The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-16 00:00:00

TUN V, 14 OliPti ON, 8.4.TVIID Aif

Spain is quite in keeping with the character of the nation.'
This, however, is not the way to settle the affairs of
that distracted country ; and, judging from rumours on
the Paris Bourse, which are generally believed, a re-
action had already taken place at Madrid, and during
the absence of the QUEEN and her Captain-General an
insurrection had broken out against the Government.
The French Three per Cents. fell fully one per cent.
On Wednesday they closed at 83f. 15c. The principal
topic in the Paris papers is the policy pursued at Con-
stantinople by the British and French Ambassadors, in
reference to the execution of Mussuhnans for changing
their creed. Both Sir STRATFORD CANNING and Baron
DE BOURQUENEY have remonstrated in vain against this
barbarous practice. They have since absented themselves
from Court, and are probably waiting for fresh instruc-
tions to take some more decided step to bring the
SULTAN, or rather his Ministers, to reason. The Liberal
press generally praise the conduct of France and Eng-
land, and urge on M. GUIZOT and Lord ABERDEEN
some decisive steps to defeat a new machination of
Russia to embroil the affairs of Turkey, and thereby form
a plea for military interference.
" The news from Constantinople," says the Courrier
Francais, "proves that amoral intervention is absolutely
required on the part of every Government which has not
taken up the determination of favouring the encroach-
ments of Russia. RIZA Pacha is: compromising the em-
pire and the young SULTAN, to the great joy of Russia,
which is playing the part of conservative, in order to ruin
everything. As to Austria, we have already characterised
the Mttternichien diplomacy at Constantinople. It is a
shame for Austria to league herself with prevaricating
and sanguinary Ministers, when a question of humanity
is treated of. We desire that the two Ambassadors of
France and England may be successful ; but nothing
will be obtained but by a direct interview with the
SULTAN, and the interest of civilisation'authorises its re-
presentatives to use an energetic language—the only one
which the Porte can at present comprehend." The lan-
guage of the .National is equally energetic. We can
easily understand the policy of Russia in this affair, but
that of Austria is totally incomprehensible. The follow-
ing particulars, which appear in that journal, will be
read with interest :

" The intercourse of Christian Europe with Turkey is be-
coming strangely compliCated. On one side, France and
England, who proceed together this time, for the benefit of
civilisation, persist in demanding the abolition of this old
law of the kingdom, by which two or three Mussulmans,
converted to Christianity, have been put to death. On their
side, the chiefs of the Mussulman reaction, now at the head
of affairs, persist in upholding this law, and causing it to be
executed. If the news, which have come to hand from Con.
stantinople, through the German papers, be true, the Ambas-
sadors of France and England display in this conjuncture a
rare and laudable energy. The Grand Vizier having re-
cently invited them, with the rest of the diplomatic body, to
a grand dinner, M. de Bourqueney and Sir S. Canning, re-
fused to attend. The Ambassadors of Prussia, Sardinia, and
Holland, acted with the same firmness ; they stayed away
on account of mourning. Tho Russian Ambassador got
himself represented by the chief Secretary of the Embassy,
and the Austrian Internuncio thought fit to attend in person.
This exception does little honour to Russia and Austria.
But whatever may be the weakness of Austria, and the in-
trigues of Russia, we indulge in the hope that the Divan will
be restrained by the perseverance of France and England in
the cause of humanity, and that the two Powers. who boast
of marching at the head of Christian civilisation, will not
hesitate to reduce to compliance, even by force, a degraded
Government."

