The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-17 00:00:00

EVENING, SEPTEMBE

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES.
A la:i.er from Hamburgli of the 13th sales :--We
hev this mernent recceved itepertent rcw.f from
theatre of war in Sales ii;. Yesterday, the 12,,h,
all the Holstein army having effected an advanced
movement, made a general attack on all the line of
the army of Denmark. The battle, like that of
Itstedt, was very sanguinary, especially near
Eckernfcerde, which was taken and retaken
by the two armies, and which finally remained in
the power of the Holsteiners, who established
their head quarters there. The town has greatly
suffered ; the Danish men-of-vvar stationed in the
port fired broadsides ; but, as the Holsteiners were
able to place some large guns on a battery, they
forced the ships to sheer off. The wounded were sent
to Kiel. It has not yet been ascertained whether
the Russian vessels, some of which were sta-
tioned in the port of Eckernfoerde, took part in
the combat. The Danish camp, strongly en-
trenched before Eckenfeerde, was taken after
three assaults by the army of Holstein, and was
completely destroyed by means of fire. It is said
that the town of Friederichstadt has also been set fire
to. The fortified intrenchments of the Danes at Dane-
mark have also been carried by the bayonet ; the car-
nage must have been frightful. After these attacks, exe-
cuted with terrible fierceness, the Danish army, as we
are told, was forced to beat in retreat on all the line ;
but as this is the Holstein account, we must wait for
confirmation of its truth." Another letter, dated two
in the afternoon, says—" We learn that, at break of
day the battle recommenced between the two armies
with renewed fury." A telegraphic dispatch of the
tame evening says—" General WeteusEri marched on
Missunda, to force the passage of the Schley; in the
plain of osel he was attacked and driven back by the
Danes; he retired to this side of Eckerniceede. The
Holstein army evacuated Eckernfcerde, and resumed
the position it had occupied the day before."
For some days past, the rumour of a military
intervention on the part of England and Russia has
become more and more credited. Thew two powers,
in conjuncture with France, are determined to put
an end to this long war. The Courts cf Austria
and Prussia, from the fear of compromising them-
selves Germany, where the cause of
the revolution
olutthe eyesionof the(f two Duchies becomes more
and more popular every day, remain impassible,
watch each other, and nothing indicates their
determination to take either separately or collectively
with their allies any vigorous and decisive measure.

TURKEY.
The asservatore Dalmato has advices from Albania
up to the'3d. The Ottoman fleet, which was stationed
at G-omenizza, and expected to proceed to the coast of
Upper Albania, where preparations had been made to
receive it with all due honours, has not advanced
further into the Adriatic, but, on the contrary, left for
Candia. According to the latest accounts from Hez-
govina, the Vizier ALI PA CHA R.IiVANBEGOVICH,
Pacha of that province, has also been invested with
the Pachalik of Bosnia. Letters from Stagno Pic-
colo (Dalmatia), of the 24th ult., state that frequent
shocks of earthquake had been felt ever since A pril
last, without any damage resulting from them • but
that a most terrific shock was felt on the 19th, not
only at Stagno, but throughout the territories of Imo-
tizza and Lissaz. It was accompanied by a loud de-
tonation ; several walls and some houses were ruined
by the shock, end other damage was done in the forests,
&c. On the following days more shocks were felt,
which, however, proved harmless.

Pending on the 16th July last
Approximate calculation of duties for
July, 1850

Less amount collceteci to date
•••

Consols ...
Ditto Account

84 p
87 p
96%

64 p
68 p
68 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCKONE IC
. PR CLOSING.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto, Small
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent —
Ditto, Account
Mexican, 5 par Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ...
.....
Ditto. Account
.1i 30 30%
Ditto, Small
Peruvian Bonds, 4% per Cent...— — Ditto, Account ......... .......
82% 82%
Ditto, Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds
Ditto, 4I per Cent
Scam6/1 5 per Cont. 1840 ........
Ditto. 3 per Cent ....
'Ditto, Account
Ditto, Account
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Beligan, 414 per Cent. . ...... 91% 91
PRICES OF
PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLOSIN
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE 3
‘ berdeen 5O
Do.:Preference......... 81 ...... —. dig. — des.
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 8 %......
Xyrshire and Galloway.. 71,E
Belfast & County Down 32
....
Barks & Hants Extolls.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6 ...... 6%
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20
3innlng. Wolverh'ton,
and rudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 15
Do. Rithout guarantee 15

