manhood! Hasten to the
ranks of valorous warriors. Let him who is unable
to
join this noble movement, bring his offerings,
K:e. When each has done what he can, a valiant
troop
will speedily be suitably equipped, and will
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
of f
us without mercy ; which has deprived ree-
dom of commerce and liberty of person which has
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 Nve enjoyed, by its bar-
barous jurisprudence, going so far 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 Saturday
evening, will be entitled " The Electin." The pCharlorincipal
characters will be sustained by Mr.o and Mrs.
Mathews, Mr. Buckstone, and Mr. Compton.

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 haves 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.
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The Monarch, from Australia, has been announced
this morning, with £171,392, and the Asia, from
the United States, with £288,689.
The current charge for first-class bills in the ge-
neral discount market is 2f 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 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
tioubles in Hungary. The accounts from
India are also considered unsatisfactory. Consols
opened at 921 but they have since been 921 ;
the latest quotations are 92k I. The New Threes
and the Reduced Annuities have receded•to 921 ;

Exchequer Bills to 235. prem. ; and India Loan
~Pebentures to 941 1, but ditto Scrip is steady at
93 to 94 ; and Bank Stock has improved to 219

and-220.
In the Foreign Market the trairsactions 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.lo3l, ; Sardinian
Bonds have been 801 811 ; Rusgr b .per Cents.,
1051; and the 41 per Cents., 94 .p9* ydnezuelan
Deferred Bonds have been dealt i 44; Mexi-
can at 18 to 181, and Chilian at 100.
A rather extensive business has been transacted si
in the Railway Share Market, but prices have fully si
sympathised with the heaviness in the Csnsol
Market. North Western, Manchester, Sheffield, 11
and Lincoln, Midland, and South Eastern have si
declined ss. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, Great
Northern, Great Western, London and Blackwall,
and North Eastern (York), 10s. Lancashire and Si
Yorkshire, and Norfolk, 155., and North Eastern s,
(Berwick), £l. London and Brighton have im- s'
proved about £l.

The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, and in 2,
most instances at lower 'rates. Lombarde-Venetian iii
New Shares have declined to 6,-; ; Antwerp and

Rotterdam, to 31; and West Flanders, to 51 51. s
East Indian have receded to 1001 W01; Great

Ind Peninsula, to 98; and Groat, Western of st
ainada, to 141 14. ststA
Mat-Steak Bank and Miscellaneous Shares sti
slow increased depression. Landon Chartered of
Australia have declined 10s ; London Joint Stock,

5e.; Reil sea Telegraph, ss. ; and Crystal Palace 8
?reference shares, ss.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Bank Stock
3 per (but. Reduoed Annuities 93 2x4 11
New 3 per Cent. Annuities
Lauf ,Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 —
Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7 I I
India Stock
Ditto Debentures
Ditto Loan Scrip
Ditto Bonds, •.£l,OOO
Ditto wider £l,OOO
Consols for Account (July 8) ......... ' 92f II I I
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid ..........

FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian 5 per Cent.
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.
• Ditto Deferred
Chilien, 6 per Cent.
Ditto 4f per Cent. .. 82
Equedor New Consolidated
Greek
_
Mexican 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
85
Iseru.vian 4} per Cent
Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. -
Ditto Account
Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lO5l
Ditto 41 per Cent.
Sardinian 5 per Cent. —
Ditto Account .. 80f 1/
Spanish 3 per Cent —
Ditto Account .. 29} I
Turkieh 6 per Cent —
Ditto Account 76 41
51 31 4 11 3 11
Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuelan 5 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred _ _

Dividends on the above payable in Loidon.
French Rentes, 41 per Cent. Ex. 25f —
Ditto 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f 62f. 500.
Austrian, 10 Fl, 5 per Cent 4Ol 1
Patch Exchange 12 Guil. 2} per Cent —
Ditto Certifier/lea, 4 per Cent.
THREE O'CLOCK.
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, Consols fo, Amount. July $.„..92 1 'x d