The Committee appointed to examine the elections of
the five Legitimatist Members had reported, that four of
them had been duly returned; but, as a protest had been
made against the return of M. DE LA.ncY for Montpelier,
further investigation was necessary.
THE BOURSE—THURSDAY, MARCH 14.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price. I'rice. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents. ex div 122 .. 122 15 .. 121 85 .. 122
Four per Cents. ex div 104 75 • • 104 75 .. 104 75 .. 104 75
Three per Cents...,. 83 15 .. 83 20 .. 83 .. 83 10
Bank of France..... ..... 3250 .. 3250 3250 .. 3250
Laflitte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesllo7 50 1107 50 .. 1105 .. 1105

_ •
5,000 f. SharessoBs . • 5085 —5085 ..5085
Belgian Bank

1841 ..... .. .. 1070
Belgian Fives ... •• • • ..... .. 1051

..1070
.. 1051

..1070
.. 1051

..1070
105,

1840 .. .• • . 1081 .. 1081
1842 .. .. •. • . 1091 .. 1091
Threes •••••• • • • • • • 77 25 .. 77 25 • •
Dutch Two-and-a-Half .. 581 .. 581

.. 108 k .. 108 i
.. 109} .. 109}
77 25 .. 77 25
58k 581

Spanish Active •• • ••••• •• • . 34
Passive
New Deferred ...•. 141
Threes .......• .• •• • 36
Portuguese Five per Cents.. 47

.. 34
61
.. 141
.. 351
.. 471

.. 34
.. 61 ..
.. 14f
.. 36
.. 48

•• 34
•• 61
•• 141
•• 351
•• 47;

Neapolitan"... . ..... 10225 .. 102 35 .. 102.25 .. 16230
Roman 106 .. 106 .. 106 106
RAILWAY SHARES.

St. Gemmln .............. 832 50 .. 832 50 .. 832 50 . 832 50
Versailles, R. 8............. 380 .. 380 • • 377 50 .. 378 75
L.ll
Rouen
Rouen to Havre• • • • • . • • • • • • 680 • • 680 .. 680 .. 680
Orleans/ BB5 • . 885 .. 880 .. 880
Mulliausen to Thalia.-- • . 380 • • 380 • • 380 .. 380
~. ...._

Strasburg to Bale— ..
RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
St. Germain .......• • • •. • . 835 .. 835 .. 832 50 .. 832 50
Versailles, Rat...
176 25 .. 176 25 .. 173 75 .. 173 75
Rouen ..•.
ltouen tolHavre 682 50 .. 682 50 .. 678 75 .. 678 75
Orleans • .
Strasburg to:Bale... ..... 24G 25 .. 246 25 .. 245 .. 245
Avignon to Marseilles— • • 765 .. 766 25 .. 763 75 .. 763 75

• • 246

Summonses were issued yesterday to the Cabinet
Ministers, to attend a Cabinet Council this afternoon, at
the Foreign-office, Downing-street. All the Ministers
are expected to attend the Council.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
COVENT-GAM:MN.
Although our market was again well supplied with most
articles for the time of year, the general demand was tolera-
bly steady on the following terms :—Potatoes, .from 2s 6d to
4s 6d per cwt ; Young Onions, 2s to 4s 6d ; Coleworts or
Greens, 2s to 4s per dozen bunches; Spinach; 2s to 2s 6d;
Apples, 18 3d to 4s ; Pears, 7s to 12s ; and Brocoli sprouts,
is 6d to 2s 3d per half sieve ; Asparagus, 3s to 8s ; French
Beans, 2s 6d to 3s 63; Oranges, 6s to 14s; and Lemons, 6s
to 12s per 100. Walnuts, 10s to 158; Spanish Nuts, 16s ;
Forced Potatoes, 6d to 18; Hot-house Grapes, 4s to 7s ; Pine
Apples, 6s to 8s; and Foreign Grapes, 6d to 103; Pomegra-
nates, 3s to 68; Spanish Onions, is 6d to ss; and Beet-root,
6d to is por dozen ; Horse-radish, 2s to 5s ; Celery, 8d to
2s 3d ; Forced Rhubarb, 8d to is 6d ; and Brocoli, 2s to 4s
per bundle ; Savoys, 6d to Is per dozen heads ; Radishes, 10d
to Is per dozen hands.
NEW GATE AND LEADEN HALL.
There was an average time-of-year supply of both Game
and Poultry, while the demand was in a sluggish state, on
the following terms :—Fowls, from Is 6d to 4s; Chickens,
Is 3d to 2s 3d ; Ducks, Is 3d to 2s 3d ; Geese, 4s to Gs ;
Pigeons, 4d to 10d; Turkeys, 4s to 9s; Rabbits, 6d to is 6d;
Hares, is 9d to 2s 9d; Partridges, is to 2s; Pheasants,
2s 6d to 4s; Wild Ducks, is 63 to 2s; Teal, 93 to is ;
Widgeons, is to is 9d; Snipes, 6d to Is ; Woodcocks, 2s to
3s 3d; Plovers, 3d to 6d, each; and Larks, is 3d to is 6d.
per dozen. Notwithstanding these markets were by no
means heavily supplied with Meat, the general demand was
inactive :—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ;
Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d; and Pork,
2s 63 to 4s 43 per Blbs, by the carcase.
NEWPORT.
Primo Mutton, Veal, and Pork were in steady demand, at
full prices, but otherwise the trade was heavy. Beef from
2s 63 to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s ;
Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; and Pork 2s 8(1 to 4s 43 per 81bs.
BILLINGSGATE.
Although the supply of Fish was rather extensive, the sale
for it was active, at full prices :--Turbots, 8s to 19s ;
Cod-fish, 2s to 7s ; Brill, 6d to 2s 3d ; Hallibut, 4s to 8s ;
Haddocks, 2d to Gd ; Lobsters, 8d to 33 3d ; Whitings, Id to
43 ; Crabs, 6d to 3s; Scates, 18 to 38; Gurnets, 6d to Is ;
Plaice, 3d to 9d each ; Soles, 63 to 3s 3d per pair ; Eels, 4d to
8d per lb ; Flounders, is to is 6d per dozen; Oysters, 12s
to 52s per bushel ; Red Herrings, lOs to 40s per barrel ;
Mackarel, 3d to 8d each.