191,4

19%
371,4,

8 firmin
St

21 .•............•

231.
21

_
and gtour Valley 13/. 14s ...
BiAenhead, Laneashir-

:e,
and Cheihire June.— 26
Bristol and Exeter 100 ... .. 65'-/ •••
; uzkinghamehire
507%
Caledonian
Do. New 101. Pref..... 10
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50
Chester and Holyhead-. 50 —
Ditto, Preference l5 •• 00000
Clarence
Direct London & Ports-
mouth
...... x.d '- x
.d
Dundalk& Enniskillen 30
Etst Anglian, 251., L. & ••••• •..••«••
E. and L. and D... 25
...
...
Do., 31. 101., Pref...,.. 314 - -
D0.,J51.) 7 per Ct.

Preference......... 5
Ditto, (71. 175.) 7 per

Cent., Preference .. 2 ......
Raitern C0untie5......... 20 •••»• 574 6......
Oitto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 61.135. 4 p
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... p
Do., New Prefvrence,
F, er Cent........... 10 ......
Do. North. & Easter-

% P
36 P

al],
6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50
Do. New
.....
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Do., Class B& C 25
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20
East Laneashise ...... ... 25
Ditto, New Quarters 614 —•• -
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 64......
East Lincolnshire, guar.
6 per Cent.
Edinburgh and Glasgow :40 ......
• •
Edin., Perth, & Dundee 26
Ditto, Newport l6
Exoter•Yeovil, & Dorch 25,, —
.a.....
Exeter and Exmouth... 21s.
—. ...............
Glasgow, Dumfries, and ""
Carlisle 81.65. 8d.... ... ......... ... ,
Glasgow,Kilnaar., & Ayr 50 ..... .
De. Preference Consul. . ..... ...
......
(I _
Gloucester & DeauForest 14
......
..... _ nsist Northern
-, ...... 11%_ ..
41/2%.....
Do~ , A Deferred
Do., % B 6 per Cent 1 t !4i..„...
......... ..
..... . ...
. .....
Do., o per Cent. Prof. 121 A ..... 12 ............... 11 'l/4,
;real South. and West
(Ireland)
.. :231'xd.
Ditto, Eighths 24... _
.. . A
...........
4rmt North of Eriglan d.lOO ~....
...
Ditto, New, 40/ 4O
...... _ ............
Ditto, New, 301 3O
...... ••• ...........
Ditto, New,ls/...
............... ...... _
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.....
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9311

3kA,

...... ...

MONEY- and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY; TWO O'CLOCK.
The sele; of rinti:Oß ye-., e-.ty ees
meted at 15,000 baits, of e loch 50J Air;erican wcre
taken for export, and 7,000 Arai:ricau sad 600 Surat on
speculation. The niarkot closed with animation at
to id. advance in American. Other kinds were also id.
per ib. dearer.—ln Railway Shines a good business was
done at much higher rates.
The letters by the American steamer refer vi ry ge-
nerally to the cotton crop as a matter of absorbing in-
terest, and one is still puzzled, as is always the
case, indeed, to arrive at a ea tis'actory con-
clusion. It is contended, among other things,
that the arrival of the first bale of Cotton is no
index of the aggregate yield, and this is probably true
since there may be a little pride with the American
grower, as with the English hop-planter, to produce the
earliest specimen. Although we may allow, however,
that the receipt of a few bales is not a fair criterion, we
must assert that the fact is often established thereby
that the crop is forward, and that usually
further supplies rapidly follow. It is shown by
figures that in the year 1840 the plant was in
bloom on the 6th June, the first bale was rcceived at
New Orleans on the 7th of August, and a damaging
frost occurred on the 16th October; the crop being
1,634,000 bales. In the year 1842 the plant bloomed on
the 17th May, the first bale was received July 25, a
severe frost occurred on the Ist of November, and the
crop was 2,378,000 bales. In 1848 the first bale was re-
ceived August 9, and the crop reached 2,728,000 bales.
In 1849 the first bales reached August 7, and a frost oc-
curred after picking, the crop being 1,950,000 bales. In
1850 the plant was in bloom June 10, and the first bale
was received August 11, but the extent of the crop re-
mains for a future chronicler.
At Amsterdam on Sunday there were extensive deal-
ings in Spanish Three per Cent. Bonds at higher prices.
The ship arrivals from distant parts being no intelli-
gence of general interest or of later date.
Tho Committee of Mexican Bondholders have received
advices from Vera Cruz, dated 13th ult., vier the United
States, by the Europa, announcing the shipment of
40,559 dollars 7 cents by the Great Westerr, towards
the payment of dividends. The estimate of the amount
pending in Vera Cruz at that date for account of the
bondholders was as follows:-..

dolls. c.
51,822 42

6,400 0

168,222 42
29,014 10

Pending on 13th August 139,208 32
It cannot fail to have attracted notice that the remit-
tances for the dividends have lately fallen considerably
short of the amount required to pay the three per
cent. per annum, which the bondholders are disposed
to accept, and which, indeed, M. Falconnet will
do doubt have been instructed to acquiesce in. So far
this bears out the tabular statements given a mouth or
two since under this head in illustration of the dimi-
nished number of vessels that had sailed for the Mexican
ports, and accounts for the insufficiency of the import
duties. At the same time we have to bear in mind that
the Mexican Government promises an appropriation
of other revenue, if the new arrangement proposed is
carried out. One would be glad to learn when Colonel
Facio expects some definite answer from his Govern-
ment as to the disposal of the amount in the Bank of
England, for the holders of Mexican stock are doubly
chagrined at the knoe ledge that there is money in hand,
and that a mere technical difficulty and differences be-
tween the representative of the Government and Messrs.
Schneider prevents its distribution.
The English Funds are barely so good as they were
yesterday:, but the only security open to public transfer
at present being Consols, there is very little doing. The
number of speculators preseet is now very small, as the
shooting season allures them to the country. Exche-
quez-bills have been 640. to 675. premium, which is a
shade better. Gi eat uncertainty appears to exist ameng
the time bargain dealers as to the future course of events.
The prospect of the money market is ell in favour of a
rise, but Continental pot tics are unsettled.
The quota:ions tor Mexican Bonds have rallied to 30
and 30k, and there is more life in them. Peruvian
Four-and-a-Half per Cents, are worth 82i, Buenos
Ayres Bonds have been 58f,:and Brazilian 92. Portu-
geeoe Four per Cents. have realised 33i, and Spanish
Five per Cents. 19f. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents, have been 91k.
Railway Shares have continued in great favour, and
there is a further rise in most of them.
Referring to the advance in Railway Shares, Messrs.
John Railton and Sons, of Manchester, state that since
the 26th August we have again made an estimate of
twenty three lines of unguaranteed railway stock, under
the presumption of a purchase of one share in each on
the 26th April, amounting in the whole to an outlay of
7331. 16s. 33., and we find the result to be as follows—
namely, in one concern there is no variation in the mar-
ket value, on five there is a loss cf 8/. 2s. 6d., but
a gain on sixteen, of 521. 12s. 63,, snaking a further
profit between the 26th of July and the 12th of Septem-
ber of 61. per cent., which added to that of 31. 7s. 3d. per
cent. gained between the 26th of April and the 26th of
July, makes a total of 91. 7s. 3d. per cent. on the 12th of
September, or 681. 13s. 4d. on the whole adventure of
the twenty-three shares, or at the rate of 1811. 12s. 4d.
per annum." This, upon 7331., is of course to be con-
sidered a very handsome return, and although it is hardly
to be assumed that a proportionate rise would occur
throughout the year, there are the dividends to be token
into account, and an averaging of investments is shown
to be both safe and profitable.
QUARTER TO THREE.
961
••• ••• 96f
ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH I'UND9 O'CLOCK. PRICES.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities........ 965/8% 96%
Long Anna. to expire Jan.lB6o
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10. 1859
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860. 8
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,000/.......
Consols for Account 96%96
Exchequer Bills. 1 lite. & 2d
1,0001. June ...... ......... ........ 67 64 p
500!. June 65 63 p
Small. June