WHITECHAPEL.
There was a steady trade for each kind of Meat, at full
prices. Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 8d ;
Lamb, 4s 8d to 6s; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s sd; and Pork, 28 6d
to 43 4d per Bibs.

HUNGERFORD.
For prime Beef and Mutton .the demand ruled tolerably
active, at full prices, but in all other articles, the supplies o
which were scanty, exceedingly little was doing.

iikAD;
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are from
Sid to 9 d; of Hotliehold Gld to 8d per 41b loaf.
Buzz MARKET.
Raw Hides, at per stone of 14Ibs—Best steers and heifers,
59 Gd to 5s 8d ; middling hides, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; inferior do,
4s 2d to 4s 6d. Sheep and Calf Skins, at per skin—Market
calf, 6s Gd to 8s 6d ; long woolled sheep, 4s fid to 6s ; short
do, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; lamb skins, Is 3d to is Gd; and shearlings,
4d to Bd. each.

HATATAIMETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/3s ; use-
ful ditto, 31 5s to 3/ 103 ; tine Upland ditto, 31 123 to
3/ 168; Clover Hay, 315 s to 51; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 8s ;
Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 lOs per load. Supply but
moderate. Trade throughout heavy, at the above quotations.
CLIMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 3/ to 31 53; useful
ditto, 31 6s to 8/ 12s; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 143 to 41;
Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 4115 s ; Oat Straw, 11 7s to 1/9s ; 'Wheat
Straw, 11 10s to 1112 s per load. A fair average supply, and
a steady demand. Prices about stationary.
WHITECNAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 3/ ;
useful ditto, 3/ 3s to 3/ lOs; fine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s t•
3/ 16s ; Clover Hay, 31 to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to
1/ 8s ; Wheat Straw, 11 as to 1! lOs per load. Both hay and
straw met a dull trade, at late rates.

MONE V AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
UITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A small amount of business era; done in Cotton at Liver-
pool yesterday, and at d. per lb. decline; sales, 2,500 bales.
There was a dull market for Railway Shares.
Birmingham and Gloucester were 83/ ; Chester
and Holyhead, 6i ; Eastern Counties, 11/. 13s. 9d. ;
Grand Junction, Halt; 119 ; Birmingham, Thirds,4ll ; South
Western, Eights, 44; Manchester and Leeds, 115; North
Midland, Half, 451 ; Paris and Lyons, 21. 13s. ; Do. and
Orleans, 33i ; Do. and Rouen, 34/.
There was not any arrival rom the Colonies this morning.
As respects the New Zealand Company, the meeting of the
Proprietors of which was held yesterday, very conflicting
opinions exist. But any attempt at coercion, come from what
quarter it may, and directed to any parties, is deemed to be
the worst policy that could be followed.
Not much business has been transacted in the Funds this
morning. Consols for the Account have been done at 981 g ;
the same t'or Money. The New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. wore firm at 1021 i ; .Exchequer Bills are flat at 695.
to 71s. premium. India Stock has touched 286/, but is now
at 285/. Bank Stock is steady.
A slight reaction has taken place in Spanish Bonds this
morning, the statement of a disturbed feeling in Spain being
fully believed. The Five per Cents, have fallen to 24i, the
Three per Cents. to 35, and the Passive to 6/. But a slight
variation has taken place in the other Foreign Securities.
The Share Market is flat to-day, and many of the minor
lines were lower in point of value.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 98%34
New 3% per Cent. Annuities 102%%
India Bonds,l,ooo
Ditto under 1,000 BB 86
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account
India Stock 224i 28534
Exchequer Bills, I%cl, 134 d
1,0004
- 500/.
Ditto 5ma11...-. ...... ... -
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds, 14%% 15
Mexican Bonds, .1:37, 5 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 35 %
Ditto Deferred Stock 1434%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents.
Ditto for the Account 30%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 46%
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent llB
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 25 24%
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account.
Dutch 234 per Cents 57
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 5 per Cents 10190474
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONES
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARR
Birmingham and Derby lOO .to—
Ditto Thirds 25 194
Div o Eighths
Bristol and Gloucester 3O 44%
Chester and Holyhead
Eastern Counties
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l3s. 4d. ..- 1
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O .... .... 64
Ditto Registered
Gravesend, Rochester, Chatham 234 l% to
Great North of England
Great Western
Ditto % Shares ......„....
Harrowgate and Knaresboro' ... 3
Hull and Selby
Lancaster and Carlisle 5 ......... 714% ~, to
London and Brighton .... .......
London and South Western 41% ......
Ditto Eighths
London and Croydon (Trunk)... 1314
Manchester and Leeds 7O 115%
Ditto 34 Shares
North British 234
Norwich and Brandon
Northern and Eastern 45 57% to
Ditto Scrip.
Paris and Orleans ............ ..... .... t'll ......... 3414 Ye... to
Parisand Rouen...., ............... .. 20 34% to
South Eastern sod Dover
York and North Midland
Ditto Scarboro' Branch . . .—... 2% ...... 1934
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, Marten 14.
3 per Cent. Consols 9Bl
Three and a Half Stock ...... .........
Ditto Reduced loli
Ditto New, MO . lol'
334 per Cent. Debentures 94
Bank Stock 19534
Grand Canal Debs. 6 pei Cent 84%
LAST PRICES OF SHARES.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SRAM
Dublin and K. Road
Drogheda 55 63%
Hibernian Bank 25 29%
City of Dublin Steam Company
British and Irish *earn Company ... 50
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 15 —There is
no alteration in the market to-day, and only a moderate
business done at the following quotations :—Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 621; Manchester and Birmingham, 44i ; Sheffield
and Manchester, Quarters, 8 1-16; Lancaster and Carlisle,
7i; Manchester Assurance, loi.

TEMPLETON'S ENTERTAINMENT
Mr. Templeton concluded, on Wednesday evening last,
his first series of musical entertainments, at the Music
Hall, Store-street. Of the enthusiasm with which the
numerous audience greeted the efforts of this accom-
plished artist fur their entertainment, our readers may
form some idea from the fact that during the course of
the evening there were no less than seven encores. The
entertainment on Wednesday consisted of selections from
his two popular entertainments, on the subjects of Mary
Queen of Scots and of Robert Burns. We were not
before aware that Templeton is himself the creator of
the spirit-stirring melody, " Put off, put off, and row
with speed," which has always been one of the most at-
tractive portions of his Mary Queen of Scots. It is im-
possible to do justice to the manner in which be gave this
soul-stirring melody on Wednesday evening; and in King
James's song, 64 There was a jolly beggar," he repre-
sented the gallant Prince to perfection. The contrast be •
tween the artificial scenes of the Court and the naive sim-
plicity of the cottage, was beautifully exemplified by the
second part of the entertainment as compared with the
first. The second part consisted of the beauties of Burns,
and the " native wood-notes wild" of Scotia's greatest
poet were warbled by Templeton with a truth to nature
which has never been surpassed. How could Templeton
be otherwise than great on such a theme ? The son of
the poet's old schoolfellow—born and bred on that classic
ground which Burns has immortalized—

"Each simple air his mother sung
Placed on her knee, when helpless young,
Still vibrates on his ear."
He perfectly electrified the audience by his " Scots
wha hae;" while the delicate and beautiful compliment
conveyed to the ladies, in " Green grow the rushes, oh! "
was never so completely brought out as it was by Tem-
pleton's treatment of this exquisite song. At the con
elusion of the performances, Mr. Templeton announced
that it was his intention, on Thursday, the 28th instant,
to produce, at the Hanover-square Rooms, a new musical
entertainment, entitled the " Lays of the Last of the
Scottish Minstrels, Sir Walter Scott."

THE OJIBBEWAT INDIANS AT THE THAMES TUN-
NEL—Yesterday (Friday) a curious display took place at, the
Thames Tunnel, which afforded a striking instance of the meeting
of extremes—it was a procession of aboriginal men through a work
which attests the highest grade of civilisation—a group of savages
gazing with wonder on the latest triumph of engineering skill.
About noon an omnibus drove up to the entrance of the Tunnel,
laden with the Red men of the West, now sojourning for a time
amongst us—the Ojibbeway Indians. The appearance of feathered
heads, painted faces, bear.skin garments, and mocasined legs, In
the classic locality of " Wapping Old Stairs," created a general
hubbub. Shopp were deserted, tools and needles were thrown
down, and a general rush attested that curiosity was in no wise
wanting amongst the amphibious denizens of this aquatic neigh-
bourhood. From the statement of the gentleman who accompanied
them, Mr. CAlin, it appeared that these Can;dian subjects of
Queen Victoria had long expressed a strong wish to see this effort
of the skill of the " pale faces "—a desire he was anxious to
satisfy. The Indians passed into the shaft, and looked
curiously over the balustrades of the winding stairs. They were
five in number, with two squaws and a child. Upon reaching
the level of the double archway, which forms a safe path across,
but beneath the river, their expressions of surprise were strikingly
characteristic—guttural ugh I ughs I attesting their satisfaction.
They evidently regarded it as more wonderftil than many of the
more showy and glittering spectacles which their visit to the "old
country" has offered for their admiration. With stately tread they
marched through the arched avenue, the crowd pressing almost
rudely upon them. When half way through they halted at a stall,
where bright medallions, bearing the likeness of Mr. Brunel, were
offered for sale, when the owner, Mr. Griffin, liberally gave each
of these novel visitors specimens of the showy memorials. As the
o!d chief of the party looked at the portrait of the engineer, the
picture suggested the wide difference between man in the savage
and in the civilised states. When the party reached the Surrey
side, they proceeded a short way up the staircase, and one
of the " braves" having received a duplicate medal, took it into
his head to acknowledge the boisterous attention of the crowd below
by throwing down in the midst the superfluous memento. A
scramble ensued, which so much amused the whole party, that the
first Indian's example was followed by all ; and Mr. Griffin coming
forward with a copious supply of the shiny pieces of metal, a me-
tallic shower ensued, which emulated the one told of in Danae's
story. The humorougscene which then took place defies descrip.
tion. The scrambling among the dense crowd, some fifty or sixty
of whom were seen in every variety of attitude, from the tiptoe of
expectative position to the various phases of the tumble and somer.
set, the shouting and hurraing, with some attempts at imitation of
the cries of delight of the savages, formed altogether an animated
tableau, in which it would be difficult to distinguish who were most
delighted, the Indians, the crowd, or the more respectable portion
of the spectators, including the ladies, several of whom (not the
least pretty) pressed forward and shook hands very cordially with
the red-skins.